text: Long time Altus resident, Angelia Christine Christy Byrd, 57, went to be with our Lord on Jan. 22, 2013 in Oklahoma City. She was born May 6, 1955 to Elsie William and Estle Goss Jameson. She resided with her parents until their untimely death in 1969, she was then raised by her grandmother Minnie Maebelle Goss. She lived in Altus all her life and attended Altus schools. She studied briefly at Berean Bible School, and obtained certificates in business at Altus Vocation Technical Institute. After graduating high school she met and married Thomas Lester Brooks. They had two sons, Jimmy L. and Randy D. Brooks.Christy worked for Baker Oil, and was assistant manager for Amsco Steel, both of Altus. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting, and riding motorcycles, she also enjoyed traveling and collecting antiques. Most of all she enjoyed her grandchildren and her faithful dog Pooh Bear.She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Billy and Bobby; sister, Cathey; and grandparents, William Goss Sr. and Mae Goss.Survivors include sons, Jimmy L. Brooks and wife Crystal of Holdenville, and Randy D. Brooks and wife Christy of Harrold, Texas; three granddaughters; two grandsons; her companion, Jesus Jessie Mendiola of Altus; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Altus Cemetery.Services are under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home of Wewoka.


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Included here are photos of antique engines I am restoring in my home machine shop and other engines that I am working on. You will also find other things that interest me. Coming in the future will be machine shop hints and construction projects.
There are links to a few engine, genealogy and Civil War sites as well as some of general interest. Information on my families for genealogists, as well as other information on the Wakulla and Franklin counties of Florida is included to help people interested in genealogy.
NOTE, There will be some rearranging of the site in the future. The Engine site will be separated from the genealogy and Civil War sites. Links will still be available on the links page of each site to the other sites. Watch for changesr of URL's.
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In Photoshop CS6 for Photographers, author, photographer, and teacher Chris Orwig explores Photoshop from the perspective of the photographer.
The course details the features and techniques behind enhancing and retouching photos, preparing them for print and online publishing, and much more. Chris demonstrates how to make basic edits in Camera Raw, develop and save color profiles, work with layers and selections, tone and sharpen, and retouch images while retaining their natural character.
Chris also shares some creative tips and project ideas, such as converting a photo to black-and-white and enhancing a portrait with hand-painted masks. The course also covers workflow details, such as organizing images in Bridge and Mini Bridge, optimizing Photoshop preferences, and calibrating your monitor.
Here, we're going to take a look at our file handling preferences. You know, for the most part, these default settings, they're almost perfect. So what I want to do is just highlight a few things here and then give you a few suggestions in regards to a couple of preferences that you might want to modify. When it comes to your file saving options, these initial options here are great. Moving down to this area, you want to make sure to check this box on whenever you use the Save As command, which you can access from the File pulldown menu. It's really helpful to have this by default select that original folder, because typically when you're using Save As, you want to save that image in the same location.
The next option you definitely want to have checked on. This is called the Save in Background. Well, what happens in Photoshop is you'll have these files which will get really, really big. Well, it will take Photoshop a while to save those documents. If you turn this off, well, Photoshop will be frozen. You can't move forward until that file is saved. If you click this option on, it will do this saving in the background so that you can continue to work on that image or other images which you have open in Photoshop.
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Your computer can crash or Photoshop can crash, and you can be in the middle of a project. Well, if you're by having this option turned on, well, it would have automatically saved that document for you, and it would have done this behind the scenes. The next time you launch Photoshop, it would then show you that recovered file. So again, this is kind of like a safety net. You want to leave that option turned on. Next, down to File Compatibility. Here there's a new button to access our Camera RAW Preferences. You can go ahead and click on that, and it'll open up those Preferences.
We'll be talking about those later, but I just want to highlight that this button is new in this version of Photoshop. Next, you want to leave these default settings on to Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for Supported RAW Files, of course. Next, for this one though, I recommend you turn off: Ask Before Saving layered TIFF Files. The TIFF file format is a really powerful file format, and if you're using other application, say like Adobe Lightroom, like I use, well, I use that TIFF file format a lot, and I almost always have layered TIFF files.
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In my case, I've only opened these three files, but because I changed that number to 20, it would remember the last 20 files that I've worked with. As I continue to open these files, this list would grow, and I find this is just a really helpful way to access and find files that I've worked on recently. Because you know, sometimes you work on an image, then you accidentally close it. Well, you can then go to this Open Recent dialog and reopen it really easily without having to search around, or without having to navigate back to the Adobe Bridge.
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Chronology of Coverage
Aug. 3, 2015
Anthony Tommasini reviews Bellini opera Norma, in production directed by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier, conducted by Giovanni Antonini and starring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli at Salzburg Festival, Austria. MORE
Aug. 3, 2015
Ben Ratliff reviews American premiere of La Monte Young work The Melodic Version (1984) of the Second Dream of the High Tension Line Stepdown Transformer, performed by Theater of Eternal Music Brass and String Ensemble at Dia: Chelsea's Dream House. MORE
Aug. 3, 2015
Vivien Schweitzer reviews classical music concert, featuring performances by pianists Jeremy Denk and Alexei Lubimov, at Lincoln Center as part of Mostly Mozart Festival. MORE
Aug. 3, 2015
Stephen Holden reviews concert tribute to music of Elvis Costello, performed by Karen Oberlin, at Triad Theater. MORE
Jul. 31, 2015
Jon Caramanica reviews performance by British rapper Skepta at MoMA PS1 in Queens. MORE
Jul. 30, 2015
Jon Caramanica Critic's Notebook discusses quickly evolving hip-hop scene in Atlanta, as exemplified by artists Future and Migos, who have new and very different musical styles. MORE
Jul. 30, 2015
Stephen Holden reviews performance of Paul McCartney songs by John Pizzarelli Quartet, accompanied by small orchestra, at Birdland. MORE
Jul. 30, 2015
Nate Chinen reviews Benjamin Clementine album At Least for Now. MORE
Jul. 30, 2015
Ben Ratliff reviews Titus Andronicus album The Most Lamentable Tragedy. MORE
Jul. 30, 2015
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim reviews opening performance by Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall. MORE
Jul. 30, 2015
David Allen reviews performance by London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev with solos by pianists Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan and Alexei Volodin, at Royal Albert Hall as part of BBC Proms concert. MORE
Jul. 29, 2015
Opera singer Jonas Kaufmann tells fans via Facebook not to buy Decca album Jonas Kaufmann - The Age of Puccini scheduled for release August 2015; tenor, who has been working since fall 2014 on Sony Classical record scheduled for September 2015 release, says Decca album contains previously released materials and title is misleading. MORE
Jul. 28, 2015
James R Oestreich Critic's Notebook reflects that Verbier Festival in Switzerland featured interesting mix of programs; discusses several memorable performances. MORE
Jul. 28, 2015
Nate Chinen Critic's Notebook reflects on closing acts at 2015 Newport Folk Festival; suggests that controversy of electric guitar's role in folk music that Bob Dylan started there 50 years ago appears to be peacefully resolved. MORE
Jul. 28, 2015
Jon Caramanica reviews performance by rap artist Nicki Minaj at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. MORE
Jul. 27, 2015
Vivien Schweitzer Critic's Notebook highlights performances at 75th annual Tanglewood contemporary music festival; roster includes ode to recently deceased composer Gunther Schuller with debut of his classical and jazz work Magical Trumpets, along with premiere of Steven Mackey's Madrigal. MORE
Jul. 27, 2015
Police stop unscheduled hologram performance of rapper Chief Keef at Craze Fest hip-hop festival in Hammond, Indiana, citing public safety and other reasons; Chicago rapper, born Keith Cozart, has gang affiliations and reputation for promoting violence, but says shutdown is unfair because he is now working to stop violence rather than incite it. MORE
Jul. 27, 2015
Swedish police arrest rapper Snoop Dogg on suspected drug charges after Uppsala concert, but release him without charges. MORE
Jul. 25, 2015
Jon Caramanica Critic's Notebook surmises that hip-hop couple Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill are new ethicists, using Twitter platform for Minaj debate on gender bias with Taylor Swift and Mills' argument about ghost writing with rapper Drake. MORE
Jul. 24, 2015
Sesac settles antitrust lawsuit with Radio Music Licensing Committee; Sesac will for first time be subject to arbitration over royalty rates it charges radio stations. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, who retired from concert singing in 2012 for health reasons, prepares for debut as conductor at Verbier Festival in Switzerland. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Wayne Carson, Grammy-winning songwriter whose hits included Always on My Mind, dies at age 72. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Nicki Minaj posts series of messages on Twitter criticizing music industry for undervaluing work of black women after video for Anaconda is not nominated for MTV Video of the Year award. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Jon Caramanica reviews album The Blade by Ashley Monroe. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Ben Ratliff reviews first solo album by Jessie Jones. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Nate Chinen reviews album Didn't It Rain by Amy Helm and self-titled album by Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Vivien Schweitzer reviews performance by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell. MORE
Jul. 22, 2015
Contribution made to American music history by FAME Recording Studios is rediscovered when 2013 documentary about company spurs book release and plans for television series; studio, founded by Rick Hall in tiny Deep South town of Muscle Shoals, Ala, is place where memorable soul, rock and country albums were recorded during 1960s and 1970s. MORE
Jul. 22, 2015
German new music group Ensemble Musikfabrik commission instrument maker Thomas Meixner to build set of music-making gizmos designed by late unconventional composer Harry Partch; group will perform City Center concert of Partch's rarely heard works, unique for their 43-note tonal system, using Meixner's replicas of whimsical contraptions invented by the microtonal composer pioneer. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
Times critics share what they've been listening to lately. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
Los Angeles County Judge James C Chalfant declines request by Sister Rita Callanan and Sister Catherine Rose Holzman to block Archdiocese of Los Angeles from selling eight-acre property that once housed their order to pop singer Katy Perry; nuns insist that they control property of their Immaculate Heart of Mary order. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
Jon Caramanica Critic's Notebook observes that 10th annual Pitchfork Music Festival featured a polyglot music lineup that drew listeners to other genres, blurred artistic barriers and expanded mind-sets to create new mainstream sound. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
James R Oestreich Critic's Notebook details exceptional events at 22nd annual Verbier Festival in Switzerland, including last-minute substitution of conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen for ailing James Levine. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
Zachary Woolfe reviews concert by pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin at Hunter College Kaye Playhouse as part of International Keyboard Institute and Festival. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
Anthony Tommasini reviews string quartet concert featuring premieres by Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Suzanne Farrin and Mark Grey, performed by New Juilliard Ensemble, at Museum Modern Art as part of its Summergarden series. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
Growing number of musicologists are studying way in which musical technique affects emotion of listeners, using optical motion capture technique employed by animation industry; some studies have focused on difference between 19th-century and modern playing techniques. MORE
Jul. 20, 2015
Two nuns at Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary file legal objection against Archdiocese of Los Angeles, intensifying ongoing dispute over sale of convent and raising questions of authority of civil and canon law; claim that sale of property to pop singer Katy Perry would force them to violate their vows to Catholic Church. MORE
Jul. 20, 2015
Ben Ratliff reviews performance by rock band U2 at Madison Square Garden. MORE
Jul. 20, 2015
Anthony Tommasini reviews classical music concert performed by Cleveland Orchestra and conducted by Franz Welser-Most at Avery Fisher Hall as part of Lincoln Center Festival. MORE
Jul. 20, 2015
Stephen Holden reviews Stephen Sondheim musical revue Another Hundred People, directed by Sondra Lee and starring KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar, at Laurie Beechman Theater. MORE
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Everything about the show exuded immediacy and naturalness at the Haus für Mozart.
August 5, 2015, Wednesday
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To Some, Beijing Olympics Song Is Suspiciously Similar to Ballad From Disney's 'Frozen'
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August 4, 2015, Tuesday
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The Little Orchestra Society Limits Schedule and Aims for Younger Audience
The ensemble, whose average age of its audience is dropping, is planning only 16 performances next season, down from 28 last season.
August 4, 2015, Tuesday
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Review: 'Turandot' and 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann,' Spectacle and Substance at Bregenz Festival
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August 4, 2015, Tuesday
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'Bobby Jones Gospel' and Its Strongest Voice Prepare to Say Farewell
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August 4, 2015, Tuesday
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Boston Symphony Extends Andris Nelsons's Contract Through 2022
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August 4, 2015, Tuesday
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Review: Nação Zumbi Returns to Central Park SummerStage
The show took the form of a 20-year anniversary for a concert the band had played on the same stage when Chico Science, then its leader, was still alive.
August 4, 2015, Tuesday
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Review: Cecilia Bartoli Has Dramatic Depth as 'Norma' at Salzburg Festival
Her performance comes from the incisiveness, colorings and inflections of her singing.
August 3, 2015, Monday
Review: License and Restriction in a Work by La Monte Young at Dia Chelsea
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August 3, 2015, Monday
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- Publication date: 20 September 2012
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A marriage in name only ...To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner, Alexa Maria McKenzie, casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend's older brother--the powerful man who once shattered her heart. Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn't believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his uncle's corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister's childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he's offers Alexa a bold proposition. A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn't be that hard to follow, right? Except fate has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans ...
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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn't stopped writing since. She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew who keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.
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An enjoyable book.
By karen 20 Sep 2012
This was the perfect book to read to shake off the Fifty Shades blues.
I enjoyed it and will be looking for more from the same author.
By kylie King 20 Sep 2012
A well written, easy and very quick read, just enough passion. would have liked to have seen it with a better cover to be honest i dont feel it does the book justice. Loved the ending and fell for the characters. Have just ordered the next two and cant wait to read them.
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Sydney Children's Festival 2016
Sunday 20 March 2016 - 11am to 5pm
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The Children's Festival events are the largest and most unique celebrations of multiculturalism for children and families in Australia.
They are days of sharing, learning and exploring the culturally diverse modern cities that we all live in and share with one another.
If children are able to experience this sharing and understanding from a young age, the Children's Festival hopes that adults too, will be able to share and understand, so that we can all live harmoniously within our in communities.
This year, we have exciting events including Children's Festival 2015. It will be held on Sunday 15 March 2015 at First Fleet Park, The Rocks (close to Circular Quay Railway Station), Sydney. So we would now like to invite your group/s to be a part of the Children's Parade at 1pm and/or to perform on the day, and make it a spectacle of colour and diversity in that special way of our Children's Festivals "Playing Together and Living in Harmony". Please refer to the "Expression of Interest – Parade and Performance" for further details.
Get ready for a day of celebration where you will experience different cultural traditions, costumes, dances, performances, songs, lion dancing, drumming workshops and share traditional and delicious foods with one another.
Join us for some fun and games, take part in the Children's Parade, witness the dancing and musical performances on stage or have a go at drumming, kite flying or take part in the poster competition.
There will be endless exciting activities for the kids including scout adventures, lantern making, costume parades, arts and craft, rides, animal petting zoo and more.
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SACRAMENTO, CA - A 14-year-old Sacramento girl remains missing since Sunday night.
Sacramento police officer Michele Gigante said Nicholette Garner crawled out of her bedroom about 10 Sunday night and hasn't been seen since.
Officers have contacted the girl's friends and relatives in Sacramento and other areas of California but no one has had contact with her, Gigante said.
The Sacramento Police Department requested that anyone with knowledge of Garner's whereabouts to call the department at (916) 264-5471, Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or text in a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.


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Perry says Hutchison is A.W.O.L. in Washington
Gov. Rick Perry today said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison should concentrate on doing her job in the nation's capital rather than spending time in Texas campaigning against him. Perry said she has been A.W.O.L. in some areas. [Read More]
Hutchison talks about polls and resignation
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison reacts to the Rasmussen poll and discusses how the health care debate are affecting her thoughts about resigning to run against Gov. Rick Perry in the GOP primary. [Read More]
Hutchison calls for hearings on Fort Hood
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is calling for senate hearings on the shooting at Fort Hood and the military and FBI's failure to act on intelligence on the shooter before the tragedy took place. "I'm at the point of questioning," the senator said. "Did the FBI share with the Army information that it had or […] [Read More]
Comptroller: Texas revenue looks OK for now
State Comptroller Susan Combs said today that despite a slide in tax collections, she doesn't expect that she'll need to change the revenue estimate for the current budget — at least not at this point. Combs, questioned by reporters after an appearance at the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, said that although sales and natural […] [Read More]
Perry leads Hutchison in new poll
Rasmussen Reports this morning is reporting a new poll showing Gov. Rick Perry leading U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison 46 percent to 35 percent in the Texas GOP primary for governor. Activist Debra Medina had 4 percent support. Perry led Hutchison by 10 percentage points in a July Rasmussen survey, but he held only a […] [Read More]
Senator's retirement talk a tad premature
The rumor of the day is that state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, is going to retire. State Senator Jeff Wentworth Even the senator has heard it. Yes, he plans to retire some day. But for now, he's preparing for a re-election campaign next year. "I don't know where it started but my intention is […] [Read More]
Dewhurst mulls Senate run; issues and political humor to boot
Dewhurst may run if there is a race Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says that he will only consider a Senate run if Hutchison resigns. "I don't want to be distracted unless there's a position open," Dewhurst said. Dewhurst is currently running for re-election as lietenant governor. Where they stand East Texas Rancher Hank Gilbert continues […] [Read More]
Perry calls for more tea parties
Gov. Rick Perry told the Republican Women's Club in Midland yesterday that the nation needs more tea parties to fight policies of the Obama Administration. Find more videos like this on Mywesttexas Chatter [Read More]
Health care vote may derail Hutchison's Cheney event
The national healthcare debate is threatening to upset a public appearance and fund-raiser U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has scheduled for next Tuesday in Houston with former Vice President Dick Cheney. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has set Tuesday as the likely day of a major procedural vote for the Democrats' national health care proposal […] [Read More]
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Yiwu F & J Jewelry Co., Ltd.
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|Manufacturer, Trading Company
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|Zhejiang, China (Mainland)
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Yiwu F & J Jewelry Co.,Ltd --A professional supplier dedicated to Hello Kitty Products,Licensed Products ,Promotional Products a...
Yiwu F & J Jewelry Co.,Ltd --A professional supplier dedicated to Hello Kitty Products,Licensed Products ,Promotional Products and Jewelry.
A quality manufacturer who own the dust free workshop which is the No.1 who have set up this type of workshop in Yiwu.
Quality,Fantastic and Unique products can be found here only! All of our products are carefully inspected to make sure we have good quality products at great price.
Here at F & J,we are dedicated to provide great customer service.we value the relationship with customers like you and we work very hard to make sure you are satisfied with our service and selection of products.Your satisfaction is our top priority.
We are also dedicated to offer fast shipping once we receive your payment.We usually ship our products out within 15-25 days.Goods can be shipped by sea, air or express.We can ship the goods to worldwide and also can do dropship, if you have any specifial shipping requirements, please let us know and we will arrange everything for you.
F & J respects your right to privacy,Protecting your information is an important part of our business.We would only use your company & personal name solely in the following ways:
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We accept the payment of L/C,T/T,WU,MG and Paypal.You can choose anyway to pay, and we will start production the goods or samples once we receive your payment slip instead of waiting until the payment reach, this also lead the fast delivery,if we found any payment problem, our sales team will contact you, we really appreciate your cooperation and understanding.
If by any chance you are not satisfied with any of the products after you receive,please do not upset and worry,you can contact our sales team and they will handle your case within 24 hours,our team will find out what is the reason lead you not satisfied our products,if the problem are caused by us,we might ask you return or destroy the goods what you received,and we wil re-make them for you at the earliest time,all shipping fee,handing fee will be charged by our self.
As a real manufacturer,we are busy with production and sell everyday,we do not have any item in stock!for all orders we are handing it's for the delivery of 15-25 days later,so we encourage our customers make a pre-order for us so that we can make sure when you receive the goods you can catch your promotion,deadline and project date,through that way we can let you manage everything properly.
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C.W. Mackie has been in the business of HEMPEL Marine Paints since 1982 and from 2008 it has become the sole distributor of this product in both Sri Lanka and Maldives. Currently we are holding an average stock around 50,000 ltrs of various types of Hempel paints at a bonded warehouse and 5,000 ltrs at our warehouse in Peliyagoda.
Hempel mainly serves foreign and local ship owners, government establishments, multinational and local private companies.


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Anyone can have a hand in designing the new banners that will be hung in downtown Lancaster in March.
Twenty-five McDonald Green Elementary School third-, fourth- and fifth-graders painted some of the 80 banners that will hang from the lamp posts around the city at Chastain's Studio Lofts on Main Street on Friday.
They were joined by Lancaster County school board Chairwoman Charlene McGriff and district Superintendent Dr. Gene Moore, who tried their hand at painting as well.
"I'm an artist," McGriff said with excitement.
Lancaster City Council approved a revised agreement with Lancaster County to transfer the county's solid waste to a landfill at it's Jan. 13 meeting.
City Administrator Helen Sowell said the deal should save the county money because the county does not have a transfer station for waste.
So instead of the county's trucks driving regularly to the landfill in Lee County, they can deposit their waste at the city's transfer station. The city can take a larger load at one time to the landfill.
Although the snow kept them from assembling Tuesday, students and faculty at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster got together two days after Barack Obama's inauguration to discuss what his presidency means to them.
USCL's TRiO program and the student government association had planned an inauguration viewing, but the event was canceled due to the bad weather.
Carolinians have disputed the border between North and South Carolina since Lancaster County was established in 1735. But within the next year, that question may be resolved.
Alan-Jon Zupan, who works with the S.C. Geodetic Survey, said his team has been working with the N.C. Geodetic Survey for the last several months to reestablish exactly where the border line is. Zupan said the surveying of the area cannot begin until his team determines exactly where the state line is.
COLUMBIA – A Lancaster High School graduate is now the top cop with the S.C. Highway Patrol.
F.K. "Kenny" Lancaster Jr. has been named colonel of the Highway Patrol, the S.C. Department of Public Safety announced last week.
Lancaster, 41, a second-generation state trooper, is a 20-year veteran of the S.C. Highway Patrol. His most recent assignment was major in charge of field operations for the lower state.
The house next door looked a little different after it was renovated into apartments.
I spent a good part of the day watching the new tenants move in.
The man was young and he spoke to me, which got us off to a good start.
When darkness fell, they drove away and it was several days before they made it back.
I was outside playing when a Merita bread truck pulled up in the driveway next door.
That truck sure is something, I thought. You didn't get to see very many genuine bread trucks up close in our Chesterfield Avenue neighborhood.
I read with great interest the article on Gov. Sanford's proposal to close the University of South Carolina at Lancaster.
The question just begs to be asked: Does Gov. Sanford live in South Carolina? Is he interested in each of the counties that make up the state of South Carolina? It sounds by his comments that he needs a little educating himself.
LIBERTY HILL – On one hand are the Seven Deadly Sins – pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth.
On the other hand, is the tale of a fateful trip that started from a tropic port aboard a tiny ship.
The two subjects don't seem to have very much in common, but a group of local youth pastors have found a connection between "Gilligan's Island" and the capital vices.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office has applied for several grants to help continue various operations in the county.
Sheriff Barry Faile recently submitted his recommendations for grants his office needs to County Council.
The first priority, he said, is to renew a gang investigator grant that addresses gang enforcement and education. With at least 12 gangs identified in the county, the grant will allow the office to have a full-time employee compiling data on gang members.
I am writing to you about the history that happened Tuesday that changed the world. I am part of a majority Democrat family.
These last two years of history I have been living through are unbelievable. First, we had an African-American candidate to run. Then we had an African-American to make it as one of the top two candidates. Then, if all that wasn't enough, President Barack Obama won the presidential election.
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Katie was photographed by Carter Smith and styled by Joe Zee for the cover where she is rocking a more grown-up, sexy look. Inside the publication is an interview with her which took place 6 weeks before she filed for divorce, but still contains some interesting statements. Perhaps the most telling is when she talks about growing up, "I definitely feel much more comfortable in my own skin. I feel sexier. I think in my 20s, it's like you're trying too hard to figure everything out... I'm starting to come into my own. It's like a new phase."
Katie also talks about Tom in the interview saying, "He has been Tom Cruise for 30 years. I know who I am and where I am and where I want to go, so I want to focus on that." We're probably reading much more in to this than we would have a month ago, but the whole situation certainly is intriguing. Do you like this cover? Regardless, we're certain this issue will be flying off newsstands!


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Signs now warn bicyclists to be careful near H Street streetcar tracks
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Bicyclists and streetcar tracks don't generally get along. There have been countless anecdotes of bicyclists crashing along the 2.3 miles of streetcar track along H Street for the past couple years and hard data about the bike crashes in Portland. D.C. plans to install 37 miles of these streetcar tracks in the years to come as it simultaneously expands its biking infrastructure and bikeshare program ... which is worrying. The modes conflict.
But now, at least, District bicyclists will receive a warning about biking on H Street. The District Department of Transportation has installed about 21 signs over the last two to three weeks along the H Street-Benning Road stretch, both on the main road itself and on streets adjacent to it (Note, June 8, 12:47 p.m.: This post initially conveyed the DDOT estimate of 50 signs installed but now includes their updated number of 21. All 21 sign locations are now listed below). The yellow caution signs are clear — Streetcar Tracks: Bikes Use Caution. The signs are no silver bullet eliminating the risk, but they alert bicyclists to pay attention to any potential danger, and that's a substantial and easy improvement compared to the last couple years. This is the first real step toward government awareness and public education that may allow a city of both streetcars (when and if they ever come) and bicyclists.
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RIP: Andy Hallett, the karaoke-lovin' demon from 'Angel'
One of the bright spots in the last few years of "Angel" was Andy Hallett's Lorne, the green-skinned, sweet-souled demon who eventually went to work for Angel and the gang when they took over the formerly eeeeeeevil Wolfram & Hart. Hallett passed away over the weekend at the age of 33; check out the New […] [Read More]
'The Office:' 'As mysteriously as he arrived, he was gone'
So, Michael's spur-of-the-moment decision to quit rather than endure the oversight of the fun-squelching (but oh-so-handsome!) Charles Miner seems to be sticking. One week into his two-week notice we learn, as Jim noted, that there actually is a big difference between Michael trying and Michael not trying. [Read More]
'Big Love:' So, it all comes down to embossing?
Station wagons-ho for season four! A lot of groundwork was laid for next season in Sunday's finale — let's chat about it after the jump, shall we? [Read More]
'The Office:' Hello and (maybe) goodbye
If you haven't watched the episode yet and would prefer to be surprised by the ending, do not click the link below to read more. (And if you haven't watched it yet, what the heck are you waiting for? Catch it now!) [Read More]
'The Office:' A Golden Ticket of an episode
I'm sorry this post is so late — I was so busy breaking up a fight in the parking lot on my way to an Obama fashion show that I didn't have time to write about last weeek's episode until today. (Thanks to Michael for those great excuses!) [Read More]
'Big Love:' Betrayal and casting out
Betray Barb Month continued this week, as she dealt with her horrible sister's decision to out her polygamous ways to Mormon church authorities and also coped with the continuing drama of Nicki's wayward ways. [Read More]
Conan's in town (and very, very tall)
Impending "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien was in town for a few hours Tuesday as part of a national promotional swing to chat up the press and advertisers about his new gig. First things first: Yes, he is just as tall as you think he is; he has very nice teeth; and his right hand […] [Read More]
'Big Love:' A pit of who-knows-what's-going-to-happen-next
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Valentine's Day is frequently fraught at Dunder Mifflin — Scranton. Remember the endless parade of gifts that Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration, sent to Phyllis a few years back, creating all kinds of jealousy in her co-workers? Well, this year, Phyllis remains a winner at romance (perhaps too much of one, as it turns out) and […] [Read More]
'Big Love:' Fallout from the road trip
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Racers Justin Wilson and Graham Rahal stopped by New School to talk about this weekend's Firestone 550, Europeans with bad teeth and Brett Michaels.
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Wilson Surprise Winner At IndyCar Firestone 550
Justin Wilson benefited from Graham Rahal's encounter with the wall in the closing laps to win Saturday night's IZOD IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Stopped here for the first time tonight and had a great cauliflower/potato dish. Rice was extra but worth it. Naan was superb. Everything was just a cut above. Highly recommended.
Posted by lucky lui on 07/07/2013
We know Moti Mahal from our many visits to India and discovered on Monday they had a restaurant in NYC, couldn't wait to eat there this past Wed. It was superb! We ordered the Lunch Buffet, which is served to you rather than you having to go to the setup. We brought a vegan guest so ordered 2 Non veg and 1 veg.Every dish was so good!...Our guest didn't chat with us for 15 minutes he was so into his meal...said he had never eaten such delicious vegan food. The price was a pleasant surprise as well. Can't wait to go back, Welcome to NYC Moti Mahal.
Posted by anonymous on 02/16/2013
The lunch special is both amazingly delicious and also a great deal. It comes in vegetarian and non-vegetarian -- I had the non-veg and the meats were fantastic and the lunch too big for me to finish. My only complaint is that they would not let me take the leftovers home! I've never been to a restaurant that refused this before. It's true there are a lot of small dishes, but still.
Posted by alicia on 11/26/2012
I placed my order at 7:30pm and was told it would be delivered in '15-20 minutes.' It is now 9:15pm and there's no sign of the food. Despite great food, the service is disappointing.
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Just discovered this new Indian Restaurant in our neighborhood. Service was excellent. Atmosphere was nice, although dark and a little dirty around the edges. But the food was fantastic. Excellent Tandoori chicken, wonderful Eggplant, awesome Dal Makhani (black lentils). I think we just found our new favorite Indian restaurant in NYC! Can't wait to go back.
Posted by Sonya on 09/05/2012
Came here on a whim with my mom for dinner. The staff and service was great. A bit pricey, but food was good.
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5 stars all the way- atmosphere was perfect, decor was classy, service was excellent and the food was lipsmackin good! Butter chicken which I really havent had anywhere else outside of India, was perfect. These guys seem to get it right, and with due respect, they do own 100 restaurants worldwide. They know their stuff. Crab butter garlic was my other favourite, with roomali khasta, a really innovative appetizer. Black daal and some garlic naan later, I was super happy!


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Immediately following the war, there was a dire shortage of new cars and trucks rolling out of factories, so service departments did the next best thing by refitting pre-war trucks with new bodies and put them back in service. This very cool and extremely unusual 1937 Ford utility truck was probably used by the phone company to service rural customers, and today makes one heck of a trick rod that'll be the hit of any show it attends.
Of course, searing orange paint doesn't hurt, but the proportions on this truck give it the perfect blend of style and functionality. In 1937, Ford trucks had their own look, not merely passenger cars with beds grafted on. With an original steel cab, hood, and grille augmented by fiberglass fenders, it has a classic mid-1930s look that's ready to work. The utility box offers plenty of storage space, plus doors on the rear and side for great access to all that cargo area. It has a functional, basic look that's appealing to truck lovers, which provides an awesome contrast to the bright orange pearl paint. Stand-up headlights, the barrel-shaped grille, and '39 Ford taillights are period-perfect details, as well as the sweeping fenders that look great, even with the upright box.
If the bodywork is basic and functional, the interior is anything but. With two-tone tan and orange ultraleather, the passenger compartment is comfortable for daily use. Matching door panels and tan carpets give it a highly polished look, while the original dash has been painted to match the bodywork, tying it all together neatly. Those certainly appear to be the original gauges sitting in front of the driver, augmented by a trio of white-faced gauges in the center of the dash. Vintage Air A/C has been added, complete with trick eyeball vents, as well as a tilt column topped by a wooden Grant steering wheel. In back, the massive cargo bay has been fully upholstered to match, so you won't want to be hauling greasy tools in it anymore, but it is the world's biggest trunk for long-distance cruises and a lot of practicality for bopping around town.
Sitting on a Chevy S-10 frame makes for a very modern driving experience. Power is provided by a 351 cubic inch Ford V8 fed by an Edelbrock carb and intake, which is always nice to see in a Ford vehicle. Built to show off with the hood off, the engine is nicely trimmed in chrome and billet aluminum, with a satin black firewall to set it off. Finned aluminum valve covers, bright chrome accessories, and bright Ford Blue engine enamel all add up to an engine bay you'll love to leave hanging out there. The transmission is a C4 3-speed automatic, with power rack-and-pinion steering and power brakes s part of the package. Classic painted steel wheels give it just the right blue-collar look and wear 215/60/15 front and 235/60/15 rear radials.
A neat piece of history and a great-looking truck. Call today!
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Update: Looks like iPhones are not longer available at the discounted rate.
AT&T has just kicked off a 50% discount on popular smartphones when users activate a new 2-year contract. This promo generates all-time low prices for a number of popular smartphones: iPhone 5s (includes Gold!) $100, iPhone 5c $50, HTC One $75, Nokia 1520 $100, Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom $100, and others.
New subscribers as well as existing AT&T users are eligible for this special pricing, however it is only available online. Please note AT&T's 'mandatory' $36 upgrade fee will apply. AT&T has not shared the promo's end date but internet whispers suggest it'll run through the Black Friday shopping season.
Note: Only applies to sub $200 smartphone so 32-64GB iPhone 5s don't qualify.
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It appears that the iPhone is off the list. I tried to order one and it is now telling me it does not apply to iPhones.
Grrr. I just upgraded for 5s with ATT 3 days ago and paid them full $200. Going to try call them and ask to apply this discount.
Thanks for sharing this – already upgraded my wife's phone to 5s for $100. Also going to trade in her old 4s for $200 att credit.
I think this is only applicable to the 16GB versions of each device listed. Tried "upgrading" to the 64GB iPhone and there was no discount applied.
It's only available for NEW customers and customers ADDING A LINE. For the iPhone 5S, it's also only available for the 16gb version. The 32gb and 64gb versions are not a part of this sale. At least as far as I can tell. Dissapointing!
Only partly correct. I successfully ordered a 16GB Gold 5S for my daughter's "eligible to upgrade" line. No problem. But you're correct that it only applies to the 16GB model.
Too bad AT&T doesn't discount the 64GB model.
Looks like it's only on the 16GB model…not enough capacity for me…
Be aware, for the iPhone 5S (Newest Model) it's only the 16GB model for sale.
Too bad.


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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
The follow are the results of the Area 2 track meet. There were about 800 kids that run either before school or after school, and about 300 of those participants were able to attend the final meet. The intent of the club is to encourage healthy life style choices (exercise), goal setting (each participant gets mileage wristbands for each five miles they run), and an introduction to good sportsmanship and team spirit. Seven schools participated: Belvedere, Clearwater, Hammond Hill, Merriwether, Mossy Creek, North Augusta and Warrenville.
Gender Grade Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Girls 1st Grade 50 Yard Dash Vivan Loose (HH) Madison Holmes (Belv) Mikayla Jones (Belv)
Boys 1st Grade 50 Yard Dash DaChon Baskett (Belv) Michael Martin (MC) Briggs Watkin (MC)
Girls 2nd Grade 50 Yard Dash Avery McMillian (Merri) Madeline Dority (Clear) Blakely Holton (NA)
Boys 2nd Grade 50 Yard Dash Julian Collier ( Belv) Dylan Evans (HH) Blake Riley (MC)
Girls 3rd Grade 100 Yard Dash Alanna Jones (Clear) Natalie Feyan (Merri) Emily Greenway (NA)
Boys 3rd Grade 100 Yard Dash Patrick Green (NA) Will Stallings (NA) Malik Reynolds (Belv)
Girls 4th 100 Yard Dash Angel Doe (Belv) Janae Elliott (HH) Latasha Holmes (HH)
Boys 4th 100 Yard Dash Robby Knox (NA) Jadon Johnson (NA) David Johnson (MC)
Girls 5th 100 Yard Dash ShNya Head (NA) Veronica Hendon (HH) Maya Bush (MC)
Boys 5th 100 Yard Dash Weldon Bailey (Clear) Kaleb McKie (HH) Jordan Wilburn (HH)
Gender Grade Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Girls 1st Grade 100 Meter Madison Holmes (Belv) Vivian Loose (HH) Caleigh Holmes (Merri)
Boys 1st Grade 100 Meter Liam Gregory (HH) DaChon Baskett (Belv) Michael Martin (MC)
Girls 2nd Grade 200 Meter Madeline Dority (Clear) Blakely Holton (NA) Monica Burnes (Belv)
Boys 2nd Grade 200 Meter Julian Collier (Belv) Nolan Sweat (MC) Tyrek Curry (Clear)
Girls 3rd Grade 300 Meter Natalie Feyan (Merri) Alanna Jones (Clear) Emily Greenway (NA)
Boys 3rd Grade 300 Meter Patrick Green (NA) Will Stallings (NA) Jordan McKie (MC)
Girls 4th 400 Meter Janae Elliott (HH) Irish Miles (HH) Gillian Gregory (HH)
Boys 4th 400 Meter Robby Knox (NA) Jadon Johnson(NA) Drew Stevens (HH)
Girls 5th 400 Meter ShNya Head (NA) Mary Strauss (NA) Veronica Hendon (HH)
Boys 5th 400 Meter Kaleb McKie (HH) Weldon Bailey (Clear) Peter Adams (HH)
Time Place
Merriwether 2:46.71 1
Warrenville 2:51.00 2
Hammond Hill 2:58.24 3
Belvedere 3:01.29 4
Clearwater 3:05.78 5
North Augusta 3:07.36 6
Mossy Creek 3:34.06 7
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Brainiac's Exobytes can grant powers to normal humans
Power/Ability to:
create supernatural abilities
The ability to create supernatural abilities. A sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Variation of Creation.
Also Called
- Power Creation
- Superpower Creation
Users can create virtually any ability, be it existing or brand new, and bestow it to others or themselves.
- Meta Ability Creation superior version of this ability.
- Nigh Omnipotence by granting/creating immense amounts of abilities for oneself.
- Remolding
- May be limited on how many abilities user can create.
- Can not bestow/create ultimate abilities, such as Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnilock, Unity or other Omnipotent Powers.
- The powers created may only be temporary.
- May require specific resources and/or relevant data.
- The abilities must be clearly defined (limited by imagination). (See also Power Bestowal.)
- Abilities created may be random.
- The abilities granted may all share similar limitations and/or weaknesses.
- Some users may only be capable of granting powers to certain species, which may or may not include their own.
Known Users
- Jake Hunter (Villain.net)
- Clary Fray (The Mortal Instruments); uses Symbol Magic to draw unfamiliar symbols for new effects
- The Man in the Moon (Rise of the Guardians)
- Roarke/Mephistopheles (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance)
Comic Books
- Silver Age Superman (DC Comics)
- Hanten (Medaka Box)
- Shaiapouf (Hunter × Hunter)
- The Bow and Arrow (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Tabletop Games
- Sarrukhs (Forgotten Realms)
Video Games
- Exobytes (DC Universe Online)
- Genesis Spell (The Young Guardians)
- Scion (Worm)
- Eden (Worm)
Known Objects
- "The Formula" (Heroes)


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Use LCD for Gaming Console?
First off apologies if this inappropriate but it's the Anything Goes board.
I have a generic 19in lcd with 2 vga/1 dvi inputs, native res 1440 by 900 that I use with my Mac via dvi. I'm buying a 360 so which input + cable + setting should I use for maximum viewing and gaming pleasure?
I don't own a Standard def TV so I'm hoping this lcd will work. Hopefully I can use my Mac and the xbox 360 on one screen.
Anybody using their computer lcd's for console gaming it'd be good to hear from you.
You'll need to buy the VGA kit for the 360. You'll also only be able to display at 720p because the 360's max resolution is 1920x1080 (1080i). Believe me though, 720p is NOTHING to scoff at. Games look like a regular Xbox on SDTVs but at high-def, they're just WOW! I use t component cables on my 360 which are analog like the 15-pin connector and I use analog audio. IT looks spectacular at 1080i for me. I personally don't think there is that big of a difference between the analog and digital (DVI and optical audio) kits to warrant going that way unless you have a mega-system and a PC-monitor and speakers are DEFINATELY not a mega-system. Since it'll be near you MAC, do yourself a favour and get the controller-charging kit so that when you're not playing your 360, you can plug your controller into the USB ports of the Mac to recharge. ANy other questions? Just ask :black:
Hulk you da man. So what's the difference between 720p and 1080i? I just plug component into the vga socket of my lcd and I'm good to go right? Thanks for your help. I'll probably get a 360 this weekend can't wait any longer for the Wii.
480i - The screen is divided into 480 horizontal lines, "scan lines" that are interlaced, that is, the screen refreshes half the scan lines at a time. This is a fairly low bandwidth signal, by that i mean that (relatively) little information is being transmitted.
480p - Same number of scan lines, but here we have moved to a progressive refresh, this means that the entire screen, all the scan lines, are refreshed at the same time. This leads to a smooth, higher quality picture. "Progressive-scan" dvd players are outputting 480p. Also of note here is that generally 480p signals have a different aspect ratio than 480i, whereas many/most 480i singals are 4:3 aspect ratio, 480p can go with a 16:9 (roughly) aspect ratio. The bandwidth needed in comparison to 480i is roughly double.
720p - Welcome to the wonderful world of High definition signals. Here, we have upped the vertical resolution (# of horizontal scan lines) to 720 and are understood to be using a 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio. Again, our signal is progressive at 60 frames per second, so the end result is a sharper, smoother picture than what we had before.
1080i - Another "HD" set of standards, here we have 1080 horizontal scan lines for an even higher resolution, but now we are back down to interlaced, "painting" the screen a half at a time.
---An Interlude: 720p v 1080i ------------
So these are two seemingly competing HD formats, which one is the best? Might as well ring the bell and get Buffer to scream "lets get ready to rumble" because the argument here is fierce. I make no judgements, i will just pass along the facts as best i can:
While 1080i is of a higher general resolution than 720p, it is interlaced, and thus the screen is actually dividied into around 540 "fields" that are refreshed. Thus the human eye (perhaps the greatest video/image processing chip ever made, wish i'd gotten the patent) or a chip has to de-interlace the signal for display. The upshot is that a static image, you will have a seemingly sharper picture with 1080i, but when alot of motion is introduced, you'll begin to notice blurring and artifacts in the image. 720p thus provides a smooth moving image. This makes 720p the choice for many sports broadcasts (ESPN, ABC, and Fox all broadcast 720p, subjectively, i think NBC is broadcasting the NFL in 720p as well based upon my own viewing, but i haven't checked to back this up).
Thats all fine and dandy, but what about gaming? Well, first things first.. .what is native for your display? An LCD,Plasma, or DLP display is natively a progressive display, the pixels that constitute the image on the screen are either on or off. Thus, they output an hd signal of 720p regardless of the input given them. They must de-interlace and scale the incoming signal to get it there... so obviously if your game device of choice offers 720p output, thats the way to go.
Likewise, rear-project CRT televisions are happiest with a 1080i signal, and are going to have to take a 720p signal and interlace and upscale the signal for display, so feeding them a native 1080i signal is the optimal solution.
If you are one of those lucky people who are looking to buy an HD television and arent worried about 1080p, then what would you rather have for gaming? its a personal choice really. The only system that really takes full advantage of HD is the xbox 360, the ps2 and xbox are just feeding you a 480p signal that you'll be upsampling regardless of what you get. When the PS3 rolls out, it will support HD resolutions... so which way to go?
Well, as we said before, it is fact that 1080i offers a higher resolution and thus a sharper image with a static image. It is also fact that 720p offers a "smoother" moving image because of its progressive nature. By these facts one can infer that if you are into games that have alot of action on screen at once, such as sports games, shoot em ups, fighting games... it makes more sense to go 720p. If you are into more static games... such as Action/Adventure, RPG, or Oldschool/arcadish stuff (Frogger in HD ftw), perhaps 1080i is the better direction to head.
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1080p - this is the newest "High def" standard featuring 1080 scan lines, now progressive for that silky smooth picture we all love so much. 1080p capable consumer displays are just starting to hit the market at "affordable" prices; Theaters have been using 1080p projectors for hi-def films for a while now. There are currently no broadcasted 1080p signals. Reasons? Well the highest standarized ATSC format for 1080p is 1080p30 which is 30 frames per second. Even then, the amount of bandwidth needed to broadcast the signal is significant, and thus standard MPEG-2 compression wont get the job done. Thus "new" codecs like H.264/Mpeg-4 must be used. The vast majority of consumer displays in use, now and in the near future, dont understand these new codecs and so it would be ncessary to broadcast multiple streams, and there simply isnt the bandwidth available for that in the broad consumer market. Currently, the PS3 is the only videogame console that will feature 1080p output, although there is a good bit of rumor that the xbox 360 is capable of the trick.
Mate that is one of the best posts I've seen. I can't thank you enough. I'm interested not just because of the gaming related question but also the whole issue of HDTv, lcds, dvd players etc. It's really getting confusing especially when you just want to know what to connect with what and how to get the best quality.
Like I said I don't own a standard def tv so I get by with my lcd. However I feel I'm not getting the highest quality picture and have been thinking about buying a plasma. The info you gave is really going to help. Cheers.
I made that post on another forum along with a few other sections. I will post an HDTV FAQ in one of the subforums with more information
Thanks for the link.
trpnmonkey41 you da man~!
Apparently Microsoft will be releasing an update to the 360 to allow it to output 1080p signals soon.
So you might want to consider that when picking a monitor.
You can't plug component cables into the VGA 15-pin interface. You'll need to purchase for $40-$50 the VGA kit and then plug it into your monitor. The 360 (premium) comes with component cables for TV hookup.
Also, don't bother with the $299 360, you get shortchanged on soooooo much ie: backwards compatibility (on select titles), hard drive, component cables and wirless controllers that it's pretty dumb to not just plunk down the extra $100 and get the full-blown system.
On the 360 running at 1080p.... That is for HD-movies only and via an HDMI cable. You'll have to buy the 360 HD-DVD drive for both of these (coming soon) for $200. Also, since movies are 24fps, 1080p is useless for movies as they don't need the 60fps that is the main difference between 1080i and 1080p. Don't believe the hype about the scan-lines and refresh rates as the human eye cannot detect the difference.
Also on Plasma... I wouldn't go that route, Plasma TVs have not been the greatest and have not lasted very long. They've been looking for ways to replace Plasma almost since its' introduction. It looks like SEDs and Laser-TVs will be out next year and both better and cheaper than Plasma. If you want to buy now then I suggest LCD or DLP.
I reckon I'll wait a bit before buying a new screen and just run the 360 through my lcd monitor for now. It's great that you can use VGA. I wonder if the Wii will have the same thing. No way I'm buying the core system just not worth the money and besides Christmas packages should be coming out hopefully with a price drop too. We get shafted here in Australia as opposed to the US.
Fly to Japan? They've dropped the prices there nearly $100US
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text: Just want to add Whose Line is it Anyway to favorite TV shows. 9. I love hiking up in the Catskill mountains. My parents have a small house up there that I visit periodically throughout the year to hike, fish, raft, and ski. It's a welcome change from the city at times and it's also great sitting on the deck at night and being able to see tons of stars, which is nearly impossible in New York I did track in high school and some in college, as well as played basketball in high school. I pretty much with play any sport recreationally, but basketball and flag football are my favorites. Also anything with a frisbee (ultimate, golf) is great to do in the park. Finally I enjoy writing a lot. I always have a ton of ideas for fiction stories that I want to put down on paper. The unfortunate part is finishing them before getting hooked on another idea; I always have issues with that. I do write some fan fiction, but there's no way in hell I'm sharing them 10. First off, Zayne Carrick is, and forever will be, my favorite Star Wars character. This includes the films. He's the perfect Jedi, though I wish he would be a bit more ruthless when it comes to it. Nevertheless I admire his sentence of justice and empathy. If I had to make a list it'd look something like this: 1. Zayne Carrick 2. Jacen Solo (pre-Inferno) 3. Soontir Fel 4. Jagged Fel 5. Obi-Wan Kenobi 6. Jaina Solo 7. Jarael 8. Marn Hierogryph 9. Darth Vader (post-Mustafar) 10. Garik "Face" Loran I've always been a big Fel fan, as well as for the Solo kids. I really enjoyed Jacen, even through half of LotF, until he went all nuts on Kashyyyk in Inferno. Besides Zayne, Obi-Wan is the quintessential Jedi. I really like Darth Vader after he gets put in the suit, even though I dislike Anakin Skywalker. And Face and Gryph are hilarious. I do like the Big Three of course, but we've been exposed to them so much that I'm kind of tired of hearing about them. I pretty much like all the KOTOR characters, whether it be the videogames or the comics, even those in the Jedi Covenant. I like all the Wraits, pretty much all the Rogues, most of the Legacy comics cast, and the Knight Errant cast as well, especially the Sith Lords that JJM created for the novel.