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Even though the S5 will sell like hotcakes I'm sure I can never wrap my head around Samsung's designs they are so ugly to me, especially that camera housing, just horrible LOL. I think it's funny that Samsung has wanted to be like Apple so bad they are starting to shoot themselves in the foot by succumbing to the so called "S" syndrome. I mean come on they're the only OEM on Android that makes a physical home button (I believe LG may have but can't remember right now) and the jabs they try to take at Apple like those two ads that Richard posted I mean come on Samsung do you're own thing and stop worrying about Apple. Hey perhaps now with the S5 Samsung can finally be called boring.
The 'Galaxy S5' problem
The Galaxy S5 has just launched to what can best be summed up as a collective "that's nice..." from the media and the industry at large. Much as last year's Galaxy S4 was referred to as the Galaxy S3S, this year the Galaxy S4S (Galaxy S3S2?) jokes are already in full swing. Apple suffers from this as well. The reason "S3S" or" S4S" are jokes at all is because every second iPhone delivers what's mainly an internal upgrade to the first, designated by Apple's addition of an "S" to the branding. It's a reflection of the times in which we live. All the major operating systems have already rebooted. The smartphone revolution that began in 2007 has stabilized into a steadier if less exciting evolution. And that has consequences. Last year, shortly before Samsung's Galaxy S4 event, I wrote about the "iPhone 5s" problem. Now Samsung and the Galaxy S5 have a much bigger problem, even if it is months away... the iPhone 6.
Here's an encapsulation of what I thought at the time would be the iPhone 5s problem:
- The biennial of iPhone/iPhone +S had become predictable, which made their sales seasonal.
- Competitors had learned to counter-program Apple, both by releasing in the spring when previous iPhones were old and new iPhones were not yet on the horizon, and by targeting bigger updates for the S-years to gain even more ground.
The iPhone 5 was almost completely re-engineered, including a taller screen, yet because it was still a rounded rectangle, it was considered boring. Knowing that what followed would be an iPhone 5s, a more iterative update, it seemed like Samsung would take advantage. It seemed like Samsung would use that predictability and the open window to really take it to Apple. To really leap ahead.
Only they didn't. They released the Galaxy S4. It was a perfectly serviceable phone, if not to my tastes. But instead of taking advantage, instead of leaping ahead, Samsung fell into the same pattern as Apple — iterating on their already best-selling smartphone.
What's more, phones that arguably did take bigger risks, like the HTC One and Nokia Lumia 1020 sold next to nothing compared to Samsung and Apple. They discovered this essential truth: Like major motion picture sequels, while everyone clamors for something new, what they really want is more of the same.
Look no further than the iPhone 5s. It brought 64-bit to mobile and made biometrics mainstream, yet it was the addition of a gold finish that really seemed to charge the masses...
The end result was, not only did Samsung not do as well as some expected, Apple did better. And that brings us to today, and to the Galaxy S5.
The Galaxy S5 brings a fingerprint reader and a gold color option to a market where Apple was-there, did-that 6-month ago, and by most accounts did-that better. There's also no 64-bit option, at least not yet, and Apple's had that going on 6-months as well. Samsung's focus on health and their tie-in to wearables have long been rumored as iOS 8 and iWatch features, which means differentiation will be tough at best. Most importantly, where Samsung played the larger sized display card years ago, Apple still has that card to play. And it's a big one. It's also only a few of the potential features we suspect right now.
Here's where I'll quote Tim Cook quoting Steve Jobs:
Remembering Steve on his birthday: "Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right."— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 24, 2014
There are some interesting things about the Galaxy S5, from the water resistance to the heart-rate monitor to the camera software and more. Yet it's already being called the Galaxy S4S, it's horrendously design-challenged, and we're still 6 months out from Apple's traditional fall launch window.
Momentum is a powerful, subtle force. Who's seen as innovative, who's seen as trendy — it's something that ebbs and flows over the span of months and years. Right now, today, there was no Samsung slam dunk. There was nothing to increase the pressure on Apple. If anything, it took some of the pressure off, even as it left the door wide open and perhaps even raised interest in what Apple's going to do next.
And that's it. That's the biggest problem facing the Galaxy S5.
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The 'Galaxy S5' problem
Define "hotcakes".
This time last year Samsung declared that they would sell 100 million Galaxy S4s.
By Holiday they said they'd sold 40 million S4s.
This year they said they had sole 200 million Galaxy S's
It's called moving the goalposts.
Last year they predicted 100 million Galaxy S4s.
That didn't happen.
BUT: 200 million S series phones sold!!!!!!! Win for us!!!!!!
tldr: The vast majority of Samsung phones sold are bottom-trawler low-end phones, despite what Samsung's marketing budget would have you believe.
BTW the new Galaxy look and feel? I fear that Band Aid should sue - at least 20 years of prior art. Especially in the gold one...
Apple, if I remember correctly, went from 45% to 65% of the over $400 phone market last year. That's not a good number for Samsung.
True LOL and Samsung if I remember correctly doesn't really reveal phones sold, right, only the amount shipped? The 5S and 5C definitely had a much better launch weekend then the S4 did and of course the same will be true of this year if not more so if Apple does release a 4.7" or 5" variant we'll probably see 10+ million iPhones sold during launch weekend, I know I'll be lining up for one.
"This time last year Samsung declared that they would sell 100 million Galaxy S4s.". not quite. This time last year, Samsung declared they sold 100 million Galaxy S phones.
It's called rewriting history.
As someone who has actually used the Gold Galaxy S5, you're wrong. It doesn't look like a band aid. It's the most ridiculous thing I've seen all week.
But hey, what do I know ;-)
You really enjoy penis dont you
What does using it have to do with looks? I can see what it looks like from the pictures!
Oh you mean the S syndrome Samsung started in the 80's and 90's? ...or the Galaxy syndrome they started around the same time as Apple started the MacIntosh craze? Galaxy Men's Suits became a trademark of 007 Pierce Brosnan and he's done many commercials for them. But most people don't know that Samsung has been in Fashion & Fabrics since the 50's and Space Age Plastics too. Heard about Samsung eMX S Concept car? Yeah they own major shares of Renault, Corning, etc in original joint ventures converted to shares. Supply every major Luxury car maker too!
Galaxy is as much a Samsung Trademark as MacIntosh is to Apple. S is as synonymous to Samsung as Mac is to Apple. But Apple only plays games as a Design House Only. They are totally out sourced like a Gypsy Con Artist selling snake oil, stolen from the Witch. Like Apple stole GUI and Mouse from PARC, calls from AT&T w/ BlueBoxes, Fingerprint Sensors from Moto and Samsung, etc et al! ....Samsung has been using Authentec sensors in Door Locks and Notebooks since 2004 Fingerprint Sensor both Touch and Slide since 2002! ^_*
First iPhone was actually Cisco's. First iPhone like smartphone was Samsung's SGH-Z610 out in Jan 2006 and it was Better Than Apple's iPhone (but too expensive). Samsung had 1st 7" (no buttons) Origami Tablet out in 2009. Literally everything Apple has done was BOUGHT, STOLEN or REBRANDED. Like Sony monitors and Samsung or LG screens to Retina! ....and yes that SGH-Z610 had a single Round Physical Home Button, 3G, 3.5" Touchscreen w/ Gestures, GPS, Dual Cameras, Stainless Steel band w/ external & internal antenna w/ rounded corners too!
Your incredibly wrong and this has been rehashed many many many times since the trial. Samsung was not even close to first with the SGH-Z610. They claimed it was in 2006, but it was in 2007 after the iPhone. The first showing of the phone was Feb 7, 2007 and in that article they called it a direct copy to the iPhone. Don't even get me started on your comment that is was better than the iPhone because it wasn't even close.
The rest of your comment is just as flawed as the above was. There is a huge difference between Apple outsourcing the building of parts that they 100% designed and them simply calling Samsung and saying they need a display or a processor. If it was this simple then Samsung really has to be the dumbest company on the planet. Why would they give their best ideas to direct competitors? The "magic" in Apple is not only using higher quality parts then every other OEM, but also getting it done at a cost that no other OEM can achieve. Just because we have places here in the states that make Honda cars doesn't mean America invented the Civic. I don't know why this is so hard for so many Android fans to understand. Apple not only does things great, but they do it better then everyone else and still manage to have the highest margins on their devices. Just because a company like Samsung could bring to market a competing display or processor doesn't mean they will or can because it simply isn't feasible in what they are trying to achieve. The biggest proof of this is Samsung's god awful plasticky designs. Sure, they can make a better build, but they can't get the profit margins to what they need to bring their phones to market. Even the praise they're given for bringing larger displays to the smartphone market are really just a feature they tripped over because they physically couldn't get a smaller battery to power their 4G devices. That is the opposite of innovation my friend.
You call Apple nothing more than a company that has stolen or rebranded ideas. This is exactly what the tech market has always done. The difference is Apple has done it right and continues to do it hand over fist better then their competition and also much earlier. The magic in Apple is taking a product such as a CD player, phone, laptop, etc and reinventing it into something that honestly makes our lives better. The stolen and rebranded then comes from Samsung and others after the fact. Yes, things like multitouch, 7" tablets, touchscreen phones, apps, etc have been done long before Apple, but what Apple did with these ideas pushed the entire market forward. Do you remember the horrible resistive touch screens from the old Windows Mobile days (which btw was also found in the SGH-Z610)? Capacitive multitouch displays changed smartphones and Apple was praised not for inventing the tech, but making it better. No one was making displays like Apple before the original iPhone so keep spouting off useless phones that no one remembers. What makes Apple products special is the care taken in even the smallest facets of the design of the hardware and software and especially in how it works together. This is still unmatched in the smartphone world. There is a reason that Samsung waits for Apple to innovate and thats because it makes them a lot of money. They've positioned themselves (and have actually done it brilliantly) as the Apple alternative and they've chosen to take a very different stance in their products.
Sorry but your wrong. You are referring to F700 that Samsung had proof it was patented in December 2006. A pre-release announcement was made January 12th by famous French leak source and on monday the 15th, Samsung went live on Korean TV announcing it with a picture of it. Pics had also leaked in October 2006 by the same source. Then Samsung showed the device in February 2007 and it went on sale over 15 days prior to iPhone in Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. While iPhone didn't hit the market until June 29th.
Leaked french photos were published by Engadget in January the week after iPhone was announced (can't find that link any longer). But next thing we know Samsung also pre-release announced this phone model... (F520).... in February (similar to F700, but better):
(site won't let me put links in, so Copy paste shortened link in address bar and take out 1st space, put slash in 2nd space)
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Here's another dated site report on F700 after Samsung Pre-release announcement (which proved they had already been working on it from around LG Prada Award Wins for 1st capacitive touchscreen. Before Apple and that can't be denied. But, Judge denied Samsung entry of proof their Patent existed in December 2006. Then... Apple dropped it from Design Patent infringement anyway. Those Design Patents were all DENIED by the JURY as well. Therefore.... NO illegal Copying ever took place according to that judge and jury. The jury only ordered Damage Awards for software "Method Patent" (which are infringements of Rights, not Copying):
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Now let's get back to Touchscreen Smartphone in the SGH-Z610 introduced in January and there is proof of this as well. But let's just get to the nitty gritty proof of it going through FCC here in the US in August 2006:
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Then we have this link from China with the battery pulled going through FCC in August 2006. But this phone had been offered for sale in Korea since April 2006! .....and Apple knew it existed in February. Prior to destroying those records and the judge let them off on that too. No doubt this will be brought up under Appeal in the near future as this case ain't over till it's over and that could be 10 yrs! :D
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I could go on and on listing links on the the SGH-Z610 Smarter Phone than iPhone. Including having Korean and Singaporean Gaming friends, who bought one in 2006. But let's just say it was real and it's why Samsung offered Apple their auto switching internal to external stainless steel band antenna patent. So they could license it as a joke, when iPhone 4 launched with it's now INFAMOUS... AntennaGate!!! ....it's why Steve got so bellergent about that huge Korean Conglomerate and claimed everybody had Antenna problems. When it was only Apple!
And if you can prove otherwise.... let's see the links as proof!
btw.... I have relatives who have worked for Apple since # employee days. One was in the marketing department and she graduated Summa Cum Laude. The other was a developer working on original Apple software and left after Apple III failed. They are both avid Apple fans to this day. Since I was a kid, I've gotten Mac computers, Newton, iPods, original iPhone and iPads. I liked them all, but the screen got broken on iPhone in Europe Trip in Manchester Airport UK. The iPads I've sold all but original Mini. I now use Samsung smartphones, simply because of Apple's lame lawsuits!
Have a nice day but stay safe..... and don't use their spoofed n hacked to death fingerprint sensor. Samsung has been in fingerprint sensors used in notebooks, Security Locks on Banks and enterprise as well as Secure Locks with Round Touch Sensors made by Authentec since 2004. They been doing this since 2002, so they are PROS.... unlike Apple who just got into the Biometric scene last September! ;-)
Original Spoof and Hackers of iPhone are still at it:
(Search it or copy paste)
srlabs. de spoofing-fingerprints
Funny considering 90% of iphones user i see slap a big old ugly otterbox or plastic and rubber case turning their phone into a brick, rendering the build quality pointless. Also Now days Skins for smartphones are becoming popular you can get carbon fiber and brushes medal to cover the phone not to mention galaxy devices have removable back which you can switch out for different material backing which sell by the tons on ebay.
I will never understand why people use cases honestly, if people would just be a little more careful they would never have issues, I've had a htc one for most of 2013 and right now and I have yet to drop it and I don't use a case except if I'm at the gym or on my bike otherwise its off.
Samsung is making money while u r talking shit about them and u got nothing! people still buying their product across the globe.. u dont owned it that y condemn it too much while others are enjoying gs5 superb screen display, certified ip67 water resistant..
I'm expecting a bigger screen.
I'm hoping for a larger display, s well. Do you think they'll scale iOS to fit the display, or add more pixels? What are you expecting? I'd hate to see iOS scaled. I despise Android for it.
Awesome. Not that you should care, good sir. but I'm expecting some form of Star Wars link when the iPhone 6 is launched. Please don't let me down, Rene. :)
I expect the "iPhone Air" (4.7-5.2 inches) and the "iPhone Mini" (4.0 inches).
Keeps it aligned with the new iPad branding.
Oh..... is that part of Apple's "We want to be Bigger... like Samsung syndrome"? You know bigger is better like the Big 'S' in Galaxy 'S' being a Samsung trademark, as much as Mac or bitten apple is for Apple. Apple is the original Copyist you know? ......or is that Thief, as Steve Jobs has basically stated it as "Stealing", of the GUI and Mouse. That Microsoft then stole from them and got away with it as well as they did! ;-P
Now back to Bigger Screens..... when Steve Jobs notoriously exclaimed publicly, that Apple's users didn't need a screen larger than 3.5". Along with Flash being a more evil runtime than quicktime. That is still going strong on the web after he's turned to dust! .....and most of all, where is good old Apple's Mac Drag n Drop or True Pervasive Multitasking of Copland and NeXT? Well instead of NeXTStep's Preemptive Task Management that is, you have in iOS now (which is suspend one to run another one at a time).
Yeah... Apple couldn't figure out a way to use NeXT's Mach/BSD kernel on a relational database file system Copland already had. Copland also had virtual boxes to run legacy Mac API's, frameworks etc in. They ran on top of their Nukernel (Unix based) OS specifically written for IBM's then new RISC based PowerPC chips. That were also set to run 64bit with full Type 1 Hardware Virtualization, that Intel didn't get for ages! .....and people like you still like to think Steve's Elitist Niche Marketing and killing of the clones was necessary to gain market share and keep their status quo image going!
But to the contrary the killing of the clones, both prior to Apple III launch (reason it died) by suing Franklin Computers out of business and then after Steve killed the Clones in 1997, only facilitated Apple's fall in Software sales and market share (from 3% to over 10% back down to 3%). Software and OS licensing that has far greater potential for higher profit margins, than any piece of over priced hardware. Apple has always thought that was necessary to sell more of their own computers. Unadulterated Hog Wash!
Best ask Bill Gates the richest man on earth again.... why clones, software and greatest market share, is a far faster way to making money and maintaining growth. Certainly NOT only serving Elitist Users. Who are only a small percentage of ordinary people worldwide! ....if Apple isn't ready to come off their high horse and not only make iPhones with bigger screens, but make devices that more people can afford to buy (like original Apple computer and Mac were supposed to be), then they will be resigned to only Niche Market Status All Over Again!
Apple can be proud to be like Ferrari.... RARE and too high priced. But too high priced and Elitist for most people to buy or afford to drive. They need to be more Toyota or even GMC or Hyundai, if they want to compete against Samsung, Google, etc. Car makers and Tech companies, who all make cars and products for everyday people. As well as elitists, rich snobs, oldsters and techie wantabees! ;-P
It's amazing to me that people would like a bigger screen only when Apple says it's okay to have one. Before this expectation, no one wanted it at all. I've been saying it for years this was overdue.
I never understand why this statement is made over and over and over and over and over....again. Yes we didn't want a bigger screen but now that Apple is doing it we want the bigger screen. It's quite simple some people like the way Apple designs things, does things with little battery drain, uses qaulity materials, pays attention to the fit and finish, etc.
I want a bigger screen but not a bigger enclosure. Bigger screen is good. Bigger phone is not good. It needs to fit comfortably in my Levi's 501 left front pocket. But a bigger screen with similar overall size is not possible using conventional LCD displays. There are electrical connections along the edgees of the screen for addressing all those tiny pixels.
But it might be possible with newer technology. Flexible AMOLED might do it, if the edge connector electronics can be bent downward at a 90 degree angle. That would allow for near-zero width bezels. The screen increases in size, but the overall iPhone size doesn't increase much because the bezels are eliminated. That's when "Apple says it's okay to have one."
LG G2 is a great example. 5.2-inch display with the slimmest bezels imaginable. I like smaller phones, but the G2 is the best compromise of huge display and manageable form factor I've come across yet.
At least 2gb of ram would be nice too.
Why? If it's to truly take advantage of the 64bit processor, they need more than 2. Apart from that RAM doesn't seem to be an issue for iOS.
Not really. 64-bit is more than just RAM addressing. There are performance gains to be had from larger registers and computing units in the CPU.
Ah definitely. I worded my response incorrectly. I wanted to know why he was interested in more RAM if not to take advantage of that characteristic of the processor. But I have heard that there are lot of other characteristics that make it (the processor) worthy.
Ok here's what most people don't seem to understand, we've reached the point where specs have been maxed out for now but I was expecting a much better design than this from Samsung. Kinda how HTC "wowed" me with the HTC One. The waterproof feature is nice tho for those who will be upgrading from a 2+ year old phone.
But the iPhone does have a lot of room for upgraded specs. And this is probably why Apple is taking its precious time to come out with major upgrades to the specs, to avoid something like this where they'd maxed out their specs before anything big has come out like 4K screen resolution or major upgrade to mobile processors. Apple is smart in this sense. They can come out with a 5-5.5" 1080p screen on the next iPhone and still wow their fanbase where as Android has hit the limit and can only wow their fanbase by the appearance of the phone or the software.
I agree, I decided to look at the S5 forums over at AC and already a bunch of people were whining about how the S5 was underwhelming and what a bunch of crap it doesn't have liquid metal body, in 2014 unless some OEM magically whips together a Jarvis phone like Tony Stark we're going to be seeing a lot of this as technology is plateauing to where we're only seeing these minor increments in specs. Again though Samsung takes the cake with it's Feature overload on this phone I mean did you guys see the quick settings menu with 20 toggles?! Also ridiculous is the fact the 16gb storage is cut in half because of TouchWhiz and all the stupid baked in features no one uses with the exception of a few.
How about this spec: 64-bit hardware with full iOS compatibility.
Oh sure, there will be droids with 64-bit hardware this year.
But it could take Google years to release 64-bit-compatible Android.
That's a nightmare of an engineering project.
And it will take even longer for that 64-bit 4.x version to gain any install base.
Intel finished a 64bit Android in less than two months of effort. Some nightmare..
Agreed. Imagine then how long it would take a company who is actually familiar with the platform. Days maybe.
Also Android is based on Linux. It's not hard to take existing Linux code that is already 64 bit and add it to the kernel. If I wasn't on my tablet I'd look it up. Well I'm on my nexus 7 so looked it up anyway. Thanks chrome. http://www.slashgear.com/android-64-bit-support-already-baked-in-just-ad...
Interesting link you provided. But for Slashgear to claim it 'just works' on Android? Who are they kidding? Getting the hardware to work with non scalable 64 bit support in Linux, not Android, is going to be one hot mess. Android performs poorly enough as it is. This'll make it even more so.
And I speak from long experience with Android.
"Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel,[12] and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers."http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
Sorry to tell you but what ever experience you have must be with the wrong devices. Look at the nexus five and the motto x. Even fans of other OS s say it's great and fluid and fast.
"The recently released Google Nexus 5, for example, is a terrific smart phone."
You can even ask Rene. It's fast and fluid and he likes the moto x as well.
Intel already has KitKat working with its own 64-bit reference device. I've played with it, and it's smooth like butter.
When Apple announced the introduction of 64-bit processing for the 5S, I seem to remember the head of Samsung Galaxy Division PROMISING the the NEXT Galaxy phone would include 64-bit processing as well!
No, although it's true that we have reached the saturation point where improvements are all about iterations, what's truly disappointing about the S4 is its design. They've kept the same cheap-looking design for 3 years.
And it's not true that Apple is purposely holding back major spec changes because they are afraid of reaching the saturation point. The A7 chip is the most powerful mobile chip for now. The screen quality is top-notch; the resolution bump is just useless for the current screen size. Specs don't equal real life experience and quality.
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I think samsung doesn't have to worry about apple because they are shooting for a different demographic. Samsung just wants to rule the android space (which they are doing) and with what is available right now in terms of specs, other than ram, it has essentially top of the line everything else. 2k/4k screens would be complete and total overkill right now. It will be interesting to see what apple unveils.
Good point, Samsung definitely wants to be top dog in the Android arena which they have achieved but it makes me sad for HTC, LG, Moto and the other OEMs for Android because they're being left in the dust and for what a phone that now looks like a Band-Aid haha after you said that RattyUK it really does look one LOL.
Samsung literally just hit every point to try and make itself relevant when Apple's iPhone 6 is announced. They're probably already writing the script for their Apple-mocking commercials.
The Galaxy S5 has a 5.1" screen, which will at least be 0.1" larger than Apple's 4.5-5 inch iPhone 6. For the sake of "my phone's still bigger"...technically.
They know Apple's working hard on health sensors, so giving the S5 a focus on fitness makes it seem like "been there, done that...six months ago!"
And of course the fingerprint scanner and gold option are to keep current, so there's no huge physical differentiator between the two. Such a 1980's Microsoft move.
That 'gold' option is nothing even comparable to the champagnesque gold that Apple offers. Man, all those back covers look really awkward with the exception of the black.
Personally I find them both atrocious and tacky. But the Samsung gold is the definition of tacky.
The iPhone's gold is far more subtle than what pictures, and marketing suggests. I advise you take a look at one in person. It's, for the most part, imperceptibly gold unless you're really looking. Samsung's gold looks more dramatically gold. Seeing it in person will be the best judge of character, but for now, it looks like a fashion statement. Boldly gold.
I have seen the 5s in person I agree it is more subtle. But I am still just not a fan. But this is coming from the guy who has only ever owned a black smartphone over the years. And yes I think Samsungs gold is more a statement. It is more like: "oh you guys want a good phone? Boom, here is a GOLD phone!"
Actually there is. The finger print scanner works with more than one wallet. Apple's doesn't. Samsung's let's you use Google wallet and PayPal. I'm not sure what else but how apple locks you in really make me not want their products.
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Google man.. Google
"This latest phone might also give a boost to the burgeoning mobile payments space, supporting not only Google Wallet but the rival payments system known as Isis."
Why mention it if you can't use the finger print scanner for this? The last S4 had Google wallet too. They mentioned it because of the finger print scanner.
It works... just not 50% of the time.
A joke is going a bit far. It is without a doubt a bump up from the S4. Whether that is enough is up to the customers. People will vote with their wallets. And I think the s5 will sell just as well or even better than the 4.
But no ois on the camera is disappointing. I got a lg g2 recently and the ois is definitely cool.
Of course it will.. Most people buy it because the marketing. And Samsung is the best in it.. You see Galaxy S5 everywhere you go, on every tv channel, every sport event.. People think it's the best phone.. They don't watch reviews or know the specs.. They see on Tv and ads one great device.. But it's great only in ads.. :-)
You can submerge the phone in something like 3 feet of water for 30 minutes covered by warranty. Your iPhone is a joke as well then.
We need to remember that just a bigger screen isn't going to cut it. Every other manufacturer has been there done that.
I think Samsung stepped up to the plate. Did they hit a home run? No. But in my honest opinion the 5s was no home run either. They are both commendable advancements of their current lines, but not earth shattering. The 5s set up some new ground work with the 64 bit, but it's implementation is minor, the 6 needs to expand on it.
If the 6 doesn't have a bigger display I think there will be a lot of people sorely disappointed.
When I watch the address of the S5, there was nothing exciting or that made me want the device. Not that I would want a Samsung phone anyway. I just didn't see anything special. What happen to the next big thing? I've never been a fan of samsung devices design. There product always look cheap to me. So this will be an interesting year for samsung!
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Now you know how people outside the reality distortion field feel when watching Apple events.
Give me a break, please! Samsung doesn't even know how to spell innovation!
IF it wasn't because of Apple (whatever ... I won't read fandroids responses! LMAO), samsung was selling these craps -> http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/120802021251-samsung-blackjack...
If apple does come out with a larger screen then there's going to be a lot of angry soccer mom's and grandma's. I can't even imagine how huge it would be once it's put into its protective shell of a case.
I don't know about soccer moms, but grandmas will be happy. Grandmas LOVE big screens. Four inches is way too small to see very well at that age and they need to show off pictures of their grandkids as impressively as possible. My mom has been disappointed with the screen on her MotoX, she is jealous of her friend's Note 3.
My expectation is the iPhone will break into 2 size ranges, just as the iPad has. I will be curious to see if they make the small version around 4.5" and then introduce a 6" or so Phablet, or keep the small one 4" and the large one around 5". I don't think other combinations would make sense, unless they break into 3 ranges.
It's amazing how the S5 looks like the current iPhone. oh wait. That was like three or more years ago. Since then it seems like they have been doing fine. Oh. I forgot apple created the large size phone market. Maybe Samsung should pull an Apple and cry how everyone is copying their large 5 inch plus rectangle. Seemed to work for apple.
I don't think it's fair to call people mindless sheep just for wanting more of the same. People want devices that work with some degree of simplicity. After 150HP, most car buyers don't care what's under the hood but they do care about the things that really affect their lives like cupholders.
All devices work with simplicity. I have used every modern-day mobile OS and none were/are hard to use.
As to your point about cars with cup holders, I don't hold that opinion in high regard. I get what you're saying. People want their big screens, touchwiz, etc. But a what cost (I don't mean literal cost)? The S5 was supposed to push its biggest competitor, Apple's iPhone, to its limit, thus resulting in exemplary products for the end-user. That hasn't happened. Instead, this device is just more of the same.
Which is an extension of my larger point. The average Joe won't use his time to research to see if there are any viable options (there is nothing new in the S5, really) on the market. He's just going to get the S5 because it's the newer version of what he already has.
That is a sheep in my opinion.
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Things like multitouch have brought much simplicity to all devices but they can go much further. And they are but you can't get a revolution every year or even every other year. Things like Siri and Google Now are a good start but you're still taking phones out of your pocket and interacting. I think wearables in conjunction with mobile devices show great potential for the next 5-10 years. As far as shel and consumers, I guess I'm a sheep too. I research phones but always land back on iPhone for the past 6 years. If I'm buying the same device as all the uninformed consumers out there, does it really matter? To you, I'm just another sheep.
"I research devices"
That right there makes you a person, not a sheep. Nothing is wrong with going from the S3 -» S4 -» S5 or the iPhone 5 -» 5S. As long as adequate thought is put into it, it's perfectly fine.
My issue is with the people who mindlessly upgrade year after year without giving other devices/platforms a moment of their time. People like that ultimately hurt, not help, the industry.
I really wish the mobile marketshare was equally divided amongst all the major platforms. That way, the S5 couldn't be passed off as the best new thing.
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Why does it bother you what people buy or do with there money.
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Your comment seems to be directed at nobody and yet everybody at the same time. This is a forum after all. Why does it bother you that it bothers them?
Mindless sheep?!! ROFLAMO
Look around kid. The whole android culture has been a mindless sheep trying to copy iOS. Don't take my words for it .... use your fav search which I am sure it's google! LOL
Think outside of box?!! ROFLAMO Yep ... stick with google and let them shove their Ads to pay their copycat developers.
Samsung surely sells millions of their S5. After all, selling crap with no profit is not that difficult and I am sure there are a few millions like yourself who don't mind collecting them .... ROFLAMO
Come on let's be honest nothing going to make people forget the iPhone, the iPhone is an iPhone it's that simple. The problem is people expect huge jumps now but let's be honest here to hardware specs have plateaued in away and it's all software now. Something getting ms faster here there means nothing now cause everything is fast enough. Again I disagree with the galaxy 4 and 5 being s iterations based on hardware. The spec jump from the s3 to s4 was much bigger than the 4s to the 5 and arguable the 5 to the 5s. There was less jump from the 5 to the 5s. The jump from the galaxy 4 to the 5 is similar too. Is it fair to say a bigger screen iPhone is a trump card and is a big improvement when Samsung is doing it and has been doing it for years. My point is that if you just look at the s5 it's just a small upgrade, but if you really look at it it's not. water and dust, 16mp that's actually good, heath features built in, unique battery saving mode, displays, Finger print sensor yes apple has had it but now so does samsung it's like when apple go bigger it won't be a unique selling point of Samsung same goes for the finger print. Forget what works better the point to mass consumers is that it's not a differentiater anymore. Is it fair to call out Samsung on using the same design style when apple do the same and so do nokia. I mean us techies always complain, whether it's a iPhone or galaxy, or it looks the same, or its plastic or its only a tall iPhone etc etc but the mass consumers still buy them.. With Apple it seems like unless they become more like Android ie default apps, file manager and gets bigger the tech crowds not happy, with Samsung if they don't use stock android and metal design the tech crowds not happy.. I think what techies think is right and what actually sells are too different thing. Techies think they know what's right for everyone but they don't. Consumers like having the new stuff, doesn't matter if the changes are small or not especially when it's a brand. Everyone knows what a galaxy and what a iPhone is and that's one of the big reasons why the 2 sell to the mass consumers. Mass consumers love branded stuff and what's popular. It's why the likes of HTC struggle no matter how good there device is.. HTC could make identical phone that looks like the iPhone and galaxy 100% and mass consumers will still prefer the iPhone or galaxy. It's funny that here we have people complaining oh the change isn't big enough or the specs are not that big a jump when iphone owners forever have said specs don't matter. My only disappointment with the s5 is that the bezels didn't get smaller than the s4. Loving the water and dust feature, the 16mp camera with its live hdr preview and 0.3 af, the kid mode, fitness, battery saving mode etc but just wish those bezels were smaller.
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Finally ... ;)
But, it was a good read and kind of agreed with almost everything you said.
Oh please .... don't remind me about my terrible grammar. LOL
Don't worry about it .... it's Internet after all .... freedom of speech and no spell / grammar Nazi is welcome here! LMAO
"And that has consequences."? To whom Rene? You guys and other blogs that make their dime off of talking about it? Wall street idiots who think phone companies are somehow worth more than car companies, or GE, or oil companies? Another ten years from now, these companies stock prices probably won't move more than a few ticks a year, like car companies now, unless a disaster strikes.
All this talk on here of Samsung biting off of Apple's heart rate stuff? They had to have stuff in the pipes for years to make these devices a working reality. If they DID hear a sniff of a rumor, it was years ago. Phone companies are now like Movie studios, they all come out with their version in the same year (Armageddon and Deep Impact).
Samsung will sell tons of these phones, and Apple will sell tons of whatever it makes. It's time to give it a rest already.
And besides, outside of the first iPhone, none have been that spectacular at launch outside of the 4 because of the great camera. Every iteration has been a huge let down for people; antennae gate, broken back glass, plastic 3's and 3S, only a 4 inch screen and no NFC on the 5, scratched backs on the 5 and 5S. It's always been minuscule upgrades for all the brands.
And Rene, please please please hire a copy editor. Feel like I'm reading a high school paper with all those copy edit mistakes. Your lack of effort screams "lack of respect" for your reader's intelligence.
Hey man. You don't have to make personal attacks. We all can disagree and even find a classy way to bust a writer or a commenters balls but we never would do that by dissing their job. I for one am happy he's here. I must be dumb since I didn't notice any errors.
I'm not busting on Rene, just calling him out for making the SG5 more of an issue than it really is to the normal non-tech nerds like us of the world.
The copyediting stuff just bums me out across the net. At this phase of iMore's b-model, I expect better, because they mostly (including Rene) deliver.
Better camera, SD slot, better specs compared to either. Depending on phone wireless charging, screen size, soft-touch back are also advantages.
Whether or not those things matter to you is irrelevant. There are obvious differences that will appeal to different people.
heart rate monitor? HEART RATE MONITOR! to be fair, water resistance is a great feature.
iOS 7 may be a dud according to some, but at least Apple was willing to shake things up. Apple does have some stupid things it bizarrely refuses to change (IMAP idle supposedly uses up batteries, so Apple demands mail apps poll for mail instead, which is far harder on the battery), like not letting consumers choose whether they want to install apps that have background networking enabled.
One of the problems Samsung has is it's perceived as being a Chevy, and Apple a Mercedes. Though both have air conditioning and automatic transmissions nobody would think them comparable. That's what you get when your primary marketing is a spec war.
Yes, very Jeremy Clarkson ;)
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Sequel, sequel, sequel..... it's a missed opportunity, I hope that it won't be another long 12 month cycle of boring. There's only so much you can do but both companies should know that it's not the hidden 64 bit chip or a better camera that will sell more devices. The design must be changed even if you struck gold and people love it, you simply must risk almost everything and change it so people will get excited about the unexpected (iPhone 4/4S/5/5S is just a slightly tweaked build with fresh colour and even if lightning won't strike twice it has to go). People want new possibilities and experience but not many things offer those (bigger displays are one and that's why it was awesome in 2010, waterproof is useable and handy but quickly becomes a standard after it is implemented once).
Rene, let's not forget that their are plenty of Android manufacturers making good products and if the un think able happens and the advertising doesn't sell this phone as well as before then HTC, Motorola, and even the nexus phones will be their to take the sales. This isn't an either Samsung or apple thing. I have a friend who had a 4s and his wife had a 4 and he had 2 apple TVs, a macbook air, and iPad mini. iOS 7 came out and made there phone run show and crashed. There contacts had another year on them and they felt like apple gave them the finger by making their phone a horrible experience. I suggested the nexus 5 since it's 350 off contact. Now the have 2 nexus 5s. Sold their apple TVs and just his wifes 1st gen iPad mini and bought 2 LG 8.3 Gpads and two chromecasts using Plex server. iOS 7 caused this. All i'm saying this goes both ways. No Samsung involved here. He liked the nexus 5 so much he switched it all.
I love the Nexus 5. Not so much for the phone itself, which is good but not great, but for the business model. It's a wonderful thing for consumers.
My friend thinks it's the best phone he's ever had. Is only going to get more popular as companies move away from contracts.
I have always preferred Nokia to Apple on this score. Even my current iPhone's Home-button feels flimsy and soft, not clicky, and the power-button rattles in its socket. And this is a thousand dollar phone. And the one hundred dollar Nokia feature phone i got for my mum seems to use better aluminium.
"The smartphone revolution that began in 2007 has stabilized into a steadier if less exciting evolution. And that has consequences. Last year, shortly before Samsung's Galaxy S4 event, I wrote about the "iPhone 5s" problem. Now Samsung and the Galaxy S5 have a much bigger problem, even if it is months away... the iPhone 6."
Comments: I think the smartphone revolution has plateaued and basically there is nothing new. But i disagree that the iPhone 6 is some major problem, well any more than it normally is for competitors, for the same reasons. Smartphones have plateaued. The last iphone was meh. I'm gonna bet the next one won't have anything ground breaking either. I think all phone makers will struggle to make their phones standout and be head and shoulders over the others. Honestly i have seen a must have feature in any new phone by any brand since LTE. And that's on every new phone. But everything coming out is status quo for me. Iphone has a lot of fans and so it will keep them. Android phones too.
Expected it to be a little bit different from what it looks like...
Samsung's phones really do look cheap & 'plasticky' if you catch my meaning. If people like that more power to them. Buy what you like. But I prefer my tech products be more refined & feel better in my hand. And don't even start with that ugly gold they are trying to pass off as classy.
Oh & save the typical response that some may have about "Well my Android does such & such & your iPhone only does ________. Roxxxxxers!"
Most of these mobile operating systems are at parity now, except for Windows Phone as of yet, it's a matter of what one prefers. But frankly after years of having to tinker with Android to get it to work just to make & hold a phone call with the junky antennas Samsung is notorious for, switching back to iPhone was the single smartest move I made. Samsung TVs & appliances, I own both, are quite well designed & work great. Their smartphones are just crap with Touchwiz & the build quality.
It's the S4S. That's the problem Samsung.
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No. It's far more than the internal updates that constitute an "s" update. It may look similar, but it's all new.
Personally, I care more about the functional improvements than the design. I absolutely hate designs like fragile glass backs and reception-degrading metal frames. That's so pretentious, it's a phone, get over yourself.
While I don't really care for the looks of the S5, the size, specs, SD card, optional wireless charging, soft-touch back and water resistance are pretty much exactly what I'm looking for. And I don't think it looks bad. Functionality has its own beauty in my opinion.
TouchWiz is really the only hangup I have remaining with it because it is almost gauranteed to be annoying and glitchy, especially over the course of a two year contract.
What I'm curious about is why do they have to call it an 'S5', why can't they give it another name, I don't know, like the nova, or the void, or the cushion. Why does it have to be 's5'. I'm sure the marketing boys at Samsung can pull their finger out and think of another name besides copying other names and other things from other companies...
It is called Galaxy S5, because the previous one was called S4, and the one before it S3... all the way back to Galaxy S. It is not rocket science, as they say, and not copying anyone, obviously. Apple, for instance, knew Samsung would be launching S5, yet they still went and named their phone 5S.
Ok, as they say it's all about the Benjamin's baby
Honestly what I can't get over is that Samsung really said their casing has the "glam" look. I mean really is that even a thing? I know I'm a little biased but looking at the S5 I just thought it looked meh. I've seen Android devices that I was like wow that is a nice piece of hardware. So it's not like just because I wouldn't buy it I can't appreciate it.
Samsung sold 40 million S4s in the first 6 months. That was as of October. They sold 10 million note 3s In the first two months of launch as of January. Which is part of their flagship Galaxy line. How on earth are people saying Samsung under performed? That is like saying Apple under performed. It is simply not true. The S5 will have record sales. Don't forget the current rumor going around that the off contract price of the S5 will be lower than the S4. On top of this, when the iPhone 6 comes out with a larger screen, with it will be a Galaxy Note 4. I would be utterly shocked if samsung doesn't break every company sales record they set again this year. There is simply no evidence to support that samsung is in a downward trend or that iOS sales has any impact on Samsung sales.
I personally like iphone beytrr
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Apple makes a perfectly crafted device. So they can afford to innovate for 2 yrs with a design like the iPhone 5's that holds up and is still top notch. When the iPhone 6 comes out it'll be that much better than everything else as well. Samsung makes inferior products and cannot floor this same pattern, or maybe they are just waiting for Apple to design their next phone like usual haha
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A 4.3 to 4.7 screen for the 6 is perfect ..plus make it a little wider...it better not be 4.3 to 4.7 in tall and thin lol
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The complexity and chaos of several competing phone and tablet makers. Clustered around a central software [sorry SEARCH] Company; with its own diverse and covert needs. Maintaining an open source OS project - Android. Looks utterly crazy. But, this mass of contradictions and bickering crazy, greedy people has real benefits over the rigid vertical silo at Cupertino.
As long as Samsung, HTC, Sony and MANY others, feeding at the Google-Android trough, are FORCED to cooperate (to a degree) and thus survive. This more natural - wild - ecosystem; generates more positive public ideas, in a given time period. That is why I think you may be wrong about the results.
Apple has just as much chaos; but its all internal. We only ever see the winner; not the interesting options that NEVER made it passed Johnny Ives desk. Apple remains a dictatorial monoculture; competing with a diversified "wild" rain forest. Many assume that means Apple is much stronger. I think the rain forest is the more supple and adaptable ecosystem - it thrives.
Naturally, the rain forest is full of creepers, fungus, leaches, rotten branches, jaguars and sudden death! But there are also more opportunities, more options and more actual life - in the forest! Android (as an ecosystem) will survive; it will produce beauty as well as monsters. Even when the monsters seem to win! Judging Android by just looking at the Sammy GS5 is like judging the condition of the rainforest by looking at one branch on one one big tree.
Sorry Rene. I think your view above is too limited. Samsung is just one tree and the GS5 is just one branch. The iPhone 6 will be about one third of Apple's entire ecosystem. That is the difference.
Samsung has failed in design. It's the same with the S4 but worse in some spots.
Xperia Z2 ( http://www.entertaintheking.com/tech-news/2014/2/24/sony-xperia-z2-offic... ) is better..
Especially in design!
As someone who uses iOS and Android devices and switches them like a pair of socks I find it so comical the stories that get written up about Samsung and their same old, same old devices. Apple rolls out a identical device but ads new colors and a fingerprint scanner and its innovative and new. Sorry to say but its no better than what Samsung or any other OEM is doing. There really isn't much room for innovation or wow features anymore. That's my take and my opinion and I use any mobile OS anytime on any device.
I find it somewhat amusing that everyone wants a bigger screen. I totally agree that the iPhone needs a bigger screen, but doesn't anyone want the ability for more user customization? I mean, everyone goes crazy for gold hardware? Really? Don't 99% of people just cover that up with a case that they like anyway? Hmmmm... that's kind of like customizing the look of the phone itself, isn't it? Don't you want the ability to do that with your interface, and customized notification tones, etc?? Shouldn't that be built into the OS by now?? That's OK Apple. Just get us a bigger screen. Then we can finally feel like we don't need the hands of a 12 year old to type on our phone, We can finally lose the screen envy we've had for YEARS over other phones. Work on the customization thing another time. I mean, it only took you how long to let us send pictures via text message...
Recently saw FB post on my wall and it shows the how similar GS5 - Gold looks like a band-aid http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/band-aid.jpg
I would like to see some degree of design creativity from samsung, its simply necessary if they want to entice people into upgrading to their new device, idevices change their design every two years thats always been their product cycle. People only started paying alot of attention to Apple's "s" models because Samsung upped the anti by introducing a new flagship phone every 12 months, its not that apple has been doing something wrong, it just does things its own way.
Besides most people don't upgrade until their two year contract is up anyway. The biggest design changes on samsung were between the galaxy s vibrant and the galaxy s2 and its variants. Its no different with cars or televisions, design is important. I think this situation provides the biggest opportunity for HTC and Sony products to take more marketshare from samsung in the flagship race.
The S5 was launch and the crowd of 5000+ was'nt very impressed! We will have to wait for what the competitors has to offer to decide. It is really a pity Samsung that you did not sell us S5 without any doubts. This launch should have been bang and WOW that cause all potential buyers to just forget about any other competitors and just go get the S5. But at last, this is not the case in this bad launch. If they think they have a premium S5 set under wraps, that would be a very bad and unwise marketing strategy as the whole world was waiting so eagerly for this S5 and it drop like a "Oh well just another high end phone, nothing really special". Have'nt they read of the saying strike while it is hot!!!. If the Ram was 3G and battery was 3200mah, I would go for it even if it is not so nice in design. But then, there are no redeeming factors on S5. What main features available on S5, they are on the other similar competitors handsets (LG Pro G2, Xperia Z2, HTC M8). This is a
sad story for S5 launch.
Heart beat and finger scanner is just gimmicks. I do not have top secret info to hide and what makes you think your phone can be protected by the finger scanner when any app can easily access your contacts or browser history or SDcard if permission is granted. No smart phone is completely secured. The finger scanner is just a sales gimmick! Do not let this be a purchase factor. Screen size, Battery capacity, System memory and less bloat ware is what counts.
I know this is an old thread but I have to reply because all the friut fans and the author got it wrong now that the 6/+ is out it is being campared to the s5. I find it amusing that the fruit fans are talking smack on Samsung's s5 for doing what Apple does for their all their models, small incremental changes. Well, the 5s and 6+ is now being compared while Samsung has already made the Galaxy active, alpha, and note 4...(take foot from mouth) Besides this article is logically flawed as it is a false dilemma. It isn't Apple against Samsung until Samsung makes their own OS. It is IOS vs Android in which each Android gives you freedom. IOS is a dictatorship that is outright abusive to its followers and the followers have to pay high fees to join the fruit club. That is why you will always be a sheep especially if you haven't used both OS's. You have to admit you are paying more for less when there are plenty of alternatives with features to suit your needs. You really are just paying to be part of the cool club because you lack knowledge of creative, practical, useful technology caring more about what color is your Idevice.


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Electric Main Salon doors open. Walk into Salon from Aft Deck, curved white leather settees on the sides with 2 oval coffee tables, one smaller settee aft in front of Salon doors off the starboard side, high gloss cherry wood cabinets and drapes with tie backs.
There is an oval formal dining table on the starboard side with pass-through, has bar/glass storage cabinet on the forward end. Chart table on the starboard side before stairs to the guest cabins.
Marble flooring with inlaid contrasting medallions in dining and galley area; through the Galley walking aft down the stairs are the crew quarters, captain's cabin on the port side, entrance to the engine room door and stew cabin on the starboard side.
Moving back up through the galley, wheelhouse on the port side opposite of the chart table. Moving forward down stairs, port cabin with twin berth and ensuite head, starboard cabin has twin berths plus Pullman bed and door access to the Day Head. Forward VIP Queen berth stateroom has an ensuite bath and walk-in closet and going back aft is the Master Suite full beam with large head/stall shower and walk-in closet.
Aft Deck
- Stainless steel electric doors
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- Aft deck refrigerator
- Stereo speakers
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- High gloss cherry interior wood
- Oval dining table, high-gloss Cherry wood
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- Marble flooring with inlaid contrasting medallions
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Master Head
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- Queen berth
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- CD player with (2) speakers
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Twin Guest Stateroom - Starboard
- Twin berths separated by a night stand
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- High gloss cherry interior wood
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- CD player with (2) speakers
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- Kohler generator 23 kw 3666 hrs.
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- Flares
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- Single Racor fuel filter for gens
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- Engine Room lights
- Generator in sound shield
- Dripless shafts
Additional Features
- Additional fuel capacity
- Custom engine room work area
- Offshore Marine water maker 800 GPD
- Furuno fish finder
- American bow thruster
- Racor fuel filtration
- Hydraulic emergency steering
- Dripless shafts
- All heads have marble countertops, gold faucets and accents
- High-gloss Cherry cabinets & wood throughout
- Matching drapes & bedspreads
- Night lights
- Salon has custom carpets
- Vacuflush fresh water heads throughout vessel
- Polished stainless steel rails
- Teak deck
- Aft deck fresh water shower
- Fore deck salt water connection
- Fire hose on aft deck
- Under rail deck rope lighting
- Aft deck table
- (6) Teak chairs
- Cruisair A/C
- (2) Large sun pads (Forward & Flybridge)
- Large curved seating area on Flybridge with BBQ & refrigerator
- CD Player with (2) speakers
- Graywater 185, Blackwater 170, Waste Oil 30
Broker's Comments
Enchanted Lady has been captain/crew maintained to highest of yacht standard. She shows beautifully inside and out. A must see for anyone looking for a 4 stateroom Euro-Style yacht!
Owner's & Crew's personal effects, medical first aid kit, tender (12'2" Nautica with 40Hp Yamaha) IS NOT included in the sale of this vessel.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


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For the devoted BioShock collector and fan, the limited Ultimate Songbird Edition features a bounty of high-end memorabilia.
This highly detailed, hand-painted, resin-cast 9.75-inch statue was designed by Robb Waters, concept artist at Irrational Games. Shipped in collectible packaging inspired by the world of Columbia, the limited-edition statue will look great on your shelf in or out of the box.
This 64-page, collectible mini-edition art book offers an exclusive peek at the development of the game's unique art style, and features a hand-distressed linen cover, early designs, and concept art.
Get ready to play the upcoming BioShock Infinite board game, BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia, created and published by Plaid Hat Games. With this exclusive, 25mm resin-cast Handyman figure, you'll have a head start.
A real-life piece of propaganda from BioShock Infinite's world of Columbia, this heavy-stock lithograph print, an ad for the Devil's Kiss vigor, was designed by Jorge Lacera, concept artist at Irrational Games.
This exclusive, resin-cast three-inch replica bottle keychain is fully three-dimensional, hand-painted, and distressed, and features a sturdy brass ring.
This downloadable soundtrack features music from BioShock Infinite and is exclusive to the Premium and Ultimate Songbird Editions.
Start the game with three exclusive Gear power-ups: Bull Rush (melee strikes from a sprint have a chance to knock the enemy down), Extra! Extra! (audio logs also grant a bounty of "Silver Eagles" in-game currency), and Betrayer (killing your possessed enemies causes them to explode in a fireball that deals damage).
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January 24, 2008 by Atanu Dey
2.5 million MBAs? Really?
Hi Atanu,
I like your blog a lot.
Can you give me an interview for my blog?
I have done similar things like this with people.
Check out these for example:
Coffee With Aditya – A Googler & Blogger – http://nicereads.blogspot.com/2008/01/coffee-with-aditya-googler-blogger.html
Coffee With Mahesh – A CAT Cracker -
Coffee With Prem! – A true Underdog -
It will be great to have Coffee With Atanu Dey!
I will mail you the questions.


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The new class for Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure just launched. According to Scott Guthrie, a Corporate Vice President in the Microsoft Server and Tools Business, we started the first Azure Accelerator because we wanted to give promising startups full access to Azure, so that they can build and grow. We're doing it again for the next three months. You can read Scott's full blog post here.
This spring's Windows Azure class includes:
The Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure is powered by TechStars and has created some pretty successful startups in its short life has proven to help startups reach a level of reliable performance.
The Fall 2012 class has been busy since Demo Day. Here is what they have accomplished so far.
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Does Globalization Benefit Women in Developing Countries?
Percent Female Workers in Export and Non-export Manufacturing Firms in Mexico, 2001
Posted: September 26, 2007
In a recent article Andrés Villarreal and Wei-hsin Yu examine the effect of foreign investment and export production on gender inequality in Mexico, a country that epitomizes the global shift to an open-market economic strategy. Using data from nationally representative surveys of manufacturing firms between 1992 and 2001, they find that foreign and export-oriented firms employ significantly more women at every occupational level than do nationally-owned firms producing goods for sale in the domestic market. The greater employment of women in foreign and export firms cannot be explained by these firms' higher demand for workers of lower skill levels, their size, capital intensity, production technology, wage level, use of temporary workers, or industry. Using managers' responses to survey questions regarding gender preferences in hiring, Villarreal and Yu find that managers in foreign-owned export firms have a preference for hiring women that cannot be explained by firm-level factors. This preference may account for the observed differences in female employment. Finally, using firms' payroll information to analyze the gender wage gap in manufacturing firms, they find that foreign-owned export firms discriminate against women less in terms of wages.


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High Court To Hear Raisin Growers' Case
Professor Michael McConnell spoke with the Los Angeles Times' David G. Savage about a case he is arguing which is headed to the Supreme Court to determine whether a federal maketing program which can take nearly half of a growers crop is constitutional.
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal from Fresno raisin growers Marvin and Laura Horne, who contend that the federal marketing program that can take nearly half of their crop is unconstitutional.
Their case poses a significant challenge to the New Deal-era farm program that seeks to prop up prices by keeping part of the crop off the market.
The federal marketing order for raisins "extracts a hefty portion of a farmer's annual raisin crop as a condition" for selling the rest of it on the market, said the growers' appellate lawyer, Michael McConnell, a Stanford University law professor and former federal appeals court judge.
In 2003, when the case began, raisin handlers were required to set aside 47% of the crop, he said. The next year, the percentage dropped to 30%.
In those two years, the raisin board "determined that the compensation for the reserve-tonnage raisins should be set at precisely zero dollars," he said. The Hornes "received no compensation for the USDA's appropriation of almost one-third of their crop," he said.
In defense of the USDA, Solicitor Gen. Donald Verrilli Jr. had urged the court to steer clear of the case. The marketing orders apply to "handlers" of raisins, not to producers, he said.
The Hornes tried to play both roles by producing raisins and then marketing them, he said. They "cannot flout the raisin marketing order and then challenge the resulting monetary assessment on the ground that compensation might hypothetically be owed if they had complied," he said.


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Editorial: Adult education grows across state
Life is tough.
And it's a lot tougher without an education.
The U.S. Census Bureau has found that people without a high school diploma can expect to earn 50 percent less than workers who finished the 12th grade — over $10,000 less per year.
That's why adult education programs such as those offered by Sevier County Schools are so important.
According to Curtis Clabo, who is principal of White's Adult High School, the local program is also thriving.
"The Adult Education Program served 718 students during the school year just ended," Clabo said in an email earlier this summer. "202 in its adult high school, 231 in its High School Equivalency program, and 285 in its adult English as a Second Language program. This has been a banner year, both in terms of enrollment and outcomes."
Overall 182 students earned their diplomas, the second-highest number in the program's 21 year history. The record, 197, happened just one year previously.
It's a worthy effort to better the lives of Sevier Countians.
And now, there's a new program being introduced by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, which hopes to spread local initiatives even further.
The department has three "Career Coach" vehicles, and the mobile Career Centers have become certified testing sites for the new High School Equivalency Test (HiSET).
"Making the Career Coaches available as a testing site for HiSET is a tremendous help to organizations and people in areas of the state not located near a test site," said Marva Doremus, administrator for adult education at the Tennessee Department of Labor. "The Career Coaches are certified testing sites, and each staff member is a certified proctor and examiner."
Serving the state's three grand divisions, the three Career Coach program vehicles expect to host 72 testing days statewide in the course of a year. Each coach can accommodate six test-takers, but if an organization such as a chamber, jail, or school has a facility that can become an extension of the Career Coach space, staff can test as many as 50, the department said.
For test fee information and instructions on how to book the Career Coach mobile units for HiSET services for your organization or community, visit www.getonthecoach.tn.gov and click the HiSET Instructions tab. To learn more about Sevier County's adult education offerings, visit www.sevier.org or call the school system at 453-4671.


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OGDEN — A couple passing through Utah on their way to a model train show in Denver is now stuck in Ogden after getting their trailer stolen overnight.
Norman Keller and his wife Blanche say about $80,000 worth of model trains and train parts were inside their trailer when it was stolen from the parking lot of a Motel 6 Thursday night.
"We parked it in not the best position," said Norman. "There was a rear gate, and somebody came along and took it away from us."
Keller said he and his wife supplement their Social Security checks with business surrounding model trains. They are semi-retired and depend on a little extra money by doing model train repairs.
"It's not worth anything unless someone understands what it is and what it's meant for," said Norman.
However, Keller said the money is hardly why they pursue model trains.
"It's never made us a lot of money. It never has," said Blanche. "And we've never needed a lot of money. It was the people that always made us so happy. And we make them happy."
They both are holding out and hoping the trailer thief has a change heart and returns their property.
"Personally I feel like the person or people who stole our trailer could really get a good feeling if they returned it all back to us so we could make other people, who play with toys, to feel good," said Blanche. "It's the time of year for that."
The stolen trailer is white in color, about eight feet long and five feet wide with the word "Featherlite" on each side, with Oregon license plates
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July 30, 2015
CAIRO - The freest elections in Egypt's history have produced the country's first Islamist president.
The country's election commission has declared Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi the winner of last week's presidential runoff. He won just under 52 percent of the vote, to 48 percent for former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq.
It was the culmination of the tumultuous first phase of a transition launched 16 months ago with the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. A ruling military council headed by Mubarak's defense minister of 20 years replaced the autocratic leader.
A spokesman for the new leader's campaign says the revolution has passed an important test, but he adds, "the road is still long."
A new struggle with the military is expected, aimed at restoring the powers that the ruling generals stripped from the presidency before the victor was declared.
The outcome was also not the one desired by most of the liberal and secular youth groups that drove the uprising.
Morsi will now have to calm public fears that he will push to remake Egypt as an Islamist state and show that he will represent a broader cross-section of the Egyptian public.
In his first televised speech on state TV, Morsi pledged Sunday to preserve Egypt's international accords, a reference to the peace deal with Israel.
He paid tribute to nearly 900 protesters killed in last year's uprising, saying without the "blood of the martyrs," he would not have made it to the presidency.
In a non-confrontational speech, he did not mention the last-minute power grab by the ruling military that stripped the president of most of his major powers.
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- Dissolution of nucleons in giant nuclei (1986)
- We discuss the possibility that nuclei with very large baryon numbers can exist in the form of large quark blobs in their ground states. A calculation based on the picture of quark bags shows that, in principle, the appearance of such exotic nuclear states in present laboratory experiments cannot be excluded. Some speculations in connection with the recently observed anomalous positron production in heavy-ion experiments are presented.
- Fluctuations and inhomogenities of energy density and isospin in Pb + Pb at the SPS (1998)
- The main goal of heavy ion physics in the last fifteen years has been the search for the quark-gluon-plasma(QGP). Until now, unambigous experimental evidence for the QGP is missing.
- Critical review of quark gluon plasma signatures (1999)
- Noneequilibrium models (three-fluid hydrodynamics and UrQMD) use to discuss the uniqueness of often proposed experimental signatures for quark matter formation in relativistic heavy ion collisions. It is demonstrated that these two models - although they do treat the most interesting early phase of the collisions quite differently(thermalizing QGP vs. coherent color fields with virtual particles) - both yields a reasonable agreement with a large variety of the available heavy ion data.
- Relativistic quantum transport theory of hadronic matter : the coupled nucleon, Delta, and pion system (1999)
- We derive the relativistic quantum transport equation for the pion distribution function based on an effective Lagrangian of the QHD-II model. The closed-time-path Green s function technique and the semiclassical, quasiparticle, and Born approximations are employed in the derivation. Both the mean field and collision term are derived from the same Lagrangian and presented analytically. The dynamical equation for the pions is consistent with that for the nucleons and Delta's which we developed before. Thus, we obtain a relativistic transport model which describes the hadronic matter with N,Delta, and pi degrees of freedom simultaneously. Within this approach, we investigate the medium effects on the pion dispersion relation as well as the pion absorption and pion production channels in cold nuclear matter. In contrast to the results of the nonrelativistic model, the pion dispersion relation becomes harder at low momenta and softer at high momenta as compared to the free one, which is mainly caused by the relativistic kinetics. The theoretically predicted free piN->Delta cross section is in agreement with the experimental data. Medium effects on the piN->Delta cross section and momentum-dependent Delta-decay width are shown to be substantial. PACS-numbers: 24.10.Jv, 13.75.Cs, 21.65.1f, 25.75.2q


text: Teversal Camping and Caravanning Club Site (341 reviews) from £7.70 to £12.95 Per person/night Contact Us Book It Images Map Select Section Overview Top site for dogs Top site for cycling Enjoy nature walks, cycle trails and the Peak District from this site. Our award-winning Club campsite at Teversal is surrounded by gloriously varied walking country. Opposite, the Silverhill Wood Country Park offers direct access to the Teversal Trails and miles of walking and cycling paths. Further afield the walking and cycling trails of the Derbyshire Dales and Peak District offer more challenges through ever changing scenery. Teversal is an established campsite. Hedges and greenery pepper the site which boasts fantastic amenities: auto sensor power showers, individual washrooms with shower, toilet and sink, parent and child facilities, a well-equipped laundry and washing up area and children's play area. The shop is well stocked and morning papers are available. There's even a dog/bike shower. If you can tear yourself away from the campsite, there are numerous attractions close by. The National Trust's Hardwick Hall and Chatsworth House and Gardens are within easy reach as is Bolsover Castle and Newstead Abbey, the former home of the poet Lord Byron. Water lovers are catered for at the National Watersports Centre which offers white water rafting, wake boarding, water skiing, sailing and more. Families will love Water Meadows Family Fun pool with slides and wave machine situated in Mansfield. Self Catering accommodation available – read moreSafari Tent from £47 per night - read more NEW - Log Cabin, sleeps up to six - find out more Teversal currently holds an AA 5 Pennant Award Worth Noting There is a six-berth holiday caravan to let, as well as a Safari tent and camping cabin. To book call 024 7647 5087. Wi-Fi access available. - Minimum Booking for English Bank Holidays is three nights. - Minimum Booking for High Season is two nights. Due to licence restrictions please note that commercial tow vehicles are requested to park in the site car park. WiFi WiFi is available at this site. However please note the service is supplied by a different provider therefore your Site WiFi card (powered by WiComs) cannot be used. Please contact the site direct for more information. Eat Local The site shop sells local produce including free-range eggs and bread, as well as newspapers and camping supplies. Farmers' markets are held at Chesterfield and Mansfield, while Gildages Farm Shop in Heath sells its own fresh meat and meat products. Facilities Teversal has the following facilities on or around the site. Members' and non-members' caravans welcome Members' and non-members' trailer tents welcome Hardstanding pitch (Super Service) Grass pitch with electric hook-up Showers Electric shaver sockets Parent and baby room Chemical toilet disposal point Motorhome stop-off Dishwashing facilities Shop Ball games Payphone Designated dog walk Electric hook-up Members' and non-members' motorhomes welcome Members' and non-members' tents welcome Hardstanding with electric hook-up Flushing toilet Washbasins Dedicated accessible facilities Family shower room Drinking water taps Washing Machines Ice pack freezing Childrens play area Gas cylinders Pets welcome Alternative Accommodation Wi-fi (Other provider) Reviews Review 1 |2 |86 |Next » Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Been camping at Teversal many times over the years, and wonder how it can possibly get any... WONDERFUL CAMPSITE (Club Member) stayed Jul 2015 This review is for Teversal Been camping at Teversal many times over the years, and wonder how it can possibly get any better. They now have bikes and bbq's for hire. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff here. Fully stocked shop and newsagents, which is a boon for someone wanting daily newspapers. Other club sites should follow some of their examples. Pub down the road has extensive menu and very popular Towing: Easy Location: Town Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Active break,Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 We enjoyed a very relaxing ten days at Teversal club site. Alan Giles (Club Member) stayed Jul 2015 This review is for Teversal We enjoyed a very relaxing ten days at Teversal club site. The site team couldn't be more helpful, loved their attitude to shop opening times! great walking area, Silverhills park is just across the road from the site. Don't miss the opportunity to go to the Carnarvon arms just down the road, like an upmarket Wetherspoons, excellent food and drink at reasonable prices. Thanks again to the team Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Active break,Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 The washroom facilities are 5 star standard. Each shower room has a sink and toilet. JP (Club Member) stayed Jul 2015 This review is for Teversal The washroom facilities are 5 star standard. Each shower room has a sink and toilet. They are always spotlessly clean. The paths directly opposite the site entrance are ideal for walking/cycling. A very well run site. Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Very close to Hardwick Hall, Bess of Hardwick's magnificent Elizabethan mansion where the Room... 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Fully insulated, you'll be able to snuggle up and relax even in winter, or enjoy the sunshine and fresh air by dining out on your very own deck. Our tardis-like cabin is surprisingly spacious accommodating up to 4 +2 people comfortably, fully equipped and just waiting for you to arrive and unwind. • £200 / £225 / £250 for a short break (Mon-Fri or Fri-Mon) Low to High Season • £365 / £415 / £465 for a week (start Mon or Fri) Low to High Season For more information and photo gallery please check out our Cabin page. The Safari Tent Proper beds, electric lighting, a cooking and dining area, heating and enough room for 4 people…treat yourselves, this is the kind of camping even your non camping friends will enjoy! • £44 / £55 / £66 Per Night (Low to High Season) For an experience you'll want to do again and again, check out our Safari tent. For more information and photo gallery please check out our Safari tent page for more information and photos. Holiday Caravan This holiday caravan offers a high level of comfort and plenty of space to relax and unwind. The two-bedroomed caravan (one double/one twin room) sleeps four, plus there's a sofa bed which will accommodate an additional two people if required. There are en-suite facilities in addition to a family bathroom and a modern, fully-equipped kitchen. The lounge and dining area features a TV, DVD and a hi-fi player. Call 0845 130 7633 / 01623 551838 to book Sleeps six people Kitchen Outdoor furniture On site shop Bathroom Sitting room Dining area DVD player CD Player Private patio Childrens' play area Wifi "Luxury with a capital L. We were lucky to get a late booking which I am sure is only because word has not go out yet. Judging by the attention they were drawing from other campers it will soon! Thanks to Jayne and Chris for a wonderful weekend." - Andrew & Barbara Teversal is set in the beautiful countryside of Nottinghamshire on the Derbyshire borders. 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El Palacio Sports Hotel offers great quality Miami hotel amenities at a discounted price that cater especially to families, friends, business and sports fans. One mile from SunLife Stadium and the Calder Casino & Race Course, El Palacio is home to Legends Grill, located on the ninth floor of our hotel. Enjoy an awesome view, delicious food, and big-screen high-definition televisions. Legends Grill is open during Miami Dolphin/Miami Hurricane home games, special events, & private parties .
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It went away.
Please don't start threads with such pointless original posts.
Always the same ****.
thanks for your input
Come on guys, stop being whiny. Sound like little girls.
we are regressing
I felt the same as the OP.
Hey. Good afternoon everyone. I just wanted to drop a minute of input from someone who has been a fins fan for 38 years. Agree / disagree but IMO this team is where it is at do to front office top and middle managment. They dont draft well they dont trade well they just dont get the talent on the team. I am sure that this board and all its members can name several players we let SLIP through our fingers over the past few years and managent went with someone else. It is very difficult to watch our team play on the field and mocked off the field when for decades this team was consistanly 10-6 and in the play-offs. They could fire all the coaches they want but if they keep hiring the wrong coaches and picking up the wrong players. If the team is consistanly playing poor dont look on the field for the proplem look up into the booths with the tinted window there is where your problem is..... Owner, VP and Gen mgr. Can t fire the owner so Gen Mgr is a good start. Thanks MDF 1975.


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13th District Police Appreciation Celebration is Saturday, September 8th
By anneshaw at August 29, 2012 | 4:50 pm | Print
On Saturday, September 8, 2012, local community groups and the 13th District Police Advisory Committee will be hosting a 13th District Officer Appreciation Celebration. The event will take place at St. Helen's School Hall, 2345 W. Augusta Blvd., from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. There will be door prizes, raffle prizes, food and beverages, and music. Also on tap will be the unveiling of a special video tribute to the 13th District Police Station and its officers.
The Historic Wood St. Station is slated to be closed and demolished in October 2012 when the new 12/13th District is finished at 14th Street and Racine, approximately 4 miles south of the Wood St. Station.
This is part of the City's plan to consolidate police districts, despite strong opposition from community groups and residents of the 13th District (see www.Save13.org ). This will likely be the last celebration of the Wood St. Station and its officers. All proceeds benefit the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. This charitable 501(c)(3) organization assists police officers catastrophically injured or killed in the line of duty and their families. To date, the Foundation has given over $2.5 million to families of these officers. The event is supported by the 13th District Committee, East Village Association, the Chicago Grand Neighborhood Association, the Ukrainian American Democratic Organization, the Chicago Democratic Alliance, and local businesses, such as, Pinky's, Tecalitlan, Moonshine, Sunrise Café, and others.
Sponsorship opportunities, including program book ad space are still available and tickets may be purchased on-line at www.cpdmemorial.org/events/013th-district-police-officer-appreciation-day
Tickets prices: $20 for individual; $40 for families (2 adults and 2 children under 18); $10 for students under 18; $10 for Senior Citizens over 65; free for children under 2 and for 13th District Police Officers and their immediate families. You can also be a host committee member for $100 (includes a ticket and mention in program book). For more information, please contact Annette Cabral, 13th District Advisory Chair at (312) 929-7729 or Anne Shaw, Event Co-Chair, at email@example.com or call (773)549-9500.
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Ramble On: Welcoming fall with open arms
Did you feel that? I think it was a slight, cool breeze that flowed by my arm just before the sun hit it and dried it up. It was a faint, refreshing wind, I'm sure of it. And I think there will be more to come.
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Sausage Kitchen, Lisbon Falls, ME? Anyone been?
Hi Folks...I'm headed to visit my sister for the holiday in Lisbon Falls, Maine and there's a store up there called the Sausage Kitchen and I was wondering if anyone has ever been and if you like their products. Thinking I may make a trip for some items to bring back home.
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Every year Macy's does something special in honor of Mother's Day. This year is no exception! They have partnered with 5 charities in honor of ALL mothers! All you need to do is head over to Macy's Facebook page April 24th through Mother's Day. Send the mom in your life a free Mother's Day e-card! For every e-card sent, Macy's will donate $3 to the charity of your choice, up to $400,000.
I would love for you to take a few minutes and send your mom, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, God-mother…the "moms" in your life an e-card and chose Make A Wish as the charity of choice. Of course, please feel free to choose whichever charity you want but I would love to see the Make A Wish Foundation receive some needed donations.
The giveaway will close on May 11th at 9:00 p.m. PST. Winner will be chosen using *And The Winner Is plugin*. Open to US only.
Disclosure: This post was written on behalf of M80 for Macy's. I will be sent a Mother's Day gift listed above.