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Letters to the editor: 'Good riddance' to McBride Viaduct
I'm pleased to see that the McBride Viaduct is recommended for demolition. It was always an afterthought of a highway and someplace you don't want to find yourself after dark either.
It seems it has always had a litter problem, too.
The western terminus of Buffalo Road can easily be connected to the Bayfront Connector directly, the way it should have been done when the Bayfront Connector was built.
Why it wasn't razed years ago was always a mystery to me. Now that it is structurally deficient, let it be gone forever, and good riddance, too. While you're at it, get rid of the rest of the derelict buildings that surround it.
D.P. WetickFairview
Too many young drivers 'bewildered'
In response to Bill Zack's letter regarding parallel parking ("Parking too tough on test," Erie Times-News, Aug. 1):
Did you or have you ever driven down a city or rural street and had a vehicle jutting out into the driving lane and could not get by that vehicle? Have you ever had a close miss because someone was parked in the road too much and you almost took off their door while the driver was exiting the vehicle?
If not, you are really lucky or don't drive much. Parallel parking is a necessity that all drivers must learn. Too tough? Hardly. Practice makes perfect.
The police of your area need to crack down more on these bewildered young drivers who are not behaving and obeying the rules of the road.
You did it, I did it, so what is the problem? We should make the rules lax to not infringe on the freedom of young, irresponsible drivers? I think not. Besides, when your young driver takes you out somewhere and is parked too far away from the curb and you exit the vehicle and break a hip or a leg because you missed the curb, thinking it was close (as it should be), who are you going to blame?
Ron LijewskiErie
Water bottle flies at driver
On Aug. 5, I was driving east on West Sixth Street in the Frontier area. A bus was in the westbound lane waiting to turn left. The driver had to wait for me to pass before he could turn.
Apparently, I was not going fast enough for his liking because he shot both hands up in the air as if I were inconveniencing him. As I passed him, he slid open his window, threw a water bottle at my car and hit my driver's side window.
I find it pretty scary and unsettling that this man is not only sharing the roads with other Erie drivers, but is responsible for the people on his bus. He could have easily caused an accident or damaged my vehicle.
I called the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority and am waiting for a return call. I hope they address his unprofessional behavior and re-evaluate the kind of people they hire.
Gina AngelottiErie
Creation classes sound wonderful
While browsing the Philadelphia Inquirer, I came across an article by Angela Couloumbis in which a Republican member of our state House, Stephen Bloom, is proposing a bill that would include the introduction of the Hebrew Bible's creation story into the science classes across the state in our elementary schools.
At first, I was horrified with the thought of the humility and scorn brought onto the state of Tennessee by the 1925 Scopes trial. On second thought, it came to me that this would be an excellent opportunity to introduce a variety of creation stories into the curriculum and for those adventurous enough, open discussions about worldwide creation tales.
Of course, in this day and age, where ethnic variety abounds inside our classrooms, with children of European, African, Asian and Central and South American decent in our school systems, we would have to -- by law, it would be discriminatory otherwise -- have a creation story from every continent including Australia. That way, the students would be discussing creation stories given by the American Indians of the Northwest to the Polynesians of the South Pacific. Africa has a hundred creation stories, and the Asian Indians have beautiful Vedic creation tales.
Of course, the state would include the Hebrew version of the creation story, and every facet of the symbols and science within that story would be questioned. Remember that these are science classes, so all creation stories would be subject to scientific scrutiny.
The final grade could be that the students would have to come up with their own creation story.
Vince GrahamPhiladelphia
Union successes appreciated
In his letter, Nick Palun accused state Sen. Sean Wiley and state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro of being bought and paid for by unions ("Votes supporting unions rapped," Erie Times-News, July 24).
I served as a union representative while I worked at Verizon and came to understand and appreciate my union. As I argued grievances, I came to appreciate the fact that I was not an "at-will" employee. Instead, I had rights and access to justifiable processes that had to be followed before I could be terminated. These processes were established by principles, not based on whether someone liked me, or that I impressed them negatively on any given day.
It is no accident that there is a direct correlation between the presence of unions and the rise and fall of the middle class. Unions worked with citizens and legislators to establish a secure middle class. They helped to give us weekends off, child labor laws, overtime and safe working conditions -- norms that all workers would benefit from. They also pushed for programs like the minimum wage, family medical leave, unemployment insurance, Medicare and Social Security.
Why is it that Americans now believe everything they are told by rich aristocrats, like "There will be no Social Security for you," "Unions are greedy and corrupt" and "If other workers have better benefits than you, fight to take theirs away instead of fighting to better your own?"
If Wiley and Bizzarro vote with unions, they do so because they want a stronger middle class with better pay and better benefits for everyone. I am proud to say that these two outstanding gentlemen are my legislators.
Judith JobesErie


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People in public life know they can't please all the people all the time - especially when they spend all the people's money.
Yet they still aim to please 'em all.
Does Amarillo City Hall do everything right? No. Indeed, no one is perfect, not even the folks who run cities such as ours.
But it does seem at times that city officials get pounded when they don't deserve it.
Many of Amarillo's spending plans have drawn criticism from some quarters, most vocally from those who believe the city should freeze property taxes for elderly and disabled homeowners.
The idea of spending $150,000 on a study to determine the best to way to revamp downtown? A waste of time, say critics.
Dedicating $1.8 million in hotel-motel taxes for a sparkling new concert hall downtown? Another waste of public funds, they complain.
Building a new road into the city's international airport to relieve traffic congestion? Still more waste, they gripe.
Ponying up $5 million in sales tax revenue to lure a cheese plant to Dalhart? The money would be spent better bolstering the Amarillo business community, they moan.
City spending policy became the theme of the City Commission's latest foray into the neighborhoods. It met at the Region 16 center at Hillside Road and Bell Street this past week and got an earful from residents who oppose the city's spending habits.
The city undoubtedly could find better ways to spend public money.
City officials argue vehemently that they treat all parts of the city equally. Let's not try to read their minds or their hearts, but it is clear that some neighborhoods are more aesthetically pleasing than others. The streets in some parts of town have fewer potholes per block than other streets. Some neighborhoods have sidewalks while others don't. Not all parks are as well-groomed as others.
But the carping about key projects is beginning to sound more like a petulant whine than a reasoned debate on public policy.
The Amarillo Economic Development Corp. has been a favorite whipping boy since its inception in 1989.
AEDC uses sale tax revenue - most of which comes from those who live outside Amarillo - to lure business and commerce here. The new business then boosts the region's economic base, which attracts more residents, which fattens our tax coffers, which pays for many improvements to our public infrastructure.
Why did the AEDC throw down 5 mil recently to bring the Hilmar Cheese plant to Dalhart? Because it saw the impact the project would have throughout the region. Has the Bell/Textron aircraft-assembly plant been worth the $45 million in incentives the AEDC offered the company to set up shop? Oh, yes.
Let us also face this indisputable fact: Amarillo is more than 10 times the size of the next largest city in the Panhandle, so it stands to reason that Amarillo would be the catalyst that drives the Panhandle's entire economic engine.
Perhaps this new, more aggressive posture at City Hall grates on those who liked it better when the city didn't invest so heavily in its quality of life.
Park improvements constitute part of that strategy. Yes, the Rock Island Rail Trail park hasn't gone as well as planned. The grass hasn't grown properly along some stretches of the park, which has embarrassed a few city officials.
Many streets need repair and upgrades. The city wants to improve its zoo. It wants to replace the fire station at Sixth Avenue and Western Street.
Don't these and other projects figure to make this a better city?
Amarillo is home to about 100,000 registered voters, a tiny fraction of whom actually vote every other year for their mayor and city commissioners. Yet they all have varying opinions on how the city should spend their money, or on whether it should spend any of it.
Public officials, elected or appointed, actually would like to please all the people all the time.
That, of course, is an unreasonable goal.
Let's harken back to when the late John Stiff retired in 1983 after 20 years as city manager. City Secretary Donna DeRight recalls that Stiff thought that he angered 5 percent of the population every year. At that rate it took him two decades to tick everyone off - therefore, it was time to call it a career, she remembers him saying.
A few things never change. Public officials always will anger someone, but that won't deter them from trying to make everyone happy - even while spending their money.
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The state needs additional two battalion of Armed Police Force for raising Highway Protection Force to protect the two main National Highway of the state.
Manipur's Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam speaking to media persons at his office chamber in Imphal, said the state government is giving pressure to the centre for raising up Highway Protection Force for the last one and half year.
State government required at least minimum of two battalion force for rising of this protection force,he added.The government acknowledged that the people of Manipur are very much needed the Highway Protection Force.
Approval of the central government is required to starts the force. Once the centre gave approval, state government will starts as soon, he added.
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One teenager was killed and another injured in a shooting in North Charleston on Monday, according to the North Charleston Police Department.
Shortly before 6 p.m., officers were called to Sorentrue Avenue, where they found a 15-year-old male lying in the yard with gunshot wounds. A second teenager with a gunshot wound in the lower leg was brought to the scene by friends, according to police.
Both were transported to the Medical University, where the 15-year-old was pronounced dead. His identity was not available on Monday.
According to witnesses, four teenaged males were on bicycles at the corner of Sorentrue Avenue and Accabee Road when a gold SUV stopped near South Allen and Sorentrue Avenue.
A black male wearing black pants, white t-shirt and red ball cap got out of the back of the vehicle and begin shooting at the victims, hitting the two teens, police said.
After the shooting, the suspect fled towards Dorchester Road, police said.
Anyone with information should contact North Charleston Police at 740-2800 or Crimestoppers at 554-1111.


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Love in Malabar
By Navamy Sudhish | Express Features - KOCHI
Published: 21st January 2014 11:34 AM
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This one has sparked quite a frenzy. With its Ummachi rap taking the cyberspace by storm and the promos garnering truckloads of likes and shares on social marketing sites, 'Salala Mobiles' might be the first Malayalam film to enjoy unlimited online attention. "It's a simple romantic comedy with an interesting twist. We are overwhelmed by the online hype and are keeping our fingers crossed," says director Sharath A Haridasan.
The film, which has Dulquar Salman romancing Nazriya Nazim for the first time, is set in an unalloyed malabari milieu. "All the cultural specifications of the place including the slang are used in the film," says the director. The film is woven around Salala Mobiles, a shop selling cellphones and accessories in Kozhikode. Dulquar plays Afzal, a jobless happy-go-lucky youngster, who starts a mobile shop using the fund allowed by his uncle working in Salalah. "Shahana, Nazriya's character, visits the shop one day and Afzal is instantly smitten. How he tries to reveal his feelings for her forms the core of the storyline," says Sharath.
Dulquar sheds his sophisticated image for this film as Afzal is no suave, English-speaking hero. "He plays the typical Malabari boy-next-door, someone you normally come across at a mobile shop." The director says two groups of people can easily relate to the film - those who are struggling to declare their love and those who use mobile phones. "Pouring your heart out to the person you love is no easy affair. The film captures the highs and lows of untold love with a pinch of humour."
He adds that all kinds of audience can enjoy the film and even kids will find it interesting. "Though 'Salala Mobiles' has a typical malabari ambiance all-throughout, it tells a universal tale. It can happen at any place and anybody can connect with it. We have already been approached for the remake rights in Tamil and Hindi," he says.
With 'Salala Mobiles' the funny duo of Dulquar and Jacob Gregory are back again, the twosome promising oodles of laughter as in 'ABCD'. Janardhanan, Raveendran, Geetha, Mamukoya, Tini Tom and Ramesh Pisharody are also part of the cast while two newbies, Anwar Shareef and Sayana, will be making their debuts through the film.
Sharath says music will the another aspect adding to the total appeal of the film. 'Salala Mobiles' features a striking potpourri of tracks ranging from its popular theme song to a slow melody and a brisk qawali. "Other than the music and visuals, another area that really deserves a mention is art work. Art director Mohandas recreated a typical Malabar street for the film and the qawali song sequence is another instance for his craftsmanship," he says.
'Salala Mobiles' produced by Anto Joseph under the banner of Film Company, hits the screens this Thursday.
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Alain Vigneault has announced that Justin Falk will be the healthy scratch for tonight's game in Dallas with the insertion of Michael Del Zotto back into the lineup.
Vigneault added that while he liked what Falk gave the team the last three games he wanted two puck moving defensemen in the lineup against Dallas.
AV added that Del Zotto will be placed on the second power play.
…while I feel Moore could have used a night in the press box, if AV feels he needs a fast team to neutralize what Dallas is trying to do, it's hard for me argue. Although I am concerned that Falk's absence leaves the Rangers vulnerable to some rough stuff from the Stars.
…Del Zotto is obviously being given a big chance to redeem himself by not only being put back in the lineup but also on the power play. We can only hope he finally takes advantage.
No other lineup changes were reported meaning J.T. Miller will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
Vigneault explained the decision by citing the Rangers strong offensive game against Boston and not wanting to mess with it.
…again, I get the reasoning, but at what expense? It does Miller nor the organization any good letting him rot in the press box. While I'd much rather see Miller take Pouliot's spot, if AV doesn't agree, the Rangers should still do the right thing for the 2011 first round pick's development and send him back to Hartford.
…i thought Pouliot looked strong in the first period Tuesday night against the Bruins, but as been the case this season, hell, his entire career, his game become inconsistant and eventually non-existant.
Henrik Lundqvist will be back in goal tonight.
…i thought there was a possibility AV might go with Talbot tonight, so this is a strong statement by the Rangers head coach that he still believes in his starting netminder despite some fans who apparently don't.
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By Riley Manning
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The debate over the place of faith in our nation's founding documents is as long-held as it is complicated.
On one hand, the Declaration of Independence – first made public 238 years ago today – famously states "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
On the other hand, the U.S. Constitution mentions religion in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses in the First Amendment, which state that government may not establish a religion and that people should be free to exercise their religion.
The only other place religion is mentioned in the Consitution is in Article VI, Section 3, which bans religious testing for federal and state officials.
"The Constitution avoids religious 'world building,' and says the state will not try to create your world or force you into a certain view of the world," said Dr. James Bowley, chairman of the Religious Studies department at Millsaps College. "While the world it creates is secular, it says that all people can build whatever religious reality they want."
The absence of God from the Constitution is reiterated in letters and treaties penned by the founding fathers, including George Washington in a 1796 treaty with the Muslim nation of Tripoli, but perhaps most notably by Thomas Jefferson.
In one letter to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut, Jefferson says religion is "solely between Man and his God" and that the powers of government reach "actions only, and not opinions." In another, to Jewish leader Dr. Jacob De La Motta, Jefferson claims America has been the first to prove to the world that "man can govern himself," and that "religious freedom is the most effectual anodyne against religious dissension."
According to Bowley, these statements back up the idea that the power of the Constitution comes from the people, not from God or a god. Hence, "We the People." He said the real religion in the Constitution, and the ideas behind it, is the sanctity of free will, of the right to rational inquiry.
"But American official practice is schizophrenic, and reflects the ongoing debate," Bowley said.
Grant Sowell, a pastor and spokesman for the Tea Party's Tupelo branch, said the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution all work in tandem, and can't be interpreted individually.
"The Declaration of Independence laid the foundation for the Constitution," he said. "They're tethered together."
Sowell pointed out that the rights constituting the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights come from God, and for the most part, echo the 10 Commandments.
"The government can't dictate if we're to be a better society," he said. "That comes from honoring God. Our justice system is just a man-made mechanism to enforce those laws."
In fact, Sowell said, most people read the First Amendment backward. According to Sowell, it's not so much that religion can't function to affect government, it's that government can't function to affect religion. Furthermore, scripture itself advocates a union of religion and government.
"If you want to talk about separation of church and state, God is the greatest offender of all," Sowell said. "Look at Daniel, Joseph, David. God chose these men because of their faith, and purposely put them in a position to govern."
Professor John Wilson, who taught history and political science at Itawamba Community College for 20 years, said the documents are perfect marriages of political theory, philosophy and faith.
"Regardless of the metaphysics of Christianity, the founding fathers certainly bought into the ethical tenants of Christianity," he said. "I think they would all agree that man is a political animal, so if you're going to live in society, there have to be rules, and the rule is to treat everyone equally. It's a simple but sublime idea that's rare across the world even today."
At the essence of the documents' rhetoric, they promote inclusiveness and tolerance by not elevating people based on blood or title, Wilson said. Threats to the American ideal come in the form of exclusivity and intolerance.
"For me, it's hard to separate the political philosophy of the founding fathers from Christian ethics. The people that founded this nation came because they wanted to be able to think however they want and free to act, within reason, however they want. I think that's something that God wants for us. As a Christian, I feel the difference between God and the devil is that one wants you to have free agency and the other wants to rob you of it."
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THE 9/11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM OPENED TO THE PUBLIC TODAY, HONORING BOTH VICTIMS AND HEROES. ONE - IS A NEW MEXICAN, WHOSE SACRIFICE WILL LIVE FOREVER AT THE MEMORIAL. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANNA VELASQUEZ FOUND OUT WHY IT'S A LIVING LEGACY, HE NEVER EXPECTED. STYVE HOMNIK LIVED 10 BLOCKS FROM GROUND ZERO. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001, HE WATCHED IN DISBELIEF AS THE TWIN TOWERS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, CRUMBLED TO THE GROUND. it was 16 seconds of shhhh HOMNIK FELT COMPELLED TO HEAD TOWARD THE DESTRUCTION. HE FOUND A STAFF MEMBER AT ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL. she said it's ok, I have enough people to help and I said no no you don't. I want to help. Give me something to do SHE TOLD HIM TO WRITE DOWN THE BLOOD TYPE OF EVERYONE WAITING IN LINE TO DONATE BLOOD. NO EASY TASK. there were a line of people wrapped around the hospital HE ALSO WALKED TO A GROCERY STORE, FOUR BLOCKS AWAY, TO GET FOOD. AFTER THAT, HE HELPED STAFF A TRIAGE CENTER. Everybody was in their own zone. There was no socializing. We were all going around like busy bees. Like an ant colony HOMNIK'S NAME IS NOW ON THE SCROLL OF HONOR FOR RESCUE AND RECOVERY WORKERS AT THE 9/11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM. BUT HE DOESN'T CONSIDER HIMSELF A HERO. the decision I made was a selfish one. It wasn't about helping my fellow man, it was about preserving my own self respect ANNA VELASQUEZ KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS.
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We all know Pujols, Fielder, Howard, Teixeira, and Rodriguez by name. They've led the league's power statistics for most of the past ten years.
But a new decade has dawned in 2010. Who is poised to step into the limelight? Who among the nameless, faceless masses will become the next HR king?
Here's my criteria:
Player must be no more than 23 years old.
Player must have no more than 500 MLB at bats.
Player must not be a Buffalo Bills fan. I won't put up with that crap.
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Wii Sports Boxing does NOT track motion of your hands (e.g., punches or blocks). There is NO 1:1 motion tracking. The game does not throw your punches (roundhouse, uppercut, etc.) Instead, the game uses 'gestures' of the controllers (tilts, etc.) to throw different punches. This is why I doo not like Wii Sports Boxing. A quick web search will turn up the control scheme.
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All Joel Quenneville wants for Christmas is Corey Crawford. Word is, the Chicago Blackhawks coach might get his wish.
Crawford, nominal No. 1 goalie, could return to action in a week or so, CSNChicago.com reports. That would be on schedule from his lower-body injury.
Quenneville isn't chewing his moustache over his goaltending, even with Crawford and Nikolai Khabibulin injured and out of action. He can thank surprisingly solid Antti Raanta.
Can't blame the goalie for Friday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks. One goal deflected off a Blackhawks defenseman's skate past Raanta, and the other was a highlight-reel job by Daniel Sedin.
Still, Q isn't alone in wanting his veterans back. Odds are against Raanta being the long-term answer, and Crawford has his name on the Stanley Cup.
Crawford skated Sunday and will resume practice in the week ahead.
"We'll see how he comes in after the break," Quenneville told the Chicago Sun-Times. "We'll expect him in practice during that next week. We'll get a better assessment."
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Bur oak hammered by Hypoxylon
True, classic oak dieback and decline affecting mature bur oaks have been occurring across southern Minnesota over the last few seasons. This dieback is likely what's called, Hypoxylon dieback of oak. Affected trees have wilting and yellowing leaves and branches and, ultimately, dieback. Old stromata, fruiting bodies produced by the Hypoxylon fungi, appear on the bark of trees with dieback. In all cases, the trees are mature and under stress from a variety of cultural and/ or environmental disturbances. The likely Hypoxylon species associated with main stem cankers are known to be opportunistic fungi. Unable to colonize trees of normal vitality, they quickly colonize weakened trees.
But again this is not to be confused with oak wilt disease which can look very similar. Oak dieback and decline can be distinguished from oak wilt primarily by the distinctive, large cankers low on the main stem, and secondarily by branch mortality patterns. Oak wilt does not involve either canker formation or fruiting body formation on bur oaks. With oak dieback and decline, whole branches discolor and die at the same time and the leaves hang on to the twigs. With oak wilt, only part of a branch may die and the leaves wilt and fall off during the summer and early fall.
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The pest survey cycle is complete for FTC in the Alexandria Area. Aerial detection, homeowner calls and ground checks conducted in June and July confirmed the extent of FTC caused defoliation to stands around lakes in the Alexandria Area. Pockets of defoliation were also confirmed in adjacent areas administered by the Willmar Area. Egg mass counts from basswood twigs cut in mid-September confirmed the potential for moderate defoliation in 1999. Sampling confirmed the presence of pupal and egg parasites; but it will be the severity of the winter, that determines the survival of the egg masses and the true potential for outbreaks in 1999.
Cocoons of forest tent caterpillars were found in a few of locations in Region 2 this summer, notably, in one location just east of Ely and in a couple of spots south of International Falls. Is this an omen that we will have a leaf-less summer next year? Probably not. Widespread defoliation is unlikely since it takes a while for large outbreaks to develop and we did not have any areas of significant defoliation this year in northern Minnesota. However, it appears likely that some areas of defoliation will occur next year.


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Microcontroller + Motor Controller
December 6, 2012
Now that I am done seeking new Discoveries...
I just Realized that I really need to Change a little bit on my new Project
Imagination is UNLIMITED but Reality is Limited nowadays
As Usual I'm here Again to ASK QUESTIONs and BEG for your Kindness HELP
May all your Answers are very useful
Here we Go my Questions are
1st Question :: I use Arduino UNO and a Quad Motor Controller to control my 4X DC geared Motors. Do have any Idea what are the Possible Problems that I might encounter...?
2nd Question :: As stated in 1st Question, Is there any SPACE for 2 servo and 1 Range Finder Sensor after having 4 DC geared Motors...?
3rd Question :: So what is the Ideal Diagram for That...?
THANK YOU GUYS FOR HELPING THIS STUPID MAN JayGajudo
One idea ...
Get a 7404 Hex Inverter (6 NOT gates in one IC), 2 dual h-bridge chips and wire up two circuits similar to Fizikus' Ar-Du
Using the above circuit as a template, you will be using 8 pins for 4 motors with full forward/reverse speed control. Adding 2 servos will only require 2 more pins, and, a range finder (rather no descript, is it IR or Ultrasonic?) will likely add only 1 or 2 more pins. You will have a number of pins left available for all manner of sensing and control.
If you notice in the above graphic, there are two inputs that carry a PWM at the end of their label. I would suggest you actually use the hardware PWM pins to connect to. You will use 4; one for each motor to control speed.
This is what I think...
You can buy 2 motor controllers for your 4 motors or you can buy 4 motor shields. The servos and sensors are driven right off the Arduino and you'll have space on your Arduino for it. Diagram, well, I gotta research that myself (will post it as soon as I can).


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Dr Richard Murphy
My current role is in the Australian Centre for Field Robotics
Qualifications and Employment History
Research Interest
Future Projects
Research Output
Qualifications and Employment History
Educational Attainments
1985-1988 (B.Sc. Hons) Anthropology and Geography University College London;
1989-1993 Ph.D. Geology/Geography, Postgraduate Research Institute for Sedimentology / Department of Geography, Reading University;
Employment History
- 1993-1995, Higher Scientific Officer, Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
- 1995-2000, Scientist, National Institute for Water and Atmosphere, New Zealand.
- 2002, Research Fellow, Centre for Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities, University of Sydney.
Research Interest
Remote sensing from satellites and aircraft is the only way in which data can be gathered over large and inaccessible areas in a snapshot of time at local, regional and global scales. My earlier Ph.D. research on the use of imaging spectrometry to identify and map hydrothermal alteration associated with mineralisation in central and southern Spain and in Utah, USA. Using data gathered from aircraft (AVIRIS and GERIS instruments) I evaluated the effects of living and dead vegetation on our ability to map the geological substrata and developed methods to compensate for these effects. Other aspects of this work involved geobotanical mapping of various minerals in Wales by detecting spectral changes in the overlying pastureland and the development of a new technique to map silicification.
I was leader of the Ocean Colour Programme at the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) in New Zealand. The aim of this program was to develop new mathematical tools to map the distribution of chlorophyll in the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone using data gathered from the SeaWiFS ocean colour sensor on the OrbView-2 satellite. These data enabled us, for the first time, to quantify changes in the distribution and abundance of phytoplankton over time and space in coastal and oceanic waters. I also worked with satellite-derived (AVHRR) sea-surface temperature data to derive statistical models relating information about catches of fish to thermal fronts.
Future Projects
My future work involves the use of remote sensing to quantify and map biological and geological components of intertidal habitats. Estuarine and coastal areas have great commercial and ecological significance. These complex, productive and highly dynamic environments perform multiple ecological functions including providing habitats for fish, birds, reptiles and other important fauna and act as reservoirs for sediment. Remote sensing of these areas will provide information to help determine how the structure of these habitats relates to their function at varying temporal and spatial scales. In addition, this will add to our understanding of how human disturbances affect the coastal zone.
Research Output
Ivesa, L., M. G. Chapman, A. J. Underwood and R. M. Murphy (In Press). "Differential patterns of distribution of limpets on intertidal seawalls: Experimental investigations of the roles of recruitment, survival and competition." Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Jackson, A. C., R. J. Murphy and A. J. Underwood (2009). "Patiriella exigua: grazing by a starfish in an overgrazed intertidal system." Marine Ecology Progress Series 376: 153-163.
Murphy, R.J., T. Tolhurst, M.G. Chapman & A.J. Underwood (2004). Estimation of surface chlorophyll on an exposed mudflat using digital colour-infrared (CIR) photography. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 59: 625-638.
Murphy, R.J., T.J. Tolhurst, M.G. Chapman & A.J. Underwood (2005). Estimation of surface chlorophyll-a on an emersed mudflat using field spectrometry: accuracy of ratios and derivative-based approaches. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26: 1835-1859.
Murphy, R.J., T.J. Tolhurst, M.G. Chapman & A.J. Underwood (2005). Remote-sensing of benthic chlorophyll: should ground-truth data be expressed in units of area or mass? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 316: 69-77.
Murphy, R. J. & A. J. Underwood (2006). Novel use of digital colour-infrared imagery to test hypotheses about grazing by intertidal herbivorous gastropods. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 330: 437-447.
Murphy, R. J., A. J. Underwood & M. H. Pinkerton (2006). Quantitative imaging to measure photosynthetic biomass on an intertidal rock-platform. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 321: 45-55.
Murphy, R.J., A.J. Underwood, M.H. Pinkerton & P. Range (2005). Field spectrometry: new methods to investigate epilithic micro-algae on rocky shores. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 325: 111-124.
Murphy, R. J, T.J. Tolhurst, M.G. Chapman and A.J. Underwood (In press) Spatial variation of chlorophyll on estuarine mudflats determined by field-based remote sensing. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Murphy, R. J., A. J. Underwood, T. J. Tolhurst & M. G. Chapman (In press). Field-based remote sensing for experimental intertidal ecology: case studies using hyperspatial and hyperspectral data for New South Wales Australia. Remote Sensing of Environment Special Issue
Pinkerton, M.H., K.M. Richardson, P.W. Boyd, M.P. Gall, J. Zeldis, M.D. Oliver & R.J. Murphy (2005). Intercomparison of colour band-ratio algorithms for chlorophyll concentration in the Subtropical Front east of New Zealand. Remote Sensing of Environment, 97: 382-402.
Richardson, K., M. Pinkerton, P. Boyd, M. Gall, J. Zeldis, M. Oliver & R. Murphy (2004). Validation of SeaWiFS data from around New Zealand. Journal of Space Research, 33: 1160-1167.
Underwood, A. J. & R. J. Murphy (2008). Unexpected patterns in facilitatory grazing of intertidal microalgae revealed by novel quantitative imaging. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 358: 85-94


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The near-reclusive singer, who hasn't performed live in almost 20 years after getting "burned out" on performing with Journey following a hip injury in 1998, made a guest appearance with indie rockers Eels in St. Paul, Minnesota, singing two Journey songs and one Eels cut. Perry hasn't performed with Journey since 1991, and the last time he was onstage was in 1995, in support of his second solo album, "For the Love of Strange Medicine.
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Perry joined Eels for an encore after their show at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater. His choice for a first song was a bit odd: The man known for skyrocketing vocals on "Open Arms" and "Don't Stop Believin'" performed the Eels song "It's a Motherf–––er," a quiet, piano-based balled.
"I love that song," Perry said afterward, before asking the band if they'd ever performed any of his songs. What followed next was a fan's dream: Eels performed the Journey tunes "Open Arms" and "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" with Perry singing lead.
You can watch the full video below, but be forewarned of that tune's profanity.
Fans hoping for a true Journey reunion should probably, well, stop believin'. The band is doing quite well with replacement singer Arnel Pineda, and Perry hasn't expressed much interest in returning to them. Perry's connection with Eels is unknown, but maybe a collaboration with that group's frontman, Mark Everett, isn't too far afield at this point.
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European Union (EU) is a little bit upset with the United States federal
government after it caught wind of a possible plan to swipe EU citizens'
private data from cloud service providers, in violation of EU laws. And
the U.S. government can blame software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
for letting the secret out of the bag.
I. PATRIOT Act: Policing the World
People often get caught up in possible domestic spying issues of the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001"
(USA PATRIOT Act of 2001) as it authorizes the gathering of "foreign
intelligence information" from U.S. citizens.
But the bill, which was renewed for four years by President Barack Obama in
2011, is primarily aimed at gathering intelligence from foreign nations.
In that regard, much of its authorizations deal with "spying"
on foreign nations -- not solely U.S. citizens.
With citizens in the U.S. and Europe increasingly using "the cloud"
-- services from companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Google Inc. (GOOG),
and Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
-- the question becomes how secure these resources are.
While the U.S. does not guarantee the privacy of its citizens online, the EU
has a law titled the Data Protection Directive, which mandates that the EU protect
the privacy of its citizens. The Directive demands that citizens be
informed any time private data is obtained. The problem is that mandate
does little to stop the U.S. from secretly seizing cloud data in the name of
the PATRIOT Act according to warnings from Microsoft and top lawyers.
II. Our Laws Are Greater Than Yours
Microsoft warns that under the PATRIOT Act, it might not only be forced to hand
over EU citizens' data; it might also be forced to do so secretly, without
informing the EU. This would directly violate the privacy protections the
EU promises to enforce.
The company writes, "In a limited number of circumstances, Microsoft may
need to disclose data without your prior consent, including as needed to
satisfy legal requirements, or to protect the rights or property of
Sophia In't Veld (Netherlands)
an EU parliamentarian, voiced outrage at the prospect, stating, "Does the
Commission consider that the U.S. PATRIOT Act thus effectively overrules the
E.U. Directive on Data Protection? What will the Commission do to remedy this
situation, and ensure that E.U. data protection rules can be effectively
enforced and that third country legislation does not take precedence over E.U.
"I hope Commissioner Reding will respond soon, as this is really a key
issue. Essentially what is at stake is whether Europe can enforce its own laws
in its own territory, or if the laws of a third country prevail. I hope the
Commissioner will ensure that the U.S. and other countries respect E.U. laws in
E.U. territory. I don't think the U.S. would be amused if Europeans (or other
non-U.S. authorities) were to get access to databases located within U.S.
The EU and the U.S. already have an agreement called Safe Harbor, which allows
for the sharing of data under certain restrictions such as the promise of
reasonable data security, and clearly defined and effective enforcement.
In these cases the EU is informed of the request, so it can inform the
affected citizens about it.
The problem is that the PATRIOT Act offers a far easier secret backdoor to the
same information. And there's little the EU can do to stop it.
Theo Bosboom, IT lawyer with Dirkzager Lawyers comments, "I'm afraid that
Safe Harbor has very little value anymore, since it came out that it might be
possible that U.S. companies that offer to keep data in a European cloud are
still obliged to allow the U.S. government access to these data on basis of the
PATRIOT Act. Europeans would be better to keep their data in Europe. If a
European contract partner for a European cloud solution, offers the guarantee
that data stays within the European Union, that is without a doubt the best
choice, legally."
That could spell big trouble for companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft,
and Apple should the EU decide to apply restrictions or mandates to their
services in order to protect its citizens' privacy from foreign powers.
Such restrictions could for the companies to switch to local, isolated
serving to prevent the U.S. from having access to the data. However, such
schemes would be pricey to implement.
III. Does U.S. Privacy Bill Provide an Answer?
One potential solution may lie with the pending online privacy protection legislation proposed
by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).
The bill has received much resistance from the online data mining and
advertising community, as it suggests the creation of a mandatory opt-out of
data gathering. Such an opt-out could be cost-prohibitive for smaller
sites and could seriously undermine online advertising's profitability.
The bill could also make it harder to use the PATRIOT Act to grab information
without public notification.
States EU Data Protection Commissioner Viviane Reding, "I welcome a draft
Bill of Rights just introduced in the U.S. Congress as a bipartisan initiative
of Democrats and Republicans. The Commission also shares the main objective of
the Bill: strengthening individuals' trust in new technologies through
compatible standards."
A compromise may be reached, but it's doubtful this will be the last we hear of
this controversy.
quote: What kind of stupid logic is that? The Patriot Act is the furthest from what it should be as you can be.
quote: The USA is less free and less privet towards its common citizens
quote: Every says it, but nobody can actually point to an incident where it made someone less free or took someones freedoms away. Unless you are talking about your freedom to make an international phone call to a terrorist.
quote: The patriot act may be specific in it's scope but that scope is interpreted/twisted by human minds... that's the issue. Do you even understand what slippery slope is? Obviously not...
quote: I would argue that it removes freedom that was there before, hence "less freedom"...
quote: Umm no. Before the Patriot Act they would get a judge or whatever to give them a warrant to tap your calls. You were NOT informed of the warrant at all. It was all done 100% behind your back. So how is there a difference in "freedom" between not knowing about a warrant wiretapping you and not knowing about the lack of one wiretapping you? Hello?
quote: Big difference - A Judge looked at it and determined that it was a reasonable request.
quote: "After the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Joe Biden drafted anti-terrorist legislation, which was ultimately defeated. He later claimed publicly on several occasions that the USA PATRIOT Act — which eased restrictions on the Executive branch in the surveillance and detention of those suspected of terrorism or facilitating it — was essentially a duplicate of the anti-terrorist legislation he had drafted years earlier. "
quote: Nope, sorry, but Obama could have let the Patriot Act expire but didn't. So it's idiots like YOU that put us on a "slippery slope". Ooooh this is fun, see how that works?
quote: No to me what makes this country less free is government mandates. Toilets, gas blends, fuel economy, air quality, emissions, what should be optional automotive equipment, health care, the list goes on.
quote: Just look at all the media attention that went around when the Obama Administration was going to release all this data on cases the Patriot Act was used and interrogation tapes. Both times they didn't.
quote: it's completely within the confines of the Constitution
quote: You are given freedoms by the public as a whole, as represented by elected leaders, not by your personal mandate.
quote: Further, they're not protected by the Constitution, they're protected by the government, which is an extension of the people. And just as 'overuse' is subjective, so are those inalienable rights.
quote: THE Conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added : And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution
quote: The rights that the founders decreed to be 'inalienable' are given to you by everyone around you, not by the universe. Further, they're not protected by the Constitution, they're protected by the government,
quote: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
quote: And who was responsible for the internment of Japanese Americans in WW2? The liberal hero FDR.
quote: How am I less free from buying more gas? It's my money so I can spend it on whatever I choose. If I gain more enjoyment from a less fuel efficient car, that makes me more free than being forced into a car I find less enjoyable.
quote: The world isn't as simple a place as it was nearly 250 years ago. As such sometimes things have to change. When trying to catch someone trying to blow up a building, you don't always have the luxury of being able to go through the process of getting a judge, presenting your case, and getting a warrant. Terrorists don't call the CIA before making their call to let them know what they'll be discussing
quote: FBI was on tail of terrorists responsible for 9/11
quote: That doesn't pass muster. FBI's charter is to operate w/i confines of USA, whereas CIA operates outside
quote: They were inside US and they are spoted by local FBI
quote: Simply being spotted inside the US is no cause for arrest and/or further surveillance. Unless. Unless the CIA would have been allowed to communicate the facts to the FBI that they were indeed persons of interest, and the reasons why. That law was later changed so that the CIA can now do just that, communicate with the FBI. Amazing, no?
quote: My point is that the system works, no need for ad hominem remarks against "irresponsible heads" in the aforementioned agencies. It were (largely if not fully) the politicians that didn't like law enforcement, w/ reputed lesbian and muslim ties. Hint, hint
quote: The Sept. 11 attacks were preventable, but the plot went undetected because of communications lapses between the F.B.I. and C.I.A., which failed to share intelligence related to two hijackers, a Congressional report to be released on Thursday says.The report, by a joint committee of the House and Senate intelligence panels, found that for nearly two years before the attacks, the Central Intelligence Agency knew about the terror connections between the two men, Khalid al-Midhar and Nawaq Alhazmi, who in 2000 moved to San Diego, frequenting Muslim circles that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had infiltrated.
quote: if u have little or no cooperation betwen agencies, how wiretaping and similar activities can help in that regard?
quote: Considering the EU's developing penchant to raise money by suing international corporations.
quote: "Microsoft was the first company in 50 years of EU competition policy that the commission has had to fine for failure to comply with an antitrust decision," Kroes said in a statement. "I hope that today's decision closes a dark chapter in Microsoft's record of noncompliance with the commission's March 2004 decision."


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The last public meeting is set on the development of Fourth Street, along University Corridor.
Councilman David James and Councilwoman Marianne Butler will host the meeting on improvements to Fourth Street between Central Avenue and Industry Road.
They're seeking feedback from the community on the future of the project.
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at the first Gethsemane Baptist Church Family Development Center.


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Turn Coat
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Turn Coat is the eleventh novel in the The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher, published in 2009. It has forty-nine chapters.
Blurb Edit
The Warden Morgan has been accused of treason against the Wizards of the White Council--and there's only one, final punishment for that crime. He's on the run, wants his name cleared, and needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. Someone like Harry Dresden.
Now, Harry must uncover a traitor within the Council, keep a less-than-agreeable Morgan under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake may cost someone his head--someone like Harry.
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Harry is nursing a migrane one summer day when knocking summons him to the door. A battered and bleeding Morgan is on his doorstep. Harry takes him inside to find that Morgan has been accused of killing Aleron LaFortier, one of the members of the Senior Council and a man with many political ties in the White Council. Morgan was found standing above LaFortier's still warm corpse, bloody knife in hand, and a new bank account with in excess of 6 million dollars, by Wardens. Morgan escaped custody and gave 3 Wardens serious injuries. Morgan states that he has no recollection of how or why he got into that situation. He came to Harry because it was the last place most people would have expected him to go (because of their past) and because he expected Harry to empathize with being accused of a crime he wasn't guilty of. Morgan only has a few days to find who the real killer is, because (as it's later revealed) he traded in his silver Oak leaf, which he received for services rendered, with the Summer Court. The Summer Queen made him untraceable by magical means.
As Harry starts his investigation he is ambushed by a terrifying unknown assailant, later revealed as a Skinwalker, and forced to enlist the help of the Alphas. In the ensuing battle, Kirby is killed and Andi gravely wounded.
Plot points introduced Edit
- LaFortier is replaced by Gregori Cristos on the Senior Council.
- The Wizard known as Peabody, the Senior Council's clerk, is discovered to be a traitor to the White Council.
- McCoy proposes the Grey Council
- Harry invokes a Sanctum Invocation on the island first encountered in Small Favor, granting it the name Demonreach. Harry learns that the island's spirit had a conflict at one point with Rashid, and Ebenezar's journals hint that the island once served a greater purpose.
References Edit
External links Edit
- Turn Coat on jim-butcher.com
- Turn Coat article on Wikipedia
- Part 1: The Dresden Files Reread: Book 11, Turn Coat Pt. 1 | Tor.com
- Part 2: The Dresden Files Reread: Book 11, Turn Coat Pt. 2 | Tor.com
- Goodreads | Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, #11) by Jim Butcher
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The "Nubble" light flashes red every six seconds, and has a range of thirteen nautical miles. It is nicknamed the Nubble because it stands on Nubble Island. The light station on the island was established on July 1, 1879 at a cost of $15,000. This included the tower, keeper's dwelling, various outbuildings, and the bell tower. The fog signal bell weighed in at 1200 lbs, and has since been removed from service.
It appears that people have been drawn to the "Nubble" light for close to century. From what I have read, the keeper of the light in 1912 made quite a business of ferrying people to the island to picnic. He would charge people $.10 a head for the ride over and back. And then his wife would charge an extra nickle per person for a guided tour of the keeper's house. Supposedly business was so good that they slacked off on their duties around the light and subsequently the keeper lost his job.
Supposedly you can wade over to the island during low tide, however, several books I have state that it is a violation of a York Ordinance.
Directions: The lighthouse sits on an island just off shore, but views from the mainland are possible. From Alt US-1 (Long Beach Ave.) in the Town of York Beach, head east on Nubble Road. Follow that to Sohier Park. From here, you can see the lighthouse out on an island just off shore. During low tide, several books report that it is possible to wade to the island. This is a violation of a York Ordinance, so please don't do it.
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As we're nearing the 5-year anniversary of the original iPhone's release here in the US, we can't help but recall how much of a profound impact it made in the mobile landscape. Before its arrival, smartphones primarily consisted of portrait QWERTY devices...
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1. abhishek48 (Posts: 164; Member since: 19 Feb 2012)
28 million sold in 11 months still going strong,
its galaxy s2 which made good reputation for samsung and galaxy s3 sold 9 million preorder.
20. Gemmol (Posts: 792; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
Stop lying to yourself, I do not own a iproduct and I can tell you galaxy is not close to it. Yes, the galaxy sold compare to other phones, but compare that 28 million to all the iphone 4s or iphone 4 sales and it will look like a psp (75 million sold) to nintendo ds (150 million sold) it does not mean the psp sold bad, it just mean it is not a killer just like the galaxy towards the iphone.......Quick question guys I have the Galaxy Note for AT&T, when do i receive Ice Cream
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164. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
i posted this reply here as i wanted my be displayed on the first page.. LOL!!
Just for fun..!! nothing else :D
53. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
In the next few weeks. Good post too.
116. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
GALAXY S III is the only competitor against the Iphone
145. PimpStrong (Posts: 310; Member since: 25 Jul 2011)
All the down-voters are blind to the truth. In terms of sales, iPhone is still king.
21. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
That is indeed a great phone and now that has entered in the mid range segment and others won't stand a chance against it in Mid Range, but still that depends on the users, as for me i would take a SGS II as i don't have lumps of money to buy the New S3.
I find this phone to be the best in the Mid Range according to me..
37. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
There is, never was, and never will b an iPhone killer. The galaxy line,iPhone line r both top end devices, and appeal to their own sector of the tech crowd. The 4S sold over 37,000,000 phones in the 4th quarter alone, please explain how the galaxy which extremely well itself killed the iPhone.
58. doubler86 (Posts: 320; Member since: 26 Jan 2011)
It's easy, the 4 quarter is the biggest selling time of the year for phones first of all and the Galaxy S III hasn't been out that long. So if we count first week sales. iPhone 4s world launch sold 4 million, while the Galaxy S III sold 9 million before opening day in only a few countries.
Completely outselling the iPhone = the iPhone killer. I hoped this helped.
62. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Those aren't even official numbers so lets wait and see. Also iPhone is coming out soon.
Regardless even if the SIII outsells the iPhone (first time that would happen) it won't kill the iPhone by any means.
91. Mark.J.Linskiy (unregistered)
When the iPhone sells more, it's ALL about sales. When it gets outsold, it turns into being about the phone itself, which somehow magically seems to be in the benefit of the iPhone regardless of the other device and it's functions. You only use "facts" that make your beloved Apple come out "on top". You have yet to post a logical comment..
92. ApphoIe (banned) (Posts: 78; Member since: 31 May 2012)
103. iphoneisthebest79 (Posts: 70; Member since: 23 May 2012)
here in France, as i see in the streets, you can find 5 people from 10 have iphone.... and you still belive there are an iphone killer ... wake up samsuck fans the iphone 5 judgement day arrive
108. Mark.J.Linskiy (unregistered)
Cool story bro.
165. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
its not going to be called the iPhone 5. it wouldnt make any sense to call it that considering the 4s is the fifth generation of iphone.
123. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
No I didn't help it was a dumb statement. U compared the galaxy s 3 to the 4S. You're comparing samsungs unreleased or barely released phone to apples 8 month old phone which has sold over 40,000,000 so far this year. Compare the gs2 to the 4S which has sold 3 times as much as the gs2, and the gs3 to the next iPhone dumb a$$. I hope that helped
124. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
And one more thing the iPhones 4 million was in America only
113. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I dont understand the thumbs down.
You said it almost perfectly. That both have a target market. What's up with everybody wanting one thing to be the best? There are reasons why the PS3 is considered the best and why the 360 is too.
The years teams won the Super Bowl as an 8 seed....on paper and technically they werent the best team. But they got it done when it counted, the ball bounced their way, etc.
And why must one phone die for another to be a success? There is enough pie for at least 3 mobile OS's to be considered the best. And when you factor in preferences, pros n cons...there will never be 1 phone thats the best.
157. corporateJP (Posts: 2431; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
Well said, jroc.
I've said this before, but I have an Android (LG) and my wife has an iPhone. I like them both.
Both have pros and cons.
Some people just can't get over their strange sexual fetishes with their devices or their operating systems.
45. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
27,000,000 in 11 months vs 37,000,000 in 3 months. Yep it sure killed the iPhone. I guess it was the iPhones silver bullet huh lol
163. zhypher_23 (Posts: 195; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
It's just sad that other people don't know how to handle android phones their a little bit advance and good for those savy users that's alot of people buy the iphone hype+ease of use, come on even a grandma can use an iphone it's that funny :)
67. QinEmpire (Posts: 145; Member since: 16 May 2012)
Yeah yeah, fandroids IQ will always be like this,
70. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
!!! RECIPE HOW TO KILL iPhone !!!
Need to do only one thing!
When iPhone 5 comes out, need to cut off iPhone 5 prices. In other words need to make iPhone 5 price realistic, not overpriced. After that, fashion victims and technologically incompetent people will lose interest in iPhone because only significantly increased price makes them think that iPhone is some kind of 'elite' device... After that iPhone's artificially inflated popularity-fashion bubble will pop!
109. Astreo (Posts: 102; Member since: 05 May 2011)
200$ really isnt that painful when you see other phones starting at 250$-300$. especially the newer droid lines.
110. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Such situation isn't in all countries, in most countries iPhone 4S cost in one third more than other high-end smartphones.
For example at the moment in my country Samsung Galaxy S III is at the same price as iPhone 4S 16GB (both without any contract).
And Samsung Galaxy S II is cheaper than iPhone 4 8GB (also both without any contract).
125. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Another dumb statement
161. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
"Another dumb statement"
Could you explain your statement?
147. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)
You cannot be serious. I have owned 4 Android devices thinking the next one will be better than the next, giving Google a little more room to fix mistakes. Well they didn't. I have had GPS issues, battery life, overheating, apps crashing, reboots, the apps are poorly designed and the phones lag like a turd even with these cool dual core processors. I can go all day long. The iPhone has great stability and lasts more than one year. A family member of mine had the 3gs and it runs fine with no problems. I recently just got hired in at Sprint and I can't even tell you how many people I see EVERY SINGLE DAY switching from Android to the iPhone. Why not? Good battery life (even with emails pushing), the apps are approved from Apple so there isn't garbage/spam that users can get, Facetime (I have tried all on Android and they SUCK), and another favorite tweak of mine is group texting. The iPhone is a much more superior device than any Android phone. Take it from someone who has owned 4 of them. Why do you think EVERY SMARTPHONE ON THIS SITE is compared to the iPhone? Because the iPhone is the best. You pay $650.00 for a brand new iPhone. You pay $600 for a new Android. If you can't afford it then its on you, but I would recommend the iPhone to anyone. Even if you like to root your phone, the iPhone has way better tweaks with cydia IMO.
155. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Not true.
126. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Let's b real people, it not about how many phones r sold. It's about how many r not returned. That's called customer satisfaction, and the iPhone according to JD powers, and consumer reports always ranks #1 in customer satisfaction.
130. darkkjedii (Posts: 21204; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Y would some one thumbs down a post based on cold hard facts? Sithman is right I jus looked it up on my gs2
139. shandesilva (Posts: 79; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
an iphone killer can be only produced by apple itself. because nobody else can use ios or their apps. no matter what better features sgs 2 or 3 has, those who love the ios features will buy an iphone. more sales doesnt mean killing the competition. unless 75% of ios fans suddenly realise that android is much better :)
149. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1032; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
The Galaxy S2 has been the closest rival to the iPhone, but I think that the S3 can surpass it. I dont like Apple, buit it'll be hard to dethrone the iPhone when it comes to how it changed the popularity of all Smartphones today. The advantages of the phone will be the OS and expandable memory so far.
I heard that the new iPhone will have a larger screen which is an improvement
2. flexile (Posts: 78; Member since: 03 Jun 2012)
My list would include:
-HTC Diamond.
-Palm Pre
39. LumiaFans (Posts: 2; Member since: 03 Jun 2012)
My list include LUMIA (lumia 800, lumia 900)
I remember canalyst said that most nokia user (was 35% at that time) will buy lumia... if it's true... that make Lumia were an iphone killer....
turn out to be false...
canalyst is a worst analyst.
and lumia is a product with too much hype
65. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
atlest lumia devices did stand good for its hardware part OS is fine so it will pass
144. canalisss (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
Canalyst were stupid
They thought that because MS has lots of $$$$ MS can win
They don't know MS is very bad in mobile phone industry
look at WinCE, WinMo, KIN
all were a failure product
Not to mention MS bob
43. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
The pre committed suicide
3. theBankRobber (Posts: 681; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Oh how *** was the Samsung Instinct. God I HATED that phone, you couldn't play any games and it just SUCKED.
69. QinEmpire (Posts: 145; Member since: 16 May 2012)
Because its android, noticed how many thumbs up you got? Well yeah android lags.
78. TreyTreyTaylor (Posts: 674; Member since: 21 Dec 2010)
The instinct was a feature phone. No android in that pos.
105. SleepingOz (unregistered)
ROFL, seeing android on phone that never had it.
Why are you obsessed with Android?
and oh, try to use your tiny brain the next time you wanna troll.
106. ojdidit84 (Posts: 458; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
I had the Instinct. By far THE worst phone I've ever owned. After owning that and a previous Samsung feature/flip phone (MM-A940), I'd swore off all Samsung cell phones from that point. It wasn't until the SGS-II that I'd considered buying a Samsung phone again.
I will say though that the Sanyo flip/feature/multimedia (Sanyo M1) phone that I had (and had bought about 7 months before the iPhone launched) could do more than the iPhone did when it came out.
4. mercorp (Posts: 1027; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
This is all from the past.
Now,the prada 3 is a good alternative to the iphone.
Apple competitors have steped up their game,mind you.
30. Jericho (unregistered)
Ha! My first phone was LG Prada back in 2007. I still have it though i used to love it until i bought xperia x1.
5. Credo (Posts: 748; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
the Iphone 3 killer was the Nokia N900 with Maemo 5 OS :)
6. jechrin (Posts: 8; Member since: 21 Jun 2011)
I remember owning the samsung instinct before the iphone 3g. It was absolutely horrible.
7. mercorp (Posts: 1027; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
The iphone 5 killer is the galaxy s3!!
8. mercorp (Posts: 1027; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
How to kill an iphone...
Stop filing lawsuits,be innovative,give us better battery life and hardware!
9. mercorp (Posts: 1027; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
I feel nostalgic towards the f480.
look how much touchwiz has evolved,to nature ux.
10. ilia1986 (unregistered)
One would-be iPhone killer is the Nokia 5800. One of the very very very few smartphones which despite being a far far more capable phone potential-wise, was a disaster to use thanks to it's clumsy UI, slow speed and a resistive "touch" screen.
12. mercorp (Posts: 1027; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
The 5800 was an ok phone.
Its teump card was ovi music.
and a resitive screen was ok for its time.
Think of it-nokia's 1st step towards wp7.
44. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
owned the 5800,was a great device and had much more capabilties than the iphone then.only thing holding it back was the resistive screen which was ok for its time but was getting old also browser was rubbish but opera was a good cover for it.
11. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Now people will start fighting with comments like "Apple is still the best" and "SGS3 is way better" but it is the opinion of the people that what they like or what they don't
Why do people want that if they like a company then the whole world should like that.!!
everybody has different choices different things appeal to different people so there is no thing like a good company or a bad company it is just based on what people want..
As younger generation will like more the Android and iOS
but the elderly will like the simple Windows Phone 7 or the Symbian s60 or even some would like iOS
Business people and celebs still do like blackberry
So no device is the best, every people have different opinion about what they like and what they don't and they have every right to like what they want so please don't post comments like "SGS3 is better than the One X" or "The Apple kills the Samsung phones" and all that
13. mercorp (Posts: 1027; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
You talked sense.thank you!
19. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
but you also gave a comment saying "The iphone 5 killer is the galaxy s3!!".. Nothing serious, just noticed
25. mercorp (Posts: 1027; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
Yes,b.yut that is just an opinion
14. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1236; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
Where's the blackberry storm? Or palm pre? Or the original droid (which kinda but kinda not is an iPhone killer.)


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Hermès fashion meets French art
The fashion piece that made Jackie O. and Audrey Hepburn ultra-chic and super classy has gone into a bold yet en vogue expression. The emblematic silk scarf by Hermès undergoes a dramatic transformation once again after having launched its first edition of 'carré d'artiste' in 2008 with 'Homage to the Square' by Josef Albers.
This year, Hermès has invited French artist Daniel Buren to personalise the infamous emblematic square of silk, and is offering a limited number of artistic scarves to its tasteful customers.
This approach seals the bond between the bests, the one of Hermès and the one of Daniel Buren, and has resulted in the birth today of 'Photos-souvenirs au carré', an edition consisting of a series of 365 'pièces uniques' on silk.
Daniel Buren proposed the creation of silk prints on a multitude of Hermès scarves – each one unique – based on thousands of "photo-souvenirs". This term, invented by the artist, refers to the hundreds of thousands of photographs that he has accumulated since the 1950s and that he defines as "photos without pretension and no more than that" (Les Écrits, 1988) and refers as well to his own works as the pictures taken during his trips all around the world.
For this project, twenty-two photo-souvenirs were selected, some of which represent Daniel Buren's in situ installation for the Atelier Hermès in Dosan Park. The others, taken by the artist during his travels across the four corners of the world, represent a flag-lined street, a fragment of architecture or geometric paving; but also a Mediterranean fishing port, a flamboyant sunset, flowers of extraordinary beauty or the golden clouds of a Baroque dome.
Taking the best of both worlds – fashion and art – is a totally brilliant idea for the fashion house. According to Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Artistic Director of Hermès, "This encounter responds to a vital need for the house: The confrontation of an artist's work with our know-how opens up a necessary dialog that allows us to innovate, develop new expressions and move ahead in mastering our métiers. Hermès remains a living enterprise that takes risks, reaches beyond its own limits and strives to reinvent itself with each new generation."
Hermès has launched 365 original scarves from 22 photos-souvenirs, 2 to 4 selected frames within each photo and 18 possibilities of framings according to the selected pictures. Daniel Buren framed them with a "visual tool" which, since 1965, has functioned as his signature – another concept invented by the artist- featuring alternating white and coloured vertical stripes 8.7 cm wide (here in sky blue, dark blue, yellow, black, orange, pink, red, green and purple). The framing with coloured stripes is used as an invariant visual that unites, creating a connection, but also produces a difference.
To print the photographs onto silk, Hermès had to turn to the technique of ink-jet printing, a procedure which allows an infinite number of colours to be used, whereas traditional screen printing techniques only allow for a limited number. The printed photography, sublimated, presents colourful nuances that are more intense, delicate and almost pictorial, with a certain warmth in the image and softness lent by the silk, and the beautiful traversée.
The 365 scarves created by Daniel Buren for Hermès Éditeur can be considered works of art, but the artist likes to remind us that they are above all designed to be tied about the neck, draped, worn and crushed: he points out that "they are unique objects like paintings but rather than fixed on a wall are made to be worn". For the artist – who has long since liberated himself in his work from the frames and frameworks imposed on painting – the scarf as an item to be worn is not devoid of meaning, since it extends his intervention into public space.
The artworks from 'Photos-souvenirs au carré' will be presented during the week of the Fiac in partnership with the Kamel Mennour gallery and La Monnaie de Paris, at La Monnaie de Paris – 11 quai de Conti – Paris 75006 from October 20th to November 7th 2010, open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am to 7 pm. La Monnaie de Paris is a particularly appropriate location to present this work, it is also a house of know-how and tradition in métiers d'art that welcomes contemporary artists.
Whereas, the covetable fashion scarves from 'Photos-souvenirs au carré' edition will be available from October 20th in selected Hermès stores, with an accompanying book co-published with Xavier Barral editions.
We'll keep you informed when this classic fashion pieces are out and about in Dubai. But, as our personal suggestion, since this fashionable art is very limited and 100% exclusive, we believe that you should queue your name in Hermès shop at the Dubai Mall to secure a piece. Better do it now than later because who knows how long will the waiting list be this time. We just hope it is not as long as that for the Birkin.


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Mega Man Legends 3 to be Crafted Through Fan Feedback
Capcom hiring community liaison, holding votes for character designs.
The very existence of Mega Man Legends 3 can be credited in part to a vocal (and patient) fan community. So in response, Capcom has decided to include the community on the development process. The company's devroom blog outlines a few of the initiatives that they're taking to include the fans.
First, the company is hiring a temporary position as Community Liaison for the development of Legends 3. The candidate will have to be fluent in English and Japanese and live in the San Mateo, California area. The company is also holding a vote to determine the look of a new female heroine. Each of the nine character sketches comes from a veteran Mega Man designer, and votes will apparently determine what this new character looks like. The poll will last until October 25.
"We'll show you the illustrations etc. that we wouldn't normaly show until much closer to the games' release and other planning materials that no one on the outside would ordinarily have access to," the blog states. "Then, as you get to feel and experience how it is we get things done, we want to contribute your ideas, vote on what you think should go into the game. We want to appeal not only to Legends fans but to anyone who is interested in video game development."
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hey longPosted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by smile_kill
as they dont drop the ball n put out a bad game (again) so come on capcom
....Posted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by chiefgranado
another game goes to a handheld system... sigh....
OFF THE SUBJECT!!!!!Posted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by omegaxfinal
AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT IS MAD THAT THIS IS NOT COMING OUT TO PS3 OR EVEN WII? i MEAN REALLY.. WE HAVE ALL WANTED A 3RD FOR YEARS AND NOW A HANDLE HELD GETS IT????? I AM VERY VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
This may not be pretty.Posted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by crusader8463
It's good to listen to the fans up to a point, but somewhere along the line you need to buckle down and come up with a design choice and stick to it. My guess is they are just going to show the community all the concept art and let them pick what ones they want instead of letting the art director pick what is best for the game.
You just can't really go too far beyond that without getting into the Homer Simpson scenario where you end up with this in video game form.
Seems cool...Posted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by porimaa
I can understand some hesitation towards this, but I think it could be really fun. If all Capcom has us voting on is character design and graphical things of that nature it'll be no problem, since they won't affect gameplay in any way. As long as Capcom keeps the reigns when it comes to playability I think it'll be a good way for them to connect with fans.
This probably won't end well...Posted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by Wellman
Fan feed back is great some times but unlike in fighting games, most fans aren't always aware of what makes a good adventure until you show them.We might be heading for a rehash of the first MML or something so off the wall it sounds cool but really sucks in reality.
This is Both Awesome and a Little QuestionablePosted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by Pacario
I truly think it's cool of Capcom to get the fan community this involved in the game's development. It shows Capcom truly appreciates its loyal supporters.
On the other hand, this smacks of being little more than a gigantic focus group. Where's your confidence, Capcom? Can't you make an awesome sequel without requesting fan input every step of the way?
Anyway, I'm mixed on this one. I'll participate, no doubt, but this seemingly lack of decisiveness on Capcom's part has me a little worried.
Let's see what happens before judging.Posted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by botodegatas
I think we cannot judge until see how things turn out. I believe is a good experience. I even believe that in the future there will be two bigger genres: innovative ones and on demand ones, in other words, with or without consume input determine the outcome. Hope the second one don't engulf the first.
Mega Man Legends 3Posted: Oct 11, 2010 12:00AM PST by jordanalexx
Hopeffully Capcom does not dissappoint. I remember the Legends series fondly. The original must have been one of my favourite (I'm Canadian) videogames in the N64/Playstation era. DOn't mess it up Capcom!


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After a truly horrific display against local rivals Sunderland on Saturday, we battled hard for a much-needed 2-1 win against West Brom on Tuesday night. After putting in a surprisingly decent first half in which we could and should have scored more than the two goals we got, things were running smoothly.
It took only nine minutes for us to break the deadlock. A wonderful through ball from the hopefully rehabilitated Joey Barton allowed Shola Ameobi to run at their last man, only for the naive Ryan Donk to bring our very own Pele down with a clumsy tackle. Barton clutched the ball and pelted home the penalty, his second goal for us and his his second penalty for us also. So two goals, two penalties, that is.
After two fairly sound displays against Everton away and Manchester City at home, both producing satisfactory 2-2 draws, we face Sunderland away tomorrow with the expected return to action of controversial midfielder Joey Barton. The scene is set for yet another classic derby match, and I cannot help but admit that this as fearful as I have ever been going in to one. Joe Kinnear today announced that Michael Owen is only 40-60% chance of being fit for the game, and Jonas Guttierez is also unlikely to start. With this in mind I feel we may well struggle tomorrow, although it has to be said that Shola Ameobi looked a different player against Man City last Monday night, and credit must be given to the manager if this is to be the re-invention of a footballer who has always, in my eyes, failed to meet the demands of the Premier League. Perhaps Sir Bobby Robson burdened him when he famously said watching him was like watching 'Bambi on ice'.
I have always wanted Shola to make it at the top level, as there is no doubt that he has potential, but just when this potential will be realized is another matter. Here's hoping that he can score for the second game in a row and prove most people wrong about his goal scoring abilities. I have also noticed that we have a prolific youngster playing in the reserves at the moment by the name of Nile Ranger, who is scoring goals for fun at the moment. This has been noticed by many up here in geordieland and many, like myself, believe that youngsters like Ranger, should be thrown in at the deep end as oppose to persistent non-events such as Ameobi, amongst others. However, this is Shola's big chance, and having scored against Man City, I get the impression that this really is make-or-break time for the Geordie born striker and he will be keener than anyone to put his lethargic displays of the past few years behind him.
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HAVAT GILAD - Israel Police arrested four Arabs suspected of setting a fire that destroyed one caravan home and seriously damaged a second in Havat Gilad (Gilad Farm), a small Jewish settlement in Samaria.
Most of the town's residents were in the synagogue on Sunday, the second day of Rosh Hashanah, when they saw the smoke.
"At around 1:00 p.m., one of the residents from the northern houses spotted two people approaching the farm in a blue tractor, carrying an object in their hands," Itzik Zar, one of the residents said.
"While we were setting up a dining room table outside the house, the wind carried the smoke in our direction and in about 10 minutes, the fire reached the table and engulfed it completely," he said.
"I saw smoke coming toward the houses, but despite it being a holiday, I called the emergency hotline and notified the [Yesha] council as well," he said.
The security officer from the nearby community of Yitzhar arrived first with a water truck. Other firefighters and volunteers followed, battling the blaze for several hours.
Injured firefighters and volunteers were treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire destroyed electric power lines and damaged the community's main sewer line. Preliminary estimates put the damage at more than a quarter of a million dollars.
"If this would have happened at night and we would not have been alert, it could have ended in disaster," Itay Raz said.
"There is no water pipe here and the water tanker emptied out before we were done [fighting the flames]," he said. "We waited 40 minutes for a water truck to arrive from Ariel," he said.
"There are people with families and children living here," Raz said, "so let us live."
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