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It was described as dull, lacklustre, boring and sloppy -- especially by those who follow the Ottawa Senators closely.
But for the Winnipeg Jets, the hardly-a-masterpiece 1-0 win in the nation's capital on Saturday might best be called something entirely different, like:
Monu-freaking-mental, for starts.
Look, in the early going this season there has been a tendency to paint every win as a turning point and every loss as a step backward. But given the circumstances the Jets were in heading into Ottawa -- without Dustin Byfuglien, still missing Zach Bogosian, with Ondrej Pavelec pushed to the end of the bench with flu-like symptoms and last Thursday's kick-to-the-nether-regions loss to Toronto -- the result was critical to the team's collective mood.
Case in point, here's how head coach Claude Noel opened his daily media session Sunday, walking into a room that featured just one TV camera and a handful of reporters:
"We win a game and nobody shows up?" Noel said with a grin. "What's going on?"
What's going on is simple -- a win always makes a dressing room lighter. And a road win that comes after a third-period collapse at home to Toronto is like feeding a T-bone steak to a starving man.
"There's a lot of good things about (Saturday's) game," Noel said. "It was a road game, a road win and a clean two points. The fact that we ended up playing a pretty decent 60-minute game... it might not have been pretty in some areas, but we saw some decent things, at least from a coaching standpoint. We got really good goaltending. There were a lot of positives to get out of there.
"The other thing is, we were able to close out that game. Obviously, being a little bit nervous from what happened before (the Toronto loss)... you get a little bit sensitive to that stuff. But I thought we managed it pretty well. It's nice to have a couple days to sit here with a win."
Noel said there was nothing in particular the Jets did differently in Ottawa than what happened here in the loss to the Leafs -- other than not taking penalties late and keeping the puck out of their net. But there was a deeper resolve, so to speak, to stop the bleeding.
Good plan, given this week's visitors to the MTS Centre are Eastern Conference heavyweights Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Boston.
"Sometimes you have to face adversity to get over the hump and the Toronto game certainly gave us enough adversity to deal with for awhile," said Noel. "I think we've sensed it's time to get this thing going in the right direction."
The Jets hope to have Dustin Byfuglien back for Tuesday's game against Philadelphia while Zach Bogosian is also getting closer to returning with each practice. Pavelec was also on the ice Sunday for the optional workout.
"(The Ottawa win) was very big for a number of reasons," said defenceman Ron Hainsey. "One, we get two days to regroup for Philly, who we know is climbing from a start they're not pleased with, and it's a team we're in a race with points-wise. It gives you two days to feel good about a good team game.
"This whole week with three games at home, it sets us up for an opportunity to really gather some points before we head out on a long road trip."
That's the black-and-white take on what happened Saturday and how it impacts the week ahead. Just as important is what a 1-0 road win with a depleted roster represents to a squad seemingly still searching to establish an identity.
"It shows we can play in those types of games," said Evander Kane. "We wanted to rebound from the Toronto game and prove to ourselves that we can play in those sort of games and hold leads."
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Aquilano.Rimondi Spring 2013
Spring 2013 is shaping up to be a season of sharpness. This is not a time for soft florals or romanticism, at least not yet, nor does it involve any sort of fluid idea of strength. The look is hard and fast: geometric silhouettes, graphic prints, strict lines, strong colors.
And this is what Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi's collection for Aquilano.Rimondi was all about, too. By mashing up references as diverse as Picasso, painted Japanese masks, Venetian harlequins, and Fellini's La Strada, they ended up with a parade of checkerboard prints mixed with riotous rainbow hues. If at times it felt a little like a circus, well, so be it. As Aquilano said minutes before the show: "Fashion should be fun." Plus, if you're wearing a kicky strapless dress with an emerald-green and black bodice in a skewed diamond print and a poufy miniskirt, chances are that fun is exactly what you're dressing for.
Some of the color combinations evoked seventies YSL, but the supershort Empire-waist silhouette was all Aquilano.Rimondi. These designers have mastered that architectural shape and showed plenty of dresses to prove it. Maybe it was this season's punchy patterns but, as well executed as the dresses were, they at times felt young. Where the mix of prints and tones worked better was in the straight, midi-length skirt and boxy top combinations. The effect offered more of a balance and still allowed the duo to demonstrate their talent for tailoring and precision.
And really, that talent is why so many of fashion's major players consider this show a must-see in Milan. Everyone is hungry for the next generation of Italian stars, and these two show great promise. Sure, that's a lot of pressure, especially in a country so committed to revering the past, but there's no reason Aquilano and Rimondi are not up to the task. They seem eager, too. "The only way to have people listen to you is if you're different," Aquilano said. "Whether they like it or they don't like it, the important thing is to make a statement."
True, but here's the thing. In jumbling together all these references, in jumping from Baroque fifteenth-century art one season to early twentieth-century Picasso the next, we're left wondering what specifically that statement is. We look forward to next season, when hopefully the pair will present a sharper sense of what they want to say.

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Soldiers from 14 Regiment Royal Artillery will take part in the Freedom of Trowbridge Parade at 11am on Saturday as part of this year's Wiltshire Armed Forces and Veterans Weekend.
They will be led by the Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Paul Bates, with a number of soldiers under his command, representing the local area and all 14 Regular regiments within the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
They will be joined on parade by the Band of the Royal Artillery and a section of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.
14 Regiment Royal Artillery, based in Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill, is the Royal Artillery's training support regiment. The soldiers on parade are currently serving an external regimental employment.
It is the first time the honour of the Freedom of the Town of Trowbridge has been granted and recognises the service the regiment, which was stationed in Trowbridge during the Second World War and used Holy Trinity as its garrison church, has given to the town.
The salute will be taken by Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant for Wiltshire Sarah Troughton, the Representative of the Master Gunner St James's Park Major General Kevin Abraham and the Mayor of Trowbridge Glyn Bridges.
Also in attendance will be Brigadier Neil Marshall OBE (late Royal Regiment of Artillery, Honorary Colonel to 14 Regt RA) and Phillip Dunne MP (Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology).
14 Regt RA's equipment will also be on display, including an AS90 self propelled howitzer, 105mm Light Gun, Warrior observation post vehicle, High Velocity Missile system and Multiple Launch Rocket System.
The commemoration event, which takes place in Trowbridge Park on Saturday and Sunday, is held annually to celebrate and remember the veterans and serving members of the armed forces.
The weekend will include a bomb disposal demonstration, a weapons display and skirmish re-enactment, as well as a walkthrough timeline showing the evolution of the military soldier from the First World War to present day.
Both days will be rounded off with a parade of serving members of the forces, veterans and cadets through the town, before a traditional military drumhead service in the park.


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Angelina Jolie
Had The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo been produced a decade ago, it's easy to imagine Angeline Jolie in the title role. After all, she already comes pre-inked with the famous tattoo—several of them, in fact. Jolie has a dragon on the small of her back, one on her hip (that's since been covered up by a cross), and one on her shoulder that used to say "Billy Bob" above it until she lasered them off and replaced them with geo-tattoos of where her children were born. Said Jolie, "I'll never be stupid enough to have a man's name tattooed on me again." Sorry, Brad.
Like Angelina Jolie, Pink often tells her life's story through her tattoos or draws strength from the meaning of their words. But the dragon tattoo on her left thigh is pure camouflage. As she told Inked magazine: "When I was in my mom's stomach, I sat cross-legged, so I have dimples in my leg and I hate them. So I covered them with my tattoo."
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A Poem By A.A. MilneRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
Can you figure out what A.A. Milne was referring to in this verse from his "When We Were Very Young" book?
She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,
She wore her greenest gown;
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And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
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The poem is exactly how A.A. Milne wrote it for his son Christopher Robin, and his collections of verse and stories of Winnie-the Pooh have been favourites of children all over the world.
"When We Were Very Young" was first published on November 6th, 1924.
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LG Optimus G Pro Hands On & Performance Preview, Snapdragon 600 Tested at MWC 2013by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/25/2013 3:42 AM EST
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rd_nest - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkDisappointing results.. Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkOnly if you've got unrealistic expectations. Reply
quiksilvr - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkRealistic expectation: Outperform the Exynos 5.
Result: LOL NO Reply
metafor - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkNot very realistic considering we're dealing with a tablet TDP vs smartphone. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - linkI'd like to see the Galaxy Note 2 in the charts up there - wth - Brian tested it what's the prob...
Ding dong derelict Reply
french toast - Sunday, March 10, 2013 - linkRemember these results are smartphone tdp as pointed out but also dont take into consideration the bandwidth jump with lpddr3 not used here..and also new adreno drivers rumoured to be arriving with android 4.2.x Reply
eio - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkthis is what galaxy note 3 should be. love the microSD slot and the removable battery. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, March 03, 2013 - linkGalaxy Note 2 already is this. Reply
sherlockwing - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThis have 1080p display instead of GNote2's 720p. Reply
Chloiber - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkOf course it is perfectly possible that the results simply aren't final yet. However, is it possible that we have another heat problem at our hands, considering the fact that the N4 with the S4 Pro had exactly the same problem?
I mean...of course we have Krait 300 cores now, but we still have the Adreno 320 GPU which is clocked even higher.
Another question: could someone explain why both the HTC One and the LG Optimus G Pro have LPDDR2 instead of LPDDR3? Reply
Froyorkshire - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkThe Nexus 4's problems have more to do with its construction, because the virtually identical Optimus G doesn't experience the heating problem as badly. Since the Optimus G Pro is an upgrade to the G instead of the N4, I think it's safe to say it won't have the problem. Reply
Chloiber - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkAs far as I remember, Anandtech wrote in their review of the Nexus 4 that the GLBench crashed on the Optimus G when they ran the tests sequentially (probably because it didn't throttle at all and the SoC was overheating which resulted in a crash). Because of that, they ran the benchmarks with some time in between. I think that's actually the reason they even thought of overheating in the N4 because they already had problems with the Optimus G.
Now I don't know whether the issue was resolved on the Optimus G afterwards or not. The results from the GLBench are a bit strange though, as the One also scored relatively low. So it's either throttling or a software/driver issue - let's just hope software :) Reply
flyingpants - Monday, February 25, 2013 - link6800mah. Reply
amdwilliam1985 - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkLIKE.
Maybe Galaxy Note 3 will have it :) Reply
flyingpants - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkIsn't putting a nexus 4 in a freezer giving it an unfair advantage? Do you think any of the other phones are losing performance from thermal throttling (maybe nowhere near as severe as the Nexus)? It would be interesting to test them all in a freezer to find out Reply
jonup - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkYou can easily disable throttling in terminal. And I would not consider that unfair/unrealistic scenario, because Google Nexus is targeted at enthusiasts and it is really run in stock setup. It's generally the other way around. Testing stock Nexus is unrealistic. Reply
MadMan007 - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - linkIt's also listed on the charts under normal operating conditions. Reply
aranyagag - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkIf the galaxy S4 is not using exynos octa and is instead taking qualcom 600 , this phone has everything I need-- Good that they have a removable battery and an sd slot.
Anand could you please post the amount of internal memory, and whether the sd card slot is compatible with 64 gb cards? Reply
aranyagag - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkit has a physical home button with capacitive back and menu buttons Reply
aranyagag - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkinternal memory is 32 GB and sd card is 64 GB Reply
Krysto - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkIt seems Cortex A15 still kicks everyone's ass.
But I don't know why people expected a huge improvement in S600. S600 is just S4 Pro at 1.7 Ghz, and with the SAME GPU as S4 Pro. Reply
kyuu - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkA15 is also a power hog, so it's hardly surprising it's going to trump as far as performance goes.
However, I agree that it's odd that people were expecting something big from what amount to a simple refresh with slightly higher clocks. I don't even get how it can be disappointing when it's performing on-par with (if not slightly better than) the iPhone 5's SoC, which everyone was tripping out over not too long ago. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, March 03, 2013 - linkIt's "hip" to be a constant rag (covering up the poorboy I cannot buy it syndrome), pretending the highest end of the known world's research and development and top production pieces are "weak", as if they screwed up and the critic expects a better job because of course the critic would do a better job given their vast knowledge and cutting edge hipness, or are a fanboy of another device for some reason, including one with lower performance as it has some other stated advantage, like less with less but with a better percentage ratio.
I suspect however that 90% of the time selfish, self deluding neccessary, poorboy fanboy blowhard broken wallet syndrome. Reply
retrospooty - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkYup, The CPU is plenty powerful though... I think they must be expecting the S800. Which has faster CPU clock speed, but higher end GPU, Adreno 320 vs 330 in the 800
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on... Reply
tuxRoller - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkI believe AT said there are supposed to be IPC improvments on the order of 15%.
However, that may be only for the Snapdragon 800. Reply
coldpower27 - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - linkThe benchmark results of the Exynos 5 are impressive, looks like CPU performance is 2x the iPhone 5, which is quite a feat, though the TDP is much greater. Reply
Amit kumar - Thursday, March 21, 2013 - linkDefinitely a nice device, equally I believe your review for the reason that I got quite a few more eye catching features of this phone in this website as well. http://www.gadtecho.com/lg-optimus-pro-full-specif... Reply
funnyhog - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linka good concise article, though lacking in some details.
But disappointed that even YOU are taken in by the false premise that Aluminium is a "premium" material when it is just one of the weaker, cheaper and softer plastic around! Reply
funnyhog - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkIf you have not put in that comment that implies that G Pro does NOT feel high end enough because of its use of plastic, your article would have been perfect. Reply


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Police say the animals were in deplorable conditions.
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A cruise ship has returned to Seattle after an excursion plane crashed in Alaska, killing all nine people onboard.
A total of six players with ties to the Phantoms were drafted on Saturday.
Pirates star center fielder Andrew McCutchen was hit in the left elbow by a pitch and exited during a five-run first inning.
The shark attack was the second in as many days on the Outer Banks and the sixth in the past two weeks.
Some NHL experts thought the talented winger would go in the top 20.
The Episcopal Church elected its first African-American presiding bishop, choosing Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina.
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The Cavaliers did not pick first in the NBA draft, they traded their only first-rounder this year.
While it was the couple's dream to have an outdoor wedding, it didn't seem possible that today would deliver that wish.
The World's Ugliest Dog Contest was held in Petaluma, Calif. on Friday, June 26, 2015.
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YOUNG Bridgwater athletes Luke Reynolds and Elliot Scott, and 20-year-old cyclist Natalie Grinczer have successfully secured a grant from the Somerset sports charity, TS5C, for the first time.
The three talented young sports people join 12 other athletes who have just been awarded grants from TS5C for the forthcoming year. The aim is to assist talented 14 to 24 year olds, who live or train in the county, in their dream of competing at regional, national and international levels.
Unlike other similar organisations, TS5C is not funded by Government or Local Authority contributions but instead relies on private donations. And, to great effect: since the charity was set up in 2007 over 80 young, ablebodied and disabled athletes have benefited from grants, unquestionably aiding some to reach great heights in their chosen sporting field.
Having achieved a Gold in the county for triple jump, long jump and 400m hurdles, and a Bronze in the South West for triple jump and long jump, Luke explains: "2014 will be a building year for me, having moved to the under- 20s age group, although I am still only 17.
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Nokia Lumia 630 Reviewby Brett Howse on 7/22/2014 8:00 AM EST
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hughlle - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkIt's a budget phone, with low specs. If the app store can determine that with 512mb of ram it will not be able to play certain games, why should it let you install it? It seems sensible to me that the store should stop you from wasting your time and possibly data allowance downloading something you can't play. Or do you believe it should ahve been spec'd so that it could play every game in the store? It's a budget phone, i'm not sure what you're finding unacceptable about this, and what has 2014 got to do with anything? I can buy a budget laptop that can't play titanfall, i can buy a budget tablet that can't play real racing. Is the issue solely that it will not let you install it, as opposed to just letting you install it to find it doesn't run? Reply
Hrel - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI want to upvote you. Reply
ColinByers - Monday, September 29, 2014 - linkMe too, this is a budget phone with a OS that's missing most of the really good apps. I recommend going for some of the top Android phones, it's worth the money. /Colin from http://www.consumertop.com/best-phone-guide/ Reply
Malih - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkFrom what I know:
- Phones are not laptops, the difference between cheap to game capable laptops is the CPU/GPU, but the only spec that halts game installation is RAM, the GPU/CPU will run most games just fine.
- Furthermore even the Lumia 525 (which is also a budget phones, released after 625, before 630) started to include 1GB of RAM, but Microsoft seems to be retracting back to 512MB of RAM, puzzling.
- Thus: a few more dollars (for 1GB of RAM) would enable better experience on this phone, but why aren't they doing that, I feel this is a silly and ancient strategy. Reply
StevoLincolnite - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI have a Lumia 525 and a 920.
1Gb of Ram really should be the minimum across all Windows Phone devices these days, the light sensor too,
It's one of my favorite features on my Lumia 920 as I'm outdoors allot, the screen brightens up and the contrast and gamma increases so that sunlight readability is a non-issue.
However with that said, many games and apps which have a 1Gb Ram version also have a 512Mb version, a-la. - Spartan Assault, so for some users, having 512Mb of Ram is a non-issue.
If we go farther back though to the Lumia 610 on Windows Phone 7.8... That also has a light sensor, which worked fantastically, just unfortunate that the phone due to having only 256Mb of Ram and a single core processor was slow. Reply
codecore - Friday, July 25, 2014 - linkI see that the Chinese versions of these (635 and 638) have 1GB. It'd be nice to get one of these if it were compat with US standards (LTE, etc). Reply
Brett Howse - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkJust to be clear I didn't say it was bad the store stops you from installing games you can't run.
What's bad is it is 2014, and this phone has the same RAM as a Windows Phone 7 device from 2010.
1 GB of RAM would open this device up to the entire Windows Phone store, so I can't see how that would be a bad thing. Reply
bhima - Sunday, July 27, 2014 - linkIts a budget phone yes... but its 2014. I DO expect a budget phone of almost $200 to play every game in the app store because, well, Motorola has already made a phone that can do just that for basically the same money in the Moto G. Reply
Notso - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkI bought the 635 on newegg fo $90. For that price with no contract I think this is a great deal. Reply
PsychoPif - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkGreat review!
It's nice to see such a indepth review for a Windows phone. Keep up the good work. Reply
kspirit - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkIncredibly detailed and excellent as usual. Thanks for all the info. I'm glad you clarified why the 930 doesn't have Glance. It confused me, because I thought it was something MS was killing off with WP8.1. Good to know that's not the case. Reply
kspirit - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkAnother thing I'd like to add is that the 630's display is not "real" ClearBlack. I have seen and owned devices with those, and my father has a 630, and this is most certainly NOT a CBD. It's marketed as such but there is no polarizer. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - link"But again the storage of only 8 GB is no problem at all due to the included microSD card being able to add another 128 GB if needed, and Windows Phone 8.1 supports SD cards better than any other mobile OS."
Having ran into one major performance problem with using the SD slot on my WP8/8.1 phone, I don't know how true this is in general. Earlier this year I bought a 520 to play around with WP8 and to use as a music player when the risk of breaking it was high enough that I didn't want anything expensive.
My music collection is currently ~60GB/11,000 tracks so I figured that with a 64GB uSD card (class 10) I'd be able to load everything on the sdcard and be good to go. Unfortunately I found that wasn't the case. I often shuffle over my entire music collection instead of drilling down to a specific artist/album. This turned out to be a major problem on my 520.
With the original WP8.0 install attempting to do so froze the phone completely for between 5 and 15 minutes before returning to normal operation mode (at this point everything worked perfectly unless I restarted the phone or changed to a short playlist and then tried to go back to the long one). This problem affected XBox Music, Nokia Music and a few free players I found so it appears to be OS related. I tried upgrading to the developer preview build of WP8.1. This fixed the total phone lockup, but gave a new problem. With the giant playlist there is an ~30s delay between pressing next/previous song and the song being played changing.
With both OS versions this wasn't a problem with small play lists on the SD card or when playing back from internal flash (limited to shorter play lists due to lack of space).
I don't know if this is a problem with the SD implementation in particular, I'm using a class10 card so my card itself shouldn't be the problem, or due to the total size of the playlist swamping the CPU somewhere. I haven't tried filling the card up most of the way with images or video to see how well those apps behave; but this has left me rather skeptical of WP8's ability to effectively use a large SD card to replace internal storage. Reply
silverblue - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI'm not sure but it may be scanning all your music upon starting the app. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI don't think so. The app launches as quickly as anything else on the phone does, and WP8 refuses to identify music/etc unless synced using an official app (vs just copied via explorer); and lists everything in the various category based lists (artist/genre/etc). The genre/etc based lists aren't possible without a full index already existing since (unlike artist) they can't be inferred from the file system.
In 8.0, it was clearly doing some sort of pre-processing step before starting playback (but completely freezing the phone to the point of even hardware buttons being non-responsive is totally unacceptable); 8.1 doesn't do that, but has a major runtime performance problem as a result. Reply
Kit Y - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkDanNeely is definitely right on this issue, Windows Phone 8.1 removed the on board music and videos to Xbox Music/Video that is separated from the core platform to allow more timely updates to the music player.
However, the current music player do suffer from a lot of bugs and slowdown as reported on r/WindowsPhone quite often and major compliant of many uses.
If I had the choice to make decision to balance cost and the features, I would forgo 4GBs of on board storage in exchange of ambient light sensor and 1GB of RAM, GG3 for Glance Screen and perhaps rename it to 530 as it seems to be a lot more appropriate given it's limitations and the similar launch price of 520 which we should see it to be drop to under $100 in many markets. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI haven't tried any 3rd party players with 8.1; do you know if the architectural changes provide any scope for 3rd party players to preform better than Microsoft's? Reply
althaz - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkThe music app is currently being updated pretty regularly and is a LOT better today than it was a month ago.
That said, there's plenty of scope for a developer to make a much faster app - I'm working on one at the moment. My plan is to make something pretty limited, but I would personally prefer a very basic app that's fast over one that is fully featured but slower. Reply
skiboysteve - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkthe latest version of xbox music on WP8.1 resolves this exact issue. it now no longer scans for entire folders for music file changes every start up... it must use some indexing thing now. It also does scanning and updating in background if you're on wifi and plugged in Reply
Alexvrb - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkYeah they've been making some improvements on the latest updates. Overall the memory card support in WP 8.1 is great.
As far as "Class 10" goes... it's almost a meaningless label. Even having a UHS-I rated card doesn't really tell you much. Unless you have read/write and IOPs figures for the memory card in question, it might as well be labeled "random flash card that I hope doesn't blow". I have an ADATA UHS-I microSD card that is rated at 1400/100 IOPs random read/write. Most card manufacturers don't even release those specs because they are so bad.
I really hope UHS-II picks up steam and they start releasing mSD variants and devices that support it. I've seen some UHS-II SD cards with IOPs twice as high as my card or better. Reply
DanNeely - Saturday, July 26, 2014 - linkthanks for the heads up. After updating my phone again the music player is performing as expected without the severe latency that plagued the older version. Reply
Drumsticks - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkWOW a Windows Phone review! Awesome :D Ever since the vaporized 920 review, I've been waiting for one. (But that is probably more you not receiving hardware generally over anything else)
Aside from that, excellent stuff as always Anandtech... in depth is awesome. Reply
Drumsticks - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - link"Edit" I also agree with your conclusion. The Lumia 630 is nice (especially as a 520 successor) but its biggest drawback (512MB Ram) is just really, really limiting. Reply
jeffkibuule - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI feel it's a decent enough phone for $99, though if you can afford to spend more, you probably should. Reply
skiboysteve - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkagreed. good phone for $99 but I havent seen it selling that low Reply
noblemo - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkThe Lumia 635 for AT&T GoPhone and and MetroPCS $99 until August 8. The MetroPCS 635 is being introduced with a $99 promotional price, also. Reply
noblemo - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkSorry, I inadvertently hit reply while editing. The Lumia 635 is being introduced at $99 for AT&T GoPhone and MetroPCS. Reply
silverblue - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkJust a couple of corrections/notes:
Page 2 - Under the Camera section of the specifications table, it reads lenght in each column.
Page 6 - In paragraph two, you mentioned Windows Phone adding a battery saver last year. If I recall correctly, I had one out of the box on my Lumia 800 in early 2012 on Windows Phone 7.5. Reply
Arnulf - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI wish Nokia made a hardware clone of Moto G (1 GB RAM, better display, camera) with dual SIM support at same price point that Moto G is selling at ... less than $200. One has to wonder why they are unable to achieve that, given that their OS is free (no licensing fees to M$). Reply
LiviuTM - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkExcellent review.
A small correction:
Page 6 - GNSS section: "Hopefully the days of poor location tracking" ... are over, I suppose :) Reply
LiviuTM - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkCorrection to correction: Page 7, actually Reply
Yofa - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkriders fan?! ignore! Reply
Wolfpup - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI've got an iPhone 5s, but I've gotten Nokia 520s for two people now. I love it, they love it. It's really a great phone, and like my iPhone, there's just something pleasurable about using it. It (like real Windows) also runs a lot faster than Android on comparable hardware.
The biggest issue I have with Windows Phone right now is that like Android it's stuck getting OS updates from the carrier. Microsoft needs to switch to an Apple/Windows model of controlling the updates themselves. That said, at least so far even the 520 is getting every single update Microsoft does...which I guess still beats Android save for the Nexus devices.
My only complain with this 630 is the RAM. I realize hitting a $100 price point is kind of crazy, and the 520 runs fine, but still...1GB would definitely be the first upgrade I'd want for this.
Considering I still carry an iPod anyway, I'd seriously consider a Windows Phone for myself if my iPhone died, just because of the price, though I think I'd go with the 6" model. Reply
Wolfpup - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkForgot to mention...I do wonder about the CPU choice. Obviously it works (and as mentioned you can't compare iOS or Windows Phone or even real Windows to Android as Android requires much beefier hardware to get the same performance)...but I am curious about using a quad A7. A7 supposedly tries to get close to A9 performance with a smaller die area, but then Krait is already A9+. Not sure it makes sense to replace 2 Kraits with 4 A7s...but oh well, I'm sure it's fine!
Scary how much faster Apple's Cyclone is than everything else. Right now it doesn't even matter...it's mostly overkill for a phone, but probably not for the iPad, and certainly not for a more OS X-like iPad... Reply
rgba - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkIn the HTC One mini 2 review, Anand mentioned that Cortex-A7 actually delivers slightly higher IPC than Krait 200. Considering that, quad A7 running at 1190 MHz is a clear improvement over dual Krait 200 @ 972 MHz. Reply
ruggia - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkHigher IPC is meaningless when A7 runs on thumb instructions and is In-order, as opposed to Krait which runs full armv7 and is out of order Reply
extide - Thursday, July 24, 2014 - linkNot true, A7 runs the full ARMv7 ISA, not just thumb. The cortex M series chips run thumb, but ALL cortex A class cpu's run full ARM ISA's. (ARM7 in this case obviously, but the A5x cores run ARMv8).
It is in order, and Krait is out of order, but IPC is very much NOT meaningless! Reply
tuxRoller - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkI guess you missed this:
The Lumia 630 handily beats the Moto G in memory performance, but the Moto G wins the rest of the tests. We're still looking at a performance deficit for most tasks with Windows Phone 8.1 which is something Microsoft will need to work on going forward.
So. despite the Android VM deficit it still manages to at least keep up with, and generally surpass, win8.x. Can't wait till the new ART drops. Reply
Flunk - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - link"If you play a lot of games, avoid this device."
If you play a lot of games, avoid Windows Phone. The selection is just not fantastic. Reply
octonysa - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkComputer World blog says Google search banned from the 630 and 930. That kills this phone (IMO). Reply
kyuu - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkMaybe the app, but there's no way for them to prevent you from using Google search in general.
Regardless, who cares? Use Bing. Reply
skiboysteve - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkusing google search on a windows phone is a really bad idea. I'm glad they got rid of this option. The bing integration is absolutely fantastic and has a great, fast, beautiful, and intuitive interface when you hit the 'search' button.
plus if you sign up for bing rewards, simply using your phone for a month gives you enough points for free gift cards Reply
Cerb - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkWhat exactly is integration of search good for, compared to any other searching? Reply
skiboysteve - Thursday, July 24, 2014 - linkWhy do we even have apps instead of going to mobile websites? Same thing Reply
Cerb - Saturday, July 26, 2014 - linkThat doesn't make any sense to me, either, when there is a website to use. My phone is quite capable of using most desktop website versions, and doing so is typically much quicker and easier than trying to deal with app, or a mobile site (crazy cluttered sites, like IMDB, are exceptions, but luckily, they aren't the norm). Reply
tuxRoller - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkThis is sort of how fxos works, and, since the browser engine is always running, starting those apps should be quite fast.
If you look at eideticker (the fxos performance tool/dashboard) you can see startup times for various "apps". Even on low end hardware they're pretty good (and the nightlies are so much faster still). Reply
1d107 - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkT-Mobile version, Lumia 635, has LTE and internet sharing with Wi-Fi devices. Would be nice to get speed tests for it. Is there any difference in other features between 630 and 635?
On the other hand, for a slightly higher price, a two-year old old HTC 8X has a lot more features, while being nearly the same size and weight. Reply
Brett Howse - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkThe 635 is identical except for the SoC which is the MSM8926 which supports LTE, but has the same quad-core Cortex A7 and Adreno 305 GPU. Reply
SydneyBlue120d - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkDo You plan to do a review of the Nokia 930 too? Thanks. Reply
frostyfiredude - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkThis I'd be interested in, I'm semi looking at it for my next phone. My HTC 8X is nearing it's end so it's looking like a good replacement right now.
So close to a potential 64-bit and 20nm FinFET release makes me question it though, for the sake of future proofing going 32-bit today seems iffy. Reply
cashnmillions - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI have the 635 after having an HTC DNA and then a Google Nexus 5. So far the phone has grown on me, there are definitely fewer features than some of those Android phones. Win Phone 8.1 takes a bit getting used to. It is simple though and runs pretty smooth. The thing I probably like the most is the size and feel of the phone when you hold it. I will probably switch back to android though in the next year and probably will get a compact or mini version of one of the bigger phones like the Xperia Z1 or S5. Reply
Alexvrb - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkA lot of the mini versions are gimped in terms of specs. Sony is usually better about that than most. Nokia has some good small phones that are higher end than the 6xx series. There's also talk of a 1520 V (smaller version) that might be good those those looking for something compact. Personally I'd be more interested in the 1820. Reply
kyuu - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkThanks for the review, Brett. It's great to see real Windows Phone coverage return to Ars. I only wish there were some flagship phones to review. Newest one is the Lumia 930, and that's not even available in the US market.
Oh how I wish they'd release a successor to the 1020. Hell, they could use the exact same camera module and it'd still be a winner. Just modernize the rest of the phone and address the 1020's chief shortcomings (white balance problems and lack of mSD). Reply
Gunbuster - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkThe really bizarre thing is they have done a ton of marketing for the 1020 in the past few weeks. It's like no one told them the phone has been out for over 6 months and is soon to be discontinued... Reply
skiboysteve - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkreturn to ars? Reply
kyuu - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkYes...? Unless my memory is completely out of whack (which isn't a possibility I ever discount), Ars hasn't had any real reviews of Windows Phone hardware/software since the initial review of WP8 and the HTC 8X. Note that pipeline articles don't fall under my definition of "real reviews". Reply
noblemo - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkThis is AnandTech. Reply
hahmed330 - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkThis is a downgrade from nearly every aspect... Rather cough up 20$ extra buy a Moto G and not be this cheap... Only thing good I can say is well great review Reply
VengenceIsMine - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkIn spite of the #, this isn't really a sequel to the 620, significantly lower price point. If this thing was at $150 or better $129 then it's a solid phone for the $ but it's currently overpriced. I expect it to drop soon much like the 520 did, that thing came out at $129 but was under $99 within 3 months of release practically everywhere & often below that.
512mb is definitely the weak point in this phone, kind of unforgivable and short sighted, hopefully now that MS has control they will but a stop to the 512 mb madness. Screen res is ok and performance is actually pretty good for the price point and Lumias are generally pretty well built vs competition in these cheaper market segments.
Microsoft has to wake up and stop paying $ for Qualcomm in this market segment & get onboard with a cheaper SOC like MediaTek and spend the $ on ambient light sensor and extra RAM. Reply
jimjamjamie - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI thought the 630 was a pretty conservative configuration for Nokisoft. If you compare it to the Nokia X2, the X2 beats it soundly and for a better price. Funnily enough it's only for select markets. Reply
James5mith - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkGlance/Peek does not work on AMOLED screens properly. Either the design of the software is flawed, or the design of the driver (hardware or software) for the screen is flawed.
Use the Glance funciton on the 1020 in a pitch black room. For the first fraction of a second, you see just the information displayed, as you would expect to on an AMOLED screen capable of only lighting up the pixels needed. But wait! after that first fraction of a second, the phone turns on the entire display to a dull, low-output greyish black. Why does it do this? No clue, I've asked Nokia several times, and never gotten a response. My guess is that they programmed the Glance function to work with LCD displays, so it's sending information to turn on the entire display, even when it's not needed. Reply
Memristor - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkThe screen used on the Lumia 630 lacks 'display memory'. In order for Glance to work, it needs display memory to maintain the information presented by the program. Reply
name99 - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - link"The 630 loses a lot of features over the Lumia 620 in an effort to hit an even lower price point than the 620 did"
WTF is this crap? This crazy matrix of products, where nothing is clearly superior to anything else is what killed the Japanese CE companies, and MS-Nokia seems determined to follow their lead.
Have we learned NOTHING from the past 20 years?
You sell ONE product line, with good, better, best exemplars.
If there is a compelling reason to do so (consumer vs pro, for example) you make that split clear, and and again offer good, better, best exemplars.
You certainly don't offer this crazy quilt of better here, worse there crap --- not unless you want half your potential buyers to look at the product matrix, say "fsck this, I'll think about it tomorrow", and never reconsider you again. Reply
Brett Howse - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkTo be fair we're comparing it to last year's offerings. The 620 has more features, but is no longer available.
Generally Nokia has done a good job of improving devices from 520->620->7... and up.
It appears they are changing the starting point for this round though with the 630 being lower end than the 620 last year, and having a lower price to match. Reply
xomiuser - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI been using the 630/635 with dual SIM since i bought it in may. I am impressed the way 8.1 fully support dual SIM and very easy let you change what SIM card is the data trafic sim card. Both SIM are active on all time, one card is data gateway. For me it helps traveling and i keep my home SIM on while able to use local 3G CIM card where i am. small complain from me that the phone have preloaded location software, for me it means i have Thailand news and TV apps that i dont use much-- good review Reply
BMNify - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkYou can uninstall any app(even Nokia preinstalled apps) easily on windows phone unlike Android, so just uninstall the apps which you don't use. Just go to App list and long-press on the app you want to uninstall. Reply
sprockkets - Friday, July 25, 2014 - linkYou can uninstall any app on android as well. That's been the case since 2011 with the debut of 4.0. Reply
BMNify - Friday, August 01, 2014 - linkDon't lie, i am using Galaxy Tab 3 with 4.2.2 and there are many preinstalled apps which can't be uninstalled. Reply
Memristor - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - link"As a successor to the 520". I don't think that's correct. Today an image was shown from a Vietnam retailer that shows a Lumia 530, which seems to be the replacement for the 520. So it looks more like the 630 is an all new model that doesn't replace anything, certainly not the 620. Reply
Brett Howse - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkUntil we see more of the products we can't know for certain, but it appears they are resetting the bar for this round, with the 630 being roughly equivalent to the 520, and it is priced similarly to the 520 when it came out as well.
But we need more data to make an analysis. Reply
name99 - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkI don't want to turn this into an Apple/MS/Android fight, but WTF is up with those BaseMark OS II memory scores? They certainly suggest something is very broken with the benchmark in some way.
Is there any reason to believe that the 630 (a super budget phone) really has an awesome memory subsystem, substantially superior to iPhone 5S, to Android flagships, and vastly superior to the 620? Reply
coachingjoy - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - linkNice review.
lumia 930/ICON review next please.
Thanks Reply
Rainer - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkHi Brett, the Lumia 620 features also a 5GHz-band (802.11 "a") as well as a VGA front camera (at least the European models), could you please add this to the Hardware specs in tue table? Thanks Reply
austinsguitar - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkugh these phones need to get the picture. higher equipment, better battery "that doesn't suck," and a friendly OS that doesn't stray too far to what many are used to.... i just dont think these phones will advance unless these things are met in FULL! Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - linkHm, thanks for the review.
I would really like to see the resolution added to the display category in the tables. You already have a RAM/ROM space, why not have a diplsay size/resolution space? I haven't found it in the first page or second page tables where it really needs to be. Neither have I seen it while glossing over the article.
As for the phone itself, without a front facing camera and an ambient light sensor, I'd rather spend 30€ more on a Moto G. This really needs to be 109€ tops, not 130€. Reply
SC7 - Thursday, July 24, 2014 - linkHi also Checkout this
Latest Nokia Lumia 530 - Full Mobile Specification http://bit.ly/1ogA1S0 Reply
leopard_jumps - Friday, July 25, 2014 - linkNokia 630
SAR US 1.52 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.51 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body)
i wouldnt buy it . Reply
whatsa - Sunday, July 27, 2014 - linkPity you did not add the 1520 but just IOS and droid high end.
I just amazes me that this BS continues
Why not show the 1520?
well on graphics it kills the competition.
Come on Guys you can do better than this.... disappointed. Reply
Brett Howse - Monday, July 28, 2014 - linkI didn't have a 1520 for comparison is the only reason. Reply
operaghost - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkIf the 630/635 is the successor to the 520 why wasn't the 520 included in the performance results? It would be nice to see what the new model can do over the old model. Likewise, since I bought my 520 for $50 outright, no contract, and the 630/635 can be had for about $100, why is it being compared to the high end phones? I can see adding perhaps a single high-end for comparison, but I don't expect a $100 phone to beat out a $650 GS5 or iPhone 5S in a performance test. Compare other phones in a similar price range. Let's see the $100 Androids compared to this instead. That makes more sense to me. Reply
cheshirster - Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - link520 = 620 performance-wise. Reply
cheshirster - Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - linkStop whining about 512mb RAM, just go and see Lumia 520 vs Lumia 525 sales.
See 525 on this chart? Me neither.
http://dzfocdn.dazeinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/201... Reply
yapmeo - Friday, October 17, 2014 - link"The camera module is a 5 MP 1/4" design. This means the pixels are 1.4 µm."
Pixel size: FALSE Reply


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HOUSTON - A woman drove her SUV into a north Houston home where a grandmother and two young children were staying inside, police said.
Looking at the smashed garage and piles of bricks, Yaya Reyes couldn't help but think of how close of a call it was for her family. She said her mother-in-law, Nris Herrera, called her pleading for help from her home in the 1300 block of Rainy River Drive about 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Herrera was watching two of her grandchildren inside the home when a Chevy Suburban plowed into her garage and front wall.
In shock, Herrera grabbed the children and rushed to the back yard and waited for Reyes to arrive.
"We ran to look for her and she was in the back yard crying and shook up," said Reyes. "The kids were crying. They were all scared."
Jaime Cardenas heard the crash from his house down the street and came outside. He said the driver also had a child with her.
"They crawled out real quick and they came in the front yard and people were crying," said Cardenas. "It was kind of sad."
Once Reyes realized her own family wasn't injured, she ran back to the front of the house to ask the driver what happened.
"She said she had blacked out and she lost control," said Reyes.
The family is now dealing with major repairs, but thankful to walk away unharmed.
Houston police said the driver, who was babysitting her 3-year-old female passenger, was not hurt. The child was not injured.
Officers issued the babysitter a ticket.
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THE County Ground pitch should be able to withstand today's forecast downpours and play host to the Valentine's Day visit of Colchester United as scheduled.
Swindon Town's groundstaff were yesterday able to get machinery onto the playing surface in SN1 to help spike the turf, speeding up drainage, ahead of several hours of predicted rain on Friday.
No inspection was planned when the Advertiser went to print last night and manager Mark Cooper praised head groundsman Marcus Cassidy and his team for getting the pitch to its current state.
"I've had a look and our pitch looks fine," he said. "Marcus has done brilliantly to get it as it is at the moment. I've been speaking to him on a daily basis and the concern is playing Friday and Monday.
"He's done a lot of work, he's had the pitch aerated so the water runs straight through rather than collecting on the top so if we get lots more rain it's going to be heavy but I don't think there'll be any doubt about the game."
With Peterborough United arriving at the County Ground within three days of the Colchester clash, there are some worries that the playing surface will churn up ahead of perhaps Town's most crucial game of the season, with a place at Wembley at stake.
However, given his side's recent performances on boggy pitches at London Road and Vale Park, Cooper remains unconcerned.
"We've arguably played our best football on a heap of a pitch at Peterborough and a heap of a pitch at Vale Park," he said. "We all want to play on Wembley every week but we can't have it.
"We don't train on anything like we play on so we get on with it, whatever it is."
The terrible weather has been affecting Swindon's preparations for their long footballing weekend, with the squad still having to train on 3G at Lydiard Academy.
"We've not been able to get on any grass at all but I'd think that'd be the same for most teams so we get on with it, we're thankful for Lydiard Academy and the help they've given us," said Cooper.


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The foremost thing someone who has faith in Allah should do is to know Allah and His Messengers with true knowledge and then to know his responsibilities to Him, his sole Creator. The source which provides this knowledge to man is the Qur'an. In the Qur'an, Allah gives His commands and the limits He ordains for man. Man can attain eternal salvation only when he worships Allah alone without any partner and does his best to meticulously observe these commands and limits. In the Hereafter, the rewards of those who eagerly observe these limits and strive to attain His good pleasure and those who disregard them and try to satisfy their own desires will obviously not be the same.
That is why you must never pretend you don't grasp that all people should answer the call of Allah and that to this end, they should be knowledgeable of the Qur'an.
Do not make the same mistake as many others. Never pretend you don't grasp that you do not have a guide other than the Qur'an and that the Qur'an is a reminder and an admonition.
So, never pretend you don't grasp that all verses of the Qur'an are explicit and easy to practise. Do not follow a path you will later regret.
These promises of Allah are certainly sufficient for believers. However, Allah also equipped the Qur'an with some scientific and numeric miracles, revealing once again that it is a Book from Him. Apart from the miraculous characteristic of the Qur'an, it also has a "mathematical miracle". An example of this is the numbers of repetitions of some words in the Qur'an. Some words are surprisingly repeated in numbers which relate to the meanings of the words. Below are such words and the numbers of their repetitions in the Qur'an.
These attributes of the Qur'an reveal definitely that it is a Book from Allah. So, do not pretend that you do not grasp this OBVIOUS fact.


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BLACKBURN Rovers striker Leon Best rejected an approach from Charlton Athletic before signing for Sheffield Wednesday on loan.
As revealed by the Lancashire Telegraph Charlton boss Chris Powell put Best to the top of his wish list after losing Yann Kermorgant to Bournemouth.
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But Powell has revealed the Republic of Ireland international turned him down in order to rejoin the Owls on loan for the third time in his career.
"We were quite close to Leon Best," Powell said.
"It was a number of factors. Location didn't help us. Sometimes it does, London is always an attractive option, but he's settled up there with his family.
"I think he's been to Sheffield before on loan and he's going to become a father next month so that may have something to do with it as well."
Best came off the bench to make his first appearance for the Owls in a 2-0 win at Huddersfield on Saturday.
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The North West, from Diégo Suarez to Baie de Baly accounts for the most beautiful sites in Madagascar. Pristine beaches, creeks, rocky shores stand along an islets-dotted sea. The hinterland, combining a magnificent marine environment to a remarkably interesting terrestrial one, symbolises the particularity of the Big Island.
Air Madagascar international flights link Diégo-Suarez to La Réunion and Dzaoudzi (Mayotte). Otherwise, the Antananarivo-Diégo Suarez road, except some small sections, is rehabilitated. Take the national highway RN4 up to Ambondromamy , then the national highway RN6 to Diégo-Suarez.
- Diégo-Suarez has always been a city of immigration where new comers have cleverly assimilated to the local populations, mainly the Sakalava and the Antakarana. Additionaly, the French have occupied the place for quiet some time; the French marine only left in 1973; Diégo-Suarez is most certainly one of the most "globalised" cities in Madagascar… Diégo-Suarez has two emblematic symbols: first, the Secren shipyard considered as the heart of the Northern capital's heart; second is the Pain de Sucre (meaning Sugar Loaf) actually called Nosy Lonjo, sacred for the Antakarana.
- La Rade de Diégo-Suarez offre 165 km de côtes que se partagent la Baie des Français, le Cul de Sac Gallois, la Baie des Cailloux Blancs, et la Baie du Tonnerre. Excellente accessibilité en saison chaude (décembre ou avril), mais forts vents d'alizés (le Varatraza) en saison sèche. The Diégo-Suarez Harbour stretches over 165 km of coast, shared by the Bay of the French, the Gaelic Dead-End , the Bay of the White Stones and the Bay of Thunder. Easily accessible in the hot season (December or April), but strong trade winds called Varatraza in the dry season.
7 km East of Diégo-Suarez, on the road to Ramena. Its ascent (approximately 2 hours) is a long and winding road, lined with aloes, spiny plants and baobabs. At the top still lie remains of fortification and barracks, as well as a hand-dug tunnel leading to the small fort.
Townspeople favourite leisure site, located 18 km from the town. Ramena is a small fishermen's village, where life passes by to the rhythm of floating pirogues, fishnets in repair, the school and the town hall. Ramena is also 3 kms of white sand beach lined with coconut trees. Finally, it is the starting point of excursions to the Emerald Sea.
Large lagoon located outside of the bay and protected frol the Indian Ocean's waves by a coral reef, it is accessible via the "large" and the "small" opening. The shallowness of the Emerald Sea, where turtles and rays peacefully swim, provides it the green color at the origin of its name.
In the early 20th Century, the French Captain De Metz' legionnaires established this place by carving about a hundred steps in the rock and by erecting a dry stone tower at the top. From that place, the region reveals itself at a 360° angle : the Mountain of Amber in the South, the Coast of the Bays in the East, the Cape of Amber in the North and the Bay of Courrier in the East.
Opening up to the Mozambique Channel, between the Cape of Amber and the Cape of Saint Sébastien, the Bay of Courrier shelters the Nosy Hara Marine Reserve and is the starting point for several water sports, such as sailing.
- The Moraingy is a mixture of boxing and unprotected traditional fighting, to the rhythm and sound of drums and shouting from supporters. Sensitive souls should refrain from attending…
- Magazines specialised in climbing do advertise Madagascar. The two most famous sites are: The Mountain of the French and its 60 equipped tracks, ranging from level 3 to 7C ; then, islands such as Anjombavola and Andatsara, allowing incredible climbing with cristal clear water as a background.
- Quad and MTB allow one to drift off traditional circuits and freely wander on muddy paths. Highly recommendable in this land of freedom.
- Its infrastructure is still burgeoning but in 2005, the Bay of the Sakalava hosted worldwide famous windsurfers, in the context of the l'Air Madagascar Windsurf Challenge. May it continue…
- Canyoning experts practice their sport, beginners can get initiated. The Mountain of Amber's foothills, with their network of rivers and waterfalls, easily allow the practice of this sport.
- The Mountain of Amber National Park, located some forty kilometers South-West of Diégo-Suarez is the first established national park in Madagascar. Many of its major sites are accessible by car, therefore by physically-challenged individuals. However, the range of ecotourism sites it offers escalates to the most challenging hikes. Rivers, waterfalls, crater lakes line up along 30 km of this massif, which is also a privileged site for the worship of ancestors.
- TheAnkarana Massif, of which 18000 ha have been converted into National Park, stretches its network of caves, underground rivers and canyons 100 km South of Diégo-Suarez. The forests and caves shelter a fauna of remarkable adaptation capability. Several circuits lead to real wonders such as the Green Lake, the Large Tsingy, the River Loss or the Ambohimalaza viewpoint. Throughout history, the caves have been used as refuges or necropolis. Tourists are allowed during rituals held there.
- The Antakarana kingdom rose its flag for the first time in 1692. This Tsanga-tsainy or hoisting of the royal mast is celebrated every 5 years, on a date set by the nobles and the Ambatoaranana.royal family. The republic's flag is hoisted next to that of the Antakarana kingdom, representing a star and a red crescent on a white background. The rituals last approximately 15 days and can end with a collective circumcision.
- Paris by Air Madagascar (departing from Roissy CDG) and Corsair (departing from Orly Sud)
- Rome and Milan by Air Italy
- Dzaoudzi (Mayotte) by Air Madagascar and Air Austral
- Moroni (Large Comoros)by Air Madagascar
Local flights are operated by Air Madagascar.
A ferry regularly links Majunga with Nosy Be. Another possible access is by speed boat departing from Ankify ; Ankify effectively joins the national highway 6 at Ambanja
The narrow Hellville Chef Lieu is rather animated with successive shops, arcades, small restaurants and its roofed market. Some of the multi-floored houses are decorated with bougainvillea, reminding one that this is the country of exotism. Old canons overlook the marina leading to the port, giving the nostalgic atmosphere characteristic of far away islands.
The various scents of Nosy Be welcome visitors upon their arrival at the Facène airport: ylang ylang, spices, sugar cane, coffee and vanilla. The landscape is diversified and dominated by the Lokobe Mount (450 m) and the Passot Mount (315m); the view of magnificent sunsets from those two viewpoints are legendary. In the course of a hike passing villages, sugar cane fields, ylang ylang plantations or old secular mango trees, one can visit distilleries which offer sampling of their produce. In addition to its vegetation and plantations, Nosy Be boasts magnificent beaches, such as those of Ambatoloaka, Madirokely or Andilana, to quote only a few.
The most popular and visited islands are :
45 miles in the North East of Nosy Be, the Mitsio archipelago consists of one main island the Great Mitsio, and of several paradisiacal islets. Examples include Tsarabanjina near Nosy Toloa and Nosy Kely, sacred Sakalava land; Ankarea surrounded by a lively reef, in the West of the Great Mitsio. The Four Brothers, are monoliths and make up a quadrilateral rising out from the sea. They should have been five but it is said that one of them moved to the Bay of the Russians, of which it became the famous Sugar Loaf.
No itinerary is imposed. One sails freely. Some itinerary ideas are thrown here and there, such as departing from the Bay of Courrier to the wild islands near Diégo-Suarez. From there, aim for Sébastian Cape and its anchorages, before proceeding to Nosy Lava, the most Southern island of the Mitsio. A highly recommended archipelago to linger on before sailing on to Nosy Be and its nearby islands. Departing from the "Island of Perfumes", a choice to face. Why not going in circle around Nosy Mamoko, Kisimany, Bay of the Russians, Nosy Iranja and Sakatia? If you have more time, the Radama islands are a paradise waiting to be discovered before being able to relax on Nosy Saba at the South edge of the Sahamalaza Biosphere Reserve.
The diving sites of Nosy Be are worldwide known. They are not overcrowded and give divers the impression of being the first ones on site! Some diving clubs offer daily outings (usually two dives in the morning) or training sessions (Padi, Navi, Cmas). The ten most beautiful sites classified by the Nosy Be guides are: Nosy Tanikely, the Zaïda trawler, Manta Point, le Corail Noir, la Grotte, le Banc du Chameau, le Pain de Sucre, le tombant de Nosy Iranja, Greg Wall at Radama Islands, le Banc du petit Castor at Mitsio.
For handlines, trolling or rod and reel fishing, Nosy Be and its « satellite islands » are privileged sites. There are plenty of opportunities to practice all three fishing techniques within a day, to the rhythm of the tides. Among the most interesting catches are: the yellow tuna (April-May), the skipjack, the scombrid fish, the barracuda (can be caught between September and May and especially in October and February), the black marlin (October to March), the sea bream and the swordfish-boat, both species being very familiar with the water of the Mozambique Channel's Northern part.
New initiatives are shaping up, so as to reveal other aspects of Nosy Be than just beach activities. The Espace Zeny Association, for instance manages the Sacred Tree site. It is under such a « Fcus Religiosa » that Buddha reached divine enlightenment. The island has 12 sacred lakes which are also cult and praying sites. Nowadays, the Ambanoro site is cover with vegetation. Back in time, it was Nosy Be's capital, after Tafondro and before Hellville. It was prosperous during the slave trade and through trade with Bombay and all the way to Zanzibar. The island's history is also marked by the release of a Russian imperial squadron in 1905, before being blown up in the Japanese Sea.
- Donia, nicknamed the Celebration of Life; its termination was often announced, for material reasons, but it has remained a never ending celebration, as its nickname indicates. The largest Festival in Madagascar, with "peak attendance" of more than 50000 participants, Donia start off with a colorful carnival in the streets of Hellville. Then start 4 wild days! Usually takes place in May in Nosy Be.
- The Great Regatta of the 26th of June has become a tradition during each Independence Day celebration. Hobbies cat, yachts, traditional pirogues meet in front of the Bay of Madirokely to race in their respective categories. Former inhabitants of Nosy Be come from Reunion Island, Mayotte or South Africa are also keen on participating along with visiting sailors.
International flights link Majunga to :
- Dzaoudzi (Mayotte) (Air Madagascar and Air Austral)
- Moroni (Great Comoros)(Air Madagascar and Comores Aviation)
Air Madagascar operates local flights.
By road, Majunga is the end of the National Highway RN4, linking it to the capital city. By sea, Majunga opens up to the Comoros and Mayotte; inhabitants of Majunga have migrated and settled there for generations. It is also an important stop-over on the dhows route, which ensures the coastal navigation along the Western coast.
Majunga, third largest city and second port in the country, has been established at the mouth of the Betsiboka river, turned red by the alluvia it drags from the hinterland. The town has its own characteristics: islets displaying Muslim architecture, Indian shops with sculpted doors, illuminated arcades when the generous sun is at its height. Majunga's emblem is its several century-old baobab, the circumference of which exceeds 20 meters. In search for a little Red Sea corner? The Dhows Port comes to life as soon as a dhow or a schooner docks. Everything here is carried on man's back. Those in search for the local color will finally find it in the streets of Mahabibo, around the late-closing shops and grilled meat kebabs' sellers.
Katsepy is some sort of natural shield one reaches after a crossing of the Bombetoka Bay. The visiting agenda includes swimming, visits of the lighthouse which provides a panoramic view of the bay, and the visit of the unique celestite mine in Madagascar.
This odd extravaganza by nature with its bear multicolored limestone strata is a major attraction in Majunga. Nothing is set here; shades and movement seem to draw a painting with the shades of the sunset. The Red Cirque is the working place of a local artisan, Albert Rakotovao, who specializes in bottled paintings. He uses white, black, green, red or yellow powders and if need be, combines them with material he finds in the sea or inside termite mounts.
To shift from a classic holiday place to a real ecotourism destination, Majunga focused on promoting new sites such as Ampazaony and especially Antsanitia. The latter shelters one of the most beautiful beaches in Madagascar and is located 30 km North of Majunga. The sea is king there, from displaying the traditional pirogue to game fishing and to catamaran cruises. Add ecotourism to the picture, with the Morira River trip, the river's mangroves and the discovery of endemic medicinal plants, with the participation of local villagers.
Approximately 80 km from Majunga, passed the Forestry Station of Marohogo, the spectacular caves of Anjohibe display a network of galleries of more than 2 km. The proliferation and shapes of the concretions are fascinating to watch. By sailing up the underground river, one reaches the natural swimming pool nestled within the vegetation. The dirt road is usable from May to November, preferably with a 4x4. By sea, it can be reached within 4 hours along a wild coast.
At the extreme North of Majunga, at the entrance of the superb Bay of Narindra, Analalava is the prototype of a place which owes its accessibility to dhows. Analalava also consists of the Loza River and its tributary streams, the mangroves and the lost villages, so many ignored places where ecotourism could be promoted. The sea has much to offer, from cruises to big game fishing, to diving and most important, Nosy Lavaat 8 miles, one of the most beautiful islands in Madagascar, still unknown. 3 out-of-this-world villages lie there and one … prison, still in operation. Permission from the director must be obtained before coming to the island. Let's not forget Nosy Saba, just a few miles North of Nosy Lava, and its beautiful ecolodge where you can relax, have a glimpse of the very rare blue-eyed lemurs, enjoy many sports activities or go for excursions in the Sahamalaza Biosphere reserve.
- At Ankarafantsika, 114 km from Majunga, the visitor is welcomed by 12 precious wood sculptures, taken from illegal loggers. A strategic hint to raise awareness about the problem. Ankarafantsika is a true sanctuary of the West's biodiversity; it ensures the conservation of one of the last large dry forests of the island, as well as the balanced supply of water and the survival of a whole agricultural region. It boasts 126 species of birds, some of which attract ornithologists from the whole wide world. Inside the Ampijoroa Forestry Station, 3 endemic tortoise species are raised, among which the ploughshare tortoise or "Angonoka" and the flat-tailed locally called "Kapidolo".
- The Baly National Park and the Bay at its core are not well known yet, but probably not for long anymore, given the extraordinary beauty and diversity of the site: golden beaches and coral reefs, lakes, mangroves unfolding their lush greenery to the shoreline, an impressive dense and dry forest… These landscapes constitute the natural habitat of rare animals, while being a destination for migratory animals. Depending on their schedule, visitors could participate in traditional Sakalava rituals, such as the immersion of sacred royal objects.
- The Fanompoambe, or of the Royal Relics of the 4 Andriamisara brothers mobilise the Boina's Sakalava, as well as a diaspora often coming from very far. C These preciously-preserved relics are nothing but their jaws and one vertebra. On the given day and while the guns fire their loud salute, the relics are taken out of their « zombabe » and soak in the blood of a bull. Once all rituals are performed, the relics must be carried 7 times around the sacred compound before being placed there again. Takes place in July usually, at the "doany" or sacred place of Miarinarivo-Tsararano.
- In Majunga, the event is daily and takes place on the famous sea side. As of 5 PM, the place becomes increasingly crowded as the sun goes down. Nothing very significant actually happens except that one can barely move. People call out and great one another, a plate of kebab and some chutney/pickle and a drink in hand. Then the crowd thins up, until the next day, same time, same location…
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Twins capitalize on error to walk off in 11th inning
Plouffe's grounder turns into win; Willingham's homer ties it in seventh
MINNEAPOLIS -- With the way the Twins have had trouble scoring runs recently, they'll take a run -- or a win -- any way they can get it.
That was certainly the case on Saturday afternoon, when the Twins won in wild fashion, scoring on an error by catcher Francisco Cervelli in the 11th inning to come away with a 2-1 win over the Yankees at Target Field. Cervelli made an ill-advised throw to first base that sailed into right field to give Minnesota its fifth walk-off victory of the year.
"A win is a win, and we were desperate," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We had chances, but we missed a few opportunities, and finally we loaded them up and they made a mistake and we win a ballgame. We needed that. We've lost some tough ones, so this was a good one to win."
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Plouffe hit a tapper back to Thornton, who flipped the ball home for a forceout, but Cervelli's throw to first base in an effort to complete an inning-ending double play sailed high and into right field to allow Willingham to score the winning run.
"I wanted to throw, but I couldn't see the angle," Cervelli said. "And then I couldn't stop the ball, and I just made a bad throw."
Willingham said he was surprised Cervelli decided to throw to first base but was plenty happy with the end result.
"I was just kind of watching it," Willingham said. "I wasn't really sure if he was going to throw it because they underhanded it home. So thank goodness he did."
The Twins had struggled offensively up to that point and didn't get on the scoreboard against Yankees right-hander David Phelps until the seventh inning, when Willingham connected on a game-tying solo shot to left field. It was the eighth homer of the year for Willingham and his first since June 24.
Minnesota wasted a scoring opportunity in the third inning with two runners on and one out, as Chris Parmelee grounded out back to Phelps and Morales flied out to center field to end the inning.
The Twins also had two runners on and nobody out in the eighth inning against reliever Shawn Kelley but were unable to score. Parmelee flied out to center on a great sliding catch by Jacoby Ellsbury before Morales and Willingham struck out.
"We just weren't able to get the big hit," Willingham said. "That's kind of been the thing lately."
Right-hander Yohan Pino, making his fourth career start, was effective for the Twins, giving up just one run on three hits and two walks over six innings but was stuck with the no-decision, still searching for his first Major League win.
"I just concentrated on trying to get the ball down," Pino said. "Everything I threw was down. My sinker helped me a lot."
The Yankees scored their lone run against Pino in the fifth inning, with Ichiro Suzuki starting the rally by stealing second base and advancing to third on a wild pitch. Suzuki, though, appeared out at second on the stolen-base attempt, but the play was not reviewed. Gardenhire had been ejected from the game in the third inning.
Gardenhire watched the play from his office and saw that Suzuki was out. But Dozier never signaled anything back to the bench, so the play was never challenged.
"There was no reaction," Gardenhire said. "I was in my office, and I thought they'd challenge that one. But there was no reaction from Dozier, so the people in the dugout had no clue about it."
After the stolen base, Suzuki came around to score on a two-out hit from Cervelli, who was a late addition to the lineup with Brian McCann getting scratched with a sore right foot.
But it was all the Yankees could do offensively, as relievers Matt Guerrier, Casey Fien, Glen Perkins, Jared Burton and Brian Duensing combined to hold New York scoreless after Pino exited to snap Minnesota's three-game losing streak.
"Our bullpen came in and did a really nice job," Gardenhire said. "The whole bullpen came in and made pitches when they had to against a tough lineup."
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Big Picture Data Bolsters Positive Outlook for Potential New Lupus Treatment Benlysta®
LRI hails an increasingly efficacious picture for possible first new medication for lupus in over 50 years
The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and its National Coalition of lupus organizations are highly encouraged by the latest presentation of data from the BLISS-52 and BLISS-76 studies of Benlysta® for the treatment of systemic lupus at the European League Against Rheumatism Congress (EULAR) this week in Rome.
Researchers presenting at EULAR discussed how Benlysta plus standard therapy was more successful in reducing disease activity and severe flares, and improving quality of life and physical function, than standard care alone.
"The totality of the in-depth data reveals an increasingly sound outlook for this potential lupus drug, and clearly suggests that Benlysta is effective," said LRI President Margaret Dowd.
The data also provide reassuring information on the safety of the treatment.
"Benlysta appears to be a solid contribution to therapeutic agents for systemic lupus erythematosus," said Tammy Utset, MD at the University of Chicago. "Benlysta is promising as a safer, less toxic therapy to reduce lupus activity compared to many currently used immunosuppressive drugs."
Human Genomes Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline announced on June 10 that they had jointly filed for a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval to market Benlysta in the United States.
Daniel J. Wallace, MD at UCLA Medical Centers added, "The robust data presented at EULAR by Human Genome Sciences relating to their BLISS-52 and 76 studies along with their submission for approval from the FDA provide optimism that a safe and effective new alternative for lupus patients will be available soon."
"The LRI shares its excitement and hope with the entire lupus community that the five decades-long drought in new treatments for lupus will soon be over," said Dowd.