text:
LifeProof case for the iPhone 4S review [giveaway]
While at the most recent Show Stoppers event, I had the opportunity to check out the LifeProof case for iPhone 4S (and iPhone 4). Protection is always key for any of our beloved electronics, and whether you are a mountain biker, a swim lover, or a karate king trying to keep your iPhone protected while doing your favorite event is a struggle -- until you meet LifeProof. The folks at LifeProof have spent a lot of time (over two years) designing this case, and a whole lot of money (over two million dollars) into making sure that their product was the best to hit the market.
Whether in rain, snow, ice, dirt, sand, or any other horrid condition you can think of with your device the folks at LifeProof know that their case can protect your device without you needing to take any additional precautions. So, does the case really hold up to its name? Let's take a look at some video action and check out some more images of the case on the device.
Pretty impressive stuff, huh? Not just everyday would you trust a case enough to just toss it in a tank of water, or drop it from six feet onto the ground without cringing in fear of what damage was just done to the device. We know, you understand that it can keep the device protected, but you want to know how much bulk it adds to your device, and if it is comfortable in the hand, right? Well, short answer, yes -- and let's take a look at why.
Personally I always fear the super protective cases because I know you need to add bulk to protect, and often times companies love to go overboard with the bulk, and it makes holding the device feel unnatural, and it no longer comfortably fits in your hand and pocket, but this case is different, very different. Adding only 1/16 of an inch, or 1.5mm, and adding less than an ounce of weight, to say the case is surprisingly small would be an understatement.
Featuring a two piece snap together design the case fits very snug over the device, making getting the case on and off a bit of a struggle, but that is their intentions for the waterproof seal that the case offers. The top piece includes an attached scratch resistant and waterproof screen protector that still allows for complete operation of the touch screen, and with the waterproof seal around the edge of the case you don't have to worry about any dirt or dust getting under there.
The headphone jack is sealed by a screw in cap that can be removed and they include a headphone extension that screws in for those of us who wish to use their headphones will keeping the device protected. The charging port is covered by a flip down piece that seals very tightly. The cut out will allow chargers to be plugged in to the device without the removal of the case, and LifeProof also offers a dock extender that plugs into the charging port and allows the device to be docked with the case on.
Overall the case does an extremely good job at protecting the device while adding minimal bulk to the slim profile of your iPhone 4S (or iPhone 4). The look of the case is quite plain, but they do offer a few different color selections such as black, white, pink, and purple, and the color covers the complete device, including the front so you can make it appear as though you have a totally different color iPhone than you really do!
We are giving away our review unit; it was used slightly (don't worry it isn't the one in the test video!) and it is in near perfect condition. Simply leave a comment letting us know what kind of abuse you put your iPhone through that requires LifeProof to protect it.
More: LifeProof
Have something to say about this story? Leave a comment! Need help with something else? Ask in our forums!
Reader comments
LifeProof case for the iPhone 4S review [giveaway]
I have a co-worker who's baby launched her new Windows phone across the room and it broke. Don't let kids play with iPhone
im a cable dog in the army so dropping my phone from over 100 feet in the air or bashing it in to stuff is an every day thing i always have to buy pos phones because i know im going to break it anyways
As med student, sometimes I need to check some anatomy plates or notes while being on anfitheater or in surgery. Definitely risky if you let it fall to the dead bodies or if some blood spills over it.
Keep it they are junk
My old spek case is getting worn out and its defiantly not waterproof!
I never abuse my iPhone 4S but the LifeProof case would give me peace of mind. Enough said.
I never abuse my iPhone 4S but the LifeProof case would give me peace of mind. Enough said.
My job is a firefighter/ paramedic here in Ohio. My phone takes a lot of abuse with my job. The phone is around water, dirty, and also blood. Right now I use a Defender case from outter box and hate how big it is and that it also isn't water proof. Would love to win this case and if my wife likes it I'll be purchasing one for her since she puts a lot of abuse on her phone by just putting it in her purse.
Doing site surveys and field measurements in the rain.
As an engineer in a school bus plant, I'm always crawling in and around all kinds of conditions that plays havoc on my phone worn on my belt. So far I've destroyed two leather hip cases but only slightly damaged the phone.
After just buying my iPhone 4s, I was always wanted a very secure case that can get me through both my living and my job. I am a college student and I don't always have 100% track of everything. As my macbook pro has fallen a couple times and so has my phone, this would make everything much easier. At my job where I am a lifeguard, I don't always remember to take my phone out of my pocket before I jump in the pool. Has cost me one blackberry in the past. This case would be excellent to win! It looks great and I am very impressed with the quality of it.
as a general contractor I will really enjoy using this. Hope I can win
Just got a new 4s and first iPhone. This case looks great!
I've dropped my phone in the toilet, in a cooler, in a river, basically everywhere. I need this phone!
I'm a kid who's always on the go and carry everything in my pockets. An otter box is simply too bulky and expensive for me to spend the money on. With this case being water proof, It would be great for hiking and camping with the boy scouts. I could use it for emergency situations and photo/video taking. Boyscouts are constantly facing the elements, dirt, mud, and rain. I'm on my high-school swim team and am an active life guard. Water protection is a must. I'm sick of worrying about holes in my ziplock bag.
I put my iPhone through a elevator slot n it was almost crushed by the door
I'm accident prone. If bad is going to happen its gonna happen to me. Never fails that I'll get up to a sunny day just to have it rain on me all day while I'm out side. I've ruined a few phones this way. I get in and out of tactical vehicles all day long. I put my phone on my lap after using it and forget its there. Then I get out and "Ouch" it falls to the concrete. Busted screen and chipped corners. I need this to "LifeProof" my life.
Drop my phone my phone every day...sky diving needs the lifeProof case lol
I am a student researcher, an avid cyclist and a fanatic rower. My day starts out with a rowing a few miles in the newport bay, potentially disastrous as there is always a chance of the boat capsizing, in fact it wouldnt be the first device I lost this way. I then take my bike to UCI where I work and study. Naturally as I want to listen to my music on the way I strap my music player to the handlebars so I can change songs as I go. My iPod has seen better days because of this. Finally I arrive at the lab where I work. I use my phone to constantly document the work i am doing and to look up certain techniques for clearification , not particularly dangerous unless you know that I am doing perfusions which uses toxic oxidizers and easily corrodes the plastics found in phones. I would be a hard life for that phone, but I don't think the iPhone would have it any other way.
In the past, my mom has only bought me construction worker, "indestructible" phones that I've usually managed to destroy. Now that I'm buying my own phone and plan with my own money (iPhone 4s is in the mail!) I've been looking to find a case that can protect my hard earned treasure - and this search is even more important than ever! LifeProof fits the order for me!
I work in a pet store. Onetime I was grabbing a goldfish for a little kid out of one of the top shelf aquariums when my old crappy windows phone (HA!) fell out of my pocket and into another fish tank. Trust me when I say, seeing your phone "swimming with the fishes" is not a pretty sight. This case would be PERFECT for me working around water, pet dander/dust and concrete floors. :)
Two mates just go the 4s, Siri gives my iPhone 4 loads of abuse :( ....
Well nice case but will it really work for me I havent found a case yet that will stand up to my job I'm a fire captain with CAL FIRE I run inmate fire crews so I carry my iPhone in my pocket we do a lot of hiking so a lot of sweating,we get hit with water drops from air tankers and water dropping helicopters and dirt and ash so my phone has a rough time out on the fire line, so maybe this is the one?
When I had my first iPhone, the 3G, I put it through hell, well unintentionally anyway. I broke my screen a couple times, and exposed it to moisture/water often. After a while I stopped caring about it. Now that I have my new 4S, I'm going to try and do anything to protect it. This LifeProof case would be perfect for me. I wouldn't have to worry if I accidentally dropped it in water, or spilled something on it.
My day starts out with rowing a couple miles in the Newport bay, where I use my phone to track my progress and location, problems tend to arrive when the boat capsizes, it would not be the first time I lost a phone this way and I doubt it will be the last. I then take a bike ride front the Newport coast to the UC irvine campus where I work as a student, a barriers, and an undergraduate researcher. I strap my phone to the handlebars so I can listen to music and change songs plus keep up to date with all emails. ( something that Siri would be very helpful with). Once there my day consists of running from class to class, working with hot beverages and pushy people and then topping it all of with corrosive chemicals. All the while just trying to pay next quarters tuition. It would be a hard life for the phone, and it may join the graveyard of the 6 other phones that I have had this year, but it really would be the ultimate test for the case.
Im a fitness specialist at a hospital! We do al kinds of events indoor and outdoor, and extreme adrenaline pumping sports! Personally this would be great to have so I wouldn't have to worry about my phone when white water rafting or just riding my mountain bikes up the cliffs! Would lOve to have this!
I'm a firefighter and I often find myself in situations where my iPhone needs the best protection it can get. Once I even forgot my phone was in my pocket and took it into a burning building with me. Thankfully it didn't get wet on that adventure but it is in constant peril. I also love to ride my motorcycle and have struggled to find a suitable solution for mounting the phone to the bike in a position where the screen is visible for GPS Nav, LifeProof offers a handlebar mount that I'll pick up for this purpose if I win. I also swim laps at the gym as one of my workout routines, I already have a pair of waterproof H2O Audio headphones that'll work great with the waterproof headphone dongle, then I'll have some tunes in the water too. On top of all that I've got three kids who constantly beg to play on my phone and this case would set my mind at ease when I hand over the phone to one of them.
My kid uses it, I install doors and windows, am often outside sweating. I've had to take my iphone out of my pocket and put it somewhere where it won't get drenched by my sweat! This causes me to miss very important phone calls necessary for me to properly do my job. A lifeproof case is something I've wanted since it came out but it's simply not in my price range. A win for me would make my week!
my phone seems to be fall prone as when i drive i put on my lap boom onto the ground when i get out of my car boom onto the ground when i take out of my pocket boom onto the ground, maybe its just me lol but i would really love this case!
I would love this case on my brand new iPhone 4s for my active lifestyle of mountain biking, snowboarding, skiing, and hiking. Please protect my iPhone! I might have to buy one of these even if I don't win.
I would love having one of these cases. I'm always on the go, swimming and hiking, and skiing and snowboarding. When I'm not going out I have to watch over my younger cousins who always wanna see my phone. They have a tendency to drop my phone, shattering my back panel. I've had to pay for a back panel 3 times because I don't have a warranty. They always wanna play with my iphone and you know how kids are when they don't get what they want. -_-
I'd love to have one of these cases so I don't have to worry about them shattering my phone!
I would love having one of these cases. I'm always on the go, swimming and hiking, and skiing and snowboarding. When I'm not going out I have to watch over my younger cousins who always wanna see my phone. They have a tendency to drop my phone, shattering my back panel. I've had to pay for a back panel 3 times because I don't have a warranty. They always wanna play with my iphone and you know how kids are when they don't get what they want. -_-
I'd love to have one of these cases so I don't have to worry about them shattering my phone!
Working in a hospital, I am constantly washing my hands which leads to dry hands. Because of those dry hands, my phone constantly feels like it is going to slip out of my hands. With this case I won't have to worry if that fateful day ever comes where I drop it!
I need this case for my new Iphone 4s because i have no warranty and i don't want to pay the phone again to get a new one. Please pick me.
I am currently in the middle of the California desert, and have been here for the last month. I am in the Marine Corps and always have to be in a less then electronic friendly environment. Whether it's working around rocks, dirt and in the rain or being covered in fuel and oil since I maintain the generators night and day. I have a 4s on order and when I get back I would like to put it into a case right away. I deploy again in January and it will be rain and hail when I get there and hot as hell by the time
I leave. I have had a 3G for a little over 2 and half Years. I have droped it in the dirt more times than I can remember and have broke the screen 4 times. My speakers don't work since it got smashed with a 40lbs weight while at the gym. This case will definitely be used to its full potential in my hands.
As an avid winter mountaineer and ice climber, this is exactly the case I have been looking for. Drops in the snow, careening down hiking trails, and getting wet in the rain are everyday hazards. Couple this with my summer mountain bike adventures, and I REALLY need a case like this.
I have no need for the case as I live a pretty sedentary life as a teacher; however, I'm sure I could help the folks at LifeProof sell a bunch of these as I teach hands-on industrial maintenance classes at a two-year college and have a consulting firm with clients such as ExxonMobil, Citgo and Lucent.
I would use this case to 'proof' the film of the birth of my child and the 'life' changing moments that come from our baby!
Sometimes I help ladies in distress, sometimes I help old people cross a busy intersection, sometimes I fend lizards off asian people and sometimes but most importantly I drop my phone during the process.. So, whether its fighting stalkers, evading high speed incoming traffic while piggybacking a 130lbs old lady, or fighting Godzilla so Tokyo stays in one piece I would like to keep my iPhone protected.. :)
Fristly I'm a mountain climber and I have to pack in plastic bag and also in pouch this should solve my problem of packin n unpacking
This would be awesome. Thank you for the chance to win.
I just bought my 4s and would really love to get a refund on my apple care plus. And while I love my otter boxes I think this really adds a level of protection while riding the back roads and hiking. The water feature is also excellent. Nobody seems to offer that and would love to give it a whirl. Btw almost all this was dictated v2t. The big exception "love to give it a whirl" Try asking Siri that one and see what you get.
Work in the oilfield, so drops, mud, etc is an everyday occurrence!
I'd like this case for my dad. He's an auto mechanic and so far his iPhone 4 has survived through only 3 drops and several hard hits... -_- I fear it will soon meet it's end. Escaping concrete floors, oil puddles, and power tools is a daily struggle that I hope this case can provide security for :)
I am an Elementary PE teacher so mine takes a beating from 500+ kids playing games such as kickball and dodgeball. Then once I go home I have a 14 month who try's to grab it any chance he gets.
I am an Elementary PE teacher so mine takes a beating from 500+ kids playing games such as kickball and dodgeball. Then once I go home I have a 14 month who try's to grab it any chance he gets.
first iphone woud love to have it protected!
Ive had an otterbox on any of my phones. I've dropped them off a roof with no damage to the phones what so ever!
I'm a garbage man. My phone is always getting dusty and dirty. This would be perfect for my iPhone 4s.
I'm a garbage man. My phone is always getting dusty and dirty. This would be perfect for my iPhone 4s.
I'm a garbage man. My phone is always getting dusty and dirty. This would be perfect for my iPhone 4s.
Went to a Local Haunted amusement ride in Hawaii called the "Haunted Lagoon" and the ride is by canoe. So for the first time ever, our canoe sinked and with my iPhone 4 with it. Now, my iP4 is currently dead and with LifeProof, I can prevent this and any future catastrophic events that can lead my device to be damaged forever.
I have read mixed reviews on this case and was hoping that this article would address some of the issues that people claim to have. Mainly a lot of people say the volume is very poor whether it be the earpiece, the speaker or the microphone. Also have heard that the person on the other end of the phone also has issues because the sounds coming out of your phone don't escape the box and create an echoing effect. I would be willing to let everyone know about these issues if I was to win the case.
My 3 year old dropped it from our 3 story bed room unit... He is obsessessed with what I have and doesn't understand it's value. Please help
James Holden +61 410 755 309
Um yeah, I really need this. I take lots of videos and pics of my 16 month old son around and in the pool always worried about dropping it in the water. This would also be perfect for our white water rafting trips. I've already had my iPhone replaced twice! I NEED this :)
Um yeah, I really need this. I take lots of videos and pics of my 16 month old son around and in the pool always worried about dropping it in the water. This would also be perfect for our white water rafting trips. I've already had my iPhone replaced twice! I NEED this :)
My iPhone is always with me, in a pocket or on my waist. Unfortunately this means rain ad snow and sand and, hopefully not falling into a river or a latrine. Since I need my iPhone I can't be unattached so I put it in risky situations. Having an awesome thin case that can let me breathe easier wil ease my stress and save on therapy that I can't afford.
I spend a lot of time at the beach and on my jet-ski. A LifeProof case would sure help against the protection of sand and water and also provide the opportunity to take some awesome underwater pictures :)
I would love to have this case it would help so much with my work at the aquarium
Four daughters from 13 to 4 years old.....'Nuff said.
I love my iPhone. I take showers with my iPhone. i Put my iPhone in the hands of a snowman. I Dig for buried treasure with my iPhone and Best of all Me and my iPhone sky Dive every tuesday....my iPhone likes the rush ;)
Even though i do everything i can to keep my iPhone safe it tells me it wants to be cuddled by some sort of case....When my iPhone saw this video it cried. i asked..IPhone why are you crying...my iPhone said tears of joy...
I NEED TO HAVE THIS or else my iPhone will be sad =[
I have lost several phones because of my love of technology and kayaking. Of course with the new purchase of an iPhone 4s and the fact that I teach middle and high schoolers, I have lots of very curious students who would love to touch and play with my phone.... It is awesome, who wouldn't want to but I am scared to death to hand it to any of them. And what about those kids who have to borrow it after a band performance, I'm a band director, to call their parents who forgot them. Of course it would be nice to use my phone on stage as an instrument and this case would help to protect it. Then there are my six kids who are astounded with SIRI and want to try it out and play cool games on Dads new iPhone. I mean come on! These kids are going to be converted to future apple addicts and users with ease, but I'm scard to let them touch the phone for fear of the, dropping it! This case could mean a lot for a lot of people for many years, the ramifications are beyond th scope of our imaginations!!!
Just what I am looking for, grandchildren proof!
Volunteer fire fighter, alternatly very hot and then very wet. Recorded this two days ago with new 4s, nearly melted it in the proccess.
It really is a pain carrying your phone around in a zip-lock bag :-)
I do lots of outdoor activities, walking, trail running, Mountain Biking, this would be a the perfect case for my phone.
nice case....i wish will win
nice case....i really need this case since i worked outdoor all day. As a cable technician, i crawl, clim pool and carry heavy objects.this will help prevent my new iphone 4s. finger cross
All I can say is, my damn girlfriend, she's always dropping the dang thing.
I want to test it with a blender.
I'm a land surveyor and I take my phone everywhere. It gets punished by the elements almost as much as I do, however they don't make a full body protective case in my size. I work in the rain, sweat in the heat, get scratched by branches and twigs in the brush off trails, and get scoured by dust in the wind. Dust is the weakness of my current case: fine particles get in the port openings and srcatch from inside the case. This case looks to have the best port protection I've seen.
im deployed to Afghanistan, Dust and dirt are a major factor here. Also dropping my iPhone 4 while crawling in and out of these large military vehicles makes my cringe. I had an Otter Box case but its no match for the elements and the bulk is not appealing to me. This LifeProof case seems to have got the right idea with it's slim design and all around protection.
Let's just say my phone rides on my hip, and I tend to slam my hip into all sorts of things, for some reason... as well as ride the motorcycle through all sorts of "environments". Just last night, riding through a 2" of rain in an hour episode, I was wishing for just a bit more protection, and I think this case would do it!
my iPhone 4s is on order but I'm really worried about getting it... I'm terrible with phones and this is my firsts art phone. my current phone has had some crazy damage, maybe dust or waterbecasue it doesn't stay on. other phones I've dropped until they came apart. one of my flip phones once flipped into two pieces. I'm concerned because if my iPhone breaks there is no way I'll be able to replace it and i really need it. I'm in college and too busy to check my e-mail as frequently as my smartphone owning peers. last week I was unable to turn in assignment because my gsi emailed me only giving me 2 hours notice on how to submit the assignment but I didn
t get the email until 9 hours after the fact. I could really use this life proof case because I need to prolong the inevitable (or possibly preventable with this?) for as long as possible.
I work on commerical fire alarm systems so I'm up latters and hanging in ceilings all day so a tough case for all the times I drop my phone would be nice!
Having kids, it goes into mouths, into toilets, pool, out windows, and such. I need one!
Wow, this case seems amazing! I've been in a recent accident where an iPhone fell into the toilet! By the time we got it out, the phone was dead already, so we had to settle with a new phone.
This could have all changed if we had a lifeproof case on to protect it from water damage!
I'm no stranger to abuse. My iPhone comes along with me on the fire engine and is always getting tossed around and/or wet when going to/fighting/coming from a fire. This case would be great!
I'm no stranger to abuse. My iPhone comes along with me on the fire engine and is always getting tossed around and/or wet when going to/fighting/coming from a fire. This case would be great!
Stomping though mud and rain, crossing the ocean in small wooden boats...this is my life in Haiti, where they invented the word dust...
Pickme to win this awesome case please
Simply put.....Three Children......They use it more than i do....And my three yr old can be the spokesperson for the Lifeproof ...Talk about abuse.....Whew!
As an avid winter mountaineer and ice climber, this is exactly the case I have been looking for. Drops in the snow, careening down hiking trails, and getting wet in the rain are everyday hazards. Couple this with my summer mountain bike adventures, and I REALLY need a case like this.
i need a good case to protect my phone... i always use it and as a pastor, it keeps me connected to my students...all i do is text, email, and talk on it and so that is constant use all over the place. this case would be a life saver!
Recently flipped my kayak in the Rappahannock River, and the dry bag I had my old iPhone 3G in... not so dry. As it turned out, carefully drying the phone and packing it in rice for a few days restored it to life... but I've now replaced it with a 4S and I really don't want to take the risk of getting that wet!
Almost everything works great with this case, I am almost liking it, only have one issue and that is it really kills the sound quality.
What kind of abuse? 4 kids aged 3-9.
I bring my iPhone 4 with me when I hike, and so a case like this would be incredibly useful to protect it in case I fall down on the rocks or in the water, which can happen with nearby streams. Right now, I'm using an OtterBox 2000 case to protect it from things like this, but the downside with that case is that it completely hides the iPhone, and so if I want to check something on my iPhone, I have to open the OtterBox 2000 and take it out, which is a royal pain in the neck to do.
Biking in the rain.
As my wife has already had to replace the screen on here iPhone 4 twice (both times from falling out of the cup holder of the stroller as she pushes two children to the school bus stop to get our oldest to and from school) I believe this is a "must have" along with a new stroller with no cup holders.
If only anyone could understand my frustration when it comes to me and iPhone 4. Got my black one of launch day of 2010, and dropped it about a month ago. Both the front and back screens were completely cracked. I took it to Apple and explained what happened, and (to my surprise) they just handed over another phone. With this new (white this time) iPhone, I decided that I needed more protection for my iPhone 4 than I did with my previous 3G and 3GS. I purchased a popular, leaving the name anonymous, defender, near indestructible case and it also experienced a drop. Not really too worried, I picked the phone up and to my horror the front screen was cracked.
I think that the Apple Gods are telling me to purchase the new 4S and I will do just that. Lol To have this case would be... just everything I need in life to say the least, haha. Please TiPB, you would make a fellow fanboy happier with a fully protected iPhone 4S that would survive from my disrespectfulness lol
I just dropped my 3GS into the toilet and it died - now that I'm getting a 4S I don't want that to happen again and have to pull a dead phone out of the toilet!
Be awesome to have this case it looks awesome and the video on the products home page is cool.
I'm an engineer that would on occasion end up on industrial construction sites. Steel, trucks, cement, dirt. Equipment I bring with me would need to be able to withstand it all.
I am a dad of two under the age of 3 and a youth pastor. Needless to say, my phone needs a little protection. Plus, how nice would it be to get underwater video of my kids or the youth group kids. I love the case and want it.
Damn, could defiantly use this!
I need one for biking to work everyday as a bicycle commuter this would be the best for keeping access to my phone while still protecting it from the elements!!!
Also while I snowboard I can use it to keep dry when I get caught in snow drifts.
As a firefighter & paramedic I am in a multitude of punishing environments where the life proof case would come in handy.
Aloha! Thank you for your review and offer.
Between coaching youth soccer (4 practices and 2 games a week) and having a 4H chapter for our kids where we take them hiking and camping (try to go monthly, except during soccer season), my brand new iPhone 4S gets exposed to the elements a lot. Rain is my main concern. Right now, I use a ziplock bag for rain protection. I used an OtterBox for my old iPhone 3 all this time.
I used similar product from other company to protect my iPhone 4.
It is made of plastic cover all around my iPhone and makes it waterproof only.
This one is way much better: waterproof, drop-proof, dust-proof, and still slim. Nice!
I will replace my current one with LifeProof.
I've had my eye on the lifeproof case for a really long time, but just don't have the stones to fork over 70ish bucks for a case! I'm always in the water, either surfing, fishing, or swimming laps in the gym. I also work in the hospital, and my iphone4 is CONSTANTLY falling out of my scrub pocket and hitting the ground. While I am saddened by the chips that may be made on the outside of my phone, I am mostly worried about the BODILY FLUIDS that I may get on my phone, and wiping down my iphone4 with medical bleach wipes scares me. Please help me!
This case is fantastic! And somewhat attractive as opposed to similar cases :)
pick meee!
I have broken 3 iphone ugh... I really need a case like this.
i found this website kinda like netflix, but more advanced for ipads you can literally download anything you want on there. check it out ill stop back in here ina couple days to see what you think of ithttp://tinyurl.com/3u8lbt9
I have a history of iPhones ending in the bottom of the toilet. (Don't ask). I need one.
Still working on getting my wife and iPhone and she is rough on phones. I cant give her my LifeProof case so a second one would be AWESOME!!!
Thanks TiPb
I have ruined two Sony Cybershot cameras and an iPhone by going into the pool with them mistakenly. It was only for a split second with each item, but by the time I realized it they were wet enough to be ruined. Tried to letting it dry in rice to absorb moisture routine... FAIL. All devices ruined, so this would be a perfect case for me...
I have ruined two Sony Cybershot cameras and an iPhone by going into the pool with them mistakenly. It was only for a split second with each item, but by the time I realized it they were wet enough to be ruined. Tried to letting it dry in rice to absorb moisture routine... FAIL. All devices ruined, so this would be a perfect case for me...
Well, my first iPhone 3G went through the wash, but after 10 days in a bag of rice, it still worked (minus the camera and power button). A couple months later, I managed to drop it out of my jeep at 40 mph. Luckily, the folks behind me saw it happen, picked it up, and follow me to return it. My 3G was bumped and bruised, but still worked. Finally, one day I decided to trade her in for a 3GS. It was nice to have a camera again! However, it wasn't long before I dropped it in the mud while mountain biking. It still worked, but I couldnt hear much out of the speakers any more - earbuds were required for phone conversations. A couple months later, a kayaking trip took the life of my 3GS... I wedge my boat against some drift and rolled. I had my phone in a ziplock bag, but I guess the "yellow and blue make green" stripe doesn't provide the protection we all thought... Well, now I have 4S. I love my new phone, but I fear for its life! Can you help me?
this would be great for my son. He went swimming with his blackberry tour and needless to say that was the last time it worked. It would be great to have something that i would feel comfortable giving him an iPhone for Christmas.
whitewater kayaking, Mountain biking and three kids so I definitely need one.
I would use this as a survival case for my kid! He likes to throw things in the toilet!
I would use this as a survival case for my kid! He likes to throw things in the toilet!
I am a machinist and I work in conditions that include water, oil, and solvents. This usually means I need to leave my phone in my toolbox, but with one of these cases I would be able to keep it close, just the way I like it.
I am a machinist and I work in conditions that include water, oil, and solvents. This usually means I need to leave my phone in my toolbox, but with one of these cases I would be able to keep it close, just the way I like it.
Two dogs, I back pack and spend way too much time outside with my phone. I'm also a runner and I'm poor.....very, very poor.
James,perhaps you could put your phone in a discarded sandwich bag. Entitlements can be Green,you know.
Really? You're poor? Wait, timeout here. I thought you openly bragged on Not My Wisconsin fan page on Facebook months ago of how great of job you have and how you own rental properties in Milwaukee. Get off your butt and stop having your wife support you James.
First time we hear that you are "poor.....very, very poor". You used to brag about how much money you had and how much better you were than us.
Here is one thread where James openly brags how well off he is: http://www.facebook.com/notmywi/posts/240728375967317 James which lie do you want to stick with?
James can't even support his whore of a wife so she goes out and gets some dick on the side.
That's right, James. Someone is fucking your woman. Inside I bet you already knew this was true.
I had been led to believe by Mr. Kelly that he was doing pretty good at $200K per year...certainly not like the majority of folks in the Occupy movement. I am shocked to hear he is not just poor, but very very poor. What happened?
Baby toddler dropping the iPhone like a hot potato.
this will be my first iphone so.....i want it to last!
I go biking and strap my iPhone to my bike with Run Keeper on. Last week, I crashed and my iPhone screen shattered... I need one of these.
I bike everywhere. I dropped my phone in the middle of the street, while it was raining. I had to replace it unfortunately. This case could have most likely prevented it....
I fell into a creek while standing on a wet/mossy rock. Slipped and pulled myself out of the water before the water got to my pocket (phone is still dry at this point). While in the moment, and hopping out of the water back onto the mossy rock, I lost my shoe. To my bewilderment and stupidness, I leaned over to reach for my shoe, and fell back into the water. This time all the way up to my chest. Phone in pocket. Hopped out of the water and immediately got the phone to my brother to dry it. Too late all gone.
I also drop my phone alot, nothing major.
Don't care if I win, but it's a funny story and I'm sure someone can appreciate it.
Great review by the way.
My wife is getting a 4S - and she has MS (multiple sclerosis). She has poor fine motor skills and drops things a lot. Her last two phones have been construction/military grade versions. She is finally convinced to move to an iPhone, but needs top-notch protection without a lot of extra bulk. This looks like the solution for her!
I have 6 kids, 2 dogs, a cat, and a husband who all love my iPhone 4S. If I could Lifeproof my kids AND my phone, I'd be golden.
Oh man....I work paving so always about a hard surface always having my iPhone fall outta my pocket, have a dog and two kids who love swimming ...a life proof case would save me lots of repairs and worry!! I have otterboxs on all my iOS devices but still have not proven worth there money. Help me out TiPb you rock !!
No matter where I put my phone, my 2 yr old seems to be able to find it. He has scaled to impossible heights, opened "child-proof" containers, and picked my pocket. My last phone was submerged in the backyard baby pool more than once (regained MOST functionality after a 48 hour dry time), flung into the street and submerged in the Chesapeake (regained SOME functionality after a 48 hour dry time). I have the most rugged Seidio case, but I really need one that's water/paint/baby-mouth proof! Thanks!
I am pretty protective of my phone and currently only has soft rubbery cover. However, I also chose to leave my phone whenever I am doing something where I think it might get damaged (Beach, MTN biking, etc) or when I do take it I usually shove it in my backpack or something. So help me take my phone with me everywhere and have peace of mind.


text:
Deletion log
Special page
Below is a list of the most recent deletions. If you don't agree with a deletion or think that a page was valid content, contact the administrator who deleted it.
- 18:57, June 19, 2006 Fandyllic (Talk | contribs) deleted page Category:Policy (content was: '#REDIRECT Category:Policies' (and the only contributor was 'Maleficus'))
- 23:50, June 16, 2006 D. F. Schmidt (Talk | contribs) deleted page Category:Policy

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The requested quantity is not available.
4""x6"" Payton Wood Photo Frame - Copper
Item # BBHD0788
♦ Dimensions
7.5 "W x 1.1 "D x 9.5 "H
♦ Quantity
$ 19.99
$ 7.49
In stock and ready to ship!
Out of stock
DescriptionThe Payton photo frame, with its layered finish and antique details, adds depth to any frame collection. Burnished copper accents the antiqued texture and rope carving surrounding the photo area. Layers nicely with classic frame designs in wood and metal finishes. Complete with black felt wrapped back and black poly velvet gift bag.Holds 4""x6"" pictureHand rubbed finishModified density fiberboard, glass, paper
Care Instructions
Delivery Options
- Standard Shipment for $ 5.00
- Express Shipment for $ 19.95
- Overnight Shipment for $ 34.95
Shipping Information
Shipping charges are estimated. You will choose your shipping method during checkout.Shipping Information
- ♦ Description
- ♦ Care
- ♦ Shipping


text:
The basic French dressing of France is very simple indeed oil, wine vinegar or lemon juice, salt, and pepper; mustard, herbs, and garlic are optional. Although dressing will keep for a day or two, it is usually best when freshly made.
YIELD: Makes about 1/2 cup, enough for 2 1/2 to 3 quarts salad greens
Either make the dressing in your empty salad bowl: Beat vinegar or vinegar and lemon juice, salt, and optional mustard in bowl to dissolve the salt. Then beat in the oil by droplets, and finally the optional shallots or scallions, and such seasonings as you feel necessary.
Or place all ingredients in a covered jar, shake vigorously to blend, and correct seasoning.
The French Chef Cookbook
Ballantine Books


text:
Post-Cannes, as distributors pick their fall release dates, the Oscar race starts to take shape. See our Predictions Chart below.Read More »
The Aussie filmmaker's second film turns the Shakespeare classic on its gory, murderous head. Here's the first trailer.Read More »
The outdoor series will feature a special tribute to documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.Read More »
It's Captain Picard like you've never seen him before!Read More »
It's been a half-century since Kodak introduced Super 8 mm, revolutionizing amateur filmmaking.Read More »
"The Babadook" director Jennifer Kent has landed a promising indie project.Read More »
Blunt is up for the title role in this literary smash that many have compared to Gillian Flynn's 'Gone Girl.'Read More »
Plus: The feminine desert of "Mad Max," and why the DOJ is investigating major theater chains.Read More »


text:
Audio Samples
Album Summary
- Samuel Magad (Violin)
Notes & Reviews:
Violinist Samuel Magad, conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra unite together to perform Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Tsar Saltan - suite. Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov's love of the sea influenced him to write Scheherazade whilst his passion for Russian folk tale and opera inspired The Tale of the Tsar Saltan.Notes & Reviews:
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago (01/1993/02/1993).
ReviewsThere are currently no reviews, be the first one!
Also Purchased
Works DetailsRimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Scheherazade
- Performer: Samuel Magad (Violin)
- Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
- Running Time: 47 min. sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1888
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), musical pictures (suite) for orchestra, Op. 57
- Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
- Running Time: 18 min. 49 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1901


text:
Somali police look at the bodies of victims of the suicide bomber who detonated himself outside the hotel Jazeera compound in Mogadishu on September 12, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA)
MOGADISHU: Two suicide bombers walked into a restaurant in central Mogadishu and killed at least 15 people Thursday, police said, highlighting the security challenges facing the country's new president.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. However, suspicions will fall on the Islamist militant group al Shabaab which has carried out a campaign of suicide bombings since it withdrew from the capital last year under military pressure.
The Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for suicide bombings last week outside a hotel where President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was holding a news conference just two days into the job, an attack interpreted as a warning from the insurgents that they are far from defeated.
Police spokesman General Abdullahi Barise told Reuters 15 people were killed in Thursday's attack. A Reuters photographer saw several bodies, the severed heads of the two bombers and pools of blood on the floor.
The blasts targeted The Village restaurant, owned by well-known Somali businessman Ahmed Jama, who had returned to his home country from London to set up business against the advice of friends.
"My relatives, whom I created jobs for, have perished. My customers have perished. All innocent people. I cannot count them, their dead bodies are before me," a distraught Jama told Reuters.
Three local journalists were among the dead, including a reporter at the state-run Somali National Television, the National Union of Somali Journalists said.
The al Shabaab-linked website www.somalimemo.net said in a statement that those killed "supported the infidel government" but stopped short of saying the group was behind the attack.
Mohamud's election was hailed by his supporters as a vote for change in a country mired in conflict for more than two decades.
These attacks underscore the security challenges faced by the political newcomer as African forces battle to quash a five-year insurgency waged by al Shabaab.
"We still have hope in the new president and the new speaker (of parliament) that Somalia will sooner or later change for the better," said Ahmed Ali, a second-year student at a Mogadishu university.
Shopkeeper Asha Farah said she felt the optimism Mohamud's poll win had brought was "melting away."
"We all applauded the election victory of the new president but things in Mogadishu look like they're deteriorating. Al Shabaab have redoubled their suicide bombings," Farah said, echoing the widespread belief the militants were behind the latest attacks.
Expelled from a string of cities, cut off from revenue sources and struggling for its survival, al Shabaab this week fell back on its last bastion in the southern port city of Kismayu, raising fears of a military showdown with advancing African Union troops.
Defeat in Kismayu, a hub of al Shabaab operations throughout its insurgency, would badly hurt the rebels' morale and weaken their capacity as a fighting force.
However, it might not deliver the knockout blow sought by Mogadishu and its regional allies, and western diplomats expect the militants to turn increasingly to guerrilla tactics.
Al Shabaab has shown it can still regroup and easily infiltrate government-controlled areas. And there remain disenchanted, radicalized Somalis ready to strap on explosive belts.
"The new president and the speaker look honest but this is not enough to make Somalia peaceful. I am sure it will take a long time to bring total peace," shopkeeper Farah said with resignation.
Your feedback is important to us!
We invite all our readers to share with us their views and comments about this article.
Disclaimer: Comments submitted by third parties on this site are the sole responsibility of the individual(s) whose content is submitted. The Daily Star accepts no responsibility for the content of comment(s), including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Please note that your email address will NOT appear on the site.
Alert: If you are facing problems with posting comments, please note that you must verify your email with Disqus prior to posting a comment. follow this link to make sure your account meets the requirements. (http://bit.ly/vDisqus)


text:
Screenshot_2013-12-31-01-00-56.png 303.48KB 56 downloads Screenshot_2013-12-30-22-24-31.png 70.33KB 43 downloads Screenshot_2013-12-30-22-23-41.png 41.93KB 36 downloads Screenshot_2013-12-31-01-19-49.png 239.71KB 35 downloads
cm-11-20140407-PenguinKANG-v9.zip (goo.gl/fJdG81) from mega. there are also mirrors at yandex disk and google drive (thanks to RKucherov)
md5sum b0599829a16cf02a066acb400ae3093c
get a cut-down gapps from the first post here
use this ClockworkMod Recovery which uses the home/menu/back touch screen buttons.
md5sum 302fa9d7f8b7bdbb76ad5e73c6d5e582
Downloading & Installing
the download site mega has significant cpu and memory usage, so downloading the rom directly to your v9 is unlikely to work. download to a PC and then transfer the rom zip to the v9's sdcard, then boot to CWM, backup, format /system, install the rom, install gapps. downloading from google drive or yandex is more likely to work directly to the v9's sdcard.
NOTE: no matter what the source - always check that the md5sum is correct!
Important Notes
- backup all your v9 including /data and /sd-ext before trying this rom. it is highly likely that things will break if you flip back and forward between cm10.2 and cm11.0 using the same /data.
- you will need >185MB in /system to flash this rom (~219MB with the gapps from above)
- this ROM is for the resistive screen V9's only - capacitive V9c touch screens won't work.
- everything except what's listed below
Not working
- FM - there's not enough upstream in cm11 for this to work yet
- notification shade sometimes rendered behind apps - eg. google maps (this is also a bug in cm10.2)
- not sure if bt tethering is working (never tested this in cm10.2)
- wifi reconnect on resume is sometimes a little slow
suggestions and especially patches are welcome for all the above issues!!
Minor Issues that affect all ARMv6 ports
- AOSP keyboard gesture typing doesn't (won't ever) work
- voice search from the google search app doesn't work. Voice search from browser is ok
- newer versions of the google+ app use armv7 code so do not work
- SELinux due to the ar6000.ko wifi/bt binary kernel module
Linking to and Mirroring this rom
it's both useful and fun for me to be able to see rom download stats. I get to see which roms are popular and where most of my users are. that helps me to focus my work where it does the most good.
- If you want to link to this rom from another forum then link to this post. please do not post other "more direct" links.
- if you want to setup a mirror of the above rom then that's ok, but please only do it via a goo.gl link that you tell me about. ie. mirror, setup a goo.gl link to the mirror rom (or ask me to generate one for you), publish the goo.gl download link (along with a link to this post), and then send me the goo.gl url. thanks. if the mirrored file link is cryptographically unique (so it can't be trojan'd later) then I'm also happy to publish it as an "official" alternate download link.
- all sources and instructions are on my github
- ar6000.ko wifi driver now built from atheros sdk2 src instead of binary blob - no more binary kernel modules - yay!
- battery life improvement - changed the wifi deep sleep timeout to 5mins (was 15). this timer starts when the screen is off and the network is idle
- fixed default images dpi which allows space to include the full set of default audio media (ringtones etc.)
- bunch of updates from cm including working wifi/mobile data arrows
- fixed mic being muted on phone calls(!) (thanks to designmechanic_ for the bug report) - on the bright side, the NSA couldn't listen in to your phone calls
- reduced delay on incoming call and in general for wake from deep sleep (thanks to zeelog)
- fix progress bar in browser with quick controls
- other >= cm11.0 m4 features/fixes
- fixed h263 playback
- movie previews now work
- get rid of obvious 16bit colour banding in some apps
- the usual cm updates
- found GL crashes fix (1)
- renderscript patches now upstream (1)(2)(3)(4)
- texture target fix now upstream (1)
- smaller boot animation to save space
- auditd on
- prefer 16bit surfaces(1) is also upstream now, although without the rest of the 16bit patches some apps now have banding artifacts. I might remove it in future.
- a bunch of rearrangements and tidying to the build patches
- lots of cyanogenmod updates (eg. Trebuchet)
- far closer to being a useful rom than the last one...
- new faster kitkat zram added, and it's enabled by default (64MB)
- wifi tethering fixed
- bt tethering might be fixed
- V9Parts fixed by upstream
- added patch to allow turning on high end gfx from the Performance menu (not really recommended)
- mostly fixed the long standing google maps blank labels problem, although the solution isn't perfect
- movie recording (mpeg4 and hd263 work. previews for mpeg4 work too)
- rom now fits into a 220MB /system with a gapps (some of the sound files and packages etc. left out can be found in extras/ in the zip)
- various upstream fixes and updates from CyanogenMod
- preview release. a bunch of things still don't work
- built with gcc 4.8
- uses old webcore rather than new chromium_org webview
- based on androidarmv6 repos
Many thanks to all those working on CyanogenMod and armv6 and especially to the androidarmv6 folks (especially psyke83) and to zeelog, KonstaT, legaCyMod
Edited by PlaguedByPenguins, 12 April 2014 - 02:07 PM.


text:
|« Back to Article
Abbott backs out of debate, commits to new one
By Patrick Svitek, Mike Ward | August 29, 2014 | Updated: August 29, 2014 7:00pm
Photo By TOM FOX/Staff PhotographerHarold Simmons - $900,000Simmons, a Dallas billionaire and philanthropist, was one of the most prolific donors to national conservative causes until his death in December. He controlled the state-regulated Waste Control Specialists, which operates a low-level radioactive waste facility in far West Texas.
Photo By Billy Calzada/StaffPeter and Julianna Holt (shown with children Peter and Corinna) - $600,000Multimillionaire Peter Holt of Blanco owns the San Antonio Spurs and is CEO of Holt Cat, the largest Caterpillar dealer in the United States. He is a former Parks and Wildlife Commission appointee of Gov. Rick Perry.
Photo By Torin Halsey/Associated PressKelcy Warren - $450,000Warren is a Dallas billionaire and founder of Energy Transfer Partners, one of the largest pipeline companies in America. He collects guitars, owns a music studio and is founder of the Cherokee Creek Music Festival.
Photo By Edward A. Ornelas/San Antonio Express-NewsBrandon Steele - $402,000Steele, an investor from Tyler, is chairman of American State Bank of Tyler and a local philanthropist. He contributed six figures to state Rep. Dan Branch's unsuccessful campaign for attorney general and has given modestly to other Republican candidates.
Photo By Mayra Beltran/StaffRichard and Nancy Kinder - $400,000Richard Kinder is a Houston billionaire and former Enron president, who left the troubled company before it crashed. He founded Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy companies in America.
Photo By company photoDan Friedkin - $382,000Friedkin, a Houston billionaire, is chairman and CEO of Gulf States Toyota, one of only two independent distributors of new Toyota vehicles in the U.S. He is a big game hunter, aviation enthusiast, conservationist and a Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioner.
Photo By Eric Gay/Associated PressJavid Anwar - $369,000Born in Pakistan to a single mother with modest means, Anwar is a self-made oilman and CEO of Midland Energy Inc., and Petroplex Energy Inc. He has previously given generously to Gov. Rick Perry's political endeavors.
Photo By Associated PressRichie Ray and Carissa Ray - $350,000Richie Ray is a compound pharmacist and CEO of Richie's Specialty Pharmacy in Conroe. He has taken a keen interest in regulation of such facilities and has been active in political action committees supporting pharmacy interests.
Photo By Ricardo Brazziell/Associated PressJeffery Hildebrand - $301,000A Houston billionaire and former Exxon executive, Hildebrand is founder and CEO of Houston-based Hilcorp Energy Corp. Perry appointed him to the UT System Board of Regents.
Photo By James Nielsen/Houston ChronicleJames and Cherie Flores - $300,000Cherie Flores is pictured above. James Flores is CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas and former CEO of Plains Exploration & Production. He made a reported $147 million when Freeport-McMoRan, the mining company co-founded by Jim Bob Moffett, merged with Plains.
Photo By Abbey Oldham/San Antonio Express-NewsBattleground Texas - $1.456 million in in-kind donationsFormer Obama operatives founded the group, whose voter registration and turnout operations benefit Davis and other Texas Democrats. The group shares proceeds with Davis from the Texas Victory Committee.
Photo By Credit University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonCarolyn Oliver - $1 millionOliver is an Austin doctor and philanthropist who also gave $1 million to Democratic turnout group Battleground Texas.
Photo By Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-StatesmanMostyn Law Firm - $837,000Steve Mostyn, with his wife Amber Anderson, is a wealthy Houston trial lawyer who specializes in hurricane damage lawsuits. He is considered the most prolific Texas Democratic donor and is a major financial supporter of Barack Obama, former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and national Democrats.
Photo By Liz Hafalia/San Francisco ChronicleEmily's List - $323,000The national group is dedicated to electing Democratic women who support abortion rights. It has raised and spent over $9 million so far this election cycle, according to a published report.
Photo By McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceLone Star Project - $287,000 in in-kind donationsThe Democrat-aligned political action committee is headed by strategist Matt Angle, the brother of Davis campaign consultant J.D. Angle. It compiles opposition research on GOP candidates.
Photo By Getty ImagesRobert "Bobby" Patton - $258,000Patton is a Fort Worth native and co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is a rancher, an oil-and-gas investor and a former major supporter of Democratic candidate Bill White, who lost his gubernatorial bid in 2010. He has also given to Republicans.
Photo By Associated PressService Employees International Union Committee on Political Education - $250,000The group has over 2 million members nationwide in health care, government service and property maintenance sectors. It is a huge player in state and national elections.
Photo By Ron T. Ennis/Associated PressLouise Carvey - $240,000Carvey is a Fort Worth philanthropist and arts enthusiast. She and her late husband, Frank Carvey, have been longtime supporters of Southwestern University in Georgetown.
Photo By Deborah Cannon/Associated PressLee and Amy Fikes - $228,000Lee Fikes is a Dallas oil investor and philanthropist and a major supporter of Planned Parenthood. He also leads the charitable Leland Fikes Foundation.
Photo By Billy Smith II/ASSOCIATED PRESSPlanned Parenthood Votes - $216,000The New York-based political action committee is dedicated to electing candidates who support abortion rights.
AUSTIN -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott on Friday backed out of a debate with Democratic rival Wendy Davis, setting off a series of events casting uncertainty on whether voters will see the candidates on the same stage more than once before Election Day.
Hours after Abbott withdrew from a debate Sept. 30 in Dallas, the attorney general's campaign said it had accepted an invitation to a new debate on the same date in the same city. Davis' campaign held firm on her commitment to the original event, saying its hosts would like to meet after the weekend to sort out the mess.
Earlier this summer, the campaigns settled on having a debate Sept. 19 in the Rio Grande Valley and Sept. 30 in Dallas. On Friday morning, Abbott adviser Robert Black told WFAA, one of the hosts of the original debate in Dallas, that Abbott was pulling out. His campaign later cited an "inability to agree on a suitable format."
The Davis campaign pounced on Abbott's cancellation as proof that he's running scared, with spokesman Zac Petkanas calling it "nothing short of an insult to the voters of Texas." As Democratic criticism rolled in, Abbott told the Chronicle his campaign was talking with other TV stations about hosting a debate that does not focus on the roundtable discussion that WFAA wanted to use.
"I'm ready, willing and looking forward to debating the issues that are important to the people of Texas," Abbott said.
Abbott's team announced Friday afternoon it had committed to a new debate Sept. 30 in Dallas, this one hosted by KERA, NBC5/KXAS-TV, Telemundo 39 and The Dallas Morning News. KERA managing editor Shelley Kofler said the station had proposed a debate between the candidates earlier this year and re-extended the invitations as the campaigns' talks with WFAA broke down.
The Davis campaign fired back that Abbott's "commitments don't mean very much," reiterating her commitment to the original debate in Dallas. Petkanas said the hosts of that event -- WFAA and the Texas Tribune -- have asked to meet with the campaigns Tuesday "to discuss options given the recent developments."
The candidates are still set to face off Sept. 19 in the Rio Grande Valley. The debate there will be held in Edinburg and air on all Telemundo and Sinclair stations in Texas.


text:
Yosemite National Park's approximately 90 mammal species, and their behaviors, are truly fascinating for park visitors to observe safely and responsibly.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nadine Hergenrider / U.S. Forest Service
Rodents comprise the highest proportion of Yosemite's mammals species. The oft-sighted squirrels species are in the rodent order, with other members: mice, gophers, and chipmunks. It's worth taking a moment to learn the four common squirrels visitors are most likely to see. The Western gray squirrel is gray with a long bushy tail and spends much of its time in trees. The Douglas squirrel (or chickaree) is a reddish tree squirrel that chews on pine cones and commonly squeaks. The golden-mantled ground squirrel looks similar to a chipmunk because it has stripes on its back (though, is larger), and the California ground squirrel-the most commonly seen squirrel in Yosemite-is brown, with white specks, and lives in burrows in the ground. The largest native rodent of the Sierra Nevada to watch for is the yellow-bellied marmot, found at higher elevations, like Olmsted Point on the Tioga Road, often sunning itself on rocks. This 5-pound mammal looks similar (and is related) to a woodchuck.
In Yosemite Valley, mule deer are especially common, seen browsing on leaves and tender twigs from trees, grass, and herbs. Male mule deer grow antlers each year and are a factor in the dominance hierarchy among males, both visually, and in jousting among males for mating access to females. Although they seem disinterested in humans, deer should be treated as any other wild animal. Human injuries can occur from people offering food to deer or any other wild animal. More injuries in Yosemite are inflicted by deer, with one documented death, than those caused by black bear or any other park animal. Additionally, human food is not healthy for wild animals, and it is illegal to feed any animal in the park.
Yosemite's black bear is an omnivore commonly spotted eating berries in the summer or acorns in the fall. Yosemite's largest mammal, the male black bear weighs an average 300 to 350 pounds, and smaller females weigh 150 to 200 pounds. The biggest black bear ever captured in Yosemite weighed 690 pounds. If visitors spot a bear while in the park, it is a black bear-not a brown or grizzly bear. The last known grizzly bear was shot outside the Yosemite region in the early 1920s; the species no longer exists in California despite its presence on the California state flag.
Some mammals are difficult to see due to their nocturnal habits. On the top of that list are the 17 bat species dining each evening on insects in Yosemite. They find food by emitting a high-frequency call and using their sensitive hearing to detect echoes from flying insects. The mobility of these remarkable flying mammals enables them to occupy a wide range of habitats. They are found from the lowest elevations in the park to higher than 10,000 feet. They roost in rock crevices and caves, under loose bark and bridges, in attics and tree cavities. North America's largest bat species, the Western mastiff, is a Yosemite resident, as is the spotted bat, with its huge ears and vivid white spots. These, and the Mexican free-tailed bat, are the only bat species in Yosemite whose echolocation calls are audible to the human ear.
Overall, ongoing research has put a magnifying lens on several mammal species within the park. These studies include Belding's ground squirrel social behavior, Sierra Nevada mountain beaver habitat requirements, and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep movement patterns. Today's studies build on work in the 1920s by famous mammal researcher Joseph Grinnell.


text:
Thinking of selling some speakers...
View Single Post
Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 17,982
Re: Thinking of selling some speakers...
Originally Posted by
I don't know about selling that, but as far as what you are going to replace it with, I keep hearing rave reviews about onix speakers from pretty much every audio related forum I currently regular at, and they are relatively inexpensive. I am thinking I am going to buy a 5.1 set of their low end (x-series) speakers myself.
Originally Posted by
I think you're better off keeping them.
I cannot keep them. If I do, they'll end up getting blown- trust me.
Anyhow, here are some pics of the speakers that will replace them.
The replacements are the ones on the left. The boxes are some old Fisher boxes I found at a second hand shop- in mint condition, just missing the original speakers. So I bought two 15s for each box and have just been using them as subs for now... but they'll soon become my new front pair. My only problem is the source for my speakers is no longer available... so I'm wondering where to go to get the full range and tweeter. I've thought about using some car speakers that support 8-ohm input, but I've noticed those tend to cost more than just regular 4-ohm car speakers.
So, I guess what I'm asking is this- how much do you guys think these LXI's will go for, and where would be the best place to get the full-range and tweeter for my new fronts? Would it be okay to use 8-ohm car speakers?
Thanks again for your advice.
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by Redeemed


text:
Welcome To Viv and Bea
Your indulgent destination for all things gorgeous. Wander through our eclectic collection of costume jewelry, where every piece is ripe with a unique, savory beauty. When bohemian rock and roll old school glamour is simply your thing then search no more- you've just discovered everybody's best kept secret.


text: I would love to see a Heel faction with Kofi Kingston as the vocal point and the mouthpiece. Then you can have his muscle and a formidable Tag Team with Ezekial Jackson and Shad Gaspard. I would really enjoy this and it could be Kofi's ticket to the World Heavyweight Title. Let me know what you guys think.


text:
A process for cheaply fabricating a substantially single crystal or a polycrystalline semiconductor structure on a host substrate. The process begins by depositing a layer of wide band gap nitride material 10, such as gallium nitride, aluminum nitride and/or indium nitride, on a sapphire substrate 11. The semiconductor structure 14 is then grown on the nitride layer. Next, the host substrate 15 is attached with a bonding agent to an exposed surface area of the semiconductor structure 14. The sapphire substrate is lifted off by irradiation in which nitrogen is dissociated from the nitride layer.
1. A process of forming a substantially single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor on a host substrate, said process comprising:
depositing on a first surface of a sapphire substrate, a layer of nitride material comprised of one or more nitride films selected from the group consisting of gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride and their alloys;
growing one or more layers of semiconductor material on said nitride material, said layer or layers of semiconductor material forming a semiconductor structure;
forming a composite structure comprised of said sapphire substrate, said nitride material, said semiconductor structure and a host substrate;
irradiating a second surface of said sapphire substrate that is opposed to said first surface, with sufficient energy to substantially dissociate enough nitrogen from the nitride material to allow said sapphire substrate to be lifted from said composite structure;
lifting said sapphire substrate from said composite structure; and
removing any metallic residue from said composite structure.
2. The process according to claim 1, wherein said composite structure is formed by attaching an exposed surface of said semiconductor structure to said host substrate.
3. The process according to claim 2 wherein said exposed surface is attached with a bonding agent to said host substrate.
4. The process according to claim 3, wherein said host substrate is formed of a glass or a polymeric material.
5. The process according to claim 4, wherein said host substrate is formed of a semiconductive material.
6. The process according to claim 1, wherein said semiconductor structure is subjected to fabrication procedures to form semiconductive devices therein.
This invention relates to semiconductor fabricating processes and to products made by such processes. In particular, the invention relates to a process for forming a substantially single crystal semiconductor structure on a host substrate, such as glass, polymeric materials, semiconductive materials, or metal.
Silicon based microelectronic drive circuits deposited on glass substrates are used extensively in the liquid crystal display. Presently, the silicon used is amorphous or near amorphous in structure. Consequently, the silicon exhibits carrier mobilities that are less than one centimeter squared per volt-second (1 cm2/Vs). The problem arises because glass is an amorphous substrate. Hence, any silicon deposited on glass is either amorphous or polycrystalline. Instead, it is desirable to prepare a single crystal film of silicon on a glass substrate in an economical manner, since single crystal films have much higher carrier mobilities.
Polycrystalline silicon has low carrier mobilities because of a high density of grain boundaries that act as scattering centers. In the limiting case of very small grains, there is a consequent high degree of disorder. Single crystal, or near single crystal films, on the other hand, have either none or very few grain boundaries. Consequently, the carrier mobilities of single crystal or near single crystal silicon are very high.
There are two types of single crystal films. A first type has no grain boundaries and extended defects, such as dislocations. These films have the highest carrier mobilities and are usually found only for the case of homoepitaxy, or near homoepitaxy. The second type of single crystal films has no grain boundaries, but could possess domain boundaries and/or a high density of dislocations. These films can still have significantly high carrier mobilities, though not as high as the first type. For instance, Bean describes in Applied Physics Letters, volume no. 36, pages 741 to 743, 1980, a single crystal silicon grown on sapphire substrates, with a high lattice mismatch resulting in a very large density of dislocations. However, the carrier mobilities are on the order of 200 to 300 cm2/Vs, which is two orders of magnitude higher than what can be expected from amorphous silicon.
Organic thin film-based microelectronics on flexible substrates, such as plastic, is an emerging area of research for applications such as smart cards or flexible displays. However, these materials also suffer from poor carrier mobilities of less than 1 cm2/Vs. One advantage of such thin films is their ability to flex. However, if a single crystal silicon thin film can be cheaply grown or transplanted onto a plastic or polymer substrate, it will provide superior electrical properties compared to organic thin film based devices. Furthermore, silicon has excellent elastic properties so that a thin (less than a few microns) film will easily conform to a flexing substrate.
The problem essentially is how to form single crystal thin silicon films onto large area glass or plastic substrates in an economical fashion to create high mobility devices that provide a better alternative to amorphous silicon on glass or organic electronics on plastic.
Possible solutions are to either transfer or grow a high quality single crystal silicon layer onto a plastic or glass substrate. Growth of a single crystal film on an amorphous substrate is an unsolved challenge. There are different ways of transferring a silicon layer to an arbitrary substrate, most of which are uneconomical or impractical. One method is to diffusion bond a silicon wafer to the glass or plastic substrate, and then etch off the silicon from the backside to remove most of the substrate. However, this method destroys an entire silicon wafer such that a large area coating is therefore uneconomical. Another method is to perform the diffusion bonding and then, using a "smartcut" H embrittlement process, peel away silicon layers from a wafer. A single wafer is then able to supply a large amount of semiconductor real estate. However, a smartcut process requires a 600� C. anneal, which is incompatible with commonly used glass or plastic substrates.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,251 describes a process for coating a substrate surface with aluminum by depositing a layer of aluminum nitride on the substrate surface. The process uses a metallization step whereby the aluminum nitride is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation to dissociate the nitrogen such that a coating of aluminum remains on the substrate surface.
An article by Wong and Sands, entitled "Damage-Free Separation of GaN Films From Sapphire Substrates", Applied Physics Letters, volume no. 72, pages 599 to 601, 1998, describes the use of a metallization step for lift off or transfer from a sapphire substrate. The article starts with a structure having a gallium nitride film deposited on a sapphire substrate. A silicon wafer is then bonded with epoxy to the gallium nitride film. A metallization step is then used to lift the sapphire substrate from the gallium nitride film/silicon wafer structure.
It is an object of the present invention to resolve the problem of cheaply fabricating a substantially single crystal semiconductor on a host substrate.
It is another object of the present invention to use a metallization procedure to transfer a semiconductor structure grown on a nitride film disposed on a sapphire substrate to the host substrate.
The process according to the present invention forms a substantially single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor on a host substrate. First, a layer of nitride material is deposited on a top surface of a sapphire substrate.
The layer of nitride material is comprised of one or more nitride films selected from the group of gallium nitride, aluminum nitride or indium nitride and/or their alloys. Next, one or more layers of substantially single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor material are grown on the layer of nitride material. The layer or layers of silicon material form a semiconductor structure. Then, a composite structure is formed of the sapphire substrate, the layer of nitride material, the semiconductor structure and the host substrate. The back surface of the sapphire substrate is laser irradiated with sufficient energy to substantially dissociate enough nitrogen from the nitride material to allow the sapphire substrate to be lifted from the composite structure. The sapphire substrate is then lifted from the composite structure. Any metallic residue is removed from the composite structure.
The product according to the present invention is the product formed by the process of the present invention.
Other and further objects, advantages and features of the present invention will be understood by reference to the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters denote like elements of structure and:
FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a sapphire substrate used in the process of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of an intermediate product of the process of the present invention
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of another intermediate product of the process of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of another intermediate product of the process of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of another intermediate product of the process of the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the finished product of the process of the present invention.
The process, according to the present invention, forms a substantially single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor layer on a host substrate, at relatively low temperature. The process is non-destructive in the sense that a single sapphire substrate can be re-used consistently to transplant the semiconductor onto the host substrate.
The process is applicable to column IV semiconductors, and is especially applicable to silicon and germanium as they have the same diamond cubic crystal structure and lattice constants that are within about 4% of one another. For ease of description, the semiconductor will be referred to herein as silicon, it being understood that other column IV semiconductors can be used, especially germanium.
The host substrate can be any substrate. Preferably, the host substrate is glass, metal. a polymeric material or a semiconductive material.
With reference to FIGS. 1 through 6, a thin layer of wide band gap nitride material 10 is deposited or grown on a top surface 12 of a sapphire substrate 11. The layer of nitride material 10 is comprised of one or more layers of column III nitrides, preferably selected from the group that includes gallium nitride, aluminum nitride and indium nitride. Sapphire substrate 11 preferably has a (0001), (1, −1, 02), (11, −2, 0) or other orientation. Next, a conventional deposition process is used to deposit silicon thin film 14 to a desired thickness on nitride layer 10. Silicon grown in this fashion is substantially single crystal in nature. It is of better crystalline quality than the amorphous or polycrystalline silicon that would occur if deposited directly on a plastic or glass host substrate. At this stage of the process, conventional semiconductor fabrication can be used to form other layers or structures, designated generally on the drawing by numeral 15, to form a silicon structure 16 for a microelectronic circuit.
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a composite structure 17 is next formed with sapphire substrate 11, nitride layer 10, silicon structure 16 and a host substrate 18. In particular, the top most or exposed surface 19 of silicon structure 16 is attached to host substrate 18, using an adhesive or bonding agent, such as epoxy or a soft metal 20.
Next, bottom surface 13 of sapphire substrate 11 is irradiated with energy 21 (FIG. 4). Preferably, energy 21 is produced by a laser and has a fluence of about a few hundred milli Joules per square centimeter (mJ/cm2), or more, as delivered by nanosecond duration pulses. The laser irradiation system can be configured for rastering over large areas for large area metallization and transplanting. The photon energy 21 is around or higher than the band gap of nitride layer 10.
The photon energy 21 passes with minimal absorption through transparent sapphire substrate 11. The photon energy 21 is absorbed in nitride layer 10 within a depth of about 150 nanometers (nm) of the sapphire/nitride interface for 248 nm excimer laser radiation to cause a metallization reaction that substantially dissociates nitrogen from the column III metal. This dissociation allows sapphire substrate 11 to be lifted from silicon structure 16 (attached to host substrate 18 as shown in FIG. 5). If necessary, the composite structure 17 may be heated slightly, as on a hot plate, to soften the gallium, aluminum and/or indium metal enough to separate sapphire substrate 11. In this fashion single crystal silicon film 14 is easily transferred onto a plastic or glass substrate 18.
As shown in FIG. 5, metallic residue 22 from nitride layer 10 remains on a bottom surface 23 of silicon film 14. Residue 22, for example, gallium, aluminum and/or indium, may be removed and known method, such as by dipping composite structure 17 in a bath of acid, for example in a hydrochloric acid and nitric acid mixture.
Because the process steps involved with attaching host substrate 18 to silicon structure 16 and with lift off of sapphire substrate 11 do not subject host substrate 18 to temperatures that appreciably deviate from room temperature, a wide variety of materials can be used for host substrate 18. Preferably, host substrate 18 is made of glass, polymeric materials, semiconductive materials, or metal.
If the thickness of nitride layer 10 is greater than the energy absorption depth of about 150 nm, the residue 22 will also include some unmetallized nitride. If necessary, this residual nitride is removed by polishing, for example, mechanical touch polishing or chemical mechanical polishing.
After the transplanting operation, sapphire substrate 11 can be prepared for reuse by etching off any residual Ga, Al, or In on surface 12. This is possible due to the highly inert and robust nature of sapphire. Consequently, it is easy to define a process where single crystal silicon layers can be easily transplanted onto large area glass or plastic substrates in a parallel, cheap, fashion using reusable sapphire substrates as templates.
Single crystal film 14 is highly defective due to the lattice mismatch between silicon and nitride layer 10. However, it is expected that the carrier mobilities will be about in the 50-500 cm2/Vs range.
The product produced by the process is shown in FIG. 6 as having single crystal silicon film 14 attached by bonding agent 20 to insulative host substrate 18. This product is superior in performance to prior art that employed polycrystalline silicon or other semiconductor material on an insulative host substrate such as glass.
An actual example of the process was constructed using germanium (Ge) instead of silicon as a test semiconductor material. A c-axis oriented (0001) sapphire substrate was loaded onto a molecular beam epitaxy system. Next, a nitride buffer layer of aluminum nitride (AIN) was grown following standard procedures. The sapphire substrate was heated to about 800� C. and approximately 40 nm of AIN deposited. The temperature was kept between 700 to 750� C., while 60 to 100 nm of gallium nitride (GaN) was deposited on the AIN layer. (Alternately, the sapphire substrate could be heated to 520� C. and a GaN layer grown to a thickness of about 50-100 nm, followed by raising the temperature to 750� C. and continuing the GaN growth for another 50-900 nm.) In this fashion, nitride layers with a total thickness in the range of 100 to 1000 nm were deposited on the sapphire substrate. This example used an (0001) oriented sapphire substrate. However, (1, −1, 02) or other oriented wafers could have been used as well.
The nitride/sapphire substrate was then transported to a Ge deposition system (either in vacuo or exposed to atmosphere). Since GaN and AlN are extremely inert, the layers can be handled in air and reinserted into the deposition chamber without compromising the nitride surface quality.
Then, the sapphire substrate was heated to about 700� C. and a Ge layer deposited, with the Ge cell held at about 1200� C. for a Ge deposition rate of about 100 nm per hour. The Ge growth was single crystal or multi-domain in nature as evidenced by a clear reconstructed Ge reflection electron diffraction pattern. Following growth of a Ge layer of about 1 micron thickness, the composite sample was removed from the vacuum system.
The sapphire substrate was then prepared for debonding. First, the sapphire substrate bottom surface was polished to optical smoothness with diamond polishing paper. This step may be skipped if the sapphire substrate bottom is already polished. Next the sapphire substrate was mounted face down (i.e., the Ge surface facing down) onto a host substrate. For the example, the host substrate was a 50 nm silicon dioxide layer grown on a silicon wafer. The mounting used a standard commercial 5 minute epoxy procedure.
The bottom surface of the sapphire substrate was then irradiated with a 248 nm excimer laser, using nanosecond pulses at a fluence of about a few hundred mJ/cm2. The irradiated area had approximate dimensions of about 5 mm�5 mm. The metallization reaction of the nitride/sapphire interface was clearly observed. The composite structure was then lightly warmed on a hot plate to about 50� C. and the sapphire substrate was easily removed. In this fashion, the Ge layer with the overlying and remaining unmetallized GaN layer was left intact on the host substrate. The Ge layer was about 30 nm thick, while the GaN layer was about 1 micron thick.
Thinner GaN layers may be used for convenience. If the layers are about 150 nm or less, the entire GaN layer is expected to be metallized. On the other hand, if the GaN layer is thicker than about 150 nm, some GaN will remain on the Ge layer. In either case, the excess metallic Ga can be etched off as by dipping in a hydrochloric acid bath and the GaN can polished off to leave a clean transplanted Ge surface. The same can be done to the sapphire substrate to prepare it for a subsequent growth.
It is important that the bottom surface of the sapphire be optically clear. If there are scratches, metallization may be incomplete due to scattering of the irradiated laser light with the result that scratches are replicated on the transplanted surface, possibly because the scratches contain areas of unmetalized GaN.
The present invention having been thus described with particular reference to the preferred forms thereof, it will be obvious that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
Patent Citations
Referenced by
Legal Events
Original Image


text:
Tiles is a world where you can build your dreams. In the world of Tiles, all you have to do is drop 3D square cubes onto an empty canvas. With Tiles, 3D modelling is just a button away. You will be able to access Tiles through your web browser and our stretch goal is to also port it onto your smartphone or tablet.
After designing your model on Tiles, you can export the things you made into an .stl file and 3D print the design! 3 D modeling is hard for most of us. Tiles is the solution. You can create 3 D models on any computer screen. You can make something simple or something complex. You can use it, even if you do not have access to a 3D printer. Most of the perks are for printing your 3 D designs.
This isn't a future dream, it's now. You might as well dive in. Get your perks and support this project here


text:
Monday, February 3, 2014
Erin Michelson on Adventure Philanthropy
Erin Michelson, founder of Michelson Consulting Group (MCg) which provides strategic advisory services to help citizen sector and for-profit institutions grow their philanthropic business, is an adventure philanthropist. In fact she wrote the book on it, "Adventure Philanthropist: Great Adventures Volunteering Abroad." AND the blog on it: www.GoErinGo.com.
Erin will be speaking about her exciting and rewarding career spent traveling to every continent and more than 60 countries working with people on their own soil and living out her "living and giving" philosophy.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Toussaint Losier on Black Power and Police Brutality in Chicago
Toussaint Losier speaks on "Help Us Reduce Abuse": Black Power, Police Brutality, and the Problem of Institutional Accountability in Chicago.
Dr. Toussaint Losier of the University of Chicago will address the issues at the core of Christopher Dorner's manifesto through the lens of the Chicago-based Afro-American Patrolmen's League (AAPL). Established in 1968, the AAPL mobilized a cohort of lower-ranking black policement to play a lead role in efforts to force Chicago PD officials and members of Mayor Richard Daley's political machine to bring an end to an epidemic of police brutality and corruption.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Kanekoa Kukea-Shultz on "Lahui: Hawaiian Community Development & Sustainability"
Occidental alum Kanekoa Kukea-Shultz '00 will return to campus to lecture on his work in promoting the social and economic advancement of an important Hawaiian community.
To learn more about the topic, visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Meet the Greeks
Interested in recruitment? Meet all eight of Oxy's Greek chapters and learn about their individual missions, philanthropies, traditions and ways they are involved around campus. Get to know some Oxy Greeks and enjoy free catering from Four Cafe.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Toussaint Losier on the 1978 Pontiac Prison Rebellion
Modern U.S. History candidate Toussaint Losier gives a talk entitled "In the Shadows of Attica: the 1978 Pontiac Prison Rebellion and the Origins of Mass Incarceration."
This research presentation will examine the stakes involved in writing a social history of mass incarceration. With all the difficulties inherent in researching what occurs behind prison walls, this presentation argues for the need to write such a history through an examination of the social movement politics of prisoners' rights and the impact of this politics on the management of correctional facilities.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
City Year Info Session
Explore this rewarding gap-year opportunity in education.
City Year is an education focused, nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation. Come learn more about this service program and see if it is right for you!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Downtown Women's Center Internship Info Session
Learn about Spring internships with this amazing organization.
The mission of the Downtown Women's Center is to provide permanent supportive housing and a safe and healthy community fostering dignity, respect, and personal stability and to advocate ending homelessness for women. Currently recruiting for several internship positions in areas such as: finance & accounting, communications & public education, Day Center, employment & education, and fundraising & events.


text:
Does anyone know if you can have multiple salebars, either in the original pagelines framework or DMS?
My dilemma is as follows:
I want to add the phone number and email address to the head section, so it is highly prominent and featured throughout the site. I currently have a fixed nav-bar which is completely full with logo and various links etc, and I already use the salebar to advertise latest offers.
An additional salebar would provide a solution.
I'd be grateful if anyone could advise if a second salebar is feasible, or perhaps another solution?
Many thanks
David Vidgen


text:
- Pleasureable - Customized
Enlarge your penis and give yourself better sexual health. Your
penis pump manufactured by Vacu-Tech will give you better sexual performance.
Instructions for your Penis enlargement exercise routine included
with every pump system. Custom products are available that work
especially on penis length. We have other male enhancement products.
Be sure to check out our new Breast Enlargement and Clitoris Enhancement
products in our Female Vacuum Pumping section.
We receive many questions on the penis enlargement pill. Our Doctor
consultants have told us that they have never found a pill that
worked for penis enlargement. The main result with these pills is
elevated blood pressure levels, which might be dangerous for some.
Penis Enlargement Systems!
The most effective penis enlargement systems in the
world - using space-age materials & technologies, clear
custom-made Lucite expansion cylinders, the finest vacuum
pumps & airlock release valves.
UPDATED: December 14, 2007
Copyright © 2007 AAA-XXX-Penis-Pumps.com


text:
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--- The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is back on the road in North Carolina this coming Monday and Tuesday. This time the squad is in Greenville for the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate at Greenville Country Club.
The previous Monday/Tuesday saw UTC claim a clean sweep at the Starmount Fall Classic with the team and Agathe Sauzon (Valence, France) claiming wins.
"We did what we set out to do (at UNCG)," Head Colette Murray said. "Just like last week, we want to compete for the win. I'd like to see us play a complete tournament from top to bottom in the lineup."
Sauzon's win was her second in 10 events for the Mocs. She joined Emma de Groot (2008-11) as the only multiple winners in school history.
It starts with a 36-hole day on Monday beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Chattanooga starts on holes 4-6 paired with ETSU and Old Dominion. Click the live scoring link above to access tee times and scoring for the event.
Chattanooga, Appalachian State, Boston College, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Elon, Georgia State, James Madison, Longwood, Maryland, Middle Tennessee, UNCW, Old Dominion, Penn State, William & Mary, Winthrop
Dates: Oct. 7-8
Location: Greenville, N.C.
Format: 54 Holes - 36/18
Course: Greenville Country Club (Par 72/6,004 yards)
No. of Teams: 16
2012 Champion: Maryland/UNCW, +7, 295
Medalist: Juliet Vongphoumy, Maryland, -4, 68
Agathe Sauzon (73.13), Jordan Britt (73.25), Emily McLennan (73.50), Isabella Loza (76.50), Porsche Campbell (81.50), Matte Kryger (81.60)
The Mocs captured a clean sweep of titles at the Starmount Fall Classic. The team shot 876 to win by two over Campbell, while Agathe Sauzon earned medalist honors with a career-low -3 (210) for a three-stroke triumph.
The fall slate is completed in Iowa, October 12-13, at the Hawkeyes' Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.
• Chattanooga opens the Monday shotgun start playing 36 holes with ETSU and Old Dominion.
• UTC is making its first appearance in the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate. It played in the 2010 NCAA East Regional in Greenville, but that was not played at the Greenville Country Club.
• The Mocs are off to a great start scoring-wise with six of their eight rounds under 300. Last year's squad had nine all year (33 rounds). The school record is 11 (2008-09).
• The team has bested 300 in five consecutive rounds with a 293.4 stroke average over that stretch. It's the longest such streak in school history.
• The squad's scoring average of 296.00 is a record pace. The school record for a season is 301.10 in 2010-11.
• Chattanooga fired back-to-back 289's last week at the Starmount Fall Classic. That was the lowest total since shooting 278 (-10) in the final round of the 2011 JMU Eagle Landing Invitational.
• UTC's win last week is the 15th in the sixth-plus years of the program and 12th medalist. The last six tourney wins have all been sweeps with team and individual wins. The 2011 Kinderlou Forest Challenge is the last team victory without an individual one.
• Sauzon claimed her second collegiate win in 10 starts. She joins Emma de Groot (6, 2008-11) as the only multiple winners for the Mocs.
• Sauzon set new personal bests with low 18 (69), 36 (141) and 54 (210) totals. Her 36-hole 141 tied Christine Wolf's (2008-11) school record. The 210 was one behind Wolf's 209 at the 2011 JMU Eagle Landing Invite.
• She was not the only Mocs golfer to set new marks. Jordan Britt's 217 (+4) is her low tourney score as was her 36-hole 142. Emily McLennan also tallied those same bests with 143 through 36 and finishing at 220.
• Britt poster her first top 5 of 2013-14 and second top 10 shooting a career-best 217 (+4). It's her fourth career top 5 and sixth top 10.
• Chattanooga's 30 birdies is twice the previous season high of 15 (Cardinal Cup).
• UTC has won four straight conference titles and competed in six consecutive NCAA Regionals in the six years of the program's existence.
• The Mocs are -7 on par fives over their last five rounds.
• Sauzon leads the team in scoring average (73.13) and fewest bogeys (20).
• McLennan paces her squad in birdies (20), par 3 scoring (3.08) and par 5 scoring (4.90).
• Britt is the team leader in pars (107), par or better holes (82.6%), fewest score higher than bogey (3) and par 4 scoring (4.08).
• UTC has a proven ability to tally pars so far. The counters have accounted for 396 thus far in 144 holes (576 on counting cards) topping 50 five times. The season high is 58 in the second round of the Cardinal Cup.GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook page or on Twitter. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here.


text: I've followed thewrestling talk for a couple of years now but this is my first entry. I've been a big PSU fan since the 60's and was on their team in the early 70's. I've never seen the kind of excitement that this year's team has generated. I don't believe in trash talking or being cocky, rather I would rather let the wrestlers speak for themselves in their performance. I think it's pretty amazing what Cael has done in 1 1/2 years there. We haven't won anything yet--it's too soon to glory in anything or criticize anything. It's a very young team and they have a lot to learn (I agree that Alton got overhyped for the match and burned himself out too early with his emotions). But give Iowa all the credit, they did what they had to do. They're a great program--one that sets the standard for everyone else. But I have a lot of optimism about PSU's future too and I believe Cael is taking them in the right direction. With duals coming up with Mich/Wisc/Ill/Minn we'll see how good they are. But for the time being, win or lose, I'm enjoying watching them. NCAA's should be interesting this year. I hope everyone's team is at full strength and may the best team win!


text:
Call Us Toll Free: 1-888-595-BOAT
The SCY-40 is quite possibly the brightest underwater light on the planet, and is the result of over 2 years of product development. The SCY-40 is expertly machined out of Aluminum Bronze and has a glass window. This light has 40 high intensity LEDs and has 3 lens options, and is available in White, Blue and a color changing version.
Copyright © 2014 Hodges Marine Electronics. All Rights Reserved.
Built with Volusion Ecommerce Software


text:
Scientists capture first photos of extremely rare birds
July 6, 2007
[Please note: It has now been revealed that pictures of the recurve-billed bushbird were captured earlier than claimed by the American Bird Conservancy. Pictures of the bird were apparently taken in 2004 in Venezuela. Thanks to Simon S for this information.]
Scientists have captured the first pictures of one of the world's rarest birds: the recurve-billed bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii), a species found exclusively in bamboo forests of northeastern Colombia.
Recurve-billed bushbird photos by Fundación ProAves
The recurve-billed bushbird was rediscovered in 2004 in Venezuela after a 40-year absence. Scientists estimate that only a few dozen of the birds remain.
"Whenever a new bird species is found or a species that was thought to be lost is rediscovered, it gives us all hope and encouragement", said Paul Salaman, director of international programs at the American Bird Conservancy. "But as more and more remote areas are being settled, the bushbird reminds us how important it is to conserve as much natural habitat as we can. Who knows what wonderful biodiversity is being destroyed before it has had a chance to be discovered?"
Perija Parakeet photos by Fundación ProAves
ProAves also announced the first photos of the Perija Parakeet (Pyrrhura caeruleiceps) in the wild. The colorful species, which has a distinctive blue nape and white breast, is threatened by illegal bird traders and habitat disturbance and loss, according to the American Bird Conservancy.
The Perija Parakeet is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
News options