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What 100 years do ... the one in front is the RMS Titanic, the one in the back is the MS Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship to date ...6 Replies
Damn. That's crazy.
I've been on the Allure. loved the ship.
it's got a bit of a central park thing going on with all these trees and other flora surrounded by restaurants and stores. there's a carousel onboard too. I've also skated on their ice rink, climbed their rock climbing wall, done their zip line, walked along the jogging track, and played a round of mini golf.
some of these activities are a bit more challenging on a ship than they are on dry land.
it's much easier just to have more than enough drinks day to day, and show up to the VIP cocktail party at the helipad, like I just did on the Brilliance a few months ago going all the way to Barbados from San Juan. my party and I inadvertently met the captain of the vessel even though we've already done the bridge tour.
anyway, that's the story. now, I realize I probably have more of those tales of sea adventures than I do about cars. I must be subscribing to the wrong magazine!
dang, that is one big ship, but with all the messes reported on the various cruise lines there is no way in hell i would even consider sailing on ANY cruise ship, not matter who owns it
most of the messes in the media I recall as of late, were related to Carnival. Costa Concordia? that ship is owned by a subsidary of - you guessed it - Carnival. this list here gives a pretty good idea of the various activities at sea, but I can't imagine it being any different at the guest-related level with any in the hotel, airline, and rail industries.
Royal would be in a very small list of any large-scale incidents like some sort of fire or engine failure as the other cruises had recently. that norovirus incident? I can't imagine ANY cruise line having to scruitinize EVERY passenger for diseases and so forth, like a TSA pat down. guests would have to vet for themselves when they sign the forms.
further, they do have system where they can contain rooms and decontaminate when these things happen. it'll eventually happen anyway anywhere, even if ships meet halfway to let in more pasengers on board. plus - a ship can sail without it's captain. it absolutely CANNOT depart from port without a doctor. especially when you get a bunch of clumsy folks (or those who don't have their sea legs) getting hurt.
what I like about it is getting wined and dined. especially when I have the duck. I can't have a cruise without duck.
Yea, bowling on a ship is not easy, unless your terrible, then it doesn't matter.
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Earlier this week ice fell from the roof at work onto the hood of my car and dimpled it in several places. I got estimates yesterday for $500 to repair and repaint. Now I have to convince the powers that be that they need to pay for it.6 Replies
Damn. Good luck.
Did you need to be on the roof?
Did they provide fall protection?
If you answer yes to 1 and no to 2, then my SS lawyer mother-in-law says youre fine
jeez 1st you get road sealant on the paint, now you get the roof bashed in, remember all bad things happen in 3's, what's next ? i assume that was the vibe ?
I have no idea whatyou're getting at. There was ice on the roof at my workplace, it fell onto the hood of my car.
Something similar happened to me - someone driving a company car scraped my front bumper. I went throught their insurance to have it fixed, and shortly after they put up "park at your own risk" signs.
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By Kyoung Woo Jun, for CNN • Updated 28th June 2013
The recipe for
, Korea's beloved shaved ice dessert, used to be simple.
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That was before the Park Hyatt Seoul debuted the first so-called luxury bingsu three years ago, to spectacular sales and a frenzied following.
Competing Seoul hotels promptly entered the fray with spoons blazing.
With bingsu now at the top of every hotel restaurant's summer agenda, the battle to come up with the most luxurious, inventive, delicious variation of the dessert has gotten more intense this year.
Here are the hotels that are currently winning the war.
Park Hyatt Seoul
Bingsu at Park Hyatt Seoul.
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This Gangnam luxury hotel started it all.
In 2010, the hotel dreamed up a sweet pumpkin bingsu, made with a base of dunggulle tea made from the dried root of Solomon's seal, and an omija bingsu using shaved frozen berries.
While most bingsu in Korea is made with frozen ice, the hotel debuted bingsu with a frozen milk base, and found that customers loved the change.
They bought an expensive shaving machine in 2011 and also ordered traditional Korean pottery known to keep cold food insulated longer.
Seoul's bingsu fanatics promptly fell in love with the new menu.
The hotel's berry bingsu in particular came as a shock.
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The combination of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, black currant compote with handmade dark chocolate, whipped cream, pistachios and mint created a completely new taste.
The hotel became mobbed at meal times and on the weekends, and raked in several hundred thousand dollars of profit in a season, to the amazement -- and likely some envy -- of its competitors.
Since that memorable debut, the Park Hyatt has had to top its own bingsu menu each year.
In 2012, it introduced a peach bingsu and a chocolate bingsu.
And this summer?
The Bingsu Colada, made with pineapple, coconut chips, caramel sauce and macademia nuts, is new to the menu. Another new addition is the Tirami Bingsu. It's made with mascarpone cream, espresso sauce, Kahlua, Amaretti cookies and almonds.
Despite the new dishes, the Berry Bingsu remains the hotel's most popular.
Park Hyatt Seoul
, 606 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
; +82 2 2016 1205; bingsu prices start at ₩33,000 ($29) a bowl
Intercontinental Seoul Coex
Bingsu at Intercontinental Seoul Coex.
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The effort that the Intercontinental Seoul Coex has put into its bingsu menu has been extreme.
Since the beginning of the year, the hotel's top chefs have created approximately 30 variations of the dessert, presenting a different version each week for tastings and deliberation.
From this process, a final three bingsu have ended up on the menu.
The Kurumba bingsu is made with shaved frozen pure coconut water from the Philippines, mixed with coconut biscuits and coconut jelly, all made at the hotel.
The Mango Rosa Sparkling bingsu is dubbed the "19-plus" bingsu, for its alcoholic content (19 is the legal drinking age in Korea).
The sweet Rosso Degli Anjelli Rose Sparkling Wine is frozen, shaved, then blended with frozen mango shavings and fresh mangoes.
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When creating the latter bingsu, hotel chefs went through dozens of trials to capture the "sparkling" aspect of the wine in the actual bingsu.
In order to make the perfect red bean paste, which can be ordered separately with each bingsu, a designated red bean chef has the arduous job of boiling the red bean until wrinkles form, then pouring cold water until the wrinkles are stretched out again, and repeating the process over and over until the perfect moist texture is reached.
Some of the hotel's bingsu are sweetened with natural xylitol from Finland.
Intercontinental Seoul Coex
, 521 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
; +82 2 3430 8603; bingsu prices start at ₩29,000 ($25)
The Westin Chosun Seoul
Green tea bingsu at Westin Chosun.
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The green tea bingsu at the Westin Chosun's The Circle uses the top-shelf ingredients: matcha (fine green tea powder) from Shizuoka, Japan, and red beans from Ganghwado, South Korea.
The lounge takes its bingsu ice seriously -- in order to recreate ice most similar to natural ice, a "maturing process" is used to make the ice "smoother."
Chef Jun Sung-kyu did the research for his recipe by visiting restaurants in Japan famous for their ice desserts.
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Upon returning to South Korea, he created green tea syrup using a maturing method at low temperatures, and also came up with the perfect red bean recipe by soaking the beans in water for a day, then boiling them for eight hours and adding three kinds of sugar at varying intervals. The result is the chewiest and shiniest red bean paste imaginable.
Westin Chosun Seoul
, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul; +82 2 317 0365; bingsu price is ₩28,000 ($24)
Sheraton Grande Walkerhill
Bingsu at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill.
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The variety of bingsu at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill is impressive.
The basic menu lists apple mango, persimmon, triple berry, affogato and milk bingsu that are all served with organic red bean sauce, ddeok (sticky rice cakes) and ice cream.
The hotel uses shaved frozen milk as its bingsu base, somehow managing to make the shaved ice is as soft as cotton candy.
Each of the five bingsu has several layers of ingredients. It's fun to eat layer by layer, but mixing it all vigorously is the Korean style and recommended.
On Saturdays and Sunday from 2-5 p.m., diners can create their bingsu with the option of 10 different types of fruit, various nuts and cookies. A variety of sauces, including melted chocolate, are available.
Bingsu is served with complimentary tea and coffee.
Sheraton Grande Walkerhill
, Walkerhill-ro 177, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul; +82 2 450 4467; bingsu prices range from ₩15,000-42,000 ($13-36)
The Shilla Seoul
Shilla Seoul's apple mango bingsu.
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While The Shilla Seoul has been under renovation since the beginning of the year, it still receives calls asking when its apple mango bingsu will be available again.
One commenter on the hotel's website even left a note saying he couldn't forget the taste of the dessert and was planning to visit Seoul again for that specific reason.
Explosively popular since its 2011 debut, the apple mango bingsu has had customers literally lining up for bowls -- an unusual sight in the austere luxury hotel.
"We use the highest quality apple mangoes from Jeju Island and have opted to use a minimum amount of ingredients to keep the taste very clean and healthy," says hotel a representative.
The sought after bingsu will return with The Shilla's reopening on August 1.
The Shilla Seoul
, 202 Jangchung-dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul; +82 2 2230 3389
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February 7, 2007 will mark the 10-year anniversary of Steve Jobs' return to Apple. And what a decade it's been.
Before these last 10 years got rolling, the prolific co-founder of Apple Computer was forced out of the company by John Scully & Co. in 1985 due to disagreements about where to steer the company. Steve spent his time after his ousting trying to find himself, acquiring Pixar, and founding NeXT, which ultimately landed square in our laps as the base for the Mac OS X that we use today. Apple, on the other hand, went through a string of "interesting" ups and downs—some successful, some not so much. This included the introduction of the first PowerBook, System 7, a failed lawsuit against Microsoft for theft of intellectual property, the QuickTake camera, the ever-so-loved Newton PDA, the Quadra and Performa lines, the switch from 68k to PPC processors, the failed Copland project, and the brief break into gaming with the Apple Pippin, to name a few. Oh, and those crazy, crazy Mac clones.
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Steve was presented with a lot of crap that needed righting. Among the first things he did upon his return to Apple was axe the Newton—much to Infinite Loop writer Erik Kennedy's distress—as well as the clone project, among other projects that he felt were going nowhere (read all about Apple's discontinued products on Wikipedia). It was in 1997 when the looooong-rumored fear of getting fired in the elevator started. According to some sources, however, this actually happened very rarely but still instilled fear in nearly everyone who worked there at the time. Wikipedia says that "This practice became known as 'getting Steved.'"
Steve's first keynote in 1997 upon his return to Apple was, to put it lightly, surreal. For one, the man wore a vest, for chrissakes. Apple's audience was a rather tough crowd by that point, and Steve was met with a mix of relieved fanboyism and skepticism. Among some scattered applause, Steve got booed several times. During this keynote, Steve attempted to explain what was wrong with the company ("Have you called... ? I mean, I've called the AppleCare support system myself. *laughter*"), and what he was going to do to save it.
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Whew. (This is obviously not an all-inclusive list, but includes many of the more notables.) What an exciting trip it has been over the last ten years, huh? One thing that might be useful to mention is a point that's discussed a bit in iCon—the fact that many of the products that were axed or released within the first couple of years of Jobs' return were, in fact, on their way out (or in) before Jobs came back, according to Gil Amelio. Makes sense, but kinda puts a slightly different spin on things for a bit.
Where will Steve take us next? To infinity... and beyond? All we can say is that the Apple fans of the world are glad to celebrate Steve's 10-year-anniversary of returning to Apple, and we look forward to the mystery that Apple holds for us in the future. Steve's ending to the 2007 keynote left us all wondering where the company might go next: "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been." — Wayne Gretzky


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Some NASCAR drivers say new qualifying format is dangerous
LAS VEGAS -- NASCAR's new knockout qualifying format has been universally hailed as more exciting and interesting than the old single-car system.
But for the second week in a row, drivers also said it's extremely dangerous. Since the only legal way for teams to cool their cars is to drive slowly around the track, there's a dramatic speed difference between drivers making qualifying runs and those driving as if they're in a construction zone.
"Riding around the bottom – we've got to do it, it's the only way to keep the engine cool – but that has got to be the most dangerous thing I've ever done in racing," Brian Vickers said after Friday's session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "(Reed Sorenson) went by me at 170 mph faster than I was going. Had he slipped or hit me, I'd be done. It would be so bad."
Joey Logano won the pole and teammate Brad Keselowski completed the front row for Team Penske – the second consecutive week for a Penske sweep after Keselowski captured the top spot at Phoenix International Raceway.
But the talk after Friday's qualifying centered around a safety issue which NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said the sanctioning body is still evaluating.
Teams need to cool their engines between attempts at fast laps in order to keep their cars from overheating.
Teams are not allowed to cool their cars on pit road in between runs because it would require opening the hood to attach a cooling box. NASCAR does not want teams to make adjustments on pit road during the knockout sessions and since policing every open hood would be difficult, it is not permitted.
As a result, the disparity in speed created some dicey situations – several of which occurred again Friday.
Clint Bowyer, who qualified third, said he nearly collided with Dale Earnhardt Jr. during one run and called for a change due to the "dangerous" difference in speed.
"We've got to stop that," he said. "… I about smoked him. That's not the guy you want to hit at a 140 mph deficit. (A collision is) going to hurt me and it might hurt Dale Jr., and that would be bad for business."
Another quirk of the new qualifying format comes at the start of the session. Cars are all released at once, but they're parked nose-first against the wall on pit road. So while some cars are headed to the track, others are still trying to back out.
The knockout sessions work like this:
-- On tracks 1.25 miles or greater in length, drivers need to make it through three sessions to win the pole. All cars will run for the first 25 minutes, with the top 24 advancing to the next round. Those cars 25-43 have their positions set based on their lap times.
The top 24 cars then run for 10 minutes, with the 12 fastest advancing to the final round. Then a five-minute final round with those 12 cars determines the pole winner.
-- On tracks less than 1.25 miles, there arel only two sessions. The full field gets 30 minutes to attempt a fast lap, followed by a 10-minute final round with the top 12 cars.
The new rules also apply to the Nationwide and Camping World Truck series, but will not be implemented for the Truck race at Eldora Speedway or any non-points events.
Several drivers said the qualifying format was a positive, but just needed a few tweaks.
Keselowski said he expected the qualifying rules would evolve over time -- but perhaps not until an accident occurred on the track.
"So far, there hasn't been any one particular incident that would stand out and force that to happen," he said. "I would probably guess you won't see anything change until there is."
Jamie McMurray, who was among the drivers to raise the safety issue at Phoenix, said he texted NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton a few days ago and was told, "Let's give it a couple weeks and just see what plays out."
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Logano said Team Penske suggested using a modification to the cool boxes that would allow teams to plug in without lifting the hood. Penske even brought the parts to the track this week in case NASCAR made a last-minute rule change before qualifying, Logano said.
"(A modification would be) a pretty cheap fix and we already have the technology to cool them down – we do it in practice every week," he said. "We all have the stuff. But we'll see what happens. We need to run through a couple qualifying sessions to see what we need to do to make sure we don't make a rule and regret it later."
It would also benefit the fans if teams could cool the cars on pit road, Logano said, because spectators would see more full-speed laps instead of slow circuits.
Next week could be even crazier. At the .533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway, there is no apron where cars could get out of the way while running slow laps.
"You're going to have 50 cars out there," Logano said. "That's going to be tight."
Said Ryan Newman: "The racetrack is meant to be raced on, not to go out and cool your race car off and get in somebody else's way. To me, that's not cool."
At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 193.278 mph.
2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 193.099.
3. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 192.713.
4. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 192.678.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192.596.
6. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 192.596.
7. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 192.397.
8. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 192.335.
9. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 192.26.
10. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 191.939.
11. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 191.591.
12. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 191.51.
13. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 191.659.
14. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 191.618.
15. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 191.618.
16. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 191.598.
17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 191.496.
18. (47) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 191.489.
19. (66) Jeff Burton, Toyota, 191.435.
20. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 191.381.
21. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 190.934.
22. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 190.543.
23. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 190.503.
24. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.514.
25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 190.396.
26. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 189.893.
27. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 189.767.
28. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 189.647.
29. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 189.328.
30. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 189.261.
31. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 188.851.
32. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 188.838.
33. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 188.686.
34. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 188.429.
35. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 188.271.
36. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 188.166.
37. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
38. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
39. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Owner Points.
40. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
41. (33) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
42. (32) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, Owner Points.
Failed to Qualify
44. (35) Blake Koch, Ford, 186.683.
45. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 186.207.
46. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 186.143.


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What is it? The Wireless Plus external hard drive is the upgrade to Seagate's GoFlex Satellite line. In addition to providing 1TB of storage capacity (Seagate says this includes more than 500 movies, thousands of songs, photos and documents), the unit has a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection (802.11b/g/n). The Wi-Fi connection lets users connect to the drive via mobile device (smartphone, tablet), but can also act as a bridge with a user's router, providing Internet access for the phone/tablet as well as access to the drive.
Why it's cool: The Seagate Media app (I tested with an iPad) streams video, music and photo content from the drive to the mobile device. This means you can enjoy this content without needing to fill up the phone or tablet's storage with multimedia files. If you have a lot of media content, it makes more sense to store it on the drive, allowing you to buy a less-expensive tablet with minimal storage. The drive also now lets you stream content to an AirPlay supported device, including AppleTV or AirPlay-enabled speakers. DLNA support also means things like your game console can access the drive to view movies or listen to music.
While the drive does fine within a home streaming situation, it becomes even more valuable when you take it with you. Placing the Wireless Plus in a car, for example, lets everyone access their movies or music on their own phones or tablets. A photo on the box shows a hiker enjoying his content on top of a mountain - if that floats your boat, it certainly works well for that (as long as you can find ways to recharge the device after its 10-hour battery life expires).
Some caveats: The wireless connection on the drive is 2.4GHz only, not dual-band, which can be tricky for homes with wireless holes. If you want to use the drive as both a streaming device as well as an Internet bridge, placement of the device can be difficult - it has to be close enough to connect to the router, but also close enough to wherever your mobile devices are. In my case, this meant limiting wireless streaming to a few rooms, as the 2.4GHz band has some odd coverage/holes due to walls and other obstacles.
In addition, keep in mind that if you are out and about, the Internet bridge will only work within a Wi-Fi network, or if you have a 3G or 4G wireless device. I'm still waiting for that wireless storage device that includes Wi-Fi for local streaming and a WAN connection for Internet access - will that be the Holy Grail in this space?
Bottom line: This unit is essential if you have a ton of multimedia content (let's say more than 64GB) that you'd like to access at any time, or if you want multiple users to access different content from different devices. The improvements from the GoFlex Satellite are appreciated, and the media app's UI is vastly improved as well.
Grade: 4 stars (out of five)
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PHOENIX -- The A's enjoyed something of a Japanese-style workout on Friday, setting up a pair of batting cages side-by-side on one of their four fields at Papago Park.
After seeing Japanese teams make use of this setup before exhibition games in Tokyo in 2012, the A's toyed with the idea of copying the format last spring but were hesitant of coaches getting hurt while throwing. Then bench coach Chip Hale came up with the idea of using pitching machines, paving the way for Friday's wildly successful experiment.
"Double the work and in just two and a half hours," said manager Bob Melvin. "It was a good day out there today."
Hitters faced a left-handed curve-throwing machine and a right-handed one.
"Sometimes in spring you work your way into breaking balls, which can be more difficult in games, and this helps to kind of speed the process up," Melvin said. "It was consistent with strikes, and guys were swinging."
"It's definitely an interesting way of doing things," said first baseman Nate Freiman. "I like it."
Since that was the general consensus, the A's plan to utilize the system again this spring.


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Android on Freerunner
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This page is dedicated to the installation of Android (an Open Handset Alliance Project) on the Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner handsets.
You can find other information, such as porting, development and day to day usage here : Android
Before you start
Using this guide
- 1
If you see a command like this, you must run it as root
If you see one like this, you can run it as a regular user
- 2
When you see these commands
it is assumed that you have them installed on your system and inside your /usr/bin. This may not be the case, you may just have downloaded the binary. If so, you need to change to the directory you downloaded the binary too then issue the same commands adding a ./ before it eg.
- 3
adb connects to Android but you need to have made sure you have set it up first. Make sure your FreeRunner was booted while being plugged in to a USB port. Then following run the following commands:
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 # adb kill-server # ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 adb devices
You should now have no trouble using adb.
Registering with the GSM network
Before you install Android on your FreeRunner you should check, using the operating system it came with, that your sim card will register with your network.
The version of internal GSM firmware that comes preloaded on the FreeRunner has compatibility issues with a feature on newer sim cards. This effects 3G, o2 sims and possibly others. if you have one of those you will probably need to upgrade your GSM firmware to get the sim to register with the network. Doing that first means you know it's working before you install Android.
To flash your GSM firmware you will need to have USB networking setup between your desktop and the OM distribution installed on your FreeRunner. However, your FreeRunner does not need internet access as you can download the GSM firmware files on your desktop PC and transfer them to your FreeRunner using scp
Configuring the Bootloader
There are two bootloaders you can use to boot Android; Qi and Uboot. Uboot comes installed on the FreeRunner, Qi is a replacement and is thought to be superior. However there have been, and probably still are, problems when using Qi and Android so Uboot is recommended at this point.
You can download images for them both here:
Andy Tracking Images (For Qi on the FreeRunner grab the image starting qi-s3c2442)
The Android kernel image can be more than 2MB in size. The UBoot environment that comes with your FreeRunner is only able to boot a kernel 2MB in size or less. To use a kernel larger than 2MB you need to:
- Change to the Qi Bootloader. It supports 2MB kernels out of the box.
- Adjust your Uboot environment to support a Kernel of more than 2 MB
setenv bootcmd setenv bootargs \${bootargs_base} \${mtdparts}\; nand read.e 0x32000000 kernel 0x300000\; bootm 0x32000000 saveenv
Installing Android on the Internal Flash
Preparing the SD Card
The SD Card in your FreeRunner needs to be configured with two 2 primary partitions before Android will boot. First a VFAT/MSDOS (16 or 32) which acts as the '/sdcard' storage area (for pictures, movies, music, etc). Second an ext3 primary partition which Android uses as '/data' with in which it stores settings, caches, etc.
On Linux
Insert the Mico SD Card from your FreeRunner into your Linux desktop then bring up a Terminal and type
$ dmesg | grep sd
You will get an output like this, in this instance we can see that the SD Card has been assigned the device name 'sde'
... sd 9:0:0:0: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk ...
Now, as root, use 'fdisk' to partition the device.
# fdisk /dev/sde
Pressing 'p' will show you the current partitions on the SD Card 'd' will delete them and 'n' will create a new one. Create a primary partition for your media. Then another primary partition for Android to store its data on.
On a 1Gig card I used 768MB for the first partition ('+768MB' in fdisk) and the remainder for Android data. Here is fdisk's partition output:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sde1 1 769 750513+ 83 Linux /dev/sde2 770 1016 241072 83 Linux
Now all that's left to do is format the partitions with the appropriate filesystem But first hit 'w' in fdisk to write the changes to the SD Card.
Then format like this:
# mkfs.vfat -v -n and-media -F 32 /dev/sde1 # mkfs.ext3 -v -L and-data /dev/sde2
That's it, you can now remove the SD card from your desktop. If you re-insert it you will have two new usb disk devices.
|NOTE: After Android has booted you will only be able to access the 'data' partition as root.
There is no need to populate the ext3 partition at all. The VFAT partition can be populated with media content (ring tones etc.) if you so desire.
|NOTE: It can be worth reformatting the data partition when you upgrade the Android OS on your phone. Old settings can result in problems, wifi for example. But remember that formatting the Data partition will result in your preferences, text messages and contacts etc. being erased.
On FreeRunner (2008.x)
The SD card can be formatted from within an existing 2008.x installation on your FreeRunner. SSH as root into the FreeRunner and use 'fdisk' to partition the device.
# fdisk /dev/mmcblk0
After this create the partitions as described in the step above.
To format the new vfat partition you will need dosfstools which can be downloaded from
Use any SCP client to copy this file to your FreeRunner and install using
opkg install dosfstools_2.11-r0_armv4t.ipk
Once the installation is complete format the partitions:
# mkfs.vfat -v -n and-media /dev/mmcblk0p1 # mkfs.ext3 -v -L and-data /dev/mmcblk0p2
NOTE: In case you are unable to format the partitions because they are already mounted for some reason you can get a list of process IDs that are using it by running:
# fuser -m /media/card
Then kill all the processes that were using the card and try formatting again.
On other OS's
There are no open source or free partition editors on Windows or Mac that can manage an ext3 partition. If you do not have Linux installed you can use the GParted bootable CD. This CD will boot into a graphical environment with which you can partition your SD Card. You may have to boot with the SD Card inserted for GParted to recognize it as a drive.
Downloading Android Images
Next, Grab yourself the latest Android images. There are two parts you need to flash, the kernel (uImage*.bin) and the root fs (android*.jffs2). Koolu release images and you can get them here:
Release files (Android FreeRunner)
Koolu are not the only people working on porting Android to the FreeRunner and although collaboration is hopefully on the way, there are other places to get images:
Michael Trimarchi's (panicking) images are the most up to date and functional:
Michael Trimarchi's images with latest fixes Mirror
Sean McNeil has placed an older 2.6.26 kernel and root fs at:
Sean McNeil images
Flashing the FreeRunner
On Linux
To flash your FreeRunner, replace what ever phone stack you have on there at the moment with Android, first download dfu-util, this is the program that will flash your phone.
Once you have that installed (whether by simply downloading the binary or installing an rpm) Open up a terminal and cd to where you downloaded the images too eg.
# cd /home/joe/Downloads
Plug your FreeRunner into a USB port and boot it into the nand boot loader; Hold down the aux button and then the power button until nor appears.
|NOTE: The FreeRunner will only stay in in the nand bootloader state for about 30 seconds with no activity.
Now Flash the kernel image (you will need to be root) with this command:
# dfu-util -a kernel -R -D uImage-moredrivers-GTA02.bin
and finally the root fs with this one:
# dfu-util -a rootfs -R -D androidfs-koolu-beta3.jffs2
|NOTE: The './' part assumes you are using the binary download and that it was downloaded to the same place as your images. If you are, remember to make the dfu-util binary executable.
If you find that dfu-util complains about there being more than one USB device available it might be because you have a webcam or some other device plugged in. If you can not remove the other device follow this procedure:
Unplug your FreeRunner and run the command
# dfu-utils --list
This will list the other connected usb devices. Now plug your FreeRunner back in and run the command again, the new device will be your FreeRunner. You can now go ahead and flash with the added command '-d FREERUNNER_DEVICE' eg.
# dfu-util -d 0x1d50:0x5119 -a rootfs -R -D freerunner-v13.jffs2
Installing Android on an SD card
There are currently a few prebuilt images: Radek Polak's SD card images (install on ext3, first partition on SD must be FAT16)
Using jffs2 images
You can also boot from the SD Card using the pre built images like so :-
- Mount the image using this script like so
sudo ./Mntjffs.sh freerunner-v5.jffs2 image/
- Then copy (cp -R) the files in directory image/ to any of the first three partitions on the SD Card (if using Qi) eg cp -R /your-path/image/* /media/android/
- cd /media/android.
- wget http://activationrecord.net/radekp/openmoko/android/init.rc .
- mkdir boot
- copy the kernel here and name it uImage-GTA02.bin
Some notes about booting android from sdcard :
- Build android from source. See koolu website for directions.
- Use the first script in this mail (adapt to your filesystem) to stage your android install.
- copy the contents of this directory on a ext3 partition on your sdcard.
- add a /boot directory on your sdcard.
- copy the uImage-android kernel (see above) and copy it inside your /boot with the exact name uImage-GTA02.bin
- I changed the init.rc (in your root on the sd) to remove mounts that could be problematic (/data for example) :
--- filesystem/root/init.rc 2008-12-15 17:51:14.000000000 +0100 +++ phyce.init.rc 2008-12-19 15:56:25.000000000 +0100 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mkdir /sqlite_stmt_journals 01777 root root mount tmpfs tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals size=4m - mount rootfs rootfs / ro remount + mount rootfs rootfs / rw remount write /proc/sys/kernel/panic_on_oops 1 write /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs 0 @@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ # mount yaffs2 mtd@system /system ro remount # We chown/chmod /data again so because mount is run as root + defaults - mount ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data nosuid nodev - chown system system /data - chmod 0771 /data +# mount ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data nosuid nodev +# chown system system /data +# chmod 0771 /data # Same reason as /data above - mount yaffs2 mtd@cache /cache nosuid nodev - chown system cache /cache - chmod 0770 /cache +# mount yaffs2 mtd@cache /cache nosuid nodev +# chown system cache /cache +# chmod 0770 /cache
- Install Qi on you NAND flash. You can still boot whatever distro you've got on internal flash using the NOR bootloader. You should try the magic file in /boot to show kernel messages.
- boot the GTA02, and pray.
Remote access to Android (adb)
Although this is not technically part of installing Android it is very useful to have set up. Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a versatile tool that lets you manage the state of a device, in this case, your FreeRunner.
Some ways you can use adb include:
- Run shell commands on the phone.
- Copy files from your desktop to the phone and Vice-versa.
You can find out about it on the Android developers page and a page on this wiki Android debug bridge
However if you would just like a very quick getting started guide, read on. You can download a binary from here. Then if you like copy it to /usr/bin (and don't forget to make it executable).
First you must boot Android while it is plugged in to a USB port, you can unplug it and re-plug it all you like after that but for the USB connection to work it must be connected at boot time.
Next issue this command to set up USB networking...
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0
Then this one because it helps make sure everything works nicely...
# adb kill-server
Followed by this to find your phone...
ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 adb devices
|NOTE: Remember that if you didn't copy adb to /usr/bin you will need to run these commands from the directory you downloaded it too and put ./ in front of adb.
Now you are free to remotely connect to your Android phone, here are a couple of commands you might find useful
- Copy a file to your SD card:
# adb push YOUR_FILE /sdcard/
- Copy a log file from your phone to your computer:
# adb logcat -d > android.log
- If you just want to log in to the Android shell:
# adb shell
SD card won't mount
There should be a /sdcard directory on your FreeRunner, for some reason this does not always get created (the command is in the 'init.rc' but does not always work). To create the correct dir on your FreeRunner and so enable your SD card, do the following.
- Plug your FreeRunner into a USB port, boot Android and then enter these commands:
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 # adb kill-server # ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 adb devices # adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/root / # adb shell
# mkdir /sdcard # exit
- Then reboot your FreeRunner


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The heartland is known for its grains and its pork; this first course features two of the region's best products—corn and bacon.
- Yield
- Makes about 30
- 5 thick bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 tablespoons (about) vegetable oil
- 1 10-ounce package frozen corn kernels, thawed
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 5 ounces soft fresh goat cheese (such as Montrachet), crumbled
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Chopped green onions
- Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels and drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet. Add 1 tablespoon oil to drippings in skillet. Add corn and onion; sauté over medium heat until onion is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Combine buttermilk, egg and 1/4 cup goat cheese in large bowl; whisk to blend. Add cornmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cayenne and mix well. Stir in corn mixture. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, drop batter by generous tablespoonfuls into skillet. Cook until bottom of each corn cake is brown, about 1 minute. Turn corn cakes and cook until second side is brown, about 1 minute. Transfer to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more oil to skillet as needed. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let corn cakes and bacon stand at room temperature. Before serving, rewarm cakes on baking sheet in 400°F oven until heated through, about 5 minutes.)
- Arrange corn cakes on platter. Top each with generous 1/2 teaspoon goat cheese. Sprinkle with bacon and green onions and serve.


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Solitaire or Patience is any of a family of single-player card games of a generally similar character, but varying greatly in detail. The games are generally referred to as "Patience" in British English while "solitaire" is the American English term. These games typically involve dealing cards from a shuffled deck into a prescribed arrangement on a tabletop, from which the player attempts to reorder the deck by suit and rank through a series of moves transferring cards from one place to another under prescribed restrictions. Some games allow for the reshuffling of the deck(s), and/or the placement of cards into new or 'empty' locations. There are many different solitaire games, but the term "solitaire" is often used to refer specifically to the most well-known form, called "Klondike". Klondike and some other solitaire games have been adapted into two-player competitive games. There are a vast array of variations on the solitaire/patience theme, using either one or more decks of cards, with rules of varying complexity and skill levels. Many of these have been converted to electronic form and are available as computer games. Basic forms of Klondike solitaire and FreeCell come with every current installation of Microsoft Windows, for example, and both Windows Me and Windows XP also include a version of Spider. Many software solitaire collections can be downloaded from the internet at no charge.


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Concentric linear actuator without feedback, opened to show gears.
The LD Series of linear actuators by Concentric International (formerly Iowa Export-Import) are 12V DC gearmotors that use a worm drive to move a shaft back and forth along its length. The worm drive ensures that the shaft will hold its position even when unpowered. Two limits switches safely stop the motor at either end of its range, while integrated diodes allow it to reverse direction after reaching a limit point if the supplied voltage is reversed. The actuators are mostly metal, and the entire case is sealed to protect against dust and water (rated IP63).
Connecting the bracket to one end of a Concentric LD linear actuator.
The Concentric LD series linear actuators are available in a variety of lengths and with optional potentiometers that are linked to the shaft position, for use in feedback systems. Several lengths are also available in two gear ratios: 5:1 and 20:1. The 5:1 versions have lower load ratings—34 lbs dynamic, 450 lbs static—but allow for higher speeds, up to 1.7 in/s. The 20:1 versions are slower—up to 0.5 in/s—but are rated for dynamic loads up to 110 lbs and static loads up to 500 lbs.
|20:1 w/feedback
|5:1 w/feedback
Mounting brackets are available for attaching the actuators to a structure; two are required for each actuator.
Concentric linear actuator with feedback, 4" Stroke (LACT4P), shaft fully extended.
To test-drive the actuator, simply connect a power source of up to 12 V to the motor leads. Reversing the applied voltage will reverse the direction of motion. A motor controller or motor driver is required for electronic speed and direction control. We recommend our Jrk Motor Controllers for use with the feedback actuators and the Pololu Simple Motor Controller 18v7 for controlling the actuators without feedback, though many of our other motor controllers and motor drivers are capable of powering this actuator.
These actuators have a stall current of 10 A at 12 V, but they will, on average, draw far less than this when used within their load ratings. They draw around 500 mA with no load and can exceed 3 A at their maximum rated dynamic load, so we have found they generally work well with our lower-power jrk 21v3 motor controller with feedback (see the bottom of this page for more information using this controller for closed-loop linear actuator position control). Note, however, that the actuators can briefly draw close to their full stall current when abruptly started or on a sudden change of direction. Such current spikes can be dampened if you take steps to limit the acceleration of the actuator (many of our motor controllers offer optional acceleration limiting).
Diagrams of the linear actuators are shown below. The versions that include potentiometers have a larger gearbox, so their overall size and weight is larger. For more detailed information, including the retracted and extended lengths of each version, see the appropriate datasheet (click the Resources tab above).
Dimensional drawing for the Concentric LD linear actuators with feedback.
Dimensional drawing for the Concentric LD linear actuators without feedback.
Each actuator has a 3-foot-long cable. On actuators with feedback, this cable is terminated with special female connectors as shown in the left picture below, one for the three potentiometer leads and another for the two power leads. These connectors match male versions on the extension cable for LD linear actuators. Actuator versions without feedback have two unterminated, stripped power leads as shown in the right picture below. Linear actuators without feedback do not have cables that are compatible with the linear actuator extension cable.
The feedback feature included with our jrk motor controllers make them a great solution for precisely controlling our linear actuators with feedback. Our settings file for the jrk configuration utility makes setup easy, eliminating the need to calibrate the feedback and tune the PID constants. To get started, follow the steps below:
Connecting a linear actuator with feedback to a jrk 21v3 motor controller.
While this setting file gives precise control over most of an actuator's range, you might find decreased performance very near the extremes due to the limit switches. If your project requires better control near the actuator's limits, you might need to recalibrate the feedback settings for your particular actuator.
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November 07, 2013, 2:19 PM — In today's threatscape, antivirus software provides little piece of mind. In fact, antimalware scanners on the whole are horrifically inaccurate, especially with exploits less than 24 hours old. After all, malicious hackers and malware can change their tactics at will. Swap a few bytes around, and a previously recognized malware program becomes unrecognizable.
To combat this, many antimalware programs monitor program behaviors, often called heuristics, to catch previously unrecognized malware. Other programs use virtualized environments, system monitoring, network traffic detection, and all of the above at once in order to be more accurate. And still they fail us on a regular basis.
Here are 11 sure signs you've been hacked and what to do in the event of compromise. Note that in all cases, the No. 1 recommendation is to completely restore your system to a known good state before proceeding. In the early days, this meant formatting the computer and restoring all programs and data. Today, depending on your operating system, it might simply mean clicking on a Restore button. Either way, a compromised computer can never be fully trusted again. The recovery steps listed in each category below are the recommendations to follow if you don't want to do a full restore -- but again, a full restore is always a better option, risk-wise.


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Goldschmidt doesn't get fooled too much
Goldschmidt doesn't get fooled too much
Leake just 24 outs away from a perfecto.
How the heck??????
You talk about a soft HR
Brantley just gave Thom a "Stop it"
Phillips hits it fairly well but Parra ran it down.
Votto struggling of late...
McCarthy looking hittable. Let the boys go through the order one more time.
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BRAZIL BEAT: Van Gaal not thinking much about club
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal says that while he's at the World Cup he is not thinking about his job next season. Well, not very much.
"The World Cup is a competition for nations; there are no clubs here. I am fully focused on the Dutch team and that's it," the 62-year-old Dutchman said as he prepared for Friday's match with Spain.
Van Gaal demands intense focus from his players as they ready for a tough Group B that also includes Australia and Chile. But he says they sometimes have to let their hair down.
"I gave the players Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning off because they have to think about something else," he said. "You can't only be focused on the World Cup."
That's where his new club commitments come in.
"Maybe you could describe Manchester United as a welcome distraction," he said.
Come next season, when he has to rebuild the club from its worst season in the English Premier League, Manchester United will have to be his sole focus.
— By Mike Corder — www.twitter.com/mikecorder
SAO PAULO (AP) — In Sao Paulo, a city that sees far fewer international tourists than the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, subway passengers marveled at the new bilingual public address announcements.
One man joked of the pronunciation of the words "next station" by a voice with a Brazilian accent. It's a sign the city is adapting to the influx of visitors from abroad for the monthlong tournament.
Two young women laughed at the words, "Next station, bye bye."
— Adriana Gomez Licon — www.twitter.com/agomezlicon
RIBEIRAO PRETO (AP) — The problem with afternoon kickoffs is that players have no time to take a relaxing pre-match snooze.
France plays its first two group matches — against Honduras and Switzerland — at 4 p.m. local time, and the final group game against Ecuador an hour later.
France team physio Eric Bedouet says the training sessions are being held at 4 p.m. to get the players' bodies used to it.
"Training at 4 p.m. is very important for the matches. You have to prepare the body to withstand this hour, with practically no afternoon nap," Bedouet said Thursday. "That's also worth noting, because that's not what happened before."
The players are also battling the effects of jet lag.
"You have to recover from the journey well. That's very important. After all, we had a 15-hour flight and that affects the body a lot. There's a negative effect on the body," Bedouet said. "You have to react quickly and reactivate the machine quickly. It takes longer or shorter depending on the player. Some players don't need much recovery sleep, which is not the case for others."
France risks a rude awakening against Honduras on Sunday, a side reputed for its bruising, physical style.
— By Jerome Pugmire — https://twitter.com/jeromepugmire
SPAIN's PRIORITIES
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Spain's priorities Thursday before its World Cup opener against the Netherlands were quite clear.
Train quickly because Brazil is playing shortly.
Spain, the reigning World Cup champ, practiced at Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova hoping to get out in time to watch the kickoff of Brazil's opening match against Croatia in Sao Paulo.
"We'd like to watch all the games at the World Cup," Spain captain Iker Casillas said Thursday.
Spain faces the Netherlands on Friday in a rematch of the 2010 final, which it won 1-0. The Spaniards are also keeping an eye on the hosts, since Brazil thrashed them 3-0 in the Confederations Cup final last summer.
— By Paul Logothetis — www.twitter.com/PaulLogoAP
NATAL, Brazil (AP) — The Arena das Dunas in Natal, which hosts the second game Friday between Mexico and Cameroon, had been a worry spot for FIFA when thousands of seats hadn't been installed by late May.
But all the seats looked ready for fans Thursday when Mexico and Cameroon trotted out for their afternoon training sessions that were briefly open to reporters. The stadium is expected to hold 42,000.
The inside may be ready, but fans will find a work in progress on the outside, which was still marked by construction projects, fences and warning signs to keep pedestrians away from certain areas.
On one side of the stadium, a pedestrian walkway over a busy street wasn't close to being done: It goes up one side but doesn't come down.
— Jim Vertuno — www.twitter.com/JimVertuno
SAO PAULO (AP) — One game into the World Cup, and the referees are already receiving unwanted attention.
Brazil took the lead for good in the second half Thursday after striker Fred went down inside the area under light contact in the 71st minute. Neymar scored on the penalty to put the host country up 2-1.
Croatia later had a potential tying goal nullified in the 83rd minute after the referee called a foul by Ivica Olic on Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
Oscar's goal in injury time for the final 3-1 score took a bit of pressure off the refs.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Fireworks went off across Sao Paulo when Neymar scored the tying goal for Brazil in the 29th minute.
He made a heart with his hands as he celebrated the perfectly placed low left-footed shot that bounced off the right post and in, after Marcelo's own goal gave Croatia a shocking 1-0 lead in the World Cup opener.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Tens of thousands of yellow-clad fans kept singing the national anthem after the music stopped, and tears streamed down goalkeeper Julio Cesar's face.
Brazil's World Cup has officially started.
Doves were released as a sign of peace, formally beginning the tournament before the hosts faced Croatia in the opener at Itaquerao Stadium.
— Janie McCauley — www.twitter.com/JanieMcCAP
SAO PAULO (AP) — In a otherwise joyous scene at Itaquerao Stadium, Brazilians briefly made their displeasure known.
Late in the opening ceremony before the first match of the World Cup on Thursday, fans loudly chanted and booed against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and soccer's governing body, FIFA. Many in the nation have complained that spending on the World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics has diverted cash from the poor and infrastructure improvements.
The atmosphere was otherwise festive before Brazil faced Croatia. Jennifer Lopez, rapper Pitbull and pop star Claudia Leitte bounced around a giant stage resembling a peeled melon singing the World Cup theme "We Are One" as Brazilian band Olodum banged drums below on this nation's Valentine's Day.
— Janie McCauley — www.twitter.com/JanieMcCAP
Associated Press reporters will be filing dispatches about happenings in and around Brazil during the 2014 World Cup. Follow AP journalists covering the World Cup on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Sports/world-cup-2014


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In the late 1930s, a British stockbroker named Nicholas Winton used his vacation time to take a trip to Prague. He ended up saving the lives of 669 children, mostly Jews, from almost certain death. These are some photos and documents from a scrapbook detailing his efforts, which is housed at the Yad Vashem archives in Jerusalem. At left is the scrapbook cover.
Watch Bob Simon's report, "Saving the Children"
Credit: Yad Vashem Archives
Each card Nicholas Winton showed to prospective foster families included a thin layer of paper which stated the child's name, date of birth and, in some cases, their religion.
Watch the 60 Minutes Overtime report, "The things she carried"
Some of the children's photos are labeled "placed." According to Dr. David Silberklang, senior historian at Yad Vashem's Research Institute, in most cases "placed" meant that the child had been chosen by a British family. In some instances there was an "X" across the name of the child, which meant the child had been taken off the list, and the child may or may not have survived.
Dr. David Silberklang and his colleagues found records of the deportation of Hans Boehm, a name listed on the bottom row. They traced Boehm's journey from Prague to Theresienstadt, and then from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz in the summer of 1942 when he was 15 years old.
This is a travel document for one of the children Nicholas Winton helped. The child's name is Eva Fleischmann, whose sister Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines (nee Milena Fleischmann) is featured on Bob Simon's 60 Minutes story "Saving the Children."
Credit: Eva (Fleischmann) Paddock
One of the children Nicholas Winton tried to help was 13-year-old Ruth Steckelmacher. In order to appeal to prospective parents, Steckelmacher included pictures of herself and a recommendation letter from a clothing designer she worked with in Prague. Suse Rotter, the designer, wrote of Ruth's talent in dealing with models and colors. On an adjacent page in the scrapbook are two sketches of her fashion designs.
This telegram demonstrates how difficult it was to organize a transport from Prague, as trains were often delayed.
Nicholas Winton wrote this letter to his mother on January 18, 1939. He refers to her as, "My dear Ma."
This is one of the thank you letters in the scrapbook written to Nicholas Winton's mother Barbara.
This excerpt of a report from October 1939 shows the number of children that Nicholas Winton saved: 669.
Here is an example of one of the many thank you letters addressed to Nicholas Winton in the scrapbook.


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Six Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68, along with two adult Scout leaders, joined 170,000 other people on Saturday, August 24, at the great Minnesota Get Together, otherwise known as the State Fair. Despite the hot temperatures and the high humidity, the Scouts had a great time exploring the buildings, eating food on a stick, and experiencing the rides at the midway. The Scouts also made a quick stop at the Northern Star Council's Adventure spot, only to discover it was more designed for Cub Scouts than Boy Scouts. A short stop at Cabelas in Rogers was an extra bonus attraction.
The Boy Scouts join other people in viewing the pond stocked with dozens of native fishes.
The Northern Star Council "Adventure Summit" was very popular with the Cub Scout age children. Our Boy Scouts were a little disappointed it was not meant for them.
Does your troop visit your state fair?


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When Will 2020 Cars Come Out - The hybrid model is arriving at Europe in 2019. The exact same engine will be in the US for the 2020 Honda CR-V. Fans are eagerly looking to see updates of the compact crossover. Its current generation continues to be fresh. But, for the 2020 season model, CR-V will get the first facelift. One of the major additions is a hybrid engine.
The most recent 2020 Honda CR-V is likely to make a huge appearance in the spring of the current year. The Japanese maker clung to the attempted and tried the recipe with regards to the exterior plan. The surface was modernized, however unmistakable extents and lines which were embellished and antecedents were held. The inside is substantially more modernized and, one might say, more cognizant compared to the still-current age. We expect the debut of the new Honda CR-V 2020 in the spring of 2019.
2020 Honda CR-V Redesign
Experts have already been not mild with the existing model. They mocked the visual appeal of the CR-V, and the speedy reaction originated from makers in Honda. Although skills with this vehicle are many, anyone may find the exterior very first. So, the determination is established 2020 Honda CR-V needs to be elegant and competitive. To attain the more attractive appearance, the 2019 Honda CR-V will spot the number of changes on the entrance fascia. The nose area is gonna be below prior to.
Also, the grille will probably be bigger and nearer to the certification dish. Fender and front lights are pursuing the style vocabulary. Slight alterations in lighting will prove to incorporate aggressiveness and also improves exposure being an part of the full total safety system. The rear conclusion will likely encounter a return back to. We anticipate modest changes there, without the need of some large adjustments.
Wheelbase is likely to be exactly the same, in order the full total sizes. By using it, CR-V could keep its speed. It's nonetheless to generally share the greatest goods and functions within the cabin. But, one of the illustrates on all past editions of the crossover was the place the Honda CR-V delivers. Travelers within both lines can have sufficient space for thighs and heads. Also, format generates excellent dimensions among the place employed by seating and remaining for freight.
A correct members of the family car excellent for lengthier travels may also produce it with the most up-to-date engaging methods. The dashboard will unquestionably see some changes, but we continue to accomplish not determine what're developers approximately. Although these are in exactly the same section, the HR-V will be diverse from its sibling.
2020 Honda CR-V Configurations
The upcoming 2020 Honda CR-V is approximately to keep all existing trim levels. That means the offer starts with the LX model. EX and EX-L are mid-range trims whose price continues to be under $30,000. At the top of the table will be again Honda CR-V Touring.
The beds base model is nicely equipped. It provides Eco driving mode, 17-inch wheels, and 60/40 split seats. The EX upgrades equipment and engine with turbo unit. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are area of the infotainment system in this version. Power tailgate and adjustable seats are highlights of the EX-L model. We can also find leather trimming inside the cabin. Premium audio system and navigation are standard with 2020 Honda CR-V Touring. Besides that, it enlarges wheels, boosts safety, and adds more features that will make a driver's commands easier.
2020 Honda CR-V Interior
The 2020 Honda CR-V will come with almost the exact same interior as the standard model. Yet, this version needs updates because of its engine system. The cabin will certainly get some good new and unique features, but overall interior design and comfort are pretty quite similar as on petrol CR-V. The trim level starts with the LX model and 17-inch wheels, as a part of a regular package. Of course, with the higher-trim levels comes bigger wheels as well.
The EX model adds the large infotainment display and Honda Sensing system. Along with that, the EX includes leather upholstery and power-adjustable seats. The top-line CR-V Hybrid model is Touring. The Touring is designed with the most recent features and gadgets, smart systems, phone integration services, and navigation.
According to the news from the business, the Honda Sensing may become the standard suite on the upcoming 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid. However, we still want to get official confirmation with this rumor. If the news works out to be the truth, the drivers can get lane keep function and adaptive cruise control. Also, lane departure warnings and front collision are standard features in Honda Sensing suite.
2020 Honda CR-V Colors
- Basque Red Pearl II
- Crystal Black Pearl
- Dim Olive Aluminum
- Gunmetal Aluminum
- Lunar Silver Steel
- Modern Steel Steel
- Molten Lava Pearl
- Obsidian Blue Pearl
- Sandstorm Metallic
- Vibrant white colored Gemstones Pearl
2020 Honda CR-V Specs
The Japanese company offers a smart i-MMD system for the first generation of 2020 CR-V Hybrid. This method uses two powertrains. One is the original, 2.0-liter four-cylinder petrol drivetrain. This Atkinson engine teams-up having an electric motor. The gasoline unit can there be for a push and for recharging the electric power.
One of the main changes is that the CR-V Hybrid doesn't require a conventional gearbox. Instead, the brand-new fixed rated transmission is likely to make a debut. This feature allows the direct distribution of power from the drivetrain to the wheels. Consequently, drivers will have the improved torque. Furthermore, the i-MMD system has a great advantage – self-adjustable usage of electric power. So, the drivers may be comfortable, understanding that the i-MMD is looking after everything.
Also, the CR-V Hybrid offers three drive modes: EV, Hybrid , and Engine drive mode. The EV could be the genuine electric system. The automobile will gain more capacity from the electric battery only, emitting zero CO2 at the exact same time. The Hybrid drive mode os a pure hybrid system, where the petrol engine provides power to go the electric mechanism. As a consequence, the redundant power recharges the battery.
The past one, the Engine drive mode utilising the gasoline powertrain only. However, if the gasoline engine needs more power, the electric motor is available in and boost the output. The Engine drive mode is the best option on the highway, and i-MMD will recognize it. Still, in the urban condition, we suggest using either EV or Hybrid drive mode.
2020 Honda CR-V Release Date And Price
The newest Honda CR-V is unquestionably arriving at Europe in the first couple of months of 2020. The reports from Japanese automaker claiming there's no reason for prolonging the release date. However, the fans in the States are still awaiting official confirmation.
North America is one of the world's major automotive markets, and so the big companies must certanly be ready to deliver perfect vehicles, to make sure good resale figures. So, the debut in Europe is a type of test for upcoming 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid before heads to the States.
The price of the arriving model is a secret as well. According to the experts, we can expect that the CR-V Hybrid will be around $4,000 more expensive compared to the regular Honda CR-V. So, which means the starting price will be slightly under $30,000.


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We're gearing up for the big 24 hr race this weekend, are you ready? Everything is ready to go, the prizes and handout items are already there and the track is ready for action!
We're prepared to bring you LIVE updates via our exclusive and official HPI Europe news feed on Twitter.com! Just check out http://twitter.com/hpieurope for live updates! We'll be trackside and reporting LIVE with the latest updates throughout the 24 hr race, as well as doing video interviews and recording loads of footage for later broadcasting on hpi.tv! On the Twitter feed we'll be providing links for the LIVE TIMING results so you can keep track of the latest developments on-track, plus any other news that comes up during the race! So check out the official HPI Europe Twitter feed for all the latest news from the HPI Baja Endurance Challenge Series Final!


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In an ever changing design environment of trends, apps, and platforms, I came across a list of 25 Graphic Designers you should take note of:
Tag Archives: Graphic Design
Wondering How to Find an Internship….
Many of you may be wondering how to find work or an internship. Well this young designer had an interesting approach.
I hope you enjoy his article and I hope it inspires you.
My Path to Finding Internships
Here is one of our Seniors discussing how she successfully found several internships during her studies here at Belhaven.
Heading off the Beaten Path…
Just some advice on finding internships as a graphic design student through personal experience.
First off, anything is possible with the Lord. God provided ways for me to gain experience in what I love to do as a designer without lucky charms or a car (not even the means to borrow one). The bare bones of finding an internship is really sniffing out opportunities and pouncing on those opportunities.
I've found an internship with The Imaginary Company (a small studio in the Belhaven neighborhood) simply by chatting with some gents and gals hanging out at Sneaky Beans when I asked if any of them knew the location of the studio and was given the contact information from a buddy of one of the workers. Sure enough a phone call later, a quick interview later, and I'm set to work as an intern. The experience I had was invaluable, unique, and I discovered a range of tasks designers do, with pay. No job was ever boring, the only downside was working with two cats pawing over my keyboard and batting their tails in my face. I'm not an outgoing personality, but being assertive, articulate, and focused are necessary for any designer. If the desire is there, if the hunger is there, and if you want to work, there is always a way (that's ethical and sans spec) that's, really, just a phone call or a hand shake away.
Another opportunity I had was over the summer, in my junior year. I simply checked out downtown Denver galleries and found Plus Gallery. All I had to do was write a neat, simple, to the point one page essay on what I could offer, my skills, and so forth as an intern. A call and an interview later and I was able to create the seasonal art gallery events booklet for the Denver Arts Dealers Association. Plus Gallery designed the booklet and hosted the project twice annually. No pay but I was able to keep as many copies of my work, keep the original files, and made one contact through the gallery owner that led to the Denver art world. If there is no pay, outline in an agreement or contract of some sort about the terms of what you need as experience, even if it's just contacts and a letter of recommendation for a start to a career down the road.
Generally, interviews were short & somewhat informal. You're working on someone else's precious time so a PDF portfolio, snippets, samples, etc. with something intelligent to say will do fine, but looking spiffy, normal, and sane makes a difference too. Know where you're applying and whom you'll most likely be speaking to. Both these cases required business casual which means pants that are not jeans and a collared shirt for guys and maybe a skirt and blouse for the ladies.
Plus, as a given, and out of consideration and courtesy, ALWAYS WRITE A hand written or well designed if your penmanship tanks, THANK YOU note or card before and after your internship. This is professional and important, not to ensure anything for you (though that's possible), but to show that you house the Holy Spirit and a person touched by the grace of God had better, and at the very least, show some appreciation and gratitude. Trust me, nothing you do is without God's hand leading out to yours. Your health, talents, gifts, all of those things encompassing your life are by his provision. Kiss that ego goodbye. Far away…
One point that is important to know is the Lord honors honest work and working towards a goal that expands his kingdom. Each person is unique with a set of talents, gifts, and skills, even if it's just one, God will use you for his purpose. Every opportunity is never too mundane, stupid, or lowly enough. Nothing is ever lame enough to pass up, because no matter the task given, a Christian knows God watches and speaks behind the scenes. Those you meet, create for, and work with are people God loves and needs you as an ambassador to spread that love.
Lastly, a designer's arsenal does not live on mad Photoshop skills or killer app layouts alone but intuition, assertiveness, and proactive behavior are just as important of weaponry choice like comfort with the Pathfinder tool(s). A Christian designer applies those three because it's not about the job or you but about building relationships and glorifying Jesus Christ.
All the Names of Characters
This post was a great resource for those wanting to have a deeper understanding of Characters and what pieces make up letter and number forms.
Check it out here: TypeTalk: The Anatomy of a Character
Examples of Portfolios
I wanted to share a few links that show some examples of some great portfolios.
2. Graphic Design Portfolios
3. 38 Impressive Graphic Designer Portfolios – Wanna have an Ideal Portfolio??


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There's just about everything you'd want here, namely Condorman, Jet Jaguar, and Meteor Man. I've been looking for absolutely any excuse to post more Meteor Man-related stories. Did you know that Big Daddy Kane was in Meteor Man? And Naughty By Nature! Those were the days. Sadly, there's no scenes from Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, or Darkman III: Die, Darkman, Die. Alas and alack.
[Via Comics Alliance]


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Reviewed By Catherine O (Easton, PA) Reviewed for a 2006 Infiniti FX45 —5/4/2007 8:32 PM
this is my second cover so i don't have to wait to wash it to replace it. I machine wash and dry even though it isn't recommended & it is fine. Does excellent job; rarely comes off seat. there are tie down straps that align perfectly with the hooks in the car. the only thing i would change is the seatbelt slots. Wish they were zippered or velcroed shut because sometimes the dirt gets through.


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Einhorn Drops Lawsuit Against Apple and More
What's News: Investor David Einhorn drops his lawsuit against Apple, manufacturing data shows improvement, Bradley Manning pleads guilty to several criminal counts in the trial over leaked classified documents and SpaceX blasts off. Photo: AP
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... yesterday the trust lawsuit against Apple ... this is what it is I'm WS J live I'm telling him no ... Einhorn's Greenlight Capital dropping its lawsuit against the tech firm after Apple would to a controversial proposal over preferred shares ... from its shareholder meeting on Wednesday ... Apple's mobile the proposal filed a federal judge's siding with Einhorn ... and some good news on the economic front the U S manufacturing sector expanding faster last month despite intensifying cost pressures ... the data from the ... Institute for Supply Management is at its highest level since June twenty eleven ... suggesting manufacturing is regaining momentum ... meantime Brett Lee Manning Pleads guilty to several criminal counts meaning he provided documents to the website weekly Channing is the soldier accused of the largest ever leak of classified US documents ... Mr. Manning however continues to fight the most serious accusation CTSH including meeting the enemy ... and face facts of launch another Rockit interstates ... it's one hundred fifty seventh but Falcon nine blasting off from Cape Canaveral earlier today ... a company official said the private cargo capsule of Spears deeper Paulson problem in orbit ... space X founder and CEO Yuan mosque says their troubleshooting the issue ... at a situation appears to be improving ... if not completely clear how serious the malfunction is and what impact if any ... this will have been the unmanned spacecraft mission to carry all undercounting cargo to the international ... space station should keep you posted on the latest news about it the other day and what's in front of the SJ lie ...


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THX Home Theater Education Programs
THX Certified Professional Home Theater 2 Training (CES 2014)
Jan. 11-12
Las Vegas
THX Certified Professional Home Theater 1 Training (CES 2014)
Jan. 10
Las Vegas
*Technician I is a one-day class costing $500. It consists of training concerning introduction to THX, THX performance standards, THX home theater technologies, THX-certified home theater, DVD, game, and car audio programs. Also included are introductions to small room acoustics, home theater design, setup, confirmation, calibration and marketing of THX certification.
Technician II consists of the $500 Technician I program, in addition to two additional days (costing $1,000 to $1,500.) The first day of the class consists of training on acoustics, room isolation, room treatments, design, audio and video hardware and placement, seating placement, control system design, and project management. Day two is a hands-on workshop covering system setup, signal assignment, bandwidth, level and purity, aiming of speakers, acoustic room treatment, audio calibration, source products, controller functions, EQ and final reporting


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Product Description
These cute Argyle Graduation Announcements are fun for girls who love a modern design. The gray and pink color scheme is perfectly girly and four photos mean you can highlight your senior portraits. Graduation is a time for celebration, and what more perfect way to begin than with the perfect graduation announcements and party invitations? Announce your graduation in style with photo cards that highlight this important moment in life. Photo Card Chef strives to offer designs that are more unique, personalized, and perfect for every personality, so you can be excited to send out your photo invitations and announcements. Make your photos shine with these uniquely beautiful photo graduation cards.
1. Upload your photos
– IMPORTANT: make sure your photos are the correct orientation for the spaces (to avoid excess cropping into the allotted spaces), high resolution (over 800KB in size), and not copyright protected before ordering. A low resolution photo will not print clearly, and let's face it – pretty much nobody wants a grainy photo on their cards.
2. Type out your card text in the text fields exactly how you would like it to appear, including correct spelling, grammar, dates, and spacing. Our designer will copy your text exactly how it is entered into our system.
3. Proceed through checkout and complete your order. Payment is due in full at this time.
4. Then sit back, relax, and anxiously await your proofs (or maybe not so anxiously…. our designers are actually really good at what they do. How about… "excitedly await." That totally works). Your order details will then be sent to one of our trained Photoshop professionals who will do all the hard work for you. You will receive a digital proof via email within 24 hours (business days only). CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER if you don't see your proofs in 48 hours.
5. If you need changes, simply email the designer back with your requests and they will make the changes within 24 hours and create another proof for you to review. Once you approve your proofs, your cards will be sent immediately to print and will ship out just 24-48 hours after approval.
Choosing photos doesn't have to be confusing! We have created an informative page to help you choose the perfect photos for your card.
Photo Requirements and Tips
Front of Argyle Graduation Announcements:
Back of Pink Graduation Announcements:
CARD TYPE: Flat
DIMENSIONS: 4 x 8
ORIENTATION: Horizontal
ENVELOPES: Standard white envelopes are included.
TURN-AROUND TIME: You can have your cards in hand only 3 business days after you complete your card order with several shipping options to choose from. Your order will be sent to print immediately after you complete your purchase. Orders ship out 48 hours after purchase. Complications with your order may delay the printing process, such as low resolution images, or images that will not crop well after printing/cutting. Please consult our Photo Requirements tab to ensure that your image selections will not cause delays in your order. Shipping options available to you during checkout are 10-day, 2-day, or overnight.
Questions about your photos, our graduation card finish type options, or need help ordering? Check out our FAQ page, populated by questions customers have had. Always feel free to contact us. We are happy to answer further questions. We want you to be completely comfortable (and totally excited!) to order your graduation photo cards from us.
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