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By, Trevor Grissom Historical Alphabet Book A-Assembly Line B-Before the Second Industrial Revolution C-Cars D-Department Stores E-Edison, Thomas F- Free Education G- Great Entertainment H- Henry Ford I-Immigrants Pushes and Pulls J- John D. Rockefeller K-Knights of labor Vs. AFL L-Living in the Slums M-Metropolitan Transportation N-New Immigrants O-Oil P-People in the Coal Mine Q-Quality of the Work Place R-Railroads S-Sweatshops T-Transportation of the new immigrants U-Urbanization V-Vanderbilt Cornelius W-Wright Brothers X-Extraordinary Change Y-Yellow Journalism Z-Zones of emergence The assembly line was a very important invention during the second industrial revolution. Henry Ford was able to create the perfect assembly line that made it as efficient as possible to make products. Manufacturers were now able to hire unskilled laborers that made made the price of products much cheaper so it was available to everyone. There were many things that were different before the second industrial revolution it was very hard to do many things that we expect to be able to do. first off, the only way to communicate over long distances was by telegraph. If you wanted to do that you would have to go to a telegraph office and tell some one. another example was transportation, the only way to get some where far was by train and wagon. It was also very /m.. In the Early 1900's cars started to become the most wanted thing for American citizens. When cars were first introduced to the U.S. on the wealthy were able to purchase them. But then Henry Ford made a giant change in the car industry he perfected a system that made it easier to build cars and it gave more people jobs so they could buy his cars. Cars have been able to make it so that people are able to go where they wanted with no time constraints. Department stores were great advantage for people living near the city. Before department stores people had to go to a different store for everything they needed but that would be changed forever. Department stores were multi level building that held everything from lamps to t-shirts and everything in between. This new concept was also great for the stores themselves, people would ended up buying items that they didn't even expect to buy but they did because they saw it and liked it. Most could say that Thomas Edison was the greatest American inventor of its time. He revolutionized so much of the American life style that most thought couldn't change. For example the light bulb, this made it so people no longer had to use fire to light up their house. Another great invention of his was the electrical plant, this made it so electricity could get to any store, hotel, or house so people could use the light bulb and other electrical inventions. By 1852 the first of many acts were passed that children must attend school until a certain age. The reason for this was for the industry and workforce, before this people were getting minimal education so they were not going to be a help in the future. To make education available to all many states began to offer it for free to a certain age. At school children would read textbooks, study, recite, and memorize lessons. With all of the advancement it was much easier to find something to do on a Sunday afternoon. One thing that many people attended was movies and plays in the theater where they could just sit back and watch. Another common leisure activity was baseball, this became a very popular activity throughout the 1900's. Activities like these made people value any moment of free time that they had. Henry Ford was an American engineer that was able to make the car available to almost everyone. He was able to perfect a machine that could mass produce the car which made it cost a lot less. By 1917 more than 4.5 million Americans owned a automobile because of the low price. With a web of road that spread through the country cities began to move to countrysides. John D. Rockefeller was one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history. He discovered one of the most useful resources, oil. John was the king of oil he had all of the advantages and was able to run all other oil businesses out of business until it was only him in the area. In 1882 he then created the first oil trust to end all of the competition in the oil industry. The Knights of Labor and the AFL were to very different unions for workers. One thing that they both had in common was that they did a lot of collective bargaining for workers. The Knights of Labor allowed any kind of worker skilled or not to join and lead riots of labor disputes. On the other hand the AFL only allowed skilled workers to join and would use collective barging to get them the best pay and conditions Living in the slums was very hazardous, scary, and dangerous for many reasons. One threat was getting sick, the rooms were very crammed with up to 10 people in it and no real sanitation department. Another problem was light, there was no real light source so it was dark in the rooms for most of the day. In some slums only half of the babies born would die by the age of one. Living in the slums was very awful and crowded. Another great advancement during the second industrial revolution was transportation in the cities. People now were able to get to work easily even if they lived outside of the cities because of trains. Trains were being built above roads and also underground, these were also called subways. This made it so they weren't as many people living in the cities which added to helping with rapid urbanization. There were many new types of immigrants that came into the nation. German to Chinese and everyone in between came to the U.S. Every ethnicity brought their own things that were special to them and their culture and shared them with everyone. There were many different town that each ethnicity lived in and set up shops of their own, some of these town sere called china town and little Italy. In 1859 the U.S. had its first oil strike in Pennsylvania. As they drilled into the ground a black liquid came out that would soon be used for tons of different reasons. People began to use it as a lubricant for automobiles, and gas to power engines. This liquid was so valuable that it got the name of "Black Gold." Life in the coal mine was very difficult for many reasons. One of the main reasons was breathing, many people came down with lung disease because of the harsh things that they were breathing in. Another threat was explosions and fires, many people risked most of their life trying to avoid things like the massive explosions and occasional fires that would spark. For most people working in a factory of any sort was pretty awful. People working in these factories had much to complain about, conditions, hours, breaks and what they had to do. Many factory owners realized that what they were doing was wrong so they locked all of the doors of the factories so no workers could tell people. Most of the factories workers consisted of woman and children that were not able to go to school because they had to work. The railroad industry had boomed by the second industrial revolution. There were thousands of different companies that competed with each to get the most consumers. But, most of the time the smaller companies would consolidate with the bigger ones so there was less competition. Many of the new immigrants began building tracks all over the nation to expand the places the trains can go. For most people sweatshops were only for the poor people. Mainly woman and children worked in sweat shops for long hours, poor pay and harsh conditions. In sweatshops people do tasks like sew clothing and put together shoes. People ran the risk of diseases and fires, because of no restrictions and acts about the condition of the work place. Getting to the U.S. for many immigrants was a very hazardous task. All immigrants were thrown below the decks in steerage, where cattle were usually held. In the steerage people ran the high risk of disease and death because of how many people were in the small compartments and there was no place for air to get in and out. By now, for any city in the U.S. urbanization was a pretty big problem. Some of the reasons for rapid urbanization were new immigrants, city life, and jobs in the city. People were forced to come up with ways to control the urbanization quickly. One way that they did this was by introducing the suburbs, this made it so people lived right outside the city and could take a quick train to work . The Wright brothers were one of the most innovative engineers when it came to transportation. They created the, airplane. When they first showed this to the world no one thought it would work and that it was a joke. It wasn't until the 1930 that planes became the new way of traveling long distance quickly. So as you can see there has been a ton of things that have changed during the second industrial revolution. Cities began to grow up and out, people could call someone and hear their voice, and people could drive a care where ever they wanted. With changes like these America was able to become an even better country that was even more organized, populated and advanced. As the people in America became more and more intelligent there was more of an interest in newspaper. So, to fulfill that interest news editors began to edit yellow journalism. This meant that they edited things that seemed very interesting and eye catching but they were actually false and made up. This made it so the sale of newspapers went up drastically. Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American industrialist and philanthropist who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He built many very popular structures like the Grand Central Terminal that are well known even today. Vanderbilt was named one of the richest Americans because of the things he did in the railroad and steam boat industry. When cities first became a common place to call home people settled in the center. For a while cities were crowded with one to two story buildings that were very overcrowded. But then the city began to grow up and outward people either stayed in the city but this time in sky scrapers or they would move in to row houses, the suburbs or even mansions if you were rich enough. This helped keep the city less crowded but still have people close enough to get to work everyday There were a couple main reasons why immigrants came to the U.S. some of the pulls to coming to America were, jobs, land, and freedom of religion. 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The Medium setting offers slightly more detail on the palm trees than with Low and not much else; High shows increased detail in the light fixtures, the metallic structure on the left pole, the wall behind the distance palm trees, and various other items in the scene; Ultra mostly just offers better lighting in the lower area in the house to the far right. Taken as a whole, the differences are extremely subtle.
Testing reveals a slight increase to average framerate as this setting is lowered but no definitive effect on maximum framerate. The visual improvements with the higher settings are minute, so if you're looking for extra frames, keep this setting at Low.
This ever important option controls the appearance of jagged edges (jaggies) seen on various surfaces throughout the game.
The screenshots show FXAA brings its sometimes very aggressive anti-aliasing style to the table: there's very little in the way of jaggies to be seen, but it comes at the cost of significant blur. SMAA, meanwhile, is much more measured: a little aliasing can be observed, but the scene is much sharper, which most should prefer. Disabled, the amount of aliasing isn't extreme by any means, but most will want SMAA instead.
The benchmark shows anti-aliasing has a significant impact – about 15 FPS -- on maximum framerate at each level, and a minor impact to average framerate. If you have plenty of headroom to spare on maximum framerate, SMAA is the way to go. Otherwise, leave this setting off for a major boost at a minor visual cost.
Texture Quality
Said to affect the quality and sharpness of textures, although it's impossible to notice in these screenshots and in general.
Corresponding to the lack of visual differences, there are no definitive performance differences seen when changing this setting, excepting a minor bump to average FPS when lowering the setting from High to Medium or from Medium to Low. If you need a little bump, keeping this setting at Low will provide that at little to no visual cost. If you can spare a little, keep it at High to be on the safe side.
Texture Filter
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Again, in line with the lack of visual differences, performance is pretty well the same across the board. The only notable change is a 10-15 FPS drop seen when using 4x filtering, even across repeated tests. Why this occurs I can't say, but it's irrelevant anyway, as most if not everyone should be good to use the maximum setting at no cost.
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EUROMETREC Branch members are national associations in the EU Member States representing the interests of companies that are primarily involved in the collection, processing, recycling and trade of non-ferrous metal scrap. A number of these companies are involved in the recycling of Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). In the EU Member States, more than a thousand large companies and SMEs are represented through EUROMETREC Branch.
EUROMETREC Branch's main objectives are:
- To establish a permanent liaison between the accredited representatives of the national member associations and the European institutions (the Commission, Parliament and Council etc.,) and with organisations inside or outside the EU.
- To maintain a link between the national member associations of the EU Member States, in strict observance of relevant legal requirements.
- To ensure the proper representation of the member associations and of the non-ferrous metal recycling and trade industry in order to promote non-ferrous metals recycling, encourage free and fair trade as well as the use of secondary non-ferrous metals and improve business opportunities for the industry.
- To study and examine all legal, environmental, economic and technical aspects of the processing, recycling, transport and trading of non-ferrous metals by the member associations and their affiliated firms in the EU.
- To gather, exchange and disseminate all information relevant to these objectives, in strict observance of relevant legal requirements.
EUROMETREC Branch's particular objective is to give the sector the place it deserves in all future European Community environmental protection and recycling programmes. It reflects the opinion of the EU non-ferrous recycling industry in its Position Papers and provides expert inputs on any EU policy and regulatory initiative which could have an impact on the non-ferrous recycling sector.
EUROMETREC Branch Members
Swedish Recycling Industries' Association
Bulgarian Association of Recycling
British Metals Recycling Association
Bundesgremium des Handels mit Maschinen, Computersystemen, Sekundärrohstoffen, technischem und industriellem Bedarf
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Fédération Professionnelle des Entreprises du Recyclage
Federación Española de la Recuperación y el Reciclaje
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Hungarian Waste Management Federation
The Economic Chamber of Non Ferrous Metals and Recycling
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Intake of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) declines in a daily practice setting among patients with early axial spondyloarthritis who are treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. Data from a prospective multicenter observational study indicate a rapid and sustained decrease in NSAID intake among this population compared with a matched group not treated with TNF inhibitors, according to French researchers, led by Anna Molto at Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris.
Despite the decline in NSAID use with TNF inhibitors, "it is worth noting that only 43% patients completely discontinued their NSAID treatment after the 2 years of follow-up, suggesting that complete withdrawal is not always feasible," the authors wrote in Arthritis and Rheumatology. Average doses of NSAIDs, however, were low in patients taking TNF inhibitors.
Evaluating the NSAID-sparing effect of TNF inhibitors in randomized clinical trials that aim to evaluate TNF inhibitor efficacy is difficult because stable dosages of all co-medications is usually required, according to the investigators. One such randomized controlled trial did find such an NSAID-sparing effect of etanercept. These preliminary data prompted the investigators to choose a real-life setting to evaluate this effect.
The study included patients with inflammatory back pain suggestive of axial spondyloarthritis of less than 3 years duration, who had visits with a rheumatologist every 6 months for 2 years. One hundred eighty-one who received a TNF inhibitor during the first 2 years were matched by propensity score to 181 patients who did not receive a TNF inhibitor but received usual care at the discretion of their rheumatologist. After matching by propensity score, analyses were adjusted for differences between groups in the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Function Index (BASFI).
Co-primary endpoints were the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society
(ASAS)-NSAID score and the proportion of patients with NSAID intake.
At the baseline visit, 90.2% receiving a TNF inhibitor and 90.0% on usual care had received an NSAID during the previous 6 months. At the baseline visit, the median ASAS-NSAID score for the previous 6 months was 54.9 and 41.9 for the TNF inhibitor group and the usual care group, respectively.
An ASAS40 response after 2 years was achieved by 43.7% versus 18.8% in the TNF inhibitor and usual care groups, respectively (P=0.02).
After 2 years, compared with the usual care group, more patients in the TNF inhibitor group:
- Had a decrease in their NSAID intake score by 50% (38% versus 57.4%, P<0.01)
- Had a decrease in their NSAID intake score to <10 (35.5% versus 57.7%, P<0.01)
- Discontinued NSAIDs (25.8% versus 43.2%, P<0.01)
The occurrence of any of these endpoints was more frequent in the TNF inhibitor group compared with the group not taking a TNF inhibitor (67.6% versus 46.2%, P<0.01).
TNF inhibitors had an NSAID-sparing effect over time. The number of patients who received an NSAID decreased in both groups over time, from 90.2% to 58.9% in the TNF inhibitor group, and from 90.0% to 76.7% in the usual care group. The decrease, however, was significantly greater in the TNF inhibitor group (P=0.04).
The ASAS-NSAID score decreased also in both groups, from 54.9 to 1.9 in the TNF inhibitor group, and from 41.9 to 22.3 in the usual care group, and again this decrease over time was significantly greater in the TNF inhibitor group (P<0.01).
The study's limitations include its nonrandomized design, an unequal follow-up duration because TNF inhibitors could be initiated at any time (that is common to cohort analyses) and the pooling of radiographic and nonradiographic patients with axial spondyloarthritis, as well as some patients not satisfying the ASAS criteria for axial spondyloarthritis.
"In this matched population of early axial spondyloarthritis patients, TNF inhibitor treatment was associated both with a decrease in the number of patients taking NSAIDs, and with a decrease in the intake of NSAIDs, suggesting that the NSAID-sparing effect previously reported in the randomized controlled trial is also observed in a daily-practice setting," the authors conclude.
The authors disclosed no relationships with industry.
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"We did indeed, your lordship, and had your sister obliged in my desire for a mere kiss to seal the betrothal, our agreement would be honoured in full."
"I do not understand this sudden reluctance on Emerald's part, for it was her wish to be sure this estate safe for future generations of Penhavean's."
"Nor I," returned the earl, a long drawn sniff, and then another. She could well imagine snuff on the back of his hairy hand. A shiver of revulsion rippled down her spine, the memory of his hands upon her flesh detestable, his voice a reminder of the greater threat: unbidden attentions. He chuckled, and second icy shiver of fear streaked down her spine. "Wild little filly, to be sure, and although she sought to kill me with damnable candlestick, I will see my way to forgiveness on the proviso she comes to me before noon of her own volition, and alone."
"In what manner do you propose this forgiveness you talk of?"
Had Ned not guessed the earl's intentions? Had he no thought for her safety?
Silence hung heavy within the library, the weight of it pressing on her shoulders. Unable to see for herself, but ear to door she could imagine exchange of glances between her handsome brother and the bulldog-featured earl, saliva dripping from his mouth in anticipation of second close encounter with her.
"Come now, your lordship, would you have me deprived of a bit of a feel of your sister?" The earl drew breath, a sucked shuddering breath, as though delighting in the prospect of her in the room with him, and without protection as happened before. "You know how it is, dear boy. A filly trotted up and down, a ride to try out its stride, and then exchange of money to conclude the transaction."
"You cannot be serious?" exclaimed Ned. "You expect me to . . ."
"Go for a walk," barked the earl. "Do what ever you must, and on my honour I promise it shall be no more than a look and a feel of what I am to get for my money."
Silence again befell the room. On his honour, the beast had no honour and would have had her the night previous had not the candelabra served her well in sending him to black void and she able to escape his clutches. What next his plan to deceive and get his way?
"That or I sell her as untried. Put her up for auction to the highest bidder. Your estate in close proximity to sea is not particular to my liking, so what say you we get this over and done with?"
"But she's my sister, not a filly at a horse fair," charged Ned, at last seeming on her side.
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Definition of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol:
2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol is a chemical which has been confused with an other chemical called dodecylphenol which has the same molecular formula but a different structure. [1]
This is the common definition for 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol, other definitions can be discussed in the article
Less than 50 tonnes of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol is used in the EU each year. It can be used as an intermediate in the production of antioxidants, which are used in rubber or plastic and as an lubricating agent in the transport sector. As an intermediate it shouldn't enter the environment unless by discharges. [1]
It is a chemical with a low volatility, making it unlike to enter the atmosphere, where it would be rapidly degraded. It has a low water solubility (0,521 mg/l) and a strong tendency to adsorb to soils and sediments, in both mediums it isn't readily (bio)degraded and considered persistent. It has a high tendency to bioaccumulate and is likely to biomagnify through food chains. In fresh water is has been shown to be acutely toxic for fish and for algae at concentrations above 0,061 mg/l and 0,033 mg/l respectively. There is currently no information available the levels of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol in the marine environment. It is however estimated (by modelling the emissions) that concentrations might be as high as 0,32 µg/l.[1]
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It was nice.
They scratched my back for a couple hours.
The dealio is that if they want me to tell them stories (and they so want me to tell them stories, it's their favorite thing), then they have to scratch my back.
Or play with my hair. Or rub my feet.
The entire time.
If they stop, I stop. It's an even trade.
So this morning I was like, I have a surprise for you guys. We're gonna go somewhere special.
And they were like, Yay! Probably you'll take us to McDonald's! Or buy us all new Barbies from Walmart! Or to a movie! Or to buy solid gold and diamond earrings! Woohoo!
Which kinda deflated my happy surprise bubble since all I was planning to do with them was walk down the road and look at the waterfalls, which are raging ferociously with all the rain and runoff from the mountains.
(Our town was named after its founder, Mr. Frederick Post, and for the waterfalls down at the river.
Welcome to Post Falls, Idaho. The falls are beautiful, and the river lovely. I'm glad to live near it.)
But we went to the river anyway... even if it didn't sound as incredible as a movie and countless Barbies.
The river is about a 5 minute walk from my house so we pulled on jackets and hats, and went walking.
Then it started to rain.
So then I was like, God? Please make it stop raining for about 15-20 minutes. Just for while we're walking?
It stopped raining.
Then Hannah looked at me in amazement, Wow, Aunt Sunny! You're really good with God!
We picked wildflowers on the way.
I put them in my house.
They're bright and pretty and make me happy.
Hannah and Lucy.
Then we went looking for the falls.
I found the trail.
We walked the trail, happily.
Found not the falls.
Left the trail and trekked around the woods like Lewis and Clark for the next half hour.
Climbed over fallen trees, climbed up the side of a mountain, looked north, west, south, east, and confused.
Realized we really needed Sacajawea.
So I called my friend Tina and said, Hey? So where'd the falls go? Who disappeared them? They were here the last time I saw them.
Turns out I was at the wrong place. Turns out the falls were about ten miles away on the other side of town. Turns out we had to walk back home, climb in the car, and drive to the falls. Turns out I'm not created for climbing up sides of mountains, makes my legs wobbly.
But it was okay. We had a good time being adventurers.
Girls. Now you know how it felt to be Lewis and Clark. Or Christopher Columbus. Or Neil Armstrong. Let this be a lesson to you.
The falls are so bay-u-ti-ful right now!
Rushing and loud. Misty and glorious. I love the mist.
The girls forgot all about Barbies and McDonald's.
My cell phone doesn't do it justice. They're gorgeous.
I was almost as impressed as I was when I went to Niagara Falls one time.
We saw baby geese. They were fuzzy. But the moma goose wouldn't let us pet them. She hissed at us.
We ran for dear life.
And there was a park.
I busted my chin on one of these bouncy duck thingys when I was five. One minute I was bouncing happily, then I bounced a little too hard, then I busted my chin open and bled out the majority of my life's blood. It was startling. Since then, I get a creepy, sinister feeling anytime I see one at a park. They look so fun and cheerful, but they hold the power to bleed you to death.
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Thursday, 24 July 2008
I feel yuck! I have a cold, yucky throat and sinuses. Mum has it too but because she is older and frail she has it worse and can't stop coughing. I will be better in a few days, I hope so anyway.
Michael and I started cleaning a second small school this week. It has about 300 students. It is a pretty nice place. Also because we start there later in the afternoon it is easier to clean as there are no kids running in and out of the toilets that we have to keep stopping for. The extra hours I get from there will be most welcome in my pay packet.
The driving lessons are going along well, I have to tell Michael less each time we go out for a drive. He has been driving to and from work and between jobs for the last week. He also drives at every opportunity and is keen to do so which is better than before. Pretty good as most of his earlier driving was done on country roads and not around the city. Still needs some work on that clutch though. It has to be practiced until it becomes second nature and you don't think about it any more.
Oh I don't know what to write here tonight. Must be my fuddled brain with this cold bug.
I have been watching a silly show on telly for the last few weeks called "Celebrity Singing Bee" It is quite funny. The contestants have to fill in missing lyrics to songs to win money for their nominated charity. It is quite funny. It just finished and I enjoyed it. I don't always get the lyrics right. It seems that I do better with the older songs than the newer ones. Am I showing my age.
Or might I have just had more time to spare when the older songs were around so I took more notice of them. Surely it can't be my memory could have deteriorated over the years? Ha ha.
I think tonight I will dope myself and have a really good sleep for a change so I feel brighter tomorrow. I have not been sleeping well. Waking up about 3 in the morning, laying awake for hours and not getting back to sleep until it is time to get up. Seems to be the thing since moving to this house. Maybe I just need a new me. Whinge, moan, groan. I have it bad today. C'mon it can't be that bad I just pressed the spell check icon and didn't have any spelling mistakes. Only colloquialisms that I meant to be there.
This is going no where. Good night.
Love Linda.
5 comments:
- Merle said...
G'Day Linda ~~ I am so sorry you are full of cold and your Mum also. I hope you both get better quick smart.
Thank you for your comments and for visiting to read the jokes. Glad you visited Kerri's blog. She is an Aussie married to an American. Her garden is wonderful. Take care, my friend and feel better soon. Love, Merle.
- 25 July 2008 at 4:23 pm
- Bimbimbie said...
Hi Linda, sorry to hear that you and your mum have been got at by the monster cold. There must be something written in the cold guidelines that all those inflicted must have restless night sleep and be fully awake at 3am argh*!* Hope you are both feeling better soonish.
- 25 July 2008 at 7:27 pm
- Martha said...
Hope you are feeling better by the time you read this and got a good night's sleep.
- 25 July 2008 at 8:28 pm
- linda may said...
Thanks you all for the good wishes.The cold bug is still hanging in there. I think it feels more like the flu now.
- 26 July 2008 at 11:47 am
- miss*R said...
hope you are feeling better! I bet it is cold there.. it is freezing here in Woodford!
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In what could be considered a "Hail Mary" opportunity with the National Football League, Tim Tebow will sign with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. After a two-year hiatus from regular season play, he will sign as the number four quarterback for the colorful Eagles coach, Chip Kelly.
Tebow was brought to Philly last month for a private workout, common to the Kelly camp. Although they have auditioned several players, the Heisman trophy-winning quarterback, is the player his staff continues to talk about. Kelly purports to having been a fan of Tebow through his various incarnations and sojourns. Insiders say Kelly is not worried about the media frenzy that follows his new quarterback.
For his past two years of absence from the NFL, Tebow has served as an analyst for the SEC Network and ESPN. He has also been working with Tom House, the renowned quarterback coach, who has also worked with Tom Brady. They have worked diligently on his throwing arm and improving his passing accuracy. In his professional career to date, the quarterback has only completed 47.9 percent of his passes. He also has had difficulty working in the pocket. With his inconsistent NFL performance, his signing with the Eagles could certainly represent a Hail Mary opportunity to prove his league-worthiness.
Despite these mediocre statistics, Tebow sports a sound history of successful leadership on the field. As the starting quarterback for Florida, he led the team to two national championships. He was a first round draft pick for the Denver Broncos in 2010. Starting 16 games over two years, he led the Broncos to one playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Rex Ryan and the New York Jets, would pick up Tebow before the next season in a trade with Denver. He would see very little action in his one season with the Jets, throwing only eight passes. The media circus that followed him throughout the season was a constant distraction to the Jets, who suffered a losing season with starting quarterback, Mark Sanchez. The following 2013 season, Tebow was signed by the New England Patriots. After a mediocre performance in the two pre-season games he played, the Patriots cut him from the roster.
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Review of Huawei Ascend Mate
by Mar 21, 2013 1:01 am0
Today, Huawei has been anounce the availability of Huawei Ascend Mate and now we want to show you the review of the new flagship phablet device which ever showing at Consumer Electronic Show 2013.
Before today, the Huawei Ascend Mate is attracting many user since the appearance in leaked picture. The Huawei Mate has a 6.1-inch screen is a veritable cross-border products. Interestingly, this phone can be use the touch screen while you are using a glove, thanks to the "Magic Touch" technology.
The phone is powered by 1.5GHz Hass K3V2 quad-core processor, and sports with 2GB of RAM. Here are the specification of Huawei Ascend Mate Android phablet :Huawei Mate listed reference price: To be determined
Popular criticism from the beginning of the release of the 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note influx of men woman fashion essential , and now this giant screen phone , more than a year's time, the high-end smart phone market is not only experienced a quad-core price war the baptism, the main battlefield of the other hardware – the battle of the screen is intensified. Resolution, 720p become mainstream, screen size, the major manufacturers also will continue to go beyond the conventional, more entertaining design concept into the screen design, the Oppo Find5 of 5.0 inches, 5.5 inch Samsung Galaxy Note2 Zhongxing Grand Memo 5.7 inches, the screen size is continuously exceed the same time, the distance between the phone and tablet also been repeatedly narrowed.
CES2013 on this benchmark is again beyond the local manufacturers Huawei brings new king of the mobile phone screen – 6.1 inches Huawei Mate. The Big Mac is not only vast horizon of this screen is very attractive, more worth mentioning is its integration into a number of Huawei's own display technology, such as smart ambient light brightness adjustment , manual color temperature adjustment. And the processor, the Huawei Mate "Created in China", equipped with Huawei's own of Hass K3V2, core processor, clocked at 1.5GHz, simultaneously supplemented with 2GB RAM memory, to ensure that the game, video performance requirements of multimedia tasks. In addition, the phone also bright spots in the Life full 4050mAh large capacity battery and QPC saving technology such as phone ultra long-running escort. Huawei Mate is not only the size of the screen on "extraordinary play, and more importantly, Huawei to create the ability to focus has demonstrated unique technology is everywhere. The following ado, we proceed from the actual product performance, together to experience this giant screen flagship.
Selling point: 6.1 inch 720P screen
The 6.1-inch screen or play video content, regardless of gaming experience, the impression is shocking, 720p display specifications compared to the fineness of the screen provides a guarantee. However, this screen is the most prominent place not only in this series of Huawei's own painstaking innovative technologies have also been implanted this screen, such as by sun image algorithms enhanced technology, intelligent ambient light brightness adjustment , making realism and saturation of the color of the screen has improved dramatically, and the light can be achieved in the current environment automatically calculate the next the light transition point, so that gradient-precise control of brightness variations, let the phone in the same environment within the automatic brightness adjustment not flickering, more in line with the human eye to adapt habits.
Huawei's own manual color temperature adjustment function is also worth mentioning, the user can manually adjust to get the most appropriate color temperature, and whether users still prefer cold cool colors bright screen, fans can find their favorite style screen color temperature adjustment. Thanks to a technology called "Magic Touch" screen also supports the highly sensitive touch operation, this feature is extremely useful, such as the winter season consumers wearing gloves can easily touch phone.
In addition to own technology, IPS + hard screen technology has also been applied to the screen of the Huawei Mate, can restore true natural colors, neither excessive rendering, color effects and is very lovable, coupled with the larger visible angle, brings inherent advantages for sharing multimedia player.
From the proofs of the screen, we can see that, compared with the Samsung Galaxy note2, Huawei Mate this screen unfolded realistic and not inferior color saturation, full color and full-bodied, dark areas and bright part of the performance of a more balanced screen the color of the sky, flowers, grass, skin, and other details have significantly enhanced the effect, the overall trend is still very pleasing to the eye.
In addition, the outstanding performance of the touch screen experience, our interface sliding, web browsing operation also test the point-to-point play 1080p video and installation Fruit Ninja perverted version of the test screen, the results show that the Huawei Mate screen fluency and touch accuracy to meet the general needs. However, because it is not equipped with a higher standard of 1080p screen, coupled with the large screen size, fonts or chart carefully observed details can see a little grainy exist, but not in the the general human eye screen distance obvious. Viewing angle, Huawei Mate can reach about 140 degrees, but if too low angle view some yellowish problems.
In addition, in order to effectively protect the screen, Huawei also Mate with a panel of U.S. Corning Gorilla glass material, not only better abrasion resistance and light transmission characteristics and highlight screen effect is more conducive to play.
Selling point: 1.5Ghz Hass K3V2 quad-core processor
No doubt for quad-core phone, the chip is the core, but sorry, have been quad-core chip technology are foreign manufacturers a monopoly, "Chinese core" but it has not appeared in a native quad-core phone, until Huawei's own R & D The emergence of the Hass of four of nuclear K3V2 processor to break the conventional, and today we review this Huawei Mate It is equipped with this Huawei proud the Hass K3V2 processor.
A9 kernel the Hass K3V2 processor, 40-nanometer process, with a 64-bit memory controller, up to 1.5GHz clock speed, four processing cores with 16-core GPU graphics chip can provide the computing performance 80FLOPS 250M Triangle parallel computing capabilities with quad-core CPU and high memory bandwidth advantage, improve system efficiency, and significantly optimize image and information processing capabilities, and ensure that the running of the big game Caton.
Meanwhile, the Hass K3V2 processor with low power consumption, performance and compatibility features, 12 * 12 mm package, Hass processor called the industry's smallest quad-core mobile processors, microcontrollers dedicated to affairs of low-power and set up the hardware and logic of the multi-level QoS scheduling module, chip fully optimized underlying system operating power consumption can be significantly reduced.
View of some the processor frequently exposed the "crash gate" Huawei also through trial and to ensure the stability of the Hass processor, Huawei's official website said to 40GHz time-domain simulation system based on parallel and can cover / frequency domain simulation of the test equipment, the Hass K3V2 has reached the 500-hour use of the machine the zero crash standards and sustainable to provide a complete hardware signal. Meanwhile, coordinated operation combined with 2GB RAM +8 GB ROM memory combination, up to 2 * 32 channel data exchange between the the Hass CPU and RAM, and also to ensure that the performance requirements of Huawei Mate games, video and other multimedia tasks.
Next, we run sub-test in accordance with the conventional phone integrated in the security Bunny Running sub-test, Huawei Mate score of approximately 16,459, compared to the same frequency Qualcomm APQ8064 generally had two extreme scores or little gap score from the specific point of view mainly in the the Hass processor slightly lower CPU performance, which may be caused by the lack of architecture and made the process two processing.
Web performance test, Vellamo, Huawei Mate score score similar to 1622 points, and some other mainstream quad-core processor, a good description of the degree of optimization of the mobile phone browser , page rendering and acceleration had good control. In NenaMark graphics test, Huawei Mate academic performance of 59.9FPS almost full frame.
In addition to running sub-, we also use a more intuitive way to the game on the the Huawei Mate game quality, fluency actual test. Selected Temple flee and another Thunder racing game to test the size of the two games are about 30M, the turn-on time of the game are about 25 seconds, and do not wait to do too much to be able to enter the game. Show the effect of the two games are very good, both 3D scene or restore the car to accelerate the effects are more in place, the game runs more smoothly, the overall effect is quite satisfying. However, for larger games, such as Need for Speed, Asphalt, etc., the small download multiple versions of the game, but the engineering machine, the phone never been able to operate normally, open the game instantly turn off automatically after about The large-scale test of the game we will also offer for everyone in the future.
Selling point three: 4050mAh long life
Huawei Mate comes with a 4050mAh lithium battery is not removable, although the 6.1-inch large screen brings higher power consumption demand, but the market is almost 2 times or 1.5 times the capacity of ordinary smartphone with Huawei's unique 30% The above smart saving system or Huawei Mate life on the very edge.
In addition to the high-capacity battery, the control of Huawei's own chip power consumption is also more prominent, in addition, the Huawei original QPC is (fast amplifier control) technology and ADRX (automatically non-consecutive answer) technology series intelligent power-saving technology on power consumption control there are no small contribution, which QPC technology to quickly detect data transmission, data transmission completion key nodes, when no data is sent quickly turn off the transmitter circuit; immediately when again there is data to send, open circuit, a definite purpose, and thus to conserve battery power and reduce wireless radiation. ADRX technology able to identify the network status, and according to the difference of the network, automatically adjust the DRX cycle alone that is able to reduce more than 20% of the standby power consumption.
Evaluation process, we will also be mobile phone from a fully charged state is fully charged, the battery mode is adjusted to normal mode, turn on WiFi, screen brightness to the center, play video 2 hours, mobile phone power consumption is about 15 percent, while small the same strength test is also used their phones (battery capacity of 2000mAh, 4.0-inch screen), power consumption by 28%, comparison, Huawei Mate endurance should say is very good, and from the official data, the normal intensity, Huawei the Mate's total life journey can be up to about 48 hours.
Of course, for such a large-capacity battery, many users may also worry about charging speed, Huawei the Mate also do the careful design at this point, the same percentage of power than other smart phones Huawei Mate, required charging time is shortest, fastest can save more than 30% of charging time, battery capacity doubled, but zero power to full power charging time than ordinary batteries takes about one hour.
Bulky fuselage
Get Huawei Mate, I believe a lot of people turn Xiaobian feel, is domineering, 6.1-inch screen to make it huge compared to our common phone a lot, machine measurements size reached 163.5×85.7×9.9mm weight 198g, one-hand operation more difficult, even large hands boys substantially only reach the region of about 1/4 to the screen. Fortunately, however, the back of the fuselage to make some concave design fit the palm of the hand to increase efforts, coupled with a body thickness of 9.9 mm touches also alleviate a lot of the burden when the grip.
Continues Huawei's rich business phone style design Huawei Mate, Founder stylish lines with ultra-narrow border design, the phone plays a more calm atmosphere temperament. Fuselage with integrated molding, material engineering plastics, with metallic silver frame side, to avoid visual monotony.
Fuselage with a the popular narrow frame design, coupled with the bottom Huawei Mate did not like the Huawei D1 Quad-Core XL set Android touch buttons, buttons integrated in the screen, which also effectively reduce the upper and lower blank not only makes the screen effect is more visual impact, but also hold the phone sideways so that the user can set aside a larger gripping space. The top of the screen mesh earpiece, earpiece built-in LED breathing light (in the case of SMS , missed calls, charging lights). Its right side with a 100-megapixel front camera, LED warning lamp and the light from the sensor, but we got this black models these configurations are well hidden in the panel glass, looks does not obtrusive.
Huawei Mate fuselage with arc-shaped design, can well fit the palm of your hand, back shell frosted surface, compared to the glossy more does not come off easily contaminated with fingerprints. The back design is very simple, the top center of a 800-megapixel camera, slightly raised compared to other places, so we do not have to worry about wear lens at a little depression. The left side is the LED fill light, below is a sign of Huawei. The lower right corner of the back of the phone's speaker holes, with Dolby new generation of Dolby Digital Plus HD video effects.
Full texture of the metal frame wrapped around the body, the details of the work reflects Huawei's advantage. The top of the body to the standard 3.5mm headphone jack and SIM card slot, a standard SIM card design believe that domestic users will benefit from. The power button and volume control keys are arranged in the right side of the fuselage, two buttons are easy with one hand according to the actual use of more convenient. The left side of the fuselage and the bottom were the phone's Micro SD card interface, and Micro USB interface, In addition, it is worth mentioning that the upper and lower side of the fuselage with a microphone, used in conjunction with may help reduce background noise and improve call quality effect.
Huawei Emotion interface
Huawei Mate Android4.1.2 design, interface Emotion UI 1.5, Huawei's own design and millet meters grapefruit, the most significant feature of the UI is also all applications presented on the desktop, eliminating the need for the design of the menu interface, the phone applications up concise lot, but the inconvenience is instrumental applications will take up some space on your desktop, the application is more desktop will look more crowded.
Desktop management, Huawei Mate can be said that the higher custom interesting good desktop provides comprehensive custom wallpaper, transition effects, window gadget, thumbnails, wallpaper replacement in addition to conventional replacement, the shaking of the phone's built-wallpaper switch and then switch modes very worth playing, shake switch is shake the phone to change the wallpaper, and then switch is to set a fixed time, the phone automatically change the wallpaper randomly Moreover, the replacement of the wallpaper can also adjust the color temperature with Huawei Mate features combine to choose their own favorite effects between soft and sharp, the screen display is more pleasing.
Switching effect of the screen is not the first time Huawei phone the Huawei Mate also includes, in addition to the wealth of 2D switching modes, many such as rotating, square box 3D effect is only enabled when the switch of these effects than ordinary switch skip some hysteresis. Window gadget design, Emotion interface is also more compelling, especially stop automatically switching the photo album.
Although single-hand grip, but rely on the 6.1-inch large screen one-handed operation, after all, it is quite difficult, but Huawei's Mate creative design allows this problem to be solved, and click on the one-hand operation mode of Huawei, we can lock screen dial pad and keyboard light button to the left or right to adjust to a single hand can reach common operations position. Optimal design of another screen is the navigation bar function, which is the design of a cost-saving screen space, due to the design of the phone using the built-in button, the button will take up screen space, watch videos, play games, we can downward slide navigation bar hidden keys, so that the screen is more pure. However Tucao we got this project machine, this identification and sensitivity is not very high, still room for improvement in the details.
In addition, Huawei's suspension button is relatively cool, suspension button four shortcut keys including a calculator , video, text messages , memos , click the floating window, we will see several functional windows stacked on the main screen of , while when not suspended button Zeyi semitransparent stays in the sides of the screen, it is very convenient to use. Addition to these characteristics, the the Emotion conventional setting function more perfect, for example, you can adjust the font size, multiple scene modes are very thoughtful design, different habits of different groups of people to find solutions.
Overall, the Android phone hardware increasing homogenization of the status quo, the interface Huawei in addition to the focus of their own cell phone product differentiation to expand beyond the hardware, Emotion UI will not only allow us to see the Huawei intimate details at its interface and plug-in style to meet the domestic habits of the user, but Emotion fluency and some details still need several optimization.
Comprehensive cloud applications
Cloud era, a variety of cloud services, natural and ultimately, Huawei Mate native built a comprehensive Huawei's own cloud services, including support 160G massive cloud storage, mobile positioning , data backup , synchronization personal information remotely read data and delete data Let directly manage mobile data in the cloud can no longer have to worry about the phone is lost after the troubles.
Moreover, Huawei Mate, also uses "the provincial amount accelerate Update technology, this is also the first time in the country, apply the update, simply download the upgrade package, without having to download the full Apk file, save up to 75% of the applications update traffic and download time.
Business Performance
As the flagship model of a cross-border business performance in Huawei Mate also well represented, a variety of practical business application support and a strong satellite signal can fully meet the user a variety of business needs. Huawei Mate Support Office, PDF, WPS, ZIP files and e-mail to let anywhere Pocket Office; business card reading functions comparable to carry massive electronic business card folder, more photo avatar add notes, and never have to worry forget name of embarrassment.
The phone no matter how good letter number is no good, dual-antenna design Huawei Mate, HP + MRC can effectively solve the problem of screen anyway, compared with the same phone signal reception performance boost of about 2.5dB, a year-on-year rate of coverage to enhance 20-30%, and the phone can support five-band UMTS global roaming, traveling abroad, business meetings signal can also be kept clear at any time. In the area of satellite navigation, the Huawei Mate is the first to adopt a dual-satellite navigation, at the same time support the U.S. GPS and Russian Glonass two satellite navigation, faster and more accurate, and there are the offline navigation features and photo navigation feature, users need only Enter the current location, open the camera facing the Crossroads intersection, navigation arrows will appear in the preview tour to more intuitively guidelines to help users easily reach your destination easier.
Multimedia performance
While mobile office, leisure and entertainment features is essential smartphone, Huawei Mate also fully take into account the multimedia needs of the user, there is not a small improvement for both music player video player, the details of the office.
Huawei Mate comes with the player interface beautifully simple synchronization support The Cover lyrics display, but with reference to the iTunes Flow interface, play different songs in different rhythm behind the background light will change color and effect, very cool, and sleep timer function design is also quite intimate. Support the format, flac, ape, mp3, wav, midi lossy and lossless audio format can be smooth playback; sound, Huawei Mate this is also strengthened, comes with Dolby + Surround Sound, open after You can enjoy the shock effect of the surround sound.
In addition to audio and video playback, Huawei Mate glittering lot. First video compatible with Huawei the Hass of this processor embedded in almost all mainstream hardware video codecs, and video interface to the CPU computing unit, guarantee performance without increasing power consumption. The following table compares the Huawei Hass processor, quad-core processors and other mainstream video compatible format, can see Huawei almost do mainstream format fully compatible, and it proved we measured, we copyed phone in mp4, avi, wma, f4v the rmvb format of 1080p video phone can recognize and play normally, very powerful, and in addition to the rmvb file while playing, drag the progress bar will appear slightly Caton other mainstream The video can be achieved relatively perfect sound and picture synchronization effect.
|Processor Model
|Supported formats
|Does not support the format
|Samsung 4412
|rm, rmvb, 3gp, 3g2, avi, mp4, wmv, flv, mkv, mov, asf
|avi: H263 encoding format does not support video playback only sound image;
|Nvidia Tegra3
|3gp, 3g2, avi, mp4, wmv, mkv, mov, asf
|rm, rmvb, flv, f4v
|wmv, asf: supports WMV1 and WMV2 encoding format video
|The Qualcomm APQ8064 four nuclear
|3gp, 3g2, avi, mp4, f4v, mov
|asf, mkv, rm, rmvb, wmv, flv
|3gp, avi, mov format part of the stream does not support
|Hass K3V2
|rm, rmvb, 3gp, 3g2, avi, mp4, wmv, flv, f4v, mkv, mov, asf
The other advantages worth mentioning OTG functionality is supported by the machine, the machine can break through the fuselage storage limit, play external storage of multimedia files, at the same time, Huawei Mate native player interface in addition to the progress and the volume can be adjusted, can also lock automatic screen rotation, and at any time to adjust the brightness, comes with Dolby sound also can be used here, users can mode in accordance with videos and MTV respectively manually switch playback. WiFi Display technology, Huawei Mate phone – TV – displays the wireless connection, the video on the phone can also be shared with other users, and directly connected to the TV can play HD video.
The huge screen is not only thought of the film so cool reading experience the same shock, with intelligent read, Huawei Mate can also bring more interactive smart reading experience and reading at the same time we can not only anywhere words, do Remark using while reading, simple one-button Wikipedia and Google search function, we can easily obtain more knowledge.
Ability to take pictures
Huawei Mate uses a 800-megapixel main camera, and support for 1080p HD video recording specifications in terms of pixels and up to more than ten million, but in shooting quality and camera functionality has improved, the camera uses a back illuminated sensor and support gyroscope brought anti-shake capability, even in low light, can shoot high-quality photos , plus the Huawei brand-new camera algorithm optimization technology, Mate phone can easily shoot high quality photos.
Camera functions, Huawei Mate support panoramic skin, group shot, smiling face, continuous shooting, HDR mode, the camera can also perform a variety of comic deformation, filters and special effects to scenes, greatly enriched the fun when taking pictures. Completed from the focus to the whole process of shooting success very quickly, to meet a variety of difficult capture and burst, but the phone does not support continuous autofocus still somewhat regrettable.
Photo proofs Overall, Huawei Mate better than a lot of the same specifications phone effect a lot of outdoor proofs color reproduction is fairly accurate, distinctive and delicate quality overall layering, there is no obvious local overexposed or color cast phenomenon. Indoor shooting automatic white balance effect Huawei Mate to the color of the object complex light restore capacity performance more general, the scene will have some color cast, and the general performance of the phone to control noise effect.
We also investigated the shooting macro and night camera capabilities of the camera, shooting experience, Huawei Mate focusing speed the accurate focusing effect, click on a certain part of the screen in about 0.5 seconds. The photo shoot can be seen significant background blur, and the subject is very clear. Night shooting, Huawei Mate can be described as people some "slump glasses ", especially when shooting light source object aggregation ability of light is very bad, and noise control force performance in general, and good amount of light into the camera is not too little, basically restore the overall brightness of the environment .
Evaluation Summary
Huawei Mate is a very sincere works some evaluation down Xiaobian personal feeling 6.1 inches large screen brings fun experience aside, Huawei Mate is particularly impressive is equipped with a number of their own core technologies, such as "Magic Touch" function on the screen, manual color temperature adjustment technology, its own high-performance Hass quad-core processors, automatic non-continuous Huawei original QPC (fast amplifier control) technology and ADRX (answer) technology and so on, without exception, we feel the charm of "Made in China". Moreover, the small more commendable is the transformation of the ideas embodied by Huawei on this phone, the increasing homogenization hardware under the status quo, Huawei fight no longer a simple hardware capable of internally and externally, and strive to enhance the hardware technology and competitiveness at the same time, also be able to stop and to enhance the inherent performance of the phone, whether intimate UI interface, very useful for business people dual antenna design, photo navigation, etc., we can deeply feel that.
But at the same time, we should also see Huawei Mate there is much room for improvement as slightly heavy body, UI programming can develop resistance is not strong, camera light control abilities, the machine often appear Caton phenomenon are shows Huawei Mate there are still a lot of room for improvement.


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Accessories & Related Products
KEH Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 Black Digital Camera {14.1 M/P} Description
The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS10 is a strong addition to the LUMIX ZS Series of cameras, which have won praise for their versatile, powerful lenses that offer a wide range of shooting options.
The LUMIX ZS10 continues this tradition with a 24mm ultra wide-angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with impressive 16x optical zoom and full HD 1920 x 1080 video recording capability. The ZS10 features a newly incorporated 3.0-inch Smart Touch Intelligent LCD screen with 460,000-dot resolution and intuitive touch controls that let you shoot, zoom, focus and more without ever taking your eyes off the frame. There's even a built-in GPS system that lets you geo-tag images and easily share them with friends and family
KEH Specifications
- Name: Lumix DMC-ZS10
- Sensor Size/Sensor Type: 14.1 megapixels 1/2.33-inch MOS sensor
- Video Resolution and Frame Rate: 1080 60i
- ISO Sensitivity: 100-6400
- File Formats: JPEG
- Lens: LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR 4.3-68.8mm (24-384mm in 35mm equiv.)(29-464mm in 35mm equiv. in movie recording) F3.3 - 5.9/ Multistage Iris Diagram (F3.3 - 6.3 (W) / F5.9 - 6.3 (T))
- Shutter Speeds: 60-1/14000th sec
- Continuous Shooting (fps): 10-60 depending on quality
- Flash: Built-in Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off 0.6 - 5.0m 15 feet (Wide/ISO Auto), 1.0 - 2.8m 9 feet (Tele/ISO Auto)
- Exposure Modes: Program AE Aperture Priority AE Shutter Priority AE Manual
- Shooting Modes: Portrait,Soft Skin,Transform,Self-Portrait,Scenery,Panorama Assist,Sports,Night Portrait,Night Scenery,Handheld Night Shot,Food,Party,Candle Light,Baby1,Baby2,Pet,Sunset,High sensitivity,Flash Burst,Starry Sky,Fireworks, Aerial, Pinhole, Film Grain, High Dynamic (standard, art, b&w), Photo Frame, Underwater, High Speed Movie
- Self Timer: 2, 10 second delay
- Video File Type: AVCHD Motion JPEG
- Video Clip Length: 40 - 85 minutes
- Eye-Level Viewfinder/Coverage: None
- Display Screen: 3.0 " TFT Screen LCD Display (460K dots), AR CoatField of View : approx. 100% Wide Viewing AngleAUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode
- Memory Card Type: SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery: Rechargeable
- Dimensions: 4.13 x 2.27 x 1.31 inches
- Weight: 7.1oz
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Tim Tebow didn't do anything. Why should he be mocked?
Actually, that's exactly why the New York Jets quarterback is being mocked in a display at a West Nyack, N.Y., Dick's Sporting Goods -- he did nothing, or close to it, all year.
In photos tweeted this week by ESPN's Scott Hochenberg, the store has mannequins wearing the jerseys of various Jets and New York Giants players standing tall and proud -- all except the one wearing Tebow's No. 15.
That poor guy is sitting by himself on a bench.
Tebow was brought in with much hype during last off-season, supposedly to be the backup to starting quarterback Mark Sanchez and to provide a spark in other ways, such as running the team's wildcat package.


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The historical past in the high heel shoes is challenging to plan however they have definitely been used for lots of hundreds of years in a single form or some other. Trends come and go so that as just recently since the latter area of the 20th century the high heel like a style was in a really low ebb. A lot of material influences on our everyday life can be traced to the original Egyptians and that is no exception of these shoes. There is certainly evidence that this judgment sessions in that old time enjoyed the style of jogging on dense wood soles or else exactly high heels. This fashion peeks and wanes during time as well as reached an silly pinnacle amongst the Turkish uppr sessions within the fifteenth century when some girls wore up to thirty inch substantial shoes necessitating the ceaseless attendance of any servant whose process it absolutely was to find out the wearer of the monstrosities did not topple over.
In Chinese suppliers the technique of binding the toes of young children to restrict the expansion in the ft made results that would create your average girls shoes dimensions 5 look absolutely massive. Now that this practice has been deserted, ladies shoes sizing 5 is much more the norm. The same kids then grew up to use an elevated foundation shoes, not considerably off being referred to as high heel shoes. Within the eighteenth and early nineteenth century they were more normally termed as court shoes. Presumably that intended these folks were generally put on only at the courtroom. Today you don't have to watch for an invitation from nobility to step into your high heels. In any event this can be of all types of shoes and boots. Females high heel shoes are exceedingly stylish yet again next slight hiccup from the nineteen eighties and nineties whenever they all but faded. They are no more just utilized on conventional courtroom shoes.
Even that historic however right now modified and totally modern bit of footwear, the block, can be bought with this. The concept of a high heel is up for discussion. Some shoe developers have experimented with before to get a defined size of heel to meet the requirements it as being simply being 'high back heel.' The elevation most agree with is two and a half beneath which it gets a kitten foot. The heel itself is more often than not made out of a plastic-type material derived compound other than in the matter of stiletto pumps in which the excessive narrowness from the shaft needs so that it is created from toughened steel. Females high heel Shoes have pros and some disadvantages. You will find a intimate connotation as well as some erotica linked to the wearing of them. Certainly they provide the impression of your individual having lengthier legs compared to what they do. The leg muscle tissue grows more accentuated as well as the individual is perceived, or else basically, to walk with the better deportment.


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What you will need
- Melt-and-pour soap base
- Fragrance oil
- Dried flower petals
- Knife and spoon
- Microwave-safe ceramic jug
- Vintage jelly moulds or patty pans
Cut the melt-and-pour soap base into small pieces to assist the melting process. Place the pieces in a ceramic jug and microwave for 15 seconds. Stir and repeat until the soap base is completely melted. Take care not to overheat the soap base, as this will cause discolouration.
Add fragrance oil to the melted soap base, following the manufacturer's instructions. Pour the soap base into the moulds, filling them only halfway. Leave to set.
Sprinkle dried flower petals over the soap base and top up the mould with more melted soap base. Sprinkle more dried flower petals on top of the soap, and leave it to set completely.
Once set, place the moulds in the freezer for 20 minutes to make removal of the soap easier.
- Melt-and-pour soap base and fragrance oils are available from soap and candle-making suppliers.


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May 8, 2014 saw the return of gumshoe detective Tex Murphy in an all new adventure. However, there was no break in continuity as the new adventure was directly tied into his last adventure. To those unfamiliar with Tex Murphy adventures, it's noir detective fiction with a healthy dose of cyberpunk, where you must solve the case by following clues and completing logical (and sometimes not so logical) puzzles. You must also select how you wish to interact with characters you meet along the way. These decisions affect not only the final outcome of the game, but also which clues you may receive along the way. These clues can make your job somewhat easier to complete... or not.
What sets Tex Murphy apart from other games, and accounts for some of its high price, is the use of live action cut scenes using real actors and actresses. In fact, if you of an age like me, you will assuredly recognize more than a few faces in this game. The developer used motion capture and state of the art digital insertions to create scenes that are more than realistic enough. I'd actually but the quality on par with the movie Roger Rabbit, though it is certainly no Avatar. The cut scenes are beautifully rendered in full 4k resolution, which was breath-taking on my 30 inch monitor.
One thing I've always enjoyed about games like this is how replaying the game, making different interaction choices as you go, can significantly alter the outcome and your game experience. After playing the demo, I went ahead and purchased the full game for $19.99 from Steam. It took me 16 hours to play through to the end. I was satisfied with the game, and many of the puzzles where gratifying to solve, but I was not at all pleased with where Tex ended up at the end of it all, even though I succeeded with the main mission. I plan on replaying and making some different choices to see if I can get an ending I like better. ;-)
I'll also say 16 hours is good, but I'd have prefered 40 hours on a single play through for the money I spent. And it seemed a little rushed at the end. I suspect this was done on purpose to provide a sense of climatic build up, but I would have liked an opportunity to stop the cut scenes and do a bit more exploring. Granted, that's not how these sorts of games work, but getting used to having that freedom at the beginning of the came spoiled me. No amount of beautifully done cut scenes can give that sense of being in charge of your own destiny like actually being able to make a choice - even during the climax. Still, it was loads of fun and that's what really matters.
This game was a kickstarter campaign. The creator of Tex Murphy, Chris Jones who plays Tex Murphy in the game, had no intentions of making another episode until a devoted fan base eventually talked him into the kick starter. That campaign raised $600,000 and made the reboot possible. I'm hoping the Tesla Effect earns enough money so a longer sequel may happen. I'd certainly be interested in playing more Tex Murphy, providing the price to time ratio is right.
And so you can see what the game is like yourself, here's the first part of the demo. It's got some spoilers in it, but just a couple. There are plenty of things left to figure out in just the demo, let alone the full game should you choose to acquire it.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d9V6gAxo3Y?rel=0&w=1400&h=875]


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Bombay Chowparty - The Blog
Since forever, the one thing I remember being passionate about, driven by and good at, is food. So I eat, cook, visit, read everything food (that I can get to). Interests range from staple to adventurous, savoury to sweet, classics to sassy remakes. Supermarkets and food stores have always been my destinations of choice, I decide where to travel based on what food's on offer, fantasize about the next dish I will cook, hate repeating dishes too often, get bored with the same cuisine and am partial to foods I have never eaten before or have a wicked twist. I believe that Walnut Chocolate Brownies get more exciting as they explode in salted buttery caramel, Dark Chocolate Truffle gets sexed up with lemon and coconut and crisp fried whitebait (fish) which is a staple Spanish tapas dish gets even more fun with a coating of lemony-chili-garlic caramel.
Bombay Chowparty, the blog, started out as a space to share my experiments, thoughts, recipes and encounters with foods. The blog, and I, are based out of Mumbai and I mostly cook with ingredients sourced locally so everything I cook, you can too.
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Where Does Jack Wilshere Rank Among the World's Best Young Players?February 18, 2013
It's called the "English Disease" as first the national press and then the public build someone of promise up to absurd heights, before gleefully knocking them back down to size once unrealistic expectations have not been met.
However, could Arsenal and England midfield player Jack Wilshere prove to be the exception to this norm and if so, where exactly does the 21-year-old rate among Planet Football's most gifted young performers?
Well, if his most recent display on the international stage is anything to go by, an eye-catching man-of-the-match showing in England's 2-1 victory over Brazil at Wembley earlier this month, right at the very top one would have to say.
Coming face to face with luminaries such as Oscar, Ramires, Lucas Moura, Paulinho, Neymar and Ronaldinho, the player making his first international start for almost two years stole the show, in the process giving rise to a barrage of post-match hyperbole from managers, fellow players and England supporters alike.
"If he can keep up that level of performance he will soon justify all the expectations and hopes because he was very, very good," said Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson of Wilshere's near-perfect performance. (Via Sky Sports)
Meanwhile, fellow England midfield player Frank Lampard went one step further by suggesting that his compatriot has all the potential to go to become one of the world's very best players in his position:
"I think [Wilshere is] a fantastic player, I've been saying that since he first broke through.
"His quality on the ball, his technical ability, his speed at getting away from people—I think he's going to be a massive player for England and in the world." (Via Goal.com)
High praise indeed from a player who knows a thing or two about what it takes to make it as a central midfield player at the very top level, but apart from that one-off showing in the international arena against the five-time world champions, what else has the stocky ball player done to justify all this hype?
Well, right from the very off there appeared to be something special, something different about Wilshere. Domestically, he became Arsenal's youngest ever league debutant aged just 16 years and 329 days when he came on as a substitute at Blackburn Rovers in Sept 2008, breaking the club's previous record held by a certain Cesc Fabregas. Two months later he joined a select band of only four other players to have appeared in the Champions League at the age of 16.
Inevitably, it was not long before Wilshere received his first international call-up, making his England debut as a substitute against Hungary in August 2010 and so becoming the 10th-youngest player to have appeared for his country in the process.
Recognition from his fellow professionals soon followed as "Jack the Lad" was voted the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Young Player of the Year for 2010/11 on the back of what had been an outstanding season for the Gunners, including a scintillating display against soon-to-be-crowned Champions League winners Barcelona at the Emirates that made the rest of the Continent sit up and take notice of this prodigy for the very first time.
And, to emphasise just how influential Wilshere has already become to Arsenal, despite his tender years, one need only look at the immediate impact he has had on Arsene Wenger's team since returning from 14 months out injured last October.
Almost immediately, the youngster who took the departing Robin van Persie's No. 10 shirt this season has become the North London team's most important, creative and valuable performer, bar none, a fact made abundantly clear by Wenger's continued selection of Wilshere in spite of his previous protestations that he would ration his appearances after his comeback to avoid burnout and further injury problems.
Clearly no one would dispute Wilshere's status not only as Arsenal's best young player, but also their best player full stop on current form, but where does he stand in the world's pecking order when it comes to other wunderkinds?
"He is already one, but he can become one of the best in the world, yes," was the recent verdict of perhaps the man best placed to make such a judgement, his club manager Wenger. (Via the Independent)
So, the best player at his club, most definitely. How about one of the best young performers for his national team then? Well, let's leave that one up to a manager who has coached some of the most outstanding young footballers on the planet, Fabio Capello.
"He will be England captain one day. For personality and confidence on the pitch, he is the best young midfielder I have seen for his age, not only in England but Europe and the world," was the view of the then England boss back in March 2011. (Via the Daily Mail)
OK, so how does he compare to other young players in his position in the Premier League then? That can be fielded by the man many recognise as being the standout midfield player in the English top flight for the past decade, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
"He can tick almost every box, and he's going to get better and better. He'll get better than he is now which is a scary thought," Gerrard said of Wilshere earlier this month.
"Jack has got a bit of everything. He can tackle, get up and down the pitch, create a goal, score a goal, he can pass.
"I think he's got the potential to become one of the best in the world," concluded Gerrard. (Via the BBC)
So, that answers that one then, which just leaves the rest of Planet Football's young players with which to compare him to. Technicians such as the Brazilian trio of Neymar (21), Oscar (21) and Lucas Moura (20), or Borussia Dortmund's Germany international Mario Gotze (20) and Chelsea's Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard, a year older at 22.
When placed alongside such a stellar cast list, Wilshere's star is not so bright domestically or internationally. When you compare his stats with those players the Arsenal playmaker pales in comparison, having scored only five goals and made just 14 assists in his 86 appearances for the Gunners to date.
And the same could be said if one were to look at how developed the two current best players in the world were at aged 21. Cristiano Ronaldo had scored more than 50 goals for Manchester United at the same age, while inspiring his team to their first Premier League title in four years and Lionel Messi was already the best player in the world.
Perhaps the best comparison is with the player Wilshere most resembles in terms of his on-field demeanour and style, former England international Paul Gascoigne. At 21, "Gazza" was already a Newcastle United regular and like the Arsenal man had been voted the PFA Young Player of the Year, although unlike Wilshere the Geordie playmaker had not played at the highest level in Europe nor had he made his England debut.
One part of their game that Wilshere and Gascoigne do share, however, is their propensity to get injured, with the former having already missed large chunks of his fledging career with a serious ankle problem and when we do eventually sit down and make a definitive judgement on Wilshere's time in the game, one can only hope that the phrase "injury prone" does not feature prominently in discussions and affect his obvious potential as a world-class midfield player.
So, where does Wilshere rank then among the world's best young players? Firstly, what's not in doubt is the 21-year-old's undoubted technique and skill, which was there in abundance for the whole world to see against the Samba Boys under the bright lights of Wembley earlier this month.
His manager at Arsenal most certainly agrees: "He has a Spanish technique certainly, yes." In this day and age, this is a compliment of the very highest order. (Via ESPN)
However, that Brazil friendly was only one game, as was his breathtaking performance against Barca two years ago and as scientists would be quick to point out, those are very small sample sizes indeed. Certainly too small to be placing Wilshere just yet alongside current world superstars such as Neymar, Hazard or Goetze.
So let's just hold on to our collective hats for now and simply enjoy and treasure "Jack the Lad" for what he is, an extremely talented and gifted young midfield ball player with the world at his feet and the potential to go on to even greater things, with the emphasis being placed firmly on the word "potential."
And please let's try not to infect him with that English Disease…


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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Fences and river rock... aka... vacation
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This blog is primarily our journey through remodeling our home but also has side projects like the remodel of our 1959 travel trailer. I hope you enjoy watching the progress. Thanks