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All UK MPs to be comped Apple tablet as part of IT refresh. Ensures they're always seconds from issuing a career-ending tweet.
The US Justice Department's recent audit of the FBI's drone programme revealed something rather surprising: the FBI drone pilot team is literally just two people sitting in a room.
The so-called Islamic State has a new terrorism tactic: doxing US Soldiers. The group's 'Hacking Division' is reportedly gathering info on more than 100 US servicemen for reasons not entirely clear.
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The government has learned about text messaging and plans to use it.
Each state determines its own workers' compensation benefits, which means workers in neighbouring states can end up with dramatically different compensation for identical injuries.
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That man there is prospective Lib Dem candidate Josh Mason. The rectangular thing is a crematorium furnace. Not sure what facial expression he's aiming for.
The FBI is going to remarkable lengths to hide information about its surveillance programme that intercepts calls and texts with equipment called Stingrays.
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Following yesterday's reports, the University of Massachusetts backs down and will now admit Iranian students, seemingly in reaction to press coverage.
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We'd like to explore yet another set of rules in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) that will chill users' rights. It's about whether users could be jailed or hit with debilitating fines over allegations of copyright infringement.
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I have 2 acres of hardshell gourds planted and yesterday while walking in my young Indonesian Bottle gourd patch ( these are just starting to set fruit) I found a pear shaped gourd about 6 inches long with leaves growing out of the but end of the gourd. I thought it was very strange but today I am looking around in the patch and find another on the same way. Has anyone ever heard of this happening.


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Firstly, you vastly overestimate how much SS pays out. If you made 40K a year while working you will get far less than 40K in benefits per year, probably much closer to 15K.
Secondly, if you have a base of capital to invest, and are living off of the returns then you do not need 1.5 million, but far less. Assuming a fairly normal and safe rate of return of 7% then you'd need a base of only 200K to match SS. Assuming a much more pessimistic, but "entirely" safe rate of 3.5% such as could be found on long dated US treasuries in todays low yield environment would mean you need about 400K. If you had say 500K your extra could be invested to account for inflation. Even in the worst case scenario then you need only about 500K to match you SS payments, not the 1.5M you indicated.
Now, the question is how much did you pay into SS over the years? Well, you and your employer both pay 6.2% or a total of 12.4% of your income over say 35 years. If you retired making 40K let's assume you averaged a salary of half that or 20K then you would pay in an average of 2200 per year to SS. If you recieved a safe average return of 6.5% while working you'd have saved your 300K.
In reality if you ever look at you SS statement you'll see a rate of return of less than 2%, which is because SS doesn't even buy something as risky as long dated treasuries but rather Treasury IOU's with an even lower rate of return, and no marketability.
So, to recap. If you made very little money, and saved what you contribute to SS by law, and get a very safe rate of return you could replace SS with no additional savings. On the other hand, if you handle your own investments, and learn something over 35 years of doing so you will surely return much more than 6.5% both during your working years, and your retirement leading to a much more comfortable retirement without relying on a government crook to cut you a check each month. Then again if you are already 65, and saved nothing but what SS required by law all your life and thus have no savings then well....you are well and truely screwed if the g-man decides to starve you to death.
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For the third straight game fifth-seeded Anoka (15-8) was part of a one-run contest, including a 3-2 loss to Duluth East before a walk-off double by Jason Brumbaugh on Saturday for a 2-1 win over rival Andover set the table for Monday's Section 7AAA elimination game....Read More
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For the third month in a row, the number of unemployed workers in Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties decreased. A Mississippi Department of Employment Security report on statewide unemployment notes the April unemployment rate for Lowndes County was 8.7 percent, a significant drop from 9.1 percent in March and 9.9 percent in February.
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6/23/2010 – USA 1, Algeria 0 – 1-0-2, 5 points, top of Group A
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When you're a sportsblogger and your fiancé is getting her PhD in a humanities field, you spend a lot of time explaining yourself. (She doesn't because a few years ago the explanation became "it seemed like a good idea at the time," which fair enough.) After the beer flew and the rage subsided against Slovenia, I was asked to explain what the hell it was with me and the USMNT, and I thought about it systematically for the first time.
My first attempt to explain was jingoistic. I like the United States and would like to root for some sort of national ideal. The Olympics are far from sufficing because they don't seem fair or competitive. Hey, we grew this Michael Phelps guy in a lab, let's see how badly he can crush humans without flippers. Etc. The national team is good, but not so good that rooting for them feels like ugly Americanism.
That was kind of right, but missing the important thing. When Dodgy At Best put out an Algeria preview, his bolded section headers read "Karma," "Revenge," "Hope," "Fortune," and "Fate." Because I am who I am mine were "stop Nadir Belhadj" and "get a lot of set pieces"; DAB got it right, and I got it wrong. I can break down a football game all day. Basketball is given over to tempo-free numbers. Baseball could be played between computers these days and no one would notice. If you are so inclined, you can delve into the details of any and reject the narratives people layer on top of them because randomness can't happen and everything must have meaning. The analysis will be better and smarter but the experience a little poorer.
Soccer defies that. It is opera on a field. Not the Italian variety where a series of humorous misunderstandings yield mildly sexy results, but German opera—Klingon opera. Plenty of tridents. Sheets of rain. Thunderbolts cascading from the sky. In the background armies march through the mud, toward each other. Patterns converge in a rumble, pressure building until it's unbearable and someone falls over, a spear jutting out from his breastplate.
I don't have any critique in me any more. Jonathan Bornstein started a World Cup game and that's fine. The US went up and down the field and didn't shut down space in the midfield and didn't finish and had everyone in bars across the country three minutes from crumpling into the sort of heap that national manias are born from. A typical example will transpire later today when Serbia tries to shake off old Yugoslav demons:
Perhaps some of the Europeans there – certainly the French journalist opposite – were driven by anti-German feeling, perhaps some were instinctive Slavophiles, but when the three locals at the MTN (South Africa-based mobile telecommunications company) desk reacted to the final whistle with a group hug and collective dance, the appeal of Serbia's inner turmoil becomes difficult to deny. Unless they'd had a bet, I suppose, but when asked one said he'd decided to support Serbia because "they seemed to be trying to lose".
English journalist Simon Kuper dedicated a good chunk of his most recent book to explaining the English fatalism towards their team, one that echoes the national narrative of empire lost. It's so cliché that multiple books have been written about it, including Kuper's earlier, excellent "Football against the Enemy," but it's true: soccer does reflect the national culture, mostly because people want it to and no one can stop its narrative by dissecting it.
The USA's narrative has been bootstraps. College kids rescuing the program, batty goalies with an American flag fetish, Paul Caliguri, and so on. Tom Friend just published a lengthy story on USA 1990 third-string goalie David Vanole that's veritably dripping with half-truths dedicated to shaping that narrative. The USMNT is the 1980 hockey team spread over twenty years, because that's the way we want it.
We don't roll around on the ground. If we fall over, we probably just fell over. We run and and run and run, and late, when everything is stacked against us in a game where it's just so hard to finish the job, we do it Puritan style: ugly effort. A minute into stoppage time, the ball's just lying there and it's all about who will get there first.
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It takes some doing to unearth muppets in June but here they are:
And you can't have one without the other…
That was horrible, as if Ryan Miller was actually Algeria and FIFA and the universe and God. And then the ball was just lying there, waiting to be pushed in one direction or the other.
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Algeria: Hopefully Like Egypt
USA vs Algeria: Wednesday 9:30 AM , ESPN.
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The Situation
Brady2Terrell has a clear and comprehensive breakdown of what the US needs in a message board post. To make it even more concise: a win means the US is in. A loss means the US is out. A draw and the US is waiting on the result of the other match. In that case, England winning puts us out. Basically anything else and the US is through. Draws in which England scores three more goals than the US does—very unlikely—put England through instead. Draws in which England scores two more lead to a decision based on card accumulation, in which the sides are tied.
Those things are maybe 1% probable. Slovenia goes through with a draw and is very experienced at bunkering; England's offense has been impotent thus far in the tourney.
Ignoring that, your rooting interests:
- Win
- Do not lose
- If tie, hope England does not win.
Since both games will happen at the same time this promises many tense moments unless the US goes up two (raise your hand if you think that's likely, and if you've raised your hand please relocate yourself to a national team that apparently does not exist). Wednesday will be knee-buckling.
The Opponent
Algeria is a strange team. Every time Nadir Belhadj (above) makes a darting run forward I am literally angry that Algeria can pump out a left back like that and we're left with Jonathan Bornstein and a centerback gamely playing out of position. Rangers manly-man Madjid Bougherra would probably be the USA's first-choice centerback with Onyewu's injury and lack of form. Abdelkader Ghezzal may not score a lot in Serie A, but he's actually in Serie A. Serie A would laugh at the entire US forward corps, then consider them again just to laugh some more. If you were to pick a starting eleven from the combined rosters of the same team, the position at which Algeria would win they would win by a country mile.
But… that's kind of it as far as obvious Algeria wins goes. Their goalkeeper, described as "very, very dodgy" by Zonal Marking even before the tournament started, was replaced after giving up a game-winning goal to Slovenia that was almost but not quite as bad as Robert Green's nation-horrifying mistake. His replacement got his first international start against England, making a couple of good saves while looking equally dodgy on balls played in from the edges. He plays in the Bulgarian league. Knock on wood, but the chances he gives up a game-changing mistake are much greater than Tim Howard's.
Tactically, Algeria is extremely variable. They shifted from a three-man backline in the African Cup of Nations to a 4-4-2 in their pre-WC friendlies, then went with a 3-5-2 that was closer to a five-man backline against England.
With Ghezzal available—he was suspended for the England match after picking up two yellows in just over twenty minutes as a second half sub against Slovenia—and Algeria needing to win by two goals to guarantee advancement, the Desert Foxes will probably adopt a more attacking posture against the US. This will see Nader Yahia move back to right back after being drawn inside to play centrally against England, with the rest of the midfield adopting more aggressive attacking positions.
Left: Algeria (white) against Slovenia. Right: Algeria (green) against England. While the England formation looks more aggressive, in reality the two wing-backs operated mostly as defenders.
The two central midfielders were described by Zonal Marking as "simple defensive-minded midfielders" before the tournament and have lived up to that reputation. What attacking the Algerians manage is usually through Belhadj and Wolfsburg attacking midfielder Karim Ziani, easily recognizable as the douchiest looking guy in the tournament thanks to his blond dye-job. (Algeria, as a group, look like Aqua.)
The attack broke down in the final third against England when Matmour, normally a midfielder, provided no threat:
Algeria dominated possession for periods of the game, as you would expect for a side essentially fielding six midfielders. Indeed, you can stretch that to seven – because Matmour is plainly not a forward, let alone a lone striker. His movement was decent but he offered no threat in behind, which is the obvious way to catch out a defensive partnership of John Terry and Jamie Carragher.
Threats in behind are also an obvious way to catch out the defensive partnership of DeMerit and Onyewu, so it's nice that Algeria doesn't have a consistent way to generate any. Ghezzal is a strapping 6'1" guy who shouldn't be a huge matchup problem for Onyewu and Demerit.
ZM sums up their first two games as "dogged" but says they've "offered nothing in an attacking sense" thus far. Whether that will hold true against a leaky USA defense is another section.
The Us
The Nats are in an unusual and advantageous situation. Algeria has a shot to advance but absolutely must win. They will be forced to attack against a team they might have bunkered against if they'd faced them in one of the first two group matches. This should play into the USMNT's hands. They're an excellent counter-attacking team even against world class sides like Spain and Brazil, and Algeria's defense has a tendency towards Michigan 2009 errors. Marauding fullbacks and erratic passing will yield plenty of opportunities for the US to strike back.
So… this is a situation in which a ball-winning central midfielder next to Bradley is a priority. I haven't been a fan of Clark, but Edu's second-half performance against Slovenia wasn't much more impressive. Either would be fine as a starter; Torres is set to be a second-half sub if the US needs a goal.
As far as the forwards go, take your pick between putting Buddle in the starting lineup and thrusting Dempsey up top and putting Holden into the fray. With Algeria's games to date proving Belhadj the Algerians' most effective attacker, I vote Holden plus Dempsey. Holden is a young, pacey, work-rate-heavy winger capable of tracking Belhadj's runs better than Dempsey, and tasking Holden with the most important defensive responsibilities frees Donovan to be Donovan*. Holden is the only US player who gives the team any width, and his ability to get deep and cross should be an effective way to test any of Algeria's flappy goalkeepers.
The seemingly odd substitution of England winger Aaron Lennon (generally regarded as by far their best wide option) for national whipping-boy Shawn Wright-Phillips was because Lennon kept cutting inside:
Aaron Lennon constantly came inside rather than getting down the touchline. He needed to be braver and give Nadir Belhadj more of a problem by staying wide and high when Algeria got the ball – this would have either pushed Belhadj backwards to pick up Lennon, and therefore take him out of the equation, or forced one of the three centre-backs to come across to the left-back position, which would have removed Algeria's luxury of a free man at the back.
Tracking Belhadj and threatening him with an actual winger will go a long way towards shutting down the Algerians' main attacking threat. This could be a game where Beasley makes sense as a second-half sub, possibly for a ragged Holden.
The United State has another huge advantage in the game: set pieces. The US was consistently dangerous on them in the first two games because of Landon Donovan's excellent service, and Algeria was often disorganized in their first two games. It's easy to envision the US pumping in a goal or two from dead-ball situations, another reason to focus on wide play—and the resulting corners that come from it.
(SIDE NOTE: why has Donovan been so excellent in a tournament in which every well-hit cross sees four or five fly wildly out of control? One: he's good. Two: MLS is our secret weapon. Many observers are convinced that a lot of the crappy play in this World Cup (goalie errors, wack crosses, zero free-kick goals) stems from the Jabulani ball, and that the Germans' proficiency with it is traceable to the Bundesliga's adoption of the thing six months ago. Guess who else is using it?
On a domestic front, the Jabulani has made an appearance in Portugal's league, Argentina's league, America's MLS, the Dutch league, the French Cup and the Swiss league.
So there you go.)
As long as the game remains tied, the advantage is to the US. With the sketchy central defense and the situation they can adopt their usual slightly defensive 4-2-2-2 and wait for the opportunities that will surely come.
Projected 11
G: Howard.
D: Cherundolo, Onyewu, Demerit, Bocanegra
M: Donovan, Clark, Bradley, Holden
F: Altidore, Dempsey
*("Landycakes" is dead. You hear me? Dead.)
The Important Thing
Do not go down a goal in the first fifteen minutes. Algeria probably couldn't go in a shell at that point—they need to win by two to guarantee they go through—but they would pull back somewhat, waiting for information from the Slovenia-England game. The longer Algeria's kept off the board, the more they'll have to press and the more vulnerable they'll be.
This section is totally obvious and useless, I know.
Some other important things:
- Play wide and quickly to exploit the space left by the attacking Algeria fullbacks.
- If Dempsey is up front consider dropping back into a 4-5-1 that would give Donovan and Holden more license to press high, potentially taking Belhadj and others out of the offense.
- Keep the wing players outside and allow Demerit and Onyewu to do what they do best: clear crosses.
- Pick up as many set pieces as possible.
Artur Boruc's Friday Rage List
6/18/2010 – USA 2, Slovenia 2 – 0-0-2, 3 GF 3 GA, in with a chance
Since college football happens on Saturday and people read the internet at work, I usually have the luxury of taking a day or two to compose my thoughts on an emotionally wrenching event before pouring them out into this space. No such luxury after a 10 AM game on Friday.
It doesn't matter in this case since I won't know how to feel until the US plays Algeria. Go through, and the second half was Yes We Can We Are Amurrica It Is Morning And Let's Roll Up Our Sleeves And Get Out Of This Recession. Fall short and it's time to bomb Mali. That would be unfortunate since some 13 years ago I was sitting on the internet playing checkers at 3 AM after a night of Jedi Knight and my opponent said "hello from Mali." We had a nice conversation. I explained what "doh!" meant and he told me he was using the only computer in his village of 300 to play checkers at 10 AM. Erroll77 is now 29. If I was him I would find a TV and root like hell for the USA against Algeria. The USA didn't bomb Germany after that mad dentist conjured a penalty out of nothing in the Ghana game, but they're in NATO. We do what we must.
I digress. What just happened is Schrödinger's Cat: World Cup Edition. At halftime I left the noisy bar and thought dark thoughts about how the US has largely moved away from MLS players but remains addicted to MLS managers. Jose Torres was brought on and the first half was spent seeing Slovenia cover passing lanes until one of the center-backs aimlessly booted a ball upfield that Robbie Findley might run onto, for whatever good that might do. The US had conceded a goal built from sheer lazy marking from Bocanegra, who allowed Walter Birsa to tuck inside totally unmarked and launch a shot Howard, off his line, had no chance at. The second goal was a World Cup-crushing gut punch that followed a sequence in which the US was one wrong touch or Donovan sliding tackle away from equalizing.
Then something decayed. At halftime I was busy composing a rant about how the loss had nothing to do with the USA's inability to play above the level of their competition and everything to do with their inability to do anything except on the counter and the unfamiliarity with defending it. The US then got a couple goals off hoofed long balls and managed to avoid further crippling goals on the counter. Why is unclear.
It wasn't the substitutions, neither of whom had anything to do with either US goal allowed to stand. Before he got on the end of the Donovan service Edu was frankly bad, and Feilhaber's contribution was limited to a couple of ambitious passes that didn't come off. It wasn't the run of play, which was the same as it was in the first half, with the teams splitting possession and the US having slightly more edge in the final third. It just went differently for no immediately understandable reason. It just happened.
They're still in it, though, and since I'm at a loss as to what, exactly, to think I will default to my mode of operation in 2002, when I was in a Galway pub and Niall Quinn knocked down a header for Robbie Keane to blast past Oliver Khan:
The situation then is creepily close to what the USA just faced down. Ireland had drawn their first game 1-1. The last game of the group was against a team from the Arab world widely regarded a minnow (in their case, Saudi Arabia), and a draw was required if they were going to have a chance to advance. The goal is a carbon-copy.
Keane scored deep into stoppage time, so Ireland didn't have time to punch in the winner and see it set on fire. The country decided to take the rest of the day off and drink by the river. I've still got to watch the England game, but in many things the Irish approach to life is the wise course. For now, a stirring comeback that leaves the USA's fate almost entirely in their hands, and a reason to keep faith even when the weight of history tells you to go home and sulk.
While it's up:
But first! The Run of Play wins twitter in the aftermath. Read from the bottom:
- Jozy's finest game in the US uniform and not even close. Consistently dangerous, drawing a bunch of free kicks around the area, one of which resulted in the Edu goal-type substance, and knocked down the long ball perfectly for Bradley. Had a couple of those thrilling runs that are becoming a regular occurrence, too.
- Torres didn't do much and got pulled at halftime, but I'm not sure how much was even his fault since there didn't seem to be any passing lanes available.
- In retrospect, the horrendous Edu call was coming. In the first minute of the game Dempsey should have gotten yellow for an elbow to the head, then Findley got a yellow for handling the ball with his face. Other than Jorge Larrionda (surprise!) making a hash of whichever game he did a couple days ago, we haven't seen that many bad calls in a game, let alone a half.
- Speaking of Findley: anyone else actually happy he has to sit for the Algeria game? Pace is nice but it's almost sad to see Findley run a ball down. What's he going to do with it? Boot it directly out of bounds? Ah, yes.
- Feilhaber instead of Holden was weird, right? I guess the former might be more likely to spring a guy with a throughball through a crowded defense.
- The US had to make the balls-out switch to Gomez but, man, having Edu in the back in a World Cup game was terrifying.
- It's too bad the US doesn't have a true destroyer they can rely on because allowing Bradley to go box-to-box makes the US attack considerably more dynamic. His late runs into the box find him open all the time. This time, unlike Australia, he shot.
- The outcome of the Algeria-England game does not matter much for the US. As discussed in the preview, the only way an Algeria win does not put the US through is if 1) the ENG-SLV game is a draw, 2) that draw sees Slovenia score two more goals than the US does against Algeria. That's a highly unlikely outcome. Anything other than an England win means the US just goes through if it wins, so root for Algeria, but it's not likely to matter either way.
- Germany outcome removes any incentive to finish first. You'd like to avoid the Germans since they only lost because of a questionable red card to Klose (like Eddie Pope's sending off in 2006 the first yellow was a "huh" moment), a saved penalty, and some heroic goalkeeping by the opposition even after Germany went down to ten. But you have no idea where they will finish in the group.


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A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.
The vast expanse of debris – in effect the world's largest rubbish dump – is held in place by swirling underwater currents. This drifting "soup" stretches from about 500 nautical miles off the Californian coast, across the northern Pacific, past Hawaii and almost as far as Japan. The Independant tells it as it is
Is how the Independant newspaper describes it.
Though Greenpeace have been worried for a while
Many seabirds and their chicks have been found dead, their stomachs filled with medium sized plastic items such as bottle tops, lighters and balloons.
However others are picking up the story try schnews for the nasty nurdles
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I've read several reports about this and found it both incredible and disturbing.
Well done on bringing it to our attention, and thanks for the other links. xx
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→ Android 4.3
→ Bluetooth 4.0
Multi Cam
*With multicam app you can click multiple images in cool shapes for an awesome photograph.
*Multicam is the perfect app to create grid combination photos and mini collages.
*Instantly take amazing grid snaps, create mini collages with your mobile camera.
*You can take distinct or like images in different shapes such as diamond, box, star, and love shapes.
*Capture your happy moments, different faces and make beautiful photographs with multicam.
*Select from 6 unique and beautiful grid patterns. Choose and apply 6 vivid colours.
*Make use of the zoom in and zoom out feature.
*You can instantly create a grid combination with colorful HD designs in multiples like 2, 3 and 4.
*Have fun capturing multiple photos instantly, try multicam's 36 brilliant combinations.
*Share those cool images on facebook, instagram or what's app etc..
*Make stunning photo combinations with cool designs and share with your friends.
*Enjoy capturing photos with multiple screens in different shapes on display.
*Simply take a couple of snaps to combine them into one amazing photograph.
Lovely Cam Photo Effects
- Beautiful pic frames in all colors and shapes!
- Cool photo effects and filters: black and white, sepia, retro, vintage...
- Cute text and life quotes on your beauty pictures!
- Rotate, scale, zoom, unzoom or drag photos with the best selfie pic editing app!
- Sharing options for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
- More photo montage options coming soon!
- Best photo booth app you could find!
Welcome to our own "photo studio" where you can take beauty snaps and funny images of yourself and then decorate your pics with arty photo filter effects! This cool selfie camera app offers you a choice of lovely romantic frames for pictures of your kids, pets, friends and family. Whether you are an aspiring photographer or you have already become a pro, you're going to love a touch up of selfie beauty with amazing pic frames and effects. Convert normal everyday shots into vintage and grunge style, retro, hipster or create romantic love images by adding text to photos. The cutie text on pics will make your pictures look like magazine covers and will inspire all your friends on social networks. Download this cool picture editor free for Android™ , create your own pic collage and let the photo mania begin!
Download Lovely Cam Photo Effects and enjoy editing your love pictures or selfies. Make your selfie pics look glamorous and luxurious with fancy camera effects, picture frames, and grids! Beautify your favorite selfies and pictures of your friends with these lovely pic effects and enjoy the "photo montage"! Make your choice amongst colorful foto effects: retro, sepia, black and white, cartoon, pop art, blurred, etc. Wrap your pictures with luxurious pic frames that will make them look glamorous and stylish. Show everyone how posh you are by posting your fotos to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. When you apply numerous pic effects that we have provided for you, you will look like a real celebrity! This photo makeover tool contains most beautiful picture templates that will surely increase your popularity on all social networks.
Create some cool retro pics with this amazing beauty camera app. We guarantee you that your pictures will look very stylish and vintage, and that they will bring you numerous likes from all your friends. We offer you a great collection of photo templates with cutie text, image layouts, and love picture frames. Choose your favorite selfies and beautify them by adding beauty plus filters and effects - black and white, sepia, vintique, and retro will beautify your pics in a traditional old camera style.
Forget about photo warp options and photo enhancements for a while. Download Photo Studio - Cute Text on Pics and take your time to explore various picture montage options that this image editing app offers. Awesome camera effects, insta selfie templates and lovely pic frames are waiting only for you! You can now enter our pic lab and experience the coolest image processing ever! If you are a fan of high-quality free picture editing software, you will become best friends with our photo booth. Download this pic decorator free and let the photofunia begin!
Juventus Cam
With Juventus Cam, you can:
- take photos
- use the exclusive Juventus stickers to personalise your photos
- share your love for Juve with your friends and all Bianconeri fans
Juventus Cam is designed for you to express your support to the max, sharing the best and most exciting moments of your experience as a Juve fan.
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Sneaky Cam
AndroidZoom says,"The Detective App. Curious App with original idea, works well!"
Rates it 4/5 for its prices worth!
Check out Sneaky Cam+. Its ad-free and feature loaded!
What does it do?
Sneaky Cam allows you to take photos with your phone's camera discreetly without letting others around you know what you are up to!
Absolutely perfect for sneaking a pic in plain sight!
(If you have a problem, please contact us. Please do not down-rate the app without having contacted us first.)
How does it work?
Instead of showing you the preview of the camera it shows you a screen of your choice available in the Preferences menu. When the user touches the screen a quick and discreet notification tells the user that the picture has been taken and the picture is saved to the folder 'Sneaky Cam' which is accessible from your Gallery.
You can also set the transparency of the screen so that you can see faintly or strongly the preview of the camera.
Or as an option if you select on screen preview, you will get a small preview of what you are about to click..
It disables all sounds so no one hears the shutter sound.
How do I use it?
Simply touching the screen after opening the app is sufficient to take the pic! The user will see a notification saying 'Picture taken!'.
The photos can be accessed from the gallery on the phone.
You can trick the people around you by making them believe you are playing a game or surfing the web or texting etc.
The transparency of the screen can be set from the Preferences menu so that you can see the preview. Try it, to experience the 'awesome-ness' of the app!
**In Beta testing!
Please write to us if you have any suggestions or feedback and please report errors. We will take care of it immediately. Please don't rate the app down without giving us a chance to deal with your difficulty.
**Warning! Some phones do not support silencing of the shutter sound. The manufacturer of the phone will not allow it or it is against the law in the country where you are using the app. There is no work around to that. Sorry. The app will work. However, the shutter sound will persist.
PLEASE DO NOT down-rate the app. Contact us via mail. We'll see what can be done if anything at all.
Q. "I can't see the photographs in the gallery." Where are they?
A. Depending on the phone you are using.. It takes sometime to get updated in the default gallery of your phone.. You can check and un-check the hide pictures option in the preferences menu to try quicken this process.
Try using this very famous gallery app called QuickPic. You will be able to see the clicked photos instantly.
Q. "Shutter sound won't go off." Why?
A. Some phones do not support silencing of the shutter sound. The manufacturer of the phone will not allow it or it is against the law in the country where you are using the app. There is no work around to that. Sorry. The app will work. However, the shutter sound will persist.
PLEASE DO NOT down-rate the app. Contact us via mail. We'll see what can be done if anything at all.
**Using this application may be against the law in some countries. The developer of this application is not responsible for any damages caused by the use of this app. This app is just for fun, please use responsibly.
If you are looking for Spy Cam, Spy Camera, Secret Camera, Hidden Camera, Hidden Cam, Spy Photo,Stealth Cam, Stealth Camera, Spy photography, etc. this is he right app for you!
Reverse Cam Video Editor
A few ideas of video reverse:
Tear a sheet of paper, throwing a ball, drinking juice, jumping or sliding, juggling object, or any other idea that lots more crazy in from of camera.
Reverse Cam Video Maker let's you create a reverse video that looks magical. Just capture new video or select existing one from your gallery to make them play reverse. You can adjust speed of video from normal to slower or faster; to be more creative you can select few frames of your long videos to play exact moment in reverse manner. Your kids will love it and It's Fun for complete family!
Reverse Cam Video Maker app features:
- Shoot or select videos from gallery to apply reverse play
- Adjust frames for your long videos to play few frames only if required.
- Apply video speed as Normal, Slower or Faster to make it funnier.
- In built video player to easily get preview of your created video.
- "My Reverse Video" stores all your reverse video creations.
- It's without watermark so, enjoy each moments in reverse, It's Fun!
- Share reverse videos with others on social media sites or save them to gallery.
Creating reverse movie is real fun for anyone and Reverse Cam Video Editor is best reverse video maker app like never before! This is the simplest app to make a backwards high quality videos. Try it now for FREE and amuse your friends and colleagues!!!
We are constantly working on making the content and functionality of our apps better. We are always excited to hear from you! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: http://apps-ticket.com
Whistle Cam - Automatic Camera
Whistle Cam is an automatic handsfree multishot camera application that can take pictures automatically using sound detection. Just whistle and pose. Perfect for those selfies.
☆ What functions / features does Whistle Cam have?
1. Automatic handsfree multishot camera.
2. Remote control using sound detection.
3. Autofocus and manual focus mode.
4. Silent Mode to take pictures without the camera making any sound.
5. Flash Adjustment: a) Automatic. b) Enabled. c) Disabled.
6. Photo sharing function on Facebook, Twitter or email.
7. White balance adjustment.
8. Thumbnails for viewing at the time that the photographs are taken.
☆ What you can do with Whistle Cam?
Whistle Cam allows you to take lots of pictures of yourself from a distance without having to go back to the phone, by simply whistling, the camera automatically detects the sound and takes the shot. Perfect for those self portraits or couple pictures.
It is also very useful for taking group pictures, as no one is excluded from the photographs, just by placing the camera at the desired distance and whistling, you have all the photos you want with friends and family.
Look Cam!
The problem… Kids and pets don't like looking at the camera when you try to take a photo!
The solution… Look! Cam has lots of sounds to play to get their attention and make them smile.
Take the perfect photo of your children or pets with Look! Cam. Also works on teenagers and adults!
Lots of sounds to choose from when taking a photo, that are regularly updated, to keep children and pets surprised.
Look! Cam was created by Jamie and his son Tai.
Every time Jamie tried to take a photo of Tai, he would never look at the camera.
One rainy day, Tai was playing with his truck and Jamie turned on the TV. An animated cow was singing and dancing. Tai dropped his toy truck, turned round and looked at the television.
Jamie realised sounds make children look! And Look! Cam was born.
Look! Cam uses technology to bring family, pets and friends closer together.
We are working on lots of really fun new features and camera updates and will add new sounds each month. Please feedback to us any thoughts as we want to build this free camera and photo app into something that entertains to create memories.
Current sounds include farm animals, pets, farts, trains, and cartoon sounds. If you have any suggestions please tell us.
We hope you enjoy the fee camera photo app.
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Hidden Cam
Just click on the widget.
New photo manager to see your photos and option panel to choose photo resolution.
DEMO version is available to test the app before buying it.
Installation: select HiddenCam from your widget list.
I click on the widget and nothing appends (or my phone vibrates)
- Reboot the phone.
There is a sound when I take a photo:
- that may happen with some devices as GS2 where you must be root and remove a sound file (it's a constructor limitation)
My camera seems locked:
- kill the process or reboot your phone.
Why the widget becomes blue:
- the widget becomes blue when a photo is taken, green when done, red on error, and gray when ready for another photo.
HP Pixi Cam
The Pixi Cam app will allow you to wirelessly view live view streams from the HP Mini Wi-Fi Cam as well as manage basic settings and start/stop recording functions.
This application is intended to be used with the HP Mini Wi-Fi Cam products and is not compatible with other devices.
Anti-Blur Cam (like stabliizer
Then, the app automatically select the picture that is the most clear and save it.( Others are not saved.)
That is, this app acts like stabilizer( Anti-blur , Anti-shake) .
If you always take pictures with some shutters, this app is good for you.
This camera app is based on ICS camera app.
So basic camera functions are supported.
And this app supports silent mode.(But it may not work depend on your phone.)
*This app acts like stabilizer. But, it's not stabilizer strictly.So, anti-shake picture can be expected to get. But this app cannot get anti-shake picture when the hands are shaking throughout taking pictures.
Baiji Cam
over 50 resize-able sticker, stamps, that you can cartoon your photo instantly.
If you are cat lover, it is the camera for you.
If you want your photo stand out, looks different, it is the camera for you.
If you like Baijiji, it is the camera for you.
Have Fun with Baijiji!
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Slider Cam Free
This Camera app features magical "Timeline Lens", designed to capture those "magic moments" that you miss by not hitting the camera shutter quick enough. It allows you to step back in time when you miss a shot, rewind the shots or the sections of photographs and take your pick from the previous seconds worth of frames.
Note: This is a free trial for 14 days with full features. Please buy 'Slider Cam' for ads free & PRO version.
Did your photo get blurred? No worries... Rewind the photo to get the best shot
Not happy with your smile in the photo? No worries… Simply rewind your face and you're good to go!
Capture those moments that your fingers weren't fast enough to capture.
Replace all your camera apps/ photo editor/ photo effects app with just one: Slider Cam ! More editing features than any Fast Burst Camera app!
CAMERA FEATURES (availability depends on Phone):
● Front facing camera
● Optical / Digital zoom
● Live previews of Instagram like Color Effects & White Balance
● Camera Settings: Focus Mode, Exposure & Scene Mode
● Flash Modes
● Pick the best shot
● Edit the section of the photo (Circular Marker)
● Multiple Edits for a photo
● Adjustable frames
Get the latest news & update on Slider Cam, post your best shot on our Facebook fan page or follow us on Twitter:
• Website: http://www.pixature.com/
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/slidercamera
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/slidercamera
• Email: email@example.com
Thank you for your download!
* Set the focus mode to INFINITY, to get the best photo for each frame.
* Use Horizontal slider for changing the photo & circular slider for changing the section of photo or photo frames
* Checkout youtube video to see how Slider Cam works!
Note: The frame images are of lesser resolution than original photo.


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According to a team source, free-agent RB Stevan Ridley is visiting the #Dolphins today.
ESPN.com "Jonathan Martin made it clear on Monday that he didn't want to talk about the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal two years ago in which he was the victim. He made it clear that his focus was on revitalizing his career with the Carolina Panthers, who claimed the offensive tackle off waivers on..." March 31
Miami Herald "Mike Tannenbaum's win-now — and win-more-later — philosophy is reflected in most every move he has made. Ditch three of your top four receivers to simultaneously get your books and your locker room in order? Only if you believe their young replacements — Kenny Stills and Jordan Cameron — will..." March 29
SB Nation "The NFL views Mexico, Canada and China as the next markets to focus on as it looks to add more international games to the schedule, according to Albert Breer of the NFL Network. The league could be considering NFL games in those markets, similar to the International Series that already takes place..." March 27
Pro Football Talk "NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged the obvious on Wednesday when he said at the league meeting that multiple teams had dealings before the start of free agency that may have violated the letter of the law. "We want to make sure no teams are gaining an advantage as it relates to free..." March 26
Detroit News "The NFL's annual meetings this week didn't feature any sweeping changes, but commissioner Roger Goodell discussed a couple issues related to the Lions during his closing remarks Wednesday. League owners rejected the Lions' replay proposal to allow coaches to challenge any play in which a..." March 26
Palm Beach Post "Dolphins owner Stephen Ross isn't sold on Ryan Tannehill's deep passing game. Coach Joe Philbin says you shouldn't necessarily blame the quarterback. Ross, who spoke to reporters at the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix on Monday, said Tannehill "hasn't shown he can connect on the long ball"..." March 25
USA Today "A rules alteration that would inject more excitement into the near-automatic extra point could be adopted for the 2015 NFL season as early as the league's next meeting this May. There was lively discussion among the 32 teams Wednesday about adding significant drama to the mundane point after..." March 25
Detroit Free Press "The Miami Dolphins were reported to be prime players in the Ndamukong Suh sweepstakes days before free agency opened, but the Detroit Lions have no plans to pursue tampering charges over the deal, a person familiar with the team's thinking but not authorized to talk about it publicly said. Suh..." March 25
Fox Sports Florida "Two years ago, the Miami Dolphins arguably made the biggest splash in free agency with the signing of wide receiver Mike Wallace for $60 million and then followed that up the next year with the high-profile signing of offensive tackle Branden Albert to a five-year, $46 million contract. For a..." March 24
Interested to learn the #Dolphins finished 2nd to the #Seahawks in the Jimmy Graham trade. MIA was aggressive in trying to upgrade at TE.
Pro Football Talk "The Lions will reportedly carry a salary cap hit of roughly $9.7 million in 2015 for defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Suh, of course, no longer plays for Detroit, which makes the cap charge both costly and inglorious. Nevertheless, Suh will be off the Lions' cap by 2016. And the Lions won't be..." March 23
SB Nation "Besides instant replay reform and finding a better definition of a "catch," the NFL's competition committee is busy this week deciding whether to increase the duties of injury spotters in NFL games. The proposal would allow independent medical trainers to watch for possible concussions and stop..." March 23
Pro Football Rumors "The Dolphins have extended the contract of head coach Joe Philbin by a year, keeping him locked up through 2016, owner Stephen Ross confirmed today to reporters, including Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald (Twitter link). Philbin's deal has previously been set to expire after the 2015..." March 23
Complex "The NFL's first Veteran Combine took place this weekend. A new addition to the offseason calendar, the Combine seemed like a great idea for older players to get in front of scouts and front office types—a way to balance the scales between the incoming rookie class and the veteran class that'll..." March 23
Fox Sports "One of the world's biggest soccer hotbeds could soon host a different type of football event. A source told FOXSports.com that Brazil is a viable candidate to host the 2017 Pro Bowl. The all-star exhibition game's future destination is one of the subjects that will be broached during the..." March 23
Toronto Sun "The threshold for what constitutes a catch when a receiver falls to the ground is changing, a member of the league's competition committee told Sun Media on Sunday. In a conference call last week, the committee announced that the controversial "complete-the-catch-to-the-ground" rule will stay,..." March 23
SI.com "The MMQB: What's the lesson you take from easily your most trying year as commissioner? Goodell: I don't know if you could put one or two … One of the things we always focus on is, What do we learn and how do we get better? I think in this case there were several factors. One is, Do we have the..." March 23
Dolphins looking at adding WR depth...will talk with both Crabtree and @GregJennings
Pro Football Talk "After five seasons wearing No. 90 for Detroit, Dolphins star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is changing numbers. Suh, who received nearly $60 million guaranteed upfront to sign with Miami early in free agency, will wear No. 93 with the Dolphins, he indicated via Instagram and his verified..." March 22
If a game was today, Dallas Thomas and Billy Turner are the #Dolphins' two starting guards. They should not be comfortable with that.
#Dolphins C J.D. Walton said he's never played G but is open to it. Mike Pouncey has C on lock. So guard is Walton's best chance to play.
ESPN.com "The Miami Dolphins re-signed veteran safety Louis Delmas to a one-year contract Friday, despite Delmas recently suffering a torn ACL in December. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the contract is worth $3.5 million. But the big news in this signing is Delmas made it clear that he's ahead of schedule..." March 21
Delmas gets the same deal in Miami he got last year -- 1 year, worth up to $3.5 million.
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Enough with the mock drafts for this year. Let's do something totally meaningless and second-guess actual drafts from yesteryear using the real-life results. For instance, how could the Dolphins have taken running back Ronnie Brown with the second pick overall when Aaron Rodgers was sitting there..." March 20
The Dolphins have signed backup Center J.D. Walton.
Dolphins are NOT matching 5-year, $38 million offer sheet that Buffalo gave TE Charles Clay, per sources. Bills have a new TE.
The Score "The Miami Dolphins have reportedly declined to match Charles Clay's five-year, $38-million offer sheet, and the tight end will now officially become a member of the Buffalo Bills, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Miami opted to use the transition tag on Clay heading into the offseason,..." March 19
CBSSports.com "The big wave of free agency has come and gone, and the focus has turned to the draft, but that doesn't mean there still aren't holes to fill, some huge ones, for each of the NFL's 32 teams. You can't solve all the problems in free agency. In fact, it's usually only a few if a team is lucky. For..." March 18
WR Michael Crabtree is visiting the #Dolphins today, a source said. Would be a great addition to an otherwise young receiving corp.
Pro Football Talk "Free agent tight end Charles Clay has signed with the Bills. Now he'll wait five days to see if he'll play for the Bills. Clay has been tagged as the Dolphins' transition player, meaning the Dolphins have the right to match any offer sheet Clay signs. Now that Clay has signed, the Dolphins can..." March 18
CBSSports.com "Wide receiver Mike Wallace spent the first four years of his career with the Steelers where he played with center Maurkice Pouncey. After the 2012 season, Wallace signed a five-year, $60 million deal to play for the Dolphins, where Pouncey's twin brother, Mike, was the center. After a..." March 17
SB Nation "Alex Richanbach, executive producer of Funny or Die Sports was on a SXSW panel last Saturday called "Now Athletes are Funny: Power of Comedy and Sports." I hadn't noticed it on the schedule until it was about halfway over, but I stopped in just as Richanbach was getting into the meat of a pretty..." March 17
Arizona Republic "NFL free agency started this week, so the news cycle was dominated by the redistribution of wealth. It was a job fair at the highest level of sports as players were traded, re-signed, signed and released. That was to be expected. What was surprising is that in a time devoted to procuring..." March 17
Dawgs By Nature "The veteran defensive lineman has inked a two-year deal with the Browns. Critics of the Browns' limited free agency activity have noted the team's need for a defensive tackle. The Browns responded today by signing a veteran interior lineman. Former Dolphins defensive tackle Randy Starks..." March 16
Buffalo News "The holding pattern continues in the Buffalo Bills' efforts to acquire tight end Charles Clay, who continues to carry the transition tag the Miami Dolphins applied to him. A source close to the situation insisted Monday that, despite the inactivity since Clay's visit to Western New York last..." March 16
Detroit Free Press "On Saturday mornings for most of the last five years, before every home game, Ndamukong Suh usually found himself at a back corner table in the Rugby Grille at the Townsend Hotel, not too far from his Birmingham home. Table 74 was his sanctuary after a morning walk-through, where he gathered..." March 16
Miami Herald "It cost the Dolphins far more to get Kenny Stills than it cost the Vikings to get Mike Wallace. So it stands to reason that Miami's expectations for its newest receiver are at a similar level to the one it had for its exiled one. Yet Stills, whose world flipped on its axis with Friday's..." March 16
Ravens had interest in Dolphins WR Mike Wallace until Dolphins traded him to Vikings Friday. Ravens thought Wallace might become free agent
Knowledgable source tells me Dolphins have "lost patience" with and "moved on" from Charles Clay. At moment, Fins expect him to be a Bill.
Pro Football Talk "Last season, the Seahawks stunned many by dealing wide receiver Percy Harvin to the Jets. However, it appears the Jets weren't the only club to make a play for Harvin. According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns tried to acquire Harvin from Seattle in exchange for..." March 15
Charles Clay: #Dolphins have money to do a deal. Structure (notably, guaranteed $ in year 2) will be key. #Bills still working out an offer.
Pro Football Talk "Mike Wallace, the Dolphins' expensive and underachieving wide receiver, may be on the way out. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that Wallace has been on the phone with Vikings within the last hour and that a trade is likely. When Wallace signed a five-year, $60 million contract..." March 14
Pro Football Talk "It didn't take long for the Dolphins to go from likely to trade wide receiver Mike Wallace to the Vikings to trading Wallace to the Vikings. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Miami has shipped the wideout to Minnesota along with a seventh-round pick. The Vikings will send a fifth-round pick..." March 14
The Phinsider "The Miami Dolphins may be close to getting rid of one pass catcher while bringing back another. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Omar Kelly, sources have said the Dolphins are "definitely trying to trade" wide receiver Mike Wallace. The same report adds that the club is "on the verge..." March 13
Dolphins still wanna keep Charles Clay -- coaches envision using him and Jordan Cameron like Pats used to use Hernandez and Gronk.
Source: The #Saints are in the process of trading WR Kenny Stills to the Miami #Dolphins.
Pro Football Talk "With tight end Jordan Cameron jumping from the Browns to the Dolphins, the Dolphins have a potential glut at the position. Previously, they applied the transition tender to tight end Charles Clay, which makes him eligible for a $7.017 million salary. If he accepts the tender, the salary..." March 13
Akron Beacon Journal "After several national media outlets reported former Pro Bowl tight end Jordan Cameron had re-signed with the Browns on Thursday for two years and $15 million, Yahoo's Charles Robinson reported Cameron is actually in contract negotiations with the Miami Dolphins and will sign with them. The..." March 13
Contrary to reports, tight end Jordan Cameron will be signing with #Dolphins - not #Browns. Contract details are being finalized right now.