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If the older adult is not brushing or flossing, and there seems to be no physical limitation to prevent this, perhaps there is tooth decay or gum disease present. If the individual is able to cognitively understand your questions, ask if there is mouth pain. Some indications that there is tooth or gum pain can be:
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If the person has Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, he or she may not be able to tell you that there is pain. Caregivers – wearing protective gloves and if necessary, a surgical mask – can carefully examine the individual's mouth for some of the following signs:
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An older adult can experience problems with the teeth and gums (which can lead to or worsen tooth decay or gum disease) for many reasons.
Dry mouth - Constant or frequent dry mouth can be uncomfortable and can increase the chance of tooth decay and infections of the mouth. Over 400 common prescription and over-the-counter drugs are known to cause dry mouth. Sjrogren's Syndrome and some cancer therapies can also cause this.
Symptoms of dry mouth can be:
A solution would be to check with your prescribing physician (or pharmacist for over-the-counter products) to see if medication(s) may be causing or contributing to dry mouth. The medication or dose may be changed to help ease the dry mouth. Ask about artificial saliva products.
Other tips are:
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Archive for November, 2009
Super-duper busy around my place this time of year, so I haven't even had the desire to sit down and write, let alone the time. However, I have been reading. I've noticed that there seems to be a lot of hand-wringing about the fact that Lincecum beat out the two St. Louis players, especially around the voting of two of the newest BBWAA members (Will Carroll and Keith Law). Now, while it seems to me that what happened was obvious, that the two players from the same team split the vote, it appears clear that nothing about what happened was obvious to everyone. I just read Bill James's terrific analysis of the Cy Young Award voting, and he and I are in complete agreement (very convenient, no?), and he's much more eloquent and detailed than I will ever be:
…. (Brian) Burwell, writing for a St. Louis audience, is trying to smear sabermetrics by saying, in essence, that we were responsible for taking the award away from St. Louis pitchers. Setting aside the position that it may be better not to personalize the debate, is that even what happened? Isn't what happened here more like two St. Louis pitchers split the vote and allowed the San Francisco pitcher to win it?
…. exactly like the American League MVP Award in 1954, when two Cleveland Indians split the vote (Larry Doby and Bobby Avila), and allowed a Yankee to win, or 1965, when two Dodgers split the vote and allowed Willie Mays to win, or the Cy Young vote in 1970, when three Baltimore Orioles split twelve first-place votes and allowed a Minnesota Twin to win with six. Et cetera.
Well, yes, exactly.
He then expounds, as he is wont to do, for about 15000 words, and finally comes to this:
…. here's what I would say. In the National League, the vote was split three ways, it was a very close vote, and it's been a controversial vote. In the American League Greinke won easily, and this vote has been uncontroversial, and this vote has been celebrated by the analytical community as a victory for reason and logic.
But actually it seems pretty clear to me, under the most careful analysis that I can do, that Lincecum was the best pitcher in the National League and deserved the award—whereas in the American League, under the most careful analysis that I can do, it is unclear to me whether Greinke or Hernandez is more deserving.
I love Bill James.
UPDATE: Rob Neyer gives us even more thoughtful analysis:
…. I'm not going to run through every basic statistic (and yes, K/BB is a basic statistic), nor will I run through every advanced metric. I will say that according to FanGraphs, the most valuable pitcher in the league was Lincecum, the second most valuable was Vazquez, and the third most valuable was Haren.
Which isn't necessarily how I would have voted. Value-wise — as theoretically measured by dollars — there's virtually no difference between Haren, Wainwright, Carpenter, or (gulp) Ubaldo Jimenez and Josh Johnson. My point is that among the five candidates who wound up on at least one voter's ballot, only Lincecum's fundamental performance truly stands out.
Lincecum edges Wainwright and Carpenter in the closest vote ever. Makes history as first to win Cy in first two full seasons.
More this weekend…..
It appears that Pablo Sandoval has dedicated himself to you:
…. For the first time in his life, Sandoval is lifting weights. He's eating vegetables. He is meeting every Wednesday while he's in Scottsdale with a nutrition professor from Arizona State University, who is teaching him about healthy food choices and portion control. He and his brother, who Sandoval brought with him for motivation and support, are eating catered meals – delivered to the Giants complex every morning in a cooler — of low-cal entrees like broiled chicken or salmon, and lots of salads, veggies and fruits.
There is no going out to restaurants or bars. The strongest beverage in Sandoval's diet right now is green tea. Mostly he drinks water – 12 to 15 bottles a day. In the evening, after eating their prepared meals, the Sandoval brothers take a walk on a bike path near their rented apartment or play basketball to keep their metabolism up.
With the five pounds he lost during the past week, Sandoval has lost 10 pounds so far….
Just about the best news coming out of Giants camp since…. well, since I don't know when. Gets me dreaming….
Here's my Christmas wish list:
Sign Holliday (how about 6 years, $100 million?), give the keys to Buster Posey (bye bye, Rally Killer), Sandoval in monster shape at the start of the season, re-sign Brad Penny to a two-year, $12 million dollar deal, and everybody else just does what they did last season. That's a 90-plus win team, right there, even with a hundred-year old double play combo, and nothing out of first base. By the way, if Uribe sticks around, he could screw this up until Renteria gets injured; because Sandoval needs to be left alone at third. Stop fucking with the superstar, the best player on the team. Leave him at third, period, and move the shit-heads around to accommodate the lack of performance, health, or whatever.
My lineup would be Rowand leading off, Sanchez second, Sandoval third, Holliday fourth, and whoever in whatever order Bochy can imagine the rest of the way. Even if Sanchez' OBP is that low, even if he hits an empty .305, between him and Rowand, there oughta be at least one guy on base for Sandoval every other first inning, and that's all you can really ask for from the top two guys anyway.
I mean, we're not gonna get a whole new team.
So the best, the absolute best we could hope for is that the Yankees decide to keep Matsui and Damon, leaving them out of the Holliday sweepstakes. Sabean reimagines himself as competent (yeah, right), and swoops in and lands Holliday for, well, frankly, I could care less. Sign him, make a mistake here if you have to, because we are on the cusp of greatness with two, possibly three young pitchers, and we need to start seeing these guys in the posteason –for that matter, they need to start seeing themselves in the postseason– or they're gonna think twice about sticking around to watch the playoffs on TV every year.
UPDATE: A quick look at Holliday shows the following three year road split: .303/.385/.475 .860 OPS 845 AB 54 2B 29HR 109 BB 167 SO. His Coors numbers are obscenely inflated, in only about 50 more at-bats, he has 25 more doubles, 25 more home runs, 75 more RBI, and the jump in his rate stats is outrageous: 346/.419/.630 1.049 OPS. That's not even the same player, really.
So, OK, he's nowhere near Texeira. He is, however, better than anyone the Giants have now, and, outside of Jason Bay, who is over 30, he's better than any other free agent hitter available. He's better than anyone they might see come out of their system over the next three seasons, and arguably without trading one of the big two. What other choice does Sabean have? Are you telling me you want to see the Giants give 3 years and $25 million to Rick Ankiel and hope he actually is ready to be an everyday player? He's practically the only other free agent under 30 years old who's done any hitting at all in his career.
Sabean failed again and again to address the power and on-base deficit, now there's a free agent who plays top flight defense, is still only 29 years old at the start of the season, and would probably add 25 home runs, 100 walks, and countless quality at-bats to the offense.
What's that guy worth? We just pissed away $55 million dollars on Randy Winn. We're in the process of pissing away the same amount of money on Aaron Rowand. You're telling me we can't piss away twice that on a player who, at worst, is 50% better than either of those two, and at his best, is well over twice the player than either one of them is at their absolute best?
The Giants have championship-caliber pitching, right now. RIGHT NOW. Another year of hoping we can squeak out 88 wins with a bottom 10% offense, while our young stud pitchers waste another stellar performance cannot be considered acceptable. You cannot just keep letting years go by, telling yourself that it'll be better next year. Sometimes you gotta jump. We shoulda gambled THIS year, and we didn't. Who knows if Cain and Lincecum can keep going, year after year? Who knows if Affeldt and Sanchez keep improving? I'll tell you one guy who doesn't know. Brian Sabean.
Brian Sabean does not know if he's gonna get another year of pitching like the one he just wasted like he's got fifty of 'em in his back pocket.
UPDATE: Uggla would fit Sabean's player acquisition profile perfectly, and I don't mean that as a compliment. We just signed a shitty second baseman, so why not trade some of our good, young prospects for another stone-handed second baseman, especially since Florida already announced to the world that they are trying to dump salary? Sure, let's get taken advantage of! Scared? I'm always scared when it comes to Sabean.
History made tonight. Matsui becomes the first Japanese-born player to win a World Series MVP, and a World Series, period.
Congratulations to the Yankees.
UPDATE: As I said yesterday, today's game was all about Pettitte commanding the strike zone, and even though he walked five tonight, in the actual game situations, he was putting the ball exactly where he wanted to. Joe West was a bit inconsistent with his ball and strike calls, but Pettite refused to give in, and, in the end, with the early three-run lead, he was able to make sure that the pitches the Phillies swung at, the pitches that the Phillies hit, were the pitches he wanted them to swing at, the pitches he wanted them to hit. The pitches he wanted to them to hit, were thrown to the hitters he wanted to allow to have a chance to hit. All in all, the difference in the game was that Andy Pettitte commanded the strike zone, and by doing so, he won his 18th postseason game.
By the way, any talk about the Hall of Fame for Andy Pettitte (229-135 regular season record) must now consider the 40 postseason starts ( a whole extra seasons worth of work), and the 18-9 postseason record –which would raise his overall record to 257-144– was compiled at the highest, most demanding, pressure-filled level. Andy Pettitte has now won 5 postseason series clinching games. He's now won 3 World Series clinching games. To suggest that he is the same pitcher as Jack Morris, as I read several times this week, is absurd. He's had more than three times as many postseason wins as Morris, and he's now won five –FIVE– World Series Championships.
Andy Pettitte did, in fact, command the strike zone, and, as I predicted, the Yankees did get to Pedro Martinez; and, as I predicted, if a Yankee hitter had an otherwordly game, he would steal the MVP from Mariano Rivera; and, as I predicted, if those things happened, the Yankees would be World Champions. And, they are.
Just the penultimate moment of the World Series, and Fox immediately cuts to a commercial instead of staying with the Sandman moment as Mariano comes in. Disgraceful.
Just writing that gives me bad mojo…..
Apparently, Girardi doesn't want to swap A-Rod and Texeira in the lineup, not one article or report has mentioned the possibility. The NY Daily News says that Tex has been taking extra batting practice. It was also noted that most of the switch hitters in the Series are doing poorly, suggesting that the long delays between games, as well as the constant switching back and forth may be making it hard for the switchies to get in a rhythm. Makes sense to me.
So, starting with that, Girardi ought to switch the two hitters, to ensure that A-Rod gets as many at-bats as possible. I noticed it Monday night in the first inning, when Texeira failed to even advance Damon, let alone get a hit. I thought that the situation would arise later in the game when an inning would be extended or ended in Texeira's hands. I didn't think it would be the ninth, as the tying run, but it was, and Texeira looked terrible in failing to get the game into A-Rod's hands. The time has come to make the change.
As for Pettitte going tonight, well, that decision was made when the Yankees went with Sabathia in Game Four. Once you do that, there's no going back. They messed with Chamberlain until he completely lost command of his pitches, they have no trust whatsoever in Gaudin, and there's nobody else. I think the Yanks get to Martinez tonight, but the game is in Pettitte's hands. If he can't keep the Phillies at bay, we're gonna see a Game Seven.
The first two innings will be key. If Pettitte cannot command the strike zone, the Yankees are in trouble, because, other than the three starters and Rivera, there's no one Girardi trusts anymore.
….for the Yankees.
Bad game for AJ Burnett. Didn't anyone on the Yankees think the Phillies would swing earlier in the count, after Burnett went 22 for 25 first pitch strikes?
Bad game for Girardi. What the hell was he doing having Texeira in the third spot batting .063? Why didn't he pinch run for Matsui in the ninth?
Bad game for the relievers. How many home runs can these guys give up?
Terrible postseason for Texeira. Easily the goat if the Yankees don't close these guys out. Easily.
Well, except for Robinson Cano, who looks so lost at the plate, he might as well be playing for the Giants.
Great game/series/postseason for Alex Rodriguez. Need I say more?
Great game for Johnny Damon. Moving into series MVP conversation.
GREAT game for Chase Utley. Does he do anything other than hit the ball hard and far?
Back to the Bronx.
The Giants just hired Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens to replace Carney Lansford. David Pinto was critical of the hiring at first, but later reconsidered:
…. Meulens holds a .288 career OBP in the majors. Yes, he played mostly before the offensive explosion of 1993, but .288 is still poor. I'd feel better about the Giants if they hired someone who knew how to get on base to teach their players how to get on base.
Update: I was a little flippant in that last paragraph. Poor hitters do go on to be good coaches.
Yeah, but a .288 OBP isn't poor, it's abysmal. It's a league-worst performance most seasons. Meulens was a flat-out terrible hitter, managing to stay in the majors for only about 180 games. In all honesty, he was so terrible, he makes Neifi Perez look like an All Star.
Carney Lansford, by comparison, was Mike Schmidt. His career OBP was .343, 55 points better. Put another way, Lansford had almost as many home runs as "Bam Bam" had games played. There is no question that this move is pointless, and in fact, should be viewed simply as a reflection of the mindset of an organization operating with an almost willful ignorance of the refinements and changes in the modern game. Watching the Phillies and Yankees only serves to remind me that it is possible to put together a team that that can execute a game plan, can take pitches that aren't strikes, and that can win despite a lack of all-around production.
And don't give me any of the bullshit about the Yankees buying a title. You either compete or you don't. The 2009 Giants had the pitching to handle either of these teams this year, and our GM, our ownership group, and our organization failed, failed completely in their efforts to take a shot at a title.
A couple of real hitters would have made a huge difference, maybe would have been THE difference. Instead, they fire their hitting coach the day he buries his father, and hire one of the worst hitters in baseball history to coach their anemic offense. Sure, maybe it's true that you can't teach hitters knowledge of the strike zone, to be selective, as Michael Lewis suggested in Moneyball. But, if you can, it's hard to argue that a guy who walked a total of 42 times in seven seasons is the guy to teach it.
Or maybe, just maybe, you reach out to an icon, who knows just a little bit about hitting.
The Yankees are 27 outs away from their 27th World Series championship. They'll send AJ Burnett tonight to face Cliff Lee, who has dominated like few in history this post season. Odds are likely the series heads back to the Bronx for at least one more game, but should it end tonight, it seems like a tough choice for MVP. It seems like Damon has been involved in a lot of the scoring in Philadelphia, (but in reality, he's been hot the last game and a half) Derek Jeter has the best batting average and the most hits in the Series, and A-Rod has made the most of his two safeties.
I think it's gonna end up being Rivera. There's no chance Burnett goes the distance, so without question, if the Yankees win tonight, Rivera will be getting the last three outs. If that happens, he'll have three saves, allowed no runs, and basically saved the season with his two inning save in Game 2. Unless one of the two superstars singlehandedly wins the game, it's gonna be the Sandman.
UPDATE: So much for that. It looks like Cliff Lee could be the MVP, whether the Phillies come all the way back or not. As for the Yankees, this is the first game of the postseason that they had a starter get knocked out early.


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March 9, 2008
What the iPhone saw at a posh East Side restaurant...
... and gazed at the ceiling...
(No, I'm not saying there were any cockroaches! It's just a description of the camera angle, like "bird's-eye view." Why do people get squeamish at mere idea of seeing the world from the perspective of an insect? Insects matter too.)
25 comments:
- Ron said...
Did you enjoy Payard?
- PatCA said...
Here's a teacher who is going to change all that squeamishness.
http://newshugs.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/empathy-for-bugs/ - 3/9/08, 10:56 AM
- Ann Althouse said...
Yeah. It was fine. I had a nice seat on the banquette where there was a lot of good eavesdropping. I wasn't looking for a fancy meal, just a decent lunch and a way out of the rain. It was fine: soup, salad with chicken, and a very nice dessert (an "opera"). Very crowded in the middle of the afternoon. It was nice. Beautiful display cases in front with lots of pastry and candies.
- john said...
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- john said...
It's that brutal Sunday "I'll have your head on a plate" brunch. Now I remember why I always get squeamish when I go to New York. - 3/9/08, 11:42 AM
- John Doe said...
I'm squeamish about people who live to eavesdrop and who take pictures of strangers and post them on the web.
- john said...
Mr. Doe,
Then don't wear shorts and walk the streets around NY or Madison. - 3/9/08, 11:55 AM
- Chip Ahoy said...
You might have said a ladybug's view, but that would have been less interestingly blogable.
Our friends went out to brunch a few weeks ago. Our table conversation was by no means loud but was entirely, how should I say, frank and open. One member of our group informed us a woman at the next table was more interested in our conversation than she was with her own. I asked how he knew. He goes, "Well look for yourself, her whole head turned into one gigantic ear like a satellite dish oriented toward our table." This caused me to edit what I said more carefully, but I did think that was funny.
Is $40.00 for brunch a lot? I've completely lost track. My date two nights ago, a sushi dinner cost $90.00. That included a bottle of wine my date drank by herself, man she can put it away, me, a Pepsi. With tip that came to $118.00, but we had a great time and it was worth certainly it. Because of you, I took along my camera, snapped a single picture but I didn't remember to do that until half way through. It came out a bit out of focus so I trashed it. Lesson learned: take more than one picture. I was concerned about the flash. I'll add, with my camera sitting on the chair next to me, we had the most attentive service I can recall in a long time, a bit annoying actually. Two waiters kept interrupting our conversation, checking to reassure every little thing was still fine. - 3/9/08, 12:16 PM
- Chip Ahoy said...
Apologies for dyslexia.
- Ann Althouse said...
It wasn't brunch. It was lunch. More like dinner than breakfast and at that time of day: mid afternoon (my favorite time for a substantial meal). And no $40 wasn't a lot. That was just for me, not for 2. The other night I had a dinner that was well over $100 per person, but that included wine.
- Ann Althouse said...
(I only drank coffee and free water.)
- rhhardin said...
It sounds like a lot to me. I don't remember the last time I ate out though. It would be years ago.
Time to make rice and chick peas! Put salsa on it.
The rice steamer heats and humidifies the house, too. - 3/9/08, 1:02 PM
- SGT Ted said...
I'm sure the blogging cockroach will be pleased at the personal perspective you have provided. - 3/9/08, 1:06 PM
- Kirby Olson said...
Here's a link to where Obama says he's going to disarm America. His idea seems to be that if we disarm then Kim Il-Jung, Ahminajad and all the other unspellables will follow suit. He doesn't realize that when he says Simon Says it's just America's young that follow.
Oh, I know that it doesn't fit the thread, but when I look at posh places like this I wonder how much they owe to the military's ability to defend our endless appetite for luxury. - 3/9/08, 1:59 PM
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- blogging cockroach said...
ta daaa...
here i am more or less on cue
although im having a bad time with edits sorry
i may be a bit fashionably late sorry for that too
i was over at st eulalias looking for some irish soda bread crumbs
st patricks day is too near palm sunday this year
theres lots of green all around but palms win over shamrocks every time
so they decided to have the annual st paddys day bash this sunday
complete with soda bread yum and step dancers ouch
nothing makes a cockroach more nervous than 16 slightly overfed
teenage girls in clunky shoes stomping around
ah surin its a grand day fer squashin bugs
to hell with sodabread i was outta there
anyway great pictures though i must say i avoid tabletops in busy restaurants during lunch
its a darwinian thing you know
a little like dodging the luvly lasses in weird outfits clomping in those shoes
...those shoes...
...those shoes...
im going to have nightmares for weeks now
but back to restaurants
there used to be one next door to where i live
but mom here at the house is french and messy
with lots of smelly cheese crumbs and sauce spatters behind the stove
a bit of heaven on earth
so i think restaurants are overrated
plus they sprayed the place with the i-word once and i was sick for weeks
damn near killed me which i guess was the idea
the problem with the restaurant was that customers took our reserved parking place
which in cambridge mass where i live is a very big problem
i think i told this story before
but what with the cockroach eye restaurant theme and all here it goes again...
wanting to keep the family happy here so mom will feel good about being a messy cook
i got some friends together and we marched over to the restaurant for a little direct action
we formed a flying wedge and charged
across the main dining room floor on sat nite
let me tell you people were screaming and everybody left
we had an escape plan and we all made it out except poor jeremy
somebody spilled their plate and jeremy just had to try the bernaise sauce
he always said you can tell the quality of a restaurant
by how well they do their classic sauces
waiter squashed him--fitting end i guess
anyway the restaurant closed and a nail salon is going in
so theres one less temptation and i can say along with dorthy
theres no place like home
yikes...now i remember her with those shoes
...im really going to have nightmares
finally if you want cockroach literary links
id like to recommend this book
havent read it yet but it sounds like a more contemporary take on
spending at least part of your life as an insect
which seems to be popular these days among candidates for president
but i will leave it to you to decide who is really the stink bug - 3/9/08, 3:05 PM
- blogging cockroach said...
i misspelled 'dorothy' in my comment
see what i mean about bad luck with edits today...
haste makes waste
i mean althouse practically hands me
an engraved invitation and im in a big hurry
to get something up and you see the result
well at least i dont call myself 'editing cockroach' - 3/9/08, 4:01 PM
- Trooper York said...
"My date two nights ago, a sushi dinner cost $90.00. That included a bottle of wine my date drank by herself, man she can put it away, me... but we had a great time and it was worth certainly it."
All right my man. Good show. See what happens when you leave the Keebler elves back in the treehouse. Sweet! - 3/9/08, 5:16 PM
- Anthony said...
Not bad for an iPhone. If only the bugs could push the shutter!
We need more of that Nikon 10.5. - 3/9/08, 5:18 PM
- MadisonMan said...
Is there a difference in food served at a Sunday lunch vs. a brunch? The distinction seems odd to me.
Mr. Doe: When dining in a restaurant, I'm also alert to interesting snippets of conversation at other tables. There should be no expectation of privacy at a public restaurant. If I'm dining alone, eavesdropping is a great way to pass the time. - 3/9/08, 7:57 PM
- blogging cockroach said...
hi anthony
i bet if i got a high enough jump i could work that iphone
after all i can manage a macpro keyboard
although i make lots of mistakes as you may have seen
anyway im not sure apple needs a cockroach to endorse its hardware
its bad enough they have steve jobs
whats needed is a mini cockroach cam that i could carry around
and take pictures just like althouse
only instead of across new york harbor
it would be across the kitchen floor
althouse gives you a view of the sun thru a tree
ill give you a view of the overhead pantry light thru a towel rack
hey the technology's there for really mini mini cams
but im afraid instead of something creative for us insects
theyve come up with something to spy on us
im telling you this is exactly what i was afraid of
from george bush and his c i a
thats the cockroach intelligence agency
it looks like the only way we could dodge this
is to agree to become informants and spy on termites
this is not only unfair
its unamerican i tell you - 3/9/08, 8:08 PM
- rcocean said...
"That was just for me, not for 2. The other night I had a dinner that was well over $100 per person, but that included wine."
Glad to know your ratings allow you to live so high on the hog.
Sadly, tonight I could only afford a Big Mac with Fries and my date and I had to share s Supersize Coke. However, I did splurge and buy her a cookie. - 3/9/08, 8:42 PM
- XWL said...
The view from the cockroach perspective got me thinking about what they actually would see given how different their eye structure is from ours.
I made a guess, applied those guesses to some GIMP filters, and uploaded the results to flickr (and made a blogpost of it, too).
In other words, I was really bored this evening, thanks for giving me something to do. - 3/10/08, 3:23 AM
- blogging cockroach said...
hi xwl
nice work
although the iphone field of view is too narrow
and it just doesnt have that fish- or bug-eye thing
that althouse paid a lot of money to do on her nikon slr
which would be closer to my way of seeing things
anyway its hard to test cockroach vision
i mean there arent too many cockroaches who are going to sit there
and tell the optometrist which way the letter e is pointing
and what they can read in 9 pt type in that little mirror
but us cockroaches do see in color
yes we do
just not the colors you see
our vision goes from what you call green
into the ultraviolet
so i can see at least three colors
of ultraviolet light
ha ha you cant see them
and what you call green looks pretty grey to me
thats your basic night vision perfect for kitchen floors at 2 in the morning
plus--and here is where it gets weird--
i can tell which way light is polarized too
thats so i can tell direct light from light reflected off water
extremely handy to keep from falling into a toilet bowl
or a sink full of water
when what im really looking for
are the crumbs on the cutting board
plus i would never be fooled by a mirage in the desert
i mean how many cockroaches in little foreign legion uniforms
have you seen in movies dragging themselves over the sand
going 'water water i see water...'
never has happened for good reason
anyway its all a matter of perspective
you think you see the world the way it is
let me tell you there are alternative views
but this comment is getting too long
and although i live near harvard u
im not getting paid to teach cockroach epistemology
not to mention metaphysics
which has been in a bad odor for a long time anyway
speaking of which
something tells me me
theres a piece of foil with camembert stuck to it
that slipped off the counter last night
which really deserves a little visit
adieu mes amis
je vais a la gloire - 3/10/08, 8:27 AM


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"What's the Puppy Bowl," you reluctantly ask? It's Animal Planet exploiting a bunch of cute puppies and forcing them to play their own brand of football on national television on Super Bowl Sunday. Yes, it's a thing.
The fact that people even enjoy rugby's pussy little cousin football at all is suspect at best. But throwing puppies in the mix is something else entirely. The whole time you're thinking, "What are you doing, dog? Put down that football; you are a dog, you don't even have opposable thumbs." Plus, there's something about the juxtaposition of dogs and football which has us uneasy. (Blame Michael Vick.) Yet, this year marks Puppy Bowl VIII. Yes, this is its eighth year.
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Sure, some people will call it "cock fighting" and say it's illegal in the United States, but that's because they're short-sighted and don't realize that MMA has rules. It's not like we'd be sticking a couple of chickens in there and having a bunch of mustachioed Mexicans standing around waving pesos as the roosters peck away at each other. There will be weight classes, a referee (who is, admittedly, another rooster), and we'll put little padded beak guards on them. All these regulations will ensure that nothing is fowl.
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Like puppies, kittens are adorable. What would it be like to throw a bucket of them in a swimming pool and see which one comes out first? It sounds mean, we know, but think of how cute all their little distressed "mews" would sound! But wait -- it can't just be whichever one comes out first, because that wouldn't be 100m and we need to be fair. So when the kitty comes out we pick it up and throw it back in the pool. And as it gives you those big, pleading eyes which ask, "why?" we can have celebrity announcers comment on how cute a pool-full of kitties is.
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Rosa Chinensis (Youko) | 14 | 3.00% | |
Rosa Foetida (Eriko) | 7 | 1.50% | |
Rosa Gigantea (Sei) | 201 | 43.13% | |
Rosa Chinensis en bouton (Sachiko) | 96 | 20.60% | |
Rosa Foetida en bouton (Rei) | 9 | 1.93% | |
Rosa Gigantea en bouton (Shimako) | 58 | 12.45% | |
Rosa Chinensis en bouton petit soeur(Yumi) | 50 | 10.73% | |
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to tell the truth this was a difficult vote Between rei, Sei and Yumi for Me but in the end I chose Rosa Gigantea Simply because She plays an almost Big sister Roll with Yumi offering her advice in a mature fashion and Also because she plays with Yumi and teases her In a completely Immature fashion. Still it was a tough choice Also I do enjoy Yumi quite a bit she is just so cute
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Well, I guess I'm not being original here by chosing Sei, but she's definitely my favourite character so I'm following the crowd...
I just love how we got to see right from the start her playful and funny side, because at the beginning we don't know much about the others and they seem distant, and the atmosphere is somewhat austere, so she acted as a great comic relief in the earlier episodes. Later on, we get to see what happened between her and Shiori... I must confess episode 11 is my favourite, I'm such a sucker for love stories... even more so when they end sadly. She's as great as ever in ~Haru~. I especially like how her relationship with Shimako is depicted. Of course it's a pity she graduated, but she's not very far away, as is proven when Yumi has tea with her (I kinda like the new haircut BTW). But it's a new season, time to discover new characters, so I guess old ones had to go eventually. Actually I'm kinda glad graduation doesn't take place until episode 6 or so, I thought it would happen earlier. Oh, and she drives a New Beetle too, my favourite car ! Another good point (and she's an horrible driver, just like me...) And, of course, I just LOVE how she makes Sachiko jealous by jumping on Yumi I also like Yoshino (because of the tomboyish attitude, she's so funny !) and Shimako (the only girl that looks cute, in my opinion... girls drawn in a shoujo style don't look so good to me, but she's the exception). |
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I have read that Sei is the most popular female character by reader votes in Animage magazine followed by Shimako-if I am not mistaken. |
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Hmmm.... well weren't they in the same grade? If so I don't think they can't be souers (at leasts that's not what the souer system is about ^^)
Also, I got a question for kj1980. Does she got that much more screen time in the novels? If so, what would be her important contributions (because she is circumstancial at best in the anime, being her only important appeareance we everyone was bugging Yumi about she rejecting Sachiko's rosary and Katsura tried to defend her...) |
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I have never seen a Batman movie, nor read the comics (only Justice League, but you don't get to know him that well) and the only thing I know about him, is what I've heard. And it's not that much So I watched this movie like an "ordinary citizen", one who doesn't spend an incredible amount of time watching movies and in IGN. And I loved Batman Begins, the first of a trilogy.
Batman Begins, as the title says, tells the story of how Bruce Wayne got to be Batman, where he did his training, the enemies he made, and how he ended up fighting crime in Gotham and saving the city. And it delivers the message in an excellent way, in the form of a great plot.
Bruce is aided by the woman he loves (Rachel), a police officer, his butler Alfred and Mr. Fox, but the center of attention, is on Bruce, with flashbacks helping us understand his fears and motivations.
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Four days of navigating through complex, steep terrain, overhanging snow mushrooms, vertical ice, lose rock and the semi-collapse of their portaledge on a 60 degree ice slope left them exhausted. According to Helliker, "Day two and day three gave us the hardest climbing, many hard pitches but all very different; those 48 hours of climbing stand out in my mind." Day four led them to the Vision pitch on the Moonflower buttress, by this time they were nearing the end of their food supply. A storm set in on day five, forcing them to spend the majority of the day on their portaledge, knowing that if the storm didn't let up, they would have to turn back. Helliker describes the optimism and determination it took for the two of them to push to the top, "We took every pitch as it came, we always said to each other that everything would take as long at it took, climbing a pitch, building a belay, putting the ledge up, etc. and not to stress about time! This was the key and helped make the situation not as stressful as it could have been. Besides, Jon and myself are pretty determined people and it would have taken a lot for us to go down!" The two climbers seized the opportunity to continue to the top during a lull in the storm. They stashed some gear at this last camp in order to travel more quickly and made the thirteen pitch push for the summit. During these final pitches Helliker hoped the weather would hold; "my mind was pretty empty apart from getting to the top. We had given so much to get so close and it would have been totally gutting to have to turn back because of the weather." After the 500 meters of snow, cold and wind they reached the top of the buttress, agreeing that it had been the longest, hardest climb of their lives; from here they began the thirty-eight rappel descent. Helliker and Bracey were greeted with congratulations and much needed mini Snickers bars on the way back to base camp, where they arrived after spending the final thirty-six hours of the climb without sleep or food. "It took a lifetime of experience between us to get up it." Jon and Matt work as IFMGA guides based out of Chamonix, France. Sources: Matt Helliker, TheBMC,co.uk, Moonflowerexpedition.blogspot.com, Timesonline.co.uk
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Nice work boys. No decrease of props intended, but at least in reporting these things it is good to be consistent and it seems the ascent stopped at the top of the last technical pitch, far short of the summit, and as such it would be nice to see that reflected clearly in the report. None of us are perfect but it is nice when quality climbing media such as Alpinist is clear in terms of what occurred. Again, nice work on what seems like a proud line on a classic mixed buttress. |


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Supreme Court to Decide if Translation Costs Can Be Recouped
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Attorneys sometimes handle cases that require translation of documents or the use of an interpreter to take testimony. In particular, transnational litigation involving foreign service of process or foreign witnesses may incur substantial translation or interpreting costs.
The question then arises: Are these "costs of suit" that can be recouped by the winning party?
The answer is not clear. 28 U.S.C. § 1920 allows a winning party to recoup costs for certain categories of expenses incurred during litigation, such as fees associated with filing, printing or electronically recording transcripts; disbursements for printing materials and witnesses; and making copies of relevant litigation materials. Section 1920(6) also allows a court to award the prevailing party costs incurred in relation to court appointed experts, interpreters and special interpretation services (emphasis added).
Circuit courts have been split about whether written translation is equivalent to oral interpreting, and should therefore be covered as a cost of suit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920.
The issue is now before the US Supreme Court. It is expected that the Supreme Court's decision will significantly impact how transnational litigation is conducted.
The case at issue, Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, LTD, 633 F.3d 1218 (9th Cir. 2011), is before the Supreme Court on appeal from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The facts of the case involve Kouichi Taniguchi, a former Japanese professional baseball player who fell through a wooden deck at a resort in the Mariana Islands. Taniguchi later sued the resort for negligence, but the resort was granted summary judgment by the district court.
As part of its decision, the district court awarded costs to the resort, "including the costs of translating contracts and other documents from Japanese to English." Taniguchi appealed and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision.
The Ninth Circuit's opinion discusses the split between the Sixth, Seventh, and D.C. Circuits regarding "compensation of interpreters" and the proper interpretation of 28 U.S.C. § 1920. The court focused on section 1920(6) which provides for an award costs incurred in relation to court appointed experts, interpreters and special interpretation services.
In reaching its decision, the Ninth Circuit held that a dictionary definition of "interpret" could include spoken and written translation, agreeing with the view held by the Sixth Circuit and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia:
We are persuaded by the Sixth Circuit's reasoning. District courts are free to interpret the meaning of the cast of categories listed within § 1920. In § 1920(6), the word "interpreter" can reasonably encompass a "translator," both according to the dictionary definition and common usage of these terms, which does not always draw precise distinctions between foreign language interpretations involving live speech versus written documents. More importantly, the Sixth Circuit's analysis is more compatible with Rule 54 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which includes a decided preference for the award of costs to the prevailing party.
633 F.3d at 1221. In reaching this decision, the Ninth Circuit rejected the more limited view of the Seventh Circuit, which has firmly held that an interpreter translates only the spoken, but not the written, word. See id. at 1221-22.
If the Supreme Court agrees with the Sixth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits that lower courts should have more freedom in determining what costs prevailing parties can recover, the decision will lead to losing parties being responsible for more litigation costs, including the cost of translating documents from one language to another.
Accordingly, the Supreme Court's decision may significantly impact the manner in which litigants conduct discovery and other aspects of litigation, including limiting the number of foreign documents translated in order to avoid incurring future costs stemming from an award.
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And with United looking to sell Derby County target Johnny Russell this summer, they have identified Goodwillie as a replacement.
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Fairchild replaces Bill Lazor, who resigned earlier this week to take a job on Chip Kelly's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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May 14th, 2009, 05:17 AM | #1 |
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5.0 heads. who wants 25hp for free?
Im most likely going to be getting a v8 YJ here soon. it has a mustang 5.0 L in it bored .30 over, explorer intake, b303 cam, ford racing valve springs, bbk 65 mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, 24lb injectors, ceramic coated ford racing headers, and gt40p heads @ 10.5:1. (stock rotating assembly)
my question is.. I dont want to run premium fuel all the time as this will be my daily driver, and I am willing to take a slight loss on power. so what is the CC on these heads, and what heads should i put on it to drop the CR down to an 87-89 octane level? I would rather not tear the motor apart to install dish pistons I DO NOT OWN THIS JEEP YET. THIS IS ASSUMING ALL THINGS GO TO PLAN. but, If someone has a set of heads that would put me at the right CR, I would be willing to trade. I did some light reading, and most say these heads are good for about 25hp. please dont pummel me with offers. I need information before i make any decisions. I grew up on small block chevy's so Im not familiar with all this ford stuff so bear with me. |
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May 14th, 2009, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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if my numbers in my head are correct, gt40p heads suck because the exhaust holes are side by side, and therefore you have to get special headers or manifolds.
If you wanna go on the cheap, just double up the head gaskets, and call it a day. If you are goona change the heads, just put sone on from a 351w, but you'll have to get bushings for the bolts since the 351w heads use 1/2 bolts and the 302's use 7/16 That should do ya |
May 14th, 2009, 08:56 AM | #4 |
dont double head gaskets unless you want a leak. thats just retarted.
if you dont want to use a higher grade fuel then a stock set of 4v 351w heads will work fine. i personally love horsepower so i would keep them and just pay a touch more for fuel. midgrade should be fine in that motor.
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May 14th, 2009, 12:02 PM | #6 |
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I dont know what my CR is but i have a GT40P getup the motor is actually a 2000 explorer and I will be running 87
Say the timing is bumped up to 14* for 92 could he simply back it down to 10* stock for that motor and be able to run 87 without any problems |
May 14th, 2009, 04:41 PM | #7 |
gt40 headers wont work with regular 351 heads
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May 14th, 2009, 09:30 PM | #8 |
tiger blood
I've seen the double head gasket thing done, and seen it on shows and read about it in magazines. Dunno about longevity, but they were able to make quite a few dyno pulls that way.
gt40 and gt40p heads are very diffirent. 351w heads have offset exhaust bolts, just like 302 heads. gt40p heads are side by side. so yeah, you will probably need diffirent headers. |
May 15th, 2009, 02:43 PM | #10 |
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The major difference in the GT 40 P heads are the bigger valves and revised spark plug angles. It has nothing to do with "side by side what ever BS he was feeding you" Your 351w heads will be the exact same flow as any 302 head after 1973(ish) production date and you will gain nothing. Your GT40p heads will run on 87 octane just fine. Standard valve sizes are 1.78 intake and 1.46 exhaust, your gt40p heads have a 1.84 intake and 1.46 exhaust. People have put regular headers on gt40p heads, but they need to dent them further to have room for the spark plug. A set of shorties that can be bolted to the gt40p heads are about 150 and I believe are made by MAC.
The gt40p heads are nice heads if you gasket match the ports, and smooth out the runners and combustion chamber. They are good to .500" lift on your intake and exhaust cycles with standard valve springs and rockers. And your 10.5 : 1 compression ratio is still within tolerance to run regular unleaded fuel. Last edited by Never_Evil; May 15th, 2009 at 02:50 PM. |
May 15th, 2009, 11:50 PM | #12 |
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The gt40p heads are based on the e7 design only opened up, your gaskets appear to belong to a Ford Yates* racing head . The first pic I found of the gt40p head, the exhaust is a symmetrically even spacing with all bolt holes in one line. The second pic is the Yates heads, highly sought after and well worth the money if you can get them if horsepower is what you want.
* Ford Yates racing heads are found on stock cars and will out flow even the Cleveland heads while using the larger valves. Capable of supporting 1000 horses naturally aspirated. Last edited by Never_Evil; May 16th, 2009 at 12:05 AM. |
May 16th, 2009, 12:38 PM | #13 |
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If that motor has a stock bottom end with a replacement 30 over piston and the GT40p heads there is no way it has more than 9.3-1 compression unless somebody milled a ton off those heads.And by a ton I mean so much that the intake would have fitment issues.
Stock 5.0 pistons have about a 12 or 16cc dish and the heads have a 60- 61cc chamber. |
May 25th, 2009, 11:32 AM | #16 |
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Kyle, If you do get this engine, keep it all together and don't swap heads. The worst you will have to do is reset the timing for the lower octane gas. The only reason to lower your CR would be to add a blower to it.
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I have a fresh .030 306 shortblock with small dis pistons. brand new I will trade ya. if it is a roller mine is a 71 hi - nickle block
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Sony NEX-F3 Performance
Timing and Performance
The Sony NEX-F3's performance was a mixed bagged in our tests.
Startup/Shutdown |
Power on |
~1.5 seconds
Time it takes to turn on and capture a shot. |
Shutdown |
~0.2 second
How long it takes camera to turn off before you can remove the memory card. |
Buffer clearing time
5 seconds after 12 large/fine JPEGs*
Worst case buffer clearing time. -- This is the delay after a set of shots before you can remove the card.
6 seconds after 7 RAW files*
7 seconds after 6 RAW+ L/F JPEG files*
*Note: Buffer clearing times measured with a SanDisk Extreme Pro 45MB/sec UHS-1 SDHC card. Slower cards will produce correspondingly slower clearing times. Slow cards may also limit length of bursts in continuous mode. ISO sensitivity and noise reduction settings can also affect cycle times and burst mode performance.
Startup time was much slower than most SLRs, but still reasonable for a CSC. Shutdown was very fast. Buffer clearing times were pretty good with a fast card, but buffer depths weren't very deep.
Mode Switching | ||
Play to Record, |
~1.0 second
Time until first shot is captured. |
Record to Play |
~2.2 seconds
Time to display a large/fine JPEG file immediately after capture. |
Display |
~0.5 second
Time to display a large/fine JPEG file already on the memory card. |
Play to Record delay was okay for a CSC, but Record to Play was quite slow.
Shutter Response (Lag Time) | ||
Full Autofocus,
Single-area AF mode |
0.314 second
Time from fully pressing shutter button to image capture, with the lens already at the proper focal distance setting. (All AF timing performed with Sony E18-55mm kit lens.)
Full Autofocus,
Multi-area AF mode |
0.311 second
Time from fully pressing shutter button to image capture, with the lens already at the proper focal distance setting.
Full Autofocus,
Single-area AF mode Auto Flash Enabled |
0.436 second
Time from fully pressing shutter button to image capture, with the lens already at the proper focal distance setting, TTL Auto flash enabled. |
Continuous AF |
0.360 second
This mode usually shows no speed increase with our static subject; we have no way to measure performance with moving subjects. |
Manual Focus |
0.060 second
For most cameras, shutter lag is less in manual focus than autofocus, but usually not as fast as when the camera is "prefocused". |
Prefocused |
0.021 second
Time to capture, after half-pressing and holding shutter button. There was about 7% variation between iterations on this particular measurement. |
The Sony NEX-F3's full-autofocus shutter lag (with the subject at a fixed distance) was about 0.31 second in both Single-area (center) and Multi-area AF modes with the 18-55mm kit lens. That's about average for a CSC these days, and a bit slower than the typical consumer SLR. With the flash enabled, the NEX-F3's full AF shutter lag increased to 0.44s, to account for the preflash metering. Shutter lag was 0.360 second in continuous mode AF. When manually focused, the Sony NEX-F3's shutter lag dropped to 0.060 second, which is very fast. The NEX-F3's prefocused shutter lag was only 0.021 second, much faster than most CSCs -- we have the F3's electronic front curtain shutter, which is enabled by default, to thank for that.
To minimize the effect of different lens' focusing speed, we test AF-active shutter lag with the lens already set to the correct focal distance. We also use the same Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro with every camera (on all platforms except Four Thirds/Micro Four Thirds, Samsung NX, Sony E-mount, and Nikon consumer models lacking an in-body focus motor), to further reduce variation, and because our tests showed that focus-determination time with this lens was close to the fastest, across multiple camera bodies from different manufacturers. Being an older design with a non-ultrasonic motor, it wouldn't be the fastest at slewing from one focus setting to another, but that's exactly the reason we measure focus determination speed, which is primarily a function of the camera body, vs focus adjustment speed, which is primarily a function of the lens.
Cycle Time (shot to shot) | ||
Single Shot mode |
0.68 second
Time per shot, averaged over 20+ shots*. |
Single Shot mode |
0.91 second
Time per shot, averaged over 20+ shots*. |
Single Shot mode
1.41 second
Time per shot, averaged over 15 shots*. |
Early shutter |
Some cameras don't snap another shot if you release and press the shutter too quickly in Single Shot mode, making "No" the preferred answer. |
Speed Priority Continuous Mode |
0.18 second (5.53 frames per second);
12 frames total; 5 seconds to clear* |
Time per shot, averaged over 12 shots, then slows to an average of about 0.43s or 2.35 fps when buffer is full. |
Speed Priority Continuous Mode |
0.18 second (5.56 frames per second);
7 frames total; 6 seconds to clear* |
Time per shot, averaged over buffer length of 7 frames, then slows to an average of about 0.94s or 1.06 fps when buffer is full. |
Speed Priority Continuous Mode |
0.18 second (5.49 frames per second);
6 frames total; 7 seconds to clear* |
Time per shot, averaged over buffer length of 6 frames, then slows to 1.31s or 0.76 fps when buffer is full. |
Flash Recycling |
2.7 seconds
Flash at maximum output. |
*Note: Buffer clearing times measured with a SanDisk Extreme Pro 45 MB/sec UHS-1 SDHC card. Slower cards will produce correspondingly slower clearing times. Slow cards may also limit length of bursts in continuous mode. ISO sensitivity and noise reduction settings can also affect cycle times and burst mode performance.
Single-shot cycle times were good for JPEGs, but a bit sluggish with RAW files, increasing from 0.60 second for large/fine JPEGs, 0.91 second for RAW and 1.14 seconds for RAW+ large/fine JPEG files. Speed Priority Continuous mode performance was good, matching Sony's spec, at about 5.5 frames per second no matter the file type and quality, though autofocus and exposure are locked at the first frame in this mode. We didn't test the F3's standard continuous mode.
Buffer depth for large/fine JPEGs was okay, at 12 frames. Note, though, that our test target for this was designed to be difficult to compress, so JPEG burst lengths should be longer with typical subjects. When shooting with RAW files, buffer depth dropped to only 7 frames, and 6 frames with RAW+JPEG. This is about par for an entry-level model, though.
The flash was able to recycle from a full discharge in 2.7 seconds, which is pretty good.
Download Speed | ||
Windows Computer, USB 2.0 |
12,320 KBytes/sec
Typical Values: |
Download speeds were very fast, quick enough that you likely won't feel the need for a separate card reader, even with large memory cards. (Note that this test was performed with a SanDisk Pro 45MB/sec UHS-1 card: Slower cards would likely show slower transfer times.)
Bottom line, the Sony NEX-F3's performance was a mixed bagged. Full autofocus is a bit slow compared to most SLRs and the latest CSCs from Olympus and Panasonic, but average for its class and on par with most digicams. Startup and single-shot cycle times with RAW files are slow, but Speed Priority Continuous mode is not bad, making the NEX-F3 suitable for general photography including some action, so long as long bursts and focus tracking aren't required.
Battery Life
Excellent battery life for a Compact System Camera.
Operating Mode | Battery Life |
Still Capture,
(CIPA standard) |
470 shots
The Sony NEX-F3 uses a custom rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack for power, and comes with both a single battery and a USB charger. The battery is rated for 470 shots per charge using the CIPA standard, which includes 50% flash shots with the built-in flash. Battery life is well above average for a CSC, but as always, we recommend getting a second battery for your NEX-F3 if you plan any extended outings.
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Electronic commerce, well known as Ecommerce is becoming the gold standard for retail shopping on the Internet these days. It has become so popular that there are so many sites that have popped up and some have become rage hits too.
Many have not only mimicked the global leader Amazon's business model, but even its success. I mean, they are huge in the society now, people are aware of the online shopping cart and they are starting to buy everything that is available on the Ecommerce sites. And not only that, the business is rapidly expanding thanks to the phenomenon called mobile internet.
Mobile internet in developing countries has far outnumbered traditional internet connections. All thanks to the burgeoning smartphone market share all over the world. People are rapidly accepting the value of these things called "Apps" which let them buy stuff on the go, with a very convenient way of payments too.
So, with ecommerce software flourishing, and mcommerce helping it move up, what is exactly the future? I personally think a way to create your own Ecommerce solution is a step in the right direction, because let us face it, selling online is the new in thing. Take for example, you have a clothing store and you are willing to sell them online. The first thing you need to do is set up an online shop using some platform.
And one of those solutions is >Izzonet. Izzonet is a ecommerce software solution in which one can create their own ecommerce store, set it up and be all ready for business. The guys at Izzonet claim that their solution is pretty easy for even non techies who have no forms of knowledge in ecommerce. But is the solution robust enough? We'll see now.
How to set up an Ecommerce store?
The homepage of Izzonet is a clean start, with rounded icons for a jump start ecommerce store. On the left, the side bar has deep extensive options to each and every component that you need to modify in your store. And on the top is the admin panel which manages everything related to the administrative part concerning mainly your profile. Here is a look at the start page –
As you can see above, we are running on a trial. Yes, you have a 15 day free trial before you buy the product.
Without going into the details, I just want to show you how quickly you can setup the store with their jump start options. There are seven specifics that you need to take care of. First is the theme-
The theme takes care of the look and feel of the store. It has a LOT of templates that are designed in house and have enough variety that fits right into your store type. So, that's theme. Select one and you are good to go, for the next. Always remember that the options that you choose can always be changed on the homepage's sidebar, which I would like to call the expert bar.
Next is the content option –
The content page is all about the content that appears on your store pages. Not the product items but the literature that you are going to et the public read about you or the store. Everything goes here. It's also interesting to see some SEO features baked in to the content page options, which I think all ecommerce folks will appreciate.
After you are done with the content, the next specific is Products –
By default, like the screenshot above, it will have some example products that you can choose to keep for preview purposes or delete and add your own. I am going to keep them for review purposes.
You can also add a product like the image above, and rest assured there is a LOT of options to customize and make your product available. But before you freak out, a special mention to the support team of theirs, who are available for a quick chat 24X7, and they promise to help when you are setting up your own store. To contact them, you just need to click the below icon on any page –
After you are done selecting the products, next is probably the most important step of all, payments –
With the above options in payment, you can choose the medium through which you receive payments from your customers. Almost all kinds of payment are covered here, and even here, if you have any doubts, there is a lot of help available.
After configuring payments, the immediate next thing to do is setting up the tax specifics.
This is where you'll setup your region specific tax amounts, corresponding to the tax laws in your region. You are provided all kinds of default options in the first drop down and in case you want to deeply configure it or make a new rule for the taxes, you can do so, in the second drop down list.
And now, the penultimate step to setting up your own store is the domain.
With the domain options, you can either choose to keep your own izzonet domain for free or your own domain, pre registered one that you bought earlier, with izzonet as the registrar or the same registrar as before.
And that's it! You are all set for your own ecommerce store that will definitely make your business thrive on the internet world. All you need to do is click the final icon – "Launch your store".
Concluding, I want to say that this is a good enough solution and has some extensive customisations, which I think, is, and should be appealing for all the aspiring folks who are looking at getting their own e commerce store.
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A. It was a confluence of events, from what both she and principal channel host Robert Osborne told us recently. They encountered each other at last year's TCM Classic Film Festival, and Osborne invited her to appear as a "guest programmer" for a night, selecting and helping to introduce that evening's films. An avowed TCM fan, Barrymore then countered by telling him, "What I'd really like to do is co-host 'The Essentials.' "
The program was in the process of making a change there anyway, after the two seasons Alec Baldwin did with Osborne, who told Barrymore, "Wait right here."
He immediately got in touch with a couple of TCM executives who would have a say in the decision, and the deal was done shortly afterward.
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Also involved is much secrecy, since the showcased celebrity isn't supposed to know much of what's been discovered until the actual filming, and that typically involves months of additional research.
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