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While I quite like the idea of getting /msgs to explain votes, what is to stop people from simply responding "because you suck" or something similar, thereby avoiding both the vote removal and loss of privileges? If some higher authority will have to arbitrate the process to stop such abuse, then it will be unweildy and doomed to fail.

I'd be quite delighted to see a working system, but I'm sorry to say that this probably isn't it.

I've been thinking about the voting system lately, as I suspect have many other monks, and I'm somewhat surprised that even with the quite formidable collection of brains present, no significant progress has really been made towards solving the problems of the voting system. I'm not certain what this observation reveals (though I have some theories) but there it is. Though it has been suggested before, it bears repeating: we should all try to worry a lot less about how voting works and get on with simply reading and writing nodes to the best of our abilities. We're all at least pretending to be mature here (I almost said "we're all adults", but I'm glad to say that isn't true at all, especially since there is little correlation between age and maturity) and if we could put co-operation and our obvious joy of learning ahead of petty squabbles, I suspect that there would be no voting problem at all.

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CPAN Smoke Tests: Some platforms are meant to be broken

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I really like the CPAN smoke test efforts, automatically sending me feedback for platforms I'm not testing my releases on.

Only problem is that some things are meant to be broken, and I don't want to get email to tell me that they are. For example, some modules just don't work on Windows because of OS limitations. What am I as the CPAN author supposed to do about it?

If I mark the tests as "SKIPPED" on these platforms, the smoke tests will show up as PASS and module consumers might be tricked into thinking that it's OK to use the module on the broken platform.

On the other hand, if I don't do anything about it, I look somewhat foolish with my broken tests and keep getting emails from the smokers.

Is there a way to say "This is not supposed to be working, don't use it on this platform"?

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Re: CPAN Smoke Tests: Some platforms are meant to be broken
by Corion (Pope) on Aug 21, 2011 at 20:30 UTC

    I think if your tests are inapplicable, the best approach is to bail out from Makefile.PL with an exit code of 1 and the message "BAIL OUT!" (or something like that) on STDERR. Maybe it's also enough to just not create a Makefile. Have a look around at other modules that are OS-specific. For Win32::Wlan, I use the following boilerplate code in the tests skip all the tests unless they are applicable:

    #perl -w use strict; use Test::More; BEGIN { if ($^O !~ /Win32/i) { plan skip_all => "Win32::Wlan only works on Win32"; } else { plan tests => 1; } }; ...
      ... but according to the smoke test reports, there's green light for GNU/Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris :).

      Wouldn't you rather have a clear indication that it doesn't work on these platforms?

        I think there is some way of telling CPAN testers to emit n/a for those operating systems, but if somebody installs a module with Win32:: in its name on a system that is not Win32 (or Win64), I don't think that passing tests are their main problem :)

Re: CPAN Smoke Tests: Some platforms are meant to be broken
by DrHyde (Prior) on Aug 22, 2011 at 13:04 UTC

    The tool you are looking for is Devel::AssertOS. If you use that in Makefile.PL, then CPAN testers will magically bail out if they're running the wrong platform. The use-devel-assertos script provides a convenient method for updating your Makefile.PL and bundling all the relevant modules.

    Within your code, if you want to do different things depending on the platform - for example, you need to write completely different code on Windows and Unix for figure out who the current user is - then Devel::CheckOS is what you want.

Re: CPAN Smoke Tests: Some platforms are meant to be broken
by eyepopslikeamosquito (Chancellor) on Aug 21, 2011 at 21:22 UTC

    I suppose it would be possible to extend the CPAN META.json/META.yml file. Maybe something like "supported_platforms" and/or "unsupported_platforms". Precisely how you define a "platform" seems an awkward problem though, e.g. "Windows" versus "Windows Vista"; "Unix" versus "Linux" versus "AIX 6.1" versus "AIX 5.3" and so on. Also, Perl may be ported to new platforms after a module is released.

      Right, and a module might just magically work on a platform that the author never intended it to function on. Or a new platform ("QuantComp128"), might spring into existence which it might work on, although the author never heard of it.

      I like your idea of using "unsupported_platforms" meta info that lists platforms that the author knows the tests will fail on, but considers that normal or doesn't care.

      unsupported_platforms: - Win32
      would then alert the smokers to mark the appropriate column in the matrix specially and refrain from sending out emails to the authors with the failed test suite results, because the results are actually considered to be a fulfilled prophecy.

        I'd prefer the use of code to determine if the platform is unsupported over trying to standardize a data format for such declarations [for example, you might declare a platform as unsupported because it lacks the quantumflux.h file or because the quantumflux.h files does not define entangle() or because there is no /proc/torhock present].

        Plus, the use of code to make such determinations is already supported, it just isn't documented sufficiently conveniently.

        - tye

Re: CPAN Smoke Tests: Some platforms are meant to be broken
by szabgab (Priest) on Aug 23, 2011 at 19:09 UTC
    If your modules cannot work on certain OS-es then you can indicated that in the Makefile.PL/Build.PL

    If certain tests don't work then you can skip them.

    See the CPAN Author Notes on the CPAN Testers wiki for details.

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I have been tasked at making a couple of visual programs for simple data collection. I'm very proficient in Perl, but I don't often work with Perl in the GUI realm. I have played a bit with the widget toolkits wxWidgets and Tk in the distant past, but the nature of this task is less about the widgets and more about the mouse/image interaction.

The core idea of these programs is to show a large graphic, and to allow the user to place and move pushpins or other markers on that graphic. The back end would identify which logical area they touched, e.g., what voting pin they put on each state on a map.

While I understand a lot about scaling images, doing basic geometry for hit-testing, etc., what I don't know is the current state of toolkits or modules that exist to support much of this quickly. I just want to get this task out of my queue, not reinvent the world.

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by zentara (Archbishop) on Sep 07, 2011 at 16:28 UTC
    The Tk Canvas widget is perfect for this in terms of simplicity. See the examples below. The Tk::Zinc and Gtk2's Goo Canvas have much better transparency, and zooming abilities, but they are harder to setup and use. But in general, go with a canvas type widget, as it allows you to lay down an image, then drag and place things anywhere you want on top. It is all done with "tags" as shown in the examples below. Also see Goo Canvas and transparent images

    The big obstacle you will face is making your image resizable when the user resizes the window. You pretty much need to rebuild the resized image as the user finishes the resize. The Goo::Canvas has a nice zoom ability to get around this problem, see it's demo for how it works. Otherwise, just make a decent sized image and place it in a scrolled canvas, and let the scrollbars handle window resizes. :-)

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      I could kiss ya. These demos are exactly what I needed.

      I almost cringed at the inclusion of the .xpm data, but then found it supported more mainstream formats too. Even alpha transparency in PNGs.

      [ e d @ h a l l e y . c c ]

Re: Simplest GUI with drag/drop/click on large image?
by suaveant (Parson) on Sep 07, 2011 at 15:42 UTC
    Sounds like you could do it with some javascript in a web page.

                    - Ant
                    - Some of my best work - (1 2 3)

      I did consider trying it out in Javascript, but I'm less familiar with how to get things done in that language. It could be a useful training exercise, if I had the luxury of time.

      The problem with "in a web page" is that you generally need a web server to collect data centrally via ajax or cgi, or Javascript on a local html file needs to be allowed to write local files. Add to that the browser variation from one user to the next, etc., etc.

      [ e d @ h a l l e y . c c ]

        The other side being, are a lot of people going to access it and would it be much simpler to allow them to access from a web page. If everyone can use one computer its fine but otherwise you'll have to get Perl and all libs around somehow (might work fine from a cd). There's going to be a learning curve any way. If you give up on the drag and drop you could probably do something that wouldn't be too complex in JS, probably simpler in other guis, too.

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Forgive me if this sounds pedantic, but how do you distinguish between DDL and SQL scripts? I only ask because I use a single directory (sql, although I like ddl as well) for this. Aren't they the same thing?

I also wonder if you have a sibling dml directory which has the definitions for a SQL phrasebook. To be honest, that idea only just occurred to me, but it does seems attractive. Something like:

+--sql +--dml # database setup scripts and definitions here. +--ddl # data files with phrasebook definitions here.

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Publishing with PowerPoint is a new book that guides teachers and students through the process of creating and publishing their own books. It’s written by three dear friends and former colleagues – Patricia Martin, MaryAnn McAlpin and Suzanne Meyer. For a few years I had the chance to collaborate with them on some student publishing projects. They’ve continued to hone their skills on broad array of innovative projects. Recently they compiled all they’ve learned into an easy to use guide to using PowerPoint as a book design tool and how to team PPT with the exciting new technology of on-demand printing. Publishing with PowerPoint – available at Amazon

Here’s their guest post detailing the book:

Publishing is an effective tool for getting students engaged and writing. The new book, Publishing with PowerPoint, walks the reader through a process of self-publishing that can be used in any classroom. PowerPoint is an effective book design software – it’s already on your computer and everyone know how to use it. Students find it easy to use PowerPoint templates and position a wide range of text and images on a PPT slide. Powerpoint slides can be quickly grouped and rearranged into book pages. Finally, converting PowerPoint slides into pdfs for publishing can be done with the “Save As” function. Visit Amazon Books / Publishing with PowerPoint to see the use of templates and layouts on the sample pages.

The teacher with a limited budget can print just one copy for the classroom. Parents can order their own copies online.

Publishing with PowerPoint was published through Createspace, an Amazon company, using the process detailed in the book. Once the slides were created, the authors merely converted the slides to PDF’s and sent the result to Createspace. For example, a 32 page, 8.5”X11” color book would cost its authors about $4.00 a copy plus $3.59 shipping and handling. (The shipping and handling costs are calculated at $3.00 per order and $.59 per item). Lulu, another popular on-demand publisher, would price a similar book at $13.42 plus shipping and handling.

The magic of on-demand printing is that the teacher with a limited budget can print just a single copy for the classroom. Both Createspace and Lulu offer options for easy distribution. PTAs or families who want copies can log in and order their own. No need for teachers to take book orders.

The thought of publishing with students might seem daunting - I’ve got too much on my plate as it is! But if you believe in the power of PBL and motivation of writing for an authentic audience, you’ll appreciate this detailed guide book.  It offers an overview of the resources necessary for successful publishing. Readers learn how to use PowerPoint’s built-in tools for template design, layout or page design, creating facing pages, and inserting images. The book is organized to walk the reader through the process, detail-by-detail, in the exact order in which the publishing process happens.

The second half of the book is devoted to content. Teachers will realize that content is actually the initial consideration whether looking at writing process or traits of writing. But, it seemed important to the authors that the book present the techniques of publishing (the new information) before reviewing the writing and organization of content for publishing (the prior learning). Using examples from our publishing experiences, the book includes a wide range of samples representing different grade levels, fiction or non-fiction, single-author or anthology that the teachers can use as models.

The book exemplifies the ease with which students can complete the writing process by publishing their work to a wide audience with tools available in a classroom. Hopefully the book will illustrate to its readers the versatility and creativity that PowerPoint can bring to the self-, or on-demand, publishing process. For the teacher who wants to publish electronically the book is an equally invaluable resource to enable students to produce a quality final product. Formatting pages through PowerPoint and creating pdfs work equally well for that application.

Teachers inexperienced with publishing and limited resources do not have to eliminate student publishing options. Publishing with PowerPoint and the use of economical self-publishing can bring this opportunity to any classroom.

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Podcast: How to Use iBooks Author in the Classroom

» 23 December 2012 » In Ed Tech, How To, Publishing » 1 Comment

Why We Fight - featured

We focused on getting started with using iBooks Author (iBA) in the classroom. Our discussion includes iBA workflow specifics, tips for getting started, project ideas and how to use iTunes to share student work with an authentic audience beyond the classroom. Listen and learn more about how to create and publish your own ebook. Includes links to more iBA resources.

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How to Motivate Students: Researched-Based Strategies

» 22 May 2012 » In How To, Reflection, Strategies, Students » 2 Comments

A new CEP report, “Student Motivation—An Overlooked Piece of School Reform” pulls together findings about student motivation from decades of major research. Four key elements of motivation are detailed – Competence, Control/autonomy, Interest/value, and Relatedness. Links to report, findings and suggestions that teachers, schools and parents can use to motivate students.

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Black Friday: Will Teachers Be Shopping or Working at the Mall?

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Statistics show that nearly half of all teachers leave within the first five years. Low salaries and high stress are among the top reasons teachers “burnout” and quit the profession. Sixty-two percent of our nation’s teachers have second jobs outside of the classroom. What’s your kid’s teacher doing tonight – home working on lesson plans, or selling cell phones at the mall?

American Teacher is a film that follows four teachers who struggle to make ends meet while trying to stay in the profession they love. With narration by Matt Damon, it tells their stories through a mixture of footage and interviews with students, families, and colleagues, as well as the teachers themselves. By following these teachers as they reach different milestones in their careers, it uncovers a deeper story of the teaching profession in America today. This post features a trailer and information about screenings in your area.

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The Future of Schools – Three Design Scenarios

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“What proportion of the activity called ‘learning’ will be located in the institution called ‘school’?” The availability of relatively cheap technologies offering direct access to knowledge of all types creates opportunities for students to experience a dramatic increase in the choice of what they learn, with whom they choose to learn, and how they choose to learn. How will the institution called “school” survive in this environment?

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Historypin – Make DBQs with a Digital Time Machine That Layers Image, Story and Location

» 02 January 2011 » In Ed Tech, History / DBQ's, Strategies, Web 2.0 » 5 Comments

Historypin – Here’s a short video about a great mashup of digital photos (with stories) layered over Google maps. Users can search images by geography / time and post historic photos (with stories) to maps. It’s fascinating to view historic photographs set against the backdrop of current Google map street view.

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How Does A School Foster Hope?

» 10 November 2010 » In Commentary, Guest post, Students » 2 Comments

Let’s look at a school where the concept of hope is front and center. At Northwest Passage High School (NWPHS) the mission of the school is simple: Rekindling our hope, exploring our world, seeking our path, while building our community. Each fall new students to our school complete the Hope Survey for new students, and each spring every student completes the ongoing Hope Survey. The survey measures student engagement, academic press, goal orientation, belongingness, and autonomy.

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Public School Teachers – Problem Or Solution?

» 28 September 2010 » In Commentary, Ed Policy, Leadership, Teachers » 7 Comments

A decade ago, Brockton High School was a case study in failure. Teachers and administrators often voiced the unofficial school motto in hallway chitchat: students have a right to fail if they want. And many of them did — only a quarter of the students passed statewide exams. One in three dropped out. Then Susan Szachowicz and a handful of fellow teachers decided to take action.

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Ninth Grade Academy Planner: Skills + Motivation = Success

» 26 July 2010 » In How To, Leadership, Projects » 2 Comments

I worked with a talented group of teachers and administrators from Helena – West Helena School District in Arkansas. We put the finishing touches on plans for a new ninth grade academy. Here’s our planning guide, mission and key features.

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How to Use Web 2.0 to Create On-line Professional Development

» 02 March 2010 » In How To, PD, Social Web, Strategies, Web 2.0 » 3 Comments

Here’s how to use of free tech tools to provide PD that is cost effective, builds local capacity, and models the instructional practice we want to see in the classroom.

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Some of you know the drill well: A new lumpy-bumpy pops up, seemingly overnight. You make the appointment, trek to the vet hospital and have your vet stick a needle in it. She then checks the cells she’s extracted under a microscope and sometimes decides to send another slide to the pathologist for examination. She then adds a description of the mass to a chart she keeps that details your dog’s individual topography.

Most of the time she informs you it appears to be a benign fatty tumor—a lipoma—and you breathe a sigh of relief when she tells you she’d rather not surgically remove it. Whew! A benign tumor requiring no surgery—now that’s good news. All you have to do now is live with its unsightliness, a vision your dog has no reason to resent—he could care less what he looks like.

But if your vet is one of those cautious types, she’ll typically inform you of something you may not know: a “fine needle aspirate” is an inexact method of assessing any given mass’s potential to do harm. It only tells you what the cells look like in the spots within the lump accessed by a small needle. It can’t possibly be 100% representative of every cell within the mass’s confines. Moreover, considering that lipomas are nearly impossible to distinguish from liposarcomas (the cancerous version) on a fine needle aspirate, this far rarer mass is still a distinct possibility.

That’s why some vets are more likely to offer lipoma-like mass removal as the ideal medical option. Indeed, most board-certified veterinary surgeons will recommend it. After all, they’ll argue, you can’t know what it is without examining the whole thing. And you wouldn’t leave any mass on your body without the same assiduous treatment—unsightly or not.

Despite this “purist” approach some extra-cautious veterinarians will take, cosmesis is often cited as the general practitioner's primary rationale behind most surgical removal of presumptive lipomas.

That’s because, it’s true, there’s a low probability that a mass would be cancerous or otherwise harmful if it looks like a lipoma under a microscope. It’s also true that lipomas are notoriously annoying to remove and suffer a high rate of post-operative complications (superficial infections, mostly) and delayed healing—not to mention the expense, discomfort and risks involved in any anesthetic procedure.

One other exception comes to mind for most GPs, however. Should a lipoma-like mass grow in an area where limb movement or other basic bodily functions might be compromised, we’ll remove that mass. But if it’s large and potentially difficult to resect, I’ll always recommend a board-certified surgeon for these tough ones—that is, if my clients are able to shoulder this greater expense.

Luckily, lipomas occur most often on the trunk of a dog’s body, where they’re more easily resected due to the abundance of skin (they’re rare in cats but, interestingly, they’re common in budgies). Older, obese females seem predisposed but no breed predilection has been established. Hence, another good reason to keep you dogs lean.

Are you a bad owner for choosing not to remove these? No way. But you should know the risks. As veterinary medicine advances and begins to approximate human medicine’s standard of care, it may be that no lipoma will be left untreated in the future. For now, though, they’ll remain the red-headed stepchild of the general vet’s surgical repertoire.


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Williamson making a late move

The first round – well, the first day – is winding down at TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, but not before Jay Williamson was able to make a late push up the leaderboard. Williamson has birdied four of his last seven holes and he is now tied for the lead. Williamson has made just four of 11 cuts this season, but he’s rolling the ball really well today with just 18 putts through 13 holes.

There isn’t enough daylight left for Williamson to finish his round, though as well as he’s hitting it right now he probably wishes they were playing 36 like they did Sunday in San Antonio. So far, Williamson hasn’t missed a putt from inside 15 feet (13-for-13).

Williamson’s best result this year is a tie for 40th in Cancun. -- Brian Wacker

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    Foot problems are quite common among diabetics and very often are difficult to treat. New research, however, has shown that grafts from a patient's skin cells can help some diabetic ulcers heal more quickly. The researchers tested their theory on 79 diabetes patients with ulcers on the top or bottom of their feet and compared grafts with standard gauze dressings. The grafts were created by taking skin samples from each patient and then growing the skin cells in a laboratory to form a sheet that could be used to cover the ulcer. The results, reported in Diabetes Care (October 2003), showed that 67% of skin-grafted ulcers on the top of the foot healed, compared with 31% of gauze-treated ulcers. Of the ulcers on the bottom of the foot, 52% healed regardless of the type of treatment.


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Will reinforced evidence and messaging continue to deliver results in a changing healthcare marketplace? Can PhRMA's own business model synch with industry's? Pharm Exec takes a closer look at PhRMA's new leadership
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For Big Pharma, the track where "business meets policy" is a gutted one—or, as some would say, muddy as the road to Moscow in springtime. Not only is its reputation facing pushback from unfamiliar quarters—from criminal corruption vigilantes at the Department of Justice to the new GOP House leadership and grassroots Tea Party populists—but for the first time there are basic cost metrics to apply against the industry's own domestic policy commitments. These commitments now stand at approximately $90 billion and counting, just to help fund the cost of Obamacare alone. No one knows what the real number will be.

The industry has also had to confront breaches in its historic omertà-like code of silence, as evidenced by last month's harsh public verdict of Pfizer's former chief state government lobbyist on support for health reform—"one of the worst self-inflicted wounds in the history of lobbying."

Suffice it to say today's task of managing the industry relationship with the external world requires more than money alone; resources are not the issue. Someone has to finesse a finer point, working the "social thermostat" in daily testing the balance between the convictions that can lead to the deep freeze of confrontation or the thaw that accompanies a tactical compromise.

To fill that role, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has tapped a new leader: John Castellani, who last September replaced the ace-yet-polarizing politico, Billy Tauzin. Castellani's skill in managing sensitive CEO egos to build a series of successful multi-sectoral coalitions as head of the US Business Roundtable helped him win the position at PhRMA, where he leads a staff of some 160 people administering an annual budget of approximately $200 million.

PhRMA—and Castellani—in effect serve as industry's global spokesmen, as PhRMA's resources far exceed those of its main counterpart trade associations outside the US. The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), which itself is embracing new leadership under the former Swedish association president Richard Bergstrom, and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) each have less than one-tenth of what PhRMA spends every year. "The cooperation from John Castellani and the entire PhRMA team on cross-border issues of interest to both our countries has been extraordinary," Russell Williams, head of Canada's association Rx&D, told Pharm Exec. "Ours is a global industry and we need to develop a more global approach to engagement in all areas. Partnerships are essential to demonstrating the value of our industry and our medicines and vaccines."

Pharm Exec sat down with Castellani on Feb. 4 to explore where he sees the industry going and to discuss his vision for the organization over the next three years. Excerpts from the conversation reveal him as refreshingly direct in outlining what's at stake if the US fails to maintain basic support for medicines innovation.

Is there a prospect for this diverse, creative, and high-performance segment of American industry to become just another low-margin public utility? Yes. And with the cumulative weight of bad regulation it can happen literally overnight. Does the slow global devolution of the US automobile industry provide lessons to Big Pharma? Indeed it does. Decline is guaranteed for any industry that loses sight of the basic principle of good economics, which is maintaining value for the customer. This is why PhRMA members are working so hard to adjust the business model to changes in that customer base, and how PhRMA has to prioritize to ensure that external conditions are there to help ease the transition. In Castellani's words: "To the extent this industry gets identified as being built around the premise of government payouts for an imitative, aging commodity—the pill equivalent of cash for clunkers—we're all dead."


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Beginning in the 16th Century, Scottish Presbyterian churches began using communion tokens. Before the celebration of communion, church's elders would visit each member and examine his or her knowledge of the faith. Those meeting elders' approval were given a small lead (or other metal) token which permitted them to receive communion. These tokens often would list the church, a year and the minister's initials.

The use of such tokens continued when American Presbyterian churches were created. By the early 20th Century, use of such tokens ceased as clergy and elders viewed communion as a means of grace, as opposed to a reward for knowledge and good behavior.

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Communion Tokens of the Established Church of Scotland, by Alexander J. S. Brooks, FSA. Edinburgh: Neill & Co., LTD, 1908. Courtesy of Google Digital Books

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Communion Tokens: Their History and Use, With a Treatise on the Relation of the Sacrament to the Vitality and Revivals of the Church. Mary McWhorter Tenney. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1936.

Communion Tokens of the United States of America. Autence A. Bason, Greensboro N.C.

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1827 Errol Church of Scotland (Table 5), Perthshire, Scotland. Minister: Rev. Dr. James Grierson (years of service: 1819 - 1843). Source: Burzinski 2458 (for Table 5), Cresswell 2173
1765 Kemback Church of Scotland, in Fifeshire, Scotland. Minister: Alexander Walker (years of service: March 1736 - 1780). Source: Burzinski 3954, Cresswell 3494.
1802 Associate Congregation Church, Glasgow, Scotland. Minister: Rev. Dr. Robert Muter (years of service: 1800 - 1842). Source: Burzinski 2846, Cresswell 2528.

Lester Burzinski. Communion Tokens of the World. 1999.
O. D. Cresswell. Comprehensive Directory of World Communion Tokens. 1985.

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Regarding Michael Alan Goldberg’s cover story about the revitalization of the neighborhood that inspired director David Lynch:

I’ve lived in the Eraserhood for 12 years and am fully aware of the changes that took place before I got here and I could not be happier to see the changes that occurred since I moved in. I love how my neighborhood has gone from very seedy to a little less seedy; it’s great to see people out at night that are not prostitutes or drug dealers. If removing falling-down buildings makes my neighborhood more welcoming, I fully support it. I appreciate Mr. Bruhin’s efforts, but it states that he only works in the Wolf building, not where he lives; please let those that live here be the ones to decide its future. If Bruhin is afraid of the neighborhood he works in during daylight hours losing its grit and character, I will gladly let him walk my dog after the sun goes down and all the workers have gone home and then ask him his opinion on the grit and character he so badly wants to keep.

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I lived there for four years. Just left a couple weeks ago, and I already miss it. The only “gritty” stuff about the Callowhill is the Shelter on Pearl. I never had problems with those guys and the dealers are always polite. That neighborhood is 100 percent fake grit, it’s just unkept. And keeping a part of Center City unkept isn’t realistic. They’re free to move to Tioga or Frankford if they want grit.

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Regarding Brian Freedman’s review of Nom Nom Ramen:

I recently spent two weeks in Philly and had the pleasure of dining here. I did not know what to expect because I had not had traditional ramen before, but it far exceeded my expectations. I had the summer cold ramen and thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend even going out of your way to visit.

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We decided to stop in this quaint corner restaurant because we love family-run small establishments that are unassuming. Places that focus on specialities with small menus for us tend to hit the nail on the head rather than ones with an oversized menu full of hits and misses. We found out that the chef hand-selects all his ingredients and slow cooks his broth with a lot of attention and love. And we definitely tasted every bit of that in the flavors and in the presentation. This place is a diamond in the rough. My family and I loved it. The flavors are addictive, especially the pork belly that melts in your mouth. It’s a guilty pleasure but worth every bite. The thick bacon is slow-cooked and full of deep, robust flavors, and the ramen and all the other ingredients create a wonderful balance. I can’t wait to go back.

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Commenters Are Still Kind of Awful

There are some improvements, but new system doesn’t put an end to extreme comments.

Well, it’s been awhile since adopted its new, troll-crushing commenting system. How’s that working out?

Uh-oh. Well, how bad could the comments on a story about new high schools be?

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So. Pretty bad. Does that mean the new Disqus commenting system is a failure?

Not necessarily. Yes, it sure seems that the comments at still feature some of the trolling racism for which the site became so justifiably hated. But anecdotally, at least, the joint seems a little bit more sedate than it did in the bad old days.

When Jonathan Valania wrote about's comments last year in Philly Mag, he lamented that the site was dominated by "a small band of all-purpose haters, bigots and trolls who routinely inject into the public sphere the type of shocking invective long banished from mass media in this country." It often felt like the only comments you could find on the site were the horrific ones.

That's not quite the case anymore. There are still strongly held opinions and even the occasional invective on the site — and the commenters can still hide behind a veil of anonymity, for the most part — but go take a look at the comments in the story mentioned above. There were 42 as of Tuesday evening — some of them angry, some informative, most of them skeptical. Very few were all that enlightening, to be sure, but with the exception of the comments featured here, most were just … banal.

Wander around the site, and you'll find more of the same. The occasional deleted comment. (Somebody's paying attention!) Crime stories with comments turned off entirely, so as to avoid the usual riff-raff. And political stories where the comments are angry and arch and insufferable — but not much more than when people are when talking politics anyway.

Banality, it turns out, is a bit of  an improvement. It's almost normal.

Yeah, the jerks are still there, clearly. But Philly's Philly — to expect more improvement yet might require the comments section to become better than the city it serves. "The Algonquin Round Table this ain’t," Valania wrote last year. He's right. But Internet comments rarely are. comments aren't great. But they're not quite the embarrassment to the city that they once were, either. We'll take what we can.

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  • Northeaster

    I personally have been reporting pretty much any post that looks or sounds racist, and Disqus is better at looking through those reported comments than was on its own. Hopefully the trolls and the actual dyed in the wool racists who post there will get that they are not welcome.

    • DTurner

      Agreed, the first week of Disqus was best, but even when the old trolls managed to figure out how to register for Disqus that quality of comments has dramatically improved, especially with the down vote and reporting options. It was also a smart idea on their part to shut off commenting on any of the troll beacons, like the crime stories.

      Frankly, I think the discussions have elevated significantly on the site, as people who were scared to comment on the site before are feeling a little more welcome.

      • Northeaster

        Absolutely with the no comments on the crime stories. I have no idea why they ever allowed comments there to begin with. At least wants a productive comments board. Apparently I comment too much for the taste of Philebrity.

  • TimX

    Liberals cant stand free speech. Remember when they bravely co-opted Voltaire defiantly told us they may not agree with the speech, but will defend to the death your right to it? to it is another old liberal canard to be tossed out when they use it to their advantage. They dont believe in prohibition unless it comes to guns or speech they dont like. Ask Bob Huber, they shouted him down just like they smear everyone who exposes things they dont like. This week ask

    Some of the comments are definitely over the line, but so what, it’s only words?

    There clearly is major dissatisfaction with the results we’re getting with our “urban programs” and black violent crime, but no dissent from our current path is tolerated. By liberals.

    That is far more offensive and damaging than any blog comment I’ve read.

    Perhaps if the media would try to shed some light on it instead of covering it up, we might be able to have a little bit more of an enlightened discussion.

    • Northeaster

      Eh, when you have the people calling their countrymen apes and subhumans, I think that is worse than any of the hysterical whining directed at political opponents.

      • TimX

        Some people are idiots. So what? They make themselves look bad. I dont give them a second look no matter who they come from. That does not mean the issue doesnt merit more scrutiny.

        Isnt the incredible cost of our urban policy failures, fiscal and moral, a critical issue? Why is it never discussed critically by the media, or academia or the entrenched political power, especially in this city without major repercussions. We can only have a teachable moment or a dialog on race when the defenders of the status quo can use it to deflect from their failures. We never have one that criticizes it.The Bob Huber blow back demonstrates how far those entrenched in defending the failed status quo will go to suppress even the whiff of dissent.

        • Northeaster

          It is a critical issue, but another critical issue is how embarrassing it is to be known as the city with the racist newspaper commenters.

          • TimX

            Nobody gets killed because of newspaper comments.

    • Danielzinho

      You’re an idiot. I encourage you to continue to comment…it only supports the fact that you’re an idiot. I’m a progressive who loves free speech. Imagine….if you hadn’t been free to express yourself….I may have mistaken you for a person who wasn’t brainwashed.

      • Feudi Pandola

        Very well thought out, rational, and reasonable response Daniel. Good work. You are a jewel of progressivism.

        • Danielzinho

          You act as if in order to be an intelligent person, you must engage in rational discussion with idiots who will surely misconstrue and misunderstand anything factual that I would say to them. I assure you that isn’t the case. If you haven’t figured that out by now, then I can’t imagine that you’re too bright either.

          • Feudi Pandola

            Well, I’m obviously not as erudite or witty as you are Daniel.

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    I’ll will pray for them.

  • Feudi Pandola

    I would comment but with the NSA and stuff, well, you know…

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    Political bosses are recklessly using social media to destroy

  • EyemNotFree

    Take the freedom hatings editors and torture them to death on TV. Blow up the National Constitution center with Jeb Bush shackled inside.
    We do not trust in god. Violently overthrow the US government

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ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination Introduces Project Hieroglyph

The Hieroglyph project at ASU is challenging people to think creatively about big ideas.
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Right now the creative thinkers at Arizona State University are inviting some of the world's best thinkers to challenge the status quo and think creatively about the future.

Their project, called Project Hieroglyph, is a challenge to expand our minds and push ourselves closer to the next, big innovation.

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Ed Finn, director for the center, says the project is about thinking both creatively and ambitiously about the future, using science fiction as way to approach new ideas.

He says the concept sprung from writer Neal Stephenson and ASU President Michael Crow, who were discussing the idea that the world hasn't been very ambitious about doing "big stuff." In the video above you can see Stephen talk about how little we've been innovating on a big scale changed in recent years -- and about the need to get "big stuff" done.

To change that, they started Project Hieroglyph, which takes its name from the idea that "certain iconic inventions in science fiction stories serve as modern 'hieroglyphs.'"

The basis of the project is to facilitate conversation and collaboration between thinkers who might not otherwise have been in touch. That's why you'll find forums on the Hieroglyph website that are open to the public.

But what do they mean by "big stuff"? Well, for example, they're trying to answer a simple question in a big way (literally). Stephenson asked: How tall can we build something?

He started working with structural engineer Keith Hjelmstad of Arizona State University and they discovered it might be possible to build a pretty gigantic structure. Hjelmstad developed models to explore the structural requirements of a super tall tower while Stephenson began thinking about where such a tower could be placed. The tower conversation continues on the Hieroglyph website and now the team of collaborators includes aerospace engineering, digital modeling and architectural design.

Finn says he hopes to produce an anthology of stories that come out of the project by next year. But that won't be the end of the conversation.

"I'd like to see it continue indefinitely," he says. "We are expecting to get people from everywhere involved."

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A Pinal County man learned that lesson the hard way after cops found him in possession of the (ahem) baking soda.

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Ever heard of KakaoTalk? It is one of those cross-platform messaging apps that let you chit chat with your buddies over the internet instead of using SMS. You know, kind of like WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger and the likes. And even though it has been around for about 3 years or so, the platform has already amassed a user database exceeding the 100 million mark.

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Shortly after Jon Rubinstein's departure from HP, WebOS chief architect Brian Hernacki is also reportedly leaving HP...

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1. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)

It sucks that HP really squandered an amazing opportunity to get into the smartphone market. I think had they been a bit smarter and focused with WebOS, they would be just behind iOS and Android. The Palm Pre had a better name buzz than Windows Phone 7. But they sat on their hands and put out mediocre hardware. Oh well...

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2. squallz506 (banned) (Posts: 1075; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)

i hope google buys up all the talent.

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3. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)

Why thumb this down? WebOS despite its flaws was a beautiful OS, if it makes Android better also then that'll be great!

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Pretty awesome

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I was a bit hesitant at first, since a lot of people would only consider an iPad, but I am really happy I chose the Playbook. Firstly, the UI is really smooth and easy to use, the tablet is extremely well-built with a beautiful screen, and it surfs the internet, plays videos, and goes through emails perfectly.

My friend also tested out the Blackberry and Playbook connection functionality and that was pretty cool. Basically instantaneously beamed photos from the Blackberry to my Playbook and vice versa.

The micro-USB and micro-HDMI connectivity is an added bonus, as I like seeing stuff on my giant monitor.

The camera isn't perfect, as it could have a few more megapixels, but it still works great, easy to use, fast, and good quality photos.

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Jan 3, 2011, 4:05 PM   by Eric M. Zeman   @phonescooper

Wal-Mart Wireless has published a product page for the unannounced HTC Evo Shift for Sprint. The Evo Shift is a sideways slider Android device that will support CDMA and WiMax. Based on images of the device, it offers a four-row QWERTY keyboard with d-pad, Android controls on the front similar to the Evo 4G, a headset jack, rear camera with flash, and a thicker profile. Wal-Mart's published specs, however, are inconsistent. This device has not been officially announced by HTC or Sprint.

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Jan 3, 2011, 5:33 PM

sweet this looks good ( proud htc evo owner )

aww its a baby evo ..

evo = Mans phone
shift = girls phone
Really? Last time I checked a lot of professionals prefer having a keyboard for writing documents, sending emails, etc. Maybe... evo = kids toys, shift = professional tool?

Jan 3, 2011, 6:12 PM

No Front Camera?

A girls version of our Evo, kinda cool looking keyboard. But whats with the no front camera? It is 4G so it can handle it, Hell there is even a 3g Droid phone that has a front camera!
Droid-line device with front-facing camera? News to me and the rest of the Droid-line owners...

4G also has nothing to do with 'handling it'...after all, the iPhone 4 has a front-facing camera. ;)

Jan 3, 2011, 6:21 PM

this is unannounced, i wonder why walmart did this...
Not sure how unannounced it is, has been talking about it for awhile now..
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Nov 18, 2005 by Phonebabe69

Have had this phone now for 10 months and since loading 1.4 FW NO issues. Not that I had many before except occasional freeze ups (windows OS go figure)

RECEPTION...this phone make syou think you are on the Verizon network. (I also have Verizon service on another phone)

PICTURES...look great for a phone

VOICE DIAL is fantastic and does NOT have to be taught,

BT Flexibility file transfers are a breeze with or without a cable. Sync is fast and automatic.

Battery life is good for such a powerful Smart Phone. But this is subjective.

MP3 more cheezy midi files.
SPEAKER PHONE is acceptable for a tiny speaker.
NO antenna
Solid build I have dropped this phone alot and dropped it in water. Dried it out and it worked fine. Little paper "giveaway" is now red though.

Cannot make voice call from BT.

If it were not for that I would have given his phone a 5.

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MPx220 is like a handheld pc!

Sep 23, 2005 by Cheleken

-Volume is great!
-You CAN change the bluetooth name by changing the name of your phone in start/more/settings/more/more/more/phone settings. At the very bottom under "device name" you can give it your bluetooth name.
-reception is wonderful, even with only one bar. It has not dropped a call for me.
-You can customize many more things than the older motorola phones, including background pictures and the external lcd.
-It has a very professional look and feel.
-Internet Explorer is great for getting to any website. The browser is faster than my Nokia 6600 and looks like my pc's browser.
-OS is fast.
-home screen is so nice, and you can customize that too.
-There are just so many options on this phone!
-battery lasts forever
-keys are large enough & spaced far apart too
-It has FLIGHT MODE, so you can still use your pda, games on a flight without the RF being a factor.
-They're right, the camera isn't all that great unless you have spectacular lighting.

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Very Nice

Sep 19, 2005 by chicostyk

These comments are of course subjective. More I use it, More I like it. Not perfect though. I don't have any bluetooth to try out, so I cannot comment on that yet.

Windows - Best feature. Awesome for a phone! Very clear, well laid out. Scroll through list of recently used apps across top. Shows upcoming appointments. Was able to load 200 contacts easily by syncing with Outlook.

Appearance - The silver version looks cool and sophisticated

Weight - lightweight plastic vs my old heavier i830, but I like it

Fit and Form - Fits in my hand well, I wear XL glove size as a reference. Buttons well laid out and respond well. Internal antenna is nice.

External display - goes off after a few seconds to conserve battery. Just click a side button to turn it on when closed to see time, signal strength, battery level, GPRS icon.

Camera - just like others said, flash is almost useless. Picture quality is what you would expect from average cell phone. Nice that you can control zoom, darkness/lightness, shows % of space left for pictures.

Ringer - Easy to hear. Good vibrate feature shakes the phone. Good list of installed ringers.

Games - Comes with Billiards and Skipping Stones. Billiards is fun, you have to be precise with your shots. I only played Skipping Stones once, it's OK.

Menu - Lots of options. Easy to navigate.

Signal Reception - Have not dropped any calls unlike with Nextel.

Windows Media Player - Seems to be very good. I haven't tried much yet.

Calendar - Easy to use.

Battery strength - Much better than the i830, but that's easy to do. One charge should last at least a day for even a heavy user.

Ear-piece volume - Adequate, but could be louder. Don't turn it all the way up and it seems to work better. Voices "vibrate" at high volume. Sometimes hard to hear when driving with windows down.

Weight - Not bad, but the metal and plastic on the i830 felt sturdier.

Did I miss anything?

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Solid phone and PDA, but the camera...

Jul 29, 2005 by jared.smith

I got my MPx220 in black, unlocked, and unbranded. I installed the 1.43 firmware immediately after it arrived and I must say I'm impressed! My reception is very reliable and I've yet to drop a call. I'm a Cingular customer in SC.

- Performance is very speedy, and it's been reliable (i.e. not crashing). GPRS is decent, in my limited usage.
- Great reception, even in some places where reception has been historically iffy for me.
- Battery lasts a couple days, which I guess is par for the course for phones like these. I'm a fairly heavy user so I expect this.
- Earpiece volume is not a problem for me.
- Windows Mobile 2003 SE for Smartphones has been well refined, and it shows.
- Vibration is strong and very noticeable, the way it's supposed to be.
- Bright LCD screens, even readable in sunlight.
- Decent speakerphone, though the speaker itself sounds a tad overworked sometimes.
- Bluetooth support is pretty good. Works mostly seamlessly with my HS820 headset.
- IrDA and MiniSD are nice, nice touches. The Smartphone software does a great job taking advantage of the storage card. I've beamed several appointments from my work iPaq to the MPx220 with no issues.
- Looking forward to taking the phone overseas thanks to its support for all four GSM bands.

- Camera is substandard by camera phone standards. It takes a lot of work to try to make something look halfway decent. The flash has a little impact on night shots, but not much. If good camera quality is an overriding concern, I might suggest the RAZR or a Samsung, as Motorolas in general just don't seem to cut muster.
- The big screen is somewhat susceptible to smudging. Comes with the territory, I suppose.
- Needs to ring a little bit louder.
- Earpiece and speakerphone sometimes crackle.
- Bluetooth voice dialing is still nonexistent.
- The speakerphone still can't operate with the flip closed.

If you can find one, it works well as a phone and PDA, but don't hinge on a great camera.

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Great phone

Jul 2, 2005 by Jeffa112

Pros- Better Blue tooth sound then my 551
V. 1.43 Seems to work perfect.
Pic's look great
Speed of the OS is great
Battery life is great

Cons- No edge
A few glitches with external
Ear piece volume is sometimes difficult to hear

This phone is by far the best i have had. Internet works great. Just make sure you get the Update v 1.43

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I like it.

Oct 18, 2004 by schuang74

OK so after I heard these thing were out at Bestbuy I had to go out and get one. So far every thing is great. Sound quality is fine. I read a few posts on how it was hard to hear anyone or hard for others to hear me, however I don't notice any of those prolems. There have been warrnings of those who may have bought pre production models, but I wouldn't know if they were founded or not.

As for the features, yes the camera isn't the greatest, but hey its a cell phone..... what do you expect? If you want high quality pictures buy a digital camera. Both external and internal screens are nice, and its also nice that I can sync this with my Outlook contacts. It is a bit bulky for a modern phone, but the big screen and memory expansion slot make up for that.

This camera had everything I was looking for:

Color external display
Bluetooth (full functionality)
Memory Expansion (miniSD card)
Camera w/ flash
Video record and playback
Quad Band GSM
JAVA game support

Running off of a Microsoft OS may not be a plus.... I guess we will see how buggy it is. Anyhow the first 12 hours have been great.

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MPX220 is very nice

Oct 11, 2004 by coldsmoke

I have used this phone now for about a week and share the following for others considering the MPX220.

This updated version of the MPX has alot of new features, such as Quad band, speakerphone, camera, mms, better button arrangement, etc, but it also has alot of the same feel as the orig MPX 200.
[] Very attractive and professional. The finish is bronze matte which doesn't show finger prints & smudges. Well built.
[] Speakerphone is easy to use & more than loud enough. But it is a bit "tinny" when turned up loud.
[] Bright/crisp display screen. Although it can be a bit difficult to read in bright sunlight. Nonetheless, much better than the MPX 200 and many other "high end" phones out there.
[] Navigation keys are very comfortable and intuitive to use & along with the keyboard layout and size, this phone is quite handy to navigate and use.
[] Easy of synching with your PC is second to none; almost effortless.
[] It has the ability to send/receive virtually all types of text based messages including email, sms, mms, and IM.

[] The quality of the camera leaves a bit to be desired. It does not seem to reproduce colors as crisply or accurately as you might suspect for a 1.3 megapixel camera. My belief if the lens is inadequate, but lets face it, ALL cameras on phones are marginal at best. So for snapshots it suffices, its just my expectation was higher because of it being 1.3 mp.
[] Battery life is less than expected. Even so, on the bright side, it charges via USB whenever connected to your PC without the need to carry a charger! That's gotta be worth something. :-)
[] Price is, REAL high. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll be that much cheaper once released for sale at AT&T.

Overall, its a very nice combined device that offers strong PDA, voice, and text messaging features but be prepared to pay just short of an arm and a leg for it now. If you get one, I don't think you'l be dissapointed but don't buy it because of its camera.

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The Glory of the Motorola MPX220

Jan 25, 2005 by BruceDude

This phone needs a good review and to be defended from previous reviews that didn't deal this phone justice. To start, the first version of this phone was a disaster. I am one who has had contact with both.
The main improvement on the second version is the camera upgrade. My friend got this phone and the weakness that came along with it which would cause the phone to have poor quality with the high quality (1240x960) setting and also caused it to glitch up making the picture to show a stringy screen of a garbled photo that entirely messed up the image. He bought his from a cingular store. I bought mine on Jan 16th 2005 from NBS (National business Services) which is just a line group for Cingular formerly AT&T wireless that sells most the phones that AT&T carried before the merger went through. My phone came without a Cingular or AT&T tag because Cingular has phased out the AT&T logo on new phones and has chosen not to include their logo on those phones either (I suppose because it only confuses customers who think they can call up NBS regarding their Cingular acct when all NBS is is an AT&T line group operating only w/ AT&T's billing systems).
The phone I received had no camera glitches as my friends did.
It's true that to compensate for volume problems on this phone you just select "Outdoor" profile.
*This phone does everything.
*The Cable is glorious for transfering files between your computer and the phone. The high points for me are the *MP3 player (I use an SD card for lots of MP3's) *Bluetooth, & games. There isn't a program designed for a phone that I wouldn't expect this phone to handle.
*Very simple to use.
*Camera is better than the moto v400, 500 and 600 series but isn't better than a high megapixel digital camera.

Cons: It has exited out of the games folder after I clicked on it a few times. I don't know why but the 2nd try has always been successful when this happens.
Bruce - 2G / 3G NBO Rep for Cingular formerly AT&T Wireless.

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so much promise

Jan 13, 2005 by louisstarks

Nice layout and bundle of features

Speaker phone pointless, not usable unless you hold it close to your head. Low volume at highest setting.

Internal speaker also low and poor in sound quality.

Camera average, don't bother with the flash, it's not strong enough to light the subject.

phone could be 20% smaller, and I don't care for tiny phones.

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Piece o' crap!

Dec 16, 2004 by bradspace

I have owned several Motorola phones, and this is the ABSOLUTE worst yet. Not sure if it's Moto, Cingular or Windows causing the problems. My guess is a combination of the group.

* Nice size for larger hands
* Intuitive button placement
* Windows interface makes it easy to use
* Nice size screen - easy to see

* Poor speaker quality
* VERY poor camera quality
* Glitches (or as Microsoft likes to call them, "features")with the OS
* Speaker phone almost unuseable - volume is low even when turned all the way up, and you can't use it with the phone closed at least as far as I can tell
* When using the web browser, I can only navigate to one or two pages before loding the ability to navigate and having to power off and back on

I have one of the "updated" firmware models and have most of the same issues and a few new ones. I will be switching back to a Nokia 6230 after this debacle!!

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At the beginning of the year, we had the pleasure of partnering with Sarah’s Stands for a very successful cake and cake stand giveaway. Since that giveaway we’ve kept a close eye on the cake […]

Wedding Industry Awards – Vote for us!

August 19th, 2012

So we signed up to compete the Wedding Industry Expert 2012 awards for best cakes in New Jersey! While I don’t usually like to pander for votes, I’m using this cute dog as a proxy […]

Team in Training – Erin Schwartz

August 8th, 2012

Help support our very own Erin Schwartz as she raises money to help make a difference for cancer patients and their families. Erin will be hiking at Zion National Park in Utah as part of […]

MazelMoments Contest Winners!

July 31st, 2012

Thank you for everyone who entered our MazelMoments Contest and for the great vendors who participated in the contest! We had over 500 entries! To choose the winner we assigned all 500+ entries a number […]

Happy Father’s Day!

June 17th, 2012

Giveaway with MazelMoments

June 16th, 2012

Thanks to everyone who entered. Winners were announced here! We are excited to announce our latest giveaway with mazelmoments – an online resource for planning Jewish-inspired events. makes it easy & fun to find […]

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 13th, 2012
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Four Christian churches in South Africa have said they will not bless same-sex marriages because they say they are “contrary to scripture.”

The Anglican Church, Catholic Church, Baptist Church and Presbyterian Church have all confirmed that they will not officiate or bless gay unions.

The Methodist Church is still undecided on the issue.

Same-sex unions are legal in South Africa, but the Civil Union Act allows for a religious institution to opt out by submitting a letter to the government explaining why.

Bishop David Beetge, dean of the Anglican Church of the Province of Southern Africa told the Cape Argus:

“We have informed the government that we are not in a position to bless civil unions and have made it open and clear to the government and our congregation about our policy.”

The Rev Brian Wood of the Cape Town Baptist Church said: “Everybody is welcome at the church irrespective of their background or creed.

“However, on the topic of gay marriages, we cannot condone it, as God has sanctioned marriage as a heterosexual relationship between a natural man and a natural woman.”

Last year South Africa made history as the first country in Africa, and only the fifth in the world to legalise same-sex marriages.

The Bill was opposed by many Christian groups in and outside of the country.

Homosexuality is still illegal in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and most other sub-Saharan countries, making the decision even more controversial.

Other countries that allow gay marriages are Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain.