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For most people, the words "car audio" conjure up an image of a big SUV blasting you with waves of bass at a stoplight. But car audio systems aren't all about bass - they come in as many shapes and sizes as home audio systems. To the car audio fan, each new car offers the challenge of how to fit great sound into a puzzle consisting of a dash opening, factory speaker configurations, and available cargo space.
On the other side of the coin, I've had many people ask me "Why in the world would you spend good money to replace a factory system that sounds perfectly fine?" My job at Crutchfield opened my eyes and ears to the world of car audio. I spent many years as a touring musician, and I used to rely on my home system for serious music listening. But, with a family and a 9-to-5 job, things change - now my hour-long commute has become my music listening time.
When I first arrived at Crutchfield, I made my first foray into car audio by installing some new speakers in my car so I could have decent sound on my way to work. The speakers made a big difference, so I replaced my factory radio with an aftermarket stereo and was thrilled with the results. Then I discovered what a subwoofer would do, and I was completely hooked.
Why replace a factory system? It's simple - most factory systems just don't sound that great. Don't get me wrong - I've heard some good ones. But the majority are designed to offer decent sound at a certain price point, and that means that the manufacturer will cut corners wherever possible. To my ears, most factory systems, including many premium setups, sound dull, boomy, and unfocused. (Watch my comparison of factory and aftermarket speakers here.)
Premium system blues
Recently, I bought a sweet 2001 Chrysler Sebring convertible, and soon discovered that its Infinity system wasn't going to cut it. With the top down, I just couldn't get the system up loud enough to get the bass I wanted without distortion. A new receiver helped to clean up the sound a little, but I still found myself listening to sports radio and NPR instead of CDs because my ears were not happy with the sound of the music. I reasoned that I had saved a lot of cash by not buying a brand new car, so I decided to go for a really good sound system.
Every car presents its own set of problems for building a system. With a convertible, your enemy is road noise. Top up or top down, you hear lots of wind and road noise, and that noise makes your bass sound muddy and kills most of your midrange information. A system that sounds fine when you're sitting in your driveway becomes tinny and brash when you hit 55 with the top down.
System for a top down
To build a system for a convertible, you need lots of clean power, strong midrange delivery, and a subwoofer for good bass definition. My Sebring has room for a 2" tall receiver in the dash, and features 3-1/2" speakers in the dash along with 6"x9" speakers in front doors and rear side panels. One other factor - I need the Sebring's small trunk to carry guitars and other music gear on weekends, so I didn't want to put a subwoofer back there. I checked out my options in Crutchfield's Outfit My Car shopping tool, then talked things over with a couple of car audio aces here. Here's what we came up with.
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I picked Eclipse's CD7200 mk II CD receiver to drive the system, because it offered several big advantages. First, a high-quality digital-to-analog converter and 8-volt low-impedance preamp outputs send an extremely strong signal to your outboard amps with minimal noise. Second, Eclipse designed the CD7200 strictly for an amplified system - there's no built-in amplifier to introduce noise into your system. Third, Eclipse wrapped the receiver in a copper sheath to keep noise out.
I also liked the CD7200 for its amazing array of sonic tools. Even though I would be using an outboard equalizer/crossover to tune my system, the Eclipse includes a versatile equalizer, time alignment capability, and some other sonic tools, all of which can be accessed quickly without having to wade through a complex menu. Plus, you can add satellite radio, iPod control, and CD changers if you're in the mood.
Last of all, this receiver features built-in Bluetooth communication, so I can answer phone calls in the car without having to fumble around for my phone. That counts for a lot.
Speaker system
Usually, I prefer the sound of component speakers, because a separate tweeter placed in the right spot really opens up the sound. I found several fine 6-1/2" component systems that would fit in my Sebring, but I've learned through experience that the high frequencies are not the problem in a convertible. The devil's in the midrange details, so I elected to keep as much cone area as possible by using 3-1/2" coaxial speakers in the dash and a set of 6"x9"s in the doors.
I'd heard Boston Acoustics speakers in a friend's car, and thought they'd be a good choice. They seemed to tolerate lots of power and their tweeters really sounded nice at high levels. The Boston S35 3-1/2" speakers would fit into my dash just fine, while the SX95 6"x9"s were just a shade too deep for my doors, a problem I thought we could deal with.
To make things easy, I was ready to install a second set of Boston 6"x9"s in my rear side panels, thinking that four 6"x9"s would produce enough bass for me. But my friend Jeff thought there was enough room back there for a pair of 8" subwoofers. Keeping with the theme, Boston's G108-4 subwoofer seemed like a good candidate - they'd work without an enclosure, they're only 4-1/4" deep, and they handle up to 200 watts.
Power up
I didn't want to deal with multiple amplifiers, so I checked out some 5-channel amplifiers to power the system. Boston's GT-50 amplifier seemed like a good match with 4 channels of 55 watts RMS to power the front and rear speakers and a 400-watt mono section - a perfect match for the two 8" subs. It's not a small amp, but at only 2-1/4" high and less than 9" deep, I knew it could live in the recessed area way in the back of my trunk where I can't fit guitars anyway. Plus, as a lifetime Red Sox fan, it made me happy that it would be Boston all the way around.
Go all the way
With every system I've owned, I've noticed problem areas in the car's acoustics that I couldn't fix with the tone controls in the head unit or by adjusting crossover points on the amp. To make sure I wouldn't have that problem with this system, I chose AudioControl's DQXS 6-channel digital equalizer, an unassuming little box that packs an awesome amount of sound processing power.
The DQXS features 6-channel inputs (front, rear, sub) and 8-channel outputs (front high-pass, front low-pass, rear high-pass, and sub), along with an 8-channel crossover, comprehensive equalization for front, rear, and subwoofer outputs, and six 2-band parametric EQs, all accessed through its menu screen. I really like being able to pinpoint the exact crossover points on the DQXS's readout, as opposed to estimating with the frequency sweep knob found on most amplifiers.
With this unit, I'd be able to set all crossover points for the different speakers and subs, equalize the small 3-1/2" dash speakers and the big 6"x9"s in the doors separately, and, best of all, tune the bass exactly the way I wanted it. It sounds like overkill, but what's point of installing all this cool equipment without being able to nail the sound you want?
The last piece
A home speaker sounds good because its wooden front panel is a neutral platform that doesn't color the sound in any way. A car's body panels, however, were not designed for high-performance car speakers. When you mount a speaker or sub on relatively thin metal, two things happen. First, the metal flexes and resonates as the music plays, and that really hurts your speaker's accuracy. Second, the vibrating metal causes trim pieces and other plastic parts to shake and buzz as you turn the volume up, and that's just annoying.
That's why it's so important to use Dynamat or some other sound-damping material in a high-performance car audio system. Attach Dynamat to the metal panel that holds your speaker or sub, and it kills vibration and resonance, giving your speaker a more stable platform for better accuracy. And the less that your car body vibrates, the less that the parts attached to it will rattle and buzz.
I picked Dynamat Xtreme for my speaker and sub locations because it's thinner and lighter than standard Dynamat, and its flexibility makes it easier to install in hard-to-reach places. Two 8" subs will shake those rear side panels like crazy so it'll be important to cover as much of that metal as possible with Dynamat.
Check out Part 2: Installing an audio system in a convertible, and watch the video "High Quality Sound in a Convertible."
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School: Make quality physical activity a part of the school day in a variety of ways. Overall, findings supported school-based interventions as having the most evidence to increase physical activity among youth. With the average school day lasting 6-7 hours, it is not surprising that enhanced PE classes, classroom activity breaks, recess, and before and after school activities have played a large role in advancing childhood health. Active transporation, which includes walking or biking to and from school, also provides a great opportunity for kids to get their daily physical activity.
Preschool and Childcare: Start healthy habits for life with active play in preschool. Preschool and childcare centers showed excellent results in starting healthy habits for youth. Increasing time children spend outside and providing portable play equipment on playgrounds were especially effective. The findings also demonstrated that training staff in the delivery of structured physical activity sessions is a productive way to get youth active at an early age.
Community: Build the physical environments of cities, towns and neighborhoods to encourage physical activity. Community settings were found to be promising in impacting physical activity at the population level. Changes to the built environment, such as altering the mix of residential and retail space to be more walker-friendly can encourage more physical activity and shape the sociocultural environment of a community.
Family and Home: Be physically active with your kids and help them develop active lifestyles at a young age. Research shows that children develop physical activity behaviors, attitudes and values in the home, but there is not yet enough evidence to make firm recommendations in this area.
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There are many great programs that help people engage in physical activity for a period of time - everything from group exercise classes to walking clubs. But in order to ensure that ALL people are able to reach the recommendations for physical activity as outlined in the national Physical Activity Guidelines, these programs need to be supported by policies that ensure that physical activity is within reach to people in their everyday lives so that they might stick with the behavior they are trying to achieve.
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Other examples include improving and building sidewalks; addressing safety concerns such as traffic, lighting, and police enforcement; influencing zoning guidelines to encourage physical activity; adding or expanding recess in local schools; creating or enhancing Safe Routes to Schools programs; and offering workplace incentives to engage in physical activity.
As we encourage individuals to engage in physical activity, we must remember that they often need support to make it happen. Making the healthy choice the easy choice will ensure that those healthy behaviors stay with them for a liftime.
What policies have you seen in your own community that encourage physical activity? Tell us a story about someone who has been impacted by these policies.
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This is a great marathon. It is a small group of runners but a very enthusiastic group. The volunteers are fantastic and the supporters are able to meet you every couple of miles. I love the trail and scenery and you're never retracing your steps on the trail - it is always new scenery. The Water stations were well stocked and the food at the end was fantastic.
Well run & well organized. Large gym to stay in before the race. Race is run on a flat and fast course with only one turn on the trail. Totally enthusiastic support at water stops & nice food at the end. An announcer announced my number, name & where I was from, the RD put a medal around my neck and another volunteer handed me an envelop with my race shirt in it. Can't wait to do it again next year!
I had so much fun the first time, I had to come back to do it again. It is a fast, scenic course along the Lake Wobegon Trail, near St. Cloud Mn. The race support was excellent, beginning weeks before the race, during the race, and after. Lots of friendly volunteers; great post-marathon food; the finisher medals and shirts are really nice. There is no pre-race stress. Everything was so convenient. Just show up, run the race, and enjoy! They did a much better job, and made me feel more welcome than any 'big city' race. Do this one!
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Looking for a place to stay when you're in North Vancouver? Here's a list of hotels on the North Shore.
Please allow ample time to complete the entire Day Zero registration process and ensure that you have brought with you everything required to complete registration.
At the same time as registration there is a compulsory bike box
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There is a Mandatory Racer Briefing for all registered participants, which will last approximately one hour.
Note that water will be available during registration. Keep yourself hydrated in preparation for the BC Bike Race experience of a lifetime!
There's plenty to do once you arrive on the famous North Shore of Vancouver. Whether it's checking out the trails, hitting some tourist attractions, or just hanging out in the City, you'll have a great time so we encourage you to arrive early. If you ever looking for something to do, look no further than this website!
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Ottawa-based foursome shakes off travel snafu
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Published: Friday, March 15, 2013RIGA, Latvia -- And the award for the best night of sleep at the Frankfurt airport went to ... nobody.
The Canadian women's curling champions were back in their comfort zone Friday, on the ice at the Volvo Sports Center, where they went through their final practice session for the Saturday start of a world title bid.
"We have put in loads of hours to prepare ourselves for this event, so we are going in there pretty confident, and we are hoping to get a good result out of it," said Alison Kreviazuk.
Canada's Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle and skip Rachel Homan, left to reight, test stones during a practice session at the world women's curling championship in Riga, Latvia on Friday, March 15, 2013.
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Email to a friendPrinter friendlyLoads of hours is what Kreviazuk, the team's second, skip Rachel Homan, third Emma Miskew and lead Lisa Weagle from the Ottawa Curling Club and fifth/alternate Stephanie LeDrew of Sarnia, Ont., put in earlier this week on their way to the host city for the championship.
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"We just kind of sat together and said, 'Well, we'll get out of here when we do. We'll make it to Riga eventually,'" Kreviazuk said.
At this point, the five 20-something women began trying to find hotel rooms. They had done some preliminary scouting by telephone in the early afternoon, but shied away from booking anything because of the promise of the 8:30 p.m. flight to Riga, and because of the incredible cost.
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"There wasn't a hotel room to be found in all of Frankfurt, so we scouted out benches and slept across three seats, all night long," LeDrew said.
Day 2 of the trek didn't get off to any better start, as Frankfurt-to-Riga flights were again cancelled twice.
Finally, after switching airlines, the Canadian curling champions arrived in the Latvian capital on Wednesday evening, more than 24 hours later than expected.
"Just enough time to have dinner and go to sleep," LeDrew said.
A practice session scheduled for a Riga curling club and plans for sightseeing on Wednesday afternoon were scrubbed, but they managed to get an on-ice session in on Thursday, along with those massages.
"We were in a bit of a bad way after sleeping on benches and planes and stuff for two days," LeDrew said.
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The Canadians play the late draw on Saturday, taking on Eve Muirhead's Scottish foursome. They continue with two round-robin games per day through Thursday.
Tie-breakers, if required, are scheduled for Friday, followed by the playoffs. The bronze- and gold-medal games are scheduled for March 24.
"I think all of us are really anxious to get things going," Kreviazuk said.
"There's always anticipation, and you have practices, but it's really nice to finally get on the ice and get things moving."
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On Kierkegaard and the Suspension of the Ethical November 21, 2011
Posted by Matt in theology.Tags: Abraham, Alameda, EFM, Elliott Smith, god, Isaac, Kant, morality, Soren Kierkegaard, teleological suspension of the ethical, theology
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I'll return to the Awake My Soul series soon, maybe following the Thanksgiving holiday, but today I had another subject to bring up for discussion and perhaps find some additional insight.
Last week's EfM (Education for Ministry) reading took me to the story of Abraham, namely that which regards his near-sacrifice of his son, Isaac. Now, I have read this story numerous times in the past, but this time I did so with a more critical eye and came away with some perplexing questions.
First, of course, I read the Biblical account, followed by the EfM notes regarding it, and then quickly reread Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, to give a little extra understanding and perspective on the story. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the patriarchal tale, but in case you are not, this recounts God's telling Abraham to sacrifice the son promised to him, Isaac. Abraham goes to do so, but God stops him at the last minute, instead sending an animal for sacrifice, thus rendering the faith of Abraham as the standard by which to live.
The story bothers me on a number of accounts. What does it say about Abraham that he was willing to bargain with God for the lives of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, but went along unquestioningly when it involved his own son? What does it say for the character of God to order such an action, regardless of the fact that a scapegoat, as it were, was introduced at the last minute?
Kierkegaard explains this long-standing quandary by appealing to what he terms, a "teleological suspension of the ethical," meaning that God's ways are higher and more important than those principles we regard as moral, those presumably put in place by God. He goes on to call Abraham a "knight of faith," for going against human moral conventions in his "infinite resignation" to the will of God and in his "absolute duty to God."
In my view that makes God out to be quite manipulative and capricious, with an arbitrary attitude toward morality. Believe me, I'm no Kantian moral absolutist. I believe that laws and ethics have a highly situational aspect to them. At the same time, I do not at all buy into the maxim that "the ends justify the means," a short sentence that can be used to justify everything from relatively inconsequential actions to dropping an atomic bomb.
So, I'm torn and like everyone else I do not have a satisfactory answer. Instead, I'll turn to the tragic existentialist poet Elliott Smith, whose sadness and beauty shown like a dimly lit star, one snuffed out some eight years ago. These are the lyrics to his song "Alameda."
You walk down Alameda
Shuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone
Like some precious only son
Face down, bow to the champion
You walk down Alameda
Looking at the cracks in the sidewalk
Thinking about your friends
How you maintain all of them in a constant state of suspense
For your own protection over their affection
Nobody broke you heart
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Walk down Alameda
Brushing off the nightmares you wish
Could plague me when I'm awake
And now you see your first mistake
Was thinking that you could relate
For one or two minutes she liked you
But the fix is in
You're all pretension
I never pay attention
Nobody broke your heart
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Nobody broke your heart
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Nobody broke your heart
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start
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A Visit to Nokia Priority Dealer in Delhi-N8, C1, C6 and E5
Finally after so much hue and cry about Nokia N8 and even talking to few of local dealers, I decided to visit the nearest Nokia Priority center to know the real situation in hands and visited the nearest Nokia Priority Center in New Delhi.
Let me summarize all the info that I got today …
Nokia N8 Pre-Order, Availability and Price in India:
Not in the whole world, but there are huge confusions about the availability of Nokia N8 in India as well. Some saying 15 October, some saying 8 October and some even calling that it will come by November.
Let me make it a full stop here.
1. Nokia N8 is expected to be available on all Nokia Priority dealers by October 15, 2010.
2. Pre-order customers will receive the device by October 8, 2010 or October 10, 2010 max.
3. It wont be available over other stores than NPD's before November due to huge demands.
4. Pre-orders have began by September 29, some asking 1000 INR, some 2000 INR as deposit.
5. Final price is not clear as of now, but max is 26k or if believe @gauravh1 then 25k.
6. Pre-order customers will receive call about availability and could purchase within 2 months.
Take a look over Nokia N8 dummies at S.D. Enterprises, Gita Colony, New Delhi, which I seen…
Nokia N8 Black (my personal favorite)
Nokia N8 Orange (second favorite of many, I guess its a little darker than the expectations)
Nokia N8 Green (Not one of my favorite, but I seen many loving it as well)
The NPD I visited had no dummies of Silver or Blue and though same might raise the doubt that if they are launching with all the five colors or not, but there are official words from @NokiaIndia that they are actually launching it with all five possible colors. Obviously, they don't want to be like Apple.
As of now, there is no word over additional accessories or bundled offers. But following are on offer …
1. Free navigation is coming for all with latest version of Ovi Maps that will be 3.06
2. Nokia Push mail will be available for lifetime free that too with default HTML support.
3. Nokia Music Services as of now, not coming for free, though some will be preloaded there.
4. There will many great apps pre-installed like Joikuspot and Gravity trial (free versions)
5. As Vox has been closed, Nokia as of now has opted out from Share Online feature. Disappointing.
6. No big game coming with the package, not even free ones.
7. As of now, no news if they will bundle Bluetooth Headset for even pre-order customers.
8. Nokia isn't giving the stylus with Nokia N8, makes you think which countries then?
Well!! take it my personal opinion or something, but I found Nokia N8 a little smaller in shape than I was expecting it to be. I mean, I have spend full 15 days with Nokia N900 and that screen always looked huge. May be it the compact exteriors or something but pics always looked big. Should say, its completely pocket-able and Sorry folks, to whom I always said that 4" or 5" devices would be insane. Yes! we wont mind a 4" or 5", if that keeps the same level of compactness as SGS or iPhone or Nokia N8 have.
Nokia E5 Availability and Price in India
Yes!! very much anticipated Nokia E5 already on Nokia Priority stores on a price 11, 800 INR. Though its disappointing to see that prices on NPDs are always much higher than the market price, but at the same time, its obvious too. Market works that way. but still.. As per info from other dealers, you can make a deal on 11, 200 INR minimum for Nokia E5.
There was no dummy of the same thing there, so I asked them for the box itself. Of course, I wasn't allowed to open up the same. The green area on the front is highlighting the social integration here, like once Nokia was highlighting free lifetime navigation.
Definitely having a hard to hold my urge to buy one, though disappointing that like Nokia E72, this one also not coming with default HTML support.
Nokia E5 Availability and Price in India
While touch has gotten another name now days; Symbian^3, Nokia has also putting devices like Nokia C6-00 on offer. I wonder what effect this one would have caused, if would have arrived a little earlier. While there are still many reasons to discuss on paper about Nokia E5, for convincing someone to buy Nokia C6-00, you will be needed to focus on price point mostly.
While @NokiaIndia mentioning the price as 15,600 INR, I found that its actually selling on 13, 800 INR from NPDs and even lower from the other dealers, probably 13, 400 INR minimum. Not a bad buy for newly smart phone users interested in touch and type.
The dummy I got to see was of the color white, though I would have liked to see Black one specially, but still what I see from the dummy only, at such a price point and build, its sure ready to take on over Nokia 5800.
Two more new handset spotted there were Nokia C3-00 and Nokia C1-00. Last time, I seen a light colored C3-00 and this time, it was my favorite black one here. Must say, that is the best thing you could gift someone, who don't care about high end things like Maps or Internet and for later on.. it got wi-fi on it.
Nokia C1-00 was the phone, the NPD guy was actually selling to someone right then, when I reached. I didn't asked the price, though took the dummy of same in hands once to take a feel of it. Felt something like Nokia 2600 from past.
By the way, the journey to that Nokia Priority dealer was completely guided by Ovi Maps.
Though at a moment, I was completely frustrated by the fact that why Nokia India chosen to provide dealership to such an interiorly location shop than the earlier bigger shop that was located in Laxmi Nagar Main Market.
I must say, even if you are in around 50 meters away from the place, it might happen that stupid people out there will say that they never heard of the address I am talking about. You need maps in your phone, take your preference, go Nokia, go Ovi or go Android and go Google…. but have a GPS enabled phone for sure.
So, this was the story of my visit to a Nokia Priority dealer today. Hope it will solve many of the queries from you people and will save a visit on your behalf. Have a nice time waiting for Nokia N8. Keep tuned in.
Nokia C3, C6, E5-Reality check
Nokia C3 Unique S40 device with 2MP Camera, qwerty keypad, 3.5 mm connector, 55 MB internal memory, supports up to 8GB Memory card, WLAN support, Inbuilt support for 'Game changing' Nokia Messaging for mails and IMs. and price? just RS. 5, 500/- to Rs. 6, 000/- as announced. May be even more lowered down after production.
Nokia C6 A device that seems to fare even more better than Nokia N97 Mini (Rs. 19, 500/-) and even if not, then passing the very popular Nokia 5800 (Rs. 13, 000/-) for sure. Same Symbian OS as Nokia N97 Mini, same processor as Nokia N97 Mini, same 128 MB RAM, 5 MP Camera with LED Flash, secondary camera, sliding qwerty keypad, 3.2" resistive touch TFT screen with nHD 16:9, 640x 360, Free Ovi Maps voice navigation with A-GPS support, WLAN, 3G, Inbuilt support for Game changing Nokia Messaging for mails and IMs and same battery as Nokia N97 Mini… price? just Rs. 14, 000/- – Rs. 15, 000/- at max.
Nokia E5 Top class business device fairing even better than even Nokia E72 (Rs. 18, 500/-) due to many email supports, Lotus/ Exchange support, same 600 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 250 internal memory, 5 MP camera, Free Ovi Maps voice navigation obviously, HSPDA/ HSUPA, WLAN, same sleek looks as featured by E72 or E63 and battery life said to be 18.5 hours on GSM… price? Rs. 12, 500/- or Rs. 13, 000/-
Enough excitement naa??? Get a read over David Gilson post about detailed comparison of these devices with ones, they going to replace. With excitement, Its also a good question to think up on that where are the hidden compromises to present such mouth watering prices? Coz on specification sheets, it seems to bringing the best elements of successful Nokia Smart Phones, but how much we should actually expect coming for us ????
Well.. if we talk about Nokia C3, then if you really think then only addition is WLAN and qwerty keypad or you could add up support for bigger memory card into it as well. Internal Memory boosts up from 30MB as was similar priced Nokia 5310, shouldn't be that much of price concern as launch dates have years between them. I don't count Nokia messaging integration on costlier side.
What's on costlier side is QWERTY and WLAN. but Nokia, Apple already shown that they could sport WLAN on cheaper rates with their E63 and iPad respectively.
Nokia C3 is a great device for lower end market and might be a big success like old sets like 3300, 3310 and 1600 been. So far, I guess no compromises made as prices are reasonable with a little brave push. Hope as it looks in pictures, Nokia coming with metallic body for C3.
Next is Nokia E5 … those who might have missed from specification sheet, let me remind you neither its coming with Carl Zeiss lenses nor I am expecting it to sport that metallic tough looks as E72 had. More of it, what made Nokia E72 standing out of crowd, the Optical Pad is also missing from Nokia E5. At the end, what's most wrong part is, its loss about battery, in place of BP-4L (1500mAh) we are going to get BL-4D (1200mAh). Even if its being shown with more talk time, it can easily be expected that battery performance might get crucially lower than its competitor. Current price of E72 has been lowered to 299 Euro and Nokia E5 is being launched on around 190 euro. Less battery and missing optical pad seems to justifying the lesser price.
Also I am thinking about the compromises made around functioning, as increased battery life on lower battery means there are some energy saving techniques applied within and as it happens usually it going to cost over performance from somewhere. Yet to see.. and if Nokia really have found some special technique, then why not it's there with other two? Future will reveal.
Sure, there are compromises and I am okay with them as its going to allow a broader audience to receive the business series with full feature. Though one shouldn't expect it going to be great on Camera (provided the Non-Carl Zeiss and No Auto Focus), which is bad as many times a business person uses camera for taking scan like images of documents. Don't know without Auto Focus and Carl Zeiss, how that would fare.
Just could hope that they don't get plasticy in the way, as the body of Nokia 5800 was andthey will sure get an additional sale from my side .
For me, still E72 after next firmware updates (might include this Nokia Messaging into that) fares better due to better battery as Business users tend to use WiFi and 3G than GSM.
People always said that Nokia N97 and even N97 Mini are overpriced in a way and it was sure evident then one looks over the other successful one Nokia 5800. Nokia C6 seems to giving answers to all those people. Disappointment is on air for few, who expected at least 256 MB RAM and 600 MHz from the successor of Nokia N97 Mini, but let me tell you all of these devices are never meant to be successor of any. Neither E5 nor C6. They are in league of their own and an attempt of Nokia to show that still they rule on the scale they have defined.
The highest priced among the three, Nokia C6 sure reasons the price due to addition of QWERTY and OS capability of Nokia N97 in Nokia 5800. We have lost tilt slider and 82 MB internal memory, when compared to Nokia N97 Mini. Charging got powered by Micro USB, which is nextGen but still… as I have seen that if we use 3G connection at full force on Laptop via Smart Phone, then it drain battery faster than it charges. I am not sure that should call it a positive addition or not, but its sure convenient for majority.
What are we going to miss most with Nokia C6 is again Carl Ziess and dual LED flash, which will sure make the Camera go completely ordinary. I was not even happy with Nokia 5800 and don't know how C6 will fare in Camera side that way. I never come to know that why Nokia used lesser battery in N97 Mini and higher in 5800 and same question hits back here as well.
Yes!! there are compromises and some are even painful like camera and battery. 128 MB RAM is not going to take it very far the way it seized sale of N97 Mini and if it lacked anything in A-GPS in comparison to N97 (compass already not there), then it would sure be lesser popular than other two models. The only place where it fares better than other two devices is screen size, which facilitate comfortable browsing and navigation experience.
The only touch screen device of the three model sure would be crucial as still many people wants touch devices. But don't know why I am feeling that it has less brighter future than other devices and upcoming devices (To be frank)…
So, as a conclusion, I think 'inclusion' of Nokia Messaging and Chat (that was already there in Beta Labs from some time available for few select models) sure ground breaking for NextGen communications and a sign of the shift that how seriously various businesses taking social networking. Nokia really went aggressive by including WLAN and all comprehensive features at such mouth watering prices coz sometimes we don't consider worth of some good things till don't use them due to price. These devices will bring the power of QWERTY, multitasking, heavy storage support and strong connectivity to mass.
I once said that there are so many features in advance Smart Phones, like we could send co-ordinates that where are we or could upload pictures or could communicate with international friends so easily but that doesn't make effective appearance till we get such smart phones reaching to all your friends. It was always hard to convince any friend of yours to buy a handset of Rs 20, 000/- as you will always be asked that what's point of buying a smart phone in such a price, when could buy whole Netbook in same price easily?
You check your Ovi Contacts and find only a few online. You check Google Maps Lattitude and find only two three friends have updated their locations (coz they don't have smart phones with GPS) You left being lonely many times. I am sure that these new device gonna change the same experience. But sure, we need to keep the expectations realistic as its not gonna be a biggest Multimedia experience for sure. Should wait for next move from Nokia.
Just got more updates today
Check out the video showing C3, C5, C6, E5
Few observations ….
C6 It's good to see that there is no tilt slider in C6 as for me, I was always susceptible about the same in Nokia N97 Mini and loved the smooth slider experience of Nokia N900. Hope this would be the same. There are physical buttons for receiving and rejecting calls, but the whole body seems to be similar to that Nokia 5800 means no metal in this one at least.
C3 and E5 It seems that I shouldn't be that worried about the build of these two as both of them seem to sport metallic back and build. Sorry I doubted in first place.
Waiting that when I would be able to take my hands on them….
More updates
Got to see flicker stream of RS77 and view of E5 and C6 there. Interface-wise not much seems to be changed, but I am happy to see the solid looks of E5. Wait continues …
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Kathie Immormino Sutin, an award-winning freelance writer-photographer, has the distinction of being named the Missouri Communicator of the Year for nine straight years by the Missouri Professional Communicators (formerly Missouri Press Women). The honor goes to the member accruing the most points in the organization's annual communication contest.
Sutin earned a degree in journalism at the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) back when it actually had a journalism department.
Her works have appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Midwest Traveler, Southern Traveler, St. Louis Parent, Hooked on the Outdoors, Missouri Life, St. Louis Magazine, Go Magazine and Sauce Magazine among others. Formerly Sutin was a reporter for a daily newspaper, editor of a weekly paper and a public relations specialist. She especially enjoys writing about health, travel, artists, business, food and people.


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One of the most memorable moments from Thursday's loss to the Knicks was Austin Daye's flagrant clothesline foul on Tyson Chandler. It looked bad -- mostly because Chandler's awkward fall -- but Daye maintains there was no ill-intent, adding that he tried to apologize immediately after the fall. From MLive's David Mayo:
"I wanted to but the refs backed me up," Daye said. "I wanted to make sure he was OK but the refs wanted to make sure there was no hassle at all."
The two have known each other for years, Daye said, dating to when Chandler was a high school star at Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif., and Daye was growing up in Los Angeles.
"He's my friend," Daye said. "I've known him forever. I've known Tyson since he was in high school and I was a little kid. He knows I wouldn't try to hurt him."
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Watch it Stacey, even the Gophers Of Party are ready to lash out and eliminate anyone who isn't left of center like the RINO's they are. Look what happened in Blount County's Republican meeting - GOPs denying access to Republicans, even office holders. They violated their own rules. I won't be associated with them anymore. Independent and Free. Good luck Stacey. But watch your back, the GOP's are viscious when they turn on people. They are behaving like Democrats and liberals - liars, cheats and thieves.
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ARMED ROBBERY from Eyewitness News Online Deputies Searching For Woman Who Robbed Business At Gunpoint Reported by: Kallie Cart Web Producer: Kallie Cart Reported: Mar. 17, 2013 9:27 PM EDT Updated: Mar. 18, 2013 11:30 AM EDT
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Kanawha County sheriff's deputies responded to the scene of an armed robbery that took place about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Metro 911 dispatchers said a woman walked into Ivy's, a video lottery parlor on Washington Street West between Dunbar and Cross Lanes, showed a gun and demanded money. Dispatchers said she got away with about $100. The suspect is described as a white female with sandy blonde hair, which was pulled back in a pony tail. Police said she was driving a gray 2011 Toyota Corolla with Ohio tags and a "#1 in Cleveland" license plate on the front, possibly heading toward Dunbar or Charleston. Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call police. Eyewitness News will continue to update this story as we receive more information. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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We're all for national security.
But on the other hand, we also like our fishing.
It's come to our attention that the access road to the Milk River fishing access right below Fresno Dam has been closed by the federal Bureau of Reclamation as part of a national effort to secure federal properties in the wake of the terrorist attacks. The Bureau of Reclamation is in charge of Fresno.
There doesn't seem to be much practical reason for closing the access road. The dam is still accessible even though the fishing access at the Fresno tailwater is blocked. And if someone were to target the dam, well, there seems to be too little water in it to make much of a difference to us downstream people anyway.
Tongue in cheek aside, the Bureau of Reclamation is taking a look at how it secures all of its facilities. This seems to be one of those cases where the squeaky wheel will get the grease. Let's let the bureau know what we think about their road closure and maybe they'll reconsider soon.
You can reach the bureau at (406) 247-7298.


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Online Audio Mastering Service
When looking for a someone to do their online music mastering, most recording studio professionals will send one song to a few online audio mastering services to see which one can make their mixes sound the best. Hiring a stranger online to do your mastering can be a scary thing, and the only way to find an audio mastering engineer you can trust is to upload a song for a free mastering sample before hiring them. Check out what I had to say about having an online mastering contest in my interview with Music Tech Magazine.
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To get a free mastered sample, click here to upload a song and I'll master a large portion of it for free. If you like how it sounds after I've worked on it, you'll be able to purchase and download the full mastered song instantly. I think you'll find that my audio quality is amazing, and my customer service is the best in the world. Click here to
Music Mastering Online FAQ
1. Why shouldn't I just have my mix engineer do my audio mastering?
2. What's the difference between audio mixing and audio mastering?
3. Do you offer mixing services?
4. Will my music be radio/label-ready when I get it back from you?
5. How does online payment and delivery work?
6. How do I get a mix ready for online mastering?
7. What gear do you use?
8. Do you charge extra for revisions?
9. What are the advantages of music mastering online?
10. Can you embed ISRC, UPC and Track info into the masters?
11. How do I make a .zip file of all my audio files for upload? Does zipping effect audio quality?
12. What is your address?
13. Why do you offer a free mastering sample?
It is has been widely known in the music industry for a long long time that whoever mixed your album should not also be the music mastering engineer. Operating a mastering studio requires totally different tools and a more refined skill-set than mixing does. In addition, an mix engineer won't have fresh ears or perspective if they have already listened to a project a million times. It is extremely uncommon for a record label to release unmastered music, or to have the audio mastered by the same person who mixed it.
Mixing is the process of adjusting the individual tracks/individual instruments in of a mix, and audio mastering typically only deals with the stereo output of a mix. Music mastering comes after mixing and is the last creative musical process before releasing a song or album. A good mastering engineer can also makes a collection of songs feel like an album, glueing them all together.
I don't offer mixing services. I don't recommend hiring a mix engineer who claims to offer both mixing and mastering services. You should only hire 'full time' music mastering engineers or get your audio mastered somewhere that is operates solely as a mastering studio. Places that claim to 'do it all' are generally very low quality. If you're looking for a great online mixing engineer, email me and I'll gladly recommend one.
Yes, IF your mixing is reasonably well done. Music mastering is the final "polish" or "sheen" on a mix, but it's not a substitute for good mixing. That being said, I've worked on many CD's that have had less than stellar mixes that have turned out sounding pretty good after leaving my mastering studio. It's not uncommon that I'll master a record that was recorded in something like GarageBand, and even though the recording and mixing where less than ideal, the record comes out sounding fantastic.
Payments must be made in full before online mastering can begin. After payment is made, files can be uploaded through my site or mailed. Once the music mastering is complete, WAV files will be sent online via FTP and if approved, those files can be released. If needed, a DDP 2.0 disc image can be sent online or physical CD masters can be mailed for an additional fee. Payments can be made with credit card or PayPal account. Shipping prices, if applicable, vary by location.
There are a few things to keep in mind when getting a mix ready to send off for online mastering. Here's a list of pointers that will help keep your audio sounding it's best:
i) Send your mix bounces in the same sample rate and bit depth you recorded it in. (If you recorded it at say, 48 Khz/ 24 bit, don't convert it to 16 bit or 44.1 Khz.)
ii) Don't put any effects (compression, limiting, EQ, etc) on you stereo output track.
iii) Make sure the stereo output track isn't clipping, and that your individual tracks are not clipping either. Leaving me some headroom will help get the music to sound as amazing as possible.
iv) Listen to your mixes on as many sets of speakers as you can to make sure you're happy with how they sounds in different environments. Good audio recordings generally sound good everywhere, and the better mixes sound before being sent to the mastering studio, the better it will sound after I've finished.
Great question! I don't post a gear list, and here's why:
It's been widely publicized that lots of online mastering studio scams have been popping up online. Many of these online mastering studio websites post fake gear lists and use fake mastering studio pictures in an effort to rip people off. Some audio mastering engineers have even reported seeing pictures of their own mastering studio online on these scam websites!
I strive to operate my business with the highest level of integrity, and getting into a "gear-list war" with a con artist claiming to offer quality audio mastering online isn't a battle worth fighting. If you'd like to hear what I can do for your music, please send me a sample song. You can't fake great music mastering, and I find doing a free mastering sample for people is the best proof of the amazing quality and awesome results that I offer. Check out the interview I did with Music Tech magazine that goes into more detail on the subject of
online mastering contests.
In the unlikely event that you feel your masters doesn't sound amazing after being returned from my mastering studio, I will make free mastering revisions until you're happy with my work. If you ever aren't satisfied for any reason with my work, please, please let me know, and I'll bend over backwards to make it right. My goal is to keep your business for life, and I pride myself on having the best customer service in the mastering studio industry. I want to make sure your online mastering experience is the best it can possibly be.
If you hear any small mixing or editing mistakes in your mix after having it mastered, I offer a discount for remastering new mixes at a rate of $25 per song if there are only small changes to the mix.
When you getting music mastered online, you can easily try out a few mastering engineers before picking one. There are more audio mastering studios online to choose from, so you'll be able to find someone who complements your musical style the most.
Yes I can. Check out this blog post for everything you could possibly need to know about embedding ISRC & meta data into CD audio.
Zipping your audio files doesn't effect their audio quality, and it makes uploading big files for online music mastering much easier.
To create a .zip file in Mac:
a. Press "Command" and click each of files to select which files to zip.
b. Press "Control" and click on the selected files. Choose "Create Archive" or "Compress Files".
c. This creates a new file, called Archive.zip. This is the compressed file.
d. Rename the Archive.zip file and upload it to me.
To create a .zip file in Windows:
a. Locate your files.
b. Ctrl-click on each file to select all of them.
c. Right-click and choose Send To > Compressed (Zipped) folder.
d. Rename the .zip file and upload it to me.
I'm just north of Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Most people that hear my work absolutely love it. I often get hired by people who have sent a single song out for over a dozen free mastering samples from various online mastering studios. I believe that if you hear my mastering, that you'll hire me.
Any other music mastering questions? Contact me!
Audio Mastering Engineer Chris Graham
Before I began my career as an audio mastering engineer, I was a full time audio engineer/producer and musician. I eventually began to occasionally master some of my own client's album projects due to their time or money constraints, and soon was being asked to master albums by other producers and engineers as well. Eventually, more and more people began asking me to master their songs and albums and I grew to really look forward to the reactions I would get after sending a final master back to someone. I soon realized that I enjoyed working with artists as their audio mastering engineer much more than I ever had enjoyed producing, engineering or even playing music professionally. As the projects kept coming in, I decided in 2008 to devote all my efforts to music mastering, and to stop accepting work as an mix engineer or producer.
I had my mastering studio built, and the choice felt right in my heart. I couldn't be more pleased with where that decision has taken me. Few things give me more satisfaction than the feedback I receive from people about how excited they are that their recordings are finally "coming to life."
I still occasionally find the time to get out on the road and play my own music, but I prefer to stay home with my wife and sons and master music for others. Running an Online Mastering Studio is a blast and I love meeting and working for the incredible people from all over the globe that call me their audio mastering engineer.
My family and I live just north of Columbus, Ohio. We love our cat, reading books, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, and going on long walks.
If you'd like to get to know me a little more before sending your project my way, please call me or send me an email.
Audio Mastering Reviews
Mastering engineers are notorious for being condescending jerks. My goal is to not only get your recording to sound awesome, but to do it while providing the best customer service in the world. I want to win your business for life. Take a look at some of my reviews on Google+, CitySearch, and below.
First I would say the service is incredible, never knew that professionality and good service could be delivered by one person, Chris will work whit you step by step and even help you get the best of your mixing and sounding more professional than ever. The price is right, the time is fast, the service is great and the sound is perfect and thats it. I would blindly give all my projects to Chris Graham. I will definitely recomend him.
I've worked a few other mastering engineers, and Chris is by far the best. I've never waited more than one hour for him to return a call or email. He shows enthusiasm and excitement for the mixes we send him and it truly feels like he is a part of our team...something I have not felt with other mastering engineers in the past. Best of all, the tracks always come back sounding incredible.
Chris is the best.. He is affordable, knowledgable, and has great customer service. Fast and quick turn around time and willing to work with you to make sure you are happy with the sound you receive. Very glad to have met him.
Chris is the best.. He is affordable, knowledgable, and has great customer service. Fast and quick turn around time and willing to work with you to make sure you are happy with the sound you receive. Very glad to have met him.
Chris did an excellent job on the masters for my band Burne Holiday's first EP project. He was extremely prompt, courteous, and passionate about making our tunes sound as good as possible for an extremely fair price. I would not hesitate to use his service again.
I requested mastering samples earlier from some other mastering engineers, but when I heard Chris' samples, I knew who had to master my new EP. I expected to wait a week or so, but like he said in his email, after 2 days it was finished. And the result is wonderful! He really has some magic in his fingers :) I´m happy I know a great mastering engineer now for my future work.
I worked with other professionals on mastering some of our project in the past but Chris has proven to be one of the best in the industry. We are fortunate to work with him, he is involved with the project from start to finish and he puts the extra effort in to make our our music sound great and be successful.
Thanks Tom
Chris Graham provides an excellent mastering experience, highlighted by his great communications. Chris has gone beyond expectations to help us achieve the audio presence we are looking for in our first EP. The quality of his mastering work is absolutely great. You won't be disappointed.
Rapid turnaround and ridiculously amazing sound quality on my latest track! Definitely coming back !
Everything with Chris is highly professional and top notch, starting with his excellent customer support to the final mastered product.
Having sent one of our songs to four online mastering providers, we've chosen Chris after a unanimous decision in the band and he we were highly satisfied.
We will definitely recommend Chris's services to fellow groups in the area and contact him in the future with new songs to master.
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The San Joaquin Valley is internationally known as one of the world's most productive, diverse and distinct agricultural regions. It has generated nearly 106-billion-dollars in economic impact, in 2011 alone.
Now the national spotlight is on the San Joaquin valley's finest food growers and producers ahead of this year's Fresno Food Expo.
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