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And the results are in! Many of you correctly guessed that Phone A is the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Phone B is the Apple iPhone 6s.
A) Samsung Galaxy S7 B) Apple iPhone 6s
The Samsung Galaxy S7 almost had a clean sweep, with some very definitive wins.
For the first pair of samples, the Galaxy S7 scored 93% of the votes, for the second "only" 87%. It's pretty clear that our readers prefer the sharper camera of the S7, even if the sharpening is a bit too strong when you view the photo at 100%.
#1 Best daylight photo: Samsung Galaxy S7 Apple iPhone 6s
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This is the one the S7 lost and the iPhone 6s won (33% vs. 67% respectively). The Apple camera did a better job of wrangling the highlights without the odd artifacts that the Galaxy developed.
#3 Best HDR: Galaxy S7 (off) Galaxy S7 (on) iPhone 6s (off) iPhone 6s (on)
The Samsung Galaxy S7 was built to win this test and it got a massive 94% of the vote. At ISO 200 the phone was just barely starting to feel the dark, the iPhone just couldn't match the level of detail.
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This one came close - 66% vs. 34% - but the Galaxy S7 maintains it's low-light advantage. Note that we shot the videos from a tripod. If we did it handheld, the Galaxy could have used its OIS, which the iPhone does not have.
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Going to a lower resolution, 1080p, the Galaxy S7 lead again became overwhelming at 89% to 11%. Perhaps it was the narrower field of view of the iPhone that did it in.
#6 Best night time video, 1080p: Samsung Galaxy S7 Apple iPhone 6s
That's it for the blind shootout, we'll publish the full vs. article soon. We'll include the actual videos we shot, including ones recorded during the day, along with our thoughts on the battle between the Galaxy S7 and the iPhone 6s. Not just the camera, the hardware, screen, battery, performance too!

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It currently supports industrially recognizable symmetric ciphers and hash algorithms. Ciphers include AES, Blowfish, CAST5, Triple DES, DESX, IDEA, RC4, and RC5.
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My Mother remembers visiting a Allan and Monica Mitchell in Anderson and Waters st Valley in the late 40s-50s She also used to visit her Uncle and Aunty William[Billy] and Mary Thomas they lived in Anderson St and a Mrs Span lived next door Also she thinks she remembers a Bakery there as well. She still visited the Mitchells when they moved to Waters st Valley.
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Game to lure customers with free Wi-Fi
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Troubled high street retailer Game is attempting to get customers back into its stores by offering them free Wi-Fi access.
The gratis wireless internet will be delivered through a new partnership with BT, and will be rolled out in Game stores by Christmas.
Game also touted a new, free smartphone app which will allow punters to read product reviews, browse videos, view news and access special offers while browsing any one of Game's 341 UK stores.
Earlier this year, Game made over 2100 staff redundant after it went briefly went into administration. It was later acquired by OpCapita, which also owns the Comet chain.
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A BILL to amend and reenact §8-21-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to municipalities generally; and increasing the number of members a municipality may appoint to a board of park and recreation commission from not less than three to not more than seven.
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Thanks for thread A.B. Peyton Manning sure had a bad day.
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Reviews of purchase Castillo de Canena, "Reserva Familiar" Arbequina, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 250 ml
Tasting Notes
Olive oil green with a golden touch.
The taste of butter soft and long, slightly bitter, moderately spicy. He has a large variety of plant colors, nuances of almond, banana and fresh green apple.
Intense fruity fragrance oil blends tones of green olives, artichokes, almonds, lemon zest and nuances of fresh herbs.
Olive oil is ideal for cooking fish, salad dressings, mayonnaise manufacturing. A great alternative to butter in the preparation of cakes, creams and other desserts.
Interesting Facts
"Reserva familiar" Arbequina - soft class olive oil "Extra Virgin", created from a variety of olives Arbekina. Olive trees are grown in 8 kilometers from the river Guadiana Menor, from which water and watered the soil. Used on the plantations fertigation system (a method that allows the use of water and fertilizers through the irrigation system) gives olive oil "Reserva familiar" sweet, less spicy taste. Olive trees are constantly under close supervision, ripe fruits are carefully selected to ensure excellent quality of future oil.
After harvesting the olives are transported to the factory under strict control. Delivery speed, not exceeding 4 hours, and on the transport temperature control allow you to keep all the aromas and flavors of the fruit. The grinding process is certified according to ISO 22000. After squeezing the oil is stored in stainless steel tanks with nitrogen.
Olive oil "Reserve familiar" Arbekina is the owner of numerous awards the highest dignity of the international competitions. Of the latter - a gold medal and the title of "best oil in the United States" as well as a silver medal at the "China Oli", received in 2011.
His story family company Castillo de Canena leads since 1780. She is the owner of the medieval castle of the XVI century, which stands on a hill in the municipality of Canena in the province of Jaén (Andalusia), and located around the valley of the Guadalquivir, beautiful olive groves. The company specializes in the production of only olive oil and fully controls the entire production process, from cultivation to marketing their products. Family cherishes tradition of production and is not afraid to introduce know-how, promote the growth of the quality of olive oil.


text: Angela Hart is senior vice president, community relations, for Aflac. She joined Aflac in 1980 as a comptroller, southern division, for the former Aflac Broadcast Group. In 1991, Ms. Hart was appointed second vice president, risk management, and was subsequently promoted to vice president, corporate services. In January 1996, she was appointed vice president, assistant director of human resources, and in January 1997 she was appointed director. She was promoted to senior vice president in May 1998, and was appointed to her current position in August 2001.Ms. Hart holds a bachelor's of business administration degree in accounting from Columbus State University and completed the Human Resources Executive Development program at Cornell University. She is a member of Leadership Columbus Alumni, Class of 1992. She serves as the Aflac representative on the boards of directors for the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, Inc. and the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley. Ms. Hart is also Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Muscogee County Library Foundation.


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No, it is not Lorenzo Barker. It is definitely Banker. The first name is B_nley - could be Benley or Binley. This is Republic Township, Jefferson Co, IN, page 236B, line 42, dwelling 117, family 160.
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FROM zeros to fight-back heroes – that was Maver MK (Matchgroup) in the Castle Ashby AT winter league.
Having crashed to last place in both the first two of six rounds, they came all the way back to win the final leg AND grab second spot overall!
And that was the important one as, with Starlets so far ahead they would still have won the series had they stayed away from Sunday's match, it was the squad which finished runners-up (from among a cluster of four) which also goes through to the semis and a shot at the big money AT final.
MK read it just right, ignoring bream on a bitter-cold day and going after small stuff from the off.
MAGGOT feeder brought Marc Bull (pictured) a real surprise on a private stretch of Ouse near Buckingham as he caught this wild 2lb brownie.
AND Mike Sando fished maggot feeder on the Ouzel, Sunday afternoon, to net a 4lb chub, which brightened his day no end.
Bite-less on Mill Road cut in the morning, he'd had his seat-box cover 'stolen' by a passing dog and endured frozen fingers after 'losing' a glove which he found – when he got home. He'd had it all the time...it having got 'velcroed' to the inside of his hood!
ALSO pictured (by Grabowski) is a centimetre long 'demon shrimp' – note the orange-red feelers at the front – which was making headlines (Citizen angling November 29) after being found by the EA in the cut at Stoke Bruerne and Blisworth.
An Eastern European invader, it thrives on fish eggs, tiny fish fry and their food. The best way to help impede its spread through our canals, lakes and rivers is to check, clean and thoroughly DRY your nets between trips.
For more about the creature visit https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/news/index.cfm?id=97
ALMOST fishless the day before at Calverton Road, Gary Britton won DATS' Christmas match on the main, Sunday, with a 9-1-0 net which included a 5lb+ tench. Chris Malia had a 4lb chub in his 6-7 and John Harvey a 2-13 perch in his 3-7.
IT was equally hard for White Hart Dagenham on Toombes' and Brush Mill where a 4-6 bream helped Jimmy Ryan to 5-3 as Martin Searle had 4-1 and Mike Elsom 1-5 of bits.
ROACH and perch totalling 5-10 put Mick Goodridge top of Towcester's broadwater Tove do. Grenville Read had 5lb and Andy Jones 4-4.
CALVERT fished Cottage Hall Farm in the frost. Derek Bishop had two carp for 13-2 and Barry Smith 6-10.
TOWCESTER vets' midweeker on the Navvi cut fell to John Balhatchett wit 2lb. Gerald Green had 1-4 and Mick Reed 0-14.
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The 2015 Vault Law Firm 100 rankings are in. Considering this economy, it's not surprising that litigation powerhouses are taking the lead.
Still fighting for the No. 1 and No. 2 spot, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz takes the lead with Cravath, Swaine & Moore following suit. Although both firms excel at far more practice areas than litigation—including corporate, tax, and trusts and estates—lawsuits seem to be driving America or, at the very least, this list of top ranking firms.
Take, for example, Quinn Emanuel and Boies Schiller, who continued to ascend in the Vault Law 100 this year.
Quinn Emanuel first reached the Top 40 ranks in 2009, Top 25 in 2010. This year it is No. 15 this year. Renowned for its trial skills and ranked No. 1 for General Commercial Litigation in Vault's 2014 rankings, survey respondents called the firm "innovative," "intense," "feared" and the "best litigation firm in the U.S.," according to Above The Law Blog (ATL).
Quinn Emanuel's litigation expertise is diverse, taking on all areas of litigation: products liability, appellate litigation, all types of class actions, clients can take their pick.
And, with lawsuits on the rise—patents, securities, employees, class action suits—there's no wonder litigation firms are leaders of the pack.
All this just to say that even one-trick ponies aren't just one-trick ponies; they have two, three, four practice areas up their sleeve.
And while the major New York-based firms continue to dominate, smaller firms can still make a name for themselves via innovation.
According to the Vault (and ATL), here are the Top 15 firms for 2015:
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
- Covington & Burling
- Boies, Schiller & Flexner
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
The full list is available here.
As litigants are increasingly in demand, it is no surprise that litigation support is increasingly desirable, as well.
A recent survey by ALM Legal Intelligence reveals that the hourly base pay for paralegals continues to rise. Salaries for paralegals, litigation support and docketing workers at both law firms and law departments, according to the ALM/IPMA Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals and Managers, 2014 Edition, released yesterday, are all implicated.
Conducted annually since 2002, the 2014 survey included 298 law firms and law departments reporting on over 9,500 paralegal, litigation support, and docketing positions.
According to their findings, at law firms, the highest hourly-pay positions are Litigation Support/Technology/eDiscovery Manager at $79.66 and Paralegal Director at $76.42. Among law departments, Paralegal Supervisor was the highest paid position at $70.32, followed by Litigation Support/Technology/eDiscovery Director/ Manager at $65.35, reports the ALM.
Law firm paralegals, the largest group reported, increased average hourly base pay to $36.57 from $35.98 in 2013, while law department paralegal pay jumped to $34.30 from $31.46.
Law firm bonuses on average increased most noticeably for Paralegal Directors at $18,421, compared to $16,149 the prior year.
Specialists/Industry Analysts bonuses rose to $6,939 from $5,749. Law firm billing rates for paralegal positions increased an average of 4 percent.
If you're a law firm manager, should you care?
Well, it may be that the salaries of your first-year associates look a lot more attractive as litigation support than ever before. And, your first "innovative" act as a climbing-the-ranks firm might be reevaluating traditional legal positions and finding alternative arrangements, instead.
Competition to the top has never been fiercer. Pony up!
Are all your employees accurately classified as exempt or non-exempt? How can you be sure?
Businesses of all shapes and sizes are being forced to pay out big bucks for misclassifying employees and failing to pay proper overtime. In fact, the number of FLSA-related lawsuits in federal courts has spiked by 250% in the past decade.
Is your company at risk? The DOL estimates that nearly 70 percent of employers are not in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)!
Introducing FLSA Compliance: Your Practical Guide to Overtime Exemptions and Wage and Hour Law – a no-fluff, plain-English report you can to master the ins and outs of this complex law.


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As you can see i'm a Charles South (from New Zealand), i posted the latter inquiry about the South Family from Bristol and Middlesbrough UK. I'm named after an uncle (born Middlesbrough) who was in the British merchant navy as was his father Frank Arthur South (born Bristol 1870's), son of Arthur Edwin South (born 1840's we think), we have no further information on Arthur Edwins siblings, parents, grandparent etc, as Charles, Frank, John (Jack), Philip, Alan and Louis seem to be common faqmily names i was wondering if we might be able to help each other.
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Now, it is a well-ascertained and undoubtable fact that the passion of love animates the bosoms of red men as well as white.
There was an undoubtable noise of sawing, and I knew at once that a burglar was entering our home.
For then leaving virtue, it falls into disdained baseness, which is the undoubtable badge of one that will betray society.
She read in this singular alteration of his ways the undoubtable indication of an altered character.
He felt that her undoubtable quality had a non-individual flavour, as if standing for her class.
Was it only his habit in diplomatic affairs to doubt everything that was not undoubtable.
early 13c., "to dread, fear," from Old French doter "doubt, be doubtful; be afraid," from Latin dubitare "to doubt, question, hesitate, waver in opinion" (related to dubius "uncertain;" see dubious), originally "to have to choose between two things."
The sense of "fear" developed in Old French and was passed on to English. Meaning "to be uncertain" is attested in English from c.1300. The -b- was restored 14c. by scribes in imitation of Latin. Replaced Old English tweogan (noun twynung), from tweon "two," on notion of "of two minds" or the choice of two implied in Latin dubitare (cf. German Zweifel "doubt," from zwei "two").
early 13c., from Old French dote (11c.) "fear, dread; doubt," from doter (see doubt (v.)).


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An artist profile of Maryanna Hardy
Your book "So I've Been Told" has just been published by Conundrum Press. It's full of illustrations, some I recognize from your solo show at 107 Shaw. What was your inspiration for putting your first book together?
The book is made up of several series of drawings from the last 3 and half years. My main inspiration is to give all of the stories, characters, and events that whirl around in my head a place to rest. Once I have drawn something I have given it a home. I take pride in my personal history and the people that have made up my world. I love storytelling. I want to document parts of the oral history that I hear in my lifetime. For me it is not about documenting stone cold facts but rather celebrating the people and the events that made an appearance and an impact in my life. The drawings are often a collage of imagery, combining and repeating some moments and characters. There is magic that floats around us, I want to reveal that feeling of wonder with art. I think real wonder is a feeling that is often traded in for a reflection a popular culture. I want to create that feeling of excitement about the natural, intimate and spontaneous world around us. I think if you look at old folk art there is a fascination with magic and spirits. This was because people were using their creative minds to show the magic and wonder that exists in first hand interactions. I love just sitting down listening to music or talk radio and drawing. When I just draw for the sake of it, that is when it in its purest form. It helps me to sort my brain, relax and come up with new ideas.
I noticed that the cover of your book is screen printed, and the original illustration was a water colour. Why did you decide to screen the covers by hand?
I wanted to have something special to offer for a portion of the edition. I redrew the water color into 4 colours and printed 2 of those layers with gradation on the tone of the color. This way each wrap cover is unique. It was a process I had to do myself and take my time doing it. Publishing the book is a big deal for me; I wanted to be able to offer something that commemorated that. I like that my hands touched and my eyes looked over every one of those wrap covers at least 4 times each, it makes the book a very personal product.
You also just completed an artist residency in Halifax, at the Robert Street Social Center. Can you tell me about your experience there, and how it differs from a city like Toronto or Montreal?
I did my Residency at the Roberts Street Social Centre in Halifax at their Inkstorm screen printing shop making the wrap covers for the book. There is a zine library with over 3000 zines, a kitchen, a screen printing shop, and a meeting room in the attic upstairs. I slept in a little wooden shed with a bed located in the back yard. They gave me a bike so I could take some time out from printing to cruise around or zip over to Kinko's. There are always people coming in and out working on projects, holding meetings or workshops. There was an exchange of skills and information happening every day there which was pretty cool. There was a real feeling with everyone I met that the more experience we shared the stronger we could all become individually. I'm not sure if this could be said for all of Halifax but that was my experience at The Roberts Street Social Centre. It is hard to make a Centre like that work, it is volunteer run and I know from firsthand experience that running a screen printing shop alone is a ton of work. I don't know of anywhere like this in Toronto or Montreal.
Looking at your blog, it seems like you do a lot of posters for bands. How did that start? And is that something you want to do more of?
I made most of the show posters in Montreal for promoters Blue Skies Turn Black. They pay an artist to make a poster for every one of their shows. So there is an evolving roster of artists who have made posters for them over the last 10 years. They would encourage me try to keep the band in mind when making the poster but I could pretty much do whatever I wanted. That is the great thing about those posters is that you can just go for it, work creatively without any boundaries. There is a history of pretty awesome show posters going up on the streets in Montreal and the bar is set pretty high for creativity. Being able to make show posters meant that for a while I could consistently put up drawings for people to see in a completely different format than a gallery.
Most of your work is black and white ink illustrations, but you also do screen printing, painting and embroidery. What can we expect from you in the future?
I am in the process of doing another round of applying for shows, residencies, grants and awards. I will always be drawing it is my favourite thing and my faithful friend I spend a lot of time with. I would like to do some more big embroidery projects and put together a show with all the embroidery I have done. I would like to find a mentor and learn quilting. The old folk quilts are very well thought out huge drawings that keep you warm at night. I love the old Amish and Mennonite quilts that have strong simple patterns that are so stunning. I would like to make my own quilts that I can sew my own iconography onto that will last forever on someone's bed or wall.
Any last words?
Thanks!!! I am launching my book 'So I've Been Told' at 107 Shaw this Thursday December 16th from 7 to 11 pm. I'll be telling a few stories to explain a few drawings in the book and I am going to put up some of my larger scale drawings that I haven't shown in Toronto before. Then Nordic Nomadic will play. Beer drinking and hugs will ensue.


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A burst of 9 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
Pileup flaws: vulnerabilities in Android update make 97.5% of Android devices vulnerable >> Indiana University/Microsoft
A very sneaky vulnerability:
We further confirmed the presence of the issues in all AOSP (Android Open Source Project) versions and 3,522 source code versions customized by Samsung, LG and HTC across the world. Those flaws affect all the Android devices worldwide, posing serious threats to billions of Android users who are actually encouraged to update their systems.
A distinctive feature of the threat is that the attack is not aimed at a vulnerability in the current system. Instead, it exploits the flaws in the updating mechanism of the "future" OS, which the current system will be upgraded to. More specifically, through the app running on a lower version Android, the adversary can strategically claim a set of carefully selected privileges or attributes only available on the higher OS version. For example, the app can define a new system permission such as android.permission.READ_PROFILE (read the user's personal profile data) on Android 2.3.6, which is to be added on 4.0.x.
So you install an app on an early version and it silently gets permission to do bad things once your phone is updated.
Google to get the brunt of dual OS tablets while Microsoft to benefit the most >> Digitimes Research
Intel and Asustek Computer released dual OS tablets at CES 2014 that combine Windows and Android operating systems into one unit in an attempt to tackle a new segment in the tablet market. However, due to pressure from Google, Asustek has postponed plans to release its TD300 tablet that was presented at CES 2014. Digitimes Research believes dual system devices benefit Intel, PC vendors and Microsoft while Google will get the brunt of such developments due to a possible increase in the Windows penetration rate.
Scrappy underdog Microsoft? Pressure from Google?
Isis CTO accuses retailers of turning off NFC and smartcard payment tech >> Computerworld
Matt Hamblen:
a powerful group of retailers including Best Buy and 7-Eleven plans to roll out mobile payments in 2014 by scanning barcodes from smartphones. That move sets up a potential battle with backers of NFC (Near Field Comunication), including a joint venture of three wireless carriers called Isis, and Google Wallet.
The merchant venture, called Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), hasn't divulged specific plans. But in December, it announced that ExxonMobil had joined its ranks, bringing MCX membership to about 70 brands with 110,000 retail locations that process more than $1 trillion in payments a year. Other members include Walmart, Sears, Kohl's, Lowe's, Dunkin' Donuts and other national retailers.
Adding to the turf battle now building over mobile payments, a few national retailers who are MCX members have begun turning off the ability of recently-upgraded payment terminals to recognize NFC payments or read smart credit and debit cards embedded with a chip, according to several industry analysts and Isis CTO Scott Mulloy.
So there are three groups: MCX, Isis, and Google Wallet. The latter two differ on how to implement NFC payments. The first doesn't want NFC. In 2013, NFC transactions across the US totalled $188m - £114m. Recall that NFC transactions in the UK in 2013 were £618m. NFC just isn't happening in the US.
Throne of Games: Apple or Google? Depends where you live >> Bloomberg
Apple is the winner in Japan, but that's not the same as a victory in China. There are 251m iOS and Android devices used for playing games in China, according to Flurry. In Japan, there are 33m. The US. is closer, at 238m, but it's not growing as fast as China.
"It's pretty clear that the age of Android global dominance is here," [Torrey] Lincoln [senior director of Flurry games business development] said. "Worldwide, the future for Android looks bright."
More volume doesn't always mean more profits, and that extends to game developers. The average price of an Android app is 6 cents, Flurry said. For Apple products, it's 19 cents on the iPhone and 50 cents on the iPad.
Can we have an open phone please? The case of the Ubuntu Phone >> Privacy International
[W]hen Canonical, the company that primarily funds Ubuntu GNU/Linux, announced it was entering the mobile phone market, we were among the many who hailed this development. Given the company's track record, it was believed that the open-source philosophy of Ubuntu would carry through to their mobile phone version. In light of what we now know about the fallibility of mobile phones, which can enable highly invasive and mass surveillance, the need for this kind of phone has only increased recently.
However, despite hopes of a totally open mobile handset platform, Privacy International has learned from Canonical that their new phone will suffer from the same problems as their competitors by leaving the baseband closed. While the operating system of the phone will be open, without the ability of the security community to examine the baseband software of the new Ubuntu Phone, the open-source nature of the remaining element may provide no more assurances than other open-source phone operating systems such as Android.
Reason: it's from third parties. There's no open baseband software (yet).
First annual profit drop in 14 years spurs China Mobile spending on 4G >> Reuters
China Mobile executives also hinted that sales of the iPhone, which analysts had expected to reach at least 17m units in the first year after the launch, are well below expectations.
"Most of our 1.34 million 4G users are using an iPhone," said China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua. "It's just been getting started for one or two months. So far it's hard to tell how that will affect our business," he said.
A scrappy band finds a way to make Spotify pay for its silence >> Businessweek
Vulfpeck, a small-time funk band with a couple of retro-styled albums under its belt, recently released Sleepify, an album made up of nothing but silence. This isn't a completely new concept: Anyone with a pompous theory streak will insist that it's really the silence between the notes that matter—and congratulations if you're already thinking of John Cage's 4'33," a composition performed by sitting there without playing.
But Vulfpeck's latest album is a business experiment, not a musical one. The idea behind the project is for fans to stream the "songs" constantly, generating royalties for the band in their spare time.
Mapping the accessibility of London's public transit network >> Mappable Info
How the London Underground network looks if you're a wheelchair user. A clever (but not perfect) visualisation - really you'd want to remove the intermediate stations altogether.
Clientcopia : Coping with stupid clients : Quotes, Comments & Remarks
Nigel Moss:
I was doing some temporary work in a Government Dept that will remain nameless... Department-wide they had something in the region of 80,000 employees and so their internal mail servers were often quite busy. One day an email arrived in my inbox that had been sent to everyone from someone in the IT department. The email was about how "they understood that little images and smiley faces, cartoons etc can make otherwise dull office emails seem a little more friendly, but they do add some 'weight' to the emails, which can put some strain on the Department's email servers, so please follow these guidelines when sending out global emails"...
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The only bad thing about The Clay Demolay Delicatessen is the fact that bugs, insects, and other many-legged vermin are among its best customers. While the employees begged for sanitation improvements, the owner, Myers Demolay, just chortled and counted his profits. One of these employees, whom we'll call Deliboy Dave, finally tired of begging for better working conditions. He decided to bug the boss, literally.
"One summer, we had a mammoth order for hoagies that I had to prepare. The big horse flies were buzzing all around as I worked," Deliboy Dave recounts, "so, I started using two pieces of provolone cheese as a compression fly swatter. I'd blast a few bugs between two slices of the cheese, leaving the small corpses and attendant gore on the slices.
"Then, I'd add the fly 'n guts garnished slices to the hoagies on our assembly line. Nobody noticed, and about one hundred-fifty hoagues went out that day. I didn't work the next day, but I was told that some eighty irate people stormed the place."


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Canucks Report: Edler to have back surgeryby Nolan Kelly / Vancouver Canucks
By Nolan Kelly
Canucks defenseman Alex Edler will have micro discectomy surgery this coming Monday and is out of the Canucks line up indefinitely.
"After consultation with our physicians it was decided that surgery was the best course of action," said Mike Gillis. "The best long term decision for Alex and our hockey club was to have the surgery immediately."
Micro discectomy surgery removes an impingement on a nerve root in the lower back that causes the sufferer sharp pain.
At a press conference this morning, Mike Gillis offered no timetable for Edler's return, hesitating to make any predictions.
"(Late regular season) would probably be the best case scenario," said Gillis. "But once the doctors get in there and have a look around it might be a little different than they anticipated".
The surgery is similar to the one Daniel Sedin had in May of 2001 which required a five month recovery period.
"If you're comparing it to other back surgeries, it's probably not as difficult Daniels a few years ago, it's complicated and they won't know as much until they get in there and have a look around to see how bad it is, but right now we are hopeful that it's not as series as that."
The timetable for Edler's return will become clearer after 7-14 days after surgery.
With the absence of their top minute chewing defensemen, the Canucks depth at defense will be tested. Where some might see a negative, Mike Gillis sees an opportunity.
"I don't think you replace him, I think you do things by committee like we've done for the rest of the year here, and I think it gives guys like Keith Ballard a chance to step up and play more minutes, which is a role he wants… but you know what? It also makes the group stronger, they have to pull together, and they have to do their part to continue this success".
The Canuck's are feeling the sting of the injury bug, but won't rush the return of veteran defenseman Sami Salo.
"When Sami is cleared medically to play we have a plan for him he has been inching along he seems to have hit a plateau a week or so ago and now he is fighting through that," said Gillis. "When you get to the last stages of this type of injury, incremental gains are more difficult".
Mike Gillis also expects defensemen Aaron Rome and Andrew Alberts to return from injury in the coming weeks.
"Andrew is a little bit ahead of Aaron, but we are hoping to see them seven to ten days after the all-star break".
Alex Edler leads Canucks defensemen in points (8-24-32) and ice time (24:23).
The Canucks players chanted 'Rudy' in the dressing room before Wednesday's encounter with the Nashville Predators, comparing their new undersized teammate Lee Sweatt to the greatest underdog of them all, Rudy Reuttiger.
And, like Rudy, of Notre Dame Football lore, Bill Sweatt came through in the game's dwindling moments, scoring his first NHL goal at the 12:31 mark of the third period.
"I was really surprised when it went in," Sweatt said. "I looked at it and it was in the net. That's why I had a delayed celebration. I just didn't know what to do".
Unlike the original Rudy, Sweatt wasn't carried off the ice by his teammates, but everyone noticed the smiles on their faces.
"It was a pretty amusing moment," said Coach Alain Vigneault. "And a pretty nice hockey moment."
The Canucks, aided by Sweatt's game winning contribution, head into the all-star break in first place in the Western Conference, five points clear of the Detroit Red Wings.
Sweatt became the fifth Canuck this season to register a first career NHL goal, following Mario Bliznak, Alexandre Bolduc, Aaron Volpatti and Sergei Shirokov.


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Jack Black's Electric Dynamite shingle is looking to get into the TV animation business, landing the project "Tiny Monsters" at Fox.
Animated laffer, from scribe Ali Rushfield ("In the Motherhood"), centers on a group of mean girls in junior high.
Black and Rushfield are exec producing along with Electric Dynamite prexy Ben Cooley and its TV topper, Priyanka Mattoo. Electric Dynamite is set up at Reveille, where scripted topper Carolyn Bernstein is also on board as an exec producer.
20th Century Fox TV is behind the show, along with Reveille and Electric Dynamite.
An early incarnation of the half-hour was dubbed "Little Bitches" internally — but that title was never official, and has been scrubbed from the script.
Electric Dynamite is also behind the comedy project "My Life as an Experiment," based on the A.J. Jacobs book. "Experiment," set up at NBC, is being adapted by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith.


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The definition of autocracy means a country, city, or other area is ruled over by one person who has total control.
A monarchy is an example ofan autocracy.
- government in which one person has absolute power; dictatorship; despotism
- pl. -·cies a country with this kind of government
- unlimited power or authority of one person over others
Origin of autocracyClassical Greek autokrateia, absolute power: see auto- and -cracy
nounpl. au·toc·ra·cies
- Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.
- A country or state that is governed by a single person with unlimited power.
(plural autocracies)
- A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
auto- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokrates, "one who governs alone"), from αὐτός (autos, "single, self, same, alone") + κράτος (kratos, "power").


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Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group says it has won two contracts for two of its vessels in the North Sea. The first contracted was awarded to the DOF subsidiary DOF Rederi AS, which has signed an agreement with Nexen Petroleum UK for Skandi Marstein. The contract will start in May and is firm until end 2017. DOF Rederi has also signed a 3 months contract plus … [Read more...]
Fire On Board PSV Skandi Stolmen Offshore Brazil
An investigation has been launched into a fire on board the platform supply vessel Skandi Stolmen offshore Brazil. According to DOF Group, the fire broke out Wednesday on board the 1977-built PSV while operating in Brazil's Campos Basin. The vessel is operated by Norskan Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DOF ASA. DOF says that all sixteen crewmembers were evacuated … [Read more...]
Fatal Accident On Board AHTS Skandi Pacific Off Western Australia – UPDATE
A fatal accident occurred on board the Bahamas-flagged AHTS Skandi Pacific while off Western Australia on the on the Northwest Shelf on Tuesday. Norway's DOF Management, part of DOF Group ASA, has confirmed that a crew member was killed while working on board the 3,170 DWT anchor handling tug at approximately 5:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The incident … [Read more...]
VARD Delivers 280 Tons Of Bollard Pull To NorSkan
DOF AS reports today the 280 ton bollard pull anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Skandi Angra was delivered yesterday from Vard Niterói shipyard to its owner, NorSkan Offshore Ltda and has since commenced an 8-year contract for Petrobras. NorSkan Offshore is a wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary of DOF AS. The vessel is a VARD AH11 design and features a conventional 18,000 … [Read more...]
Watch: Skandi Africa Departs VARD
In the following video, the 160.9 m Skandi Africa, owned by DOF and on contract to Technip, is seen departing the shipyard for the first time at VARD Søviknes. https://vimeo.com/123445699 The Skandi Africa is currently being outfitted at Huisman's Schiedam facility in The Netherlands with a 650 metric ton Pipelay Tower (the yellow one in the picture below), a 150mt … [Read more...]
Skandi Salvador Extended Offshore Brazil
Chevron Brasil (Chevron) has extended the contract for the STX ROV 06-design subsea construction vessel Skandi Salvador for the remainder of 2015, according to vessel owner DOF ASA. The vessel has been operating for Chevron on the Frade oil field conduction subsea inspection, repair and maintenance since delivery of the vessel in 2009. In addition, DOF says their has been … [Read more...]
Norskan Offshore Sells Off 5 UT-Design OSVs
Norskan Offshore, the Rio de Janeiro-based subsidiary of Norwegian shipowner DOF ASA, has entered into an agreement today for the sale of 5 offshore support vessels operating in Brazil. The ships included in the agreement are the AHTS Skandi Copacabana, a 2005-built UT 722 L design, and the UT 755-design platform supply vessels Skandi Leblon (2004), Skandi Flamengo (2003), … [Read more...]


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March 11, 2007
The following is the text of Mayor Bloomberg's weekly radio address as prepared for delivery on 1010 WINS News Radio for Sunday, March 11, 2007
"Good Morning. This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
"Today is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time - and I hope you all remembered to move your clocks one hour forward. The day is also a good reminder to change the batteries in our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors - perhaps the best defense we have against a fatal accident in the home.
"Last week, we were reminded of just how important smoke detectors are, when a fire ripped through a home in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, claiming the lives of nine New Yorkers, including eight young children. Several more family members were very badly injured in this terrible tragedy, one of the most deadly fires in recent memory. I know our prayers are with their families, who must be experiencing unimaginable pain and grief.
"Since the first hours after the fire, our Administration has been on the ground, offering whatever possible support we can. Key City agencies have been working with the Red Cross to provide food, clothing, housing, transportation, and medical services to all the victims - and we will continue to do that for as long as it's needed.
"We are also working hard to do everything we can to prevent more tragedies like this from happening. The most heartbreaking part of this story is that the blaze - like so many other fires in our city - could have been prevented. So to try to make something positive come out of this awful loss, we want to urge all New Yorkers to take some simple steps that dramatically reduce the risk of fire.
"First, when the weather is as cold as it has been lately, it's important to be careful about how we keep our homes warm. If you use a space heater, make sure it is UL-approved and operating away from your furniture, bedding, curtains, or other flammable materials. And never, ever use an oven or other kitchen appliance to heat your home.
"Candles are also particularly dangerous. If you use them, make sure they are placed in secure holders and on level, stable surfaces - and never on floors where they can easily be knocked over. Keep them away from flammable materials, and don't leave them unattended.
"The most important safety tips are those we stress every day of the year - no matter what the weather: The number one cause of fatal fires is careless smoking. So always extinguish cigarettes and cigars completely, and never smoke in bed. And again, make sure you have a working smoke detector on every level of your home - and a working carbon monoxide detector near all sleeping areas.
"Finally, if a fire does occur, get out of the house as quickly as possible - and you can help contain it and possibly save lives by closing the doors behind you. Then, use the nearest phone to call 911. Every family should develop and discuss a fire escape plan - and practice it. That's especially important if you have children. It only takes a few minutes, but it could save lives.
"Additional safety tips are available on the Fire Department's website, which can be found at www.nyc.gov - or at any one of our firehouses throughout the five boroughs. If things do go wrong, you can count on New York's Bravest, the greatest firefighters in the world, but remember: fire prevention begins with all of us in the home.
"This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Thanks for listening, and please stay safe."
Stu Loeser (212) 788-2958
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching its second video competition which is open to all aspiring filmmakers across the globe.
The video contest - My View H2O: The Asia-Pacific Video Contest - promotes awareness of the causes, implications and solutions to Asia's looming water crisis.
Climate change, increased water use in farms and industries, and rising urbanization are putting a huge strain on Asia's shrinking water resources.
"With 60% of the world's population, Asia is at the forefront of the world's water problems, and solutions," said Ann Quon, Principal Director of ADB's Department of External Relations. "We were so encouraged by the response to the first My View competition on climate change, that we want to encourage even more creative minds to produce innovative videos that will put this important issue front and center."
Over $10,000 worth of prizes are being offered in three categories for the best videos about water issues in the Asia and Pacific region.
There are no age restrictions for the contest. Citizens of any one of ADB's 67 member countries are eligible to participate.
"I'm very excited to be part of My View H2O to encourage people to pick up any form of digital tool they can access and make a short but strong statement about water," said Khavn dela Cruz, considered by many to be the father of Philippine digital filmmaking, and the festival director of .MOV, the first digital film festival in the Philippines. Mr. dela Cruz is one of My View's judges.
Other judges include: Japanese filmmaker Momoko Ando, Indonesian director Joko Anwar, American film curator Christopher Beaver, Chinese documentary maker Du Hiabin, and Pakistani filmmaker Samar Minallah.
Registration for the contest is easy. Applicants need to complete a short online registration form, and upload their videos to YouTube.com or Youku.com.
The deadline for submission of entries is 31 January 2011.
The launch comes in the lead-up to a five-day international conference "Water Crisis and Choices: ADB and Partners Conference 2010" to be held at ADB Headquarters from 11-15 October.


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Karthikeyan finishes 11th at TexasJune 5th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dallas, June 5 (IANS) After a solid showing in Charlotte last month, Narain Karthikeyan carried the momentum with him to Texas with his best finish of the season, ending 11th in the WinStar World Casino 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Following a strong performance during Thursday's practice sessions, Karthikeyan, in the SafeAuto/Starbeast Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado, hit the track later that afternoon and qualified 19th, just 0.6 seconds behind the pole sitter.
"We did a good job today considering it is basically our second race on a 1.5 mile oval. It is my best finish so far, but more than that, I gained confidence driving the truck and racing with the fast group of cars. I struggled a little bit with the restarts because I couldn't get up to speed as fast as I wanted, but after a few green flag laps, I could get in a rhythm and was faster than a handful of trucks in front of me," said Karthikeyan.
Karthikeyan kept the 19th position for the first segment of the race Friday, despite losing communication with his team because of a radio malfunction that was repaired after the first pit stop.
During the next stint in the race, he was faster than the trucks in front and steadily made his way through the field up to 16th position. With the race running caution-free for an extended period of time, the crew of the No. 60 truck decided to make a green flag pit stop.
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On Lap 164, the No. 33 and No. 81 trucks got tangled down the backstretch and Karthikeyan eluded disaster as he narrowly missed the No. 81 truck when it slid down the track. In the final three laps of the race, Karthikeyan piloted into 11th place, logging his best ever NASCAR finish.
"We are being very careful and really pulling the reins on Narain… I know it sounds a bit conservative, but that approach will give us better results in the long run," Starbeast Motorsports CEO Miguel Abaroa said after the race.
"I liked what I saw in the race tonight; we are building the foundation of a great future in NASCAR for him," he added.
Karthikeyan will race in six more NASCAR truck races this season. His next outing is at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 23. All of his races will be shown in India live on NEO Sports.
- NASCAR award for Karthikeyan - Nov 23, 2010
- Karthikeyan ends up 15th in NASCAR race after pile-up - Oct 31, 2010
- No points for Force India, Karthikeyan 21st at Turkish GP - May 08, 2011
- Vettel wins a near perfect race, Sutil finishes ninth (Roundup) - Oct 30, 2011
- Maldonado wins maiden F1 race, Hulkenberg comes 10th - May 13, 2012
- Alonso wins dramatic Malaysian GP, Force India in top-10 - Mar 25, 2012
- Red Bull's Vettel wins Australian Grand Prix - Mar 27, 2011
- Vettel races to another victory, Sutil finishes 9th at European GP - Jun 26, 2011
- Chandhok, Gill shone in motorsports (2010 in Retrospect) - Dec 26, 2010
- Fans motivated me to give my best: Karthikeyan - Oct 30, 2011
- Webber claims pole, Di Resta 6th fastest at British GP - Jul 09, 2011
- Force India's Hulkenberg finishes fourth in Belgium - Sep 02, 2012
- Button wins in chaotic Belgian GP - Sep 02, 2012
- Vettel wins maiden Monaco Grand Prix, Force India seventh - May 30, 2011
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2/12/2014 2:06am, #1
TUF Nations Fighter out of UFC for racist pic
Manawaroa, a part of the Team Australian squad headed by coach/fighter Kyle Noke, recently advanced to the semifinal round of the tournament with a decision victory over Nordine Taleb. However, even if he continues winning the exhibition fights in the pre-taped eight-man tourney, he won�t join the UFC�s official roster once the show concludes in April.
After Canadian welterweight Kajan Johnson recently pointed out Manawaroa�s racist Instagram post from 2012 (see a screenshot), the Team Australia fighter was told he won�t be offered a contract, regardless of how he finishes on the FOX Sports 1-televised series.
A facebook page has taken up Tyler's cause (here) and they make a reasonable case. Especially considering the list of existing UFC fighters who have behaved poorly, apologised and then continued in the promotion.
Political correctness gone too far? Or a responsible approach to stamp out racism?
Whilst a stand should be made against racism it seems a bit hypocritical of the UFC to pick this cause. Why not make a stand against domestic violence? Or sexism? Or homophobia? Or rape jokes?
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That is too much. I usually am against this over zealous crucifying white folks that are caught saying something racist, especially when is seems that minorities can get away with much more. But this is disgusting, especially the use of a baby.
There are enough fighters that will be eager to take his place, there is no need for people like him.
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I train with the guy, so obviously biased but a couple of points:
He is from a black minority, they have a very high incarceration rate and they call each other ******. Its a bad joke and should be taken as such, not as racist hate.
He put up that photo at age 17, kids do stupid ****."Boxing is the art of hitting an opponent from the furthest distance away, exposing the least amount of your body while getting into position to punch with maximum leverage and not getting hit."
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They're probably concerned with the image of the sport, given the opposition its gotten since the beginning. Can't blame them for that.
In general though, I think that when a black man uses that term, white people should stay out of it and leave any chastisement up to the black community.
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a) He's not black; he's Maori. Maori are an ethnic group with roots in Polynesia; not Africa.
b) Even if he were black, racism is racism; you don't get a free pass just because you're a member of the targeted race. Internalized racism and racism targetting your own kind is just as harmful as racism coming from someone else.
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b) I agree 100%. All I'm saying is that for whites to get involved in correcting a black man who makes a racist comment against blacks denies the black community the prerogative to speak on its own behalf, and suggests that they are not capable of protecting their own interests. If I were a black man, I might find that patronizing.
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NEC demonstrated the TWINPOS E-Money Self-Checkout System equipped with their communication robot PaPeRo at RetailTech Japan 2010 in March. The communication robot sits next to the self-checkout kiosk and verbally guides you through the process of scanning and paying for items. Unfortunately it appears that PaPeRo, speaking fluently in both Japanese and English in a cute childlike voice, serves as nothing more than a redundant distraction to the touchscreen's written instructions. As you'll see in the video, you can't help but want to look at the robot when you really need to be paying attention to the screen's prompts.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy today tapped former State Senator Edith Prague of Columbia to serve as the Commissioner of the newly-formed State Department on Aging (SDA). SDA will ensure that Connecticut's elderly population has access to the supportive services necessary to live with dignity, security, and independence, and is responsible for administering a variety of federally-funded programs under the Older American's Act.
"Senator Prague has dedicated herself to improving the quality of life for senior citizens--with her background and expertise, she is a natural choice to lead the Department on Aging," said Governor Malloy. "I know she will make an immediate impact as the Commissioner on Aging and am eager to work with her to address the needs of our state's growing senior population."
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"It is an honor to serve the people of Connecticut, and I thank the Governor for his trust and support," said Prague. "For 18 years I represented the residents of Connecticut's 19th Senatorial District, and I am looking forward to getting back to work on behalf of our seniors. We have a tremendous resource in our older residents, it is important that the state's programs and services are relevant, appropriate, and meet their needs."
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Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent returned to Bravo's Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday night to dish on everything from who is the laziest worker at SUR to the biggest misconception about her.
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She continued, "I'm a nice girl. I'm a girl's girl, and people think that I'm not because I take my top off."
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