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Wimbledon Common
Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, south-west London, totalling 460 hectares (1,100 acres).[1] There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons. Putney Lower Common is separated from the rest of the Common by about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) of built-up area of southwest Putney.
Wimbledon and Putney Commons[edit]
Wimbledon Common, together with Putney Heath and Putney Lower Common, is protected by the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Act of 1871 from being enclosed or built upon. The common is for the benefit of the general public for informal recreation, and for the preservation of natural flora and fauna. It is the largest expanse of heathland in the London area. There is an area of bog with unique[citation needed] flora. The western slopes, which lie on London Clay, support mature mixed woodland. The Commons are also a flagship site for the stag beetle.
Most of the Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest,[2][3] and a Special Area of Conservation[4] under the EC Habitats Directive.[5] English Nature work with the Conservators on the management plan for the area. Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath are also a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.[6]
The Commons are administered by eight Conservators. Five of them are elected triennially and the remaining three are appointed by three government departments: Department of the Environment, Ministry of Defence and Home Office. The Commons are managed by the Clerk and Ranger, supported by a Deputy, a Wildlife & Conservation Officer and a personal assistant. There are seven Mounted Keepers (who deal with public safety and security), two groundsmen (for the playing fields), six maintenance workers and one property maintenance worker - some 19 employees in total. There are at least four horses which are used by the Keepers on mounted patrol.
The Conservators are responsible for the annual budget of around £1m. Most of the revenue comes from an annual levy on houses within 3⁄4 mile (1.2 kilometres) of the Commons. The levy payers are entitled to vote for the five elected Conservators. The levy payers fall within three London boroughs: Merton, Wandsworth (which includes Putney) and Kingston.
In 1864, the lord of the manor, Earl Spencer, who owned Wimbledon House, attempted to get a private parliamentary bill[7] to enclose the Common for the creation of a new park with a house and gardens and to sell part for building. In a landmark decision for English common land, and following an enquiry, permission was refused and a board of conservators was established in 1871[8][9] to take ownership of the common and preserve it in its natural condition.
A windmill stands near the centre of Wimbledon Common as usually understood; in fact the unmarked parish boundary with Putney Common runs right past it (line marked --- on the map). Here Robert Baden-Powell wrote parts of Scouting for Boys, which was published in 1908.
In the 19th century the windmill was the headquarters of the National Rifle Association and drew large crowds each July. "These annual gatherings are attended by the élite of fashion, and always include a large number of ladies, who generally evince the greatest interest in the target practice of the various competitors, whether it be for the honour of carrying off the Elcho Shield, the Queen's or the Prince of Wales's Prize, or the shield shot for by our great Public Schools, or the Annual Rifle Match between the Houses of Lords and Commons."[10] Eventually the headquarters were moved to ranges at Bisley.
Two broad, shallow pools, Kingsmere and Rushmere, lie near roads on the higher parts of Wimbledon Common and seem to be the result of gravel extraction. The more remote Queensmere is somewhat deeper, being impounded in a small valley.
Beverley Brook runs along the western edge of Wimbledon Common. The watercourse was the historic south west London boundary.[11]
Near Beverley Brook and Warren Farm, are two Local Nature Reserves managed by the London Wildlife Trust: Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads and Farm Bog.[6][12]
At the southern end of the common on the part used by the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club, but with a public footpath running through the middle, are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort known (in fact only since the 19th century) as Caesar's Camp. Though the main period of use as an oppidum seems to have been the 6th to 4th centuries BC, there is some evidence that it was indeed stormed by the Romans, probably in the Invasion of Britain by Claudius. It may have been taken by the Legio II Augusta under Vespasian in their push westwards in AD 44. It is possible the site was settled as far back as the Bronze Age, but it and the surrounding barrows have been badly damaged.[13]
Putney Heath[edit]
Charles II reviewed his forces on Putney Heath in 1684; in May, 1767, George III reviewed the Guards, and the Surrey Volunteers at the same spot in 1799.[14] The 300th anniversary of the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment was marked in 1961 when a tercentary monument was unveiled and blessed on the heath.[15] According to Samuel Pepys, Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York used to run horses on the heath.
A stone and brick obelisk was erected on Putney Heath in 1770, marking the 110th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, to coincide with the invention of the Hartley fire plates by David Hartley (the Younger), near a spot where his fireproof house was built. The obelisk, with ornately detailed foundation stone, is still standing and can be accessed via the car park adjacent to The Telegraph public house, off Wildcroft Road, SW15. The lower part of this house was repeatedly set on fire in the presence, among others, of George III and Queen Charlotte, the members of Parliament, the Lord Mayor, and the Aldermen.[16] Since 1955 the obelisk has been a Grade II listed building.[17] The adjacent Wildcroft Manor was formerly in the ownership of publishing magnate George Newnes, builder of Putney Library. In 1895 he was created a baronet "of Wildcroft, in the parish of Putney, in the county of London.[18]
Many duels were undertaken on Putney Heath. In May, 1652, George, the third Lord Chandos, and Colonel Henry Compton fought with Compton being killed in the encounter. On a Sunday afternoon in May, 1798 William Pitt, the then Prime Minister, who lived in Bowling-Green House on the heath, fought a bloodless battle with William Tierney, MP. The house derived its name from the bowling-green formerly attached to it, and for more than sixty years (1690–1750) was the most famous green in the neighbourhood of London. "In the early days of George III's reign it was celebrated for its public breakfasts and evening assemblies during the summer season. It was occupied for some time by Archbishop Cornwallis previous to Pitt taking up his residence there. During Pitt's ownership the house had large rooms for public breakfasts and assemblies, was a fashionable place of entertainment". Nearly a century earlier the property was noted for "deep play".[10] Pitt died in the house in 1806 from typhus. It was later owned by Henry Lewis Doulton, son of Henry Doulton of pottery fame. It was demolished and an art deco style residence rebuilt on the site in 1933. Nearby stands Bristol House and owes its name to the Bristol family. James Macpherson, the translator and author of the Ossian's Poems, had a villa on Putney Heath.[10] The heath near the Telegraph pub was also the venue for the September 1809 duel between Cabinet ministers George Canning and Lord Castlereagh.[19]
Scio House was the last villa on Portsmouth Road abutting the heath: it eventually became a hospital and was known as Scio House Hospital for Officers, Putney.[20] It has since been redveloped as a gated community of 70 neo-Georgian homes divided between two streets.[21]
Putney Heath is around 160 hectares (400 acres) in size and sits at approximately 45 metres (148 feet) above sea level. Because of its elevation, from 1796 to 1816 Putney Heath hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain, which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in Portsmouth. This was replaced by a semaphore station, which was part of a semaphore line that operated between 1822 and 1847.[22]
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, was born on the north side of the heath circa 1485. He became a statesman who served as chief minister of Henry VIII and an agent of Cardinal Wolsey. In the 19th century his birthplace was still a place of note. "The site of Cromwell's birthplace is still pointed out by tradition, and is in some measure confirmed by the survey of Wimbledon Manor... for it describes on that spot 'an ancient cottage called the smith's shop, lying west of the highway from Richmond to Wandsworth, being the sign of the Anchor.' The plot of ground here referred to is now covered by the Green Man public house."[10]
The wilderness was for many years a noted rendezvous for highwaymen. In 1795, the notorious highwayman Jeremiah Abershaw - also known as Jerry Avershaw - was caught in the pub (now owned by Wandsworth brewery Young's,[23]) on the northside of the heath where Putney Hill meets Tibbet's Ride. After execution at Kennington Abershaw's body was hung in a chain gibbet on the heath, as a warning to others.[24] The location on the heath is known as Jerry's Hill. It is viewable from the A3 near Putney Vale, slightly uphill from Putney Vale Cemetery where a number of famous people have since been buried or cremated. Abershaw frequented the Bald Face Stag Inn[25] The inn was later knocked down and became the KLG factory. Founded by Kenelm Lee Guinness, part of the famous brewing dynasty, he was a noted early motor racer before developing highly reliable auto and aero spark plugs. The factory site is now an Asda supermarket.
Above the hill peak of the A3 at Tibbet's Corner - on the A219 towards Putney - stands an ancient wood fence cattle pound opposite the Green Man, adjacent to two huge plane trees near the bus terminus. This simple wood fence structure, used historically to contain lost livestock, has been listed as a Grade II listed structure since 1983.[26] A number of fine homes lined Putney Hill and the north face of the heath, west of the Green Man. All had semi-circular carriageway entrances and exits.[27] These included Grantham House, the residence of Lady Grantham; Ripon House, Ashburton House; Exeter House, occupied by the second Marquis of Exeter. Grantham House had a large fountain in its grounds between road and residence, while across the road on the heath was a large, shallow rectangular pond used for ice skating. Grantham House stood east of both Exeter and Ashburton houses, on the site of the present day Hayward Gardens.[27] The skating pond was filled in with earth post-WWII. George Cokayne, author of peerage and baronetage publications, died at Exeter House in 1911.[28] Nearby Gifford House was owned by the J. D. Charrington of brewing fame; and Dover House, was the seat originally of Lord Dover, afterwards of Lord Clifden.
With the development of transport routes for the growing financial sector, Putney Heath became highly desirable for City gents in the 1890s and they were initially known as "outsiders".[29] Dover House was owned at the turn of the 20th century by the famous US financier JP Morgan.[30] Social researcher Charles Booth classified the whole area of Putney Hill and West Hill, leading into Putney Heath, as wealthy or well-to-do. Despite a full array of places of worship, he said the area was noted for low church attendance with all denominations "struggling for the souls of pleasure-seeking Putney... the middle class here are as indifferent as the poor elsewhere."[27]
At the top of Putney Hill, the road taking that name veers off Tibbet's Ride at Putney Heath Lane (which was formerly known as Cut-Through Lane). Seven grand homes once lined the east side of this part of Putney Hill.[27] It is now a no-through-road leading to Tibbet's Corner. Several of the mansions remain. The most southern of the homes was named Bath House, which included a keeper's lodge and large grounds. In 1926 it was opened as the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases by the then Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII.[31] The hospital was founded by malariologist Ronald Ross, who discovered that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes. He won the 1902 Nobel Prize for his discovery. After his death and burial at nearby Putney Vale Cemetery in 1932, the financially strapped hospital was incorporated into the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in Keppel Street, central London. Bath House was later demolished and mansion flats built on the property. In memory of its history the block was named Ross Court. Within the grounds remains an older dwelling named Ross Cottage.
The village green at the corner of Wildcroft and Telegraph roads is still used by Roehampton Cricket Club and is one of the oldest cricket teams in London, being established in 1842. The club has played there continuously since 1859 when lord of the manor, Earl Spencer, suggested it as a new site.[32] It has two sides in the highly competitive Fullers Surrey County League and a Sunday side that plays on a more social level. In 1900, a decade after the death of his multimillionaire father Junius Morgan, JP Morgan had already gained a fondness for the sport and was made an honorary member.[33] Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who presided at the club dinner in 1910, allowed his two young children - Raymond and Cecily[34] - to play cowboys and Indians on the cricket green during the week. This groundkeeper's transgression was later believed to have been a privilege of him being an honorary member.[35]
The Chelsea Water Company originally owned the reservoir site and allowed construction of the club pavilion on its property.[36] The covered, unmanned reservoir is now owned by Thames Water. Cricket matches continued during the war although some games started late or were drawn due to late starts or air raid sirens. Four German V-1 flying bombs struck the area in World War II.[37] One destroyed the club's pavilion, opposite the Telegraph pub, in July, 1944, near the reservoir. Wildcroft Road, turning into Portsmouth Road and further along into the future A3, was a main thoroughfare into SW London and became a stop-off point for American serviceman who alighted from their jeeps to "taste this crazy cricket game"[38]
On the south side of the reservoir, in the triangle of land between Wildcroft Road, Tibbet's Ride and the Green Man, is a large clearing of land. A funfair is set up on the grounds each October, lasting for one week. Ground rent is paid by the touring company to the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators, as part of the income of the charity.[39]
Sports and recreation[edit]
Old Central School, situated in the south west of Wimbledon Common, provided a former pupils football team in the late 19th century which played on the common and used the "Fox and Grapes" public house as a changing room. At first called "The Old Centrals", this club later became Wimbledon F.C.
Putney Lower Common hosted Fulham F.C.'s home games in the 1885/1886 season.
The Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields, which form part of the Commons and are situated in Kingston Vale, provide football and rugby pitches for local schools and clubs. The grounds are currently home to London Cornish RFC, and is the training ground for Harlequins Rugby League. It also hosts the annual National Schools Sevens rugby tournament. The grounds can also accommodate many different sports such as Australian Rules Football and Ultimate Frisbee.
Hampton and Richmond Borough Juniors FC (Colts section of Hampton & Richmond Borough of the Conference League) play their home matches at the Richmond Park entrance/Robin Hood roundabout corner of the common on Sunday mornings.
A parkrun is held on the common every Saturday morning which usually sees in excess of 300 runners complete 5 kilometres. The course starts and finishes at the Windmill.
Today, as well as being a fine place for cycling, jogging and walking, the Common is home to The Wimbledon Common Golf Club (Jeff Jukes, General Manager and Professional) and London Scottish Golf Club (Steve Barr, Secretary and Professional). The first University Golf Match was played on Wimbledon Common in 1878, courtesy of the LSGC. It also is the base for Thames Hare and Hounds, the oldest cross country running club in the world. Annually Thames Hare and Hounds host the 1st team (Blues) Varsity cross-country match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
The Commons also provide some 16 miles of horse rides.
In fiction[edit]
The Common is home to The Wombles, the children's TV characters.
It is also featured in the novel The Wimbledon Poisoner by Nigel Williams, the climax of which occurs in the windmill.
The TARDIS briefly stops there at the end of the Doctor Who serial The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, whereupon Dodo Chaplet enters the TARDIS, believing it to be a police box, and becomes a companion for the next five serials. Iris Wildthyme - a character from the BBC Doctor Who book series - travels in a TARDIS which is disguised as the Number 22 bus to Putney Common.
The Common is one setting of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.
In the television sitcom Bottom, Richie and Eddie go camping in Wimbledon Common in the episode "'S Out".
Although not fiction, Wimbledon Common features in J. R. Ackerley's memoir of his life with his Alsatian, My Dog Tulip.
Local geography[edit]
Putney Vale, Richmond Park | Putney Heath | Southfields | |
Kingston Vale, Coombe, Richmond Park | Wimbledon | |||
Coombe, New Malden | Raynes Park | Wimbledon Chase |
Photo gallery[edit]
An athlete from Belgrave Harriers trains near Rushmere
See also[edit]
- ^ "Wimbledon and Putney Commons - The Commons". Wpcc.org.uk. 1991-04-01. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Natural England, Wimbledon Common citation" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Map of Wimbledon Common SSSI". Natural England.
- ^ DEFRA, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Wimbledon Common
- ^ "DEFRA, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Special Areas of Conservation". Jncc.defra.gov.uk. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ a b "Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 22915. pp. 5834–5835. 25 November 1864.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 23682. pp. 5244–5245. 25 November 1870.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 23768. p. 3643. 18 August 1871.
- ^ a b c d "Putney | Old and New London: Volume 6 (pp. 489-503)". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ "AIM25 collection description". Aim25.ac.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Fishpond Wood & Beverley Meads Local Nature Reserve, Merton" ( PDF). London Wildlife Trust. 2001.
- ^ "Wimbledon Museum". Wimbledon Museum. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Geikie, J. C. (1903). The Fascination of London: Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney. London: A & C Black, p.85.
- ^ "National Archives, The Queen'S Royal Surrey Regiment And The Queen'S Regiment: Records". Nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Geikie, J. C. (1903). The Fascination of London: Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney. London: A & C Black, p.84.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services. "Hartley Memorial Obelisk (north East of Wildcroft Manor), Putney". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 26598. p. 911. 15 February 1895.
- ^ Geikie, J. C. (1903). The Fascination of London: Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney. London: A & C Black, pp.84-86.
- ^ "Voluntary Hospitals, London". UK Parliament. 25 March 1948. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Welcome". Lynden Gate. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "History - The Telegraph country pub in London". Thetelegraphputney.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Green Man - youngs.co.uk".
- ^ "Lewis Jeremiah 'Jerry' Abershaw at Findagrave".
- ^ "Gibbet used to display his body at Jerry's Hill".
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services. "Village Pound, Putney". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ a b c d Bailey, Keith. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, Putney 1913. South Shields: Godfrey Maps
- ^ "George E Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Vol 1'' (1900)". Archive.org. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Roehampton Cricket Club Towards the Second Century (1951), p.6
- ^ Geikie, J. C. (1903). The Fascination of London: Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney. London: A & C Black, p83.
- ^ "1920 History Timeline | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | LSHTM". Timeline.lshtm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Kent, Stephen. "Roehampton Cricket Club". Roehampton Cricket Club. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Roehampton Cricket Club Towards the Second Century (1951), p.11
- ^ "Shackleton news". Jamescairdsociety.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Roehampton Cricket Club Towards the Second Century (1951), p.4
- ^ Geikie, J. C. (1903). The Fascination of London: Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney. London: A & C Black, p84.
- ^ Wandsworth Council (2008). Putney Heath Appraisal & Management Strategy
- ^ Roehampton Cricket Club Towards the Second Century (1951), p.16
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External links[edit]
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- Wimbledon & Putney Commons Conservators
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- Wimbledon Common Time Trial
- The Wimbledon and Putney Commons Act 1871
- Wimbledon Common on the VisitWoods website
- Putney Lower Common on the VisitWoods website
- References in WWII diary
Next station upwards | Admiralty Shutter telegraph line 1795 | Next station downwards |
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Competitive Industrial Performance Index and It's Drivers: Case of Turkey and Selected Countries
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Competitiveness of manufacturing industry is regarded as one of the basic determinants of long run sustainable growth of a country. Therefore it is important to have an understanding of relative positions of countries in terms of competitiveness and determinants of competitive ability. This study aims to reveal the standing of Turkey in a group of countries and analyze determinants of competitive ability. The competitive industrial performance (CIP) index, taken to be an indicator of relative competitive ability, has been calculated for a sample of 33 countries for years 1985, 1990, 1998 and 2002. Panel data methods then have been employed to reveal sources of competitive ability. Conducted analysis reveals Turkish manufacturing industry to be lagging behind many of the sample countries and presents a grim picture for sustainable development in medium and long run.Download Info
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According to cyride, we'll find tomorrow how much funding we should get for the facility.
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According to cyride, we'll find tomorrow how much funding we should get for the facility.
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Best part of that is the 750 spot parking deck... would make it easier to park and walk to welch.
I wonder how this will work. Will these spots be metered (and thus bringing in money to the city) or will they be public parking. I worry with the location that if they are not metered, you're going to have people parking there longterm, but yet having to deal with feeding the meter is rather annoying if you are out at a restaurant or bar.
It makes too much sense for Ames to ever do.
Another thought, how quickly would those lots fill during the day? If you could jump onto a route that goes around campus from there, it might be quicker than the commuter lot by hilton. Could see it taking some revenue from the MU ramp.
More taxi availability there would be great! Ames has always needed a stronger taxi presence at 2am.
This would be fantastic. I'm a bit skeptical they'll get funding though.
I wish Ames luck but they have a ton of competition for Tiger grant money.
In response to the parking concerns: the spots in the ramp will be shared by the city and ISU. The university and the city will each have a certain number of spots that they "own", and there will be a certain number of 'swing spaces'- stalls that are ISU by day and city by night/weekend. There was insinuation that most city spots would be free, especially after 5pm. I believe the idea is to use a permit & ticket system similar to what ISU already uses- you need an ISU permit or an entrance timestamp ticket to be parked in a spot. DPS will have its new headquarters there, so enforcement will be simple. Belive me, they're not going to overlook the concept of people parking there without a permit and leaving their cars all semester.
I bet i know where we could get $365k in funding for this. :wink:
So there will be no parking for people going to stores and restaurants around Welch? If you need a permit to park there then it really doesn't help much. I guess I thought this was more of a boost to campustown businesses, not to create a place for people to park and ride the bus to work.
Exactly. Homer, if you'd read my post closer, you'd understand. The spots that are "owned" by the city will likely replace most of the current metered spots in Campustown. It will be exactly like using any other pay lot in the area.


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Renee Knipe is one of the contributors to Octo: Games Of Spring.
The game she's working on is called Ivanna and the Wolf. It's about "an adventurous princess, a talking wolf, and the terrible monsters that beset them." Inspired by an old Russian fairytale.
She's launched an Indiegogo Campaign to raise a few coins to help her film a companion piece to the game using marionettes.
How cool is that?
It gets even cooler.
If you back her at the $40.00 level, she'll take $10.00 of your own money, $10.00 of HER money, and she'll donate to the cause of your choice in your name, securing you a copy of Octo: Games Of Spring.
That's freaking awesome.
The catch? There's only 5 slots available. And two got claimed before I could post this. So act fast.
And if you miss those, you should back the campaign anyway. At some of the higher levels she's still rolling in a $20.00 donation on your behalf for Octo.


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Comcast's Congestion Catch-22
A deeper look at what Comcast is doing with the latest version of its congestion management system uncovers little ill intent, despite yet another FCC slam. But a Pandoras Box of implications has been opened that in an increasingly IP-centric world may be hard to close up again.
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Comcast has been very transparent about its second take on a congestion management system, filing a detailed description of the platform with the FCC and describing it in some detail on its customer network management page. To make the approach protocol-agnostic, the system does not examine which protocols or applications are consuming bandwidth. Rather, it examines which individual users are consuming excess bandwidth (defined as more than 70% of the subscribers provisioned service level -- i.e., the service level they are paying for) for a specific period of time (which Comcast measures in 15-minute increments). In essence, if a portion of its network reaches a congestion level, Comcast limits its heaviest users for a short period of time until that congestion goes away.
The implementation details reveal that the solution relies on three servers. The first is an IPDR (Internet Protocol Detail Record) server that collects usage information from the cable modem termination system (CMTS) in the Comcast network to track how many bytes a subscriber is consuming (Comcast has yet to publicly name its IPDR vendor). A second server from vendor Sandvine uses the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to measure CMTS port utilization and detect when a port is nearing a congestion state. When that happens, the Sandvine server asks the IPDR server for a list of users over their allowed consumption state, and if there are any (there may not be), it notifies a policy server from vendor Camiant. That server then compares the individual usage data to the network rules (individual user, over 70& capacity, for 15 minutes) and signals the CMTS to lower throughput for any over-consuming users. Comcast has only two quality of service distinctions: Priority Best Effort, which is used to deliver packets when there is no congestion, and Best Effort, which is used to manage the packets of individual users when they are over the consumption limits in times of congestion. BE-tagged traffic still gets through, but at a lower priority level.
A few additional details of the implementation are worth noting. In this deployment, Sandvines deep packet inspection (DPI) box isnt really inspecting packets at all. It is not sitting in-line of the packet flow, and its capabilities to peer into the contents of packets arent even turned on, according to one source with knowledge of the system. That, of course, is part of the point the FCC demanded that Comcast not discriminate against certain protocols, so it is not. The Sandvine network element is simply monitoring network usage levels, not inspecting packets.
The product Comcast bought from Sandvine for this system reads and analyzes IPDR records generated by the CMTS, which includes byte counts per DOCSIS [Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification] flow, said another source with knowledge of the deployment. It is not their DPI box but essentially an analyzer that looks at these usage counts per flow and measures how much is used over time. It isnt capable of doing DPI and is completely protocol-agnostic.
Also the policy that the Camiant system is enforcing is an extremely simple one is there congestion, and if so, who is causing it? Policy servers from Camiant and others have the ability to do much more fine-grained control as well as link to real-time charging and other systems to administer a range of more fine-grained actions to help manage and rationalize network usage and congestion.
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It happened outside the Anderson's General Store in Maumee around 6:30 p.m. yesterday.
Just before the man grabbed the kettle, police said he shouted that he hated the bell ringers and hated Christmas. The volunteer worker struggled with the man over the kettle, but he got away with the donations after pushing the worker. The man then placed the kettle and tripod base into a 1999 black Ford pick-up truck, which was reported stolen the night before.
Police recovered the truck later that night. Citizens found the empty kettle and tripod Sunday afternoon. Police said they are now processing the items for evidence.
The victim stated the suspect is a white male in his 40s, wearing a green hat, green shirt and a grey hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. He is 5'2" to 5'4", 200 to 240 lbs., with a scruffy beard and moustache, and brown hair with some grey in it. Anyone with information should call Maumee Police at (419) 897-7000
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Definition of MMORPG in English:
Syllabification: MMORPGnoun
- An online role-playing video game in which a very large number of people participate simultaneously.More example sentences
- I'm 61 years old and have been playing MMORPGs for a decade without ever receiving a complaint.
- MMORPGs are relatively recent phenomenons, made possible through steady advancements in computer hardware, software and networks.
- I've been burned by MMORPGs too many times - all too often, they show early promise and then just get lazy the further you go.
1990s: from massively multiplayer online role-playing game.


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You hear a lot about standing up for rights. Texas State Senator Wendy Davis stood for 13 hours today in defense of womens' rights, by attempting to filibuster legislation to restrict legal access to abortion services. Cable TV largely ignored the story (blueberry muffin recipes, CNN?), but 150,000-plus watched a livestream, many more live-Tweeted support, and thousands filled the Capitol. A vote after time ran out? No matter the outcome—there was a sense of hope and community. #StandWithWendy
I had no idea that just about all U.S.state legislative bodies DON'T use Robert's...they use Mason's Rules of (Parliamentary) Order to run their meetings (and to slyly attempt to out-snake their political opponents).


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Gary Lee Haney, 62, of Fayetteville, passed away October 8, 2013.
He was preceded in death by his father Marion "Pat" Haney.
He is survived by wife Janette Haney of Fayetteville; daughter Julie (Nick) Graves of Fayetteville; mother Jewell "Julie" Haney of California; sister Debbie (Basil) Malhas of California; and nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was held Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Brooks Memorial Cemetery, Brooks. Chaplain Gary Lewis officiated. The family received friends Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Read More»
Eloise Allen Dixon, 89, of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013.
She was preceded in death by her husband Wilmer S. Dixon. She is survived by her daughter Nancy (Rick) Stanley; granddaughter Megan (Matt) White; great-grandchild Harper White; and sister Betty Ramage.
A graveside service was held Friday, October 11, 2013 at 3 p.m. at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Reverend Kristin Heiden officiated.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make donations to Fayette Senior Services, 4 Center Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Read More»
Helen O'Connor McCarl, 101 of Florence, Ala. passed away Oct.9, 2013.
Born on a farm in Galesburg, Ill. on Dec. 16, 1911; Helen had many wonderful stories to share of her life there. She married Howard Hines McCarl and moved to Florence where she had three sons, Stephen, Richard and Howard "Bo".
Helen is survived by Richard Byrne McCarl and wife, Angie and his three children, Morgan Spear McCarl, Mollie McCarl Baldwin and Trevor McCarl as well as Bo's wife, Carl McCarl and their daughter, Lauren Dutra. Read More»
Hazel L. Fretwell, 83, of Fayetteville, born in Atlanta, Ga. 5/1/1930, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013. Read More»
Mr. Larry D. Matthews, age 69, of Tyrone passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013.
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Mary T. Craven, age 86 of Peachtree City passed away on September 30, 2013.
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The vibrant, vivacious WWII Veteran, Marie "Tootsie" Loisel Steele, 91, Peachtree City, Ga., generously bequeathed her body to Emory Hospital research on 9/25/2013. She requested no flowers, donations or wake so to honor her wishes, please remember her by performing an act of kindness. Read More»
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This weekend, the Green Party convenes in Colorado to pick its presidential nominee. With Ralph Nader, hero of mainstream liberals in the '60s and '70s, a shoo-in as their nominee, the movement that began as a search for a new kind of radicalism has established itself instead as the last political inn open to the older left. It hardly matters whether Naderism is compatible with Green principles: The candidate hasn't even joined the party that's poised to nominate him, and he says he doesn't plan to either.
It's not just '70s liberalism that has found a home among the Greens: Two more remnants of earlier eras have enough of a foothold in the party to challenge Nader for the nomination. They will lose--badly--but they deserve to be noted.
One candidate is Stephen Gaskin, founder of a famous Tennessee commune, The Farm. His 10-point platform sometimes sounds like it could have been drafted by Ross Perot, if Ross were in the habit of swallowing mushrooms rather than looking like one: One plank, for instance, says we should "fix" the veterans benefit system, without elaborating as to why and how it can be repaired. Gaskin also endorses the Equal Rights Amendment (while ignoring the pressing matters of Seabrook, OPEC, and Patty Hearst), and says we should establish Universal Health Care and "argue about the money later." (If President Gaskin decides to send men to Mars, he'll probably decide to argue about the technology later.)
"The effective silencing of all those hippie voices must end now if our country is going to pull itself together," Gaskin notes on his Web site. "I want it to be understood that we ARE a bunch of tree huggers and mystics and greens and that there are about 35 million of us, about twice what Ross Perot had. I want to get them registered." Most of my hippie friends aren't eager to register with anybody, but then, they don't try to translate their stoned patter into presidential platforms either. If Gaskin is a hippie, he's the kind that made punk necessary.
As it happens, there's a punk in the Green race, too: Jello Biafra, former frontman for the Dead Kennedys. Those of us who grew up listening to the DKs might be surprised to see Jello in such company--this is the man, after all, who lampooned the Mellow Dictatorship two decades ago in "California Über Alles":
Zen fascists will control you
100% natural
You will jog for the master race
And always wear a happy face
Close your eyes, can't happen here
Big Bro' on white horse is near
The hippies won't come back, you say?
Mellow out or you will pay!
But there always were two Jello Biafras, one a liberal statist and one a punk anarchist. The former once said that California voters passed the tax-chopping Proposition 13 because they were "too greedy to pay for things like schools"; the latter wrote songs like "Straight A's," which didn't give the impression that schools were worth paying for.
The anarchist Jello ran for mayor of San Francisco in 1979, with a colorful platform that called (among other things) for establishing a board of bribery to set official rates, requiring downtown businessmen to wear clown suits during working hours, and re-hiring laid off civil servants as panhandlers at 50 percent commission. The Green Jello (forgive the expression) is much less interesting: Aside from an admirably daft proposal to lower the voting age to five, his platform lacks the inspired absurdism of his earlier campaign. Oh, there's jokes aplenty--a call for "drug and sex education using actual drugs and sex in class," a proposal to "fight gentrification by allowing those under siege to spray whipped cream on those who flaunt their upwardly mobile invader status"--but they aren't very funny. (There's also a call for a maximum wage--"No taxes up to $100,000; after that it's payback time"--but I suspect he's actually serious about that.)
Jello hasn't had much time to campaign: His former bandmates have distracted him with a lawsuit, alleging that Biafra--who owns their record label--hasn't been paying them all their royalties. Jello disputes their account, of course, but if worst comes to worst I'm sure he could find some way to accommodate such ripoffs to the Green family. There already seems to be room there for everything else under the left-wing sun.
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Power Distribution, Inc. [1] (PDI) has acquired Onyx Power, Inc. a leading maker of custom power magnetics and power distribution equipment for the data center, the two companies said today [2]. PDI, which makes power distribution and voltage regulation products, is based in Richmond, Va. and was acquired by Bertram Capital in April 2007. Financial terms of the PDI-Onyx deal were not disclosed.
"The addition of Onyx will strengthen our platform's competitive positioning in the marketplace by giving us now a third manufacturing center located in California, complementing our Michigan and Virginia facilities," said Bertram Capital Managing Director Jeff Drazan. "It will provide enhanced customization capabilities, deeper design expertise, shorter lead times, enhanced logistics, and new product opportunities, making PDI the undisputed leader in the power distribution equipment industry."
"PDI is the logical company for us to join forces with," said Onyx Power [3] principal Jeff Wiederkehr. "We are looking forward to working with the team at PDI and are very excited about the many opportunities available to the combined entity."
Onyx Power was formed in 2005 through a management buyout of the magnetics division of MGE UPS Systems Inc. (which was acquired by Schneider Electric). Bertram Capital Management [4] is a private equity investment firm in San Mateo, Calif. with $350 million in capital under management.
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text: The Best Nail Treatments 11 Solutions to Your Top Manicure Problems by Jessica Cruel 7/15/13 28 Reactions 156 Shares Print 109 8 28 11 0 Every time there's a new polish launch, we get all giddy inside, but ridges, splitting nails, and unsightly cuticles can sabotage a manicure. Whatever your hand and nail issues may be, there are plenty of treatments catered to curing your specific ailments. With a little diligence you can get your hands back into tip top shape and ready for showing off everything from classic polish shades to awe-inspiring nail art. — Additional reporting by Kaitlyn Dreyling Source: Getty Problem: Dry Cuticles and Nails What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ending the day with a cuticle oil massage has two benefits: not only does it hydrate cracked skin, but also, it's just plain relaxing. 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The NRA National Sporting Arms Museum opened on Friday at a sprawling Bass Pro Shops outdoor retail store in Springfield, Missouri, a politically conservative central U.S. city that is a gateway to the mountainous Ozarks region popular with tourist and hunters.
Admission is free to the 7,500-square-foot (697-square-metres) museum, which has detailed dioramas and displays that were a decade in the planning stages, said NRA officials.
"If you are a gun person, you are going to love this place," museum director Jim Supica says in an online video promoting the museum as "one of the premier firearms museums in the world."
"These guns came from the NRA collection built over 80 years, but a lot came from special collections that haven't had a place for display," Supica told Reuters in a telephone interview.
The museum is opening as divisions over gun control have widened after the massacre of elementary school children in Newtown, Connecticut in December. President Barack Obama has been rebuffed by Congress in his efforts to tighten gun laws, and the NRA has staunchly opposed gun control.
Prominently featured in the museum are firearms used by historical figures - an engraved shotgun presented by Napoleon Bonaparte to a general in his army, guns from Missouri-born Old West outlaw Jesse James and weapons used in Western movies by tough-guy actors John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.
One of the dioramas shows President Theodore Roosevelt, an outdoor enthusiast and avid hunter, on safari. Another depicts explorers Lewis and Clark, who mapped the vast Louisiana purchase, from St. Louis to the Pacific Coast, in the early 1800s.
The museum incorporates reminders of the NRA mission - to defend the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution setting out the right to bear arms. One of the galleries, named "Second Amendment" includes a copy of the wording in the amendment, Supica said.
Marketing materials touting the museum say it "illustrates themes of hunting, conservation and freedom."
But the museum is "not political," Supica said. It traces the history of guns in America, from the Revolution against British rule in the 18th century.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, whose aim is to "enact and enforce sensible gun laws," did not respond to a call and email for comment about the museum.
Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris, who started the hunting and fishing gear business in the early 1970s by making fishing lures, proposed the Missouri location after visiting the NRA's National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia.
The Bass Pro store in Springfield has about four million visitors annually and is one of the state's top tourist destinations, said Tammy Sapp, Bass Pro spokeswoman.
Like other Bass Pro Shops around the country, the Springfield store has fish and wildlife displays that recreate natural habitats, as well as stuffed and mounted wildlife. Springfield is the privately held retail chain's flagship store.
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"Journey," by the choreographer Joyce Trisler, returned to the repertory of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater after a 20-year absence.
December 8, 2011, ThursdayAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Review
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater offered a tribute to its artistic director, Judith Jamison.
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An Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater program on Friday featured Ronald K. Brown's "Dancing Spirit" and a new production of Judith Jamison's "Forgotten Time" at City Center.
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I live in a marketplace where this happens frequently. In fact, we have a 1/2 hour local show on early Sunday evening which is named Health Watch. I consider many of these segments as ads because they feature a provider in the area. Happens frequently on other local news media as well. As far as I am concerned, any time a newsperson interviews a local provider, it should be considered as an ad! Susan Pfettscher.
Shame, this is against journalistic standards. Unfortunately, standards do not equate laws. Everything is going down the drain. Then news organizations wonder why the public thinks that the Navy Yard Shooter is a spin off from NCIS..
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I think we should go back to the time before medical devices or drugs could be advertised to the public. I see no excuse for the change in the law, and every reason to stop it now. Canada does not allow ads, and they have less problems with new drug recalls. I remember reading about 10 yrs ago about a drug recall that had 1/4 the percentage of prescriptions written in Canada; that drug was being advertised heavily in the media here in the US but not in Canada. This ad showcased here is only an egregious example of what ads are meant to do: persuade ignorant people to buy something they don't know anything about. The public can't & shouldn't be expected to be knowledgeable about drugs or medical devices until they need them, and when they need them they need balanced two-sided pro-and-con information. No ad is ever balanced, therefore no ad should ever be considered a source of knowledge..
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Healthcare is complex, to say the least, especially for patients diagnosed with cancer. They are in shock and typically have little knowledge of their treatment options and depend on doctor to provide them with the best care possible. Unfortunately that is often not the case especially with prostate cancer. In my opinion informing the public, patients, etc, that the CyberKnife is available is in the best interest of cancer patients. I was treated with the CyberKnife, in 2008, and know of the misinformation surrounding this innovative technology. For prostate cancer it is less expensive than most other options, has a cure rate as good or better than most, less risk for most men and after treatment leaves most men with a higher quality of life than other options. The data is published and speaks for its self. I encourage all patients to make an inform choice for treatment that is best from them..
I personally think Journalist standards has nothing to do with advertising medical procedures, prescription drugs and the use of specific medical devices. Big pharma and Medical device Corporations have been using advertising methods for a very long time in order to encourage patients to specifically ask for what ever product they are manufacturing. I have often gotten letters directly from pharmaceutical companies, who some how had access to my records, telling me to ask my doctor about their product. I get advertisement from my eye doctor about the latest laser treatment to correct my vision. The problem is deeply in bedded in our medical system and it is all about money. Yes I think it is unethical and dangerous, it encourages doctor shopping by patients who decide on their own what they want, unnecessary treatment, and makes it difficult for doctors to what is best for their patients. Profit is a big motivator for the Corporations that fund the advertisement and literally face minor consequences even if they break the law. That has got to change, Regulators need to start charging higher fines and press criminal charges against the CEO and upper management of offending Companies who wink, then close their eyes to sales behavior that are illegal, until they do that nothing will change..


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Submitted by WTF Finance on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 18:11Many here understand that President Reagan was all but a conservative and limited Government type candidate. Sure, he did the talk and as an Actor he could deliver a great speech but his policies were all but conservative. Unfortunately, many Americans are still too lazy to take the time to understand that Reagan significantly increased the National Debt, expanded the DEA with his anti-limited Government War on Drugs that is an utter failure, the creation of the President's Working Group on Finance is also anything but pro-free market. But for some reason many American Remember Reagan as the conservative, limited Government, pro-free market candidate. Amazing!
Anyways, having followed Ron Paul for nearly a decade now and having participated at the Santa Monica tea party we've witnessed how the Tea Party platform has been hijacked by the neo-conservatives. One hypocritical candidate in particular receives much attention: Rep. Paul Ryan and here's an article that highlights the hypocrisy of his conservative and limited Government talk.
Please share Facebook and email it to friends and family to educate them about the truths of this Candidate and encourage them to research who they are voting for. It's amazing to me how so many people blindly trust the promises politicians deliver. It's one thing to believe a new politician without voting record, it's another to continue believing the bullshit they promise when they have a totally contradicting voting record.
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Very good
The only politicians who aren't liars and fakes are ones who don't care about politics; like Ron. Anyone who cares about politics and being a politician has the personality of a gang-banger without the honesty.
All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual or group of individuals - RP
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Not his district though. I find his "roadmap" laughable. Any budget cutting that does not include a dime from defense is a freaking joke.
On top of that he has voted for TARP, the Patriot Act, the war, and I believe he voted for the stimulus.
He might look the part and have some BS soundbites, but he is NO conservative or lover of liberty
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yes, he voted for every
yes, he voted for every stimulus, bailout and approved budget deficits under Bush. He's only conservative when the other party is in charge and when it is more popular to be so. As you've mentioned, his roadmap is a joke. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Ryan/Bush or Ryan/Palin, or Romney/Ryan candidacy in 2012 or 2016 and unfortunately he has a 90% chance to be in the White House.
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So he is a big Government neocon whore ?
I guess he is for Amnesty like Reagan was ? Or like when they faked the Russian threat during Reagan's time maybe Ryan is for continuing the War of Terror hoax ? Actually the guy might be O.K. so don't saddle him with the Red Ronnie tag.
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"Actually the guy might be O.K"
go read the article. I guess it's ok to deficit spend while the economy is in a bubble, ok to deficit spend to bail out AIG, GM, Fannie, TARP, etc. I guess it's ok to increase funding for the wars, to vote for the Patriot Act. I guess it's ok to increase the liability through an increase in FHA loan limits, etc. etc.
Seriously read the article. Anybody that follows Ron Paul yet thinks this guy is ok doesn't understand what Ron Paul stands for and might as well go root for Obama.
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Hey guys and gals, I'm shocked that there isn't any talk about battery life from this lovely phone! I am so far very pleased regarding the battery life. Today is the first full day of owning the phone and it has been off the charger a little over 7 hours and I'm still at 84%. Granted I have been working and haven't used the phone a whole lot other than text messaging, but that battery life works for me!
How about everyone else? Satisfied? Throw some numbers at me! - 05-17-2013, 07:22 PM #3
I've had it for two days and when sitting idle, not bad at all. But it seems to chew through battery quickly (14-15% hour) using non gaming apps. I've already tuned it for battery life and I'll give it a few charging cycles before I place my verdict.
Sent from my Nokia 928 using Board Express - 05-17-2013, 07:56 PM #4
LTE murders it. On WiFi it's stellar.
I've had the same experience as rdavenp3. Standby time is fantastic, it barely sips battery. Browsing the web and doing internet/data intensive activities drains the battery in a hurry. Overall, for my usage, it will serve me very well and I expect to get through maybe 30 hours between charges. Also, it may improve even more after a few cycles, so we'll see about that.
I'm a little worried.. I just got a new 928 a day ago.. first thing out of the box, I ran it til the battery was goners. Then I charged it to 100% for its very 1st charge.. took about 2hrs give or take, don't recall exactly.. Unplugged it, then I spent some time loading apps over WiFi. I put on about 8 apps and got lazy so I stopped. The battery claimed 92% full at that time so I went to sleep.
I woke up the next morning and the phone was off. I thought, hmm.. crash maybe, lol? No way is the battery completely sapped?! Yep, sure enough the battery was zero. I couldn't even turn on the phone. I had slept at about 1130p (batt @92%), woke up around 630a.. battery 0%. Who knows what time last night it actually went dead.
So see how I'm worried.. granted, I don't know what happened, but it worries me that the batt went kaput in about ~7 hours of standby..
I'm hoping a few more charge cycles opens up the battery, and that last night was a fluke, but we shall see.. - 05-18-2013, 08:37 AM #10
Amazing standby time. A bit worrying about actual usage time.
If you guys want to know how to optimise your battery life, in the bugs and defects sticky I've put a link to Nokia's own tips: Nokia Lumia 928 Bugs and Defects in the Note section.
Battery life is fine with me, but wireless charging takes much longer than my 8x did. I thought that was odd.
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cheers - 05-18-2013, 12:41 PM #16
I'm having issues too, even when using WiFi. I have blocked Nokia Drive, which apparently uses a lot of battery, but I'm still not getting the performance I should. Infact, it's somewhat similar to what I used to get on my Trophy...dismaying. I used it moderately yesterday starting at 7am and it was dead by 4...9 hours isn't AWFUL, but it's hardly ideal, and definitely not what I know this phone is capable of. Suggestions?
Got mine yesterday and got some really good battery life. Went to Disneyland for 3-4 hours and my phone was at 87% when I left. Considering I used it to take a few pics and to entertain myself while in lines, I think it's a great first sign.
Flickr: http://flic.kr/ps/TTA5y - 05-18-2013, 12:54 PM #18Got mine yesterday and got some really good battery life. Went to Disneyland for 3-4 hours and my phone was at 87% when I left. Considering I used it to take a few pics and to entertain myself while in lines, I think it's a great first sign.
Played with mine the first day downloading apps and messing with the phone the whole day. It went from about 60% out of the box at 9am to 30% at 11pm. Very good battery life.
Mine has been struggling with battery life, but it's been seeing heavy use. I charged it over night, and it was on battery save after about 6 hours. I did play a few games totaling about 90 minutes though. I'll have to hold off on a verdict until I've had it for about a week - when I'm back to "normal" usage.
Amazing battery life here I can go a full day with heavy use with charging during the day.
Sent from my RM-860_nam_usa_100 using Board Express - 05-18-2013, 08:48 PM #23
I just ran mine down until it shut off. The last 15% seemed to take quite a long time while streaming video, so I hope the battery calibrates correctly.
What I have noticed is the first and last 15% drop in stated battery takes quite a while and the middle 70% seems to drop more rapidly within a consistent usage. - 05-18-2013, 10:03 PM #25
Heavy usage on the web and listening to audio? 5 1/2 hours taking a few calls and a little video. That's the worst case scenario I've had. Battery Saver and 1 minute standby? Easy to get through a day with a couple hours of web use and audio. YMMV - 920
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