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Browser Face-Off: Battery Life Explored 2014by Stephen Barrett on 8/12/2014 6:00 AM EST
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Way69 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI seriously question the validity of even including Safari in this test. Safari for windows hasn't been updated since 2012.
Either exclude safari or actually test the OS X version (at least that would make for an interesting read). Reply
manuroc - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkAnd why on earth exclude a modern browser like Opera while keeping outdated Safari.
In addition, since there is a curious performance degradation across Chrome versions, why not test dev version 38? Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkStephen originally tried testing Safari, and felt the issues were at least worth mentioning. We forgot to remove the "non-result" from the chart but that is now fixed.
As for Opera, it's something to look at in a future update, but that will require additional testing/scripting to get working properly. The major browsers are IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari (admittedly, it's really only for OS X and iOS), so that's where we started. Reply
SanX - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkI'd support in future testing Opera for PC ver. 12 maximum but not touching yet newer Opera ver. 20+ which is just in development and so is a total mess
Opera for ARM mobiles is very good by the way, I keep 20 tabs ON all the time and see literally zero consumption Reply
sluflyer06 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThe answer to that probably lies within the fact that Opera is a statistically insignificant browser. Their market share is down to .87% in the desktop/laptop scene. Reply
Stuka87 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkYou do realize that 1% of the worlds internet users is 28 million people right? While the percentage may seem small, it is far from insignificant. Reply
Bob Todd - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkIt is insignificant to anyone that writes software for the web. Even large multi-billion dollar companies often do not bother to test _any_ version of Opera with their web applications. Same logic applies for someone spending time scripting battery life tests. Do you want to add another 20% to your time/effort to get this working for something that less than 1% of your readership cares about (even if browser stats for Anandtech have a higher slant toward Opera than the rest of the averaged web, it will still be far below the others). Reply
easp - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkOn the other hand, *if* Opera was significantly better than others at something as significant as power efficiency, it would be rather unfortunate if a site like Anandtech didn't highlight that fact. Reply
soccerballtux - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkthats a good point Reply
sluflyer06 - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - link*if* it was much better than it is, then naturally the market share would increase and it would be statistically significant to cover in the first place. Reply
leminlyme - Tuesday, September 02, 2014 - linkWell it uses Chromium, and is falsely reported as Chrome by many statistic pulling websites. I know this from experience, I'm always labeled Chrome when I exclusively use Next and 20+ versions of Opera. Opera performs almost exactly like Chrome except that it has different design features, and it was the pioneer of speed dial, something I give it a tonne of credit for as it is my single most used and useful browser feature ever. Reply
Samus - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkThe majority of Opera users are in Europe, and that is a statistically insignificant region of the world.
USA F-Yeah! Reply
StevoLincolnite - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkEurope has over twice the population of the USA, so how does that work? Reply
MamiyaOtaru - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkyou don't get jokes do you Reply
seapeople - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkHe's probably from Europe. They don't have enough of a population density there for jokes to take hold. Reply
Spunjji - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkAs a resident of Europe, I resent tha...
Ohhhh, I see what you did there Reply
CharonPDX - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkWhile that is true, since they chose Safari ON WINDOWS, they should take in to account Safari+Windows market share. I'm sure it is miniscule, since Apple hasn't updated Safari for Windows in years. (The latest version is from 2012, and has received *NO SECURITY UPDATES* since.) They are testing Safari 5.1.7; Safari on OS X is up to version 7.0.5. It would be like them testing IE 9. While still technically the "current" version on Windows Vista (much as Safari 5.1.7 is the "current" version on Windows,) it's still very much not a competitor.
Again, if they were going to test Safari, they should have tested it on OS X. Period.
A proper comparison would be a MacBook Pro, booted natively to OS X 10.9.4 and Windows 8.1, testing each latest browser version. That would show difference between Firefox and Chrome on Windows vs. OS X that would be a baseline for comparing Safari and IE, as well. Reply
Morawka - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linksafari on mac has so many jerry rigged optimizations it would be totally unfair to compare it to windows based web browsers which have to be used on a huge variety of hardware, unlike safari on ios and osx. Reply
xype - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkUgh, do you seriously think IE and Chrome don't have optimizations? Do you think the IE team be all "Well, it has to run on at least TWO Windows versions, let's just keep it all unoptimized, yeah?" Reply
mtbogre - Monday, August 25, 2014 - linkThey aren't "Jerry Rigged" optimizations any more than Windows using GL to render IE are "Jerry Rigged". The browsers are optimized for the underlying OS, that's a good thing.
The bigger point here is that Safari on Windows is relevant to almost no-one. They might as well have tested out the AOL browser or thrown Netscape Navigator into the mix. Reply
marc1000 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkas sad as it makes me feel, I have to admit that Opera market share is really small - and shrinking.
it's a shame such a creative company get eaten by big marketing companies: Opera was the first to launch a number of innovations that later got integrated into other browsers or even OSs. but right now I don't even know if they will survive another couple years... sad...
PS: multiple tabs in one window, mouse gestures, live preview, speed dial, extremely customizable navigation (ie, turning off scripts, overriding font sizes, desktop client on mobile devices). some of these feats are unmatched even today. mouse gestures were available on Opera for almost a decade before Windows 7 would implement something similar. well, thats life. Reply
Johnmcl7 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI agree entirely about Opera, I've used it for many years and I don't think it gets the recognition it deserves for innovating many of the current browser features. I'm concerned their change to the Chromium base is the beginning of the end though, the developers are claiming it's increased Opera usage but I find that hard to believe as the current Opera release doesn't seem to offer much away from Chrome and they've decimated the old Opera with few of its user favourite features implemented in the new version.
I plan on using Opera v12 until it's too unreliable/incompatible/insecure and then unless they've made big improvements to the new Opera, switch to something else. On W8 touch systems I have to admit I'm keen on the Modern IE as it's very quick and responsive which is amusing as the reason I originally started using Opera was because Internet Explorer 6 was painfully slow on an XP PC with 128MB RAM. Reply
MamiyaOtaru - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linksame. sticking with 12 as long as possible, no desire at all to use the new one. They killed themselves for me trying to chase after average users, and I'm not sure they actually attracted any. At the very least they can be sure more websites work with their browser even if no one tests against Opera (thanks to using Chromium), but I really wish they'd considered switching engines but keeping their UI Reply
Lerianis - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkThey already have made many improvements to the new version of Opera. In fact, all it is missing compared to Opera v12 is support for saving pages in .mht format, something that I still rely on Opera v12 for.
The new Opera can OPEN .mht files, it just cannot SAVE in that format. Which seems kinda weird but eh... Reply
Blisse - Saturday, August 16, 2014 - linkI switched from Opera to Chrome 2 years ago. Opera started crashing inexplicably and I found a replacement for gestures on Chrome. I loved how forward thinking it was with its features and skipped Firefox because they blatantly copied Opera's menu button design, but I can't say I'm missing Opera now. The stability of modern browsers is just so much better than Opera was and I was sick of Opera specific problems. I loved the bookmarks tab though. I'm almost at the point where I'm going to try IE again versus Chrome and this article helped me stick around on Chrome a bit longer. Reply
furnace51 - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkGiven opera has the ability to 'mask' it's self and pretend to be IE and other browsers, I wonder how many false counts exist.. my guess is Opera is better represented than statistics suggest.
I have my Opera set to mask as it prevents idiot websites presenting me with inane popups saying my browser is out of date, just because Opera did not present it's self as the latest version of IE, Chrome or Firefox. Reply
Morpheusx3 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkFor the record, this was addressed in the article. Safari was excluded because of numerous issues.
Regardless, an OSX battery life test would undoubtedly be interesting to read. I'd be down for that too. Reply
Wixman666 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThey can't test safari on OSX since the rest are tested under Windows. They'd be comparing apples and oranges. As far as Opera is concerned, does anyone actually USE opera anymore?? Reply
BC2009 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThey could test all the browsers on OS X with the exception of Internet Explorer.
Both Safari and Internet Explorer are OS-specific. The only cross-platform browsers are Firefox, Chrome and Opera. Reply
lightsout565 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI'd also love to read an OSX battery life test. I'd be interested to see how optimized Safari is for power usage compared with Firefox/Chrome/Opera. Reply
easp - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkYeah, and given that Mac market share is better among individual consumers who get to choose their computers and the browsers they use, it would be useful to a lot of people. Meanwhile, how many Windows users have zero choice? It is almost cruel to dangle this in front of them :) Reply
pius - Monday, August 18, 2014 - linkAgree - that would be interesting. I always use chrome on mac os, but if there is a battery price to pay, I might switch. Reply
littlebitstrouds - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI love the way people criticize free information. An air of arrogance mixed with contempt. Reply
Rexyl - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI love the way people think they are above criticism when publishing/posting information online. An air of holier-than though mixed with self-righteousness. Reply
Homeles - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man Reply
bji - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkPlease explain what straw man argument was used in any part of the chain of posts that you are replying to. My contention is that there was no straw man here and that you're just throwing out the term because you don't like the arguments but don't understand why. Reply
nathanddrews - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkThe type of people littlebitstrouds described exist and have posted comments on this AT article and other AT articles. The type of people Rexyl described do not exist and no such qualities have been exhibited by AT employees. Straw man.
If they are both describing broad categories of people from any given corner of the Internet, then both of their comments are completely irrelevant to this article and its comments.
Annnnnnnd I've wasted my time. Reply
easp - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkNot actually free. We pay with our time/attention, which is then resold to advertisers.
So, guess what, if you get to express your ill considered opinion, why shouldn't everyone else :) Reply
edlee - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI seriously question the idle power numbers, cause I have a e3-1235 (similar to i7-2600) that idles at 21 watts.
And I have another system that used an i7-3770k, that idles at 35 watts, but has more drives and add in cards. Reply
Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThose were just example numbers pulled from here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7003/the-haswell-rev... Reply
ernipiggy - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkRight. Specially since suspending not visible tabs is a new Safari feature in the upcoming release. Reply
jonthanfielding - Saturday, September 06, 2014 - linkIt is rather silly, in my own tests on OS X Chrome uses twice as much power as Safari so if I am out and about I use Safari Reply
Schwebbz - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkWhy no Opera this time? It's more alive than Windows Safari, judging by the rate of updates. Reply
Nexos - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThe Opera that is getting updated is the Webkit based one, which would probably perform similarly to chrome, so there is little point in doing a separate test on it. The last bespoke version of opera is 12.17 which is 6 months old now and probably used by a tiny fraction of net users. Reply
medi02 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - link"Would probably perform" - eh? Why test Safari then? Isn't it WEbkit based? Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkEven before the official forking (celebrated by Google and Apple by deleting millions of lines of the others code from their repos); Safari and Chrome had many major differences in implementation. Different javascript engines was the biggest but far from the only one; IIRC their rendering code used different sub-pixel smoothing rules too. Reply
Johnmcl7 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkAt the moment, Opera still looks and feels much like a reskinned Chrome even though it's a year in now. I was hoping by this point we'd have something that looked and behaved like Opera but using Chrome's better supported rendering engine but it's nowhere near that stage and the updates from the developers are not promising. The features they were boasting about in their latest release are additional themes (which are little more than different backgrounds) and when people complain about the features missing from the previous versions of Opera, they're directed to use extensions instead.
Obviously other browsers have worked fine with extensions but one of the reasons I liked Opera was because it didn't need extensions, it worked well out of the box with a good range of features. As it stands I don't see the point in using a slightly reskinned Chrome rather than just use Chrome itself and I'm doubtful we'll ever see a proper Opera again. Would love to be proved wrong on the latter though. Reply
ct909 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkOpera 23 (current) is based on the Chromium 35 rendering engine and the V8 JavaScript engine. It would likely produce different (even if similar) results to Chrome 36 (current). Reply
SanX - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkCurrent versions of Opera are based on the concept "Written by retards for retards" Reply
sluflyer06 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkLike I mentioned earlier, Opera has hardly any users so it really isn't signifigant to include. Opera marketshare is only .87% Reply
SanX - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkLinux market share was below 1% for almost two decades. Reply
fokka - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linki find it slightly worrying that firefox is tied last in this test. ff has been my browser of choice for years and using anything else than my nicely customized setup makes web-browsing less comfortable than what i'm used to. but getting an hour more battery life out of my aging laptop when away from the socket wouldn't be bad either.
maybe i'll give chrome (or one of its derivatives) another chance and try to set it up to my liking as good as i can. we'll see. Reply
CaedenV - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkMozilla has not managed to put out anything good recently. The last few years they have been playing a 'me too' game with Chrome, to the point now where they even look similar. Outside of that FF has gotten slow, fat, and buggy. Unless you have privacy concerns or pet plugins that only work with FF then it is time to move on to Chrome or IE.
And the issue is not limited to their browser. I mean look at the FF Phone and some of their other recent projects... sad to see a traditionally good company flounder like this. Reply
edzieba - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkYou could also try something like Palemoon, which is essentially firefox's core but with some of the more dubious UI decisions removed or reversible and a lot of legacy crud cleared out. Reply
asmian - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - link+1 for Palemoon!
After reading this post I was curious. I just transferred, migrating my Firefox profile with the tool available to Palemoon with absolutely no issues, and apart from some minor preference tweaks to the toolbars it's a virtually identical browsing experience but I can immediately see and feel the difference in faster page loading. All my extensions and stored passwords work right including FireFTP and site logins. And I'm now running 64-bit, unlike FF. Awesome. ;)
Since the major principle of Palemoon is to cut unnecessary code from the stock FF source to speed up page rendering, it is exactly the sort of alternative browser that should have been included in this test for comparison, since it is now so divergent from official FireFox. Especially since the prevailing logic seems to be "Chrome wins, but sucks for privacy" and Palemoon, from my reading and so far happy experience, doesn't compromise on either. Reply
lilmoe - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI find your results rather interesting. So I have a question please.
Which GPU was primarily active during your tests for hardware accelerated browsers (like IE) vs Chrome? IE is significantly more hardware accelerated, and therefore GPU intensive, than any other browser (on Windows). So it would be interesting to see if the dGPU was taxed during the test. Reply
lilmoe - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkSorry, forgot to note one more thing. When hardware accelerated rendering is disabled in IE, I noticed a significant reduction in GPU load % VS enabled. I have the same CPU as the test in this benchmark (Core i7 4702MQ, but with an AMD dGPU), and strangely, even CPU power is reduced when GPU rendering is disabled. This wasn't the case in my previous laptop's case (Core 2 Duo), but it's interesting to note. The better your CPU, the less more inefficient GPU rendering becomes. Reply
lilmoe - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkthe more inefficient**
(please add an edit button for our posts...) Reply
Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkAll browsers used the integrated (Intel) GPU Reply
BillBear - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkSince Apple made power efficiency a headline feature of the current version of Safari on OSX Mavericks, I would like to see how that tests out in the real world.
Run the same test on a Retina Macbook Pro. Reply
Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkOur test script uses windows API calls to move mouse, click, scroll, type, etc... so it will take some time for us to make an OS X version Reply
PhilipJM - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI just ran the powercfg /energy command you suggested and noticed that both steam and spotify set the request period to 10000 in the same way as chrome, (version 37.0.2062.68 beta-m 64-bit) on my machine. I hope you can inform them :) Reply
The_Mantis - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkIf you uncheck "Enable Hardware Acceleration" (both of them) in Spotify's Preferences, then it will not speed up the timer resolution. Reply
lucas1024 - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkThe Hardware Acceleration setting did not have any effect on the timer, I also checked other potential culprits like the Flash plugin. I didn't find any setting or plugin that correlated with the timer. If it is an extension that's causing this, it is not something obvious. Reply
lucas1024 - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkNever mind, wrong post, and I can't delete it!! Reply
Klimax - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkIIRC Steam uses Chromium. That could explain that. Reply
Flying Goat - Saturday, August 16, 2014 - linkI didn't know that, but looking but looking at the command line steam's subprocesses use, you're absolutely correct. Learn something new every day. Reply
a1exh - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThis would have made for a more interesting read had it been about Android browsers.
Although a critical bug in Android Chrome and Android Chrome beta has users leaving in droves! Reply
johnny_boy - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI too would have liked to see similar testing done across various oses. Reply
johnny_boy - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI would like to see similar testing done on linux and os x. It would make this article massively more interesting. Reply
Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkExactly Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThanks for this test!
I'm not surprised Firefox came in almost last. I like it, but simply having a few tabs open (with adblock and flashblock active) and just leaving the browser minimized consumes a constant 2-3% CPU. That's 16 - 24% of one logical core of an i7 3770K @ 4.1 GHz!
I also encourage you to pepeat this test with a regular display. Remember that by now there's just a tiny fraction of high-DPI displays out there. The differences between those 2 tests could sheed some light onto the practical cost of running high-DPI displays. Reply
Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkGood points. If there is time (this type if testing takes days and days) I hope to do a follow up using Opera and comparing Chrome 36 & 37 at 1600x900 Reply
seapeople - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkHonestly, forget opera, nobody cares other than the two whiners who post here.
But I do agree about running a normal resolution display - it's just not fair to benchmark blurry crap against crisp high res fonts and give a performance or battery life number that favors the blurry crap. That's like comparing fps between a laptop running 768p and 1440p and saying that the 768p laptop gives you better performance.
Ok, I somewhat apologize to the opera users. But seriously - it's 2014, get a normal browser. And not Safari on windows, obviously. Reply
furnace51 - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - link<emerges from the shadows> I agree, forget Opera, This is not the browser you are looking for <retreats back into the shadows> Reply
jabber - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkYeah I have to say I think we'll be waiting a long time still for those super display sizes to filter down to the 'regular price' brackets.
I bet this time next year most laptops will still come with 1366x768 screens. Yet my new $200 7" tablet will have a 4K screen on it. Reply
Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI will be oh so sad if that is true :-/
and.... not surprised Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI doubt we'll see them on race to the bottom laptops this side of the 15" 1366/768 panel being discontinued by manufacturers. With demand from tablets/phones pushing high volume production of high DPI panels though; I think the main barrier in the way of them being standard in $1000+ laptops is the number of windows apps that still don't play nicely with highDPI/the roughness of Windows scaling options. Reply
zodiacsoulmate - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkChrome always eat up my battery when watching youtube @ 720p/1080p MP4, however IE11 works just great...
Please test video play back ! and audio playback!
I was hoping for more testing for this matter, chrome have been quite disappointing these days Reply
zodiacsoulmate - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkAlso where is the CPU load graph? would love to see it ! Reply
NatePo717 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkCould we see some numbers for Pale Moon? Reply
BillBear - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkSafari is already scriptable using OSX's built in Applescript scripting system, so you don't have to invent anything new. At worst you'll have to pick up a bit of a new scripting language.
I'm looking forward to seeing how Apple's claim that they spank the other browsers on energy efficiency pan out.. Reply
Oxford Guy - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkThere is also a program called Automator. http://macosxautomation.com/ Reply
mabellon - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkCould you clarify the following please: "Additionally, the browsers are all run in private browsing mode to prevent local content caching from interfering with reloading our limited set of server-cached sites."
Don't most browser have one big session for all in-private tabs? So there will be caching across tabs and sites until you close every instance?
Please consider using a more standard laptop in the future. A quad core 37W CPU seems incredibly unrealistic. Something more along the lines of a 15W/17W CPU would make sense. The power profile of an ultrabook will likely be vastly different to this beast. That would seem to matter a lot more given the trade off in rushing to idle, and the cost of idle wakeups will vary by CPU by some amount. Just my 2c. Reply
Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkGood question. The automated test does open up several private browsing tabs but it closes them all (and the entire browser) between iterations.
Intel power gates unused cores so there shouldn't be too much difference between a dual core and a quad core for idle power. I agree it would be interesting to test other hardware as well. Unfortunately these tests already take days, so using an even lower power laptop will make it take a really really long time and would probably just exacerbate the differences we already observed even more. Reply
KhalidShaikh - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkGreat write up. Reply
lucas1024 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkBad news - I checked the timers with Firefox on two different machines and on both Firefox is maintaining a 1ms timer. Reply
linj - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkI can confirm this. Tested Firefox with a new profile (no extensions), and navigating to most websites (but especially Flash-enabled ones) will ramp up the 1ms timer. Closing down to even a blank page doesn't release it. Reply
Stephen Barrett - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkStrange. I did not see that in my testing. I wonder what the difference was. Reply
asmian - Saturday, August 16, 2014 - linkPlease note http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=... - the Pale Moon developer states that it does NOT use 1ms timers, and since this is directly based on FF code (and he does not state that he has changed that part of the code) it is unlikely that FF does either. Maybe there is another app causing this behaviour. Reply
lucas1024 - Thursday, August 21, 2014 - linkAnd yet in reality it DOES use a 1ms timer, even when all plugins and extensions, as well as hardware acceleration, are disabled. powercfg reports the timer requested by mozjs.dll. Reply
rhughesjr - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkOften beta software will not have all optimizations enabled in order to more easily debug issues. I wonder if that is the case, and would be very interested in seeing this revisited once Chrome 37 comes out of beta. Reply
Freakie - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkWould have been kind of interesting to compared 64bit Firefox (Nightly) to 64bit Chrome, just to see which 64bit version is the best for battery. Would be humorous if Firefox was.
I use 64bit Waterfox myself, which even though it is a build of the latest version of Firefox, just compiled as a 64bit program. It's compiled using specific optimizations that the Firefox team doesn't use, so it wouldn't be fair to use a 64bit off-shoot version of Firefox, unfortunately. Reply
Oxford Guy - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkYes, I was wondering why Chrome was tested for 64-bit but not Firefox. However, one might say that Mozilla has been less supportive of the 64-bit variant than Google has been of its 64-bit Chrome variant. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI like Pale Moon over Firefox. No UI BS to deal with. Reply
Paapaa125 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkIt would've been interesting to see how OSX+Safari would compare to Windows+Chore on the same MacBook Pro. Reply
tuxRoller - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkAny chance of running these tests for both osx and linux (fedora, preferrably as they tend to be amongst the most vanilla [least amount of changes from upstream] of the major distros)? Linux, at least, also supports various levels of timer coalescence (timer_slack), and attempts to wakeup as little as possible when not under load. I'd imagine osx does the same.
Also, firefox has beta, aurora, and nightly that are easy to get (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/#bet... , https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/#aur... , https://nightly.mozilla.org/), and chrome has the same. Reply
Samus - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkFirefox is definitely an underrated browser. It's amazing how it still gets such a bad rap from a few crap versions from years ago. Firefox has been an especially superior browser, in my opinion, since the customizable menu center released earlier this year. Reply
xype - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkThis is kinda stupid. Compare Firefox, Chrome and Safari on OS X and Firefox, Chrome and IE on Windows, if you want to get a good idea of the differences between browsers. Eventually Chrome and Firefox on Linux, too, if you have too much time.
As it is, the Safari "part" is meaningless, and without Safari you don't even have a "Browser Face-Off". And having Firefox and Chrome compared between Windows and OS X (and Linux) would at least allow people to get a good idea of how much of a difference the operating system makes in these tests.
I expected a better article, but then, this is still better than no article (and no information), so thanks for it anyway. Reply
normadize - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkThis had the opportunity to be a very valuable test but as it stands, it isn't.
First, excluding Mac OS X (and Linux) is a big negative - at least it could have had a less misleading title, e.g. add "under Windows" to be fair.
Secondly, and more importantly, the testing methodology is very vague and doesn't state how often the requests, scrolls etc are made. It also does not say how many tabs were open and what kind of content was browsed (static vs dynamic/animated ratio at least?), which websites?
The most important aspect is that it seems it does not replay an actual user session of 10+ hours exactly as it happened, with large pauses between clicks and scrolls.
As it stands, although I commend the effort, this test is of little use to me, and in my opinion it should not be taken seriously due to the poor methodology and its reporting.
A true test that lives up to the current (misleading) title would be a replay of an actual real-world browsing session, exactly as the user "played" it. Reply
dstarr3 - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkSurely IE would give you the best battery life, as it would rid you of any desire to use the internet and make you pocket your phone. Reply
wantthefun - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkI am on Surface Pro 2 and I find Chrome reduces my battery life more than IE. I have almost quit using Chrome, because of this reason (switched to IE metro). I wonder if the extensions, or running it in a non-simulated environment with all the sync and programs installed makes a difference, else it could be the use of flash... Not sure, but does not agree with my 8 months of experience with this computer, had to make an account to chime in. Thanks for publishing this! Reply
hallstein - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkSafari for Windows was discontinued several years ago and should definitely not be included in this article.
I thought this would be super interesting, especially as Apple have made a big fuss about Safari's energy efficiency, alas it was windows-only. For mac, this could have been a really interesting contribution to the safari-chrome-firefox debate. Reply
janawatson - Monday, August 18, 2014 - linkI keep seeking for new fighting games. Can anyone provide me some new links? Thank you Reply
Heavensrevenge - Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - linkThen explain this: I set my power plan to "Power Savings and start Chrome AFTER setting to the power savings power plan and here:
http://i.imgur.com/HlMxr3L.png to see chrome NOT requesting the higher timer WHILE running sunspider twice during the recording period
https://mega.co.nz/#!thBUCKCT!RxVWNSEbw0b_-tCJCdrc... is the entire energy report that shows all the details of more chrome.exe processes vs just that single screen shot with 1 entry + the timer resolution to show u chrome doesn't ONLY request the high resolution timer no-matter what. Reply
djsvetljo - Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - linkChrome has huge issues with utilizing graphic card acceleration for videos. It does NOT work on certain pro cards, such as NVIDIA NVS series, as well as certain Intel GPUs. As a result, a video that is a piece of cake for a GPU struggles to play with CPU only resulting in super high CPU usage, which results in high power consumption. I have 3 machines that suffer from the same issue, some don't - it depends on the GPU model. Same machines tetsed with FF or IE and CPU load is times less. Reply
darwiniandude - Sunday, August 24, 2014 - linkCan you test Safari Firefox and Chrome under OS X? And the others under Windows / Bootcamp on the same hardware? Would be good to test and challenge the 'OS X gets better battery life' rumor/myth Reply
mtcn77 - Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - linkCould this Micro-trololo article EVER be biased by any outside variable unbeknownst to the almighty editor? Something other than the new kid in town, the Google? No! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Microsoft Windows is the best engineered piece of hardware and this is an issue for Google to fix (only for Windows). Reply
John.S - Sunday, August 31, 2014 - linkThis article is a bit miss leading, in future you may want to consider that these browsers all run differently on different OS. Run these tests again on OSX or Linux and you will find different results. I point this out because you put in Safari due to the "OSX / iOS crowd". This is a "MS Windows" , "browser face-off", not an overall "best browser face-off" Reply
Aarodynamics - Thursday, September 04, 2014 - linkLeaving Chrome 39 x64 out of this test doesn't make a ton of sense. Chrome has made massive progress on Windows since from 36x86 to 39x64. Reply
marcelgs - Saturday, October 11, 2014 - linkHow on earth do you get 7.5 hrs of battery life from the XPS 15? I get around 5 hours of light use (browsing, word editing) on a fresh install of WIndows. Reply


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National Standard Instructor Trainer
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DfT required route to becoming a National Standards Instructor Trainer
- A two day NSIT course
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- Attend the ITO's orientation process
CTC's orientation process
The CTC has developed an orientation process for all its tutor training courses which takes the following route:
- A CTC tutor observes your training delivery
- A three day CTC NSIT / orientation course
- Observe an NSI course
- Deliver on an NSI course
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Each stage of this process is assessed and reviewed in partnership with the tutor and the trainee.
CTC delivers the two-day NSIT course and the one-day CTC orientation course as a package, but we can deliver the two-day course on its own for those planning to work outside CTC.
The CTC will deliver external two-day NSIT courses on demand.
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Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive provisional accreditation as a National Standard Instructor Trainer (NSIT). In order to complete the accreditation process to become a fully qualified NSIT, the candidate will have to fulfil CTC's qualifiaction process and assist the delivery of three NSI courses in partnership with CTC.
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Mean Betty: Does Elin Really Deserve 3/4 Of Tiger Woods' Fortune?
The billionaire golfer will soon be a mere millionaire. He may be a cheater, but can we officially consider Elin a gold digger?
-Mean Betty
Well, well, well. It's appears as if the Tiger Woods "marathon" divorce proceedings are coming to a close. RadarOnline.com is reporting that Elin stands to walk away from her six-year marriage to the "sex addict" with a cool $750 million … or to put it another way, three-quarters of Tiger's estimated $1 billion fortune.
Now, Mean Betty is not fan of cheaters, especially when they betray not only their wives but their children … but, honestly pets, does that seem fair?
Tiger Woods, reprehensible though we may find his private life to be, worked his entire life to become the sports success he is today. It was a life full of an amount of dedication and sacrifice most of us can only imagine (personally, Mean Betty finds keeping perfectly manicured and highlighted taxing enough!) – and Tiger earned that money, fair and square, by working his you-know-what off.
Yes, Elin is the mother of his children, and of course they are entitled to a full share of their daddy's fortune … but six years? Three-quarters? Tell Mean Betty, dears, why is that reasonable?
Now, some of the divorce details make perfect sense to Mean Betty, primarily this little item: The Sun claims that Romeo Woods will only be able to introduce his children to a new woman if the two have married. Smart move on Elin's part, considering Tiger's taste in hookers girlfriends. No porn stars in the playroom, got that, Tiger?
In exchange, we are to be cruelly deprived of any juicy details from Elin, as she can reportedly never publicly speak out about Woods's affairs — in any medium. The Sun's source claims, "The price of the huge sum is her silence: no interviews, tell-all books, or TV appearances about this for the rest of her life – even if Tiger dies first – or she'll lose the lot."
Both those items actually sound like what's in the best interest of the children, so Mean Betty gives her stamp of approval. But Elin Woods, dear, just what exactly did you do to earn $750 million in six years?
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 Launch Recapby Andrew Cunningham on 1/31/2012 10:30 PM EST
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- Radeon HD 7000
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danielkza - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - link"The downside of all of this customization is that none of these cards quite hit AMD's MSRP of $549.99 "
Don't you mean $449.99? Reply
Andrew.a.cunningham - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - linkSure do! Fixed. Reply
ajp_anton - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - linkWhy do you even bother to write out all those 9's?
Just say $450 and it will be much easier to follow. Reply
Andrew.a.cunningham - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - linkIf I didn't write out the 9s, I'm sure people would complain about that too. :-) Reply
Alexvrb - Thursday, February 02, 2012 - linkYes, hello, I'm here to complain about you complaining about people complaining about your attempt to keep other people from complaining. I hope you've learned your lesson. Reply
Andrew.a.cunningham - Friday, February 03, 2012 - linkI have truly taken your complaint about the complaining about complaining about complaining to heart. Reply
SunLord - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - linkI want to see a review of that Asus card because I can't see that triple slot cooler being remotely worth it Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - linkWhy don't you look at the reviews of the 69xx Direct CU II cards for that answer? Short answer: if you have the space and want to pay the price, go for it. Reply
Guld81 - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - linkThe XFX Black Edition memory clock is:
1375 MHz (5.5 GHz)
Which should also be highlighted. Reply
Andrew.a.cunningham - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - linkLooks like you're right - the XFX Black Edition is the only card in the whole lineup with any sort of RAM overclock. Reply
cknobman - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - linkuntil the sky high prices come down!!!!!!
I'm kinda hoping Nvidia gets off their asses and releases the 6 or 7 series and it crushes the new AMD cards.
That way AMD 7 series prices will drop like a rock off a cliff and I can get me a new card cheap. Reply
MrSpadge - Thursday, February 02, 2012 - linkNobody is forcing people to offer their goods at a loss, but nobody is forcing you to buy if you don't think it's worth it, either. Relax, prices will come down in due time. I'm not buying now either, but I like the Tahiti chip. Reply
Sub_Z3R0 - Tuesday, February 07, 2012 - linkSeriously doubt that the new Nvidia's are going to 'crush' the new AMD's. Reply
So Sick - Friday, February 03, 2012 - link
well if you find the gtx580 a good card these ones are your revolutionairy godlike peices of hardware. f.e.
HD7950oc P11000+
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welcome new master...ty for your great price and performance...you are here to stay and cause a lot of heads to break...mind my wortds.. Reply
So Sick - Friday, February 03, 2012 - linkAMD used to have a smaller die size so the trick they pulled of is making the die bigger this time meeting nv size...which menas nv should enlarge their chips with same factor for the same performance ratio which is not possible because it would make the prdouct costs exorbitant high.
owned Nvidia...now you nee to re-engineer the entire geforce structure.... Reply
Progeny - Monday, February 06, 2012 - linkXFX has reduced their famous lifetime warranty to 2 years and they have 2 more cards in their lineup. The Core Edition and the Black Edition without dual fans. Both should be alot cheaper then those other 2 offerings listed here.
Also a few very important things are that overclocking will void most manufacturers guarantee and some cards are non transferrable to new owners. Sorry i do not have the details on the 7950 lineup but they might be similar to that of the 7970: http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1418072&m... Reply


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SAINT LEO, Fla. –The Saint Leo Lions men's basketball team (14-4) defeated the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (1-17) by a score of 68-62, Wednesday evening from the Marion Bowman Activities Center. The win, which guaranteed the first back-to-back winning seasons in 27 years, also served as a break from the Lions' Sunshine State Conference schedule just before heading into eight consecutive SSC contests.
Although the visiting Sailfish claimed the first bucket of the contest, the Lions soon gained control of the game and never lost the lead. After Palm Beach Atlantic claimed a two point lead, the first half of the contest began with a 16-0 run by the Lions, and the momentum continued throughout the rest of the half. The first twenty minutes of play featured a game-high lead of 16 points as the Lions controlled both sides of the court. In addition to an outstanding 56 percent field goal average, the Lions tallied an astonishing first half free-throw percentage of 83.3. In a gymnasium filled with eager Saint Leo fans, the Lions basketball team strolled into halftime with a 13-point lead.
After halftime resumed, the Sailfish unleashed a surge of energy that would eventually cut the Saint Leo lead down to two points. Refusing defeat, the Lions regained their composure and launched a second offensive attack. The combination of tough defense and powerful offense soon became too much for the Sailfish as they struggled to gain an edge over the Lions, although back-and-forth basketball ensued for the remainder of the game.
Senior Marcus Ruh was the first Lion to reach the 10-point club, collecting a total of 24 points throughout the contest, while senior Tom Neary led the defensive assault with 8 rebounds. Junior Jerrel Harris and senior Shaun Adams also scored double-digits in the effort, collecting 11 and ten, points respectively.
From the field, each Lion player contributed as Saint Leo tallied an 80 percent free throw percentage in addition to shooting 53.3 percent from the 3-point arc. On the defensive side, the Lions also collected an astonishing 13 steals.
For the Sailfish, senior Dante Valentine and junior Christian Martinez led the offense, scoring 15 points each. Seniors Alan Hardy and Salim Fauras also collected 13 and 12 points, respectively.
For more information on the men's basketball team be sure to 'like' the Lions on Facebook and 'follow' the Lions on Twitter.


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Renew in the Karoo
Next month, a group of Johannesburg friends are making the eight-hour drive all the way to Cradock in the Eastern Cape for a fun detox bonding weekend together.
They'll be staying at the beautifully restored 1850 cottages, the Tuishuise, in Market Street. They'll be eating most of their healthy wholefood meals at the Schreiner Tea Room. And they'll be receiving lymph-drainage massages, along with body-sculpting treatments, luxurious facials, manicures and pedicures at the newly opened Karoo Comfort Zone, the latest addition to Cradock's famous Market Street.
For the rest of the time, they might head off to the nearby Mountain Zebra National Park (which has a large pool at the picnic area, convenient for some aqua-aerobics or laps). Or they may get one of the instructors in from Cradock's KarooActive Gym to take them through yoga stretches or Pilates.
The recent opening of the Karoo Comfort Zone in Market Street has created all kinds of new healthy travel possibilities.
In fact, the Tuishuise and Victoria Manor Hotel have a special weekend package on until the end of August: you get dinner, bed and breakfast for two nights, plus a full body massage, body scrub, facial, pedicure and 18 rounds of golf at the local (rather splendid) course. All this for only R1 725 per person sharing – a perfect anniversary gift.
It's interesting that Cradock is reclaiming its reputation as a health destination. A century ago or more, the clean dry air of this region helped many people with lung problems. Some stayed and founded farming dynasties here.
But as other ways of dealing with tuberculosis and lung disease were found, Cradock simply continued as a quiet farming town on the banks of the Great Fish River, 250km north of Port Elizabeth.
Owned by Lucille Ferreira and Helen Murray, the Karoo Comfort Zone's facilities and décor would not look out of place in an upmarket city spa – except that here you'll encounter more of a sweet country feel.
Once you enter the house, with its candy-striped verandah roof, everything is soft muslin white and pale grey, with warm accents and large canvas images of quiver trees.
The spa has a small garden with a spreading shade tree, a small bubbling fountain and a plunge pool.
The recent opening of the Karoo Comfort Zone in Market Street has created all kinds of new healthy travel possibilities.
The Karoo Comfort Zone is one of the platforms where the African Angels practise the art of pampering. They can be hired for private functions – perfect for weddings and corporate events.
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Lightroom has excellent Flash web gallery generation and built-in FTP upload capabilities, but if you use one of the many web services that are out there you may be wondering how to get your photos on the web. Up until last week i was wondering the same thing. Luckily, there is a solution, which came by way of Tom Hogarty, PM for Lightroom.
The solution is to add an uploader executable into the Export Actions folder. Most of the major services (Flickr, Smugmug, etc) have client uploader mechanisms.
I personally use Smugmug and i found a client uploader which worked like a charm. Here's the steps:
1) Place your executable uploader into C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom\Export Actions
NOTE: i created an alias from my original location and pasted into the export actions folder.
(sorry, don't know what the path is on Mac)
2) In LR, select the images you want to upload
3) File > Export Photos
4) Select an existing preset that outouts in to web file sizes (I already had an Export For Web preset that i used previously)
5) In the post processing popup should now be a shortcut to the uploader exe – select it
6) Go back up to the preset popup Save As New Preset – give it a name
7) Now when you click Export it will generate the files and add them to the uploader application ready for upload.


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Tigers open West Coast swing with loss in extras
OAKLAND -- The West Coast may be drier and sunnier, but it is no more friendly
The Tigers learned that the hard way Friday night as they watched the Oakland A's come back from a three-run deficit to win, 4-3, as Josh Donaldson hit a home run in the 12th inning to extend the Oakland winning streak to nine games. It was Donaldson's first career walk-off hit.
"We got no complaints about that," manager Jim Leyland said. "The guy hit the ball over the fence. It wasn't like we walked somebody. The guy hit it over the fence. You gotta tip your hat to them."
Tigers reliever Brayan Villarreal started the 12th inning for the Tigers (5-5), and with one out on a 1-0 fastball, surrendered the line-drive shot, close to the right-field foul pole and 330-foot mark. Villarreal (0-2) took the loss, while A's reliever Chris Resop (1-0), who recorded one out, notched the win.
"I was looking for a fastball," Donaldson said. "He throws pretty hard. I didn't want to be overaggressive. ... I didn't know it was out because I never hit one over there."
Detroit just missed out on its own solo home run a half-inning earlier. Ramon Santiago faced reliever Jerry Blevins with two outs and on the first pitch knocked a slider to deep left-center, hitting near the top of the out-of-town scoreboard for a triple. Blevins exited, Austin Jackson worked the righty reliever Resop to a full count but flied out to center.
"It just happens," Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer said of Santiago's near-homer. "Baseball. That's why you play 162. I was watching the game. We were hitting some balls hard at people. [Santiago] hits it four inches away from a home run. That's just the way it goes sometimes. We played hard tonight. That's what you hang your hat on."
Though Scherzer said he didn't have the best command of his breaking pitches, he rebounded after a shaky first start striking out 11 while throwing 100 pitches (65 strikes) in six innings. He allowing five hits and one walk. Despite not getting a decision, he lowered his ERA from 7.20 to 4.91. Tigers pitchers totaled 17 strikeouts.
"I just didn't have good command of all my stuff tonight," Scherzer said. "When need be, I did execute in full counts and with runners on base. I was able to use my changeup."
When the going got tough, Scherzer just struck out the A's (9-2). With the Tigers leading 3-1 in the sixth, Jed Lowrie led off with a double to left. Josh Reddick, in his first game back from a sprained right wrist, singled on a grounder between the right infield gap to score Lowrie and made it 3-2. Scherzer then struck out three of some of the A's best bats in a row -- Yoenis Cespedes (fastball), Brandon Moss (changeup) and John Jaso (changeup) -- to end the threat.
Lefty reliever Drew Smyly started the seventh, struck out the first batter, then yielded a double to right-center by Donaldson. Smyly got pinch-hitter Andy Parrino to ground out, then on a 1-2 count surrendered Coco Crisp's broken bat single just over shortstop Jhonny Peralta to tie the game, 3-3.
Crisp, the A's center fielder, left the game in the 10th inning with a strained left groin.
Prince Fielder went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer and fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, but his teammates didn't have as much success against starting pitcher Bartolo Colon and the A's bullpen.
Colon worked efficiently and almost got away unscathed were it not for Fielder, especially his big blast in the third. Jackson and Andy Dirks singled before Fielder smashed a two-out home run over the left-center field wall on a 1-2 belt-high fastball for his third homer of the year.
With Fielder's homer accounting for the runs against him, Colon walked none in his seven innings, striking out five and scattering eight hits in 85 pitches (60 strikes).
The series opener was a rematch of last year's American League Division Series, which Detroit won in five games, and it was the first game of the Tigers' nine-game West Coast road trip.
Willie Bans is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Long has it been that the man of the household went to work to support the family and put food on the table while the mother stayed home to look after the children; in modern society the roles are a lot more equally balanced with dad's job as a parent becoming a lot more hands on. But regardless of their parenting style, all fathers deserve to be appreciated.
It's come to that time of year again when we find ourselves scratching our heads trying to think of the perfect gift to make them smile and show our thanks for a job well done. Though with just about one month to go until Father's Day, there's more than enough time to plan the perfect surprise that you can enjoy together.
A day out for a round of two of golf is a great way to have fun with your dad. Some alone time on the green with a little friendly competition gives ample opportunity to strengthen your bond.
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A day out at sea can make for a great adventure. Embark out to the Western Isles and witness the wonders of Scotland from the sea, spot the wide array of sea birds and animals that inhabit the waters or hunt the many historic castle that line the coasts.
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Clay pigeon shooting makes for the perfect father-son day out. With guns in hand and adrenaline flowing you'll find yourselves enjoying an unforgettable experience that you can always remember together.
Men's Spa Treatments
Our spa offer a selection of men-specific treatments that will allow your father to relax and release all the stress and tension built-up over the years from raising you! (only joking). Though a massage could do a wonder of good to help wind down after the days festivities.
Finishing the day off with a nice meal can be the cherry on top to a perfect day. Discuss the highlights of your day and reminisce about old ones over a delicious meal and a glass of whisky can leave you feeling closer than ever.
It's not about what you get - it's about what you do. Though your Dad will appreciate a well-thought of gift, nothing beats a bit of quality time.


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Update (February 3, 2014): The name of the officer involved in this shooting is Schupple. His rank is Officer, and he has been with BCoPD for 15 years. Per BCoPD's agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4, this is the only information that will be released about this officer.
Police are investigating a non-fatal police-involved shooting this morning involving a Cockeysville man who assaulted his 72-year-old stepfather, his 69-year-old mother and a Cockeysville police officer.
Police responded at 10:26 a.m. to the 300 block of Wellingborough Way for an unknown trouble call involving a subject who possibly was suffering from a mental and/or medical problem.
Police arrived to find an adult man in the second-floor apartment that he shares with his mother and stepfather; the man was physically assaulting his elderly stepfather who displayed physical injuries. When the Cockeysville officer attempted to intervene and subdue the man, the man physically attacked the officer. The officer retreated to the hallway and down the stairs and was followed by the man, who violently assaulted the officer again in the first-floor vestibule.
At this point, injured and fearing for his life, the officer fired several rounds from his service weapon, striking the suspect.
BCoFD medical crews provided treatment at the scene and transported the suspect to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
The officer, the stepfather and mother all were transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the fight with the suspect.
Preliminary investigation shows that this morning the two older people became involved in a dispute with the suspect over his care and living arrangements, and that the dispute escalated to the point where the suspect began physically assaulting them.
The suspect, whose name is not being released at this time, is not believed to have been armed.
The Homicide Unit investigates all police-involved shootings. Per BCoPD policy, the Cockeysville officer will be placed on routine administrative leave during the investigation. His last name and assignment will be released later this week, per BCoPD's agreement with the local police union.


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A customs officer led a drug trafficker and his mule through Sydney Airport with terse commands from his mobile phone before waving them through security, court documents show.
The officer, Paul John Katralis, 25, thought all was well once the pair had cleared customs and entered the international terminal with 14.7kg of precursor drug pseudoephedrine in luggage.
But three minutes later, on the morning of August 18 last year, drug trafficker Joseph Harb, 28, and his alleged mule were arrested by Australian Federal Police (AFP).
Unbeknown to them, the AFP had been intercepting calls between Katralis and Harb.
Harb hatched the idea a year earlier in an attempt to pay off an $800,000 gambling debt.
He flew to Thailand and paid $7000 for pseudoephedrine tablets but chose not to smuggle them back to Australia.
Months later, he contacted Katralis, whom he had met a few years earlier, and recruited a woman to carry the tablets, believing a female would seem less suspicious to authorities.
The pair travelled to Phuket, in Thailand, where they collected the drugs from a local chemist, returning via Bangkok and Singapore.
Harb expected to sell the pills for about $150,000 to $200,000, of which Katralis would receive $50,000.
Authorities estimated the precursor drugs, used to make amphetamines, had a street value of approximately $1.26 million.
The day before Harb and his mule returned to Sydney, Katralis informed Harb he would direct them via text message once they disembarked the plane.
"'Sweet' means everything is alright and `come' means come here," Katralis said during the phone call.
AFP officers observed Katralis standing next to Harb and his mule at different times and texting on his phone.
He directed them to split up before they picked up their luggage and waved them past the final check, quarantine inspection, and into the terminal.
Minutes later, he rang Harb's friend Sean Liam Hutchinson, 28, who was waiting in an airport car park to pick up Harb, who never arrived.
"Oh God, f***ing hell, f***ing hell," Katralis said.
Harb and his mule were charged that day, Katralis was arrested two days later and Hutchinson was arrested in October.
All three have pleaded guilty to roles in the smuggling operation and are scheduled for sentencing.
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Police have released a facefit of a man believed to be responsible for threatening and robbing a group of teenagers in Wanniassa last month.
The three teens were sitting on the Wanniassa Playing Fields on October 26 at about 4.30pm when they were approached by a man and boy riding a dirt bike.
Police say the man threatened the trio with a knife and forced them to hand over two ipods and a mobile phone.
He rode off with the boy down Wheeler Crescent towards Hyland Place.
The man is described as Caucasian, skinny, about 20 years old with short brown or blonde hair and a rat's tail. He was wearing a black T-shirt and tracksuit pants with a black bumbag.
The boy was Caucasian, between six and 10 years old with short blonde hair and a rat's tail. He was wearing a blue long-sleeved jumper and dark pants.
Police believe the pair were also responsible for an attempted aggravated robbery in Oxley on Sunday October 28 at about 10.20pm, where they demanded a phone from a teenager on Erindale Drive.
The teenager ran away before he was robbed.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.act.crimestoppers.com.au.


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In the last year, I've had the opportunity to be a part of 2 group blog projects one for Seth Godin's book Tribes and another for Shane Hipps' book Flickering Pixels. Both were fantastic experiences.
If you're new to the concept, a group blog project is where a bunch of bloggers join together to blog about and discuss a book. Each blogger posts about a different section of the book and everyone contributes their thoughts in the comments. It's a great way to discuss a book, build relationships with other bloggers, and bring new visitors to your blog.
In 3 weeks we're going to start a new group blog project for Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve reputation and Earn Trust, the new book by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. Chris and Julien are marketing/social media gurus and write a couple of the best blogs anywhere.
If you are a leader in any capacity – at work, in church or ministry, or in the community I think you'll learn a lot including a lot of practical ideas that will help you improve your leadership and influence.
Here are the details…
- The book has 8 fairly long chapters. We'll be breaking them in half so 16 people can participate.
- The project will start on Wednesday Oct. 14 and new post will be published each Mon, Wed. and Fri until we complete the book.
- I've created a spreadsheet in Google docs. If you want to participate, post a comment, I'll share the spreadsheet with you and then you can put your name next to any of the half chapters still available.
- To help simplify and organize things, everyone will post as a guest blogger here on Christian Web Trends and we'll include lots of link love back to each participant's blogs.
There are also rumors that Chris Brogan is going to throw in a couple of free books. So, if you participate you may have a shot at getting a free copy of Trust Agents.
Post a comment and let me know if you're in.


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A Journey Through Iceland
de Steve Gould
Acerca del libro
I visited Iceland from July 18 - August 1, 2012, with a group of photographers from the US, Iceland, and India. Ten days were spent in a workshop led by Jack Graham, an outstanding photographer and teacher from Oregon, and Tim Vollmer, an excellent Iceland photographer who made all the local arrangements. We traveled in a van, covering much of the southwest, south, and southeast. Iceland is one of the top destinations for landscape photographers, and we weren't disappointed: wild, dramatic vistas, volcanoes and glaciers, icebergs and geysers, puffins and Icelandic horses, sunsets that lasted 2 hours and more. I share with you some of these amazing sights, and I hope they convey the awe and excitement I felt while there.
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- Categoría Fotografía artística
Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
80 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación nov. 19, 2012
- Etiquetas Icelandic horses, Iceland, photography, travel, nature, landscape, wildlife, puffins, birds, animals, horses, volcanoes, icebergs, geysers
Acerca del creador
I am a landscape and nature photographer, including underwater photography from my scuba diving. I print, mat, and frame my artwork, and I use only acid-free, archival materials. My images can also be ordered on museum- or gallery-wrapped canvas, on Plexiglas, or on metal. I also accept commissions for specific types of images or images from specific locations.
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A fire ripped through a cow barn at a dairy farm near Cameron, N.Y., on Friday, killing 50 cows, destroying the barn and injuring two firefighters. Nine area fire departments responded to the blaze at the Allegar Dairy Farm, according to The Evening Tribune in a report available here.
Crews were called to the scene at 4 p.m. on Sept. 14 and remained on the scene for more than seven hours. Investigators believe that an electrical problem may have sparked the fire, which started in the barn's hayloft.
Janie Ferguson, a local photographer and friend of the Allegar family, also reported on the fire, providing images of the inferno and a look into the devastation felt by the family.
"We were able to save several heifers and the youngest calves, but the milk cows and feed are gone. We are so thankful that no one was hurt, and that they weren't in the barn when it started," Daniel Allegar told Ferguson.