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The Progress Report Live by Mike Farley - An Interview with Outdoor Steve
Mike Farley, Manchester Community Television (MCTV) producer and weekly co-host of The Progress Report Live, asked Steve to join him on his weekly one hour TV show and discuss Steve's New Hampshire outdoor experiences.
Steve shared his mission to motivate and encourage families and individuals to make the outdoors a key component of their daily life. Steve outlined his approach in "Making the outdoors a lifestyle for the long haul."
Below is a 50-minute video of The Progress Report Live, November 16, 2016. Steve and Mike chatted on:
"Everyone should believe in something … I believe I will go OUTDOORS!"
Never say, "I wish I had …".
Up is optional – Down is Mandatory.
Down is Option – Up is Mandatory.
How to get started in becoming an outdoor enthusiast.
Steve's latest New Hampshire outdoor activity.
One of Steve's favorite New Hampshire outdoor trips – the Great North Woods of NH.
Steve's outdoor books offer references and galore for New Hampshire outdoors fun.
Steve's e-book versions have videos of Steve with his family and friends in their many New Hampshire outdoor adventures.
Steve's hard cover and e-books can be found at OutdoorSteve.com
Steve's 5th book, Outdoor Play Fun 4 4 Seasons Volume II, is now available (2016).
Outdoor Play Volume II has trip preparations, routes, and narratives of bucket list places to go. The book will motivate friends and family to make the outdoors a key component of their daily life. If you want 5 or more books signed, send Steve an email send Steve an email and we can work out the logistics.
Order books at:
Hardcopy at: http://outdoorsteve.com and https://www.amazon.com/dp/098503842X
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Bagging Two New Hampshire Four-Thousand Footers in Two Days: Mt Tecumseh and Mt Osceola
My long term adventurer friend John called and asked if I wanted to hike two days in early November in the White Mountains of New Hampshire He had picked Mt Tecumseh and Mt Osceola, both in the Waterville Valley area, and both described as moderate 4,000-foot mountain hikes.
Two-days and Two Four-Thousand Footers
Mt Tecumseh and Mt Osceola
Timothy, my son and fellow long-term adventurer, and his friend Rob would be joining us for the Tecumseh hike.
Day 1 - Mt Tecumseh
A Selfie at Mt Tecumseh Trailhead
Mt Tecumseh is 4,003 feet, and the shortest of the 48 New Hampshire 4,000 foot mountains.
The Mount Tecumseh trail ascends Mt Tecumseh, starting at the Waterville Valley Ski area with the trailhead at the top right edge of the parking area. It climbs the east slope of Tecumseh.
Starting at the trailhead sign we used exposed boulders and rocks to cross a small brook and follow the south side of Tecumseh Brook for 0.3mi., then crossed the brook again to a section along a small ridge. At 1.1 mi., the rock bound trail drops down and recrosses the brook, then climbs to intersect an old logging road. A view sign points to the edge of the ski slope for good views of the North and Middle Tripyramid Mountains.
Continuing upward on the rocky trail, we began to get sights of snow and ice. We carried crampons/micro spikes, but we did not put them on. Not wearing our spikes was a a bit foolish because it would have made our hike a bit more sure-footed.
Boulders, snow, and ice beginning at 1 mile
The main trail turns right and follows the rock-strewn road, angling upward along the south side of the Tecumseh Brook valley, then climbs steadily to the main ridge crest south of Tecumseh, where it turns right in a flat area. Here at 2.2 mi. the Sosman Trail enters from the left.
We were not sure whether to follow the Sosman Trail to the summit, or the Mount Tecumseh Trail, as both arrive at the summit. We referenced our notes from the AMC White Mountain book, and decided on the Mt Tecumseh Trail.
At this fork we took the Mt Tecumseh Trail as it swings right, descends slightly to circle the base of the steep cone, and finally climbs steeply to reach the summit from the north at 2. 5 miles from the trailhead.
The summit offers a majestic view of 6,288 foot snow-capped Mt Washington, the only mountain covered with a snow. We also saw neighboring Mt Osceola, which we will hike the next day,
Snow-covered Mt Washington viewed from Mt Tecumseh
The White Mountain guide says our trip should average 2 hr. 20 min. We took 3 hr., with me continually pulling up the rear of our four pack.
Mt. Tecumseh - Sosman Trail
We decided to return to our parking area from the summit by the Sosman Trail, which connects the summit of Tecumseh with the top of the Waterville Valley ski slopes. The Sosman trail sign is clear with an arrow, and leaves the summit along the ridge to the south, then turns to the west and switches down the slope with rough snow-ice footing around the rocky nose of the ridge. It merges to the right onto the Mt Tecumseh Trail at .2 mi., then after 120 yd., the Sosman diverges right and follows the ridge south. At .4 mi, it climbs a rocky hump with an interesting view of the Tecumseh summit cone, of which we just came. And just beyond was another excellent view from a rustic wooden bench of snow-covered Mt Washington. The trail runs south nearly along the ridge, bearing right at .8 mi, and emerging beneath a Waterville Valley Ski transmission towner, and the trail comes out to the top of a chairlift. We are about 1.8 mi., from our parking area.
The White Mountain Guide books says the Sosman Trail to the ski slopes to the parking area averages 1hr 45 min. We took 2 hr. Our quads down the ski slopes were unforgiving with cramps and pain. We all agreed, next time no exit via for ski slope hike.
We found the New England Hiking site to be an excellent reference in preparing our hike.
Day 2 Mt Osceola
Mount Osceola is a 4,315-foot mountain located in Lincoln, New Hampshire within a few miles and view of Mt Tecumseh. Mount Osceola is named after a Native American Tribe leader, Osceola.
The Osceola Trail begins at a parking area on Tripoli Rd. Unfortunately, the only two signs we saw were the Parking area sign and the Trail head sign - both in the same area. After the hike started, including our reaching the summit, we saw no trail signs.
The trail leaves Tripoli Rd. and climbs moderately with rocky footing. At 1.3 mi. It begins to climb by switchbacks toward the ridge top.
At 2.1 mi, a ledge on the left was noted in our notes for a view of Sandwich Mountain, but we did not see any going up or coming back.
At 2.3 mi. we crossed a small brook. The trail resumed in switchbacks, gains the summit ridge and turns right, and soon reaches the summit ledge at 3.2 mi, with excellent views, BUT today the summit was fogged in.
There used to be a fire lookout tower at the summit, but was removed in the 1970s. The only remaining signs are three one-foot cement footings. The summit is a large rock slab which is perfect to grab lunch or hang out!
Summit Mt Osceola
We learned our lesson from the Mt Tecumseh hike, and we wore our spikes going down the same trail we came up.
A fogged in Osceola Summit
On our trip we met heavy fog at the summit, and missed the views of Osceola, Mount Washington, and other surrounding 4,000 plus footers.
Day 1 Mt Tecumseh
Elevation: 4,003 feet (1,220 meters)
Waterville Valley, NH (Grafton County, NH)
Sandwich Range of White Mountains
Coordinates: 43°57.99' North 71°33.40' West
Features: Cascades, Waterville Valley Ski Area, Limited Summit Views, Loop Hike
Distance of highlighted hike: 5.2 miles
Shortest mountain on the AMC's official 4,000 footers list.
The mountain is named after the Native American Tribe, Shawnee.
Day 2 – Mt Osceola
• Elevation: 4,315 feet (1,315 meters)
• Lincoln, NH (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
• Range: Sandwich Range
• Coordinates: 44°0'5.81" North 71°32'8.21" West
• Easy/Moderate
• Brooks, Cascades, Limited Summit View,
• The mountain is named after a Native American Tribe chief.
Osceola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osceola
New England Hiking http://4000footers.com/tecumseh.shtml
New England Hiking http://4000footers.com/osceola.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh
OutdoorSteve.com http://www.outdoorsteve.com
White Mountain Guide 28th Edition Compiled and edited by Gene Daniel and Steven D. Smith. Appalachian Mountain Club Books, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007 http://outdoors.org/publications/books
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The Next World of Warcraft Expansion is Leaked
· April 3, 2022
The next World of Warcraft expansion has been leaked ahead of schedule due to an error on Blizzard's website. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is the name of the upcoming expansion for the MMO game, which is set to be officially unveiled on April 19 — and players can expect a few new dragon mounts at the very least.
Historically, World of Warcraft expansions are released every two years, so after 2020's Shadowlands players are due for another big story DLC this year – however, disruption from the pandemic and the lawsuit over alleged discrimination and harassment at Activision Blizzard may put back the new expansion to 2023.
We'll likely find out the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight release date on April 19 for the proper reveal, but the game's website (via Wowhead) accidentally leaked the first details of the expansion. The source code was recently updated to show "WoW Dragonflight" Base, Heroic, and Epic pre-purchases – suggesting multiple tiers for the expansion, much like Shadowlands got.
Most of these point to a new URL, "dragonflight.blizzard.com" – which, of course, is currently inactive. Wowhead also spotted that several dragon-related items were datamined earlier this year, including a pet and what seems to be a Green Dragon mount. It's speculated that these could be bonuses for the Epic or Heroic edition of the Dragonflight expansion. We'll find out for sure in a couple of weeks.
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1. DIRECTIONS: In the passage below, certain phrases are underlined and numbered <x>. The question will present alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is the best, choose "NO CHANGE".
[§1] (1) Today, bicycles are so common that it's hard to believe they haven't always been around. (2) But two hundred years ago, bicycles weren't even existing, <1> and the first bicycle, invented in Germany in 1818, was nothing like our bicycles today C it was made of wood and didn't even have pedals. (3) Since then, however, numerous innovations and improvements in design have made the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the world.
[§2] (4) In 1839, Kirkpatrick Macmillan a Scottish blacksmith, <2> dramatically improved upon the original bicycle design. (5) Macmillan's machine had tires with iron rims to keep them from getting worn down. (6) He also used foot-operated cranks similar to pedals so his bicycle could be ridden at a quick pace. <3> (7) It hadn't looked <4> much like a modern bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially larger than its front wheel. (8) In 1861, the French Michaux brothers took the evolution of the bicycle a step further by inventing an improved crank mechanism.
[§3] (9) Ten years later, James Starley, an English inventor, revolutionized bicycle design. (10) He, made <5> the front wheel many times larger than the back wheel, putting a gear on <6> the pedals to make the bicycle more efficient, and lightened the wheels by using wire spokes. (11) Although this bicycle was much lighter and less tiring to ride, it was still clumsy, extremely top-heavy, and ridden mostly for entertainment.
[§4] (12) It wasn't until 1874 that the first truly modern bicycle appeared on the scene. (13) Today their built, <7> used, and enjoyed all over the world. (14) H. J. Lawson, invented by another Englishman, <8> the "safety bicycle" would look familiar to today's cyclists. (15) This bicycle had equal sized wheels, which made it less prone to toppling over. (16) Lawson also attached a chain to the pedals to drive the rear wheel. (17) With these improvements, the bicycle became extremely popular and useful for transportation.
<1>:
there was no such thing as a bicycle,
bicycles were uninvented,
whoever heard of a bicycle,
[ § 2] (4) In 1839, Kirkpatrick Macmillan a Scottish blacksmith, <2> dramatically improved upon the original bicycle design. (5) Macmillan's machine had tires with iron rims to keep them from getting worn down. (6) He also used foot-operated cranks similar to pedals so his bicycle could be ridden at a quick pace. <3> (7) It hadn't looked <4> much like a modern bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially larger than its front wheel. (8) In 1861, the French Michaux brothers took the evolution of the bicycle a step further by inventing an improved crank mechanism.
Macmillan was a Scottish blacksmith
Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith,
Macmillan, he was a Scottish blacksmith,
could be rode quickly
could have been ridden fast
could ride at a quick pace
[§3] (9) Ten years later, James Starley, an English inventor, revolutionized bicycle design. (10) He, made
<5> the front wheel many times larger than the back wheel, putting a gear on <6> the pedals to make the bicycle more efficient, and lightened the wheels by using wire spokes. (11) Although this bicycle was much lighter and less tiring to ride, it was still clumsy, extremely top-heavy, and ridden mostly for entertainment.
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didn't look
wasn't looking
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He had made
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putted a gear on
put a gear in
put a gear on
Today there are built,
Today they, are built,
Today, they are built,
Lawson invented by another Englishman,
Invented by another Englishman,
Another Englishman inventor,
If the writer were trying to convince readers to buy a bicycle, he would:
Add a paragraph describing the health and environmental benefits of riding a bike.
Add a paragraph comparing the cost and quality of today's best-selling bicycles.
Add a paragraph about the Tour de France and other bicycle races.
10. DIRECTIONS: In the passage below, certain phrases are underlined and numbered <x>. The question will present alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is the best, choose "NO CHANGE".
Which of the following sequences makes paragraph 4 most logical?
(12), (13), (14), (16), (17), (15)
[§1] The Industrial Revolution was essentially a rapid change in the method of production of material goods. <1> Products once made by hand were now able to be produced by machine or by chemical processes. The Industrial Revolution transformed Western society, creating an international capitalist economy, urbanization, labor reforms, a system to educate the public, <2> and labor specialization.
[§2] (1) In the first century of the Industrial Revolution, the country undergoing the most dramatic change was England. (2) After 1850, the Industrial Revolution spread rapidly <3> throughout Europe. (3) While the pace of change during the Industrial Revolution was indeed very rapid, the Industrial Revolution itself stretched over a rather long period of time C from the middle of the 18th century in the 1700s <4> through World War I (1914).
[§3] Several key discoveries and inventions enabled the Industrial Revolution to take place included <5> machines and tools like the cotton gin, the radio, the circular saw, the cylindrical press, and the steam engine. Cement, dynamite, and aluminum were invented, as were the bleaching and paper-making processes. At the same time, there was a tremendous growth in population and urbanization. In fact, the population growth in England was so dramatic that the country's population doubled between 1750C1820. This meant a great demand for food, clothing, and shelter, demands that became the driving force behind <6> the Industrial Revolution.
[§4] Mass production of goods was made possible in large part due to <7> the steam engine. The steam engine enabled factories to move from the countryside (where they were by bodies of water, their source of power) into cities and towns, which were becoming increasingly crowded.
The writer changed the underlined text <1> to in how material goods were produced. The result is a sentence that is:
more dramatic
more concise
more complex
more accurate
a public education system
systematizing education
The most logical sequence for paragraph 2 is:
(2), (1), (3)
[§3] Several key discoveries and inventions enabled the Industrial Revolution to take place included <5> machines and tools like the cotton gin, the radio, the circular saw, the cylindrical press, and the steam engine. Cement, dynamite, and aluminum were invented, as were the bleaching and paper-making processes. At the same time, there was a tremendous growth in population and urbanization. In fact, the population growth in England was so dramatic that the country's population doubled between 1750C1820. This meant a great demand for food, clothing, and shelter, demands that became the driving force behind
<6> the Industrial Revolution.
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spread with great rapidity
spread fast
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from the mid-1700s
beginning in the middle of the 1700s, around 1750,
place. These included
place. Thus including
place, including
which had become the driving force of
that forced the driving of
that drove the force behind
in regard to
Which of the following alternatives provides the most logical and effective conclusion for paragraph 4 <8>?
Today, we are living in an Information Revolution.
In cities and towns, factories found a ready workforce and large consumer base for their products.
Railroads took goods out of the city back to the countryside.
Overcrowding was a major problem to be dealt with in the cities.
The writer wishes to add a fifth paragraph.
Which of the following topics would best fit the audience and purpose of this essay?
the work conditions in the factories
the impact of mass production on the economy
the population explosion and its effects
Annie Smith Peck
[§1] Since a hundred years, <1> the highest mountains in South America have lured climbers from all over the world. But until 1908, Peru's Mt. Huascaran resisted the efforts of all those who attempted to reach its summit. One mountaineer, Annie Smith Peck, vowed to overcome the obstacles and be the first to the top of Mt. Huascaran. In order to succeed, she would have to organize expeditions C deal with reluctant companions Csurvive bad weather, and <2> climb steep cliffs of ice and rock.
[§2] Peck was born in the United States in 1850. Although she didn't start mountain climbing until she was in her thirties, it <3> soon became clear that she had found her life's work. A natural mountaineer, Peck was soon setting records on expeditions in North America and Europe. She traveled to Bolivia in 1903 and found Mount Huascaran, which had yet to be surmounted, a challenge she simply could not resist. <4>
[§3] (1) Peck mounted four expeditions and made five attempts before she finally conquered Mt. Huascaran. (2) Between those expeditions, Peck returned to the United States to raise money. (3) She received help from many scientific organizations, including the Museum of Natural History. (4) The Museum had also supported Admiral Peary on his trip to the North Pole. (5) Still, Peck struggled at least as much to raise money as she did climbing <5> her beloved mountains.
[§4] In 1908, Peck scraped together the funds for yet another expedition to Mt. Huascaran. This time, she hired two Swiss guides to assist <6> her with the climb. On their first trip up the mountain's slopes, one of the guides became ill, and the entire team was forced to turn back even though they were very close to the top. Being so close to success was very frustrating for Peck, who could not even prove how close they had come because she had accidentally brought the wrong kind of film and was unable to photograph the climb.
[§5] The team rested for a few days, the guide recovered, and on August 28th, they set off again. The climb was extremely difficult. Steps had to be cut <7>one by one into the steep ice; snow bridges and crevasses had to be carefully crossed. The weather was so cold that everyone suffered from frostbite. When Peck and her two guides were just a short distance from the top, they stopped to determine the exact height of the mountain.
[§6] At that moment, one of the guides took advantage of Peck's distraction and climbed the few remaining feet to the summit so that he was the first to reach the peak.
What a jerk! <8>Although Peck was understandably angry, she <9> focused on the triumph of achieving her goal: standing at last on the top of Mt. Huascaran.
Through the passing of a hundred years
For over a hundred years
In the time of the last century
expeditions, deal with reluctant companions, survive bad weather, and
expeditions; deal with reluctant, companions; survive bad weather; and
expeditions: deal with reluctant companions, survive bad weather, and
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thirties. It
thirties, thus it
an irresistible challenge
and just had to climb it
the one mountain she just had to climb to the top of
proving she climbed
would assist
who had assisted
[§1] Since a hundred years, <1> the highest mountains in South America have lured climbers from all over
the world. But until 1908, Peru's Mt. Huascaran resisted the efforts of all those who attempted to reach its summit. One mountaineer, Annie Smith Peck, vowed to overcome the obstacles and be the first to the top of Mt. Huascaran. In order to succeed, she would have to organize expeditions C deal with reluctant companions Csurvive bad weather, and <2> climb steep cliffs of ice and rock.
What, a jerk!
He was such a jerk.
OMIT the underlined passage.
angry; she
angry C she
angry. She
[§2] Peck was born in the United States in 1850. Although she didn't start mountain climbing until she was
in her thirties, it <3> soon became clear that she had found her life's work. A natural mountaineer, Peck was soon setting records on expeditions in North America and Europe. She traveled to Bolivia in 1903 and found Mount Huascaran, which had yet to be surmounted, a challenge she simply could not resist. <4>
In revising paragraph 3, the writer would be wise to:
switch sentences (2) and (3)
eliminate sentence (4)
combine sentences (3) and (4)
explain why Peck's previous attempts to climb Mt. Huarascan had failed
The Gateway Arch
[§1] The skyline of St. Louis, Missouri, is fairly unremarkable, with one huge exception, the <1> Gateway Arch that stands on the banks of the Mississippi. Part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the Arch is a really cool monument <2> built to honor St. Louis' role as the gateway to the West.
[§2] Construction on the 630-foot high structure began, in 1961, <3> and was completed four years later in 1965. The monument includes an underground visitor center that explores westward expansion through galleries and a theater. Two passenger trams take visitors to the Observation Room and the Museum of Westward Expansion at the top.
[§3] In 1947, a group of interested citizens known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association held a nationwide competition to select a design for a new monument that would celebrate <4> the growth of the United States. Other U.S. monuments are spires, statues, or imposed buildings, <5> but the winner of this contest was a plan for a completely unique structure. The man that <6> submitted the winning design, Eero Saarinen, later became a famous architect. In designing the Arch, Saarinen wanted to "create a monument which would have lasting significance and would be a landmark of our time."
[§4] The Gateway Arch is a masterpiece of engineering, a monument even taller than the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and on its own way, <7> at least as majestic. The Gateway is an inverted catenary curve, the same shape that a heavy chain will form if suspended between two points. Covered from top to bottom with sleek stainless steel coating, <8> the Arch often reflects dazzling bursts of sunlight. In a beautiful display of symmetry, the height of the arch is the same as the distance between the legs at ground level.
exception: the
exception; the
exception. The
<2>: A. NO CHANGE
B. a structure that inspires amazement
C. an amazing structure
D. OMIT the underlined portion
began (in 1961)
had begun in 1961
began in 1961
should celebrate
did celebrate
would have celebrated
imposing buildings
buildings that imposed
buildings that are imposed
and, in its own way,
and C in its own way;
and in it's own way
Covered with sleek stainless steel all over its body
Covered with a skin made of steel that is stainless
Covered with a sleek skin of stainless steel
[§1] The skyline of St. Louis, Missouri, is fairly unremarkable, with one huge exception, the <1> Gateway Arch that stands on the banks of the Mississippi. Part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the
Arch is a really cool monument <2> built to honor St. Louis' role as the gateway to the West.
The most logical sequence of paragraphs for this essay is:
The writer has been asked to write a short essay describing in detail a national monument and what the monument honors.
Would this essay fulfill that assignment?
Yes, because it focuses on the design of the Arch.
Yes, because the writer describes the Arch and tells why it was commissioned.
No, because the writer does not tell us enough about the designer of the Arch and what he was trying to accomplish.
No, because the writer does not tell us enough about St. Louis' role as a gateway to westward expansion.
[§1] Wilma Rudolph was born a premature child in 1940, in Clarksville, Tennessee. Weighing <1> only four-and-a-half pounds. Wilma's mother did her best to care for her daughter, but the Rudolphs were very poor, and the local hospital would not care for Wilma. During her childhood, Wilma contracted measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox, pneumonia, and later, polio, a crippling disease which at that time had no cure. At the age of four, she was told she would never walk again.
[§2] But Wilma's mother refused to give up. She found an African American medical college fifty miles away that would give Wilma the care she needs. <2> Although it was difficult to make the trip, Mrs. Rudolph took Wilma to the college twice a week. After two years of treatment, Wilma could walk with a brace. With her family's help, Wilma was able to walk normally without the aid of a crutch or brace by age twelve.
[§3] But simply walking wasn't enough for Wilma, who wanted to be <3> an athlete. She decided to play basketball, and for three years, she practiced with the team but didn't play in a single game. Then, in her sophomore year of high school, Wilma became a starting guard. For scoring she broke the state records
<4> and led her team to the state championship. At the age of sixteen, she traveled to Melbourne, Australia, to run track events in the 1956 Olympics. She earned a bronze medal as part of a relay team.
[§4] After the high school from which she graduated, <5>Wilma was awarded a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, and her track career went into high gear. Before she earned her degree in education, she took a year off from her studies to compete all over the world. In 1960, Wilma's career as a runner reached its apex. She set a world record in the 200-meter race at the Olympic trials, <6> at the Olympics in Rome, she won the 100-meters, the 200-meters, and ran the anchor leg on the winning 4×100-meter relay team.
[§5] Wilma was proudest of a different kind of victory, in conclusion. <7> When she returned from her triumphs in Rome, and she insisted that the homecoming parade held in her honor not be a segregated event. This parade was the first racially integrated event ever held in Clarksville. Wilma continued to participate in protests until Clarksville's segregation laws were finally changed. <8>
Tennessee. She weighed
Tennessee, who weighed
Tennessee, when born weighing
she needed
needed by Wilma
OMIT the underlined portion
Wilma, wanting to be
Wilma who wanted to be
Wilma; who wanted to be
[§3] But simply walking wasn't enough for Wilma, who wanted to be <3> an athlete. She decided to play basketball, and for three years, she practiced with the team but didn't play in a single game. Then, in her sophomore year of high school, Wilma became a starting guard. For scoring she broke the state records <4> and led her team to the state championship. At the age of sixteen, she traveled to Melbourne, Australia, to run track events in the 1956 Olympics. She earned a bronze medal as part of a relay team.
She for scoring broke the state records
She broke the state records for scoring
She breaks the state records of scoring
After graduating from high school,
Since high school graduation,
OMIT the underlined portion.
46. DIRECTIONS: In the passage below, certain phrases are underlined and numbered <x>. The question will present alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is the best, choose "NO
CHANGE".
trials. Then;
trials C then C
trials; then,
as a result
made illegal
struck down
While revising, the writer realizes the passage needs an introduction to convey the main idea of the essay.
Which of the following sentences should he use as the first sentence to best achieve that purpose?
No one would have guessed that Wilma Rudolph, a crippled child, would someday become an Olympic track star.
Wilma Rudolph owes a great deal to her family, who helped her survive several severe illnesses.
Wilma Rudolph was a famous Olympic athlete who had a lot of health problems as a child.
Wilma Rudolph suffered from diseases that few children contract today.
The writer wishes to add the following sentence to highlight how impressive Rudolph's achievements are:
She was the first American woman ever to win three gold medals at a single Olympics.
The most logical place to insert this sentence would be:
After the new introductory sentence.
At the end of paragraph 3.
At the beginning of paragraph 5.
[§1] One of the most famous novels of all time, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, marked not only the highpoint of a young woman's literary career. But <1> also the beginning of a brand-new genre of literature begins science fiction. <2> In her remarkable tale, Shelley explores what might happen if a scientific possibility C the ability to restore life to the dead C were to become a reality. This exploration of how what-might-be would affect our world is the essence of science fiction.
[§2] What Shelley began, H. G. Wells perfected in dozens of science fiction works including The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. While Shelley's Frankenstein created a living creature from the body parts of the dead, Wells' characters traveled through time; created half-animal, half-human creatures; made themselves invisible; and having been attacked by Martians. <3> In all of his novels, Wells; like Shelly <4> used scientific possibilities to analyze and often criticize his own society. War of the Worlds, for example, is a thinly disguised attack on the British colonialism of his time.
[§3] Science fiction flourished in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s with "pulp" magazines that for the masses churned out science fiction stories. <5> Meanwhile, in Europe, science fiction writers were using science fiction to help bring about political change. Yevgeny Zamyatin's classic novel We, for example, is against <6> the Soviet Union's Communist agenda.
[§4] Today, science fiction writers around the world continue to explore possibilities C possibilities that are fast becoming realities. Much of what science fiction writers only dreamed of a century ago, such as cloning and space travel, have already come to pass.
What is ahead? How will we handle these and other upcoming advances? Let us hope that science fiction writers are wrong, for all too often, characters in science fiction stories, like they're <7> forefather Victor Frankenstein, are unable to handle <8> the responsibility of having so much power over nature.
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Wells like Shelley,
Wells who was like Shelley
Wells, like Shelley,
magazines that churned out for the masses science fiction stories
magazines, that, churned out science fiction stories, for the masses
magazines that churned out science fiction stories for the masses
The writer wishes to use a much stronger word or phrase to convey this idea. <6>
Which of the following choices achieves that purpose and maintains the tone of the essay?
takes to task
is a scathing indictment of
rips apart
B. there are
C. their
D. whose
handling bad
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Which of the following revisions would most improve paragraph 4?
Adding a sentence about the issues today's science fiction writers are addressing.
Adding a quotation from Frankenstein.
Adding a brief summary of Mary Shelley's life.
Answering the questions in the paragraph.
The writer wishes to add a brief summary of the plot of Frankenstein.
The most logical place for this addition would be:
to add it to the end of paragraph 1
to create a new paragraph between paragraphs 1 and 2
to add it after the third sentence in paragraph 1
[§1] The father and originator of <1> psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud (1856C1939) is largely responsible for the way we understand ourselves, as creatures, with <2> conflicting "selves" and desires. Freud posited the notion that the mind is teeming with "psychic energy," and that our personality is shaped largely by the interactions of the levels of the mind. Among Freud's most important contributions to modern psychology and the contemporary understanding of the self is his theory of the unconscious.
[§2] (1) According to Freud, the mind is much like an iceberg. (2) Most of our mind's activities, then, occur beneath the surface, in the unconscious and beyond our knowing. (3) The conscious is the part of the mind of which we are aware; it is the tip of the iceberg that is visible above the water. (4) The unconscious, on the other hand, <3> is all that is below the surface C the thoughts, feelings, and desires that we are not aware of but that nonetheless affect our behavior.
[§3] Freud believed that the unconscious is deterministic. That is, our behaviors are caused (determined) by thoughts and impulses deep in our unconscious C of which thoughts and impulses we are not aware.
<4> This is related to the phenomenon called "Freudian slip". <5> Unless we psychoanalyze ourselves, we may never be aware of the hidden reasons for our actions. This suggests that the notion of free will might have been <6>an illusion and that our choices are governed by hidden mental processes over which we have no control.
[§4] Repression is the act of pushing our conflicts to the unconscious. So that <7> we are no longer aware of them. It is our chief defense mechanism (a way to avoid conflict between our true desires and our sense of right and wrong). Freud believed that too much repression can lead to neurosis, a mental disorder resulting in depression or abnormal behavior, sometimes with physical symptoms but with no evidence of disease.
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father, and originator of,
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ourselves, being like creatures with
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we are not aware of which thoughts and impulses.
thoughts and impulses of which we are not aware.
which we are not aware of, these thoughts and impulses.
Upon revising this essay, the writer would be wise to:
Leave this sentence exactly as it is.
Delete this sentence from the paragraph.
Move this sentence to the end of the paragraph.
Use a better phrase than "related to."
has been
unconscious of which
unconscious so that
unconscious, for
The most logical sequence of sentences for paragraph 2 is:
(1), (3), (4), (2)
The author's use of italics is designed to do which of the following?
indicate that a foreign language is being used
call attention to Freud's genius
create a more emotional tone
highlight key terms that are defined in the text
Which of the following choices provides the most logical and effective transition from the third to the fourth paragraph?
Sometimes the impulses for our behavior come from repressed desires.
Another theory of Freud's is repression.
Freud also believed in repression.
Neurosis can be caused by repression to the unconscious.
[§1] One of today's hottest fads is also one of the world's oldest practices: the ancient art of yoga. At first, I thought yoga was just another fitness fad, like step aerobics classes or Tae Bo. But after my first class, I understood why yoga has lasted for thousands of years, and why so many people are completely into <1> this practice.
[§2] Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical. In the correct form, <2> yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.
[§3] Though it may seem easy to those who <3> have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles. A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requires you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch you're <4> legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles.
[§4] While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind. Many poses can be only held <5>if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses comes only through proper breathing. Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses, thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch. And the steady circulation of breath through your body both calms and energizes.
[§5] I am still relatively new to yoga. I have only been practicing for one year. I am addicted to yoga <6> unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice. Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots. <7> The physical release is also a spiritual release: I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, reconnected to myself, more at peace with the world. After a series of asanas (poses), I feel the universal life force within.
hooked on
devoted to
practitioners of
Done correctly
To do it correctly
are only holding
can only be holden
can only be held
The writer wishes to improve the sentence structure here by combining sentences. <6>
Which of the following choices is the most effective option?
I am still relatively new to yoga. Practicing only for one year, I am addicted to yoga…
Still relatively new to yoga, I have been practicing for only one year. But I am addicted to yoga…
I am still relatively new to yoga CI have been practicing for only one year C but I am addicted to yoga…
Although I am relatively new to yoga, I have been practicing for only one year. Still, I am addicted to yoga…
knotted belly
knots within the belly
aching within the stomach area
The writer would like to add some figurative language to the essay.
Which of the following images would be most effective and appropriate?
I feel like a million bucks after doing yoga.
Yoga is like a warm blanket.
Yoga is like a drug.
Yoga is a peaceful journey.
If the writer were to combine two paragraphs, which two paragraphs would it be most logical to connect?
paragraphs 1 and 2
The writer would like readers to do some basic yoga poses after reading this essay.
To achieve this goal, the writer should:
list the best yoga videos, so readers can purchase them.
compare and contrast yoga to another fitness activity, such as aerobics.
tell readers how to get into those basic positions.
describe the benefits of deep breathing exercises.
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Electric Fencing | Fall 2013 Out Here Magazine
A fence is electrified by a controller, which produces pulses of electricity on a fence wire so that animals touching the fence receive an intense shock.
Power up to keep livestock in and predators out
By Carol Davis
Photography by Tractor Supply Co.
If you have experienced the frustration of chasing down runaway cattle or horses, then you know that good fencing is essential to keeping livestock.
Electric fencing might be one option. It's a reliable, cost-effective way to keep your animals in and predators out.
Because electric fencing's shock value works partly as a psychological barrier, rather than solely as a strong physical barrier, it can be made of lighter materials than a non-electrified fence. This makes electric fences less expensive and easier to install and maintain.
Furthermore, livestock never push or rub up against an electric fence as they try to scratch an itch, so electric fences last longer.
Because the pulse duration is so short — it lasts only microseconds — the shock is safe for humans and animals of all sizes. However, animals inside and outside the enclosure quickly learn to avoid the fence.
Controllers produce electrical pulses on the fence about once every second. In between, there is a one-second period in which there is no electrical energy on the fence. This is called the "off time" or "recovery time." Off time allows the animal to recover from the shock and get away from the fence.
Fence controllers come in two types:
Low-impedance, which can increase their energy output as fence load increases. They have a large reserve of current and are able to charge very long fences or fences that are overgrown by green growth. So as weeds touch the fence and draw voltage and amperage to earth, a low-impedance fence produces higher amounts of energy to overcome the voltage and current loss. That allows the fence to maintain the energy levels needed to control animals.
High-impedance, also known as solid state, do not have the capability of increasing their output energy as fence load increases, so they "short out" when too many weeds touch the fence.
Purchase the largest, most powerful controller you can afford. Otherwise, as you expand, introduce hard-to-control animals, or face weedy fence conditions, you may find yourself with a fence that's not doing the job.
Fence wire. High-tensile fences require a low-impedance controller. As a rule of thumb, the larger the diameter of the wire, the easier electricity will flow over and through it.
Your livestock. Easy-control animals — horses, pigs, shorthaired livestock — will do fine with high-impedance fencing. Long-haired animals, sheep, goats, bulls, deer, and predators, such as coyotes and wolves, require intense shocks, like those delivered by a low-impedance controller, to truly fear the fence.
Vegetation along the fence. Weeds zap energy from the fence and if yours grow up and touch the fence, you need low-impedance. With no weed growth, either high- or low-impedance controllers can easily energize conventional steel and aluminum fences.
Fence condition. Rusty fence wire impedes the flow of electricity. New, shiny wire is much easier to energize.
Carol Davis, editor of Out Here, has experienced firsthand the frustration of chasing down escaped cattle and horses.
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Culture and colonial legacy: Evidence from public goods games
Latika Chaudhary, Jared Rubin (), Sriya Iyer and Anand Shrivastava
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, vol. 173, issue C, 107-129
Abstract: We conduct a public goods game in three small towns in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Due to historical military conquest, until 1947 these towns were on (barely) opposite sides of a colonial border separating British India from the Princely States. Our research design offers a treatment comparison between the towns of (British) Kekri and (Princely) Sarwar, and a control comparison between (Princely) Sarwar and (Princely) Shahpura. We find that participants in (British) Kekri are more co-operative (i.e., contribute more) in both home-town and mixed-town groups compared to those in (Princely) Sarwar. The latter differences are driven by individuals with family ties to the towns, and we find no differences in the control comparison. Our results highlight the enduring effects of colonial rule on social norms of co-operation.
Keywords: Cultural transmission; Colonialism; Public goods game; Natural experiment; Lab-in-the-field experiment; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 C93 C71 H41 H73 N35 N45 O17 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Working Paper: Culture and Colonial Legacy: Evidence from Public Goods Games (2018)
Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:173:y:2020:i:c:p:107-129
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.03.005
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization is currently edited by Houser, D. and Puzzello, D.
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The Eiffel Tower (Paris) – All You Need to Know Before You Go
by Jill | Sep 20, 2017 | Europe | 0 comments
The Eiffel Tower – One of the most famous landmarks in the world
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France is one of the most recognized landmarks in the world. I've visited several times, I love Paris, and I just don't get tired of it.
Millions of people visit the Eiffel Tower every year and it is hard to believe how hated it was when the Eiffel Tower was first built.
Did you know, the Eiffel Tower was built to be a temporary structure? It has now been around for over 100 years, and let's hope that it will me around for many more.
1 History of the Eiffel Tower
2 How Tall is the Eiffel Tower?
3 Where is the Eiffel Tower located?
4 Interesting Facts about the Eiffel Tower
4.1 Did you know that …
5 The Eiffel Tower at Night
History of the Eiffel Tower
Why was the Eiffel tower built? When was the Eiffel Tower built?
The Eiffel Tower was built as a temporary structure to celebrate the Worlds Fair that was being held in Paris in May 1889, which was also the Centennial of the French Revolution.
A competition was held and of the winning entries the design by the engineer Gustave Eiffel was chosen.
The tower was controversial from the start, considered by many to be an eyesore. In 1909 it was due to be torn down however the antenna at the top of the tower was being used for radio transmissions and the tower was saved due to it's usefulness.
Wind resistance is the reason for the shape of the tower. Using mathematical equations, Gustav Eiffel, was able to build an extremely stable structure that only moves approximately 9 centimeters in the wind at its summit.
Eiffel Tower History from DiscoverFrance.net
How Tall is the Eiffel Tower?
Eiffel TowerOne question people always ask is "How tall is the Eiffel Tower".
Initial height: 312 m (1023.5 ft) to the top of the flagpole.
1st floor: 57.63m (189 ft)
2nd floor: 115.75m (379.76 ft)
3rd floor: 276.13m (906 ft)
Current height (including antennas): 324 m (1,063 ft)
The Eiffel Tower is not the worlds tallest structure, but it once was. From 1889 until 1930 the Eiffel Tower was the worlds tallest man-made structure, and it is still the tallest structure in Paris.
In 1930 New York City's Chrysler building became the tallest structure in the world.
Where is the Eiffel Tower located?
The Eiffel Tower is located at the Champs de Mars in Paris.
It is easy to get to by the Paris Metro or by water taxi.
How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower – The Gustave Eiffel Tower
Vintage Eiffel Tower Construction on the Eiffel Tower begun on 1887 and was completed in 1889.
In just 2 years, 2 months and 5 days the tower was completed under budget and it took only one year to recover the majority of the $1.5 million in building costs for the tower through ticket sales.
"It only took five months to build the foundations and twenty-one to finish assembling the metal pieces of the Tower."
Interesting Facts about the Eiffel Tower
Did you know that …
Only one person died during the construction of the Eiffel Tower.
The tower is made of puddle iron, not steel.
Heat expands the tower and depending on which side is facing the sun, the tower leans just a fraction in that direction.
On a clear day you can see 42 miles around Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower in each direction.
The Eiffel tower "grows" in the heat. It can become up to 15cm taller.
The Eiffel Tower at Night
Video of the Eiffel Tower lit up at night.
Visiting the Eiffel Tower at night is very different to viewing it during the day. This video shows the lights at night. Every hour for 5 minutes minutes the light display sparkles as shown in this video. For the rest of the hour the lights are still on but they are not sparkling. When I visited the Tower looked blue, it was gorgeous. Visit Eiffel Tower Official Website.
Are you interested in visiting Paris? Please also read Top 10 Things To Do in Paris – I Love Paris.


Hi tablet gamers, glad to see you guys again!
Yesterday, there was a bunch of Huawei's homemade tablets that just got reviewed on this website, ranging from low to mid and to high-end models.
Talking about Huawei premium tablets, then it leads me to 2 of Huawei tablets, Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD and Huawei MediaPad 10 Link.
Both of these tablets actually fall in 2 different markets, with Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD arriving in high-end market, while Huawei MediaPad 10 Link landing on mid-end market.
And it's shown clearly by the entire spec sheet of both tablets.
However, despite being 2 completely different category tablets, they both actually can be considered as on par on the performance, given that these 2 tablets are packing the same exact K3V2 quad-core processor, which is designed, engineered and manufactured by Huawei's subsidiary, HiSilicon.
And i've personally already seen the gaming performance of these 2 tablets around YouTube, which is pretty impressive for tablets that are coming from unpopular brand.
So with that being said, then you can expect the same thing to happen on Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue.
In fact, i strongly believe the gaming performance of this tablet will be much even faster and smoother than on 2 of the aforementioned tablets above.
The reason to back that argument is because, just like Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD and Huawei MediaPad 10 Link, this Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is also packing the same exact K3V2 quad-core processor and 16GHz graphics chipset, which is powerful for handling heavy tasks, especially high-performing games.
But i'll talk more about its gaming performance later on (after the break? :D).
Well, if you're currently looking forward to getting this tablet but still want to find out about its performance, especially its gaming performance, then here you go, my personal review of Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue.
As an unpopular brand, apparently, it doesn't mean that Huawei will sacrifice the quality of their devices.
In fact, from many manufacturers around the tablet market, i think Huawei is one of the tablet manufacturers that really takes this business seriously.
And it's clearly shown by its Huawei tablets.
I mean, most of us already know that, when it comes to Android tablets, then the things that will pop up in our head are around ugly design, laggy performance, horrible build quality and so on and so on.
And we will always compare them with Apple's pride slate, iPad, with all of its smooth experience, fast performance, premium design, well-built quality, well-optimized apps, bla.. bla.. bla..
But i think that is SO wrong about that stereotyping.
In the past few years, Android tablet manufacturers have improved quite significantly especially in making so much even better Android tablets to end users, followed by Google that also keeps improving its Android OS to be much faster and smoother, and still using the full-fledged features that we've come to love.
Not to mention, many game developers that are starting to notice how profitable it is to make games on Google Play Store, thus supplying more and more well-optimized apps for Android tablets.
Anyway, talking about Huawei, the reason why i'm pretty impressed with this tablet manufacturer is because, besides developing its own processor for its tablets, most of Huawei tablets actually look kind of cool and even have premium feel just like the iPad.
That's thanks to Huawei's brave decision to use aluminum material on its tablets, especially the high-end ones, instead of using cheap polycarbonate plastic material.
And this is something that is probably rare to see around Android tablet market these days (with the exception of LG G Pad 8.3 and Sony Xperia tablets that have premium design and material).
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is one of them.
Despite being a budget tablet, Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue still inherits the same premium material of its older brothers, Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD and MediaPad 10 Link.
But design is not the only thing that makes this low-end tablet feel premium.
On the performance sector, this tablet could also deliver the similar performance with those 2 siblings, thanks to the same K3V2 quad-processor that is embedded inside this tablet.
But the question is, with these goodies found on this tablet, does Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue have what it takes to compete with the other 7-inch rivals in the low-to-mid-end category, like Tegra Note 7, HP Slate 7 Extreme, Kindle Fire HDX 7 or Google Nexus 7? Well, we're about to find out about that in this review.
So stick around guys !
The design of Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue actually looks really generic with other Android tablets out there, of course the budget ones.
It actually kind of reminds me with the design of Asus MemoPad 7 HD, although not as cheap as the design of this Asus' tablet.
The great thing that i like from this Huawei tablet compared to Asus MemoPad 7 HD is that, its back cover is made from a more premium aluminum material, which makes it look sturdy and feel premium on the back.
The back cover of this tablet also reminds me with most of Huawei MediaPad tablets i've already showed you before on this website; with those different layers used especially around the camera area, which uses plastic finish, contradicts with the entire aluminum-plated material all over the back.
I think this has become the design language of all Huawei tablets, in order to give them more characteristic compared to other generic Android tablets out there.
I personally never saw any Android tablet has the same 2 different materials, plastic and aluminum, being used on the back cover, although there is nothing new about this because Google Nexus 10 from Samsung also has the same type of back cover design, with the plastic material being the part that can be opened manually, maybe for SIM card slot or microSD card slot.
Overall, i kind of like the design of this tablet.
I think it's impressive to see such a budget tablet like this can have this premium feel and material, which is really rare to see around the Android tablet market, even until now.
And more impressively, this tablet is not even a mid-end device, given its entire spec sheet (like its low-resolution display, low quality camera), although it still has 2 powerful elements, SIM card slot and powerful quad-core processor.
Specs-wise, Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue can be quite confusing.
I mean, by looking at its design, especially its aluminum material, i think this tablet deserves to be called as mid-end device.
However, when looking at some of its sectors, like its display and camera, which are 2 main important elements on any tablet, Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue could also fall into a low-end budget tablet, given that most of mid-end tablets (like Tegra Note 7, Google Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HDX 7 or HP Slate 7 Extreme) already adopt the higher resolution display and 5MP rear-facing camera.
And then, the fact that this Huawei tablet also comes with SIM card slot and powerful K3V2 quad-core processor, makes Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue look better than other 7-inch rivals that don't have 3G cellular support.
However, despite all the goodies like SIM card slot and powerful processor, Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue should sit alongside Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 7.0, which both share the same quality specs, like 1024x600 pixel display, 3.15MP camera, around 4000mAh battery and also SIM card slot.
Anyway, Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue comes with a 7-inch display sporting the resolution of 1024x600 pixels, a quad-core K3V2 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 16GHz graphics chipset, 1GB of RAM, 3.15MP rear-facing camera, VGA camera on the front, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box, 4100mAh power battery, microSD card slot for up to 32GB, mini-SIM card slot and many more.
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is packing a low-resolution 1024x600 pixel display, which makes it on par with other cheap budget tablets like Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 7 or Acer Iconia Tab A100.
So there is nothing special about its screen.
It doesn't look that sharp and you will always need to do pinch-to-zoom gesture all the time when your eyes can't read the text or see the images perfectly in normal view.
Even so, thanks to this low-resolution display, it actually makes the overall performance of this tablet much even faster and smoother.
As a result, the tablet will deliver a great and fast performance, and its battery life could also last much longer due to low-power usage from its processor and low-resolution display.
When it comes to User Interface, there are not many significant differences found on this tablet.
In fact, this tablet comes pre-loaded with some standard features found on other Huawei MediaPad tablets.
So there will be the standard Android homescreen, standard notification window, setting window, app shortcut ring UI on lockscreen key, app drawer and even the multi-window mode that we've all come to love from Android tablets, which allows you to float multiple apps on the screen at the same time.
The performance of this Huawei's tablet is actually similar with other Huawei high-end devices like Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD or Huawei MediaPad 10 Link, given that they all share the same processor, a quad-core K3V2 processor.
In fact, the performance of Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue could be much even faster and smoother given that this tablet is only packing a rather low-resolution 1024x600 pixel display, compared to its 2 older brothers (or sisters maybe?) that use 1280x800 pixel display (on Huawei MediaPad 10 Link) and a full HD 1920x1200 pixel display on Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD.
So as a result, the overall performance and experience of Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue will be blazing fast, even for doing some heavy tasks at once, thanks to its 1GB of RAM.
And if you're gonna use it as a media-consumption device, like for watching movies, browsing the web, reading books or magazines, using live wallpaper and even playing games, then you will feel comfortable when using this tablet because it handles all of these tasks nicely without any lag whatsoever.
I think its quad-core K3V2 processor inside this tablet is really powerful, especially in handling only a low-resolution 1024x600 pixel display on this tablet.
And it's already proved on its older brothers, Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD and MediaPad 10 Link that both sport the same exact K3V2 processor and are capable to handle most of the tasks so smoothly without any meaningful lags.
So if these 2 tablets are doing great with that processor, then its performance is going to be the same with Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue, even much faster due to its low-resolution display.
No doubt this tablet is more than capable to deliver its best performance when playing games.
Thanks to its powerful quad-core K3V2 processor clocked at 1.2GHz per core, accompanied with 1GB of RAM and 16GHz of graphics chipset, this tablet can handle most of the games on Google Play Store in buttery smooth performance and in full graphics.
So if you're into tablet gaming, then you're in luck as this tablet is capable to run even the most graphically demanding games like Asphalt 7, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Dead Trigger 1, Modern Combat 4 and N.O.V.A 3, all in smooth performance and the most importantly, in full graphics.
I've actually already seen these game run on its sibling, Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD, and they run great and in full graphics, even with that full HD display.
So that's easy to guess that these games will run much even better on Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue.
Therefore, if these latest games can all run smoothly and in full high graphics on this tablet, then you can also expect the older-gen games like Modern Combat (1, 2, 3), N.O.V.A (1, 2), Asphalt (5, 6), GTA III, GTA Vice City, ShadowGun, PES 2012, Need for Speed (SHIFT or Undercover), GT Racing Academy, Dungeon Hunter (1, 2) and many other games released in 2013 or before it, to run perfectly well and in full graphics on this tablet.
However, when faced with some of very latest games like Asphalt 8: Airborne, GTA San Andreas or GT Racing 2, this tablet may suffer to run these games, especially in full graphics.
In fact, i can't guarantee you that these games will run greatly on this tablet, even in medium graphics setting given that they are just too heavy to play, with all of their graphics, details and sophisticated visual effects.
But luckily, you can always set their graphics manually through the setting. You're probably have luck in playing these heavy games in smooth performance.
In terms of camera, interestingly this tablet is packing similar type of camera just like on Samsung GALAXY Tab 3, which is 3.15MP. So this kind of makes me think that Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is released by Huawei to counter attack Samsung's 7-inch GALAXY Tab 3, probably in the hopes to become a better alternative than Samsung's slate.
So when it comes to quality, the photos and videos taken with this Huawei tablet may not be something to write home about.
In fact, there is nothing special about its camera, other than it's put there by Huawei to just provide users a facility to take urgent photos or videos.
However, despite not being able to take some great shots, i think it's still great to see this budget tablet is packing a rear-facing camera on it, regardless its low-quality.
Besides, you'll never know, it might come in handy in case you forgot to bring your digital camera or smartphone at your disposal.
It might not give you the best photos ever, but at least, it still gets the job done and the photos are still worth sharing to your Instagram or Twitter followers, right?
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is packing 4100mAh power battery inside.
This battery capacity is actually pretty huge given that most of 7-inch tablets are still using the similar amount of battery capacity.
Besides, its closest rival, Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 is still using a slightly lower 4000mAh battery.
So the 4100mAh battery of this Huawei tablet still sounds more impressive, right?
Anyway, with that amount of battery capacity, you can expect to see this tablet last all day long, especially given that it only sports a low-resolution 1024x600 pixel display.
However, if you're a type of power users and will always use this tablet in heavy usage, its battery life might not last that long because its K3V2 processor, which is probably power hungry given its 4 set of cores, could drain its battery much even faster in less than a day, especially when doing some heavy tasks.
And if you're going to use this tablet for some heavy intense tasks without resting the screen, like for watching movies/tv series in marathon or playing games in the row, then its battery life could probably last around 5 to 7 hours, which is still considered as good for a 7-inch tablet.
So my last words about this tablet are, i personally think that Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is still a good value for the money, despite having some low-end specs.
As a budget tablet, this device definitely falls in the same basket with Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 7.0, given their same quality specs.
They both have the same low-resolution 1024x600 pixel display, the same 3.15MP camera, the on-par processors, equal battery capacities and they both even have 3G cellular connectivity.
But the question, which one of these 2 tablets is better?
Well, i think the answer for that question can be a bit blurry given that they are actually equal one to another.
However, if Huawei's slate is priced lower than the 7-inch Samsung Tab 3, then without a doubt, Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is definitely a much better choice because you'll get everything that Samsung's slate has, although its software features will be different.
But on all aspect, i think Huawei tablet is a more suitable choice given that it has a premium feel and design with its aluminum-plated back cover, compared to Samsung's tablet that probably is not worth showing off in front of public.
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue surprisingly is also great for gaming.
And that's really impressive because i didn't expect this budget tablet can have a great gaming performance.
So some of the latest graphically demanding games like Asphalt 7, Need for Speed Most Wanted, N.O.V.A 3, Modern Combat 4 and even GTA Vice City, all can be played on this tablet in buttery smooth performance and full graphics (according to video reviews around YouTube).
So if these latest games can all run perfectly and in full graphics on this tablet, then the older-gen games released before 2013 will also play nicely in full graphics on this tablet.
So in conclusion, i personally think that Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is a good budget tablet.
It has fast processor, great gaming performance and the most importantly, it comes with mini-SIM card slot, which is really useful to connect to internet whenever you're not around in WiFi hotspot area.
So yeah, this tablet is definitely worth recommending to you, of course in cheap price range below $199.
However, if you're looking for a much better choice than this Huawei tablet around $199, you can aim your target at Tegra Note 7, HP Slate 7 Extreme, Google Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HDX 7.
They may not have SIM card slot, but they have monster specs, way better gaming performance, greater camera and even 2 of them, Tegra Note 7 plus HP Slate 7 Extreme, have great stylus.


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Macduff 11 YR Exclusive Malts Bottling Single Malt Scotch
The influence of the Refill Oloroso Sherry barrel comes to the front, while by no means being a sherry bomb. The nose shows grilled peach, raisins, caramel, cocoa nib, caramel and candied flowers. The palate continues the sherry influence with malt balls, sweet stone fruits, light brown sugar, golden raisin, and a earth note to finish the flavors out. D&M Tasting Notes
Distilled: October 2006. 224 bottles. Cask #101751 Refill Ex-Olorosso 53.4% ABV
What is in a name? When it comes to Macduff, or Glen Deveron, or William Lawson's; it depends on time and ownership. The cornerstone for what would become Macduff was laid in 1958 with the first spirit being produced on the last day of June in 1960. In those waning days of the Eisenhower presidency, the distillery was called Glen Deveron Distillers Limited. It was founded by a trio of chaps: Brodie Hepburn (who was also involved with Deanston and Tullibardine), George Crawford and Marty Dyke. They sold their spirit under the name of the family who previously owned the land: the Duff family, thus Macduff. In 1972, William Lawson acquired the distillery. In the 1970s, blends were all the rage and Macduff was leaned on heavily for the component blends of William Lawson. Lawson managed the distillery until 1980, when the company was bought by Martini Rossi. Under Rossi's direction, the distillery continued to expand, adding another still in 1990. In 1992, Rossi were bought by Bacardi, and the management of Macduff was transferred to John Dewar and Sons, under the Bacardi umbrella. It was during the early 1990s that DCL (that became Diageo) claimed ownership of the Macduff name, so the company chose to release their single malts as Glen Deveron while still keeping the name on the building Macduff. Confusing, isn't it?
Macduff is one of only two distilleries in Scotland that has a total of five stills: two wash stills and three spirit stills. The other distillery that has this same anachronistic setup is a storied name in Scotch: Talisker, on the Isle of Skye. The wash stills each have a capacity of 20,000 liters and the spirit stills have a capacity of 12,500 liters. All the stills have a traditional Speyside shape, with wide spherical lids and tall, conical necks. In the modern day the distillery has a production capacity of 2.4 million liters, and draws it water from the Gelly burn, which is adjacent to the distillery's site. The maltings are done by Bairds in the Speyside and are generally unpeated for the blends and occasionally very lightly peated for the single malts. Only 10% of the annual production is destined for single malt status, the vast majority is utilized by Dewar's for their blends. All that to say that the bottling that we have for you this month is a pleasant rarity, a cask strength, single barrel sherried barrel, with the name of the building on the bottle. Michael Kennel, D&M
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T 1790/17 (Redesigning product or process parameters/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 18.3.2021
European Case Law Identifier:
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T179017.20210318
Date of decision:
T 1790/17
IPC class:
G06Q 10/06
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Title of application:
Method for redesigning one or more product or process parameters of a manufactured article
Applicant name:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Opponent name:
Board:
Headnote:
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 52(2) (2007)
RPBA2020 Art 011 (2020)
RPBA2020 Art 012(2) (2020)
European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)
Patentable invention - redesigning a product based on user feedback (no
Patentable invention - business method)
Patentable invention - controlling manufacture of a product with improved process data (yes
Patentable invention - technical)
Amendment after summons (yes
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances)
Remittal (yes
Remittal - exceptional circumstances)
Catchwords:
The purpose of the oral proceedings for the appellant is to better explain his case and for the Board to understand and clarify points which, perhaps, up to that point were not sufficiently clear. This is particularly relevant in
cases where besides the applicant/appellant no other party is involved. If amendments resulting from such discussions were not possible, oral proceedings would be pointless. The new [substantially amended] auxiliary request was filed as a direct reaction following the exchange of arguments in the oral proceedings and addressing the objections and concerns the Board had. Furthermore, this request overcame the grounds on which the appealed decision was based. The Board considers the filing of such a request is justified by exceptional circumstances and therefore admits it into the proceedings. (See point 7 of the reasons)
Cited decisions:
G 0001/19
Citing decisions:
Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. This appeal is against the examining division's decision to refuse European patent application No. 14178116.1.
II. The examining division found that claim 1 of the main and three auxiliary requests defined an administrative workflow without any technical means and, thus, this subject matter was excluded from patentability under Article 52(2) and (3) EPC.
III. The appellant requested that the decision under appeal be set aside and that the case be remitted to the first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the main request (the claims as originally filed) or auxiliary requests 1 to 4, filed with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal. Alternatively, grant was requested on the basis of the same requests.
IV. In the communication accompanying the summons to oral proceedings, the Board expressed doubts that claim 1 of the main request was clear and provisionally agreed with the examining division that the steps identified in claim 1 were not technical. In relation to the auxiliary requests the Board noted that, even if technicality was acknowledged, it appeared that the technical contribution was not sufficient to support an inventive step.
V. In a reply, the appellant filed new auxiliary requests 1 and 2 and arguments in favour of technicality, clarity and inventive step. The former auxiliary requests were withdrawn.
VI. Oral proceedings took place on 18 March 2021 by videoconference. At the oral proceedings, the appellant filed a new auxiliary request and declared that this request (labelled "New First Auxiliary Request") replaced the pending first auxiliary request. Auxiliary request 2 was withdrawn. At the end of the oral proceedings the Chairman announced the Board's decision.
VII. The appellant's final requests were that the decision under appeal be set aside and that the case be remitted to the first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the main or first auxiliary request or, alternatively, that a patent be granted on the basis of either of these requests.
VIII. Claim 1 of the main request reads:
"A method for redesigning one or more product or process parameters of a first manufactured article, in order to provide different product or process parameters of a second, transformed, manufactured article, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
i) associating a unique identifier with individual first manufactured articles, or with groups of first manufactured articles;
ii) capturing and recording product data and/or process data relating to the first manufactured articles;
iii) soliciting and recording consumer feedback relating to in use performance of the first manufactured articles;
iv) correlating consumer feedback with product data and/or process data of a specific, individual, first manufactured article by means of the unique identifier;
v) determining different product or process parameters for a second manufactured article; and
vi) applying one or more different product or process parameters to the first manufactured articles to transform them into second manufactured articles, the second manufactured articles being better adapted to meet consumer needs than the first manufactured article."
IX. Claim 1 of the first auxiliary request reads:
"A method for redesigning one or more process parameters of a first manufactured absorbent article, in order to provide different process parameters of a second manufactured absorbent article, and manufacturing the second manufactured absorbent article, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
i) associating a unique identifier with individual first manufactured absorbent articles, or with groups of first manufactured absorbent articles;
ii) capturing and recording process data relating to the first manufactured absorbent articles;
iii) soliciting and recording consumer feedback relating to in use performance of the first manufactured absorbent articles;
iv) correlating, by a controller, consumer feedback with process data of a specific, individual, first manufactured absorbent article by means of the unique identifier;
v) determining different process parameters for a second manufactured absorbent article based on the correlated consumer feedback and process data for the first manufactured absorbent articles;
vi) applying, by the controller, the one or more different process parameters to a converting apparatus configured to manufacture absorbent articles; and
vii) manufacturing, by the converting apparatus, the second manufactured absorbent articles, the second manufactured absorbent articles being better adapted to meet consumer needs than the first manufactured absorbent article."
X. The appellant's arguments concerning the main request can be summarised as follows:
Steps i) to vi) in claim 1 have technical character:
A unique identifier serves the purpose of identifying individual articles during a manufacturing process and is used for quality control.
Product and process data is technical data collected from a manufacturing process.
In use performance data relates to product quality and performance and is to be interpreted as objective user measurements.
Determining different product and/or process parameters is technical because of the technical nature of the underlying manufacturing process and the fact that the data is used for this process.
The transforming of first articles into second articles in step vi), although not literally correct, has to be read in the given context and with a mind willing to understand. It can only be interpreted as applying the determined technical parameters to the manufacturing process to produce different articles.
The steps in claim 1 cause a technical effect which is to produce improved articles or provide an improved manufacturing process.
Reasons for the Decision
The invention
1. The invention relates to a method for redesigning product or process parameters of a manufactured article (e.g. diapers) based on consumer feedback relating to the article's performance in use (see paragraphs [0005] to [0007] of the published application).
2. Claim 1 of the auxiliary request further specifies that a controller determines the redesigned process parameters and, based thereon, adjusts manufacturing parameters of a converting apparatus (assembly line) in order to produce the second articles ([0015]).
Main request
3. The Board agrees with the examining division's conclusion that claim 1 is so abstract that it encompasses entirely non-technical subject-matter excluded under Article 52(2) and (3) EPC.
4. The claim essentially defines a method for collecting consumer feedback on the use of a product. This feedback is used to redesign the product such that it is better adapted to meet consumer needs.
For example, when buying shoes the consumer might report that they don't fit. This feedback could be related to data collected during manufacture of the shoes such as a label on the shoebox indicating their size. The manufacturer might then conclude that a wrong label has been attached to the shoebox and issue an instruction to change the manufacturing - in this case the labelling - process accordingly.
5. The Board finds that none of steps i) to vi) relate to technical matter and do not necessarily involve technical data.
5.1 Firstly, a business person would have the idea of keeping track of products such that consumer feedback can be collected for a specific product. Keeping track of products requires some sort of identifier. The "unique identifier" in step i), which according to the description can for example be a serial number or a bar code, is a self-evident implementation of this requirement.
5.2 Secondly, the product and/or process data in step ii) does not exclude non-technical product data such as the above mentioned size label.
The appellant argued that the skilled person understood that this data was recorded and used in a manufacturing process and, thus, technical (see paragraphs [0008] and [0009]). The Board is not convinced as no examples of any such data are given. Product data collected during the manufacture of a product can be interpreted broadly and - as mentioned above - include non-technical data.
5.3 Similarly, the Board is not convinced that the consumer feedback relating to "in use performance" of a product in step iii) necessarily represents technical data.
The appellant argued that this data had to be understood as objective user measurements similar to measurements obtained from laboratory testing. Any subjective element possibly included in the consumer feedback was eliminated by performing the subsequent statistical correlation analysis defined in step iv).
However, the Board does not consider that the term correlating has to be interpreted as statistical correlation of a number of users' feedback with various parameters. Paragraph [0012] of the description supports the colloquial use of the term which is that of a single connection between two things. In the case at hand consumer feedback of a specific article is connected with product and/or process data by means of the unique identifier.
The appellant's argument that the use of algorithms, spreadsheets or graphical interpretation as mentioned in paragraph [0013] would support the statistical interpretation of correlating is not persuasive. This paragraph relates to the evaluation of quality information generated from the correlation, not to the correlation analysis itself. At best it might support the appellant's view that step v) is based on step iv) - see next point.
5.4 The appellant argued that step v) in conjunction with step iv) further explained the technical purpose of the feedback information being that of identifying manufacturing parameters used for producing faulty products and changing them.
The Board notes that there is no link between step v) and iv). It is, thus, not possible to conclude that the correlated data is actually used for determining different manufacturing parameters. Even if it were, the Board remains of the view that a purely non-technical interpretation as outlined above, for example determining a different size label, still exists.
The determined different product and/or process data can, therefore, not be considered as data useful or used for controlling a technical device and, therefore, has no technical purpose or effect.
For that reason the Board does not agree with the appellant that step v) is technical. The determined parameters encompass non-technical data and, thus, cannot imply a technical effect in the sense of points 88 and 94 of G 1/19 as argued by the appellant.
5.5 The Board judges that step vi) is not clear enough to contribute to technical character either.
Applying the new parameters to the first manufactured articles to "transform" them into second articles does not seem to be possible. Most likely, what is meant is to apply these parameters to the manufacturing process. This, however, neither implies an actual manufacturing step nor involves any technical means. Also, as the parameters themselves might not be technical their application to the manufacturing process does not necessarily imply any technical effect either.
6. Accordingly, claim 1 is not an invention under Article 52(2) EPC.
First Auxiliary request
7. Auxiliary request 1 was filed during the oral proceedings after the main request and former auxiliary request 1 and 2 had been discussed. Since this set of claims differs substantially from the previous ones, the Board considers this as an amendment to the party's appeal case and its admittance is at the Board's discretion (Article 13 RPBA 2020).
Moreover this request was filed after notification of the summons to oral proceedings and thus Article 13(2) RPBA 2020 applies, which stipulates that such amendments shall, in principle, not be taken into account unless there are exceptional circumstances, which have been justified by cogent reasons. Although, this discretion is rather limited, the Board still has to consider and balance all relevant circumstances when using its discretion. These circumstances include the development of the case as well as the purpose of the oral proceedings.
The purpose of the oral proceedings for the appellant is to better explain his case and for the Board to understand and clarify points which, perhaps, up to that point were not sufficiently clear. This is particularly relevant in ex parte cases where besides the applicant/appellant no other party is involved. If amendments resulting from such discussions were not possible, oral proceedings would be pointless. The new auxiliary request was filed as a direct reaction following the exchange of arguments in the oral proceedings and addressing the objections and concerns the Board had. Furthermore, this request overcame the grounds on which the appealed decision was based. The Board considers the filing of such a request is justified by exceptional circumstances and therefore admits it into the proceedings.
8. Claim 1 of this request has been changed to a method for redesigning process parameters and manufacturing articles according to the redesigned process parameters. The articles are limited to absorbent articles and the manufacturing data to process data.
Furthermore, the claim specifies that a controller performs the correlation step and applies different process parameters to a converting apparatus, these parameters being determined based on the correlation step.
Finally, a new step vii) of manufacturing, by the converting apparatus, articles according to the determined different process parameters has been added.
9. The Board judges that the amendments are clear and derivable from paragraph [0015] of the description and do not add any new subject-matter.
10. The Board is satisfied that the subject matter of claim 1 is technical. It includes an explicit manufacturing step, technical means of a manufacturing process and is limited to process data which in the Board's view can only refer to technical data.
Remittal
11. In its decision the examining division only decided on technicality of the invention but not on the further patentability requirements. In particular, the new technical features could not have been analysed with respect to novelty and inventive step. Also, it is not possible for the Board to evaluate whether in view of the amendments a further search may be necessary. The European Search Report merely contained a so-called no-search declaration and the documents cited during the procedure might not cover the added technical features.
12. As recalled in Article 12(2) RPBA 2020, the primary object of the appeal proceedings is to review the decision under appeal in a judicial manner. This object would not be achieved if the Board were to conduct a complete examination of the application.
13. Given the special reasons mentioned above, the case is remitted to the examining division for further prosecution (Article 111(1) EPC and Article 11 RPBA 2020).
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the examining division for further prosecution.