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A9 TV, 18 July 2012
How beautiful is the system of the Mahdi, it is a great blessing that it is happening during our time. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will be the one who will find the Ark of Covenant. Allah has given that task to him, no one else can find it. There are many intelligence organizations and nations that are looking for it with all their might. The Israeli state is looking for the Ark of Covenant officially. But they cannot find it. Who knows its place? Only Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) does. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will find the Ark right on time.
A part of the staff (The Prophet Moses' (pbuh) staff) one of the tablets and the original of Manna and all other such relics are all under protection inside the Ark of Covenant. They are being hidden specifically in a special place. Allah says, "Angels are protecting it, angels are carrying it." I mean it is in such a way that no one else can see it. The whole world is looking for it, but they cannot find. But Allah gives a very special means to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will go and easily uncover it from the place it was hidden. He will show it to the public. And because it is going to be a blessing bestowed upon Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), it will also be a portent of his appearance. Many Christians and Jews will become Muslims at this point.
They make programs about the way of the Mahdi on well-known channels. They talk about the Ark of the Covenant and the sacred relics. The subject comes up, they talk around it but never mention Hazrat Mahdi (as). Why? What is your problem? When they get to that point they clam up. There is something odd here. For example, the finding of the Ark of the Covenant is indicated in the Qur'an and is in the hadiths. It is Hazrat Mahdi (as) who finds it. A sacred ark that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will give to mankind. Hazrat Mahdi (as) also finds the sacred relics. What are Hazrat Khidr's (as) activities for? For Islamic Union. He tries to help Hazrat Mahdi (as). Can you have Islamic Union without Hazrat Mahdi (as)? No. What does Hazrat Khidr (as) do? He helps the Prophet Jesus (as). There is a policy of ignoring all this. Let us see how long that lasts.2012-10-31 11:09:15


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Frizzell County Championship Division One: July 26-29
Surrey 136 (Smith 3-33, Harris 3-55)
Notts 226 (Ealham 55)
Surrey 292-6 declared (Smith 3-57)
Notts 169-8 (Ealham 46, Alleyne 40)
Match drawn
The stand-in skipper saw us fail in a late run-chase for the second time this season, after our defeat to Hampshire in June, and has told the team they must go for the kill if they want to win the Championship title.
He said: ?If you?re going to win Division One you need to do better under that kind of pressure. We got ourselves into a position where we could win and then let Surrey back in.
?In the circumstances we?ve got to be happy with a draw. With six games left we?re top of the pile and now the first target for the rest of the season is not to lose any games. We?ve managed that in this case and again we are looking down on the rest of the table.
?I think we can now say we won?t be relegated and concentrate fully on a more glamorous target. There are probably three or four teams in with a shout of the title and with six games to go it?s great to be one of them.?
After our seam attack dismissed Surrey for their lowest total since the end of 2003, we had to knuckle down in conditions tailor-made for swing bowling but were still eight down by the end of day one.
But Mark Ealham, Graeme Swann and Greg Smith dug in to give us a valuable lead before rain wiped out a day and a half of play.
With the match apparently meandering to a draw, Surrey declared to set us a target of 203 to win off 40 overs. We looked in trouble at 43-4 but David Hussey, Alleyne and Ealham seemed to have pushed us to a winning position.
Surrey then took three wickets in five balls, only to be frustrated by Ryan Sidebottom and Smith who successfully saw off the last 40 balls to save the game.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Minipost: Porcupette
Unfortunately it doesn't have a very exciting model. It looks like the other hedgehogs (Clouded hedgehog, malayan quillrat)
I feel like I can have a bit of a rest now. But for some reason, I still can't stop...
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Grats! I wish they'd introduced some brighter colours or given it big eyes for something though.ReplyDeleteReplies
Or bigger! Or huge fangs! oh the list of embellishments I would have added to it is huge :)Delete
Grats Navi! Even if it looks like all the other porcupines, it sure is cute -- what're you going to name it?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Kam! I am not sure yet, I'll think of something :)Delete
I am SO JEALOUS. Every day, all the tamers - no porcupette and only one spirit, 3 beast stones and a lot of bandages......ReplyDelete
Well done you!Replies
Thank you Seph. I know I've been very very lucky with my drops, but it was a birthday buff!Delete
Well if you say they exist I'll have to believe that they really are out there! Grats, you've got battle pet luck! Wish you could bottle and sell it!ReplyDeleteReplies
If I could bottle my luck I would give you some for Christmas, Ancient :)Delete
Yeah, gratz on ur Porcupette!ReplyDelete
I just love him to death!Replies
You are the one of the few people that like it Pando. I think I will name her after you :)Delete
Awesome! Grats Navi! I think it looks adorable. ^-^ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Euphy :)Delete
Glad you finally got one! I was trying to get one for you by other means was wasn't having much luck. I agree though, sadly he looks like the other ones around.ReplyDeleteReplies
Aww thanks Cym for thinking of me, I'm glad I can ease off on the daily pet batle pressure now.Delete
- Slice213December 20, 2012 at 12:20 AM
easing off pet battling...what? :)Delete
Yeah it should really do some cool moves. Same thing with the Singing Cricket. That thing should be awesome and it isn't.ReplyDelete
Oh, and since all I do these days is brag about pet battles: I have two Porupettes.
Just kidding. I gave the second one to Analogue.


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This week, the Business Roundtable, a group of 210 CEOs of major U.S. companies, released its recommendations for Social Security and Medicare reforms.
What business do they have messing with entitlement programs? Well, the Business Roundtable's stated purpose is to involve itself in public policy and help solve our national problems. It recently offered solutions to the "fiscal cliff" crisis.
But its solutions for these programs are, well, controversial at best, self-serving at worst.
People age 55 and older would be grandfathered into the current system, but younger people would be impacted by its proposals if they are implemented. Here are its recommendations for the Social Security system.
- Increase the full retirement age from 67 to 70. Accommodations would be made for people in physically demanding jobs.
- Change the way the benefits are calculated by increasing means testing and progressivity. Translation: Lower paid workers would get a proportionately higher benefit than higher paid workers. This is how it's structured today, but progressivity would be greater.
- Use the chained consumer price index instead of the standard CPI for cost-of-living increases.
- Enroll newly hired state and local workers into the Social Security system.
- Strengthen incentives for private savings and workplace retirement plans.
Wait until 70?
I admire efforts to fix the long-term fiscal solvency of the Social Security system, and I like some of the Business Roundtable's proposals. But the idea of raising the retirement age to 70 would be a retirement planning disaster for most people.
And the widespread myth that this solution would lift the burdens of younger generations is completely off-base, according to an analysis by the National Academy of Social Insurance, which shows that our children and grandchildren would get shortchanged in benefits.
Another organization has made no secret of its opposition to raising the retirement age.
"I think that, unfortunately, the Business Roundtable is positioning themselves to undermine the economic security of the 99 percent of Americans who don't have the incomes and wealth that Business Roundtable members have," says Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, president and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a policy firm based in Washington, D.C. "The cumulative effect of increasing the retirement age and using the chained CPI would more than offset any benefits you get from the other proposals."
Rockeymoore says the proposals have race, class and gender implications. "Increasing the retirement age shifts Social Security wealth away from those who have shorter life expectancies to those who live longer lives. And those folks are disproportionately whiter and wealthier," she says.
She calls the chained CPI "a form of fiscal sexism" because using that index results in lower cost-of-living adjustments, which over time causes a steep cut in benefits that impacts women disproportionately. She questions the Business Roundtable's agenda and says its members "should be ashamed of themselves."
Rockeymoore has a different agenda: Boost benefits for the very poor, the very old and for caregivers who take time out of the labor market to care for children or loved ones. As former co-chair of the Commission to Modernize Social Security, Rockeymoore helped put together a different set of proposals that eliminates the cap on wages subject to Social Security and "flattens the benefits for higher earners."
Currently, workers contribute 6.2 percent of their wages to the Social Security program for wages up to $113,700 -- any earnings higher than that escape Social Security taxation. "By lifting the cap, you can actually close about 75 percent of the long-term solvency gap under Social Security," she says.
In addition, her proposed plan would include a 1 percent payroll tax hike implemented gradually over a 20-year period, the effect of which feels like "less than the cost of a pack of gum a week for the average person."
But she agrees with the Business Roundtable's proposals to increase progressivity of benefits and to include newly hired state and local workers into the system. "We know that local and state pension plans are experiencing challenges," she says.
Both her proposals and those of the Business Roundtable have the same goal -- to strengthen and modernize the Social Security system -- but each goes about it in a totally different way.
Which set of proposals to fix Social Security do you like better?
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Snowcapped Chocolate Cookies Recipe
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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle.
- Place confectioners' sugar in a shallow bowl; drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into sugar. Coat with sugar and form into teardrop shapes. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks. Yield: about 7 dozen.
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Broadway in Bryant Park
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
The best of musicals on and off Broadway showcase their hits, plus lots of surprises from other Broadway shows. Hosted by LiteFM DJs.
Category: Theater, Free Summer Theater
Piano in Bryant Park
at Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Piano in Bryant Park is produced in partnership with the Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, Sam Ash Music Stores, Jazz Center of New York, and Music Performance Trust…
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Sherman Creek Stewards: Garden Crew
at Swindler Cove (in Sherman Creek), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
For all the aspiring NYC gardeners! Learn about year-round plant care while beautifying Sherman Creek Park. New members must attend an Orientation Session to participate.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Kids Hatha Yoga Meditation
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
1:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m.
Classes are designed to help children focus their minds and stretch their bodies, and practice various poses to improve posture, concentration, strength, coordination, and poise.
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids
Hunts Point Summer Experience
at Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Girls and boys ages 6-13 are invited to join our experienced staff for organized play in Ultimate Frisbee, softball and flag football!
Category: Best for Kids, Sports
Sports Unlimited
at St. James Recreation Center (in St. James Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Girls and boys ages 6-17 are invited to join our experienced staff for organized play in Ultimate Frisbee, soccer, dodgeball, flag football and handball!
Category: Best for Kids, Sports
Ed Center Open Hours
at Environmental Education Center (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Get to know Brooklyn Bridge Park with our 250-gallon aquarium filled with critters from the East River, a 10'-scale model of Brooklyn Bridge Park, crafts, a reading corner, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Best for Kids
Summer Sports Experience at Walker Park
at Walker Park, Staten Island
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Summer Sports Experience provides a friendly introduction to sports for kids!
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience
The Uni Project at Charybdis Playground
at Charybdis Playground (in Astoria Park), Queens
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come read and draw with the Uni Project at Charybdis Playground in Astoria Park!
Category: Best for Kids
Summer Sports Experience at Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island
at Clove Lakes Park Playground (in Clove Lakes Park), Staten Island
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks at Clove Lakes Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00pm-6:00pm to play basketball. All levels appropriate. Ages 7-17.
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Notebook: Veterans react to freshman All-SEC selection
Published: Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 6:38 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 6:38 p.m.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — True freshman Kentucky forward Julius Randle being named preseason Southeastern Conference player of the year didn't sit well with some returning SEC veterans.
Just ask Tennessee senior guard Jordan McRae, who was named to the All-SEC first team.
"When you've played in the games, when you've played in the league, to see somebody who hasn't played a game yet be preseason player of the year, it's kind of a slap in the face," McRae said.
Added Florida center Patric Young, who was named to the All-SEC second team: "Coming out of high school, there's all the hype and whatnot. It doesn't really mean too much. The one that counts is the one at the end of the year. This guy, he hasn't gone through any adversity or played a single minute yet. We'll see how things turn out."
But Florida coach Billy Donovan said he thinks the preseason accolades surrounding the 6-foot-9, 250-pound Randle are justified. Donovan coached Randle when he was on Team USA's 18-under gold medal winning team in 2012 and tried to recruit him to UF.
"I love him," Donovan said. "First he's got a really, really high basketball IQ. I think he's a pass-first high. He's very unselfish. I think the best skill he may have is passing the basketball.
"He's as quick of a 6-9, 240 guy as I've ever seen with the ball in his hands. He's got great handling and passing skills. I think his jump shot has gotten better, his low post game has gotten better, but he's an incredible player on his feet."
Young eyes three-peat
Young has been named SEC scholar athlete of the year for each of the last two years. A telecommunications major, Young said he's shooting for three in a row.
"It's always special when a team or an organization can do something three times in a row," Young said. 'I'm really hoping I can stay on top of my schoolwork this semester and repeat that again. If not, life goes on. As long as I gave it my best effort, that's all I can ask for."
The Gators have had five SEC scholar athletes of the year since 2006 — Lee Humphrey (2006, 2007), Ray Shipman (2010) and Young (2012, 2013).
Not so secret scrimmage
According to ESPN college basketball reporters Andy Katz and Jeff Goodman, Florida will hold a "secret" scrimmage against Georgia Tech on Oct. 26 in Valdosta, Ga.
The NCAA has allowed teams to play preseason games against Division I teams since 2011, provided the games aren't publicized or played in front of a paid audience. In 2011, Florida played UCF in the O'Connell Center. Last season, the Gators played Division II Rollins in an unpublicized scrimmage.
Florida will host Florida Southern in its lone paid-crowd exhibition game on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at the O'Dome.
Quiet on Chris Walker
A week after talking about potential UF incoming freshman power forward Chris Walker at length during UF basketball media day, Donovan was more reserved when asked about the 6-foot-10 Walker on Thursday.
When Lexington (Ky.) Herald Leader reporter Jerry Tipton asked about Walker, Donovan responded: "I can't talk about him, so I apologize. But if we get to Signing Day again, I'd be happy to talk about it.'"
Walker's letter of intent was declared null and void when he was not enrolled at UF last August, which makes him a recruitable athlete. Talking about Walker, then, could potentially result in an NCAA secondary violation.
Team spokesman Denver Parler said in a text that Florida has not self-reported a violation for Donovan talking about Walker last week.
SFC transfer shines for SC
South Carolina struggled through a 14-18 record last season and went 4-14 in the SEC in Frank Martin's first season as coach.
But one of the bright spots was senior guard Brenton Williams. A transfer from Santa Fe College in Gainesville, the 5-foot-11 Williams finished second on the team at 11 points per game and scored 38 points in a game against Mississippi State.
"You don't score 38 points in an SEC game unless you figure out a way to put the ball in the basket," Martin said. "He's grown tremendously there. We need him to keep growing defensively. He's got to utilize his speed."
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SHOPS, businesses and charities in Malvern who have gone the extra mile to make the town a floral paradise have this week been receiving their reward.
The winners of the Malvern Traders in Bloom have been announced, and on Tuesday, the winners and highly commended entrants were invited to Malvern Town Council's office to receive their certificates.
Organisations across Great Malvern, Malvern Link and Barnards Green entered the competition, which was split into two categories: floral display and window display.
The judges, Malvern's deputy mayor Julian I'Anson and Bill Simpson of the Royal Horticultural Society, assessed each entry for its creativity, use of colour, and relevance to theme, which this year was Growing for Gold Pollinators. to celebrate the role of bees and other insects in pollinating our plants
The judges said that "the standard of displays we saw was exceptionally high this year", and that "judging was a difficult task indeed."
But they managed to select a winner in each category, with the Morgan pub in Clarence Road topping the floral display category, and the Oxfam shop in the town centre scooping the award for top window display.
Mr Bill Simpson praised the Morgan, saying "I was impressed by the very colourful courtyard, with its hanging baskets and water feature. A clear winner."
And Cllr I'Anson said "The Oxfam shop's window display was outstanding in both character and theme."
Wayne Rutter, manager of the Oxfam shop, said: "We won last year's bloom competition and we won the Christmas window competition, so I expect people are getting a little sick of us.
"But we really didn't expect to win this year, because one of the window panes blew out in very gusty weather in February, and because this is a listed building, it takes some time to get it done properly.
"We've got one window covered in wood and held up with battens across the front, so we were really surprised when the judges came in and said how wonderful it was."
Floral display category: 1- the Morgan pub, 2 - Shrinking Violet Bespoke Floristry, 3 - Malvern Instruments. Highly commended - Spice Cottage.
Window competition category: 1 - Oxfam, 2 - Age UK, 3 - Shaw Trust. Highly commended - Malvern Hills Gallery, Petals Florist; commended - the Bedroom Centre.


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ST. CLOUD, Fla. - A 6-year-old girl remains in Arnold Palmer Hospital, recovering from third-degree burns she said were inflicted by her mother and her mother's boyfriend, according to police.
Yadzia Morales, 32, and her boyfriend, Roberto Lopez, 20, were arrested Thursday after police said they confessed to pouring boiling water onto the girl as a form of punishment.
Police said Morales boiled the water for two minutes in a microwave before the couple poured it on the child on Tuesday.
A representative for the Department of Children and Families said the child has third-degree burns on 30 percent of her body, including her neck, shoulders and face.
Police said the couple admitted they were angry the girl was crying, so they decided to punish her.
Morales had no explanation for her actions as she left the St. Cloud Police Department on her way to the Osceola County Jail. Lopez, however, said he felt bad about the incident.
"It's just not what it seems," Lopez told Local 6. "I was not inside the bathroom. That's all I can say."
Police said they fear this is not the first time the child has been abused. A week ago, they said the girl was placed in a scalding shower.
"I am completely stunned," said Virginia Anderson, director of The Shepherd's Little Family Child Care Center in St. Cloud. "She texted me this morning at 2:30 in the morning. I got the text this morning at 8:30 that she wasn't coming in because her daughter was at the emergency room."
Anderson said Morales worked as an assistant and was hired a week ago, but has always been good with children.
"She has a lot of experience working with children. I checked all her background, everything's clear. Very good background," said Anderson.
DCF is also investigating to see how long the child may have been abused, but went on to say the child recently moved from Puerto Rico to live with her mother.
Police said they learned of the abuse after the boyfriend's mother babysat the girl and noticed the injuries. That's when the child told her babysitter how her parents punished her.
Both have been charged with aggravated child abuse, child neglect causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery and domestic violence.
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We're not the only ones who love Mark Bittman's minimalistic approach to cooking. While you wait for the premiere of his show (Sunday at 10:30 a.m. EST), check out top food bloggers favorite Bittman recipes:
For a healthy breakfast, the folks at The Kitchn turned to Mark Bittman's cornmeal pancakes. They were so surprised by how good the pancakes were that they turned to the recipe again for dinner later that week.
Olga at Sassy Radish became so obsessed with Mark's description of fried onions and schmaltz in his recipe for kasha varnishkes that she decided to try the recipe out herself. She skipped the schmaltz, though, and went with unrefined sunflower oil instead to "impart a unique flavor on the dish" and started her own tradition.
Bobbie, the author of Fresh and Foodie, consistently uses Mark's cookbook How to Cook Everything and in her opinion, it's the best cookbook out there. She agrees with Mark Bittman's description of his banana bread recipe as the ultimate and describes it as "outrageously moist inside with a tender crust on the outside."
Luisa at The Wednesday Chef decided to give Mark's recipes another go and was thankful she did. She put his recipe for stuck-pot rice in the "top five of rice dishes."
Heidi from 101 Cookbooks was pleasantly surprised to discover that Mark's How To Cook Everything Vegetarian cookbook was more than just a guide to cooking vegetables.
"Mark Bittman is clearly excited about all the other ingredients that come into play when you start to phase out some (or all) of the meat in your diet. It is a cuisine that lends itself to a wonderful range of grains, legumes, salads, and produce."
She gave his recipe for Autumn Millet Bake a go and loved how it could be prepped in advance.
Deb at Smitten Kitchen says Mark's recipe is the only recipe you'll ever need for blondies. She loves how simple and easy it is, and how in true Minimalist form, Mark offers endless variations on the original recipe.
Clay and Zach at The Bitten Word were inspired by Mark Bittman's video for actually grilled cheese sandwiches that they decided to try it out. They added a Southern twist by using pimento cheese in their sandwiches.
Do you have a favorite Minimalist recipe?
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It was one of those depressing days in the newsroom.
And across the city.
To put it gently, two little ones had gone to heaven and police said their mother had gone missing. Given the sadness that story would evoke in today's paper, city editor Shane Minkin wondered if I could write something upbeat. Off the top, and considering the circumstances, only one story came to mind.
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It wasn't my idea.
It was one of Jacob's other grandfathers, his Grampa Roger, who saw the article in the Free Press last April and made the suggestion.
"Open casting call for part of young boy in Winnipeg-shot film," the headline read.
It turned out TriStar Pictures was preparing to shoot a movie here this summer called Heaven is for Real, and they were looking for a boy between five and eight to play the role of a child who emerges from life-threatening surgery to describe visions of heaven.
Jacob is six. And he believes in heaven. But he's never actually acted, except for time spent on stage with the rest of the darlings in his school Christmas pageant, or whatever they call it now.
Heaven is for Real is the real thing, of course, with real Hollywood actors like Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly, who play the parents of the boy who's real, too. The still-being-shot film's news release offers this by way of background: "Based on the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book of the same name, the film brings to the screen the true story of a small-town pastor who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary life-changing experience."
Back last spring, casting director Jim Heber suggested the search for the starring role of the boy could extend across North America. No matter. On the last Saturday in April my daughter, Erin, accompanied Jacob to the Winnipeg Convention Centre, as would hordes of other proud parents with cute little boys. Beforehand, they were all supposed to memorize a few lines to recite, and learn to sing a hymn, Amazing Grace.
There was something Jacob wasn't prepared for, though: a question the casting team would ask all the boys.
What did heaven look like?
Jacob described it in colour, as blue and white.
Curiously, Jacob and I had discussed what heaven was like last fall when I took him to visit the resting places of three generations of Sinclairs in Elmwood Cemetery. His description of heaven back then was more personal and poignant.
Anyway, during that initial casting call, Jacob just did what he was asked. He sang Amazing Grace and recited his lines. And eventually he -- and 29 other boys -- got a callback.
I gather by that time, or soon after, the final choice was made for who would play the starring role.
It turned out to be a now-just-turned-six-year-old from Cleveland named Connor Corum. But Jacob and the other boys weren't out of the picture, or the movie for that matter. The film still needed at least a couple of local boys, a stand-in or a photo-double for Connor. For what seemed like weeks, Jacob waited, wondering anxiously if he would get another callback.
Eventually he and four others would.
"We all looked the same," Jacob told me later.
What he meant was they were all blond like Connor.
Jacob's measurements were taken, just like the other boys, and then they all waited hopefully again for another callback. It was about a month or so ago when I got the call.
"I'm in Jacob's dressing room," my daughter Erin said. "And he's waiting to get his hair done."
Later she would describe how Jacob was made up as pale as death for an operating room scene so they could get the lighting and camera angles just right for the star. And, how Connor and Jacob and the other boy who got to play the role of photo double would sit around together playing video games between setups and takes. The way cigar-puffing adult actors play cards in their trailers, I guess. I would also learn during the casting process, Jacob had his own question for the crew.
How much would he be paid?
"I'm going to put half the money in the bank," he told his mother, "and half in my piggy bank."
So that's what my little grandson did on his summer vacation. He learned the value of hard work. And made a piggy bank full of money doing it.
-- -- --
There's something else I should share with you. The way Jacob described heaven last fall as we left Elmwood Cemetery.
"You know the best thing about heaven?" he asked without prompting.
"What?" I asked.
"You get to meet all your friends."
I didn't know what to say. And I still don't.


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It's striking that the Czech constitutional court announced its approval of the European Union's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday morning just as the prospect of another Russian gas import crisis began to loom on the EU's horizon. For even though the news from Prague is welcome, a moment's reflection is all you need to remind yourself that the Lisbon treaty will, in and of itself, do very little to help the EU address its most serious foreign and economic policy problems.
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A report in this weekend's FT suggested that the UK government-sponsored inquiry into board diversity led by Lord Davies of Abersoch will stop short of imposing quotas for FTSE companies. Instead, the report says, boards may be given a two-year timeframe in which to meet a common minimum target – expected to be between 15 per cent and 30 per cent – to speed up the inclusion of more women on the boards of the UK's largest companies.
Both the CBI, the employers' group, and the Institute of Directors have been outspoken in their opposition to any common-to-all, compulsory targets. The CBI suggested that progress should reflect individual companies' circumstances:
"For example, a media company with a high number of female staff may set a higher target for the number of women on boards, compared with an engineering firm with just a handful of female employees."
The Institute of Directors is opposed to any imposition whatsoever:
"There are no shortcuts to greater gender diversity in the boardroom. As in other areas of corporate governance, the government should focus on long-term solutions rather than measures – such as board quotas or targets – that merely mask the symptoms of the problem."
Lord Davies, who is due to report in two weeks' time, has already disputed some of the arguments against legislative pressure to deliver more diversity. One objection has been the lack of suitably qualified women; another that women will rise to the top by their own efforts without the need for externally imposed targets.
But progress has been too little and too slow. The proportion of women on FTSE 250 company boards is just 7.8 per cent, and more than half of FTSE 250 companies have no women at the top.
In the past few weeks, Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner of Internal Markets, told the Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German national newspaper:
"I am open to the idea of introducing Europe-wide quotas for women – for example, in the boardrooms of publicly traded companies."
Ursula von der Leyen, co-author of a recent study by the German Institute of Economic Research, has been dismissive of the effectiveness of Germany's voluntary agreement to increase the number of women on German company boards. She told Der Spiegel magazine:
"The agreement has been an abysmal failure. Almost nothing has changed for women."
While the UK is unlikely to go as far as Norway or Spain in its demands on listed company boards, there would appear to be consensus building throughout Europe that a degree of push is needed to ensure at least a minimum ratio of women on executive boards.


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sentence = "Hi my name is awesome and I want to be your friend. Currently I am studying PYTHON. Can you help me"
words=sorted(sentence.split(" "), key=str.lower)
for w in words:
if len(w) >= 4 and len(w) <=8:
print w, len(w)
I want to print all of the words that are greater or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 8.
I am not sure where I am going wrong here, because it does not obtain ANY result.
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Firstly I hope this is the correct place for this post as I have been having a really hard time searching these excellent forums and the internet as a whole and discovered nothing of any use so thought you guys would be the perfect place to post as this seems to be where I make all my discoveries and breakthroughs... Anyway I digress...
So to get to my point I was wondering if it is possible to create a wordlist with crunch (which is easy enough) and perhaps piping it through to another program that will take entries out that have multiple letters and numbers on the fly ie..
also does anybody know of either a process to make crunch create a list with alternating alphanumeric a1b2c3d4....???
or if not perhaps redirect these results on the fly as crunch makes the wordist?
I beliveve this would keep the size of aforementioned list day a little at least as I think the calculation would go something like this 26x10x26x10x26x10x26x10 ...??? also i would like to create the reverse 10x26x10x26x10x26x10x26..
Any hope would be great cheers in advance guys....
would it be possible to script this or code it with C..
sorry for the length of the post any help greatly received
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
think I have found out that this command:
./crunch 8 8 -t @$@$@$@$ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 \!\@\#\$\%
will do what I want but....
now I just need to pipe the output into aircrack but am currently at a loss I am sure I will work this out though ..?
Worked it out now guys piping output into aircrack as we speak =)
Linux and the Linux community = amazing!!
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You could write a small little C program that discards strings that contain duplicate characters.
The guts of it would be something like:
...or something along those lines.Code:void Print_String_If_All_Characters_Are_Unique(char const *const str) { for (char const *p = str ; *p != '\0'; ++p) /* Until we reach the null terminator */ { /* Exit loop if next character is null terminator */ if (p[1] == '\0') break; if ( strchr(p+1,*p) ) { /* If this block of code is entered, it means a duplicate character was found. So we exit the function without printing the string */ return; } } /* This point can only be reached if there were no duplicate characters */ puts(str); }
Thanks in advance
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Inquest or inquiry? What would be best way of examining the tragic case of Brian Sinclair?
Sinclair was a homeless, double amputee who died in 2008 after waiting more than 30 hours in an ER waiting room to see a doctor. His death is now the subject of an inquest ordered by Manitoba's chief medical examiner.
Although the proceedings have only just begun, we are starting to see problems. The most recent flashpoint was the revelation the inquest will not see a complete report from Winnipeg police and an opinion from a prosecutor that concluded criminal charges should not be laid against any of the health-care professionals involved in the Sinclair case. Some of the report has been provided, but parts have been left out. This follows an earlier pronouncement a critical-incident report generated by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority will similarly be withheld.
These evidentiary omissions have raised questions about whether Sinclair's death should have been subject to a judicial inquiry, rather than an inquest. That's a complicated question with equally complicated answers.
An inquest is a somewhat limited review of the circumstances surrounding an untimely death. They do not, as a rule, make determinations of guilt or liability. As a result, they are often criticized by those most affected by the death.
Judicial inquiries, on the other hand, are struck when there are broad, systemic issues connected to an extraordinary event that may or may not involve a death. Past inquiries investigated the justice system's treatment of aboriginal people, the vote-fixing scandal of the mid-1990s, the death of young Phoenix Sinclair and the wrongful convictions of Thomas Sophonow and James Driskell.
Inquests and inquiries have similar judicial authority, including the power to subpoena witnesses and compel evidence. However, inquiries are typically broader in scope. They can, in some cases, issue findings of culpability, misconduct, incompetence and recommend criminal charges be considered.
Simply put, an inquiry is an inquest on steroids.
Should an inquiry have been called in the Sinclair case? It certainly seems some of the evidence being withheld from the inquest would have likely been on the table with a judicial inquiry.
Although the details of a criminal investigation may be of little interest to an inquest -- which cannot assign guilt -- they certainly would be relevant to a wide-ranging inquiry that could assign liability or comment on the criminality of those involved.
The issue of the WRHA critical-incident report is a different matter. Although both inquests and inquiries are empowered to obtain any evidence deemed necessary, another provincial law that deals with mistakes in the health-care system makes critical-incident reports completely off-limits.
That law allows health-care professionals to report mistakes without fear of exposure or legal repercussions. The WRHA would rather find out about mistakes and ensure they don't happen again than punish those who authored them. This approach recognizes fewer than one in five mistakes are ever reported. Without a shield for doctors and nurses it's feared the WRHA may never learn about some the more serious errors.
Lamentably, this law assumes all medical mistakes are created equal, even though common sense tells us that is not so. There are errors of omission and errors of commission. And within those categories, we have isolated incidents of malpractice, and chronic patterns of incompetence. These variables must be considered in any decision to withhold key pieces of evidence.
It's also important to recognize the province has in the past released evidence to judicial inquiries that it normally considered confidential. In the Driskell case, the province willingly released legal advice provided to the attorney general even though that is normally protected under solicitor-client privilege. The province apparently decided the benefits of revealing the evidence outweighed the long-standing tradition of confidentiality.
The issue here is not whether there should have been an inquest or an inquiry, although it seems this tragedy would have been better served by the latter. The issue here is whether any proceeding examining the Sinclair tragedy can come to a fair and complete conclusion about what happened without all of the evidence on the table.
It's certainly possible the inquest, even though it will not go as far as an inquiry, will still reveal the same details of the Sinclair case that may have been uncovered in the police investigation and the critical-incident report. The inquest has access to all of the people involved; a thoughtful examination of witnesses may produce the same degree of accountability.
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Toyota Motor Comp. (
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Toyota's decision to settle the outstanding litigation and move ahead, commenting, "After two years of intense work, including deposing hundreds of engineers, poring over thousands of documents and examining millions of lines of software code, we are pleased that Toyota has agreed to a settlement that was both extraordinarily hard-fought and is exceptionally far-reaching."
Toyota chief North American legal officer -- Christopher P. Reynolds -- sought to take the opportunity to restate Toyota's point that its electronic systems were never proven to have issues, remarking, "This was a difficult decision -- especially since reliable scientific evidence and multiple independent evaluations have confirmed the safety of Toyota's electronic throttle control systems."
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He adds, "[Ultimately] we concluded that turning the page on this legacy legal issue through the positive steps we are taking is in the best interests of the company, our employees, our dealers and, most of all, our customers."
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Waltham Forest council has said it is "excited" at the prospect of new ownership for the Grade II-listed former EMD cinema.
The authority is set to approve funds for the compulsory purchase of the building in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, next month.
The venue, which has been empty since 2002, is currently owned by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), which has failed to get permission to turn it into a place of worship.
Negotiations are said to be ongoing over a sale, but funds for a CPO could be approved on July 15.
If the CPO is imposed the council plans to sell the building to Waltham Forest Cinema Trust and Soho Theatre, which has developed a plan to restore the cinema as an arts and entertainment venue.
Cllr Clare Coghill, cabinet member for economic growth and high streets, said: "We're really excited by the prospect of bringing the EMD back into use as an arts and entertainment venue and we know that our residents want this too.
"The venue will help develop the borough's cultural offer and help put Waltham Forest on the map for visitors near and further afield.
"On 15 July, Cabinet will be asked to agree to provide funding, subject to a number of conditions, to the Soho Theatre Company to help them purchase and restore the building.
"The grant is intended to help assist a negotiated purchase of the building from UCKG and if this is not possible, the Council can look to progress to a CPO in accordance with the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act and subject to Cabinet approval."
A spokeswoman for the council added a CPO is still "on the table", but a negotiated sale if possible, will be "quicker and more cost effective."
In May 2013, the church's appeal against the council's decision to reject its bid to turn it into a place of worship was rejected by the government's planning inspectorate.
Campaign group The McGuffin Film Society has been pivotal in the campaign to return the venue to community use.
Spokesman Bill Hodgson described the up-and-coming cabinet meeting as a "significant development" and says the council is "more than justified in pursuing a CPO."
He added: "Local residents have made their voices heard time and again on this issue and there can be no doubt that a revived entertainment venue is what this community wants."
A UCKG spokeswoman said: "The UCKG HelpCentre is considering this step and is not yet ready to comment on this development."


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I have read numerous journals from 19th century explorers, fur trappers, and government officials for my research project with American Prairie Reserve this summer (previous posts here and here). The hope was that these sources would provide anecdotal insights into historic wildlife populations from Montana's prairie ecosystem. In fact, these sources have been indispensable…


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Hands on and Benchmarks of two MSM8x60 Phones - HTC Sensation 4G and HTC EVO 3Dby Brian Klug on 6/3/2011 2:57 AM EST
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jigglywiggly - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkpost picture comparisons between the cameras plox, I want to see how good the evo 3d's 5 megapixel rear camera is. Reply
Brian Klug - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkI definitely took some 2D and 3D photos with the HTC EVO 3D, however HTC wasn't ready to let me take them quite yet since it isn't final and there's a likelihood things might change on the camera.
-Brian Reply
Omid.M - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkSet up your Picasa account on the phone (or DropBox) and upload photos as you take them...
I thought you said all qHD panels (in mobile devices) are currently Pentile only? Can you at some point identify what panel(s) HTC is using to give us Pentile-free qHD? I'm really curious.
The SLCD on the Incredible 2 is beautiful and Pentile free, but not qHD.
I just wish I could activated the EVO 3D on Verizon. Damn.
P.S. Posted your interview with Uplinq all over the place. Reply
Brian Klug - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkEarlier it did look like the qHD panels were all going to be pentile. Now it's looking like only Motorola qHD LCD screens are going to be pentile, and HTC is just going to use an RGB stripe. I got a Droid X2 in last Friday, and compared to the Sensation/EVO 3D, I think RGB stripe wins by a fair margin.
-Brian Reply
logic_88 - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkWhere did you get the information that it's a "Super LCD (IPS)" panel? Just curious. Reply
Trisagion - Friday, June 03, 2011 - link... But, where is the Samsung Galaxy S2 review? Come on guys, it's been a month since it launched in Korea. In this global day and age you shouldn't wait for it to hit the U.S before doing a review :) Reply
A5 - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkI assume they haven't reviewed the SGS2 because they don't have a review sample. They aren't going to spend $600+ to import a phone when they can just wait and get a review sample for free. Reply
Mike1111 - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkWhy is the iPad in the charts but the iPad 2 (arguably the SoC with the most powerful GPU) is missing? Reply
FATCamaro - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkBecause AT doesn't want to piss of its rabidly anti Apple readers. Amirite? Reply
softdrinkviking - Monday, June 06, 2011 - linkI think it's cause it's not really the same type of device. This isn't a tablet review. I suppose the iPad was just put there as a point if reference. Reply
B3an - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkWhen are you guys going to review/benchmark the Samsung Galaxy S2? It's probably the most popular and best phone out right now. I know it's not out in the US yet but cant you import one from the UK or Europe? Reply
macs - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkI agree.
I can't wait for Samsung Galaxy S II review because after using it for a month I'm sure it's the best smartphone available and by a huge margin.
I can't understand why you are so fast to post benchmarks from unfinished devices or developer prototypes like you did at MWC or with Qualcomm MDP but not in a hurry to review what is the most popular and most advanced phone in the world right now (outside US at least). Reply
A5 - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkI assume they haven't reviewed the SGS2 because they don't have a review sample. They aren't going to spend $600+ to import a phone when they can just wait and get a review sample for free. Reply
Nataku - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkor, just may be or, the ppl asking for review can donate one to them :D Reply
Brian Klug - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkHey, if one of you wants to donate one, I'll gladly review and even return ;)
-Brian Reply
Brian Klug - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkThis is pretty much exactly the reason. I had contemplated buying one and having it imported (it'll even work on AT&T's UMTS bands). We decided to wait for the US carrier (and thus US Samsung) to get them, but it's been taking a while.
Essentially all the other reviews, even by stateside reviewers, have been of the international version of the phone.
I agree with what everyone has said though, we need one.
-Brian Reply
synaesthetic - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkDid Samsung learn their lesson? Will this get timely software updates? Is the filesystem EXT4 now instead of that stupid RFS crap?
Will we see some AOSP (built from the source, NOT cooked Sammy ROMs) custom ROMs?
If the answers to those questions are yes, yes, yes and yes, then I'm interested.
Otherwise, the phone could be faster than my laptop and I still wouldn't care. Reply
bplewis24 - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkWell said! Reply
bjacobson - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkwho cares? They're fully onboard with making unlocked phones, just throw #favoriteROM onto it and be done with it??? Reply
synaesthetic - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkYeah but if some of those questions are no, then we won't see anything but cooked Sammy ROMs.
I'd like my SGS2 with a side order of CyanogenMod, thanks. :) Reply
dagamer34 - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkInternational Samsung Galaxy S phones got more timely updates because carriers didn't request for special models which crapware apps that required a delay in updating to newer versions of Android. Reply
ph00ny - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkEXT4, i've already received firmware updates twice since the release...
One of few manufacturers to use unlocked bootloader and there are at least four roms and two oc methods available for the device Reply
will2 - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkAgreed. With 1million SGS2 sold in Korea in 1st month, and huge sales in Europe.
To Anandtech -
1) although many sites already reviewed SGS2, ever since reading your detailed analysis of the iphone4 antenna problem, I have looked forward to similar quality phone reviews from you.
2) A problem with existing reviews of the SGS2 & HTC Sensation is, although some of the graphs indicate there is a serious weakness in the SGS2 Mali 400MP GPU compared to GPU's from Imagination, Adreno, nVidia
We need YOUR review to home in on this and provide useful benchmark comparisons between all the RECENT dual-core SoC Smartphones.
3) some have pointed out the HTC Sensation has a serious weakness in having only 1GB of internal NAND to run apps, compared to the 16GB internal NAND of the SGS2. The superficial reviewers just say add external SD NAND. We need YOUR view on this.
4) IMO small -ves on SGS2 are : the SAMOLED+ ideally should be qHD to maintain clarity at 4.3", need for a £25 dongle to view on HDMI, no Camera Shutter button, no FM Record, but overall, a superior phone to the Sensation, even though it does have qHD Reply
bplewis24 - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkRegarding #2, it may be problematic for Anandtech to confirm anything because of the speculation about the SGS2 having different SoC implementations for different regions. Remember, the one coming stateside may sport a Tegra2 SoC? Reply
Sharro - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkSimple question to Anandtech :-)
The issue of locked bootloaders should be watched closely in the coming months after HTC public announcements, I'm stuck with 2 Incredible S that I can't "mess" with.
All the best,
Sharro Reply
EarlyMon - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkThe HTC website calls it Super LCD - in keeping with the blogosphere.
At CTIA this year, they announced that the Evo 3D display was made by Sharp, and repeated it under follow-up questioning.
Sharp Super Mobile LCD panels are a variant of their ASV technology and are _not_ IPS.
HTC _never_ called this panel Super TFT-LCD, the deprecated name for IPS.
According to Engadget's report of HTC's press release from last July, the Evo 4G sported the "Sony Super LCD" panel - show of hands - how many of you _actually believe_ there's an IPS panel on the Evo 4G? (Put your hands down.)
Nowhere I have I ever seen it published from the LCD industry that Super LCD = IPS. In fact, nowhere in the LCD manufacturing sector in Asia do I see the term Super LCD referred to at all as an LCD technology.
Super LCD is now part of the folklore of marketing. Even Sharp is now calling their ASV as AV Super.
Can't wait for next year's LCD crop. Those will be Super Duper LCD. Reply
Brian Klug - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkInteresting - we had heard from a good source that Super LCD was in fact just IPS being rebranded, but given your CTIA link with the EVO 3D being manufactured by Sharp, it can't be. Thanks for those links, we'll investigate more and find out. I think this is my first time encountering the Super LCD variant.
-Brian Reply
mevensen - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkHow well do these benchmarks reflect full capabilities of the dual core processors?
I've seen some statements (not sure how credible) that software remains poorly optimized to take advantage of these processors. Is this true? If so, how much are we to take from these comparisons between single and dual core systems, in terms of future performance potential? Reply
metafor - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkThese benchmarks are still relevant in that they show the realistic state of relative performance you can expect from these devices. Yes, Android is very poorly optimized and yes, things could run a lot faster if software actually used the hardware capabilities available (i.e. WP7) but that doesn't mean evaluating how fast devices are in the present state isn't useful information. Reply
I just feel that the stock android browser is not up to date on all fronts. This comes from my own experiments with my Samsung Galaxy S2 (Gingerbread 2.3.3.) wich shows for instance in SunSpider a score of ~3300ms on the Android browser and a ~1700ms in Opera 11. Reply
azmodean - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkPlease tell me I'm not the only person who saw the first picture and had some MAJOR cognitive dissonance trying to figure out why the smartphone had a cassette deck built in. Reply
Sarah_ - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkNot gonna lie, I thought the same thing! Reply
jabber - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkNote to smartphone manufacturers. Thanks for giving us ever higher and higher megapixel sensors and HD video capability. Ok we've given up hope of ever seeing more than a 50c lens on any of them but please can you give us greater control of the compression levels applied to pics and video?
I see so many smartphones with awful pic quality and 720p+ video that looks no better (even worse) than VGA video due to over zealous compression settings.
Please let me have the choice between being able to take 50 good pics or 500 crappy ones. Reply
vision33r - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkAt my work, I have access to virtually every smartphone device popular today. I've yet to find a smartphone that takes pictures/videos as good as an iPhone 4.
Not kidding. While this will usually bring out a lot of anti-Apple haters and trolls. I've played around with so many Android, Blackberry, Symbian, and even good old dumb camera phones out there sporting 12Mpixel and 720p video.
I attribute the excellent picture taking and video performance to Apple's software.
It's such a joke these days that all these powerful devices with dual-core, super fast, and 8Mpixel cameras take grainy and muddy pictures. It's like looking at pictures with art filters FORCED ON. Reply
cjl - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkI haven't tried video yet, but the best pictures I've seen out of any smartphone (including the iphone 4) are from the Samsung Droid Charge. Reply
Choppedliver - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkI've got a 20 x 30 print from an 8 megapixel picture taken with my evo 4g. It looks damn good. Your point is taken, but I think you are exaggerating. Tell me what other phone on the market you can make a 20x30 print with and it look good in your living room. Reply
ph00ny - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkSince you wanted to bring iphone4 into the "picture"
Some nokia phones are known for their camera capabilities and another reason why i'm watching this whole microsoft and nokia relationship very closely Reply
NeoteriX - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkAgreed. I'm an Android evangelist and own an Evo 4G (and the Evo 3D on preorder), but the iPhone 4 takes better low light photos than any non-cameraphone I've ever seen. The Evo 4G pales in comparison.
I think Apple was just bold enough to choose a sensor with a lower resolution, but larger sensor sites. I'm hoping the Evo 3D follows the same path, but I have my doubts. Reply
Lucian Armasu - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkThat's pretty underwhelming. How are they going to fight against Tegra 3 that is out in a few months? My guess is they won't be able to match it. Reply
Omid.M - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkLucian,
That's like saying Car A is better to have than B, because the 0-60 is .5 seconds faster...but in daily use, it wouldn't make a difference.
They don't need to match Tegra 3; they just need to push Gingerbread as soon as possible to be "ahead" of the competition. Reply
mesiah - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkI plan to have an Evo 3D in my pocket the day it is released. If the power draw from the paralax barrier isn't that bad, the battery life on that thing has to be spectacular. And if now.... it is still a cool phone. Reply
synaesthetic - Sunday, June 05, 2011 - linkThe Evo 3D's ridiculous gimmick could inadvertently make it one of the longest-lasting smartphones on the market, simply by TURNING OFF the gimmick.
Really, I don't give a flying rat's behind about 3D on a phone. But that 1730mAh battery, I definitely like that! Reply
PubFiction - Monday, June 06, 2011 - linkI agree I am actually very dissapointed that they did not leave the big batteryt in the sensation.
But the thing is most of the illogical people out there make the biggest deal out of the weight of a phone. like what is it going to tire you out lol?
And so companies just dont like to put big batteries in because then they cannot claim it is RAZR thin and so on. If someone just I know people with all different phones including iphone4s and no one with a smart phone can get the battery to last all day easily if they use it much. Reply
worldbfree4me - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkI'm glad my Sexy Nexy is standing up to the big boys! Although It lacks a dual core Cpu, it still ranks up there with latest and greatest. Ice Cream should be only 6 months off!! Reply
MobiusStrip - Friday, June 03, 2011 - linkLenses on a 3-D camera need to be spaced at the normal human interocular distance: about 64mm (2.5 inches).
These lenses are way too close together to produce correct 3-D. After 150 years of 3-D photography, how do they screw it up now? Reply
synaesthetic - Sunday, June 05, 2011 - linkI just hope someone writes a Camera app that can take advantage of the two sensors to produce truly awesome focus and sharpness on ordinary 2D photos.
Who gives a crap about 3D? Gives me a migraine anyway. The concessions HTC had to make in order to facilitate the 3D gimmick might make this a ridiculously awesome phone if the 3D can be completely disabled/excised. Reply
Impulses - Monday, June 20, 2011 - linkThat's what the switch is for... As for the dual cameras, they could be used for some really awesome low-light and HDR photography imo, but the proprietary driver that runs then will probably make it very difficult.
My Sony point and shoot super zoom has some modes that make use of it's unique burst speeds (CMOS) by combining shots taken at different exposures etc., plus an HDR mode that works in a similar fashion... Even on full auto you can set it to take two shots when appropriate (with and without flash).
It's all enabled by it's quick burst speed (compared to 90% of P&S) which allows quick capture of multiple images with different settings, the EVO 3D's dual sensors could be used towards the same effect imo. Reply
ph00ny - Saturday, June 04, 2011 - linkWhere are you located? If you're in nyc area, i will gladly let you test drive mine Reply
Brian Klug - Sunday, June 05, 2011 - linkI'm over in Tucson, AZ sadly. Were in NYC I'd definitely take you up on that offer.
Is it an import?
-Brian Reply
Caaz - Sunday, June 05, 2011 - linkI've been wondering... what is the resolution in 3D? The 3D screen of the 3DS renders images at 400*240 pixels, whether it's in 3D or in 2D mode (no visual loss in resolution, the handheld renders two 400*240 images for each eye in 3D (800*240 total)).
From the article, I understand the EVO 3D works differently, and that there's a loss of resolution when 3D images are displayed (each eye gets 480 pixels instead of 960). I think that's what affected the Optimus 3D as well. Is it the case? Reply
snakestrike39 - Sunday, June 05, 2011 - linkWhat was the benchmark scores for the htc evo 3D??? Reply
ph00ny - Monday, June 06, 2011 - linkyeah
i ordered it from uk on the launch day. Reply
redmotion - Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - linkYou can get the GL Benchmark results for the SGS2 from the GL Benchmark website. I did several benchmarks when I got my SGS2.
Sunspider = 3417.1
Quadrant = 3174
Linpack = 46.939
AnTutu = 4485
Browsermark = 53,938
Faster in most cases than the Qualcomm MDP 1.5. Reply
pailebaker - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - linkI also ordered this device from USA. But i need to pay extra than its actual price. It doesn't matter what i paid. But i am extremely happy to get this device. Reply
nitink - Monday, August 01, 2011 - linkthis phone have a great potential unleach its power get full hd games with sd card data..at:
http://nitin-xyz.blogspot.com/2011/07/free-and-ful... Reply


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I haven't had Lucky Charms cereal in a good 15 years. I eat grown-up food like yogurt and fruit and poached eggs for breakfast instead. And because I like this grown-up food, I assumed that my mature self wouldn't enjoy the fantasy food of my childhood: super sugary cereals that my mom only allowed once or twice a year, if ever.
I was wrong. Lucky Charms cereal is good. Maybe because I haven't had it in a decade +, or maybe because it's laced with some kind of magically delicious, addictive fairy dust, when I recently popped a handful of hearts, stars, clovers and what's essentially sugar-coated Cheerios in my mouth, I was sort of in love. Do I love it enough to add it into my grown-up breakfast routine? No. But I love it enough to turn it into a cooler-than-corned-beef-and-cabbage St. Patrick's Day layer cake.
The "cake" is very much like another iconic cereal-of-my-youth dessert: Rice Krispies Treats, but made with Lucky Charms instead of the snap-crackle-pop stuff, and stacked like a cake with marshmallow creme in between the layers. It looks pretty sticky (because it is), but the clean-up is pretty easy and the cake cuts easily with a sharp knife — serrated or chefs'.
You can make the cake layers a day ahead, but don't frost the cake until you're ready to serve it. Marshmallow creme gets melty very fast.
Lucky Charms Layer Cake
10 cups Lucky Charms cereal, plus more for decorating
6 tablespoons butter
8 cups mini marshmallows
1 16-ounce jar of marshmallow creme
Grease two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter and mini marshmallows, stirring constantly, until smooth.
Turn off the heat and add the cereal to the marshmallow; stir to coat.
Working quickly, divide the cereal-marshmallow mixture between the two pans. Set aside to cool for at least 30 minutes.
Just before serving, turn out one of the cereal layers and set it, flat-side down on a platter. Spoon 3/4 of the marshmallow creme onto the middle of the layer. (The marshmallow creme will soon ooze its way onto the edges; no need to spread.) Lay the top layer onto the marshmallow creme and spoon the remaining marshmallow creme onto the middle. Decorate with remaining cereal.


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Dog-friendly Colyford, 3 Dogs & 8 People
Woodmans Stoup is situated in the conservation village of Colyford located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This detached Grade II Listed period farmhouse dates from the 17th century, but has origins that possibly date back earlier than this. The property is a traditionally built thatched cottage and has a…
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THE confusion created by the revolving door for Australian quicks has spread to the batsmen, following the omission of Usman Khawaja after just one game in one-day colours.
Khawaja appears to have paid a heavy price for his run-out on debut at the MCG, where he made three from 11 balls. His dismissal did nothing to relieve the selectors' long-held concern about the young batsman's lack of urgency between the wickets.
There was no suggestion from the hierarchy that Khawaja was injured, and no immediate explanation from the selectors. He was replaced by Steven Smith, a middle-order batsman who also provides a slow-bowling option in addition to frontline spinner Xavier Doherty and part-timers David Hussey and Glenn Maxwell.
Khawaja is far from the only Australian to have fallen victim to the run-out disease this summer. The plague carried over from the Test series and Phillip Hughes was almost crucified by his opening partner Aaron Finch in the first over of Sunday's second ODI in Adelaide. Finch took off for a single after hitting the ball straight to a fielder and Hughes would have been run out by metres if the throw from Tillakaratne Dilshan had been accurate.
Hussey was also involved in a terrible mix-up with Maxwell, and was run out for 29.
Khawaja, a contender for the No.6 Test position vacated by Mike Hussey, was one of a handful of players picked in the ODI squad to audition for tours of India and England.
The swift demotion of one of the most talented and technically proficient young batsmen in the country, whether for reasons of form, team balance or rotation, continues a period of remarkable instability in the national teams.
Michael Clarke (hamstring), David Warner and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (both rested) are due to return to the squad for the next match in Brisbane on Friday, putting top order batsmen Finch, who has made 16 and four in his first two hits, and Khawaja under pressure to keep their spots.
The constant refreshing of the pace attack also continued when two more young quicks, Ben Cutting and Kane Richardson, stepped through the revolving door and into national colours.
Cricket Australia said left-arm quicks Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson had ''niggles'' and described their withdrawal from the side as ''precautionary''. They are given some chance of recovering from calf and rib soreness, respectively, in time for the next match.
While Channel Nine has complained about the potential impact of resting drawcards such as Warner on television ratings, former fast bowler Brett Lee has been an outspoken critic of the rotation policy for other reasons.
Lee said at the weekend that no one, including the selectors, knows what Australia's best attack is, and argued that the constant churn cheapens the honour of representing Australia. To be fair, injuries have contributed to the selectors calling on 10 fast bowlers at international level this summer.
Sri Lanka's seamers unpicked Australia's inexperienced batting order in damp conditions at Adelaide Oval, where the home team struggled to 170 in 46.5 overs largely on the strength of a Brad Haddin half-century.
Australia slumped to 6-83 in the 25th over before Haddin, filling in for Wade, dug in with Cutting for a 57-run partnership.
Haddin's experience was valuable in tricky conditions and his 50 from 67 balls was a testament to his perseverance, though he hit Thisara Perera for a sweet six.
Debutants Cutting and Richardson fell to consecutive balls from Lasith Malinga, while Clint McKay was the victim of a surprise decision by the third umpire to overturn a not out verdict using DRS.
The Sri Lankans appealed for caught behind and asked for a review when the plea was turned down. The technology, including Hot Spot, provided no compelling evidence of an edge but third umpire Richard Kettleborough must have seen something because McKay was given out.


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I am very new to Linux Operating systems, and need help testing the BlockHosts python script inside my VMWare Ubuntu system.
I have activated the script, and now want to test to see if it will block an ip address if I fail to login a few times.
I don't know how to achieve this, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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OverviewWSDOT replaced two fish passage culverts, one under SR 112 and the second under Eden Valley Road. Crews cut the roads open, removed the existing culverts, and installed larger, wider culverts that allow fish passage and a more natural streambed environment. After the new culverts were in place, the road was repaved.
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Mix the flour, sea salt and baking powder together in a bowl. Combine the wet ingredients, mix and add to the dry ingredients. Stir with a wire whisk. Lightly oil a pancake griddle and ladle the batter on to form the pancakes. Fry on both sides until golden brown. Remove and place on a serving platter. Repeat until all pancakes are made. Serve with pure maple syrup, Eden Apple Butter, Eden Apple Sauce, Eden Cherry Butter, Eden Apple Cherry Butter, Eden Apple Cherry Sauce, or Eden Apple or Tart Cherry Concentrate syrup.
Per serving - 235 calories, 8 gram fat (28% calories from fat), 8 gram protein, 39 gram carbohydrate, 7 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 389 milligram sodium


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They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and yet we keep devoting less time to it. It's not hard to see why. We have to get ready for work. We have to check our email, Facebook messages and if anyone retweeted our retweet of something Whoopi Goldberg said. There is simply not enough time to enjoy a real breakfast … that is, until now.
A 50s-themed trailer in the Seattle area has begun offering breakfast on a stick, thus letting you have your pancake and eat it too. My Sweet Little Cakes puts pretty much everything they sell on sticks, including such breakfast classics such as chicken and waffles, buttermilk pancakes and hickory smoked bacon. Finally, the tyranny of quick and easy smoothies can be put to an end.
Of course, being as how this truck is in Seattle, you'll have to be in the area to plunder its wares. Until this idea sweeps the rest of the world, may we suggest making breakfast yourself and pretending its on a stick.


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Hi to everyone..
I want to learn JSP. So that i have downloaded Blazix to act as server. Also, I have set the path and class path variables correctly. And placed my jsp files in C:\\Blazix\\webfiles folder. But when i tried to execute it from my browser, i found HTTP 404 error. I dont know how to rectify it. If somebody knows whats the problem exactly , pls help me.
Is there anybody knows a step by step procedure to execute jsp files using blazix server pl?
I had never heard of it, so I actually had to look it up.
Considering that there is very little information on it and no documentation, I would suggest abandoning it and going with a more well-known option, such as Apache Tomcat, Resin, or JBoss.
Thank you Sir for your reply. Actually I had downloaded Blazix Server considering that it requires only few MB. But I couldnt resolve the problem. So that I too think about to change the server to Tomcat Apache after reading your suggestion.
I know this may be a bit late, so you may have already given up with Blazix. However, you may not have had the Blazix Web Server running. It has to be running to run any files from the server (localhost:someportnumber). In your Blazix folder, you should have an icon saying "Blazix Web Server" (type "Blazix" in the start menu, and open the folder it's in--it's in the Programs folder of the Start Menu). This is not the same folder that your webfiles, etc. are in. Alternatively, you can enter "blxweb" on a command line, and the server will start. If it doesn't start up, then you've got other problems.
Thanks scratcj for the update.
As the OP hasn't posted back in this thread since October, I'm closing it as it has served its' purpose well!