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Monday, 23 April 2012
The Turntable Motor Controller Project - Intro
OK, so there are a few motor choices for turntables within the two major categories; direct drive and non direct drive. We will not be dealing with the direct drive motors, they are not the most popular choice for turntable aficionados even if there may be good ones out there. I want to address indirect drive turntables and these fit into two major categories, belt drive and idler wheel drive. In driving the platter these models can use either an AC synchronous motor or a DC motor.
My turntables of preference use AC synchronous motors, with their benefit being that the rotational speed is strictly controlled by the AC frequency it is fed. A typical AC synchro motor is displayed in the photo above from an Ariston RD11. A DC motor has it's frequency determined by the voltage it is driven at (or pulse width driven, another method of altering average voltage). So I find the use of the AC motor easier to control as one only needs to modify the frequency and needs not pay attention to controlling the level of voltage applied (usually the motor is driven at it's full specified voltage). A DC motor can be prone to rotation speed drift should the voltage level not be correct for the desired speed. It is not my desire to get into too much description of all these drive types, methods of control and benefits or limitations, there is plenty out there on the web if you search for the info. Suffice it to say that I will be working with AC motors and my project will serve to drive these precisely and optimally for best speed control.
Most of the AC motor turntables are speed controlled by the frequency of the AC coming into your home from the electrical utility (60Hz here, 50Hz used in many other countries). The electrical utilities are usually pretty good at maintaining a constant 60Hz for which these motors are typically rated for their speed spec, but there is no guarantee that it will not drift or change. If it does change from 60 Hz, your motor speed will also change. So delivering a good steady 60Hz is important. However, depending on the precision of your turntable's other parts (pulley, platter diameter etc.) even with exact 60Hz driving your motor, these other components have an effect on the rotational speed and so your turntable may not be rotating at a precise 33.3 rpm. Being able to slightly adjust the 60 Hz up or down would allow us to dial in the right frequency so that we are getting exactly 33.3 Hz. An added benefit is also that by adjusting the AC frequency we could even get the motor-platter to spin at 45 rpm for us without switching the drive pulley of the turntable.
So this is where my project leads me, the ability to adjust the 60 Hz to my desired value for precise speeds of 33.33 rpm or 45 rpm. Another reason for doing this project is that I also have in mind at some time to build my own turntable, having a motor controller that is adjustable will free me from having to have a very precisely dimensioned drive pulley for the platter. As long as I am close, I should be able to adjust the motor speed for spot on platter rotation speed.
So in my next entry I will describe the goals and general design ideas I have for the motor speed controller.
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One of the candies I almost never eat except for Christmas day: York Peppermint Patties. It's one of the candies my mother in law always includes in our stocking candy (and she has sent stocking candy to us even after we moved halfway across the country… even going so far as to send us the stockings for the first Christmas we spent in Missouri). I don't know about Michael, but for me those peppermint candies are now fully associated in my mind with digging into stockings. So I set about making a peppermint candy… although given the quantity of coconut oil, I would not recommend sticking this in a stocking.
These aren't the prettiest candies, although if you had a chocolate mold you could certainly make them pretty. They are tasty little fat bombs, though. Michael says they are far more reminiscent of Andes mints than the patties from York, which made me instantly regret not dying the filling, so keep that in mind (if you're not anti food-dye). The peppermint filling recipe I used is from this site, but I think my process is a little bit easier and I made a chocolate coating out of cocoa powder because that is much, much cheaper than buying chocolate sweetened without sugar.
Layered Peppermint Candy
Ingredients For Chocolate Coating:
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Coconut Oil (the kind that is solid at room temperature – not liquid), melted
Liquid Splenda, to taste
1/4 teaspoon Mint extract
Ingredients for Peppermint Filling:
6 Tablespoons Coconut Oil (again – the kind that is solid at room temperature)
1/3 cup Coconut Milk – Full Fat
1/3 cup Erythritol, Ground + Liquid Splenda to taste
1 Tablespoon Coconut Flour (finely ground)
1 teaspoon Mint extract
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Optional: Green food dye
Prepare your mold or candy liners first. I just used mini baking cups, which I set in a plastic storage container to hold them steady. You could use a chocolate mold, a mini muffin tin with liners, whatever. Make the chocolate coating (it takes only a few moments): melt the coconut oil over low heat, mix in the cocoa powder, liquid splenda and mint extract – then use about half the chocolate to put a layer of the chocolate coating at the bottom (you can also try to coat the sides of the liners or mold so it looks more like a peanut butter cup). Stick the liners/mold with the chocolate coating in the freezer for a few minutes to harden.
While the chocolate shell is hardening, make the filling. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl – it should form a pretty thick paste (do not melt the coconut oil you use for the filling). Pull the hardened chocolate shells out of the freezer, scoop the peppermint filling into each liner (for my mini cups, I added maybe 2 teaspoons or so of filling to each) and smooth the top of the peppermint filling. Place the candies back in the freezer to let the peppermint filling harden – maybe five to ten minutes, depending on how big your candies are and how thick your filling is. Then pull the candies out of the freezer and spoon the remaining chocolate coating on the top of each candy (if you want pretty candy, spread the chocolate so it coats the entire top), then place the candies back in the freezer to harden. I store them in the freezer in one container with the layers of candies separated by parchment paper. This recipe made about twenty mini candies (like miniature Reese's cups size).
Nutrition Information (per each candy):
Calories: 75 kcal
Fat: 8 g
Saturated Fat: 7 g
Total Carbohydrate: 1.5 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 1 g
Net Carbohydrate: .5 g


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I believe the link is the frontpage. In your WP Dashboard, go to: Choices > Template Builder > Frontpage > Portfolio > Portfolio Post Number, and set the Portfolio Post Number to 12. This will allow your frontpage to show 12 portfolio items. :)
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text: Seeing as the nation worships football and a large percentage of the population's hopes of salvation lie with Wayne Rooney's feet, I'm not sure a lot of the come and watch the World Cup evangelistic events have been quite thought through. That said, it's the worship that makes it wrong, not the enjoyment of it. So, if you're going to enjoy it as you should, follow this recommendation. The Back of the Net World Cup Blog will probably be the best thing you read about the World Cup all month. They also are tweeting through most matches. Excellent.


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March 23, 2010
Initially, authorities in England charged Glenn Knowles and Richard Mant with trying to defraud their insurance company. The pair of men co-own a Lamborghini, or at least they did, until Knowles misplaced it during a night of binge drinking. Prosecutors weren't buying the story that Mr. Knowles took the car and then drank until he erased his mind as a way of coping with a bad time in his personal life.
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Police believe [the three year old girl] mixed up the semi-automatic with a gun controller for the Nintendo Wii, which looks similar and which she had learned how to use from playing on the games system.I'm having a hard time believing this was an accident - teach your toddler that a plastic-but-somewhat-realistic-looking weapon is harmless, teach your kid that it's OK to point it at her own chest and fire, then leave out a real, loaded weapon. I'd joke that it's weapons-grade stupid, but that'd be beyond poor taste.
Douglas Cronberger, 32, the gun's owner, said he had forgotten he had left the gun out after he took it from its cabinet when he went to investigate a suspected prowler on Sunday evening.
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Do our computer pundits lack all common sense? The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works.
Try reading a book on disc. At best, it's an unpleasant chore: the myopic glow of a clunky computer replaces the friendly pages of a book. And you can't tote that laptop to the beach. Yet Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure.
Hah. The whole article is similarly hilarious in its complete and utter fail.
(h/t: Slashdot)
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Rant from the blogfather in 5...4...3...
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February 18, 2010
See, I apparently thought it was a good idea to consistently take on more (mostly non-paying) projects in the second half of last year and here I am paying for it. Throw in my 30th birthday, daughter raising and actual paying work and I'm busier than a teleprompter repair man after an EMP in Washington D.C.
As the political campaigns start to warm up in Wisconsin and Illinois I'll be more engaged as I have some inside people in Illinois' governor race and much to say about Wisconsin politics as we get closer to the middle of the year.
On a side note, anybody any good at sprite drawing/animation? I have a super secret personal project that is nearing a stage where it will need some pretty pictures.
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February 10, 2010
atc(ISIAC) said, "The obvious answer is to hold them in DC."
Sure, we all laughed at her, but who's laughing now?
In talking about DC's problem with getting rid of snow
Neighboring counties have started work on their own snow mountains at sites around the capital. Because of their size, the mountains will likely freeze and stick around long after the rest of the snow melts.
There are snow mountains all over the place, I was going to get a pic of the one under the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, but it's most of a mile away and the walkway isn't shoveled and I don't have snowshoes.
Click the link for one mountain range dwarfing a tractor trailer.
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January 29, 2010
Dear Haitians -
First of all, kudos on developing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Your commitment to human rights, infrastructure, and birth control should be applauded.
As we prepare to assist you in this difficult time, a polite request: If it's possible, could you not re-build your island home in the image of its predecessor? Could you not resort to the creation of flimsy shanty- and shack-towns? And could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
The Rest of the World
I don't know whether to laugh or be OUTRAGED!!!!1
Maybe both?
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January 19, 2010
Since being profiled in Rolling Stone and appearing in an HBO documentary about his 13.5 inch penis, the 39-year-old Brooklyn native has struggled to find a steady job and is now living at home with his motherMaybe he should have though of that before pulling his junk out on TV. Jus' sayin' is all.
(Received via email with laugh track attached. My friends apparently have no sympathy for Mr. Falcon)
Link - warning it's HuffPo
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January 15, 2010
A big reason why the government is inefficient and ineffective is because Washington has outdated technology, with federal workers having better computers at home than in the office.
But... You know who didn't update the computers? Bush that's who. So, I guess it is his fault after all.
Good News Everybody! It's still all Bush's fault.
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January 13, 2010
Yeah, I know, different skits.
So anyway, I was feeling low so I called this helpline.
Apparently, they have their call center in Pakistan.
I told them I was feeling suicidal.
They got all excited and asked if I could fly a plane.
So anyway, to celebrate my return, click and see how long you have after being bitten before becoming a zombie.
I got 1 hour 8 minutes. I wonder how to make quicker, no sense sitting around waiting for it.
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January 09, 2010
A woman passed out in a broom closet at the Bombers Burrito Bar on State Street and wasn't noticed until she woke up and triggered the security alarm after closing time early Thursday, the restaurant's owner said.
On his blog, fridaypuppy.com , Matt Baumgartner writes the woman, who he identified only as "some drunk girl named Erica," was inside a closet at the 447 State St. establishment when the place closed.
You've found her. Just go to the address listed and look for her number under "for a good time" in the bathroom.
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January 06, 2010
"If I'm such a bad parent, then how come they brought the kids back right after I got out jail?" Marsh asked.After being arrested for tattooing six of her seven children. Well, sort of her children.
"We have kids from separate marriages," Marsh said. "OK, so I have four and he has three but they're all ours, you know. Anyway, so they wanted one so we're like OK, so it's just a little biddy cross right here, OK?And then we have the dad concerned enough about setting a good example for his offspring that he didn't yell, "Don't tase me, bro!" in front of the child.
Cops say Florida resident Jorge Garcia tried to use his baby as a human shield when an officer drew a Taser on the ranting dad during a traffic stop.You know what I think is making both of these guys excellent parents? The facial hair. They're both wearing that 'not quite a Van Dyke because I'm too drunkover to only see one image in the mirror and so I accidentally shaved the sides off' faux beard.
"Tase the baby," the 39-year-old from Delton, Fla., just north of Orlando, reportedly yelled at police.
Police did not tase the baby.
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December 23, 2009
And that music is Robbie Williams.
What would you do?
A 45-year-old man has been jailed for 16 years for killing his neighbour after he played the same Robbie Williams song at full volume non-stop for more than a week. Alexander Alexandrov snapped after he'd heard Angels more than a thousand times through the wall of his apartment in Pernik, Bulgaria. He was caught when his car ran out of petrol as he tried to dump his throttled 27-year-old victim Martin Kromov's body, the court heard.
I lol'd. Yes, I most certainly did.
Let's hear from the murderer:
"I was in constant terror of his music. I could no longer think about anything but making him turn it off," said desperate Alexandrov, who intends to appeal his sentence.
Sounds like a case of justifiable homicide to me.
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December 09, 2009
A chemistry student in the Ukraine was found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum, according to reports.
The 25-year-old's disfigured remains were discovered at his parent's home in the northern Ukrainian city of Konotop, reports in the Eastern European country said.
The young man, who studied at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, was working at a computer late on Saturday when the alleged explosion happened.
"A loud pop was heard from the student's room," the ukranews.com Web site said, citing an aide to the city's police chief.
"When his relatives entered the room, they saw that the lower part of the young man's face had been blown off."
Well, how the hell could that happen?
The student apparently had a bizarre habit of chewing gum after dipping it into citric acid, Russian news agency Ria Novosti said.
Officers found both citric acid packets and a similar-looking unidentified substance, believed to be some kind of explosive material, on a table near the body, the agency continued.
Investigators suspect that the student simply confused the packets and put gum covered with explosive material into his mouth.
Once again, I'm left wondering what percentage of stories that come out of Russia are true. 50%? 60%?
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December 04, 2009
Did you support the bill to curry favor with your constituents? You represent a mostly black district that is among the poorest in the nation.Joseph Cao was being touted as a great example of minorities being embraced by the GOP by Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in a speech at the RNC Women's Summit last month. This is the same gal who compared Ryan Frazier, a Navy vet who has successfully run a business, has a long history of volunteer service, and has been a successful city council member, with Obambi, because "when you close your eyes you can hear Barack Obama!!!1!!eleventyone!!" Someone in Lummis's office needs to edumacate her about skin color and why we support the people we support. Joseph Cao needs to be primaried out (although in Louisiana I doubt that will happen).
This is a personal position of mine. I do believe that we need health care reform. I do believe that we as a government have a duty to help those who are in need but who cannot help themselves.
So you're saying you voted out of personal conviction, not politics?
Correct. I spent six years in the Society of Jesus, training to be a priest. I always adhere to what I call "the politics of the Gospel." You have to take care of the poor, take care of the widows, visit the sick, help those who cannot help themselves.
Why did you become a Republican?
Because of their strong pro-life stance. That alone.
Let's have some rampant speculation on what's going to happen in that seat next cycle. Given that the choice was between Cao and Cold Cash Jefferson, it's unsurprising that the RINO won - so what will we get next year?
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November 24, 2009
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November 22, 2009
Apparently Obama is engaged in a secret war against the CIA, Federal Reserve, and G-20 globalists who along with the Bush-Cheney Drug Cartel are attempting to establish a New World Order. The shutdown of the FAA computer system the week was done on purpose to allow forces loyal to President Obama to launch a nuclear attack on the Denver International Airport. This airport is apparently a secret evacuation center for the NWO elite established so they can escape after the fall of the US occurs.
At this point it appears Obama is winning.
How did I not know about this war? Thank God Sorcha Faal is here to inform me about such things because apparently the vast right wing conspiracy isn't going to. Now I have to decide who to root for the CIA / Federal Reserve / Bush Cheney Drug Cartel or Obama and the forces of good.
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I've been a shite blogger of late, sozzles for that. But I have discovered a new talent – scoffing Cornish cream teas and clotted cream rum and raisin ice cream. Yum yum!
I'm just back from a four-day staycation in Bude, Cornwall, where the sun shone, the sand got stuck between my toes, the wind whipped my face and my mouth fell open at the stunning scenery.
I always think a holiday isn't a proper holiday unless you use a plane to get there and have to speak a foreign language. Not so. Four days in Cornwall was relaxing, interesting and fun and I hereby pledge to have more staycations in the future.
Best bits of the hols included a trip to Tintagel Castle, down the coast from Bude, and one of the most romantic places in the country, apparently. It also has links o King Arthur and we were able to venture into Merlin's Cave, underneath the coastal cliffs and castle ruins above us. The sea was a fresh blue colour, to match the sky, and we could see for miles. A Cornish pasty, cream tea and rum and raisin ice cream also added to the experience. We stopped at Crackington Haven on the way home and watched the sun setting on a sandy beach. Nice.
We also did a canal walk from Breakwater Road, Bude, which meets the sea, and was home to Wharfinger, the cottage we stayed in. We took another cream tea at the canal's end and then came back via the coastal path just north of Widemouth Bay, taking in yet more stunning scenery and while I ate a fair lot of my own hair (mega windy!) it was worth it to see waves crash against rock and birds hovering above us as they eyed up their prey.
And of course we dipped our toes in the sea, played fetch on the sand and clambered in and out of rock pools. This was Ralphie's (11-month-old Cocker Spaniel) first official holiday too and he lapped it up. Needless to say he slept the whole of the five-hour journey home, recovering from all those walkies – and a few icecream cones, chips and pasty pastry. Yes, I'm a bad dog owner, but he deserved spoiling on his holidays too.
I was chuffed at how dog friendly Cornwall is too; every pub is kitted out with doggy water bowls and four-legged friends are encouraged onto the beaches, on leads over the summer, and there are plenty of restaurants that don't mind your doggies joining you for dinner. And this was important to me; I get a lot of pleasure out of Ralphie and enjoy it even more if he can holiday with us.
Definitely more staycations to come! (And thanks to mum for coughing up for a lovely holiday cottage in a perfect location and for booking four days of solid sunshine.)
Oh, and maybe you can help settle a family debate over the holiday. Cream teas – jam or cream first on your scones?
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The island lying just outside the Bay of Jakarta is known as The "Kepulauan Seribu", or the Thousand Islands. Only short distance away, they are convenient to have for people escaping the daily hustle and bustle of the city. A Thousand Islands consist of 342 islands, including coral islets and sandbars, set in a clean blue sea strewn with corals. In the past years, many of those islands have been developed for tourism, and modern conveniences and sports facilities are now available.
The Thousand Islands are generally divided into two, namely the populated island and resort island.
Island residents consist of:
- Untungjawa Island
- Pramuka Island
- Tidung Island
- Pari Island
- Harapan Island
The resort island consists of:
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- Khayangan Island
- Ayer Island
- Putri Island
- Pelangi Island
- Sepa Island
- Pantara Island
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Also called Cipir Island or Kuiper Island, is a place for fishing, diving and relaxing. There are remnants of old Dutch structures on the island and there is also a freshwater spring.
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Bidadari (Nymph) island is located about nine sea miles from The Ancol Marina Bay and takes about 90 minutes to reach. It is only a few square kilometers large. The remnants of 17th-century Portuguese fort can still be seen. The island once functioned as quarantine center.
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Onrust island lies close to the island Kelor and Bidadari. It takes only about one hour from Muara Angke Port or The Ancol Marina Bay, to set to the island. The name "Onrust" means "restlessness" in the Dutch language. The island is 1512 hectares large. It is said to have once been the most magnificent shipyard in Southeast Asia, a fact which was acknowledged by Captain James Cook, the skipper of ship Endeavor who stopped by in 1770.
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Untungjawa island is inhabited by more than 1.000 people and Kelapa island 5.400 people, consisting mostly of fisherman. The island is approximately 137 hectares large. Until 1954, it was occupied by only a few families. However, since Ubi island could no longer support a population, the people there were forced to move to Untungjawa and other islands.
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You wouldn't know it's decaf unless we tell you! A stunning coffee that packs rich sweet flavours. With the organic certified Sparkling Water decaffeination method, the flavours remain almost untouched. Expect a balanced espresso with great body, chocolate ganache and red grape flavours. Add milk and you get a sweet marshmallow taste.
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Altitude: 1600-2300 masl
Owner: David Rubanzagabo
Location: Huye District, Southern Rwanda
Located on the slopes of Huye Mountain in the Huye District in Southern Rwanda, this private washing station is owned by David Rubanzangabo. David is something of a philanthropist, and cares deeplyabout the smallholder farmers who deliver their coffee to his station. Since it was established in 2011, Huye receives cherry deliveries from around 1,330 producers during harvest season, who deliver their freshly picked coffee cherries to 26 collecting stations around the Huye community, where a truck visits daily to collect coffee during harvest season. Typically, a small holding in the district is just a quarter of a hectare in size, with around 200 trees. The yield is about 4kg of cherry per tree, so eachfarm only produces roughly 2 bags of coffee. It is entirely bourbon, which, coupled with analtitude ranging from 1,600 to 2,300 metres above sea level, brings about lots of complexity and great flavours in the cup.
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This process was first discovered by a scientist called Kurt Zosel at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in 1967 as he was looking at new ways of separating mixtures of substances. In 1988, a German decaffeination company called CR3 developed this process for decaffeination whereby natural carbon dioxide (which comes from prehistoric underground lakes) is combined with water to create 'sub-critical' conditions which creates a highly solvent substance for caffeine in coffee. It is a gentle, natural and organically certified process and the good caffeine selectivity of the carbon dioxide guarantees a high retention level of other coffee components which contribute to taste and aroma.
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I am planning to buy a few and gift them for friends. Specification-wise AX72 looks far better than J100i, but on battery J100i is better.
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I think you cannot say this HP bad only because it has only basic function.
Everyone has right to choose, buy and use his handphone. So if you don't like the low-end phone, than you go to higher phone.
The important thing is that your HP can be used and satisfied.
this phone worth $1, may be I will buy it for my 7 years old son. For me, I will not use it even for free....
it has an interesting design, nice to hold. no worries about the font size, it takes up half the screen, good phone to keep for a spare phone, generally cater for people who doesnt need too many functions in a phone itself. good battery life too. =)
Goed basic phones must have goed battery life, goed keypad for sms and goed ringtone.
Anyone have tried this phone? Please share about the function and especially the battery life. Thanks.
i am still trying to figure out why this model have 8.0s when motorola nokia have better phones at least price and with more functions
its already out in the philippines...... its around 83 US dollars at authorized dealers.
If we presume that te target group for this phone are elderly people who don't need cameras, mp3-players, etc. what is the point of the color screen and tightly packed keys?
the use of monochrome screen would improve readability and reduce power consumption. in combination with excelent SE batteries it would have better standby and call times than majority of the cheap phones on the market(nokia 1100).
why come out with this phone? the answer is simply because there is a large market for basic phone especially in developing countries where average income is low. Here in the philippines, the biggest selling models are basic phones like Nokia's 1100 and 1600. Even those with high end phone usually have a second phone, usually a cheaper one.


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sony xperia z ultra no led light very very very very very very very very very very very very very v very very very very bad
I love my z ultra, takes good daylight pics to!!! Bought as phablet not camera 🎥 it's size and features far outweigh it's lack of flash
josh, 18 Sep 2013I agree the picture quality is terrible and the battery runs out faster than you think. I thin... moreThe screen can be a little bit dim by default. But it you put off the extra picky brightness limit, All colours all vibrant! Actually the Red is beautifull. One of the best red I have ever seen, without the Super Amoled colour mixups.
Xperia z, 06 Aug 2013Xperia z is waaaaay better than this shit......it doesnt even have an LED flash!?!?!!!!!,,,,,,... moreI have the Z Ultra. Everything is true. Is the best Smartphone in the World with one of the worst Camera. Well, actually it does pretty good pictures. The camera is not that bad, BUT it can make EXCELENT videos!
Why people with the Note 3 preffer the Z Ultra? Because most big screen Phones think they are little and everything is Zoomed up as it you had bad sight, BUT the Xperia Z Ultra thinks different: It shows more, and has more of a resolution of Tablet.
Every previous phone I had I have always tried to change the DPI with either bricking it, or have horrible visual error if I did manage to do it.
The Z Ultra is the first phone I have that does make use of a good DPI for a Big Screen with no problems :)
Please suggest any other big Screen phone with Good DPI handling to consider, I am always open to new phones, but until I find a Better one, I love the Water Proof and Docks, and Book like cases for my Z Ultra. It looks like a small write pad for a pocket, with all the information in the world in it.
Did I mention that all this makes for a good Table replacement?
Cheers! And have a Nice day :)
A happy Xperia Ultra Customer :)
Bijaya, 08 Aug 2013Every one talking about the flash, but does any one know about the sound ??? Its so low that y... moreI agree the picture quality is terrible and the battery runs out faster than you think. I think this phone's a waste of money
Not that im didiscouraging people from buying anything because get what ever it is that works for you (:
Well I have the samsung galaxy mega 6.3 and I like this phone its a big wide sreen very appealing to the eye but far as the xperia z ultra looking at it,its a nice big long phone and I was very tempted to get it for myself if /when it comes to the united states if it already didnt but it has no flash plus is the color really that good besides to me if you are going to get a big expensive phone it suppose to have everything and more why get something huge when it has poor quality in some ways yet a smaller phone can have more features on it then a phone that is bigger yeah to me its a waste of money.No a phone is a phone not a camera or a radio or tv for the speaker to be loud but to me if you are gonna go all out ya pocket for a simple phone you better make sure it has everything on it ,im not sayin the mega has everything that it doesn't but I can honestly say the quality is pretty good the speaker is really loud and the camera is really good plus flash plus the biggness of the phone so I have no complaints but dont get me wrong the xperia ultra z is a nice phone but its not all that in feature wise to me a phone that big and expensive should have flash ..good battery life,loud/good sound and very clear and perfect picture so im good with my mega ♥
phone_review, 06 Aug 2013those who are complaining about the size, this is a phablet and meant to be big. If you are no... morespot on!
1, 06 Aug 2013What's this noise all about?!! This is basically a tablet with call features so expecting flas... morecouldn't agree more, 1. i can't believe how fickle some of these folk are!
the speaker is weak i would prefer stereo sound but the camera is very good because it has HDR photo and video.secondly has got EXMOR RS for mobile.because it has big screen it is not want led flash.
I believe that this phablet is very good
Every one talking about the flash, but does any one know about the sound ??? Its so low that you cant notice the ring of the phone too. You will not hear the ringtone too.
Second, the camera quality is so low that i am surprised. Even it is HDR lens/camera, the picture quality from camera is horrible.
For everyone finding the lack of LED light frustrating:
I feel the same frustration dude. I understand you.
But I've just came up with this idea: get a mini LED torch to attach to your keychain holder and, done :D There we have the LED torch absent in the XZU, at least for torch purposes n.n Cause for pictures, it's not that needed. HDR Mode works much better than using flash to improve low light pictures. Try it!
I'm 90% sure I'm getting theXZU now after viewing reviews and videos of its undoubted powerful performance. But as this will be in a couple of months yet, let'ssee what others have to offer. Lenovo has the K900 and a K910 is in the works, the K900 is very attractive too, what a pity Lenovo is too slow to release it in more countries, mine, Peru, will getit, who knows, but it's got a big possibility, with the XZU being confirmed for my country soon n.n
And this last news about Sony opening the ZXU software to independent developers is a big plus n.n
Xperia z, 06 Aug 2013Xperia z is waaaaay better than this shit......it doesnt even have an LED flash!?!?!!!!!,,,,,,... moreI call BS here. Ur saying that u hav an Xperia Z already n because the the Z Ultra does not have an LED light ur gonna buy an S4 because u dnt hav a flashlight on the Z Ultra??? If u already have an Xperia Z(which i doubt) that already has a flashlight n ur planning to keep it wit ur new phone, y do u that bady need a flashlight on the new phone. If ur gonna keep the new phone n still keep the xperia z then y wud lack of a flashlight stop u from buying the new phone???
AnonD-138290, 07 Aug 2013I have Xperia z and I love it, n when I was expecting to buy z ultra I was thinking that it ... moreSony Xperia Z are awesome but the Display Are horrible.In Opposite side , Sony Ultra Z Display are awesome with Triluminos Display Technology , But Lack Of LED OR Xenon Flash Make Me think wisely to purchase it
Xperia z, 06 Aug 2013Xperia z is waaaaay better than this shit......it doesnt even have an LED flash!?!?!!!!!,,,,,,... moreI have Xperia z and I love it, n when I was expecting to buy z ultra I was thinking that it should be better than z but if it doesn't have led m surprised too.
Don't worry, when the accessory lens arrive, they will include built-in LED flash units.


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"Kathy Lee [Gifford], is absolutely beautiful, glowing, youthful...I hope that I look that good when I'm 400. And it's not fair. Because she's like a V-list celebrity..." - a quote from Marinka over at her blog.
A "V-list celebrity" as apposed to an A-, B-, C-....or U-list one.
I though that was hilarious.
Oh, and I found my primer that I had dropped and couldn't recover yesterday. I sooo appreciate the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I'd be so lost and sad without it.
Have a great day!!
Just as your mind, spirit, and physical body all have voices, so does your heart. Your mind tells you what to do based on simple logic, your spirit drives a hunger for fulfillment beyond the tangible, and your physical body communicates needs based on biological processes. In contrast, your heart's voice is a soft, gentle one. This blog is me following my heart and sharing my experiences as I traverse the various obstacles that accompany being me...read to see what being "me" entails. :-)
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1. this is Cindy with 2 of her kids makaeyla and joshua after church yesterday.
2. the bugs love me here......
3. this is sister mcPherson and I if you were wondering:)
hello everybody!,
this week has gone by fast! not to much has happened, but all the things that have happened have been good. Cindy is getting baptized on the 23rd of august which is in two week! her son josh will hopefully be getting baptized with her and her oldest daughter Makaeyla will too but if Makaeyla is not ready by the 23rd then she will for sure be getting baptized a couple of weeks after. Cindys family is changing so much its a miracle! they haven't missed 1 Sunday yet, and they are starting to do things that we haven't even taught about! like for example, they have been doing family home evening, living the word of wisdom, and trying to dress more modestly!
on tuesday Sister McPherson and i went over to this investigators house names Claudia, she is the lady that i asked to be baptized my first day here in the mission field. anyways since that day we haven't been able to get in with her because she has been seriously sick! her stomach has been paralyzed for two years now which means she cant take that many foods into her stomach, and the pupils in her eye shake back and forth so she constantly feels like she is disey, and makes her throw up at least once a day. because her stomach is paralyzed she cant get sick or else its hard for her to get better because she can't get the vitamins that she needs. So for the last 2 months she has had mono and the flue. finally sister Mcpherson and i felt like claudia need a priesthood blessing, we fasted for her Wednesday and she received the blessing Thursday. it was such a powerful blessing! it commanded Claudia to be healed. and that she would be healed in the next couple of weeks but Claudia hast to read her scriptures and pray everyday. we haven't gotten the chance to see her since that day but we are going to go see Claudia tomorrow.
i love this church and ALL the blessings that come from it. i truly see a blessing in one of our investigators on the daily!! i love you all and i hope you are looking for the blessings that gives you everyday, because i know that he gives them to you, you just have to look for them, i love and miss you all but i know this is where i need to be right now. the church is true tell your fiends, you need know! you might be helping someone save their salvation.


text: Hello folks, Listen to my sad story. I have the original (867 MHz) 12-inch Powerbook. As I am down to less than 5GB of free disk space on my Powerbook, a few days ago, I purchased and downloaded iDefrag from Coriolis Systems (I thought I might be able to compact my data down and squeeze a little more free space out there). Following the instructions in iDefrag, I burnt a bootable CD containing iDefrag (from which I would boot to defragment my hard disk). While the instructions in iDefrag said that I should hold the "C" key while booting my Powerbook to boot from the CD, I changed the startup disk to the CD in system preferences instead (reason being that I had set an open firmware password a few years back, and I didn't remember exactly what the password was). This would turn out to be a blunder of colossal proportions, as you, dear reader, will find out in the next paragraph. So I booted from the CD, and my Powerbook came up in a Mac OS X GUI that contained only iDefrag. No dock, all Apple menu items disabled, no other applications accessible. When I quit iDefrag, the Powerbook shut down. So I booted once again from the CD, did the defrag and shut down. Then I turned the Powerbook on again, and once again it booted from the CD. Oops. Now how do I boot the Powerbook from the hard disk again? I searched the web, and found out that I could force eject the CD by holding the mouse button while booting. This tip didn't work with the trackpad mouse button, but it worked using an external mouse. But no cigar - the Powerbook showed a grey screen with a question mark, which changed in a few seconds into a happy mac icon. So I tried other bootable media like the Jaguar system restore DVD that came with my Powerbook, and my Panther install CD. None of them worked - same happy mac icon. It seems that the Powerbook will only boot with the exact same CD that was present in the drive when I changed the startup disk. None of the other startup keys work (they are all disabled by the open firmware security settings). I did some more googling and I found out that the only way to reset the open firmware password was to change the amount of physical RAM in the system, and then zap the PRAM once (according to one source) or three times (according to another source). So I got out a screwdriver and removed my RAM chip (the PB12 867 came with 128 MB of onboard memory, and another 128MB SODIMM which I had since upgraded to 1GB). Powered on the Powerbook and tried once again to zap the PRAM.... IT STILL DIDN"T WORK. The Powerbook still boots from the damn iDefrag CD, and from nothing else. Is there any way for me to make it boot normally, or am I left with an expensive brick? Yeah, I know this is all my fault, but please give more helpful replies than "it's all your fault". I've banged my head against the wall enough times already.


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When shot, the invaders provide fuel for rhythm-based attacks, which are the only means of defeating the all-important mothership. A handy beat counter is on screen at all times, allowing the player to precisely time the two types of rhythm attack. Future mode can also be played in a co-operative multiplayer mode with up to four other players, who are individually ranked on score at the end of each level.
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Why you started tattooing: I was always into drawing and had some tattoo artist friends who talked me into being an apprentice.
What style of tattooing do you enjoy the most: I love American Traditional, but really I seriously LOVE LETTERING!!!
Who inspires you to tattoo: People like Myke Chambers and Victor Portugul…it's an endless list!!! Plus everybody I've ever got to tattoo with that LOVES the art and industry… (not just money).
If you could tattoo anywhere in the world where would you go: It would have to be somewhere warm! Lol. But probably Amsterdam or Australia.
Tell me your favorite tattoo story about one of your clients: Probably this old guy who told me he walked around the Salton Sea 4 times! He had me tattoo his daughters name on him for the 39th time!


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That Varier Move Stool is pretty "NEAT"!
We have been writing and proposing for many years that movement while seated (Active Seating) is a way for people who sit for long periods to improve the health of their body. Stagnant long term sitting definitely has negative affects on the sitter and we now have validation and quantification of that belief. We are pleased to let you know that the Varier Move Stool has received certification that it meets the Mayo Clinic's standards for its NEAT™ certification program by going through their qualitative and quantitative testing.
NEAT™ stands for the science of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, developed by Mayo Clinic. The philosophy (and the real science that backs it up) is that small changes to daily habits can mean BIG things when it comes to overall health and wellness. It's the same philosophy that inspired the thinking behind the Varier Move stool.
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To Have and Have Not
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Ernest Hemingway (novel), Jules Furtham & William Faulkner (screenplay)
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Walter Brennan
Favorite Quote: "Was you ever bit by a dead bee?"
In 1944, a film was released that caught a spark between one of the quintessential couples of all times. "To Have and Have Not" catches the moment when Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall fall in love.
The movie is set in Fort de France, Martinique under the Vichy regime. It's here where we find fishing-boat captain Harry Morgan trying to make it by taking out clients for some big water fishing. He is also being pressured into smuggling some people onto the island by the French Resistance. Harry keeps saying no, that is until his client Johnson is shot dead before paying him the eight-hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Along the way, we meet Slim a young woman who flirts with guys and ends up stealing their money. just to get buy and eventually leave the island. Slim and Harry soon hit it off and we see the two characters, and actors fall in love.
Other than that the movie is a lot like Casablanca or any other Bogie movie for that matter. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy, and would watch his movies all the time, but most of them have the same over all theme.
So if you are like me and love Bogie's movies, you will enjoy this film. And if you are into learning more and seeing the Bogie and Bacall relationship then you will LOVE this movie. Believe me, you really feel and see them falling for each other, and in my opinion no one can act that much happiness and passion.


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Read these 5 Zeiss Scopes Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Each tip is approved by our Editors and created by expert writers so great we call them Gurus. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Hunting Scopes tips and hundreds of other topics.
Getting your vision in sync with your scope is kind of like going to the eye doctor, except a lot more fun. The beautiful thing is that you can do it even if you don't wear glasses. The focus adjustment on your scope is similar to that machine optometrists use to check your prescription—if you turn it one way, the power gets stronger and, if you turn it the other way, the power gets weaker. Follow the simple steps below to adjust your scope:
• Loosen the eyepiece lock ring (if applicable).
• Rotate the eyepiece in the negative direction (check your scopes owners manual).
• Look through the scope toward the sky, or at a white wall about 10' away.
• Rotate the eyepiece clockwise until the reticle appears sharp and black at a quick glance.
• Don't look into the scope as you turn the eyepiece, as your eye will adjust to the out-of-focus condition.
• Glancing through the scope will reveal the reticle as distinctive and black when it is properly focused.
• Lock the eyepiece in place by tightening the lock ring.
When it comes to handgun scopes, you have to look at the big picture. As magnification increases, eye relief shortens. If a handgun scope had a constant eye relief at all magnifications, you'd lose full field-of-view.
Zeiss scopes are engineered to maintain this important feature throughout the magnification range. While shooting off-hand, higher magnifications usually will require a rested position. When in a rested position, your head naturally moves forward, compensating for the eye relief lost to using higher magnifications.
Like a fine automobile, Zeiss scopes come with cool (and useful) features like windage and elevation adjustments, which allow you to sight-in the firearm or make field corrections based on actual conditions.
Useful feature that you might find in your standard scope package include items such as:
• Power Selector Ring that adjusts magnification on variable power scopes
• A sun shield option to reduce glare
• A Lens covers to keep dust and moisture from messing up your lens
Rifle scopes are self-contained units with "no user serviceable parts" inside. With proper care and mounting, your Zeiss scope should last a lifetime, unless your drop yours down a ravine or run over it with your truck.
The unique internal seals and special lubricants in your scope maintain a dry gas atmosphere that prevents foggy lenses in any conditions. You don't need to slather them with lubricants or squirt solvents into their intimate parts to preserve mechanical function.
Birding scopes fall generally into two groups: dedicated birding scopes and astronomical scopes that have been adapted for terrestrial or birding use.
Rugged and well sealed against water, dust and weather, dedicated Zeiss birding scopes are designed for heavy field use. Many are waterproof, with their focus mechanism and prisms protected inside the scope body. Astronomical scopes often have their erecting prisms and focusing mechanisms outside the scope body, allowing you to customize the back end.
Instead of using prisms, as most birding scopes do, with the inevitable loss of brightness and resolution that results when light passes through the prisms, you can replace the prisms with a 90 degree diagonal mirror and get better image quality. The eyepiece will then look down at a 90 degree angle into the scope. The picture will be right side up but reversed left to right. Note that astronomical telescopes tend to be somewhat fragile, and they need to be protected from the elements.
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US, Britain discuss new Russian sanctions over Ukraine as fighting rages on despite cease-fire
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LONDON – The United States and Britain are discussing new sanctions against Russia as Ukraine's week-old cease-fire proves ineffective.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Moscow is being "extraordinarily craven" for supporting Ukrainian separatists in fighting that has raged on in recent days.
Kerry said before a Saturday meeting in London with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond that the U.S. and Britain would talk about new economic measures to pressure Russia to end such support for the rebels.
Hammond also criticized Russia's "breaches" of the cease-fire agreement, but he was less explicit about how his government might respond.
Ukraine's military and the rebels are accusing each other of keeping up the attacks.