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The Oscars last night were funny and somewhat poignant but WAAAAAAAY too long. We don't need a montage of "movie heroes" when this thing is running three and a half hours long! C'mon! But there was some good fashion, and actually a real drought of bad fashion! I thought most people looked lovely! Leaves me with less snark, but I still can review, right?
Tied for best dressed has to be Cate Blanchett and Lupita N'yongo (both winners) who looked so gorgeous. Cate is just a freakin' MOVIE STAR. Look at her! That dress is perfection are the earrings, the hair and makeup. Lupita's "Nairobi blue" Prada gown was the very best color on the carpet and the cut was magnificent on her. I didn't love the headband, but I didn't hate it either.
These two killed it too- Charlize looked incredible and this dress fit beyond perfect. And Sandra picked the ideal color and silhouette for her. Loved her smokey eye too.
THESE TWO. Are you serious? Can they be any hotter? Olivia does pregnancy well, y'all. This 70's inspired look on her was just amazing, I loved it. And his dark blue tux was the best men's look of the night, hands down! When did Jason Sudekis become such a stone cold fox?
I thought Julia Roberts looked LUMINOUS- her hair and makeup was simply awesome and I actually loved this dress on her. I'm not crazy about the peplum, but I LOVED the neckline and lace detail! Karen O's dress ( I had no idea who she was…) was elegant and retro and super old school Hollywood. Love.
Two young starlets with pixies both looking good- Anne Hathaway's dress was a bit edgey and I like it on her a lot. Jennifer Lawrence looks great in red (I think I predicted she'd wear red) I just wish those little hip peplums were ripped off. Nothing wrong with simple.
But is this not the best?
I adore Kelly Ripa's coral dress (minus the square shoulders) and I quite liked Portia's detailed Naeem Khan.
I actually was not big on Amy Adams' dress- Sandra wins for navy and this kinda fell flat for me. It's missing something and I wasn't loving the hair. Her hair is so amazing she should wear it down! And again, I'm not big on those 80's kind of fold details. Love the shade of blue though. I thought Glenn Close looked awesome (and made up for a missing Helen Mirren) but I wish she had worn a big statement necklace with this great dress!
I have one red carpet pet peeve and it's when pale brunettes wear champagne. Both Jennifer and Jessica look SO DAMN GOOD in bold color it bums me out when they wear this washed out shade!!!! Obviously they look lovely, but not as great as they could in something a little bolder.
Edit: I FORGOT KATE HUDSON!!!! She looked every inch movie starlet (I liked this even better without the cape. I have a real thing against shoulder pads. Must be because I'm a child of the 80's. She always has the BEST makeup too!
I am SO happy Matthew won, he was a revelation in Dallas Buyers Club (and is also on True Detective). While I think Leo really, really deserves an Oscar, it was Matt's year to win. I loved his look too, even though I'm not a big white jacket fan. Wasn't loving the half cape on his wife though, if her dress had been without it I think it would have been awesome.
Did anyone else do a double take with these two? Naomi and Callista both wore cap sleeve sparkly white dresses. Both simple and pretty, but kind of a red carpet "oops".
Ahhh, the golden couple. Looking….. golden. Angie's dress was good in concept but bad in execution. The fit feels wrong to me. And I can;t deal with Brad's current haircut. GAH.
I think I will be in a minority when I say I did not love Kerry Wahsington's look- the dress was a little too wrinkly and I'm not adoring the dark lip. I like the color of the dress but something feels off here for me too. And I LOVE Jared Leto and I'm so happy he won but the red bow tie mad me sad. A shiny red satin bowtie with a white jacket is not my jam. But he does have the most perfect ombre hair.
So here are my two least favorite- Anna Kendrick's dress would have been so much better minus that red beaded sheer panel! Ick. Her Vanity Fair party dress was SO MUCH BETTER! But we all know that the worst dressed HAD to go to Liza Minnelli. OMG, someone please get her a bra. Please. And the blue streak and the crazy plastic surgery. Ummmm, no.
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Phil Mickelson credits new Callaway driver in his 60 at Phoenix
Phil Mickelson came within a whisker of shooting a 59 on Thursday in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a score even more impressive because it was the first competitive round he played with a new Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme driver in his bag.
Mickelson carded 11 birdies to no bogeys in his 60, and hit 16 of 18 greens on the day. He shot a 7-under 29 on his first nine (the back nine at TPC Scottsdale) before cooling off a bit on the back.
''I finally gave our new RAZR Fit Xtreme a chance,'' Mickelson said after his round. ''And I tell you what, on Tuesday, when I hit it, I kept looking up and I was almost in disbelief at how easy it was, how straight it was, and the misses weren't bad. I put it into play in the pro-am yesterday and I hit it great.
''I drove it phenomenal, and felt really good with it,'' he added. ''And the thing that's so great about it is I can make the same swing with my irons as I do with my driver and the ball goes very straight and easy. … So that was the big thing. I drove the ball much better here.''
Callaway debuted the RAZR Fit Xtreme driver in late November, billing it as the longest fully adjustable driver the company has ever measured, and it is now available at retail. The Xtreme is the second adjustable driver Callaway has developed in the past year or so, following the original RAZR Fit Driver, and company officials say this one advances distance and overall performance over its predecessor.
Speed Frame Face Technology is the headliner of the technological advances in the RAZR Fit Xtreme. It combines Callaway's Variable Face Technology and Hyperbolic Face Technology to enhance the stress distribution across the club's titanium face for more efficient energy transfer from clubhead to ball. It also makes for a larger, more consistent sweet spot and increased ball speed, even on off-center contact.
The Speed Frame Face also saves weight that is then redistributed in the clubhead to improve the Center of Gravity and maximize Moment of Inertia, which leads to improved ball flight, stability and forgiveness. In addition, the face features a tighter bulge radius than the original RAZR Fit Driver for a more preferred look at address, along with more consistent sidespin and dispersion.
The driver's crown features Forged Composite – an advanced carbon fiber material that Callaway has been working with for more than four years. Using this patented, lightweight material, which weighs only 12.1 grams – and gives the RAZR Fit Xtreme the lightest crown in golf – allows Callaway engineers to precisely position saved weight to achieve the lowest Center of Gravity in any fully adjustable driver. This promotes higher ball speed and less spin off the tee for more distance.
Two OptiFit Technology elements make up the RAZR Fit Xtreme's improved adjustability: the OptiFit Hosel and OptiFit Weights. The hosel adjusts the face angle to Open, Square or Closed positions to improve accuracy and trajectory while allowing golfers to dial in their preferred look at address. The 13- and 1-gram OptiFit Weights shift the clubhead's Center of Gravity to promote noticeable Draw or Neutral ball flights. The higher lofts have more draw bias than lower lofts.
And speaking of lofts, the RAZR Fit Xtreme comes in more lofts that incorporate a greater range of face angle options, Center of Gravity bias options and CG height differences than the RAZR Fit Driver. Callaway has optimized the performance in each loft to suit the needs of the players that will use it. For example, they said, the 8.5-, 9.5- and 10.5-degree clubheads are 440cc (versus 460cc for other lofts) and feature a more open face angle.
The RAZR Fit Xtreme features two tour-grade shafts as stock offerings. The primary shaft, the Aldila Trinity, combines Aldila's three patented design technologies (RIP, S-Core, Micro Laminate) into a single shaft design. A secondary offering, the Matrix 7M3 Black Tie, is a heavier, lower launching, lower spinning option for players who generate higher head speed and higher spin.
And for golfers wanting to personalize their clubs, Callaway's udesign option has been expanded for the RAZR Fit Xtreme. Both the crown and the sole of the clubhead are now separately customizable with eight different color choices. And for the first time, custom laser engraving will also be available on the sole.


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Melting Snow
Recently I came home late at night and as I was walking up to the front door I heard this great sound of trickling water. Toronto has had an unusual amount of snow this winter and on this particular day the temperature had shot up and the snow had been melting all day. The problem is that until the snow covering the sewer grates melts there is no where for all the rest of the melt water to go, but once the grates melt through the water falls into the sewers like a mini waterfall - and that was the sound I heard that perked my attention. I quickly (and silently as my lady was already fast asleep inside) grabbed my field rig and started recording the water.
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The great thing about 2am is that traffic is minimal so I was able to get a pretty clean recording. What surprised me most was the lack of natural reverb down in the darkness of the sewer, I was expecting a whole lot of slap back but there was basically none. So I loaded the recording up in my DAW and threw on some verb to get that water dripping in a cave vibe going.
Sewer Snow Melt Verrb Added by azimuthaudio
That is more what I was expecting to begin with. Since I had the reverb plugin on the track already I thought I would play around with crazy impulse responses to see what I could get out of the sound. Recently I worked on a episode of an animated series where the "camera" went into the walls of the house and through the plumbing pipes and I had a real hard time getting a good wet pipe interior sound as the camera tracked through the various pipes - this could have come in real handy had I had it at the time. Some nice gurgles metal ring going on here:
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Finally I came across this with a bizarre impulse I stumbled across. It kind of turns the babbling water into an alien jungle AMB. It still needs some tweaking but it could be the start of something for all the Avatar copycat movies that are sure to come out in the coming years.


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The Simple...yet complex discussion about Guild Wars 2, Simple Complexities: The GUILD and more.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Is the "Never Give Up" strategy working?
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- Riknas Sarn said...
As it is, I doubt there's a straight answer. Lots of people had been dropped as time has gone by (If I recall correctly). Not giving up seems to be a case of just getting by. Much as the pattern seems to be, "Break, break, fix, break" For AoC, Anarchy Online did eventually become a stable game, no bugs there!
Aside from the bloggers, I don't suspect there is a large number of people who see a patch that manages to just break things more. But from what I can tell, it does reek of frantic fixes that are just being pushed out because they need to make a deadline, regardless of polish put in.
It seems very much like when you are trying to get something done quickly. You're hurrying a long, and you have to make a mistake. "Darn! Now I have to fix this and go even faster," you say to yourself, and ultimately you just make more mistakes along the way while fixing the other problem.
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- Jayedub said...
I like to think that Funcom is not giving up. Patch 1.05 started off really well and was the major reason for me getting back into the game. I think the game is much better now than it was a launch. Unfortunately right now I don't have an active sub so I don't have first hand experience with the problems that the new patch has introduced.
I do think it looks bad for Funcom to have picked up a fourth MMO when more effort could be put into both Conan and Secret World.
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This is nothing new for Funcom.
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Simple Faith: Moving Beyond Religion As You Know It to Grow in Your Relationship with God
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As we mature through life, all of us are challenged by complex questions that can become roadblocks to developing a meaningful relationship with God: What is the meaning of life? How can I know God exists? Why do bad things happen to good people? In Simple Faith, Margaret Silf breaks such big questions down to open a path forward, reassuring us that we don't need to have all the answers to have faith in God.
This book takes readers on a guided journey of discovery with simple reflection questions and illustrative metaphors from everyday life. Along the way we come to accept that the questions we ask—rather than the facts we think we have—are what can deepen our faith. Ultimately, Silf aims to show us that "faith is not to know, but to trust."
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Thirteenth Amendment at the Columbia Law School
Over at Legal Theory Blog, Larry Solum has posted the program for a conference on the Thirteenth Amendment, to be held Friday, January 27 at the Columbia Law School. Participants include Jack Balkin, Sanford Levinson, Mark Graber, Eric Foner, Aviam Soifer, Alexander Tsesis and Rebecca Zietlow
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The Originalism Blog has a post on the recent Symposium at the Maryland Constitutional Law Schmooze on the 13th Amendment, with links to participants' articles in the Maryland Law Review. Some of the Symposium participants will be participating in the Columbia Law Conference on the 13th Amendment. Let's hope for some enlightenment resulting from this "competition" on an Amendment that has had little Supreme Court scrutiny.
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Let's speculate: Yamaha YZF-R15
Three years on, Yamaha is finally readying what appears to be a significant upgrade to the YZF-R15. If you search for 'R15 spy pics' in google, you will be rewarded with a whole bunch of pictures of the blacked-out spy shots doing the rounds. Now, open another tab and look up the Yamaha YZF-R125 and you'll immediately see the similarities in design. And then you will note that the mechanical bits don't match.
First, the R125 will never officially come to India. It simply isn't going to happen.
Two-stroke nuts and fellow optimists, give up. The logic is simple. It's a two-stroke. It won't ever meet our norms. And if it did, it. I am given to understand the motorcycle would be too expensive for Indian customers to digest. That's not counting the fact that if it were re-tuned to meet our emission and noise specification that it would turn out so weak and so expensive that of you lot, about two would be willing to buy one. It ain't gonna happen.
What is likely to happen, on the other hand, is that Yamaha will neatly transplant the R125's awesome looks on the new R15. Which, as far as I am concerned, is a good thing. The slim, fit rear-end of the European stroker will fix the weakest link in the R15 package - the rear end. It'll gain both a fat rear tyre and a sleek rear-end in one shot. Nicely done. The R15 looks like an older R1, the R125's package resembles the tightly packed GP bike with an almost vestigial rear, it's a forward move in styling, definitely.
But what is crucial is how the performance and price moves, right? Here's what I think is going to happen. There's only two options. The harder way is to boost the performance. The R15 engine has been a pretty well-used engine in the sense of offered performance and potential performance. You have to remember that Yamaha's option to extract all of the horsepower from this engine is restrained, even strangled , by our pollution and noise norms. Can they bump up the power further? I think they can. Say you add another cam shaft (raise the redline, but lose still more ability to operate effortlessly at street speeds), some clever engineering, bump up the compression (raises sensitivity to fuel quality so you have to be careful) and so forth, and you should be to get say, another 2 horsepower out of this. Is that enough? A 10 per cent rise in power is pretty damn good I have to say. Although if you look at it as the gain over three years of a product's life, it does look weak.
You could also switch to more exotic materials as an option or in addition and lose weight to gain more performance. But there's no getting away from the fact that this is the expensive option. Unless you're willing to up the displacement.
Which is another can of worms because now you have to change the name. A 223cc R15 cannot be called R15. R22 or R22.3 is just weird. If you do an R25, on the other hand, you have to assume that the extra power means more serious chassis upgrades as well - another cost. And what do you do with the R15? Use it as a base model? Kinda lame unless you drop the price. Which in turn impacts the margins - dammit.
And remember that the price and the performance of the CBR250R hangs like the sword of Damocles over all the products in this segment. Rs 1.5 lakh ex-showroom gets you a Honda-badged 250cc single making roughly 25PS of power.
This ain't easy.
The simpler option is actually, perhaps, the smarter one. Bump up the power by half a horsepower. Bring in the slinky new styling. Localise some of the still-imported components to drop costs. And smoothly move the price down to a more acceptable, more accessible level. Yelling boo? Think about it. You get the motorcycle that is almost the automatic choice of the enthusiast - either money-down or aspirational - with updated rubber, some more power and more modern styling at less money. It might sound like the option here with less flair, but it has merit.
It's less complicated. There's no serious technology upgrades to be worked out. Styling is plastic - relatively easily to handle. A lower price point brings you closer to the buyer and makes your nearest competition (P220, Karizma et al) sweat harder. And raises the distance between yourself and the CBR250R so that something else - FZ250? - can be slotted into that space. Heck, you could do a proper R25 later if you chose this method.
It'll bring volumes. Lower price means more buyers. And Yamaha need volumes - every thing they can get - to meet their own target of market share.
It frees up attention. Which you need to focus on other products. Like the scooters Yamaha is supposed to be working on. Taking on the Activa isn't child's play, you know.
Of course, this is all my guess work. And as I write this, it makes sense to me. It may not tomorrow. What I do know is that Yamaha needs new products and that an R15 upgrade is coming. Dates? Hopefully March, but this is unconfirmed.


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Simple but good Touchscreen phone
After trying lots of samsung touchscreen phones, which you can find most of them having good features, performance and last very long if you did take good care of them preventing them from dropping down a height. In simpler samsung touch screen models, the Samsung Star is a impressive one. For a touch screen phone with a medium range of price and you just wanna call,sms,listen to song and take satisfying picture if you dont really care about super clear pictures. This is truly a good phone for you. - Large and wide screen. Haves a great view- The price is reasonable for a phone with quite a good perfomance and features.- The touchscreen is really easy to use compared to other model like Jet,Marvel, etc. (Personal feeling)- Recommended phone for people who only sms and call but wants to have a touchscreen phone. - Good camera function, 3.2 megapixel w/o auto focus. But camera is fast and take satisfying pictures.- No software problem. No lag or sudden restart. This can be garanteed for Star. (For those who find your star with problem, its possibly because u did not handle your star with enough care)But this isnt a phone for you if you are looking for more features for a midium budget. (You can consider Lindy)- Lacks WiFi. (Although Star Wifi is out but i am really dissapointed because Star WiFi isnt available in Singapore)- Lacks 3G ( Choose Preston, price are around the same )-...
18 out of 19 people found this review helpful.Report
total crap
jonas1999 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
i only used it for 3 months before it got really damaged, it is crap and was before smart phones where invented(i think). the screen is resensitive the only good thing is the size of the screen but it ain't great at all.
A great phone for its price
igor.rogy has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I have had this phone now for more than a year and I am quite satisfied with it.You can't really expect miracles out of it but it gets the job done well.Battery life is good as well as the call quality and reception.Only things that bother me are camera that lacks flash,weak internet connection,and low resolution video capture.I want to sell it now,and take Nokia Lumia 720 instead.So,if you want to buy a low-range mobile phone,I deaply recomend Samsung galaxy star.It's pretty cheap,has a great call and build quality and if you drop it somewhere (as I have done a million times) it still won't break apart like some new smartphones.
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simple phone
WWEraw has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
it was my first touchscreen phone and same my first samsung phone.
it was a simple phone and easy to use.
I was excited when I finally got a new phone, and, moreover, it was touch-screen phone. I never used internet with it but i think the internet would not work with this phone.
Nice Phone
ymborrego has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I've had this phone for over 1 year and a half and has worked for me. Only Camera Qualilty is not so good. Only outside works fine but in places with low light takes darker pictures that you can hardly see. Of course I want to upgrade to a phone with Wi-Fi which this one doesn't have. Over all is a good simple phone. Call Quaity is clear and speakerphone isn't very loud.
raulmunteanu has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
it is small it fits nice in the hand it feels good battery life is great ...but its still a "cheap" touchscreen phone...touch is kinda bad ...photos are not so good ...but ..yeah ...good as a phone ...its good for people who just want a good, cheap phone with a attractive design ...
Samsung Star GT-S5230
So i've bought dis fone...in March 2010! And i must say its a very good fone! Altho it seriously lacks 3G and WIFI! but its a really decent fone! At 1st i didnt like it bcuz i culdnt download software on it....such as games, apps etc! But afta sum researchin i found out i had 2 update my firmware! which is quite simple!! To update yur firmware click here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDXZPvLB_g&feature=relatedJust follow the link above!! Its pretty straight forward! D camera is Gud not gr8 but good.....d music is loud! I Love d video tho...wen downloaded from d net..d quality is very gud....like lookin at a music video on a computer!! Textin is easy (with practice) 2 familiarize with d keys!! I love d colors its very bright an eye catchin. I do recommed this fone..NOT d LG Cookie cuz i dont tink u can out software on it! If yur into dat sorta ting. But i do recommend this fone. Gud features,quality,games!But if u really want wifi.....buy d WIFI version 2 it dats d only difference well d price is a lil steeper but it s worth it!
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.Report
Well people your reviews have been very helpful..i must say....regrettably i have 2 buy a new phone cuz my 4yr old cousin brought my Sony ericsson z550a in d beach water 4 me..cuz it rang....how ironic....anyway....so i'm tryin 2 make up my mind if 2 buy d LG Cookie(Kp500) Or Samsung Star(S5230).....an from d reviews i have read..on both phones..d Lg seems 2 have alot of twitches....compared 2 samsung star...so i guess i'm gonna have 2 go with d star...an when i do purchase i'd give my "experienced review" on how it works......Wish ME LUCK.......
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.Report
if you want a good relation between prize and qualty, this phone is for you
eni has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
Ok, this is a very good phone. It's very user friendly, the touchscreen has a nice response, has a great sound quality for music and do/recieve calls, has a good antenna, the battery lasts a lot, it has reasonable screen size (big enough to see but not to big to annoy when you put it in a pocket), accepts microSD cards, pics and videaos ain't that bad (it's pretty decent in fact, for not being a camera).
I use one and it's still working as good as when I bought it 2 years ago.
If you need something else, then need an i-phone, a tablet or an i-pad, but that's another prize.
Fabio has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
Respect... a really good phone with nice sound quality and a descent camera which takes pretty cool pictures in the light and it records at 15 fps which takes pretty cool videos too... but in the dark you know it doesn't have flash, the battery is really awesome... playing games is really boring but the overall of the phone is good and you won't find a better phone with that price...
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.Report
mediocre phone
unknown has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
this phone is worth its price. i had it till it fell in the toilet but i can get a better phone so i'm kinda happy. i can't believe this is the most popular phone in my class but what can i do. if you want a phone for music don't and i repeat DON'T buy this phone. it's media player is miles better than its music player.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.Report
Samsung Star
Userrr has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I have it for a year now and i'm going to buy an iPhone next week. I'll keep the Star for my second SIM but i don't really like it.. Browsing is a nightmare, but when you use MSN, I installed the eBuddy app, and that is very good, handy, and fast.
But its very slow, and it takes ages to load my messages and contacts when I reboot it.
I listen music like the whole day and just load the battery once in 2 days, so i love the battery.
It is not as cool as i thought it was, but yeah.. it'll do..
Good phone for its price.
I've received a Samsung Star as a gift last year after being a Nokia person for a long time.
The music is nice, the screen is wide and colorful and the three screens to navigate through is a nice touch, especially that you may choose to add the gadgets you want to each screen. The size of the cell phone is comfortable, and the design of it is neat.
Otherwise, It wasn't impressive. The system was slow to search for names, or to open speed dial or even to go through any file in the cellphone.
The back cover was always slipping off. The touch screen was not that sensitive when writing a message and when you need to correct something in the middle, I've heard that the updated version has a pen which may solve this problem.
It was hard to search for a name to call if you don't know the first letter of the first name (or last name) depending on your lists. Also, when you need to write a message to someone who has called, you may do that by searching through the recent received call list but not after entering the message area and trying to find the number from there.
Sending a business card, i.e. the number with the name, is not applicable. Also, copying a number and sending it via a message is not applicable too.
If you need to call a place where you're requested to press a number for example, the time it takes to unlock the screen and go to the dialing pad is annoying.
As a whole, I will not do this mistake of choosing a cellphone that is not Smart!!
4 out of 9 people found this review helpful.Report
Samsung Star
A very impressive phone to be reviewed, it's price is really cheap. Bought this phone after deciding to stop using my Samsung OmniaPro B7610. To actually compare this two phone for it's basic features, paying a non contract Star is really worth. Good about this phone: -Built in Stylus-Large 3" screen,Virtual Qwerty-Responsive and fast Touchscreen -Long Lasting Battery Cons i do not really like:-Lack 3G, slow internet-No 3.5mm Earphone jack-Samsung cable port not MicroUSB port -Camera should Auto-Focus (Wasted)
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.Report
Good phone Good price
I am a good samsung touch fan and cherish my OmniaHD and Omnia2 well.. do not want to loose them when i am out for sport or Oversea so i purchased this phone for safer use.
impressive phone with impressive look and features.
Call and reception is perfect, no problem at all
Lasting battery even when u listen to songs
Average Camera but lacks Auto focus and Flash
Can't find any problem from this phone for it's price, happy with it!
10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.Report
Good phone
People who make review about the Star should actually rate it in its price range. This a good phone and i don't find it bad at all. For it's price u can get alot of features like 3" screen, Virtual Qwerty and 3.2 mega pixel camera.
Mature looking design and good grip. The battery isnt as bad as phonearena had stated in their review.
Greatly Recommended Phone!
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.Report
Great phone
It is the best phone I have ever used, its easy and it has very good battery. Without a memory stick I found it had quite good memory as well.Texting is fast and easy. When you are calling someone you can clearly hear them through the phone. The camera has a fantastic display. Its 3.2
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.Report
The worst thing is the touchscreen that is too bad comparing with iPhone(that has a capacitive touchscreen). And it is too slow...
But I`ve never seen better battery, use to last more than a week.
2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.Report
Phone is decent. Does what you want it to but after a while it gets pretty boring. For it's price, the phone would be good for someone who maybe doesn't use a lot of tech and just wants it for basic things like making calls and sending messages. But for me it doesn't have enough features to make it a great phone. For example, mine came with only a few demo games and the main internet is really slow with there being no wifi, so if you use the internet a lot i would recommend downloading opera mini browser (free).I also have an issue with email. The phone says it supports email sending and receiving, yet I have not been able to do this using imap with gmail. The only thing that works is pop3 which means if you want to check your email it downloads every single one and doesn't give you notifications when you get new mail.
3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.Report
Star is Star
Its a gr8 phone, messaging is very fast, battery is gr8
very cool phone, i love my phone :)
I have 2 sims, i daily off it and change the sim almost 3 times and i am doing this from 3 months bt it
does not effect any problem in STAR, gr phone
10 out of 14 people found this review helpful.Report
Manas Sharma
An average phone..
I'm using it for more than 4 months and now getting the feeling that its not as much cool phone that I thought about, Samsung should think of updating its software. Even orkut is not supported by its browser, becomes slower when you use it in hurry. Its body doesn't seems to be durable
7 out of 10 people found this review helpful.Report
Samsung star.
I have the samsung star now for almost 3 months. I agree with the others. The battery life of the star here in The Philippines lasts for Almost 5 days. And Its user friendly. Suitable for people who Wants to have the feel of touch screen for less price and doesnt want to have head ache turning an application off because of interface for pros only. Its a great thing that samsung is reaching out for those people who wants to experience a good phone without the guilt of the expensive price of phone. Besides Smaung aims for fun. = )
14 out of 18 people found this review helpful.Report
I love my new phone, for those who say it does not resemble the iphone, of course not because it is an economical cell for those who like touch technology, however, is a great phone, has very good sound, the screen Touch is pretty good, for those who speak on camera, to me, is very good compared to other phones, in addition, if you want professional photos for this is that digital cameras are, I quickly logged on to my favorite pages as FB , Youtube, MSN, check my mail, I had no problems with the call, bone, do not drop calls and the other person listens very well and I also listen to them, I have music, videos and even entire movies that are excellent, about the games, is a bit hard to install but since I do not play much in the cell that does not bother me ... If you compare it to the iphone clear that the star will lose out as they are not in the same category, but for the price is excellent.........
PS: I leave an example of the camera for those who say it is very bad, was taken on a cloudy day across the street ......
12 out of 48 people found this review helpful.Report
I've sold my Samsung i710 (OS - Windows Mobile 6.0) and bought Samsung Star instead. It's really very nice. I don't like the way how the midlets are realized. When I want to move the screen and touch a midlet it moves instead of the screen... So, Samsung should increase the time of holding a midlet before one can move it; eg. like it's realized in IPone or some apps for WM. Moreover, it would be better if there were a possibility to hide pseudo-buttons displaying always when running Java's. They are not necessary when reading a book. The rest is more than nice.
5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.Report
samsung start 3g speaker problem
one month before i bought this star 3g,now i found that speaker probelm is there.
whenever i try to talk by using speaker ON others are unable to hear my voice,but i can hear them.
samething when i talk with others in normal way no problem in either side.
only when i use speaker ON during call others not able to hear me.....what kind of problem is this..what do i do?
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A Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train collided with a silver Toyota Tacoma on Saturday morning soon after the train had left the depot in downtown Durango.
No one involved appeared to have suffered injuries in the collision at Eighth Street and the tracks along Narrow Gauge Avenue.
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Bystanders quickly gathered after the accident, which occurred about 9:30 a.m., during the weekly Farmers Market in the bank parking lot adjacent to the railroad tracks.
Witnesses reported the driver of the Tacoma, a man who appeared to be in his 60s, turned in front of the train, which came to a stop at the intersection after striking the vehicle.
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Liberty announces new soccer/track stadium
As a result of gifts recently given to Liberty University Athletics, Director of Athletics Jeff Barber has announced plans to build a new stadium for Liberty's soccer and track and field programs, which will be named Osborne Stadium.
The new home for the men's and women's soccer teams and the track and field programs, located inside of the Matthes-Hopkins Track Complex, is slated for completion during the next several months.
The expansion plans call for the creation of new stadium seating on the east side hill at the on-campus facility, totaling 1,000 chairback seats. A fully functioning press box will be located at the top of the seating area.
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THE Arctic blast which brought chaos to large swathes of Scotland this week is expected to lessen its icy grip this weekend, offering a brief respite to rural communities struggling with accumulations of up to ten inches of snow.
As heavy snowfalls and blizzards continued to sweep through South and Central Scotland and up to the North east, more than 70 schools from the Borders to Aberdeenshire either closed completely or sent pupils home early to avoid the treacherous conditions.
At the height of the blizzards eight lorries became stuck in the snow on the A82 between Crianlarich and Tyndrum and a woman had to be airlifted to hospital with a head injury after a two-vehicle collision on the A98 Macduff to Fraserburgh road near Longmanhill in Aberdeenshire.
Early morning flights at Aberdeen International Airport were disrupted after the runways had to be closed for snow clearing operations.
In Aberdeenshire the A939 Ballater to Corgarff road, the B9784 Banchory to Fettercairn road and and the B976 Crathie to Gairnshiel road were closed because of heavy snow.
The A821 Aberfoyle to Callander road was also closed at the Duke's Pass for a time, as was the A73 Cumbernauld to Abington road at Hyndford Bridge.
A spokesman for Grampian Police warned: "There are hazardous driving conditions in various parts of Grampian. Many routes are affected by lying snow and slush."
The deteriorating conditions during the day forced a number of primary schools in rural areas to close early. By lunchtime a total of 25 schools were closed in Aberdeenshire, 20 were closed in Angus, and 26 schools were closed in Perth and Kinross.
One school was closed in South Lanarkshire, four partially closed in the Scottish Borders, two schools closed early in Stirling, and pupils at eight school in Dumfries and Galloway also enjoyed an early end to the school day. Perth College also closed at mid day because of the worsening weather conditions.
A spokesman for Moray Council warned that further snowfalls were expected overnight in the Tomintoul, Dufftown and Cabrach areas with accumulations of up to 20 cm (eight inches) expected.
He said: "Strong winds will also lead to drifting and blizzard-like conditions, particularly over the high level roads in the south of Moray. The public should be prepared for likely travel disruption throughout Moray and road closures on routes like the A939 north and south of Tomintoul and the A941 south of Dufftown can be expected."
A Met Office spokesman, however, said that most of Scotland was set for at least a brief respite from the Arctic conditions over the weekend with dry and relatively mild conditions expected before a band of heavy rain crosses the country.
He said: "Generally speaking for much of Saturday it will quite nice in Scotland. There should be dry weather and some sunshine around between two weather systems. There will be a little bit of snow overnight but it will clear through before dawn and for most of Scotland it is going to be quite a fine day until later in the afternoon when we get the next system pushing its way through.
"The next system will be a band of heavy rain, save for snow on the very tops of the hills and mountains. That will clear through on Sunday morning and will be replaced by blustery showers."
He added: "The showers will push across the North west of Scotland and through to the hills and mountains and some of the showers will be of snow as they follow behind. So we are not completely out of the woods for snow fall for Scotland just yet. But the majority of that second band will be rain. with up to 40 mm over Western hills."
Daytime temperatures are forecast to be slightly above the seasonal norm of between 5C and 7C over the weekend.
The lingering snow in the Cairngorms, however, will mean that the annual Aviemore Sled Dog Rally, which begins today at Glen More, will take place on snow covered tracks for only the second time in the event's 30 year history.
Around 1000 dogs and their handlers are expected to take part in the two day event organised by the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain.


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Students Evaluate Final Presidential Debateby Patrick Bryant '16 • October 23, 2012 Share:
Wabash students had the opportunity to watch the last of the three presidential debates Monday night and then participated in a post-debate discussion led by rhetoric professors Sara and Jeff Drury.
All three presidential debates were televised in Hays 104 where pizza was provided and a half-hour discussion was held afterward. More than 250 students turned out for the three events, and Professor Sara Drury was thrilled with the discourse.
"It's been tremendously exciting to see students show up," Drury said. "It's exciting to be on this campus in this moment where there are students engaging with the election and talking about it."
Sophomore Nick Freeman said he didn't like the fact that both candidates didn't seem to author their policies, but were instead figureheads who were simply speaking on behalf of their advisors and staffs.
"It is very much a contortion contest," Freeman said. "We're no longer asking for a president who knows a lot about a variety of issues, how to answer questions about them, and how to deal with them. You're asking for a guy who looks pretty and who can talk eloquently, that's what it's become. Sadly, I wish we had [candidates for president] who could sit down and articulate on an adult level how to do things — not only foreign policy, but domestic policy, economic issues and military issues, and all sorts of stuff. That would almost be the epitome of a president, but no, you basically have two people who rely on their advisors.
Thie notion of them sounding the same was something mentioned by many of the students in the post-debate discussion.
Freshman Max Millott said that what struck him was there wasn't much disparity between the last debate's advertised focus on foreign policy and the first two debates.
"I feel like the reason they have multiple debates is so you can introduce new ideas with each debate, but I haven't seen a new idea produced since the second debate," Millott said. "The last two debates were literally about the same stuff. I haven't heard a new concept or policy, like the five-step plan comes up every single time, Benghazi has come up every single time, China and the currency manipulation every single time, but it's like that maybe the questions need to be different, or maybe it's there's just nothing else to talk about."
Drury said that the debate's role, although important on its own as foreign policy, also needs to bring up domestic and economic policy as a way to argue for a strong national security and foreign presence.
"Economics being a part of foreign policy and national security strategy is not new," Drury said. "It was a central part of foreign policy and national security strategy during the Cold War. Just because they went into economics doesn't mean they weren't discussing foreign policy."
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Kim Phillips
Kim Phillips has served on the Committee of the Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (AJGS) since 1998 and has given presentations in 2006 and 2009 at the NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Annual Conference; 2004 at the 24th International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in Jerusalem; 1999 and 2001 Society of Australian Genealogists Annual Conferences; Botany Bay Family History Society; Blue Mountains Family History Society Annual Conference; Coffs Harbour Annual Genealogy Conference and Ryde District Family History Society. She has led workshops at the Society of Australian Genealogists and Central Coast Genealogical Society.
For the past 9 years, Kim has spent her spare time on the Spirits of Gallipoli project, trying to find as much as possible about the men of the first AIF (our First Anzacs), who are either buried, or commemorated at Gallipoli.
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Agriculture in India still remains the main source of livelihood for the majority of the rural population and more importantly the small holding farmers, writes Abhilaksh Likhi.india Updated: Apr 08, 2013 23:22 IST
Agriculture in India still remains the main source of livelihood for the majority of the rural population and more importantly the small holding farmers. With an average annual growth rate of 3.3%, the major challenges facing this sector include a shrinking land base, dwindling water resources, the adverse impact of climate change, shortage of farm labour, increasing costs and uncertainties associated with the volatility of international markets.
A pertinent factor that continues to impinge upon these challenges is the lack of timely information about market prices, crop varieties, production techniques, seasonal risk and disease control strategies. The critical question thus is — how can we effectively apply information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agriculture to mitigate the factors that lead to the physical isolation of the rural smallholder during the ensuing 12th Five Year Plan period.
The agricultural public extension chain in India is being strengthened through the establishment of the Agricultural Technology Management Agencies that are to work in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendras at the state, district and block levels. These institutions are expected to utilise the expanded telecommunication networks that have increased the speed, reliability and accuracy of information exchange among farmers and other stakeholders in the rural space. In this context, Kisan Sanchar Limited (KSL) is an instance of a joint venture between telecom network operator Airtel and public sector giant Indian Farmers and Fertilisers Cooperative that provides relevant advice to smallholders on animal husbandry, rural health initiatives and the availability of products like fertilisers. KSL's information arrives successfully via voice to 40,000 cooperative societies in 98% of India's villages.
In addition, ICTs such as 'cloud computing' now offer pooled and very elastic resources demanded on the Internet. The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) funded jointly by the Government of India and the World Bank has successfully connected over 300 research institutions on the World Wide Web. Similarly, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is now running an online software that tracks agricultural research initiatives, evaluates research outcomes and prevents overlaps besides spurring creative thinking that can be shared at the grassroots.
New forms of knowledge brokering have also been made possible through ICTs. As digital literacy increases, farmers, traders and others are offering advisory services leading to reduction of pressure on the public extension system. Digital Green is an initiative started with the support of Microsoft Research in India that disseminates timely agricultural information to small and marginal holders through cost effective digital videos produced by both farmers and experts. Similarly, e-choupals, kiosks run by the agribusiness firm ITC, effectively reach out to four million farmers and provide information on prices, selling of products, buying of inputs and farming practices.
Abhilaksh Likhi is an IAS officer and currently a Senior Fellow at South Asia Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
The views expressed by the author are personal
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The Great Seal of the United States of America
Prominently displayed in the Library is a piece of art that is graciously being shared by the Aelredand Rosie Hugo family. This Seal of the USA is crafted using common items that are found in hardware stores.
Components of the Great Seal include: shovel, fishing lure, butter knife blades, butcher knife blades, spoons, assorted hinges, large nails, chain links, springs and many other hardware pieces.
Al Hugo, a local plumber, was on a service call at a local store sixty or seventy years ago. Upon entering the flooded basement, he saw the Great Seal of the United States partially covered in water. Al recognized it as something special and felt sad that it was getting ruined. He went back upstairs to tell the owner what he found and how the object was "one of a kind." The owner told Al that if he wanted to preserve it, he could have it. Al took it home and started to salvage it. Later on, Al learned that the owners of Kerl's Hardware and Jewelry Store had won it as a giveaway prize at a national hardware convention.
The John A. Stahl Library is fortunate that the Hugo Family chose this public building to display this very unique impressive piece of art. On Temporary Loan from the Aelred and Rosie Hugo Library


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New York among 5 other states looking to extend classroom time
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer.
Five states say they will add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in some schools starting in 2013. Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee will take part in the initiative, which is intended to boost student achievement and make U.S. schools more competitive on a global level.
The three-year pilot program will affect almost 20,000 students in 40 schools, with long-term hopes of expanding the program to include additional schools -- especially those that serve low-income communities. Schools, working in concert with districts, parents and teachers, will decide whether to make the school day longer, add more days to the school year or both.
A mix of federal, state and district funds will cover the costs of expanded learning time, with the Ford Foundation and the National Center on Time & Learning also chipping in resources. In Massachusetts, the program builds on the state's existing expanded-learning program. In Connecticut, Gov. Dannel Malloy is hailing it as a natural outgrowth of an education reform law the state passed in May that included about $100 million in new funding, much of it to help the neediest schools.
Spending more time in the classroom, education officials said, will give students access to a more well-rounded curriculum that includes arts and music, individualized help for students who fall behind and opportunities to reinforce critical math and science skills.
"Whether educators have more time to enrich instruction or students have more time to learn how to play an instrument and write computer code, adding meaningful in-school hours is a critical investment that better prepares children to be successful in the 21st century," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement.
The project comes as educators across the U.S. struggle to identify the best ways to strengthen a public education system that many fear has fallen behind other nations. Student testing, teacher evaluations, charter schools and voucher programs join longer school days on the list of reforms that have been put forward with varying degrees of success.
The report from the center, which advocates for extending instruction time, cites research suggesting students who spend more hours learning perform better. One such study, from Harvard economist Roland Fryer, argues that of all the factors affecting educational outcomes, two are the best predictors of success: intensive tutoring and adding at least 300 hours to the standard school calendar.
More classroom time has been a priority for Duncan, who warned a congressional committee in May 2009 -- just months after becoming education secretary -- that American students were at a disadvantage compared to their peers in India and China. That same year, he suggested schools should be open six or seven days per week and should run 11 or 12 months out of the year.


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(AP) — The fun officially started for the Chicago Bears on Tuesday.
With a labor agreement in place, the doors to Halas Hall swung open for players. Management got down to business, too, trying to fill out the roster.
"The talk should be about what it takes to get back to the Super Bowl and win the Super Bowl instead of all this back business," said new team chairman George McCaskey, who replaced his retired brother Michael. "That's what we've been working on even in the absence of the players — being prepared for the resumption of operations and getting back to the Super Bowl and winning it. That's what it's about."
The way defensive lineman Israel Idonije sees it, the Bears just might be in a better spot than most teams.
Coming off a run to the NFC championship game, most of the core players are under contract and the same systems on offense and defense are in place.
"Our learning curve and our path to getting back up to full speed is going to be a lot different than (other) clubs," he said.
There's still plenty of work to do, and for the next few days, general manager Jerry Angelo and the front office are on the clock as they try to fill out the roster. Teams were able to start signing draft picks and undrafted rookies on Tuesday, and they could also begin negotiations with veteran free agents, though they can't sign them until Friday, the same day the Bears are scheduled to report to training camp in Bourbonnais, Ill.
Topping the priority list was re-signing veteran Olin Kreutz, but the six-time Pro Bowl center's status wasn't the only issue to address. The Bears could use some help on the line even if they get him back, and there are question marks on defense, too.
The Bears had only two linebackers under contract — Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs. Free agent Nick Roach had breakfast with coach Lovie Smith, defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli and linebackers coach Bob Babich on Tuesday, but whether he re-signs remains to be seen.
His agent, Josh Wright, said three other teams have expressed interest, but no offers had been made. Roach started 30 games over the past three years.
The Bears could use another pass-rusher to complement Julius Peppers, and re-signing defensive tackle Anthony Adams is probably high on their list.
As for Kreutz, his preference is to stay put. Agent Mark Bartelstein said, "We're talking to the Bears and we'll just kind of see what happens." He would not say which other teams have shown interest.
One free agent who apparently won't be back is veteran punter Brad Maynard. The Bears do not plan to bring him back, and kicker Robbie Gould is sorry to see his holder go. He said the continuity they had with long snapper Pat Mannelly made the field-goal unit one of the best in league history. On punts, Maynard wasn't bad, either.
"He's helped (special teams coordinator) Dave Toub's career tremendously, having a punter do what he did, and he'll continue to do it," Gould said. "I think he's got a lot of years ahead of him. He's a veteran, he knows how to punt, has done a great job. Would I love to have him back? Absolutely. But unfortunately, right now, that's just not the decision I have to make because I'm a player and I have to put the ball through the uprights. ... It's a sad day. Brad's done a lot for me, personally. He's done a lot for the organization."
The Bears hinted that they might be looking for a punter when they signed Richmond McGee to a two-year contract in February, and they still could bring in a more experienced punter, like free agent Steve Weatherford. He played for the New York Jets last season and went to Illinois.
But most of the key faces will be familiar ones when practices start on Saturday, and that could be an advantage for the Bears. Not having organized team activities this summer does hurt — particularly the rookies — and it raised questions about players' conditioning and whether they'll be more susceptible to injuries.
Idonije and Gould aren't buying that, though.
"I think you do the guys a disservice when you say they're just going to fall apart when they start playing," Idonije said. "These guys take this seriously. Despite everything that's been going on, everybody's been working out because guys take their jobs seriously. A part of that fine balance is going to be having the coaches in place to really understand their core guys."
Gould added: "We're going to be ready to make a run to the Super Bowl. We didn't have OTAs. We didn't have to run. We have to be a professional. All our guys are professionals. You don't come into this organization if you're not a professional. And if you aren't a professional, guess what? You find your way out the door."
McCaskey said the Bears discussed holding training camp in Lake Forest, but he's glad they're going to Bourbonnais, an hour's drive south of Chicago. He thinks the time there will help build camaraderie and focus the players.
"We're excited to be getting back to Bourbonnais, especially in this situation because we think it will help regroup the team because they haven't had OTAs, they haven't had voluntary workouts," He said. "So in terms of building camaraderie, it's better from a facilities standpoint.
"We think, actually, with the shortened time frame that going to Bourbonnais is the better course of action."


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Liberty News
Students participate in Jungle Camp
During Spring Break this week, some Liberty University students are participating in "Jungle Camp," a five-day, in-depth college-level missions course held in central Pennsylvania.
Also called "College Wayumi" (Wayumi is an Indian word for going away and experiencing something different), the course offers in-depth tribal missions training at a simulated South American indigenous village built and run by New Tribes Missions. This trip, led by Laurie Schweinsberg (NTM mobilizer and Liberty University instructor) re-enacts a typical departure from the United States and arrival into a tribe to spend a life in ministry and missions.
The students learn in a classroom how to observe cultural events and then analyze this information so that they can intelligently reach an unreached people with the Gospel. The instruction includes practicing learning language and culture in a mock village.
The class is offered as a 3-credit-hour course through The Center for Global Ministry and the Inter-Cultural Studies (Missions) program and is counted in the students' spring tuition.
For more on The Center for Global Ministry at Liberty, go to www.liberty.edu/academics/religion/globalministry/.


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William D. Boyce
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William Dickson "W. D." Boyce (June 16, 1858 – June 11, 1929), was a newspaper man and entrepreneur, best known today for founding the Boy Scouts of America and the Lone Scouts of America [1]
Early life
Boyce was born June 16, 1858 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. In the back-country days of his childhood, Boyce acquired a love for the outdoors and a tremendous work ethic. He attended the Wooster Academy in Ohio in 1878, then went to Chicago to become a salesman. Boyce was both a shrewd salesman and a quick learner, and people were drawn to his extroverted personality. He moved from city to city rapidly, unsatisfied with staying in one place.
Business enterprises
As Boyce traveled, he left in his wake many things. In Winnipeg, Manitoba he founded The Commercial, a newspaper that lasted for 70 years, and in Lisbon, North Dakota he founded the Lisbon Clipper. In New Orleans he managed the New Orleans Cotton Exposition. Boyce was married in 1883 to Mary Jane Deacon, a woman also experienced in the ways of the outdoors.
In Chicago, he established the weekly Saturday Blade in 1887, an illustrated newspaper aimed at a rural audience and sold by a legion of newsboys. The success of this paper established the W.D. Boyce Publishing Company. He would add additional papers, buying out the Chicago Ledger, another weekly, in 1892. Others established included Farm Business in 1914 and Home Folks Magazine in 1922. Dwindling sales lead to the merger of the Blade and Ledger in 1925 as the monthly Chicago Blade & Ledger. This paper would continue until 1937.
As Boyce's enterprises grew, he insisted on the welfare of delivery boys, and had as many as 30,000 in his employment. Working with them may have helped him gain an understanding of America's youth.
Foundation of the BSA
By the early 20th century, Boyce was a multi-millionaire. He had traveled the world and lived his dream, but, at 51, Boyce grew weary of financial success and turned his attention to philanthropy. He turned to his childhood as a resource, but could not find the answer until a fateful stop to England while en route to what became a failed photographic expedition to Africa.
Unknown Scout legend
According to legend, he was lost on a foggy street in London in 1909 when an unknown Scout came to his aid, guiding him back to his destination. [2] The boy then refused Boyce's tip, explaining that he was merely doing his duty as a Boy Scout. Soon thereafter, Boyce met with Robert Baden-Powell, who was the head of the Boy Scout Association at that time. Boyce returned to America, and, four months later, founded the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910. He intended to base the program on American Indian lore. This version of the legend has been printed in numerous BSA handbooks and magazines. There are several variations of this legend, such as one that claimed he knew about Scouting ahead of time.
After incorporating the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910, Boyce personally donated $1000 a month to keep the organization running. He was not interested in directing the organization, and turned over the construction of the organization to Edgar M. Robinson, who proceeded to recruit the men who formed the permanent executive board of the BSA.
In later years, after clashing with the beliefs of James E. West, Chief Scout Executive, regarding a program for boys who lived too far from town to join a troop, Boyce started a new Scouting-related venture: the Lone Scouts of America, which allowed geographically isolated boys to experience Scouting. Eventually, the LSA was merged into the BSA.
Boyce died on June 11, 1929, shortly after his only son died. Boyce is buried in his sometime hometown of Ottawa, Illinois, in the Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. A statue commemorating his contribution to the Boy Scouts of America stands near his grave.
Boyce was recognized with the Silver Buffalo Award for his efforts in starting the BSA. The local W. D. Boyce Council in Illinois is named in his honor. In 2005, the BSA introduced a new award, the William D. Boyce New-Unit Organizer Award, that is awarded to the leader of any new Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout Troop, Varsity Scout team, Venturing crew or Sea Scout ship that is formed after March 1, 2005.
External links
- Boyce's grave, Ottawa, Illinois
- Ottawa Scouting Museum, Ottawa, Illinois
- Ottawa Visitors Center' Ottawa, Illinois