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By James E. House
Scads of hunters turn to primitive weapons like bows, muzzloaders and even spears to add spice to their favorite pastime. Yet few remember the satisfaction that came with dropping small game with their first gun, the one that worried their mothers.
Before most of us shot or owned a centerfire hunting rifle, we gained experience and learned safe gun-handling procedures with an airgun. Most of today's hunters learned early on from their fathers how to safely shoot a BB gun (and from their mothers, "Don't shoot your eye out!"). Many graduated to hunting small game with a more powerful pellet gun before turning to rimfire and centerfire rifles.
Isn't it time to rediscover the challenge and joy of prowling the woods with a modern "primitive" weapon?
Air rifles suitable for small game hunting are inexpensive to buy and shoot. They produce almost no noise and little recoil. They also can be fired safely in places where it would be inappropriate to use a rimfire or centerfire gun. This makes frequent practice possible.
Among the different types of airguns, the multi-pump rifle of moderate cost, weight and power is the best choice for small game hunting. Break-action (also known as spring piston) air rifles tend to be long and heavy. They also are inherently less accurate than pump guns. Since CO2-powered rifles lose velocity at lower temperatures, they're not always the most effective gun to carry.
Airgun hunters should be particular about the ammo they use. Virtually all airgun pellets have a "diabolo" shape, meaning a pellet with a smaller waist than the head or skirt. The four most popular types of pellets are wadcutter (flat nose), dome (round nose), pointed and hollowpoint.
Not all pellets are created equal. Some have smaller internal cavities, which make them more rigid. Pellets with large internal cavities tend to flatten or rivet on impact, limiting penetration. This is not a problem when the target is a crow or a pigeon, but it is a concern when the target is a squirrel. Bushytails are tough, and it takes a strongly constructed pellet to penetrate their hides and well-toned muscles.
Accuracy is the No. 1 consideration when choosing an air rifle to hunt small game. Because an air rifle might produce a muzzle energy of only 8 to 12 foot-pounds, the pellet must be placed precisely in a lethal zone, usually the brain or the upper chest cavity. Your air rifle/pellet combination must be capable of hitting a penny-sized target at the range you expect to encounter squirrels or other small game.
For many rifles, this level of accuracy limits you to shots of 25 yards or less. I have air rifles that consistently group within 3Ú4 inch at 30 yards, but hitting targets of that size requires the use of a scope. To find out how accurate your rifle is with a particular pellet, you need to fire it from a rest.
One pellet that has a reputation for outstanding accuracy and lethality on game is the Crosman Premier. It is probably the most widely used hunting pellet in .177 caliber. The domed pellet is available in two weights: 7.9 and 10.5 grains. Velocities are considerably lower with the heavier version, but it gives outstanding penetration.
In .20 caliber, the Crosman Premier and Sheridan cylindrical pellets both weigh 14.3 grains and have very solid construction. They are excellent choices when penetration is required. In .22 caliber, the Crosman Premier weighs 14.3 grains.
Wadcutter and hollowpoint pellets give less penetration than do pointed or domed ones when fired into the same medium. In one test, I fired the 14.3-grain .22-caliber Crosman wadcutter, domed and pointed pellets at approximately 600 fps into bars of soap. Penetration was 1.97, 2.47 and 2.52 inches for the wadcutter, domed and pointed pellets, respectively.
While the penetration given by any of these pellets might be sufficient for small game, it is clear that pointed and round-nosed pellets provide deeper penetration. I have conducted tests with .177 and .20 calibers with similar results.
But penetration is only one aspect of pellet effectiveness. Penetration comes at the expense of rapid transfer of energy that results in a wider wound channel.
The holes in soap reveal differences in the effects of different types of pellets. The channel produced by the hollow-pointed Beeman Crow Magnum widens after initial entry due to pellet expansion. Wadcutter pellets give large entrance holes as the soap is forced outward around the advancing flat point. That is what I refer to as "smash."
There is a tradeoff between penetration and smash delivered by a pellet. My advice is to select a pellet that gives smash if the target is fragile (starlings, crows or pigeons) and one that gives penetration if the game is tough (squirrels). My favorite smash pellets include the Crosman wadcutter, Beeman Crow Magnum, and the Dynamit Nobel Supermag wadcutter.
Pellets that provide good penetration include the Crosman Premier (dome and pointed), Beeman Kodiak (round nose) and Silver Sting (pointed).
Some pellets do not give the greatest penetration or smash but are adequate in both attributes. Two such pellets are the Winchester Hunting pellet marketed by Daisy Outdoor Products and the Dynamit Nobel Superdome (both are round-nosed).
Air rifles of the past were not as effective on game as they are today because the ammo was inferior. Modern pellets are much more uniform and give better accuracy. With the dozens of types of pellets available, hunting with air rifles is entering a whole new era.
James E. House is an avid airgun shooter and the author of "American Air Rifles," a 208-page book available from Krause Publications.
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias--Religion
- Jones, L. (Ed.). (2005). The Encyclopedia of Religion. (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan.
- UNI Reference BL 31 E46 2005
- Available online through Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Over 3,000 articles in 15 volumes on all areas of religious studies. Bibliographies provided at the end of most articles. Consult the index in volume 15 using the name of the religion (e.g., "Christianity") to identify articles discussing topics from that perspective. Additional subject headings include consecration, fasting, food, diet, and dietary laws.
- Smith, J.Z. (Ed.). (1995). The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco.
- UNI Reference BL 31 H37 1995
- Covers all world religions with concise definitions of terms and concepts. Major religions discussed in lengthier articles.
- Melton, J.G. (2003). Encyclopedia of American Religions. (7th ed.) Detroit: Gale.
- Available online via Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Provides current and historical information of religious and spiritual groups in the United States and Canada, including churches, denominations, sects, and cults. The fifth edition, published in 1996, is available at UNI Reference BL 2525 M449 1996.
- Mead, F.S., and Hill, S. S. (2001). Handbook of Denominations in the United States. (11th ed.). Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.
- UNI Reference BL 2525 M425 2001
- Information about religious organizations having at least 5,000 members in the United States and stemming from the "Abrahamic-monotheistic tradition."
- Queen, E. L., II, Prothero, S. R., & Shattuck, G. H., Jr. (2001). Encyclopedia of American Religious History (Rev. ed.). New York: Facts on File.
- UNI Reference BL 2525 Q44 2001
- Examines the beliefs, practices, people, and places of religions practiced in the United States from a historical perspective. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism are among the religious traditions included.
- Barrett, D. B., Kurian, G. T., & Johnson, T. M. (2001). World Christian Encyclopedia:
A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in the Modern World (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
- UNI Reference BR 157 W67 2001
- Volume one of this 2-volume set contains a country-by-country description of life, liberty, religions, Christianity, and churches in each country.
- Buswell, R.E., Jr. (Ed.). (2004). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Macmillan Reference.
- UNI Reference BQ 128 E62 2004 2 volumes also available online via Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Martin, R.C. (Ed.). (2004). Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. New York: Macmillan Reference.
- UNI Reference BP 40 E525 2004 2 volumes also available online via Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Neusner, J., Avery-Peck, A.J., & Green, W.S. (Eds.). (1999). The Encyclopedia of Judaism. New York: Continuum.
- UNI Reference BM 50 E632 1999 4 volumes
- Werblowsky, R.J.Z., & Wigoder, G. (Eds.). (1997). The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. New York: Oxford University Press.
- UNI Reference BM 50 O94 1997
- Hirschfelder, A., & Molin, P. (2000). Encyclopedia of Native American Religions (Updated ed.). New York: Facts on File.
- UNI Reference E 98 R3H73 2000
- Lyon, W.S. (1998). Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. New York: W.W. Norton.
- UNI Reference E 98 N4L96 1998
- Gill, S.D., & Sullivan, I.F. (1992). Dictionary of Native American Mythology. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- UNI Reference E 98 R3G46 1992
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries--Ethics
- Becker, L. C., & Becker, C. B. (Eds.). (2001). Encyclopedia of Ethics (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
- UNI Reference BJ 63 E45 2001
- This three-volume set defines and discusses ethical theory, applied ethics, and ethical issues. The signed entries typically are at least 5 pages and end with a bibliography of key works on the concept. The encyclopedia includes biographical entries on individuals who have made significant contributions to ethical theory. By using the subject index at the end of the third volume you will find where information on famine, food, hedonism, hunger, purity, and other topics may be found.
- Terkel, S. N., & Duval, R. S. (Eds.). (1999). Encyclopedia of Ethics. New York: Facts on File.
- UNI Reference BJ 63 E46 1999
- A one-volume encyclopedia with brief entries defining ethical concepts.
- Singer, P. (Ed.). (1991). A Companion to Ethics. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Reference.
- UNI Reference BJ 1012 C62 1991
- Forty-seven essays on the origins of ethics, the ethical traditions, "theories about how we ought to live," and arguments about specific ethical issues.
- Childress, J. F., & Macquarrie, J. (Eds.). (1986). The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Philadelphia: Westminster Press.
- UNI Reference BJ 1199 W47 1986
- Short essays on ethical concepts (e.g., gluttony); Biblical ethics; theological ethics; philosophical traditions in ethics (e.g., Aristotelian ethics); psychological, sociological, and political concepts important in Christian ethics; and other major topics in Christian ethical debate as well as major non-Christian religious traditions in ethics.
Sacred Texts
- UNISTAR (Books & More)
- search by title search using the name of the sacred text of interest
- search by title search using the name of the sacred text of interest
- Internet Sacred Text Archive
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Includes sacred texts from various religious traditinos including Baha', Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Mormonism, Paganism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism.
- Bible Gateway (maintained by Gospel Communications)
- http://biblegateway.com/
- A tool for reading and researching Biblical scripture online. You may search by Biblical passage or keyword or use the topical index. Thirty-three English-language versions of the Bible are searchable and the site provides access to the Bible in numerous other languages.
- Crosswalk.com (maintained by Crosswalk.com)
- http://www.crosswalk.com/
- From the Crosswalk home page, click on Bible Study Tools under the Resources list to search twenty versions of the Bible in English. An option given in the dropdown selection window is Strong's Versions which accesses Strong's concordances (KJV or NAS) with commentary notes.
- Kohlenberger, J. R., III. (1991). The NRSV Concordance Unabridged: Including the Apocryphal and Deuterocanonical Books. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
- UNI Reference BS 425 K645 1991
- Indexes all 906,953 words of the NSRV and provides the context line. There is a separate section for articles, conjunctions, particles prepositions, and pronouns; context lines are not given for these.
- Strong, J. (1984). The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Nashville: T. Nelson.
- UNI Reference BS 425 S8 1984
- Concordance to the King James Version. Following the concordance there is a "Key Verse Comparison Chart" which lists more than 1,800 Bible verses as they appear in the King James Version, New American Standard Version, the New International Version, the Revised Standard Version, and Today's English Version. The volume also includes dictionaries of the Hebrew Bible and of the Greek Testament.
- Koran Concordance
- Qur'an Browser & Concordance
- Torah (Project Genesis)
- Including access to the Shulchan Aruch
- www.torah.org
- Katz, S.H., & Weaver, W.W. (Eds.). (2003). Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. New York: Scribner.
- UNI Reference GT 2850 E53 2003 3 volumes also available online via Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Essays on food, how it is procured, stored, distributed, prepared, and consumed. Articles on festivals and feasts in countries and regions of the world and on world religions and their food customs are included, for example, Shrove Tuesday, Kwanzaa, and Passover.
- Davidson, A. (1999). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- UNI Reference TX 349 D38 1999
- Describes food and religious, cultural, and social practices related to food. Entries include Buddhism and food, feasts, Jewish dietary laws, and Muslims and food.
- Gall, T.L. (Ed.). (1998). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. Detroit, MI: Gale.
- UNI Reference GN 333 W67 1998 4 volumes
- Organized by continent, volume 1 covers African countries, 2: the Americas, 3: Asia and Oceania, and 4: Europe.
- Ensminger, A.H., Ensminger, M.E., et al. (1994). Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
- UNI Reference TX 349 F575 1994
- Consult the table "Living Religions of the World and the Diet Prescribed by Each" on pages 1914-1920 in volume 2 for information on foods prohibited and encouraged by major religions.
- Smith, A.F. (Ed.). (2004). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- UNI Reference TX 349 E45 2004 2 volumes
- Essays on the history of American food, from the pre-Columbian era to the early 21st century. The contributions of ethnic, religious, cultural, and racial groups to American culinary life are explored in essays such as Jewish dietary laws and Native American foods—Spiritual and social connections. Also includes essays focused on a specific food, such as corn.
- Gay, K., & Gay, M. K. (1996). Encyclopedia of North American Eating & Drinking Traditions, Customs, & Rituals. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- UNI Reference GT 2853 U5G39 1996
- Root, W.L. (1980). Food, an Authoritative and Visual History and Dictionary of the Foods of the World. New York: Simon and Schuster.
- UNI Stacks TX 349 R58
- Descriptions and commentaries about foods from around the world. Most of the entries are accompanied by illustrations of the foods.
Finding Articles
- Academic OneFile
- Rod Library Databases A-Z
- A source for general interest magazine articles and peer-reviewed, full-text scholarly articles, including coverage of religion and theology adn foods. The Subject Guide Search enables you to search for a topic of interest and to search the "subdivisions" or sub-topics classified under the broader topic, for example, Food--Religious aspects. Or, you may search by keyword and limit results by year or to full text or to refereed publications.
- Academic Search Elite
- Rod Library Databases A-Z
- Indexes the contents of almost 3,000 popular interest magazines and scholarly journals from every academic discipline; provides the full-text of articles from more than 1,200.
- ATLA Religion Database with ATLAS Serials
- Rod Library Databases A-Z
- Indexes over 600 religion and theology journals, over 150,000 essays in multi-author books, and over 350,000 book reviews. It also includes links to the full text of approximately 50 significant scholarly journals in religion, from volume 1 of the title (some dating back to 1949). Created by the American Theological Association. ATLAS journals represent a wide selection of Christian traditions including Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical, and Pentecostal), Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, Confucianism, and other religious traditions.
- Abstracts in Anthropolgy
- Rod Library Databases A-Z
- Indexes current anthropological topics from several hundred scholarly journals and other publications. Topics within cultural and physical anthropology as well as archeaology are covered.
- Philosopher's Index
- Rod Library Databases A-Z
- Indexes and abstracts journal articles in philosophy and related disciplines. Also indexes books. Covers ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language. Some sample headings are: consumption, ethics, food, genetically-modified, gluttony, hunger, ritual, and virtue.
- googlescholar
- www.scholar.google.com
- "A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature."
- Click on Find it! @ UNI to learn if Rod Library has the article, book, or other resource.
- PsycINFO 1872 to the present
- Rod Library Databases A-Z
- Published by the American Psychological Association, this comprehensive psychology database indexes and abstracts articles from nearly 2,500 journals in psychology and from the related disciplines of psychiatry, medicine, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior. Also indexes and summarizes book chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations. Use the Thesaurus tab to identify appropriate subject headings. Updated weekly.
- PsycARTICLES 1985 to the present
- Rod Library Databases A-Z
- Provides access to the full-text (with images) of articles appearing in the journals published by the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. All material, except ads and editorial board lists, are accessible. Represents a subset of the journals indexed by PsycINFO.
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Really, it's all Heidi's fault. I stumbled upon her photography portfolio one day last year, and was a goner. From there, I found 101 Cookbooks and began reading it and discovering new food blogs at an epidemic rate. My food blog favorites folder soon scrolled well beyond the confines of my screen... full of sites with amazing photography or writings of food you would hide so you could have indulge in their wonders all by yourself. I joined Flickr groups and found even more food that was so beautiful, it would be a crime to eat. I started making food just to take photos of it, pawning off most of it to family and friends. All my meals were eaten cold, after I'd taken all the photos that I could. Finishing a meal meant quickly hopping over to my computer to touch-up the photos and crank out the recipe to get it up on my food blog. Desk lamps disappeared from other rooms to be come my "studio" lighting. My tripod became a barrier to prevent anyone else from entering the kitchen. The dining room table was buried under stacks and stacks of finds that "would look great in pictures" and of course meant that most of our dishes no longer matched. I read this and like so many others, instantly recoginized myself as a fellow mad food blogger. And then, I had the idea to write this blog. Because frankly, while food blogging is strangely and immensely satisfying, there are hundreds of others out there that are better cooks and better writers than I am with food blogs. But there is very little information on food photography, and the little tips and tricks to turn good photos into great ones. There was a gap, a need. And, I'm not one to let a hole go by unfilled. I started by sketching out the myriad of categories that I could cover. My chicken scratches soon covered five or 10 pages in my notebook. Pumped full of excitement, I started looking for domain names, getting hosting set up, finding cool templates... and then I realized... I needed to start writing the articles. And I panicked. Who am I to tell people how to take better photographs? There are so many amazing, fantastic photographers out there! How am I going to do this? Even with my limited knowledge and skill, there's so much to share, how do I even find a point to begin. And then, I took a breath, popped open my editor, and started typing. And words started to flow. The best place to start is at the beginning. You aren't going to get very far in food photography without a camera. So, let's start there. First, there is no one right camera for food photography. Different styles and situations call for different cameras. No camera will make you a great food photographer, but you definitely will fail with the wrong one. If you haven't yet, go digital. The quality of most consumer level digital cameras is more than sufficient and you get instant feedback. It's by far the best way to improve your photography. As you take shots, you can immediately see your errors and get the right reinforcement to stop making the same mistakes. With film, unless you are a fastidious note taker, you will quickly forget what you did on each shot and it will always be a guessing game. Not to mention, you will be taking lots of photos that you throw away and in the end digital is far more economical. For most food photography, I recommend using a 35mm camera, and learning some very basic manual control. You don't have to go use the full manual controls, unless you are so inclined. Of course, the more you know and control yourself, the more likely you are to get the exact shot you want, and not what the camera thinks you might want. But, this post isn't actually on using your camera... it's on making sure you have one. Let's get to it. 35mm Digital SLR Body Investing in a good digital SLR 35mm camera is easier than it's ever been. While there are a lot of different brands out there, stick with Canon or Nikon and you'll never have problem finding lenses or the files working with various software packages. If you already have a film camera, you may just wish to stick with the same brand so you can continue using your lenses. Get the best body you can afford as it will probably be with you for a while. I know if I have extra cash to spend on camera gear, I usually pump it into new lenses. On the low end, you can get a new Canon Digital Rebel XT (aka 350D) for about $800. The body is lightweight, and it offers full manual control as well as plenty of automatic options. Or, for about the same price, you can find a refurbished Nikon D70 or Canon 10D or 20D (what I shoot), both of which are slightly beefier than the Rebel. You can find some great deals on eBay through legitimate resellers like Adorama. Canon has recently released the 30D, which has very minor upgrades to the 20D (like a slightly larger display), so you are likely to find 20Ds in the market now at a good price as people upgrade.
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Android steals Symbian's Top Smartphone OS crown
The King is dead. Long live the King. You got it right, folks, Android is now the most popular mobile operating system in the world according to the latest Canalys report. Sales of phones running the green robotic OS stood at 33.3 million, while Symbian smartphones accounted for 31 million in the last quarter of 2010.
The industry has gradually stepped out of Symbian land during the last two years and now Nokia is the sole producer of Symbian phones. Major manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, LG and Sony Ericsson have all put their chips on Google's OS and the situation is hardly changing in the future.
Nokia still retained its position as the global leader in smartphone sales with a share of 28%. HTC and Samsung accounted for the major part of Android smartphones with a combined share of 45%.
Nokia's official numbers for converged devices (which include smartphones and mobile computers) however differ
from the estimate by Canalys. The Finns reported converged device volume
of 28.3 million for the fourth quarter, even less than the figure by
Canalys. Last quarter's results are no surprise,
but rather prove a trend that has formed long before. It also remains
disputable whether
some S40 devices with a touchscreen like the Nokia C3 Touch and Type could indeed fall in the smartphone category.
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1. Nagol (unregistered)
Not surprised about this, android's on what? 40783083237028320185-647 phones?? While Symbian is 1 OS under 1 phone??? So it took 3 or 4 years for Android to catch up to Symbian?!?! Hah Android phones are pathetic.
2. Allday28 (Posts: 274; Member since: 19 Nov 2010)
Hahahahahaahh! Symbian is a Joke of a os.. Android is the future so get used to it LOSER!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!
6. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
While I agree that Android is the new Windows Mobile (in that every new smartphone that comes out is Android), I don't think all their phones are jokes. But man, since Google holds no standard with Android, there are definitely some shitty ones out there.
And Symbian was on far more than one phone. It was Nokia's smartphone OS...
7. Tristann (Posts: 76; Member since: 04 Nov 2010)
Symbian is not under 1 phone its under ALOT as well like android. And symbian was first created in 1980 so that's 30 years to get where its at and it only took what android 3 year to get where its at. Not really pathetic is it?
3. shyne (unregistered)
it's no big deal, every leading hardware manufactures using android and symbian has only Nokia,,,, so it has to be this way...... people has no other choice now..!!!
when another powerful os comes in with something special then android will be buried
that,s it,,....!!!
12. ILikeBubbles (Posts: 305; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
do you people really believe that Android is the top os because manufacturers all had a secret black opps meeting to force them into it? it's called the peoples' choice! do you have an iPhone? maybe you don't even have a smartphone... Customizability! Android is more reflective of the USER than any other os ever presented!! but i must admit. conspiracy theories ARE fun. just don't get carried away ;)
18. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Android is great, but you have to trust your carrier or manufacturer to actually work towards delivering updates to your phone unless you want to try and cook an update yourself. Most users don't know how to set up email let alone update software. And with manufacturers and carriers always pushing towards the next new handset, do you really expect them to go back to older phones and update them? It's quite a bit easier to do that when you only come out with one phone a year...
4. Feed Back (unregistered)
the graphic says shipments are 33.3 not 32.9. The market share is 32.9%.
5. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Symbian was definitely a leader in smartphones, but it's definitely a joke now. The thing is, Symbian is still an echo of when smartphones were just for business people. Apple killed that and Android exploited it. Because of it, RIM, Nokia, Palm, and even Microsoft have suffered because they didn't adapt quickly enough.
Android being number one isn't a big surprise at all. They have completely blanketed the market because it's cheaper to put Android on a smartphone than any other OS. Is Android the future? I still don't think Android will get much further if they don't figure a way to make some things universal across the platform. Folks won't want to put up with having some apps on some phones and not on others...but we shall see...
8. shekhar (unregistered)
I love Android. East or West, Android is the Best.
9. protozeloz (Posts: 5381; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I loved Symbian with all my heart.... it was a symbol of mobile power, my dream was to see a Symbian powered device doing what the Atrix MIGHT do, but Symbian had something that make change... it was not adapting quick enough.... manufacturers need OS's that get to move with ''new waves'' Symbian needed a better funding....
will android be #1? who knows... they have stuff to work on
10. Whateverman (Posts: 3233; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Bottom line... Android is the best OS on the market! And i believe it is the future because other OS's are inflexible. You gotta commend iOS and Palm for leading the way, but even they became stall and obsolete as well. Web OS should have done a lot better but then again this is Palm we're talking about. And Apple makes great LOOKING phones, but how long can you stare at the same dull blocks on you screen. Is a little customization too much to ask? As for Nokia, at least they are trying. And not half-assed trying like RIM. (The Torch was the best you guys could do, really?)
No matter how much work some may think Android needs, this just goes to show how good it already is if it could take down numbers 1, 2, and 3 in just 3 short years and all within months of each other.
16. E.N. (Posts: 2366; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
Android is definitely a great OS, but I wouldn't go as far as saying it's the best. It is definitely the most flexible no doubt, allowing you to customize whatever you want. But flexibility and customizability aren't the only thing that makes a great smartphone.
As for Palm, it's really sad that they are doing so poorly because they have such a great OS. when I heard palm was selling their company, I was hoping Apple would buy because that would make a killer combo.
RIM accomplished what they set out to do, which is be a high-security and highly interconnected business smartphone. But now people want a little bit more apps and fun added to blackberrys, but that's going to be really hard to do considering Apple has pretty much already taken that market.
Congrats to Android on being #1, but you're acting a teeny bit fanboyish in knocking down all other OSes.
17. Whateverman (Posts: 3233; Member since: 17 May 2009)
If I am a fanboy, I am a fanboy of innovation and the other OS's just aren't coming up with anything. Not every launch is going to be a game changer but at least try! Palm screwed themselves putting out two crappy devices with a great OS. Pretty soon you will see ads that say, "Buy a Droid X or an HTC Evo and get 3 Palm Pixies absolutely free!" That's just how bad that phone is. And while HTC and Motorola are beefing up the specs, RIM is still shoving 3.2 mp cameras in just about every device. The consumers have spoken and if these companies don't listen up, their gonna end up just like Palm. I hope someone comes up with something to push the envelope, no matter if its Apple, Palm, Samsung or whoever. More innovation means better selections at the retailers. But right now, Android is the best OS out there, period.
19. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
As I said above, there are two big problems with Android. The first is that there is no standard for Android phones. Apps may work on a Samsung Galaxy S, but may not work on a Motorola Flipout or Backflip. Now, as a nerd, I'd know the difference. But as a consumer, Android is Android...right? Wrong. But in the end, consumers are stuck with the phones that are part of the broken system. Some apps work on some Android Phones, some don't.
The second problem is that Google is leaving it up to manufacturers and carriers to update software. Probably the worse people the put in charge of that. Most phone companies want to keep a phone for maybe a season: 5 to 6 months maybe before they come out with a new version. Same with manufacturers. So do you think they are going to work on a software update for a phone that is end-of-life? Do you think your Android from a year ago is going to be updated? Check out the SE Xperia that is stuck with 1.5 even though it's strong enough to handle the most recent Android software... And sure, you could cook your own OS, but as nerds we know that. The general public don't.
I am not saying the iPhone model is for everyone...but I think the Windows Phone 7 strategy is where Android needs to be. Have some requirements for the phone that are universal, but allow for other changes.
Android will fail under it's own weight. There will always be a choice and it will always be the most shipped OS because it's cheaper to put it on a phone than any OS...but quality is not quantity.
20. protozeloz (Posts: 5381; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Ive been saying that there are 3 easy fixes for the android problem
1. Make "feature smartphones"(the cheap phones) that have no android market but a manufacturer app that "ports" some apps from the market they know that work on their phones
2. Make skins(blur, touchwizz, sense) optional features... and get a workaround to get them installed on the phones they want, now if the user wants to wait for his skin to be completely functional on his OS then they must wait till the skinned update is available.
3.Check that developers are doing things as they are supposed to.... some apps are limited to some phones because of bad development....
just hope they realize this before its too late
21. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Actually, I think that's an awesome idea.
I mean think about it...some people just want a phone that will sync with their computer, surf the web, and get email on. They may not bother with apps at all. So you've got a feature phone with everything but an App Store.
I agree whole heartedly about making skins optional.
The last part might be a bit tougher with the thousands of developers out there.
Plus, a lot of the carrier apps stores have apps that work on regular phones so those could be included too. Good job on this one dude.
22. protozeloz (Posts: 5381; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
thanks, this encourages me a lot, Ive been writing an open letter for Google and the manufacturers in order to see if we get better stuff but still lack some ideas...
I noticed many don't actually care much when it comes to apps and updates, I have few friends with the X10 that think their phone is just fine the way it is and couldn't care less, so i figure out some people just want their feature phones to be a little more smart...
11. rafael.roque (Posts: 78; Member since: 03 Jul 2010)
That was just 4th Quarter 2010, not the entire year ending!!! Thank you very much Phonearena.com!
If anything considering the fact that Android HAS SO MANY MANUFACTURERS under their belt; it seems absurd that it just barely bested Symbian(Backed mainly by Nokia, WITH LITTLE TO NO U.S. CARRIER SUPPORT) for one important Holiday Quarter!
And even if they take the top position; that doesn't mean that everyone has to follow them. I love Symbian, because it does what I wanted to do how I wanted it to; and not because they hold the largest OS share in the WORLD MARKET.
Android can keep jabbing at Symbian all it wants, but if it's numbers it wants to brag about; then it better not be satisfied with just winning a quarter of the year!
13. Nickmfnjackson (Posts: 101; Member since: 21 Jan 2010)
The reason the q4 of 2010 is being used is for comparison between q4 2010 and 2009. What pa is eluding to is symbians numbers last year are MUCH worse than they were last year. As for this year, expect nokia/symbian to do much worse. I was a symbian user in q4 of 2009. Last year, i got a galaxy s so, um, there ya go.
14. CRICKETownz (Posts: 980; Member since: 24 Oct 2009)
I wouldn't call Android "the best" OS nor would I call any other OS the best. Maybe the process of integrating Android is more efficient than the major players out there...that's why its so widely used. Who knows, but i think all of the new Os' from Apple to webOs have heir strengths & weakness. Unfortunately with Symbian I can't think of ANY strengths. I'm really not surprised that they have been surpassed so quickly. No "wow" factor at all. Congratulations green robot...now if you would only decide on a software name and stop working on six other newer versions before you release the next (still no froyo on my Galaxy S...i have the hardware specs of a netbook but the functionality of a Droid Eris...great. Google c'mon? wtf? great).
15. CRICKETownz (Posts: 980; Member since: 24 Oct 2009)
"ah, bitch...you got jacked bitch" (in my stewie voice).
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A Case Control Study on Specific Learning Disorders in School Going Children in Bikaner City.
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To asses the prevalence of learning disorders in school going children and to compare the socio-demographic variables and other related factors with learning disorder.
All the 500 students of class III to V with all sections were given the dyslexia assessment questionnaire (DAQ) to fill; 468 students returned the completed forms.Statistical analysis was done using chi-square test. Only 68 children scored ≥4 on DAQ were given MISIC (Mallin's intelligence scale for Indian children) for IQ assessment and DST-J for dyslexia screening. Forty-eight students were labeled as dyslexia and further diagnosis was confirmed by DSM IV- TR classification.
Prevalence of learning disorders (LD) was found to be 10.25% with higher in males than females (11.40% vs. 7.14%).The delivery complications (20.83% vs. 4.17%; X (2)-4.667, p value-0.031) were more in LD and more family members were left handed (16.67% vs. 2.08%; X (2)-4.41, p value-0.036) as compared to control group. In classroom behavior, children with LD asked questions less (10.42% vs. 75%; X (2)-40.91, p value-0.0001), answered questions less frequently (6.25% vs. 79.16%; X (2)-52.15, p value-0.0001) and took notes less attentively than control group (4.17% vs. 58.33%; X (2)-32.77, p value-0.0001).
The current study, therefore, is an attempt to identify children with learning disorders and explore the prevalence of the problem and etiological factors e.g., family environment, social factors and developmental issues of child and associated co-morbidities. More studies with larger sample size should be undertaken to get accurate picture of these disorders.There is also need for some community based programme to raise the level of awareness and knowledge about these disorders in general population.
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Back to Eden was published in 1939, and has been reprinted a number of times since then. The copy I bought (for one whole dollar) was printed in 1985. This particular copy contains extra chapters examining the life and only for you order cialis from canada works of Jethro Kloss, much in his or his daughters' own words. Back to Eden covers just about every aspects of holistic health you can imagine, from talking about soil and gardening, to fresh air and exercise, to cooking methods, to hydrotherapy (aka 'water cure'), massage, the eliminating diet (I assumed this was a modern idea; not so!), and a large section about how to use medicinal herbs.
I first heard about Jethro Kloss while reading Rosemary Gladstar's herbals, as she talks about "Kloss's Liniment" often and requires students of her Home Study Course to make one of their own. It has been a long time since I have made one, but I ought to cialis side effects soon since it is so effective as an antiseptic and sore muscle/joint rub. Here is the recipe from the book (216):
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Perhaps you have seen these beautifully illustrated children's poetry books in gift shops, stores or libraries; you can even order Cicely Mary Baker checks. Baker was an English illustrator and, like Kloss, a devout Christian. According to Wikipedia, fairies were popularized in the beginning of the 20th century with the publication of books like Peter Pan, and The Coming of the Fairies (Sir Arthur Conan Boyle). Baker's first book was Flower Fairies of the Spring, which features illustration of (you guessed it) flowers, fairies as well as poems about plants like crocus, scilla, forget-me-not, tulips and narcissus. You can see more of her fairy work at the "official' Flower Fairies Website.
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I committed a reliable create test to the CVS trunk which attempts to submit a
job with the same Job Description and Job ID multiple times.
The test fails with the GT4 ManagedJobFactoryService sometimes. It looks like
the single-creation logic is not threadsafe. I'll attach a patch I have which
seems to fix this problem. I'd appreciate feedback from Peter before committing
Created an attachment (id=607) [details]
Patch to fix reliable creation based on JobID.
Hmm. This sucks because I think it's going to degrade throughput tremendously.
I believe this is where
I removed a synch block before to improve throughput because it didn't seem
necessary. That's
primarily how we met our performance goal for throughput. I guess we'll have
to think of something
else for 4.2.
Can you run the performance test with and without this patch for comparison?
Sure. I'll put up a set of web pages and paste the link here when I'm done.
An alternative would be to have the code stick the job id into the resource
before initializing the resource and then do resource intialization outside of
the lock. I'm not sure if that would create other troubles.
There would need to be some way of mapping the job ID to the job description
object to avoid the
seriously bad race condition where I might get my resource assigned to someone
else's job ID if a
simple queue were used. So instead of a queue of new job IDs have a hashtable
of JD->ID entries.
Here are the throughput stats for 4.0.0:
Here is a sampling of throughput stats after applying the patch:
Fortunately the patch didn't seem to affect throughput at all, so I'm fine with
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Grading the Grader who Graded the Grader, Part 2.5
Last week I looked at an essay written by a prospective teacher. First I asked for comments about the essay – and there were lots of excellent ones – and then I offered my own analysis in "Please Grade the Following Essay, Part 2." Part 3, the article that explains what the essay is from and why that matters, is on its way, barring more unnecessary delays by the New York State Department of Education.
For now I'd like to address a piece by Daniel at Key Words that parses my approach in Part 2. It is vital that education bloggers address criticism in full [when circumstances allow, of course]. That's the real strength of the blogosphere and hearkens those who insist rightly that blogs are about conversations. The label "conversations," though, doesn't do the exchanges justice; if we're committed to discussing issues for the advancement of knowledge about that topic, we need to address fully the concerns that rise in the debate out of an obligation to the discipline. And, as a side note, it's only right to respond to someone who has taken the time to evaluate your work [again, when circumstances allow. Christopher Hitchens may not have the time to address all his critics].
I won't give Daniel a grade, but I'll respond to the criticism.
Daniel's first issue with my critique is my decision to evaluate the essay by factors that weren't part of the original grading instructions. He says:
The criteria for grading EXPLICITLY excluded writing ability beyond that necessary to communicate the writers ideas effectively. Mr. Tabor decided to start with the forbidden fruit:
Despite the instructions, I'm not going to pretend that writing doesn't matter. Writing is a reflection of thought; words make sentences, sentences make paragraphs and structure presents the argument. Poor writing matters so much because it shows poor thought processes. Commenters mentioned that there were illogical rambles, poor syntax and structure, all of which reflect parallel errors in the author's thoughts. Writing really isn't about writing, it's about thinking.
He's right – I spurned the instructions. I didn't pretend that I followed the same guidelines elucidated in the exam instructions. That's why I evaluated the essay on my own site and not in the official capacity as a grader of the exam. He continues:
He does a beautiful job of justifying it, but his justification doesn't work for two reasons. First, because no matter how important writing is – and I do acknowledge that it is highly important – it wasn't what this assignment was about. The writer was told up front to focus on content instead of style. This is BOUND to affect how he is going to approach the assignment. This is a TIMED assignment, so the writer is bound to make sacrifices in order to actually complete the assignment. Discarding the instructions the writer was going from is a flat out bait and switch.
I'm not sure exactly how to respond to this charge without reiterating what I've said here and in the original post. While the examinee was constrained by time and had little incentive to conform to standards of writing that deviate from stream-of-consciousness exposition, a competent teacher [and writer] shouldn't have trouble writing a short essay that addresses the question and isn't painful to read.
Key Words is right about the bait and switch. The focus of the essay analysis [that will be fleshed out further in Part 3] isn't to berate the fictional writer, it's meant to expose flaws and inadequacies in the examination – that isn't done by using the given rubric. I chose to evaluate the essay by responsible measures I'd like to see in place rather than the shoddy, simplistic standards given. On to reason #2:
The second reason Mr. Tabor's justification doesn't work is because, well it's just flat out wrong. He sums up his reasoning with the statement "Writing really isn't about writing, it's about thinking." It's not. It's about outputting the results of one's thoughts. Now, for many people, thoughts DO have a direct correlation to writing – these people are verbal thinkers. They are very common in society – I believe the statistic I last read was that about ninety percent of all people are primarily verbal thinkers – but they are NOT the whole story. Some of the strongest thinkers in the world are visual-spatial thinkers. They are the strongly right brained people among us and they only convert their thoughts to words as they become necessary for communication. Mr. Tabor's reasoning completely ignores the visual-spatial thinkers.
If "outputting the results of one's thoughts" isn't thinking, how narrowly has "thinking" been defined? The visual-spatial, left-brain/right-brain, kinesthetic-versus-whatever-else-is-fashionable argument isn't relevant here. This is an essay test for prospective educators, not a performance art exam. By no means is an essay test the ultimate measure of intellect, ability or knowledge – few would argue that it is. It isn't the whole story and it isn't meant to be.
While the expression of talent has many forms, basic writing skills aren't relegated only to left-brain nerdboxes. I expect – and many tell me that I'm wrong and naive to expect this – that a college graduate should be able to write competently regardless of their major, future career or prized skillset. Remember, even students majoring in 17th Century Siberian Basketweaving Studies have a liberal arts component to their degree and have presumably completed high school.
And, for the love of God, even a pseudoscholar like Ward Churchill [whose graduate degree was in Graphic Design, not any element of Ethnic Studies or a related social science field] writes better than this essayist. I'd guess he's a right-brain thinker, too. [b.n. for a daily discussion on neurological processes understandable by laymen like myself, check out www.mindhacks.com - they often discuss the validity of such claims about learning. It can only enhance your teaching.]
The last point is more than just nit picking on this assignment. It reflects a weakness with the mass education process in general. Most school based teaching caters to verbal thinkers. This is in part because it's easier to teach verbally to large groups of children, but also because the teaching profession in general attracts more than its fair share of verbal thinkers.
Or we teach verbally because it's the basis for the fundamental skills every student will need after high school.
The next issue Mr. Tabor tackles is more on target – the content of the essay. This is, however, in my opinion, where the assignment itself failed the writer.
I agree here – it's a terrible assignment and even the sharpest thinker or most talented writer would struggle to generate truly valuable content from a question this rotten. It's a variant on the famed, "garbage in, garbage out."
First of all, the writer isn't suggesting the teacher "pander" to the kids. He's suggesting the teacher take some time to focus on career relevance – as the assignment requested. Also, I looked for where the author even suggested this approach was "novel" and never actually found it. I think Mr. Tabor is reading more into the essay than was written. He's then grading on his 'invisible' portion of the essay, which I find troubling.
The writer suggests pandering by having them pool their whims and inclinations – which may or may not land on content relevant to career education, but I'd bet a kidney on "not" – instead of teaching them. "Pandering" wasn't the best word choice, but it's not far from the truth.
As for my suggestion that the author thought the approach was novel, I did indeed read into the essay. The author didn't say it. However, it was an observation about the author's possible thoughts and wasn't factored into my evaluation. I didn't consider it in the evaluation then and I wouldn't now, though I thought it was worth mentioning in my write-up. The charming irony here is that Key Words reads more into my essay than was written and relates my comment about the "novel approach" to the grade I gave. It simply didn't factor in.
Key Words then discusses my position that career education can be delivered through English rather than the other way around:
The first part is a valid criticism – Career focus day is NOT English and, although it would be easy to teach English while implementing this (e.g. written essays reviewing the merits of the presented careers and how they fulfill social needs/match the student's goals), the writer failed to show how this would be done. The second part, however, is more a criticism based on Mr. Tabor's opinion than the actual merits of the writer's suggestion. Essentially, Mr. Tabor is saying English teachers should "develop career awareness and an understanding of the world of work" by teaching English. The writer's suggestion to use a work based focus in teaching assignments is perfectly reasonable within the context of this assignment – it both teaches English AND (as the assignment requires) makes the students aware of career requirements and how the subject matter . Mr. Tabor's "stick to the basics" obviously does the first part, but completely fails to even address the second.
There was no clear plan to teach English skills. Contending that the writer "failed to show how this would be done," and then lauding them for a suggestion to "use a work based [sic] focus in teaching assignments" is illogical. Had the teacher described a lesson, even in general terms, that used an element of English curriculum to explore careers, I'd have reacted more positively.
Mr. Tabor follows up this criticism with an attack on the writer's suggestion of student led activities. Mr. Tabor feels that the teacher – not the student – is best qualified to determine the skills necessary for success beyond school. Mr. Tabor also believes that the writer is using these methods to entertain the students.
This teacher is as equally unqualified to lead the activity as the students are, but that's a detail. I don't think that the writer uses these methods as entertainment nearly as much as I believe he/she relies on them because he/she isn't capable of generating and delivering the content. That wasn't stated explicitly in the essay – it's just my read of the situation.
While the writer does acknowledge that he is engaging the motivation of the students, he is in no way suggesting that this it the prime goal as Mr. Tabor believes.
Correct – the writer would [or should?] be too ashamed to admit what I just wrote above.
Mr. Tabor is insisting on instructor led learning even though he does not say how this actually accomplishes the goal the assignment asks the writer to address. Mr. Tabor simply favors an instructor led approach (even though the instructor will NOT be there to "lead" the student in his actual career pursuits or work related duties – independence, self motivation and individual preference are simply left unaddressed). In essence, he is grading the writer down here because their opinions don't match.
Unfortunately, I'm not an unwavering relativist. Though I don't profess to be right always, there are good approaches and bad ones. The author suggests a bad one and I explained why. The education field would do well to rely less on opinion and diversity for diversity's sake, especially when justifying methods of instruction that will have a profound impact on their students' lives.
That the instructor won't be there on the job floor is a puzzling, irrelevant point. Because instructors won't stand beside students in future pursuits, an instructor-led approach is sub-optimal? After considering the logic of that, I look forward to an essay that decries instructor-led sex education and proposes either a student-centered, constructivist sex ed curriculum or – even better – advocates the instructor's physical presence and guidance when the fruits of sex education bear out.
Now there is always an element of subjectivity in the grading of any essay, but a grader should at least TRY to base his grades on the standards set forth ahead of time in the assignment. Mr. Tabor does make some excellent points in general about the subject. He writes very effectively to justify his points (although for someone who is so adamant about the importance of writing and how it is a reflection of thinking, he would do better to try to keep his singular and plural cases consistent). However, he is NOT grading this assignment effectively or, to put it bluntly, honestly.
Again, I didn't base my analysis on the grading standards given. I found little value in grading the answer to a bad question by equally bad standards.
As for the singular/plural cases, you've probably got me. I write content on this site once with seldom more than a 60-second edit and mistakes do creep in. Keeping number consistent will be in the back of my mind from now on.
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Good writing requires good thinking. If a prospective teacher can't think clearly and express his ideas clearly in words, how's he going to teach?
An English teacher who teaches students to read analytically and write clearly will prepare them for the "world of work" far better than a teacher who wastes their time on a weekly or monthly career day. I say that as a veteran Career Day speaker to apathetic students.
Now, this is what I call lively debate. Critiquing the critiquers (not sure that's a word).
I do love it, though.


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