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by Jackie Rybeck Special to the Advertiser Democrat
Saving the Planet, one baby at a time….
WATERFORD – Selling cloth diapers was the last thing on Kelly Wels' mind, but that's where she has found prosperity.
"I owned an internet business selling boutique baby clothing and it wasn't a success. One of the clothing brands carried a cloth diaper line. A few potential customers e-mailed me to see if I could carry the cloth diapers. My initial reaction was that no one used cloth diapers anymore – this is a joke!"exclaims Wels. "However at that point, I had nothing to lose and purchased a small shipment." Within four days the diapers were sold out and the start of a new internet business was born.
You may be thinking "this is a joke," too, but these aren't your mother's cloth diapers. "When most people think of cloth diapers, they think of pins, prefolds and plastic pants," says Wels. "Today's modern cloth diapers look and work just like a disposable, if not better."
The most popular diaper has three components. It has a soft, fleece layer next to the babies skin that wicks the moisture away, keeping baby's skin dry. The outer layer, which can be made of many fabrics, is infused with a waterproof barrier.
These two layers act as a pocket for the absorbent insert which holds the moisture. There are no pins; fastening is made with Velcro or snaps. All three layers are machine washable. Most brands are adjustable, allowing customers to use them from birth through to potty training.
Moms can choose from many, outer-layer fabrics such as cotton, bamboo, hemp, fleece or a polyester blend depending on their personal preference. "Most customers tend to go with the quicker-drying and easy-to-care-for man made fibers, but we offer natural fibers for the customer who wants a more-green alternative," Wels say.
She explains that she has two types of customers. "The first customer is eco-conscious and lives a more-earthy lifestyle using natural products in their household. These customers will usually choose the natural fiber products such as hemp or bamboo," says Wels. "The second, is now looking at cloth diapering as a means to trim their family budget and typically purchases a one-size system."
Wels' seven-year-old business is run out of her home, which is nestled in the woods overlooking Keoka Lake. When walking into her cabin-like dwelling, there is a wrap around porch and many windows with beautiful views of the lake.
Wels, an energetic young mom holds her baby and plays with her daughter; there are no signs of a business on the main floor. Entering her basement is a different story. It is lined with floor-to-ceiling shelving units which hold 30,000 diapers, soaps and other baby supplies from 30 different vendors.
She finds her work challenging, yet flexible. "With three children, I don't work typical hours," says Wels. "I work a lot while the children are sleeping or at school. It especially works well because I can attend most of the kids school functions and keep my baby out of daycare, while still being able to contribute to the household income."
Although Wels is not tied down to a typical retail store, an internet business still demands a great deal of time to make it successful. Orders just don't roll in. "It takes aggressive marketing and unique knowledge of how the internet works to be successful. Without this knowledge it is very easy to have no orders at all," explains Wels.
"In 2004-2005, the competition on the internet was fierce and we had to re-invent the wheel, so to speak." In 2006, Wels changed the focus of her business and started adding multiple websites that specialized in specific product lines.
She has one employee who only works on search engine optimization, so that when the wording, cloth diapers is "googled" her site is on the first page, bringing her more internet hits. Wels also has someone who only works on the website, updating products, while keeping it inviting and user-friendly.
She has three additional employees who help with inventory, orders and bookkeeping. "Since 2006 our sales have increased greatly. So far in 2008 our gross sales have already exceeded 2007 sales. By the end of 2009 we project that sales will at least increase by another 25 percent," she adds.
Her four websites, FuzziBunzOnline.com, OneSizeDiaperStore.com, BulkClothDiaper.com and KellysCloset.com have served over 24,000 customers.
She believes that hard work and perseverance have been the key ingredient to her business and is well on her way to becoming the most trusted website for cloth diapers.. "I honestly credit this to the hard work of myself, my employees, my husband and the group of people I have taking care of the sites," she says. "I have seen similar internet businesses who sell the same product lines open and close within a year. It certainly isn't easy and I have been through a lot of bumps in the road to get where I am today."
Wels grew up in Bethel and attended Bethel Schools. She graduated from Telstar High in 1991 and received a horticulture degree from Southern Maine Technical College in 1995. She and her husband Scott have three children; Olivia, age 10; Hanz, age 8; and Riley, who is 12 weeks old. (now 7 months!)
Wels was recently given a Congressional Award by Senator Olympia Snowe. She was recognized as a woman in business, providing her customers a environmentally-friendly alternative to disposable diapers.
23 comments:
AWESOME article .. thanks for sharing a behind the scenes look !! what fun 🙂
What an awesome article! It's fun to have a peek inside the basement, too 🙂 It's cloth diaper heaven!
I just read this on Kelly's Closet today as I was doing my daily perusing the site (yes, I'm clearly addicted to shopping at KC).
Anyhow – although I was planning on writing a post about this for my own blog – I wanted to say what initially attracted me to purchase from Kelly's Closet was the 30 day money back guarantee on your BG and FB. There is NO other website that offers this amazing guarantee. This is a perfect solution for those who are interested in cloth but "just not quite sure" and would like to test it out.
What has kept me coming back is the truly excellent customer service, prices/sales, and the rewards for being a customer! I'm glad my business goes to such a down-to-earth and friendly mama!
your success is inspiring:) last year, i started selling on etsy (an online craft website) and i have been amazed that people actually like what i have to offer. i even have a licensing deal in the works! i've definitely learned to not be afraid to follow my dreams. a little aside: you are SO organized!
Wow, it was great to read this and see how all this was started. Your story is very inspiring. Thanks for all the hard work you do to give families better opitions for diapering.
great article!! congrats on the award from Ms. Snowe! very cool.
So great to read about this awesome companies ins and outs. Thanks!
What a fun look into how your stores came to be. Where would we all be without you!? I know I've purchased at least 90% of my cloth diapers and supplies from your stores. The stocked inventory, wonderful user friendly website, quick shipping and great customer service keep me coming back.
Thanks so much for sharing the wonderful article and the sneak peak into cloth diapering utopia (your basement)! I'm afraid if I ran your business, no one would actually get their diapers bc I'd want to use them on my own babes!
Thanks for sharing this. I have an idea for an internet business, but like you mentioned in the article, so many come and go, so I am hesitant to start it. But, your story is inspirational. You have worked hard to get this business to thrive.
I bought my first cloth diaper from Kelly's Closet a couple of years ago. I saw an ad in Mothering Magazine of yours and came to your site.
I am sure your business will grow even more this year and I know the log must be helping. I know I have purchased more because of what I read on your blog!! (I cannot wait to get the diaper sprayer!)
What a nice article. I'm so glad you "fell" into the CD business – I love Kelly's Closet b/c you have such a wide selection of products and fast shipping – I had no idea it was in your basement. You must be a very organized person!
The picture of your basement was AWESOME! How cool.
I, like many others I'm sure, initially came to Kelly's Closet because of the 30-day money back guarantee. It didn't take long, though, for me to realize that you have top-notch customer service, great selection and prices, and that it's just plain awesome to support a WAHM like you.
What a GREAT article!!!
Thanks for the insight into your business! It was neat to see the photos of how the products are organized. I had no idea how large/small your business was – I hope it continues to expand and go well! Love your products and customer service! (Your sales/coupons are nifty too!) 🙂
Great story line. And I love the fact that you received an honor for doing somehog good for the envirnoment while also being an indepedent women owned business.
Very cool. Keep up the great work.
Wow- how fun to hear where Kelly has come from! She has developed a wonderful business!
Ooooooo….your supply room looks like heaven. So many CD's and baby products. You have an awesome job. 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the article. It is nice to know the background of the company. I am currently in the process of researching starting up an internet company. (Remember the card on my website. I cannot take credit for creating it, but I hope to offer cards, announcements, invites soon!)
Thanks girls for all your nice comments… ALso, wanted to say to:
Matt, Sara and Kinsley: Have in mind that I was the one that posted on your blog, so Kelly wont remember about the card, as I was the one who commented on it… LOL
Awwwe, we at the Sundaramurthy house love you! Your big selling point for me in the beginning of my CD life was free shipping on any size orders. I understood when you had to start charging for shipping when the postage kept going up. But being able to buy one diaper, try it out, and then buy a different diaper to try made my decision making easier. And was a big "selling point" when I referred people to your site!
I have to agree with Angela's comment about the "free shippng". That is definitely what attracted me to Kelly's Closet long ago. But I have feel in love with all the different things the site offers that I don't go anywhere else now, even if I have to pay for shipping. But I usually end up spending more than $100 anyway so my shipping is still free. I guess I am just a cloth diaper junkie!
This is so cool, its amazing how much work it takes to run your business, we pray that you will be blessed so you can keep giving. Your wisdom is a blessing to us newbies!

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Clad in a stylish leopard-print jacket and black pants, the reality star couldn't help but get caught up in the excitement, tweeting to fans: "Time flies!!! It's already the week of the finale on @TheXFactorUSA! Who do you think will walk away a winner on Thursday night?!"
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I carry the 45c and would highly recommend it if you're okay with .45ACP as a defensive cartridge and are okay with the capacity of 8+1. I am, on both counts.
As mentioned already, the M&Ps are generally available with thumb safety if that's what you prefer, and while the 45c I own does not have that safety, I wouldn't hesitate a second to buy that version IF I knew I could release the safety in a manner similar to that of the 1911. Here's my view--the gun is 'safe' provided you've really ingrained the the Four Rules, and your trigger finger NEVER touches the trigger unless you're shooting at something. This applies as much to a weapon with external (manual) safety as it does to one without it.
Anyway, a HUGELY important comment was made above re: recovering to the holster. There's an otherwise pretty good YouTube training video out there where recovery to the holster is shown as an almost immediate step following engaging the target. It almost looks as though getting that weapon back in the holster is important and needs to be done pronto.
That's not good practice, and I've seen students get seriously corrected for it. Ensuring the threat you think you just stopped isn't a threat and ensuring it was the only threat has to be done with the gun in a ready position. 'Quick' recovery to the holster probably isn't necessary, but, you have to be aware of outerwear, drawstrings, T-shirts, etc.
Point is, no-safety weapons that are essentially single-action (such as the M&Ps) do require strict attention to that trigger and associated finger. I see no reason any kind of holster won't work just fine, however, even though I personally will only use Kydex-type holsters.
My opinion is this: for any number of reasons, you may feel more comfortable with an external safety. If so, I don't believe you sacrifice anything in terms of readiness. Just grind into your brain matter that the safety can't make you safer if you don't obey the Four Rules, and you'll be just fine. I see it pretty much like holster retention devices--again, training makes these little steps non-obstacles.


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Aeros Hockey: The Redemption of Patrick O'Sullivan
John Royal Patrick O'Sullivan takes a shot on Friday night
But things happen. For Patrick O'Sullivan, those things have involved multiple trades, being placed on waivers, and moving from system to system, team to team, coach to coach. The result being that O'Sullivan, who previously played for the Aeros in 2005-2006, when he made the league's all-rookie team and was the league's rookie of the year, is now back on the Aeros, trying to regain a roster spot with the Minnesota Wild.
O'Sullivan rejoined the Aeros on January 15 when the Aeros faced Grand Rapids. He had a goal and an assist that night. The next night, he scored once again. He had three assists over the next two games, and in the team's last two games, he has put the puck in the net three times (he has nine points, five goals and four assists in eight games).
He might not want to be with the Houston Aeros, but he's playing some of the best hockey that Aeros fans and coaches have seen in years. And while he might not want to be here, he's doing everything he can to fit in with his teammates, to help the team and to just help make himself a better hockey player, all with the goal of getting back to the Wild as soon as possible.
"I don't necessarily think I'm down here because I wasn't playing the way I could," O'Sullivan said of his demotion. "I wasn't having my best season, but it's just a case where they have similar guys like myself there, and there just wasn't any room. I can't worry about what might happen. Obviously I don't want to be here, but at the same time, it's a good opportunity to come to a great city, play for a team that's winning and try to improve my game."
Winning the Aeros are, and improving his game he is. Head coach Mike Yeo has placed O'Sullivan on a line with Jon DiSalvatore and Cody Almond, some of the more skilled players on the team. They've developed an instant sort of chemistry that can often take years for most teammates to develop.
"[DiSalvatore's] a veteran guy, and he's been around as long as I have, playing pro. He's a smart player. I think we kind of read off each other and complement each other really well. Cody [Almond is] a good young player. He's big and strong. He complements us as well. We all three play a little bit of a different style. Usually when you have a good line, you need different attributes in each guy, and I think we have that. It's been fun."
O'Sullivan's offensive skills (he holds the Aeros records for most goals in a season, most goals by a rookie, most assists by a rookie, most points as a rookie, most hat tricks in a season and most shots in a season) have helped to improve the Aeros in another fashion since, as Yeo said, it's nice to have a lot of shots, but it's better to have a player who can capitalize on those chances. And O'Sullivan has been capitalizing on those chances.
John Royal Patrick O'Sullivan waits for the moment to make his move
"A guy like that: first off, on the power play, what he adds to you, both of those goals there were moments before he scored the goal where they had pressure on, but he controlled the puck, and he holds off a defender, and he takes the time to make a tape-to-tape pass," Yeo said of O'Sullivan. "When you do that, it relieves the pressure. Other players might just get the puck and feel the pressure and slap it to somebody else, and that gives them the opportunity to continue the pressure and the puck goes down the ice. And then obviously, when you've got a guy who can shoot the puck like that, you don't need as many scoring chances to put the puck in the net."
The Aeros have been on a roll since O'Sullivan arrived a little over three weeks ago. They've won six of the eight games he's played in, and they've been on a steady climb up the standings to a point where they're now tied for second place in the AHL's West Division. But O'Sullivan is quick to note that the team was playing outstanding hockey before he arrived (they had won seven of ten right before his arrival) and that nothing has changed since his arrival.
The Aeros are hot. They've been hot. They're going to have to remain hot if they're going to make the playoffs. But for now Patrick O'Sullivan is enjoying his time in exile.
"It's a fun place to play," he said Friday. "It's a great city, and I enjoyed my time here before. I really like playing in this building, too."
The Aeros return to action tomorrow night when they play the Texas Stars in Austin. And if Patrick O'Sullivan keeps having fun, then the odds are the Aeros will keep on winning.
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Re: 1930 results
June 3-9, Championships of Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Clay)
Venue: Rot-Weiss Club
Draw of 46
PR = Preliminary round
1R: Ursula von Billerbeck d. Erna Springer 4-6 6-4 7-5
1R: Ellen Hoffmann d. Gerda Amende-Horowsky (TCH) 6-2 6-1
1R: Elly Ledig d. Magda Baumgarten (HUN) default
1R: Anne Peitz d. Erna Fischer 6-1 6-4
1R: Annemarie Löwenthal d. Frau Stein 6-1 6-1
1R: Klara Hammer d. Marion Cramer 6-0 6-0
1R: Ellen Tübben-Garke d. Annie Sturm 7-5 6-3
1R: Marie-Luise Horn d. Else Koehne 6-2 4-6 6-4
1R: Arlette Neufeld (FRA) d. Frau Schöneich 6-3 6-1
1R: Irma Kallmeyer d. Lotte Ertl (TCH) 6-2 6-1
The remaining players had a bye.
2R = Second round
2R: Cilly Aussem d. Vera Menges 6-2 6-2
2R: Edith Sander d. Grete Deutschova (TCH) default
2R: Toni Schomburgk d. Ernestine Kuhlmann 6-0 6-1
2R: Hete Stitzel-Kaeber d. Annemarie Buss 6-3 6-3
2R: Ilse Friedleben d. von Billerbeck 6-4 6-2
2R: Hoffmann d. Ledig 6-2 6-2
2R: Peitz d. Löwenthal 6-1 6-4
2R: Ida Adamoff (FRA) d. Princess Josephine von Lobkowitz (TCH) default
2R: Lilí de Álvarez (ESP) d. Gisela Enger 6-2 6-4
2R: Ruth Kohnert d. Annemarie Schiering 6-3 2-2 retired
2R: Daisy Uhl d. Frl Krotoschin 6-0 6-0
2R: Irmgard Rost d. Margot Haepp 6-4 6-0
2R: Hammer d. Tübben-Garke 6-0 6-2
2R: Nelly Neppach d. Horn 6-3 6-4
2R: Neufeld d. Kallmeyer 1-6 6-0 6-4
2R: Hilde Krahwinkel d. Grete Rohrer (TCH) 6-3 6-2
3R = Third round
3R: Aussem d. Sander 6-3 6-1
3R: Schomburgk d. Stitzel-Kaeber 6-1 6-1
3R: Friedleben d. Hoffmann 6-2 6-2
3R: Adamoff d. Peitz 2-6 7-5 6-0
3R: de Álvarez d. Kohnert 6-3 6-3
3R: Rost d. Uhl 6-0 6-4
3R: Hammer d. Neppach 6-4 7-5
3R: Krahwinkel d. Neufeld 6-4 6-2
QF: Aussem d. Schomburgk 6-4 6-2
QF: Friedleben d. Adamoff 1-6 7-5 6-3
QF: Lilí de Álvarez d. Rost 5-7 6-2 6-3
QF: Krahwinkel d. Hammer 9-7 7-5
SF: Aussem d. Friedleben 6-1 6-4
SF: Krahwinkel d. de Álvarez 6-0 8-6
FI: Cilly Aussem d. Hilde Krahwinkel 4-6 8-6 6-1
Womens doubles
Draw of 16
1R = First round
1R: Cilly Aussem/Toni Schomburgk d. Erna Fischer/Vera Menges 6-1 6-0
1R: Annemarie Buss/Daisy Uhl d. Magda Baumgarten (HUN)/Else Koehne default
1R: Hilde Krahwinkel/Anne Peitz d. Erna Springer/Wavertree 6-3 6-0
1R: Isle Friedleben/Elly Ledig d. Grete Deutschova (TCH)/Grete Rohrer (TCH default
1R: Ruth Kohnert/Nelly Neppach d. Gerda Amende-Horowsky (TCH)/Lotte Ertl (TCH) 6-2 6-4
1R: Lilí de Álvarez (ESP)/Irmgard Rost d. Marie-Luise Horn/Edith Sander 6-2 6-0
1R: Ellen Hoffmann/Irma Kallmeyer d. Klara Hammer/Hete Stitzel-Kaeber 6-4 3-6 6-2
1R: Ida Adamoff (FRA)/Arlette Neufeld (FRA) d. Gisela Enger/Annemarie Löwenthal 6-2 6-3
QF: Aussem/Schomburgk d. Buss/Uhl 6-2 6-4
QF: Friedleben/Ledig d. Krahwinkel/Peitz 4-6 7-5 9-7
QF: Kohnert/Neppach d. de Álvarez/Rost default
QF: Adamoff/Neufeld d. Hoffman/Kallmeyer 3-6 6-2 6-1
SF: Aussem/Schomburgk d. Friedleben/Ledig 6-0 6-4
SF: Adamoff/Neufeld d. Kohnert/Neppach 6-4 6-2
FI: Cilly Aussem/Toni Schomburgk d. Ida Adamoff (FRA)/Arlette Neufeld (FRA) 6-4 6-0
Mixed doubles
Draw of 27
1R = First round
1R: Annemarie Buss/Count Ludwig von Salm (AUT) d. Irma Kallmeyer/Feo Hartz 6-3 4-6 6-4
1R: Hilde Krahwinkel/Erik Worm (DEN) d. Hete Stitzel-Kaeber/Martin Zander 6-2 6-2
1R: Elly Ledig/A. Tomilin d. Gerda Amende-Horowsky (TCH)/Roderich Menzel (TCH) 6-3 2-6 7-5
1R: Toni Schomburgk/Heinrich Schomburgk d. Edith Sander/Gustav Jaenecke default
1R: Ida Adamoff (FRA)/Georges Glasser (FRA) d. Anne Peitz/Bräuer 6-2 6-3
1R: Grete Rohrer (TCH)/Rohrer (TCH) d. Gisela Enger/Harry Schwenker 6-1 6-2
1R: Annemarie Löwenthal/[Henner] Henkel d. Vera Menges/Ehrenreich 6-3 6-1
1R: Ellen Hoffmann/Friedrich Frenz d. Magda Baumgarten (HUN)/Ludwig Haensch 6-0 8-6
1R: Ruth Kohnert/Herbert Eichner d. Irmgard Rost/Édouard Thurneyssen (FRA) 6-2 1-6 6-4
1R: Arlette Neufeld (FRA)/Emmanuel du Plaix (FRA) d. Frau Stein/Knüppel 8-6 6-0
1R: Ilse Friedleben/Béla von Kehrling (HUN) d. Marie-Luise Horn/Dr Ludmar Heitmann 6-0 7-5
The remaining pairs had a bye.
2R = Second round
2R: Cilly Aussem/Bill Tilden (USA) d. Buss/Count von Salm 6-2 6-1
2R: Krahwinkel/Worm d. Ledig/Tomilin 6-2 6-1
2R: T. Schomburgk/H. Schomburgk d. Adamoff/Glasser 6-4 2-6 6-1
2R: Nelly Neppach/Heinrich Kleinschroth d. Rohrer/Rohrer 6-1 7-5
2R: Löwenthal/Henkel d. Lilí de Álvarez (ESP)/Daniel Prenn default
2R: Klara Hammer/Leonhard Lorenz d. Hoffmann/Frenz 6-3 6-3
2R: Kohnert/Eichner d. Wavertree/Rau default
2R: Friedleben/von Kehrling d. Neufeld/du Plaix 6-2 7-5
QF: Aussem/Tilden d. Krahwinkel/Worm 6-2 3-6 6-3
QF: Neppach/Kleinschroth d. T. Schomburgk/H. Schomburgk 7-5 3-6 6-4
QF: Löwenthal/Henkel d. Hammer/Lorenz 6-3 6-4
QF: Friedleben/von Kehrling d. Kohnert/Eichner 6-3 6-3
SF: Aussem/Tilden d. Neppach/Kleinschroth 6-2 7-5
SF: Friedleben/von Kehrling d. Löwenthal/Henkel 7-5 7-5
FI: Cilly Aussem/Bill Tilden (USA) d. Ilse Friedleben/Béla von Kehrling (HUN) 6-3 6-1
|Jun 21st, 2017 02:28 AM
Re: 1930 results
It is very nice to have full results from an event such as the Italian. Thanks Mark.
|Jun 20th, 2017 05:53 PM
Re: 1930 results
April 28-May 4, International Italian Championships, Milan, Italy (Clay)
Draw of 24
1R = First round
1R: C. Viganò d. M. Sertorio 6-0 6-0
1R: Baby Manfredi d. Ilse Friedleben (GER) default
1R: S. Peretti d. Ida Adamoff (FRA) default
1R: Baroness Maud Levi d. Signora Garcia 6-2 6-1
1R: Anna Luzzatti d. Signora Colloridi 6-0 6-0
1R: Lina Gadda d. Nelly Neppach (GER) default
1R: Leila Claude-Anet (FRA) d. Madeline ONeill (GB) default
1R: Rosetta Gagliardi d. Rosie Berthet (FRA) default
Eight players had a bye.
2R = Second round
2R: Lilí de Álvarez (ESP) d. Ucci Manzutto 6-0 6-1
2R: Giulia Perelli d. Gabriella Malenchini default
2R: Viganò d. Manfredi 6-2 6-1
2R: Baroness Levi d. Peretti 6-1 6-0
2R: Luzzatti d. Gadda 6-0 6-1
2R: Gagliardi d. Claude-Anet 3-6 6-2 6-0
2R: Arlette Neufeld (FRA) d. B. Clerici 6-2 6-1
2R: Lucia Valerio d. Giuliana Grioni 6-1 6-0
QF: de Álvarez d. Perelli 6-3 6-2
QF: Baroness Levi d. Viganò 7-5 6-2
QF: Luzzatti d. Gagliardi 6-1 6-2
QF: Valerio d. Neufeld 6-1 6-3
SF: de Álvarez d. Baroness Levi 6-2 6-1
SF: Valerio d. Luzzatti default
FI: Lilí de Álvarez (ESP) d. Lucia Valerio 3-6 8-6 6-0
DF: Lilí de Álvarez (ESP)/Lucia Valerio d. Leila-Claude Anet (FRA)/Arlette Neufeld (FRA) 7-5 7-5
XDF: Umberto de Morpurgo/Lilí de Álvarez (ESP) d. Pat Hughes (GB)/Lucia Valerio 4-6 6-4 6-2
Notes: This was the inaugural edition of the Italian Championships. At one point in the women's singles final Lucia Valerio had led by 6-3 4-1 before losing.
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From the London 'Times', Saturday, July 5, 1930:
"Lawn Tennis The Championships America's Day
"Yesterday was the Fourth of July, and the large number of Americans who made their way to the All England Lawn Tennis Courts at Wimbledon found much comfort there for their absence on that day of days from home, from the Stars and Stripes, the exploding of crackers, the noise and bustle of parades, and the hundred-per-cent enthusiasm for country and hometown.
"The American women's champion, Mrs Helen Wills Moody, proved she was still peerless among women players, and won the Championship at Wimbledon for the fourth time in succession [ ] Mrs Moody's right to the title is complete and undisputed. No one has made anything of a challenge against her this year, and Miss Elizabeth Ryan yesterday failed as simply as any of the others who had gone before. Had she been playing as she did some years ago, she might have employed her cunning and experience to some purpose, but it availed nothing against one who was mistress of the situation right from the start and always called the tune.
"No present-day player seems to have any prospect of overcoming Mrs Moody, for nearly all of them try to play in the same hard-hitting way. Until they can learn to use their heads as well as their arms, and to realise that mere power and force are not everything, they will not meet with much success. A more complete all-round game, in which strokes are constantly being varied, is necessary above all things. Young players are frequently so much coached that they lose all initiative. They play by the book, by the written or spoken word, they do not think or see for themselves, they have little confidence in themselves and their own powers of thinking and foresight, and they are afraid to strike out on a trail of their own. There will be a new champion when that is done. [ ]
"Mrs Moody's Victory
"Miss Ryan made but a slight resistance to Mrs Moody. She had come on the court prepared to vary her play in such a way as to keep Mrs Moody running, but she was seldom allowed to settle down and only at rare intervals could she do as she had planned. It was Mrs Moody who piped while Miss Ryan danced, and Miss Ryan got only two games in each set. She started well to take the first of all in which Mrs Moody was serving. She had a short return shot just dropping over the net on the far side to which neither Mrs Moody nor even Jean Borotra could have got up.
"That was only a brief tale, however, and Mrs Moody was soon in her stride. It was an easy stride, too, for she stood almost motionless in the centre of the baseline hitting strong and deep to the far corners with almost monotonous regularity, and Miss Ryan was made to run with energy from side to side in an endless and fruitless chase. That was as much as she could do, and she was early in the match seen to be tiring. She had a chance in the fourth game with only one point required, and hit out when up at the net with Mrs Moody at her mercy.
"She did better in the following game and won by getting Mrs Moody's service back with the same gentle returns. But that was all she could do in that set. An occasional well-placed and well-judged shot won a point, but more often they failed to baffle Mrs Moody, who got up to drive them far from Miss Ryan's reach.
"Miss Ryan started very feebly in the second set and lost a game as quickly as it could be lost. The second, however, came her way, two of her drop shots finding Mrs Moody far away and unable to get there in time. Mrs Moody, however, was soon back in the lead in the third game. Then Miss Ryan made her last despairing effort, and in doing so strove to quickly get up to the net after her service and was foot-faulted, for the linesmen yesterday seemed to have suddenly discovered that many players do foot-fault. That upset her calculations a little, and though she did contrive to get near to the net at times it was small profit, for Mrs Moody had the means of stopping that kind of thing with fine drives down the side of the court.
"Mrs Moody then began to serve at her best, and a love game followed the fifth. Miss Ryan came back at that and won to love on her service, Mrs Moody being rather weak in her returns on the backhand. That was all, for Mrs Moody went straight away to win. In the last game Miss Ryan made one of her short shots; Mrs Moody got it back and Miss Ryan hit out. Then, to show that she too was an adept at a short shot, Mrs Moody made a stop volley that just fell over the net, and won."
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circa mid-August, Viareggio, Italy (Clay)
Venue: Circolo Tennis Viareggio
FI: Lechen d. ??
MX: Lechen/Merciai d. ??
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April 23-May 5, All-Jamaican Championships, Kingston, Jamaica
SF: Gloria Calder d. Edna da Costa 6-4, 6-3
SF: Ethel Poulle d. Dorothy Watson 6-3, 7-5
FI: Gloria Calder d. Ethel Poulle 6-4, 7-5
DF: Aubrey Bell/Edna da Costa d. Gloria Calder/Mrs H.C. Stuart 6-4, 6-3
XDF: Edna da Costa/Harry Philpotts d. Gloria Calder/Charles S. Brandon 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
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Week of December 22-28
December 23-30 Calcutta Championships, Calcutta, India
FI: Jenny Sandison d. Lena McKenna 8-6 6-4
FI: Jenny Sandison d. Mrs E. Peters 8-6 6-4
DF: Mrs E. Peters/Jenny Sandison d. Lena McKenna/Marjorie Stork 7-5 6-2
MX: Jenny Sandison/Leonard Brooke-Edwards d. Mrs Smith/Hodges 6-1 6-3
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Week of March 3-9
March 1-10, Ballygunge Cricket Club, Calcutta, India
FI: Mrs Newson d. Mrs Creffied 6-4 4-6 7-5
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Re: 1930 results
Week of January 27-February 2
Circa late January? Calcutta Championships, Calcutta, India (Grass?)
FI: Jenny Sandison d. Mrs E. Jordan 6-3, 6-1
DF: Jenny Sandison/Mrs Simon d. Mrs Jones/Mrs Jordan 1-6 6-1 6-2
MX: Jenny Sandison/L. Brooke-Edwards d. Mrs Williams/R. McInnes 9-7 6-3
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Updated. Thanks
|Apr 11th, 2016 02:15 PM
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May 20-31, Simla, India
FI: Mrs B. Shepherd d. Mrs Lumby 4-6, 6-1, 8-6
|Apr 11th, 2016 02:14 PM
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March 1-10, Ballygunge Cricket Club, Calcutta, India
FI: Mrs Newson d. Mrs Creffied 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
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She won the 1985 Hemingway Foundation Award for a first work of fiction and her book, Rich in Love was turned into a motion picture. Her book, Nowhere Else on Earth, tells the story of Rhoda Strong, a North Carolinian coming of age as a Lumbee Indian during the Civil War.
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November 3, 1890
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What happened here twenty-five years ago could not have happened in any other place or age. Maybe it will be told in full someday, and all the secrets known.
But my guess is nobody will ever roll back the curtain to show a true picture of us and our land in those times, just as a soldier can never describe a whole battle - only his little piece of it, the tree and fence and field he saw, his own wounds and the wounds he gave. He does his best, telling what he knew and what he supposed and what he heard later from the others, but always wanting to tell more, always wishing a view would clear and the whole scene - not just its deaths but its explanation and design - would suddenly lie open before his eyes on the green field, revealed in a dazzling afternoon light.
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Since it is somewhat changed today, I'm describing our geography from memory. The county has more farms and towns now, more ditches, more roads and bridges and railroad tracks. But back then everything not pinewoods or fields was swamps, fifty of them labeled on the map and more whose names were never known to mapmakers. Some were pocosins, shallow egg-shaped basins landlocked and still, scattered northwesterly as if a clutch of stars had been flung aslant in one careless toss from heaven, leaving bays that sometimes filled with rain and sometimes dried in the sun, growing gums and poplars and one tiny bright green plant found nowhere else on earth, the toothed and alluring Venus flytrap.
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Though they likely missed their mark, exploding harmlessly in the sand, the era of aerial bombing had begun, a century ago this month, in Libya. One irony of the recent overthrow and death of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, following NATO warplanes bombing his convoy in October, is that Libya illustrates the advances in aerial bombing technology that transformed warfare over the last century.
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Bombs, blimps and airplanes made their first wartime appearance in Lt. Gavotti's war, the Italian-Turkish conflict of 1911-12, a clash remembered almost solely by devotees of air power. "Amazingly, aircraft were used not only for reconnaissance but also for artillery spotting, transportation of supplies and personnel, and even bombing of enemy troops, supplies, and facilities — both day and night," wrote the air power historian Col. Philip Meilinger.
In 1911, the airplanes these men flew were mostly framed with wood, although some used steel tubing, covered in torn canvas and held together with steel wires. Designers had not determined whether the planes should land on wheels or skids, whether the propeller should push or pull the plane forward or determined the pilot's best location — back as far as possible from the engine and nose it turns out — to survive a crash. Recent experiments had demonstrated that long narrow wings generated more lift than short stubby ones, but an explanation for this puzzling fact awaited publication by the German aerodynamicist Ludwig Prandtl, in 1918.
The airplanes were slow. The state-of-the-art 100-horsepower rotary Gnome engine (the Wright Flyer's 1903 model only had a 16 h.p. one) could propel a Blériot "sport" monoplane to 75 mile-per-hour speeds, which made landing tricky as engines had only one speed, full-throttle, and smooth runways were a novelty. A Taube monoplane, the kind Gavotti seems to have flown, cost $6,335 with a 100 h.p. Mercedes engine.
In 1911, perhaps 1,000 serious pilots were alive in the world, according to a survey published that year. Learning to fly was "a perplexing business," said the British pilot Cecil Grace, quoted in The Aeroplane, Past, Present and Future, which published the survey. The din of the engines prevented the novice from hearing instruction, while "his breath is almost taken away by the rush of wind from the propeller" before undertaking a first take-off. The attempt usually ended a few seconds later in a short bouncing landing that damaged the plane. "Proficiency, as regards flying under ordinary conditions, comes very readily, however," Grace concluded, in a comment recorded a day before he disappeared with his airplane over the English Channel.
An early grave wasn't unusual for aviation's pioneers, as airplanes readily crashed. At least 37 had died by 1911 in accidents since the first fatal crash of Sept. 17, 1908. On that date, Orville Wright broke his leg and ribs and killed his passenger, a U.S. Army lieutenant named Thomas Selfridge, on a demonstration flight before 2,000 spectators. Four of the dead aviators since then were Italians, military pilots or military engineers, who otherwise likely would have flown over Libya in the 1911-12 war and dropped grenades with Lt. Gavotti.
"Later on, they had racks of bombs, shells with fins on them outside a second cockpit, and a guy would literally drop them by hand," Crouch says. "It was not very accurate."
Observers agreed in 1911. "Bomb-dropping, whether from airship or aeroplane, does not appear to have been attended by any great measure of success, and it is not unlikely that that the possibilities of early development in this direction have been overrated," revealed W. K. McClure, then a Times of London reporter embedded with the Italian Army.
"Bombing very quickly became more sophisticated, however," Crouch says, in World War I. Aside from the Zeppelin raids, Germany began sending large twin-engined Gotha bombers over England before the war ended. "They had bombsights which were becoming more complex by then"
A bomber arms race ensued afterward, resulting in planes such as the four-engined B-17 and during World War II, the Norden bombsight, which supposedly accounted for wind speed and direction. "It was supposed to be very accurate, but they still had trouble dropping a bomb 'in the pickle barrel' as they said then," Crouch says. The area bombing of World War II, which obliterated cities such as Dresden and Tokyo, was partly a result of this inaccuracy, he adds.
The second atomic bomb, dropped on Nagasaki, which killed at least 39,000 men, women and children, was several miles off target, Crouch says. "The atomic bomb was the ultimate expression of area bombing. You didn't need to be accurate."
Real accuracy in aerial bombing came towards the end of the Vietnam War, in cases such as the 1972 destruction of North Vietnam's Thanh Hoa Bridge with laser-guided bombs, after conventional bombs had failed for years. The maturation and miniaturization of electronics, computers, lasers and other communications technologies springing from that time, all add up to today's "precision" munitions, Crouch says. The result is the current era of drone plane bombing, and the precise targeting that saw fighter planes, launched in Italy, target Gadhafi's motorcade. "Hitting a target is not so much the problem now, as making sure it is a real target," says Crouch, noting controversy over civilian bombings in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. "How could Gadhafi stand up to that kind of air power, really, in the end?" he says.
A century ago, air power advocates such as Italy's Giulio Douhet and H.G. Wells saw airplane bombing deciding wars, through mass terror of populations facing bombs. "It happened. But it didn't happen the way they thought it would happen," Crouch concludes. That's one of history's lessons, both when it comes to technology and to war.
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With summer, over Shelby is looking forward to having some time to herself while the kids are back in school. A phone call from Uncle Joey ruins her plans, but she manages to take it in stride. After lunch with her friend, she promises to meet with the private investigator who was spying on Uncle Joey, but this simple task turns into a disaster. Not only does she find the P.I. dead, but a slip of paper with her name on it under his lifeless hand implicates her for his murder. Desperate to prove her innocence and find the person who killed him, Shelby begins a frantic search. She enlists the aid of the local mob boss, Uncle Joey; his hit-man, Ramos; and her police detective friend, Dimples, but soon finds that nothing can save her from becoming entangled in a sinister plot.
With her life on the line and no way out, she finds herself trapped by revenge, and realizes it will take all her skills to escape. Now she must choose where her loyalties lie, and hope she doesn't trade something bad, for something even worse.
©2013 Colleen Helme (P)2014 Colleen Helme
My name is Kira and I work as a librarian in utah. I love all kinds of books, but especially like fantasy and mystery.
"Awesome mystery"
Yes, the book was impossible to put down.
Ramos, because he reminded me a bit of a Ranger from Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series.
Her unique voices for each characters. Not only were the distinguishable, but they were just how imagined them sounding.
Ever since Shelby went to a grocery store to get carrots and got shot, nothing in Shelby Nichols' life is ever routine or boring, especially with her mind reading abilities caused by the grocery store incident. When Joey "The Knife" Manetto, aka Uncle Joey, asks Shelby to go listen to a private investigator named Sam Kilpack's thought s, she arrives at the man's office only to find him dead. To make matters worse, someone's trying to frame her for Sam's murder. Her husband's gun was used as the murder weapon and her fingerprints were all over it. It Shelby hadn't taken the note that had her name on it and the pen Sam had written her name with prior to his death, she'd be behind bars. When Shelby discovers that another man by the name of Jim was found guilty of killing his girlfriend, she finds out that his girlfriend's murder has the same M.O as her case. Unfortunately, he's set to be executed in just a few days. Could the two cases be connected? Will Shelby and her husband, Chris, be able to clear her name, find the real killer, and save herself and Jim?
This fast-paced, gripping mystery was a treat to listen to. Narrator, Wendy Tremont King's voices are unique and easily distinguishable. The plot is filled with twist and turns that King handles with ease. The intrigue, suspense, and mystery of the story are well-blended and easily hold the reader's attention. The characters were well-developed and entertaining and the dynamic between them was humorous and engaging. The narrator's and author's pacing complement each other perfectly and are well-suited. Listeners who have read or listened to the other Shelby Nichols adventures will have an easier time understanding what is going on, but this could be read out of order. People who enjoy mystery, adventure, humor, and suspense will thoroughly enjoy listening to this series.
"Love this series! Fun, action and adventure!"
This is one of my favorite mystery/adventure series. I love all the characters and the narrator does an excellent job with the pacing and voices.
This one is a tough question because I think the storyline for this series is very original but my guess would be Jana DeLeon's mudbug series but without the ghostly elements. The humor, fun, mystery, and adventure is all present though.
The great character voices! She nails the voice of Shelby and the accents for some of the other characters are hilarious.
"A cute story wiith some good laughs"
I love how funny the lead Shelby can make a crazy problem seem so real.
I love how I really want to know how Shelby and Ramos interact
When she finds the body and is freaked out (rightfully so!) Not acting like its no big deal.
I can hear YOU!
A light FUN read. and that is sometimes Exactly what you need.
"Loved it"
Shelby had me laughing like a loon or anxious over her safety. The characters are so real! What a writer!
Sci-fi, detective, cozy. Only give 5s to those books I think stand above the rest. 4 is a good solid book. 3 is average, nothing special.
"Going strong"
Another great installment. Only thing that bugged me was a huge clue that was given that somebody should have researched earlier. And most certainly would have come up in the original trial. Still a good read and keeps the series going.
"Couldn't Stop Listening"
I would. In fact, I already have recommended. Shelby is growing so much as a character. When reading a series of books, I love having a character change and become more confident in themselves and their abilities. And Helme makes it happen.
I love Ramos and Shelby and how well they work together. I have greatly enjoyed how their friendship and partnership has developed over the series.
This book was such a fun audiobook that I finished it in 2 days. I couldn't wait to get back to "Trapped by Revenge" every time I had to put it down. I can't wait to see what Colleen Helmes has in store for Shelby.
"Head spinner"
I loved the story! I always love Shelbys adventures and this took it in an entire other twist. I'm so sad that I only have two more to read :(
Really loving audiobooks, this has been the year of the audio for me. Huge booklover all the way around from romance to horror. :)
"I love Shelby Nichols!"
I am sure the print would be find but I love the audio.
I was so curious as to why someone was trying to frame Shelby for murder and was surprised at who it was.
She brings the characters to life, she is a really good narrator even thought it took me a whole novel to warm up to her. I can't see anyone else doing this series.
Mind reading, mob bosses and a little revenge, and you thought your life was hard.
Trapped by revenge was very good. It was just as entertaining as the others have been. It's very easy to want to binge on Shelby Nichols as when you finish one you really want anther dose. I highly recommend this series if you like a fun cozy type mystery.
Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on it's ability to climb a tree then it will live it's whole life believing it's stupid
"The most exciting and breathtaking adventure yet!"
In Trapped by Revenge, the darkest and most thrilling Shelby Nichols adventure yet, our heroine is in deep trouble. As usual, through no fault of her own, Shelby is the first on the scene of a murder… and not just any murder, the murder of a private detective, and he's got her name on his notepad!
With a series of twists and turns, an exciting subplot that runs throughout this adventure and Shelby winding up in jail for murder, this book will keep you listening for hours on end.
The narration by Wendy Tremont King is spot on as usual. Wendy IS the voice of Shelby Nichols, and characterizes our mind-reading soccer mom turned detective and consultant perfectly. Wendy's forte, in addition to expertly capturing Shelby herself, is expertly and believably capturing the voices, inflections and intonations of the other characters in the story. She is particularly good at voicing the different male characters, such as husband Chris, Hit Man Ramos, and mobster turned maybe not so bad mobster after all Uncle Joey.
Colleen Helme is undisputedly at the top of her game once again with Trapped by Revenge. This thrilling ride through Shelby's life features a crooked judge, a man on death row about to be executed, and a detective in the police dept. determined to nail Shelby for murder.
This complicated and complex piece will captivate you and leave you breathless for more as you make your way through the story. The action builds to a crescendo near the end of the book, when we finally find out if Shelby will end up on death row or go free, whether the falsely accused man will be executed, and if the crooked judge will be caught.
Throughout the book, there is a new developing relationship between detective "Dimples" Harris and Billie-Jo the investigative reporter who is on her own mission.
So there is a lot going on in this book, and you will love every minute of it, and be glued to your speakers or headphones for hours and hours of non-stop action, wry comedy, and the thrill ride of Shelby's latest adventure.
This is the 5th installment in the Shelby Nichols adventure series and I would recommend this book to anyone that loves an adventure, loves a good detective read, and especially is a fan of Shelby Nichols or for that matter Colleen Helme. The more books Colleen writes the better she gets. The characters are deeply realistic and expertly depicted. The characters are so well portrayed that you will feel as if you actually know them. Shelby is a very good person, a very moral person, and she feels very badly when she has to tell lies to protect her mind-reading secret. She is deeply in love with her husband Chris, and must resist temptation with a sizzling hot hit man that has fallen for her. So you'll encounter a lot of dilemmas and a lot of difficult and realistic choices that Shelby encounters as she goes through this exciting life of hers.
A long time ago I stumbled onto Carrots, the first book in the Shelby Nichols adventure series. While normally not the kind of book that I would listen to or read, Carrots drew me in. Colleen's wonderful and talented descriptive writing captivated my attention and my imagination and has never let go.
"Loved it!"
4.5 stars.
My Initial Reaction...
Trapped by Revenge was the best Shelby Nichols book thus far! Shelby's landed herself in the worst mess yet and I really wasn't sure if she'd manage to get out of it.
The Narration...
I've teased that Wendy Tremont King isn't very good at Mexican accents (and she's not). But in Trapped by Revenge, I discovered that she does country very well! Plus, she continues to give solid performances for all the characters and I really love her for Shelby. I can't imagine anyone else narrating this series at this point!
The Characters...
I still really love Shelby. She's just so genuine! She may lie plenty when dealing with people - since she has to cover up her ability to read minds - but Shelby doesn't lie to herself. She knows when she's wrong or has done something she shouldn't and owns it! I just wish she felt guiltier about her interaction with Ramos... but I guess it's okay to flirt and lust a bit, as long as she continues to know she loves Chris and will remain faithful to him, right? It would break my heart if Shelby ever did cheat on Chris, though.
I've always liked Shelby and Chris's relationship - it's refreshing to read about a couple in love after years of marriage and two kids. And Chris has only grown in my esteem over the course of the series. He started off not knowing how to deal with the Shelby and her new abilities, but by Trapped by Revenge he fully appreciates her abilities and supports her strength. He's her rock and support, just like a husband should be. Sure he wants to keep her out of trouble, but he doesn't stifle here either.
Ramos and Shelby's relationship changed a bit in the last book and I was nervous about how they would progress. They are openly flirtatious - so much so that Uncle Joey suspects they're having an affair - and I wish it were toned down a bit. But ultimately, I think Ramos respects her and her marriage too much to REALLY try anything. I have to say I enjoy their flirtations, as long as they keep it at that.
Uncle Joey is great as usual. I know he's supposed to be this mob boss bad guy, but I never feared him and by this point I would really be sad to see him get in trouble. He cares deeply about Shelby and I think he's a good guy to have in her corner (as Trapped by Revenge really shows).
It was also nice to be back with Dimples (Detective Harris) in Trapped By Revenge. I missed him in the last book and in Trapped By Revenge he really proves what a good friend he is.
A new character was introduced too - Billy Jo. Billy is a reporter and has a thing for Dimples. She's a good investigator, really country (at least in the audio version) and I like her a lot! I hope we see more of her in future books - I think she adds an interesting dimension to the story.
The Story...
In Trapped By Revenge Shelby's landed in the worst mess of all. She goes to visit a private detective for Uncle Joey and when she gets there he's dead. Worse yet, he's written her name on a piece of paper. Shelby is able to grab the paper, but it doesn't do her much good, because quickly the evidence framing her as the killer escalates. Uncle Joey thinks a judge is involved and Billy Jo recognizes a similar MO between her case and another one she's working on. No matter how you look at it, things are not looking good for Shelby.
I loved seeing the way Shelby had so many people working to help her - if you had doubts about Uncle Joey's intentions toward Shelby before, they're gone now. But regardless of how many powerful people she has on her side, the evidence isn't looking good and Colleen Helme didn't pull any punches. Poor Shelby is going through it and you really don't know when or if she'll get off!
Concluding Sentiments...
I loved Trapped By Revenge and cannot wait for Deep in Death to come to audio!
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- AMPLE STORAGE SPACE & Power -2GB RAM - the Fusion5 Android 6.0 Marshmallow is perfect for multitude of uses. From an office workhorse to a games machine and a movie player! Further storage can also be added via a micro SD card (Supports upto a 64-gb TF-card) (not included).
- EXCELLENT OCTA-CORE CPU - the Octa-Core main processor and the Octa-Core graphic processor on this tablet ensures it's powerful than other Android tablets on the market today
- TABLET SPEC: 10 inch Phablet Quad Core Android Tablet PC with superfast processor MTK8382 1.3GHz | Enjoy your favourite apps like Facebook, WhatsApp & Skype all on the go with 3G & WiFi! | 10.1 inch LCD IPS capacitive Multi-touch Screen for wider viewing angles & higher colour quality | Better than HD display with 1280*800 Pixel Resolution | 2.0MP Dual Camera | 1GB RAM 16GB memory (8GB internal & 8GB external) | Aluminium case makes the tablet hard wearing, sturdy and less prone to scratches.
- CONNECTIVITY: Wi-Fi & 3G Dual SIM Slot! Ensure you stay connected wherever you go. Make voice and video calls & send messages directly from the tablet | BLUETOOTH 4.0 built in allows you to pair to your devices in seconds.
- ENTERTAINMENT: Compatible with SkyGo, Netflix, Youtube, iPlayer, Amazon Prime, BT Sport and more available to stream. Enjoy Movies and Games with no buffering on a stunning, sharp beautifully crisp 10 inch tablet screen. Plus download thousands of applications from Google Play Store.
- Dual OS: Windows 10 Home & Android 5.1. The latest systems with more excellent interface, compatibility and running effect
- Intel 14nm Cherry Trail Z8300 Quad Core (1.84GHz): is equipped with better performance, delivering plenty of power for multitasking and fueling casual games and movies. Intel HD Graphic Gen GPU is better and faster in playing games and watching videos than the previous generation.
- 8 inch IPS screen: 1920 x 1200 full HD IPS screen offers good experience for watching videos and browsing the Web,give you clear display and colorful visual effect.
- TABLET SPEC: 10.1 Inch Android 5.1, Slim Quad Core Tablet with a fast MediaTek 8163 PROCESSOR | 10.1 inch High-Definition Screen with Multi-touch & 1024x600 Screen Resolution means a crisp viewing experience | STORAGE SPACE: 1GB RAM +16GB (SD Card supports upto 32GB) | Bluetooth 4.0, WIFI & GPS
- ENTERTAINMENT: Now Sky Go & Netflix compatible, meaning you can watch TV straight from your Android Tablet PC! High-performance media Tablet built for internet browsing, 3D Gaming or to watch your favourite Shows straight from the Tablet PC
- DOWNLOAD & PLAY - Ideal tablet choice for when at home or whilst away | With Dual CAMERA: 0.3MP+2MP & built in Hi-Fi SPEAKER, MICROPHONE & FM Radio means ultimate tablet experience especially with a widescreen 10.1 inch LCD Screen
- Detachable Keyboard - The Lenovo MIIX 310 has a detachable keyboard that gives you access Laptop and Tablet modes.
- Up to 10 Hours of Battery - The MIIX 310 comes with a 33 WHr battery that delivers up to 10 hours of battery life. That's a 10% increase over the previous generation.
- Adjustable Hinge - Enjoy the perfect viewing every time and for any task. The Miix 310 hinge lets you adjust your viewing angle from 0º to 125º just like you would with a laptop PC.
- ✔ Multi-Platforms: Android Phone&TV BOX&Tablet&Windows 7/8/8.1/10&PS3&Samsung gear VR. Connection: 2.4GHz/Bluetooth 4.0/ Wired connection.
- ✔ Support icade, X-input, D-input and Android native mode games.
- ✔ Lasts for 18 hours working time, bulid-in rechargeable battery, double shock vibration.
- Excellent Performance: Reproduce Professional-level audio through the copper plated aluminum alloy connector, the high-end technology of capturing audio and high-quality isolated capsule. Professional-grade condenser microphone core is of wide frequency response and high sensitivity. Shielded cord will reduce the loss of sound without interference.
- Portable design: The volume of mic is 35% smaller than ordinary; Low-profile clip-on design allows you to attach it onto diverse clothes or items and not even notice it.
- 3m Extra Long Cable: 3m Cable allows you to walk around without unplugging the mic and record clean and clear sound in the meantime. Equipped with a collector to fixed the extra cable neatly while using.
- ADVANCED GAMING & MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE: Quad Core A33 CPU (1.3 GHz) , 8GB HDD (expandable up to 32 GB) offer unprecedented surfing and 3D games playing experience
- COUNTLESS APP, ENDLESS FUN: Google Play store pre-loaded, built-in Wifi, Bluetooth, USB. Support for Facebook, Twitter, MSN, G-Talk, Skype (video call support), Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, Surf web, YouTube, Netflix and other video sites
- KIDS PROOF CASE - Specially designed silicon case for extra production from accidental damage, drops and dust and with the stand function makes it easier to watch videos and movies, keeping the kids busy.
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