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ANDIS, Ohio -- As the freshly cut tree was loaded on top of the Martin's family SUV, the three Martin boys watched with interest.
"This is our second year here. Last year, we really enjoyed walking the farm to pick out our tree," said Kristie Martin, mom of Jacob, 14, Aaron, 11, and Hunter, 9. "It was important to the boys that we come back this year." The family had traveled from Wurtland, Ky., to the K. Dickess Tree Farm in Andis, Ohio, about 10 miles east of Ironton.
Her husband, Mike, helped employees lift the tree onto the just car after the family watched as their selected tree was placed in the "tree-shaker," where all loose needles were vibrated off the tree at a rapid pace.
"That was so cool," Jacob said, his younger brothers nodding in agreement.
As the Martin family drove away down the winding hilltop road, another family, the Fergusons of Ashland, Ky., pulled up. Charles Ferguson said he had fond memories of visiting the Dickess Tree Farm in the early 1980s. "I brought my own boys out then. They'd run the hills in search of the perfect tree. It was our tradition." Now, Ferguson is bringing his grandchildren.
"I spent over 20 years away from the Tri-State area," he said. "Now that I'm back, I wanted to carry on the tradition with the next generation."
It is these types of family traditions and memories that motivate second-generation family member, Keith Lee Dickess, 36, to keep his father's farm successfully operating. The farm has been in business for as long as Keith Dickess has been alive.
"It was a such a positive environment in which to grow up," he said.
As a young child, beginning at age 6, Keith Dickess would run to get water or lunch for the employees as well as update them on scores of football games. "Then, when I wasn't needed, I'd play with any of the kids who were here with their family to buy a tree. I can't tell you how many basketball games I played right there where our tree barn is now."
Dickess said his family now has the privilege of seeing third generations visiting the tree farm to pick out their annual Christmas tree, just as members of the third generation of the Dickess family are helping out on the farm now.
Dickess' nieces, Audrey Fosson, 14, and Olivia Fosson, 10, help in any way needed when they are not in school. They can usually be found selling baked goods, snacks and crafts in the tree farm's Christmas Store, which opened in 2011. Their mom, Debby Fosson, helps to make those wreaths and crafts.
"I think Olivia is going to be the one who takes this farm over from me," Dickess said. "She is already asking questions about how to run the business end. She's got a sharp mind."
Four-legged family member Vedder, Dickess' Australian shepherd, also "helps" on the farm. Vedder can be seen greeting customers in his mild-mannered, even-tempered way, helping kids and adults alike feel right at home when they come to select a tree.
In addition to family tradition, Dickess says there are other advantages to running a family owned and operated business.
"It's always been fluent among our family. We trust one another and possess the same values," he said.
And while running a Christmas tree farm involves a great deal of work the public doesn't see, the overall environment remains positive because he is working with his family. "It is our family tradition to run and operate this farm; and, we get to provide a family tradition for other families. What could be better than that?"
Even given the current economy, Dickess said his sales have continued to rise over the past the three years. The Christmas tree, he said, is often the centerpiece of Christmas in the home. If a family does not have any other decorations, they are almost certain to have a tree.
"We see our farm continuing to grow over the next seven to nine years," said Dickess, who plans to plant 4,000 more trees this spring. "We see our sales trending upward; and, we are hoping to go into the wholesale business, so that tree lots like Big Brothers and Big Sisters can purchase their trees from us to ensure their clients get fresh trees."
The tree farm now sponsors a 5K/10K trail run the third weekend in October. Plus, they are planning for "pumpkin hunts" for kids in the fall. "We tried out two this past fall and learned from them. It was such a positive experience, we plan to expand the idea next year." Dickess also hosts a variety of schools for field trips to his farms and allows schools to sell their products for fundraisers.
"We like contributing to our community and local economy," Dickess said, adding that he is especially pleased that part of the taxes his business pays supports the local volunteer fire department. "These volunteers are great guys, who do not get a lot of praise and deserve my support."
The farm also has a Facebook page where customers can upload pictures of their decorated tree.
"One woman went home and decorated her tree with a peacock theme," Dickess said, laughing as he explained that was a first for him. Still, he said, viewing his Facebook page and seeing all the family Christmas tree pictures serves to reinforce his desire to keep the family tradition -- both his and those of his customers -- alive for decades to come.
Where: 2888 County Road 61, Andis, OH 45645-9010 (about 10 miles from U.S. 52 at Ironton, Coal Grove, Chesapeake and Proctorville)
Services: Families can walk the farm and pick their own tree, then tag it with a date. On that date, employees will cut the tree, shake off excess needles with a motorized shaker, prepare the tree for transport and load it on your vehicle. You can also have your tree cut and loaded the same day. Customers can also order custom-made, fresh wreaths.
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A Duluth organization providing mentoring to youth is celebrating a milestone year.
Mentor Duluth and Duluth YMCA marked 75 years of mentoring youth with an event at Duluth's Lowell Elementary School, where leaders threw water balloons, trying to beat the record for the number of them broken on a person within a minute.
A crowd of kids watched the water balloons fly and while the record of more than two dozen balloons broken still stands after the event, the kids were, without a doubt, entertained.
Cassie Flynn, a Mentor Duluth program advocate, said it's "just a fun event to celebrate our 75th year--it's kicking off the year. We've got some other events planned for later in the year to celebrate our program."
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When you see Oprah on her talk show now, she looks fabulous. But she's still overweight on the inside, which allows me to control her. Every time she threatens to kick me to the curb because I won't put a ring on our finger, I say, "Tut-tut, baby, remember Wendy's." Then she cries. Then we mash.
Because I saw what Oprah could be, because I had the foresight, I can now go on Larry King Live pretty much whenever I damn well please. This is where I draw the parallel with Cocker. Little do many people know that he's never actually written a song. He just puts out album upon album of cover songs -- some good, some bad. His latest album, Heart & Soul, is very, very bad. But that won't stop people like Oprah from lapping it up, because Cocker was there at that Wendy's in her time of pain, right alongside El Sted. Except he was on Muzak, and I was actually at the table with Oprah.
This is why I am Oprah's longtime boyfriend, and Joe Cocker is not. If Cocker had been at the Chicago Wendy's to comfort Oprah and I was singing "Tiny Dancer" on Muzak -- which I do beautifully, incidentally -- things might have worked out differently. Thanks, Joe. -- As told to Mike Seely
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I was born in a small Ontario town where I was first introduced to hockey by my father--an incredibly allegiant Leafs fan—with hopes for a future recruit. It didn't go as planned...
I'll be doing a regular column here at HabsAddict.com, and covering prospects and their development.
I'm very happy to be joining the Habs Addict family, and I feel privileged to be working with and writing for a group with such an incomparable passion for the CH!
So, without further ado, here's my first column...
Looking at players and line combinations for next season, would you break up the Montreal Canadiens' top line of Max Pacioretty, David Desharnais and Eric Cole?
The answer is usually a quick, resounding "NO," and chief among reasons is that it's unwise to dismantle the only line that produced offensively last season.
While I agree—after the train wreck of 2011-12 and the uncertainty it has created—that the mere idea is a frightening one, let me give you a few reasons why I think the benefits could be worth it.
What to do with Lars Eller?
It's been suggested before that Lars Eller on the wing, completing a second unit with Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta would be an ideal scenario if Eller were comfortable there.
Who doesn't want to see a budding player with his promise develop further alongside offensive-minded attackers?
Personally, I don't believe—when looking at a checking line—that Eller is the right guy for the job. Yes, he's technically the team's largest pivot and isn't necessarily shy of the physical game, but isn't he meant to be a top-six player?
The potential is there and he deserves a real shot at an offensively defined role.
But for me, the real problem with the winger idea came when Eller said that he "doesn't mind playing there," followed by "I'll play where I'm needed".
He's not a veteran, nor a rookie. He's at that stage where things can quickly go south if he's not utilized properly. You don't want Lars playing a position that he "doesn't mind". You want him at center where he's naturally at his best, whether he's adjusting to the wing or not.
So the question now involves Desharnais and, more importantly, Plekanec.
The Plekanec Problem
I am still a firm believer that Plekanec is a No. 1 center in this league and, though he's very good defensively, is a world-class playmaker. There is tantalizing point-production that has been evaporating from his game while he toils on an ever-shifting, uncertain second line.
Until the Habs trade him in a package for a superstar pivot, Plekanec needs to be centering the best possible linemates available, consistently.
In my mind, Cole and Pacioretty are pretty well inseparable and they are both lock-ins for the Habs' premier line. I think we are all mostly in agreement on that, and for now I wouldn't suggest splitting them apart.
Desharnais on the other hand is a slightly different case...
Where to put Desharnais
This is not to suggest that DD hasn't earned the spot he's in, and I'm not denying the chemistry that he has with Pacioretty and Cole. Looking back at the year though, I don't remember DD being as integral to that unit's success as Cole and Pacioretty were.
For all intents and purposes, the Habs are at square one this season. They're starting from the bottom of the barrel and there's a new coaching staff driving the boat.
Is there not time to generate some new chemistry, perhaps with Plekanec centering the Cole line, and Eller centering Gio and Bourque? It's been talked about, but Le Tricolore remain without a solid, fully-defined second unit, and now seems as good a time as any to try and fix that.
Barring the signing of a more capable left winger than Bourque—though he deserves a second chance—to round out the No. 2 line, these are pairings that are still worth a shot for the benefit of Eller and Plekanec going forward.
Do we project Desharnais to be more important to the future of the Habs than Eller? And after all, is such a sacred chemistry not powerful enough to rekindle itself if these propositions don't work out?
What would you do to remedy the still very real issue of only having one decent line going into 2012-13? Is DD just too small to center the checking line, or not good enough defensively? Would you rather see DD on the No. 2 unit at Eller's wing, or is Eller better suited for a third line defensive role? Where would you play Scott Gomez?
Lets hear your thoughts!
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The Summercliff Players are set to present two performances of "Once On This Island" on Friday and Saturday at Briarcliff High School. The theater troupe is a cooperative effort of the Briarcliff Friends of the Performing Arts and the Briarcliff Manor Community Coalition. While the troupe performed the show six years ago, director Kathleen Donovan-Warren promises that this year's production will be completely different.
"We've done this show before, but we haven't done it like this," she said, adding that the show features a variety of talent both onstage and behind the scenes.
"Our musical director, James Britt, is also a master puppeteer who has built these 10-foot puppets for our show that I think are going to amaze people."
Donovan-Warren said it was "terrific to have this kind of talent available" through the mix of the backstage crews and the cast from all over Westchester.
The cast includes 17-year-old Rebecca Simpson-Wallack, a senior at Briarcliff Manor High School who has performed throughout Westchester and New York City.
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Costar Myosha "MeMe" Smith, 20, is more than familiar with the production as she performed in "Once On This Island" 10 years ago. Smith said it's not often she gives out praise, but hopes audience members get a few things out of the show.
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Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases, all of which cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Cancers are classified either according to the kind of fluid or tissue from which they originate, or according to the location in the body where they first developed. In addition, some cancers are of mixed types.
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Lifestyle factors
Lifestyle factors such as smoking, a high-fat diet, and exposure to ultraviolet light (UV radiation from the sun) may be risk factors for some adult cancers. Most children with cancer, however, are too young to have been exposed to these lifestyle factors for any extended time.
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The discovery of certain types of genes that contribute to cancer has been an extremely important development for cancer research. Virtually all cancers are observed to have some type of genetic alteration. A small percentage (5 to 10 percent) of these alterations are inherited, while the rest are sporadic, which means they occur by chance or occur from environmental exposures (usually over many years). There are three main types of genes that can affect cell growth, and are altered (mutated) in certain types of cancers, including the following:
These genes regulate the normal growth of cells, causing them to grow. Scientists commonly describe oncogenes as similar to a cancer "switch" that most people have in their bodies. What "flips the switch" to make these oncogenes suddenly allow abnormal cancer cells to begin to grow is unknown.
Tumor suppressor genes
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History of iPhone 5: The biggest thing to happen to iPhone
Leading up to the iPhone 6 event we're updating and expanding our series on the history of the iPhone, continuing with the biggest thing to happen since the original — the iPhone 5
WWDC 2012 came and went without any new iPhone announcements, re-affirming that that 2011 hadn't be a fluke and that fall was the new summer. So it was that Apple announced another iPhone event for September 12, 2012. There, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing introduced the biggest thing to happen to the iPhone since the original iPhone. Big as in tall. Big as in light. Big as in LTE. Big as in the iPhone 5.
iPhone 5 is the most beautiful consumer device that we've ever created. We've packed an amazing amount of innovation and advanced technology into a thin and light, jewel-like device with a stunning 4-inch Retina display, blazing fast A6 chip, ultrafast wireless, even longer battery life; and we think customers are going to love it.
Loving it was easy
iPhone 5, codenamed N41/N42 and model number iPhone5,1, was the fourth major redesign and the second major improvement to the iPhone's display since the original. It was the fist time, however, Apple changed aspect ratios. All previous iPhones had been 3:2. The iPhone 5 was a more cinematic 16:9. It meant movies and TV could be shown with less or no letterboxing, and apps could take advantage of an extra row of content. That's because Apple had simply added pixels to take the iPhone from 3.5-inches to 4-inches, they'd kept the same 326ppi density and gone from 940x640 to 1136x640.
Apple also switched to in-cell technology, which let them combine the touch sensor and LCD into one layer. If the pixels of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s looked like they were painted beneath glass, the pixels on the iPhone 5 looked like they were painted inside the glass. It reduced reflections and made everything look better. There were some issues with rapid, changing, diagonal swiping, but overall Apple had succeeded in once again making the best, if not the biggest, display in the business.
Although the screen got bigger, paradoxically the iPhone 5 itself got smaller. 12% smaller by volume than its predecessor. That meant it was so light people picking it for the first time could mistake it for a hollow shell. It required a manufacturing process with precision and at scale never seen before. According to Apple senior vice president of design, Jony Ive, they now measured in microns.
Though the overall rounded-rectangle shape of the iPhone 5 stayed the same, Apple rebuilt the casing from the atoms on up. Instead of a glass back and stainless steel band, they went back to the aluminum of the original iPhone. This time, however, they made it a unibody that covered the back and sides and included diamond polished chamfered edges. Ceramic/pigmented glass was still used on the top and bottom for RF transparency, however, resulting in a two-tone effect. Apple offered both white and silver (Stormtrooper) and black and slate (Vader). The silver was clear-coated aluminum. The slate was anodized. Dark colors, especially black, are incredibly hard to anodize and that did cause some issues for Apple when it came to scratching and chipping.
The iPhone 5 also debuted Apple's first truly custom processor. Previous Apple A-series processors had been based on existing ARM reference platforms like Cortex A9. For the Apple A6, Apple licensed the ARM v7s instruction set and made their own design — a 32nm CMOS dual-core CPU that can run from between 800MHz and 1.2GHz and was codenamed Swift. They topped it off with a triple-core PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU and 1GB of RAM. It was roughly twice as fast. Again. There was no new storage option, however, so 64GB remained the max. The battery did creep up to 1440mAh and that, along with new efficiencies, increased useful battery life.
The Apple A6 image signal processor (ISP) added spatial noise reduction as well as increased speed. Because of the 25% thinner body, Apple wasn't able to include a better physical camera (cameras love depth) but they somehow managed to squeeze a camera into the iPhone 5 that was just as good as the iPhone 4S. Re-branded under the old "iSight" name, Apple did add a new, dynamic low-light mode which they claimed was up to 2 f-stops better. Apple also claimed the 5-element lens has been aligned with even greater precision for even greater sharpness. Also, the surface of the iSight was switched to sapphire crystal to make it more scratch resistant. The front, FaceTime camera went 720p, becoming FaceTime HD.
Making a camera that was as good if not slightly better than the iPhone 4S fit into a body as thin as the iPhone 5 was, no doubt, a miracle of engineering. However, it did raise questions about the need for ever-thinner iPhones. Could Apple not have left the depth the same and made the camera even better? Added even more battery? What was truly the most important — more functionality or less weight? Apple clearly believed the latter.
In their efforts to fit everything into the smaller-by-volume space, Apple once again went to a smaller SIM card. This time, the nanoSIM. Thanks to Qualcomm's MDM9615 and RTR8600 chipsets, they added 4G LTE support with a maximum theoretical speed of 100mbps. These were next generation chips at the time and, because Apple had waited to go to LTE until they were ready, the iPhone avoided all the battery life and bloating issues faced by earlier adopters.
Since LTE doesn't support simultaneous voice and data, the GSM iPhone 5 had to drop down to HSPA+ while making or taking calls. Since EVDO Rev. A also doesn't supported simultaneous voice and data either, the CMDA iPhone 5 had to drop data entirely. To be clear, this was and remains a Verizon and Sprint problem. They never rolled out EVDO Rev. B, which does support simultaneous voice and data, nor did they switch to HSPA, like their CDMA counterparts in Canada, Bell and TELUS, did.
That meant, in order for Apple to provide a "world phone", Apple has to include CDMA support in every iPhone. Not only was that a more complex radio model to solve, it was a more expensive one — Qualcomm owns CDMA and they take a hefty royalty for its use. And, again, to provide a world phone, that's a higher royalty Apple had to pay on every iPhone.
Apple could have worked around the simultaneous voice and data issue by adding a second voice radio to the iPhone 5, but while they were willing to pay more for every iPhone because of Verizon and Sprint's technological debt, they drew the line at increasing size and decreasing battery life. Verizon and Sprint customers would have to wait until their carriers went all-in on Voice over LTE (VoLTE).
For areas without LTE, Apple added DC-HSPA+, and it's still impressive theoretical 42mbps capacity. Wideband audio was also added for the few carriers that actually supported it. There was still no NFC, not even with Passbook along for the ride. Bluetooth was already maxed out at 4.0, but thanks to a Murata Wi-Fi module, which included the Broadcom BCM4334 chip, the iPhone 5 gained 802.11n on 5GHz as well.
Apple also added a 3rd mic for better noise cancellation and beamforming. Thanks to FaceTime, Siri, and other, newer technologies, we didn't just talk into our phones any more. We talked at them and from all around them.
The iPhone 5 was also a turning point in another major area. After 10 years of 30-pin Dock connector, Apple swapped it out for the smaller, more flexible, more advanced Lightning connector — 80% smaller and offering 8 all-digital signals to be precise. It caused a lot of pain for a lot of people who'd accumulated a lot of Dock connector-based accessories over the years, and Apple dropped the ball in a major way by not having their adapters on the shelves — never mind in boxes — in anything approaching a reasonable amount of time. It was a necessary and good change, however, and over time the conversion pain diminished.
The iconic earbuds were also updated for the iPhone 5, becoming EarPods. The shape of the EarPods was a significant divergence — instead of being uniformly round, the EarPods were asymmetrically shaped and, according to Apple, ergonomically designed to better fit a wider range of ears. EarPods also featured a new, multi-port design. The main EarPod speaker directed sound into your ear. The port on the back was tuned to mid-range frequencies and intended to improve consistency of experience. Ports in the stem were meant to improve bass. Air channels reduced pressure on the speaker so it could concentrate on providing greater low-frequency sound. They still weren't high-end and weren't meant to be, but for in-the-box headsets, they were an improvement.
Pricing was unchanged at $199, $299, and $399 on contract.
Bored all the way to the bank
The iPhone 5 launched in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK on September 21, 2012. By the end of the year it was available in 100 countries on 240 carriers. Apple also launched iOS 6 with it. They sold 5 million the first weekend. Tim Cook, via Apple:
Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we are working hard to get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible. While we have sold out of our initial supply, stores continue to receive iPhone 5 shipments regularly and customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date. We appreciate everyone's patience and are working hard to build enough iPhone 5s for everyone.
The iPhone 5 was a completely new design with a completely new manufacturing process, but thanks to the familiar silhouette button layout, especially the iconic Home button, some people and pundits called it uninspired. They called it boring. It made no sense to people who understood what went into making it. It made no sense to anyone familiar with all the other iterative designs from all the other manufacturers.
But perception is reality, and manufacturers disregard it at their peril. Add in the extremely troubled iOS 6 Maps launch that came with it, and gripes abounded. Still, reviews were positive.
Tim Stevens of Engadget:
The iPhone 5 is a significant improvement over the iPhone 4S in nearly every regard, and in those areas that didn't see an upgrade over its predecessor -- camera, storage capacity -- one could make a strong case that the iPhone 4S was already ahead of the curve. Every area, that is, except for the OS. If anything, it's the operating system here that's beginning to feel a bit dated and beginning to show its age.
Still, the iPhone 5 absolutely shines. Pick your benchmark and you'll find Apple's thin new weapon sitting at or near the top. Will it convince you to give up your Android or Windows Phone ways and join the iOS side? Maybe, maybe not. Will it wow you? Hold it in your hand -- you might be surprised. For the iOS faithful this is a no-brainer upgrade. This is without a doubt the best iPhone yet. This is a hallmark of design. This is the one you've been waiting for.
Jim Dalrymple of The Loop:
My experience with the iPhone 5, iOS and the EarPods has been great. The iPhone is everything Apple said it would be and with iOS 6 built-in, it's clear to me that Apple has another winner on its hands.
I can't think of any good reason why anyone wouldn't upgrade or purchase the iPhone 5.
Yours truly for iMore:
The danger of being overly focused is that you lose sight of the periphery. The key is to be fixed but not fixated. It can be a razor-fine line, and one Apple often seems to cascade down with reckless abandon. [...] One day Apple will come to the end of this iPhone line and they'll have to re-imagine or replace the iPhone the way they have the iPod. But it won't be this day or this iPhone.
Taller, thinner, faster, lighter, brighter; the iPhone 5 represents nothing more nor less than the latest, relentless iteration on the Platonic ideal Apple has been striving towards for almost a decade. Redesigned in every way but shape, compromised but true to its purpose, the iPhone 5 is once again the best iPhone Apple has ever made, and one of the best phones ever made. Period.
It felt the closest yet to the original Project Purple concept Jony Ive had been working on since 2005. It felt like the pinnacle of that hardware line.
Six years later
Microsoft had launched Windows Phone 7 and then called a mulligan and launched the similar looking but not binary compatible Windows Phone 8. It did, finally, unite Microsoft's platforms under the NT kernel, however, so it was an improvement. Nokia, the principle Windows Phone manufacturer started to make noise about Android and even started to launch low-end Android phones under the Nokia X label. They'd been so devalued under the leadership of former Microsoft executive and current Nokia CEO Stephen Elop that Microsoft decided to simply buy Nokia and get into the hardware business Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer had previously said made no sense to them. Ballmer, however, was already on his way out. He resigned and left the future of Microsoft in mobile to his successor, Satya Nadella.
BlackBerry had ditched their dual CEOs and replaced them with Thorstein Heins, and finally launched BlackBerry 10. It had some interesting ideas but was too late to market for new customers and too different for existing ones. Neither the full screen Z10 nor the hardware keyboard Q10 could find much traction.
Samsung and Motorola remained in litigation with Apple, the former leading in marketshare and rapidly gaining in profit share, the latter taking the first careful steps towards a Google phone. Competition from Android had never been more fierce. Some in the media and in the markets began to run with the Apple is doomed meme, and Apple's ability to innovate and excite was called into question.
At WWDC 2013, however, Apple began to strike back. iOS 7 — a radical reconceptualizing of what it meant to be mobile software — was coming. But what would come with it?
More on the history of the iPhone
- History of iPhone: Apple reinvents the phone
- History of iPhone 3G: Twice as fast, half the price
- History of iPhone 3GS: Faster and more powerful
- History of iPhone 4: Changing everything - again
- History of iPhone 4S: The most amazing iPhone yet
- History of iPhone 5: The biggest thing to happen to iPhone
- History of iPhone 5c: The most colorful iPhone yet
- History of iPhone 5s: The most forward thinking iPhone ever
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History of iPhone 5: The biggest thing to happen to iPhone
Like history written by the soviets circa 1980...
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"It also required a machining process that no other company on earth could have produced at that scale. (It was, quite frankly, machinist porn.)"
Uhh...I'm pretty sure Samsung could have done the same if they chose to use aluminum instead of plastic...seeing as they are the largest phone OEM in the world...just saying.
Also, why did you quote yourself as though you were subjective enough to warrant reading? You write for an Apple-centric site, your observations will be undoubtedly pro-Apple.
Anyway, I loved your articles regarding the iPhone history. I almost wished though that you had waited to write these on the eve of the 2014 iPhone announcement. I feel that next year will be something more special that what we will probably see this year. This year is about reacting to the market and supplying a cheap iPhone. Next year I believe Tim Cook and Co. will put down the naysayers.
I don't think Samsung could have manufactured the iPhone 5 last year. Apple not only designs their products, they design the machines that make their products. Watch the iPhone 5 machining video again. They're manufacturing virtually "in the future". That stuff will filter down, but it takes a unique culture, and frankly a recklessness (because it's needlessly expensive) to do stuff like that. Samsung may not have had the will or the way.
Just like Apple couldn't manufacture their own chipsets, but Samsung could. It's not easy and each company has their own specialities and competences.
Also, I quote myself because I wrote the article and wanted to share my views of the product at the time and the accepted internet convention for that is to quote the material.
I'll update the series next year, so no worries.
Apple gets there stuff from other companies. Foxcon is the one making the products. The only thing Apple does is put a logo on the back of their phones.
Orly? Well, your name kinda explains your remark. Lol.
Not at all. Apple designs machining and processes and then funds those machines at the factories in exchange for exclusivity and preferential pricing. It's a Tim Cook thing. Foxconn can only make iPhones because Apple equips and funds them to make iPhones.
Didnt see this post! By the way, I love your writing, keep up
The good work.
You have no idea about design and manufacturing do you? Apple designed the iPhone only it clearly states on the back 'designed in California'. Component designs for any new device are put out to tender for quotes.
Apple designs every aspect of their products and than gives Foxconn the design and blueprints to build them. You couldn't be more wrong.
Now I'm as big an apple critic as you'll find, but that statement is just stupidly false. If you can't see that Apple has legitimately changed the very landscape of consumer electronics for the better, & judging by your handle you still think its 2007 apparently, you're living in a fanboy fantasy.
Blackberry sure as hell isn't doing the type of machining & fit & finish that Apple is or has done with their entire portfolio. For that matter nobody is. To say Samsung is in the same league is laughable. Yeah Foxconn is the manufacturing partner, & they use the tools & machines Apple designed for them to manufacture Apple products. Not Samsungs.
HTC could have...
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Could have?
But didn't.
Ford or Porsche?
You choose. It's not always about who sells the most. Sounds like someone with buyer's remorse to me.
I love the article, but I am bummed that Samsung is trying to steal Apple's thunder by having the Unpacked event tomorrow. And as always, Samsung will try to out do the iPhone in every which way. But they tain't gonna get the drop on Apple. Just because the Note 3 might be thinner than the iPhone 5/S doesn't make it impressive.
No but the performance is what matters. What u can do for productivity is what matters also, Apple loses there. Not play games for 8 hours and act like a child with a Iphone.
I almost feel sorry for your mother. Almost.
As I feel sorry for yours.. Oh wait trolls hatch don't they.
You clods ruine everything.
Why in the heck you have to start because you are jealous.
You are stuck in a contract or with a company what won't let you use a iPhone and you want to project your pissy, fanboy attitude.
And you are men?
Grow up, put on your big boy pants and suck it up, buy an iPhone or just wait till your contract ends and quick being JERKS! (aka, JACKA****s
I'm not in a contract... Just because Apple never changes or innovates doesn't mean everyone else stagnates. Apple will copy android again next year...oops, I mean innovate.
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Don't let these Bb and Android and Samsung aka Anti-Apple fanboys ruin genius products and amazing articles! Arguing with people who rep Bb or 41mp Nokias is worthless bc they're worthless. Apply been on top for a long time and will continue. Thanks Rene and iMore
Yeah, 41 mp...
Just gobble up that memory and storage.
That's going to last.
...Oh wait, there is that cloud thingy
Well said.. I'll forgive your handle.
Loses what?
Have you looked at RIM's stock?
You're stupid at best.
Yeah sorry but peformance as you say is just fine in an iPhone be it productivity or games. There's such a wide variety of what iOS devices can do its unreal. Androids I have to say can do the same and don't tell me there not game oriented as well! It's not about what the fuck does what better. It's about choice of what expirence you want while doing whatever it is you do on these devices/OS. There both capible and powerful each with there own experience. I've had everything from a BB, Android, and iPhone. Given everything a chance (Windows phone never have or will). I've choose iPhone and I'll stick to it from now on. It does it for ME. No matter what it is and everything works seamlessly. Blackberry fan eh?…Whatever works for you.
I think Samsung's been planning this event for a long time. The Note 3 is an entirely different thing than the iPhone 5S anyway. I'm not sure how much the potential markets overlap.
Just like last year, and the year before that. IFA comes, brings Samsung Unpacked with it!
This one will be the Note 4...
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I really hope that iOS 7 gives the iPhone the much needed boost to the modern competition that balk the againg look of iOS 6 and adding features to the iPhone that really could use an update.
From what I've seen so far from the demos on the Apple website along with the initial announcement. The only bit of history I felt was not really noticed was the iPhone 5 finally reaching all four major carriers and updated for T-Mobile's 1700Mhz AWS 4G network as well as LTE which with my personal experience so far, has been a huge bonus. After carrying a number of different Android devices that none really worked well for me so I had used a unlocked 4S direct from Apple. After so much time being stuck with EDGE when wanting to stick with my iPhone, it was a huge amount of nerd frenzy after getting my T-Mobile iPhone 5 with truly unlimited and uncapped high speed data and tethering.
Ever since getting the original iPhone long ago and having to join AT&T to use it, this is the second time I've been completely captivated by the raw beauty of the minimalist design done do perfection that is the iPhone 5.
Now with iOS 7 on the horizon, I can't wait to see how much further Apple can push ahead.
The toughest decision now is if the 5S is worth the upgrade from the 5. Having my LTE hotspot with my MBP pulling just under 38Mbps, this is the best mobile phone I've ever owned.
Had iOS 7 for 3 weeks. Ditched my JB for it. Been amazing!
I'm hugely impressed with iOS 7. More than I hoped for pre-WWDC.
The 5s was in 13 though
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Thanks for the article Rene ! Make us remember how time fly, and all the good things apple bring us !
Although i enjoy less the keynote since steve doesn't introduce the product, i download and watch them quickly
I really enjoyed this article.
My wife has a 5 and I have a 4s soon to upgrade.
I never really took into consideration the amount of work, and design, not too mention the technology in these little devices. ALL OF THEM. (quiet fanboys).
The one thing I tell me kids, these are small computers. NOT PHONES, and to this day, most of the masses STUPIDITY out there doesn't realize it.
Any one remember, pagers? Think about it from the business aspect.
Blackberry was certainly the King of business.
But iPhone is slowly nibbling away.
But give credit due.
Samsung. I really don't care. The fill a niche for those that HATE Apple in every fashion.
I bet they all use a ZUNE to this day.
We all have our choices.
I never hear anyone that owns a iPhone beating down someone saying they wish they have a Samsung, Nokia or a Windoze, phone!
Ha, I made a funny.
Great story.
There is a lot to be said.
"could have" best quote of the day.
Samsung sux! Sorry you brought.
really been loving these iPhone history pages. i hope androidcentral.com does a series on the nexus line. maybe even the droid line but that could look insane.
I said this same exact thing the last time you posted this picture... You clearly show how the iPhone has grown in size, yet all of the competitors phones look like they have stayed the same exact stagnant size. Why do you have to modify the photos to look like that and not how they actually look?
Although I only have the 16GB model of the 5 and now dealing with space issues, I absolutely love it. It seems to be the perfect size. Even with a battery case on it, the phone fits comfortably in my pocket. The phone zips and the OS is fluid. I've owned the 3Gs, 4, and now 5. Each one was a great upgrade of the previous model. They've earned my repeat business (and even before that with the Mac). At work, my department is 6 deep. 5 of them own iPhones 4, 4S or 5. None of them care about any specs. They just want their phones to work and they do. The lone non-iPhone owner in the office is anti-Apple for whatever reason. He stuck to his Blackberry despite all of it's limitations then moved to an Android OS phone. I sincerely wished it worked out for him, but after a few months, turn out he doesn't have the geek skills required to make his phone run smoothly and do the things he could do with an iPhone. Looking forward to iOS 7.
René, Wonderful series. Really cannot abide the whiners, but I guess it's a sign that even those who don't actually like the series nevertheless love it. Hope you're planning to publish the full series as an Amazon single, or an iBooks equivalent. Please say yes,
Rene, why would you show the Samsung S3 and two previous iterations of HTC software when comparing the 5s? That just reeks of fanboi bullshit, and goes to show that Apple cannot compete with Sense 6 from HTC.
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My iPhone 5 was eligible for the battery replacement. I had the work done on Saturday. It feels like it has a new lease on life. It's going to be as difficult to give up my 5 (I already have a Gazelle sale setup for my wife and I), as it was to give up my 4.
iPhone 5 > Every plasticky Android spyware/virus ridden 'smartphone' ever made.
iPhone 5 is a beast! Thin mean machine. You talk about battery life, multitasking, performance etc, it rules!
I am using iPhone 5 for over 1.5 yrs now and will continue to do so for another 1 year. It has got enough life in it!!
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Rene when you quoted Tim cook. Did he actually leak that there was gonna be an iPhone 5s at some point or is that a typo? And it's kinda funny how the 5s was actually even more delayed thank the 5.
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Can't wait for the 5s one !!!!!
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You can find it here Jordan http://www.imore.com/history-iphone-5s.
The 5c and 5s titles seemed to be linking to the 5 history instead of the appropriate pages.
I think i should get a iphone 6 because i passed my grade snd i was supposed to get one but she is struggling on some things !!And im only 13 years old need a iphone 6 bad if i dont win ill try it agsin cause i never give up on myself !!house phone number 6786610162 ,gmail firstname.lastname@example.com and im 13 years old


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Muninggar Sri Saraswati
The Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, is considering either Yogyakarta's governor, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, or People's Consultative Assembly chairman Hidayat Nurwahid as Megawati Sukarnoputri's running mate in next year's presidential election, a party official said on Sunday.
Maruarar Sirait, a PDI-P deputy chairman, said that both figures were shown to be popular in several recent opinion polls. "The public has a positive view of both of them," he said on Sunday.
However, Maruarar said the party would make a final decision on a running mate during a national party meeting next year.
"The decision on who will run as Megawati's vice presidential candidate is in the hands of the party's members," he said.
The party has named Megawati, its chairperson and a former president, as its presidential candidate for next year's election.
Maruarar said that to be Megawati's running mate, a politician had to share her ideology.
"However, it is important to have a popular vice presidential candidate to improve our chances of winning the election," Maruar said.
Megawati lost her re-election bid in 2004, with her former minister, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, winning the presidency.
Hamengkubuwono's chief strategist, Sukardi Rinakit, has said that the sultan was seeking nothing less than the presidency. Hamengkubuwono has yet to win the nomination of the Golkar Party, of which he is a member.
Hidayat has been named by the Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party, or PKS, which he formerly chaired, as one of its eight potential presidential nominees.
The election law provides that only a party or coalition of parties that wins 25 percent of the vote in the legislative elections, or 20 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives, can nominate a presidential candidate.


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reducing costs through life-cycle cost analysis, innovation, and adaptation. It should be noted that many of the projected costs and cost savings are estimates made during the design phase. Actual results will be known several years after this project is completed. The detailed analysis is presented here to highlight the necessity for a comprehensive planning process and the need to define goals and set targets. The design team should include the facility director, facility manager, researchers, and representatives of the animal care staff who bring day-to-day front-line experience.
With direct labor representing 50-65% of operating costs, investment in technology that reduces staff or makes current staff more efficient is critical. The committee's recommendations are organized around physical and operational issues.
Many institutions have used ventilated microisolator cage and rack systems to extend cage-changing intervals from twice a week to once a week or once every 2 weeks. This extension of the cage-changing interval could allow a doubling of the mouse-cage census without substantially increasing the number of staff involved. Lengthening cage-changing intervals also decreases the load for the cage-wash centers because each cage is washed less frequently. (However, since laboratory animal care technicians also clean rooms, take censuses, receive animals, and support area management, material transport, training, and meetings in addition to cage changing, it should not be expected that halving the cage-changing frequency will lead to a doubling of productivity.) The capital investment in ventilated micro-barrier cages and racks is substantially larger than in static microbarrier housing systems. For example, a 126-cage ventilated rack with water bottles costs 139% more than a double-sided static rack, and a ventilated rack with automatic watering costs 230% more. However, site-by-site comparison of these cage and rack systems, considering total operational costs (equipment, sanitation, personnel, and space), typically indicates, on the basis of committee experience, a payback period of under 5 years for the higher initial investment. Payback periods will vary considerably, depending on the current and projected cage-rack systems, cage-changing frequencies, use of water bottles or automatic watering, mechanical HVAC capacity, room size and configuration, and volume equipment discounts. For some large operations, the payback period is not an important consideration, because hiring and retaining sufficient staff are difficult during a tight labor market. Unless an institution plans to extend the cage-changing frequency substantially (for example, from once a week to once every 2 weeks) or increase the


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Judge Colleen O'Toole
Colleen Mary O'Toole was first elected to the Eleventh District Court of Appeals in 2004. Judge O'Toole left the Eleventh District at the end of her term in February 2011. Judge O'Toole founded On Demand Interpretation Services, LLC, an entrepreneurial start up that provides certified interpretation in 170 languages and American sign-language to public entities and their support networks. In 2012 Judge O'Toole was re-elected to the Eleventh District Court of Appeals.
Judge O'Toole's has decided over 1500 cases 72 murders and authored over 500 opinions. The Eleventh District Court of Appeals serves the counties of Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Portage and Trumbull. She is a member of the Ohio Judicial Conference and the Courts of Appeals Judges Association. She established a case management system which reduced backlog by 60% in the court of appeals. She advocated for efficiency and increased access to pro se litigants. She is dedicated to making sure that the courts remain a level playing-field for all parties. She is concerned about special interest groups that try to influence access to justice, often at the expense of the litigants or the public.
During her tenure on the bench, Judge O'Toole has served as a member of the Ohio Judicial Conference, serving on the Community Corrections, Court Administration, Court Technology and Criminal Law & Procedure committees. In addition, she served as a member of the subcommittee for Court Reporting and Transcripts. She was integral member of these committees and assisted in drafting various recommendations that were adopted in the legislative platform of the conference.
Judge O'Toole testified on the positions of the Ohio Judicial Conference before the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee and participated in many legislative conferences advocating the positions of the conference before legislators. She was a member of Library of Reasoned Orders Committee. She was appointed by late Chief Justice Moyer as a member of Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission and is currently serving in an advisory capacity to that commission. This commission is a bipartisan statutory advisory body charged with reviewing the criminal justice system and recommending improvements and changes to the Ohio legislature. Prior to taking the bench she advised, advocated, and consulted on a myriad of local and state initiatives. She also served as a member of the Criminal Law Committee for the Ohio State Bar Association, and a graduate of the Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute.
Late Chief Justice Moyer appointed her to serve as a visiting judge on the Ohio Supreme Court death penalty appeal of State v. White, 118 Ohio St.3d, 2008-Ohio-1623, 885 N.E. 2nd 905.
Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1991, Judge O'Toole initially practiced law and interned in the Cuyahoga County Public Defender's Office in the major trial division. She then worked with the National Interstate Company in Cleveland as a Litigation Manager. From 1996 to 1998, she was associated with the Cleveland law firm of Kramer and Nierman, LPA and the Housing Advocates Inc. In 1998 she opened her own law firm, focusing in criminal, civil and juvenile litigation in state and federal courts. Judge O'Toole has extensive experience in civil, criminal, family law litigation, and appeals.
Judge O'Toole is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. She has held memberships in the American, Ohio, Cleveland, Lake County and Geauga County Bar Associations and has been a member of the Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. She was an adjunct professor at John Carroll University, and presently serves as one for Kent State University. She is a trained mediator, having completed training offered by the Ohio commission on dispute resolution and conflict management. She was chairman of the Highland Heights Board of Zoning Appeals.
Judge O'Toole is an avid sportsperson. She presently is on the advisory committee of The Western Reserve Land Conservancy. She enjoys angling, and lives on the Grand River with her husband, a marine veteran and NRA instructor, their three children one of whom is a foster child and their dog, Lucky O'Toole. She is licensed to carry a concealed weapon and enjoys target shooting.


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Library History
Read how this library was established and how it has evolved to become such an important part of our community.
A "free reading room" was started by Boone residents in 1885. The assets were turned over to the city in 1889 to become a public library. In 1901 Senator C.J. A. Ericson, a Boone businessman, gave the city a building to house the library. The building was enlarged in 1923 thanks to a donation by his daughter, Miss Rena Ericson. In 1993 the building was enlarged and remodeled from the proceeds of a 1 cent local option sales tax approved by the voters.


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WACO (February 14, 2014) Six couples exchanged vows Friday in a traditional Valentine's Day ceremony on the steps of the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco.
McLennan County Justice of the Peace Pete Peterson presided over the ceremony for a second year, continuing a tradition started by his predecessor Billy Martin in 1999.
Bride Helona Fallone said she and her new husband had been dating for eight years and had been "looking forward to the special day" for a long time.
Another new bride said she and her new husband had been going together for 11 years and decided this year it was time to tie the knot.
Peterson donned a red sports coat and conducted his first mass wedding on Valentine's Day in 2013.
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Katsuhiko Tokunaga
Ever since the early days of aviation people have been fascinated by "those magnificent men in their flying machines".
The very first airshows in the 1920's proved to be real crowdpleasers, and today, almost 100 years later, they still are.
When visiting an airshow you can't miss nothing that many spectators are pointing big lenses skywards trying to make that ultimate picture of their favourite aircraft ... a photograph that is just that little bit better than the ones they made so far.
Aviation and photography have always formed a perfect combination and we may say that capturing the graceful lines of an aircraft on film or image sensor has become a form of art.
But let there be no doubt about it, aviation photography can be a quite hard and challenging occupation.
The speed of and distance to the photo subject, adverse lighting- and weather conditions etc. could make getting that perfect mix of aperture, shutterspeed and composition almost impossible. Some photographers soon realised that some of these problems could be eliminated when flying alongside the aircraft they want to photograph, using another aircraft as a photo platform, a technique called air-to-air photography.
Although air-to-air photography is becoming more and more popular these days, the chances to go on such a photo flight do not come plenty. At least for most of us.
A handful of aviation photographers around the world do this professionally and actually get to live of this fascinating business.
One of the pioneers is the Japanese aviation photographer Katsuhiko "Katsu" Tokunaga.
Maybe the name Tokunaga doesn't ring a bell, but if you happen to be a regular reader of some of the world's most popular aviation magazines like for example Air Forces Monthly, Air International, Aircraft and Combat Aircraft (and which aviation enthusiast isn't) chances are high that you've been staring with admiration more than once at photographs made by this man.
Born in Tokyo in 1957, Mr. Tokunaga started to grow an interest in aviation photography since his childhood.
In 1978, at the age of 21, Mr. Tokunaga had his first "in-flight photography experience" at Tyndall AFB in the backseat of a
USAF T-33A Shooting Star.
Since then everything started to go very rapidly and the lucrative hobby turned into a successful career.
In 1989 "The American Aviation Historical Society" awarded Mr. Tokunaga the title of best aviation photographer of the world. Now Katsu has logged more than 1500 flight hours on more than 60 different types of military fast jets in over 50 countries (he reached the milestone of 1500 hours on assignment in the backseat of a Belgian Air Component Alpha Jet in November 2010).
His work appears worldwide either in book form, in aviation magazines or as advertising material.
Taking pictures for aircraft manufacturers such as Dassault, Lockheed-Martin, Sukhoi, Saab or Airbus, for air forces like the Hellenic or the Croatian Air Force, flying with aerobatic teams such as the Red Arrows, Patrouille Suisse or the Blue Angels, reporting on the last operational F-104 Starfighter flights in the Italian Air Force and flying in the backseat of an F-14 Tomcat from the flightdeck of a US Navy aircraft carrier ... the list of subjects covered by this man seems endless and almost too impressive to be real.
Taken into account that he has been doing this for over 30 years now, one can hardly imagine what treasures the "Tokunaga-archives" contain.
So what exactly does it take to become a professional air-to-air photographer?
Many aviation photographers are dreaming about following in Mr. Tokunaga's footsteps, but very few succeed.
According to the master himself there is no such thing as a bag of tricks or a manual from A to Z on how to become good in air-to-air photography. You certainly don't need the most expensive and most sophisticated photo equipment, and also talent is a relative comprehension. Knowledge (or a bit of experience) and pre-planning are the most important factors according to Katsu.
You have very limited time in the air ... sometimes it seems that immediately after takeoff you are already on finals to land again.
Therefore a proper briefing between the pilots (from the photoship and the photosubject) and the photographer is very important.
You have to carefully plan and explain in advance the formations you expect them to fly and the manoeuvres you would like to photograph, this to avoid confusion and miscommunications whilst airborne.
Mr. Tokunaga himself will always throughly brief his pilots and he has multiple "scenario's" prepared on his laptop
to show them what the intention is.
In addition a proper briefing also contributes to the safety aspect of an air-to-air mission.
Do it safely and efficiently are the key elements.
Lately, there are a handful of aviation photographers (most of them in the editorial teams from or regular contributors for the aviation magazines) who tend to succeed in copying the Tokunaga style very well.
Considering specific angles to get the most desirable shot, being very selective in choosing spectacular though non-distracting backdrops and orchestrating photogenic manoeuvres like the famous "banana-split break" … it's all valuable know how that other photographers can and will learn from, and that's a good thing for everybody.
Unfortunately, according to Mr. Tokunaga himself, it will be almost impossible nowadays to become a professional air-to-air photographer.
He is afraid that it is a job that is slowly dying.
When he started in the good old days, there were just more opportunities to organize a photoflight.
There were more new aircraft entering the aviation scene, more airbases, and more aircraft manufacturers.
Now you only have a new fighter every 10-15 years. Since a few years the first Rafale and Typhoon units have become operational, but one must not forget that the early stages of this design are dating from the early eighties.
Mr. Tokunaga himself is the photographer for almost half of the aviation companies in the world, so mathematically there is a market for just one other photographer and no more.
It's very difficult to start and keep flying as a professional these days.
Flying fast military jets can be physically very demanding.
There is often low-flying and high-G manoeuvring involved.
So doing your job from the backseat as a photographer, holding a heavy camera whilst looking sideways through the canopy, often resulting in airsickness, is not the most obvious thing to do.
So maybe some of you wonder if Katsu isn't thinking about slowing down and leaving photoflights to the athletic and dynamic youngsters, but we can assure you that the man's agenda is as full as ever and he's travelling around the world 300 days a year for his job.
Those who had the pleasure to meet Mr. Tokunaga can agree that he is one of the most remarkable,
sympathetic and humble personalities in the aviation world.
His professionalism and perfectionism are unique and his technical knowledge about flying and photography are extreme.
And above all he still shows the same passion and enthusiasm about his job as the average starting aviation photographer, being it at a different level. From that point of view Mr. Tokunaga and the 12 year old boy with his pocket camera standing near the fence of the airbase share exact the same drive ... your best picture is the one you still have to make. (credits: Geert Meuris)


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The planning continues for two new fire stations in Wilmington.
The Wilmington City council listened to a presentation from the Wilmington Fire Chief Buddy Martinette on station reconfiguration Tuesday night.
The plan includes building two new fire stations and demolishing four old ones. The two new stations will go on Cinema Drive and Shipyard Boulevard. Martinette said the lowest bid for the Cinema Drive station came in at more than $3 million. That's higher than expected. So, the City Council must review the proposal again at its Aug. 5 meeting, and award bids then.
The plan comes with some controversy. Donald Ragavage, the 4th District Vice President with the Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of North Carolina, said it will increase response times and decrease safety.
"The safety issue is the firefighters are going to get on the scenes later with EMS calls. It's crucial that we get in there within four to six minutes," Ragavage said.
Martinette said the department will work hard to continue to keep response times low with the station changes. He added that there won't be a staff reduction. However, some firefighters will move to other stations.


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AppleTV doesn't work with iPad Mini, Google hangout
Hi all, every time we try to use Apple TV with Google Hangout on our Ipad Mini (with the Google hangout app) the screen goes blank the second the video chat window shows up. Using Apple Airport Wifi router.
Up to that point, Apple TV mirrors everything perfectly (other apps, videos, internet, etc). Is this a bug or some kind of device limitation that prevents Hangout on the Ipad Mini? we already downloaded all the updates both on the iPad mini and the Apple TV console. Our Apple Tv/ Hangout setup does work on the same rig when we use a Mac Mini computer.
Many thanks
Which Apple TV do you have and which version of software is it running?
Apple TV version
Software: 6.0.1 (6646.80.1)
Many thanks
I suspect the app doesn't support AirPlay but I'll try it once I get home.
Does it work OK if you just use the iPad and not Airplay it?
Yes, works then...
It does work in principle, just goes blank with this app (Google hangouts video chat)
If you don't turn on Airplay or mirroring but just start a google hangout does it work?
Sorry, yes. Google hangouts works on the iPad mini
Until connecting it to Apple TV.
I can't find anywhere to say the Hangouts app supports airplay.
But I'll try it with my Apple TV later
Airplay does work with Google Hangout from a Mac mini..
On the same AppleTV device.
Much obliged for your help.
Tried it and had a bit of a dig around. The Google Hangouts app doesn't support Airplay. It's not an iPad or AppleTV issue.
Thanks for this!
you've helped me greatly.
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