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Get ready, because photography will never be the same again. The Samsung GALAXY Camera gives you the magic of professional digital photography with the powerful intelligence of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. It's the smartest camera ever, with stunning photographic output and a range of exceptionally rich professional shooting modes, editing features and various apps. Going pro has never been this easy or this fun.
- Share photos anywhere with 3G and Wi-Fi
- Shoot high-quality pro-style photos easily
- Use Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and great apps
- Edit directly on the camera with built-in tools
Seamless Connectivity (3G & Wi-Fi)
Stay connected everywhere
Leave your laptop at home and save the luggage space. The Galaxy Camera is the only truly connected camera in the world. Straight from the camera, you can connect, upload, share, and even post to your favourite social media. So the next time you're out vacationing and want to instantly share all your memories with the folks back home, the Galaxy Camera is the only thing that you need.
Share Shot
Shoot and share in real time
Remember all those annoying group photos that take forever because everyone brought their own camera? Well, forget it because now you can share your photos at the same time you shoot them with Share Shot. It lets you share your pictures with up to 5 other Wi-Fi direct devices within range. It works like a charm.
Auto Upload
Back up your photos in the cloud automatically
Galaxy Camera's convenient Auto Upload feature automatically saves your precious family photos into the cloud the instant you take them. Tell it where to aim and just take the shot. Galaxy Camera and the cloud will take it from there. (This feature will be available at a later date).
Smart Mode
The easiest way to shoot like a pro
Stop being jealous of the pros with their big cameras, and start taking great shots. Like the perfect trails of light at night on a busy intersection full of red taillights. Or instantly capture a high-speed scene with Action Freeze. A quick tap of Smart Mode and you're set with various special modes. Just choose the one you want and shoot perfection.
21x Super Long Zoom
Capture faraway moments in crisp reality
Save the digital zoom for editing afterwards. Galaxy Camera's 21x Super Long Zoom is 100 percent optical, helping you get as close as possible to your subject and while maintaining the same crystal clear image sharpness you experience with subjects nearer to the camera.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean™
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean™. Have more fun taking pictures.
Take better pictures and have more fun with the Galaxy Camera and the power of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean™, the latest version of the Android OS. Jellybean lets you do more than just take heart stopping photographs. Access the world of Android apps to truly enjoy and personalise your images, and get even more great apps from the Photo Category on S Suggest. You can also store your photos instantly online, share on your social media more easily, stay connected with friends and family, browse the internet, sync your devices....shall we go on?
Slow Motion Video
Sometimes slower is better
Instead of playing it back in slow motion, record it that way in the first place with Slow Motion Video. It captures your most precious memories at an amazing 120 frames per second and 768x512 resolution, and it plays them back slowly in magical, crystal clear video, making your memories truly timeless.
Minimal Organic Design
Timeless, seamless, natural.
The design sets the tone, you take the pictures. The timeless beauty of the Galaxy Camera's minimal organic design helps you take even better pictures because the stylish curves of the camera's ergonomics place all the key controls right where they should be: at your fingertips. Inspired by nature, the design shares the same heritage of the globally acclaimed Samsung Galaxy Series.
4.8" (121.2mm) HD Super Clear Touch Display
Enjoy your photos on a big screen right away
Now you don't have to wait until you get back home to properly review and edit your photos. The Galaxy Camera's 4.8" (121.2mm) HD Super Clear Touch Display is what a camera display was meant to be, with an ultra sharp 308 pixels per inch and the full spectrum of glorious colours. And with the new White Magic Technology, you can even double the brightness without worrying about battery consumption. And why not view your HD movies at a golden 16:9 ratio? Perfect.
Smart Content Manager
The smartest way to edit and organise your photos
Who doesn't want to be free from the hassle of managing all that great content you created? Galaxy Camera's Smart Content Manager does it for you intelligently, creating folders, tagging faces, and more. You can even enjoy viewing your photos in a variety of ways, from a timeline to a unique magazine view. It also includes Photo Wizard, which packs an amazing set of powerful editing features on board that let you edit professionally with ease while on-the-go.
Voice Control
Don't be shy. Talk to your camera
The Galaxy Camera does more than take great pictures. It also listens very, very well. By tuning in closely to what you are saying, the Galaxy Camera is able to execute your command. So don't be shy- tell it to zoom in or out, set the timer, and snap the photo when you're ready. And when you're in the gallery, tell it to rotate, delete, and even share your photos. Yes, it really is that smart.
Paper Artist
Turn your photos in artful sketches
Running on the powerful Android 4.1 Jelly Bean™ operating system, the Galaxy Camera gives you full access to the world of premium Android apps, like Paper Artist, which comes pre-loaded. Express yourself freely with a variety of artistic effects to creatively recompose the beautiful images you've already taken into stunning sketches that appear to have been hand painted. Select from a range of filters to add texture and shading, decorate with assorted layers and frames, and compose handwritten notes directly onto the image.
Best face
Instantly rewind to the picture perfect moment
Missed it? With the Best Face feature that won't happen again. Use it to travel back in time after you've taken a picture to replace faces with the perfect moment. Use it to open eyes, replace a smile, or find that perfect expression. With the combination lightning fast burst shots and facial recognition, you can simply tap a face that's looking the other way, and tap again to replace it with expressions taken moments before the actual shot. It really is magic.
- Product Description
- Samsung GALAXY EK-GC100 - digital camera
- Product Type
- Digital camera - 1080p - compact
- Memory Card Slot
- microSD card
- Operating System
- Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- Sensors
- G-sensor
- Internal Storage
- 8 GB flash
- Wireless Interface
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G
- Sensor Resolution
- 16.3 Megapixel
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Lens System
- Zoom lens - 21 x zoom - 4.1 - 86.1 mm - f/2.8-5.9
- Focus Adjustment
- Automatic, manual
- Min Focus Distance
- 80 cm
- Image Stabiliser
- Optical
- Camera Flash
- Pop-up flash
- Display
- LCD display - 4.8"
- Supported Battery
- 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1650 mAh ( included )
- Interfaces Provided
- Colour
- White
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 12.9 cm x 1.9 cm x 7.1 cm
- Weight
- 300 g
- Product Type
- Digital camera - 1080p - compact
- Enclosure Colour
- White
- Sensor Resolution
- 16.3 Megapixel
- Optical Sensor Type
- Total Pixels
- 17,000,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution
- 16,300,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size
- 1/2.3"
- ISO (Max)
- 3200
- Optical Zoom
- 21 x
- Image Stabiliser
- Optical
- Face Detection
- Yes
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz quad-core
- Operating System
- Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- Navigation
- GPS receiver, A-GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver
- Sensors
- G-sensor
- Auto Focus
- TTL contrast detection
- AE/AF Control
- Face-priority AF
- Face Detection
- Face Detection AF/AE
- Digital Video Format
- Image Recording Format
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Interfaces Provided
- Wireless Interface
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity
- ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
- Exposure Metering
- Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
- Exposure Modes
- Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
- Special Effects
- Negative, Black & White, Retro, Vintage, Autumn Brown, Nostalgia, Colour Fade, Sunshine, Old Photo, Comic, Pastel Sketch, Gothic Noir, Impressionist
- White Balance
- Custom, automatic, presets
- White Balance Presets
- Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed
- 16 sec
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System
- Type
- Zoom lens - 21 x zoom - 4.1 - 86.1 mm - f/2.8-5.9
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
- 23 - 483mm
- Focus Adjustment
- Automatic, manual
- Min Focus Distance
- 80 cm
- Macro Focus Range
- 10cm
- Zoom Adjustment
- Motorised drive
- Features
- Built-in lens shield
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash
- Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes
- Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
- Features
- Flash +/- compensation
- Effective Flash Range
- 0.2 m - 6.2 m : ISO auto ( wide lens ) , 0.5 m - 5.1 m : ISO auto ( tele lens )
Additional Features
- Additional Features
- In-camera red-eye removal, USB charging, DLNA support, high-speed recording, Smart AUTO, 3G Internet access support, voice control, microSIM support, Wi-Fi Direct
- Type
- 4.8" LCD display
- Resolution
- 1280 x 720
- Display Form Factor
- Built-in
- Touch Screen
- Yes
- Connector Type
- 1 x USB 2.0 ( 5 pin Micro-USB Type B ) , 1 x headset ( mini-phone 3.5 mm 4-pole ) , 1 x HDMI output ( 19 pin micro HDMI Type D )
- Software
- Drivers & Utilities, Samsung Kies
- Details
- 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1650 mAh ( included )
- Battery Life Details
- Standby mode - 280 hours ( 3G )
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot
- microSD card
- Supported Memory Cards
- microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card
- Internal Storage
- 8 GB flash
- Image Storage
- JPEG 4608 x 3456 , JPEG 4608 x 3072 , JPEG 4608 x 2592 , JPEG 3648 x 2736 , JPEG 2592 x 1944 , JPEG 1984 x 1488 , JPEG 1920 x 1080 , JPEG 1024 x 768
- Video Capture
- 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps , 1280 x 720 - 60 fps , 1280 x 720 - 30 fps , 640 x 480 - 60 fps , 640 x 480 - 30 fps , 320 x 240 - 30 fps , 768 x 512 - 120 fps
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 12.9 cm
- Depth
- 1.9 cm
- Height
- 7.1 cm
- Weight
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NIAID conducts and supports research that strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten millions of human lives.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) charged with conducting and supporting research on diseases of the immune system and infectious diseases. With a FY 2000 budget of more than $1.8 billion, NIAID is the third largest institute at NIH. During the past 15 years, three factors have prompted NIAID to grow significantly. First, the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s shattered the notion that successful new vaccines and therapies had brought an end to infectious diseases. Second, results from basic research are now driving new approaches to solving clinical and public health problems. Third, is the realization that infectious diseases will continue to emerge unpredictably and at times explosively.
Today, there are more research avenues to invest in and opportunities to capitalize on than there were even 5 years ago. Consequently, planning has become a more critical element of the Institute's day-to-day operation. The need to prioritize opportunities to maximize potential advances is among the primary motivations driving our strategic plan. This plan also stems from the 1998 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report, Scientific Opportunities and Public Health Needs: Improving Priority Setting at the National Institutes of Health, which recommended that the NIH Director receive a forward-looking strategic plan, developed with public input, from each Institute and Center (IC). Because unforeseeable circumstances may shift the Institute's priorities, the plan is necessarily a dynamic document that will require reexamination over time.
NIAID's stewardship of this mission is driven by two convictions: strong commitment to basic research and the understanding that the fields of immunology, microbiology, and infectious disease are related and complementary. Although the plan framework centers on four cornerstones - immune-mediated diseases (and immune tolerance), AIDS, emerging infectious diseases, and vaccines - considerable synergy exists within that framework.
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NIAID planning and priority setting occurs in a larger programmatic and resource allocation context. This context includes areas of emphasis determined by Congress, the Department, and NIH; a highly refined peer review process; the annual congressional appropriation; and other factors. Within that setting, NIAID supports both extramural and intramural research.
NIAID supports extramural studies initiated by individual investigators as well as those solicited by the Institute to address specific scientific opportunities, fill scientific gaps, and respond to insufficiently met public health needs. To ensure scientific quality and public health merit, all extramural research applications undergo an extensive, two-tiered review process. At the first tier, scientific review groups evaluate applications. At the second tier, the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Disease (NAAID) Council gives the final approval to fund the applications. The quality and merit of intramural research is assured through the laboratory review process. Support of intramural laboratory projects is based on budget resources, the outcome of review by the Board of Scientific Counselors, the relevance of the work to NIH and NIAID areas of emphasis, and other considerations, such as congressional mandates.
on the NAAID Council.
Also, the NIAID Executive Secretariat in the Office of Policy Analysis and its Office of Communications and Public Liaison establish and maintain strong links between the Institute and the public. These units respond to public inquiries, communicate NIAID news to the public, and funnel public concerns to appropriate NIAID divisions. Moreover, lay organizations actively participate in NIAID planning meetings. For example:
Strategic plan development began in January 1999 with division staff outlining recommendations from the range of planning and consultative events NIAID has participated in and sponsored during recent years.
The Institute developed a strategic planning framework organized around four cornerstones, or broad areas, that encompass the NIAID research portfolio, including immune-mediated diseases, AIDS, emerging infectious diseases, and vaccines. In July 1999, the Institute convened a Strategic Planning Task Force composed of scientist and non-scientist members and comprising a panel for each cornerstone (see Appendix A). The panels deliberated the priority areas and suggested revisions to the draft plan. The next iteration of the plan was discussed during the September 1999 NAAID Council meeting. Following further revisions, the document was posted on the World Wide Web for public comment during November 1999. The subsequent draft, which reflected those comments, was submitted to the Director, NIH, and was discussed at the NAAID Council meeting in February 2000. (See Appendix B for NAAID Council membership.) Most recently, the plan was updated to reflect development of a separate NIAID strategic plan addressing health disparities.
Years of investment in basic research have generated remarkable opportunities to understand immune-mediated and infectious diseases. As biomedical research moves into the post-genomic era, DNA technologies are profoundly altering the health research landscape, including the study of immunology and infectious diseases. Those technologies and others are revolutionizing approaches to understanding pathogenesis, microbial physiology, and epidemiology of infectious diseases; radically advancing the understanding of immune activation and regulation; uncovering the genetic bases of disease susceptibility; and accelerating the development of new diagnostic, treatment, and intervention strategies.
Recent advances in computer modeling, x-ray crystallography, combinatorial chemistry, and robotics are being harnessed for rational drug design and high-throughput drug screening. These advances will provide faster and cheaper drug discovery, more precise and effective pharmaceuticals, and new drugs for diseases that have eluded previous treatment solutions.
Basic research has opened remarkable opportunities in other areas of immunology and infectious disease research. One of the most exciting, selectively blocking the immune response, might be used to treat many im-mune-mediated diseases. In addition, this approach may help achieve long-term, durable graft survival after transplantation.
Immunologic diseases, such as asthma and allergy, autoimmune diseases, and primary immunodeficiencies, afflict millions of Americans and result in considerable illness, death, and medical costs. In addition, graft rejection and the critical shortage of donated organs are the two major barriers to success in transplantation.
In addition to carrying the burden of the primary illness, people with immunologic diseases, and those taking immunosuppressive drugs to enhance graft acceptance, are at high risk for infections because of their compro-mised immune systems.
In the past decade, discoveries made by NIAID-supported scientists about mechanisms that activate and regulate the immune response have yielded a new approach to preventing transplant rejection. Rather than suppressing the entire immune system, a targeted strategy has been designed to induce tolerance (the lack of an immune response) by turning off the specific immune cells that attack the transplant. Although more research is needed to develop therapies, NIAID-supported research on immune tolerance is contributing to the eventual development of ways to improve transplant success and of new treatments for a wide range of immunologic disorders.
Infectious diseases are the second largest cause of death worldwide. The economic impact of infectious diseases is also great, with an estimated annual cost in excess of $120 billion.
HIV/AIDS is a truly global health threat affecting all nations and all population subgroups. Now, for the first time, there is a potent and inexpensive means of reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS infection in one of the most vulnerable populations of all – newborn babies of HIV-infected mothers. In a collaborative effort involving research scientists at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the University of Washington in Seattle, and the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, investigators supported by NIAID's HIV Prevention Trials Network (HIVNET) have achieved a stunning breakthrough – a practical means of significantly reducing the rate of maternal-to-infant HIV transmission. A single does of nevirapine, to mother and child, reduced the rate of maternal-infant transmission by half when compared to a similar short course of zidovudine (AZT). In developing countries, this approach may prevent 300,000 to 400,000 newborns from suffering the effects of HIV infection. The nevirapine regimen also has the potential to provide last-minute HIV prevention for the babies of pregnant women who do not know their HIV status until they are admitted to a health care facility for delivery. Nevirapine has significant implications for HIV-infected mothers in the United States as well, especially in minority populations that have been particularly stricken by the AIDS epidemic and that have limited access to prenatal care or to health care in general.
Institute-supported basic research was pivotal to the discovery and definition of the importance of the HIV protease enzyme, which is used by the virus to produce infectious HIV particles. Institute-supported scientists also helped determine the precise, three-dimensional structure of HIV protease, a crucial step in designing drugs that block the action of the enzyme. In addition, NIAID-supported researchers helped drug-screening efforts by developing simple, rapid tests to measure the inhibition of protease activity. These NIAID accomplishments set the stage for the institute's successful collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry in developing the new class of anti-HIV drugs known as protease inhibitors.
As recently as 20 years ago, children worldwide frequently died of bacterial meningitis and 1 in 200 children in the United States contracted Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), the primary cause of bacterial meningitis. A quarter of those who survived had brain damage or hearing loss. Today, thanks to the Hib vaccine developed by NIAID-supported researchers, Hib is a rarity. Introduced in 1985, the Hib vaccine boosts immunity in infants (who have a poorly developed immune system) by linking the bacterium's polysaccharide coat to a protein (thus creating a conjugate vaccine). The spinoffs of this breakthrough still reverberate. The conjugate vaccine technology developed for Hib, now a proven approach to the development of vaccines for the very young, is being applied to other diseases as well.
The outstanding contributions of NIAID-supported investigators extend from basic discoveries in microbiology and immunology to the development of vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic tools.
The NIAID investment in research on the processes of immune activation and regulation, and on the genetic basis of disease susceptibility, has elevated our conceptual understanding of the human immune system.
Some key discoveries in basic immunology research include discovering mechanisms of antibody diversity; defining humoral and cell-mediated immunity; discovering immune response genes and the genetic bases for many immune-mediated diseases; and developing ways to prevent and treat these diseases.
Research on allergies and asthma defined the role of inflammation and viral infections in asthma and delineated the molecular mechanisms of the allergic response, including the role of IgE antibodies, the characterization of the IgE receptor, and the discovery of leukotrienes.
In the United States and other parts of the industrialized world, the number of new AIDS cases and AIDS-related deaths has dropped dramatically. This has largely been the result of powerful new antiviral drug treatments that have prolonged and improved the quality of life for many HIV-infected people. NIAID-supported basic research identified the HIV protease enzyme as a target for antiviral drugs, which led to the development of very potent protease inhibitors. Later clinical studies demonstrated the effectiveness of triple-drug treatments (combinations of protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors), often called "highly active antiretroviral therapy," or HAART, over one- or two-drug treatments. NIAID research also led to better ways to prevent perinatal transmission of HIV, first by treating infected pregnant women and their infants with AZT, and more recently, by a single dose each to mother and child of the highy cost-effective drug nevirapine.
NIAID research strives to understand microbes, how they cause disease, and how they develop drug resistance, and to apply that knowledge to develop new diagnostic tools and interventions. Toward that goal, NIAID research has identified infectious agents for several human diseases, including Lyme disease, bronchopneumonia, hemorrhagic fevers, and diarrheal illness. The sequenced genomes of Treponema pallidum (syphilis), Escherichia coli strain K 12, Chlamydia trachomatis, Plasmodium falciparum chromosome 2 (malaria), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis will lead to more specific targets for diagnosis and antibiotic and vaccine development. Finally, NIAID-supported clinical trials have led to new therapies for influenza, Lyme disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and fungal infections.
Development of new vaccines provides safe, cost-effective, and efficient means of preventing disease, illness, disability, and death from infectious diseases. Just four of the many vaccines developed recently by NIAID and its collaborators (hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate, pneumococcus, and acellular pertussis) have the potential to save millions of lives annually. Other vaccines developed with substantial support from NIAID include hepatitis A, adenovirus, typhoid, meningococcus, and influenza.
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A new article, now up on otn/java titled "JavaOne 2013 Review: Java Takes on the Internet of Things," takes a look back at the lively happenings at JavaOne 2013, which reprised the 2012 JavaOne "Make the Future Java" theme. The articles quotes JavaOne keynoter Peter Utzschneider, Vice President, Java Product Management at Oracle, who said, "There is a lot going on in the industry, with massive shifts and innovation happening which pose huge challenges and opportunities for Java."
He observed that Oracle shares a common goal with the Java community—to make Java better, stronger, more robust, and relevant for decades to come.
The article reviews the extraordinary success of the Java platform:
* There are 9 million Java developers worldwide.
* It's the #1 choice for developers.
* It's the #1 development platform.
* 3 billion mobile phones run Java.
* 100 percent of Blu-ray disc players ship with Java.
* 97 percent of enterprise desktops run Java.
* 5 billion Java Cards are in use.
* 7 billion Java Cards have been sold.
* 89 percent of desktops run Java.
* 125 million TV devices run Java.
* Five of the top-five OEMs ship Java.
A central theme of JavaOne 2013 was how Java makes a perfect fit for the coming Internet of Things (IoT):
"First," the article points out, "the Internet of Things (IoT) is here to stay and is likely to alter our daily lives in coming years. As embedded devices get cheaper, more powerful, and more connected, and as the IoT grows, Java developers will face radical new challenges—not the least of which is security. Along with this, cloud computing has taken hold, complementing the IoT and making big and fast data available and ready to be analyzed."
Nandini Ramani, VP of Engineering, Java Client and Embedded Platforms, Oracle, pointed out that the Java platform is in the process of being unified: "First, Moore's Law is making devices more capable. Second, Java SE is being shrunk to fit into the embedded space and smaller devices. And third, Java ME is being brought up to be in parity with Java SE."
Find out about the Duke's Choice and Java Community Process Awards, the JavaOne DEMOgrounds, the JavaOne Codegarten and much more.
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Paris: Padres making little noise during offseason
SAN DIEGO – Look at the smiling faces and shimmering lights, and it's clear this is the most wonderful time of the year.
Unless you're a Padres fan.
While the Dodgers spend zillions and the Angels follow suit, Southern California's other major-league team spins its wheels.
What, you didn't get word that Willie Blair was hired as the bullpen coach? And Brett McCabe is the new strength and conditioning mentor?
OK, so it's not a December to remember if bleeding brown, yellow, blue, white – whatever hue is among the Padres' numerous jerseys.
If you're a Padres fan, and yes, I get your e-mails, December is colored black, like a lump of coal.
And please don't leave milk and cookies, expecting a visit from a significant player to be added to a roster which is basically set.
"The best thing we can be as an organization is to know who we are and feel good about it,'' said Josh Byrnes, the Padres' sharp general manager. "This is competition; we are out here to win games and most important, we want to win championships. But we have to understand how we are going to do it.''
Through scouts crosschecking prospects instead of owners writing checks. Through youngsters improving instead of proven talent. Through embracing a brand of ball which plays well at Petco Park.
But some Padres backers are going deja vu, thinking the team's bait-and-switch ruse has risen again.
First they lived through the chant, "Build Petco Park and Free Agents Will Come!" Now they're recalling their misplaced glee when the Fowler-O'Malley-Seidler group arrived last year.
Some are humming: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.''
The old boss, John Moores, pinched pennies. And how he did a Texas two-step with $200 million from the Fox TV deal, on top of the team's purchase price, remains a mystery.
But there's no doubt the Padres of 2012 are the Padres of 2013.
So what if the Dodgers' starting nine is paid nearly twice as much as the Padres' roster, with its estimated $65 million tab.
So what if the champagne-soaked Giants retained key players, while clubhouse manager Mike Murphy was treated for tennis elbow for excessive polishing of two World Series trophies earned the last three years.
So what if the Arizona gunslinger, Kevin Towers, is wheeling-and-dealing Diamondbacks like a guy hawking wares at Kobey's Swap Meet.
So what if the Rockies...scratch that, they're the Rockies.
You get the drift. The Padres went to Nashville's Winter Meetings and brought back a souvenir fiddle and a hat with a price tag hanging from it, like Minnie Pearl's.
Looking for a diamond in the rough? Keeping looking.
Instead Byrnes, who did re-sign starter Jason Marquis, explains that the Padres spent their coin and embraced players last summer. They extended deals with outfielder Carlos Quentin and closer Huston Street and didn't trade third baseman Chase Headley.
While the Dodgers spend the Padres shrug, reaching for their wallet just to make sure it's there.
"The last thing you want it to do is to become an excuse,'' Byrnes said of getting lapped in the money race. "It can be a motivator. But I think in some ways you just worry about yourselves.''
To fretting customers, Byrnes points to others where cash wasn't king.
"Tampa has done it a few years,'' he said. "Baltimore and Oakland did it last year, and look how we played at the end. You can win games.
"Obviously, our roster is different and it doesn't have the resumes of others. That is the way (the Dodgers) are putting their team together and we are going to do it differently.''
Good luck and we'll see. But this Padres offseason delivered more heartache – catcher Yasmani Grandal's 50-game suspension; pitcher Andrew Cashner's hunting accident – than high-fives.
It's foolish to discount the Padres in December. But what you see through the holiday cheer is what you'll be cheering for come April.


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Turn! Turn! Turn!
|"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
1965 German picture sleeve
|Single by The Byrds
|from the album Turn! Turn! Turn!
|"She Don't Care About Time"
|October 1, 1965
|7" Single
|September 1, 10, 14–16, 1965, Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California
|Folk rock
|Pete Seeger (words from the Book of Ecclesiastes)
|Terry Melcher
|The Byrds singles chronology
"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" — often abbreviated to "Turn! Turn! Turn!" — is a song written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s. The lyrics, except for the title which is repeated throughout the song and the final two lines, are adapted word-for-word from the English version of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Everything There Is a Season" on The Limeliters' album Folk Matinee and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bitter and the Sweet.[1]
The song became an international hit in late 1965 when it was covered by the American folk rock band The Byrds, entering at #80 on October 23, 1965, before reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 4, 1965, #3 in Canada (Nov. 29, 1965), and also peaking at #26 on the UK Singles Chart. In the U.S., the song holds distinction as the #1 hit with the oldest lyrics.
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The lyrics are taken almost verbatim from the book of Ecclesiastes, as found in the King James Version (1611) of the Bible[2] (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8), though the sequence of the words was rearranged for the song. Ecclesiastes is traditionally ascribed to King Solomon who would have written in the 10th century BC, but believed by a significant group of biblical scholars to date much later, up to the third century BC.[3] In either case, the lyrics would be the oldest ever in a #1 song.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
The Biblical text posits there being a time and place for all things: laughter and sorrow, healing and killing, war and peace, and so on. The lines are open to myriad interpretations, but Seeger's song present them as a plea for world peace because of the closing line: "a time for peace, I swear it's not too late." This line and the title phrase "Turn! Turn! Turn!" are the only parts of the lyric written by Seeger himself.[1]
The song is notable for being one of a few instances in popular music in which a large portion of the Bible is set to music, other examples being The Melodians' "Rivers of Babylon", Sister Janet Mead's "The Lord's Prayer", and U2's "40".
The song was published in illustrated book form by Simon & Schuster in September 2003, with an accompanying CD which contained both Seeger and the Byrds recordings of the song (ISBN 978-0-689-85235-0). Wendy Anderson Halperin created a set of detailed illustrations for each set of opposites which are reminiscent of mandalas. The book also includes the Ecclesiastes text from the King James version of the Bible.
Handwritten lyrics to the song were among the documents donated to New York University by the Communist Party USA in March 2007.[4]
45% of the royalties for the song are donated to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions because, in Seeger's own words, "[in addition to the music] I did write six words."[5]
Cover versions[edit]
Early folk versions[edit]
The song was first released by the folk group The Limeliters on their 1962 album Folk Matinee, under the title "To Everything There Is a Season".[1][6] The Limeliters' version predated the release of Seeger's own version by several months. One of The Limeliter's backing musicians at this time was Jim McGuinn (aka Roger McGuinn), who would later work with folk singer Judy Collins, rearranging the song for her 1963 album, Judy Collins 3.[1] Collins' recording of the song was retitled as "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)", a title that would be used intermittently by McGuinn's later band The Byrds, when they released a cover of the song in 1965. In 1963, Marlene Dietrich recorded "Für alles kommt die Zeit (Glaub', Glaub)," Max Colpet's German translation of the song. Dietrich was backed by Burt Bacharach conducting a studio orchestra, and the song was released as 7" monaural single Barclay Records #10 278 AU. [7][8] Australian folk singer Gary Shearston also recorded a version of the song for his 1964 album Songs of Our Time, under the title "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)".[9]
The Byrds' version[edit]
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" was the third single by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released on October 1, 1965, by Columbia Records (see 1965 in music).[10] It was also included on the band's second album, Turn! Turn! Turn!, which was released on December 6, 1965.[10] The Byrds' single (b/w "She Don't Care About Time") is the most successful recorded version of the song, having reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts and #26 on the UK Singles Chart.[11][12] As the book of Ecclesiastes was written between the 3rd and 10th centuries BC, this makes "Turn! Turn! Turn!" the #1 pop hit with the oldest lyrics.[13]
The song had first been arranged by The Byrds' lead guitarist Jim McGuinn in a chamber-folk style during sessions for Judy Collins' 1963 album, Judy Collins 3.[14] The idea of reviving the song came to McGuinn during The Byrds' July 1965 tour of the American Midwest, when his future wife, Dolores, requested the tune on the Byrds' tour bus.[15][16] The rendering that McGuinn dutifully played came out sounding not like a folk song but more like a rock/folk hybrid, perfectly in keeping with The Byrds' current status as pioneers of the folk rock genre.[16] McGuinn explained "It was a standard folk song by that time, but I played it and it came out rock 'n' roll because that's what I was programmed to do like a computer. I couldn't do it as it was traditionally. It came out with that samba beat, and we thought it would make a good single."[16]
The master recording of the song reputedly took 78 takes, spread over five days of recording, to complete.[17][18] The song's plea for peace and tolerance struck a nerve with the American record buying public as the Vietnam War continued to escalate.[1] The single also solidified folk rock as a chart trend and, like the band's previous hits, continued The Byrds' successful mix of vocal harmony and jangly twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar playing.[1] Pete Seeger expressed his approval of the Byrd's rendering of the song.[19]
During 1965 and 1966, the band performed the song on the television programs Hollywood A Go-Go, Shindig!, The Ed Sullivan Show, and Where the Action Is, as well as in the concert film, The Big T.N.T. Show.[20] Additionally, the song would go on to become a staple of The Byrds' live concert repertoire, until their final disbandment in 1973.[21] The song was also performed live by a reformed line-up of The Byrds featuring Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Chris Hillman in January 1989.[22] In addition to its appearance on the Turn! Turn! Turn! album, the song also appears on several Byrds' compilations, including The Byrds' Greatest Hits, History of The Byrds, The Original Singles: 1965–1967, Volume 1, The Byrds, 20 Essential Tracks From The Boxed Set: 1965-1990, The Very Best of The Byrds, The Essential Byrds and There Is a Season.[1]
The recording has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows, including 1983's Heart Like a Wheel, 1994's Forrest Gump,[23] and 2002's In America.[24][25] Following Joe Cocker's cover of "With a Little Help from My Friends", the song was the first to play on the first episode of the television series The Wonder Years.[26] It was also used in a Wonder Years parody, during The Simpsons episode, "Three Men and a Comic Book".[27] In 2003, it was used in the closing sequence of the Cold Case episode "A Time to Hate" (Season One, episode 7).
Other cover versions[edit]
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The song has been covered by many other artists:
- Jan & Dean recorded the song for their 1965 album, Folk 'n Roll.
- The Seekers recorded the song for their 1966 album, Come the Day (also known as Georgy Girl).
- Welsh folk singer Mary Hopkin's recording of the song was released on the B-side of her "Those Were The Days" single in 1968.[28] She later did a Welsh language version, titled "Tro, Tro, Tro".[citation needed]
- Singer and pianist Nina Simone recorded two versions of the song, one of which was released on her 1969 album To Love Somebody.
- East German band Puhdys included some of the song's lyrics in their 1974 song "Wenn ein Mensch lebt": "Jegliches hat seine Zeit, Steine sammeln - Steine zerstreuen, Bäume pflanzen - Bäume abhauen, leben und sterben und Frieden und Streit." ("Everything has its time/season, gathering stones - scattering stones, planting trees - chopping trees, life and death and peace and conflict.")
- Sheila Walsh recorded a cover version on her 1983 War of Love album, with backing vocals by Sir Cliff Richard.
- Dolly Parton recorded it in 1984 for her The Great Pretender album, and again in 2005 for Those Were the Days; on Parton's 2005 recording of the song, she was joined by McGuinn, who played guitar and provided harmony voicals.
- McGuinn, Parton, Radney Foster, Kim Richey, Guy Clark and Kathy Mattea performed the song together in the 2001 movie Our Country.
- Dave Perkins did a cover of the song, a duet with Steve Taylor, on his 1987 album The Innocence.
- Christian Alternative singer Nina Llopis (using only her first name) included a version of the song on her 1991 solo debut album, No Shadow of Turning.
- Michael Knott covered the song on the Lifesavers' 1995 album, A Kiss Of Life.
- Larry Norman covered the song on his 1998 album Copper Wires.
- Canadian musician Bruce Cockburn covered the song on the 1998 Pete Seeger tribute album Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger.
- In 1999, the Japanese rock group, Plastic Tree, recorded the song with new lyrics written by the vocalist Ryutaro Arimura; the cover, titled Inori (祈り?, "Prayer"), was recorded for the single "Tremolo".
- Sister Janet Mead covered the song on her 1999 album A Time to Sing.
- Politically charged rock band Spy vs Spy covered the song on their 1999 compilation album, Mugshots - The Best Of V.Spy V.Spy.
- Bob the Ball and the characters sang this song in A Little Curious.
- Andy Sturmer, lead singer and songwriter of Jellyfish, recorded a cover of the song for an unknown project.
- In 2000, David Pajo's post-rock band Papa M recorded an extended improvisation based on "Turn! Turn! Turn!", agreeing to continue playing their version of the song in a studio in Portland, Oregon until the tape ran out. Their first and only take, containing no lyrics, is 16 minutes and 22 seconds long, and appears their 2004 release Hole of Burning Alms.
- Canadian country music singer Jim Witter covered the song for his 2003 album Forgiveness.
- Aoife Ní Fhearraigh covered it on her 2003 album Turning of the Tide.
- The trio Wilson Phillips covered the song on their 2004 album California.
- Adrienne Camp (Adie) recorded the song on September 26, 2006 for her album Don't Wait, released through BEC Recordings.
- Bruce Springsteen, during the 2006 tour to promote his album We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, performed the song on occasion. Roger McGuinn subsequently appeared with Springsteen and the E Street Band at their Orlando show in 2008; McGuinn came onstage to perform a short set that included "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and "Mr. Tambourine Man"."Lebanese Tribute To Bruce Springsteen". Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- Singer and songwriter Amy Grant closed each show of her 20th Anniversary Lead Me On tour in 2008 with a cover of the song. She also closed her 2013 BigChurchDayOut set with a cover of the song.
- New-age pianist David Lanz covered the song from his 2008 album Painting the Sun.[29][30]
- American New Age pianist Lorie Line has recorded the song for her CD Heritage Collection #3.
- Canadian rock band Red Umbrella covered the song on their album Living and Surviving, released in 2008.
- Chris de Burgh covered the song on his album Footsteps, a compilation of folk and pop classics from the 1950s, 60s and 70s released in mainland Europe in November 2008 and elsewhere in 2009.
- Scottish indie-pop group Belle and Sebastian frequently cover the song during live performances.
- American musician Tori Amos recently covered the song live while touring in 2010. A few verses were included during her performance of her song, "Secret Spell", which can be found on her ninth album, American Doll Posse.[31]
- Sara Niemietz covered the song, accompanied on acoustic guitar by W. G. Snuffy Walden, at the end of Season 2, Episode 12 of the television series, Under the Dome.
- Norwegian singer Kari Rueslåtten covered the song as Turn, Turn, Turn and released it as the lead single for her 2015 album To The North. A video was also recorded for the song.
- Alan Powell performs a bluegrass version of the song in the 2014 film The Song, which was inspired by the life of Solomon.[32]
- Roger McGuinn, Emmylou Harris, and Ricky Skaggs cut a new version for the soundtrack and ending credits of the 2014 film, The Song.[33]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Turn! Turn! Turn! – Byrds Version". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "King Solomon's Writings". United Church of God: An International Association. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ http://www.usefulbible.com/ecclesiastes/about-book-ecclesiastes.htm
- ^ Cohen, Patricia (2007-03-20). "Communist Party USA Gives Its History to N.Y.U.". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ Hasson, Nir (2009-11-08). "Pete Seeger's role in ending Israeli house demolitions". Haaretz. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Folk Matinee review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ "Release, Für alles kommt die Zeit (Glaub', glaub')". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "45.com Record Details, Für alles kommt die Zeit (Glaub', glaub')". Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "Gary Shearston - Songs of Our Time". garyshearston.com. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ a b Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. pp. 543–545. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. (2008). Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Record Research Inc. p. 130. ISBN 0-89820-172-1.
- ^ Brown, Tony. (2000). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-7119-7670-8.
- ^ "Fun Facts". Music Madness. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ Fricke, David. (1996). Turn! Turn! Turn! (1996 CD liner notes).
- ^ Hjort, Christopher. (2008). So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973). Jawbone Press. pp. 47–50. ISBN 1-906002-15-0.
- ^ a b c Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 128. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
- ^ Hyde, Bob. (1987). Never Before (1989 CD liner notes).
- ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 619. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
- ^ Show 33 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: American musicians respond to the British invaders. [Part 1] : UNT Digital Library
- ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 616. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. pp. 591–615. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
- ^ "The Byrds Bootleg CD List". Byrds Flyte. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Forrest Gump Soundtrack". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "In America Soundtrack". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "In America Soundtrack review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "The Wonder Years: Music From Each Episode". The Wonder Years fansite. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "Mmm...Television: A study of the audience of The Simpsons". The Simpsons Archive. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "Apple Records Single Releases". jpgr.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Dave Lanz". BiardArtists.com.
- ^ "Painting the Sun overview". Allmusic.
- ^ "Tori Amos - Secret Spell - Live Bonnaroo 2010". Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/%E2%80%8Bfilm-review-the-song-1201315435/
- ^ http://www.cmtedge.com/2014/09/17/turn-turn-turn-returns-in-new-feature-film/
External links[edit]
- Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 King James Version
- Lyrics and info about the duet with Bruce Springsteen
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
|Preceded by
"I Hear a Symphony" by The Supremes
|Billboard Hot 100 number one single
(The Byrds version)
December 4, 1965 (three weeks)
|Succeeded by
"Over and Over" by The Dave Clark Five
- Pete Seeger songs
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- 1962 songs
- 1965 singles
- Judy Collins songs
- The Byrds songs
- Jan and Dean songs
- Dolly Parton songs
- Jim Witter songs
- Nina Simone songs
- Anti-war songs
- Songs written by Pete Seeger
- Music based on the Bible
- Columbia Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Terry Melcher


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Homicide Investigators call on FBI
Former agent creates criminal profile for Highland neighborhood killer
Published: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.
Investigators working the homicide case of a woman found dead in The Highlands neighborhood last week believe that the killer was young and lives in the area.
Charles Dorsey, a retired FBI agent, worked with investigators to develop a criminal profile of whoever killed Kate Ragsdale.
His initial analysis determined that it is "likely that the offender was young in age and lived in close proximity to the Ragsdale residence," said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Capt. Loyd Baker.
"It is also probable that the offender walked to and from the crime scene. The profile indicates this individual was familiar with this location. The offender appears to exhibit an 'extreme lack of criminal sophistication,'" Baker said.
No potential suspect should be eliminated based on the profile alone, he said.
Baker said that the homicide is a priority for the unit's investigators and said that they are continuing to canvass the area to solicit information from residents of the neighborhood off University Boulevard at the entrance of Alberta.
Video surveillance footage has been collected and analyzed, he said. Dozens of leads have been discarded and others are still under investigation.
"A great deal of progress has been made regarding the crime scene investigation and evidence processing," Baker said.
Baker said that the killer has most likely displayed tremendous behavioral changes.
"This behavior change will be obvious to the offender's, peers, friends and family," he said. "Investigators are asking these people to contact them with this information."
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team will face the hottest team in the nation on Tuesday and Wednesday when they travel to Waco for a midweek series against the #6 Baylor Bears. Baylor has won 19-straight games coming into the Tuesday night game.
The Islanders won their last two games against Northwestern State last weekend, and are now 15-20 on the year. The Bears come into the week with a record of 30-7, and having won the last 19 times they stepped on the field.
Trying to stop the streak, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi will send freshman Trevor Belicek to the mound on Tuesday, getting the start against Austin Stone.
Belicek has no record on the year, and is at a 5.40 ERA in four relief appearances. The last time he came into a game, he pitched a 1-2-3 inning against #23 Texas, including two strikeouts of the Longhorns. In total, Belicek has three strikeouts and two walks in 3.1 innings.
Stone is 1-0 on the season, and has a 4.26 ERA. He has appeared in seven games this season, starting three of them. He has a total of 12.2 innings pitched, with six strikeouts and seven walks.
Getting the start on Wednesday for the Islanders will be another freshman, Jacob Dorris. This year, Dorris has pitched a total of 6.1 innings, striking out eight while walking five, and sits at a 7.11 ERA with a 0-1 record.
Offensively, Jordan Lee leads the team with a .302 average. Jonathan Gonzales is second on the team with .273 mark and a team-high five home runs. He is second on the team with 14 RBI, while Eric Weiss leads at 15 on the year.
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Front Range (CO) > Mount Silverheels > Climber's Log
Mount Silverheels Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: July 1, 1984
|Another one of my early trips with the CMC. This is a beautiful mountain with expansive views every direction.
|Posted Feb 8, 2005 5:17 pm
|Route Climbed: Beaver Ridge Date Climbed: 9/11/04
|Long hike with my dog! Great views of South Park!
|Posted Sep 15, 2004 9:30 am
|Ryan Kowalski
|Route Climbed: Upper Scott Gulch Date Climbed: May 13, 2003
|This was a hard climb and the summit winds were BRUTAL. Great glissades though and the snow held up nicely for me on the descent. Heartbreak Hill is rough on the way out.
|Posted Apr 19, 2004 4:40 pm
|Route Climbed: Scott Gulch Date Climbed: March 14, 2004
|A long painful winter hike. It took us 9 hours and all the energy we had to make the summit. Postholed a large majority of the hike before we got to Silverheels and on the way back down. Tons of high wind. I ended up using a facemask and goggles for quite a while to block out the wind. The mountain itself is pretty dry but it's a pain getting there.
|Posted Mar 15, 2004 4:28 pm
|Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge to West Ridge Date Climbed: January 22, 2004
|Lots of snow despite warm temps and wind. the valley between Beaver Ridge and Silverheels full of wast deep snow. Clear day with howling 50+mph winds up high and bone chilling cold. Could see nearly to the Wind River Range in WY and deep into the Sangre's to the south. Fun mountain with tons of views.
|Posted Jan 24, 2004 11:38 am
|Route Climbed: "Standard" route Date Climbed: Back in the 90's
|My husband, Jay, and I climbed this mountain one fall day several years ago. Don't remember many particulars any more.
|Posted Jan 22, 2004 10:29 pm
|Route Climbed: North Face Date Climbed: September 15, 2003
|Beautiful autumn climb with a little snow. Great experience.
|Posted Sep 15, 2003 9:23 am
|Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: June 16, 2003
|A nice hike up the expansive tundra of this mountain. It would make an excellent trip when the aspen leaves below are turning.
|Posted Sep 7, 2003 1:09 am
|Route Climbed: Beaver Ridge. Date Climbed: August 31, 2003
|Ran into a guy named Jason at the trailhead. He turned out to be a real nice fellow. We climbed this mountain together and did not see any other hikers. The fresh snow and the puffy clouds made me feel like I was in the Himalayas!
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Second set is pretty lackluster to say the least. Antelope is the only jam to speak of and the Fluffhead helps to make this set somewhat bearable.
Encore is sweet with a Harpua to end everything. It almost makes the set worth listening to.
Set 1: Rift, Horn, Foam, Fee[1] > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, Axilla > Possum
Set 2: LandladyThe Landlady > Poor Heart, Julius, Fluffhead > BBJBig Ball Jam, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Dog Faced Boy[2], Sweet Adeline[3], SampleSample in a Jar
Encore: Highway to Hell
Encore 2: Harpua[4]
[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] Acoustic; without microphones.
[3] Without microphones.
[4] Narration told of Jimmy attending a Bootsy Collins concert.
· Flash Light and Stonehenge jams in Harpua
Noteworthy Jams: Run Like an Antelope
Average Song Gap: 10.81
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Dog Faced Boy was acoustic and was, along with Sweet Adeline, performed without microphones. Before Dog Faced Boy, Trey introduced Fish for a "balloon and emotion solo...that will reach into your soul and rip your heart out of your body." Harpua included a Stonehenge quote and Flash Light jam and told of Jimmy attending a Bootsy Collins concert.
Song Distribution:
3 Hoist
3 Junta
2 Stash
2 Rift
2 A Picture of Nectar
2 Lawn Boy
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 The White Tape
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SAN ANTONIO -- Early Sunday evening, LeBron James will gather his Miami Heat teammates around him and offer a few final words of wisdom before they try to extend their reign as NBA champions.
James never rehearses the speech but already knows what the gist will be.
"It would be in the range of, 'Why not us?' " James said Saturday. "Why not us? History is broken all the time. And obviously we know we're against the greatest of odds."
Against the greatest of odds, against maybe the greatest of San Antonio Spurs teams, too. Both are very much against the Heat now, and both are winning. The Spurs are a victory away from their fifth championship and will go for it at home Sunday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
The Spurs are the 32nd team in NBA history to hold a 3-1 lead in the finals. All 31 of the previous teams have won the title.
"History is made to be broken, and why not me be a part of it? That would be great," James said. "That would be a great storyline, right? But we'll see what happens. I've got to live in the moment, though, before we even get to that point."
The Spurs have the same way of thinking.
They took command of the finals in stunning fashion by not just winning in Miami, but winning twice -- and winning big. San Antonio won Games 3 and 4 on the road by a combined 40 points, never trailing by more than two in either contest and running out to 25-point leads in each.
"We've got to act like we're coming into it like it's a road game," Spurs guard Danny Green said. "It's a mentality thing. We have to come up with the same mentality we do on the road and try to protect home court and play with desperation."
There was no talk from the Spurs on Saturday about closing in on a title, or anything remotely close to that topic. They thought they had it wrapped up with 28 seconds left in Game 6 last season against Miami and saw it slip away -- so even with a 3-1 lead and being at home instead of the road for this potential clinching situation, it's pretty clear that San Antonio isn't willing to leave anything to chance.
"They're going to come out and give us their best punch possible," Spurs star Tim Duncan said. "We know that they're back-to-back champs and they've been in this situation before and they have all the confidence in the world that they can win these games. So we have to do just the same. Come out there and say, hey, we're going to take it little by little, quarter by quarter, and see what happens."
That all sounds good, and he meant every word.
Thing is, the Heat -- these Heat, anyway -- haven't been in this situation before. Since James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh teamed up, the Heat has never trailed 3-1 in a series.
Until now.
"We're not so entitled or jaded that we're above having to fight for it, and that's what it is right now," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It's competition. So we've got to find a way to fight and get this next game, and that's what it's all about."
LeBron James (inset) has gotten little scoring help from his teammates in the Finals, with James scoring nearly 30 percent of Miami's points in the first four games. Here's a look at how much of the scoring load James has taken on in each game, compared with the rest of his team and the other two members of Miami's "Big 3" -- Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade:
Game Result James Pct.* Wade/Bosh
1 Spurs 110, Heat 95 25 26.3% 37
2 Heat 98, Spurs 96 35 35.7% 32
3 Spurs 111, Heat 92 22 23.9% 31
4 Spurs 107, Heat 86 28 32.6% 22
Series 27.5 29.6% 30.5
Regular season 27.1 24.9% 35.2
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SAN JOSE -- The Earthquakes' 2014 roster began to take shape Tuesday with the acquisition of outside midfielder Atiba Harris in a trade that sent disgruntled Marvin Chavez to the Colorado Rapids.
The club also announced the signing of Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi, a French player who will replace Rafael Baca in central midfield.
The team isn't through retooling the roster, though. "There's some more on the horizon," general manager John Doyle said, adding he hopes to sign another attacking player.
"We were up against it on the cap last year," Doyle added. "We've got our cap under control."
The Quakes made headway Tuesday, starting with a straight swap of attacking midfielders. San Jose got a veteran Major League Soccer player for the speedy Chavez, who told Honduran media recently that he wanted out of San Jose.
The Earthquakes will be the sixth team in seven years for Harris, a 6-foot-3 international from St. Kitts and Nevis. Harris, 28, had five goals and one assist in 29 games for Colorado last year.
After a career-high 13 assists in 2012, Chavez had one assist last season. He appeared in only 15 games because of injuries, suspensions and call ups to the Honduran national team. Chavez, 30, was all but replaced at the end of the season by Cordell Cato.
"We didn't break up with Marvin, Marvin broke up with us." Doyle said. "We're a smaller team and we all need to be selfless in our actions and Marvin didn't do that. He just wasn't there for us."
San Jose also received money in the trade that brings in Harris, who also can play the center forward position.
"We know he can do both jobs very well," coach Mark Watson said. "He may play both positions."
San Jose's management expressed optimism over the acquisition of Pierazzi, captain of AC Ajaccio, a Corsican team that plays in France's premier division. Although he played in a holding position with Ajaccio, the Quakes expect Pierazzi, 28, to have a central role with the attack.
"He's more of a box-to-box guy," Watson said.
Despite the changes, the Earthquakes have kept a majority of the starters Watson inherited when taking over for Frank Yallop on an interim basis midway through last season. Watson's Quakes went 11-5-3 and just missed the playoffs after a horrendous start.
Watson, who became the permanent coach after the season, said the latest acquisitions should make the Quakes more versatile on offense.
"Both players give us some real good options in terms of how we play," he said. "They will continue with what we're trying to achieve."
Doyle liked Pierazzi for more than his talent. The Corsican learned to speak English because he dreamed of playing in the United States some day.
"We know he will assimilate into the team," Doyle said. "He's already a leader. And in all the fitness tests, he covers the most ground on the field."
The Quakes had salary cap room to sign a player from France's Ligue 1 after losing Baca to Mexican side Cruz Azul. The team received an undisclosed payment in the transfer. MLS officials do not divulge financial information on any transactions.
San Jose officials expect to also lose star fullback Steven Beitashour, who wants to play in Europe. But Doyle said Brandon Barklage should fill the spot. The team acquired the 5-11 defender in the MLS re-entry draft last month. Barklage played in 26 games for the New York Red Bulls last season.
In another roster question, Doyle said the Quakes hope to bring back El Salvadoran midfielder Jaime Alas to compete for a roster spot in the preseason camp.
The team also has the ninth overall pick in the MLS draft that will be held Jan. 16 in Philadelphia. San Jose also has the ninth picks in the second and third rounds, respectively.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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OK, various parts of this story are splattered all over the forum, but never in the context of what this thread is asking. But I fit the question in the initial post, so here goes:
Spring of 92 I was a senior in H.S. and me and a bunch of friends got tickets to see the H.O.R.D.E. tour at Garden State Arts Center in July. We had all gone to a good handful of concerts together at this point, but mostly stuff like Van Halen, GnR, or smaller club shows that our friends bands opened for. None of us were much into the Dead or anything of the like, they were barely on our radar. We were all pretty heavy drinkers already in our young lives, but weed and other drugs were not in the picture either.
One of my best friends got a scholarship to a prestigious and exclusive private school, and had been living that dream near Princeton for a few years. He was by no means a prep school hippie, but he brought some of the music back home with him. This is how I first heard of the Blues Traveler and the Spin Doctors (local central NJ bands at that point playing parties and parks and whatnot). So when we saw the chance to go see an ALL DAY concert (!!!) with these two bands, and 3 more (!!!), we were like hell yeah, lets do it!
So we order the tickets (or maybe went to TM to pick them up I dont remember), and it has the 5 bands listed on them. Blues Traveler being the big name by far, because this was still before the Spin Doctors 15 minutes had begun. The other bands were Widespread Panic, Aquarium Rescue Unit, and Phish. Widespread Panic seemed like a normal enough name for a band. Aquarium Rescue Unit was a little out there. But Phish? What the hell? That was just silly. We spent the whole spring putting a P sound on the beginning of every word that started with F. Who the puh-fcuk is puh-fish? Hey, did you just puh-fart? Howd you do on puh-finals? You wanna talk about beatd to death? We puh-beatd the puh- sound to death that puh-spring.
So anyway, we get closer to the day of the show, and the Spin Doctors single hits the radio, and all of a sudden this is a lot more exciting because now there is a popular band at this thing too, rather than a bunch of relatively low-profile stuff. Driving down the Parkway, sitting in the traffic going in, it seemed like every car was full of 17 year old girls blasting Two Princes or something. (This might sound like a nightmare now, but remember it was brand new at the time. So not so bad. Pretty glorious actually.)
It was a gorgeous day, and the whole time, it was a different experience than any concert, or any place, I had ever been before. Everyone was smiling and happy. There wasnt a dark or overly testosterone-y vibe like at the hard rock and metal shows I had seen. There were hardly any guidos at all. What the hell??? Nary a pair of Z-Cavs, not a whiff of Drakkar Noir in the air. Am I still in Jersey?
Well, this was the prep school hippie contingency. Not that everyone was all hippied out at all, but, just kinda mildly to that side. The jeans were not tight, most of the girls were in these loose peasant tops which I dont think I had ever seen before. And everyone overwhelmingly outgoing, smiling, and friendly. Pretty different than my north Jersey public school experience where everyone seemed to be constantly posing or judging or fronting. The whole scene was glowing in the sun, and it was the first time I ever experienced anything like it. In retrospect, I considered this my first taste of the festival experience and attitude.
So the music starts and everything is great. There are some people that are much weirder than others on the spectrum, but even they seem pretty harmless and well-intentioned. I come to find out that a lot of these folks are tripping, of course. I had heard of acid at this point, but really had no idea what it was all about. But my friends and I were more into the vast amounts of liquor we snuck in, and talking to the endless number of very cute, very age-appropriate girls. It seemed like 90% of the crowd was between about 16 and 20 years old.
I really enjoyed all the bands, especially the three I had never heard of. I remember that Aquarium Rescue Unit was my favorite on that day. I do not remember the exact order that they all played, though I am almost positive that the Spin Doctors were third and Blues Traveler closed. I think Phish may have played second. I do clearly remember they played (or at least started) in the daylight, and I am almost positive they did not lead off. (I say this because I feel like I had a baseline that I compared the music off of at that point, and also that I remember being set in a spot when they came on and observing the crowds reaction.)
So anyway, onto Phish. They started playing (whether they were first or not) and I thought Huh, after all this crunchy groovy rock (the term jam was not in my musical vocabulary at that point), what is this, a Latin jazz band? They had opened with Landlady. And all of a sudden there were swarms of people blasting down the lawn to get closer to the pavilion. Not everyone, not by a long shot. But all the people that were dressed really crazy, with the super nappy hair and patchwork overalls. They were all on the same page for this. Looking up, dancing on the lawn like they didnt have a care in the world.
I just kept listening and enjoying and doing whatever else I had been doing all day. Nobody I spoke to was like Oh, this is Phish, they are great, blah blah blah. No such experience. Listened to the rest of the set and remember the impression of, Oh this is more like straight ahead rock (Runaway Jim, in retrospect), No, wait theyre playing some sort of eclectic fusion jazz again (Foam) and back and forth like that for their whole set. Whatever they are doing, its definitely interesting, and they seem pretty good, they can all play. (Stash) But its weird. Definitely weird. (YEM) Not sure if I like it or not. There was a full-on stand-alone vacuum solo, which Id be lying if I said I definitely remember, but coupled with YEM I remember long periods of what seemed like relatively sparse music, and weird sounds, like they were just goofing around. Which, obviously, they were.
So thats really my memory. Like I said, I had no idea who they were, and nothing that day made me seek out their music. I did not realize that one might go on tour with them, or that all their shows were different, or that I could acquire tapes of live performances, or any of the other stuff that we take for granted. Just that they were a really interesting interlude a quirky highlight, both musical and observing their fans within a really fun day of music. It was within the next year or less that one of my brothers started to bombard the family with tapes. But that day I had no clue of the profound influence the band would have on the next 20 years (and hopefully more) of my life. We were just satisfied to finally know who the puh-phuck this puh-fish actually was.
One other funny memory of is that a few of my friends wanted to leave early, before Blues Traveler. Recall they were the main band I wanted to see that day. And as the driver of one of the two vehicles for our group, I was basically like, No way, are you all nuts? So a bunch of them took off, and a few of us stayed for what was a really great Blues Traveler set. Im sure we hit a diner for some cheese fries and gravy and a milk shake on the way home. Probably the Tick Tock or King George.


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WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. — A rare strain of hand, foot, and mouth disease has made its way to the Truckee Meadows, the Washoe County health department announced this week.
According to local public health officials, 30 cases of HFMD, identified as Coxsackievirus A6, have been identified; cases have appeared in only three other places in the United States — Alabama (38), California (seven) and Connecticut (one).
Although it is not unusual to see cases of HFMD, particularly in children under 5 years old, the unique symptoms presented by the A6 strain had Washoe County Health District epidemiologists suspecting a rare occurrence was under way. Six cases were also seen in adults over 20 years old. With assistance from the California Department of Public Health and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, public health officials were able to confirm the diagnosis.
According to the CDC, HFMD is a common viral illness with mild symptoms — usually low fever, a rash or sores on the palms of the hand and soles of the feet, and sores or blisters inside the mouth. But the Coxsackievirus A6 was causing heavier rashes not only in those areas, but also on knees, elbows, arms, legs, bottoms, and genital areas. Some cases may present nail shedding weeks after their initial symptom onset.
"The unusual presentations we were seeing led us to believe that this was not your typical outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease," said Washoe County District Health Officer, Dr. Joseph Iser. "We began an outbreak investigation immediately. We obtained samples from cases, and sent those samples off to laboratories to confirm our initial suspicions. Staff did an excellent job researching the symptoms of this virus and getting information to the lab."
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, July 25, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- With Gov. Nikki Haley's ceremonial signature at Newberry Hall in Aiken, pension reform became law in South Carolina.
"This pension reform bill immediately reduces South Carolina's debt by $2 billion. It immediately saves taxpayers $300 million a year," she said.
It was an issue championed by retiring Aiken Sen. Greg Ryberg, R-Aiken.
"Through getting it done, we can now say that we heard back from Moody's, and they said that we have a Credit Plus rating, which is very very strong for our state," Haley said.
State Rep. Bill Hixon, R-North Augusta, says it's a pill the state has to swallow.
"I have lots of friends that are teachers, and I have lots of friends that are policemen, and we did what I thought was the best thing to do," he told News 12.
State employees will now contribute more to pension plans each year. It'll mean that state employees will have to work for 30 years before they collect pensions. For officers and firefighters, they'll need to work 27 years instead of 25 to collect their pensions. It'll also eliminate the Teachers and Employee Retention Incentive program. State employees who retire and get a new job won't be able to collect two checks.
"The system wasn't designed that way. The system was designed for 30 years you retire and you're gone," Hixon said.
Meanwhile, Republican Senate District 26 candidate Deedee Vaughters says she hopes the bill will strengthen next session.
"We have legislators who take their retirement while serving. Retirement is more than their salary, so financially, they're just looking to essentially fleece the taxpayer for their own financial gain," she said, after a rousing speech to the Newberry Hall Aiken Republican Club luncheon.
"All these things need to continue to be revisited and made stronger," Haley said.
Haley also defended and explained some of her controversial vetoes during a speech to the Aiken Republican Club. The legislature overrode 48 of her 81 vetoes.
Haley says, in many cases, the legislature forced her to veto components of the budget.
"What has happened is I'm blessed to be a governor who has a line-item veto, but I've also got a legislature that understands if they bundle items, I can't go in and eliminate any lines. Department of Education is a perfect one. If it's bundled, I can't go and take out certain programs that I don't think work," the governor said.
She went on to explain her most controversial vetoes, one by one. One veto would have stripped millions from rape centers like Aiken's Cumbee Center.
"To say that I don't support rape victims is absurd," she said. "What we vetoed was one organization that was getting one-time money that was going through a special loophole through DHEC. That's what we vetoed."
However, that veto was overridden.
The next would have scrapped the Arts Commission, which essentially dishes out art grants across the state, even in Aiken. But for Haley and Hixon, it's the commission, not the arts, that was vetoed.
Hixon already gave the commission director a stern warning.
"I gave him the shot across the bow, as they say. He's not done anything we asked him to do. I think he's showing his arrogance, and I told him that," he said.
Haley said the Arts Commission has been vetoed before, and they didn't learn. She says it's an 18-man operation in an 18,000 square foot building that's given $1.6 million a year.
The legislature, however, overrode the veto, and the commission survives, but Hixon says next year, they won't be as forgiving.
"I will not vote for it in 2013 if his organization has not been reorganized," Hixon said.
Both Hixon and Haley were disappointed the legislature didn't establish a Department of Administration. It would have scrapped what's called the Budget and Control Board. It's a five-member panel that controls large amounts of money and is allowed to run deficits. Hixon hopes to dump that board next session. He also hopes to address the problem that kicked so many candidates off the ballot this past spring.


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Chromecast: What People Are Saying
For a few shining hours before Facebook's earnings triumph, Google's new Chromecast commanded the headlines.
This is what we know: Chromecast looks like two-inch thumb drive, plugs into the HDMI port of a TV and can be controlled by a person's mobile device or laptop using a wireless connection. It works with Android and iOS devices, as well as Chrome-powered laptops. It's $35 and is for sale online at Best Buy, Amazon and Google Play.
The biggest praise for the device so far has been cost and ease of use. The knock: streaming media and mirroring content from a browser can be a choppy experience. A lot depends on the strength of your WiFi connection.
But it's worth reminding that Chromecast is early days and will be refined over time, and that most websites are only giving initial impressions. These aren't full reviews.
Here's what the tech world is saying about Chromecast:
Chromecast is pure simplicity: Search and discovery of video content is happening on the mobile device or laptop, and all Chromecast does is stream media from the cloud. Add to that the ability to turn on your TV simply by starting video playback on your tablet, and you've got something that looks a bit like the anti-Google TV.
There have been a few other solutions that try to pull something similar off like Apple's AirPlay and Roku's Streaming Stick. But both of those have required you to buy a $100 device to connect to your TV. Nothing else has been so device independent, cross platform and, well, cheap.
After a quick hands-on, we (quickly!) found that the Chromecast experience is awful if you don't have a solid WiFi connection. (For a sense of how bad the wifi was in the room where we were testing, it took close to a minute just to get Google results for "free Simpsons video.") Got a lousy router? You'd better beware.
Chromecast only streams video from the web; it has nothing like AirPlay. You can't send video from your phone to Chromecast. Other than price, I can't see why anyone wouldn't just buy an Apple TV instead. And even price-wise, it's not like Apple TV is expensive.
Chromecast will allow people to select YouTube video content using their Web-connected tablet, for instance, and have it play on their television. If Google gains a foothold in helping more Web content appear on TV screens, that could be a boon to Google's core advertising business, as no other company sells more online search, graphical and video ads across millions of websites and apps.
But expect pushback. [Sundar Pichai, Google's senior vice president for Chrome and Android], said that media companies had the ability to block their content from Chromecast, which major broadcast networks did with Google TV.
Chromecast is hardly the final stop on the road to Internet-connected TVs that allow users to watch whatever they want whenever they want on any device they want. Instead, it is one more offering in an already fractured market. Tech companies have been trying many experiments to merge TV and the Internet, and in the process get a share of TV viewing and advertising.
For music fans, Chromecast, for all its charm and inexpensive allure, still leaves Google well behind its competitor Apple, when it comes to wireless music playback in the home, and even further behind wireless music specialist Sonos.
Of course, anyone with any common sense, who doesn't work in legal or biz dev at a large entertainment company, knows that it's silly to argue that something that's on one screen shouldn't be on another. And anyone who wants to buy a cable and connect their laptop to their TV could already do this.
That last bit is the biggest limitation I can see from the initial announcement — the Chromecast only supports four apps at launch. That puts it well behind established players like Roku and Apple TV, and limited functionality was one of the major knocks against the ill-fated Nexus Q.
The true test will be if and when Apple launches its much rumored and highly anticipated Apple TV successor. Google will need to be able to offer a solid counter-argument; Chromecast support should be but one part of its marketing artillery.
Google failed to point out one necessary component of the Chromecast dongle: a microUSB power cord that must be plugged in at all times in order for the device to work. This is disseminated in the faintest of gray text on the more comprehensive product detail page.
Perhaps most interesting of all, we got to try a new beta feature of Chrome that lets you stream the contents of a web browser tab itself to your TV via the Chromecast. It's not particularly impressive yet: scrolling doesn't come close to keeping up with your finger, and there's visible compression artifacts whenever there's rapid motion: it's a lot like streaming game services like OnLive and Gaikai, but with a lot more delay. Google says it uses WebRTC, so it's basically online video chat repurposed to display anything you can see in a browser frame. Video plays with only a bit of chop and stutter, and lips don't quite sync up with the audio, which could be maddening for some. Don't expect this to be a surefire solution for watching Hulu without a subscription.
What the Chromecast does, and devices that will follow it will do, is extend out the world that we love of smartphones and tablets, not require us to change the way in which we use them, and then improves the experience. This $35 piece of kit changes that dynamic, but within the sphere of being in a post-PC world. This is all done in a gentle, organic way.
These are early days for the Chromecast, and not all of its features worked quite as effortlessly in our office as they did for Google in the company's Wednesday demo. But considering the impulse-buy price of $35, Chromecast is still a worthy purchase—especially since it includes three months of Netflix streaming, a $24 value.
As expected with anything marked beta, the tab-casting feature crashed a few times. Playback would freeze, attempt to buffer, and eventually return to the Chromecast's "ready to cast" start screen—once with a sheepish error message that said just "Brain freeze." Still, with an SDK to let more developers add in-app support, a low price, and cross-platform compatibility, the Chromecast has a lot going for it.
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