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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A new academy at Santa Barbara High School will give students a leg up on a high-tech career.
"We are really excited about what the future holds for our kids," said Principal John Beccio.
Computer science is about to get a lot more common at Santa Barbara High, and the students know the field is growing.
"We need more computer programmers in America, so they need more computer science classes, they should be at all the schools, they should be required. So this is a good first step for that," said sophomore Anna Brewer.
The new academy will get the high schoolers on the right track.
"I think software engineering, programming, learning computer science is sort of a new literacy. It's like reading and writing in a sense that it's so prevalent, that even if it's not something you're going to do for a profession, it's just good to know how these things work," said Paul Muhl, the computer science teacher.
The school district has multiple academies tailored to student interests.
"We have the MAD, which is for digital arts, VADA for art, so this is more for like a different kind of person who wants to do more computer science type of stuff," said junior Kai Zhang.
In current computer classes, female students are the minority. Muhl hopes to increase their participation next year.
"We definitely want our classes to look like the general student population, and so we are for sure already going down the path of targeting especially girls because they are the most underrepresented group in computer science," he said.
The academy starts next school year, and already 150 students are signed up.
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A man was in critical condition late Thursday night after an Amarillo police officer shot him once, officials said.
Potter-Randall Special Crimes investigators were on the scene into the night, sorting through what happened during the officer-involved shooting.
Amarillo police Sgt. Brent Barbee said the shooting happened about 8:45 p.m. as officers were responding to a call for assistance from a woman in the 900 block of South Browning Street. He did not release the officers' names.
When officers arrived, they found a man, whose identity was not released, had blocked the woman into the driveway at the residence and would not let her leave, Barbee said. Police believed the man to be armed with some type of handgun, he said.
After "a verbal interchange," which was probably "pretty tense," one of the officers fired a single shot, Barbee said.
"They fired when there was some kind of perceived threat," he said.
Barbee would not say where the man was hit. He said he did not know the man's relationship to the woman. He also did not know how many officers were at the scene when the shooting occurred. On scene was the "Cops" film crew.
No one else was injured.
The man was taken to a hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition, Barbee said.
The last officer-involved shooting in Amarillo was on Jan. 29, 2008, during a standoff at Sungate Apartments, 2727 Virginia Circle.
Killed in that shooting was Roman Martinez, 25. Cpl. Toby Hudson of the APD SWAT team was identified as having fired the fatal round.
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Wildflower Seed Bomb pouches come packaged in tiny muslin pouches with clay balls of seeds. Each pouch focuses on a certain region of the United States, and has wildflowers specific to that region. With 30 or more varieties of flower per region, they are truly representative of the selection of each region of the U.S., and suitable for that area. Walk and toss – you'll be making a difference wherever you go! And at only $7 a pouch, it's a worthy purchase for sure.
Gerome's Magical Garden Kit is an educational garden kit for kids that employs reading, planting, and growing in one project. Gerome the Gnome teaches principles of gardening with his magical friends, teaching your child to grow their very own vegetable garden. Each kit comes with three planters, an illustrated bok with activity pages, a growing calendar and stickers, seed bags, a trowel, and action figures! It's quite a collection for only $19.99, and the family gardening time is priceless.
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Rise, fall and dramatic about-face of Crips gang co-founder and two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Stan "Tookie" Williams calls for grander treatment than this 93-minute, basic-cable telefilm. "Redemption" makes for eminently watchable viewing, however, thanks in large part to the brilliant, career-defining lead performance by Jamie Foxx.
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The rise, fall and dramatic about-face of Crips gang co-founder and two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Stan "Tookie" Williams calls for grander treatment than this 93-minute, basic-cable telefilm. "Redemption" makes for eminently watchable viewing, however, thanks in large part to the brilliant, career-defining lead performance by Jamie Foxx. Scheduled for an April 11 bow on the FX network, pic and the publicity surrounding it should spark renewed debate over the death penalty and the specific case of Williams, who remains on California's death row following a series of failed appeals.
"Redemption" signals a return to grittier form for actor-turned-director Vondie Curtis Hall, who followed up his fine debut pic, the Tupac Shakur-starrer "Gridlock'd," by making the Mariah Carrey debacle "Glitter." Yet, pic remains a respectable but uninspired movie biography that takes a fascinating true story and shoehorns it into a conventional mold.
Taking a page from the Richard Attenborough/Norman Jewison school of filmmaking, pic filters Williams' extraordinary odyssey through the eyes of Barbara Becnel (Lynn Whitfield), a journalist who approaches Williams in the early 1990s in regard to a book she is writing about the Crips and how the once-local gang grew into a worldwide phenomenon.
The real Becnel (who co-produced this film) was instrumental in helping Williams publish the series of children's books that permanently altered his public image and resulted in a third Nobel nomination, this time for literature. But here, as scripted by J.T. Allen, Becnel possesses precious little inner life, registering mainly as a screenwriter's structural device.
Ostensibly used to offer a way to understand Williams, the character of Becnel instead keeps us removed from his experiences — something that even the talented Whitfield is unable to overcome through her performance.
Foxx, conversely, serves as a galvanizing force from the moment he first appears on screen, lecturing to a group of grade school children on a tour of San Quentin. A rock of Zen-like concentration, Williams can size up any room and the people in it with a few darts of his sad, weary eyes. He is keenly aware of how difficult it is to convince people of the extent of his conversion to a man of peace, yet deeply committed to discouraging others from following in his regrettable footsteps. And he is deeply distrustful of the media, as many journalists have ingratiated themselves to him, only to subsequently assassinate his character in print.
Pic unfolds primarily as a series of dialogues between the inmate and the journalist. Fleeting flashback scenes show a teenage Williams (well played by Brenden Jefferson, a dead ringer for Foxx) first meeting eventual Crips co-founder Raymond Washington and beginning to assemble the army of disenfranchised minority youths who will eventually unleash a bloody reign of terror on South Central Los Angeles through their ongoing war with rival gang the Bloods.
This is one of the most fascinating chapters in Williams' life, and the one given shortest shrift by this particular film treatment.
But, as film's title indicates, this pic concentrates on Williams' transformation and uses his story to study broader issues of young black males' search for identity, community and tangible father figures. The tendency of Hall and Allen to express these ideas through trite prison-as-life-altering-experience scenes that suggest a dinner theater production of "The Hurricane" or "Malcolm X." Key moments, including a prison visit from Williams' mother and the scenes involving the Nobel committee, should have been more affecting but are undermined by performances that fail to measure up to the commitment of Foxx's perf.
Visually, pic is ambitious by tube standards, with Hall and d.p. David Greene bringing a unique color palate and stylization to each of the various locations and time periods. Early San Quentin scenes seem filtered through sun and dust, while the flashbacks to Williams' youth have the texture and consistency of faded denim.


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Erie County Council to interview five for Beeman council seat
Erie County Council has chosen five local Republicans to publicly interview for the council seat formerly held by Councilman Ebert G. Beeman.
County Clerk Doug Smith said Monday that council members will interview Karen Molitor, Waterford Borough Council's president; Dave Sample, of Corry, a member of the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority; Edward T. DiMattio Jr., of Waterford, who ran unsuccessfully for County Council in 2009; Trish Shoulders, a certified public accountant from Edinboro; and Ray Overholt, of Edinboro, executive director of Hermitage House Youth Services.
The five were among 18 candidates to submit r�sum�s and letters of interest in Beeman's seat. Interviews will start Wednesday at 3 p.m. in council's Caucus Room at the Erie County Courthouse.
Beeman was removed from office by a judge in the wake of his conviction and jail sentence on federal Social Security fraud charges.
Each of council's six active members received the candidates' information, and members were asked to rank their top five.
From those individual lists, council members decided that Molitor, Sample, DiMattio, Shoulders and Overholt should be interviewed, according to Smith.
Candidates must be registered Republicans from County Council's 6th District, which Beeman represented. The 6th District includes most of southern Erie County.
County Council is set to vote Friday, at a special noon meeting, on Beeman's replacement. At least four of council's six active members must vote to approve the replacement.
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July 12, 2009, 12:04 AM
The commercial is larger and not interchangable IIRC, there is tons of info about this (from much more knowledgeable people I might add), if you search (I know the search feature is a bit lacking...try this instead http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=005288657797907197482:juqp1cxyfxy). :)
July 12, 2009, 12:06 AM
The inner diameter is the same, the outer diameter with commercial tubes are thicker, therefore a different diameter.
When you remove the stock from the tube you will either see a flat end on the tube, or an angled end, the angled end is a commercial tube. Some manufacturers use one or the other.
The commercial tube and stock were a mistake in a large contract originally, the out of spec stocks, tubes were sold as "commercial" because they did not fit Mil specs. Since then many manufacturers use either one because of advantages one or the other offers.
When ordering a magpul stock I was told that the commercial tube is stronger because it is the same material, but thicker, makes sense.
July 12, 2009, 10:32 AM
The commercial tube and stock were a mistake in a large contract originally, the out of spec stocks, tubes were sold as "commercial" because they did not fit Mil specs.
I've never heard this before. Maybe it's true, but do you have any source besides gunshop talk?
When ordering a magpul stock I was told that the commercial tube is stronger because it is the same material, but thicker, makes sense.
All I've seen is the reverse. The commercial tube is an extrusion, the mil-spec tube is a forging. In general forgings are stronger than extrusions (quality control and the exact alloy make a big difference, so don't carry this concept too far). Part of the reason that the commercial is thicker is, I suspect, that the extrusion process does not work for really thin parts. Commercial tubes are cheaper to make and that's why they are more common on less expensive rifles.
Either tube is fine, but mil-spec is better if you're building a rifle.
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July 12, 2009, 11:39 AM
Commercial tubes have cut threads, milspec tubes have rolled threads. This is why commercial tubes are thicker, folks. To get the same thread dimensions with cut threads, you have to have more material to start with. Rolled threads are stronger (increase in material's yield strength through plastic deformation), and have better fatigue life (sharp corners on cut threads serve as stress concentration points).
July 12, 2009, 12:34 PM
Article with diameters (http://www.ar15pro.net/2008/09/milspec-buffer-tubes-vs-commercial.html)
Arfcom thread (http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=12&t=442122)
Cal Guns thread- nice pics too (http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=153618)
October 28, 2010, 04:24 PM
There is a $1 little gage for sale on Amazon that lets you tell which kind of tube you have. The gage is made by Tactical Intent, a company that is making buttstocks and rail covers. The gage is dirt easy, cheap and eliminates any question.
You can find it at:
October 28, 2010, 04:31 PM
or for somewhat less than $1 you could just look at the slanted end
October 28, 2010, 04:37 PM
Oh that ^ is pure win right there.
October 29, 2010, 09:44 AM
DSA offers a tube that is neither fish or foul.
It is dimensioned between the commercial and mil-spec range and designed to take up slop from loose mil-spec buttstocks and it is also flat on the back.'
How's that for adding even more confusion.
Mil-spec dimension tubes are usually best quality.
I like the VLTOR offerings and use them exclusively now.
October 29, 2010, 10:21 AM
I have a DSA 6-position "mil spec" tube in use, and a couple more waiting for use... they are advertised as being mil spec, but I haven't measured them. They work fine with Magpul MOE mil-spec size stocks. I hadn't heard the claim of being an in-between size before.
Any idea how they are made? Half my reason for purchasing a "mil spec" tube was to get the superior forging and threading process used on true mil-spec.
October 29, 2010, 10:24 AM
Yep. Usually with "mil-spec" tube you know what you are getting. Commercial, not so much.
October 29, 2010, 01:34 PM
Brownells can explain the DSA tube better than I can.
Note the, "Machined from a lightweight aluminum extrusion,,,"
Note the flat back.
Not all extension tubes are created alike.
October 29, 2010, 01:57 PM
To quote a bit more (and mindful of copyright issues):
M4-style receiver extension tube *** Outside diameter of tube is machined approximately .003" oversized for snug, rattle-free fit of stocks designed for mil-spec extensions. Lightly sand interior of stock to get just the right combination of snugness and freedom over movement. Machined from a lightweight aluminum extrusion before hardcoat anodizing with a wear-resistant matte black finish.
Well that's very interesting. I wondered why the DSA was a good price, and conversely why BCM wanted so much for their mil-spec tubes that I thought were only as good.
It would seem that the DSA tube gets you a good fit with mil-size stocks, and it probably has the threads rolled in with deeper thread depth than commercial spec tubes, but I would ask for a machinist or someone with more knowledge than I have to inspect one and see.
However, as an extrusion it isn't the forging of a true mil-spec tube, so it's probably not as strong. How much that really matters I don't know, but I do know that I would now go with BCM, LMT or another top tier if I were doing a high-end build.
October 29, 2010, 02:06 PM
so if my bushmaster rifles are commercial they will measure 1.17?
the mil spec ones might be better, but i dont plan on changing mine if they are commercial.
my needs really dont justify a change. just range shooting and sunday plinking out in the country.
maybe slightly off topic, but ive considered changing my 6 position stocks to the a2 stocks. i had a colt with the a2 stock, and really liked the clean lines. will i need to change the tubes to do that? if i decide to
October 29, 2010, 02:17 PM
Yes, a commercial tube is 1.17" and Bushmaster normally/always uses them.
If you want an A2 stock you will have to replace a number of components:
-rifle length buffer tube
-A2 stock itself (plastic shell with buttplate)
-stock screw (connects shell to buffer tube)
-buffer (requires a rifle buffer)
-spring (rifle spring, which is longer and more easily compressed than a carbine spring)
October 29, 2010, 02:39 PM
lol, ya, the 6 position is good enough then.
October 30, 2010, 01:51 AM
Commercial diameter tubes are usually extrusions made of 6061 aluminum. They have cut threads which are usually only 70% +- engagement with the receiver. They may or may not be hardcoat anodized. The end is usually welded on.
True milspec tubes are "impact extruded" which is a form of forging. They are made of 7075 Aluminum which is about 50% stronger than 6061. The end is integral with the body. They have fully formed rolled threads that properly engage the receiver threads. They are hardcoat anodized.
These days from what I can determine some commercially available tubes claiming to be "milspec" are actually machined from 7075 bar stock and have cut threads. I think the Vltor falls into this category. While not as strong as impact extrusions they are still a lot stronger than 6061 extrusions and have correct full depth threads.
I use and have been satisfied with either BCM or Vltor tubes on several recent builds.
October 30, 2010, 08:56 AM
DBR, I believe that is about the best assessment I have seen here.
Properly machined barstock can be just as strong as an impact extrusion.
Thread engagement is dependent on the skill of the machine operator and his ability to set the depth of cut.
I had a 6061 Commercial extension tube fail when I knocked a carbine off of a bench and it fell butt first at angle onto a concrete pad.
The commercial stock latch was broken and the tube bent to an extent the rifle was no longer functional.
The cut threads held and no damage occurred to the receiver.
Both stock and tube were from one major manufacturer and I won't name them because it doesn't matter who, the matter is in what happened with what equipment and other manufacturers use the same set up, mainly in the interest of cutting costs to increase profitability.
Since they could use a higher grade of material in the construction of the rifles and at the current retail pricing of their rifles they could do so without adding downstream costs to the consumer,,, lets just say buying a factory made M16 type rifle is a caveat emptor proposal and the same is true for many if not most bolt, lever, and semi auto sporting rifles offered on the market so it does no good to name names.
At that point my rifle failed I immediately converted to Magpul CTR stocks with the secondary lock and VLTOR tubes.
Since I haven't dropped or abused a rifle since the last incident, I can't say for sure that the tube and stock will survive but my confidence level is high that they will.
I will name names here because this stuff is just plain well made and worth the money spent.
I also know for a fact what will fail when you least expect it to and do not purchase these items any longer.
October 30, 2010, 08:16 PM
Is it just me thinking that worrying about the strength of an AR butt stock is kind of pointless? I mean is there a worse rifle to be carrying if hand-to-hand combat with butt strokes is on the agenda? I'd much rather the stock tube break instead of the the lower if I fall on the rifle.
October 30, 2010, 09:27 PM
Wally - no. Commercial spec tubes can sometimes fail with relatively minor hits, like what you might make when going from a sprint to diving for cover. A mil-spec tube is significantly more resistant to such damage, and is pretty well combat proven at this point. And I've never heard of anyone breaking a lower receiver. Sure, the M4 style is pretty bad for hand to hand combat moves, but that's not the only reason to care about the strength of the stock.
October 30, 2010, 10:36 PM
has anyone ever heard of a commercial tube actually breaking?
with a link to such maybe?
just curious as ive never heard of a documented case of either type failing. wouldnt it be really rare?
October 30, 2010, 10:40 PM
I have heard of commercial tubes failing several times at carbine classes, but I do not have any links, nor have I seen it firsthand. A search of M4c might be useful, or just decide whether spending $30 extra on this part makes sense, or not, for your personal uses.
October 30, 2010, 10:45 PM
Two other minor points re my previous post:
1) The reason commercial tubes don't have full engagement threads is the major diameter of the thread is limited by the diameter of the extrusion. The thread area is usually the same diameter as the OD of the rest of the tube and is not large enough for full threads.
2) While the material can be the same strength between a 7075 machined bar stock tube and a forged one, the forging should be more resistant to cracking because of continuous grain structure. Rolled threads are better than cut threads for the same reason.
October 30, 2010, 10:50 PM
ya Z, i aint asking for the link cuz i dont believe it, lol, i guess that looked bad.
i'd like to see how they break. like where they are threaded (makes sense to me that if one were to snap, it would be at the point of highest stress and at the weakest point)
i guess ive never heard of one breaking, but i have seen a pic (here on thr some time back) where a lower busted where the buffer was screwed in.
October 30, 2010, 11:08 PM
i can't recall ever hearing of one break, but my memory isn't what it used to be.
October 30, 2010, 11:18 PM
do you remember the thread where the lower snapped right by the buffer? or was it the buffer that snapped right by the lower?
ive tried searching for it and cant find it but now im wondering if it was in fact the tube that broke? (my memory is prolly as bad or worse, lol)
it was a couple years back, posted here.
October 30, 2010, 11:27 PM
i remember a couple discussions about hesse/vulcan lowers breaking, and a couple about olympic too
but not an extension
October 30, 2010, 11:30 PM
thats it!!! (post 19)
(but i was hoping it was the tube i remembered being busted like cheap plastic. it would have been a great addition to this thread)
October 30, 2010, 11:43 PM
Mine didn't break, it bent.
Doesn't really matter because it prevented the buffer from cycling in the tube and that locked the action up.
I am beginning to photo document the fails and gunsmith projects now.
Something I never did before.
Doubting Thomas still needs to stick his fingers in the wounds.
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Why are there only three active minesweepers in the U.S. Navy?
The Navy is run by three powerful "unions": the surface union of cruisers, destroyers and frigates, the air union of aircraft carriers and planes and the submarine union. Anything that doesn't fit into one of those categories gets almost nothing in the way of resources. Captaining a minesweeper is not a good career path.
Can't we afford a minesweeper fleet?
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Do you think the minesweeping helicopters we're sending to the Gulf will be effective?
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Today in the United States, mandatory immigration detention imposes extraordinary deprivations of liberty following ordinary crimes — if the person convicted is not a U.S. citizen. Here, I explore that disparate treatment, in the first detailed examination of mandatory detention during deportation proceedings for U.S. crimes. I argue that mandatory immigration detention functionally operates on a "noncitizen presumption" of dangerousness. Mandatory detention incarcerates noncitizens despite technological advances that nearly negate the risk of flight, with that risk increasingly seen as little different regarding noncitizens, at least those treated with dignity. Moreover, this "noncitizen presumption" of danger contravenes empirical evidence, and diverges from parallel criminal pretrial detention reforms. Rather, it rests on stereotypes of dangerous, recidivist "criminal aliens" — even more salient to preventive detention determinations, given a noncitizen's inherently speculative past. I preliminarily offer two theories for the "noncitizen presumption," both reflecting expressive characteristics of immigration detention — government overcompensation for public "blaming the gatekeeper," and complementarily, a social construct of noncitizens as invitees, derived from property law.
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Some of you may want to draw a distinction because it will make a difference in the types of foods you choose. Foods for a short duration would be different from foods you will have to eat for days or weeks.
Emergency foods are foods to get you through an emergency. Imagine you encounter a blizzard while traveling or commuting to work, and you end up stranded for 24 hours. You will need food, emergency food, food than can be eaten wherever you happen to be.
You may have heard of everyday carry items, items that can be placed in a briefcase, purse and satchel or even stored in your vehicle or office. You should have at least a 24-hour supply of emergency food in your everyday carry items. Protein bars, dried meats, MRE's, trail mix and so on.
Emergency foods should be foods that can be carried, and eaten on the go. Certain emergencies may force you from your home for a short period such as rising rivers or other waterways and as a precaution, the local authorities may have issued an evacuation order.
Canned goods are considered standard emergency foods because a few days' supply can be easily stored anywhere in the home and would be considered inexpensive. These foods will be heavy and bulky however, so do not expect to be able to carry anymore than two days' supply for anyone person in a backpack if you have to evacuate.
Meals Ready to Eat MRE's are another option for emergency foods, and because of the packaging, it is easy to carry a 72-hour supply in any backpack. MRE's can be stored on the shelf up to seven years and be eaten right from the packaging. Each package is a complete meal, and is truly foods you can eat on the go because they come with eating utensils, snacks and condiments. Have MRE's in your everyday carry bag, so if a disaster strikes while you are at work or traveling you have enough food for 24 hours, enough food to get you home on.
Freeze-dried and dehydrated foods while they can be used for emergencies are normally considered foods for long-term survival. These foods have an extended shelf life up to 30 years if unopened and each package contains a large number of servings.
Dehydrated as well freeze-dried foods will require water and a heat source to prepare the foods, both of which may be in short supply during an emergency. The foods can be removed from their original packaging and repackaged for traveling. Once again however to prepare the foods along the trail if you evacuate on foot or vehicle will require water and a heat source, it is important that you always keep this in mind.
When choosing emergency foods you want foods that require little to no preparation because you may be dealing with the emergency and simply do not have the time or resources. The foods should be such that if you have children they can open and eat the foods on their own.
Making sure you get enough calories is important. You will be under stress and your physical activity may increase considerably so calorie intake is crucial to maintain energy levels and mental functions.
Snacks food should not be considered emergency foods, but you can however have them on hand but should never be a replacement for meals. Use snacks as comfort foods to calm nerves and to fill in between meals. Avoid snack foods high in sugar or sodium and instead choose hard cheeses, unsalted crackers, nuts and popcorn. It is not so much the snack itself but just the concept of having snacks available can help relieve stress in children and adults.


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An internal struggle between your desire to enjoy yourself today and your need to fulfill your obligations could leave you feeling like you aren't as responsible as you'd like to be. Rather than putting yourself down for your feelings, you may want to honor the fact that you could be feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of your life and are simply in need of a break. Taking time to play may be less a luxury and more necessary than you think. If you can admit that recreation and relaxation are as essential as work, you may be able to let go of any guilt brought on by what you perceive as a lack of discipline. Consider revising your schedule today in order to make time for the activities you enjoy.
Understanding that recreation is a vital part of life allows you to playfully use your free time without feeling guilt. Time spent in play can be therapeutic and refreshing. As you become immersed in an enjoyable activity, the stress from the day melts away. Play adds a unique flavor to your life that provides a counterpoint to your routine and lends to increased feelings of well-being. Play can help you see the world and your responsibilities with fresh eyes. Accept that play is a necessary part of life, and you'll be able to set aside your work without feeling guilty.
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Qualcomm: first device with the new Snapdragon 805 chipset to arrive in May
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1. Shubham412302 (Posts: 431; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
i was expecting it now as adreno 420 dosent seems to beat tegra k1
4. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
NOTHING touches the K1, not even the Cyclone A7. It's up to 3x faster than Cupertino's latest.
6. Felix_Gatto (Posts: 903; Member since: 03 Jul 2013)
But I don't think that the K1 will ever touch smartphone class. Quad core A15 clocked at 2.5GHZ(sadly it's still at 28nm) with a crazy 192 CUDA cores is too hot for small device like smartphones. The Tegra K1 should be sealed in a tablet.
10. Extradite (banned) (Posts: 316; Member since: 30 Dec 2013)
Well if the Oems use LiquidMetal or CaronFiber back, that will surely help. Or Sapphire or DragonTrail glass.
12. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
Its the revised A15r3 , witch bring some power improvements ; still at 2.5Ghz it wont be going to a phone. What they could do is a lower clocked version...
18. a_merryman (Posts: 749; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
Who cares about the quad-core version? I'm interested in the dual-core Denver version that is 64-bit. And from the report I saw on anandtech, it seems like the gpu is one of the most power efficient.http://images.anandtech.com/do
31. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
because is the the on you will see until 2014 end
32. a_merryman (Posts: 749; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
If by the end of the year you mean H2? Then yes, which isn't that long of a wait, only till around April- June (If they're using the business year). And it still doesn't mean I have to care about the A15 version.
33. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
its 2H "nornal year" , July - December.....
29. renz4 (Posts: 317; Member since: 10 Aug 2013)
the A15 will be clocked at 2.3Ghz max. that 2.5Ghz is for dual denver K1. also it depends on how device manufacturer want to integrate the SoC. if done right the K1 is more power efficient than snapdragon 800 and apple A7
2. hellonerds (Posts: 314; Member since: 27 Aug 2013)
My friends work at qualcomm and 64 bit will come out later this year on fall.. they are working around the clock.. He told me that apple is pushing them lol.. I'm pretty sure all companies are haha
3. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
This screams S5.
7. bparkerson (unregistered)
Not if the S5 is released "by April" as predicted.
8. Reality_Check (Posts: 277; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
Nah... This screams 2013 Galaxy S4 all over again
- Galaxy S5 SD 800
- Galaxy S5 SD 805
- Galaxy S5 SD 800 Active
- Galaxy S5 SD 805 Active
- Galaxy S5 GPE
- Galaxy S5 Zoom
- Galaxy S5 Mini
Have I missed anything else?
13. yudi.nemesis (Posts: 1127; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
Galaxy S5 Exynos
15. kryme (Posts: 355; Member since: 24 Oct 2013)
thats alot of CHOICES u got there.... so consumers can choose which one they like.... how much customers apple lose because they want a water proof high end phone... apple dont give u that option
17. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Galaxy S5 SD 805 LTE-A
Galaxy S5 Advance
Galaxy S5 Core
Galaxy S5 Lite
Galaxy S5 Pro
Galaxy S5 Ace
Galaxy S5 Plus
Galaxy S5 Round
Galaxy S5 Grand
Galaxy S5 Mega
34. serge327 (Posts: 73; Member since: 27 Aug 2012)
Galaxy S5 Note
Galaxy S5 Note Pro
Galaxy S5 Note Mini
Galaxy S5 Note X.X (x = numberic)
Galaxy S5 Dual
25. MacWiNux (Posts: 119; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)
Galaxy S5 Neo
27. kaikuheadhunterz (Posts: 1157; Member since: 18 Jul 2013)
Galaxy S5 Advance Mini Neo Core
5. FoneAddict (Posts: 259; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
What is the likelihood the Oppo Find 7 will come shipped with this SoC??
9. crazymonkey05 (Posts: 179; Member since: 20 Nov 2012)
it could be that oppo will ship with this chipset as its already got a 2k screen it makes sense to give it a little more power so it can stay up with the lower res. flagships. as 2k is going to be more demanding
11. Extradite (banned) (Posts: 316; Member since: 30 Dec 2013)
Looking much forward to A57 Exynos6 Octocore or Quadcore A15s. Or Tegra5s.
They have really much more to offer than S805.
14. bigstrudel (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Aug 2012)
Snapdragon 805 is just another Krait rehash. Higher clock speed for higher benchmarks with little to no architectural improvement. Sure better graphics in the new Adreno would be nice in theory but I don't think too many people are finding the Adreno 330 to be lacking. Furthermore 64bit offerings will render this chipset to be less future proof than most techies would prefer.
16. MarkArigayo (Posts: 240; Member since: 18 Dec 2013)
It must be LG G3.
19. 7Superman9 (Posts: 86; Member since: 17 Sep 2013)
I'm sure this will be in htc 's new flagship, seeing as how it is due out in May.
20. JMartin22 (Posts: 1969; Member since: 30 Apr 2013)
Hey Samsung, what's the point of making a 64-bit in-house SoC if you can't massproduce and make it commercially compatible with most LTE markets? Not to mention opening the source on Exynos so that developers can comfortably make programs and optimize them for the chipset.
With that being said, the S5 better come no earlier than May. I'm not going to be satisfied with last year's continually aging Snapdragon 800. The 805 is better than nothing at least.
21. superduper (Posts: 151; Member since: 20 Oct 2013)
This puts Qualcomm almost a whole year behind Apple when it comes to 64-bit. The 805 is just a tweaked and improved variant of 2013's Snapdragon 800.
22. alrightihatepickingusernames (Posts: 474; Member since: 29 Dec 2013)
Looking forward to 64bit Exynos and the LG Odin SoC...
23. mas39 (Posts: 80; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
Sorry everyone but the s805 is a complete class above the tegra k1, it is 20nm unlike the 28nm for the k1, and it has more advanced features compared to the extremely limited k1, nvidia is definitely finished in the mobile race, the s805 is going to be followed in H2 of 2014 by the s810 which will completely smash the k1 in terms of raw power. Remember the k1 doesn't even have lte so whats the point, the k1 is a complete fail.
30. renz4 (Posts: 317; Member since: 10 Aug 2013)
isn't that S805 still based on 28nm? and don't talk about S810 yet. even latest Qcom press con doesn't mention anything new than S805.
24. livyatan (Posts: 867; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
The memory bandwidth of this chip is much better than that of TK1 (25Gb/s vs 17Gb/s ).
It is a "desktop class" memory speed
26. jdella681 (Posts: 16; Member since: 11 Oct 2009)
The G2 already does the "Track and Zoom" feature to follow an object...
28. joseram695 (Posts: 79; Member since: 28 May 2012)
Probably will be in S5
35. upquark (Posts: 1; Member since: 24 Jan 2014)
It will be the OnePlus One with CyanogenMod. They claim they will have the most powerful Android. Specs unknown
36. MannyJ (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
Does anyone happen to know what song was playing in beginning and as the background music in this video?
37. ytrdt6789 (Posts: 5; Member since: 30 Sep 2013)
28 HPm quad core Krait 450 CPU at up to 2.7 GHz per core
LP-DDR3 memory for high performance and low latency
Adreno 420 GPU, with up to 40% graphics and compute performance improvement over its predecessor, enables support for advanced console quality gaming and smooth UIs on Ultra HD displays, as well as decreased power consumption for UI and games, allowing more hours of gaming without recharging
Support for advanced graphic and compute APIs, including OpenGL ES 3.0, DirectX, OpenCL, Renderscript Compute and FlexRender™1
Power Management
Energy efficient High Performance for Mobile (HPm) technology
aSMP dynamic CPU power control for sustained peak performance
New Quick Charge 2.0 integrated for up to 75% faster battery charging2
Uses WPR3401A receiver solution capable of providing up to 5 watts to power a device
Hexagon, QDSP6V5A, 600MHz
Hexagon DSP enables ultra-low power operation for a variety of applications like music playback, enhanced audio and advanced editing applications
Gobi™ True 4G LTE World Mode, supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA, CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM3
Allows LTE Category 6 data rates of up to 300 Mbps download
First to support 40MHz LTE Advanced CA on both LTE TDD and LTE FDD duplexing modes
New USB 3.0 for ultra-fast transfers
BT4.0 + Integrated digital core
802.11ac3 Wi-Fi for peak Wi-Fi performance + Integrated digital core3
IZat GNSS location technology combines multiple location services into a single high performance navigation system for auto and pedestrian applications
Enables a truly end-to-end Ultra HD (4K) solution, making movie theater-quality resolution available to smartphone and tablet users
Up to 55 Megapixel, stereoscopic 3D
The world's first mobile 1GPixel/s (Giga-pixel per second) ISP (image signal processor) packs a large increase in ISP and CPP (camera postprocessor) speed and throughput, designed to enable users to take sharper, higher resolution photos with advanced post-processing features for low light conditions
Dual Image Signal Processors for Snapdragon Camera support simultaneous camera/video, ultrafast 640 Megapixel/second capture speeds and computational camera
Ultra HD on-device display concurrent with Ultra HD output to HDTV
1080p and 4K external displays


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The second annual Upshur County Children's Festival Committee will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stockert Youth Center on East Main Street in Buckhannon.
Activities include a bounce house and slide, a climbing wall, Safety City, a magic show, dance demonstrations, Zumba, karate and hula hoopers. More than two dozen organizations will be on hand to distribute information and giveaways. The local fire department and EMS also will be at the festival.
The event is free and open to the children and their parents.
For more information, call 304-473-0145.


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JERUSALEM, Israel - The possibility that former South African justice Richard Goldstone would follow up on his recent admission that the Goldstone Commission's report was flawed seemed to vanish almost as soon as it appeared.
In a Washington Post op-ed piece published Monday, Goldstone said the report wrongly accused the Israeli military of committing "war crimes against humanity" during Operation Cast Lead in the winter of 2008-2009.
On Tuesday, Goldstone alluded to taking the next step to alter the report's status, former Israeli ambassador to the U.N., Dan Gillerman told Army Radio.
Goldstone reportedly made the statement on the phone with Gillerman and Interior Minister Eli Yishai, who called to thank him and invite him to visit Israel.
But by Wednesday, Goldstone said he had "no reason to believe any part of the report needs to be reconsidered at this time," The Jerusalem Post reported.
International law consultant and former senior legal advisor to the Israel Defense Forces David Benjamin said Goldstone, not Israel, should make the next move.
"If Goldstone is sincere, he's the one who should try to correct some of the damage," Benjamin told CBN News. "The ball's in his court now," he said.
Benjamin said Goldstone had a number of options, including an appearance before the United Nations or the European Union, where he could explain the commission's "sweeping conclusions" that the IDF targeted civilian populations in the Gaza Strip.
In an article published last week in The Jerusalem Post, Benjamin said reports by two committees appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Commission to follow up on Israeli and Palestinian investigations into the commission's allegations - drew some positive conclusions about Israel.
Those reports, Benjamin believes, may have convinced Goldstone to reconsider his accusations against the IDF.
Goldstone Admits Israel 'Crimes' Report Flawed
House Condemns U.N. Report on Gaza War
Israel to Fight Goldstone Report on War Crimes
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