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Will The EU’s Collapse Push The World Deeper Into The Great Depression II?

Will The EU’s Collapse Push The World Deeper Into The Great Depression II?

Courtesy of Timothy D. Naegele[1]

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“For want of a nail . . .  the kingdom was lost.”[2] Will Greece’s debt crisis lead to a Greek debt default and the collapse of the euro and an ensuing collapse of the 27-member European Union (or EU), and trigger the next round of crashes that will be described by economic historians decades from now as “the Great Depression II”?[3] The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife in Sarajevo, Serbia brought the tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia to a head.  In turn, it is said this triggered a chain of international events that embroiled Russia and the major European powers; and World War I broke out in Europe.[4] Will Greece’s debt crisis set a series of events in motion that sends the world into a downward economic spiral of unfathomable proportions?

For years, I have wrestled with the question of whether the Europe would collapse economically, politically, socially and militarily.  Sounds absurd, you say?  The countries are too interwoven and mutually dependent now for that to happen, and at the very least they will muddle along, making the worst of the best situations, and achieving the lowest common denominator?  The United States of Europe, they are not and never will be, but they have achieved a degree of cohesiveness that I never thought was likely years ago.

I believed jealousies and rivalries and, yes, the hatreds of the past would linger barely beneath the surface, coming unglued at the most inopportune times when it really mattered the most.  When the chips were down, I felt the EU would splinter and fall apart; and that its participants and the world would write it off as a noble experiment that failed, much like the League of Nations.  After all, its successor—the United Nations—is considered to be a colossal joke by Americans, many of whom would love to see it shipped to Europe, and its building on the East River in Manhattan bulldozed and turned into a park, or made into co-ops or condominiums.

The bitter hatreds of the past seem to have subsided in Europe though, and it has become a cultural melting pot, more and more.  Airbus was the first tangible sign of economic integration that I never thought would…
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Starwood REIT CEO: "The Manhattan High-End Condo Market Is A Catastrophe"

Courtesy of ZeroHedge. View original post here.

Not all is well in the luxury segment of the US housing market, manifested best through Manhattan's luxury condo segment, where as reported here over the last few months, there has been a sharp deterioration. A quick sampling of recent stories on the topic reveals that the situation is indeed bad, and getting worse:

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The Cost Of Screwing This Up The Border Adjustment Tax Unimaginable

By Mauldin Economics. Originally published at ValueWalk.

I believe that truly free trade helps everyone. But that’s not what recent so-called free trade deals have given us.

Instead, they delivered something quite different from the kind of free trade that Adam Smith and David Ricardo envisioned.

Globalization Perks Are Distributed Unevenly

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I explained this at length last July in the “The Trouble with Trade” issue of my free investment newsletter, Thoughts from the Frontline (...

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Oil sold out of tanker storage in Asia as market slowly tightens (Reuters)

Traders are selling oil held in tankers anchored off Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia in a sign that the production cut led by OPEC is starting to have the desired effect of drawing down bloated inventories.

Saudi Arabia's Oil Wealth Is About to Get a Reality Check (Bloomberg)

Saudi Arabia has said oil giant Saudi Aramco is worth more than $2 trillion, enough to consume Apple Inc. twice, and still have room for Google parent Alphabet Inc.

The kingdom may have to...

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Dollar Falls With Stocks Amid Dovish Fed Minutes: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg)

The dollar fell while Treasuries advanced after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting showed officials confident they can raise rates gradually amid little threat that near-term inflation will accelerate.

U.S. Solar Surged 95% to Become Largest Source of New Energy (Bloomberg)

Solar developers installed a record 14.6 gigawatts in the U.S. last year, almost double the total from 2015 and enough to make photovoltaic panels the largest...

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Gold & Silver; Knocking on breakout door again!

Courtesy of Chris Kimble.

Silver and Gold have continued to head lower since highs reached back in 2011. Is the 6-year bear market nearing an end?

Below looks at the Silver/Gold ratio over the past decade. To be long and strong Silver and Gold, the preference would be for this ratio to be heading higher.

The ratio has formed a clean falling channel (series of lower highs and lower lows) inside of (1). Three different times it knocked on the underside of falling...

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People With Cats Will Understand?

Courtesy of Nattering Naybob.

Taking a "potty break" from "in the Toilet Thursday" or "Thursday's in the Loo".

This week's subject is self evident, starring two lovable felines Cole and Marmalade in, People With Cat's Will Understand.

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Market Pause

Courtesy of Declan.

Nothing really to add to yesterday. Markets took minor hits, but there was little intraday spread. The biggest spread was in the Russell 2000 which was underperforming heading into today's session. It reversed most of yesterday's gains, but it has some way to go before it begins challenging the breakout

The New Lows and Highs is in a secular bullish pattern, and it will take continued pressure in spike lows to generate a sustained sell off - none of which is happening here.

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It's Time To Beat Up On Credit Suisse and Their Woefully Misinformed Bitcoin Advice

Courtesy of Reggie Middleton at Zero Hedge

Credit Suisse has been posting cryptocurrency advisories over the last few weeks. They are quite one-sided, although couched in the appearance of objectivity. To explain why it's couched in the appearance of objectivity, and not actually objective, let me give you some background.

The Obama administration enacted a law known as the Fiduciary Rule, as per Investopedia

The Department of Labor’s definition of a fiduciary demands that advisors act in the best interests of their clients, and to put their clients' interests above their own. It leaves no room for advisors to conce...

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Swing trading portfolio - week of February 20th, 2017

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This post is for all our live virtual trade ideas and daily comments. Please click on "comments" below to follow our live discussion. All of our current  trades are listed in the spreadsheet below, with entry price (1/2 in and All in), and exit prices (1/3 out, 2/3 out, and All out).

We also indicate our stop, which is most of the time the "5 day moving average". All trades, unless indicated, are front-month ATM options.

Please feel free to participate in the discussion and ask any questions you might have about this virtual portfolio, by clicking on the "comments" link right below.

To learn more about the swing trading virtual portfolio (strategy, performance, FAQ, etc.), please click here ...

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NSA May Be Withholding Intel from President Trump

By Jean Luc

These GOP guys were so worried about Hillary's email server and now we find out that we had something close to a Russian mole in the White House. In the meantime, Trump keeps on using his unsecured phone, had high level conversation in his resort in front of dinner guests! It's getting so bad that rumors are now circulating that the NSA is not sharing information with the WH:

NSA May Be Withholding Intel from President Trump

….Our spies have had enough of these shady Russian connections—and they are starting to push back….In light of this, and out of worries about the White House’s ability to keep secrets, some of our spy agencies have begun withholding intelligence fro...

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The Medicines Company: Insider Buying

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I'm seeing huge insider buying in the biotech company The Medicines Company (MDCO). The price has already moved up around 7%, but these buys are significant, in the millions of dollars range. ~ Ilene

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Amokalypse Now: Khmer Surin

Fish Amok - Khmer Surin
Located in the middle of NGO-infested suburb Boeung Keng Kang 1, Khmer Surin restaurant has started to accept tourists by the busload. For anyone living locally looking to lunch on a lazy amok, this is as bad news as my ham-fisted attempts at alliteration. The huge villa seats patrons over three levels and while the second floor boasts the nicest furnishings, the best tables are on the top floor where you can rail against the Gods in their full view for not providing an evening breeze. Be sure to sit away from the edge of roof on a rainy night.

While the surrounds are fancy pants, the service can be burlap sack on a slow night. One evening the waiter responsible for our floor decided to take off his shirt and have a nap in the corner suggesting that he already knew that Australians have appalling record at tipping. On many nights Khmer Surin provides a traditional Khmer band to keep its employees awake, which to my uncultured Western ears sounds as romantic as playing a marimba with a live weasel. If you live in Cambodia, you get enough traditional music anytime there is a wedding in your suburb. The common practice for Cambodian weddings is to have a tent set up out the front of the happy couple’s house, serve 300 of your closest friends a few Chinese-Khmer meals and play about eight hours of Khmer traditional music at ear-bleed levels. This is only punctuated by monks, who say “hello hello hello hello hello hello” into the microphone at 4:30am and then rock the mike with seven hours of groaning in Pali, a language that few Khmer folk understand or enjoy. Come to think of it, I haven’t met any Khmer people with a pure love of traditional music either.

Surin gets top marks for nontraditional presentation. Their fish amok arrives on a divot-filled plate with 7 individual servings of the curry that challenges you to play a clever game wherein you battle your tablemates for the final nugget of fish. I was going to call the game “Hungry Hungry Subsistence Farmers”, but it doesn’t really have much of a ring to it when I write it down. The sad part is that this amok is all bling and no substance. It’s the MC Hammer of fish curries (minus the later career as a celebrity judge on Dance Fever and his current career as a blogger). Relatively heavy on the lime leaves, shredded chili and MSG but otherwise pared down to a very minimal spice blend, coconut and a small amount of yesterday’s fish, served cold.

Location: #9 Street 57, Phnom Penh. Fish amok, US$3.50.

5 thoughts on “Amokalypse Now: Khmer Surin”

  1. Love the blog, one of the best Cambodia/Food things. I read it religiously.

    A pity to hear your views on Khmer Traditional Music but “one man’s steak is another man’s mutton” as the saying goes. You should have a listen to some of the stuff coming from CLA’s Masters. I’d encourage you to go and listen to Kung Nai (chapei) in Phnom Penh, check out Yoeun Mek (traditional wedding music) in Battambang or Prum Uth (smot) in Kampong Speu. I admit that some of the “traditional” music you hear in restaurants and hotels can be second rate but hearing the CLA Masters and their students has changed my perspective.

    While you may not have met any Khmers with a “pure love of traditional music” I can assure you there are plenty out there. Mongkol (who is one of Cambodia’s most eloquent bloggers) would be one who I am sure would speak eloquently about his “pure love”! In my time at CLA I’ve seen the impact that Khmer Traditional Music has on Cambodians. Many of these are young students who are desparate to keep their tradition alive. I’d have a look at CLA’s website ( ) to learn more.

  2. Phil,

    I had an excellent variation of amok trai the other day

    Added to the usual fish and mixture were two ‘sausages’ of roe – although I dread to think what the outer casing actually was.

    Amok po’own trai royt

    If you get the change to try it, do so

    Lord Playboy

  3. Another fantastic review – I almost feel like I’m there again, and the review reads very accurately on the Surin! I have a suspicion that the reason “Hungry Hungry Subsistence Farmers” title doesn’t sound quite right is that subsistence farmers are usually so damned polite when it comes to sharing food: there’d be no contest except to see if you could get the other guys to eat the last bit! Maybe you should call it “Hungry Hungry Middlemen.”

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Nokia Asha 210

Nokia Asha 210
320 x 240 pixels
2 MP
BATTERY: 1200 mAh
Announced: Apr 24, 2013
Market status: Released
Features: Fingerprint Lightweight Thin LTE Rugged NFC Dual SIM

  • Hardware QWERTY keyboard
  • Dual SIM card support

  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • The camera lacks flash
  • Does not support automatic screen brightness
  • Low pixel density screen (169 ppi)

Nokia Asha 210 is a Series 40 based feature phone with QWERTY keyboard. It has a 2.4" QVGA display, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, FM Radio and microSD card slot.

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  • Device type:
    • Feature phone
  • OS:
    • PopupSeries 40 UI
  • Form factor:
    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:
    • 4.55 x 2.36 x 0.46 inches (111.5 x 60 x 11.8 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 3.51 oz (100 g)
      the average is 5.3 oz (151 g)
  • Features:
    • Full keyboard, Soft keys (2), D-Pad
  • Colors:
    • Black, Pink, Yellow, Blue, White

  • Physical size:
    • 2.4 inches
  • Resolution:
    • 320 x 240 pixels
  • Pixel density:

    Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.

    • 169 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

    • LCD
  • Screen-to-body ratio:
    • 25.11 %
  • Colors:
    • 65 536

  • Camera:
      • Popup2 megapixels
    • Aperture size:

      Aperture size - The aperture of a camera is the opening through which light travels before it reaches the camera sensor. The smaller the number is, the bigger this opening is, allowing for more light to pass.

      • F2.8
    • Focal length (35mm equivalent):
      • 35 mm
    • Software Features:
      • Digital zoom
    • Settings:
      • White balance presets
  • Camcorder:
      • Resolution, 176 x 144 pixels 10 fps
    • Recording format:
      • H.263, 3GP

  • System memory:

    System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.

    • GB RAM / 64 MB ROM
  • Storage expansion:
    • microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

  • Capacity:
    • 1200 mAh
  • Type:
    • User replaceable, Li - Ion
  • Talk time:
    • 12.00 hours
      the average is 15 h (884 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 46.0 days (1104 hours)
      the average is 16 days (390 h)
  • Music playback:
    • 40.00 hours
  • Video playback:
    • 15.00 hours

  • Music player:
    • Supported formats:
      • MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, MP4, AMR, MIDI
  • Video playback:
    • Supported formats:
      • MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
  • Radio:
      • FM, Stereo, RDS
  • Headphones connector:
    • 3.5mm

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
    • Popup
      • Nokia Xpress Browser
    • supports:
      • HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Javascript 1.8
  • Built-in online services support:
    • Facebook, Twitter

  • GSM:
    • 900, 1800 MHz
  • 2G Data:
    • EDGE, GPRS
  • Multiple SIM cards:
    • 2 slots
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Phone features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  • Phonebook:
    • Popup1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • PopupCalendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Converter, World clock, Notes, Dictionary
  • Messaging:
    • PopupSMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input (T9)
  • E-mail:
      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP
  • Instant Messaging:
      • Yes
  • JAVA:

    JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.

      • Midp 2.1, CLDC 1.1
    • API:
      • JSR-75, JSR-82, JSR-118, JSR-135, JSR-139, JSR-172, JSR-177, JSR-179, JSR-184, JSR-205, JSR-211, JSR-226, JSR-234, JSR-248, Nokia UI API 1.1
  • Other features:
    • Voice recording, TTY/TDD

  • Bluetooth:
      • 2.1, EDR
    • Profiles/ Protocols:
      • Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP)
  • Wi-Fi:
      • 802.11 b, g
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • Features:
      • Mass storage device
  • Charging connector:
    • Proprietary
  • Positioning:

    Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.

    • Cell ID
  • Other:
    • SyncML

  • Officially announced:
    • 24 Apr 2013

Shopping information

  • Accessories:
    • Nokia Charger AC-11, Nokia Battery BL-4U 1200 mAh, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
  • MSRP price:
    • $ 72
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Nokia Asha 210 RM-925

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  • GSM:
    • 900, 1800 MHz

Nokia Asha 210 RM-926

(Single SIM)

  • GSM:
    • 850, 1900 MHz

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Alcatel OT-806A

Alcatel OT-806A Remove phone

Posted: 15 Apr 2011
Market Status: Released

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Device typeFeature phone
Dimensions4.67 x 2.32 x 0.48 inches (118.5 x 59 x 12.2 mm)
Weight3.70 oz (105 g)
the average is 5.3 oz (151 g)
FeaturesFull keyboard
ColorsBlack, Gray, Brown
Physical size2.8 inches
Resolution240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density

Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.

143 ppi

Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

Screen-to-body ratio34.73 %
Camera2 megapixels
Built-in storage0.06 GB
Storage expansionmicroSD, microSDHC up to 8 GB
Capacity850 mAh
TypeUser replaceable, Li - Ion
Talk time9.00 hours
the average is 15 h (910 min)
Stand-by time27.1 days (650 hours)
the average is 17 days (407 h)
Music playback22.00 hours
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RadioFM, RDS
SpeakersEarpiece, Loudspeaker
GSM850, 1900 MHz
Phone features
NotificationsHaptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, WAV, MIDI), Vibration, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibilityM3
Other featuresVoice recording
Bluetooth2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi802.11 b
USBUSB 2.0
FeaturesUSB charging
OtherComputer sync
Regulatory Approval
FCC approval

FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.

Date approved

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28 Oct 2010
FCC ID value: RAD138 link
FCC measured SAR

FCC measured SAR - Working closely with federal health and safety agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the FCC has adopted limits for safe exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy. These limits are given in terms of a unit referred to as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), which is a measure of the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone. The FCC requires cell phone manufacturers to ensure that their phones comply with these objective limits for safe exposure. Any cell phone at or below these SAR levels (that is, any phone legally sold in the U.S.) is a "safe" phone, as measured by these standards. The FCC limit for public exposure from cellular telephones is an SAR level of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg).

Head0.59 W/kg
Measured in850 MHz
Body0.97 W/kg
Measured in850 MHz

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Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Review

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray 8.5

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Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Review

The earpiece of the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray produces good enough volume and the sound comes out clear, with no audible distortions, even at the highest level.

People said they can hear us very well, and the second microphone for noise cancellation played their part to filter out the surrounding noise. One of the mics is on the back though, so you will be often cupping it with your palm when you talk, thus diminishing the usefulness of a dual mic setup.

Sony Ericsson also supplied the Xperia ray with a 1500mAh battery, which is rated for 7 hours of talk time in 3G mode, and that is another plus we don't see often is smallish Android handsets.

To summarize our impressions from the tiny phone – it is tempting to dismiss the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray as a less-capable version of the Xperia arc, but what you get is in fact a more compact variant, without sacrificing much but an HDMI port. Actually, the fact that the 8MP Exmor R camera didn't perform as well as we expected, and also that the LED on the back has to be used as a light instead of automatic camera flash, are the only letdowns we experienced with the Xperia ray.

Most everything else works like a charm, and looks good in the process. Props for the great pixel density on the 3.3” screen, it really makes a difference while reading, and the pretty UI overlay. The loudspeaker is very strong and clear, as with all handsets in the Xperia line, and we have dual mics for noise cancellation.  All of this is wrapped up in a slim and stylish chassis that you wouldn't be hesitant to whip out even in the VIP section of your favorite club, unlike some smartphone clunkers we've met. It's without a doubt a chic and capable miniscule handset that runs the latest Android version beautified by the Timescape UX without a hiccup, and that places it in a unique category of its own.

In a nutshell, the attractiveness of our Sony Ericsson Xperia ray turned out to be not only the stylish design, but also the fact that it doesn't cripple functionality compared to the bigger sibling Xperia arc, but rather adds some, like a front-facing camera, and that makes it a very enticing small Android handset.

It, however, hovers in a price range that is only about $50 less than the Xperia arc without a contract, so you will be likely to choose it before the larger handset only if you are mesmerized by its compact nature. If you want an even smaller alternative with similar specs, the Xperia mini seems a good bet, but it's not more compact, as the chassis is thicker.

Going downmarket for something cheaper, we come across the Samsung Galaxy Ace with its slightly larger screen, but its outer shell is a far cry from the beautiful Xperia ray, and the processor/screen/camera trio is inferior as well. It is, however, roughly $100 less, so the pricing of the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray might really put you in a bind, unless it becomes an impulse purchase.

Software version of the reviewed unit: 4.0A.2.368

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Video Review:

  • High pixel density display
  • Design-conscious chassis
  • Good loudspeaker
  • Dual mics for noise-cancellation and stereo sound capture

  • Camera could be better
  • LED light doesn't serve as automatic flash
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1. ryq (unregistered)

this is a great looking phone too bad it has such small screen. even samsung mid level phone have bigger screen. no wonder sony ericsson is struggling. they still dont know what the consumer wants.

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8. ztedac (Posts: 69; Member since: 17 May 2010)

not everyone wants to have a giant massive 4" screens -____-

think, there are some people with smaller hands
teens, children in school that their parents want to locate them, etc etc etc

SE is catering to different groups of people
just NOT the group that you think you belong in
if you want big screen phones, go for the arc

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 16:49 1

11. maroon5christina1807 (Posts: 1; Member since: 19 Sep 2011)

luv itt!

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 20:07 3

16. ILoveXperiaRay (unregistered)

You are wrong; sony ericsson DOES KNOW what the consumer wants. I prefer a small on than a phone with is difficult to get from my pocket.

It`s a wonderful phone. if you need a larger display, go for ARC. That`s easy.

posted on 25 Sep 2011, 01:11 4

29. unknown61591 (unregistered)

some people like me would still recognize this kind of phone not just because of its internal specs but also with screen..for a 3.3"display its pretty good seeing a high pixel density screen..and i dont really like huge body smartphones because of their bulkiness..:-)

posted on 14 Oct 2011, 02:31

42. Ronald Nilo (unregistered)

For me I prefer small Screen 3 - 3.5 inch.........

posted on 11 Dec 2011, 17:37

43. executor46d (Posts: 2; Member since: 11 Dec 2011)

i have 2 rays, and just what i was looking for in a smart phone, 4" are great but i like my rays... just what ztedac have said

posted on 27 Mar 2013, 00:59

46. linie (Posts: 1; Member since: 27 Mar 2013)

excuse me? they do know what the consumer wants... they have an xperia range... so there are different types of models to chose from, this phone is more for people with delicate hands.... people who don't want a big phone!

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 10:46 1

2. vu2ikl (unregistered)

i donno if you missed it but, the default keyboard in SE 2.3.4 is swipe enabled. so, instead of pressing the tiny keys, it would be easier to swipe..
that wont make up for the tiny keyboard keys but definitely make typing much simpler..

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:19

3. joaolx (Posts: 364; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)

Looks very nice. It's very pretty. Would love to have it.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:26

4. Hsiao (unregistered)

nice phone

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:46 4

5. AlexanderT (unregistered)

I got this phone yesterday, and it is excellent. I agree with all that the review said, and it's up to each user to decide whether the setbacks are worth it or not.

Here in Europe, an unlocked Ray is some €100 cheaper than a carrier-locked Arc, which makes it very appealing.

BTW, I can't understand why people criticize the size of its screen. The m*o*r*o*n who said that SE doesn't know what the consumer wants is as wrong as you can get. There are plenty of large screen phones on offer, both Sony Ericsson and other brands. This is a very clever move by SE who cater for lots of people like me that want a smartphone that's not overly huge and cumbersome to put in your pocket. And I have no trouble with the on-screen keyboard and I have large hands.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:56

6. gump (unregistered)

can someone tell if the the buttons are backlit or not?? I read somewhere that they are not backlit making it impossible to see in total darkness :(

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 12:32

9. AlexanderT (unregistered)

No, they're not. However, there's that sort of crescent moon light around the home button so it's extremely easy to deduce where the other buttons are. You can take my word for it.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 12:34

10. ztedac (Posts: 69; Member since: 17 May 2010)

yes it should, but you can feel it through tho

posted on 20 Sep 2011, 07:26

18. gump (unregistered)

Thanx for the info...also can you tell which one to buy: Sony Xperia Ray or Samsung Galaxy S ?? They are both similarly priced (with Galxy S slightly expensive)

posted on 21 Sep 2011, 09:38

22. AlexanderT (unregistered)

It wouldn't be fair to tell you that the Ray is far better than the Galaxy or vice versa, because I've never used a Galaxy S enough for me to be able to say which is the best. The Galaxy is pretty impressive but the price, the form factor and previous satisfaction with SE phones made me choose the ray.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 12:18

7. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)

Where I live this is exactly the same price as the bigger Xperia Neo and Xperia Play, just under $500 sim-free. Sorry but 3.3 inches in a 16:9 aspect ratio is simply too small for many people. Screen sharpness and quality is awesome though. In this price range its only real competitors are the Neo and Play, as well as the Similarly priced Nokia X7 and LG Optimus black, which aren't exactly threats. Another great turnout by SE, I'd say they make some of the best Droids around and I'd take them over Samsung any day. I don't particularly care for screen sharpness, so I'd rather spend this money on the bigger Neo.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 17:09 1

12. Azuz (unregistered)

Can we install apps on Memory Card in this phone?????

posted on 21 Sep 2011, 09:40 1

23. AlexanderT (unregistered)

Sort of. You install the app then you can move it to the SD card.

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 18:43

13. qReza (unregistered)

where is video review ??

posted on 19 Sep 2011, 19:34 1

15. tulien (unregistered)

Got one of these. Great device for those of us who dont want a 4 inch rocket in our pants and still want a useable android device

posted on 20 Sep 2011, 00:31

17. TYAP (unregistered)

Sold the phone after 1day of ownership.
The wifi connectivity poses some problems.
It keeps scanning, connecting & disconnecting over & over again.
There's no issue with my X10 mini pro, E72 & iPad 2.
There's no flash light for the camera, it's photo light!
2 turn off for me.
Nice design & effort though :)

posted on 20 Sep 2011, 11:43 1

19. gump (unregistered)

Was it so bad ??!!!! Given a choice between Galaxy S and this one...which one will you buy??

posted on 21 Sep 2011, 04:37

21. medalaster1 (unregistered)

galaxy s it issssssssssssssss!

posted on 22 Sep 2011, 01:01

24. Jean L's (unregistered)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Ray, which is the smartest choice? LOL

posted on 26 Sep 2011, 08:47

30. AlexanderT (unregistered)

Xperia Arc
+ Bigger screen
+ LED flash

Xperia Ray
+ Cheaper than the Arc
+ Brighter, more legible screen
+ Smaller

When I found out that the Ray had no camera button, I almost gave up on buying it. But I've gotten used to it, it's great.

posted on 22 Sep 2011, 16:04

25. Bahumbaba (unregistered)

My LED works when i take pictures, just so u know :)

posted on 22 Sep 2011, 20:30

26. black (unregistered)

hi, am from india..here it costs around 19000 INR.
Is it worth buying..
Or any idea of releasing date of neo V and its cost.

posted on 23 Sep 2011, 05:01

27. PPATEL (unregistered)

On Homeshop18 its prices is INR 18750.00 this is initial price therefore more chances are there price will be slash after few months. maybe Xperia ray will be available in shop in Oct month.
i have no doubt that Xperia Ray is one of the best phone in my price range (16k to 20k) Slim, small, good looking, Android 2.3 platform, scratch-resistant mineral glass, 3.3'' Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, 8.1 MP Camera, HD video recording.

i review couple of sites where i read comments. i found that it has good battery backup comparatively more thn Xperia mini. 8.1 MP camera which is turn me on. on other side whn i see turn off factors like has no dedicated camera click button on body. i feel the LED light is not the best one flash light. Has no HDMI out put port like Vivaz.

few months back i planned to buy Xperia Mini almost in the same price range. now choose Xperia Ray.This is in my buying range cell phone.

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Classic rock-solid Nokia

Mar 12, 2007 by ShadowScorpion

I got this one for dirt-cheap, and bloody hell, it was worth every single penny I spent on it! Being a Pre-B3.0 prototype, it DOES have a couple of problems, but nothing major.

- RF is unbelievable! Holds signal even in the most abysmal coverage zones (Rogers/Fido, Quebec City, Canada)
- Battery life is absolutely STUNNING, I have used it quite a bit and I squeezed out THREE WEEKS of battery life. I've been thinking about getting an extended battery...
- Sound quality is very good, I have no problems hearing or being heard.
- Large, easy to read screen
- AMPS/TDMA capability when outside of native GSM footprint (saved my butt a couple of times), though this will be ancient history after May 31st...

- This might sound superficial, but what the hell... GREEN LEDs... why, Nokia, why? Blue, red or orange would have yielded a very nice effect with little to no cost difference...
- Since this is a prototype, there are some firmware bugs and random resets, but the resets have been getting more and more sporadic. Firmware version is Vp 6.02.0. Will update it shortly.

Overall, I am very pleased with the 6340i. Now if only I could find some decent faceplates...

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pretty good but who needs a phone 5ft long?

Jan 19, 2006 by motoman12345

ok so the good things are that the earpiece gets pretty loud but the phone is pretty dated think about it all it is is a gsm 6360 and the phone is big really big

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Still Love the 6340i

Oct 5, 2005 by cjg

Yes, I know it's not the latest or greatest. It's not a flip, color, or camera phone. But it still works well for making calls and text messaging. If you just want a phone and not an entertainment complex, this one is still a great.

--Nokia's usual ease of use
--Excellent reception
--Practically indestructible!
--Good basic ringers (I don't care about
mp3 ringers, just want a ring-ring)
--Side volume keys
--Can easily see in direct sunlight,
also don't have to press button to
see display like you do on color phones.
Monochrome displays are underrated.
--Battery life is awesome partly because
of monochrome display.

--No cool factor, but I don't really care
--The size is a con for some people, but it doesn't bother me.
--No speakerphone, but can use headset.

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Great "phone-phone"

Sep 15, 2005 by Panther4255

Wow...a great phone in aspects like reception and sound quality. The problem this phone is so overlooked is because of the lack of features, however. So what? It lacks a color screen and camera....yeah. But it also has some of the best reception I have ever experienced. I guess since it has GSM, AMPS, and TDMA all-in-one, great job for Nokia!

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May 1, 2005 by rowlv

I purchased my first 6340i two years ago on e-bay.
The phone never gave me a problem until last week when it was stolen.
I was able to locate another used one at the flea market here in Las Vegas. It works just as well as my old one and I am again very pleased.
My original lived a very rough life and survived all attempts to destroy it.
It was dropped many times from some very high places. It was left outside in the rain and even had the outer window plastic melted off.
The battery is really something else, as it lasts so long that I keep forgetting to recharge.
The internal antenna must be a good one, as I do not notice a difference when it is connected to my rooftop external.

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i guess it's alright......

Feb 15, 2005 by ltc4788

i personally think the phone is plain boring. well--it's a little nice... this was my 1st phone. then i got the sony Ericsson t62u which is alright. back to the nokia. here are my pros and cons

-good volume
-nice games
-good reception even inside walmart. (my dad's phone can't even work in a simple store which is walmart or jewels or something. it shuts off like after 1 minute.)
-nice long-lasting battery

-dull color background
-no graphics
-no camera (not really a big deal)
-only monophonic ring tones
-no flip (i personally love flip phones)
-not a big enough phone book
-not a big enough number of voice commands

so i guess it's alright. but it's missing all the good stuff though. otherwise it's very useful for the people that don't care about expensive and "cool" phones. pretty cheap too. well bye.

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Any Key Answer...

Dec 20, 2004 by sbpine

I have read all the reviews that people have posted on this phone I have, but not one has mentioned the thing that I hate about this phone. If you press "any" key while the phone is ringing, you have answered the call. This includes the volume bar on the side of the phone where you comfortably hold the phone. I have ask a number of techs at Cingular and even written Nokia. There is "no way" to turn this feature off. I have also had trouble with the phone shutting off and dropping calls. I have been waiting out my contract with Cingular for a free upgrade. I received a letter from them today to call them for upgrade. I can hardly wait until morning.

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Not as duable as i thought it would be

Dec 14, 2004 by VE1WAB

I have purchased 2 of these from Ebay and both have been dropped by the previous owner causing circuitry damage inside with little marking on the outside of the phone. Upon opening the phone to attempt repair i have found the construction to be very flimsy... Not what i would expect from Nokia in regards to quality. I also don't like the fact there is no way to force the phone to a certain network mode. Battery life is good on my working unit. I have no complaints on the voice or signal quality and the size/shape is comfortable. Appearance of the phone is also pleasing.

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Lots of Features

Apr 9, 2004 by mapper

I really liked this phone and had no problems with using it. Good travel phone and battery life.

Has almost everything on it
Nice phone book that has a place for addresses & notes.
Really nice organizer
Large power and signal display bars
Tri-band - GSM, TDMA, ANALOG
Infrared data transfering
Very, very, very long battery/talk life! The best!
Nice size keys

Very hard to turn on and off (small flush button on top)
No color display
People have had trouble with older versions of this phone - firmware
Tri-band only supported by a few carriers
Tri-band roaming may work only outside your call area

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great phone

Dec 29, 2003 by carlbeaty33

this phone was great i have no cons with these phone

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Buccaneer Energy hosted a townhall meeting Tuesday at the Challenger Center in Kenai to explain some of its plans for seismic studies to the community.

The independent oil and gas company has plans for seismic testing in the Kenai area. That work is meant to inform the positioning of future natural gas wells tapping into the Kenai Loop natural gas pool.

Tuesday, representatives of Buccaneer and its contractor Weems talked to at least 187 members of the public about what the studies mean for residents of the area.

Buccaneer’s subsidiary, Buccaneer Alaska, has drilled two wells at its Kenai Loop development near WalMart. One of those wells is scheduled to start producing natural gas by the end of the month. The company wants to do seismic work to get a better sense of the gas formation before drilling a third well.

The exact location of the seismic work is unknown. The company sent 2,269 letters notifying property owners and others that the studies would be in their area. Some of the work will be done in neighborhoods around Kenai, including the area near WalMart, and other work will be done farther from the roads.

“We’re not disclosing it to the public,” said John Land, the permitting

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That’s for confidentiality reasons. The company has to file a map of the study area with the Department of Natural Resources, but it will be kept confidential, Land said.

“As competitive as the industry is worldwide, you have to be careful,” he said.

Buccaneer has access to subsurface minerals through permissions from the state of Alaska, the Alaska Mental Health Trust and Cook Inlet Region Inc., each of which owns subsurface rights in the area Buccaneer is studying. But the seismic work requires equipment above ground, so its looking for permission from the land owners to do that work.

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At Tuesday’s meeting, Land talked about the proposed work, which will be done by several contractors working for Weems.

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“Hand write that into your permit ― these are the structures, this is the distance” Land said.

Weems will compile all of those conditions into one database, and remind the contractors to follow them each day.

Land said he hopes to finish the seismic work by early march, and have the results for Buccaneer by April. Then, Buccaneer plans to use the results in deciding where to drill its next well.

Buccaneer does not yet have all of the required permits from other agencies.

Land said they are getting the information and paperwork together to apply for permits from the city of Kenai, the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the state. They intend to apply for those by the end of this week, or early next week, Land said.

Rick Koch, Kenai’s city manager, said the project will need special-use

permits to use the right-of-way permits that houses city roads and some adjacent land. That permit goes through the city manager’s office, but Koch said he expected to update Kenai’s city council throughout the process. The city looks toward protecting its assets as well as adjacent landowners, Koch said.

The exact specifications of the seismic work will be developed in the coming weeks. Depending on the foundation and surface, someone inside a typical home might think a garbage truck is driving by, Land said. The caravan doing the road will travel through neighborhoods, with each test point taking a fairly short amount of time.

“The length of time will vary, but I think three minutes is always a good average to go with,” Land said.

Land said Weems hopes to start working after the holidays.

“We work first light to 30 minutes before sundown,” Land said.

The seismic work will start with surveying the area to be studied. As part of the surveying process, Land said Weems wants to know about any potential hazards or concerns that might not be easily spotable ― like underground wells or other structures. Landowners are asked to help point those out. Those will get marked with GPS so that the company knows to stay a certain

distance from them.

After surveying and delineating exactly where all the testing will be done, Peak Particle Velocity Testing will be done to determine how fast energy put into the ground travels. That testing is done in two parts, with a preliminary low-drive sweep to get a feel for the area and the conditions before the testing is done at each spot. Assuming each sweep goes well, the vibrators will do the main work of sending energy to the ground. That’s when the area may rumble as if a train were going by.

In some places, where there isn’t road access, a contractor will use a

helicopter to bring equipment for shot hole drilling.

The company has some precautions in place to protect wells and other structures.

Before and after the seismic tests, a contractor will do flow testing on wells, to ensure that a homeowner’s water supply doesn’t change. They will also document the condition of each structure before testing begins, and do a sweep at the end to make sure nothing has changed.

Most of the work will be done from the road. And in the off-road areas being studied, the

contractor will use natural clearings to do its tests before taking out any shrubbery, Land said.

Weems does not have experience in Alaska, but Land said that many of the contractors using the equipment do. They know to adapt for different conditions as the initial sweep dictates.

During a question-and-answer session at the end of the presentation, Land said that if a property owner chooses not to return a signed agreement, the work will likely continue. In some cases, the contractors may just stay on roads and off the property, but generally they’d rather talk to the property owner and come to an agreement over their concerns. Ultimately, Land said that Buccaneer’s access to the subsurface minerals gives them a strong case to be on the surface.

“The surface is always subordinate to the minerals,” he said.

Land said that even if a homeowner doesn’t sign off on the project, the contractors are responsible for, and will take care, of any damage done. The exact timeline for filling claims is unknown. The idea that some damage might be hard to see was brought up at the meeting.

Land said Wednesday he was going to followup on that issue with others in the company on Friday. It could be a problem for both sides ― Weems might not know whether damage is pre-existing, and property owners might not be aware of a problem until after breakup.

Right now, there are four people working on the permitting effort. That number will increase to 60 or 70 as the work progresses. Most of those will come from the contractors, and be specific skilled labor jobs. There is a possibility of local hire for some of the jobs, Land said.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Pusadee's Garden

Street Chicken

BYOB restaurants are the best. Particularly when they serve Thai food in a scenic urban garden. I've been coming to Pusadee's Garden for many years on the recommendation of my cheap-skate little brother who loves BYOB restaurants. While I don't think the food really outshines any other particular Thai eatery in Pittsburgh, the garden setting is truly iconic and the prices are acceptable. In terms of ranking Pittsburgh Thai restaurants, I'd put Pusadee's above Niky's Thai Kitchen and slightly below Spice Island Tea House and Thai Gourmet.

Most of the dishes are entirely delicious, including the Thai street chicken pictured above. If you love lightly fried chicken accompanied by sriracha, this will be your jam. Out of the spring rolls, pork meatballs and fried tofu, this fried chicken was the star of the show. (I'd actually avoid the pork meatballs, I thought they were gross.)

In addition to the chicken, the beer provided by the Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Home-brewers (TRASH) was fantastic. For more information visit Chris from TRASH was kind enough to offer us a keg of Oktoberfest and a keg of his own home-brewed IPA. We were thrilled to say the least, but I think the staff of Pusadee's was a little more than surprised when we rolled in with kegs.

Frolicking in the garden.

I highly recommend Pusadee's for a casual garden dinner or as a lovely date spot. Be sure to bring your own keg and make some time for a garden frolic.

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Rediscovering forgotten toys with PocketPowerToys.com

Thanks to a plug by my friend Poe Ghostal, I found this incredibly cool site that I felt I also needed to share. PocketPowerToys.com is a site dedicated completely to the Sega Pocket Power toyline that was released by Tyco in the late 80’s /early 90’s.

This is one of those toy lines that I had mostly forgotten all about, but always remember when I accidentally stumble upon pictures of the Thunder Blade Helicopter or the infamous Glo-Bones.

I remember always wanting many of these as a kid. Especially that Glo-Bones. Unfortunately, I never had him or most of the toys in this unique toy line. However, it turns out that I did have one, and I never even knew it was part of this line. At least, I didn’t remember that it was part of this line.

I have memories of this cool little Bowling game that could come apart and fold into a pocket-sized compact. When opened up, you had a small silver marble that acted as a bowling ball. You used a little chute to roll the ball down the lane at little plastic pins that were attached to the lane by a little swivel joint that allowed them to be able to be knocked down. I loved this thing as a kid, and remember carrying it everywhere, mostly just because I could.

I’m not sure what ever happened to it. Like many of the toys I had as a kid, I’m sure it was sold in a yard sale, given to Goodwill, or passed on to friends or younger family members as I was growing up.

In my collecting years, I have often had memories of this cool bowling toy pop into my head. I’ve had the urge to find this simple toy that apparently had enough impact on my childhood to make me still remember what it looks like vividly. Yet searches online had never turned up anything, and asking about it on message boards never seemed to yield any results.

Then I found PocketPowerToys.com. And there it is, listed in Series 3. The Bowling game I had as a kid.

It turns out that this is one of the more rare of the Pocket Power toys. Go figure. But at least now I know what it is, and what toy line it comes from. I now have a mission. I must find this Bowling Game! It’s now one of my “grails.”

PocketPowerToys.com is an incredibly well put togther site with a lot of information, photos, and video on many of the cool pieces from the Sega Pocket Power toyline. Check it out for a cool stroll down memory lane!

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  • Southzen says:

    When I was a kid, I had the motorcycle; it was a well put together toy. The Flywheel was made out of metal, which gave it grEat momentum, and being such a small toy, it worked well.

  • Chroniklor says:

    Wow, those glo-bones look really cool! thanks dan!

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  • jlhbenb says:

    Just so that any of you collectors know. I currently have 'Glo Bones' up for auction on Listia and it is a low GIN…He is complete, no package, but the little case and all of it's parts and my name on there is caliwildviolet. I would love for this little guy to go to someone who REALLY wants him, as I have had him since 1988 or 1989….thanks..

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In the middle of a recent Wednesday, students at Edison Junior High School were making volcanoes, racing handmade boats, studying crime and even conducting a mock trial.

In the middle of a recent Wednesday, students at Edison Junior High School were making volcanoes, racing handmade boats, studying crime and even conducting a mock trial.

Others were getting extra lessons, called interventions, in math or reading, but they have hope of taking one of the more hands-on classes once they meet their academic goals.

"I think this is a great program for the kids. They get something extra above and beyond what they're getting in the classroom. And, obviously, the interventions are working because our ISAT scores are up. Every kid is getting what they need," said science teacher Amy Watson, who has taught the volcano study elective and is now starting a first aid/CPR class.

In its second year, Edison's intervention/enrichment program was initially started to address the fact that the school had not been meeting state and federal Adequate Yearly Progress requirements based on Illinois Standards Achievement Test scores. Principal Bill Heisel said the school was ahead of its game because a new state mandate now requires all schools to develop an RtI or Response to Intervention system to help kids having academic difficulties.

"We just came up with our own little system because we hadn't been making AYP, but it does address the RtI requirement," Heisel said.

The school's 2007-08 state report card shows that ISAT test scores were up nearly 6 percent across the board, with AYP being met.

Edison teachers have been on board with the program since the beginning, even though they didn't learn of it until their first day back after summer break last year.

Heisel and then-principal Len Ealey, now the district's assistant superintendent, had been brainstorming the issue all summer, "but it didn't click until the Friday before school started," Heisel said.

"It was challenging because it was something new and it was more work for us, but there wasn't a teacher on the staff that didn't understand why it was important," Watson said.

Teachers went from supervising a daily 30-minute study hall to teaching a 45-minute enrichment course or leading an intervention class. Homeroom was also shortened to about seven minutes to fit in the new classes.

"We used to have five classes and now we have six, so it gives kids an extra class in whatever they need," said math teacher Erika Roiger, who is teaching mostly interventions. "I love it. You really get to target those kids who need the extra help."

Teacher Deb Edwards is glad to offer a "Rain Gutter Regatta" elective since she doesn't have time to teach it in her regular science class. Students learn about physics, but mostly they just have fun racing boats they make out of household objects.

"I'm so excited how this group has worked together. They have been so kind and helpful to one another. I've had almost as much fun as the students," Edwards said.

In the first year, students who didn't need an intervention class were placed in an elective, but this year the students have been able to choose their favorites from among 45 possible classes.

About 35 percent of the school's 325 students take intervention classes rather than enrichment. But they set weekly goals that allow them to move into an enrichment class before going back to an intervention.

"I think they're grateful for the help. Sometimes school can get a little overwhelming for a kid," Heisel said.

"I had a math intervention last year, and I was able to get my grade up higher," said eighth-grader J.T. Thomas while building a volcano during an enrichment class. "I like this better because instead of doing a lot of paperwork, we get to work with other people. It's fun getting your hands dirty."

One of the top four vote-getting classes, Surviving the Kitchen, is on hold until money can be raised to outfit the school's old home economics kitchen.

"Probably our biggest concern right now is we've added all these additional classes with additional materials within the same budget that we already had," Heisel said. "So it's potentially going to be a major stress on the system."

A large portion of money raised in the schoolwide fundraiser has already been earmarked toward the program, and teachers and staff are writing grants whenever possible, he added. Donations of materials would also be welcome.

Other enrichment classes being offered include Mock United Nations, Manga Drawing, Javanese Puppet Making, Guitar Jam and Dissecting Children's Literature.

Heisel said other school districts, including Havana and Olympia, have visited Edison to learn more about the intervention/enrichment program, and Pekin's Broadmoor Junior High School has started a similar program this year.

For more information, call Heisel at 477-4732 or e-mail

Elise Zwicky can be reached at 686-3119 or


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Bulls edge Crusaders in a classic

Date published: May 8 2010

The Bulls guaranteed themselves a home semi-final on Friday with an epic 40-35 win over the Crusaders in a superb game.

The Bulls guaranteed themselves a home Super 14 semi-final on Friday with an epic 40-35 win over the Crusaders in a superb game of rugby.

The visitors competed all the way, scoring four tries and grabbing two bonus points that have stuck a huge spanner in the works of semi-final qualification – it is not inconceivable these two could meet again in a fortnight's time.

In a competition which has kept all onlookers and protagonists on the edge of their seat all the way through, this game was another notch upwards to what looks as though it could be the finest Super Rugby finale yet.

That will be little consolation to the Crusaders who played more of the rugby and scored more tries but just could not find a way to neutralise the boot of Morne Steyn, nor realise that the game is not over in Pretoria until minute 81.

You don't mess with the locals up here unless you are very clever or very stupid. Ben Franks found that out after just two minutes, conceding a penalty by lifting Danie Roussouw – the local darling of the evening playing his 100th match who had a birthday the day before – and dumping him onto the ground.

Referee Marius Jonker promptly reversed the penalty against the Bulls on his assistant's – and 40,000 Bulls fans' – advice and Morne Steyn opened the scoring with a 50m penalty.

That didn't staunch the visitors' aggression and they launched several meaningful wide attacks early on. Breathless stuff, which was bound to tell later in the rarified air. It had to count. It did.

From turnover ball it went wide to a pod of forwards on the right, with Ti'i Paulo stepping Rossouw and fending off Victor Matfield before offloading to Brad Thorn for a magnificent 60m try. Carter's touchline conversion was every bit as impressive. Game on!

Steyn knocked a second penalty over from 50m almost nonchalantly as the Crusaders infringed at a scrum after 15 minutes.

The Crusaders replied in the same way they had Steyn's first penalty though. After a busting run by Thorn, Carter – whose form has been subject of scrutiny the past fortnight – rolled back the years with a shimmy and go and deftly-weighted inside pass to Andy Ellis for the second try under the posts.

Rossouw had already headlocked Ellis a few minutes before and at the restart he once again swung a ludicrous arm at Kieran Read, seeing yellow for his efforts. That was after 20 minutes in which the Crusaders had enjoyed three quarters of the possession.

The only Bull not feeling the pressure was Steyn, who launched a 50m drop goal for good measure on 22 minutes. Struggling for defence the Bulls may have been, but they were getting points any time they got over the halfway line.

Sean Maitland was denied a third Crusaders try by a brilliant tackle from Olivier as the visitors once again swept forward, but on 27 minutes he made no mistake, after Zac Guildford had created the extra man in the line and the overlap for Maitland to canter to the corner.

But again, the Bulls landed a sucker punch. Turnover ball from Ben Franks – he really should have given it to Carter – was slipped out to Francois Hougaard and the youngster sped home for a score. 19-14 to the Crusaders after a half hour and the pace of the game had not let up for a moment.

Steyn missed the conversion and a penalty, but landed one more before the break as the Crusaders were pinged at a scrum – an occurrence that was a feature of the first half, much to the visitors' irritation.

But that was nothing compared to their irritation at what happened next, as first Gary Botha then Rossouw slipped tackles before the latter offloaded to Matfield for the run home. It was forward movement eerily similar to that for the Crusaders' first try, a testament to an extraordinary half of rugby.

The second half started a little less frantically, but with no let-up in the action. The Crusaders landed the first blow, with Paulo stretching to dot down under the posts. Carter converted to give his side the lead at 26-24.

The entry of Bakkies Botha for the final 25 minutes was greeted with such hysteria that referee Jonker probably gave the Bulls a penalty just to calm everyone down. He said it was for an infringement by Richie McCaw at a line-out, but neutrals remain sceptical. Steyn landed it to make the score 27-26 in favour of the home side.

Back came the Crusaders, with McCaw's influence growing and growing. Carter dropped a goal – nothing like giving the home side a taste of their own medicine – to give the Crusaders the lead back.

It nearly went straight back to the Bulls, as Gerhard van den Heever powered over the line but Guildford did magnificently to get his body under the ball and prevent the score. Moments later, Steyn did give the Bulls the lead back from the tee, making it 30-29.

As fatigue set in, so the teams became less dynamic. The Bulls made a mess of a couple of goal-line situations they'd normally be expected to score, while the Crusaders just could not find their rhythm at the set piece. With ten minutes to go it made for an evermore cagey affair, balanced precariously and with the next try almost guaranteed victory.

With seven minutes to go, the Bulls were once again down to 14 men, with Gerhard van den Heever sent to the bin for a tip tackle. Carter landed the pressure penalty from a difficult angle. Cometh the hour. 32-30 to the visitors.

Cometh the hour indeed. Not two minutes later, Steyn stepped back and from 40 metres launched a majestic drop goal to give the Bulls the lead back. 33-32 to the Bulls.

Back came the Crusaders with a tap penalty and Bees Roux failed to heed the warnings of referee Jonker to let Thomas Waldrom go in a tackle. Carter landed the game's longest kick, under the most intense pressure, to give the Crusaders the lead at 35-33 with five to go.

The Bulls attacked one more time. They won a scrum ten metres out. Steyn dropped back into the pocket. The scrum was good. The ball came back, Steyn fired it. It was charged down. Game over?

Never. One final attack from the loose ball, Bandise Maku saw a gap on the left. His pop pass was flapped at by a red hand and knocked back into Hougaard's hands and the youngster scurried over for his second. A grandstand finale to a grand game of rugby.

Man of the match: Every single one of them. One of the finest games of all time, never mind this year.

The scorers:

For the Bulls:
Tries: Hougaard 2, Matfield
Cons: Steyn 2
Pens: Steyn 5
Drop goals: Steyn 2

For the Crusaders:
Tries: Thorn, Ellis, Maitland, Paulo
Cons: Carter 3
Pens: Carter 2
Drop goal: Carter

Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 MornÃ© Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Danie


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Green practices meet economic value: achieving the waste-to-profit balance

One person's trash truly is another's treasure.

One person's trash truly is another's treasure. Engineered Glass Products ' Philip Gordon hoped to realize this for his company when he joined a new City of Chicago initiative last year. Little did he know how quick and easy it would be.

The initiative is called the Waste to Profit Network , a partnership between the City of Chicago and the Chicago Manufacturing Center. The sustainability program, developed as part of Mayor Richard M. Daley's green agenda, brings companies together to create synergies so that one company's waste can become another company's raw material.

Engineered Glass Products is a glass fabricator with a 60-year history. Its principal product is heat-reflected coating for oven doors, and the company has applied its heated glass technology to new products as well, including heated glass shelves for the food industry and heated towel warmers for residential design and construction. In its two plants in Chicago, the company generates 1,200 tons of cullet %%MDASSML%% or glass waste %%MDASSML%% each year.

Via the Waste to Profit Network, Gordon met Garrett Obluck, director of operations for InnerGlow Surfaces, a four-year-old Chicago-based countertop manufacturer. InnerGlow's Gilasi countertop line, introduced in 2006, is made up of more than 80% recycled material by weight. Immediately, the potential for the EGP-Gilasi match became clear.

Because of the metal oxide used to create the heat reflective coating of its products, EGP could not recycle its glass waste via traditional means. As a result, prior to the Waste to Profit match, EGP's cullet was hauled away as trash that was added to the local landfill. Gilasi had received the recycled glass material for its countertops from sources in Ohio and Indiana, spending thousands each month on shipping. When Obluck learned that EGP's plant was only 30 blocks away, he was immediately interested in how his shipping costs could be reduced. Also, Gilasi's customers really liked the iridescent quality the metal coating from the EGP glass gave to the Gilasi product.

In addition to the lower shipping cost, the shorter distance between the two companies now enables Obluck to bring in smaller supplies and free up plant space for manufacturing rather than storage. “Our relationship with EGP has helped us achieve both cost and green benefits,” said Obluck. “The Waste to Profit Network opened up avenues to us that we didn't know were there. We had been searching for local sources of clean glass, and the Network quickly and easily opened up a local supplier I may never have otherwise found.”

The companies' initial synergistic partnership diverted 50 tons of EGP's glass cullet from landfill, and the companies have plans to work together to do the same for more than 900 tons each year. “We're happy to find a place for the cullet without adding to the landfill,” said Gordon. “And gaining revenue from it is certainly a bonus. But the greatest benefit from the Network is learning what the other companies in the network do, and developing relationships with them for all kinds of materials. Now we know that recycling isn't just a green practice, but a practical way to reduce costs and increase revenue.”

For officials from the Waste to Profit Network, this synergy is representative of the success of the one-year-old program. “At the City, we're committed to finding ways in which a strong business community and a healthy environment can go hand in hand,” said David O'Donnell, deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Environment. “We think energy efficiency, climate change mitigation and waste reduction as being in synch with improving the quality of life in our city and making it a competitive, global economic center. The Waste to Profit Network is a perfect example of private/public partnership that spurs innovation and creative solutions to some very critical local problems, such as the need for a strong, resilient manufacturing base and global problems such as climate change.”

CMC sustainability practice leader Karen Wan is the director of the Waste to Profit network. She leads the multi-organizational team that facilitates the Network through working meetings, helps dedicated members implement projects, and provides broader networking functions to bring in new companies that might be interested in the program. The Network's current roster of 100 participating companies represents a wide range of industries and all sizes of companies, and all combinations are working together to turn waste into ingredient materials. At the end of its inaugural year, the Network reported the following results: 22,000 tons of solid waste diverted from landfill; 45,000 tons of CO 2 reduced; $4.5 million in cost savings and new revenue creation; and 20 jobs created or retained.

The results are generating interest beyond Chicago as well. “We're receiving lots of interest from other municipalities and regions interested in learning about the Network and hearing about the results,” said Wan. “The combination of green and economic impacts is attracting more people to consider the program as a means of augmenting their own sustainability efforts.”

Looking ahead, the Network plans to enhance its program with more educational opportunities during meetings, more strategic support to clients, increased technical data collection to measure results and a dedication of resources to find solutions for waste streams that have been more difficult to work with %%MDASSML%% including organics waste and construction and demolition waste. A recent grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will allow the Network to focus on these areas.

For companies such as EGP and Gilasi, their partnership is just the beginning. As Philip Gordon said, “Waste to Profit has opened my eyes to the possibilities.”

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Larry Gess is the chief operating officer for the Chicago Manufacturing Center (CMC). CMC's advisors in the six-county Chicago metropolitan area promote manufacturing and help companies one-on-one in such areas as competitive strategy, operational excellence and quality management. The Chicago Manufacturing Center is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), located in Gaithersburg, MD. Information can be found at its Web site: .

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News   Memorial for Stage Manager Trey Hunt to Be Held on June 12 A memorial service for long time New York stage manager Trey Hunt, who died on April 25 after a long battle with AIDS, will be held at 2 PM June 12 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Palm Springs, California.

Mr. Hunt was a Broadway and Off-Broadway stage manager for 14 years. Among the productions he worked on were March of the Falsettos, La Cage Aux Folles, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love, Beyond Therapy, The Day Room, Nunsense, and revivals of After The Fall (with Dianne Wiest and Frank Langella) and Sweeney Todd. He was born in Odessa, Texas, in 1956 and raised in suburban Dallas. He attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where he received a B.A. In Theatre. He then began his stage career at the National Playwrights Festival at the Eugene O’Neill Theater in Connecticut.

Mr. Hunt is survived by his companion, Will Meister of Palm Springs; his mother Dr. Jackie Hunt and sister Lora Hunt, both of Mason, Texas; and his brother, Dane Hunt of Lewisville, Texas.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Trey’s memory to the New York City Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center.