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I am a Marin resident who occasionally picks up the Bohemian. What a delightful surprise to read Bart Schneider's article on the Van Morrison concert ("Astral Response," May 13). He really nailed it. I am a boomer "Van Fan" as well. Nowadays, when I run into an old friend at a concert, instead of hitting him up for an extra doobie, I'm more likely to ask if he brought any extra earplugs!
I went to L.A. for the recording of Astral Weeks at the Hollywood Bowl last November. Van's performance was jaw-dropping. I sat in the second row literally stunned by the music. Your poetic writing brought it all back to me. Thanks so much.
Carol Guida
Mill Valley
I would like to take this time to express my deepest gratitude, love and respect to thank Roseland Elementary School library assistant Anna Collorafi, counselor Maria Orozco and, most of all, principal Dana Pederson for reading my book Don't Shoot! I'm the Guitar Man. You saw my passion for helping all at-risk youth, believed in me, and took a chance on a 30-week pilot mentoring program with seven little boys all with gang affiliations and criminal behavior who were making bad choices.
You all felt strongly enough to find funding for this program that helped me help mentor these young children set new goals for themselves other than fighting, stealing, being in a gang or wanting to go to prison. Teaching music, love, respect, truth, trust and equality gave these kids the basic tools to be open to try new ways to walk down another path in life. Anna, Maria, and Dana: I honor you for being heroes in my eyes and heart for thinking out of the box to help these boys not be at risk but instead to be at opportunity.
Buzzy Martin
While I'm all for scientific progress, I must admit that the idea of a Hovercar 3000 as envisioned by your Sebastopol correspondent (Letters, May 27) scares the daylights out of me. Being a pessimist, I cannot help but think that all the irksome goings-on that currently occur out there on our roads and freeways on a daily basis would be exacerbated in the extreme with the added dimension of having them occur 100 feet in the air at 80 miles an hour. Darwin help us, most drivers out there can't even work up enough spatial awareness to handle four dimensions (front, back, right and left) let alone six (add up and down). Hovercars? Thanks, but no thanks.
Rich Jones
Monte Rio
Mr. Cheney,
The George W. Bush administration had eight years to make things right, but screwed everything up (lying to the U.N, the American people and propagating the Iraq War). Now the American people want to make sure the world opinion of our country is mended. Please take your Halliburton and Brown & Root stock profits from the Iraq War and shut up!
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Pomona Schools Chief Tapped as Top K-12 Official
Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, the superintendent of the Pomona Unified School District, in California, is being nominated as the new assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, the White House just announced. (UPDATE: Pending Senate confirmation, of course.)
This would make Melendez the top K-12 specialist, in charge of Title I programs and other things No-Child-Left-Behind. She'd be the highest-ranking Hispanic in the department. (UPDATE 2: Reading Alexander Russo's post on Melendez reminded me that Gabrielle Gomez, who is also at the assistant secretary level—for legislative affairs—is also Hispanic.)
Though she's not a big-name superintendent like Washington's Michelle Rhee or New York City's Joel Klein, she's got her own education street creds. She was part of the reform-y Broad Superintendents Academy, in the class of 2006. She worked for 25 years in urban school districts and is known as "Dr. T."
One of her district's high schools, the Village Academy, caught the attention of President Obama after students made a nine-minute, thought-provoking video called "Is Anybody Listening?," which called attention to the economic hardship of local families and students. Obama did listen, and referenced the video and the students in his March 10 education speech to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. And several days later, he met with the students who made the video.


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Merrill Lynch Chief U.S. Sector Strategist Brian Belski is predicting a positive year for 2007 – but don't expect the same portfolio plan to reap profits. Those energy, utilities and materials stocks that have been riding high for the past couple of years have reached their peak, he says.
The Fed's indecision is going to cause to volatility in the markets as far as Belski is concerned. Analysts aren't sure what's coming next – a rate hike or a cut – so he's expecting a rotation back to more defensive stocks such as consumer staples and health care. These stocks offer growth with less risk.
There's also potential for a bond rally in early '07, Belski says, as the market becomes more defensive overall.
The bottom line, according to Belski, is that the U.S. economy will be positive next year, growing in the high single digits or low double digits. After that early-in-the-year volatility, investors can buy back into stronger growth stocks like technology, telecom and discretionary spending.
Here are Belski's 10 themes for 10 sectors in 2007:
Telecom Services: infrastructure and renewal
Consumer Staples: franchise growth
Industries: weakening U.S. dollar and exporters
Information Technology: investor desire to own technology again
Health Care: U.S. political landscape 2007-08, Democrats and Republicans likely both to become more moderate
Consumer Discretionary: potential for low interest rates, declining oil prices, and a weakening U.S. dollar outweighing the negative affects of a slowdown in housing
Financials: discounting the Fed too early
Material: Short-term supply versus long-term demand tug-of-war
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First Impressions/Review Thread
- Howdy everyone,
The purpose of this thread, is to hear members thoughts & opinions on how the Motorola Bionic stacks up amongst a suggested list of attributes
- Aesthetics
- Screen
- Hardware
- Phone - including bluetooth & speakerphone usage
- Overall User Interface (including Motoblur)
- Widgets
- Signal quality (Compared to other devices)
- Social Networking
- Email/Calendar
- Battery Life
- Performance
- Media (music, movies, DLNA)
- Keyboard's
- Camera (both still & video)
- How the RAZR compares to your previous smartphone (if applicable)
- Disappointments (if any)
Feel free to provide as little or as much detail as possible, while trying to make it as useful as possible. Hopefully this will help others who are considering the RAZR, but would like to hear some user feedback first.
And if you read a review that you found helpful, please use the Thanks button to show them your appreciation!11-13-2011 05:04 AM
- Still putting the phone thru its paces. But I can make one observation:
I haven't had a phone this well built since my beloved Nokia N71.11-13-2011 07:40 AM
- First Impressions:
- Build quality is superb. Nothing feels cheap or weak. As Phil mentioned, I would've liked the side-buttons to be more pronounced too.
- Screen is awesome. Performance is awesome.
- Battery Life concerns me. I came from a D2G, and kept all radios off unless I needed them, even using SetCPU and Tasker to reduce battery usage. I was hoping this phone would let me run for a day with them on. With light/moderate usage yesterday, it was at 20% by 6PM, WiFi enabled all day, BT used sporadically (Smart Action) and SetCPU installed to underclock when display is off, etc. Jury is out on the battery, IMHO. Time will tell.
- Smart Actions are nice. They're like "Tasker Lite", but if you own Tasker, you'll likely want to stick with it for additional control/options.
It's early yet. I think it's an awesome phone, and only the battery really concerns me at this point. Will check-back later this week.11-13-2011 08:23 AM
- Thanks guys. I'm particularly interested in how the battery life is since it is not accessible to those who would normally want to swap it out.11-13-2011 11:55 AM
- I don't have a lot of personal experience with smart phones... in fact the Razr is my first smartphone.
Battery life... from what I can tell, if I use it non-stop (downloading apps, email and browsing over wifi, texting and a few calls) Mostly couldn't set it down the first day cause it was just so dang cool! It "should" last the whole day with moderate use.
I'm not a super heavy phone user, so I'm sure others will get a bit less time out of a full charge.
I haven't really anything bad to say about the RAZR. Maybe a few small things that bug me maybe, but that's just personal preference.
I have to say I'm sort of bummed that the USB and HDMI ports are right smack in the top center of the phone. I'm used to having them down at the bottom of the phone. Its understandable its where it has to be though, given that's where "bump" is. It makes taking a call while charging sort of a pain. Also the case I bought with the phone (Otterbox Defender Series) has a belt clip.. there is a small "lip" at the top which covers the ports. Obviously not a huge deal, but something that might annoy some.
The phone is a bit wider than I would like.. I have Arthritis and it tends to be slightly uncomfortable in one hand. Adding a phone case only compounds this issue.
The Menu/Home/Back/Search buttons down at the bottom are a slight annoyance as well. I tend to place my thumb down on the lower right side when I hold it. So the search feature pops up a lot. = /
But again that's personal issues, if one has a large hand, I'm sure you wouldn't run into any of these problems.
Overall, I really like the phone. I foresee using it for a very long time.11-13-2011 02:53 PM
- Got it a 11:11 am on 11/11/11 because that it when the store opened for the special launch. That very night I was out and was paying for something and had the Razr laying on the counter when the lady said what is that, never saw a phone like that before.
I am not a big Motorola fan and have not had much luck with them. Prefer HTC and was interested in the Rezound, however, I have not had one lag and have put a lot of apps on this phone and put it through it's paces. It it fast, and I mean fast, light, thin and the screen is very clear. Battery seems to be little better than the other 4g phones and as good or better than my iPhone 4S which is 3g.
When I got it I had originally thought about taking it back Monday and maybe swapping for the Rezound because I liked the rounded looks of it but the more I use the Razr I really, really like it although it is so thin I feel like I am going to break it. I have had many, and I mean many, smartphones to the point I am almost smartphone poor but I think this one is one of the best that I have had in a very long time in performance and construction.
I think it is a keeper.11-13-2011 04:18 PMLike 3
- Battery life has been better than expected, but I came in not expecting the world because it's LTE. Those smart actions do help out the situation. The hardware is great and I really like the screen, it looks beautiful. The black themes throughout Motoblur are cool, and I'm finding myself liking the UI alot. The call quality and radios are excellent, it's really nice to have a Motorola phone again. It's a wider phone, so typing one handed is a little trying. Holding it during calls is nice, though. Overall, it's a stellar phone and I'm happy with my decision.11-13-2011 05:27 PM
- Ok, After a couple of days with it, here's my 2 cents.
First thing I have noticed is that I have full signal bars in my basement, where I only had 1 bar if I was lucky with my TBolt, so radios get a BIG thumbs up. The screen is nice, but my only gripe is that unless your looking directly at it, the colors seem a little off. I still get data interruption when bouncing between 3 and 4g areas. The phone weights absolutely nothing, and is incredibly thin. I haven't taken too many pics with the cam, but the ones I have taken have come out great. Call quality is what I would have expected from a Moto phone, its great. I've noticed that a couple times I have tried to open an app, but it didn't open. I saw the icon light up, but app didn't open. 1 HUGE flaw I have found, and it might cause me to take it back for an exchange is that while setting up playlists in the music app, the screen starts randomly flashing on and off, and takes a reboot to get it to stop. It's nothing thats going to cause me to run away from the phone, because I dont mess with the playlists enough to really worry about it. I havent set up any smart actions yet and still the battery life has been a lot better than my TBolt. Overall I like the phone and do not regret getting it at all, and would do it all over.11-14-2011 03:48 PM
- Everything is great my biggest complaint quite literally is the stupidity of the capacitive buttons.
If you put capacitive buttons on a phone, they should be invisible, no point to do anything else.11-15-2011 09:24 PM
- First day impression, good reception and loud speakers, BAttery with email text and phone use only lasted 8hours and 30 mts and dropped to 20% % and I recharged. Shazam didnot recognize any music.11-16-2011 06:01 PM
- this phone is amazing. i have almost 2 hours on it on the 40% charge it had out of the box and i was killing 4G (i am on the edge of the extended coverage at home) i downloaded 27 apps. i fell in love witht he screen after i realized the brightness was all the way down and it is beautiful. I didn't notice the green tint on it unless i am looking at the screen from an angle. i am just speechless coming from and og droid this is amazing.
edit: i was a little concerned when i actually lost total signal no 4G/3G just cell so i told the sales lady and she mentioned they had been having issues with the towers around here and that "sometimes it takes the sim card 30 min to fully activate" even though i had already downloaded a few apps in store waiting for the g/f to get her dumb iphone. i will also add that the razr display on low blows the iphone 4 display on any level out of the water.11-18-2011 07:29 PM
- So far I've been VERY unhappy with the battery life and Google Voice Commands and/or Vlingo. Taking the later first, the tasks you can do is very limited. You can't create tasks by saying "Create a reminder for me tomorrow at 10 am". In fact, I don't think there is any way to create a reminder/task by a voice command.
If I say to either "Set an alarm for 30 minutes from now" they both hear the text perfectly, but take me to a Google search for that.
Even if I say "Note to Self", it does it, but wants to email it to my Gmail account. I want a sticky note.
I got the phone Friday night and charged it up overnight. I know I was doing a lot with it Saturday, like dl'ing apps, setting preferences, etc., but I was surprised when it went 100% dead at about 6:30 pm. I charged it up Saturday night and doing about the same it died at 1 pm. Since the battery can't be changed there is no possibility of buying a spare or extended battery.
I'm very close to taking it back for an iPhone 4s.12-18-2011 07:57 PM
- Aesthetics. This thing is a really good looking phone.
Screen I would prefer a higher ppi count or a non pentile display but the display is sharp, clear good color and over all i like it.
Hardware. Phone is pretty zippy.
Phone - including bluetooth & speakerphone usage. Calls are clear and sound great. Speaker phone and music on the phone sounds great to. Loud and clear among the best i ever used.
Overall User Interface (including Motoblur). Tool a little time to get use to it comeing from a HTC Evo 3D but its pretty nice. But i still prefer Sence 3.0
Widgets. N/A
Signal quality (Compared to other devices). Great. Had the GN and the signal quality was utter crap. I thought i was useing sprint for a little while. I have always had 5 bars for either 3g or 4g but i will say it does take a second to hand off 4g to 3g and 3g to 4g.
GPS. Pretty accurate. Reroutes pretty fast and was spot on for me.
Social Networking. N/A
Email/Calendar. N/A
Battery Life. Could be better but its much better than my old Evo 3D and the GN i had for 3 days. I leave at 7am and i keep my 4g on all day. I work in a 4g area and go on the web and what not on my lunch and break and at 5pm im at about 80%.
Performance. Very nice. No lag and phone runs nice and smooth. 4g is insanely fast and 3g runs pretty strong to.
Media (music, movies, DLNA). N/a
Keyboard's. I do not like the stock kb. I like the one used on my Evo 3D the best. Using better keyboard with a skin that i found that improved it for me.
Camera (both still & video). Pretty good if you got some good lighting. Low lighting the pics are not all that great.
How the RAZR compares to your previous smartphone (if applicable). Awesome. I love the phone and this is the first Motorola i owned. I would deff. get the phone again.
Disappointments (if any). People said when i call them i am clear but im pretty quiet and im lauder on my Evo 3d. They said i was clear and sounded great just pretty quiet.12-19-2011 05:56 PMLike 2
- Only had it for about half the day now and most of that has been just setting it up, playing with it, and downloading stuff, a lot of heavy usage. I will see how I like it when I'm at work tomorrow and will be able to give, maybe, a better review later in the week. This is very much a first impression but... Please forgive me if I ramble... And, boy, do I ever! Sorry guys! Hope this is at least... Maybe... Helpful?
Aesthetics & Hardware
GORGEOUS! I have absolutely nothing to complain about with the way it looks, except maybe that the power button is so small and right where the volume buttons used to be on my old Droid X. I'm only slightly concerned that I will accidentally turn my phone off while trying to change the volume, though. I have definitely already accidentally changed the volume while trying to shut off the screen. I'll get used to it.
I love that the touch screen takes up the whole front of the phone and, I didn't think I would, but I also like the weaved kevlar on the back. It adds a dash of pizzazz to it.
No camera button. SCORE. Also, the trade off of physical buttons for capacitive ones is a very nice change between this and my old phone.
Amazingly thin. The little hump at the top is as thick as the thin part of my old phone. Impressive! And I don't get the impression that it's going to snap in half. It's very well built.
And this thing is light. Like... almost eerily light given its composition (basically, not crap). I expected it to be a heavier phone and with the security tag that weighs it down at the store, it was very surprising to hold it by itself and see just how very, very light it is. And... I honestly don't know if I like that. I liked that my DX was a bit on the heavy side. I always knew where it was on my person (pants pocket, coat pocket, etc.) and it made me feel like I wasn't going to destroy it by looking at it, and that it wasn't made from bad material. Given that I know this phone is as well made as it is makes this a little mind-bendy to me.
I am well impressed. It takes turning the brightness all the way up, I think, to truly appreciate it, but it's still very pretty. Nevertheless, I suppose I am just a little disappointed. My first experience with a super AMOLED screen was with the Samsung Captivate for AT&T, and the execution of contrast and the color scheme of the UI was just amazing. This screen is still wonderful, but I guess it didn't quite meet my expectations. As it's been said before, the green tint of the screen is slightly noticeable, but it's not a turn off for me.
Phone, including Bluetooth & speakerphone usage
I'm not really into Bluetooth. I only use about 50 minutes of my allotted 450 minutes every month. I don't need to use Bluetooth.
I haven't used the speakerphone yet. I've actually only taken one call and it lasted only about 30 seconds, but from what I could tell, it was super, super crisp and clear-- even while connected to someone using US Cellular-- and I had a moment of thinking, "Wow, that's nice! It's like she's standing right next to me!"
Overall User Interface, including Motoblur and widgets
Honestly? It's the worst part about the phone. The Blur is driving me INSANE. Why can't I just visit my gallery and not have to be connected to all this extra crap that I'm completely not interested in? The first time I popped in, I thought, "Wait, is there a second gallery app I need to go to or what?" There are several things that are different that I found myself immediately disliking, even simple things, like the way the browser icon looks. What was wrong with the old one? I was also absolutely blown away by how much bloatware there is. It made me want to root it immediately just to get rid of it all but... Yeah, I'm not gonna do that yet. >_>
There are plenty of things I do like about it though. It's not all bad. I like the lock screen. The time is nice and big, and I'm not as annoyed by the locks as I thought I might be. Instantly accessing my camera is a plus. I like the cube transitions between the home screens and that you can hide those pesky bloatware apps. I like that you can switch to landscape on the homescreens as well. I like the 'Favorite Contacts' widget, which shows 4 of your faves, and when you swipe down on it, it expands to show all your faves. I especially like the homescreen editor and the fun little animations they added to it. I do not like that when you're adding an app to the homescreen, it doesn't let you choose immediately where it goes, just puts it in the next available spot in the row. I do like the app drawer pages. And the calendar widget, which may save me from having to download a separate agenda app, even though I might do it anyway just for stylistic reasons.
I don't know. The UI is kind of hit and miss for me.
Signal Quality
I honestly haven't been paying attention. My phone has been 4 places today. The Verizon store, my front porch, living room and bedroom. I looked just now and I have 5 bars, so no complaints. But then, Verizon rocks in my city.
The only thing I do have to say (and please excuse me for being a squealing fangirl all of a sudden) is OMG ISN'T 4G AWESOME?! First time using it and I am just blown away by how fast this phone is with the 4G. I haven't compared it to how fast it is when it's on 3G only, but... I just cannot get enough of how unbelievably fast it is. Rock. On.
Idk. Haven't used it yet. I have high expectations though. I'm hoping it's miles apart from my DX, which would find the address of where I wanted to go quickly, but I would be about halfway there (guessing as I was driving) before it would kick in with directions, maps, etc. And even then it would be incorrect. I did play with the Traffic widget just a little to see what it did and how long it would take me to drive to work. It seems pretty accurate.
Social Networking
All I've gotten around to doing is downloading FB and Twitter so far. I'm pleased that the Social Status widget is still there. It's pretty much the only blur app that I like. But I'm not much of a social networking person anyway. I like my Gtalk. S'bout it.
More of the same. And that is not a complaint.
Battery Life
Okay, I said that the UI was the worst part about the phone. I take it back. The battery is the worst part about the phone. I've had it 8 hours and have had to charge it twice. The battery life is way shorter than my DX and it's got a pretty quick charge with its tiny (adorable) charger, which isn't a good thing in my mind.
But, y'know, I was playing with it all day and I had it going full blast. It took me forever to figure out how to turn off 4G (I'm a genius, me -_-; ). But I did a little reading in the forums here and have since modified my Smart Actions and the nice little Task Manager that came with it. So... I'll reserve my opinions on it. Even if my battery life continues to suck, it's probably not going to be a deal breaker. I like way too many things about this phone to get rid of it, and I know I'll probably root it eventually and set some real CPU governors and battery settings to make this baby last forever.
Uh, I think I've probably touched on this quite a bit already, albeit in bits and pieces. It's FAST, and it's Android. Nuff sed.
One tiny, little nitpick about the performance. The first hour or so I had it, it kept turning on the Wi-Fi without my permission. And frankly, it annoyed me a lot. But then it stopped. So... Whatever.
Haven't gone there yet.
I used to love Swype. Until I Swyping while half asleep and got sick and tired of the typos that I was making. I switched to the regular keyboard and have never looked back. I still think Swype is awesome and if you like using it, more power to you. I'm not gonna bother with it now.
As for the regular multi-touch keyboard, again, more of the same. Which... Includes a slight complaint, I guess. I had when you go to edit a word and the place-marker arrow extends into the selection field and sometimes you just can't get to the word that you want to select. Never fails. I think that's more of a OS problem though.
I am super excited to have a front facing camera, even though I know I'll probably have very limited use of it. Still. It's awesome.
I really like the UI of the camera. Still pretty ticked off about the gallery, but... I'll get over it... Once I feel it's safe enough to root and remove... I'll get over it.
As I mentioned before I love that there's no external camera button. I have no reason for this, I'm just glad. I also liked that they didn't feel the need to add a 'Camcorder' icon for the app drawer. A little superfluous if you ask me.
The camera takes pictures very, very quickly and that is awesome. It auto focuses, which is great. Honestly, no complaints. I'm actually thrilled with the camera. I think I'll probably use it a lot more than I did on my DX.
Haven't used the camcorder yet so...
How the RAZR compares to your previous smartphone
The Droid X was my first smartphone ever. And I was absolutely 100% convinced that it was the very best Android smart phone EVER, despite the fact that I knew there was better hardware out there, better this, better than. I could not be convinced that my phone could be beat. Until today. What I hold in my hands now may not be perfect, but it's miles ahead of what I had before and with each new stone that I overturn, I find one more thing to love about it. The only thing that I think my DX has on my RAZR is readily available roots that I can perform from my Linux computer, sbfs, and ROMs. And it wont be long before it doesn't even have that either.
Update on 12/27
I've had it for nearly a week now and I really have to say that my love for this phone has only grown. Things I would like to add to my initial review:
I've gotten used to how lightweight it is and it doesn't bother me as much anymore. I'm still a little concerned about dropping it because it's so light, but I'm being super careful with it right now until I get a case for it.
The call quality is just superb. I have been very satisfied with every single call I've taken, both with signal and voice quality; probably the best I've ever had.
As for the UI, I downloaded Go Launcher Ex and have used it and its subsequent apps to completely customize the way that it looks. And it makes the UI so much more tolerable. I hardly notice the Blur anymore, since GLE has so many great apps itself to replace it, so my thoughts on that have been turned around. I almost don't feel the urge to root my phone anymore, as a matter of fact (though it would be nice to have some tethering and AdFree).
I was a bit concerned when Verizon was having problems with their data connections last week, but since the latest update, I haven't had any more problems. I've also learned how to switch between 3G and 4G finally, and that has helped with things, especially battery life...
Which I'll address now. I was completely wrong about this aspect. The battery life sucked initially, because I wasn't using all the tools made available to me. Smart Actions is your BEST FRIEND with this phone. It allows you to set up rules, which allow actions to be triggered on your phone. Vague description is vague, I know, but for example: for the Battery Extender rule, when the display is off, my phone is not charging, and is not moving (all triggers), then the GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Background sync all turn off (actions). For my Low Battery Saver rule, when the batter level is less than 35% and not charging (triggers), the brightness drops down to 0%, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Background sync turn off, and my display timeout drops down to 15 seconds (actions). Also, there is a Task Manager that comes on this phone which allows you to keep or kill all the apps on your phone (including the ones that run the phone in general, not just ones you've downloaded), and for everything you add to the auto-end list, it will kill them after the display has been turned off for 2 minutes. These two apps, plus a few other things I selected to help my battery life, have made my phone battery one of the longest lasting (3G and beyond) phone batteries I have ever had. So, I take back what I said before. Great battery life.
Overall, I love this phone. It's the best phone I've ever had. And I've had a lot of phones.12-20-2011 11:46 PMLike 2
- Bought GN first. Returned after 3 days. Signal issues at my rural home. Nuff said.
I am impressed with my Droid Razr. Solid construction. Screen is great. I like the screen better than the GN. don't know why. Everyone says the GN is better.
Fast processing time. As quick or quicker than the GN. I suspect the GN has heavier overhead load than the RAZR.
The OS? It's GB what can you say? It's fine with me.
Battery? I had a 2500 mah in my dx. The
dr is clearly not as good. However it's not a disaster. I get decent runtime. I am not in a 4G area so that will change. My life style is such that I work at a desk with a charger handy. I also work on my farm. I never carry a phone when working in the pasture. Can't hear ring over tractor.
All in all I like the RAZR, better than the GN. What can I say?
Jon12-27-2011 08:41 AM
- Oh yeah... When holding the camera in landscape it's sooo easy to touch the back button....
Jon12-27-2011 08:45 AM
- Hello everyone,
I traded up from the Droid X (which is still a great phone) to the white Razr (I know some have said the white looked cheaper or "girly", but I thought it looked cool. Loved the stormtrooper reference). Here's my impressions after using it for about a week.
Battery life: Not bad. This is my first day back at work after the holidays so I'll see how it does. However, I had the multimedia dock for the X and kept it charged during the day. I have the cover with stand built in for the Razr, but I'll keep it charged as well. During the first few days while playing with all the features, I got a decent day's worth of use on a full charge. That included calls and internet surfing. It did not include games or playing music or movies however.
Display: I have to say that the other reviewers have been correct. The screen is very different from the X and I don't think that's necessarily a good thing. The colors are almost too vivid as to look unnatural and video playback tends to be much darker. That said, it is very vivid and has had no lag time in switching between screens.
Speed: I have noticed a big difference in streaming playback and in browsing. My X did a great job on 3G but there is a noticeable difference with 4G.
Battery: As long as the Razr doesn't get "stuck" like the X did, I am fine with a non-removeable battery. I'm sure there is a way to reboot the phone without a battery pull.
Design: It is amazingly light yet solid feeling. Cheap is not a word I would ever use to describe this phone for any aspect of it. Everyone that has seen it has been amazed at its size and then blown away by the specs and what it can do. I also love the size. I know its screen is about the same size as the X, but it appears larger to me. I know it is actually wider, but it appears bigger overall.
Call quality: It was great on the X and just as good on the Razr.
Software/Widgets: One personal gripe is the change MOTO made to the speed dial widget. On the X, I could have a button for calls and texts under my speed dials. The Razr doesn't have that. Maybe it does and I haven't figured it out yet, but it's just something I liked better on the X.
Overall, the Razr has been a fantastic phone and a worthy upgrade. I, like so many, was torn between it and the Galaxy Nexus. I am one of the few, it seems, who likes the MOTO widgets and did not want the learning curve of vanilla android 4.0 just yet. I'm content to wait for it on the Razr.
IMO, the Razr is a fantastic phone that is very cool and extremely fun to use.01-03-2012 08:47 AM
- Based on everything everyone has said, I can't wait to get off from work to go play with mine. I ordered it Jan. 1st and it was delivered to my house today -- should have had it delivered to the office.
As an Android developer, I almost didn't get this phone. It was a tough choice between the GN and the razr given that the GN had IC. In the end it all came down to build quality. The GN felt cheap in my hands. My last phone was a Droid X.01-04-2012 10:58 AM
- OMG awesome phone. What a leap from my Droid X. Its extremely responsive and thanks to Motorola's powerful radio I get 4G where no one else seems to be able to. One of my colleagues has a GN and can not get 4G where I can. I haven't been able to put this thing down. I was never a big fan of Moto Blur but I have to say Motorola has done a pretty good job with it.
In particular, I loved the Smart Actions application. Last night I set up Smart Actions to send a text message to my kids to remind them when their curfews were during the week -- 30 minutes before their curfew.
The Razr is an extremely well built phone that has a build quality to match its price -- unlike the GN which felt like a flimsy cheap device. Even though the Razr is missing ICS, which it will get eventually, it is the best 4G LTE phone on the market by far.
So what if you can change the battery on the GN, has anyone seen how flimsy the battery panel is on that thing -- I don't think that it is something you would want to do often. If the GN had been built by Motorola, I don't think that that would be the case.
I'm sorry if I **** off any GN owners but aside from the GN's display and ICS, Droid Razr is a far better phone. If the GN didn't have ICS it would be considered as a sub-par phone. So I guess any one that buys it is paying a premium for ICS which the Razr will get eventually anyway.
The only phone that might ever lure me away from my new Razr in the short run is another Razr -- Razr Maxx.01-05-2012 09:02 AMLike 1
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As many people know I have 3 of my own dogs of varying ages. On top of their daily routine of meals, naps and enrichment, their walks and their training there's an area I stay as focused on as I possibly can.
The area of my focus is conditioning, health and overall checking on how my dogs are doing physically. I can easily see how their appetite is from meal times, their regularity from time out in the garden and levels of stimulation from the training time we share.
This additional area of focus regarding condition is something that may sound obvious but isn't always easy to maintain or even start!
Knowing your dog means knowing what their general body type is, how do they usually walk, stand or sit, how do they feel as you stroke them or groom them, what are their gums like usually. This information gathering requires a short amount of time checking your dog over but could highlight any changes for the future.
Get your dog used to be handled as part of praise and play which then allows you to determine what your dogs back and shoulders feel like, the abdomen elasticity, how each leg moves to give paw, any typical lumps and bumps that are part of your dogs charm or areas of tenderness etc. Knowing all of this type of information will help flag up something unusual and give you the chance to help your dog as well as potentially preventing a health issue or catching it very early on.
If your dog appeared stressed would you know what colour their gums usually are to compare? How does your dog move about when they first wake up – stretches first or straight up into walking? Do you know what your dogs belly, ribs, back and chest usually feel like to spot any discomfort, hot spots or a new bump?
This week Cassie had some unusual moments, all first thing in the morning and varying each day, which is highly unusual for her indeed. One day we had a tighter, more solid feeling belly, another day her back legs seemed greatly weakened for an hour or so. Cassie also took longer to settle back down after her garden time for a couple of mornings. As I handle Cassie every day it prepared me to notice her abdomen felt different but this hadnt moved to the chest. I know how Cassie walks, turns and stands still so when her back legs showed some weakness and Cassie struggled to stand up momentarily I could see what changes were taking place and therefore what to do to help including massage, use of herbal supplements and a check up today at the vets!
Im pleased to say all three dogs have an excellent overall health and very healthy hearts too! Plus using supplements and herbal items I was able to boost her immune system, reduce the apparent bloat in her belly and give her additional strength. My training in the canine conditioning areas meant I could act on those weaker back legs and 6 days later with very gradual building up of exercises she is back to mooching, jumping back in the back door, asking to do more conditioning exercises with me and looking stronger and settling quicker when she goes back to bed 🙂
A couple of years ago I noticed Taylor having very occasional twinges in his back. So occasional in fact he could go several months between twinges!! Knowing Taylor doesn't usually do this I took him to my vets to confirm some discomfort and from here was able to be referred for laser treatment. Taylor still goes 1-2 times a month and his back is so much improved you rarely see any twinging, he is faster on the agility dog walk, jumping better, more playful, enjoying scrapping more and more relaxed around dog types that used to worry him – turns out the discomfort caused him to be anxious with a few breeds. It's wonderful to know we could help take away some pain that he would have been experiencing otherwise and being able to identify what was happening and how he could be helped with various treatments.
Keeping track also of your dogs weight every month or so helps see not only if they are gaining weight or loosing it but also if the weight loss or gain has happened very suddenly, or isn't in keeping with their meals. Measuring your dogs body if they are working on fitness or conditioning helps to see if they are in fact building muscle but also would highlight any new muscle loss which again could potentially highly something your vet could help with.
So take some time with your dog or dogs and check them over to get to know them thoroughly and this can potentially help you to help your dog in the future in a number of ways. Not just for negative occurances but also to highlight positive adjustments too!!
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Aside from mounted archery there are several other Korean mounted martial arts I am interested in, such as spear, sword, double sword, hyapdo (similar to a naginata), horseback acrobatics, and Gyeokgu (Korean Polo). All of these disciplines require a very well trained horse, who is sensitive to leg aids, and desensitized to lots of movement in the saddle. Mounted archery is the only mounted martial art in which people usually use some kind of a guideline or course. For any other mounted martial art, the rider has to have control of the horse with or without the reins (some weapons are two handed when used, but can be carried with one hand).
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Medieval horse games are closely related to the mounted martial arts. In the spring of 08, I was in Puyallup, Washington, to give mounted archery demonstrations at the Celebrate the Horse Festival. I ended up playing with the Seattle Knights in their war horse challenge demonstrations. The Seattle Knights do things like jousting, spear, sword, and a little mounted archery, not only for demonstrations at horse shows, but for professional entertainment too. For more information on the Seattle knights, please visit their website here. Also, here is a video of Bob and I playing with the Seattle Knights:
The object of this warhorse challenge, was to collect two rings on your spear, then stab the "boar" by throwing your spear into it. Then you had to pick up your sword to collect a ring, cut off a head (in this game its a water bottle on a post), then collect your last ring. It is a relay race between two players. In this race with Bob, I won, and even took a ring Bob missed at the end of the race. The horse I am riding is Eddie, he is amazing…
Here is a picture of the rings we had to collect, they were very small:
For the Warhorse Challenge we also got to shoot at the Seattle Knight's live target dressed in armor (with blunted arrows). It was really fun!
In April of 09, I went to Hocktide Emprise in Ashland, OR. This was an SCA equestrian event. Here are two videos:
This is me on Jebe taking our first real attempt at the Courser Challenge.
Timer starts when you pass the hay bale. The first part is whacking off heads with your (blunt) weapon, while basically poll bending so that you are required to swing off the left and right side of the horse. You then race back to he beginning and enter the next course to chop reeds again on both the left and right side. Then you race back to the beginning again, to drop your sword, and pick up a spear. You collect three rings with your spear, turn around, collect three more rings which are much smaller in diameter, then spear the hay bale to stop your timer.
After this section of the Courser challenge, there is a second half which includes spearing a hay bale, throwing a javelin into a hay bale, pig sticking, and then mounted archery.


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Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has appointed Weber Shandwick Scotland as its lead integrated marketing communications agency.
After a competitive pitch, Weber Shandwick has been selected to develop and deliver integrated marketing campaigns that drive consumption of Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork.
As the public body responsible for supporting the Scottish red meat sector, QMS has tasked Weber Shandwick with defining and promoting the quality of its Scotch brands.
Weber Shandwick's first priority has been developing a new Scotch Lamb campaign to show that lamb is a natural choice for quick and easy midweek meals. The integrated approach will include Out of Home, Press and Digital advertising supported by radio, social media, PR and, for the first time for the brand, a TV commercial. The campaign launches at the end of August with TV on air throughout October. View our first TV commercial here:
This will be followed by campaigns to promote Scotch Beef and Specially Selected Pork.
A number of senior appointments, including a Creative Director and Associate Planning Director, have established Weber Shandwick as a direct competitor to traditional advertising and creative agencies. The company has also boosted its headcount with three new apprentices working across offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Moray Macdonald, Managing Director of Weber Shandwick in Scotland, said: "Weber Shandwick is proud to be working with Quality Meat Scotland to help deliver first class creative campaigns to promote Scotland's thriving red meat sector.
"The appointment is a significant win and demonstrates how far the agency has taken its own transformation in a short space of time.
"We've changed the way we work as an agency and invested in recruiting and retaining staff to make our individual and combined offering in Scotland the strongest it can be.
"We have clear centres of excellence across the country and impressive skillsets within our specialist teams, from planning, analytics and content marketing to design, public policy and crisis communications."
Carol McLaren, Director of Marketing and Communications at Quality Meat Scotland, said: "We are delighted to be working with the Weber Shandwick Scotland team who have pulled out all the stops to work closely with us and the industry to look at how we can most impactfully communicate the USPs behind our brands.
"Considerable work has been undertaken to ensure the new 'Scotch Lamb, Naturally' campaign will strongly resonate with our target consumers and is also a campaign everyone in our industry can really get behind.
"We are looking forward to seeing the results as the campaign unfolds over the next two months and to working on equally exciting campaigns behind Scotch Beef PGI and Specially Selected Pork."
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Picking up on the questions posed in the previous step. Over the years there has been a surprisingly consistent response from the classes I teach, regardless of their background (e.g. Executives of Masters students). Invariably the majority of the class believe the correct answer is (3), with the odd person citing (1) or (2).
I started to ask this question as after working for a FTSE 100 company over a number of years, it became apparent that their employees were not clear on the primary objective of the company. As harsh as it may sound, the primary objective of a stock listed company is to maximise the return to its shareholders. It is a slightly 'trick' question as the way in which a company can achieve this, is by delivering customer value at lowest possible supply chain cost. In order to do this, it is essential to understand the demand pattern or profile. Given that different products have different demand profiles, which require different supply chain responses, this leads to the need to develop a differentiated or segmented supply chain strategy. A 'one size fits all approach' to supply chain strategy is unlikely to minimise supply chain cost as it makes all demand look more unpredictable than it actually is. This means that bigger and costly buffers have to be put in place across the supply chain to act as a buffer against the uncertainty of demand to maintain supply.
For more than 15 years, I have worked with companies to help them understand their different demand patterns and develop appropriate supply chain responses. It begins by understanding the basic demand patterns for each of their products, and then developing the right supply chain response for each demand pattern.
A good business strategy creates a base level of demand for its products and services that accounts for 70-80% of all demand. This is important as it enables the business to develop a lower cost 'lean' supply chain response and provides stability for the business. The business then has the management headroom, to be able to more proactively manage the 20-30% demand that truly requires a more 'agile' or 'fully flexible' response.
Unfortunately, too many businesses do not consider the supply chain as they develop their business strategy. They develop strategies for growth that create unpredictable demand, that requires a costlier supply chain response for the majority of demand. This leads to issues with product availability and ultimately higher prices.
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There is so much misinformation out there with distorted facts and selective analysis about crimes committed with firearms in South Africa. The pro gun lobby would let us believe that if guns were outlawed only outlaws would have guns, and to support their claims they regularly cite the few cases where a legal gun owner either defended himself successfully with his firearm or prevented a crime from happening.
Here are some startling facts:
South Africa has one of the highest murder rates by firearm. 21.51 People out of every 100,000 die by the gun. In contrast to this incredibly high number Japan has fewer than 0.06 deaths by firearm. Even our neighbor, Zimbabwe has almost 200 times less deaths by firearm than South Africa, coming in at 0.12 deaths per 100,000.
Japan has managed to reduce its gun related crimes to almost zero by making it virutually impossible to own a gun. They have some of the most onerous gun ownership regimes in the world. In fact, in 2006 only two gun related murders occurred in Japan.
Although we don't have accurate statistics about illegal gun ownership in South Africa, estimates vary from between 1 – 6 million. We are however not talking about unlicensed guns. In fact, the majority of these firearms are stolen from the legal gun owner and then used in a crime. In 2014 the police and defense force had around 2,000 firearms stolen and 5,500 stolen from private citizens.
There is no logical argument in support of citizen gun ownership. We need a gun free society in order to become a crime free society.


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As we are about to embark on a two week fasting and prayer session, I trust that this week's word of encouragement will strengthen you and prepare you for that breakthrough you are trusting God for.
I know we can't do anything on our own without the help of the Holy Spirit.
'As I began to speak,' Peter continued, 'the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as He fell on us at the beginning.' (Acts 11:15)
- The Lord sent His Holy Spirit to be with you continually.
- His Spirit fell on people in the Bible, and you can know the same thing even now.
- His Spirit makes all the difference in our daily lives.
- So ask Him to fill you with His precious Holy Spirit now, and believe He is able.
Prayer for this to happen:
Lord, just as Your Holy Spirit came on your people in the early church, I pray today that Your Spirit will fall upon me and our church and transform our lives in Jesus mighty name. Amen.
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At-Home Treatments that Work
Female facial hair, while surprisingly common, is often an embarrassing problem for women. After hitting middle age, most women have to battle unwanted facial hair, but it's a subject that they rarely talk about, because it's embarrassing, unsightly, and unsexy. Whether you have begun to notice signs of a "lady-stache" or you have hair showing up on your chin that reminds you of a budding goatee, there are many available methods for removing facial hair for women.
Shaving: Most women have been shaving their legs since the teen years, when it was viewed as a rite of passage and a very grown-up thing to do. It is probably the familiarity with the razor that leads most women to reach for it at the first signs of facial hair growth. While it is the quickest, easiest, and least expensive method of removing facial hair for women, it does have some drawbacks. Just as with shaving your legs, it has to be done frequently, which means that you need to stay on top of the regrowth and shave your facial hair several times a week. Because shaving only removes hair at the surface, rather than at the root, regrowth will be very obvious, very quickly. While the old wives' tale of shaving causing your hair to grow back thicker and blacker is simply a myth, shaving your facial hair will leave you with stubble, which is very coarse and rough feeling. Shaving may work in a pinch, if you are ready to walk out the door on a date, but is not the best long-term solution for removing facial hair for women.
Tweezing/Plucking: As with shaving, most women have been wielding a pair of tweezers for years and are familiar with them, which is why this is also a very common method women use to rid themselves of unwanted facial hair. Unlike shaving, when you pluck unwanted hair, you are removing hair at the root. However, plucking doesn't damage the follicle enough to avoid thicker regrowth of hair, exacerbating the original problem -- now you've got thick, more noticeable facial hair! Plucking is also time-consuming, requiring that you pluck each hair individually. Again, if you notice an unsightly facial hair as you are heading out for a date or an important business meeting, plucking can be an excellent way to remedy the problem. Be aware, however, that plucking can sometimes cause you to notice small red bumps in the area that appear due to the hair follicle becoming swollen and irritated. This is often temporary.
Warning: Both shaving and plucking can cause hair to break off below the skin, resulting in ingrown hairs, which are small, red, painful bumps that appear at or near the site where you have attempted to shave/pluck unwanted hair. Ingrown hairs can become infected, causing them to resemble pus-filled pimples. Again, while shaving and plucking can be great hair removal options in a pinch, they are often best avoided as a long-term solution for this reason.
Epilation: Using an epilator is a great alternative to plucking as it can clear large areas of unwanted hair quickly. Because it removes hair at the root, the results are longer lasting, leaving you with smooth skin for up to six weeks. Hair regrowth often tends to be finer with epilation than with plucking. Because epilation does not affect the surface of the skin, it is often a great option for those who have sensitive skin that tends to redden after waxing. As epilation can be painful in the beginning, it is often advisable to take an over-the-counter pain reliever approximately 30 minutes prior to treating the areas of unwanted hair. Epilators are a very economical solution for at-home removal of unwanted facial hair, with many models costing under $50.
Waxing: Waxing of the upper lip/chin areas is a very common method of removing facial hair for women. It is often inexpensive, whether done at home or in a salon, and provides longer-lasting results than shaving or tweezing do. Do-it-yourself home waxing kits are readily available in both grocery and drug stores, and are easy to apply at home. Rather than needing to be repeated several times a week, waxing only requires repeated treatment approximately every three to four weeks. Waxing pulls hair out from the root and, over time, actually damages the hair follicle -- much like electrolysis -- resulting in less hair at regrowth that is also thinner, softer and sparser, making it a good option for long-term management of unwanted female facial hair. At first, waxing can be very uncomfortable, and sometimes painful, but as you repeat the treatment over time, this often resolves. If you are new to waxing, and plan to use it for long-term removal of unwanted hair, investing in a complete facial waxing kit can be much more economical than repeated salon treatments.
Depilatories: Depilatories are creams or liquids that are applied to areas of unwanted facial hair which dissolve hair from the skin's surface, allowing it to easily be washed or wiped away. Depilatory products are readily available in both grocery and drug stores, and are an easy do-it-yourself method of removing facial hair. After applying the product, you simply wait the time specified on the product directions and wipe away unwanted hair. Depending on the product used, this method can last from several days up to two or three weeks. The drawbacks to using depilatory creams for removing unwanted facial hair are that they are often messy and have an unpleasant odor. Depending on the product's ingredients, depilatories can also be irritating to sensitive skin.
With multiple home treatment options available, women no longer have to suffer with the embarrassing problem of unwanted facial hair. Today's hair removal products are easier to use, less expensive, and more effective than ever before.


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Glenn Allerton, riding the Procon Maxima BMW S1000RR, has secured the 2011 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) with one round still to go. The 30-year-old grabbed the ASBK title in an incident-packed seventh round of the series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania. Glenn went to Symmons Plains circuit with a 67-point lead and the opportunity to put the championship beyond reach of his rivals. Despite the extra pressure, Allerton was in a confident frame of mind after a dominant season which saw him win six races including 11 consecutive podiums.
After a sluggish start to race one due to a minor clutch problem, Glenn found himself down the field and with serious work to do. The Symmons Plains circuit is a difficult track on which to make up places but Glenn set about the task. He moved consistently through the field and, helped by several competitors making mistakes, soon found himself leading the pack.
"I was riding the No 2 bike and was not used to the feel of the clutch," said Glenn. "You cannot give away any ground in this tight level of racing but I was happy with my riding and when I hit the lead I knew I had the power to bring it home."
But it was not to be. Soon afterwards, an incident on the very tight hairpin brought the possibility of a first ASBK crown for the RR crashing to the ground. A collision with another competitor saw Glenn thrown from his race bike and sliding into the air-fence. After a moment of thought, the tough Aussie remounted and re-joined the battle, eventually finishing in ninth place.
"I was not happy to say the least, but there was another race on Sunday so all was not lost. The crash left me with a huge bruise from my shoulder to elbow and the rest of me was pretty sore as well. It was going to be very uncomfortable to ride but there was a championship on the line," said Glenn after race one.
In Sunday's Superbike race, Glenn again had problems with the clutch and this time found himself down in sixth place. It was a difficult 16 laps for him to get through; he was not only sore but his arm also lacked power, making it difficult to get full braking pressure. However he rode through the pain, settled into a rhythm and battled hard to finish in fifth place, securing just enough points to give him an unassailable 52-point lead in the title race.
"I kept pushing and pushing but in the end held onto fifth. At the end of the race I honestly thought I was a point away from taking home the championship but my team informed me that I'd done enough, which was a great feeling," said an exhausted Glenn after he returned triumphantly to his garage.
"So many people in the team have worked for this, I have to thank everyone at Procon Maxima BMW for their hard work – week in, week out – but also all of those people behind the scenes as well that have helped me make the most of this opportunity, including BMW Motorrad who have been so supportive," said Glenn.
This was the first Australian Superbike Championship for the S1000RR and the General Manager of BMW Motorrad Australia and New Zealand, Tony Sesto, was trackside to witness the historic event.
"It was fantastic to be in Tasmania with Glenn and the team for this great championship win. It is the first Aussie title for the BMW S1000RR and I congratulate Glenn, Procon Maxima BMW Team Principal Wayne Hepburn and all the team on a magnificent season," said Tony.
The final round of the ASBK is at Phillip Island on November 18-20 and Glenn is out to show what he can do at the iconic Victorian circuit.
"Next week there is no pressure and I will go out and have some fun and let the BMW RR rip," said a tired, sore, but contented Glenn Allerton, the new 2011 ASBK Champion.


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In terms of volume, the world's volume sales is projected to reach 2.66 billion 9-litre cases by 2021. Growth by two of the biggest wine markets, China and the US, will offset declines in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, based on the forecasts.
Over the next five years, China will become the world's second largest market for wine behind the US.
Chinese consumption is expected to rise by over one third to $23 billion over the next five years when it will reach volume of 192 million cases.
A volume leap of 8 million cases in 2016 pushed the value of the Chinese wine market to $15.24 billion, driven almost exclusively by still wine, according to the report.
The US still ranks as the world's most valuable wine market worth more than $36 billion in 2017. It is poised to grow over 25% in the run up to 2021, reaching more than $45 billion.
In the sparkling wine category, Prosecco will outstrip other major categories such as Champagne and Cava by 2021, when world Prosecco consumption is set to reach 40 million cases with its biggest market being the UK, followed by the US.
Champagne consumption on the other hand is projected to decrease by 4% by 2021.
In terms of spirits, Whisky is expected to perform particularly well, especially Scotch and US whiskey, and to a lesser degree gin and Tequila.
This development broadly reflects the premiumisation trend with premium-and-above segments growing the fastest, fuelled mainly by demands from the US and China, according to the report. Combined, they are expected to add 30 million cases in these price segments, compared to a net gain of 46 million cases globally.
Meanwhile, the Asia-Pacific region and Hong Kong are continuing to steam ahead as a major business hub with projected regional growth over the next five years from $29 billion in 2016 to $40.8 billion by 2021.
Guillaume Deglise, CEO of Vinexpo said: "Since Vinexpo began tracking world data so many years ago we have witnessed the remarkable rise of the Asia Pacific region and its massive contribution to growth of the wine and spirits sectors. Being in Hong Kong since 1998 is a winning strategic choice that Vinexpo offers to its clients".
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- "You. You must take the Lexicon. Free me of my burden."
- ―From-Deepest-Fathoms[src]
From-Deepest-Fathoms is an Argonian found at the Riften docks. Involved in the "Unfathomable Depths" quest, she gives the Lexicon that is brought to Avanchnzel.
Location[edit | edit source]
She is encountered on the docks outside of Riften, distraught and eager to be rid of the Lexicon. She does not appear until the Dragonborn reaches level 14.
Interactions[edit | edit source]
Unfathomable Depths[edit | edit source]
From-Deepest-Fathoms approaches the Dragonborn on the docks outside of Riften, pleading with them to take the Lexicon and return it to its resting place in Avanchnzel, a Dwemer ruins. While exploring Avanchnzel, the Dragonborn sees apparitions of From-Deepest-Fathoms traveling with three other adventurers to explore Avanchnzel and retrieve the Lexicon. Only From-Deepest-Fathoms survived the Dwemer traps of Avanchnzel and escaped with the Lexicon. By the time the Dragonborn finds her in Riften, the knowledge of it is distressing her, thus her desire to have the Dragonborn return it so she may be rid of it.
Not accepting the Lexicon[edit | edit source]
If the Lexicon is not accepted, From-Deepest-Fathoms may later vanish after wandering the docks for a time. Her belongings show up in a coffin within the city's Hall of the Dead. Should this happen, completing the quest is still possible by searching her coffin and stealing the Lexicon. The quest then resumes normally.
Conversations[edit | edit source]
Drennen: "I don't like this place. It feels like we're being...watched."
Breya: "Its a simple job, Drennen. We get in, we steal the Lexicon, we leave. Don't get jumpy."
Fathoms: "If you two cannot handle this, we can find others to hire."
Roots: "Enough. Their services will be more than adequate. Let us continue."
Breya: "I told you we should have hired a thief."
Fathoms: "We are thieves, you fool. We're stealing the cube."
Breya: "[heh] And yet none of us can pick a damned lock."
Drennen: "This place is huge."
Roots: "It is large, indeed. I did not anticipate Avanchnzel's size or the time needed to uncover the entrance. A few hours sleep and we should be ready to continue through."
Drennen: "Maybe we should turn back. I don't want to sleep here."
Roots: "Drennen, do you understand that the Lexicon at the bottom of this place holds the accumulated memories of centuries of Dwemer."
Breya: "Not to mention our pay."
Drennen: "So?"
Fathoms: "So we're not turning back, you fool."
Breya: "Besides, you're not afraid of a few sleeping metal men. Are you, Drennen?"
Drennen: "I can't do this. We shouldn't be here. I'm sorry."
Breya: "Drennen!"
Fathoms: "Let the field mouse run. Your pay will be double."
Breya: "My pay will be nothing if we die in here!"
Roots: "Calm yourself, Breya. We are close to the Lexicon. I can feel it calling. We can do it without Drennen."
Roots: "We are close now. Can you feel the Lexicon calling out?"
Fathoms: "[sarcastic] Sure."
Breya: "So we get it and get out, right?"
Roots: "Once we have the Lexicon, we need to take it to its podium. I know what to do from there. Soon the Lexicon's knowledge will be mine."
Fathoms: "Ours. Soon the Lexicon's knowledge will be ours."
Roots: "Of course."
Quotes[edit | edit source]
- "The memories. I cannot stand them. You must take them away, return them to Avanchnzel. You must take the Lexicon from me. Please... take it now."
- "You must bring it to Avanchnzel, in the west. Return it to them. It must go back."
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- After the player completes "Unfathomable Depths," she will work at the Riften Fishery with Wujeeta, but will not have unique dialogue, unless one is handing out leaflets for the Temple of Mara.
Bugs[edit | edit source]
This section contains bugs related to From-Deepest-Fathoms. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
- When giving out the leaflets for Dinya Balu, the speech option to give From-Deepest-Fathoms a copy will say "Here, brother" instead of "Here, sister."
- She may appear outside of the Black-Briar Lodge. When entering and exiting the Black-Briar Lodge, she may be found dead outside where she was last standing.


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It's a dream that means so much that when a life-changing accident made success on the saddle impossible, bobsleigh unexpectedly became the answer.
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