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Fishing in and around the Fourchon Beach and Caminada Pass areas, Holmes contended with unexpected northwest winds, opting to fish more protected waters. Using top-water baits, Holmes largest redfish and trout brought him his first IFA Kayak Fishing Tour win plus a Hobie Mirage Pro-Angler Kayak valued at $2,499 and an additional $200 for winning the event while competing from a Hobie kayak.
"There are no words. I'm so excited to get my first first-place finish in the IFA," Holmes said. "It's great to place in this fantastic group of skilled kayak anglers."
Second-place finisher, Brendan Bayard, of Baton Rouge, La., measured a 32.875-inch redfish and a 19.50-inch trout for a total length measurement of 52.375 inches to secure the $1,000 second-place prize, plus the $100 Berkley Gulp! Big Trout Award and matching $100 Cabela's gift card, also courtesy of Berkley, for catching his Trout on Berkley Gulp!
Fishing the Caminada Pass area, Bayard relied on top-water baits in the morning before keying on an afternoon redfish bite with spinnerbaits.
"The day started out pretty rough for me. I locked the camper door with my rods inside and I didn't have the key," Bayard said. "And the redfish wouldn't bite until 1 p.m. But overall, the day was awesome --- and hot."
Third-place finisher, Steve Lessard, of Giesmar, La., won $500 for his redfish and trout, which measured a combined 52.25 inches, caught in the Elmer's Island area. His 37.5-inch redfish also brought him the $100 Berkley Gulp! Big Redfish Award and matching $100 Cabela's gift card, also courtesy of Berkley, for catching his Redfish on Berkley Gulp!
"I expected the northwest wind conditions, so it didn't really affect me too much," Lessard said. "I used a popping cork and a jig pretty much all day and fished pretty well, but I could've upgraded the trout."
Each of the Cabela's IFA Redfish Tour 18 regular-season events will commence on Saturday with the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing contested the following day (Sundays). In its second season, the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie will feature 18 regular-season, catch-photograph-release events across six different division (mirroring the IFA Redfish Tour format, location and scheduling) as well as extremely lucrative payouts and expanded fishing opportunities for non-motorized fishing crafts.
The redfish/trout tournament will pay twenty places (based on a 100-boat field) plus Big Redfish, Big Trout and Junior Angler Awards. The winner will take home a Hobie Mirage Pro-Angler valued at $2,499, 2nd place prize will be a $1,000 and 3rd place $500 Hobie cash. New for 2011, kayak anglers can take advantage of the Angler's Advantage program. Anglers who participate in the program can pay an additional $25 entry fee, which is paid back at 100 percent to participants, based on place of finish. Lucrative contingency programs added for 2011 include $50 prize to the team claiming the big fish award in an IFA Redfish Tour event if the fish is landed with an EGO Net, $25 prize for both the big redfish and big trout in IFA Kayak Fishing Tour events; a PENN reel for tournament-winning angler who competes with PENN reel.
The IFA Redfish and IFA Kayak Fishing Tours continues to draw redfish anglers from Texas to the Carolinas and beyond, offering anglers the opportunity to compete in six different divisions, each offering a three-event regular season. Low entry fees for the one-day, regular-season tournaments allows anglers to fish close to home and minimize expenses, while still being a part of a premier inshore, catch-and-release redfish tournament organization. Teams fishing any three of the IFA's 18 regular-season events are automatically qualified for a no-entry-fee championship event, pitting qualifiers from each of the six divisions for money and prize packages, as well as a shot at the coveted Overall Divisional Team of the Year Award for the six regular-season division winners.
For more information or to become a member of the IFA, the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournament series in the United States, go online to www.redfishtour.com or www.ifakayakfishingtour.com. To discover more about kayaking and Hobie Fishing go to www.hobiefishing.com.
IFA events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of the fishing industry's most respected brands: Ranger Boats, Hobie Fishing, Cabela's, Gulp!, Gulp! Alive, PENN reels, Yamaha Outboards, Columbia Sportswear, Minn Kota, Humminbird, OPTIMA Batteries, Power-Pole, Wrap This, Blue Point Fabrication, EGO Nets, Spiderwire, Sebile, Bob's Machine Shop, 321fish.com, Kayak Angler Magazine, Loadmaster, NBOA Marina Insurance, Powertex Group, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Bridgeside Marina.
IFA Louisiana Division
Grand Isle, La. (Top 10)
- Chris Holmes --- 52.875 inches
- Brendan Bayard --- 52.375 inches
- Steve Lessard --- 52.25 inches
- Richard Jarreau --- 48.00 inches
- Wayne Lobb --- 47.50 inches
- Benton Parrott --- 41.75 inches
- Sherman Walker --- 40.00 inches
- Blake Gill --- 37.50 inches
- Christopher Cox --- 36.50 inches
- Doug Lobb --- 33.25 inches


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Chef Anthony Zallo
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Bigelow Grille1 Bigelow Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Telephone: 412-281-5013
Website: http://bigelowgrille.com
Reviewers have described Chef Anthony Zallo's culinary creations as "pure art" and "unique adventurous dishes" - so the Bigelow Grille couldn't pass up an opportunity to snag him. A native of Pittsburgh, Zallo grew up in Bethel Park and started his career at Tambellini's. He moved to New Orleans and was Executive Sous Chef at the renowned Bacco Restaurant. He moved back to Pittsburgh and was Executive Chef and partner at Lucca. He then went on to open Abrio in McMurray. It's only fitting that he join the ranks of a restaurant dedicated to showcasing Regional Inspired Cuisine and community tradition.
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, meaning Christmas is right around the corner. If you're feeling a little Scrooge-like about the holiday season (bah humbug!), a dose of Caribbean sunshine may do wonders for your outlook. Get thee to Aruba for some sun, sand, and maybe a little casino gambling, and you'll return to the winter weather with a spring in your step. Awarded four AAA diamonds, the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino is nestled on a 40-acre island paradise with the only private beach in Aruba. The exclusive Okeanos Spa Cove promises the ultimate in rejuvenation (just try the "Spice of Life Sampler"). To make sure you take advantage of the indulgent spa, the resort is currently offering the "Pure Magic Spa" deal where they'll throw in a $100 spa credit with your four-night stay. Rates from $189 per night.
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The Luxury Hotel Insider:Exclusive luxury hotel deals, features and special rates from the luxury hotel experts at Five Star Alliance.
Named one of Tripbase's Best Luxury Travel Blogs for 2011, below are Five Star Alliance's newest articles featuring exclusive information on luxury hotels worldwide including special offers and deals at the world's best hotels.
The epic snowfall in October gave us a taste of what's in store this winter, and you can bet your bottom dollar that we'll be trading in our snow boots for a pair of flipflops when the arctic cold gets to be too much to handle. Lucky for us, Starwood Caribbean Hotels & Resorts are making it easy-- with a swell "Retreat to the Heat" offer that hands out a free night, a resort credit (ranging from $75 to $250), and a room upgrade (based on availability). Take a peek at some of the participating hotels below and start dreaming about your winter getaway. (Psst. What a great Christmas gift!) The offer is available for booking now through December 15, 2011 for travel through January 31, 2012, and blackout dates do apply.
* Aruba: The Westin Resort & Casino, Aruba
* Grand Cayman:The Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa, Grand Cayman
* Puerto Rico: The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, W Retreat & Spa - Vieques Island
* St. Maarten: The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa, St. Maarten
* U.S. Virgin Islands: The Westin St. John Resort & Villas
The Beach Boys sang it best, and we've decided to embrace their lyrics and feature every place they sang about in their hit, "Kokomo." Kokomo, however doesn't actually exist off the Florida Keys, but Aruba, Jamaica (oo I wanna take you) are all quite real, so be sure to keep up with our blog series and check out the incredible places the Beach Boys deem worthy of your stay!
The first featured locale mentioned in the song is Aruba, and we're going to take it a step further and recommend Palm Beach as a top destination. Consider checking into the Westin Resort and Casino Aruba where you'll be steps away from the magnificent ocean and soft sand beaches. Enjoy sailing, scuba diving, and deep sea fishing while staying in one of 481 spectacular rooms, of which over 200 rooms offer an ocean view. Outdoor adventures not your cup of tea? Then rejuvenate at the recently renovated spa or try your luck at the casino. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" if you were enjoying the gorgeous weather and relaxing on the beach right now? Well, there's no need to daydream about a vacation when the Westin Resort and Casino Aruba could be your reality, so book your reservation today!


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But even though it delivered a result that was ahead of prospectus forecasts for 2011-12 – and has subsequently made what could be considered astute and strategically sound acquisitions – the company's share price is still trading at a substantial discount to its initial public offering price of $1.63.
While the acquisition of G&S Engineering in October resulted in the company's share price increasing from 99¢ on the day before the announcement of the transaction to a close of $1.15, this is still well shy of the IPO price and substantially below broker projections.
Following the G&S purchase, UBS increased earnings per share forecasts for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. It also increased its 12-month price target from $1.95 to $2.05 and maintained its "buy" recommendation.
It could be argued that 12 months ago, when there was a completely different take on mining services companies, Calibre would be trading more strongly than it has to date.
As UBS pointed out when assessing the G&S acquisition, the company was trading on an enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ammortisation multiple of 3.5, substantially lower than most of its peers.
Even after its re-rating to $1.15, the implied price-earnings multiple of 5.5 relative to broker forecast for 2012-13 indicates the company is trading at a significant discount.
Calibre even shapes up well as a yield proposition.
Analysts at UBS are predicting a dividend of 11¢ in 2012-13, representing a return of nearly 10 per cent relative to a share price of $1.15.
From an operational perspective, the company shouldn't be compared with mining contractors with lumpy earnings that can be substantially affected by the delay and/or cancellation of projects.
A substantial proportion of Calibre's revenues are generated from maintenance and asset management services, and this area of its business has been further strengthened by the acquisition of G&S.
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According to Dust 514's developer, CCP, gamers who buy a PlayStation 3, are doing it specifically to play the latest MMO to grace Sony's console.
In a recent interview with Destructoid, CCP Games' Thor Gunnarsson states the following – "We already see that Dust 514, during open beta, had been driving hardware sales for Sony. We actually track that together. We know that our fan base, Dust-curious players, are buying the PlayStation 3 to get into our game."
The developer seems to be very confident in Dust 514's success on the PS3, as it has plans to continue supporting it for at least five years to come.
"What we hear, anecdotally, is that PS3 sales are increasing. Sony have done a phenomenal job of managing console transitions, like they did with the PlayStation 2′s cost and size reductions. We can make the logical assumption that something similar will happen as the PlayStation 4 comes to market. If you look at the large third-party publishers, you'll see that Sony is not falling away from the PlayStation 3."
Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. As always, for all your latest gaming-news, keep it locked to Analog Addiction!
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The state on April 1 released the proposed rates that would be charged for a variety of coverage levels through the state's health insurance marketplace. The rates range from an average high of about $1,700 a month for a family to an average of $745 for catastrophic coverage — only available to people under age 30 — for a family.
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Queen's speech to focus on sport
The Queen is to focus on the importance of sport in her annual Christmas Day message for the very first time.
Her Majesty will talk about how sport can help build communities and create harmony all over the world.
The broadcast will include footage of her grandsons Princes William and Harry playing football with a group of children from Lesotho in Africa.
Christmas messages are usually recorded at Buckingham Palace, but this year it was recorded at Hampton Court Palace.
The broadcast will be available on the Royal Channel of the YouTube website, and will also be shown in the UK, Commonwealth countries and on the British Forces Broadcasting Service.
The Queen delivered her very first TV message live to the nation and its colonies on 25 December 1957.


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MediaTable listen to screen size to define visible or hidden columns using CSS media query.You can choose what column to view with the automagically columns menu. This is a usefull solution to display big data table into small screen devices allowing the user to display relevant data at the beginning then to choose what data to display.
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Last.FM for jQuery
A plugin to grab your recently played tracks from Last.FM's api using jQuery and Json. Future versions will support other feeds such as favourites and most listened.
It's very simple! I've always found plugins like this irritating when they force you to use their HTML. For people without jquery knowledge digging around in the plugin file to change that HTML is pretty annoying. For this reason I've made the Last.FM plugin very flexible.
Flot : JavaScript plotting library for jQuery
Flot is a pure JavaScript plotting library for jQuery, with a focus on simple usage, attractive looks and interactive features.
threesixty-slider : jQuery 360 image slider plugin
This is a jQuery plugin to create 360 degree product image slider. The plugin is full customizable with number of options provided. The plugin have the power to display images in any angle 360 degrees. This feature can be used successfully in many use cases e.g. on an e-commerce site to help customers look products in detail, from any angle they desire.
Speedo Harlem : jQuery plugin to entertain your visitors
Speedo Harlem is a jQuery plugin to entertain your visitors and let them shake your website.In the wake of the Harlem Shake viral video trend we realized that dancing is not for everyone, so why not learn our website how to shake it in trend? Now is very simple.
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Rogue Alpha Rush May 6th 2017
On 05/06/2017 Rogue Alpha Rush will be opening its gates to host another great 5k Mud Run event. With more obstacles and more fun!
Rogue Alpha Rush has been developed to challenge the heart, body and mind. The course has been set up to push your body without being so difficult that a beginner can't finish. Over 18 obstacles have been configured in a way that will still challenge an experienced obstacle racer. If you're intimidated don't be, if you're over confident think again. If you're wondering how a Mud Run can be designed for a novice runner but still challenge an "Athlete" click sign up and lets see!


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Businesses executives around the world are experiencing lighter wallets, higher blood pressure, and more logistical nightmares.
The cause? Rising gas prices.
As consumers, we feel it at the pump. But businesses also rely on efficient (read: cheap) transportation to survive. Many consumers fail to realize the effect soaring energy costs have on other commodities, such as minerals, food, and consumer goods.
So just how bad is the rippled effect of $100/barrel gasoline? Let's take a look and see just how much rising gas prices affect everything else we buy.
Gas Prices Are Approaching Record Levels
Adjusted for inflation, even the oil crisis of 1979 only brought gas prices to about $3.50 per gallon. That's a far cry from the $4.00 per gallon range we're approaching. In the past two years ago, gas prices have nearly doubled in the US, and crude oil is now regularly topping $100 a barrel.
We've Got It Pretty Good Here in the U.S.
But maybe Americans shouldn't complain. Taking a look at some global gas prices, other consumers across the world are paying much more for gas—mainly due to higher taxes.
Higher Gas Prices Are Causing Businesses to Raise Prices
Many fail to think about how increasing transportation costs lead to more expensive raw materials and consumer packaged goods. It seems like the only companies profiting are the ones processing that Texas tea.
Commodity Prices Are Soaring
There has been a direct correlation between the rise in energy prices, and increases in commodity prices. To show you what I mean, here's price data that compares January 2010 to January 2011.
To-Date, PPI and CPI Inflation Has Remained Tame
To see how large of an effect this really is, one need only look at the rise of the US price indexes over the past few months.


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FROM EDN EUROPE: ARM targets automotive and industrial dominance
Back before the PC owned the personal computer market, British company Acorn sold the BBC Microcomputer—so called because the national broadcaster ran educational programmers tailored for this machine. Engineers loved the BBC Micro because its highly efficient BBC-Basic compiler freely mixed high-level code and assembly language and the system offered direct access to I/O. As a result, the machine found roles in laboratories and industrial applications that its designers could hardly have foreseen. Spurred on by success while recognising the need for a more powerful processor than an 8-bit 6502, Acorn embarked on designing its own silicon—eventually adopting the RISC approach that researchers David Patterson at Berkeley and Bell Laboratories' David Ditzel proposed back in 1980 (Reference 1). In 1985, the ARM1 became the first commercially available RISC chip.
Ultimately, Acorn spun off its chip-design department into the fabless intellectual-property concern Advanced RISC Machines—now better known as ARM. Since its inception in 1991, this company's dominance in mobile products has come to rival the PC's desktop supremacy. According to a recent story in Electronics Weekly, ARM's chief executive officer Warren East said with respect to the company's market share in 3G phones: "If it's not 100 percent, it's very close to 100 percent" (Reference 2). East went on to note that despite the telecoms success, ARM's non-wireless business has grown faster than its wireless business: "Non-wireless shipments are half a billion a year and non-wireless is growing at 44%, whereas overall we're growing 30%." So what's the secret of ARM's success, and how useful are its architectures beyond the confines of mobile telephony—within automotive and industrial applications, for instance?
The key advantage that RISC promises for power-sensitive applications is low power consumption with minimal performance impact. ARM has long claimed leadership in the MIPS-per-Watt race with, for instance, its new Cortex-A8 core achieving 600 to 800 MHz throughput for 300 to 400 mW of power consumption. By comparison, a popular DSP such as Analog Devices' Blackfin—itself a highly efficient machine—consumes around 550 mW at 600 MHz in normal operation. RISC cores also require less silicon area than traditional microcontrollers, making it possible to include more peripherals. These features allow silicon vendors to offer stand-alone ARM-based devices that span basic 32-bit microcontrollers to complex application-specific standard products. First though, it's worth reviewing the ARM landscape to identify the core variants on offer and their relative feature sets. The company categorises its products as application cores, embedded cores, and secure cores. Application cores are those that run commercially available operating systems (OS) including Linux, Palm OS, Symbian OS, and Windows CE. These processors are intellectual-property designs for third-party integration and generally have an optional floating-point-unit to accelerate 3D graphics. The latest offerings comprise the ARM11 MPProcessor multiprocessor that can include up to four processor instances, as well as the new Cortex-A8 processor. The range also counts the ARM7 and ARM9 variants that are popular in the embedded space, with all devices in this group including a memory-management unit (MMU) to enable OS operation.
With a memory-protection unit (MPU) and an optional cryptographic coprocessor, the secure core group includes a host of security features to suit applications such as smartcards. But it's the embedded core range that's of greatest interest to most designers, where the ARM7 and the higher-performance ARM9 rule. Various bus interfaces are available, including the company's AHB (advanced high-performance bus), its open-source AMBA (advanced microcontroller bus architecture), and AMBA's latest derivative, AXI (advanced-extensible-interface). Cores may also support DSP instructions and Jazelle, ARM's Java acceleration technology. All variants support the Thumb instruction set, a 16-bit subset that compresses the commonest 32-bit ARM instructions to save on memory cost, expanding them at runtime with minimal performance penalty.
In deliverable terms, there's a further product subdivision into macrocells that comprise a physical layout tailored to a specific semiconductor process, and synthesisable IP (intellectual property) that takes the form of a high-level-language definition suitable for use with a cell library. Importantly from an off-the-shelf silicon user's perspective, the synthesis option allows chipmakers to implement many variations of the full feature set, with the result that not all processors include all of the same facilities. For example, chipmakers may exclude the embedded-trace macrocell (ETM) that furnishes hardware address and data comparators, address-range decoders and comparators, counters, sequencers, and external I/O ports.
ARM7TDMI Rules Embedded
From over 1 billion ARM cores shipped last year, the ARM7TDMI remains the most popular. Understanding this core's major features is the key to the range, as later products extensively build on this foundation. For instance, the ARM720 includes a coprocessor to control its cache and MMU, while ARM9 adds another two stages to the ARM7's three-stage pipeline to simplify the pipeline logic and allow higher clock speeds. This later architecture also splits ARM7's unified databus into separate data and instruction-memory busses to increase memory bandwidth. Crucially, the higher performance architectures are upwardly code-compatible with ARM7, furnishing a scaleable upgrade path that extends to multiple cores. See sidebar "ARM7TDMI Primer" for an overview of the chip's major characteristics.
One feature that sets the ARM7 apart from conventional microcontrollers is its support for coprocessors via a hardware interface and an instruction set extension mechanism. There's support for 16 logical coprocessors, each of which can access up to 16 private registers of arbitrary size. Each coprocessor uses the same load/store architecture as the ARM core, with instructions to move data around its own registers and to exchange data with the ARM's registers and external memory. The coprocessor interface relies on a bus-watch/handshake technique where the coprocessor copies the instruction stream into its own pipeline and synchronously replicates the host's actions. The coprocessor can always start execution providing that it's able to revert to its original state if the handshake doesn't complete. The handshake involves three signals—*cpi (coprocessor instruction), cpa (coprocessor absent), and cpb (coprocessor busy). When the host encounters a coprocessor instruction, it issues the *cpi signal. If no coprocessor is present, the cpa signal remains active and the core enters an undefined instruction trap sequence. If the coprocessor accepts the instruction but is busy, it negates cpa but leaves cpb active. The core then runs a wait sequence during which it may respond to interrupts before retrying. When all three signals are low, the coprocessor is ready to execute its instruction.
This system-on-chip interface stimulates a wide range of stand-alone microcontrollers that especially suit automotive and industrial use. For example, the new mixed-signal ARM7TDMI-powered microcontrollers from Analog Devices ideally suit sensor applications. The eight-member ADµC 70xx family shares 40 MIPS throughput, 62 kbytes of Flash, and 8 kbytes of RAM (Figure 1). Major peripherals comprise a multiple-input 12-bit ADC that runs at 1 MHz and up to four 12-bit output DACs. The smallest package measures just 6mm2 and accommodates 13 general-purpose I/O pins. Larger packages furnish up to 40 GPIO pins and a 16-bit resolution three-phase PWM module that suits medium-complexity drives such as ac-induction motors, while future derivatives may include dedicated multiply/accumulate hardware to tackle sensorless motor control. Some chip variants also offer an external memory interface, but among the common features are a precision 20ppm/°C voltage reference, a temperature sensor accurate to ±3°C, and a voltage comparator. Serial communications include a UART, SPI port, and two I2C ports. There's also a 16-element programmable-logic-array (PLA) that's useful for mopping up glue-logic functions to implement, for example, a programmable threshold-level interrupt using the comparator and a DAC channel.
Donal Killackey, product marketing manager for precision analogue microcontrollers, says that Analog Devices' choice of the ARM core to partner its existing range of 8052-based devices was natural: "We already had an ARM license for the telecoms products and were working on an instrumentation project for fibre transceivers that needed big compute power in a tiny form factor. Coincidentally, our 8052-based customers were asking for options with more processing power, with many expressing a preference for an ARM7 family." As a result, Killackey says, the company adopted a two-prong approach, offering both custom and generic parts to automotive and industrial OEMs. He foresees new chip variants becoming available with more Flash and interfaces such as CAN (controller-area-network) and LIN (local-area-interconnect). Available now is the $249 QuickStart Plus development kit that comes complete with an evaluation board, code-limited versions of IAR's Embedded Workbench and Keil's µVision3 environment, the PLA programming tool, a Windows serial downloader, a power supply and documentation. The kit includes Analog Devices' own nonintrusive JTAG debugger, which—Killackey notes—is RDI (remote-debugger-interface)-compliant for compatibility with a wide variety of debug environments.
Renowned for its AVR microcontrollers and its 8051 range, Atmel is another enthusiastic ARM proponent. Peter Bishop, Atmel's communications manager at its Rousset, France facility, says that the company took this route for its mass-market 32-bit products because "ARM is a rock-solid standard in 32 bits." He notes that the ARM7 especially suits application as a connections engine, providing the bridge between different physical layers and protocols. Atmel offers two subfamilies, with its XC variant offering encryption blocks that include AES (advanced-encryption-standard) and triple DES (data-encryption-standard) cryptographic engines. Bishop notes that encryption is no longer limited to areas such as financial transactions: "Secure Web access is now a prerequisite for industrial Ethernet ports. You don't want some hacker wreaking havoc with industrial processes," he warns. Atmel's entry-level ARM7 device is the SAM7S series, which offers 32 to 256 kbytes of Flash together with 8 to 64 kbytes of SRAM; peripherals include a USB 2.0 device. Bishop says that the 7SE variant will also have an external bus interface to augment on-chip memory. Other derivatives include the 7A that features CAN interfaces, the 7L that targets ultra-low-power applications such as environmental sensors, and the new 7X that boasts CAN, Ethernet, and USB interfaces on its 50-MIPs silicon.
For example, the AT91SAM7X128 carries 128 kbytes of Flash and 32 kbytes of SRAM. Its 100-lead package is also home to two UARTs and two SPI ports, an 8-channel 10-bit 384k-samples/sec ADC, a PWM-capable counter/timer block, and an 18-channel peripheral DMA controller. The latter device constrains a 10-Mbps stream to consuming only about 4% processor overhead whereas a conventional design exhausts its bandwidth at this point. The similar 7X256 houses 256 kbytes of Flash and 64 kbytes of SRAM, while the 7XC versions add encryption engines. Bishop notes that these designs feature Atmel's multilevel vectored-interrupt-controller that circumvents the native core's two-level interrupt restriction: "The ARM7 is just fine as an execution engine, but its lack of a prioritised interrupt controller often requires software implementations that choke performance." Atmel incorporates a bit-set/clear model for all of its peripherals, which facilitates atomic I/O operations within a single non-interruptible instruction cycle—dispensing with the need to mask and re-enable interrupts around a bit-manipulation routine.
Bishop points to Atmel's long-standing relationship with vendors such as IAR for development support. At the top end, the Integrity RTOS from Green Hills tackles critical applications, but developers can get started with products such as the AT91SAM7X-EK evaluation board that's available for $249 (also budget $129 for the AT91SAM-ICE debugger).
Atmel's latest ARM-based product is the AT91SAM9261, which embeds the 200 MIPs ARM926 core. Designed for very low power consumption in battery-powered wireless devices, the device includes an LCD controller that suits black-and-white and colour displays of up to 2048×2048 pixels. A development board showcases these features (Figure 2). To further minimise system-power consumption and also reduce the bill-of-materials, it's possible to configure the chip's 160 kbytes of SRAM as a frame buffer. The chip is fast enough to run security algorithms in software, while its hardware comprises optimisations for real-time use, such as Atmel's tightly-coupled memory architecture that permits users to directly connect external SRAM to the CPU with no latency concerns, as well as a prioritised interrupt controller and DMA subsystem. The chip also carries a USB host controller within a 217-pin ball-grid-array package for less than $10 in production volumes.
Mike Olivarez, principal staff scientist at Freescale's wireless and mobilesystems group, says that from its initial wireless communications background, Freescale is positioning its ARM core-based i.MX application processors ever more toward automotive, industrial, and medical applications: "Anything that has batteries, buttons, or displays is a perfect fit for the i.MX family." He notes that Freescale is an ARM architectural licensee and lead partner, which enables the company to make changes to the ARM architecture while maintaining complete software compatibility. To provide the compute horsepower that multimedia applications need, Freescale's i.MX family embodies ARM920, 926, and 1136 cores. Olivarez points to devices such as the new i.MX31 as enabling a range of ultra-portable computing devices: "Having a hard-disk controller on-chip as well as the video interfaces opens up non-traditional applications, such as embedded security monitoring." Key features couple the MMU that most OS demand with multimedia-specific hardware including a CCIR-656 video interface, MPEG4 hardware video acceleration, a 2- and 3-D graphics engine, and a versatile LCD controller. There's also an array of serial interfaces including wireless support with a SDIO (secure digital input/output) interface to support trusted-content strategies. An internal crossbar switch that overcomes bus-bandwidth limitations and a vectored-interrupt-controller to handle real-time events help build a fully parallel processing system, Olivarez says.
Over at its wireless and mobilesystems group's developer relations team, Fred Stotz views Freescale's success in building third-party communities as enabling a range of toolchain support that customers find irresistible. To help proliferate i.MX processors, Stotz worked with partners to develop entry-level tools such as the i.MXL and i.MX21_litekits that retail for a recommended $499. These kits comprise a 6.35×3.8-cm standalone board developed by Cogent Computer Systems that carries an i.MXL or i.MX21 processor, 64 Mbytes of SDRAM, 8 Mbytes of Flash, and a USB port. You also get Cogent's expansion board that adds peripherals including a touchscreen LCD, Ethernet controller, audio CODEC, and USB host and device ports. Running on a Windows or Linux host via a TFTP (trivial-file-transfer-protocol) USB link, software support comes from the GNU-X toolchain and GX-Linux ports by Microcross that include Ethernet, serial, and video-interface drivers as well as the normal utilities and libraries. The debugger is Visual GDB, a variant of the GNU debugger. Stotz adds that Linux board support packages are available from Freescale's website for these kits as well as for the ADS (application-development system) versions that feature the ubiquitous Metrowerks CodeWarrior IDE and retail for $1,888.
Ata Khan, director of product innovation for microcontrollers at Philips Semiconductors, reflects that the company's involvement with ARM started about 10 years ago for cellphone applications. Today, the company employs ARM cores within its own products, and has publicly offered its ARM7-based LPC2000 family for about five years. The LPC2000 series now comprises some twenty variants that offer from 32 to 256 kbytes of Flash as well as external memory options; 8 to 64k SRAM; various timers that include watchdog and capture/compare facilities; a dedicated PWM unit; serial interfaces including CAN, I2C, and SPI; a multichannel 10-bit ADC; and from 32 to 112 GPIO lines. Packages range from 28-pin PLCC to 144-pin LQFP. Growing application areas span low-end DSP and control to protocol converters and PMBus ports.
Announced last September, the latest family members are the LPC2101/2/3. With pricing set at just $1.47/10,000 for the 8-kybte Flash and 2-kbyte SRAM-equipped LPC2101, this ARM7TDMI machine sets a new low price point. The LPC2102 packs 16 kbytes of Flash and 4 kbytes of SRAM for $1.85/10,000, while the LPC2103 provides 32 kbytes of Flash and 8 kbytes of SRAM for $2.20/10,000. The 7-mm2 outline houses four timers with capture/compare for PWM support, a real-time clock and a watchdog timer, two 16C550-style UARTs, two I2C and two SPI ports, and an 8-channel 10-bit ADC (Figure 3). All of these resources reside on the advanced peripheral bus and communicate with the core via a bridge onto ARM's advanced high-performance bus. Notice too the vectored interrupt controller that augments the core's limited interrupt-handling hardware.
Khan points to the 32 fast 5V-tolerant GPIO ports that sit on the core's local bus: "As it's a RISC machine, there's no intrinsic read-modify-write capability, so we added atomic bit manipulation and moved the GPIO to the CPU bus. These measures ensure that bit manipulations complete in a single instruction cycle, so they are deterministic and non-interruptible—and capable of toggling at speeds up to 17.5 MHz." Khan also notes that the chip's 128-bit wide Flash provides some 280 Mbytes/sec of memory bandwidth that allows the core to run at its full 70 MHz, assisting deterministic behaviour when running from on-chip memory. This Flash architecture employs a two-transistor construction that's a trade-off between size and robustness and also facilitates building EEPROM. The Flash uses prefetch and branch buffers to virtually equal SRAM performance, and includes an 8-bit error-correction-code field that detects and corrects all single-bit errors, a feature that automotive applications increasingly demand. Four power-management modes progressively shut the chip down to its 5-µA sleep mode.
Khan stresses the importance of the chip's debug abilities and his company's toolchain partners. Entry-level development kits are available from suppliers such as IAR and Keil starting at around $99, with tools working up to the $10,000 level for highly optimising compilers that support the very large code sets that, for example, a multi-user Linux development project demands. Because the embedded-trace-module takes 10 pins for a full-speed implementation, Khan suggests starting off with a high-end LPC part that makes the module available to the outside world, then migrating to a part that optimally fits the end-user application. For hands-on development guidance, LPC designers can freely download a book written by Trevor Martin—an engineer at development specialist Hitex, whose website offers a variety of ARM development kits (Reference 3).
Having just announced USB peripherals for the LPC series, Khan advises that Ethernet will shortly be available. He also sees Philips moving on to ARM9 architectures and shrinking the process geometry to 90 nm within the next year: "Although 90 nm decreases part cost, the negative is a big rise in on-chip leakage currents. But if you constrain speed, you can also constrain leakage." For this reason, Khan expects the company to use different cell libraries to provide alternative power-versus-speed choices to complement its multilevel power-domain hardware: "To suit applications such as wireless sensor nodes, we'd really like to get sleep-mode power consumption down below 1µA."
With an ongoing partnership set up of more than 12 years, Sharp Microelectronics was ARM's third licensee and enjoys extensive experience in combining ARM cores with custom graphics engines. Gunter Wagschal, product-marketing manager for Sharp's BlueStreak products, points to a range that now spans ARM7TDMI, ARM720, and ARM9: "As an LCD manufacturer, we benefit from a scaleable range of computation engines to handle graphical interfaces from black-and-white displays in white goods to complex man-machine interfaces in industrial automation." For minimum cost, the ARM7TDMI derivatives employ a 16-bit memory interface and exclude the embedded-trace-module that Wagschal notes is only necessary during early development: "Companies such as Lauterbach offer very good trace tools that work out much less expensive over long production runs than including the ETM," he says. The LH754xx family combines graphical controllers with VGA, XGA, and colour or black-and-white interfaces with 32-kbyte SRAM, an 8-channel 10-bit ADC, three 16-bit timers with capture/compare facilities, a universal serial interface, and a four-channel DMA controller. The chips run at up to 90 MHz from a 3.3-V supply, with derivatives furnishing up to 76 5V-tolerant I/O pins and a CAN controller within a 144-pin outline. There's also a range of complementary ARM720T products that include MMUs and SDRAM interfaces to suit OS applications.
Sharp's latest additions are the 250-MHz LH7A400 and its 266-MHz cousin, the LH7A404. Both devices employ the ARM9 core coupled with a colour XGA graphics engine to suit high-end graphical-user-interface applications, with 16 kbytes of both cache and instruction memory complementing 80 kbytes of SRAM. Other common features include an MMU, SDRAM interface, serial ports including SPI and USB capabilities, an infrared interface port, an interface that supports smart cards and memory cards, and the JTAG port. Wagschal observes that such applications almost invariably run a complex OS such as Linux to serve the application's needs. He stresses Sharp's commitment to customer support, which is crucial win and retain business: "We've done a huge amount of work internally and with third-parties to, for example, port Linux onto our high-end products. We're now running the latest Linux kernel, version 2.6.12—but probably most importantly for the majority of our customers, we provide full support for our peripherals in our board support packages." Usefully, Sharp's driver support takes the form of C-source code rather than object code—and it's freely available under the BlueStreak software library website, where engineers can access a range of resources including Metrowerks' open-source Linux for the LH7A400. Sharp offers several reference designs for media players, with third-party development-board support coming from Logic Product Development.
Stephanie Ordan, product line manager for the STR730 series at STMicroelectronics, says that her company first became involved with ARM some five years ago with the intention of pursuing automotive applications: "From a platform viewpoint, the ARM architecture is upwardly compatible from ARM7 through the ARM9 and 11, which is a huge advantage for developers looking for a migration path within a familiar environment. We will be moving to ARM9 during 2006". ST has recently taken advantage of its CAN-bus-focused ARM silicon from its STR710/720 series to tackle the industrial market. Released only this October, the company promotes its new STR730 range as the first ARM7 devices to tackle industry's needs. Key features include a 5V power supply, –40 to +105°C operation, an enhanced interrupt controller, and full-speed execution from Flash to ensure deterministic response from the 36-MHz, 32-MIPS ARM7TDMI core.
The four-member STR730 range currently offers 64 to 256 kbytes of Flash with 16 kbytes of SRAM in packages that range from 100-pin TQFP to a 144-pin TQFP. A 144-ball BGA version shrinks the outline to just 10 mm2. Peripherals can include as many as twelve serial communications interfaces—three CAN 2.0B channels, two I2C ports, three SSI ports, and four UARTs—as well as a 16-level, 64-vector nested interrupt controller; ten 16-bit timers with capture/compare; six 16-bit PWM modules; three general-purpose 16-bit timers with 8-bit prescalers; sixteen channels of 3 µsec ADC; four four-channel DMA controllers; a watchdog timer and a real-time clock; and up to 112 I/O lines. The chip also implements a five-level power-minimisation strategy via two embedded voltage regulators. Toolchain support includes starter kits from IAR and Raisonance, as well as ST's own STR730-EVAL/WS evaluation board. Crucially, developers can freely access source-code device drivers for all the STR730's peripherals from the company's website (Figure 4). There's even a free uClinux port that's designed for the STR710-EVAL board. The STR730 is sampling now, with prices that span $4.53/10,000 for the CAN-less 100-pin, 64-kbyte Flash STR736FV0 to $8.99/10,000 for the 256-kbyte STR730FZ2 that carries three CAN ports and 112 GPIOs within its 144-lead TQFP.
Speaking for Texas Instruments, Matthias Poppel, marketing manager for TI's advanced embedded control division, reflects that it doesn't make a lot of sense for TI Automotive to keep on developing their own cores when very capable industry-standard designs are readily available: "TI is ARM's biggest single customer, and we have a very tightly coupled relationship." Acknowledging TI's leadership in DSPs, Poppel points to platforms such as TI's OMAP (open-multimedia-applications platform) that combines ARM cores including the 9 and 11 variants with DSPs from the TMS320C family. Principally intended for automotive use, the ARM7TDMI-based TMS470 series runs at the sub-100-MHz level rather than the headline-grabbing GHz rates of its DSP brethren. Poppel explains: "Automotive designers don't want cores running at very high speeds as this not only adds to the RF noise field—possibly disturbing audio and video signals—but could also potentially impact safety-critical subsystems."
Performance is nonetheless a big issue, so TI has developed efficient peripherals that can operate for the most part autonomously. Examples include its high-end timer module that includes intelligence to free the CPU from interrupts, and an ADC module with internal buffers that minimise data movement. For development support, Poppel references TI's Code Composer suite for the TMS470, which comprises a 470-specific compiler and linker but maintains the same graphical user interface as other versions of this popular environment. The company is also developing a peripheral configuration tool that will allow users to set hardware without having to understand the registers that underpin each block—which, as anyone who has tried will know, can be a hugely time-consuming operation. For the future, Poppel confirms that TI will be developing silicon based on ARM's new Cortex architecture, probably sampling as soon as 2007.
ARM Seals New Deals
As we were closing for press, Actel announced that it now supplies a version of the ARM7TDMI-S (the –S signifies the synthesis version) to suit its ProASIC3 Flash-based FPGAs. Dennis Kish, Actel's vice-president of marketing, said: "Up until now there hasn't been a synthesisable ARM solution in the FPGA space…people wanting to put a processor in an FPGA didn't have many choices—and especially not a popular choice like the ARM7, which is arguably the most used and well-known 32-bit core." While noting that FPGA design starts outnumber those of ASICs by about 40:1, Actel reckons that only around 15% of the annual 80,000 FPGA design starts embed a microcontroller.
The deal with ARM is significant because customers don't have to negotiate with the intellectual-property supplier, which always zealously guarded its IP—the subtext being that ARM trusts Actel's Flash devices to protect their contents. Further protection comes from the deliverable's firm core format rather than Verilog or VHDL code, an approach that also guarantees the core's performance. It appears to users as a black box during the synthesis phase, when it's possible to tweak subsystems including the bus interface, peripherals, and I/O. Actel's new Windows-based CoreConsole tool permits users to set the system specification, with hardware development via its Libero integrated development environment and an Actel-specific version of ARM's RealView software tools. According to Kish, the core consumes about 6,000 ProASIC tiles or roughly 250,000 system gates. Actel will provide the core free to customers buying ARM-ready M7 ProASIC3 devices and expects to offer the core for other families. Its M7A3P250, M7A3PE600, and M7A3P1000 devices are sampling now.
Other breaking news is ARM's acquisition of toolmaker Keil, which has over 100,000 developers using its tools. ARM's Warren East said that his company identified the MCU market as a critical growth area for its future business: "As the MCU applications shift from 8/16-bit to 32-bit solutions, the combination of the ARM Cortex-M3 processor, which was specifically designed for microcontroller applications, our RealView high-performance compiler, and Keil's complementary MCU tools for ARM, will enable new generations of ARM MCU solutions." Notice here the reference to ARM's positioning the Cortex specifically for microcontroller makers. Haydn Povey, MCU product manager at ARM, expands: "Cortex represents version 7 of the ARM architecture and it's the first time that we haven't followed the incremental development path of its predecessors." Povey explains that the company took the decision to diverge from its traditional path as a result of customer inputs, specifically from the automotive and industrial areas.
Cortex variants include the A family such as the newly announced Cortex-A8 that targets mobile devices, and the M family that includes the Cortex-M3 that's intended for deeply embedded microcontroller applications. Common new features include the version 2 of the Thumb instruction set, which Povey asserts redresses the typical 25% performance loss from native 32-bit mode while still saving around 25 – 30% of Flash space. The M variant implements a highly deterministic system that includes its own nested vectored-interrupt-controller, which—because it is generic ARM and not a vendor-specific implementation—avoids vendor-to-ARM interrupt handovers, cumbersome assembly language routines, and compiler-specific code generation that complicates porting between different realtime OS.
Other key architectural differences include the M3's moving away from ARM7's multimode model with its shadow registers in favour of a stack-based model. This helps shrink relative silicon size by over 30%. A new scheme permits bit manipulation via a 32-bit virtual word that aliases a single bit into memory or I/O, also saving memory space. Noting that the M3 is at least 50% more efficient in terms of work done per mW than the ARM7TDMI, Povey re-iterates that power consumption is now crucial almost everywhere: "Comparatively speaking, the M3 offers about twice the ARM7's performance and a quarter the power consumption, while occupying around one-third the silicon area and half the memory footprint." Watch out for more on 32-bit development tools and multiple-core chips within upcoming editions of EDNE.
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Top 10 Beaches in the World
TripAdvisor announced the winners of its 2013 Travelers' Choice Beaches Awards. Based entirely on feedback from millions of TripAdvisor travelers, 276 winning beaches were named around the world. Dedicated lists highlight travelers' favorite beaches in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Middle East, the U.S. and more.
"For those planning their summer vacations, spring break trips, or just looking for a weekend escape from the winter doldrums, take inspiration from TripAdvisor travelers that have visited these beaches and given them the highest levels of praise," said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. "These beaches provide some of the finest spots around the globe to enjoy water activities, sun and sand."
Top 10 Beaches in the U.S.:
1. Ka'anapali Beach, Lahaina, Hawaii
2. Siesta Key Public Beach, Sarasota, Florida
3. Gulf Islands National Seashore, Pensacola, Florida
4. Fort De Soto Park, Tierra Verde, Florida
5. Lanikai Beach, Kailua, Hawaii
6. Wailea Beach, Wailea, Hawaii
7. Assateague Beach, Assateague Island, Virginia
8. La Jolla Cove, La Jolla, California
9. Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, California
10. Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Honolulu, Hawaii
Top 10 Beaches in the World:
1. Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Italy
2. Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
3. Whitehaven Beach, Airlie Beach, Australia
4. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
5. Flamenco Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico
6. Playa de las Catedrales, Ribadeo, Spain
7. Lopes Mendes Beach, Ilha Grande, Brazil
8. Horseshoe Bay Beach, Southampton Parish, Bermuda
9. Eagle Beach, Aruba
10. Rhossili Bay, Swansea, Wales
For the complete list of winners from the 2013 Travelers' Choice Beaches Awards, more reviews and candid traveler photos, go to www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Beaches.


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Devon County Council is considering shutting 12 branches which are under-used and reinvesting the money in other library services.
But the Friends of Kingsteignton Library got so hot under the collar about the proposals that they bared all in a poster protest.
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition to keep the library.
'Spur of the moment'
Kingsteignton campaigner Mike Walters said: "We have bared our souls to the public, saying that the library really has got to stay.
Colleague Carolyn Moist said: "The poster happened on the spur of the moment. A calendar would have taken too long.
"It has a very serious message, so we needed a striking image to grab everyone's attention."
The county council said that reorganisation was being mooted in order to "modernise and improve" the service.
A decision will be made before Christmas after 5,000 responses to the consultation are analysed.
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BlackBerry 10 gets 15,000 apps submitted in 37 hours
0. phoneArena posted on 14 Jan 2013, 07:29
BlackBerry 10 is coming very, very soon with the official platform launch set for January 31st, and the first devices running on it expect at the end of February…
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1. tech2 (Posts: 3487; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
Good start it is............it'll be a very interesting competition between BB and Windows once even they have reached the prominent apps !
2. pokharkarsaga (Posts: 418; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
RIM is already at 3rd position.the more difficulty will be for WP.
3. tech2 (Posts: 3487; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
agreed but RIM is losing customers and Windows is gaining
22. anshul0000 (unregistered)
but google will support blackberry with its youtube,maps & mail app....no love for wp
6. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
True, RIM is on 3rd position for its BB7 OS. Also, it's losing fans. While Windows is gaining as what tech2 said.
16. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
its because of the marketing that microsoft is doing and the lumia 920! while they keep of putting "RIM on its last attempt" on their reports that is very negative impact to RIM and BlackBerry! if theyt could just stop writing those things BB10 will be 3rd and windows will be 4th!
4. darkvadervip (Posts: 365; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
Windows just need more apps
5. jbitounis (Posts: 54; Member since: 08 Oct 2011)
15.000 apps, but Skype or Whatsapp ain't two of them.
7. rickywinataa (Posts: 262; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
There are already whatsapp and Skype in blackberry appworld so why wouldn't they make one for new os
8. jbitounis (Posts: 54; Member since: 08 Oct 2011)
As far as Skype is concerned, there is indeed a Skype app for some current BB phones (not for the PlayBook) but it's only available to VZW customers and it doesn't feature video calling capabilities. When it comes to Whatsapp, the company itself stated it will not support BB10.
So, if things stay as they are, that would mean no Skype at all for non-VZW customers and no Whatsapp in general. Yep, I know, it sucks... More for RIM though.
11. jbitounis (Posts: 54; Member since: 08 Oct 2011)
Funny how some people don't like reality. Sometimes it's nice to be swept by the hype and enthusiasm but, when the reviews of BB10 arrive, the lack of these two essential apps (Skype & Whatsapp) will not go unnoticed. Still, if someone knows something more, please do let us know.
12. bovcrx (Posts: 83; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Woops already been addressed. Well they have viber I'm sure
14. phonemirer (Posts: 111; Member since: 07 Dec 2012)
arent apps from appworld compatible with bb10 ??
18. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
the appworld apps are for those BB7 apps which is java those file with .jad and .jar... so i think they are not compatible!
9. valapsp (Posts: 562; Member since: 12 Aug 2011)
WOWWWW Off to a good start!!!
10. blattlaus (Posts: 70; Member since: 12 Dec 2010)
While this makes great press, and bumps the app count, I question the quality of app and developer thats going to be attracted by $100. I'm going to guess the BB just got 15,000 ports of bottom tier android apps.
19. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
lol... BB10 uses not only c but also C++ and do you know that iOS devs can also port them?
13. speckledapple (Posts: 892; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Very good start.
15. joey18 (Posts: 597; Member since: 20 Jul 2010)
android has 1 million of apps but all thos apps are not realy good app when you download it was fake app and useles app is same for ios or windows my opinion is why android or any plataform let approve fake apps when you complain you not get your money back
17. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
im pretty sure 70,000 apps are available on release!! just awesome!!!
20. tasior (Posts: 265; Member since: 04 Nov 2012)
I think, that at present market, success doesn't depend on number of apps. People who care about this stuff will choose Android or IOS anyway. Sure, essential apps are crucial, but there are no more than 1000 of them. What can give company a success, is a great phone. When You buy new device, You buy PC with cell phone module in it. I think, that the only way to compete is to create great phone with PC compatibilities. To create a system that will be great for feature phone users, but with advantages of smart phone. When I press phone book button on my android I wait 10 times as long as I waited on my 1998 Nokia. Both Android, and IOS programmers, forgot about basic functions. I think, that there is a gap in the market, that BB can take advantage of.
23. jbitounis (Posts: 54; Member since: 08 Oct 2011)
I couldn't agree more. Every passing day it seems that iOS and Android phones are in fact content consumption, pass-time gadgets. Nothing wrong with that, of course, as long as the "phone" nature of these devices is also taken care of. I think RIM understands the need for someone to stay connected all day long, reliably and not miss out on the smartphone aspect of the device.
21. a_tumiwa (Posts: 378; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
15K for only 2 days is good... i`m still remember that WebOS can only got max 10k apps in its entire time. Sorry for my poor english :(
24. phonemonkey (Posts: 168; Member since: 13 Feb 2012)
Blackberry will come back and in a big way.
blackberry will gain market share in the wake of the dying hype of the android screen size and the iphone magic


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EAT IT UP: FOOD TALKS! to Take the Stage at Seacoast Rep, Beg. 7/28
Eat It Up: Food Talks! will be taking stage as an ongoing series of talks at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre.
The series will provide a space for local, regional and national chefs, food writers, brewers, sommeliers, farmers, foragers, and others to showcase their insights into food culture and creation. The goal of the series is to provide the Seacoast community a look into local and national food culture with a focus on sustainability, artistry, and innovation. Eat It Up aims to provide a space for food enthusiasts and professionals to experience the passion of each speaker in an interactive and intimate setting.
Each event will feature a guest speaker who will present a 30-45 minute food-focused talk and talk-back on a topic of the speaker's choosing. The series will occur once monthly starting Monday, July 28 at 7:30, and will run monthly through December 2014.
"We think the Seacoast has a want and a need for this kind of educational engagement with the food community," says Mallett. "We really want this to be a community resource as much as it is an entertainment event."
The show will be co-produced by Evan Mallett of Black Trumpet, Brian Kelly and Kathleen Cavalaro of eight/one productions, and Knate Higgins of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. Kelly will host the events, with Mallett as the first guest. Other guests will include Gregg Sessler of Cava, Matt Louis of Moxy, Evan Hennessey of Stages at One Washington, and Mark Segal of Demeter's Steakhouse.
Seacoast Repertory Theater and Eat It Up will donate a portion of all ticket sales to The Chefs Collaborative, a non-profit network of chefs dedicated to changing the sustainable food landscape using the power of connections, education and responsible buying decisions.
The event will feature an exclusive food pairing for VIP ticket holders, as well as a local brew tasting for both VIP and general admission ticketholders.
VIP reception at 6:30pm. VIP tickets are $40 and include an exclusive meet and greet featuring personalized hor d'oeuvres with Chef Mallett with ingredients provided by Dole & Bailey, a pairing generously donated by Smuttynose Brewery, and priority seating. General Admission tickets are $12 and include the Smuttynose pairing as well. All Industry Workers who provide proof of employment in the industry ( i.e. paystub, etc.) will be given "Pay-What-You-Want" tickets. Industry tickets are available day of show only and are subject to availability. VIP Tickets are limited to 60, seating is limited and due to high demand, advance purchase is recommended.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.seacoastrep.org, in person at 125 Bow Street Portsmouth, NH 03801, or over the phone at 603.433.4472.


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As the audience await for the release of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara(OUATIMD), actor Imran Khan is pretty confident that he has done well in the movie which will hit the theatres on India's Independence day, August 15.
However, the actor also some pre-release nervousness. "I am always very nervous before the release of a film, but I saw the film last night with Akshay sir and Sonakshi and I am feeling very strong," expressed Imraan.
This underworld-based romantic drama directed by Milan Luthria is a sequel to Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. The film revolves around three characters which are played by Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan. Click here to see more images of OUATIMD
Imran has an instinct that Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara will be liked by audiences. "I feel we have managed to make a very good film, I feel very happy with my work and I have a sense that people are going to appreciate my work," Imran said.
The 31-year-old was very happy that OUATIMD's director praised him. He said, "The best compliment came from my director Milan sir, who said that he is very pleased with my work. Obviously, as an actor you want the audience to appreciate your work."
"But a film starts in a director's head, that's where it really takes birth. For him to feel that I have done justice to his character, is a great honour," he added.


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-Faye Brennan
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Did you see Steve Carrell's farewell last night on The Office? It brought many tears to the cast's eyes… as well as ours! Our Thursday nights will never be the same without "The World's Best Boss." (Newser)
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Ryan Gosling: a do-gooder who also looks DAMN good! Yeah, he's kind of perfect in our eyes. (Buzznet)
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Dr. Jeff Myers, professor at Bryan College, happened upon this article and made the following observation:
"I think there's a bigger platform out there for me now."
Those words haunted me. How often have I pinned my hopes on the platform I could stand on in the future, or the greater good I could do tomorrow, or the ideas I have for someday.
This simple interview with Billy Mays reminds me that there are no guarantees. My careful planning for tomorrow must not trump the influence I must seek to have today.
When it comes to mentoring, coaching and discipling the next generation, this moment, now, is the most important platform there is. Take time now to give a blessing. Go to lunch today with someone who needs your encouragement. Be reconciled with others today. Make that phone call now.
Martin Luther King was right: "There is a fierce urgency of now."


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We are looking to appoint someone who is based in Holland, will have some amount of travel to the UK in relation to the job but primarily will be based there. Although they are a UK national they have lived overseas for a number of years. Do we apply an NT tax code to their income? Also do we need to deduct NI EE and pay over NI ER's
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This is a book showing details of a variety of cars, most built from 1920 to 1960.
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I bleed New Jersey. Southern hospitality makes me sick and the Left Coast isn't fast enough.
I'm starting to develop an intolerance to beards. But i will never tire of gnarly Lemmy Kilmeister style mutton chops.
Veganism is a deal-breaker.
Drugs are a deal-breaker
I probably looked at your profile if you have a mohawk regardless of where you live. Size does matter.
Zombies are boring. Everybody knows alien brain slugs are the future. (would you like hat?)
Actual responses from actual guys- not paid actors!
(and completely INNAPPROPRIATE. Just because we're online doesn't make any of this more acceptable.)
"You dont have to worry about my size I am prtty hunkkkkkkk and its acting up since I open your profile:)"
"Wow, you are so hot;) im visiting DC tomorrow, would you like to come over to my place for hang out and some fun tomorrow night?;)love your boobs;) "
"Have you ever worn the adidas samba shoes? They look cute on girls " (Note: Not Exactly Innappropriate But More Like 'really, Dude?')
"Oh my goodness! I just lost all of today's workout gains from sitting here sweating profusely and looking at your profile pictures. I hope you're happy, you are the sole cause behind the genocide of thousands of my unborn offspring. I think you at least owe me a protein shake or something. "
"Well don't you seem like a basket of dead roses? And what did cupcakes ever do to you? They are just sweet muffins. Who doesn't like muffins? And if you want to escape, just get on your vespa and ride out of town. "
"Can your pussy do the dog?"
Not so literary: jan svankmajer's alice; blue velvet; pan's labrynth; wir kinder zum banhof zoo; brave litttle toaster; factotum; pulp fiction; house of 1000 corpses; any documentary about black holes or cephalopods.
Finally Have A Tv, But I'm Only Watching Twin Peaks And Bob's Burgers.
Auditory: tom waits; the cramps; rev horton heat; sleater-kinney; xray spex; the adicts; mojo nixon; the replacements; babes in toyland; dead milkmen; wanda jackson; The raincoats; bratmobile; black lips; sonic youth; 2ma; detroit cobras (Fuck Off, I Don't Care That They're A Cover Band); Screaming Females; minutemen
Edible: black coffee; dark beer; steak tartar; tomatoes; Fermented things; funky cheeses; gin; crusty crunchy levain raised bread; red sauce; pork roll, Smoked fish, club N bitters; lentils; bagels; Persimmons; olive oiL; Yuengling!
Silly OkCupid, Restaurant people don't have weekends off.
A tattooed punk rock asshole.
Your have a well curated list of hobbies/interests that make you appear either ADD or batshit.


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BREAKING: Ireland Baldwin Made Another Vine Video, In A Bikini
Because Kim Basinger's DNA is apparently the building blocks for everything right and good in the world, Ireland Baldwin shook her ass in another Vine video, only this time in a bikini and without her boyfriend's dumb stupid face in it. And if you're worried about looking at it, don't worry, I'm pretty sure the FBI has its hands full right now. In fact, one might say they've been "falsely flagged" to divert their attention elsewhere. "A power grab for our civil liberties." Ha! My poor, dear Alex Jones, you played right into my hand…
And here's the other one for strictly scientific purposes:
Hmm, it appears the subject's posterior seems to somehow be sexier despite the lack of bikini. Very interesting… *tries to jot down notes, gets clipboard punched out of hands by Chris Hansen*


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You're invited to celebrate at the site of the iconic Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces, a symbol of history and progress.
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Excellent family holiday and great fun!: Island Escape Cruise Review by BudPenarth
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Excellent family holiday and great fun!
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Other
We should have not have been worried at all the cruise was absolutely fantastic! The ship is a little tired on the inside although spotlessly clean, and lacks the open spaces on more modern ships. There are also some design flaws such as no nearby stairwells from the upper sun deck to the pool area which remind you that it is a converted ferry although nothing serious. Other than that I was very impressed. Our outside More cabins were similar to those on other ships, comfortable, clean with an excellent cabin steward.
Some people have made negative comments that only plastic plates were available Beachcomber Restaurant but it is a typical inside/outside buffet restaurant similar to all ships I have travelled on, all of which to my memory had plastic plates. The Island Restaurant was a more formal buffet style restaurant but you often had to share tables with other passengers. The buffet food was very good with a decent selection of meals and the kids loved it, although I do prefer waiter service. The Oasis Restaurant was a typical waiter service restaurant and the food was excellent for a £15 per adult cover charge. Kids can dine with you from a good Kids menu at no charge. I found the service much better in this restaurant than some other ships we had been on as it was never crowded and you had much more personal attention. Both main restaurants had large windows and we ate almost every meal to fantastic sunsets. The only exceptions was a fantastic lightening storm.
The excursions, although expensive were worth it particularly in some of the ports we visited where local tour prices were more than on the ship. We did Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius in Naples and Sporting Barcelona.
The Ocean Theatre shows were excellent for such a small team with limited resources, and the entertainment team were genuinely talented and hard working. The Bounty Lounge had more of a holiday camp atmosphere which was not something we would usually enjoy but it was quite fun and everyone was enjoying themselves. The Sailaway bar was my favourite and was as good if not better than any back of ship area I have travelled on. Plenty of space to enjoy some spectacular sail-aways.
Our four year old girl loved Palmy's club which gave us some much needed quiet time, but the older boys preferred doing their own thing.
We did not do all inclusive but did enjoy more drinks than we should, and it cost a lot less than the all-inclusive upgrade price of £199 per adult. Prices were generally similar to average UK pubs, and bottles of wine were very reasonable. The all-inclusive package did seem to cover most drinks with modest cover charges for more premium brands, however some did complain that no liqueurs were available at all under the package.
As I would expect of Thomson the pre-cruise information packs, airport check-in, transfers, embarkation etc were excellent, and as good if not better than other more expensive companies.
The negatives were that on the day at sea there was nowhere near enough room for everyone in and around the pool area which would have made it a nightmare for anyone with kids if they did not get a lounger. When it rained heavily on one evening we realised how crowded the ship was with everyone inside as all areas outside the restaurant were full. Much of the daytime entertainment was not to our taste but the kids and most other passengers seemed to enjoy it. A small minority of the passengers I would have preferred not to cruise with and had a very different outlook on life to us, but most were great.
In summary if you want a great cost-effective cruise I would not hesitate to recommend the Island Escape. Less
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The gauge for the baby knit sizing is 24sts/ 36rows = 4x4in/ 10x10 cm
Crochet: 32sts/ 32rows (20sts/ 20rows) = 4x4 in/ 10x10cm in single crochet with size B/ 2.25mm (G/ 4.0mm) hook.
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November Issue: Q&A with Vin Lee – Taste and Style
….Growing up in a modestly affluent community, I was very fortunate to have been exposed to much of what life has to offer from an early age. But walking Rodeo Drive in the middle of the night was exhilarating. The possibilities were endless. When I am on the beaches of Florida it does not have the electric blue of Southern California. When Grand Metropolitan made the transition to Beverly Hills/Bel Air, we were already positioned to plug in to the Hollywood scene. The Bohle Company had been instrumental in the entertainment/technology industries for decades including Playboy Enterprises, Sony, Warner Brothers, Kodak Theatre (Dolby Theater) and the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena. Meeting and mingling with A-List celebrities at red carpet or charity events was initially daunting….
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Smoking and Hair GrowthQ: Is smoking bad for your hair? I know that it will make my hair smell bad, but is it bad in terms of damage, less hair growth or hair loss?
A: Yes. Because smoking has systemic effects on the human body, affecting greatly the cardio-vascular system especially, cigarette-smoking can affect the blood flow and oxygen supply of the dermal papilla where the new cells of the hair are formed. Such decrease in blood-oxygen supply can result in slower cell division and poor cell development.
It should also be noted that smoking affects hair growth and hair loss in many ways: from creating an imbalance in the cellular chemistry in tissue development, to causing inflammation in the follicles and fibrosis of the follicle tissues. It also causes enzymatic imbalances that can contribute to disruption of the hair growth cycles and hair loss in both men and women.
Let's also not forget the demonstrated links between smoking and prematurely graying hair.
Many health education groups are starting to focus on the damage caused to the hair, its growth cycles and the contributing factors to hair loss in their campaigns to encourage people to avoid and stop smoking.
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- Beaver will supply trim actuators for A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft, supporting jobs and economic opportunity in Livonia, MI
Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and global leader in the design and manufacturing of custom and broad-range actuation technologies, today announced that it is part of the supplier network tapped by the U.S. Air Force under its recently awarded Light Air Support (LAS) contract. On February 28, 2013, the U.S. Air Force announced the selection of Sierra Nevada Corporation to supply aircraft for use by the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps and other future customers. The aircraft that will be provided is the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano. The aircraft will be used for conducting flight training, aerial reconnaissance and light air support operations and is a key element of U.S. government partner-building efforts in Afghanistan and other partner nations.
Under terms of the contract, Beaver will supply three trim actuators (elevator, rudder and aileron) for the A-29 Super Tucano. Built to withstand rigorous applications and demanding environments, Beaver's electromechanical actuators (EMAs) are known throughout the industry for their impeccable quality, precision and performance.
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"Everyone at Beaver Aerospace & Defense is proud to be part of the team selected by the U.S. Air Force for this important mission," said Ben Kearns, General Manager of Beaver Aerospace & Defense.
Additionally, Beaver provides award-winning ball screws, ball splines and gears, which can fit virtually any application. As a certified FAA Repair Station, Beaver also offers expert repair, overhaul and testing services for all electromechanical actuators and ball screws.
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Investment Compact for South East Europe › Next Generation Competitiveness Initiative
Governments in the Western Balkans are now making policy decisions that may have long lasting effects on the medium and long-term competitiveness of their economies. Common barriers to development identified across the region include: over reliance on cost competitiveness, looming skills gaps, inadequate innovation and lack of policy monitoring mechanisms.
The NGCI, building upon the work done through the Regional Competitiveness Initiative, will support the implementation of the South East Europe 2020 by:
- Supporting implementation: Strengthening the competitiveness of key economic sectors in the Western Balkans; and
- Monitoring, evaluating and assessing the policy reforms and institutional settings which are necessary for meeting the commitments contained in SEE 2020.
The project will focus its interventions in three specific economic sectors deemed to possess comparative advantages, and where regional value chains exist. The project will:
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When it come to accusations of liberal bias, the mainstream media comprise a fervent shovel brigade, digging themselves ever deeper into denial that their left-leaning politics influence the events they cover.
Even when an ear-splitting whistle was blown by former CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg with his fascinating book Bias in 2001, most of the media would have none of it. They refused to admit liberal bias among the press, or that its members conspire to put a liberal bent on the news.
But now there is a howitzer-sized smoking gun -- called JournoList.
JournoList was an e-mail "listserv" started by Washington Post reporter Ezra Klein in 2007 as a place where journalists could gather online to discuss topics related to their work.
But last June, e-mails from JournoList surfaced in which Post reporter Dave Weigel -- the paper's beat writer for the conservative movement -- savaged the very conservatives he covered. The same day Weigel resigned in embarrassment from the Post over his e-mails, Klein shut down JournoList.
But if that's the voice of just one reporter, what have the others been saying?
Over the past several days, the public now has found out, in vivid detail.
The website The Daily Caller has released excerpts from many JournoList e-mail threads in which reporters and editors are caught discussing news events and how to present them to the public with a liberal spin.
In April 2008, when the racially toxic sermons of President Obama's pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, came to light, Spencer Ackerman of The Washington Independent offered this plan to attack Obama's opponents as racists:
"If the right forces us all to either defend Wright or tear him down, no matter what we choose, we lose the game they've put upon us. Instead, take one of them -- Fred Barnes, Karl Rove, who cares -- and call them racists. ... This makes them 'sputter' with rage, which in turn leads to overreaction and self-destruction."
In the hours after John McCain's announcement of Sarah Palin as his 2008 presidential running mate, the conversation tone on JournoList veered into what The Daily Caller's Jonathan Strong has called "more campaign headquarters than newsroom."
Daniel Levy of the Century Foundation threw out some hints to sink the McCain-Palin campaign -- "scare people about having this woefully inexperienced, no foreign policy/national security/right-wing (Christian) wing-nut a heartbeat away ... bang away at McCain's age making this unusually significant ... ."
There even was a debate on the listserv about how the government could shut down Fox News!
It's shocking to actually read the back-and-forth conspiring in the e-mails about how to boost the liberal agenda. But longtime observers of the media are not that surprised. The bias has played out before our very eyes for years, but left-wing stalwarts refused to see it -- or pretended not to.
And now, here it all is, in black and white.
Anyone out there still questioning why public trust in mainstream media is eroding need look no further than JournoList -- where journalists abandoned neutrality and deliberately conspired to harm the conservative movement.