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As if the start of the day wasn't weird enough, it was just about to get a whole lot stranger...After recieving some confusing glances from Casper as we rushed to college, I finally started to settle down and relax a little. Our college was nothing special, just Capton University College of the Arts, although if you crossed through the main building and over the green, you'd get to another block where my lessons were held.
It's funny though - as a child, I'd wanted to be a lawyer, strangely enough. Not your typical everyday childhood ambition, I'll say - and at that time, Casper was going through his "policeman" phase. Ha, he'd make a good one, I'll say that. But as time went on, I'd changed my mind and decided I'd actually like to be a forensic scientist. So here I was, on a random day at college with Casper, after a very weird morning.
"So, dude, I'mma see you later yeah?" Casper turned to me and patted my shoulder. I loved my best friend so much; like a brother, although I already had one. Casper, unlike my brother, was anything but perfect. My brother would do all that he could to keep himself in my mom's good books. The one thing I did not like about my best friend though, was his lack of understanding. He never let me sleep over at his house anymore, because of me waking him up halfway through the night. My average sleeping routine now consisted of sitting up straight in my bed, breathing heavily, talking to "myself" and coughing and spluttering (with the occasional breaking-out-in-sweats). Not only that, it was bad enough always waking my mom, Liam and Leonii, I didn't want to trouble my best friend too. I looked at Casper for what seemed like 2 hours, longing for him to understand what I'd been going through. Then I patted him on the back, smiling.
"See you, Casper - remember, dude - 3:20, OK?" I yelled over to him as he walked off, waving and giving me a thumbs-up. I walked off sturdily, heaving my heavy bag upon my back and rushed into the double doors into biology; first lesson of the day. I strode into the room and patted the shoulders of my fellow classmates. Dorky Dave glanced up at me and patted me back. He was the biggest nerd in the whole college, but he was cool in many ways. I'd met him about 6 years ago, back before he got all nerdy. Heck, I'll never remember those days again, they seem so much more far away. I took to my seat next to Allie, my lab partner and threw my bag and jacket down onto the floor under my stool. I looked at Allie and said a feeble "hi". She was OK I guess, but so many guys used to hit on her and she'd never appealed to me for some reason. A cute brunette with pale green eyes, mysterious in some ways, she was quite clever even though she'd missed out on her last year of school due to a bad case of Leukemia aged just 17. All of her hair had grown back, a silky sheet of mousey brown, and she'd since had many guys fawning all over her.
"You feeling OK, Henley? Unless you're going through a make-up stage, you're looking pretty pale today." she looked up at me, her eyes full of curiosity.
"I'm fine, Allie. Really. Shall we get started then?" I wanted to forget about what happened earlier on in the morning, and I grabbed a test tube and bunsen burner, and hurriedly put on my apron and goggles. I watched Allie as she did the same and then sat back down on my seat. I suddenly felt the blood rushing to my head and I felt dizzy and sick, drunk and high at the same time.
"Henley?" I felt Allie put her arm round my back. "Henley, what's wrong-"
She tailed off, I could no longer hear what she was saying. All I could see was her cute pouty lips moving briskly, without taking a breath. The whole world around me just blocked out, there and then and I looked around to look at the rest of my classmates and then she was there. The girl from my frequent dreams, sitting in the seat next to Dorky Dave. She was mid-talk, when she stopped and looked up at me, as if she was looking right through me. I'd felt completely invisible, and felt a strong urge to stand up and walk right over to her. As I did, she stood up and jumped right at me. And then my view went blank.
I suddenly found myself back where I always ended up, back in the dream. With the woman standing by my side. The green hills were brighter than ever, and at this time, I'd felt more drunk than ever. I decided right there that this time would be different than the other times I'd had this very same dream - this time, I'd get answers.
"Hello? Excuse me, what are we doing here? Who are you? Please, I need to know." I looked at her, her eyes had that look about them, as she glanced over at the setting sun. I reached out to touch her arm, but she didn't even flinch. Instead she blinked and turned to look at me.
"Where are we?" I repeated, I was starting to get tired of this game, why was this always happening to me?! "Hello? Who are you?"
"Lopis." she whispered without looking me in the eyes, instead she eyed up my clothing, as if I wasn't all there at all.
"Pardon?" I was in a state of shock, maybe it was the fact she'd never spoken before now.
"The Lopis Marsh. This, here. I come here often. It helps me escape reality." I had then realised what she meant. I looked behind me, and noticed that we were near a small marsh. Where we stood was also near a beach, but also high up in some vast green hills; I became confused by this strange location. I looked at her again, and was surprised to see that this time, she'd worked her way up from my outfit to my expressionless face, making it to look in my eyes. I noticed that both of her eyes were a sharp contrasting purple colour, but also that they had a peculiar glow about them. Who was this woman?


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Spatial overlap between the leafscale gulper shark and the black scabbardfish off Portugal
Divisão de Modelação e Gestão de Recursos da Pesca, Departamento
de Mar e Recursos Marinhos, IPMA, Instituto Português do Mar e da
Atmosfera, Av.
Brasília, 1449-006
a Corresponding author: email@example.com
Received: 21 January 2013
Accepted: 5 December 2013
Information about the spatial distribution of bycatch species and their spatial overlap with the target species is essential for fisheries management. The present study used fishery-dependent data (vessel monitoring systems, logbooks and official daily landings) to study the spatial distribution and overlap between black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo and leafscale gulper shark Centrophorus squamosus taken by the longline fishery operating off mainland Portugal. The geostatistical method kriging was applied to estimate the distribution of the leafscale gulper shark in relation to black scabbardfish and thus assess the impact of the fishery on the leafscale gulper shark. Results indicate that in fishing grounds where the black scabbardfish is more abundant, the relative occurrence of deepwater sharks is reduced. These findings have implications for alternative management measures to be adopted in this particular fishery, particularly where it concerns the minimization of deepwater shark bycatch.
Key words: Spatial distribution / Spatial overlap / Bycatch / Deep-sea fish / Centrophorus squamosus / Aphanopus carbo / Northeast Atlantic Ocean
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Halley has always followed in the wake of her best friend, Scarlett. But when Scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident, and that she's carrying his baby, she's devastated. For the first time ever, Scarlett really needs Halley. Though their friendship may be tested by the strain, like a true friendship, it will endure.
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Sep 17, 2008 at 10:53 am #1231207
I have a questions regarding windshirts and rain wear.
Now I just got back into backpacking and am transitioning to light weight. So, if I understand windshirts correctly they are usually very think "jackets" that simply block the wind to help keep you warm. Which is great, but after looking into some rain gear as well I find that most rain gear also states it blocks the wind and is usually thin and light weight as well. If that is the case, whats the need for a windshirt, why not use the rain gear as both.
The specific rain gear I was talking about was the DriDucks, I was in need of rain gear and figure for the price and weight I couldn't go wrong.
Anyways, am I wrong in thinking this?Sep 17, 2008 at 11:28 am #1451409
Carter HuntMember
@thechampLocale: Portland, OR
Most UL hikers carry windshirts in the 2-4oz range. In an ideal world a rain jacket would be the only garment needed. Problem is, they are not breathable and are very easy to overheat in.
Breathable eVent rain jacket = 12oz
Simple effective rain jacket (not as breathable) = 8oz + 3oz windshirt = 11oz
It gives you two different garments to use depending on the conditions for the same or less weight.Sep 17, 2008 at 11:49 am #1451412
Richard MatthewsMember
@foodLocale: Colorado Rockies
Exactly, Carter.
Brawny Silnylon Jacket 4.69oz $61.75
Brawny Widnshirt 3.50oz $46.55
Integral Designs eVent Thru Hiker Jacket
12.5 oz $260.00
One third lighter, less than half the cost and more layering options.Sep 17, 2008 at 11:50 am #1451413
Ross BleakneyBPL Member
@rossbleakneyLocale: Cascades
I generally don't carry a windshirt when backpacking for the reasons you mention. In general, I put up with the fact that I can get a bit too warm in my puffy jacket or a bit too cold in my T-Shirt. When day hiking (when I'm less concerned about weight) I carry the windshirt to handle that in-between condition. I use an O2 style rain jacket (which breathes very well for a rain jacket) as a bug shirt. It doesn't breath as well as a windshirt, but I save a few ounces doing that. Again, when day hiking, I carry the windshirt as my bug shirt.
Also keep in mind the relative fragility of an O2 style rain jacket. If I could find a wind pant that I really liked, I would carry that, just because I'm afraid of ripping my rain pants.
All that being said, there are plenty of areas where I gain back the two ounces (like with a camera) so I'm hardly a pure ultralighter.Sep 17, 2008 at 11:53 am #1451416
Mark VerberBPL Member
@verberLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
The reason for a separate windshirt / rain jacket is that historically rain jackets were not sufficiently breathable to be use when engages in aerobic activities. Windshirts are typically more breathable, less insulating, and sometimes slightly air permeable which provides just the right amount of protection.
I used a windshirt for many years. Recently I stopped taking a windshirt on most trips. I found that the DriDucks works well enough below 55F, and than above that temp that my supplex shirt provided adequate wind protection.
–MarkSep 17, 2008 at 1:08 pm #1451420
Lynn TramperMember
@retropumpLocale: The Antipodes of La Coruna
Windshirts may be excessive depending on the conditions you expect to encounter. I hike in windy NZ, where I probably need wind protection more often than not. Add to that a lot of 'bush-bashing' and you have a situation entirely unsuitable for a fabric such as DriDucks. If you stick to wide trails and mostly light to no wind conditions, then you could get away with just DriDucks. You may find yourself perspiring more on the uphills (DriDucks are not as breathable as good windhirts), but if saving 3oz is worth it to you then, yes, a windshirt would be 'excessive'.Sep 17, 2008 at 1:52 pm #1451426
As Allison says, it's down to conditions. You may not need one if you're strolling along a marked trail. I always carry a windshirt. Almost all my hiking is done off trail in tree-less, mountainous terrain. I can be working hard, climbing up a 3000ft steep, rough slope in a cold wind. Although i'm sweating hard, a Pertex windshirt allows it to escape, whilst cutting out the freezing wind. Any waterproof, including E-vent, would be overwhelmed in these conditions.Sep 17, 2008 at 5:06 pm #1451450
So it actually is down to personal preference, more options and the general conditions you hike it then. For instance if I were to expect only light rain but wanted the protection from the wind a simple windshirt would do.
I understand the differences between a more tougher/durable option unlike the DriDucks and I even understand the eVent option for the price, since a windshirt and rain gear is more versatile. However I was just confused with that most raingear nowadays is breathable but cuts heat loss, which typically a windshirt is for.
I, don't see myself needing a hefty rain shell and therefore was looking at the DriDucks like previously mentioned and since they are breathable didn't see the need for a windshirt as well, however the weight penalty is so minor that to take a windshirt that is more versatile and breathes better makes sense.
Anyways, Thanks.Sep 18, 2008 at 5:10 am #1451479
Inaki Diaz de EturaBPL Member
@inaki-1Locale: Iberia highlands
also consider a windshirt, even if it's built out of lightweight fabrics, is pretty tough stuff. You don't have to baby it as much as Driducks or the like and you don't have to worry too much about dirt and body oils spoiling the waterproofness as you have to with (slightly) breathable rainwear. Basically, you wear your rain stuff only when it rains which is when it's most needed so you don't cope with rainwear drawbacks any longer than strictly necessary.Sep 18, 2008 at 4:18 pm #1451521
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@johng10Locale: Mid-Atlantic via Upstate NY
By Sean Monahan:
Quote: "I understand the differences between a more tougher/durable option unlike the DriDucks and I even understand the eVent option for the price, since a windshirt and rain gear is more versatile. However I was just confused with that most raingear nowadays is breathable but cuts heat loss, which typically a windshirt is for." End Quote.
I think the part of your statement above that is causing your confusion is that you believe the advertising saying the raingear is breathable… Even pricey rainwear only breathes a LITTLE BIT.
Laminates (Gortex) and Coatings breathe hardly at all, and newer "wonder fabrics" (EVent)- breathes much better than Gortex, but not nearly as much as a wind shirt (maybe 1/3-1/2 as much ??). And none of them are breatheable enough for humid days (small moisture difference between inside jacket & outer air), or working hard enough to raise your breathing rate (ie: hiking up hills with a pack).Sep 18, 2008 at 6:13 pm #1451535
Craig BurtonMember
@missingutahLocale: Smoky Mountains
I'm about to find out this weekend whether the windshirt is excessive or not. I finally buckled down and bought one after reading all the hype. I've mostly been satisfied wearing raingear when I get chilly, but I agree with others that more breathability can not hurt at all.
The forecast and terrain doesn't really call for for a windshirt, but I'm bringing one along "just in case." I guess it's still a win overall, since my previous "just in case" coverage was a 20oz softshell that is just too much for a good 70% of my trips.Sep 19, 2008 at 10:20 am #1451577
I think you may be right, its understandable that different fabrics breathe different. I guess the only way it will be decided is just to get out there and experience it.
I am just too much of a planner I guess and like to have everything worked out ahead of time.Sep 19, 2008 at 10:01 pm #1451614
Jason KlassMember
@jasonklassLocale: Parker, CO
I use Driducks for all of the reasons you outlined. So far, I'm happy with them.Sep 20, 2008 at 3:45 am #1451621
George MatthewsBPL Member
That's the key point. When the wind is blowing, a really light windshirt is fantastic. With a thin baselayer underneath it, you can handle quite a range of conditions and not get sweaty like when you wear a rainjacket.
Also, if you use a poncho tarp for your rain gear, then a windshirt gives you something to wear if you set up the tarp in the rain or need to leave your tarp for various reasons.Sep 20, 2008 at 4:20 am #1451622
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@clt1953Locale: northern minnesota
speaking of wind shirts. any women out there own a marmot ion? if so, how do you like it? am looking to buy one…does the hood detach?Sep 20, 2008 at 7:33 am #1451629
Jack H.Member
@foundLocale: Sacramento, CA
I've owned various different windshirts and currently have and use a very nice Patagonia one. I'm not much of a fan any more and it comes on only a limited number of trips. The thing that I like most about it is how "cool" (as in sweet) it is. A 3 ounce jacket is just neat.
Performance and system wise though, windshirts generally don't make sense to me. If it is cold and windy, and I'm cold while hiking in a baselayer, it's always cold enough for me to wear my rain jacket (7 ounces) without overheating. Simple as that. If it is not cold enough to wear my rain jacket as wind protection, it's not cold enough to need any sort of jacket. I simply don't go from cold to hot by putting on a rain jacket. I go from cold to warm, and that is good. Same idea, if it is warmish and I put on my rain jacket to block the wind, then I'll get hot. But why do I need a windshirt for warmish conditions? I don't. Add to that the fact that none of my windshirts have blocked the wind as well as my rain jackets….
This being said. I do tend to delayer and relayer lightly more often while wearing a rainjacket as a windshirt. No big deal.
I do bring and enjoy my windshirt if I know that it's going to be very windy and I'm likely to wear it all the time. I those conditions I like the luxury of delayering less. Plus my windshirt is just cool (which is why I think most people buy them). So, I'm currently coming upon windshirt season. Fall and winter sees the most use for it. Especially in dayhiking.
I no longer bring my windshirt on any long distance hikes. It's not worth the weight. But I do have it available to be sent for the shoulder seasons.
Now, windPANTs, that's another "cool" piece of gear I'm interested in buying ;)Sep 20, 2008 at 8:10 am #1451633
I can't help but think that some folk don't understand what a windshirt is for. Say you set out to climb a 3,000 ft mountain slope. The climb might take you 2 or 3 hours. When you are working hard, your body produces sweat to cool you down by evaporative heat loss.
This is fine in warm weather.
Climb that same slope in temps nearer freezing, with a steady 10-20mph wind. You will still be sweating, but the cold wind will chill you pretty quickly, maybe dangerously so.
Of course you can put on your rain jacket to cut out the wind. You will still be sweating, but the sweat has no place to go. Even the most breathable waterproof shell can't cope with the sweat produced by 2 or 3 hours of hard work. Your clothing then becomes saturated with sweat. At best this is uncomfortable, in winter, maybe dangerous.
So you put on your windshirt in place of the rainshell. Good windshirts are made out of something like Pertex Quantum or similar. I prefer as little DWR as possible. Your sweat is wicked into the windshirt from your lower layers. It then spreads out on the outside to evaporate off. The dense weave of the windshirt allows this to happen, but still cuts the wind.
If you never encounter cold temps or wind, or you never work hard enough to raise a sweat, then leave the windshirt behind.
For myself, it's the most used item of outdoor clothing i have, and i wouldn't hike without one.Sep 20, 2008 at 8:40 am #1451637
Jack H.Member
@foundLocale: Sacramento, CA
Sounds correct in theory. And a windshirt still doesn't seem all that important (as a safety item??!?) in my actual experience.
Winter time…. yes, I use windshirts in the winter. But they're softshells a different beast.
My hiking shirt gets wet from perspiration. No big deal.Sep 20, 2008 at 9:02 am #1451639
Nothing to do with theory, but 30 years of practical mountain experience.
You've got me confused Jack.
"Windshirts in winter are softshell."
No they're not, they're windshirts! :)Sep 20, 2008 at 11:11 am #1451654
John SixbeyMember
I currently use a single, breathable rainjacket, and the brand I have now is Cabela's Space Rain (8 oz). People say rainwear isn't breathable enough to use as windwear, but I wonder if these people have ever given quality rainwear a chance.
Not to sound condescending, I'm perfectly happy with my choice and have never felt too sweaty when I use it. I'll probably never buy another windshirt. They're one of those things that would end up sitting in my bag unused if I packed it.Sep 20, 2008 at 1:34 pm #1451669
Joe WestingMember
Disclaimer: I have never used a wind shirt before so I have no real-world experience.
In your example you say that a hiker would be sweating while climbing up a 3000 foot slope w/ temps near freezing and 10-20 mph wind. Personally, I don't see why you would sweat in that situation, even with high exertion level. Sure, if you are wearing a thick, heavy baselayer or some other form of insulated layer or even a rain jacket, you certainly might sweat. But in that situation, I would simply delayer as much as I can (even wear a t-shirt if I have to) and in temps near freezing there is no way I would sweat. At stops, just put on a puffy jacket to keep warm.
The big benefit of wearing a wind shirt in that situation would be that less layering and de-layering would be necessary and that it would prevent someone from being very cold at the beginning of the climb before the body started pumping out heat. I am seriously considering getting a wind shirt for reasons of comfort and convenience, but I still don't see how they are essential.Sep 20, 2008 at 1:54 pm #1451671
Hi Peter.
I usually have the following layers. A merino base, 100 weight fleece, e-vent shell, and an insulated top for breaks and at camp. The base-layer is often not warm enough, even though i'm sweating. I'm too warm if i put on anything else but the windshirt. I'm hiking over rough ground, and a lot of it is start/stop. You may be using your hands for 100yds on a steep section, then an easier, more level section, followed by another steep section. You cool off on the level sections, then warm up again on the steeper ones. It can be hard to get a steady pace. It would be too much hassle to layer and delayer every 5 minutes. These are the conditions that a windshirt is made for, IMO. It isn't like running in cold weather on a trail, when you are warm and sweating wearing shorts and a t-shirt. Maybe the cold, damp conditions in Scotland are different. :)Sep 20, 2008 at 3:23 pm #1451674
Joe WestingMember
Good points. I think one of the differences for me is that I am a light sweater, so I don't have a huge problem with evaporative cooling. However, I do have a tendency to walk on the cool side of my comfort range to prevent sweating. I think I will have to give wind shirts a try to see how they work for me. I think they might be especially ideal for humid climates such as in Scotland (and to a less degree New Jersey).Sep 21, 2008 at 1:18 pm #1451762
Lynn TramperMember
@retropumpLocale: The Antipodes of La Coruna
>For myself, it's the most used item of outdoor clothing i have, and i wouldn't hike without one.
That sums up my feelings, except to say that I don't consider a windshirt "essential" in the survival sense of the word. It's just a garment that increases my comfort zone AND protects my raingear from spiky shredding vegetation and rocks. I prefer my raingear to have as few holes as possible, but if you only walk on well-formed tracks this is not an issue.
The first outing I took my DriDucks on resulted in the shoulder seams wearing through from the pack straps rubbing. Then the rain set in and I got soaked through those perished seams. YMMV.Sep 23, 2008 at 7:12 am #1451975
Ian SchumannBPL Member
@freeradicalLocale: Central TX
Just wanted to contribute my own thoughts here.
Like others, I won't make the argument that windshirts are a matter of necessity, or an emergency "essential." But, they are a joy to use if you happen to know how, and be in the right conditions.
Being small and warm-natured, I both warm up fast and cool off pretty fast. This means that when I go to the New Mexican Rockies in the summer and I'm gaining a bunch of elevation and then stopping to rest (in the intermittent wind and [maybe] drizzle), I'm putting my body through a wide gamut of changing, um, thermodynamics. Right? First I'm hiking hard uphill below a ridgeline, shielded from the wind, panting, and sweating . . . and then I'm resting on the ridgeline, exposed to the wind, and cooling rapidly. This cycle repeats.
Now, I definitely could get through all this by repeatedly changing out layers, as others have mentioned. I could take off my pack, strip/add my layer, pack/don it, and put my pack back on, over and over again.
Or, I could just wear a windshirt.
A nice breathable windshirt is the only layer I know of that can take me through all these conditions without a lot of discomfort. It protects enough, it breathes just enough. A windshirt just seem to fit that range of exertion and weather perfectly. Not to mention, most of them are fairly cheap, really light, and reasonably durable. Make a good choice like a Houdini, or Pertex, or (my favorite) a Montbell stretch, and you've got shower protection too.
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I don't believe it until I see Verizon announce it, or it shows up on their website. Been too many let downs with dates.
2. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Yep and 21th is really close
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And they better hurry up and release the damn thing. If they do actually have any exclusivity, then everyone else is waiting for them to launch so they can launch it too.
Oh wait.. conspiracy theory time. IF VZW actually has a timed exclusivity.. say a month.. maybe they are pushing it back on purpose to make sure their launch exclusivity window includes christmas to reduce chances of people going to another carrier and increase people going to VZW for the phone.
Just a wild eyed theory, but i wouldnt put it past them.
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It would be nice for the G-Nexus to be released on the 21st. I would make a point to visit the local VZW store to spend some time learning about ICS so I can know what to expect when it gets rolled out for my RAZR next year. Things are popping in Android land.
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11. darkkjedii (Posts: 23614; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
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23. ayephoner (Posts: 850; Member since: 09 Jun 2009)
good theory remix.
i came in to post that it wouldnt make much sense to launch on monday with no prior info. i expect on monday they will announce the launch date of 11/28 and either announce the preorder or start taking preorders.
and that would make the the month fall exactly past christmas...
33. LewsTherin006 (Posts: 140; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
knowing verizon, you are prolly right. They just released some killer phones, and want to end the phone release spree with the phone that they passed the GS2 for, the nexus. They need to hurry up and release it, i want to get it for Tmobile.
34. Synack (Posts: 680; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
I wonder how much this is going to be retail, because that's what I'll be paying for it. Droid Charge is now up on eBay LOL.
56. Kmack (Posts: 26; Member since: 15 Nov 2011)
what do you mean let-downs? *coughbioniccough* :P
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5. nak1017 (Posts: 328; Member since: 08 Jan 2010)
Seriously though, Google and Verizon really sh!t the bed on this one... it's a phone, not medication, just release it already
25. ayephoner (Posts: 850; Member since: 09 Jun 2009)
while, im upset its not out yet, im still waiting. as are many. i dont think theyre losing many sales at all due to the delay. and what sales they are losing are to the razr and rezound, which vzw would probably rather have you own anyways.
42. nak1017 (Posts: 328; Member since: 08 Jan 2010)
That might be true, but it's hurting google's brand since they're tied to this phone directly. I hope they remember that next time they get the idea to sign an exclusivity contract, as short as it might be...
Verizon is the tip of the spear on the product launch and they're duller than ever.
6. nicodek (Posts: 4; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
Well as much as I want this phone I'll be debbie downer and point out the Nov. 21st date on theverge was in the article about the UK release and followed a comment about how it was silly to only sell it in one store on launch. So it's possible the google confirmation that it would be available "almost everywhere" on the 21st was only in reference to UK sales.
Also verizon only ever said it would be available by the end of the year and the google/samsung announcement didn't say (IIRC) to the US in November only that it be out in November and it is but sadly only in the UK.
8. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
i still say only a 5mp cam on a flagship phone with ICS is horrible :/ what other flagship only has a 5mp camera instead of a 8mp. h*ll the droid razr in china has a f'n 13mp camera and the same screen as the nexus
13. superguy (Posts: 294; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
MPs aren't everything. If the phone has better optics and software, a 5MP camera can produce a better picture an 8MP camera. Would you rather have a 12MP DSLR or a 14MP point and shoot camera?
MPs are good mostly for scaling and printing. You can make a much bigger print with a higher MP camera.
14. baldilocks (Posts: 758; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
MP ratings have NOTHING to do with camera quality. I can't believe some of you still complain about that... :shakes my head:
15. newman69 (Posts: 14; Member since: 06 Nov 2011)
5mp? it's ok because I always bring my Nikon D300 anytime~ 5mp is not big deal~~~
18. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I'm sure megapixels have something to do with camera quality or else there would be no measurement for it.
I guess it would be more accurate to say that after a certain number of megapixels, the camera confronts the law of diminishing returns and other factors become more important, such as optics.
20. remixfa (Posts: 14597; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
megapixels measure image size, not picture quality. That is more involved with software, features, and over all actual camera hardware like the aperture and lens quality.
MPX means NOTHING when talking about quality... only size of the picture.
21. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
So are you arguing that if I had a 1 megapixel digital image from a camera with excellent optics, that it would be equivalent in quality to an 8 megapixel digital image from a camera with the same optical technological capability?
If the answer is no, then relegating megapixels to a non-factor status would be inaccurate.
I would agree that number megapixels have a limited contribution to the final quality of an image, but to say it has no impact whatsoever is simply not true.
24. bellringerbrew (Posts: 3; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
That is exactly the case.
If I take a 1mp sample out of a photo taken with an 8mp camera, the photo taken with the better optics will win every time.
However, if I try to enlarge a 1mp photo to the same size print as I can make with an 8mp photo, of course the quality will suffer.
MP is simple a measurement of the number of pixels in the file. If it helps, think of it as resolution. There is a point where a poor quality screen with high resolution will still look worse than a high quality screen with a lower resolution.
27. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Lol, the final statement is laughable considering the nature of computer technology.
In the computer world, the number of bits define the level of depth of a particular medium.
Graphics quality:
1 bit - 2 colors
8 bits - 256 colors (.gif image)
16 bit - 65536 colors
32 bit - 4.29 million colors
Music/Video quality:
32 kbps
64 kbps
128 kbps
320 kbps
320 kbps variable bit rate
In digital technology, saying the number of pixels a camera captures is irrelevant is contradictory fundamentals of the digital/analog paradigm.
That's why there is usually a sweet point in digital technology. Once the digital depth reaches of level beyond human imperceptibility then there is very little need to continue to advance the capability.
For instance in gaming, the human eye regards motion as smooth at the rate of 30 frames per second (fps). However display technology for a long period of time only rendered images at 60 Hz-75 Hz, possibly 85 Hz. This made it almost unimportant to have a GPU render beyond the rate of 60 fps.
And the difference between a 1 megapixel image and 5 megapixel image is easily perceived by the human eye. However going from an 5 megapixel to 8 megapixel image (granted that the camera hardware is at a constant of good) would be less perceptible.
35. bellringerbrew (Posts: 3; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
So if I presented you with a photo taken with a 1MP camera and a 1mp crop of the same subject taken from a camera with an 8mp sensor but identical optics as the 1mp camera, you could tell the difference? Of course not as the 2 pictures would be identical (they both will have the exact number of pixels with the same subject matter).
As a photographer, the advantage to more MP is having more to work with when editing, NOT the quality of the photo. I can make larger prints, or tighter crops the more pixels we have to work with - assuming the photo is of a high quality to begin with.
Keep in mind we are really talking about the difference in a 5mp vs. 8mp cellphone camera, none of which have very high quality optics.
36. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
A 1mp photo and a 1 megapixel crop of a 8mp, I would say yes, I could tell a difference because they wouldn't be the same photo. I mean fundamentally they would have to be different right? Thus not identical. The number of megapixels would be the only thing that is identical...
37. remixfa (Posts: 14597; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
bellinger already answered the question, but the shrot answer is yes, if the pictures were take at the same resolution, the one with the better hardware/software will always beat the one that has a higher megapixel number.
38. bellringerbrew (Posts: 3; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
They could very simply be essentially the same shot, I would just have to "foot zoom" in for the photo.
What is so hard to understand that MP is simply a measurement of the number of pixels, not the quality of the photo.
This horse is dead.
40. burnetet (Posts: 6; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
You are an idiot.
41. McLTE (Posts: 922; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
You guys are completely missing the whole problem with the megapixel race!
\"So if I presented you with a photo taken with a 1MP camera and a 1mp crop of the same subject taken from a camera with an 8mp sensor but identical optics as the 1mp camera, you could tell the difference? Of course not as the 2 pictures would be identical (they both will have the exact number of pixels with the same subject matter).\"
Depending on the lighting conditions, YES.. I absolutely can tell the difference. As the light levels decrease, the camera sensors that have FEWER pixels (the 1MP camera) have a big advantage!
The reason is due to the sheer number of pixels. You have to understand how a digital camera sensor works.
Consider that the physical sensor size remains constant.. and it is REALLY small in our phones.
The digital camera sensors are laid out in a grid to put it simply.. and for simplicity sake, we\'ll say that each square in the grid corresponds to a pixel in the finished digital photo.
Each square on the sensor grid is called a photo site.. it\'s job is to gather light, like a bucket gathers water.
It\'s pretty simple.. the MORE light you can gather and use.. the better your images will be in ALL lighting conditions.
your 1MP camera sensor will have 1 million photo sites or buckets, but they will be very large and able to gather a lot of light.. which is especially important when the lighting gets bad.
Your 8MP camera has 8 million photo sites or buckets.. great right?? no. You now get the same amount of light overall, but it\'s spread across 8 million photo sites.. so each photo site gets MUCH MUCH less light to work with.
When lighting is great, like nice and sunny outdoors, it\'s not a big deal.. but as the lighting gets wors, say for an indoor birthday candle shot.. the camera sensor needs as much light as it can possibly get.. in this case the 1MP sensor will do FAR better than the 8MP sensor because it can collect far more light!
This is exactly why as our cameras keep getting more and more MP.. the quality of the indoor pics goes down and down.
I have always argued that 3-5MP phone camera sensors are ideal.. the sensors are SO tiny that increasing the MP beyond that just hurts the final image.. This in turn makes it even more unlikely to have a pic worthy of enlargement.


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Novak Djokovic believes he will be fighting fit to lead Serbia to victory in their Davis Cup opener against Belgium despite an exhausting week following his Australian Open win.
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Having spent some brief time at home in Monte Carlo, Djokovic arrived in Belgium on Wednesday and headed straight to the Spiroudome de Charleroi to adjust to the clay courts being used for the tie.
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You never notice the important moments until they're over.
I can't remember much; it's all fuzzy, and I'm so tired. I do remember the shouting, and the fear. It was so sudden--
The breathtaking pain in my abdomen. The stark look on his face as I staggered. Both of us realizing that all our time had run down to this absolute point. And both of us realizing that there was no time left to say anything more.
I couldn't stand; it was all happening so fast. There was an ambulance there already, and I remember being lifted into it, his hand slipping from my grip.
Flashes of the journey--noise and bounces and more pain, and voices over my head, and something over my mouth and nose. I tried to swipe it away, until somebody told me it was oxygen.
He was back again, my anchor in the midst of it. People were talking all around us, but his hand was wrapped around mine, and I clung to the ache of its tightness as a ward against the greater pain. I could see his face, white with fear, but his eyes focused on me. They were so full, and I wished I had time to read all the emotions there--
It was such a struggle. They kept telling me to concentrate, to stay with them, and I fought the pain for what felt like forever. But no matter how I fought, it never seemed to lessen. It was winning, and I couldn't see any more, but I could hear him shouting, telling me not to give up, swearing at me with tears in his voice.
I wanted to listen, I wanted to so much. For him, if for no other reason. But the pain was so huge.
Now it's all over. I don't have any more to give--no more energy, no more effort. It's all run out of me. There's nothing left.
I can barely move, but I manage to turn my head. There he is, sitting close, eyes shut in absolute weariness. He hasn't left my side.
I knew he wouldn't.
It's quiet; they've left us alone. I summon a breath. "Gil?"
He stirs, opens his eyes. They're red-rimmed, but I can see the love in them. "Hey," he whispers. Careful not to disturb.
"I want to sit up," I tell him, and he frowns.
"Sweetheart, no. You're--" But I manage to glare at him, and he sighs, and reaches out to press the button. Slowly, the bed tilts, until I'm only half-reclining.
"Come here," I tell him, and with infinite care, he slides onto the wide mattress, his hip pressing against mine. I can smell him, that wonderful mix of shampoo and cotton and him, and I pull in another slow breath, ignoring the warning pulse of pain.
One arm slides behind me, and I rest my head on his shoulder. I feel like I could stay like this forever; there's only one thing wrong.
Then he lays the little bundle in my lap. The tiny face, still creased, is beautiful; the fine lashes lie on her cheeks as she sleeps the sleep of the new.
Now it's perfect.
"You should try to rest," he murmurs into my hair. I feel a smile tugging at my mouth; I don't want to waste this time that will never come again. I lift my heavy hand, touch one finger to the rosebud fist showing over the blanket's edge, and her miniscule fingers flex and grip my fingertip. So small a thing, and so delightful.
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Natalie Brooks - Mollie?
Watching Ash leave the room caused a tidalwave of guilt to overcome me. I was feeling a pain past the point of tears so I couldn't express the grieft I felt inside but my conscience was scarred. Ash is a great guy, and he deserved better than a girl who kept him waiting for such a long time.
First, in Spain. Now, in his own home! I was being selfish. Yet he put up with me, because he said he loved me. And I know he does. But would I be able to love him as equally after all that had happened in my past?
Standing up, I crossed the room and sat down on the plastic fold-up chair on the balcony. Hugging my knees to my chest, I gazed over the city view that it provided, my mind wandering.
The world's such a big place, yet every time, Adam managed to find me no matter where I was. Not only did it feel me leaving scared but each move I made felt restricted. I feared him finding me...and doing all he'd done to me in the past over again.
But Ash would protect me. I knew he would. Because Ash loved me.
That was when I heard a voice. Ash's mom. "Ash, where you going?"
"Just for a walk," he muttered back in reply. I peeked, craning my neck forward and saw the two on the sidewalk.
"Alright," his mom answered, unsure. Just when he was about to break out into a walk, she reminded, "By the way, incase you're interested, Mollie's only a few blocks down. She has moved into the Miller's small house - remember where that is? So-"
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"Miss Jennings, I am your medical doctor. I need to know everything that happened last night so that I can properly treat you," The doctor started. "Now, I am not an officer and I am not an insurance agent. You need to tell me as much truth as possible so that you can heal soon and heal well. Do you understand? There will be officers and the type in and out of here because you did have a major car accident. But I am not personally concerned with those details unless they pertain to your health and well being."
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"Oh, well.... I was just driving to my Mom's house. We were going to make some plans for the holidays and she was expecting me. I..... I was just driving. I guess I was a little distracted and I looked down at the traffic when I came to an overpass. And then i just steered the car and it went over the side. I know that I hit the rail- I guess that's why my neck hurts? And then... there was a guy next to me. He had pulled me out of the car and that's really all I know until I woke up about an hour ago."
The doctor had typed a few notes into his computer but didn't say anything when she stopped.
"Sir... am I hurt? No one has even said anything." Again he just looked at her, as if he was considering everything she had said and didn't know whether to believe her. Finally he looked back down at the screen in his hand and said,
"Christine, you have sprained some of your neck muscles and for that we have you in a brace that you will need to wear for a few weeks. You also have stitches in your right leg where you received a large gash seven inches long. You have multiple bruises along your left hip, ribs, and arm, but nothing there is broken. Right now I am concerned about your cranial activity- concusions and the sort. Before you went off the side of the road, do you recall blacking out at all?"
"Well, yes, I suppose I blacked out when I went over the side of the road. I don't remember landing on the road below or that guy, Jim, pulling me out of the car. Also I-"
"No, Miss Jennings, I mean before you steered off the road. What caused you to drive off of the road?" He had pulled up a chair and was staring directly into her eyes again. She blinked as her eyes began to tear up and tried not to look away from his gaze.
"I um... I was just looking at the side of the road and then I.... I just suddenly was going in that direction!" She started to choke up as the stress of her situation began weighing on her. The doctor sighed and stood up.
"You need to rest. I will send your mother back in. Let the nurse know if you start to have any discomfort. I will be back this evening to check on you and ask some more questions." As he started to step through the door, she stopped him.
"Wait. Please, not my mother... just send Chaz in. He's my fiance."