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Programming August 26, 2013 November 21, 2014
Yesterday I went to this year's Atlanta Code Camp, which I had learned about through the Atlanta JavaScript Meetup mailing list. Code Camp is a very Microsoft-centric developer symposium, whereas my bread and butter lie firmly in the Java world. However, the event offered several interesting sessions on "single-page application" (SPA) JavaScript frameworks, and cost only $5 for the full day including lunch. Sold!
The speakers in the SPA sessions gave an interesting amount of attention to a framework called Durandal, an AngularJS competitor built on top of Knockout and RequireJS. I was surprised to see Durandal and Angular getting equal billing from all the speakers, since I had never even heard of Durandal before.
Later it occurred to me, I've also never hung out with several hundred Microsoft developers before! I checked out the "Testimonials" section of the Durandal website, and noticed a pattern:
Durandal is the missing piece in my Knockout SPA toolkit. It handles the infrastructure and lets me focus on delivering functionality. Powerful, yet lightweight, pluggable and built on proven patterns from WPF/Silverlight development.
Hans Fjällemark, Freelancing HTML5 consultant – Tellurian Interactive
Durandal brings capabilities from Caliburn.Micro to JavaScript clients that we sorely missed. Love the screen management and convention-based composition of Views and ViewModels.
Ward Bell, V.P. of Technology – IdeaBlade
Rob set high standards with Caliburn.Micro… When we develop WPF/Silverlight applications using it, we get better code organization, flexibility and, ultimately, higher code quality and team productivity. He's done it again with Durandal – which brings all of the same qualities to the world of HTML5 applications. Amazing work!
Srdjan Strbanovic, CTO – Cignium Technologies
It turns out that the founder of the Durandal project, Rob Eisenberg, is also director of a popular Windows GUI framework called Calliburn.Micro. Both projects feature mythical sword motifs, as well as a few paradigms apparently borrowed from Silverlight development.
I should stress that although I'm not a Microsoft guy myself, I DON'T mean to imply anything negative about Durandal by association. From what little I saw at yesterday's symposium, it looks like a capable competitor to Angular with some really good ideas.
What I DO mean to say is that this weekend made me think about JavaScript development in general. Where its ideas are coming from, and where they may be going.
Who exactly are JavaScript developers, anyway? Of course there are some full-time rockstar JavaScript samurai, err, ninjas out there. However, the vast majority of JavaScript developers that I've met in real life fall into one of two categories:
HTML or graphic designers, who by necessity have picked up some JavaScript as a secondary skillset, or
Back-end server-side developers, who by necessity have picked up some JavaScript as a secondary skillset.
One of the selling points of Node.js is the idea that you can take Group #1 guys, and re-purpose them as advanced server-side developers. I believe that this is wishful thinking. It's not that I don't respect HTML or graphic designers (I do). It's just that the skillsets involved in design and development are quite different (as seen in my own primitive designs!). In whatever setting you write JavaScript, my experience has been that Group #2 guys wind up handling the more advanced stuff, simply because it's more analogous to the regular work we do with our "real" programming languages. This may change in the future, as younger developers come of age knowing only richer clients and thinner servers, but I think that's the workforce we have today.
So if advanced JavaScript is indeed being written by moonlighting server-side developers, should it be surprising that JavaScript frameworks borrow from server-side frameworks? Should it not be expected that communities will gravitate around JavaScript technologies based on server-side affiliations?
Durandal seems popular among Microsoft developers, because it originated from that community. In addition to Rob Eisenberg himself, Durandal's underlying Knockout library was created by Steve Sanderson, a .NET author and Microsoft employee. These frameworks no doubt feel more familiar to developers coming from a similar background.
CoffeeScript is huge in the Ruby community, because it's about making JavaScript development feel more like Ruby development. Batman.js, another SPA competitor to Angular and Durandal, describes its motives straight-up with the tagline, "A client-side framework for Rails developers". The popular Jasmine testing framework seems largely inspired by Ruby's RSpec.
TypeScript has generated a lot of buzz recently in the C# community, as it adds the strong type-checking that enterprise developers miss when dealing with JavaScript.
The Java crowd has shown some interest in TypeScript as well. However, Java developers working with JavaScript tend to gravitate toward Google technologies and/or other cross-compiler solutions. Things like GWT, Dart, or ClojureScript. The recent AngularJS wave can be seen as backlash to the longstanding Java community view of JavaScript as a "bug" to design around. The QUnit JavaScript testing framework looks and feels just like JUnit. So on and so on…
Node.js supposedly minimizes the "context switching" involved when using one language on the server-side and another on the client-side. However, most of the new developments in JavaScript today actually arise from the switched contexts of other languages, and their established libraries and frameworks.
Perhaps all of this should be recognized and discussed more openly. I mean, if you're starting a JavaScript-intensive project, and are lucky enough to have a team of developers who have worked deeply with JavaScript as their primary language for years, then that's great! However, it's far more likely that your group's "real" language is Ruby or Python. Or you're in a Java shop. Or a .NET shop, or something else. So when you are selecting a JavaScript library or framework for a project, an important factor to consider is your team's existing server-side affinity, and which JavaScript options line up with that community.
Of course this presents a danger, that you might be too biased. Say you take AngularJS and Durandal for test drives. You happen to find Durandal more intuitive, or better fitting for your requirements. If you choose AngularJS anyway, "because we're not a Microsoft shop", then that's a mistake. Same goes for a Microsoft shop that rejects AngularJS, simply because those Google guys use the term "MVC" rather than "MVVM". The affinity of a JavaScript component to your "real" language should be only one factor in your decision-making. But it should be a factor.
Steve Perkins
I am an Atlanta-based software developer, and the author of the book 'Hibernate Search by Example'. I currently work as an Principal Engineer at Verusen, developing an AI supply chain platform for optimizing materials and inventory costs.
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  Auriol est
      une ville géographiquement positionnée dans le département de Bouches-du-Rhône en Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Elle totalisait 11 442 habitants en 2008.

À Auriol, la valorisation moyenne à la vente d'un appartement s'évalue à 2 698 € du m² en vente. la valorisation moyenne d'une maison à l'achat se situe à 3 246 € du m². À la location la valeur moyenne se situe à 11 € du m² par mois.

La commune est équipée concernant l'enseignement de un collège.
Pour les plus jeunes, la localité peut se prévaloir de disposer de deux maternelles et quatre écoles primaires.
Auriol est équipée des  équipements éducatifs permettant une vie àgréable.
Si vous avez un projet d'acheter un bien immobilier à Auriol, il est important regarder la qualité des équipements éducatifs

La ville compte de multiples  équipements sportifs, elle propose entre autres un terrain de tennis, un terrain de sport et deux salles de combat.

À Auriol le salaire moyen mensuel par personne est situé à environ 2 332 €  net. C'est au dessus de la moyenne du pays.

Le nombre de logements, à Auriol, se décomposait en 2011 en 1 196 appartements et 3 646 maisons soit
 un marché relativement équilibré.

À proximité de Auriol sont positionnées géographiquement les villes de
Saint-Zacharie située à 6 km, 4 776 habitants,
Peypin localisée à 4 km, 5 259 habitants,
La Destrousse située à 2 km, 2 705 habitants,
Belcodène localisée à 7 km, 1 697 habitants,
La Bouilladisse située à 4 km, 5 561 habitants,
Cadolive située à 7 km, 2 125 habitants,
 entre autres. De plus, Auriol est située à seulement 21 km de Marseille.

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FCG: The Wave of the Future?
Lost in thought, the older gentleman sauntered through the showroom, pausing every now and then to study a piece of furniture. Then, after a long and deliberate tour of every nook and cranny in the place, he made his way up to the service desk.
"What the heck is going on here?" he asked. He was clearly perplexed and even, to a certain degree, astonished.
After a few minutes, I understood why. He was an expert in the furniture business, having owned a chain of upscale stores for decades. He'd sold his company but he still was curious about trends in the business. Seeing our sign on Route 9 in Natick, he dropped in for a look.
Consignment furniture? He was intrigued. He'd heard of it years ago but dismissed it as a hobby business in which fussy folks sold knickknacks and antiques in dusty shops. Consignment, back in his day, was certainly no threat to the big retailers.
But seeing FCG's vast inventory of high-quality and nearly new furniture was mind-boggling, he admitted. Though he'd retired, he still had friends in the business, many under pressure from online retailers and changing tastes among younger consumers. They are making difficult – and, in his view, compromising – choices. They are shrinking showrooms and reducing staff. Worse yet, they're floor models are tired and sparse . The new way to sell furniture is to zoom through an on-line catalogue with an ipad and an on staff designer whose goal is to design your house with one brand.
I got the message. FCG is different. What we've got in our three stores is special. Buyers have the ability to interact with the merchandise in our showrooms and then go home, measure and make their purchase through our shopping cart. Our dynamic inventory provides a plethora of revolving choices. And you have to see it to believe it.


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Russia - 73 percent of boys and 65 percent of girls smoke..
March 16, 2010 - Moscow's top doctor said Friday, March 15th that smoking-related diseases were growing and warned that teenage smoking was leading to a "national catastrophe." Dr. Leonid Lazebnik painted a grim picture of the harm that tobacco was causing Russians, telling a round table that 65 percent of men and 30 percent of women have smoked at some time in their lives. In contrast, Lazebnik said, the figures in the mid-1980s were 48 percent of men and 5 percent of women.
He said 24.6 percent of Muscovites (a native or resident of Moscow )are smokers. "But the scariest thing of all is our future," Lazebnik said. "In Moscow, 73 percent of boys and 65 percent of girls smoke. I see this as a national catastrophe."
Lazebnik did not provide figures for the growth in smoking-related diseases. City Hall and federal officials attending Friday's round table promised to lobby for laws that restricted smoking in public places and limited cigarette sales. "We will have no success without a legal base," said Yulia Grimalskaya, deputy head of City Hall's department for family and youth policies.
She said her department was lobbying for a ban on selling cigarettes in kiosks, the licensing of tobacco sales and high fines for smoking in public places, including restaurants.
Nikolai Gerasimenko, first deputy head of State Duma's commission for health protection, called for higher excise duties on tobacco products, which he said would clear the market of contraband cigarettes and drive up cigarette prices, making them less affordable.
Russia has the lowest excise duties on tobacco goods in Europe, said Dmitry Yanin, chairman of the board at the International Confederation of Consumer Societies.
Yanin urged a ban on tobacco advertising and smoking in public places. "Smoking-free zones would boost Moscow's tourist potential," Yanin said.
Gerasimenko complained that foreign tobacco makers were making money at Russia's expense. "They get their profits, while we spend lots of money on medical treatment," he said. About 10 percent of tobacco traders on the Russian market are foreign, he said.
Lyudmila Stebenkova, head of the Moscow City Duma's commission for public health protection, suggested that restaurants consider offering smoke-free days. She also said the public needed to be educated about the dangers of smoking through anti-tobacco billboards. Her commission is responsible for creating such billboards, including one that depicts a hand squeezing a dirty sponge, which is compared to a smoker's lung, that was used in a citywide campaign late last year.
According to a survey conducted by the state-run VTsIOM polling agency in December, those billboards, which were posted around the city in November, had led 7 percent of respondents to quit smoking. The survey questioned 1,000 Muscovites, all of them smokers or former smokers, a VTsIOM spokeswoman said by telephone. It offered no margin of error.
Reference: Teen Smoking Called a 'National Catastrophe'
by Natalya Krainova, The Moscow Times, 3/15/2010.
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Zio-Panic Detected
January 09, 2015 by Gilad Atzmon
Introduction by GA: the following article is a window into the Zionist collective psychosis. The CST (Community Security Trust), a notorious Israeli Hasbara outlet that harasses my publishers and routinely campaigns for the cancelation of my concerts, is in total agony over MP George Galloway's warm endorsement of my work and thoughts. In the article Zionist mouthpiece David Rich quotes some of my best pearls of wisdom ever. The article clearly suggests that at least at a certain stage, Zionists Jews saw MP Galloway as an integral part of the Jewish Left controlled opposition apparatus, but they are now forced to admit that they were wrong. MP Galloway has been on a journey. It is the search for truth that led MP Galloway to read The Wandering Who. He confesses he was intrigued by the message.
No one on this planet, not even my mother, could have complimented my work more than this ultra Zionists outlet. Considering that the end of the Jewish State is immanent; and the rotten state of Zionism as reflected this week by Jeffrey Epstein and his minor - Shikse-slave ring; I may have to find a new intellectual toy soon.
When George schmoozed Gilad
By Dave Rich
http://blog.thecst.org.uk/?p=5184
This Saturday saw George Galloway MP and his wife Gayatri interview Israeli saxophonist Gilad Atzmon on their Russia Today TV show, 'Sputnik'. The significance of Galloway hosting Atzmon, a man whose views regarding Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity are so extreme that he is shunned by most of the anti-Israel movement in this country, should not be underestimated.
Atzmon has previously argued that "American Jewry makes any debate on whether the 'Protocols of the elder of Zion' are an authentic document or rather a forgery irrelevant. American Jews do try to control the world, by proxy." More recently, he has written that "Jewishness means supremacy and chauvinism and chosenness" and that "the Holocaust narrative, in its current form, doesn't make any historical sense". The Socialist Workers Party and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign both refuse to work with Atzmon as they consider his views to be antisemitic.
Galloway, though, appears to have moved in the opposite direction. He has previously been at pains to distinguish between Zionism and Jewishness. A decade ago he told American conspiracy talk show host Alex Jones, "Well, this is the thing about Zionism. It has nothing to do with Jewishness. Some of the biggest Zionists in the world are not Jews. Anybody who thinks George Bush likes Jews has never been to his golf club." He has also previously rejected conspiracy theories about Jewish or Zionist lobbies controlling American foreign policy. Therefore his endorsement of Atzmon suggests an important and worrying development in Galloway's public attitude towards Jewishness.
The full interview is a little over 13 minutes long and can be watched here or below. Galloway, incongruously wearing the blazer of a Royal Navy Lieutenant, praised, agreed and laughed with Atzmon throughout. He seems to be charmed by Atzmon, despite previously insisting that "I don't debate with Israelis". He began by complimenting Atzmon as "politically fascinating" and artistically "a genius", noting that he plays on the new Pink Floyd album The Endless River. Galloway then says he was "enthralled" by Atzmon's book The Wandering Who? (described by CST as "probably the most antisemitic book published in this country in recent years.") In a discomforting image, Galloway explains that he read a chapter of Atzmon's book to his new wife every night after they were married, so that "we went to bed thinking of you".
It is not clear which parts of this book left Galloway "enthralled". Perhaps it was the chapter title "Swindler's List", clearly a cheap joke at the expense of Holocaust victims; or the claim that "The Holocaust religion is probably as old as the Jews themselves"; or the suggestion that in the future, "some may be bold enough to argue that 'Hitler might have been right after all.'"
To accept or endorse Atzmon's writings is to endorse a wholesale, full-frontal assault on Jewish identity. This is the line that Galloway appears to cross in this interview. Atzmon is very clear that his target is not Zionism. He tells Galloway:
I really think that we are, we have been misled for quite a long time in our understanding of Zionism, Israel, the work of the lobby and so on and so on and so on. For quite a while I argued that if Israel defines itself as a Jewish state and decorates its airplanes and tanks with Jewish symbols, the first thing that we have to do is to try to understand what is Jewishness? What are the relationships between Judaism, Jewishness, the Jew, what are the relationships between these three and Zionism, these are fundamentals. Now for quite a while, because of the domination of a lot of good Jews, let's say, within the Left, we were prevented from going there, we were only allowed to talk about Zionism, or colonialism…. We are using a lot of terminology that is very misleading. I realised a long time ago that it is the Jewish identity politics that drive the Jewish state.
Atzmon is not scared to point out the practical consequences of demonising Jewishness and Jewish identity in this way. He calls for the British Police and intelligence agencies to "step up their surveillance and espionage" within Jewish communities.
Galloway concurs with almost everything Atzmon says during their interview. Even when Atzmon mentions "the predominance of Jews within the Bolshevik Revolution" (on Russia Today, of all places!) Galloway, the man who described the collapse of the Soviet Union as "the biggest catastrophe of my life", does not demur.
The only moment of disagreement is when Galloway describes Atzmon as Jewish. Atzmon immediately looks uncomfortable: "I'm not a Jew any more", he protests. Galloway insists, saying "I'm not sure you can resign it". Galloway does seem to have a 'blood and soil' notion of nationhood. Later in the interview, when explaining that the man who was recently convicted of assaulting him in a London street plans to live in Israel after serving his prison sentence, Galloway says "he has no genetic connection to the land of Palestine at all" (his assailant had converted to Judaism prior to the assault).
The interview ends with Galloway promising that "we are going to have to continue this another time because we've run over." This means, sadly, that they did not have time to discuss Atzmon's recently-declared admiration for American neo-Nazi David Duke. But then if Atzmon is considered a suitable guest for Galloway to schmooze, perhaps David Duke will make an appearance himself in a future episode.
January 09, 2015 /Gilad Atzmon


Welcome to 2016! You've already set your goals, hired your coach, fired your coach, hired a different coach, and locked in your race schedule. What's left to do? Keep your pulse on what's hot for this year and what we are leaving behind, of course.
What's hot? Training your mental game. From fighting cognitive fatigue to improving attention and focus, brains are all the rage. We've learned that your brain taps out before your body has actually reached its limits, and the question is now how to push out that mental fatigue time-point. Expect to see an increasing number of devices and apps aimed at athletes that will do just that – from transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to brain games and meditation training. The recently released HeadTrainer, although aimed more at team sports, is setting the stage for what's to come. And in the meantime, try these strategies for building mental resilience and resisting cognitive fatigue.
Out: Inhalers and thyroid meds.
Steroids, beta-agonists, and Synthroid (and whether or not you have a TUE for them) are so last year.
Instead, go get yourself some cannabis – where and while you can. Traditionally, freestyle skiers, snowboarders, and surfers have notoriously combined marijuana and sports, but endurance athletes are increasingly joining their ranks. Researchers haven't been able to nail down the exact reasons for THC-associated performance bumps in endurance sports, but the potential mechanisms are many – from natural endorphins and anxiolytic effects to decreasing airway resistance. THC – the active ingredient in marijuana – is banned by the IOC and WADA, but only "in competition" and at a fairly high level – leaving significant room for debate over its acceptability as a training aid. The trifecta of a growing ultra-athlete community, evidence that it's enhancing your long run for physiologic as well as psychologic reasons, and increasing ease of access in the USA (particularly in states like Colorado, a mecca for endurance athletes), could make good ol' pot 2016's hotly-debated PED.
Out: Tweeting every single workout.
What's in? Zwift. The startup out of Austin, TX has revolutionized the trainer scene by allowing you to virtually ride a route with friends and/or random internet strangers. Whom you've now become insanely competitive with. All from the comfort of your own living room pain cave. Even the pros are doing it.
Out: An increasing number of local, independent races. Because Ironman bought them all. Oh, and Challenge USA.
In: Rev3. And of course, Ironman.
So you wanted to do Beach 2 Battleship? Sorry! It's now Ironman NC, and double the price. 2015 was the year of acquisitions – Ironman by China's Wanda group, and our beloved previously independent races by Ironman, including Vineman and Beach 2 Battleship. But hey! Rev3 is back, baby. After the disaster that was Challenge USA in 2015, we'll see how Rev3 competes in the 2016 market. They've started by announcing an "interesting" prize purse structure for the pros, and you can once again race at classic venues like Quassy, Cedar Point, and Knoxville.
First we feared fat, then we threw away all our carbs. Low carb-high fat became all the rage in 2015, and inspired many a twitter rant. We had the Jeff Volek study, which showed that elite ultra-endurance athletes on a 70% fat/10% carb diet burned twice as much fat during a 3 hour treadmill run (compared to comparable elites on a high carb diet). On the other side, there was the argument that no one on the podium at Kona is restricting carbs – plus emerging research that your optimal carb/fat consumption for health and performance is likely determined by your own metabolomics, and maybe your microbiome. Now that the dust is settling, complete shunning of macronutrients is out for 2016 – don't eat like an a#$^hole and you'll be fine.
What should you watch out for this year? More people using metabolic adaptation strategies without the restrictive diets – such as low-stress aerobic sessions in a fasted state. In other words, like we've used altitude – strategically "training low". A flexible metabolism has its advantages, even though the extremes don't seem to be performance-enhancing.
It used to be that broke, aspiring professional triathletes took up residence in an RV whilst in pursuit of their dreams. After all, it worked for the Wurteles. Now there's a new option: tiny homes. Cropping up in increasing numbers and already embraced by those in search of a more minimalistic lifestyle, the tiny house seems the logical way to go in 2016 for those willing to ditch all their other worldly possessions – or maybe just in search of a second base camp. Sprout Tiny Homes is developing a community in Colorado – the perfect option if you can't live in Siri Lindley's basement. Can't relocate? You can even get your own tiny house DIY kit ($29,000 for materials).
Out: Just your average Ironman.
In: Ultra, extreme races, off-roading.
So you've done an Ironman? That's cute. Some dude did 50 of them in 50 days last year (ellipticalling notwithstanding). 140.6 may not be enough to impress people this year, and there are new challenges around every corner. Ultrarunning has quietly been gathering steam, and events in the 50 – 100 mile range are increasingly attracting triathletes – possibly to the dismay of the traditionally laid-back, down-to-earth ultra-runner community. But Ultraman may be the logical step up for many – it's just a really, really long Ironman, right? Then there's Norseman, Sea to Summit, and Celtman for those seeking to battle extremes of weather and terrain. And once you've survived driving rain, freezing water, and mountain running on your own, why not let a bunch of Green Berets take you to collective mental and physical exhaustion during a GORUCK Challenge, for which you will receive a patch at the end (to complement all your triath-a-lon medals).


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Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 37F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson scores a touchdown on a 75-yard pass in the first quarter of Saturday's game in State College.
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Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson (5) gains yardage during a Dec. 12 game against Michigan State. The speedy receiver announced Thursday that he's returning next season to Penn State.
Star wideout returning to PSU
BY DONNIE COLLINS STAFF WRITER
Jan 7, 2021 Updated Jan 7, 2021
Speculation Penn State could lose its most exciting offensive player to the NFL Draft ran rampant late last season.
Jahan Dotson ended it Thursday.
The all-Big Ten receiver announced he will to return to Happy Valley for his fourth season in the fall, looking to build off a breakout junior campaign and author a successful final chapter of his collegiate career.
"I'll be back in 2021 to give y'all the summary," Dotson wrote on his Twitter page.
Dotson was easily Penn State's most potent offensive weapon last season, when he caught 52 passes for 884 yards and eight touchdowns. He averaged 17 yards per catch, had five 100-yard receiving outputs in nine games and earned third-team all-conference honors.
The junior saved his best performances for Penn State's biggest opponents. He caught three touchdown passes on Oct. 31 against Ohio State, had eight catches for 139 yards against Iowa and closed out the season with a 189-yard, two-touchdown effort against Illinois that also featured a 50-yard punt return. A week earlier against Michigan State, Dotson brought a punt back 81 yards for a touchdown.
Another goodbye
Penn State figured it would lose defensive linemen.
Now, it has a hole to fill in the offensive trenches, too.
Junior guard CJ Thorpe announced via his Twitter account Thursday that he has entered the NCAA transfer portal, seeking an opportunity to play out the rest of his career at another institution. Thorpe said he will leave Penn State after the spring semester as a graduate transfer.
Not only is he looking for a new school, but a new position: Wherever he lands, Thorpe says he'd like to play the defensive line, which he says is his "true position."
"These past (four) years at Penn State have taught me unforgettable lessons," Thorpe wrote in a statement. "There have been trials and tribulations that helped me grow into the person I am today. For all of these things, the good and the bad, I am thankful."
A four-star prospect out of high school, Thorpe started eight games at right guard over the last two seasons, and he was thought to be among the favorites to start there in 2021. He appeared in six games for the Nittany Lions last season, with his final appearance coming in the team's first win of the season at Michigan on Nov. 28.
For the second consecutive season, Penn State had a chance to bring back a line constructed of players with plenty of starting experience. Tackles Rasheed Walker and Caedan Wallace are solid bookends, and Thorpe and fellow guard Mike Miranda were expected to compete with emerging Juice Scruggs for the three spots inside.
With those plans altered, filling Thorpe's spot will become a matter of some intrigue during the spring.
Anthony Whigan, the former Lackawanna College standout who saw his playing time increase late last season with Thorpe sidelined by injury, might be the favorite for a starting job. But Penn State also has longtime backup Bryce Effner and freshmen Nick Dawkins, Sal Wormley and Golden Israel-Achumba in the fold. Also, the top prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, four-star offensive lineman Landon Tengwall, potentially could be an option, since he will be enrolling later this month.
Another former Penn State player who had previously entered the transfer portal announced his destination Thursday.
Backup defensive tackle Judge Culpepper said in a Tweet that he will be enrolling at the University of Toledo.
The 6-foot-4 sophomore had five tackles last season, including a career-high three against Maryland on Nov. 7. He appeared in 22 games during his Nittany Lions career.
Contact the writer: dcollins@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9125; @DonnieCollinsTT; @PennStateTT
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I work for a VERY large, well known internet company. We do have the latest in exchange servers but our primary mobile device is the blackberry. I can not get my iPhone to sync with the corporate exchange server. Funny thing is that coworkers with windows mobile devices have no problems with receiving mail. My iPhone cant even find the server under IMAP and Exchange settings. When I input the information with the correct exchange incoming mail server info it tells me it cannot connectin using SSL. So I opt to try to set up without SSL. It then tries for a few minutes to verify exchange account info. when it is done it tells me "exchange account verification failed: The exchange server "xxxxxx.corp.xxxx.com" is not responding. Chack your network connection and that you entered the correct information in the "incoming mail server" field. IMAP support must be enabled on the exchange server.
Is IMAP support enabled on your exchange server? I work for a local Government and our admins refuse to enable IMAP or POP3 for security/spam relay reasons.
They did set-up a forward to my yahoo account (it does push like the blackberry), so I get a copy of everything forwarded to Yahoo!. Sometimes I get it on my iPhone before I see it in Entourage (outlook on a mac).
Im not sure if they have turned on IMAP, but Im guessing that if Windows Mobile devices work, why would the iPhone be any different?
Windows Mobile devices use Exchange Activesync, which has nothing to do with IMAP. The Blackberry devices use Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) for the syncing. If you can't get it to work over IMAP, then I'm pretty sure they don't have it enabled. I work for a small 21 person company and we refuse to open up IMAP as well. It's a security risk, but it would mean we'd have to support the iPhone, which we ain't gonna do.
ok, Normally I won't answer questions without the full detailed error information, but this one is a pretty safe guess. My answer makes the assumption you are using Exchange 2007.
If you are able to connect via windows mobile devices, but not iPhone devices it is due to the mobile device security policy assigned to your mailbox. iPhone does not support some of the mobile device security options, mainly because they do not apply to the device.
This is a common issue so don't feel bad. Your Exchange Administrator can make a simple change to fix this. First the administrator can check the event log from when you attempted to connect your account and confirm this. There will be an Exchange Activesync error entry that shows this, as well as any other reason why the phone cannot connect.
Also to avoid any confusion IMAP has nothing to do with this, disregard any previous posts in this thread referring to IMAP.
The admin can either edit the default policy, or make a new policy and apply it to only mailboxes where the users want to connect with an iPhone device.
There are a number of settings in the policy, but only one or two really have the ability to stop an iPhone from working.
The main ones are on the password section of the policy. Require encryption on the device, and require encryption on the storage card. uncheck those and voila should solve most of your problems.
Another policy change is on the general settings section, Allow non provisionable devices. Should not be needed for iPhone, but can resolve the same type of issue if you have a windows phone prior to WM 5.0 and are unable to connect. If your iPhone still will not connect, check the event logs, and there will be any entry explaining why.
If you are using iPhone in your exchange environment, there is also another setting you can change to help with performance.
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John Regehr is a computer scientist specializing in compiler correctness and undefined behavior. , he is a professor at the University of Utah. He is best known for the integer overflow sanitizer which was merged into the Clang C compiler, the C compiler fuzzer Csmith, and his widely read blog Embedded in Academia. He spent the 2015-2016 academic year on sabbatical in Paris, France, working with TrustInSoft on Frama-C and related code analysis tools.

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External links
 John Regehr's home page

 John Regehr on Mastodon

Living people
American computer scientists
University of Utah faculty
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Year of birth missing (living people)
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Shaw's Defense
Walking towards the engine room, Daniel could hear Franco yelling at the now-stalled engine. The captain put his hand upon the hallway of his craft and whispered to it apologizing for his engineer's hostility. When he was fifteen feet of the door, he saw Rachel run out of the room and just avoid getting struck by a random part of the engine as she slid to the ground. Daniel shook his head and helped her up asking, "I take it he's having issues with the repairs?"
She nudged the piece lying between them with her foot answering, "Just a little it would seem."
"He told me he would have us flying again in twenty minutes," Daniel said as he entered the line of fire. "And that was two hours ago."
"I'm going to go keep Laurie company," Rachel said as she reached back into the room, quickly grabbing a deck of cards. "She might be crazy, but at least I won't get abused when I try help."
"That bad today?"
"Did you see the part that flew towards my head?"
"Go," Daniel said as he entered the engine room and quickly spotted Franco hitting his engines. "Franco stop abusing my ship!"
Franco laughed before he added, "It's your ship, but they're my engines, captain. And I would have expected to be able to have working equipment now that we work for Stepan Glazov."
Daniel flinched at their employer's name, but he held his initial response before offering his reply, "He expects us to be self-sufficient, Franco and he wants to see how we do with limited funds."
"That's a nice way of saying that he's blackballing us," Franco said between hammer strikes.
"Captain," Laurie's voice chimed over the intercom. "We have an incoming ship."
The captain depressed the button next to the intercom, "What's it want?"
"I don't know, but I can't shake it." She replied as the ship lurched punctuating her retort.
"What was that Laurie?"
"That was the ship attaching itself to us."
A wry laugh broke out over the intercom followed shortly by Laurie's reply, "Right next to you captain."
"There's no docking port…" The captain stopped talking when he heard the distinctive sound of a plasma torch cutting through metal. He looked through the door towards the hull and saw the distinctive glow of melting metal. The captain swore as he jammed the button to broadcast to the entire ship, "Cecil and Harlen get down to the engine room on the double we're being boarded." Releasing the intercom, he called out to Franco, "We'll have to patch the hull once this is over, but we'll need an immediate patch to make sure they can't just space us."
"Roger that," Franco said as he began rummaging through his equipment. "Got it, but I'll need to get to where they're burning through!"
"That's our job," Daniel replied as he pulled Franco from the engine room directing him to a far corner of the room handing him a short fat cylinder. "Separate twist and throw once they finish burning through. Then patch the hole once we're done."
"Yes, sir," Franco chirped as he hunkered down in his position to wait.
"Captain, what's going on?" a voice chimed from further up the corridor.
Daniel looked down the corridor and smiled at Cecil and Harlan as they raced towards the spacious room as the torch's journey was completing. All four men hunkered down in as much cover as they could and waited as the section of their hull collapsed to the floor. Then three bodies came through the hole, and the crew of the Scythe fired upon the intruders. One immediately dropped getting hit by three bolts of energy, the other two managed to locate a little bit of cover before they returned fire.
The bolt fired from the invaders came dangerously close to Daniel's face but washed harmlessly over the interior wall. He looked back towards the two men and took advantage of the suppressing fire of his crew and aimed at the intruder he had a clean shot at and pulled the trigger. The bolt of plasma leapt from his gun and tore through the intruder dropping the man. He quickly ducked as an answering bolt of plasma flew over him. Daniel knew the last intruder could stay where he was as long as he needed to, so Daniel cried out, "Now Franco!"
And an answering shot rung out, and silence began to fill the room. With the brief firefight over, Franco raced from his hiding hole and activated the cylinder just as Daniel had instructed him. He threw the device into the ship and then quickly patched the hole with a portable shield right before the ship that had been clinging to the Scythe detached and floated away. Daniel issued orders to the crew by him, "Franco fix the engines, Cecil and Harlan search the bodies." He quickly ran for an intercom and connected to the bridge, "Laurie, talk to me about that ship."
"Well, you designed that little bomb for these situations, Captain," Rachel's voice chirped from the intercom.
"Laurie?!" Daniel's inquiry was full of yearning as his face began to crease with worry.
"Well the ship's systems are restarting, but it wasn't fast enough for the two member's of the crew who had stayed behind," Laurie answered.
"Harlan, you're with me, Cecil stay with Franco just in case we get another visit. And Franco fix my engines now!"
A chorus of agreement echoed from the three men as Daniel ran to the ships cargo hold. Harlan was right behind him and asked, "We going to salvage what we can?"
"There's no one left to on the ship," Daniel said as he entered the cargo hold. Pressing the intercom in the hold, he issued another order, "Laurie dock with that ship."
"Yes, sir," Laurie answered promptly.
Daniel walked towards the lockers next to the docking port's airlock, "Let's go shopping, Harlan."
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About Sally-Anne
New album BURGUNDY STREET due for official release February 3rd
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SALLY-ANNE WHITTEN "BURGUNDY STREET"
"Burgundy Street", the new album from Tamworth born and raised artist Sally-Anne Whitten is her first full release since 2012's "Sell My Soul". The latest offering was inspired by a life-long dream visit to New Orleans in 2015. The album cover depicts the singer's holiday digs - where she wrote some of the tracks and the place where she was inspired to cover Jon Cleary and Alan Toussaint songs.
If history is anything to go by, it's no surprise that this latest album is a mixed bag when it comes to musical genre. Sally-Anne Whitten has yet again embraced her unique blend of swampy blues, R&B, southern rock and West Coast country. Over the years the artist has honed her very own style of 'funky country'.
The album boasts collaborations with Sally-Anne's favourite singers, songwriters and musicians including James Craswell aka Jimmy Craz, Rae Moody, the aforementioned Allison Forbes and Mick Pealing of Australian country-rock band Stars. The album's creator muses, "I wanted an album full of songs that meant something to me, that were groovy, and that we wanted to play live".
'Watch It Burn' – This lead single, is about doing life your way, staying true to yourself, and not being afraid to say good bye to people or things that are no good for you. A blues rock number, it's no surprise that Sally-Anne was listening to a lot of Robben Ford and John Hiatt just before this track was born.
'Tennessee Lullaby' - written after chatting with fellow Tamworth singer-songwriters Rae Moody and Allison Forbes about families, kids and life. The title was inspired by Rae's top pick for baby names. This track is almost a wistful kind of love and longing song. Love and longing for a place we miss and a simple life.
'Misfit' - Sally-Anne and co get down and a little dirty here. Lyrically, Sally-Anne pulls no punches and mate Matt O'Leary has the starring role on harmonica. We all know those air-kissing, fake members of society depicted in the song.
'You Can't Hide From A Broken Heart' – This was co-written by Allison Forbes and explores grief and loss. Having already booked a trip to the USA, when a list of death and disasters occurred for Sally-Anne's family, she was in two minds about going. With no refunds available, the trip went ahead and Sally-Anne thought it would do her good to get away. The singer soon realised you can't escape grief and sadness, it will follow you everywhere.
'Take My Love' – Loving a good blues shuffle, this track is a staple in Sally-Anne's set list. Written by Little Willie John, a great blues singer from the south, the Tamworth singer discovered it on a Jon Cleary album years ago. Honourable mention to Alwyn Aurisch's very tasty guitar playing here aka Stevie Ray Vaughan re-incarnate.
'Split Decision' - Mick Pealing of Australian country-rock band Stars lends his vocals talents for this track made famous by Bonnie Raitt. Originally written by Gary Nicholson and Al Anderson, who are no strangers to country and blues fans, it's long been a favourite of Sally-Anne's.
© ® Sally-Anne Whitten 2012
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The Other Side Of Me 3:41
Skeletons In The Closet 3:36
My Place In The World 4:22
Manwrecker 3:41
Nobody Else In The World But You 4:06
Watch It Burn 4:44
Save Yourself 3:00
Misfit 3:28


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'Drag Race UK' winner Danny Beard: 'Beardoncé has been born'
Danny Beard, newly crowned 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' winner, clinched the title after an emotional lip sync to Shirley Bassey's 'This is My Life,' besting runner-up Cheddar Gorgeous.
Joey Guerra November 30, 2022Updated: January 24, 2023, 12:34 pm
'Drag Race UK' Season 4 winner Danny Beard
Photo: Guy Levy
Danny Beard, newly crowned "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" winner, clinched the title after an emotional lip sync to Shirley Bassey's "This is My Life." It was their second lip sync ever, thank you very much, and made Danny the first bearded queen to take the crown.
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The song's intense lyrics — "This is my life/Today, tomorrow, love will come and find me/For that's the way that I was born to be/This is me" — seem a direct reflection of Danny's journey on the show.
"I'm just excited to be busy and not have that artist worry of, 'Do we have another year in this?' I'm sure a lot of drag queens at different points in their career, and other queer performing artists think that so many times. Are we gonna be able to continue doing this? Is this my life? And I do feel at the moment that this is setting me up, that it means it can be properly," they say a few days after the finale.
"And that's just humbling and lovely and I could get emotional right now. I'm just really happy."
It's been a whirlwind of gigs, press and fans for the Manchester-based performer, who finished the season with four challenge wins and nary a time in the bottom. Danny also just released a solid remake of "Gypsy Woman," the '90s dance classic by Crystal Waters; co-hosts "The Gossip Gays" podcast; has aspirations of being a TV presenter; and is prepping for a U.S. foodie tour. (More on that last one later.)
More 'Drag Race UK' Season 4 interviews
Cheddar Gorgeous and Black Peppa talk Season 4 journey
Danny Beard and Jonbers Blonde talk Season 4 journey
Pixie Polite talks not being a comedy queen and fan reaction
Dakota Schiffer is more than a pretty face
Le Fil talks Spice Girls and her Houston flatmate
Sminty Drop on sad twerking and old maidens
Copper Topp talks staying true to her ginger self
Starlet on loving Katy Perry and not knowing Spice Girls
Just May 'had no intention' of doing Geri Halliwell for Snatch Game
A video chat with the 12 queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 4
But right now, they're just trying to appreciate the moment. And coin a Houston-adjacent new nickname.
"The biggest thing that's come from this is just so much love. Everyone's so nice. I just went to a barber's in a city that I've been once in my life, and the barber knew who I was, and his girlfriend is a fan. It's just so crazy," Danny says. "They scream like I was Beyoncé. They just wouldn't stop screaming. Beardoncé has been born."
Danny spoke about the win, what it means and what's next.
There's so much happening! Are you able to stay present in the moment?
I don't know. It's weird, isn't it? I'm in a weird position right now. It's lovely, and everyone's so loving, but I still have all my friends and my family and my partner. I'm not quite the big diva yet. I've still got to go wash my undies and pick up the dog sh** and do all the day-to-day stuff that we all do. But now it's a nice dream to be living. I'm working. I'm making money. I'm comfortable. That's what we all want, really, isn't it? It's a privilege to be able to do this job. There's been loads of times in my past when I've been like, "Maybe I should get a real job. Maybe I won't ever make enough from this." So to look at the diary and go, "We're gonna be all right for a little bit." it's nice. I can't be anything other than thankful for that. Gotta keep putting into it, though. Drag's bloody expensive, let me tell you that.
Danny Beard performing during the 'Drag Race UK' finale.
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Have you thought about the big prize, flying to the U.S. to film your own digital series?
I think my ideas are bigger than the budget's gonna be. But my thing to World of Wonder is, I should be getting $100,000, so I want them to spend $100,000 on this show. I want CGI. I wanna be the next Angelina Jolie or someone. If they don't spend $100,000 on it, I'm gonna give Ru a call. I've got lots of ideas. I just hope they like some of them. I am waiting patiently by the phone, Ru.
Have you ever been to the U.S.?
Never. I'm so excited to go. I'm such a foodie. I host a podcast called "The Gossip Gays" with my best friend. We've got loads of U.S. fans, and they send us stuff, American goodies. And I'm obsessed. I'm such a fat girl at heart. My friend who I host the podcast with put one stone (14 pounds) on in three weeks. So I've said, I'm gonna see how much weight I put on in three weeks. It can be a competition, then, like "The Biggest Loser." We're terrible. We love food. I'm excited to come and eat all the food 'round the U.S.
What's the one food you can't resist?
I love sweets. I love goodies like these Cookie Dough Bites things. I love all of that. Oreos. And then I go, "Oh, I need some savory." Then I go back to the sweet. And then I can just keep going in a loop all night. Or if I'm not in a snacky mood, it's proper food. Like, (whispers) steak and things. I'm terrible. I don't know why I whispered steak like this is for a vegan magazine. I'm gonna have to lose a stone before I come, I think, just so I can make room. This isn't a healthy way of living. I don't want anyone to read this and think this is what they should do. But I'm gonna do it for me so I can just eat whatever I want, when I want. I want maple bacon breakfast things that you eat. I want them honey buns just whenever I want, you know? I really wanna do a full day of bagels in New York. Chicago's gonna be a full day of deep dish pizzas.
This season seemed so positive and uplifting from a viewer's perspective. Did it feel that way on your end?
It was really the season of the sisters, wasn't it? It was "RuPaul's Best Friend Race" from the beginning to the end. I'm so proud and pleased to have been on that season. I would hate for all of the exit interviews to have been, "Tell me about that drama." That's now what our drag's about, and it's not, I don't think, what British drag's about, really, either. I'm proud, and I'm pleased.
Can you talk me through the moment Ru said your name as the winner?
In my gut, I felt like I could've had it. But Id' also convinced myself that this was a Cheddar win. She's Cheddar Gorgeous, she's iconic. She's amazing, an educator, an innovator. She does drag completely different. She was one of my inspirations when I started drag and one of the first performers I'd seen in a club in Manchester when I moved there. It was like someone had kicked me in the tits. I was winded. I was shocked. I think I really wanted it but, maybe it's self-protection, I don't know, I'd kind of convinced myself (I wasn't going to win). Put it this way, I'd practiced my disappointed-but-well-done-Cheddar face for about two weeks prior. It just felt good that I didn't have to do that.
That final lip sync really played like a culmination of both your and Cheddar's season.
It was like out-of-body. It felt like Shirley Bassey's voice was coming from my chest. I'm not a lip sync performer. That was the second time ever in my life I'd done a lip sync performance. All the crew come out to watch it. To have Viv, who I'm friends with, a past winner; all the sisters there, it was just such a family affair. And at the end of the lip sync, you see crew crying and screaming, and it just sank in that, "I've just f*****g filmed 'RuPaul's Drag Race," and I might be a winner. It was like you can smell that dream is nearly there, and then you've got to wait six months to find out what happened. And I knew whichever way it went, I was proud. I said to myself before I went in, to my friends and partner, "If I can make halfway, I can get a good television agent. That's the stepping stone that I need to achieve what I want." And for those auditions to already be happening now, and for it to be ten times better than what I expected going into, it's hard not to feel like you've won the lottery. The hard work's only just started, but I'm over the moon.
Wow, this was just your second lip sync, ever?
The first time was for the girl group challenge. I'm a singer in my show, a live comedy act. I'm just a camp old silly gobshite, really, who sings songs. I've never lip synced. I didn't ever intend on lip syncing, but I did go home every night and learn that lip sync song until I was blue in the face, just to make sure. I think I did some sort of hardcore training on my own in the hotel for that moment. Just me and the mirror and a crap iPod.
Were you nervous?
Not for the lip sync. When I say, "It's the second time," it does make it sound like it's more than it is. I sing in a show three, four days a week around the country. If I can sing an emotional song, I can pretend to sing an emotional song. But it was just this weird blur of everything, and it was my last ditch attempt at saying, "Look, this is what I can do." And I think you can see that when you watch it.
'Drag Race UK' winners Krystal Versace, from left, Lawrence Chaney, Danny Beard and The Vivienne.
Beyond the prizes and touring and worldwide fans, does winning have a bigger meaning for you?
I never thought someone like me would be on this show: bearded queen, my aesthetic, the white face. I remember when I first saw Gottmik, and I thought, "Maybe on day, I might be." I hope that feeling I had when I saw Gottmik, other bearded queens, drag kings, other nonbinary performers who work in that same world we all work in, thought, "Maybe that's a small door into my kind of drag." That's what I hope people take from it, and I hope that's what the powers that be take from it. There's so much amazing talent out there that isn't just cis men in wigs, and we can open this franchise and other franchises up to all queer talent. It'd only take half a minute to change the theme tune to, "May the best drag act win." Me personally, I still can't believe and think that my name is gonna be up next to The Vivienne, Krystal Versace, Lawrence Chaney. Oh, and Danny Beard.
Joey Guerra
Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers various aspects of pop culture. He has reviewed hundreds of concerts and interviewed hundreds of celebrities, from Justin Bieber to Dolly Parton to Beyonce. He's appeared as a regular correspondent on Fox26 and was head judge and director of the Pride Superstar singing competition for a decade. He has been named journalist of the year multiple times by both OutSmart Magazine and the FACE Awards. He also covers various aspects of pop culture, including the local drag scene and "RuPaul's Drag Race."


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Congress Leader Digvijaya Singh Terms Pulwama Terror Attack An 'Accident'
Tuesday, March 05, 2019 by Indian Defence News
In a tweet on Tuesday, Singh raised a question on the casualty issue in the air strike and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clear on the same
DELHI: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said deadly Pulwama terror attack was an "accident" and also said that "doubt" expressed in some foreign media reports about the February 26 IAF air strike is putting the Indian Government's credibility of the Indian government.
He said after the Pulwama "Durghatna" (Accident) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike, "Sandeh" (Doubt) is being expressed in some foreign media reports following which "Vishwasniyata" (Credibility) of the government is under question.
The former AICC general secretary has in the past also made controversial statements. After the Batala house encounter, he had questioned the veracity of Delhi Police's evidence and had also once used a suffix indicating respect for UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed.
In August 2016, Singh had also addressed Jammu and Kashmir as India-occupied Kashmir. However, he later clarified that it is an integral part of India.
In another tweet on Tuesday, Singh raised a question on the casualty issue in the air strike and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clear on the same.
"Prime Minister, some ministers of your government say 300 terrorists killed, BJP president says 250 are killed, Yogi Adityanath says 400 people were killed and your minister SS Ahluwalia says that no one died. And you are silent about this issue. The country wants to know who is a liar in this," Singh said.
Singh's statement came at a time when many opposition leaders are questioning the Balakot strike by the Indian Air Force and are asking for proof and the exact casualty inflicted on terrorists.
While speaking at an event in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Modi had on Monday asserted that the terrorists will be hunted even if they hide deep underneath the Earth and asked his critics not to question the valour of the armed forces even if they are not willing to trust him.
IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said the fighter planes had hit the target given to them but he cannot give the number of casualties suffered as it is for the government to do so.
India carried out the air strike in less than two weeks after the Jaish terror attack in Pulwama in which 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives. JeM had claimed the responsibility of the attack.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, in another tweet, Singh, also raised questions over the number of casualty in the Air Strike and demanded the Prime Minister to come clear on the same.
"Prime Minister, some ministers of your government say 300 terrorists killed, BJP president says 250 are killed, Yogi Adityanath says 400 people were killed and your minister SS Ahluwalia says that no one died. And you are silent about this issue. The country wants to know who is a liar in this," Singh further wrote on Twitter.
Singh's statement came at a time when many opposition leaders are questioning the Balakot strike by Indian Air Force and are asking for its proof and number of exact casualties inflicted on terrorists.
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Tecno Phantom 6 vs Infinix Zero 4: Which flagship should you choose?
Tecno Phantom 6 vs Infinix Zero 4: Which of the sub-N100k Flagships should you choose?
Ever since Tecno Mobile stormed the smartphone market with the Phantom series, the brand hasn't done badly at all, taking it one step at a time and making sure there's improvement in subsequent phones in the series. The Tecno Phantom 6 is the Phantom series flagship phone for the year 2016. It is slimmer than the previously released Phantom 5 but pretty much having the same specifications with it. The Phantom 6, however, stepped up the game by running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and a more powerful processor along with an iris scanner.
Infinix Mobility on the other hand also made a few impressive smartphones and has outed the Infinix Zero 4 with the codename X574, its flagship phone for the year for the Infinix Zero series. The Infinix Zero 4 is the fourth generation member of the Infinix Zero series. It is an upgrade compared to its predecessor, the Infinix Zero 3, with major upgrades in software and camera.
It is not news that these smartphone manufacturing companies compete with each other to win the hearts of their customers and on this premise, I pit the Tecno Phantom 6 versus Infinix Zero 4. I'm going to compare them according to their specifications (display, design, memory, battery, hardware, software, etc) and when I'm done, I'll leave you to choose which one is best for you. Enjoy.
In terms of display and design, both smartphones sport similar features. Both the Tecno Phantom 6 and Infinix Zero 4 come with a metal body design and both of them also have a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with the same resolution of 1080 * 1920 pixels (Full HD). Both phones also have the 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen protection against bumps and scratches. So, in terms of display and design, you may not have any better option to choose from.
The Tecno Phantom 6 features a Mediatek chipset offering a more powerful 2.0GHz Octa-core processor while the Infinix Zero 4 also features a MediaTek MT6753 chipset but with a lesser 1.5GHz octa-core processor. So, the Phantom 6 beats the Infinix Zero 4 in terms of processor speed.
In terms of memory usage, both the Phantom 6 and Zero 4 offer 3GB of RAM with 32GB of built-in storage and both also support up to 128GB microSD card.
As for the camera, the Phantom 6 sports a 13MP Sony IMX258 sensor matched with a 5MP sensor from Samsung to create a rear dual-camera setup. The front facing camera has 8 megapixels with its LED flash and phase detection autofocus.
The Infinix Zero 4 on the other hand sports a 16MP rear camera with Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and faster laser autofocus. At the front, it sports an 8MP camera for selfies. Even though it is tempting to pick a dual camera phone as the lead, but then it's all about the selfies nowadays; I would say the Infinix Zero 4 wins the race, in my own opinion.
The Infinix Zero 4 beats the Phantom 6 when it comes to battery capacity. The Infinix Zero 4 packs an impressive 3200mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery with a fast charging feature (Xcharge PE+ 2.0), 10 minutes charge for up to 5 hours talk time while the Phantom 6 packs a lesser 2700mAh non-removable battery.
Both smartphones support 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity. The Phantom 6 sports the USB Type C port while the Infinix Zero 4 features the USB on the go. Both do not have the NFC features, so they tie in terms of connectivity.
Both smartphones run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. While the Phantom 6 does not feature a fingerprint scanner, it comes with an iris scanner for privacy and also features an intelligent digital assistant and a voice control function while the Infinix Zero 4 sports a fingerprint scanner and no iris scanner with no voice control. In my own opinion, the iris scanner is a more advanced technology than the fingerprint sensor, so the Phantom 6 is my pick.
In Nigeria, the Phantom 6 is sold at major retail stores for a price of N90, 000 while the Infinix Zero 4 is sold for N94, 000. Considering the fact that these two phones have almost the same features and differ majorly on the speed of processor, I would prefer to go for the Phantom 6 because it's cheaper and has similar features.
As for me, the Tecno Phantom 6 does the magic for me if I would have to choose, even though it's a tight race between the two.
So, which do you think is the best between the Tecno Phantom 6 and Infinix Zero 4 based on our comparison above?