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C# 4.0 - Questions and reasons behind the answers
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I completely agree with the question on covariant return types. When I met Anders at the PDC bookstore I really tried to get the message across and I've been pushing the request for a long time (as have numerous other people in the community).
When can we have a downloadable document about the C#4 language? There is already one for C#3. I am looking forward for a downloadable document for C#4.
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But that lacks two major things, compiler support and designer support. Naturally, it becomes a slippery slope of what meta languages to support as the next question becomes support for JSON and M. I think M makes this more interesting as I think we will need compiler support for that. So should M, JSON, and XML have compiler support in c#? Why or why not? Could these be opt-in/opt-out extentions to the language?
Will Visual C++ status quote be enough to overcome the appeal of the D programming language in 2010?or is C# going to be unleashed?
Why doesn't Visual Studio provide for two forms of compilation. For example the exiting just in time and full compilation of the MSIL to machine code. I really see that C++ at this stage only serves for the purpose of maintaining legacy code. The incarnation of C++ was a hack and will continue to grow as a hack. .Net languages (in particular C#) for one should take full charge of future development in both desktop, web and yes system development. D programming language is already making an impression on a small but growing C++ community. D programming languages has syntactic appeal of C# and the horse power of C/C++. So what is the constraint, religion or technical feasibility. DotNet languages will be competing against the up an coming D programming languages sooner or later for development of system software and embedded systems. Again I say C++ is dead weight and should only be relevant for legacy code (in other words C++ will soon be Cobol). C# (all .net lingos) can easily take the manto if Visual Studio provided for this option and full support for "producing" applications that are true platform independent.
Well, I can see a some nice scenarios to use this.
But I had hoped for something much more powerful
private string Foo(int x)
return x + 10;
public DoSomeThing(Method name)
var fooValue = name(10);
public Caller()
That's what I call dynamic OR even more useful, dynamics for class names also.
Thanks for this discussion. As we train ourselves to think in terms of Abstraction when programming we many time find ourselves purposely genericizing the type. Passing objects in and out of methods becomes attractive with repsect to Abstraction. The problem of course is in the reconstruction of the Object into statically typed objects just for the sake of calling a method. As you mentioned using the Reflection class does indeed become messy (and actually predates things such as the HTML DOM (for example MethodInfo and FieldInfo) are not terms used within the HTMLDOM, so we have to convert mentally when trying to work with HTML DOM that a Reflection.MethodInfo = DOM.FiledAttirbute (or something similar). It requires speding too much time in the debugger's immediate window trying to ferret this stuff out. With Dynamic it looks like we will immensly ease this problem. Thanks again.
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Camera comparison: Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X vs Nokia Lumia 900
- 1 Introduction and Details
- 2 Exposure, Dynamic Range and Indoor shots
- 3 Night Shots, Macro, Ease of use and speed
- 4 Video and Conclusion
- Apple iPhone 5 specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III MetroPCS specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III Sprint specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III Verizon specifications
- HTC One X specifications
- HTC One X AT&T specifications
- Nokia Lumia 900 specifications
- Photos
- Comments
Seriously, the new backside illuminated sensor in the iPhone 5 is able to drastically separate itself from the competition, as it once again flexes its muscles by delivering the best looking night shots – albeit, it all depends on how well you utilize its touch focus/exposure feature. Likewise, the HTC One X is able to deliver similar results, but it's not as finely attuned to the iPhone 5's stellar details and handling of dynamic range. As for the Samsung Galaxy S III and Nokia Lumia 900, they both exhibit more over-exposure with bright things in its nighttime shots, but there's more inaccuracy with the Lumia 900's color reproduction.
Another area that we can wholeheartedly agree that all four devices excel tremendously in, it has to be snapping macro shots. If we look at the images of the close up of the flowers, it's almost indistinguishable to concretely say which of the four is the clear winner – since there's a lot of fine details surrounding their shots. However, as we zoom in closer, the only meticulous thing we're able to see is the slight fuzziness seen with the Samsung Galaxy S III, but it's barely noticeable.
Ease of use and speed:
If simplicity is your thing, then you only need to look at the iPhone 5, since it's the most dummy proof device out there for taking photos. On one hand, it's great that it offers a simple UI that's able to snap photos in a heartbeat, but it lacks the comprehensive set of shooting modes and manual controls found with the Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X – like their useful burst shot mode to continuously snap photos consecutively. In addition, the two Android powered smartphones are fast snappers as well! Lastly, we like how there's a physical shutter key on the Nokia Lumia 900, but it doesn't offer the same capability of taking photos while simultaneously recording video. Still, its interface is simple enough to handle as well, while its modest settings make it a more favorable option than the iPhone 5.
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1. StreetNerd (Posts: 819; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
Again..... why not wait for the 920, thn do the comparison -_-"
22. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
It's the only thing the 5 can win before the 920's camera comes out to trounce everything in its path.
That said, what version of the 900 was being used? And did it have the camera software up to date (that is, with the "Camera Extras" Nokia update installed)? I noticed quite a significant difference after updating to Tango and having the software up to date. While it may not have changed the rankings, the 900 could have held its own better, presuming the test phone wasn't up to date.
37. darkkjedii (Posts: 21359; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Excuses excuses excuses lol
52. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
No, just wanting a level playing field. As I said, the Lumia would still likely wind up in 4th, but not as easily.
129. amir1975 (Posts: 22; Member since: 18 Aug 2012)
Another Biased Article about iPhone 5, there is no mention and either tests about situations which makes "Purple Halo" defect in iPhone 5's photos and make them really incomparable with rivals. sad to say that new iPhone is a faulty product.
But they have to sell their flawed phone to Naive customers, no way just exaggeration.
136. darkkjedii (Posts: 21359; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh! Thank u
155. meowcenary (Posts: 187; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
So lens flare(s) are bad and a flaw of my devices? Shooting with a dslr, point and shoot, and HTC Radar 4g I get it from time to time, though not a Jimmy Hendrix type purple haze. If that is the case, maybe I should file a class action against Nikon, Canon, and HTC with what you are saying?
178. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
There seems to be no discussion of why this Purple Haze may be more prominent on the iPhone 5. Some have argued the refractive properties of the Saffire protective glass may be the culprit. Others have mentioned a particular lens coating may be the issue. What about the distance between the optics and the protective lens? This is a very thin phone. Any shrowding from direct sunlight would be minimal with such a thin device because the lens group is not set as far back in the camera body. Note that some companies are selling little rubber rings to shrowd the lens unit (for over 20 dollars a pop!). I don't know if any or all of these elements are contributers, but the effect is well noted at this time.
Maybe this is just one downside to having an ultra thin phone?
160. KFear (Posts: 143; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
Man. That is a good camera on the iphone. Still happy with the S3's lens however
161. KFear (Posts: 143; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
I'm an Android fan all the way...but your comment is terrible. At our sales location we haven't been able to duplicate the purple halo defect. We've been some customer's photos that might have it, but it's not so easy to tell as the light condition has to be just right. It REALLY hasn't been so much of an issue for the iphone. I think the pictures from the iphone in this article did look best, for the most part. you just have to look at the photos.
you are borderline trolling
179. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
Probably difficult to duplicate the effect inside a mall.
69. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Let's get real here...920 is not out yet, so let's leave that out of the question.
I'm really not sure if John is comparing the cameras or the phones!
He got the top-notch from Apple, HTC,
Samsung but a mid-notch from Nokia. Why not
820? Everyone below has asked and i am
asking it too. Everyone knows Lumia 900 won't stand a chance among the other 3. I'm not
saying it's a bad camera-phone, but it's not the
best from Nokia, camera wise.
Again, an unfair comparison.
I guess he don't want to see iPhone fall...sorry
John, you made me say this.
88. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Sorry, i meant 808...
John, try that for the love of mango, banana, cherry and coconut.
158. deathyyy (Posts: 101; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)
How many people are going to go buy a new 808 right now though? The 900 is definitely Nokia's "flagship" device.
169. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Do you see any comparison for flagship devices here?? Or who's going to buy what?
PA is comparing the cameras here jackazz...read the article, or atleast read the headline before you place a comment on a comment.
182. deathyyy (Posts: 101; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)
Uh, yes I do, as each of these phones is each manufacturer's flagship device. Maybe you should work on your reading comprehension skills.
93. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
"this article also shows a lack of journalistic integrity to deliberately avoid investigating a known issue and ignoring it completely."
113. maier9900 (Posts: 272; Member since: 17 Dec 2011)
oh man... !
187. maier9900 (Posts: 272; Member since: 17 Dec 2011)
Every since the iphone 4s came out with a wonderful camera on its back, no other phone beats it to date (i don't care what u say). And now the iphone 5 came out with the same 8mp camera as the iphone 4s (if u didn't know) with the only change being on the outside on the back of the phone. They changed the outside glass on the back with some sapphire crystal kind of thing. But other than that is the same camera as in the iphone 4s and still nobody can compete with it. It's been over a year...
25. MeoCao (unregistered)
Do GS3, One X and 920 have "Purple Glare feature" like iPhone 5? I guess not so iPhone 5 wins as it has at least 1 more feature than the rest LOL.
39. BillyG (Posts: 305; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
try to pic against the sun with your GS3, One X and 920 (later), i bet they get that glare too, tried with my canon camera, i got those glare too even though its not that purple.
41. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
It is admited by Apple that there is such problem like a "Purple Haze".
"iPhone: Camera image effects"
4436?viewlocale=en_US&locale=e n_US
46. BillyG (Posts: 305; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
yup, it clearly stated : Most small cameras, including those in EVERY generation of iPhone, may exhibit some form of flare at the edge of the frame when capturing an image with out-of-scene light sources. and people just notice it in iPhone 5.., imagine that..
49. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
"tried with my canon camera, i got those glare too even though its not that purple."
And thats part of the point. Someone posted a site that compared the iPhone 4S to the 5, and anyone could clearly see the same thing....it was purple on the 4S, but it wasnt that purple on the 4S.
But....Night Shots in this article clearly show the purple issue on the iPhone 5 vs the other phones in the 2nd n 3rd row of shots. Didnt even need the sun. The other phones had the same result as my RAZR.....white or yellow halo, not purple.
54. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
Glares are normal but a purplish one isn't.
59. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Two different devices in the same conditions!
"Apple iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S3 (Camera Test)"
Download link for original pictures and video examples you can find in the description.
As I have stated in my comment #19, I think that iPhone 5 shots relatively good pictures just "Purple Halo" effect ruin everything.
67. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Looking at that YouTube clip, starting at the 2: 56 mark, shows the iPhone 5 with purple halo issue while the GS3 doesnt have it..
Same lighting and shooting conditions.
At some point....ppl will just have to accept that...it is what it is. I dont think the purple halo ruins everything....lol, but it can be seen in certain instances.
71. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Check download link in the description, you will find original photos and videos, check photo with roof window, light through roof window is also "purpled" while Samsung Galaxy III photo doesn't have it.
90. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
exactly. its pure apple fanboyism by PA.
26. dr_fajardo12 (Posts: 118; Member since: 26 Aug 2012)
when 920 comes out in november phonearena will make a camera comparision. the 900 is the nokia flagship right now, so need to be against it.
but still a little biased this comparision, where's the 808?, we need to see how well the iphone 5 is against the best cameraphone on the market
wheres sony's phones?, the note 2? etc..
170. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
I seriously wonder if they updated the 900's software to the latest version with camera improvements. It makes a world of difference. I'm not syaing it would trounce the iPhone 5, which has (aside from the Purple Haze issue) a very good camera for a smartphone (Nokia 808, Nokia N8, Nokia 920 aside).
43. BillyG (Posts: 305; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
because 920 is not there yet, go blame nokia... they announce a half baked phone but with no specific release date (or too long...), just like RIM always do. take a look at apple and samsung, they announce it when it ready to be released in few weeks.
81. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
half baked phone? you in your own little world, the 820 and 920 are far from half baked so get your facts right
48. BillyG (Posts: 305; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
because 920 is not there yet, go blame nokia... they announce a half baked phone but with no specific release date (or too long...), just like RIM always do. take a look at apple and samsung, they announce it when it ready to be released in few weeks.
57. joseph98 (Posts: 167; Member since: 03 Feb 2012)
I think nokia Lumia 920 will be the best wp8 but the bad news is it's exclusive for AT&T. How long at&t because I need one on my t mobile even no LTE still why only at&t.
61. Connie.Linghus (banned) (Posts: 32; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)
You needn't worry my good man, neither the Galaxy SIII, HTC ONE X or Lumia 900 take purple pictures so, therefore, we clearly know who the actual loser is. Interesting, though, how PhoneArena took test shots wherein much of the picture subject matter was in the red, blue and "PURPLE" pallette family. Truely pathetic.
66. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Sony camera are the best. Which is in the ip5.
82. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
well no, nokia are arguably the best in the mobile camera department i.e the 808
but there should have been a sony device included
87. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
If the ip5 had Carl Zeiss optics, 808 doesn't stand a chance.
94. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
So you are saying, a better flash (Xenon vs LED) pixel oversampling, lossless zoom and proven results don't stand a chance against the ip5 with a sony sensor if it'd had CZ optics? Sony makes great sensors but the quality of pics of the SXS is not close to the n8, let alone the 808. So a phone with a sony sensor, sensor size way lesser than the 808 and put in with cz optics would have given better results than the 808 just because of a sony camera? LOL.
120. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
please stop you obviously have no idea what your talking about, the 808 is the full package, its not just the fact it has a Carl Zeiss lens, like No_Nonesense said the 808 uses oversampling to get the best result, noiseless images. plus the lossless zoom so no pixelation is present when zooming in like with all digital zooming.
anyway the iphone 5 isnt even close to the 808 or n8. and sony have better camera phones out then the iphone too.
the iphone's camera uses so much post process i.e saturating sharpness etc to get a pic. nokia dont its natural color.
171. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
You need to read up on why the 808 has a spectacular camera.
1) Yes, precision optics developed WITH Carl Zeiss exclusively for Nokia that are 10x more precise than Zeiss' previously available products. This is new tech.
2) A Nokia-Toshiba PROPRIETARY sensor at 41MP, exclusively built for Nokia.
3) A dedicated scaling chip for the camera.
4) Proprietary algorithms which effectively create super pixels by oversampling the massive number of sensor pixels, each already the same size as those on the Iphone 5's sensor.
5) The largest XENON (with LED for video) flash on any smartphone, 2X more powerful than the N8's.
6) A camera UI offering a significant amount of flexibility and ease of use.
Carl Zeiss optics at the 808 level of precision would certainly improve the iPhone 5's results, but this alone would not make it competitive with the 808's other advantages.
103. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
well if the iphone 5 wins in camera.......doesnt that actually mean sony wins??
110. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
iPhone 5 use CMOS sensor from Sony but remember that camera consist from more parts than only a CMOS sensor also don't forget about software par. ;)
181. bondosho (Posts: 14; Member since: 07 Nov 2011)
The S3 also has a Sony sensor.
89. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
typical apple fanboyism by PA
139. iphone4me (banned) (Posts: 35; Member since: 09 Sep 2012)
Yeah, Why not Wait when iPhone5s & 6 comes out PA.
146. cncrim (Posts: 826; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
As today we speak about cam3ra on smartphone
1. Nokia 920
2. Iphone 5
3. Samsung 3
4. Galaxy note 2
5. Htc one x
172. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
1. Nokia 808
2. Nokia 920
3. Nokia N8
4. iPhone 5
5. iPhone 4S
156. AmitMajumder (Posts: 178; Member since: 21 May 2012)
iphone 5 always wins. why do they compare it? they should officially declare that iphone 5 is the most amazing smartphone they can think of(how bad is their thinking!!!) and say that every in comparison iphone will win. they didn't include the Nokia 808 pureview, cause it would have won and that won do justice to the $$$$....
2. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
I still don't understand why the 900 is compared to these 3. You could get the 920 (when it comes out) and then compare between the One X+, Note 2 or S3 and the iPhone 5. Also, while the 808 will offer the best results, I'd like to see some of its samples as well.
3. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
Because it's 900's camera is one of the few cameras from nokia that any other competitors could win against with. My n8 could beat any of these performers! -.-
8. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
And my 808. The cameras on the current Lumias are terrible.
55. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
I wouldn't say terrible... they're better than the 3gs and 4, and better than most of the newest and nicest pantechs
60. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
Compared to the usual high standards as exhibited in the N82, N8, 808 that is.
159. epdm2be (Posts: 487; Member since: 20 Apr 2012)
No they ARE terrible.
I can show pictures taken in the same conditions ( indoors low lighting) where even my EDoF Nokia 701 has better pictures than the Lumia 800 (which I used to have)
173. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
Actually, with latest software updates the 900 is a decent snapper. But it cannot compare with the 808, 920 or N8. It's now more on par with the iPhone 4S.
Frankly, the 808 has blown away all challengers and set a completely new expectation of what is possible in a smartphone. Sure, the 920, with OIS, is probably a better choise for low light stationary scenes and video, but it really can't compete across all likely use scenarioes with the 808.
Actually, I would love to see the PureView technology (I & II) combined in a camera only small body point and shoot. One with larger optics for better light gathering ability, but in an ultra compact format. Optics fixed because of PureView's lossless zoom approach. That would be very interesting. I do wonder how that might compare to Micro 4/3's and base DSLR's. I imagine such a device would further establish the PureView brand among photo enthusiasts.
7. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
Yeah, why not the 808? Why??
Want to see Nokia dead that badly?

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Filthy stuff. Just absolutely filthy, and as good as any pitcher in the major leagues has right now.
Stephen Strasburg averaged 98 mph on his fastball Sunday. For some perspective, there have only been a handful of pitchers in Blair County Ballpark history to hit 98 - Ian Snell, Matt Capps and Dustin McGowan of the Blue Jays come to mind - and that's what Strasburg averaged.
He fired it in a few times at 100 mph, which I don't recall anyone ever reaching at BCB.
The statistics come courtesy of the Inside Edge scouting service, which tracked all 82 of Strasburg's pitches in his pro debut. Some further results from his five innings of work:
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* He threw 64 percent of his pitches for strikes.
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Strasburg inning by inning
A detailed look at Stephen Strasburg's pro debut Sunday. Speeds are estimates, based on Curve's speed pitch sign in right field being 2 mph slow as previously researched.
First inning
Pitches R ER Hits Ks BBs
24 1 1 2 1 1
Retired first two batters before giving up 2B off wall to Presley and RBI 1B to Durham; struggled getting fastball over for strikes; hit 99 mph consistently; good command with curve
Second inning
Pitches R ER Hits Ks BBs
8 0 0 0 2 0
Unhittable; seven of the eight pitches were fastballs, six at 99 mph and one at 100
Third inning
Pitches R ER Hits Ks BBs
15 0 0 0 2 0
Threw good mixture of fastballs and curveballs for strikes; hit 100 mph three times; threw best curve of the day to Hernandez for a knee-buckling called strike two
Fourth inning
Pitches R ER Hits Ks BBs
24 3 0 2 2 1
Walked Watts with one out, then 2B Martinez dropped ball on potential double play; struck out Ford on 83 mph curve for second out; couldn't escape jam as De Los Santos singled up middle to score Watts, with Harrison coming home on throwing error; lost concentration against opposing pitcher Owens and grooved fastball that went for RBI 1B
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Cruised through his final inning, again mixing up fastballs and curves; his final pitch of the game was a 99 mph fastball that got Durham to ground out
-- Cory Giger
* His curveball averaged 83 mph.
Those numbers are excellent, but he only threw a first-pitch strike to 11 of the 22 batters he faced. That's not good.
Strasburg allowed four runs - one earned - on four hits while striking out eight and walking two.
But enough with the stats already. Can the guy actually pitch?
"His stuff was the best stuff I've seen so far," said Curve outfielder Alex Presley, who drilled a first-inning double off Strasburg. "You don't want to fall behind him because you'll get his changeup or his slider, and his breaking ball is really good. Then you have his fastball in the upper-90s, so that's a lot to have to defend against."
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"They can show you time in and time out they can hit a good fastball if you leave it out over the plate," he said.
That's just what Presley and Miles Durham, who had an RBI single, did in the first inning, when Altoona's hitters stretched Strasburg out to 24 pitches.
"At the beginning, Steven was a little anxious, and once he settled down he threw the ball very well," Harrisburg manager Randy Knorr said.
Strasburg was downright awesome in the second and third (see inning by inning breakdown) before struggling in the fourth. His defense let him down by botching a double play, and the Curve cashed in with three unearned runs.
"I think we gave him a pretty good run for his money," Curve manager Matt Walbeck said.
Walbeck went on to add, "Strasburg looked good. His velocity was good, and he has other pitches to go along with his fastball."
Strasburg appeared to get a little frustrated at times in the first and fourth innings when he couldn't get the fastball over for strikes.
"It's all about just hitting your spots," he said. "When your mechanics are a little bit out of whack and you're sped up a little bit, that's the hardest thing to do."
He lost some zip on his fastball - about 3-4 mph - in the fourth inning when the Curve scored three times for a 4-0 lead.
"Especially with guys on, I like to work the ball down," Strasburg said. "I was really trying not to overthrow."
That's a good sign. A young pitcher with a blazing fastball may always want to throw it by hitters when he gets into a jam, but that's seldom the best strategy.
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"Just trust my stuff, bottom line," he said of what he needs to learn. "Don't try to be too perfect. That's exactly what I'm going to try to do."
Harrisburg's defense let its pitcher down, but the offense rallied to give him the victory in the nationally televised game.
Strasburg seemed more proud of his first-career hit, an RBI double to right in the fifth, than his first victory. He played college ball at San Diego State - where his manager was Tony Gwynn - and he had a message for one of the game's all-time greatest hitters.
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Strasburg realizes he has things to work on and seems content being in the minor leagues, despite knowing full well he has big-league stuff.
He could step into the majors right now and dominate a batting order on a given day. At the same time, if he struggles with his fastball command the way he did at times Sunday, he could get ripped in the bigs.
There's so much more to becoming a great pitcher than merely having great stuff. But if he continues to fine-tune the stuff he showed Sunday, Strasburg will have an outstanding chance to achieve greatness.
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The fire at JStones Whitehouse Restaurant at 10292 Donner Pass Road in the Brickelltown district started at about 3:45 a.m. and was put out by about 5:15 a.m., said Paul Spencer, spokesman for the Truckee Fire Protection District.
The structure — formerly known as the Kruger-White House and C.B. White House — is still intact, with fire damage contained to its backside, Spencer said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Members of Truckee Fire, along with North Tahoe Fire Protection District, Northstar Fire Department and Squaw Valley Fire Department — for a total of 17 personnel — responded to the scene, with CalFire, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and American Medical Response ambulance providing mutual coverage.
Donner Pass Road through downtown between Spring Street and the roundabout at McIvers Crossing was closed for approximately two hours, according to the Truckee Police Department. The road reopened to traffic at approximately 9 a.m.
According to previous reports, the Kruger-White House mansion was built in 1874 by William Henry Kruger. The Queen Anne Eastlake Victorian was constructed during the town's boomtown years when Kruger and E.J. Brickell were partners in the Truckee Lumber Company.
The building was renovated during Nevada County's historical survey in the late 70s and early 80s. It only recently became a restaurant.


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i think that this i the wrong movie it is movie 1 not 5
Unless number 1 was number 5
just first three minutes are the same, just skip to 2:50
Regarding the firmness of the scroll wheel, I suggest that Microsoft take a look at the free-spinning scroll wheel on the Logitech MX Revolution. It is by far the best mouse I have ever used, and the advanced scroll wheel is just one of the reasons why. It also has great software that lets you program all the extra buttons to speed up common tasks like zooming, switching tabs in a browser (or visual studio), and opening and closing tabs very quickly. Highly recommended.
Awesome series! Very interesting to see videos about non-code related departments in Microsoft. Keep up the great work!
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How To Win McDonald's Monopoly Game (2010)
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MacDonald's Monopoly game for 2010 has ended but here is the latest McDonald's Monopoly guide!
McDonald's announced that this year's Monopoly game will start on October 5, 2010 and end on November 1, 2010 (official rules)
Every year McDonald's runs its very popular Monopoly game where you get a Monopoly property sticker/game piece with selected items. If you get all the properties in a color group, you get to win that cash prize. In addition to these properties, you can get instant win stickers as well for free Wi-Fi time, Wal-Mart gift cards, McDonald's food, and even a 2011 Shelby. The cash prizes range from $5 up to $1 million!
The secret to winning a prize in the McDonald's Monopoly Game is to understand how the game works. McDonald's is pretty savvy about how they setup the game. You win prizes when you collect all the properties in a particular color group. They control the number of prizes by limiting one of the properties, usually the last property listed alphabetically, and the key is to find those "rare" pieces.
2010 Rare Game Pieces & Prizes
For 2010, the rare pieces are:
- Mediterranean Avenue ($50 prize, 5000 prizes)
- Vermont Avenue ($100 prize, 1500 prizes)
- Virginia Avenue ($200 SpaWish® Gift Certificate, 250 prizes)
- Tennessee Avenue ($1,000 prize, 250 prizes)
- Kentucky Avenue (Beaches Resorts – The Luxury Included® 4 Day/3 Night Family Vacation for two adults & two children 15 years or under, 122 prizes)
- Short Line Railroad (EA SPORTS Trip, 8 prizes)
- Ventnor Avenue ($25,000 prize, 5 prizes)
- Pennsylvania Avenue ($50,000 prize, 4 prizes)
- Boardwalk ($1 million dollar prize, 2 prizes)
If you're curious, the $1 million top prize isn't lump sum. It's a $50,000 annual payment for 20 years.
The pieces (which include two "stamps") are included on the following products: Medium Fountain Drinks; Medium and Large Hot McCafés; Medium and Large Cold McCafé including Smoothies and Frappés (excludes McCafé Shakes); Hash Browns; Big Mac; 10-piece Chicken McNuggets®, McGriddles, and Filet-O-Fish. Individuals who purchase 20-piece Chicken McNuggets® or Large Fries specially-marked packaging will receive two (2) Game Pieces (4 stamps).
As always, you can always do a little horsetrading to get the pieces that you need. Remember, if you get a rare piece, you're pretty much set. People will try to negotiate using common pieces (Park Place is pretty much worthless, since you need the uber-rare Boardwalk piece… if you have that, you can easily negotiate down someone with Park Place since it's worthless without you). If you need a place to trade, I've always suggested a place like Fatwallet Forums.
Cheapest Monopoly Game Pieces
The cheapest item on the menu that offers game pieces are the hash browns. For an average of a dollar, you get two game pieces and it is slightly cheaper, and faster, than mailing in a self-addressed, stamped envelope ($0.88 for two stamps). Some people have had success just buying the game pieces without the food… since you probably don't want to be eating a stack of has browns as a breakfast.
As for the healthiest option, I'd go with a cup of coffee or any one of their other coffee-like products.
Free Monopoly Game Pieces
As I alluded to before, you can always get game pieces for free. Send a "legibly handwritten, self-addressed, stamped envelope with your address (first and last name, street address, city, state, and zip or postal code) to:
2010 MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's Game Piece Request
P.O. Box 49229
Strongsville, OH 44149-0229
Instant Win Prizes
In addition to the awesome property prizes, there are a number of instant win prizes. Some of these I wasn't really a big fan of, they seem more like trial subscriptions than a "prize" that you've won. I'll let you decide:
- Food Prizes – Medium French Fries, any Large Beef Sandwich, any Breakfast Extra Value Meal®, Small McFlurry® or Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait, Small Soft Drink or Small Hot Premium Roast Coffee (excluding McCafe®), and any Breakfast Sandwich.
- Three (3)-Month Pogo.com™ Subscription –
- EA SPORTS™ video game
- Twenty Snapfish® Photo Prints – With 4,000,000 of these prizes, this prize is the second most common prize.
- Wal-Mart Gift Card – Several prizes are Wal-Mart gift cards ranging in value from $5 (966k winners) to $5,000 (10 winners).
- Free RedBox Rental – There are 1,350,000 of these and this is the third most common instant win prize, with your chances at 1 in 405.
- Fifty Dollars – There are 4,000 of these prizes available, you get a check for $50.
- Five hundred Dollars – There are 500 of these prizes available, you get a check for $500.
- EA SPORTS Ultimate Game Room
- Xbox 360 Game System – There are 3,000 of these prizes available, but you will only get these off an order of large fries or Angus burger.
- $10,000 Dollars – Four $10,000 prizes available.
- $25,000 Dollars – Four $25,000 prizes available.
- 2011 Shelby GT500 – Last but not least, there are two cars.
It doesn't hurt to try and I don't know how likely it is that you'll snag a Shelby through the mail… but good luck!
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David Blech once made the Fortune 400 list in 1992 with a net worth of $300 million.
"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad."—Euripides (484 BC–406 BC)
David Blech is not mad but he is bipolar. While he has not been destroyed, he was scheduled to go to jail yesterday. And the gods had nothing to do with any of this.
Still, when you consider what's happened to Blech, once known as the king of biotech, the Greek tragedian's aphorism comes to mind. That's because Blech, whose name was once synonymous with biotech and who made the Fortune 400 list in 1992 with a net worth of $300 million, is now broke and millions of dollars in debt. He is set to spend the next four years at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, NJ, although he is appealing his sentence.
Listening to Blech, 57, it's clear he understands he brought about his own downfall and when it all began.
"The biotech window closed in the early 1990s and I tried to wrench it open with my own brokerage firm," he told GEN during an interview at his New York City apartment.
The courts ruled that he also broke the law. In 1998 Blech received five years' probation, partly due to his bipolar disorder, after being convicted of securities fraud. Last year, the SEC charged him with trying to run up the share prices of two biotech stocks, Pluristem Therapeutics and Intellect Neurosciences, in 2007 and 2008 by buying and selling large amounts of the companies' stock. The U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York formally charged him with "manipulative and fraudulent trading activity."
So, after avoiding jail time 15 years ago, why did he again engage in such ill-advised behavior?
"The desire to recreate my past was too overwhelming and made me easy prey to the demons that afflict people with bipolar disorder," he said. "It was also due to my inability to admit defeat."
For those not familiar with Blech, there was a thing known as the "Blech effect" in the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. D. Blech and Co. was involved in a number of important biotech company financings. Pre-internet, journalists received dozens of press releases from the company each year.
Blech, who holds a Masters degree in music, grew up under the tutelage of his rabbi father, who was a stockbroker interested in medical technologies. "That's when I first learned of the gut emotional appeal of investing in companies that were working on potential cures for disease," he said.
Blech, his brother Isaac, and his father, along with Robert Nowinski, Ph.D., from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, founded Genetic Systems, one of the first monoclonal antibody-based firms. Dr. Nowinski served as chairman and CEO. The company developed the first quick test for chlamydia.
According to Blech, Genetic Systems eventually went public in 1981 with a valuation of $20 million. It was sold five years later to Bristol Myers Squibb for $300 million.
"That deal gave us the credibility we needed. The Blechs became famous on Wall Street, I was known as a whiz kid, and I had $30 million in the bank," he recounted.
The Blechs also co-founded Celgene, a biopharmaceutical company with a current market cap of $60 billion.
Blech and his brother, however, parted ways in 1990 over differences in investment philosophy. "I did not behave responsibly after that," he said.
Yet, Blech went on to help to start Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Alexion Pharmaceuticals and, with the late George Rathmann of Amgen fame, Icos, which developed Cialis. What was the secret of his success? He claimed his talents were based on being a good underwriter.
"I understood valuations, how to price deals, and how to raise money," he said. "I also knew how to get investors the kind of returns that would make them come back for more."
When considering getting involved with a biotech financing, Blech said science was always the first thing he examined. "The science had to be high quality," he noted, adding that he relied on the opinions of top-flight researchers and scientific consultants.
"If we knew we were dealing with credible researchers, we did not challenge the science," emphasized Blech. "We challenged the business proposition and the amount of money needed to get the company in play."
Blech said his money troubles began in the 1990s, which he calls the "decade of my demise." He borrowed $50–60 million dollars to invest in the market, particularly speculative stocks. "I was burning a million dollars a month," he explained. He lost his fortune and it's been ground he's been trying to make up ever since.
As he prepared to begin his prison sentence, Blech pointed out that today's biotech investment environment is much more sophisticated and more reliant on data analysis than when he first entered the business. There are also more scientific Ph.D.s working at investment houses.
"In the past people would put their faith in people like me for our investment instincts," he explained. "No such faith will be given to anyone today."
Despite the industry's new level of sophistication, he thinks biotech is still driven by a lot of hype and that markets remain ruled "by fear and greed." As in the past, potentials are still oversold, he maintained.
"The stock market is bipolar," he said ironically, "run by a trading community that goes too far upside and too far downside."
Blech, who has a son with autism, called his prison sentence a "big tragedy for my family and for my reputation." He still has a financial interest in Intellect Neurosciences and hopes that any success that the company might achieve will help alleviate some of his monetary difficulties. He said he has many connections in the scientific community and friends who have been rallying to his side.
"Whether Wall Street will ever take me back remains to be seen," he said looking to the future. "But lives are being improved and saved by the companies I was involved with."
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By David L. Woods
During national political elections frequently major news papers (such as the Washington Post) offer special fact-checking columns to correct errors in major speeches or documents issued by primary candidates for office. One or more Pinocchios, is often awarded to the candidate who most stretches the facts in his or her public statement.
On Nov. 17, Sean O'Leary closes his major editorial The Journal column with the statement: "Because Fox News and assorted conservative voices assured us of Romney's landslide ... many people were astounded by Barack Obama's victory."
Obviously O'Leary seldom watches Fox News (actually several TV channels but with only one evening channel presenting commentary. On the next page of the same issue, another Martinsburg reader stated: "Your Fox News viewers ought to be outraged because day in and day out they were told that Mitt Romney was going to win."
As even any occasional viewer of both Fox News and Fox News & Commentary would know - neither of these lies falls anywhere near the truth. Since the facts were obviously skewed into straw men by partisan liberals, I hereby award four Pinocchios to O'Leary (Since he is a regular columnist), and three Pinocchios to his voluntary colleague from Martinsburg.
For the curious, the only individual commentator on any Fox News channel who predicted a Romney "landslide" was Dick Morris, former political advisor to President Clinton. (His basis was a bad poll skew of 2012 predicted party voters based on 2008 turnout. Morris was half-right, the Democratic turnout was less - but so was the Republican turnout.) Several campaign workers on each side thought their candidate might win a close contest. Yet virtually all Fox analysts chose to make no prediction, or called the race a "toss up." The unusual practice at Fox News - in contrast to many other news channels on or off cable - is to interview one member of both political parties in each segment of news analyzed.
It was also reported 7 million viewers watched Fox News election night - the largest audience of any TV news channel - at least on cable.


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Consuming large amounts of alcohol to the extent that you are passed out with your head in the toilet.
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To get really fucked up or to be completely wasted.
You were sloshed at the party, you drank a whole bottle of Jack.
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A terms for being very under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
I was 'sloshed' that night at Bennys.
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When a person is very intoxicated/drunk
"Dude, Max and I got so sloshed lastnight at Keith's party!"
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To get so merrily inebriated on alcohol that you to do things you wouldn't normally do.
I was so sloshed I ate a Kebab and woke up next to a Monster.
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it's a description of what happens to your beer when you try to pick it up. If you don't spill it, when attempting to move it between the table and your face, you aren't sloshed.
Your friend orders another round of beer and rather then consuming any only manages to pour it down their front. They are sloshed
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Consuming large amounts of alcohol to the extent that you are passed out with your head in a box of Bud Ice.
Dude I went to the movie theater last night and got so fucking sloshed!
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Doctor Who: 'Asylum of the Daleks' Teaser Promo Trailer from the BBC
The BBC released a teaser promo video for the upcoming first episode of the new 2012 series of Doctor Who titled 'Asylum of the Daleks' (coming to BBC One on 1 September 2012).
Weeks after everybody has figured out the premire for the new series of "Doctor Who", both BBC and BBC America have placed the information about the premire.
In both cases the show will begin September 1
For BBC One (UK) the show will air at 7:20 PM
For BBC America (US) it will air at 9:00 PM
Here are the confirmation links:
BBC One:
(The 7:20 time comes from the site's home page here:
BBC America:
...and just for giggles I'm including the BBC's Media Centre's link as well
Finally a new series begins!