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The 30th January 2010 marked the 57th anniversary of television broadcast in Japan. Once more Oricon Style stepped in to create a poll in celebration of this occasion. People could submit their votes on those celebrities who they feel made the most contribution to television.
Kimura Takuya from SMAP, nicknamed as Kimutaku was the winner in the actor category. In fact, ever since 1993's Asunaro Hakusho, Kimutaku has had a string of hit dramas, including memorable roles in Long Vacation and Beautiful Life. He is very deserving of the award.
In the singer's category, 'Showa's Songstress' Misora Hibari was voted first. In the comedian category, Downtown, the comedic duo comprised of Matsumoto Hitoshi and Hamada Masatoshi placed first. Many voters even complimented them for being revolutionaries in the comedy world. The most contribution by a television host went to Tamori, the host of two long-running television shows, Music Station and Waratte Iitomo.


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What's Next for Dan Gillmor?
The tech writer talks to OMNI about his plans to leave old media for a new media venture
Todd Thacker (internews)
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Published 2004-12-12 18:25 (KST)
Reporters: OhmyNews founder Oh Yeon Ho, Jean K. Min, Kang In Kyu, Todd Thacker
Photographs: Todd Thacker
Dan Gillmor spoke with OhmyNews during the Berkman Center Internet and Society Conference in Cambridge MA, on Dec. 11.
©2004 T.Thacker
Dan Gillmor's announcement that he will leave the San Jose Mercury News next month in order to start a citizen-journalism venture has left many insiders scratching their heads. Why is this famous tech writer leaving what he described as "greatest gig in the world" for the perilous journey of developing an entrepreneurial idea in citizen-journalism?
It is, in part, because it is there. Gillmor, a well-respected veteran journalist of 25 years, wrote in his blog on Dec. 10: "I hate the idea of leaving (the newspaper). But I'd hate not trying this even more."
"I hope to pull together something useful that helps enable -- and demonstrates -- the emerging grassroots journalism that I wrote about in my recent book (We The Media, 2004). Something powerful is happening, it's in the early stages and I have a chance to help figure this out," he continued.
Gillmor sat down with OhmyNews in an exclusive interview at Harvard Law School in the middle of the final day of the College's Berkman Center-sponsored 2004 Internet and Society Conference on Dec. 11.
OhmyNews: OK, let's get straight to it: What's your media venture all about?
Dan Gillmor:
That's what we're figuring out (laughter). I'm not saying this to be evasive, but it's so early that I just don't have the specifics in place. But I do know that I want to avoid "left vs. right" and I do hope to work on something that involves our economic system and how we can work out some of the problems we have. But it just feels to me like it's a trap to get into a leftwing-rightwing debate right now.
There are lots of people already doing that quite well, and I also want to bring, as (OhmyNews) did, the understanding that professional journalists have actually learned a few things over the years -- things that actually work and we shouldn't just throw out those things that work as we go into this new era of citizen journalism. We should apply the best lessons from professional journalism -- which is not to say replicate it - but to combine the best of the old with that wonderful energy and excitement out there in the grassroots. I think that would be wonderful if I could pull that off.
How do you feel about changing your career?
I'm both excited and terrified (laughter) and a little bit sad, because I'm leaving a wonderful, wonderful job, working with terrific people whom I trust and admire and respect.
And I'm stepping out of a business that I love. I love newspapers. But I hope that whatever we do is something that at some level newspapers can use, once newspapers decide to take the step that I think is necessary -- which is to be part of this new world.
I'm hoping we will have created something that they can say "Well, we can do stuff like that too." That's my goal, to do something that is useful not just for old media but for all of us. I'm getting into it late compared to you -- I've said this to many people that OhmyNews is one of the things that inspired me both to write my book and now to make this move. It's certainly less of a risk for me than it was for you.
OhmyNews founder Oh Yeon Ho (left) and Jean K. Min interviewed Gillmor at Harvard Law School, Saturday.
©2004 T.Thacker
It's nice to get emails saying "Oh it's great that you're doing it," but when I get emails saying it's "courageous to do it" -- no, that's not courageous.
Courage is what those Iraqi bloggers (participating in the Berkman Center Internet and Society Conference) are doing. It's what Hoder (Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan) is doing. It's what you did when you started OhmyNews. It's the soldier in Iraq who's putting his life on the line. It's the journalists in the Philippines who are getting assassinated at horrible rates. It's the guy in China who gets thrown in jail for telling the truth. That's courage.
What message are you sending by starting your own media venture?
I'm not trying to send a message. I feel I have a great opportunity to be part of something that is changing journalism and I want to be part of that.
I heard your remarks yesterday at the conference. It seems your anger against the mainstream media was a part of the reason you took this direction in journalism.
I don't want that to be the impression that people take away (from the conference). I still love newspapers and I work with wonderful people and have enormous respect for the institution of journalism that I've been part of for a long time.
But I do think that election coverage, in particular, was not our best hour. Mainstream journalism should have done a better job as we should have done with other things. But we still do a better job at important journalism in broadcasting and reporting that so far we don't see done by the online community.
Do many Americans share your anger, if I can call it that, against the mainstream media?
I don't know the exact numbers, but polling suggests people are hoping for better things.
How will you convince Americans of the need for your new venture?
The opportunity now to go out and find things that you care about -- this has never been greater. Society as a whole needs to be more curious. And to go out and find things that they didn't know before and especially read things that they
they're going to disagree with, so that they can learn what the other side thinks and believes. We don't do that. But how do we learn if we don't ask people if we're wrong? So the "echo chamber" part really worries me -- when people seek out things they know they'll already agree with. That's deadly.
Interestingly, the Republicans have traditionally been angry about what they call the "liberal-dominated" media. And they found their own alternative in the form of radio talk shows to bash liberal media. Isn't anger the reason they are launching their own alternative media like radio?
One of the great things about the democratization of media is that people can do their own projects. Certainly people on the right felt that mainstream media was controlled by the left -- which I disagree with -- but that's how they felt. They have every right to build an audience and that's what they did, they built an audience. So we're just going even further with the grassroots kinds of things. Blogs are almost a descendent of talk radio, in a sense.
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Part of the reason of OhmyNews' success is there has been huge anger against the conservative-dominated media in Korea. Ironically this is what happened in the U.S., too, with the success of conservative talk radio reviling "liberal-dominated" media. So, like OhmyNews, can you tap into that negative energy prevalent among the democrats for your own citizen-journalism venture?
I think one of the conditions that made OhmyNews possible and so successful are not the same ones as we have here. You really were going up against a monolithic media that was very heavily controlled newspaper system of three major papers that had the vast majority of readers and which were tied closely with the government. There is a much more diverse media in the U.S. than that today. So it's a different condition.
But now we have this new possibility of doing all kinds of experiments with what you already understand so well -- which is that people out at the edge of the networks have a lot to contribute and that's what is going to be so much fun.
Why did you decide to start your citizen-journalism project after the U.S. presidential election, rather than before?
A number of reasons. And actually, I didn't get really serious about this until mid-summer thinking about what was possible. It was clear to me that trying to do this before the election would be a mistake, for several reasons.
One was that people have a limited amount of attention or time to worry about things. It's like oxygen, there's only so much of it in the room, and all of the oxygen was going to the election and that it would be very hard to get into the middle of that. Second of all, what would you do after the election was over, if that's all you carried?
I have interests beyond politics and I don't want to be creating something that is partisan. I think there is a giant group in the middle of American politics that knows that things are really wrong in many ways but they don't like the completely polarized left vs. right that was created during the last few years.
The doctrinaire left cannot see things beyond politics from 40 years ago and still isn't sure about empowering business, for example. I'm not anti-capitalism, I'm pro-capitalism and I get a feeling from a lot of folks on the left that at some level there is some anti-capitalism going on there. And I don't want that to be what guides me.
And on the right there is this authoritarianism, though they understand better how business works -- so we need to get the best of what both sides have and find solutions. But I don't know where we take it.
In your opinion, what is the difference between OhmyNews and blogs in America?
There are so many differences. The top difference is that your publication takes responsibility for what it publishes. The closer to the top of the page an article gets, the more editing I know you do. And you are a publication that (citizen reporters) can be a part of.
But bloggers are individuals, scattered around the world and most have no editing at all. Blogging is a very individualistic medium. From the people I talked to when I visited Korea that were contributing to your publication, it was clear that part of the reason why they did it was to be part of OhmyNews. I think bloggers just want to be who
are rather than part of something else.
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So if the American bloggers make an alliance, they will become more powerful. But why don't they?
Some do.
Why don't the bloggers create their own version of OhmyNews?
There are alliances among bloggers, but they are informal and they are based more on linking than on any arrangement. People sort of start to agree on something or want to point to something. And that's actually quite powerful. When that happens in a major way, you see things change quickly.
As far as I know, there was no formal or even largely informal decision on the part of many people who started getting furious with CBS news for the (Bush national guard documents) story that they broadcast. But there were a lot of people who agreed with each other that this needed to be investigated and there was a lot that happened -- without a lot of phone calls.
It wasn't a top-down decision, it was a bottom-up decision, and that's very powerful. So I do think that there is a room for a business or collective of bloggers who say, "Well, we want to cover the world our way so come to our page where we are all allied together" -- I haven't seen that happen yet, but I don't know why it wouldn't.
There is some sense that the blogosphere in the U.S. is vastly liberal, as with Korea. Do you think that the Internet as a medium inherently favors certain political spectrums?
No. It's a tool. It favors the people who are literal -- who can express their opinions succinctly and powerfully. The most successful early bloggers were conservatives, not liberals, in America. Or libertarian, depending on how you want to define people. But the most successful blogs that emerged after 9/11 were more conservative -- what became known as the war blogs -- and while there are some very successful liberal Weblogs around, but I don't think that they are as large in number as the conservative. But there are conversations in both -- there's room for everyone.
Your comparison of journalism-as-a-lecture model vs. journalism-as-conversation is fascinating. How would you like to implement this in your new media startup?
What I've been doing personally on the blog for some time now has been all about that. The only way you can have a conversation is if you listen. That's the first rule of conversation. And I've had a wonderful time listening, even when they attack me (laughter). I typically learn more from those who think I'm wrong than from people who think I'm right. Especially when they tell me why I'm wrong.
And then once you learn how to listen -- which is something journalists need to do better -- then we can say that with the tools being created -- things like what OhmyNews is doing -- then we can say "Don't just respond to us but let's all talk together" and "Let's develop ways of taking that publication of a story and broadcast and make that the beginning of something."
OhmyNews has sometimes been attacked on the issue of the accuracy of citizen journalism. How would you address that issue?
I think people who want to do journalism have some responsibility to be accurate and if they're not, they run the risk of being ignored. I think the best thing to do with inaccurate journalists is to not pay any attention to them. But there's also now more responsibility on the part of the reader to be somewhat more skeptical about what they read.
If I read something from someone I don't have any knowledge of, I don't assume that it's true. If it's based on something I'm going to make a major decision about, I'm going to check first. I have to. So I think it's going to be a little more work, but in the world of online journalism, we actually have to pay attention to what the other one is saying and when we see something that is wrong, we need to tell them. We need to regulate each other. I don't want the government to be responsible for that, I want the citizens, journalists and readers to be responsible.
Wikipedia is experimenting with a news service called Wikinews that's based on massively distributed story contribution and fact checking. So, theoretically, there would be no worry about objectivity. Do you think that can be a viable model for online journalism?
I'm on record as being a little skeptical of Wikinews, but not because I am skeptical of anybody involved in Wikipedia. I think they're geniuses and doing wonderful stuff. And I'm going to watch it carefully. I think there are things about it that are very much applicable to things that I'm going to try to do.
©2004 T.Thacker
But I think they have a lot to work out on how news applies to Wikis -- it's just not clear that it is a natural medium for news. Certainly for breaking news I don't think that Wikinews would be the place to go. But I expect that they're going to come up with some things that we can't anticipate now because they have so many people to work on it.
I was also skeptical of Wikipedia when I first heard about it. But I think they've silenced most of my doubts and I'm in awe of what they've accomplished.
There are lots of news media in the U.S., but the problem is they are mostly owned by a handful of people and organizations. Do you have any concerns about this concentration of media power?
Most people get most of their information from very few companies, that's true. That's a problem and I think that people on both the right and left of the political spectrum
that that's a problem.
At the same time there's this great potential of this medium to fix that problem if people start seeking out more things themselves. I have to point out again the case of talk radio, where people thought that media was not providing a crucial piece of news and so they said, "Ok, we'll do it ourselves."
Whether one agrees politically or not, I think it's terrific that people do this. Take responsibility to teach each other what's important instead of waiting for the evening news to inform us. That's the beauty of this technology -- that we can talk to each other.
There is a fear that people are only turning to the news they like and that on the Internet there is a balkanization of news. Do you think that the massively distributed model like OhmyNews can solve this problem?
As I said, I am worried about this "echo chamber" where we only listen to what we want to. It's so important for people to expose themselves to things that are different. One of the things that I think is valuable about a newspaper is to be exposed to things you didn't know you cared about, especially if it covers a broad range of issues.
But the tools are coming along that help people find other things. And I think that even a site or publication or whatever medium we're going to use, that even when it has a stance or political worldview, part of the fairness is in saying "If you disagree, we're going to make sure that your response is going to be prominently displayed near the original." And I think that covers what we need to do as well, as journalists, listening to the other side and giving displays for the opposing views.
So Internet journalism, based on citizen journalism, can reduce that danger?
It can. But it's not up to us. We can advise people to read other things and to look at other avenues. We can't force anybody to do that. But I think we as journalists have a responsibility to urge people to go beyond the page they're on.
And yeah, part of what is so cool about the Web is the hyperlink -- the elemental unit of the Web. It tells you either here's something that backs up what I'm saying, or here's a way to get to something that is related to it. The Web is about links.
What do you think about the future of the newspaper? Will it disappear?
Well, eventually, sure. I assume that we will have electronic displays that will be very high resolution, without flicker, to replicate the very best of the page, of print, which is really a wonderful form factor. I love books and like magazines, I like newspapers. We're going to get eventually a kind of handheld thing that is easy and pleasant to read as paper is in our hands today -- with a lot of things that will make it better, in some ways. And of course there's the bathroom test -- can you take it with you into the bathroom. But I assume this will be solved.
I'll probably always buy books, just because I'm old, but what's important is the medium as much as what's said. A lot of where we're going is kids today using video and audio in ways we could never contemplate -- and SMS is a media of its own -- so we have a lot to learn. Us old guys are learning a lot from younger people about it works.
I've heard that your book will be published in South Korea soon.
That's what I've been told. They sold the rights. I'll be writing a new introduction for the Korean audience. And I'm thrilled that this is happening. Of all the societies on the planet, yours may be the best to understand this, given partly because of what (OhmyNews did).
What would you say to the Korean readers of your book?
I would quote Scoop Nisker's remark that I quoted in the front of my book which says "If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own." (laughter)
Do you have a final message for OhmyNews readers?
Keep reading and keep contributing, and for your readers who are more on the side of the conservative. Start their own. Do an OhmyNews of your own so the conversation expands. But talk to each other and listen to each other. That's the real message.
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Vrelo Bosne (Spring of Bosna) is a spring and a green park at the source of the River Bosna, central Bosnia and Herzegovina, twelve kilometers southwest of Sarajevo, one of the country's top natural landmarks.
Vrelo Bosne is found on the outskirts of Sarajevo, near the suburb of Ilida. One of the most famous scenes of natural beauty in the region, it is ironically located in Sarajevo's metro area.
If you don't have a car, it's best reached by taxi and can be combined with a visit to the War Tunnel Museum. The approach to the park down a long allée of tall trees is spectacular. Fancy houses from the Austro-Hungarian period line the allée, offering a peek into the luxuries of the past.
The park itself is a network of paths and bridges over bubbling streams and waterfalls and still pools reflecting the leafy surroundings. It's filled with shade and perfect for a warm summer's day. It's also one of the greenest places on earth. Nearby is the Roman Bridge, also worth looking at. The park has outdoor cafés, which can get crowded on summer weekends, but stray from the beaten track a bit, and it's hard to imagine a more peaceful oasis. There are also numerous minor attractions in the park, horse and carriage rides are also offered if you're more inclined to ride in and picnic sites. If you're spending any length of time in Sarajevo, Vrelo Bosne is a welcome break from the bustle of the city. A number of animals are kept in the park as well, such as ducks and swans.
After lack of maintenance during much of the 1990s, a giant revitalization project was launched in the year 2000. Local teenagers were led by international ecological organizations in the clean-up. By the end of the year, Vrelo Bosne was back to its former glory.
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When it comes to green spaces, Central Park usually takes all the credits. But we recommend getting our of Manhattan and looking for surprises on the other districts. Over the last decade, Brooklyn has been on the rise with various new hotspots and thriving cultural offer.
But you can start with an old site. Across Brooklyn Bridge there's the district with the same name and one of the nation's national landmarks: Green-Wood Cemetery, founded in 1838.


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The snowstorm that hit the Northeast knocked down trees and power lines and left hundreds of thousands of homes in the cold and dark.
About 650,000 customers lost power during the height of the snowstorm, most of them in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., lost electricity and shut down Friday night during the storm, though authorities say there's no threat to public safety.
Some parts of New England had more than 2 feet of snow. The storm brought high winds and left many roads impassable, hampering utilities' efforts to restore power.
There was some consolation, though: The outages weren't as widespread as they were in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. And restoring power will likely be a much quicker job - taking days, not weeks, as was the case with Sandy.
Sandy brought winds of 90 miles per hour whipping through trees that were still draped with leaves. During this storm, a gust of 82 miles per hour was recorded in Westport, Conn. That's still dangerous, but the leaves are long gone so trees and branches weren't stressed as much.
Here are some questions and answers about what utilities expect, along with some important things to remember if your power goes out.
Q: How do utilities prepare for a storm like this one?
A: They start meeting in the days before a storm to make sure they have crews and equipment ready to go and to plan staffing for their command centers. They ask unaffected utilities for extra line crews to help restore power. They coordinate with state and county officials and plan public notifications. All year round, of course, utilities conduct tree-trimming programs and other maintenance activities designed to minimize damage to wires and other equipment. Now they hope it helps.
Q: Are winter storms more or less destructive than summer storms?
A: It depends. A winter storm that comes early, when leaves are still on trees, can be as destructive as a hurricane. A storm that coats trees and wires with ice can also be dangerous. That's because the weight of the snow and ice drag down wires, branches or whole trees, explains Seth Hulkower, an electric power distribution expert at the consulting firm ICF International.
"Snowfall by itself is not problematic," Hulkower says. "The biggest concern is whether there is going to be ice and how high the winds are going to be."
Relatively high winds were more of a concern than ice this time.
Q: How do utilities work to get power restored after the storm?
A: Throughout the storm, utilities build maps of where in the system people have lost power and, based on the pattern of outages, what equipment has been damaged. As soon as winds die down enough for work to resume, crews fan out to try to reconnect wires, erect new poles, or fix or repair transformers or other equipment. Utilities focus first on repairs that restore power to the highest number of houses. Downed wires that serve only a few houses are the last to get repaired.
Q: Superstorm Sandy's storm surge swamped electrical substations, knocking out power to thousands. Was that a threat this time?
A: There was some concern about flooding, but it did not appear to create major problems in New York and New Jersey, states hit hardest during Sandy. The possibility of flooding did lead to the evacuation of two neighborhoods in Quincy, Mass., south of Boston, and of 20 to 30 people in oceanfront homes in Salisbury in northeastern Massachusetts, authorities in those towns said. But any flooding was expected to be milder than what Sandy wrought.
Q: Did Sandy and the nor'easter that followed a week later make things less dangerous by clearing out the weak and dead branches and trees?
A: Yes. But there's a potential trade-off: The storms may have weakened trees that were previously healthy. Also, there may still be some weak spots in the electrical system where utilities made temporary fixes that they haven't yet been able to secure.
Q: What should homeowners do in the event of an outage?
Report outages as soon as possible. Stay away from downed wires and report them to the utility. If you are running a generator, make sure it is outside to avoid breathing exhaust. If using a portable stove or kerosene heater, make sure there is adequate ventilation. The best way to keep the house warm is to open blinds during the day, but shut them at night, and gather in central rooms, according to the Edison Electric Institute, an industry group.
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Fans aren't quick to forgive in these random thoughts for a Tuesday:
Fans aren't quick to forgive in these random thoughts for a Tuesday:
� Thunder fan favorite and team captain Garet Hunt didn't waste time getting his sixth season with Stockton off on the right note. Hunt scored just 32 seconds into Saturday's season-opener, and four other Thunder players scored in their 5-0 win against Colorado at Stockton Arena.
� Winless Jacksonville is heading to London to play the upward trending 49ers, winners of four in a row. The Jags? The NFL is trying to spread the game's popularity, isn't it? That's like sending Miley Cyrus to a monastery.
� Forbes announced the top 10 most disliked players in the NFL based on a survey of more than 1,100 people by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research. At No. 1, no surprise, Michael Vick, the Eagles quarterback, who served a prison term for his involvement in a dog fighting ring. Time hasn't and maybe never will heal that wound. At No. 2: Chargers linebacker Manti Te'o, still marked by the fake girlfriend scandal from last year.
� An apparently intoxicated male bartender from Long Island wearing a Jets jersey punched a woman wearing Patriots gear in the face Sunday at Met Life Stadium. The video of the incident has gone viral. An online comment with the story read: "When told a Long Island man was doing something stupid in the worst part of New Jersey, police said they were looking into The Situation."
� Jim Leyland is stepping down after eight seasons managing the Tigers. The 68-year-old won a World Series with the Marlins and two pennants in Detroit. But I'll forever remember him for his expletive-riddled argument with Barry Bonds that was caught on video during spring training in 1991, when Leyland managed Pittsburgh. Leyland had no problem establishing dominance as the alpha male.
� Guy playing golf in Reno in September 2012 hits an errant shot through the window of a home set beside the 16th hole of Lakeridge Golf Course. The homeowner comes out with a shotgun and fires at the golfer, who was hit by a couple pellets and ran for his life from the scene. The homeowner pleaded guilty to felony battery with a deadly weapon. Sentencing will be Dec. 12. Shotgun starts, sure, but a shotgun finish?
� Sixers first-round draft pick Nerlens Noel might miss the entire season because of a knee injury he suffered last year as a freshman at Kentucky. The Clippers' Blake Griffin spent his first year in the league on the bench with an injury. Philly can only hope Noel has a career that ends up resembling Griffin's.
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WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sponsored
a delegation July 26-August 2 to Haiti and the Caribbean region to examine the
plight of Haitians impacted by the January 12 earthquake.
The mission, led by Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, New York, took place a little more than six months after the tragedy and focused upon the situation of vulnerable populations, particularly children, as well as reconstruction and economic development efforts. The delegation also traveled to the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic to assess the problems facing Haitians in those countries.
"It is clear that efforts to clean up and recover from the earthquake are progressing slowly," said Archbishop Wenski. "However, the international community must remain steadfast in working with the Haitian government to reconstruct the country and strengthen its institutions. The survival and long-term future of the Haitian people are at stake."
In addition to visiting with members of Haiti's government, civil society and business sectors to discuss long-term development, the delegation paid special attention to the most vulnerable Haitians, especially women and children, visiting orphanages and camps in Port-au-Prince and the other countries.
"Children, especially those who have lost parents or are separated from them, remain at grave risk," said Bishop DiMarzio. "Without a more concerted effort to protect them and find long-term solutions for their care, they will become even more vulnerable to criminal elements, including smugglers and human traffickers."
In some of the camps, the delegation found that women remain vulnerable to violence and sexual assault. "Women, especially single mothers with children, are struggling to feed and protect their families, but at the same time are themselves exposed to gender-based violence. More must be done to enhance their security," said Maria Odom, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc (CLINIC) and member of the delegation.
Despite the slow recovery and humanitarian challenges, the delegation saw seeds of hope in their mission. They visited a number of emergency, transitional, and development programs operated by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and their local partners. CRS has operated in Haiti for 55 years, responding to the needs of the most vulnerable and supporting local development and strengthening of Haitian families.
In the aftermath of the earthquake, CRS additionally supports child protection programming, which includes family tracing to reunite separated children with their families, where possible, and the pursuit of durable solutions for orphaned children. CRS is also working throughout Haiti to assist the displaced located outside of the earthquake zone, and, through agriculture programs, to help them find the means to remain in the countryside.
Upon returning to the United States, the delegation recommended that several steps be taken by the U.S. government to help reunite and strengthen Haitian families and continue helping Haiti's long-term development, including:
The delegation will be releasing a more formal and detailed report and
recommendations in early September. The delegation included staff
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Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and Catholic Relief Services.
"This is a pivotal moment in Haiti's history which requires cooperation and patience," stated Archbishop Wenski. "Haiti is at a crossroads and it is crucial that the international community not lessen its commitment to the rebuilding process."
In a collection taken up after the earthquake, Catholics in the United States contributed $80 million to recovery efforts in Haiti, which is being used to provide human needs assistance and to help restore Haiti's infrastructure, including churches, schools, and clinics. CRS and the Secretariat for the Church in Latin America of the USCCB are administering the funds, in consultation with the bishops of Haiti.
"It will take time to make Haiti whole again, but it is important that the Haitian people and the children of Haiti—its future leaders—do not lose hope," concluded Archbishop Wenski.
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•Danna Shumpert, 23, Brush, warrant for failure to appear on failure to display proof of insurance at 801 E. Beaver on August 26 at 9:03 a.m. Held on $1,500 bond.
•Jay Cano, 34, was arrested on second degree criminal trespass and theft at 14444 Highway 34 on AUgust 28 at 10:36 p.m. Held without bond.
•Patrick Groover, 30, Wiggins, was contacted for criminal mischief, criminal trespass 2nd degree, harassment and littering of public or private place. Released on summons.
•Ted Kitzman, 92, Wiggins, reported that yellow electric chain shaw, battery charger and a men's suit, valued at $202, were removed from his property. Open case.
•Julie Johns, 48, Fort Morgan, reported theft, third degree criminal trespass at 18144 CR 17.6 between 3 p.m. August 22 and 4 p.m. August 26. Stolen were two Sprint HTCI cell phones valued at $272.79. Open case.
•Donna Hoff, 59, Fort Morgan, reported harassment at 18389 Acoma on August 26 at 6:30 p.m. Open case.
•Nancey Erickson, 55, Denver, reported second degree burglary and theft at 26018 Highway 34 between AUgust 14 and 21. Stolen were home decorative items, rolling duffel bag, ski clothes, art/craft items, wooden signs and plastic bins valued at $500. Open case.
•Larry Oconner, 72, Brush, reported theft, burglary and trespassing at 17150 Beaver Creek Drive between 6 p.m. August 22 and 7 a.m. August 23. Stolen were two Honda generators, valued at $2,100. Open case.
•Black Gold Supply, Brush Bob Schrader, Hillrose and Jolene George, 31, Brush, reported criminal mischief between 5 p.m. August 22 and 12:10 p.m AUgust 23 at 26018 Highway 34, Brush. Padlocks damaged, value unknown. Open case.
•Simon Contractors, North Platte, NE, reported theft between 6:30 p.m. August 27 and 5 a.m. August 28 at I-76 MM92. Trailer and millhead, valued at $16,000, were stolen. Open case.
•Michael Strasburg, 33, Wiggins, reported criminal mischief, criminal trespass 2nd degree, harassment and littering of public or private place on July 31 at midnight.
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New York, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's cross country team opened the 2007 season at the NYU Invitational today at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. The men's team finished 20th of 25 teams, led by freshman Mitchell Rippe (Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur) with a time of 31:18 (195th place) for the new 8000-meter pre-regional championship course. Freshman Kristyn Ruggiero (Commack, N.Y./Commack) led the women with a 27:07 (159th place) finish for the new 6000-meter women's course.
Mitch Rippe - 31:18 - 195th place
Brandon Gillis - 31:41 - 197th place
Tom DiCamillo - 32:02 - 205th place
Jermaine Carter - 32:07 - 207th place
Gregory Denis - 32:39 - 214th place
Eric Harris - 35:55 - 238th place
Jason Chin Chitty - 36:02 - 240th place
Kristyn Ruggiero - 27:07 - 159th place
Teresa Cox - 29:00 - 203rd place
Lanna Awad - 30:52 - 218th place
For complete results from all the teams in the race, click here.
The Rams will run next on Friday, September 21st at the Stevens Invitational which is held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J.


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Live! From New York! It's a casting crisis for Lorne Michaels!
When Jason Sudeikis announced his departure this week, "Saturday Night Live" was suddenly bereft of any established crossover talent -- its longest-tenured surviving castmember is now Kenan Thompson -- and in terms of name-recognition, it drops off steeply from there.
But "SNL" has been here before. The upcoming 2013-2014 season will not be the first time the long-running sketch comedy series has been forced to prop up its B-team and go headhunting on the fly.
Sudeikis follows fellow cast members Fred Armisen and Bill Hader out the door -- unlike those they left behind, all have established film and TV careers. A year earlier, fan favorites Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg left for the draw of bigscreen comedy. And head writer and "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers departs in November for Jimmy Fallon's desk.
Jon Lovitz, an "SNL" cast member from 1985 to 1992 -- who weathered Lorne Michaels' infamous reboot of '86 -- knows the toll a long run on the show can take. He also understands the draw of the Los Angeles movie scene over the sketch comedy one in New York.
"Jason Sudeikis has been on the show for 10 years -- at some point you gotta go," Lovitz told TheWrap during an online chat on Huffington Post Live. "That's a tough show to do for 10 years."
To give an idea of how key the recent losses are: Only Darrell Hammond has appeared on more episodes of "SNL" than Meyers and Armisen. Sudeikis is 7th on that same list, Hader 9th, Samberg 20th and Wiig 22nd.
Even longtime fans of the show have to ask: Who's even left?
"Saturday Night Live" new senior members are Thompson, Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharoah, Nasim Pedrad, Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer and, for now, Meyers. On the JV team (called Featured Players) are Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong.
Other than Thompson's attempt at a "Fat Albert" movie in 2004, there's hardly a notable screen credit among them.
But to give up on the show now would be foolish: Even Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell and Tina Fey were "SNL" scrubs at one point -- and in Killam, Strong, Pedrad and Bayer, "SNL" has a number of young players with high upside.
Michaels has constantly retooled the cast since its initial "Not Ready for Primetime Players" took the stage in Studio 8H. Historically, the unknowns have worked out far better than the household names -- remember Robert Downey, Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, and Billy Crystal in the cast? Not many people do.
Lovitz, who joined with fellow newcomers Downey Jr. and Hall, said some people will welcome new cast members with open arms. Others might not.
"It's competitive," Lovitz said. "It's a very strange show."
So clearly, "SNL" is in a rebuilding year. But with whom will it rebuild? The show historically has favored improv and sketch comedians over stand-up comics, though both are options.
But this year, it's not just about filling a headcount -- it's about stocking up with versatile talent that can stand out quickly. Actors from the Upright Citizen's Brigade, Second City and the Groundlings have had great success in the past, and it's likely that Michaels will go back to that well.
The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in New York declined comment, citing its relationship with NBC. Phone calls to Second City were not immediately returned. An NBC spokeswoman said that the network does not comment on casting changes.
The "SNL" casting team comes out to scout the Groundlings in Los Angeles a couple times a year, Groundlings Managing Director Heather de Michele told TheWrap. And they've been there recently.
Who they are looking at closely, she wouldn't say. But the Groundlings have recently produced both the aforementioned Killam and Wiig. De Michele, and the rest of the Groundlings, knew those auditions were just a matter of time. What she didn't know is how short that time would be.
Of those already with a seat at the table, Killam seems poised to be the breakout star of "SNL's" 38th season. A promising sign: His "Sloppy Swish" digital short was one of last year's breakout viral hits.
"He's exceptionally good," de Michelle said. "During his first main stage show he was nabbed by 'SNL.' He didn't even get to open his first show as a Groundling."
Wiig's casting happened with nearly the same speed -- but that's not always the case. When one goes through the Groundlings school, the top level make it into the Sunday cast. Only after graduating is an actor eligible to be a "Groundling" and perform on Friday and Saturday nights. And there are never more than 30 Groundlings at a time.
One Groundling to watch is Mikey Day, a star of MTV's "Wild'n Out." Jillian Bell of the Main Company wrote for "SNL" in 2010. Jim Cashman has written for the show as well. Tony Cavalero is a founding member of longform improv group "Robert Downey Jr. Jr." -- another "SNL" connection. Kind of.
But Lovitz believes the show will be fine. As will the new cast members. And they shouldn't worry about it anyway. "The audience picks the hit characters, the audience picks the stars," Lovitz said. "That you have no control over."


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Curtis Secures Comprehensive Victory for the Republic of Kazakhstan's Committee of Roads
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Curtis defeats $400 million investment treaty claim brought against India
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Curtis Announces the Addition of Two New Partners and a New Counsel in Milan
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France Insight: The Ministry of Economy and Finance broadens eligibility criteria to access State-guaranteed loans during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
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Contractual Breaches Because of COVID-19: Mediation Agreements
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Partner Claudia Frutos-Peterson Discusses the Impact of COVID-19 on International Arbitration in a Webinar Organized by the Comisión de Arbitraje del Colegio de Abogados de Panama
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Partner Antonia Birt Speaks at 5th Annual GAR Live Abu Dhabi
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Antonia Birt publishes IBA Arbitration Country Guide for the UAE
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Partner Claudia Frutos-Peterson Discusses Alternative Dispute Resolution in Times of COVID-19 in a Webinar hosted by American University's Washington College of Law
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Curtis Associate Luis Carlos Ramírez Martínez to Speak on a Panel titled "Effects of COVID-19 on International Trade"
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After a brief encounter with the Colorman, Vincent Van Gogh is fatally shot dead in Auvers, France. Meanwhile, as the news makes its way through the Parisian artist network, Vincent's close friends, Lucien Lessard and Henri-Toulouse Lautrec, must solve a series of mysteries regarding the Lessard's newly returned love, Julliett and the ultramarine shade of blue the Colorman sells to the Impressionists, at a steep and dangerous cost to the artist and their families.
For anyone familiar with Christopher's Moore's wit, sarcasm and often inappropriate humor, this book might come across as completely alien. The book itself felt longer than necessary, and was not laugh out of funny, as Moore's previous books have been. It's not a serious book, but it is thoughtful and Moore went above and beyond in researching the era, the artists, their works and their personalities for this book. I applaud the level of attention and seriousness he devoted to those elements of the book. I studied art in college, and the Impressionists are my favorite group of artists from France, so I really appreciated and loved the attention to detail Moore gave to the artwork. There is also the added bonus of colored prints of various art throughout the book.
Despite some of my criticisms, I very much enjoyed this book. I think I might have been less critical if I had read it over a longer span of time, rather than getting through the entire book in 2 days. I definitely list Moore in my top 3 favorite authors, after Neil Gaiman & Cecelia Ahern.
One of the drawbacks of this book was the dialogue and characters. They felt repetitive with the same stale jokes running through the novel. Also, it felt like Moore took modern language and just placed in a historical novel, adding an odd element and disrupting the pace of the book. It was somewhat awkward but still interesting to see his seriousness in the descriptions, but then skip to the childlike humor in the dialogue. I wonder if this is Moore evolving as an author? Maybe stepping away from the sex and poop jokes? Either way, I'm intrigued to see what he will write next. The ending did not wrap up fast enough for me, it felt like there was just too much to say about Bleu, and too many avenues to explore of her influence on artists throughout time. Sacre Bleu is probably not the best introduction to Moore's inappropriate and off-beat comedy, but it does highlight his way with words and the level of research he puts into his books.
Other things to do while you wait for this book:
- Listen to his Interview with NPR
- Plan a visit to the Musee d'Orsay in Paris to see the Impressionist gallery!
- Plan a visit to the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam! When I went last year, there was a special exhibit featuring the work of Henri Toulouse Lautrec. It was beyond awesome to see his original posters and prints.
- Go to the Legion of Honor in San Francisco to see artwork from the Belle Epoque era.
- Go see Christopher Moore at Keplers April 24th!
- Read my reviews of other Christopher Moore Books!
- Christopher Moore: Fool (A retelling of King Lear)
- Christopher Moore: Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story
- Christopher Moore: You Suck: A Love Story


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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has called for the three imprisoned members of punk band Pussy Riot to be freed. According to the Associated Press, Medvedev says keeping the trio in jail any longer would be "unproductive." The release of Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Yekaterina Samutsevitch could come as early as Oct. 1 when the group's case comes up for appeal.
The members of the guerilla art collective were sentenced to two years in jail in August, when they were convicted of "hooliganism driven by religious hatred" after performing a short, guerrilla piece about Vladimir Putin inside Moscow's main cathedral. Since their arrest, the group has garnered support from everyone from Paul McCartney to Peaches. Some of those tributes will be compiled into a book, Pussy Riot! A Punk Prayer For Freedom, due in about two weeks from Feminist Press. The book will also include the trio's letters from prison, courtroom statements from the defense, poems, and a transcript of the "punk prayer" that got the group in so much trouble to begin with.


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Small and medium-size businesses can benefit with a good content strategy backed by a content management system (CMS) like Drupal. The internet is evolving fast. A good content strategy helps business keep a close pace with the trend.
More and more people are using mobile phones to get information and connect with others. A CMS website can quickly turn into responsive design. A responsive website provides better user experience for mobile users. Hence, Google ranks a responsive website higher than none responsive ones.
It is beneficial for a business to have a long term and short term digital plan. It saves money in a long run. If a company has a consistent plan for next 5 to 15 years, it helps avoid costly overhaul of previously built software and redo anything just because it did not fit into a big picture.
Here is an example of my customer who is doing great in the insurance business. Their consistent content strategy help them take a lion share of a niche market, a Chinese insurance market.
They are focusing on Chinese insurance market. At the very beginning, the owner of the business has an excellent long-term goal for his business. He built a comprehensive Drupal based system for his insurance business. With Drupal powerful Multi-lingual support, he built a website having three languages. The website is serving as a primary marketing tool. He published unique content that are valuable for Chinese travelers to Canada. There is an online insurance quotation system built from a Drupal contributed module. With the quotation system, people can easily compare insurance policies from different insurance companies. They can place an insurance order online. Other than that, backend system catches other customers' leads.
A system built on Drupal is well SEO-tuned. The website rank high in Google search result. Keywords like "Canada insurance" in the Chinese language is on the first page of both Google and Baidu. Their website rank high in the search result of other search engines. As I am writing this article, their keyword "Canada insurance" in Chinese rank #1 on Google search result and also on the first page of Baidu. It brings thousands of organic search visit and hundreds of high-quality leads every week. Without spending any other marketing dollars, the company doing great with the solid content strategy.
The owner of the business had the great vision at the beginning. He built his insurance business on a top of Drupal-based software system. Supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world, Drupal is an enterprise standard open source software. The system serves as a marketing tool that bring hundreds of quality leads every week. The content management system lets employees easily publish blogs and articles. Recently, they hired us a Toronto Drupal shop for a main Drupal version upgrade.
If the software is a pillar of a successful business, building a system from Drupal is a cornerstone of it. A good content strategy secures a profitable business.


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Lutherans and Catholics: From Conflict to Communion
From Conflict to Communion: that's how Lutherans and Catholics are describing their ecumenical journey of the past 50 years, as they look ahead together to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017.
From Conflict to Communion is the name of a joint document from the Lutheran-Roman Catholic International Commission on Unity which was presented at a press conference on Monday at the Lutheran World Federation headquarters in Geneva. The lengthy text looks at the joint responsibility for the division of the Western Church in the 16th century, addressing the challenges of healing those memories and working together for reconciliation and common witness to the world.
Topics explored in the document include basic themes of Martin Luther's theology with a view to Lutheran–Catholic dialogue, as well as focusing on five ecumenical imperatives for the relationship between both Churches as they commemorate 2017 together.On October 31st1517, German monk and theologian Martin Luther is thought to have nailed to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg his 95 theses addressing issues that he saw as urgently in need of reform. The resulting Reformation not only divided the Protestant and Catholic Churches, but also radically challenged the role of religion in societies.
Mgr. Matthias Turk is in charge of Lutheran-Catholic relations with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He accompanied Council President, Cardinal Kurt Koch to Geneva on Monday for a joint press conference and earlier he spoke to Philippa Hitchen about the significance of this joint document on commemorating the Reformation together:
"It is a very important landmark after so many centuries of conflict and misunderstanding, leading even to wars between nations and within countries.....this is the first Reformation anniversary which can be addressed jointly, ecumenically. As Martin Junge, the General Secretary of the World Lutheran Federation has said, this commemoration will be international, it should be ecumenical and it should call us to common witness....
The reason for Church divisions are very often misunderstandings and different interpretations of the same contents of faith and theological convictions. So in our international ecumenical dialogue, we were able to rediscover the common basis we have in these questions of faith and were able to express that these are no longer Church dividing issues....
Also from our Catholic side, our own conviction is 'Ecclesia semper reformanda' - that the life of the Church has to be reformed all the time, in every age, so we have this common intention of reform on both sides....what we could do in this document is to indicate the main themes of the theology of Martin Luther in lifht of our own ecumenical dialogue, showing that many ideas of Martin Luther have been issues for the whole Church and important elements of renovation of the Church.....
This document could be a basis for all sorts of ecumenical dialogues....with other partners because it addresses the basic intention necessary reform of the Church and also addresses our own relationship with God"
The full text of the document 'From Conflict to Communion' is available from the German Evangelische Verlangsanstalt and Bonifatius publishing house.
Vatican Radio (June 17, 2013)
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Siemens S46
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Good no nonsnese phone
I purchased this phone at an AT&T store.
This is one of the best phones I have used when it comes to holding onto calls even with a weak signal. The menus are easy to navigate. The included belt clip actually holds the phone securely and swivels out of the way when you sit. This phone is built like a truck! I accidentally sat myself and a large recliner (at least 250 Lbs. total) on top of the phone. Other than a small crack in the glass covering the screen the phone sustained no damage. This would have destroyed most of the fancy phones that are popular these days. This phone also performed well as a GPRS modem hooked to my laptop, but, AT&T's data pricing plans are too high to do much of that.
The phone is so small it can feel uncomfortable to hold for extended periods unless you have small hands. Also, missed calls seem to generate several notifications which must be cleared and it sometimes takes a while for the voicemail icon to go away after you check your voicemail. There are not many accessories for this phone.
Phone good - No Accessories, No Service
I have used Motorola and Nokia phones before and have had great service with them.
My first S46 quit and gave a purple screen. I had put it on my belt and one hour later on the road, it had a purple screen. Siemens would not stand behind it.
After much being transferred from here to there, an ATT manager finally replaced my phone.
It has been very dependable. However, there are no accessories available for it. No hands free headsets for using while driving, just an ear bud that still requires you to find the phone and press the answer button when it rings. It does not have loud enough volume for a noisy environment, and the included belt holster is constantly dropping the phone on the ground. It is a good thing that this phone is well built.
Service - terrible
Accessories - almost non existent
Quality - good.
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Great Phone
I have service through AT&T. They are slowly changing all of there service over to GPRS. That is great unless you live in an area that doesn't get good GPRS service. This phone is dual allowing me to use digital and GPRS. It is simple to use and has more features than the average person will need. It has a rugged design that works well. If there was a down side it would be short battery life, and lack of accessories to go with the phone. Overall I love it. I was using a Nokia 3360 prior to this phone. The nokia was a good phone, but limited on what it would do.
After trying them all, Still the best
An absolutely fantastic phone. I have used the 6310i, the V206, the T721, and the S56. The S46 is simply a great phone.
With the exception of the soft buttons and maybe more memory for calendar items, there is nothing I would change.
The reception is better than any phone I have used, and the battery life is incredible. Even simple things like the belt holster is well designed.
Its great to me!
I like the sounds that it has with the phone. It is light weigh and easy to mange. The phone features is the only thing whats great with it, it needs to have a speaker phone to it but it does not come with it. So the next phone I will get will be similar to this phone that I like so much.
The "can do everything phone" sometimes.
While the phone sports the nice feature of switching between GSM and TDMA service in Southern California is excels at neither.
I formerly had a Nokia 6360 that died due to water damage. While the nokia(TDMA) could make and receive most calls in the house, often the S46 goes straight to voice mail. To make a call I must stand in the backyard. If your area has strong GSM coverage then this should not be a problem for you.
The word clunky does fit in how this phone looks and feels. Perhaps a well made clunker is a better definition. It has been dropped several times from heights ranging from 2 feet to 8 feet and still works. The plastic screen scatches easily, and the two soft buttons under the screen are starting to become delaminated with use (6 months).
-Ease of Use
You cannot use the hands-free with the charger as they plug into the same spot. Menus might be intuitive in Germany but for me they stink! Nokia=simple, S46 =headache.
-Final Thoughts
The phone does work, in fact it works in places others might not, but this has more to do with AT&T's greater coverage in my area Southern California.
The only reason to get this phone is if you need (TDMA/GSM) service. Remember it does not support AMP or analog service, something all traditional TDMA phones will do.
You can check out the problems with this phone at the ATT wireless site in the customer support forums.
Phone has a notorious problem with sudden power off's, SPO.
This means the phone will turn itself off with no warning. You may find the phone has been off most of the day without you knowing about it. This could be a critical problem for some people.
My phone worked OK for the first 3.5 months, then started having the problems, then finally would not take a charge or boot up even when plugged in. A new battery solved the problem for a couple of weeks, but the SPO problem reappeared and then the phone died completely.
ATT will not support this phone beyond 15 day after you take it, except for programming your account info.
This means that if you have a problem, your only options are to send the phone in to Siemens for repair/replacement and have no phone for the 2 weeks this takes, pay ATT $50 to send you a new S46 phone and then give them the old one to trade with Siemens, Buy a new GSM/TDMA phone at full retail price, (Sony T62U $250), or cancel your service and pay the early termination penalty.
If you had TDMA service and switched to GSM, ATT will restore your TDMA service and reactivate your old phone, but the contract term stays. You will not pay the termination fee if you do this, unless you cancel before the contract end date.
Other Siemens phones seem to have this problems as well, but I have not had them.
I bought 2 phones in same week. both broken. For the one week I had the second phone it took 3 calls to at&t before it would back up to TDMA mode. The next day the phone kept asking me to install SIM card (already installed). The phone would not work. There are so many problems with this phone. It is very user unfriendly, terrible customer support....Stay with GSM or TDMA...it is not worth the hassle. Do not go GSM if you travel, trust me. Wait until perfected!!!!!
Siemens S46
1. Missed Key Inputs: Occasionally the phone misses key inputs. Very annoying if dialing while not looking directly at the phone.
2. Activation & Customer Service (AT&T Issue): Took 3.5 hours on hold to get the phone activated. AT&T has unacceptable hold times.
3. Failure to switch from GSM to TDMA.
Phone prefers GSM over TDMA, so will attempt calls in a weak GSM area where TDMA is very strong.
4. Sound Quality Bad: Picks up too much background noise. In quite places, quality acceptable. (So not in the car, not at work, but OK at home with the Radio off :>)
5. Firmware not available: Siemens makes downloadable firmware available for other phones. Why not this one?
6. GSM coverage poor in Portland Oregon, particularly in Hillsboro/Tanasbourne.
7. Slowness: The firmware in this phone is often very slow. EG, when unlocking the screen saver, it takes 3-5 seconds for the screen saver to verify security code. When manually switching modes, the phone pauses for 3-5 seconds while accepting the reconfiguration.
8. Message Duplication: Every Voicemail seems to result in a Text message as well. So now you have two notifications to deal with.
9. No STANDARD headset jack: Proprietary headset jack requires proprietary Siemens headset.
10. AT&T Issue: Phone based call forwarding not implemeted.
11. Device Conflicts: Using the Siemens headset jack disables the IrDMA port. Wierd.
1. Display / Backlight is very clear and easy to read.
2. Menu is intuitive.
3. IrDMA is a nice feature.
Phone Firmware Versions:
Found by going to:
Menu | Setup | Device | Status | Phone Identy
Version: 64
CC-Monitor v1.02
A300 General
4CA0 Setup
25A0 Network
9643 Battery
Found by entering
SW Version: 64.5500
HW Version: 3.020514
Purchased at Fry's in Wilsonville, Oregon.
This phone is going back.
S46 continued.....
Oh, and I give the S46 a 3.5 rating.....still needs some improvement!


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Orginizations of Nor GaladEditIn Nor Galad, there are many different groups and orginzations scattered around the world. Some of the organizations for NR are also threats, and more can be read on them at DM Threats.
Anulo-Ra'a, Sky Drow: The Ra'a clan of drow are a group of drow that were led by Queen Arana, a drow who had touched with the winged one, and lead her whole clan out of the midsts of the Elders, and into the skies, where they developed wings, larger lungs and resistance to higher elevations. The Anulo-Ra'a are still lead by Queen Arana, although she is now almost 1000 years old. Meeting a sky drow is a rare occurrence, and most citizens know not of their existence. The Sky drow are generally Chaotic Good in their alignment. Although thier society is ordered, most sky drow ignore the rules of other countries. This is not a cause of the Ra'a clan of being vain, but the curiosity of most of the drow who go to the lower cities: Most of these are teenager Sky drow, who usually respond to the phrase "But it's against the law" with: "don't worry, it'll be fun"-and we can fly away!.." Anulo-Ra'a continually fight against the Githanki, dragons, and other flying creatures.
Orc Kingdom of Haburama:The orc kingdom of Haburama (hah-boo-Rah-mah) is a orc kingdom that resides east of the Plains of desolation, in the middle of the Hills of Midden. The Orc kingdom is not only a kingdom of the Haburama orcs, named after thier king Haburama, but a place for misfits, outcasts and thieves. The Haburama constantly fight with the desert orcs,wasteland drow, and other creatures of the Plains of Desolation. They are also common targets for politcal fury, but so far have done well. Despite the fact of being orcs, the Haburama orcs are one of the most intelligent creatures in Nor Galad: Most people who meet them when hiding they are bodies don't even know they are orcs! Despite the fact of not being accepetted to be one of the Empires, the Orcs of Haburama, and their "loyal sidekicks" the Blue goblins still manage to remain strong. They are enemies of the Horde Orcs, the Desert Orcs, the Swamp orcs, and Dark orcs. Note: Horde orcs are normal orcs: Desert swamp and dark are almost identical, and are commonly refereed to just as "orcs". These are mostly names made by the orcs themselves, although they do match up to their abilities appearance and personality.
Dark "Crystal The group of the dark crystal was originally a group of magic users who who originated from the (japaneese islands scenario), who delved in dark magic- forcibly raising the dead, making destructive constructs out of souls, and evil creatures. Later on, the "Dark Crystal" group was disbanded- or at least in the eyes of the people. (The Dark Crystal group is not the actual name of the group, but the emblem they use. The original name has been lost in the ages) The Dark Crystal has been corrupting and influencing the (japan scenario) for many years, unnoticed. Currently however, the Dark Crystal group is only known by the people a collaboration of monsters of all types, with the Oni demons at the top- controlling kobolds, goblins, and dangerous and easily influenced creatures to do their bidding. However, in actuality, the same dark magic users have been controlling the group from the start. The dark crystal (mages) are res[responsible for the clackers, soul constructs (a construct powered by a dark/red crystal that is captured souls). One of the most dangerous organizations (and responsible for alot of plot twisting) in Nor Galad.
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FERDINAND, Ind. – After a day learning about German immigration into southwestern Indiana, Wabash College students learned Sunday of the men and women who followed to teach and tend to spiritual needs.
Greg Redding's freshman tutorial "The German-American Experience" spent the day touring Jasper then the Saint Meinrad Archabbey and the Monastery Immaculate Conception.
The day began with a walking tour of downtown Jasper and a sit-down discussion of local poet Norbert Karpf's poems. But the highlight was the visit to the area's two famed religious institutions.
The 10 students visited Saint Meinrad Archabbey which has 115 monks in residence. The Archabbey sits atop a hill overlooking the small town of St. Meinrad just south of I-64.
The Saint Meinrad Archabbey was founded in 1854 by monks of the Abbey of Einsiedeln in Switzerland. One of the primary missions for Saint Meinrad has been education. It has a school theology, as well as graduate-level degrees for lay and vowed religious students.
"Now this is beginning to look like an immersion trip," one of the freshmen said, after emerging from a College van and seeing the huge Romanesque church and Archabbey grounds.
A few conjectured the tour might be heavy on Catholicism but left a bit surprised.
"If you were with them and Catholic, it was 'Ok, we're going to nurture you and bring you along further in faith, but if you were Christian then good, you believe the basics we believe," freshman Keegan McLaughlin said.
"I think when the Brother at the Abbey said he was glad people were Christians coming there and not just that they were Catholics and they encourage people who are Christian and not just Catholics from the parishes to come and learn in the theologies – I think that's one of the best things that drove it home."
A monk, who had been at the Abbey for 54 years, provided the tour. Brother Maurus lead the students and other visitors through the grounds and explained its history. The Saint Meinrad Archabbey is one of only seven in the world, he said.
A short drive back north to Ferdinand included a visit to the impressive Sisters of St. Benedict Monastery Immaculate Conception. The huge church dominates and looks over the tiny town from a hilltop.
As a matter of fact, the Monastery is often referred to by locals as the 'Castle on the Hill.' The church was built by townspeople between 1897 and 1907. There are nearly 200 nuns at the Monastery, many live there but drive to jobs as teachers, nurses, health care providers and other vocations.
Sister Mary Longtime, at the Monastery for 48 years, explained the inner workings of the religious establishment and the history of the impressive buildings. The Monastery traces its roots from Germany to Pennsylvania then from Covington, Kentucky, to Ferdinand.
The church is currently undergoing extensive renovation and is closed to the public. Detailed artistry is being completed by the same craftsmen who renovated the famed dome inside the West Baden Springs Hotel near French Lick.
The German immigration pattern and the religious teachers and leaders who followed were a common theme through both tours.
"I was a little bit aware of the German heritage because I've known of the German festivals," McLaughlin said. "I've got German heritage in my family. I didn't know it was this strong of an influence and that there are such German towns. I didn't know about the Monastery or Abbey. It's pretty impressive."
The freshman class continues its immersion learning experience Monday with a trip to the utopian community of New Harmony and a visit to the historic German district of downtown Evansville.
Hewitt is Wabash College Director of New Media and Web Content Editor.
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At top right: Professor Greg Redding talks with Saint Meinrad's Brother Maurus about his live at the Archabeey.
Lower left: Redding takes a few extra moments Sunday morning in Jasper to discuss the poetry of Norbert Krapf.


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