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Please explain what happens when you drop one onto a concrete floor.
Let's be honest here, what really makes the the iPhone 4 stand out is its new 'Retina Display'. Yes, Apple has crammed in some other new features too - gyroscopes, extra microphones, video calling, better Wi-Fi, multi-tasking and yet more megapixels for the camera - but these alone don't raise the iPhone 4 above the shoulders …
Well, I dropped my T-Mobile pulse onto concrete, back and baterry flew off leaving main bit of phone face down on paving slap ... fearing the worst picked it up - no crack to screen, put battery back in and clipped back on, turned on and it was all working perfectly!
So, another example of how Android is superior to other phones!
(Ok, I'll admit that if you dropped an iPhone then its unlikely that the battery will fall out!)
Have really gone down hill lately. Time was you could chuck your nokia around and it'd survive no worries.
I remember back in the day dropping my 3210 in a river, could see the screen lit up and working at the bottom with full signal. Fished it out, dried it - worked first time.
This is the sort of thing I expect to see in a phone test.
Got run over by a car. Ok, it was my car I admit, and I felt a bit of an arse for doing it. The screen cracked but was still readable, and the phone worked fine for the 2 weeks it took me to get around to going into the shop and replacing it under the insurance.
My Blackberries on the other hand have never lasted more than 3 months.
I've dropped various iPhones on tarmac, concrete and other hard surfaces and the tend to just bounce of the corner, leaving a scratch or a dent as I don't bother with phone condoms.
One day I dropped an iPhone 3G on the shiny hard tiled floor of my local train station and the screen shattered into a billion cracks with a few shards hanging off it. As I don't bother with insurance or extended warranties I rang my nearest Apple Store and booked an appointment with a "Mac Genus". When I got there he asked "What can I do for you today" and I produced the shattered phone, he checked my details and said "Would you like a free replacement?".
So I got a replacement of a 20-month old iPhone 3G that was battered and scratched with a brand new boxed one ... for free. Nothing. Nadda to pay. Cheers Apple!
(My friend did a similar thing and ended up paying £140 for a new screen, perhaps his smile isn't as nice as mine?)
I experience zero signal degradation when i deliberately cover up the bottom left of mine. Nor do I experience any issues with the proximity sensor - works fine. Plus you don't have to use ANY airtime minutes to use Facetime - you don't need to ring, you can just press the Facetime button on the contact.
Other than that a surprisingly fair-sh review, especially considering the Reg's fondness for 'iPhone 4 ate my hamster' Sun-style 'journalism'.
What Anandtech doesn't do is go on to explain that everyone's hand has different resistance and impedance. It is largely a function of how much of a sweaty fat fuck you are. For some people you can only get 24dB lost gain on the antenna by cupping tightly. For some people, just gently holding a finger over the antenna join will kill more than 24dB. Therefore some people will have the problem more often than others.
Next, and this is a key point from Anandtech. If you have a very strong signal in your area, and you have reasonably average hands, you may not notice any problem when you cup the phone. If you start with say 3 or 4 bars though, you could kill all the signal. So you, I'm already jack comment is really rather pointless. I suggest you go and buy yourself some clue - if you can afford it after blowing all your cash on Apple products.
My Iphone 4 experienced no signal degradation despite my entire hand covering the bottom of the antenna. While this is not a scientific experiment, I can say that my Iphone 4 works just fine out of the box. Since my company gave me the phone and the data plan for free (as long as I work for them) I can say I am very pleased with my Iphone.
Stop sharing your experiences with the antenna. It's an absolutely proven hardware issue, it may NOT result in bars dropping, but there is a significant drop in signal quality behind the scenes. You can read more about it if you actually paid a little attention.
Head over to Anandtech.com for some pretty thorough information
"Head over to Anandtech.com for some pretty thorough information" why dont u head over there your self. From the Anandtech site "Cupping tightly - This is the absolute worst case and involves squeezing the phone very tightly, like people are doing online in videos demonstrating all the bars going away. I squeeze the phone hard and make sure my palms are sweaty as well. You'd never hold the phone this way because it's physically painful." Do u understand now ? You have to actually be TRYING to loose all bars. Not something u would ever do while making a phone call.
@Mr Burns and AC (assuming Smithers)
No fixin' required, just needs a s/w update apparently.
It does amaze me the amount of negative press Apple gets her at El Reg, or even the amount of vitriol spewed by people who have no clue in the comments, but at least one of you had the balls to sign their name against it.
It's a bloody good phone, but if it didn't exist, then I doubt the current crop of phones would be anywhere near the current state of technology.
Android wouldn't be a competitor, WebOS might actually have saved palm, and Windows 7 would be out in 2011 (oh wait, the last is probably still true)
It's nice to see a fair review of the iPhone 4 instead of the usual "ZOMG teh phonez doesnt wurkz when you hold teh bottum left". I can re-create the problem on my phone, but in general use I never hold it in the way that interferes with the antenna. That's not a conscious choice, it's just the way I naturally want to hold it.
I've had mine since launch now and I've been generally quite pleased, and the speed boost over my old 3G is brilliant. It used to take over a minute to load a web page on the 3G, the iPhone 4 does it in seconds. The camera also is really excellent compared to what was on the 3G. All in all though, it's actually more of the same, which is fine, but it's not as revolutionary as the 3G was for me after years of Windows Mobile.
I agree with the reviewer about the lack of need for multi-tasking most of the time. After Windows Mobile's way of handling things, I thought the elegance of only allowing one app to run at a time was a smart solution to limited resources, a small screen, ease of use and ensuring the running app is able to use the full power of the system.
As to whether it's a better choice than an Android device, I'm not sure. I've got quite a large array of games and apps on my iPhone now and I generally think iOS is a nicer interface to use. I am however very jealous that Android has Flash, as that's probably my biggest bug-bear with the new iPhone. I'd have preferred a 64GB model too as I've already filled the 32GB... If Android starts to get more games and the platform fragmentation problems are sorted out, my next phone might not be from Apple...
Thanks, Mr. Smith, for your fair review. However, I find one thing confusing: You spend six and a half pages of an eight page review extolling the virtues of the iPhone 4, explaining how each of the new features are so well implemented and some an improvement over the previous generation; yet at the end, your verdict throws all that away and seems to focus on all the flaws.
I'm not suggesting that it has no flaws, only that if these flaws are such a deal breaker, why not spend some effort in explaining them in a bit more depth, at least in balance and contrast to the rest of the article.
I'm curious to know, if the new features work so well, and the core functionality is much improved, and if you claim that you haven't experienced call-dropping issues yourself (as also others); why would the vociferous but anecdotal claims of some change the value of the device?
Thank you much for your review,
Why does my Nokia 2630's signal drop like a rock the moment anyone picks it up, thus dropping the incoming call? (Yes, I do live in an area with a terrible signal. So are most of those iPhone 4 complainants.)
Why does my mother's old Samsung phone have the same problem?
Why do my brother's LG and my sister-in-law's Alcatel mobile *also* have similar issues?
Granted, this isn't a formal piece of research, but it's still big improvement on just one isolated piece of anecdotal evidence.
Incidentally, none of these phones are less than 2 years old. If other companies are allowed to get away with this "issue", what's the big deal?
ALL phones suffer signal degradation if you're cupping them in your hand. Humans aren't 100% transparent to electromagnetic frequencies. MRIs and even X-rays would be pretty bloody useless if electromagnetic waves just passed right through you without taking the blindest bit of notice.
The iPhone 4 has shifted *over a million units* since its launch, yet the media is, at best, reporting only a few *hundred* cases. This suggests it's *not* quite as mammoth, embarrassing, show-stopper problem as the rabid, frothing mediatards are making it out to be.
And it sure as hell isn't a problem unique to the iPhone.
(The proximity sensor? I'd put my money on it being caused by dud parts. QA processes are good, but nobody's is perfect.)
And no, I don't own an iPhone. Never have, either.
So, the review is pretty reasonable. I have seen the signal issues, the yellow blotch and the sensor issue over the 2 iphone4's in my house. I now have a case and so the signal issue seems to be almost non existant now - but I always had a case on my 3GS too so it's not a big change for me. The Yellow blobs went away when I got the phone replaced in an Apple store. I tries using it for many hours over 4 days and that made no difference so replacement was my option. Sensor issues... well they can probably be fixed in software and only cause a problem for me under lower ambient light conditions.
Multi-tasking hmm.. now if it really was multi-tasking and if you had the option of putting a task into the background to gobble up your memory like in teh Jailbreak then that would be fair enough, but you don't have the option and it's not 'really' multitasking. Also, just because your task bar shows 30 apps, they are not all running - try something like Sysmon then you can see which apps apple decided should still be running using up vital resources. Anybody else notice that the unlock slider becomes lethargic when you have lots of background tasks ? I see this both on my iPhone4 and an old 3GS (worse).
So the big question.. is it worth it...
If you have a 3GS then no it's not worth 'buying' one, though it is probably worth upgrading if your contract remaining permits I really don't see that many differences that justify the cost of buying one Sim free.
If you don't have an iPhone at all, then it's a lot of money but it's also a lot of phone.
"I have to say, for a phone, the 3GS' display was perfectly adequate. While a higher resolution might be great when you're sitting down to watch a movie on TV, when you're just casting a glance at the Weather app, a lower resolution isn't an impediment."
Try using iSSH. It's the kind of app that requires very small text to make it useful, and it was almost illegible on the 3G. The iPhone 4 makes this app usable.
"The iPhone 4 is narrower than the 3G and closer in dimensions to the original iPhone. That makes it more comfortable to hold."
On the contrary, I think the rounded backs of the 3G and 3GS make the older models much more comfortable to hold than the iPhone 4.
Apparently the next generation of iPhone is called the Apple OneCell. Apple commented on the proposed name stating:
"We flatly reject any claims that the new OneCell name is any way reflects the number of un-banned applications, or the fact that users are in any way locked-in, and that OneCell in no way refers to either the battery life or average intelligence of Apple users."
Fair review? Not really, Tony has been an apple advocate for eons and based on that alone I feel it is a heavily biased review (put in the politest way).
Glad to see he managed to pull up some criticism at the end though – although naturally, he didn't experience any of these problems himself.
Tony, I know from your previous articles that you are an Apple fan and that's fair enough. But I wonder about your last comment that "the 4GS ... really will blow your socks off".
What do you base this on, given that 1) the 4G most certainly *hasn't* blown our socks off and 2)the 3GS was a minor upgrade to the 3G which also didn't blow anyone's socks off?
...would you claim that someone who advocates Linux and open source programs couldn't be trusted to write an unbiased review of an Android phone, say?
In fact, to carry your argument to its logical end, no one who uses ANYTHING can be trusted to review anything; no driver should be allowed to review automobiles, since s/he already has preconceptions about how they "should" look and work and, likely, preferences for the make of car that they own...
Or, you can do what most rational people do and read a NUMBER of reviews from different sources to look for the common points, or even --quelle idee! -- try the item out and see if it works for you, rather than whinging about a reviewer's possible biases over a product that you (I''m guessing, here) have some aversion to.
Not sure how you can claim the issues don't affect you and then score the phone lower because of them. You are perpetuating the hype by doing this.
In the real world, the antenna issue doesn't stop the phone working as intended. My review explains this more clearly: http://www.dreamgreenhouse.com/reviews/iphone4/index.php
So you haven't been able to find any reception issues on the review unit. From what I understand you also found no issues with the proximity sensor. Yet both of these bring the rating down to 75%, meaning I should get a Samsung Wave instead, because that's better according to your reviews. No, that's not what you meant? I think I don't quite get it...
Why, oh why, oh why, whenever people talk about iphone multi-tasking, do they compare it to that of Android? Despite some minor flaws, webOS clearly sets the bar for multi-tasking by which all other phones should be judged. When anyone says they "don't really need multi-tasking" they more as likely haven't ever used a good implementation of it a la webOS. That's that off my chest!
I had this a long time ago when I went from a quite low res-Palm device (160x160px) to a newer one (320x320px) and didn't get any more on screen. Text was the same size, icons were the same size. Clearer, yes, but no more on screen.
I am one of those people that like a lot of small text on screen and seeing that Apple have decreed that all apps are to fit the old low-res screen seems to be a bit of a waste of opportunity. I only hope that they allow app developers to include a selection of high and low res displays or something.


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Man, Brandi Glanville, we were so close to closing the book on your feud with LeAnn Rimes, and being on your side once and for all. I mean, after those comments she made, referring to your kids as "her boys" -- rude. We were card-carrying members of Team Brandi. But then you just couldn't let the issue die. After you said your piece about how what LeAnn did was uncalled for, you went and took things a step further, not only calling her a sociopath, but talking about how Eddie is going to eventually leave her. Here's what happened ...
In the midst of this whole "my boys" kerfuffle, LeAnn posted a video of one of Brandi's kids riding a bike (without a helmet, I might add -- not cool). Brandi, understandably, responded: "I'm trying not to tweet about something I just saw.... Breathe. I'm taking a moment from twitter to breathe and punch some pillow." Okay, fine. But then she went a step further and said: "A lot more has happened than just this video. She constantly uses my kids as weapons and puts them in danger. She needs major help -- no way Eddie puts up with this for too much longer."
Hmmm ...
Now, I don't doubt Brandi when she says that there's more than just that video. I'm sure there is, and I know it would piss me off to no extent if someone were ever using my children as "weapons". But stick to the issue. Essentially saying that Eddie is going to leave her is -- I don't want to say "out of line", because LeAnn did steal Eddie from Brandi, but -- not on topic.
If Brandi wants to be pissed about what happened with LeAnn and Eddie, she has every right. And if she wants to air her annoyances, by all means. But saying what she said just makes her look bad. Even if she is in the right.
Who do you think is wrong here?
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As the third ship in the Navy's littoral class left a Wisconsin shipyard this week, the inaugural step toward its eventual home in San Diego, the Navy billed it as an "exponential" improvement over the controversial first vessel in the line.
Slated to be called the Fort Worth, the ship heads to Galveston, Texas, for commissioning in September. It is scheduled to arrive in San Diego in early winter.
The Fort Worth is the follow up to the Freedom, a monohull ship that the Navy designed to operate in shallow waters and to be able to swap out mission "packages" that allow it to fight submarines, mines or other surface ships.
But the Freedom, and the littoral combat ship line in general, have been plagued with problems, including early cost overruns and performance and maintenance issues. A July report in Defense News quoted classified and unclassified reports revealing that the swapping out of mission units required weeks of planning — the opposite of the versatile craft the Navy has advertised.
Vice Adm. Thomas Copeman, commander of the Naval Surface Forces in San Diego, answered some of the criticism Tuesday in a conference call with reporters.
He said the future Fort Worth is "is a much improved product over LCS 1, as you would expect. The learning curve is almost exponential."
As evidence, he revealed that the Freedom received more than 50 "starred cards," which mean severe deficiencies when a ship goes through its acceptance trials. The Fort Worth received about 10, he said.
"The first two ships of the class were research and development ships, and they spent most of their first two years here doing extensive testing, both on the sea frame and the mission packages," Copeman said, referring to the Freedom and its sister ship, the Independence, an aluminum trimaran.
"We've learned an awful lot from these first two ships. There are a number of design changes in LCS 3 and follow-ons that have taken the lessons learned."
Some of those changes, in the Fort Worth, are a redesigned launch and recovery system for small boats and a new paint system in the ship's interior mission bay, which may improve corrosion and maintenance. Copeman also said designers reduced the ship's weight and lengthened the hull to allow it to go higher speeds without more power.
He also addressed the swap-out time, saying that it's something the Navy is working on.
At issue is a requirement to be able to shift mission packages in 96 hours. If the packages and crew are at a port, they have been able to hit the deadline in recent trials, Copeman said.
"If we don't have the package at the port, it takes longer than 96 hours," he said. "We think we can meet the time requirement if the port is adequate to support what we need."
The Navy has said it intends to buy 55 littoral ships, making the class a hefty part of the U.S. fleet. Copeman said that by the end of 2016, the Navy will have 24 littoral vessels delivered or under contract at a shipyard. At least 16 of those will call San Diego home.
He shot down recent Internet reports that the Navy is considering stopping at 24 ships. "I haven't had any discussions with anybody on that," he said.
The Freedom is scheduled to deploy to Singapore for eight months in early 2013. Copeman said the littoral class is "ideal" for coastal waters that will be important to the Pentagon's new Pacific and Middle East focus: The Strait of Hormuz off Iran and the South China Sea.


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A family operation through and through, this Willamette Valley vineyard has been run by the Casteel -- Dudley -- Webb family conglomerate since 1977. It's a testament to the possibilities of cooperation that 11, yes 11, family members are currently co-owners of the vineyard. There is also a profound respect for the environment here. Ted Casteel, one of the vineyard's founders, also co-founded the Low Input Viticulture and Enology certification program for sustainable viticulture. Did we mention they also make great wine?
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Paul Karmiryan thinks he can dance — and, so far, the judges of the show "So You Think You Can Dance" think so as well. The 21-year-old Glendale resident is among the Top 20 dancers chosen to move on to the final round of the hit FOX TV dance show. He will compete against other dancers from throughout the U.S. who are vying to earn the title America's Favorite Dancers.
"I'm kind of in shock. It's kind of unreal," Karmiryan said this week about making it to the Top 20. "I'm very happy to be where I am right now."
Judges from the show, now in its 10th season, travel around the country to local competitions and choose dancers to compete in Las Vegas, where they work with choreographers. Twenty dancers are then chosen to take part in the live show competitions taking place this summer. Eliminations of couples take place each week until the final winning couple is chosen.
Karmiryan may have a leg up on the competition — he won the Armenian version of "So You Think You Can Dance" two years ago. It was during his first visit to his family's home country that his friends and family pushed Karmiryan, who had only been dancing Latin Ballroom for three years, to audition for the show.
"Things progressed, and I stayed for six months," he said.
Karmiryan said the experience of being on the show was quite different from the U.S. version, mainly because Armenia is quite a bit smaller than the U.S. But the experience, he said, "taught me a lot as a person … and it helped me become a better dancer."
Karmiryan moved to Glendale from Armenia with his family when he was 6 years old. The only dance experience he had prior to ballroom was traditional Armenian dancing. "Nothing serious," he said.
He started learning Latin ballroom at the age of 17, which puts him at a great disadvantage in the competition as he is going up against much more experienced dancers. However, he is determined to do his best.
"I set my mind to it," he said. "I knew I was going up against people who have been dancing their whole lives. I really knew how much [hard work] I had to put in."
He trains every day. "It's insane," Karmiryan said. "[I train] literally from morning to night."
In addition to taking classes in all genres, Karmiryan competes regularly and credits much of his success to his dance coach Grigori Sedrakyan, who is also from Armenia and owns the Matador Dance Studio in Glendale.
"He has helped me so much with everything," Karmiryan said. "As much work as I put into [dance] myself, I couldn't do anything without him."
Sedrakyan, who started late in dancing as well, at age 13, holds Armenian, U.S. and World Champion Dance titles. Now retired from competition and with additional dance studios in Armenia, Beirut and Belgrade, he said he enjoys seeing students such as Karmiryan follow in his footsteps.
"After you stop dancing, you want someone to continue [with your work]," Sedrakyan said. "Right now I am getting that from my students, and he's one of the top ones. I am enjoying dancing through him."
Karmiryan's family is also supportive of his dance aspirations.
"My family is so proud of me," he said. "My mom is so excited. She's ecstatic. It feels so good to make my parents proud. They've supported me so much. I'm really lucky to have amazing parents."
As to what will take place this summer during the final rounds of "So You Think You Can Dance," Karmiryan said he's "definitely nervous. I don't know what I am going to get. If it's my genre it will be a lot easier."
Each week he will dance with a different partner and the dance genre will be randomly "picked out of a hat." He will have one week to prepare to perform. When it comes down to the final couples and weeks, the dancers will also perform solos.
"There's a lot of factors that come into play that make it exciting, but nerve-racking," Karmiryan said. "Will America like you? Will you perform well? Will the judges like me?"
Whatever the outcome, Karmiryan hopes to keep dancing and maybe someday earn a world dance title.
"There are so many goals I have," Karmiryan said of his dancing. "This show will help."
"So You Think You Can Dance" airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Channel 11.
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ARCHOS 70 internet tablet
|Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery. Connect the supplied power charger/adapter. Attention: Use ONLY the supplied ARCHOS charger/adapter on your device. The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging. The battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen will animate a green "filling" action and the power/charge indicator light will remain solid. Once the device is completely charged, the indicator light will start blinking. When not plugged into a power adapter, the icon will display the percentage of battery power available.
|When you do not need the WiFi or
Bluetooth® connections, remember to
deactivate them in order to save battery power.
The Power control widget
found on the far left home screen allows you to turn the WiFi on and
off (WiFi, Bluetooth®*, Tethering,
Sync, Brightness) as needed. To configure
a WiFi connection, you need to be in a WiFi zone that will allow you to
connect to it. Every time the ARCHOS is in range of a network that you
already configured once, it will attempt to make a connection (so long
as the WiFi setting is enabled).
|Use the settings to modify your ARCHOS to function for your particular needs. You can scroll the screen up and down to reveal settings that you don't initially see. When it is possible, you can use the Menu icon to access more options within one of the settings.
|Bookmarks: You can also just tap on the bookmark icon on the top right of each page. Here you can see your list of bookmarks. Just tap on one of them to open it in the current window. Holding down on a bookmark will give you access to several options (you will be able to edit it, rename it, delete it, etc.). To add a new bookmark, tap on the top left box that shows * Add. The two other tabs allow you to access your Most visited sites and your History. In the History tab, the Menu icon allows you to clear the history.
on this icon (WiFi Internet connection needed) to go to the online
AppsLib (Applications Library) store. This online library of free and
purchasable applications has hundreds of fun games and useful
applications to download and use.
Select one of the categories and then browse through the various applications to find the one you want and then tap on the Install button which will download it to your device. You can then just tap on Open to run the program. These applications have been created by the Android™ software developers' community and made available on an "as is" basis.
on this icon (found in the applications tab) and you'll see a list of
all the applications that have
been installed on your device. Scroll down to the application that you
want to delete and then tap on it. The application will be permanently
deleted. You can of course redownload free applications from the
AppsLib store again.
|The Video browser allows you to navigate through and play the video files stored in the ARCHOS internal memory or an SD card (for devices that have an SD card slot) or even files stored on other computers on your local network (see the chapter Playing your PC's shared media). The initial choice allows you to choose between the interally stored video and video on a network. When you choose Video Folder for example, you will see the list of videos just in the folder named video. If you choose All videos, you'll see a list of all the videos it has found on your device. Each line contains a thumbnail from the video, the total play time, a Resume icon if it was last stopped before it was completely viewed, a Bookmark icon if you set a bookmark in the video at specific point, and the reveal icon in order to select Resume or Bookmark. Tap on a video to play it from the beginning. Press and hold down on the item to get more options.
Technical Specifications
MPEG-4 HD (up to 720p, 30 fps@6Mbps)
MPEG-4 (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution, 30 fps@8Mbps
H.264 HD (firstname.lastname@example.com up to 720p, 30 fps@5Mbps)
WMV9/VC1 (AP up to 720p 30 fps@10Mbps)
MJPG (Motion JPEG) in VGA resolution
With the above codecs, the device can play video files with the following extensions: AVI, MP4, MOV, 3GP, MPG, MKV, FLV, RM, RMVB, ASF, WMV.
With the optional Cinema plug-in: MPEG2 (up to DVD resolution MP/D1, 30 fps@10 Mbps). Plays VOB, TS, PS.
Video subtitle support
SRT, SSA, SMI, SUB text subtitles, MKV embedded subtitles (TXT, SSA), VOB embedded subtitles
display the menu overlay, tap once anywhere on the screen. You can use
this to pause/resume the video or to move to a specific part of the
video. To
make it disappear, tap again. To display the available menu items
including alternate languages*, subtitles*, bookmarks, and settings,
tap on the menu icon .
To exit the video player at any time, tap on the back icon
to go back to the video list, or tap on the home icon
to go to the home screen.
* Only if multiple audio tracks or subtitles are included inside or alongside the video file.
| 1.
Connect the ARCHOS to
your WiFi network (see Making
a WiFi
2. Connect your PC to the same WiFi network and start Windows Media® Player, version 11 or higher.
3. Click on the Library tab, and select Media sharing...
4. Check the box Share my media to, and click on OK. The ARCHOS icon should appear in the window, with a warning symbol next to it*.
* ATTENTION: the first time you set your sharing options, it might take a couple of minutes for your PC to display the ARCHOS icon.
5. Select the ARCHOS icon and click on the Allow button.
6. To modify your sharing settings, click on Settings. You can, for example, enter a name for your shared media files. You will then see this name on your ARCHOS. Click on OK to save the modifications.
7. Click on OK to close the Media Sharing window.
8. You can now close Windows Media® Player, and start viewing your PC's shared media files directly on your ARCHOS (see next section).
you see the music library screen with the cover-roll album art display
on the left. Scroll the albums vertically to see all the albums
stored on your device or scroll it horizontally to see your Favorites, Recently added, Recently played,
or All albums.
If your music files do not include cover art, then a standard cover
icon will appear.
You can browse through your music by album, artist, or song name, via your created play lists, your favorites, or as files and folders in the storage* system. If some of your music files do not contain information tags, they will be classified as (Unknown) in the Music Library. If not already present, the music player widget can be placed on one of the five home screens to give you quick access to your recently added and recently played music.
* In addition to the internally stored music, you will see the option External in Storage. This allows you to play music from media servers or from a file server over your WiFi network.
playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will
automatically play one after the other (in order or randomly). You can
play, create and edit as many playlists as you
want. To create or add to a playlist, find a song or an
album in the
music browser and hold your finger down on it to bring up the list of
options. Select Add
to playlist, and then you have the option of putting it into an
already established playlist or creating a new play list.
When you delete a playlist (hold your finger down on the name of playlist then select delete), you are only deleting the list and not the music itself.
|The "Favorites" is where you keep the music you play the most often. To add a title, an album, or an artist to your favorites list, just hold down on the item and a few options will appear. Choose Add to favorites. The item will be marked with a star icon . To access your favorites list at any time, go to the cover-roll browsing screen and flick the albums left/right until you see the music called Favorites. To remove an item from your favorites list, roll it into view and then hold your finger down on it and choose Remove from favorites.
music playback screen includes the standard playback controls.
You can tap on the progression bar to
go directly to a different
location in the song. The previous and next buttons can be tapped once
to jump to the
beginning of the current song or jump to the next song, or held down to
reverse or advance rapidly through the current song. The icons to the
right of the album cover do the following:
- Switch to the music selection screen
- View the current play list*
- Choose between repeating all songs in the current list, just one, and not repeating.
Using the menu , you can choose additional items such as the Audio Settings (shown to the right) or Party Shuffle. Selecting the party shuffle will create a playlist of several songs from the entire music library. The idea is that while the list is playing, you can add more songs (find the desired song, long hold on the item, and then select Add to playlist > Current playlist) and it will add it to the end of the current party shuffle. Or, if you do nothing, the player will just add songs as needed to keep the party going.
* In the list, it is possible to change the position of the upcoming songs by holding down on the icon on the left of the song and dragging it to the desired position.
|The gallery organizes your photos for you by the folders you have put them into and by the date the photos were taken. This includes both the photos and videos you have taken with the built-in camera or photos you have copied onto the ARCHOS. The initial gallery view shows all the albums (folders) that contain photos. Flick the albums to the left or right to find the one to view, and then tap on it to see a photo wall of its contents. If not already present, the photo widget can be placed on one of the five home screens to give you quick access to your recently added, recently played, and favorite photos.
|You can flick the photo wall to
the right or left to see a thumbnail of all the photos.
1. The name of the folder you are currently looking at.
2. Tap to view the album as a photo wall (shown) or as small stacks of photos (below) grouped by date.
3. Drag the date slider to go through the entire photo wall by date.
4. The date of the photos is displayed as you drag the slider.
5. Example of new pictures created with the cropping feature.
| The
included fring™ application allows
you to make video conference calls. It has a clean, attractive and
uncomplicated user interface that allows you to video conference with
other fring™ users as well as with those using Google Talk™, MSN Live,
Yahoo® messenger, AIM™ and others (you will need to have one such
account yourself as well).
|The file browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file system of your ARCHOS' internal memory. In the Home screen, tap on the applications tab, and tap on Files to enter the file browser. Tap on a folder to open it. Use the back icon to go back up one level in the file hierarchy. By holding your finger down on a file or a folder, you can cut, copy, delete, rename, or get details about that specific file or folder. To paste a copied or cut file or folder, use the menu icon . For folders with many files, you can "flick" the list and it will scroll up or down quickly.
The Email and Contacts applications work hand in hand. These are standard email and contacts applications that you will need to set up yourself. You will need to check with your Internet service provider to find the parameters needed to set up both incoming and outgoing mail. Typically there are "Help" pages on service provider's website for setting up email for various email programs. This will give you the incoming and outgoing mail server names and other information that you will need to enter into the mail setup. If you have a Google Mail™ account, the entire email setup only requires your user name and password.
application is more than a simple clock. It displays a stylish digital
clock on the screen, plays photos from the Photo Frame application, gives access to your music,
and let's you set alarms. If your device is in Deep Sleep mode (long press on
power button > Power
off > Deep
sleep), the alarm will not bring it out of this sleep
mode. Just press the on/off button once to put it in regular sleep mode.
|This application allows you to view slideshows of photo albums from Flickr®, Picasa™, or Facebook accounts. Open the application and then tap on the bottom area of the screen to display the available options. You can view a slideshow of the photos that are stored on the ARCHOS, from your own on-line photo albums, on-line albums of others, or view selected photos by keywords.
when you have been using
Android™ for a while, it may hold a
number of applications in active memory and slow down. You can stop
individual applications or stop all of them to give more space to
working memory. You can also see which applications are preventing the
device from sleeping or which ones are waking it up too often.
|A quick way to enter a search term for a Google Internet search.
|A quick method to access your music
instead of opening the Music player.
There are also similarly looking widgets for the Gallery (photo
viewing) and the Video
| This
Audio/Video cable plugs into the ARCHOS to allow
to play video out to a television. Use the Switch to TV
widget (go here
to install the widget if it is not already on one of the home screens)
switch from watching
on the built-in screen to watching on a television. You can also use the menu button
to see the TV switch
option. Before you switch
to the TV, make sure you have switched your television to the correct
video input, often this is done with the A/V select button of your TV's
remote control.


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The name Mazda is derived from Ahura Mazda, a Persian-Zoroastrian God of wisdom, intelligence, and harmony, as well as the name of company founder, Jujiro Matsuda. Mazda is a company most notable for finding a rare niche in the automotive industry by creating vehicles that exist at the convergence of affordability and performance. Often, these two characteristics are mutually exclusive, yet somehow Mazda made a name for itself by making vehicles that offer driving thrills at a price most buyers can afford.
Mazda Origins
The roots of this company, based in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, go all the way back to a three-wheeled truck called the Mazda-Go, made in 1931 by Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd, a former toolmaker. While it appeared the new manufacturing direction would work, things were put on hold in World War II, during which time Toyo Kogyo made weapons for the effort. In the post war reconstruction, Mazda returned to auto manufacturing.
This production started to come to fruition in 1960 with the introduction of the R360 coupe, which led the way into passenger vehicle manufacturing. The 1960s also saw other major moves for the maker. As a way to separate itself from the other companies, Mazda pursued a joint venture with NSU to make the Wankel rotary engine. Other attempts by Chevrolet and Citroen were abandoned, and NSU bowed out, leaving the maker as the only company producing the rotary engine. At this time, it was the only company to make gas piston, diesel, and rotary engines. The Wankel was used for the limited edition Cosmo sport in 1967 and continued until recently in the now defunct RX-8. Another establishing move of the 1960s was the introduction of the company's first pickup, the B-Series 1500.
Mazda in America
The next major step was to expand sales territory. By opening up production in Canada in 1968, after selling vehicles there since 1959, the way was paved for North American success. Operations began in the United States during 1970 and proved quite successful. Standouts included the rotary engine models that offered performance equivalent to heavier V-6s and V-8s. The RX series gained popularity and a rotary engine-based pickup is still the only Wankel engine-based truck ever sold in America. It's the only marquee to ever offer a rotary-powered bus, the Mazda Parkway (offered only in Japan) and station wagon, for the U.S. market.
In 1979, any financial or world distribution difficulties were offset by Ford Motor Company, which purchased a 25 percent stake. The 1980s proved to be a banner decade for Mazda. The company name was officially changed to Mazda, even though each vehicle made previously already carried the name. While rotary engine sales were slow in the 1970s, the company never stopped making piston engines and therefore had a fallback. Rotary sales began to increase, leaving Mazda in good market standing.
Mazda Models
The union with Ford had many impacts of varying size. Having a corporate giant to finance new moves was very helpful. Design cooperation and the addition of Mazda plants in the U.S. boosted production, quality, accessibility, and sales. The 323 and the 626 models became very popular. Then came the Miata, a defining creation for the marquee. This drop-top two-seater may be the essence of the Mazda peak, a combination of affordability and performance. The marrying of the two seemingly disparate characteristics led the Miata to distinction and made it the best-selling roadster in the world.
If introducing the Miata in 1990 wasn't enough, Mazda added to its growing reputation that year by becoming the first Japanese automaker to win at Le Mans. The 787B that won the prestigious race was also a rotary engine model, making it the only rotary engine car to ever take the checkered flag. While such bragging rights improved Mazda's reputation, the 1990s saw a decline in sales of all models except the MX-5 Miata.
Mazda Products and Technologies
Like many automakers, Mazda survived the sales droughts sparked by economic downturns in the early 1970s and late 1990s. With a combination of R&D investment, which paid off with well-performing new models such as the Mazda3 and CX-9, and diehard RX fans supporting their favorite ride, Mazda has done rather well in the 21st century. Its "zoom-zoom" ad campaign and Mazda speed performance philosophy also found new followers.
Mazda proved time and again that performance and affordability can be combined into great cars and everyone from car buyers to genuine devotees can appreciate the results.
Mazda 626
2002-1995 | Midsize, Sedan
Introduced in 1979, the Mazda 626 marks the brand's fourth attempt at an economical family sedan for the American market place.
Mazda 929
1995 | Luxury, Sedan
The Mazda 929 is a sleek-looking premium luxury sedan that the brand first introduced in 1987.
Mazda B-2300
2009-2002, 1996-1995 | Truck, Utility/Offroad
Several compact truck models sported bigger dimensions over the years, but the successful Mazda B-Series resisted this trend and remained a true-blue compact pickup throughout its production.
Mazda B-2500
2001-1998 | Truck, Utility/Offroad
Made for just four years from 1998 to 2001, the Mazda B2500 sport pickup truck aims to compete in the small pickup market against the likes of the Chevy S-10 and other economical trucks that can handle rough driving conditions and decent payloads while offering better towing capacity than a wagon or car.
Mazda B-3000
2007-1998, 1996-1995 | Truck, Utility/Offroad
First introduced in 1998, the Mazda B-3000 is a compact pickup truck and close relative of the Ford Ranger.
Mazda B-4000
2009-2001, 1999-1995 | Truck, Utility/Offroad
1995 witnessed the introduction of the Mazda B-4000 series pickup truck, the first vehicle from Mazda that featured a driver airbag as well as an anti-lock braking system.
Mazda CX-3
2019, 2017-2016 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
Mazda CX-5
2019, 2017-2013 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
Mazda CX-7
2012-2007 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
Launched in 2007, the Mazda CX-7 is the brand's entry into the hotly contested midsize crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV) market.
Mazda CX-9
2019, 2017-2007 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
The Mazda CX-9 is a full-size crossover SUV that was first introduced in 2007.
Mazda MAZDA2
2014-2011 | Compact, Hatchback
The Mazda2 is subcompact car that has been manufactured by the Japanese automaker since 1996.
Mazda MAZDA3
2017-2004 | Compact, Hatchback, Sedan
The Mazda3 began with the 2004 model year.
Mazda MAZDA5
2015-2012, 2010-2006 | Minivan/Van
The Mazda MAZDA5 is a compact minivan that the brand introduced in 2006.
Mazda MAZDA6
2018-2003 | Hatchback, Midsize, Sedan, Wagon
The Mazda6 is a midsize four-door sedan that was launched by the Japanese car manufacturer in 2002.
Mazda MAZDASPEED Miata MX-5
2005-2004 | Convertible, Sports
The Mazda Miata MX-5 is credited for starting the sports car boom in the 1990s.
Mazda MAZDASPEED Protege
2003 | Compact, Sedan
The Mazda MAZDASPEED Protege is a sport model version of the standard Mazda Protege four-door sedan that was introduced in 2003.
Mazda MAZDASPEED3
2013-2007 | Compact, Hatchback
The Mazdaspeed3 is a compact sport hatchback manufactured by the Japanese Mazda Motor Corporation and modified under the Mazdaspeed operation run by the company.
Mazda MAZDASPEED6
2007-2006 | Midsize, Sedan
The Mazda MAZDASPEED6 aims to compete with other souped-up versions of family-oriented production cars, namely the Subaru Legacy GT, Subaru Impreza WRX STi, and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
Mazda Miata
2019, 2017-2006, 2000-1999, 1997-1995 | Convertible, Sports
The Mazda Miata is a compact roadster that became an instant hit when the company unveiled it in 1990.
Mazda Miata MX-5
2005-2001 | Convertible, Sports
Mazda Millenia
2002-1995 | Luxury, Sedan
Luxury sedans are usually more high profile, but for what the Mazda Millenia lacks in flash, it makes up for in power and performance.
Mazda MPV
2006-2002, 2000, 1998-1995 | Minivan/Van
The Mazda MPV is known for its compact body style and good maneuverability, with comfortable handling and excellent sliding doors.
Mazda MX-3
1995 | Coupe, Sports
The Mazda MX-3 did not debut in the North American market until 1992.
Mazda MX-6
1997-1995 | Coupe, Sports
The Mazda MX-6 debuted in 1988 as a close relative to another Mazda car, the Ford Probe.
Mazda Protege
2003-1995 | Compact, Sedan
The Mazda Protege is a small family car that Mazda manufactured from 1964 to 2003 as part of its Familia line.
Mazda Protege5
2003-2002 | Compact, Hatchback, Wagon
The Mazda Protege5 is a five-passenger station wagon that Mazda manufactured from 2001 to 2003.
Mazda RX-7
The Mazda RX-7 debuted in 1979, using a rotary engine.
Mazda RX-8
2011-2004 | Coupe, Sports
The 2004 Mazda RX-8 invokes memories of the RX-7, but this is a completely different type of sports car.
Mazda Tribute
2011-2008, 2006-2001 | Hybrid, SUV, Utility/Offroad


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The tech alternatives aren't offered to every immigrant who is caught, he said. ICE decides on a case-by-case basis using factors like immigration and criminal history in the consideration. ICE didn't have details on how long the approval process can take. The spokesman also didn't clarify why families in the last five weeks weren't granted alternatives to detention.
ICE said it considers family ties as part of its approval. As of the end of 2016, 50,825 people were approved directly at border processing sites in California, Arizona and Texas.
That quick process hasn't been the case for thousands of families separated at the border, Ruthie Epstein, a legislative policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union said.
"They should have been offered alternatives to detention," Epstein said. "Immediately detaining these families is the absolute wrong response."Yes, there's an app for that
The SmartLink app allows immigrants to check in with officers instead of being detained.
The monitoring program on mobile devices works through an app called SmartLink . The app is made by Behavioral Interventions, a subsidiary of private prison company GEO Group.
The company declined to comment on the app, deferring questions to ICE. In its marketing language, the company calls itself the "US leader for offender monitoring products."
The app works by setting up calendar events, reminders and communications between arrested immigrants and police, allowing people to self-check in. Officers are able to use the app to monitor people without watching them at all times.
It uses a photo check-in as a biometric measure to ensure the person using it is the arrested individual.
ICE can also use ankle bracelets with GPS monitoring, as well as call check-ins using voice recognition software, to catch fraudsters. The ICE spokesman said telephonic reporting was the most common method for electronic surveillance.
The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General reported in February 2015 that contractors charge 17 cents a day for telephonic monitoring and $4.41 for GPS monitoring. The US Government Accountability Office reported in 2014 () that the average cost per day for electronic surveillance was $85 a person.
In comparison, ICE's detention centers cost $133.99 a day per bed, according to its 2018 budget . The budget requested for a $1.2 billion increase for detention beds, while only asking for $57.4 million for its Alternatives to Detention program.
The program has reunited several immigrant parents with their children in South Texas already, according to NPR .
"When you're detaining a parent and a kid, you're inflicting trauma on the family, that sort of trauma can reverberate for years," the ACLU's Epstein said.
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Instructie voor de Admiraliteiten
Embrace Humanism
Army Sappers
Platoon Fire
Limes Saxoniae
Between a Kingdom and the Empire
'Ewich Tosamende Ungedelt'
Kieler Umschlag
Reunification of the Holsteiner Lands
The Trade of Two Seas
Danish Protest Pigs
A Vast Emporium
Protecting the Islands
Reform the Moqarrariya
Far-reaching Diplomacy
Maintain Trading Monopoly
Develop Qeshm and Hormuz
Hormuzi Naval Expansion
Branches and Retainers
Sakai City
The Eastern Army
Horeki Reform
A Renaissance Prince
Bulwark of Christianity
Found the Black Army
Reformed Coinage
Curtail the Freedom of the Peasantry
Strengthen the Towns
Create the Estates General
Great Lakes Trade
Hire Allied Warriors
Birchbark Canoes
Harsh Justice
Missionary Welcome
Feast of the Dead
Eldest Children
Claim to the Shogunate
Control of Tokaido
History of the Imagawa
Revised Clan Laws
Triple Alliance
In the Shadow of Mount Fuji
March to Kyoto
Unify the Inland Kingdoms
The Twelve Sampys of Imerina
Intensive Rice Cultivation
Fortify the Highlands
Reform the Andriana
Reform Legal System
Machu Picchu
Mitma Policy
Drafted Hatun Runas
Mit'a System
Llama michis
Tambo Waystations
Irish Endurance
The Clanns
More Than Irish
Loyal Catholics
Abundant Harvests
Unconquerable Ireland
Nationalized Gallowglass Septs


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Facebook could soon be taking up even more of your spare time.
The social networking juggernaut bought media start-up FriendFeed this week -- a move that could give Facebook the rights to sync all of their users' online behaviors into one platform, the Washington Post reported.
FriendFeed, an obscure start-up, is an application that consolidates its users' actions on sites like Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, collecting information about what techies do online and compiling it onto one page.
Facebook could use the site to leak other sites into its content, attracting even more traffic to the massive Internet phenomenon that already has 250 million-plus users. FriendFeed's ability to aggregate the news -- and information about users -- could be valuable to Facebook, providing one portal to filter directly into the Facebook system.
FriendFeed could also be an attempt for Facebook to compete with other platforms like Twitter.
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As far as interview settings go, Sergio Garcia fielded questions in quite the unique place Tuesday morning.
From a hospital in Austin, Texas – where his wife, Angela, is about to give birth to the couple's first child, a baby girl – Garcia participated in a conference call for the Masters. (He even paused the call briefly to talk to his wife.)
With fatherhood imminent, Garcia is also preparing to defend his title at Augusta National in less than a month.


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A few months ago my cousin visited from Canada and bought me a few pieces from Physicians Formula. I had requested these items; she found it quite tough locating the brand in Vancouver and the range was apparently limited but at least I got my mitts on some bits and pieces! (more reviews to follow).
I asked her to buy me a few of the Shimmer Strips Custom Eye palettes (they have tons, tailored towards different eye colours). First up is one from the POP collection for Green eyes.
This palette caught my eye because it's full of fun colours! The packaging shows examples of how to wear the shades together. You can pretty much mix and match.
I had no real inclination to follow the eye guides; I mean they seem to put brown shades for brown eyes, blue shades for blue eyes etc. It depends doesn't it? Some people like contrasts, some people like to compliment. I am naturally drawn to cool shades.
This palette comes in a thick clear plastic which feels ok but looks so cheap. Urgh. There's an art to clear plastic packaging, clearly.
The shades are duller in real like then on their website:
You get this horrible sponge applicator. The angle makes sense as it means you can reach into each strip but it's still rubbish:
I think this palettes swatches so poorly – the pigmentation is lacking and the texture is average. The colours are meh. I mean on the grand scheme of things it's not hideous but it reminds me of the first eyeshadow palettes I used to own that didn't really do much. Very disappointing to be honest since it wasn't that cheap (Physicians Formula seems more costly from Canada than the US).
I did 2 layers on the above too and my hand was a little damp from a wet wipe so imagine how crap the colours out with that extra adhesion?
Verdict: Me no like. I hope the bronze and grey palette I purchased do better than this one.
Have you ever tried these palettes?


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Ma Po Tofu Recipes
Mapo Tofu Recipe
I made a variation of mapo tofu using ingredients I had available in the kitchen today. Instead of using fermented black bean sauce, I prepared a thick and spicy sauce with tomatoes, chili bean sauce and dried red chiles. I also added diced carrots and peas to the traditional silken tofu for a bit more nutrition. If you want to tone down the spiciness, you could replace it with sweet and sour sauce instead.
This is a quick and easy vegetarian meal when we're running out of ingredients and I'm just too lazy to run to the grocery store. Onions, carrots and frozen peas are always on hand in our kitchen and they go great together, so I often use them when I make mapo tofu. You can use pretty much whatever veggies are in your pantry though, so be creative!
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Vegetarian Ma-Po Tofu
Ma-Po tofu (or Mapo tofu) is a combination of silken tofu and stir-fried vegetables in a chili garlic and black bean-flavored sauce. The sauce is a thick, (non-runny) spicy brown broth. It's a very popular vegetarian dish on the menu of many Chinese restaurants. Now you can make your own without stepping out of the house.
You can make it non-veggie by adding thin slices of beef quickly sautéed in garlic and scallions.
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Buffalo Wild Wings Cashier/Greeter (Hospitality) job in Jensen Beach, FLEmployer actively reviewing applications
- Company
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Job Title
- Cashier/Greeter (Hospitality)
- Job Type
- Full-time, Part-time
- Est. Wages
- $8.45 to $9.50 per hour (Snag Est. )
- Location
- 3299 NW Federal Hwy
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
- Last Active
- 1 days
Cashier/Greeter (Hospitality)
Know what it's like to be in the stadium on game day? Then you know what it's like to work at Buffalo Wild Wings. It's fun. It's fast-paced. We're at the top of our game – and we want to keep it that way. So we're constantly upping the ante, providing the ultimate experience for our fans. And, of course, it's our people that bring that experience to life.
Make a great first impression with each and every Guest. Greet hungry sports fans like they're part of our team. This position is all about multi-tasking. One minute you'll find just the right spot for a Little League team celebrating their latest win, the next you're managing takeout orders and helping Guests pay for their orders. You'll be "on deck" to help as needed throughout Guests' time with us, and invite them back for another visit.
- You know the business. You have one or more years of recent retail or restaurant experience.
- You are a team player. You're not afraid to roll up your sleeves and jump in to help your Team.
- You're energetic, friendly and genuinely interested about what brings Guests through our doors
- You show passion & commitment. You strive in a fast paced environment and are in it to win the game. If it were possible, you'd bleed black and yellow.
You'll be working for the hottest brand around – and having tons of fun doing it. What else is in it for you? A lot! Competitive pay, Team Member discounts, incentive contests, insurance options, flexible scheduling. Join our Team – and get ready for a whole new ball game.
Complete job description can be requested from your Talent Advisor. Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
Connect with us: @BWWLife on Twitter, Buffalo Wild Wings Life on Facebook
Additional Info
- Minimum Age
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Indiana Masters Degree at Engineering Management Schools
Masters in Engineering Management (MEM) Schools offer programs to prepare students to enhance common engineering practices and their effectiveness. Students may study business principles, human resources techniques and technical engineering topics to improve the flow of engineering operations and employee-company relations. This may prepare graduates to pursue leadership roles in a variety of engineering and technology focused settings.
Curriculum at MEM Schools
Many compare engineering management masters programs to an MBA that is specifically tailored to the technology industry. Like the MBA, many of the classes revolve around business concepts to help develop leadership techniques and managerial methods. However, these managerial courses are often matched with technically based courses to further enhance engineering expertise. In short, in engineering management schools, you could study how to oversee processes in your area of engineering, as well as teams and employees.
Common classes offered by on campus masters in engineering management programs are listed below.
- Supply Chain Management
- Production Control
- Cost Management
- Decision Management
- Engineering Economics
In addition to traditional coursework, students may be required to participate in project based classes. Here they might apply key engineering management methods to common problems found in the field. While on campus, students might collaborate with classmates on projects. Then, they could take advantage of resources, such as laboratories, libraries and career services, to further enhance their studies.
Different schools may have different classes available. For more information about expected curriculum, reach out to admissions staff.
Classes typically add up to around 30 credit hours. Students may be able to earn their masters degree at engineering management
schools in 2 years. Program length may vary between programs due to additional capstone project requirements. Graduation dates may also be dependent on student enrollment.
Applying to Master's Programs at Engineering Management Schools
Many engineering management schools' master's programs require applicants to have earned a bachelor's degree in engineering. These programs don't necessarily engage with engineering topics like construction, manufacturing, or similar subjects. Instead, they focus on ways to enhance those processes. So, understanding the basics prior to admittance is a key factor.
Applicants to engineering management masters schools may therefore have to submit a 3.0 undergraduate GPA from a related bachelors program and provide GRE test scores. Additional materials vary by school, but could include a resume, letter of intent and references.
Accredited Engineering Management Schools
While comparing your options, you may wish to look for engineering management schools with programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). This agency oversees programs in several different engineering fields, like mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering. Engineering management masters programs also fall under their jurisdiction. Accreditiation may speak to the quality of a programs' curriculum, faculty and other factors. Contact ABET or engineering management masters schools for more information.
Finding a Master Program at Engineering Management Schools
With this information, you might be ready to start your search for masters programs at engineering management schools. To continue, browse the programs listed on this page. Clicking a link could provide you with additional information about a particular program.
While on that page, you could also contact the school itself. This might be a great chance to start talking with admissions teams. They could provide you with helpful information like admissions deadlines, course details, and even a glimpse at the campus culture.
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A nice group of 8 met at Calliope in the East Villlage last night for a vertical of La Conseillante with a couple other Pomerols. Restaurant was nice if a tad noisy- we had half of a big table in the middle. Restaurant was generous with stems and the food was very good.
While we gathered we had some anchovy toast and radishes, and a few starter whites:
2007 Boxler Kirchberg Riesling
Just a touch of RS, floral, good. B/B+
NV Ulysse Collin Champagne
Didn't note designation on this one. Full, rich, a bit toasty, I enjoyed. B+
1994 Laville Haut Brion
I thought this a little flat and possibly tired at first, but revisited at end of the night it was one of my wines of the night. Livelier with time, full with solid acids, melon and pit fruit with a bit of vanilla and coconut. A-
2006 R&V Dauvissat "La Forest" Chablis 1er
This is a bit round/fat to be classic Chablis, but despite the vintage character had nice minerality. Wouldn't think this would be one for the ages though. B+
Kept some white for my first course of uni toast, as we moved to reds
First flight (I liked a bit more than my neighbors)
1996 La Conseillante
Some rather firm tannin, cassis, lead pencil, I thought not bad in a rather stern fashion. B/B-
1996 L'Evangile
Fully mature, dark fruit with a little barnyard and forest floor, drink up. B-
Second course arrived about here, I liked my beef tongue a lot, but a taste of the tete de porc was even better.
Second Flight
1983 La Conseillante
DOA, volatile (someone said corked, but I didn't want to resniff), by time I stopped talking and took first sip others were dumping.
1988 La Conseillante
Drinking pretty well, dark fruits with leather and meat, I enjoyed. B+/B
We had next 2 flights with main - rabbit pappadelle for me, very good, neighbors' steaks looked good too.
Third Flight
1998 La Conseillante
Young, undeveloped, though plenty of dark fruits. Good, but I liked more at a 1998 horizontal a few years ago. B+
1999 Vieux Chateau Certan
This was surprisingly backward for a 1999, a bit tight on palate, but seemed to have all the right stuff - I wouldn't mind having couple of these in cellar. B+
Fourth Flight -very tight race, table about evenly split re favorite, but I think everyone's favorite flight
1989 La Conseillante
This got my vote for the WOTN. Expressive nose with black fruit and coffee, rather lush on palate, long finish. A-
1990 La Conseillante
Tighter nose, full and rich, lots of cassis, long. A-
Got a cheese plate for last flight, an Ossau Iraty was my fave.
Fifth Flight
2000 La Conseillante
This was so tight I really had trouble getting a read. Big fruit profile , lots of structure. B+/A-??
2001 La Conseillante
A little barnyard, juicier fruits than others, velvety, quite good if young. B+
Nice night with nice group, restaurant was very good.
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a
party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of
objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.


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The Point Loma High School gymnasium will be alive with the beat of the drums, the bells of the brass and many other wind instruments as three public schools and a university join together for the 24th annual Peninsula Winds concert on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m.
Guests are invited to see the progression of outstanding student musicians, which include fifth- and sixth-graders under the direction of Ruben Flores at Dana Middle School; Marc Dwyer's junior high band students from Correia; James Sepulvedo's Point Loma High School musicians; and Point Loma Nazarene University music students under the direction of John Dally.
The event features short performances from each of these award-winning bands. They will come together with a combined energetic closing number in a free concert.
Concessions will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium, located at 2335 Chatsworth Blvd.
For more information, call (619) 823-9966.
The local Thursday Club is gearing up for a gala event on Friday, April 25 to benefit Promises2Kids, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting foster children in the local community.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Thursday Club's clubhouse in Point Loma, and will feature dinner, music and a live auction.
Proceeds from the gala will go to support Camp Connect, a life-changing Promises2Kids program that ensures brothers and sisters separated through the foster-care system stay connected throughout the year.
The mission of Camp Connect is to keep the family bond. Promises2Kids annually provides more than 3,300 current and former foster youth in San Diego County with the tools, opportunities and guidance they need to address the circumstances that brought them into foster care, overcome the difficulties of their past and grow into healthy, successful adults.
In 2013, 460 children were able to reconnect with their siblings through Camp Connect. With community support, organizers hope all foster children separated from their siblings will be able to attend Camp Connect.
To help get the gala going, event organizers are asking for help from local merchants and residents.
Here are the ways you can participate in the run-up to the benefit event:
• Donate an item or service to the Thursday Club online and/or its live auction. The online auction alone is expected to reach a multitude of viewers through the Bidding For Good website. Organizers said this type of exposure is sure to bring donors new, prospective patrons for future clientele bases.
• Financially sponsor the event. Examples of financial support include cash donations, table sponsorships and in-kind donations (such as food, beverages, printing, equipment and staffing volunteers).
To help, visit www.thethursday-club.org. You can also connect through Facebook at www.facebook.com/The-ThursdayClubJuniors?ref=hl .
The Thursday Club was founded in 1921 to promote social, educational, cultural and civic activities throughout San Diego County.
Each year, the Thursday Club Juniors support their heritage of philanthropy by planning a gala event. Since the group's founding, the Thursday Club has raised nearly $2 million to support local charities.
Past beneficiaries include Special Delivery San Diego, San Diego Food Bank, Boys to Men Mentoring, San Diego Adaptive Sports Foundation and ARTS — A Reason to Survive.
Funds raised by Thursday Club Juniors have helped to transform many local charities, enabling them to better serve our community and help where it is needed most.


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Investing in contributor docs
Like many projects, Plumage wants as many active contributors as it can get. In order to bring in new contributors, any project needs to do a few things:
- Get users interested in contributing (more on this another time)
- Let them know how to contribute
- Make it as easy as possible for them to do so
One big way to address that list is to invest in contributor (AKA "hacking") documentation. The word "invest" is intentional -- you will need to put quite a bit of time into writing the documentation, and you hope that it will bring enough additional contributions (that you wouldn't have otherwise gotten) to more than make up for the time you invested.
Hacking docs are over and above the low-level API documentation, covering object attributes, method signatures, exception types, and so forth. Those API docs will certainly make development easier for your contributors, but they don't capture the workflows, mental checklists, and rules of thumb that guide you when implementing new features or tracking down bugs.
For example, imagine you're working on a calendar application that handles culture-specific calendars and holidays. What are the tasks necessary to add a new culture to your application? Obviously you'll need to update the database of rules that determines start of year, groupings (such as weeks and months), day names, and so forth. And you'll need to add entries to the holiday tables for the top-level culture and all of its subcultures and local variants ... which means that you need to update the subcultures table too. All of these new values will need translations for the user interface as well. Did you remember to check if the minimum supported Unicode version needs to be bumped? And tests for both functionality and interface need to be written, and the QA lead notified of the test changes. Oh and then there's the cross-culture date translator ....
Faced with this kind of complexity, new contributors are likely to follow one of the following courses of action:
- Give up and run away screaming.
- Write a snippy blog post about how impenetrable your code is.
- Spend an hour trying to figure out all the things they need to do, and then proceed to #1.
- Produce a patch for the 50% of necessary changes they can actually figure out how to do, leaving you to try to track down what they missed.
This situation is, as they say, suboptimal. In a complex enough project, even the core committers are likely to forget tasks on a disturbingly regular basis if they try to keep the checklists in their head. And of course, every time a new feature results in a new task on the checklist, the change won't be communicated to everyone (and heavens forfend one of you is sick or on vacation for an extended period).
Thus, for your own sanity and that of your teammates present and future, an investment in proper contributor docs would be a wise decision. The fact that it will vastly improve your chances of recruiting and keeping new contributors is pure profit.
Of course, there's the small matter of actually investing all that time. If you try to sit down and write all of it at once, you'll probably choose action #1 and run away screaming ... which is why it pays to do it a little at a time, as you go. You'll be surprised how much useful documentation you can produce when you write it in little pieces.
Over the last couple weeks, I've made it a personal policy that any time I work on a Plumage task I've done more than once, I document the procedure in hopefully sufficient detail that anyone else can repeat it. A few times I found myself about to document something particularly bletcherous, and this forced me to fix the code or improve the process in a few places just so I could face the mirror in the morning with a clear conscience.
While I wrote these task-specific documents, I spent some time cross-linking the docs where one workflow related to another. Then I added a general Internal Design document to make it easier for readers unfamiliar with the code to find their way around. Finally, a general Contributing document lets new users know how they can contribute, and lists our (pretty minimal) rules.
I can tell there are quite a few more of these just waiting to be written, but already anyone should be able to add a new build tool, add a project action, or add a new plumage command within an hour of cloning the Plumage Git repository. That's a pretty good feeling. And the documentation work has already paid for itself by shining a light on some dark corners of the code.
But I'm still hoping to snag some new contributors too. :-)
Interested in our future progress? You can follow Plumage here or on twitter or identi.ca; or for the real time experience, come by #parrot and chat:


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Fixed the usb_serial node so it now compiles.
Moved the previously split send_serial_data and receive_serial_data into a single message. Renamed files to use usb_serial instead of usbserial. Updated CMakeLists to actually refer to usb_serial and not motors. Fixed bugs.
Updated the licensing information in many files.
This is a broken commit because I decided to do this at a bad time. Sorry! The build will be working after next commit, I promise (and I won't push till then). This commit reflects the licensing in the files after I used my auto-add/remove script.
Added Encoders and USB/Serial ROS nodes. Some of the functions in thesrc/<node>.cpp files are not fully functional yet.
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ericwan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 56 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
We're excited to have you help us design the logo for our Web startup - Ledova. Ledova is a website where people share their inside scoop of their job /companies anonymously, and look at reviews and get career help from other users.
We need a logo to replace the placeholder on dev.seekface.com.
We will contact great designers for future work.
Please create a professional but also energetic logo which sync with the header and background color of dev.seekface.com (we may change it a bit but light green and blue is the general tone).
Ledova means "iceberg", because we think the tip of an iceberg is the job description, and what's really like is underneath, and we're here to expose it. The logo doesn't need to contain an iceberg though, you can be creative about it!
A part of the logo should become some kind of "mascot", like the "99" part of 99designs. It'd be great if you can have a separate file for that.
It should also contain the tagline "Beyond the job descriptions".
- header color of dev.seekface.com
- Be professional and energetic (like the logo of yelp is more energetic, and that of facebook is less so)
- mascot
- tagline
- Item 1...
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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'Glee' Casts Jeff Goldblum + Brian Stokes Mitchell as Rachel's Gay Parents
Rachel's adoptive gay dads have never been seen in 'Glee,' but that's about to change. The show has cast Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell to play the interracial same-sex couple.
TVLine says the actors are set to play Hiram and LeRoy Berry, starting in the Feb. 14 episode called 'Heart.' Just like the rest of the younger cast, the guys will show off their singing talents. 'Glee' has gotten very creative with its musical selections this season, so just imagine all the possibilities for these two performing a duet — or singing with Rachel.
Now that Rachel has received a marriage proposal from Finn, and with graduation on the horizon, it only makes sense that her fathers would figure more prominently in the show, perhaps to have some serious conversations with her. It looks like 'Glee' scored two talented actors for the roles.
Goldblum has appeared on Broadway and has starred in hit films like 'Independence Day' and 'Jurassic Park.' Mitchell is also a Broadway veteran, though we like him best for his portrayal of Trevor, Hilary's newscaster boyfriend on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'