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Jordan: Raider of the Lost Ark
Clutching anything I could, my body shaking from top to bottom and teeth-rattling inside my head, I hoped that I'd manage to cling on for the rest of the 15-minute journey. I was squeezed into the back of a horse-drawn cart, bumping along a narrow, sandy path that cut through a rocky mountain, the sides of which were closing in on me rapidly. In the distance, I could see a shard of sunlight piercing through a tiny entrance, and as we approached, I closed my eyes, sure we wouldn't make it through to the other side in one piece. Since childhood, I've been fascinated by Indiana Jones. I wanted to be Harrison Ford, exploring the world, discovering lost temples and wearing the famous leather jacket and cowboy hat, master of the bullwhip. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has been a favourite – I'd watch it over and over – and I remember asking my dad: 'Is it filmed in America?' He shook his head and said, 'No son, this place really does exist, it's called Petra, and it's in Jordan.' I didn't know where it was, but from that moment on, I wanted to go there.
Now, emerging from the 1.5-km-long Siq, I was finally in the Lost City. I clambered out of the cart – and gasped. My driver Hasam watched as I took off my sunglasses and looked up, and up, and up. There, towering above us, was an intricate, beautiful building carved out of the rock. Dappled pink sunlight bounced off the amber rock as if to highlight the grand pillars and mesmerising façade. I was speechless. I've flown over the Grand Canyon, which was awesome, been to the top of the Eiffel Tower and toured the ancient ruins of Greece and Rome, but I'd never seen anything as amazing as the Treasury – or Al Khazneh as it's known in Arabic – which looms 40m high. Among the most elegant remains of the ancient world, it's believed the Treasury was built in the first century BC, but no one knows why. It could have been a temple or a royal tomb, but it's a real-life Indiana Jones mystery. One thing's for sure though – it wasn't a treasury.
Al Khazneh got its name from the belief that pirates hid treasures of the pharaohs in a giant stone urn that stands in the centre of the building's second level. They would try to steal the riches by periodically firing at it – the bullet holes are visible in the urn. Inside, the colossal doorway leads to an inner chamber, but it's closed to visitors, so I had to make do with gawping at the jaw-dropping beauty of it all. All I needed now was that infamous bullwhip and a giant stone ball to come rushing down the Siq towards me, and I would be starring in my own Indiana movie amid a majestic set.Petra lies on the slope of Jebel Al Madhbah in a basin among the mountains that form the eastern part of Arabah, a broad valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It was unknown to the Western world until 1812 when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Also known as the Rose City because of the colour of the stone, Petra is one of the new seven wonders of the world (along with The Colosseum, in Rome, and The Great Wall of China) and a Unesco World Heritage Site – which the Jordanians are very proud of.
At one point I reached for my camera only to find it had been grabbed by my new friend and unofficial guide, 15-year-old Omar. He led me to a series of secret spots only locals know about, which offer glorious panoramas of the city. Soft pinks and red hues were perfectly captured in the midday sun. As I posed for my selfies, children and women came up to me to sell Jordanian silver jewellery, handmade bracelets and bangles, gemstone necklaces and hand-printed postcards – inexpensive but authentic souvenirs to take back home, though sadly no bullwhips or leather hats.
I had arrived in the Jordanian capital of Amman the day before from Dubai. It was evening by the time I landed and, after checking into the InterContinental, I dined at the traditional Jordanian restaurant Sufra, on the bustling Rainbow Street where everyone was hanging out and catching up with friends and family. Young Jordanians drove by, windows rolled down and music playing.
With a table laid out in a secluded outdoor courtyard – all palm trees and terracotta pots – it felt like what dining in the Middle East really is: relaxed, friendly and passionate, with dish after dish knocking your traditional sandals off. The highlight was arguably the sujuk, a home-made variety of sausage, but the roasted aubergine salad topped with tahini and fresh lemon came pretty close too.
The trip next day to Petra was a four-hour coach ride but worth it for the historical wow factor. After a long day of taking in its beauty, I finally tore myself away to get on the bus to our next destination – the Wadi Rum or Valley of the Moon, so-called because of its elevated position.
It is the largest wadi in Jordan and the most impressive, I was told. Indeed, I was impressed. But I was also hungry. I was spending the night at Captains Desert Camp, and while I admired the valley, which cuts through sandstone, my dinner was being cooked using traditional Bedouin methods. That is to say, it was being prepared by being placed deep down in the sand This, I was later shown, included a three-tier Zarb container stacked with whole chickens, lamb, rice and vegetables, and then placed in a brick chamber under the sand. Hot coals create the heat while a foil top is used as cover. Then, the entire stack is topped with sand and left for three hours.
When it was time for dinner, the sand was kicked away, and the chamber uncovered and gosh, the smell! Gathering around the stove and then the vast dining table, there wasn't a dry mouth in the house. Or, instead, the tent. As plate, after the dish was brought out, I could only admire the fact that an ancient cooking method like this one could yield such beautiful results, and I couldn't resist going back for more.Finally, full, we sat chatting around the campfire before, exhausted,
I decided to turn in. The interiors of my tent were decorated with brightly coloured blankets and net drapes, but I couldn't admire it too much – I was asleep before my head hit the pillow. Which was a good thing? Because at 5.30am the next day, I wanted to be up to see the famously beautiful Jordanian sunrise.
'You're in luck,' a guide said to me as I emerged from my tent. 'We've got you the best, most advanced desert vehicle ever invented.' He pointed at a camel. 'There she is.' Not quite an SUV, but I was game. So I clambered on, and we were soon off at a steady pace, headed to where our guide said would be the best spot for watching the sunrise. And he sure knew his stuff. From there, in the Jordanian desert, it was as if the sun was being pulled up from behind the mountains, with the light changing softly but notably every few seconds. For centuries, my guide told me, men have come here and contemplated philosophy and the universe and the infinite complexities and mysteries of life as the sun, millions of miles away, radiates its heat and light onto the majesty of the desert and the mountains. I nodded as he said this and then got on with the business of taking some selfies. My skin has never looked so flawless. Hashtag Jordan, no filter. Oh, and the sunrise in the background looked nice too!
The final destination of the mini-tour was the Dead Sea coast, some 220km away. I'd been booked into the Crown Plaza resort and, after almost 48 hours of adventuring, I was ready to relax. The sea – just a few minutes' walk from the hotel – is a Middle East must-do. That's because while the high salt level makes the water pretty much intolerable and inhospitable for all marine life apart from the most microscopic forms (hence the name), it also creates the sensation of stepping into a warm oil bath. Famously, you can float on the sea – actually a landlocked lake – and while it takes a little time to get used to being so buoyant, you can feel your body being given a natural scrub the whole time. It's a weird sensation, but not unpleasant me, and my skin will always be grateful for.
As I lay back, I reflected on the past two days – from living like a Bedouin to seeing one of the most incredible cities ever built by humankind – and smiled. Nothing, I decided, could have prepared me for Jordan's beauty, except perhaps a rerun of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Just for research purposes, of course.
FlyDubai operates regular flights to Amman from Dubai. Return fares (business class) start at Dh2,900. www.flydubai.com
■ At the Intercontinental Amman, deluxe room costs from Dh660 per night. Visit www.ihg.com or call 00962 6 464 1361.
■ At Captains Desert Camp, double rooms start from Dh440 including breakfast. Call 00962 3 206 0710 or visit www.captains-jo.com.
■ At Crowne Plaza Jordan – Dead Sea Resort and Spa, a standard room starts from Dh547. Call 00962 5 349 4000 or visit www.ihg.com/crowneplaza.
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What is DeFi? A beginner's guide to decentralized finance
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6 min read Published April 15, 2022
DeFi — short for decentralized finance — is a new vision of banking and financial services that is based on peer-to-peer payments through blockchain technology. Via blockchain, DeFi allows "trust-less" banking, sidestepping traditional financial middlemen such as banks or brokers.
What's in it for investors? DeFi promises to allow investors to "become the bank" by giving them opportunities to lend money peer-to-peer and earn higher yields than those available in traditional bank accounts. Investors can also send money quickly anywhere around the world, and they can access their funds via digital wallets without paying traditional banking fees.
Here's how DeFi operates, how it can benefit individuals, how it challenges traditional banking and the risks it presents.
How DeFi works
The goal of DeFi is to provide many of the financial services that customers and businesses currently enjoy — loans, interest on deposits, payments — but to use decentralized technology to do so. In effect, DeFi changes the industry not so much by changing the what but rather the how. That is, DeFi creates new infrastructure to deliver similar financial products and services.
To do so, it uses blockchain technology and smart contracts, among other tools. Blockchain is a kind of ledger technology that tracks all transactions on a given financial platform. Think of it as a running record of all transactions on that specific blockchain, chronologically recorded. If Person A pays money to Person B, that would be timestamped permanently in the ledger.
"The building blocks of DeFi are smart contracts, which are executable codes that can store cryptocurrencies and interact with the blockchain according to its rules," says Oleksandr Lutskevych, CEO and founder of CEX.IO, a firm that facilitates DeFi and cryptocurrency.
To enable DeFi, smart contracts automatically execute transactions among participants. When the contract's conditions are fulfilled, they self-execute their set of instructions.
"DeFi allows for smart contracts on the blockchain to take the place of trusted intermediaries — such as banks or brokerage firms — for peer-to-peer transactions," says David Malka, CEO of YieldFarming.com, which helps investors earn income from cryptocurrency. "These peer-to-peer transactions in DeFi can include everything from payments, investments, lending and more."
In this world, cryptocurrency becomes the de facto currency for transactions and records.
"DeFi is the natural continuation of the vision outlined in the Bitcoin white paper of creating electronic cash, so it is a very exciting time in the industry," Malka says.
Key benefits of DeFi
For individuals, the benefits of DeFi include potentially greater security, potentially lower costs, greater types of services and the ability to earn higher income through their crypto holdings. These benefits and others are enabled through decentralized apps created by various groups.
"Decentralized applications, or dApps, allow people to transfer capital anywhere in the world (with fast settlement and at a low cost), peer-to-peer borrowing and lending, crypto exchange services, NFTs, and more services like crypto wallet and storage solutions," Lutskevych says.
"DApps are preprogrammed by developers and depending on their purpose they can execute transactions on a specific blockchain network, settle agreements between buyer and seller, or move assets from a decentralized exchange to a decentralized lending platform," he says.
In short, the only limit is the ability to code an app that executes your instructions.
One currently popular benefit for cryptocurrency investors is the ability to generate income. Crypto staking, for example, allows owners of a coin to help support that coin's ecosystem and earn income by helping to validate transactions. It's part of what's called yield farming. That's proved attractive when interest rates at banks have been sitting at rock bottom for years.
"Anyone can provide crypto assets as liquidity or loans through what's called yield farming that pays the depositor with interest and fees," says YieldFarming.com's Malka. "Yield farming is how you put your crypto to work in order to earn passive income."
To provide their services, many dApps need liquid cryptocurrency available on the app. So they offer to pay income, a yield, in exchange for investors putting up their coins for some period. In effect, they provide an income for those who supply liquidity — similar to interest paid on deposits at traditional banks, but riskier (as discussed below).
Depending on the type of dApp, cryptocurrency owners can farm yield through various services such as:
Providing liquidity in a coin exchange
Lending peer-to-peer to a borrower through a smart contract
Borrowing against holdings and farming those borrowed coins
Staking in a proof-of-stake coin such as Ethereum
So these methods of generating yield provide another source of profits for investors, though you'll owe taxes on crypto profits just as you would traditional sources of income.
"Even the lowest-risk yield farms can easily return interest rates several times those of savings accounts at banks," Malka says. "This is particularly important during bear markets — where the price of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum are trending downwards."
Risks of DeFi for investors
Though DeFi sounds like a brave new world for finance, DeFi does present various drawbacks and risks to would-be participants:
Complexity: Participating in DeFi isn't as simple as going down to a local bank. "DeFi can be a challenge for beginners to navigate because of the massive amount of DeFi applications and investment opportunities out there," Malka says. "Even the onboarding process can be confusing for some people because you need to move money from an exchange like Coinbase into a noncustodial wallet, such as through MetaMask, to begin accessing the world of DeFi."
Outright scams: Plenty of fraudsters are looking to snare new crypto investors enticed by yields that may drastically outpace those on offer at traditional financial institutions. A high yield may well be too good to be true.
Theft: Beyond the outright scams, it's possible that crypto coins may be stolen via exploits, especially given the vulnerabilities of coding in some dApps. "In these exploits, funds can be lost, and then it comes down to the core team behind the DeFi project to decide how, if at all, to compensate the participants," says CEX.IO's Lutskevych.
Cost: Interacting with smart contracts requires what's called a gas fee, like a token to make a machine run. Multiple steps along the way could easily run up costs, and that could prove especially costly for those with modest bankrolls. "It is not uncommon that a 'round trip' can cost well over $200 in gas fees," Lutskevych says.
Volatility: Though yield farming can help mitigate your downside in the volatile world of cryptocurrency, you'll still have to endure stunning fluctuations to earn what could be modest yields. In a day, cryptocurrency could easily lose a year's yield and more.
Fluctuating yields: On top of fluctuating cryptocurrencies, DeFi participants have to deal with fluctuating yields. Yields can fall as more supply supports a given app.
Dying projects: A given dApp may ultimately be left to die on the vine, as the core team developing it pursues other projects. "If, one day, they decide to quit, the logic of the protocol will execute as is, but no further upgrades will take place," Lutskevych says.
Those are a few of the biggest risks in DeFi and ones that investors thinking of participating need to understand before they fully commit.
How does DeFi challenge traditional banking?
One of the biggest claims of DeFi proponents is that this new financial technology will disrupt traditional banking. In the extreme case, they say DeFi would totally disintermediate — wipe out the middleman — in financial transactions, to be replaced by decentralized networks of peers.
But if DeFi is so powerful, why wouldn't banks simply co-opt the technology and offer it?
"We are definitely seeing traditional financial institutions increasingly leverage blockchain and distributed ledger technology," says Malka of YieldFarming.com. "You'll see this really accelerate in the coming years as these traditional institutions all recognize the inherent security of being on the blockchain."
Malka expects that banks will create various DeFi products "to stay competitive and relevant."
"You can easily imagine a scenario where a traditional bank creates yield-farming opportunities for their clients to participate in," he says.
But such a change would be easier on paper than in practice due to the regulatory burden, says CEX.IO's Lutskevych, creating complications for traditional businesses that even want to do so.
"Integrating blockchain technology would require revision of many well-established processes while opening them up to additional risks," he says. "More so, subject to regulation, these institutions would need approvals for these activities from regulators."
Those who are looking to get started in DeFi, beyond the basics of cryptocurrency trading, should proceed carefully and be sure that they work with a reliable counterparty. Though the yields offered by DeFi are enticing, don't let the potential return blind you to the other risks. A downdraft in cryptocurrency markets could quickly wipe out any small gains from yield farming, and outright scams or theft could wipe out your crypto wealth even faster.
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Jimmy runs into Liam Hemsworth waiting for an elevator backstage at The Tonight Show, and they keep awkwardly confusing each other for look-alike celebrities, like The Avengers' Chris Hemsworth and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons.
Was I the only one wondering how long they're gonne wait for the elevator ?
How long does that elevator take?
Jimmy doesn't look like Jim Parsons though? The first one should have been Ted Mosby.
Jimmy Fallon actually looks like Ted Mosby!


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En månepassage er det fænomen, hvor en måne passerer ind "foran" Solen, en planet eller en anden måne set fra Jorden eller fra rummet. Udtrykket bruges også om det fænomen, hvor et rumfartøj passerer ind "foran" Månen eller en anden måne.

Se også
 Astronomisk passage
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Topologiske begreber i astronomi

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Q: CentOS On screen keyboard not showing for Jawa Swing Text entry fields We have a Java swing application with text fields running on CentOS on a touch panel without physical keyboard. In CentOS, under universal access, we can switch on On Screen Keyboard which should come up whenever there is a text entry on any application. This works perfectly when we take the Terminal or GEdit or similar applications. But when we take the Java Swing application, The OS doesn't seem to understand there is a text entry field and doesn't bring up the keyboard.
There is an option to keep the Keyboard always open which is not suited in case of our application eventhough it solves the issue. The keyboard should come up only on demand when there is text entry. Also third party keyboards like Florence cannot be used to client requirements.
Is there a way to force to programatically bring up the Caribou on screen keyboard of CentOS through code? (In Ubuntu 16.04, it is possible to bring up the  on-screen keyboard "Onboard" by calling command "onboard")
update : the solution need not be through Java specifically. Even if it is a command or shell script, I can use Processbuilder in Java to invoke it.

A: In CentOS 7 (GNOME), the on-screen keyboard runs as a service called "Caribou". It listens for dbus messages to auto-show/hide. By sending proper dbus signals, we can show/hide on-screen keyboard forcefully.
So when getting focus (for Java Swing controls), the dbus signals were sent inside the program to show/hide the on-screen keyboard in CentOS 7.
These terminal commands can be tried to simulate this
dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.Caribou.Keyboard /org/gnome/Caribou/Keyboard org.gnome.Caribou.Keyboard.Show uint32:0
dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.Caribou.Keyboard /org/gnome/Caribou/Keyboard org.gnome.Caribou.Keyboard.Hide uint32:0

There is a java library also for sending dbus messages.
https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-java/dbus-java/
But the Show/Hide interface for Caribou dbus interface seems missing in CentOS 7.5
In CentOS 7(KDE), keyboard widget is there which can be added to the task bar and shortcut can be assigned for showing/hiding the on-screen keyboard. From the java program this shortcut keys can be simulated to show/hide the on-screen keyboard.

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In the Matter of Mildred Suesser, deceased, 2017 WL 5898961, No. A-0098-16T2 (N.J. App. Div. Nov. 29, 2017).
Appellants appealed a portion of the trial order declaring a deed to be valid, despite contentions that the deed was fatally defective and the product of undue influence.
Following the death of her husband the decedent was the fee simple owner of a condominium unit. Decedent subsequently executed a deed prepared by an attorney conveying her ownership interest to herself and respondent as tenants in common. Approximately a year later, the attorney prepared a "correction deed" for the purpose of conveying the property as joint tenants with a right of survivorship.
Following her death, respondent filed a complaint seeking appointment of a temporary administrator, a judgment declaring the deed valid, and removal of decedent's caregiver from the property. Appellants, co-executors of the estate, filed a complaint for probate of the will in solemn form and setting aside the caveat filed by respondent. Appellants further argued the deed was fatally defective and the product of undue influence.
Despite such contentions, the trial court declared the deed valid pursuant to the statutory requirements of N.J.S.A. §46:4-1 et seq., and that the intention of the parties appeared clear from the face of the document. The Appellate Division reversed, holding that the appellants should not be deprived of their "day in court" based on what seemed to have been a misunderstanding caused by counsel's failure to effectively communicate their request for discovery and a plenary hearing. Moreover, the appeals court was unable to determine whether the trial court correctly declared the deed valid because the judge failed to make any findings of fact supporting her determination or otherwise sufficiently expressing her reasoning as to whether the deed was the product of undue influence.
Thus, the appeals court vacated the portion of the order declaring the deed valid and remanded to further proceedings.


What happens when you put a bunch of bloodthirsty, music-loving goblins together? Well, a lot of disembowelment, but also a lot of catchy tunes. Formed six millennia ago, and practicing only every other leap year on a full moon, the band has perfected their brand of crushing goblin metal. On a cold, dreary winter night in July of 2006, Nicholas Von Doom and Tim were in the woods engaging in general tomfoolery when they stumbled upon a mysterious cardboard box with their names crudely inscribed with a Sharpie® Permanent Marker. Inside they found a letter handwritten in blood instructing them to write and record an album about the destruction of mankind at the hands of small, hideous creatures. Additionally, it mentioned that failure to complete this task would result in gruesome death. The letter was signed, "goblins". Frightened and still a little buzzed, Nicholas and Tim immediately ran back into their cave and began frantically writing melodies and rhythms using an assortment of straws, whistles, and wooden spoons. The amalgamation of these sounds and Von Doom's indecipherable yelling soon became known to the world as NEKROGOBLIKON. The collection of music created that night was eventually named Goblin Island and was unleashed upon the world on January 1st, 2007. After receiving much Internet acclaim and a couple Grammys, Nicholas and Tim were relieved, assuming the goblins must have been satisfied. However, a couple years later another cardboard box appeared nearby their cave. The goblins wanted more. Not just more music, but more people performing it, more silly instruments being used, and more Sharpies. Tim and Nicholas proceeded to kidnap four strangers and force them to help do the goblins' bidding. After another two years of writing, recording, drinking, and compulsive snacking, the new lineup of NEKROGOBLIKON released their sophomore album STENCH, which garnered them even more accolades. Rolling Stone raved about the album, calling it "the most dazzling album of the year." The LA Times stated "one can't help but be dazzled by STENCH." Even Paul McCartney praised the album, saying "if the degree to which I was dazzled was measured by volumes of water, STENCH would be an ocean." At the goblins' command, NEKROGOBLIKON went on to perform these songs in public for months with the sole purpose of frightening children. This resulted in even further success for the band, eventually leading to them fully enslaving the Internet and being invited to shriek at innocent people at large musical festivals in Europe. "Surely, the goblins must be satisfied by now" thought the band. Weeks later another box appeared... NEKROGOBLIKON is proudly endorsed by Vic Firth, Halo Guitars, The Mountain Clothing, and Sharpie.


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Why Sharing Online Content Might Be Too Easy
By David Spark 2011-04-25 14:17:33 UTC
David Spark is a veteran tech journalist reporting for the branding firm Liquid Agency. Read more on branding at Liquid Agency's blog. Follow Spark on Twitter @dspark.
On Twitter, a well-known chef recommends a restaurant in your town. You trust the chef. You trust his advice. What's more, he gave you a local recommendation. As a result, your esteem of the chef increases. You begin following him. You retweet his review. Others may as well. You may not remember the restaurant he recommended, but you do value the chef's opinion, and it was just strengthened thanks to his latest review.
This phenomenon of brand value coming back to the recommender is a behavior we see time and again, according to James Buckhouse, head of corporate marketing for Twitter.
Every connection in the Twitter message chain — following, @replying and retweeting — is a reputation statement, explained Randy Farmer, co-author of Building Web Reputation Systems.
In the statement "Chef X recommends Restaurant Y," the primary effect is the value of the chef recommending a restaurant. The transitive effect is the restaurant being recommended. "Sometimes we don't get to the transitive effect," Farmer said.
Are we consciously aware of it? Are we sharing just to boost our own brand?
Can You Build a Brand Just By Sharing Links?
AddToAny, a social media sharing tool, ran a study this year on the social and personal brand effects of just sharing links.
The study showed that for the average sharer, they won't receive any significant recognition just sending out blind links, but "established influencers can sometimes 'get away' with blindly sharing headlines," said AddToAny's founder, Pat Diven II.
A blind share, according to Diven, is a link accompanied with a headline and no commentary. Since we can't determine if they were blindly sent or not, we'll refer to them as "plain" links. When established influencers share plain links, they receive on average a 400% higher clickthrough rate than a plain link from an average user. If that influencer provides thoughtful commentary, that clickthrough rate jumps to 500%, or a 20% increase from those links without commentary.
The most famous plain link tweeter is Guy Kawasaki. He and the others who manage his feed are unabashed about just tweeting links from his curated news service Alltop.
In general, it's difficult to tell if a person sharing a plain link actually read the content. But, in some cases, Diven could see that a few established influencers spent little to no time consuming the content they were sharing.
That doesn't mean the influencer would never consume the content, Diven said. They sometimes send out links and hope for responses.
"To those influencers, thoughtful responses to a thoughtless share are indicators that the content is worthy of further consumption," Diven continued.
AddToAny's data goes on to show that after receiving thoughtful responses, the influencers returned to the shared content and spent more time with it.
"People can increase their brand value solely through sharing," said Joe Fernandez, CEO of Klout, an online influencer rating service focused predominantly on Twitter.
Twitalyzer, another influence measuring service has noticed the same effect with their Twitter-based "impact" scores. "What we've discovered is people may retweet content just to increase their own scores," said Eric Peterson, the service's CEO.
According to Twitalyzer's data, the top 500 link sharers have a 21% higher "impact" score than a random sample of 500 users. Twitalyzer's "impact" is a function of Twitter followers, retweets, @replies, and post frequency.
Plain link sharing, or as Diven calls it, "blind sharing," doesn't work in all cases.
"For those who lack influence, blind sharing is particularly ineffective — rarely producing engagement — much like shouting into a vacuum," said Diven.
In the case of Kawasaki's link-tweeting activity, he's been dubbed a top "curator" by Klout with a score of 82. Klout defines a "curator" as someone who is a mega sharer. Curators add no particular editorial on the content they share, said Fernandez. They just share.
In AddToAny's study, the clickthrough data shows that a plain link share from influencers is transferring some value to the sites they're recommending. But is this always the case? It would make sense to assume that consumption of content would be a positive multiple of all the social sharing. What can we deduce when we have evidence of consumption of content being a fraction of the people who are sharing?
When Sharing Exceeds Consumption
In all my interviews, everyone admitted at some level to sharing content without actually consuming it. They would send out a consumption-free share for the following reasons:
They trust the source of the content.
They like the title of the content.
They want to help a friend promote something.
In the last scenario, one developer I spoke to admitted he got hundreds of friends to pre-agree he could retweet his content via their Twitter accounts. Whenever he publishes an article, he hits a button and hundreds of automated retweets are sent through his friends' pre-approved accounts.
No one admitted to sharing just to build their own brand. It would be a rather brash statement to say so. Although there seems to be a fluid unconscious-to-conscious behavioral process that sharing someone else's content will improve one's brand.
None of this "sharing without consumption" behavior surprised me, but I thought these users were in the minority, and that it would never be pronounced enough to be noticeable. That was until I saw one of my own posted videos receive more shares than views. It was a low discrepancy, 52 shares and 48 views, and I didn't see any bot-like behavior. Still, it was clear to me that sharers were more interested in being seen as someone sharing my video, entitled "How do you get everyone to watch your video," rather than actually watching it.
My situation is not an anomaly. SocMetrics, an influencer identification service, was able to uncover 100 more similar cases of shares exceeding views. Similarly, most of these shares didn't show any bot-like behavior, although there were a handful of standouts that did.
Here are five with the greatest discrepancy (more shares than views).
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Indeed, even this article, by virtue of the Mashable brand, will likely fall victim to shares without consumption. I've watched hundreds of shares appear within minutes of my previous Mashable posts — far less time than it takes to read the article.
But given Mashable's stature, views will inevitably exceed shares. For others that don't have Mashable's strong brand, it's possible your clever title may only benefit the person sharing, and not transfer to your content.
Is it too easy to share?
"We've created a situation where sharing of information is rapidly becoming devalued because it's so easy to click the retweet button," said Twitalyzer's Peterson.
Farmer agrees and argues that we've made reviewing and sharing far too easy and frictionless. In the earliest states of any reputation system Farmer understands that developers want to make it as easy as possible for people to participate, share, rate, and review. You desperately need users. Any type of roadblock seems antithetical to building success.
"Long-term, the success of your reputation system will depend on quality, honest and unbiased opinions," Farmer said, "Don't ask your users to provide opinions on things they haven't experienced."
This seems rational, although many successful rating services allow you to review things you haven't experienced. No one on Yelp is checking to see if you've actually patronized a restaurant. Anyone can leave a review on Amazon, and YouTube lets you "Like" a video without even hitting the play button. All of these low-barrier sharing and rating systems have succeeded grandly, although the quality of their reviews are highly debatable.
Increase Your Brand by Being More Critical of Other Brands
AddToAny's research shows that adding commentary to a link increases personal brand, as measured by clickthroughs. What happens when that commentary is more selective and critical?
Holaba is a brand recommendation service based in China. People sign up for the service, create an account, rate and sometimes write reviews of brands. With 150,000 subscribers and 5,000 brands to rate and review, Holaba users develop their own personal brand by giving their opinions about other brands.
According to Holaba, the top 500 users, as determined by number of followers, are the most critical and selective about giving love/hate reviews in both quantity and severity, as compared to a randomly chosen group of 500 average users.
Top users write 139 more reviews than average users. On a scale from 1 to 10, the average users rate 56% of the brands a 9 or 10, while the top users only rate 19% of the brands a 9 or 10. In addition, the average user rates fewer brands negatively (only 16% rate 0 to 6) vs. the top users (30% rate 0 to 6).
"Only praise might give the potential followers the impression that this person is just like an ad," said Jan Van der Bergh, Holaba's founder. "Adding critical/negative notes seems to help to be considered as a trustworthy recommender."
The Brand Rich Continue to Get Richer Off of Others
From all these results, one assumption that can be made is that if you already have a brand (e.g., you're a well known chef) you can continue to build your brand solely by making recommendations. The ease of being able to share content with your entire audience affords you the luxury of sharing without consuming.
When we see evidence of limited time on site before sharing, or when sharing exceeds consumption, we can make a strong assumption that people have limited the only interaction with the content to be the act of sharing. This could be an unconscious or conscious attempt to build one's own brand.
So what? Does it matter if someone shares without consuming? Your message is getting out there.
The danger of sharing without consuming is that those following the sharers can continue the cycle, with more people sharing without consuming. When this continues, the meat of the dialogue soon becomes the act of the share, rather than the conversation that can come from viewing and interpreting the recommendation.
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KITAKYUSHU – Shopping mall developer Aeon Mall Co. will open a commercial complex, by 2021 at the earliest, at a lot in Kitakyushu where amusement park Space World once stood, according to local government officials.
The landowner, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., and the unit of retail giant Aeon Co. have been discussing usage of the site in Fukuoka Prefecture, and have informed Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa and Kitakyushu Mayor Kenji Kitahashi that Aeon Mall has been selected to operate the business project.
Aeon Mall is planning to open a complex encompassing entertainment, culture and dining facilities in addition to shopping areas.
According to the city government, the two companies signed a provisional lease contract for the 270,000 square meter lot on Friday. A formal deal is expected to be struck after the lease contract between the steel-maker and the operator of Space World expires at the end of June and all of the theme park's rides and attractions have been removed.
Both the governor and the mayor expressed their intention to work toward the new project's completion.
Concerned about how the closure of the popular amusement park could impact the local economy, Ogawa and Kitahashi visited the steel-maker's head office last April before it was shuttered at the end of last year and urged the company to make good use of the lot.
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(3) "Public loss or inconvenience" or "private right" shall not be construed to extend to the taxes which may be levied upon the land.
(b) The board of county commissioners may vacate land as defined in subsection (a) as provided herein. The board shall give public notice of the same by a publication for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of such place sought to be vacated or in the official county newspaper. Such notice shall state the board's intention to vacate such land and describe the property fully, and give the time, date and location of the hearing to be held on the proposed vacation.
(c) On the day of the hearing, the board shall hear such testimony as may be presented before it, and such other testimony as required in order to determine the advisability of such vacation. If the board determines from the proofs and evidence presented that due and legal notice has been given by publication as required in this act, and that no private rights will be injured or endangered by such vacation, and that the public will suffer no loss or inconvenience thereby, the board shall order that such vacation be made. Any order approving such vacation shall provide for the reservation to the county and the owners of any lesser property rights for public utilities, rights-of-ways and easements for public service facilities originally held in such public reservation then in existence and use. An order of vacation shall be entered at length on the records of the proceedings of the board. Thereupon the county clerk shall certify a copy of such order to the register of deeds of the county. The register of deeds shall record in the deed records of the county and write on the margin of the recorded plat of such land, the words "canceled by order" or "canceled in part by order," as the case may be, giving reference thereon to the page and book of records where such order is recorded in the register's office.
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Thanks be to Janet for putting together the Soul Doll group order, I got two pairs of acrylic eyes, pale green & pale pink. They are different than the macreative eyes. The white are a matte plastic. I think they look very pretty, if not as deep and luminous as the fine glass eyes.
And also thanks be to Mia for organizing the last Customhouse group order! In which I bought this lovely and ridiculous icey bloo fluffy wig. I LOVE IT.
Eee, that wig suits Fifi very much! Her bra is cute, too.
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I have a love-hate relationship with Burgoo. Mainly because I don't understand their food. Sometimes they serve a deliciously satisfying meals. Sometimes they don't. Knowing their prices, it's quite difficult to accept that the food isn't great. So I visited different branches and found that Ayala Fairview Terraces is great.
First let's talk about the place. Though it's not big, this particular branch offers a more spacious and comfortable ambiance. Possibly the good arrangement and lighting; not to mention, proper ventilation.
Moving on, the number one reason why I love this branch is the service. The staff present that day were not only friendly but also attentive. As diners (especially the hungry ones) it's quite difficult to follow up your orders after a long waiting time. And once you're enjoying your meal, it's also quite annoying to look up and find no one available to place another order or ask a glass of water/refill. I'm glad we did not experience that here.
Moreover, all the food we ordered were delicious – from Burgoo's Seafood Linguine to their Bacon Cheeseburger and their mouthwatering Chicken Meal.
We even got a free voucher, P500 discount next time we eat at any Burgoo branch. Plus my brother got a free ice cream since it's his birthday yay!


Do you often wonder why you are so tired? Fatigue can have many causes. Life intensive rhythms, jumping from one activity to the next, stress, bad diet habits and ignorance of the advice for a healthy lifestyle are just a couple of reasons.
The result is that before completing the morning's work you feel exhausted and during the afternoon you have this feeling of tiredness that only sleep can solve the problem. Surely these things happen to many people who live and work in the frantic pace of our time. But the causes of fatigue are different. To be able to deal with the problem, you should first understand the real causes of fatigue that may be different for each and every one of us.
The causes of fatigue can be divided into two main categories: The first category includes the causes associated with lifestyle and the second category includes diseases or health conditions that may cause fatigue.
Lack of sleep is one of the major causes of fatigue. Not getting enough sleep at night may be because you go to bed late or because you do not sleep well. As you get older, the more difficult is to have a good night's sleep without interruptions since the quality of sleep decreases by age. Stress, concerns, worries, phobias, anxiety and health problems are affecting the quality and quantity of your sleep.
A poor diet deprives the body of valuable phytochemicals, vitamins and carbohydrates and is a major cause of weight gain. If you don't provide your body with everything it needs: vitamins, nutrients, energy and fluids then it cannot perform well, your immune system will get weaker and as a result you will feel tired more easily and for longer periods of time.
If you are too active throughout the day at some point you will get tired. The same can happen if you are inactive, without responsibilities and goals. Boredom as well as lack of exercise can cause fatigue. If you do not exercise regularly, then your body will not be in good shape and this will make you feel uncomfortable and tired.
The worries, the fears, the concerns, anxiety and stress inevitably consume energy. If you don't find a way to escape and relax, prolonged stress will beat you and the feeling of fatigue will become more frequent.
Be careful on the medicines you take since several of these cause fatigue. Antihistamines that are used against allergy, drugs for stress and anxiety, heart and blood pressure can make you tired. It's always recommended to inform your doctor if your medications are causing fatigue so that he/she can suggest alternatives.
Note: It does not mean that anyone who feels tired is suffering from a disease. If you notice that you are feeling tired for a long period of time and the situation does not get better with sleep then it is necessary to seek professional assistance.
So the question that arises is how to deal with fatigue and get rid of the unpleasant feeling and the negative consequences at work and in everyday life.
Learn to say no – Do not overload your daily schedule and learn how to make use of your time more efficiently.
Watch your diet – Eat your daily dose of fruits and vegetables (5 servings). Limit foods rich in fat and sugar. Eat small frequent meals rather than 3 large meals since large meals make digestion more difficult.
Exercise regularly – Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise per day. Any form of exercise, sport or physical activity is beneficial. If you do this 3-4 times per week, you will see that over time your levels of energy and vitality will improve substantially.
Learn to find time for yourself. When your body asks you to rest, find some time and give it a chance to recover and regenerate.
Give your body the sleep it needs – Do not watch TV in your bedroom and avoid eating two hours before going to bed. An afternoon power nap can help but should not exceed 45 minutes to one hour; otherwise you will not be able to sleep at night. Make sure that you sleep without lights or noise and ensure that the room temperature does not make you feel hot. Aim for 7-8 hours of continuous sleep per night.
As a final word, fatigue may be the normal reaction of the body due to physical exhaustion but it may also be the result of a more serious condition. Whatever your case is, you need to investigate further and get the appropriate treatment.


A reward is being offered for information about missing salamanders from the San Marcos Aquatic Resources.
According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement, 253 Texas Blind Salamanders and 110 San Marcos Salamanders were missing from the San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center on Nov. 25.
The Texas Blind salamanders and San Marcos Salamanders are both protected by the Endangered Species Act and Texas state law.
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A few months back, Young the Giant brought together some amazing fans and talented virtual reality producers in LA to recreate the 'Silvertongue' music video in a live VR performance. Today they're beyond excited to share the final product!
You can watch the full experience using the YouTube VR app on Daydream or with Google Cardboard. If you don't have a headset, all good. You can still get the 360-degree experience on mobile with the YouTube App or desktop with the latest version of Chrome, Opera, Firefox or Internet Explorer. We'd recommend giving mobile a shot first, though! Just be sure to search for the video and watch in the YouTube App directly - not by clicking within Facebook/Twitter/Instagram.


mac.blorge's Ronald O Carlson has posted a concise guide to where to get the best deals on MacBook/Pro memory upgrades, noting that after a week of using OS X 10.6 he realized all the cool stuff he likes like about Snow Leopard aside, 2.5 GB of RAM just wasn't making it, so he went shopping and took some notes whilst out and about on the interwebs.
I'm happy to note that Other World Computing, where I purchased my recent 4 GB RAM upgrade for my Unibody MacBook was more than competitive in Ronald's comparison shopping.
"There are a lot of reasons to love your MacBook with build quality and intelligent industrial design likely topping the list. As you d expect, upgrading the memory in your Apple consumer portable is really quite simple and requires just one simple tool and about 10 minutes of your time."
For my own illustrated account of upgrading the RAM in my Unibody MacBook, see Upgrading My Unibody MacBook's RAM on Power|'Book Central.
"There's a lot you can do to fix a broken notebook yourself. While many people think that notebook damage can be repaired only by the manufacturer or a computer shop, there are some problems that can be inexpensively and easily fixed with common tools, spare parts and a little effort. Many of these repairs are no harder than high school art projects."
While Apple's much-rumored tablet computer is still regarded as speculative here in North America, it appears that in Taiwan it's considered a done deal.
Taiwan Economic News's Steve Chuang reports that Apple will launch its new tablet PCs next February, and some Taiwanese suppliers of parts and components have already managed to join the supply chain and will start delivery to Apple in December, according to unnamed industry sources.
Chuang says the Apple tablet will feature a 9.6" screen, touchscreen control, and a built-in HSPDA (high speed download packet access) module, be powered by an Apple in-house a P.A. SEMI CPU with a long lasting battery pack, and sell for between $799 and $999.
Scientific-Technics Co., Ltd. and Wintek Corp. are to supply power chokes and touch panels, respectively.
LogicValue's Paul Lefebvre has posted an update regarding dead displays on MacBook Pro computers, noting that an Apple Genius he consulted was aware of the Nvidia chipset issue and after a quick test to confirm the displays were dead, took it out back to do a "specific test for the Nvidia issue". He came back a few minutes later and confirmed that this was the Nvidia chip failure and confirmed that Apple is repairing it for free even for users who don't have AppleCare coverage.
"As far as I know, the Unibody MacBook Pros (and probably most MacBook Pros) ship with 85 watt power supplies. Unfortunately, a lot of in-seat power ports on airplanes are limited to 75 watts, and plugging in your 85 watt power supply will quickly overload the power supply. This is not dangerous to the plane or anything, but the power will shut off."
DigiTimes' Max Wang and Joseph Tsai report that global netbook shipments are expected to reach 25-30 million units in 2009, but that opinions are divided over the 2010 outlook, with some netbook players forecasting growing volumes, while others think netbook shipments will stay flat at 25-30 million units in 2010 or even drop slightly as competition increases from ultra-thin notebooks being sold bundled with 3G services, (or not noted by DigiTimes, but Apple's rumored tablet device if and when it materializes) as well as falling prices of regular notebooks.
Currently, the article says, netbooks account for around 20% of total notebook shipments.
PR: HP's new line of premium, high-performance notebooks are bright, thin, high-performance, come in 13" and 15" versions, and are obviously inspired by the unibody MacBook Pro.
The HP ENVY is being pitched as a high-end sub-brand that offers customers precision-crafted, high-performance models featuring HP Metal Etching and HP's concierge service and support.
HP says the new ENVY 13 boasts the brightest display in its class, and that the HP ENVY 15 is the company's fastest consumer notebook PC ever.
"HP ENVY includes the latest in materials and technology inside and out and pushes the technological and performance boundaries of what can be done in sleek, powerful and lightweight notebook PCs," said Ted Clark, senior vice president and general manager, Notebook Global Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, HP. "Discerning consumers will get a premium experience and performance."
Metal Etching on the lid and palmrest of the ENVY 15, and on the palmrest of the ENVY 13 is a luxury touch. The combination of materials provides the metal look and feel while using energy-responsible manufacturing methods.
To offer consumers what it claims to be the best audio experience available on a notebook PC, HP partnered with Beats by Dr. Dre to develop a unique, high-performance audio software solution. Available exclusively on the HP Envy, Beats Audio offers users playing music or audio through headphones or external speakers the optimal sound experience - the way the artist intended it.
The ENVY 13's Radiance display is claimed to be twice as bright as other notebook displays in its class - 410 nit - providing an exceptional movie and photo experience, even in high ambient light conditions. With 82 percent color gamut (versus standard 45-60 percent), photos appear richer with amazing color depth. Additionally, with fast 8-millisecond response time, users can view movies with TV-like performance.
The ENVY 13 is less than an inch thick and weighs 3.74 pounds. The exterior's aluminum and magnesium construction provides durability in a sleek design. An VGA webcam optimized for low light also is included.
HP placed the same focus on design into its optional Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery. Taking the form of a "slice," it preserves the svelte look of the ENVY 13 while giving users up to 18 hours of battery life with the extended-life battery. The standard battery is user-replaceable, which some of us still prefer to Apple's non-swappable mode.
ATI Switchable Graphics technology dynamically switches between ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 discrete graphics and the Intel integrated graphics processor for either high-powered graphics processing or low power consumption for long battery life without booting the notebook. The Core 2 processor provides the power of dual processor cores while delivering extended battery life when the notebook is unplugged.
The ENVY 13 notebook's AC adapter is small and light, and draws minimal power, has built-in surge protection and includes a rubberized strap that keeps the cables organized and the adapter from slipping off a slick surface. An optional HP USB Ethernet Adapter also is available.
This ENVY 15 is touted as HP's fastest consumer notebook. The full metal case features a laser-etched metal design on the lid that is repeated on the palmrest, while the magnesium alloy casing provides lightweight durability in a 1-inch thick, 5.18-pound package.
Customers have maximum speed and mobility with the future Intel Core i7 processor and up to 16 GB of DDR3 1,066-MHz system memory in four SODIMM memory slots. Storage options include the ability to add two solid-state drives in a RAID-0 configuration to improve the overall speed of the ENVY 15 while providing excellent disk performance. Bundled are full versions of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 and Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 for creating photo and video content.
Power users and gamers can take advantage of premium graphics performance via ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 graphics with 1 GB of dedicated video memory for visually intense applications, DirectX 10.1 games and high-definition video playback.
A choice of two 15.6-inch HP Brightview high-resolution LED backlit displays, including the Full High Definition LED HP Ultra BrightView Widescreen Display with up to 300-nits brightness, provides an appropriate display experience for a notebook in this class. A Nightvision VGA webcam that is optimized for low-light or zero-light conditions is standard on the HP ENVY 15, incorporating an infrared LED that assists the webcam by providing the necessary illumination in dark environments.
The ENVY 15 has an optional Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery, giving up to seven hours of battery life.
The HP ENVY line includes HP's QuickWeb instant-on technology that lets users access key applications without booting the PC. In less than 30 seconds, you can can access the Internet, music, videos and photos, and email.
HP Clickpad integrates the buttons into the touchpad and allows users to disable the clickpad if desired.
The keyboard's direct-action keys (versus typical function keys) allow users to quickly access often-used commands such as print and volume adjustment.
An optional external optical drive complements the ENVY design and gives users the flexibility to carry the extra weight only when necessary. Two USB ports transform the drive into a dock for additional capability.
PR: The Acer Ferrari One, unveiled at the Italian Monza Formula 1 circuit last week, with its racing red cover proudly displaying the Scudetto Ferrari that has dominated Formula One since the very first race, is pitched by Acer as "quite simply the world's most exclusive netbook, designed and created with the same passion and technological experience the drives two of the world's finest brands."
The new Ferrari netbook comes with an 11.6" high-definition 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, Acer CineCrystal LED LCD display that the company says provides true HD entertainment driven by VISION technology from AMD and support for simultaneous multiwindow viewing via Acer GridVista.
Complementing its video sophistication, the Ferrari One's speakers are specially engineered to optimize an enhanced audio quality - each pair fine-tuned by Dolby Laboratories with advanced audio tuning technologies featuring Dolby Home Theater v3 to delivers a true cinema-style experience in vibrant surround sound.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx that expands stereo or 5.1-channel audio from movies, music, TV, or games to 6.1-or 7.1-channel playback on machines built to support it as well as changing stereo content to a 5.1, 6.1, or even 7.1 surround sound listening experience.
Dolby Headphone that simulates 5.1-channel surround sound through any stereo headphones.
Sound Space Expander that dramatically widens the perceived field of sound and opens up your digital sound experience.
Natural Bass that extends speaker bass response by up to an octave without distortion or risk of damage to any components.
Dolby Digital Live that converts any audio signal from a PC into Dolby Digital for easy connection to home theater systems.
High-Frequency Enhancer that improves high frequencies for a stunningly real sound experience and • Audio Optimization that corrects common audio problems caused by the physical limitations of laptops.
The Ferrari One's "engine" is a Second Generation AMD Ultrathin Platform for notebooks with VISION technology the AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core Processor L310 featuring low-power CPU design, DDR2 800 MHz, and AMD HyperTransport 3.0 technology and an ATiRadeon HD 3200 Graphics chipset coupled with up to 4 GB of DDR2 667 MHz system memory.
The Ferrari One will be released next month with preinstalled 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Home Home Basic operating systems.
A 160 GB hard drive is standard with larger capacities optional. The keyboard features a dedicated key that instantly launches the web browser and connects to www.ferrari.com, while the Ferrari-engraved touchpad offers multi-gesture functionality, including the possibility to scroll up and down when surfing the web pages, viewing documents, navigating files, checking music playlists, viewing photos up or down, pinch to zoom-in or zoom-out in various applications such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, and Google Earth, flip back-and-forth through photos, web pages, PDF documents, Microsoft Office documents or media albums by sliding two fingers and also rotate images while viewing pictures.
As for connectivity, the Ferrari One sports the Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N WiFi CERTIFIED network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate). Optionally, the Ferrari One can be had 3G-ready and also features the Acer Video Conference solution that includes the low-light enhanced Crystal Eye webcam for super-clear VoIP call quality, even in noisy environments.
All Acer notebooks come with a standard 1 year Carry In (International travelers warranty - ITW).
The Acer Ferrari One will ship in October at a price estimated to be around $800.
PR: The new Laptop Burka lets you work and play on your laptop without the glare of sunlight or stares from uninvited strangers. Laptop Burka lets you work or watch movies in your own portable private space, and its made from high-quality, breathable, lightweight fabric.
Take it anywhere, anytime. No more eye straining or battery draining from glare. Take your Laptop Burka to the pool . . . the patio . . . the park . . . anywhere.
Laptop Burka works with any hat that has a brim.
PR: If you can't imagine using your laptop without a mouse, the new Logitech Portable Lapdesk N315 offers a comfortable base, a retractable mouse pad and a thin and light design.
If you have a laptop, you've likely found yourself browsing the Internet from the couch with the TV on in front of you, responding to e-mail from the kitchen table, or watching a movie while relaxing in bed.
Although laptops are great at helping create flexible workspaces, you've most likely experienced some discomfort while trying to balance your laptop on your lap or avoid the heat given off by the laptop. To help out in that area, Logitech have developed several products that are meant to help beat the heat and add comfort - including the newly announced Portable Lapdesk N315.
If you can't imagine using your laptop without a mouse, the new Logitech Portable Lapdesk N315 offers a comfortable base, a retractable mouse pad and a thin and light design. The anti-slip top helps keep your notebook (15 inches or smaller) firmly in place, and because we know that accidents can happen, we've made the washable surface easy to clean. The Portable Lapdesk N315 will be available in the US and Europe this month for a suggested retail price of $29.99 (US).
If you're looking for a simple way to be more comfortable when using a laptop around the house, the Logitech Comfort Lapdesk has a stable, lightweight design that acts as a heat-shielding barrier. It's angled for improved neck and leg comfort (when used in a seated position).
For improved airflow around the laptop, the Logitech Cooling Pad N100 features USB-powered fan that distributes air quietly and evenly. The slotted surface allows for virtually silent airflow and a rear intake design enables for steady, unobstructed airflow.


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The Best Audiophile Turntables for Your Home Audio System
These turntables will help you get the most out every album in your record collection
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The analog vs digital music debate will continue until the end of time, but if you want to get the best sound from your vinyl, you'll need to get an excellent turntable.
You'll find the word "audiophile" thrown around a lot as a catch-all term for high-end audio gear, but it's not about how much money you spend (although this gear can get pricey). The audiophile turntables we're recommending in this guide are the result of meticulous engineering. You won't find extras like Bluetooth support or USB ports, because those components aren't in the service of playing vinyl.
Turntables are incredibly sophisticated devices. There are a lot of moving parts (literally), and each one needs to be calibrated properly to ensure you get the best possible performance. If the record moves just a little too fast or slow, you'll end up hearing your music in the wrong pitch. If the tracking weight (the force of the needle pushing down on the record) is off, you risk damaging the grooves of your album, or having it skip if the needle is subjected to too much vibration.
These aren't factors you need to consider when getting consumer level turntables, which to be clear can sound very, very good, because more basic equipment can't produce sound so good that you'll notice every little flaw. If you've invested in high-end speakers and amplifiers, these details will become apparent very quickly, and you won't be able to un-hear them. If you want to make an investment in a turntable you'll use for years (if not the rest of your life), you should consider any of the turntables below.
What Are the Best Audiophile Turntables?
There are many factors to consider when choosing the right audiophile turntable for you; below are the most important ones, which we considered while we were researching this list.
Upgradability: All of the turntables we're recommending in this guide allow you to choose your preferred needle and cartridge. Every needle will make your turntable sound different, and swapping them out can help you wring even more performance. Some cartridges are even preferable for certain types of records, this one from Ortofon designed to optimize the playback of mono records.
Preamp: A preamp amplifies the audio produced by a record player to an acceptable volume for music listening. Some turntables have one built inside, others require you to hook them up to an external preamp before connecting them to a stereo receiver or active (powered) speakers. Having a built-in preamp is convenient and takes up less space, but an external one is purpose built to do one job, and can be replaced or upgraded over time. Our guide feature a mix of turntables with and without a built-in preamps.
Speed Modes: All of our turntable recommendations can spin at 33/3 RPM (rotations per minute) and 45 RPM, so you can play full sized albums and singles.
Extras: As mentioned earlier, audiophile turntables are designed with one goal in mind: Playing records as well as possible. Instead of extras, these tables have been made using custom technologies that allow them to achieve this goal. You're ultimate trading welcome bells and whistles for raw technical performance.
1. U-Turn Orbit Special
U-Turn Audio's Orbit Special is the perfect audiophile turntable if you want your first taste of high-end gear. The Boston-based company sweat a lot of finite details, from what's under the hood to its aesthetics, and actually makes the table in the United States.
The table's plinth (the base that the platter sits on) is made out of a slab of actual hardwood, which makes the table feel solid. The choice of a dense material, along with the fact that the Orbit Special sits on three feet rather than directly on a surface, reduces the amount of vibrations that can reach the needle. Its platter (the piece your vinyl actually sits on) is made out of a thick piece of acrylic, which U-Turn says improves the turntable's speed consistency for more accurate playback. The Orbit Special's materials are not only functional, but they also make the turntable an attractive object to display.
This is a belt-driven turntable, which means you need to thread a belt around the outside of the platter to a spool on the upper-left hand side of the plinth. The motor is purposefully located away from the platter to eliminate motor noise.
One of the newest pieces of technology available on the Orbit Special is U-Turn's second-generation tonearm. It uses a gimbal to allow the arm to move with less friction, which in turn allows the needle to move more freely. U-Turn also designed a heavier counterweight, so the Orbit Special is compatible with more phono cartridges. You can use any needle or cartridge you like, but U-Turn bundles this table with the Ortofon 2M Red, which is known for its solid all-around performance. Finally, the company designed a custom anti-skate mechanism that allows the needle to stay in the center of your record's groove.
All of these technical details can be boiled down to this: U-Turn designed the Orbit Special from the ground up to make your records sound as good as possible. You can get this turntable with or without a built-in preamp that you can turn on or off by pushing a button. The version with a built-in preamp is a better choice if you're building a home audio system from scratch, since you'll have fewer components to worry about. You always have the option to use your own if you want to upgrade your gear down the line.
Entry-level and "audiophile" aren't typically used in the same sentence, but U-Turn's Orbit Special is a great exception to that rule. Whether you're new to vinyl, or you want to upgrade from a beginner record player, this is the way to go.
U-Turn Orbit Special, from $429, available at Audio Advice
2. Rega Planar 3
The Planar 3 is one of Rega's mid-range turntables, but it's the upgraded version of the record player I used for nearly four years. I've tested many turntables since then, and Rega's has bested them all.
Rega's big technical breakthrough was using a lightweight plinth and reinforcing it with a pair of braces (one above, one below), which keeps it rigid between the tonearm and center of the table. According to the company, this reduces distortion caused by vibrations that reverberate back through the table and those created by the table from the motor and platter, which need to spin to play your albums.
This updated version of the Planar 3 features a new tube-shaped tonearm that Rega developed to redistribute its weight as it moves along your record. This reduction in friction allows the needle to stay inside the groove of your vinyl for increased fidelity. Rega also redesigned the Planar 3's feet to further reduce distortion caused by vibration, and they improved its motor's circuit board for better speed accuracy.
This turntable's platter is half-an-inch thick and made out of glass, and its sub-platter (the piece the platter sits on, which rotates so the record spins) was made stiffer, which Rega says improves its accuracy. Rega doesn't include a phono cartridge with the Planar 3, but the company recommends pairing it with the Elys2. Audio Advice allows you to get that cartridge and turntable combo as a bundle.
The second-generation Planar 3 builds upon a solid foundation Rega established with the first version, which was released in 1977. The turntable has been refined over and over, and the end result is audiophile gear with a rich history and excellent performance.
Rega Planar 3, from $945, available at Audio Advice
3. EAT Prelude
EAT (European Audio Team) strived for "neutral sound" and a "timeless design" when assembling its Prelude turntable, and they went to great lengths to achieve them.
The company took what it learned from making its highest-end decks and applied the same principles to this table. The company uses a heavy-weight aluminum platter and stainless steel bearing, which it says results in smoother and more precise movement. The result should be records that spin at exactly 33/3 or 45 RPM. Its plinth is made out of MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) covered in eight layers of lacquer, which EAT points out is far more high-end than the particleboard and veneer many other turntables use.
Like U-Turn, EAT opted to create a motor system that's detached from the board (you can see it in the upper left-hand corner of the plinth), to eliminate any unwanted vibrations from reaching the needle. The company created its tonearm tube out of a single piece of resonance-free carbon, which is lightweight and can move easily when playing vinyl. Its counterweight was designed with a "anti-resonator damper," which means it keeps the weight of the cartridge and tonearm from pressing down on the vinyl too hard, since that can cause it to create unwanted frequencies that can reduce the overall quality of your music. EAT has bundled the Prelude with an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, but you can pair it with any cartridge.
Like Rega's Planar 3, EAT's Prelude is a turntable that owes a lot of its performance and design to the company's other record players. Its standout features come down to material choices and technical engineering that look complicated on paper, but ultimately result in more accurate sound.
EAT Prelude, $1,195, available at Audio Advice
4. Pro-Ject 6Perspex SB
Pro-Ject's 6Perspex SB is an audiophile turntable that's use of science helps maximize its performance.
Its plinth is made out of transparent acrylic, and is balanced on three height-adjustable legs that can compensate for a slanted surface. The legs are made out of thermoplastic elastomer and aluminum to reduce vibrations. Pro-Ject doubled down on this by suspending its sub-chassis on three magnetic fields, which it says reduces the amount of noise that gets transmitted from the motor through the rest of the turntable. The motor itself is driven by AC power, but uses a DC-driven controller that keeps its speed consistent.
The 6Perspex SB's platter is made out of a mix of vinyl and MDF (medium-density fibreboard), and includes a metal record clamp. The purpose of a clamp is the keep your vinyl perfectly flat while you're playing it. Any movement — left and right, up or down — can cause the needle to slip, bend, or bounce. This may not cause a pronounced skip, but it will create some audible distortion through high-end amps and speakers.
Pro-Ject doesn't bundle every 6Perspex SB with a needle, but they recommend pairing it with a Quintet Blue cartridge. It also suggests picking a cartridge that weighs between five and 14 grams if you use your own. Regardless, the needle you choose will be attached to the 6Perspex SB's "9cc Evolution" carbon fibre tonearm that Pro-Ject says avoids standing wave reflections (the result of two sound waves crashing into one another). Again, the audible degradation will be pretty minor, but it'll be amplified by the calibre of your equipment.
By applying principles of physics — like magnetism — and accounting for technical issues such as standing wave reflection, Pro-Ject's 6Perspex SB can allow you to hear even the finest details of your record collection.
Pro-Ject 6Perspex SB, from $1,799, available at Audio Advice
5. Andover Audio Model-One
Andover Audio's Model-One is a complete audio system with a built-in turntable.
The record player sits on top of a cabinet made out of furniture-grade wood, and covered in fabric. The audio system is built around a 150 watt amplifier with six drivers: four 3.5 inch woofers for midrange and bass, and a pair of tweeters for treble. The speakers are spaced far enough apart that you'll get a pleasing stereo image.
The turntable inside the Model-One is Pro-Ject's Debut Carbon Espirit SB outfitted with an Ortofon 2M Silver cartridge. It has a thick acrylic platter, and light tonearm, so you won't wear out the grooves on your albums.
Designing an all-in-one audio system is difficult because vibrations from the speakers can disrupt the record player, even causing the needle to jump. Andover Audio has avoided this by developing its own enclosure that uses its custom IsoGroove Technology. This insulation system prevents harmonic distortion when listening to vinyl.
But, the Model-One is an audio system designed for analog and music listening. It supports Bluetooth, so you can stream music to it wirelessly, along with a pair of AUX inputs, an optical audio input, a USB port, and stereo + subwoofer outputs. This is a complete audio system, which you can use as a compact home theater system or computer speaker when you're not spinning records.
The benefit of Androver's Model-One is that you don't have to worry about mixing and matching components to avoid having a weak link in your stereo system. Every piece is designed to work seamlessly with one another, with no glaring faults.
If you want the ultimate turntable experience, complete with a fantastic-sounding audio system, Andover Audio's Model-One is the one to get.
Andover Audio Model-One, $1,999 at Audio Advice


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