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Outlander – Season 1 Finale Outlandishness
Posted on October 27, 2015 by Ingrid K. V. Hardy // 2 Comments
Thought you said YOU brought the vaseline?
Rape. Abuse, torture, rape. Psychological manipulation, and more gratuitous rape.
That pretty much sums it up! Thanks for reading. 🙂
Just kidding, sort of… May I just say, as many of you know, that I watch a lot of television. This episode of serialized TV is bound to linger in my memory for an awfully long time, and not really for any of the right reasons. Maybe after reading this someone could clear things up for me?
I went into season one of Outlander moderately impressed by its source material. The book series, which currently spans eight installments, is written by Diana Gabaldon. In her novels, the setting is superb. It's a joy to read; castles are cold and damp, it rains a lot, and baths are not plentiful. The main characters however? No thanks. (It's great that people are still reading though — truly, that's a good thing!) Six months after the season one finale, on a fine Monday night last week, I thought, "hmmm, do I do laundry or watch that last episode of Outlander?" Dank castles and muddy horses won. Le sigh.
Hand-nailing, oral lubrication, and sadism, oh my…
I apologize in advance for the length of this. I do hope you will stay with me in my attempt to understand the episode "To Ransom a Man's Soul," which began in the previous episode, "Wentworth Prison." SPOILERS AHEAD, but it has been five months after all…
There is a line in fiction, a line that most definitely must be played with and NOT respected. That's the whole point of storytelling: to challenge the audience, make us think, show what it might be like on the other side of the coin. That line could be a wonderful line or a horrible one. It can be political, speculative, or any number of things, and there are even times when that line should be thrown out the window, and the viewer should suffer along with the story.
In my opinion, this last episode of Outlander did none of that when it could have been brilliant. Allow me to start with the good before digressing to the bad.
Would you like mustard on that dog?
Number one: Male nudity. About time! The Bratwurst, the fluffy buns, the whole shebang. What with SO many boobs all over TV, it's about time guys had their turn. All for it.
Number two: Male rape. It happens and it's a good thing that it is brought to front, so to speak. Not nearly as common as female rape, but sometimes when the shoe is viewed on the other foot it makes people think.
Number three: The trauma of rape and violence. Do I really need to say more? If you have already seen this episode, you remember Jamie's wish to commit suicide. Rape is traumatic.
Know thine enemy. Reeeeal well.
Number one: No complaints, really.
Number two: In Outlander, not nearly as much ado is made over female rape. In fact, on some occasions it's about as bothersome as an interruption in a busy day. Example one, in Season 1, predator Randall attempts to rape Jamie's sister Jenny. When he fails to rise to the deed, instead of escaping, she stands and laughs at Randall. Good for her, but everybody I know would be getting the hell out of the house instead of wasting time laughing at the idiot. In essence, the whole attempt was treated as inconsequential, and in the book it almost felt as if Jenny was the cause of the problem.
Example two, again in season 1 (episode 8), after Claire has learned to use a knife to defend herself (great timing), she and Jamie are getting hot and heavy in the woods when Redcoats appear. After taking Jamie captive, they proceed to "take their turns" with Claire, who manages to remember her lessons and stabs the first attacker in the back as he's humping her. Claire and Jamie escape and moments later they're like rabbits with each other again. Say what? A minute ago Claire (rightly) killed a man as he was raping her, and then two minutes later she is ready to resume having sex with Jaime? Come on. Please.
Number three: The trauma of rape and violence is hardly at all addressed when it applies to women in this series. Time and again, it is alluded to (I can't remember if or when it's shown), but most often passed off as if it's little more than an irritating task to endure. Once again, come on.
For the season finale, which clocks in at about an hour and a half, the majority of that time is spent watching, and I mean graphically watching, Jamie being abused, beaten and raped. It is awful. Truly awful. Blood, cocks, and lubricant are everywhere.
I understand stuff like this happens in real life. And it is terrible. This is fiction, however, and if the point of this episode is to make us sympathetic for Jamie and hateful toward Randall, well alright then, do show us all this. But for chrissakes, stop after at least a half hour of it! By the end of this episode it was not Randall I resented but the damn writer of the story. It was not abuse of Jamie; it was abuse of the viewer. In other words, sensationalism. Like eating two gallons of ice cream instead of just a bowl FOR NO GOOD REASON. That, in my opinion, is where the line was inappropriately broken.
All that's missing here is: "Jamie… I am your father…" Trust me, it wouldn't be any weirder.
Don't get me wrong — I absolutely want to feel something when I read or watch a piece of fiction. And that first rape of Jamie, that horrible, god-awful scene where Randall makes Jamie scream in pain and defeat was just perfect. I was horrified like I should've been, my heart was with Jamie and I wanted Randall's balls to soak in acid for a week before he died a slow death. Great. Stop right there. Sam Heughan and Tobias Menzies did a masterful job of conveying the defeat of a prideful man at the hands of a disturbed predator.
But to go on and on and on with it made me wonder if there was another point to it all.
In the book, I made myself read through these scenes because I thought, "okay surely there is a reason." Nope. None. In the TV show, would they correct that? Nope. Sure, Randall is gay or bisexual, but why portray him as evil ONLY by virtue of that? Yes he wants power, but not nearly as much as he wants Jamie. Randall can't be evil only because he's gay, yet so far that's all I see.
The last straw for me was this: Jamie understandably goes through a period of suicidal tendencies and then a healing period, but it was awfully short. It's going to take me longer to get over it and I was just a reader/ viewer! When Claire and Jamie finally run off to France onboard a ship, Jamie is still not himself. Claire, seemingly seasick, chats with him briefly before revealing the fact that she is pregnant. Boom! Depression gone. Jamie is a happy camper.
"Are you alright, Jaime?" "Yeah fine! No prob. As long as you're preggers, I'm good to go."
After all that pain and suffering (mostly on the viewer's part it seems), torture that lasted over two, I say TWO episodes, and everybody's suddenly happy?? That negated the whole experience.
Randall, who was responsible for ripping up Jamie's back when they were younger, responsible for the sordidness that was the end of this season, who seems to be evil because he is gay or bi (please tell me I'm wrong about that), who repeatedly tried to rape Claire (but hey, that ain't no big deal), has nothing more happen to him than being run over by a bunch of cows? THAT is the payback of all this?
Damn, should have installed better screws on that door…
So, at the end of all my wordiness, what was THE thing that disturbed me enough to write all this? After several days of thought, I guess it's this: Excessive, repeated, and pointless sadism does not tell a good story. What could have been brilliant became hateful, in my humble opinion, and made me feel suspicious about the agenda of the entire two-part episode. Was the author reveling in it? Is there an underlying message? Neither of these points appeal to me.
Claire, I could use some of that myself 'round about now…
I haven't — nor do I intend to — read any of the other books in the series. I briefly looked up what happens just to see if I could be wrong in this decision, but I stand uncorrected.
I'd rather do my laundry.
-Ingrid K. V. Hardy
2 Comments on Outlander – Season 1 Finale Outlandishness
David Alexander // November 17, 2015 at 6:40 am // Reply
Ingrid, I agree with you 100%. I think the whole torture scenes were way overdone. I personally think that the motivation is to be more edgy, more daring, or more something by a lot of these newer TV series. I am certainly no prude, but sometimes I think that less is more. I think that the rape or reason for the rape of Jamie wasn't clearly spelled out, at least not to me. I can only speculate that it was meant to be the ultimate humiliation. As far as the multiple rapes of women in the series goes I think that the show is trying to say that this is their idea of the way things were back then.
Ingrid K. V. Hardy // November 17, 2015 at 1:28 pm // Reply
Hi David! Nice to see you here! 🙂 You are absolutely right about the "edgy, daring" thing, and good on them for trying to do so. Like I said (in my humble opinion) the first rape scene with Jamie was so gut-wrenching and terrible that it was perfect. That scene delivered everything – Randall's very twisted motivations (his therapist would make a fortune), Jamie's… well, he should be scarred for life after that, and worse than his back. To go on and on after that just reduced everything to the stage of ridiculous, and I thought that such a shame for the actors involved.
As for the multiple rape scenes, it probably was the show trying to get the idea of "those were the days" across. I found that less well communicated in the book, but again, I adored the overall setting both in the book and on the show. For that, Diana Gabaldon did a fantastic job of making you feel like you were really there.
Thanks for dropping in David!


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Like any 360 camera, you need to take very good care of the Xiaomi Mi Sphere's lenses. Unlike non-360 lenses, scratches will have a serious impact on the image quality of 360 lenses because of their very short focal length.
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This Remote Shutter works good with this camera?
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Dr. Evelyn Voyageur receives prestigious Indspire Health Award
NIC's Elder-in-Residence Evelyn Voyageur takes centre stage at the 2018 Indspire Award ceremony, which will be shown on APTN and CBC in the near future. Check out indspire.ca/indspire-awards for the most up to date information. (Photo credit: Indspire)
NIC Elder-in-Residence Dr. Evelyn Voyageur received the 2018 Indspire Award for outstanding career achievement, one of the highest honours within the Indigenous community.
The national award recognizes Voyageur's role in transforming health care in hospitals and communities across BC and Alberta. For more than 50 years, she has practiced, and advocated for, a holistic view of health that integrates spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well-being.
"When I began nursing, we were only taught to look after the dominant society, but we're not all the same," said Voyageur. "When I saw how our people were treated, I became very vocal in fighting for equality."
Voyageur grew up in the residential school system which separated her from her family and limited her education beyond Grade 8. Undeterred, as a young mother with three children she returned to school to upgrade and pursue a nursing career.
She started as a licensed practical nurse in 1979. After working for a few years she upgraded again and began studying to become a registered nurse. A high achiever, she was shocked when a teacher failed her for bedside manner, the very thing she had recieved an award for a few years earlier. Voyageur proved that teacher wrong, going on to earn a master's degree and then a PhD.
"How many people have listened to someone who has failed them?" said Voyageur. "If I had listened to that teacher, I wouldn't be here today."
After a long career as a nurse, Voyageur turned her passion for advocacy toward teaching. In her current role as elder-in-residence at North Island College, she has been instrumental in guiding curriculum, mentoring students and bringing First Nations ways of knowing into classrooms across BC.
"Evelyn is an inspiration to all of us in the Faculty of Health and Human Services," said Dr. Kathleen Haggith, NIC dean of health and human services. "Her wisdom and teachings profoundly affect the direction of our Bachelor of Science in Nursing program."
Voyageur lived the Truth and Reconciliation principles long before they were officially established and mandated, encouraging NIC nursing students to respect Indigenous voices, traditional knowledge and values. She has worked closely with NIC instructor Joanna Fraser to lead annual field schools to Kingcome and Rivers Inlets, guiding student nurses to empower and mentor communities to use traditional knowledge and values to restore health. The field schools, which students receive academic credit for as part of the course, Health and Wellness in Aboriginal Communities (NUR-410), are developed in relationship with community — with respect for Wuikinuxv and Dzawada'enuxw protocols and knowledge.
"I really believe this experience has helped our students to be better nurses," said Voyageur. "Where our graduates are working you hear nothing but praise. It makes me very proud."
Voyageur's advocacy is recognized nationwide. In addition to the Indspire Award, she earned a College of Registered Nurses of BC Lifetime Achievement Award, is the first Indigenous nurse to receive an Award of Excellence in Nursing from Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Branch, and was recently named one of the top 150 nurses across Canada. NIC alumna Dawn Tisdale, past president of the Canadian Nursing Student Association, was also named one of the top 150 nurses for Canada. Voyageur is her inspiration.
"Evelyn's guidance, mentorship and wisdom as an Elder has deeply impacted not only my nursing practice but how I carry myself in this world," said Tisdale. "Evelyn's leadership and heart have inspired a generation of leaders who are changing the course of healthcare in Canada."
In addition to her role as NIC elder-in-residence, Voyageur is active in the Vancouver Island Health Authority Aboriginal Working Group, the New Hospital Projects Aboriginal Advisory Committee, the Ministry of Children and Families Aboriginal Advisory Group, the Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD) network and more.
The 2018 Indspire Awards ceremony will be shown on APTN and CBC in the near future. Check out indspire.ca/indspire-awards for the most up to date information.
Learn more about NIC's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at nic.bc.ca/health-human-services.
Indspire Award for Health, 2018
CNA Top Nurses for Canada, 2017
ARNBC Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
Health Canada's First nations and Inuit Branch Award of Excellence in Nursing, 2005
"Evelyn has been a role model for faculty and students and we are immensely grateful for her continued commitment to nursing education at NIC and beyond." - John Bowman, NIC president
"Evelyn is an inspiration to all of us in the Faculty of Health and Human Services. Her wisdom and teachings profoundly affect the direction of our Bachelor of Science in Nursing program."- Dr. Kathleen Haggith, NIC dean, health and human services
"Evelyn has nourished our minds and our hearts through her teachings about First Nations history and lived experiences, particularly in regards to residential schools in BC and Canada. She has been instrumental in helping us develop curriculum that embraces diversity, cultural safety and social justice principles. Her influence went beyond NIC to 11 schools of nursing across BC which shared one curriculum when she joined our faculty." - Dr. Jocelyne Van Neste-Kenny, RN (retired), PhD, NIC emeritus, former NIC dean, health and human services
"Evelyn is a strong supporter of a community-led health system. With her guidance, this field school has been developed in relationship with community – with respect for Wuikinuxv and Dzawada'enuxw protocols and knowledge. She was raising awareness about the systemic and institutionalized racism faced by Indigenous people long before these issues were in the public eye. She had the courage to speak out when there were not many people in the nursing profession taking action to reduce the stigma and oppression faced by Indigenous people." - Joanna Fraser, RN, NIC nursing instructor
"Evelyn's guidance, mentorship and wisdom as an Elder has deeply impacted not only my nursing practice but how I carry myself in this world. Evelyn's leadership and heart have inspired a generation of leaders who have changed the course of healthcare in Canada. She has shifted our collective consciousness and paved the way for Indigenous nurses everywhere." - Dawn Tisdale, RN, NIC alumna
Read Dr. Evelyn Voyageur's faculty profile.
Learn more about NIC's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Elizabeth Young
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Listen to Dr. Voyageur speak about her achievements on the My Comox Valley Now news site.
Read about Dr. Voyageur in the Comox Valley Record or Times Colonist.
Dr. Voyageur was interviewed as part of the Potlatch 67-67. Watch the interview.

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A Cloyne District Community Council website
A Storied History…
Castle Mary
Meadow of the Caves
Cathedral town
Pilgrim Cross of Cloyne
Cynthia Longfield, entomologist
George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne/Philosopher
John Brinkley, Bishop of Cloyne/Astronomer
Litton Fountain
Mineral Company
Round Tower
St. Colman of Cloyne
Troubled Times in Cloyne
According to the Book of Leinster, Colman, son of Lenin, was a descendant of Mogh Nuadha, King of Munster in 116AD. The year of his birth, which has not been ascertained exactly, is believed to have been 522AD.
Colman, brought up in heathenism, adopted the profession of bard. He became attached to the court of the King of Cashel and the range of his duties may be inferred from an ancient description of the order generally. Bards were historians as well as poets; their duty was to record the deeds of the kings, chieftains and heroes; to register the genealogies and privileges of noble families, together with the bounds and limits of their lands and territories. He was engaged in these activities until about the forty-eighth year of his life.
In 570AD, a dispute as to the succession to the throne of Cashel took place between two relatives, Aodh-dubh and Aodh-caomh, and a meeting was arranged between the rival candidates at which Saint Brendan of Clonfert and the son of Lenin, were present. Through their influence a compromise was effected by which Aodh-caomh was acknowledged as king. He was first Christian king of Cashel. It was at this time that the Shrine of Ailbe of Emly, which had been stolen, was discovered. Amongst those who found it was the son of Lenin, and he, at the behest of St. Brendan, became a Christian whereupon he changed his name to Colman (a name that corresponds to Colum, the equivalent of the Latin columbus, a dove) and who afterwards became a famous bishop.
Many places in the counties of Cork and Limerick are linked with the name of Colman, but his earliest settlement appears to have been Cluain Uamha. It is said that the ruins of St. Colman's ancient oratory known as Colman's Chapel, were still to be seen at the beginning of the last century. This small oblong building, situated in the grounds of Cloyne Cathedral and known as the Fire House, was, according to tradition, the repository of St. Colman's relics. Another tradition is that the Fire House was used for maintaining a Sacred Fire such as had been maintained by the nuns of St. Brigid in Kildare's Holy Shrine.
Magraiden, who died in 1405, relates in his life of St. Brendan that "this Colman, son of Lenin, was distinguished amongst the saints by his life and learning. He was a founder of the Church of Cloyne, a celebrated Cathedral in Munster".
According to some historians St. Colman died in 601AD.
There is also in the vicinity of the town a holy well dedicated to St. Colman. It is in the townland of Kilva, but it is no longer frequented as a place of pilgrimage.
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Let me start by saying the is quite pricey even for me coming in at £32.50, so I really did have to take time to decide what shade I wanted as I won't be getting another anytime soon! After researching for a while I settled on the shade "Bronze", and gosh I'm so glad I did! I never used to reach for a bronze highlight purely because I'm so pale I was always worried I'd look rather strange and it would be VERY obvious that I had it on my cheeks, but Iv been pleasantly surprised!!
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So that is it my three faves!!! If you have any or try them after this l'd love to know what you think!


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HomeMobilesSamsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Oppo Reno 3 Pro which one is the king?
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Oppo Reno 3 Pro which one is the king?
Moonna Hassan June 07, 2020
Although Samsung has created a different user experience for smartphones with its Galaxy Note series, other manufacturers have not taken this road much. We just remember that LG had a few tries. However, Samsung also kept the members of the Note series at the upper-class level, restricting everyone's easy access to these phones. If you wanted a phone where you would take notes and draw with the S Pen capacitive stylus, you had to pay a pretty high amount. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite after a long time reducing the possibility of using the S Pen to a much more convenient level. In an environment where the price of the Galaxy Note 10 starts at a point close to 500USD, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite provides the opportunity to use the S Pen at half the price of 250USD and benefit from what it offers. Of course, some compromises have to be made in return. In this article, we will give you a quick review regarding the Note 10 Lite.
On the flip side, the Oppo Reno series, which debuted last year, is showing rapid progress. We saw the third generation of members in China late last year. In early 2020 we saw different variants of the Oppo Reno 3 series, since the beginning of May. Two models in the Reno 3 series are sold in the country. The first of these, the Reno 3, is a mid-segment phone and we have conveyed the details in the Oppo Reno 3 review. Another product, Reno 3 Pro, draws attention with its superior features and its design and material quality that approach a little more flagship phones. Also, the technical features are shifting in that direction. In this article, we will make a compersion between the Note 10 Lite and Reno 3 Pro to see who the king is.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Oppo Reno 3 Pro are marvelous smartphones. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite has a body that combines glass and plastic. In this respect, it has the air of a Galaxy A series phone, just like the Galaxy S10 Lite. The 8.7-millimeter thick body is 199g. have weight. With these values, it remains within reasonable limits for a smartphone. The frame surrounding the 6.7-inch screen is not large, which makes the surface area ofthe phone smaller than normal. As a result, Galaxy Note 10 Lite is an ergonomic phone and it is possible to perform many operations easily with one hand.
Even though it's a phone made of plastic in general, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite feels like a solid phone. It lacks water and dust resistance. For this reason, it is useful to be careful in the rain or by the sea. Samsung has placed the screen protector film on the phone screen from the very beginning. Thus, there will be no need to incur additional costs to protect the screen.
On the bottom edge is the USB-C port, microphone, speaker, and S Pen slot. We see that the Galaxy Note 10 Lite has a 3.5mm headphone jack, while the Galaxy S10 Lite is absent. For those who are undecided between these two models with a close price, this difference may be effective. There is a second microphone on the upper edge. On the right side, we see the volume keys and the power button. The keys have good depth, but also neither too hard nor too soft. It can also be used easily by hand. On the left side, we see the nano SIM card and microSD card tray. You can also use a second line Galaxy Note 10 Lite by sacrificing the memory card.
On the front, the screen design Samsung calls the Infinite-O is used. There is a camera hole centered on the top of this screen, which we also see in other members of the Note 10 series, and there is a selfie camera. The camera hole has been kept as small as possible. Thus, there is not much trouble in the full-screen view. The screen is flat, not curved like the more expensive members of the Note 10 series. On the back, we see three cameras placed in a rectangular shaped camera module in the upper left corner. The camera module does not look very attractive, but its very little outward leakage is a plus.
Contrastingly, The Oppo Reno 3 model comes with a plastic and glass combination body. In contrast, Oppo has used glass and metal on the higher-priced Reno 3 Pro to make this phone feel close to that of high-end Android phones. The front and back are covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 glass. The screen curves sideways, creating a symmetrical appearance on the front and back. The edges are surrounded by a frame made of aluminum. It is relatively light, with a weight of around 175 grams, and we feel it when we pick up the phone. The phone does not feel too heavy in the hand.
The phone is comfortably held in hand, and it will be possible to easily reach most of the screen and benefit from the basic functions of the phone with one hand. The screen protector comes with the film attached, and a transparent case comes out of the box. However, we preferred to use the Reno 3 Pro without a case. There were no noticeable scratches or abrasions. When we looked carefully at the aluminum section surrounding the edges, we saw very small deformations, they are also at a level that can be ignored. At the same time, although we dropped it from a height of 30-40 cm several times, there was no damage to the body.
The previous two generations of Oppo Reno series were different from other brands' phones in terms of design. It contained remarkable design elements. For example, the pop-up selfie camera mechanism in the shape of a shark fin was used on both the Reno and Reno 2 models. Also, a small hemisphere on the back that prevented the camera from being scratched was a small but nice design element. In addition, the protruding of the cameras was a remarkable detail. In the Oppo Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro, we see that they do not continue. Oppo has adopted the design of other phones we've seen in the market. Perhaps the company chose to follow a guaranteed policy, seeing that users generally show interest in such designs.
As a result, we have a selfie camera placed in the screen hole on the front, and a camera module that contains four cameras and flash arranged vertically in the upper left corner and slightly protruding outward. However, Oppo refers a little to the old when it comes to the color scheme on the back. When you hold the Reno 3 Pro to the light, we see a little reflected line. This can be recorded as a nice design element.
The Reno 3 Pro has a USB-C port, microphone, nano-SIM and microSD card tray on the bottom edge. Also, one of the speakers is located here. The second speaker is placed at the top of the screen. On the upper edge is the second speaker. There is the power button on the right side and the volume keys on the left side. These are located within easy reach when you hold the phone naturally. The key depth is not high, we can say that it is comfortable to use even though we feel slight resistance.
As far as display is concerned, Samsung Note 10 Lite comes with a 6.7 Super AMOLED display. It also called and it is called Infinity-O Display due to the punch hole camera design. It occupies 86.6% of the front of the device. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite has a 1080 x 2400 resolution with 393 PPI. The screen is very similar to the screen of the A71. Wide viewing angles, high brightness, and comfortable use outside are among the features of the screen. The black color depth of the screen is high and the contrast is good. Vivid colors are also offered, as a classic of Super AMOLED displays. If you want, you can adjust the color temperature of the screen, in other words, the white balance, according to your wishes.
Galaxy Note 10 Lite's screen offers more than enough space to browse the web and use apps. The responsiveness of the screen is also good, there is no stuttering in scrolling and dragging. In this respect, we also found the fluency good. The screen also meets the needs of watching movies or TV series on Netflix or browsing YouTube videos. In short, this screen is enough for a good visual experience.
There is a single speaker on the lower edge, and this speaker provides a loud enough sound for a smartphone. When you watch videos on YouTube or want to listen to music with your friends, this speaker will be enough. The presence of the 3.5mm jack will make your hand comfortable to use the headset you want. Note that there is also support for Dolby Atmos.
Of course, beyond the efficiency feature, we mentioned above, the main attractive point for those who will prefer Note 10 Lite will be the S Pen. The S Pen, which is easily removed from its slot in the lower right corner of the phone, is one step lower than the Note 10 and 10 Plus models in terms of material quality and feel, but it is satisfying enough in terms of features and performance.
The S Pen on the Note 10 Lite also has Bluetooth connectivity and an internal battery. Using the pen like a remote control, you can quickly switch to the previous and next content in the gallery or presentations. You can also use it as a remote control in the camera application. In YouTube and various applications, various operations can be performed by pressing the button on the S Pen one or two times. However, there is no feature introduced with the Galaxy Note 10 series in the middle of last year, such as moving the pen in the air and performing certain movements.
You can take quick notes on the closed screen by removing the S Pen from its slot while the screen is off, and store them in the Samsung Notes app. You can also access the Contactless Command screen when you remove the pen while the screen is on. Here, too, there are practical S Pen tools such as note creation, smart selection, screen annotation that we have seen on previous Galaxy Note series phones. We also see fun tools like Live messages and AR Scribble. The Flip tool also remains a useful S Pen feature.
The S Pen is very comfortable to use in Note 10 Lite, and tasks such as writing and drawing can be done like a pencil. The Samsung Notes app is at the center of taking notes and drawing with the S Pen. Accuracy is high in translating handwritten notes into plain text. In addition, the feature of searching in handwritten notes is among the features offered by Note 10 Lite. In short, the S Pen experience in Galaxy Note 10 Lite manages to be largely on par with its more expensive siblings.
On the flip side, Oppo Reno 3 Pro comes with a 6.50 Super AMOLED display with curved edges. The screen occupies 87.0% of the front of the device. The Reno 3 Pro has a 1080 x 2400 resolution with 405 PPI. This value is enough for a sharp and clear visual experience. Oppo underlines that this screen has a screen brightness of up to 500 nits. We did not measure this value, but the screen of the Reno 3 Pro is bright enough and provides good visibility outside.
With the use of AMOLED screen technology, opportunities such as wide viewing angles, a good view under sunlight, and taking advantage of the constantly on-screen features even when the screen is off are provided.
The corners of the Reno 3 Pro's screen is rounded and matched to the body of the phone. The selfie camera hole in the upper left corner has been kept as small as possible. In this way, it does not scratch much when watching videos or playing games in full screen. The long sides of the screen are curved sideways. 90 Hz refresh rate is one of the features of the screen. This feature is set automatically by default, determined by the context. If you want, you can choose the 90 Hz option. You can see the difference in this high refresh rate while browsing the user interface or scrolling while browsing the web. Of course, the difference in this high refresh rate can also be seen in games. Of course, this is slightly higher battery consumption in return.
Oppo's mid-top segment smartphone has two speakers, one on the lower edge, the other on the front and top of the screen. The phone provides a good and satisfactory volume output. The stereo sound effect is not fully achieved, the volume of the speaker on the lower edge is a little higher. Still, it's pleasing to see two speakers on a phone like this. Besides the high volume, bass and treble balance is good. At the same time, the environmental sound effect is satisfying. The headphone with USB-C tip out of the box also provides a satisfying sound experience
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Both phones offer the ultimate good processors for daily use. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite offers a good processor for daily use. The Note 10 Lite powered by the Samsung Exynos 9810. It comes with 8 cores and 10nm build. Whereas The Reno comes with the MediaTek HelioP95 CPU. It comes with 8 cores and 12nm build.
Regarding the GPU, Samsung Galaxy Lite has the Mali-G72 MP18. While the Reno 3 GPU is the PowerVR.
In Geekbench 5, the CPU scored 665 for single-core and 1947 for multicores. While Oppo Reno 3 Pro GPU scored 396 points for the single-core and 1508 points.
PUBG started with high settings, and the smoothness was good. The device supports Game Booster Mode, where it helps you manage the battery performance while gaming. You can also check the device temperature, record the screen while playing to share it with others.
Regarding the Reno 3 Pro, PUBG game started with high settings and the smoothness was good. The device supports GameSpace mode, which will enable you to know the battery percentage and Internet connection. It also blocks notifications while gaming. It also offers 3 gaming modes: the first one is called the competition mode. This mode provides the best gaming performance. The second mode is the Balance mode, which balances the performance of the device with the gaming performance. The third mode is called the Low Power Mode, which consumes less energy while gaming.
According to the operating system, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note 10 Lite with Android 10 and One UI 2 user interface. With a recent update, most of the innovations we saw with the S20 series came to Note 10 Lite. For example, the Samsung Daily panel at the far left of the main screen is one of them. Apart from that, called Quick Share. A sharing tool similar to AirDrop on the devices of the company and offering practical sharing opportunity also met with Galaxy Note 10 Lite owners. Apart from this, many Samsung, Google, and Microsoft applications are installed on the Note 10 Lite as well as the Samsung Galaxy phones we have seen before. You can also download apps and games from Galaxy Store or Google Play. You can differentiate the look of the user interface with themes.
Samsung made it easy to connect to Windows PCs with the Note 10 series. You can take advantage of this facility in Note 10 Lite. After installing the Your Phone Companion application on your PC, you can turn on the Connect to the Windows option from Quick Settings, and you can mirror the notifications and messages received on the Note 10 Lite to the computer. You can also manage the user interface from your computer.
Instead, The Reno 3 Pro runs Android 10 with ColorOS 7 UI. In our previous Find X2 Pro review, we explained what innovations this user interface offers. Although it looks quite different to pure Android, we find this user interface generally neat. There is a clear Settings menu. At the same time, in terms of customization tools, Oppo offers users more options with ColorOS 7.
You can quickly adjust many settings of the phone from Quick Settings, which can be accessed through the notification tray. The Smart Assistant panel on the far left of the main screen has tools you might want to have at hand, such as Quick Functions, Step Tracker, Favorite Contacts, and Weather. We've seen many Oppo smartphones so far, but there hasn't been much progress in third-party app support in this area yet.
One of the useful tools in ColorOS 7 is the Smart Sidebar, which is located on the right side of the screen and opens when pulling towards the middle. There are screenshot and screenshot tools in this area. In addition, applications such as Messages, File Manager, Calculator that is thought to be at hand at all times has been added. Also, you can add your favorite apps here and open them quickly. Moreover, this smart sidebar also allows you to open two applications in split windows at the same time. Open this bar while in any app and drag the app you added to the screen. If the app supports the split window, you can use two apps simultaneously on the Reno 3 Pro's large screen.
It comes loaded with various Google applications. You can also download the apps or games you want from the Google Play Store. Various tools are also loaded in the Tools folder. Among them, Phone Manager will help you optimize the performance of the phone and use it more efficiently. By the way, an office application such as Office Suite, an automatic video creation application called Sloop, and Playground, which increases performance and experience during gameplay, is also installed on the Reno 3 Pro.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Oppo Reno 3 Pro price depends on the selected variant. The basic variant of the Samsung 10 Lite with 6GB RAM and 128GB variant, it will cost you around 333.90USD on Amazon. The variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB variant, it will cost 450.00USD on AliExpress. It supports either 2 SIM cards or 1 SD card up to 512GB. It is available in Aura Glow, Aura Black, and Aura Red colors.
Meanwhile, the basic variant of Oppo Reno 3 Pro with 8GB RAM and 128GB variant. The variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB variant. Unfortunately, we have no idea how much it costs. It does not have an SD card. While it goes with 2 SIM cards, one is physical and the other is eSIM. It is available in Aurora Blue, Midnight Black, and Sky White colors.
For security, we see the in-screen fingerprint reader. The speed and responsiveness of this unit is good. The hit rate is high in one shot, so it is possible to bypass the locked screen quickly. There is also face recognition and it provides more comfortable use. However, we usually used the in-screen fingerprint reader and we were satisfied with it. The phone also supports the classical unlocking methods such as pattern and passcode.
On the other side of the coin, the Reno 3 Pro device unlocks using an in-display fingerprint sensor. Oppo's mid- and high-end phones have in-screen fingerprint reader's standards and work well. The same goes for the Reno 3 Pro. We have used the fingerprint reader throughout our experience of the phone and this unit works just fine. If you want, you can take advantage of face recognition with the help of the selfie camera located in the upper left corner of the screen.
As of ports, the device supports Bluetooth 5 and NFC. It supports VoLTE and WiFi Calling. The device comes with a USB-C port, which helps in quick charing. It supports a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Whereas the Reno 3 Pro supports Bluetooth 5 but unfortunately, it doesn't support NFC. It also supports VoLTE and WiFi Calling. It also supports a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Oppo Reno 3 Pro comprises a powerful Li-Po battery with a capacity of 4025mAh. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite provides a powerful Li-Po 4500mAh battery. And both phones offer fast charging.
In this respect, it is at the same level as the S10 Lite. The box comes with a 25W fast charging adapter. In this way, it is possible to reach up to 50 percent occupancy in half an hour. It takes 70-80 minutes for the battery to reach full charge. The wireless charging feature is not available on this phone. Galaxy Note 10 Lite exhibits solid battery performance. With a fully charged battery, a performance that can easily exceed a day is achieved. It will provide a daily use in practice, from morning to evening, even in the use of games such as playing games and videos. Watching YouTube videos with 60 percent screen brightness and Wi-Fi connection results in an 8 percent battery consumption per hour. The standby time of the phone is also long if rarely use it.
Contrastingly, Today, this value (4025) has started to be considered as the average value for most smartphones. In normal intensity use, Reno 3 Pro helps its users to enjoy a day comfortably. In fact, when used a little more sparingly, it will take the second day a lot. Fast charging is one of the biggest weapons of the phone on the battery side. With the VOOC 4.0, fast charge supported adapter out of the box, 68-69 percent fullness can be reached in just half an hour. The battery can be fully charged in just over an hour. Thus, your chance to use the Reno 3 Pro without being connected to the socket too much, seems quite high. Although the back is covered with glass, the Reno 3 Pro does not have wireless charging feature.
Samsung Note 10 Lite has 12- triple-camera on the rear just like the iPhone 11 Pro Max as clarified: 12Mp ( wide with f\1.7),12MP( ultrawide with f\2.2, 12MP( telephoto with f\2.4). Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite has a 32MP wide front-facing camera with f\2.2. The cameras come with LED flash, AI support, and HDR. HDR technology will help you when there's sunlight behind you. HDR will edit the photo and balance the brightness. In contrast, Oppo Reno 3 Pro comes with a quad- rear camera as mentioned: 64Mp (wide with f\1.7), 8MP (ultra-wide with f\2.2), 13MP (telephoto with f\2.4) and 2MP ( W\B for depth). The cameras come with dual-LED flash and support OIS. The Reno 3 Pro has a dual front-facing camera: 44MP ( wide with f\2.4 )and 2MP ( for depth with an f\2.4 ) with support for HDR and AF for incredible shots.
In still, By day, the result is quite good. The scene turns out to be correctly rendered despite flashy colors and exaggerated accentuation - once is not customary at Samsung. He bowed to the excellent Mi Note 10 from Xiaomi which offers a better dive.
At night, the result is half-tone with a correct white balance, but colors drowning in electronic noise. The smoothing is perhaps not as important as on the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, but the loss of information is equivalent. A big advantage for the Galaxy Note 10 on the other hand in terms of execution speed. Reading the Exifs thus shows us a controlled rise in ISO (1000 ISO) and a shot captured in 1/10 of a second, a little faster than that of the Galaxy Note 10 on the same exercise.
Or rather, As for Oppo when we look at the camera application, we see a regular design. There are tools such as filters, HDR, flash, bright colors that you want to have at hand at any moment on one side of the screen. On the other hand, there is a bar to switch between Photo, Portrait, Night, and other shooting modes. There is also a control on the viewfinder to switch to wide-angle or zoom. You can also use facial beautification for the rear camera.
Ultra-wide shots, By day, the ultra-wide-angle module offers results very close to those of the main module. We observe an Instagram ready result or almost, with salient colors and a discernible accentuation. Xiaomi's Mi Note 10 will be a bit more realistic on this point. Note that it is necessary to go through the settings of the photo application to correct the deformation of the frame on the Galaxy Note 10 Lite.
At night, the images taken out by the ultra-wide-angle module are vaguely usable. Electronic noise fills the stage, masking the colors for a result that is far from flattering. But remember, few smartphones succeed in this exercise.
Nevertheless, On the Reno smartphone, there is sufficient light intensity, you can take bright and vivid pictures with the Reno 3 Pro, inside or outside. The photos are also good on details. The noise effect is also low in photos taken in low light. At the same time, we do not encounter any turbidity. HDR performance is also good, the distribution of light is balanced at the points where the light and dark areas are together, and the details can be detected even in dark areas. Focus is done well in macro shots.
As for the telephoto, By day, the results obtained with the 2x telephoto module is rather convincing. We obtain a realistic scene, rather well balanced with colors always a little too flashy, but especially an exaggerated accentuation coming to make up for the lack of sharpness.
Like many of its competitors, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite switches to the main module at night. We were unable to test the 2x telephoto module against our night scene. Unsurprisingly, the result is drowned out in noise and image processing.
On the colors side, it goes a bit on the warm side, but generally, those who like vibrant color photos will be pleased with the performance of the Oppo Reno 3 Pro. The Reno 3 Pro also performs satisfactorily in photos with blurred backgrounds. Determining the border of the foreground and background is good if we put aside the losses in the thin hair strands,
The selfies, It remains interesting but retains its tendency to smooth the skin too much.
Inversely, The 32-megapixel the selfie camera on the front also has HDR support. It is possible to obtain slightly better results in this way even in places where the light is wrong. The selfie camera will also produce good results in low light conditions.
The portrait mode ensures a rather effective cutting of the subject. However, it will be necessary to put up with an image treatment that smooths the skin a lot, even when all the beauty options are deactivated.
That said, The portrait mode on the Reno 3 Pro ensures a rather effective cutting of the subject. However, it will be necessary to put up with an image treatment that smooths the skin a lot, even when all the beauty options are deactivated.
For the video part, The Galaxy Note 10 Lite is capable of running at 4K 60 fps, and it does so without too much hassle. However, we advise you to stay in 1080p.
However, on the Oppo, we see that the most 4K video recording is made, and this is at 30 frames per second. While only the main camera has optical image stabilization, with the help of electronic image stabilization you get steady images not only when you shoot normally but also when you zoom in. The sound recording quality is also at a good level.
Samsung appeals to those who want both a new and affordable S Pen phone with the Galaxy Note 10 Lite. Due to the high price of Note 10 and Note 10 Plus, these phones are not so easy to access. Galaxy Note 10 Lite is a good alternative here. Users can access most of the functions offered with the S Pen. Also, the precision and speed of the pen is good. It manages to deliver a solid Note experience expected from Samsung.
Although not at the top-class phone level in terms of material and feel, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, which is a value for money phone with its durability and quality, is also an ergonomic phone. It will not cause much trouble both when using and carrying it in a pocket. The Super AMOLED screen is enough to provide a good experience in terms of both visual quality and size. Likewise, the battery won't let users down. Moreover, fast charging support can be considered as a plus on the battery side.
While Samsung features the Snapdragon 855 in the Galaxy S10 Lite, this phone has a processor such as the Exynos 9810 that is a few months older and offers lower performance. If you do not deal with things like playing games or editing videos on a smartphone very often, the difference won't matter much. Moreover, Exynos 9810 also manages to deliver sufficient performance for most businesses and games.
The software is also one of the important pluses. Samsung has already presented this phone with Android 10 and OneUI 2. Not long after, the software features offered with the S20 series arrived. OneUI is a user interface that provides good use on the big screen, so Note 10 Lite users will be comfortable. The camera basically meets the needs. Although it's not a very high camera experience, the Note 10 Lite manages to take photos and videos that are worth its price.
Nonetheless, The glass and metal combination design of the Oppo Reno 3 Pro does not look like a high-end phone. On the screen, this phone offers a satisfying visual experience. All of the features we see in high-end phones, such as high resolution, comfortable outside viewing, curved edges, and 90 Hz refresh rate, are all on the Reno 3 Pro's screen. The Snapdragon 765G processor is perhaps not at the level of a flagship phone, but at a level that will meet the needs beyond everyday tasks and offer good gaming performance. The battery with a capacity of 4020 mAh also takes a day off easily. VOOC 4.0 fast charging is also on the record as one of the strengths of the Reno 3 Pro.
It is one of the pluses to come with Android 10. ColorOS 7 may not be too much for pure Android fans, but the customization possibilities are rich. In this way, you can create a layout that you like. On the other hand, the Playground provides a slightly more convenient environment for those who want to play games on this phone. The quad-camera system also works well. Oppo Reno 3 Pro will meet your needs not only in daily life but also in your special days.
Normally, between 250-300USD were acceptable levels for mid-upper segment phones. However, due to the situation of the foreign currency, the range that will be accepted as the "new normal" in this segment was between 300-350USD. Therefore, when we look at the features, experience, and performance, we can say that 320USD was paid. What do you think? Have you lied an eye on either of those smartphones? Do you recommend them? Share your thoughts in the comments section below
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I have created areal repaint based on V125 MEV, an ex stagecoach london ALX400. I hope you enjoy my work and any feedback will be greatly appreciated! Cheers.
Lucketts Repaints (with ad variant!) for the ALX400 Regional.
A realistic repaint with the advert varient based on A17 HLC.
A semi-fictional repaint adding the First 'Barbie' livery to both specifications of the Citaro.
A fictional repaint created by me adding a confidence livery to the c400r.


All the steps below work in Windows 10; just work your way down the list until the Internet slowdown problem is resolved.
Peer to Peer Update is a feature in Windows that allows your computer to share Windows updates peer-to-peer with other computers over the Internet, which can compromise our Internet connection, hence the sluggish Internet issue.
On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time, then type control update in the box and press Enter.
Click Delivery Optimization(or Choose how updates are delivered depending on the build of your Windows 10).
Turn the Allow downloads from other PCs(Or Update from more than one place) toggle Off.
Check if the Windows 10 slow Internet issue has been fixed. If yes, then great! But if the problem persists, move on to Step 2, below.
On your keyboard, press Ctrl, Shift and Esc at the same time to open Task Manager.
Click File > Run new task.
Copy & paste gpedit.msc into the box, tick the box before Create this task with administrative privileges and click OK.
Under Computer Configuration, double-click on Administrative Templates > Network > QoS Packet Scheduler. Then double-click on Limit reservable bandwidth.
Click the Enabled option and set Bandwidth limit (%) value to 0. Then click Apply > OK.
Is your Internet getting any faster? If it's still grinding to a crawl, you should try Step 3, below.
This problem may occur if you are using the wrong/outdated WiFi/network adapter drivers. So you should update your WiFi/network adapter driver drivers to see if it fixes your problem.
If you don't have the time, patience or computer skills to update your drivers manually, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy. You don't need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don't need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don't need to worry about making a mistake when installing.
Restart your computer and see if the Windows 10 Slow Internet problem has been fixed.
On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type cmd. Then right click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.
Click Yes when prompted to confirm.
Copy & paste netsh interface tcp show global into the window and press Enter. Then check if Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level is set to normal.
If yes, you'll have to copy & paste netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled into the window and press Enter to disable it.
Check to see if your Windows 10 slow Internet problem has been solved. If the issue still lingers on, don't worry, here's one more step to try.
Double-click on Network adapters > your network adapter.
Click the Advanced tab, then click Large Send Offload V2 (IPv4) and set the value to Disabled.
Click Large Send Offload V2 (IPv6) and set the value to Disabled. Then click OK.
Hopefully your Windows 10 Slow Internet issue has been resolved successfully.


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California Indie Publisher Finds Success With Crowdfunding
Avi Green December 18, 2021
Spectrum News1 spoke about a California publisher named Birds Eye, which according to them, found some audience during the Corona pandemic, and publishes an anthology called The BeBop. First:
The idea began as a conversation among friends holding beers in Long Beach apartments.
Their plan was to create their own universe with superheroes, villains and stories full of conflict and adventure. And they wanted to create their own publishing house for the new characters they planned to create. Birds Eye Comics was eventually born from these meetings, an upstart still finding its feet.
I honestly hope they didn't go the cliched route of creating yet another superhero universe in the end, because there's simply too much of that already. It's always possible to develop stories starring characters wearing all sorts of surreal outfits in surreal worlds without making it yet another superhero spectacle.
The friends all had different personalities, interests and voices, and a universe was the perfect way to branch off in different directions without separating altogether.
The pandemic changed their strategy and taught them a lot about how to gather interest and raise money for projects. Their initial plan had been to attend comic conventions known fondly by attendees as "cons." There, [Franky] Sampieri expected to encounter a critical mass of people who all love stories and the art that goes along with them.
Instead, he noticed more enthusiasm for existing characters and stories from blockbuster brands like Marvel Comics.
On this, it's disputable, based on the sales for modern Marvel output, littered as it's become with far-left politics and pandering. Even whatever success the movie adaptations have had may be weakening, if the Eternals serves as indication. Here's where things get a bit better:
Other comic book publishers have brands as well as a host of fantasy and science fiction book series. It's a competitive type of storytelling with many beloved, well-established characters and stories.
Birds Eye Comics started by launching "Aydyssey," but after pushing a few books decided to add a new annual anthology it's calling "The BeBop."
One of the founders, Jeremy Askegard, is still developing Aydyssey, but Sampieri said they needed to add something smaller and more accessible.
BeBop follows in the footsteps of other comic book companies, like Dark Horse Comics, now a major name in the business. Dark Horse Comics also began as a publisher of anthologies and now is one of the best-recognized brands in the industry.
Yes, I know Dark Horse began their business with an anthology or two in 1986, though in recent years, anthologies have definitely become a rarity for the mainstream. And I'm sure there's advantages to it, even though I do believe full-length graphic novels can be too. I just hope that, unlike Dark Horse as they could currently stand, this new publisher isn't following political correctness in any way. Birds Eye also uses crowdfunding to their advantage:
The first issue of "The Bebop" featured over 100 pages produced by 26 creators, including writers and illustrators. And it showed Sampieri and company the power of Kickstarter, not just as a money-raising platform but as a means of advertisement. A whole community of indie comic enthusiasts exists there, he said. Their initial fundraising goal was $1,500, the funding response surpassing that number to the tune of more than $4,000.
It was more than enough to make their plans work.
"You have to have a love for it and you have to be okay if it doesn't pay the rent," Sampieri said. "But we do see a path forward to make some money."
Comic book writers and illustrators have limited opportunities to earn some money while learning their craft. Even talented, working artists can struggle to find outlets that pay for anything. But Birds Eye Comics has managed to establish a small foothold in the market through crowdfunding platforms allowing it to pay all of its creators something.
Good for them if crowdfunding paid off. And it'll be even better if they avoid following PC patterns for whatever type of stories they plan to develop in the future, so long as they're around. While it's great to earn money though, I'd still strongly recommend doing it as much for the glory of storytelling, and maybe even more. For now, if Birds Eye is dedicated to entertainment value, that's a definite plus.
Check out the book here.
Originally published here.
Avi Green
Aydyssey
Birds Eye Comics
Franky Sampieri
Jeremy Askegard
The Bebop
Avi Green was born in Pennsylvania in 1974, and moved to Israel in 1983. He enjoyed reading comics when he was young, the first being Fantastic Four. He maintains a strong belief in the public's right to knowledge and accuracy of facts. He considers himself a conservative-style version of Clark Kent. Follow him on his blog at Four Color Media Monitor or on Twitter at @avigreen1
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Mark R. Brand: The Damnation of Memory is Here!
The Damnation of Memory is Here!
I just got my first copies of The Damnation of Memory today.
Many of you know that this book has been an unusually long time in the making. In fact, I actually finished this one before I even started working on Life After Sleep, which came out earlier this year. I finished the first draft of Damnation and sent it to Paul in late 2008, before I was made an editor at Silverthought, which to give you a sense of scope was a few weeks before Barack Obama was elected. And it's been in post-production since then, delayed at various points due to life in general and creative rethinking; the book just needing that much time to fully mature under what seemed like a never-ending series of revisions and rewrites.
But all that's over, and it's finally here, and I couldn't be happier about it. This book has been my co-pilot of sorts for the last three years, with the manuscript accompanying me during events both good and bad. I remember taking it with me on a weekend trip with the O'Malleys when John was very young, and working on it late into the night, falling asleep on the couch in the big rented weekend home so I wouldn't keep anyone else awake. I remember taking it with me on several long train trips from Chicago to New York, typing scenes that took place in the very same northeast corridor that I was watching the sun come up over. I had this book with me, either in my thoughts or on a glowing laptop screen, as I traveled to visit my grandmother Laura Thompson when she became progressively more and more ill with cancer, and again when I rode the train home that final time after she passed. Some of that loss is there, on those pages. A lot of it, actually, and other sorts of loss, and grief, and anger, and resolve, and wonder at how easy it is to lose perspective in this upside-down world we live in. It's not an emotionally easy book for me, in other words, but it's here now, for happier or sadder, and every bleary-eyed re-read of it at 3AM on my chilly, unheated front porch has finally added up to this stack of books on my desk, wrapped in a gorgeous painting by Deborah Lader titled "Flying".
I've once again really had a resoundingly positive experience with the editing process. I know writers who say they just flat out hate editing their work; that it's a part of the birth of a book that they don't look forward to at all, and I couldn't disagree more. As long as I've been fiddling with it, changing phrases here and inflections there, I'm certain today that it didn't take the full shape I wanted it to until right at the end of all of this work. Maybe that's too egotistical of a way to phrase that... I should say that by the end of the editing process, I started to surprise myself that I had written this, which is always the point where I know that a project like this is finally close to done, and where I can only give humble thanks to the people who helped me along the way, in this case in particular my editor Paul and the cover artist Deborah Lader, but more generally to my wife and family as well because I absolutely couldn't have done it without them.
So even though we haven't had the official release party for it yet, it's available to buy now through Amazon.com, Silverthought.com, and will soon be available at several bookstores in Chicago. If you're a Kindle reader, there will likely be an eBook version coming soon as well.


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Q: different between using map function and not I'm taking the Intermediate Machine Learning course at Kaggle well it gives us Home data to learn from it. Why do they use map function when they shouldn't, like here :
# Get the number of unique entries in each column with categorical data
object_nunique = list(map(lambda col: X_train[col].nunique(), object_cols))

but it can be as simple as this :
object_nunique1= list(X_train[object_cols].nunique())

is there something I miss (which I don't think so because both give the same answer)?

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"""
Find regions of first bed file that overlap regions in a second bed file. This
program performs a base-by-base intersection, so only runs of bases that are
covered in both of the inputs will be output.

usage: %prog bed_file_1 bed_file_2
"""

import sys
from warnings import warn
from bx.bitset import *
from bx.bitset_builders import *
from bx.cookbook import doc_optparse

options, args = doc_optparse.parse( __doc__ )
try:
    in_fname, in2_fname = args
except:
    doc_optparse.exit()

bits1 = binned_bitsets_from_file( open( in_fname ) )
bits2 = binned_bitsets_from_file( open( in2_fname ) )

bitsets = dict()

for key in bits1:
    if key in bits2:
        bits1[key].iand( bits2[key] )
        bitsets[key] = bits1[key]

for chrom in bitsets:
    bits = bitsets[chrom]
    end = 0
    while 1:
        start = bits.next_set( end )
        if start == bits.size: break
        end = bits.next_clear( start )
        print "%s\t%d\t%d" % ( chrom, start, end )


text: Q: Integration of Binomial Differentials Proof/Reference In Piskunov's Calulus (P375 & P385) & Hardy's Integration of Functions of a Single Variable (P48) mention is made of Chebyshev's theorem on the integration of binomial differentials however no proof for the general case is offered. I'm wondering if anybody has a proof of this theorem in general & hopefully a few references in English that discuss this theorem. My suspicions are that this theorem can be proven using methods of differential algebra (whether it actually is in the literature or not is another story) though I'm really hoping for something along the lines Chebyshev himself would have followed (along the strands thread out in Hardy's book), thanks for your time...


You can grab those same pixmaps off the Jamin project.
That is probably not the reason behind the seg fault though. I haven't been able to get JackEQ to start without immediately seg faulting ever since the project started. The more recent versions of Jamin are starting to do the same thing as well and I have no idea why.
I just checkeq out today's CVS and build jackeq (0.3.7).
I set the right value for the pixmaps path in .jackeqrc.
under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details.
Do the pixmaps come in another package or am I doing something dumb?


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"I was six years old, drawing at school, when I realised that the outlines I was employing did not define my own body or anything else in reality.
Seven years old standing in school playground decided to write or paint as that way I would avoid going to work and having a boss.
Thirteen years old learnt to draw copying DC Comics.


As we approach hurricane season again, the impact of last year's damaging storms are still being felt in the form of elevated 90+ day delinquency rates in some affected communities. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) National Delinquency Survey, four out of the top five states with the highest 90+ day delinquency rates in Q1 2018 were impacted by the hurricanes. Those states include Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. But how did the rest of the nation fair in Q1?
The National Delinquency Survey reports that "the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties fell to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.63 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the first quarter of 2018." The delinquency rate dropped 54 basis points quarter-over-quarter, and also stood at eight basis points lower than a year prior.
"The strong economy, low unemployment rate, tax refunds and bonuses, and home price appreciation were key factors that helped push delinquencies down in the first quarter," said Marina Walsh, MBA's VP of Industry Analysis. "Of course, there are offsetting factors that may put upward pressure on delinquency rates in future quarters, including: a difficult recovery for some borrowers in hurricane-impacted states; the aging of loan portfolios; higher interest rates that limit a borrower's rate-term refinance options; higher energy prices; stretching of housing affordability given limited supply; and the easing of credit overlays as mortgage market conditions have changed."
The FHA delinquency rate declined by 136 basis quarter-over-quarter, marking the largest single-quarter decline reported for the National Delinquency Survey data series. The overall mortgage delinquency rate increased by 93 basis points for FHA loans, dropped by 26 basis points for conventional loans, and increased 42 basis points for VA loans.
The report also found mortgage delinquencies decreasing across all stages of delinquency during Q1. Thirty-day delinquencies dropped by 27 basis points quarter-over-quarter, 60-day delinquencies dropped by 9 basis points, and 90-day delinquency dropped by 18 basis points.
The foreclosure inventory rate hit a low not experienced since Q3 2006. The percentage of loans in the foreclosure process at the end of Q1 was 1.16 percent, down 3 basis points from Q4 2017. The rate is also 23 basis points lower year-over-year.
To read the full MBA National Delinquency Survey, click here.


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//
//  GPUImageBeautifyFilter.h
//  BeautifyFaceDemo
//
//  Created by guikz on 16/4/28.
//  Copyright © 2016年 guikz. All rights reserved.
//

/*
 * GPUImage 美颜
 * 使用了下面的链接,感谢分享
 * https://github.com/Guikunzhi/BeautifyFaceDemo
 */

#import <GPUImage/GPUImageFramework.h>

@class GPUImageCombinationFilter;

@interface GPUImageBeautifyFilter : GPUImageFilterGroup {
    GPUImageBilateralFilter *bilateralFilter;
    GPUImageCannyEdgeDetectionFilter *cannyEdgeFilter;
    GPUImageCombinationFilter *combinationFilter;
    GPUImageHSBFilter *hsbFilter;
}

@end


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Chariergodes carinicollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Zajciw in 1963.

References

Rhinotragini
Beetles described in 1963

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