With high spirits and celebrations of success, progress, conquest, accomplishment, achievement, winning, gaining, victory, profits in our task, in our work, in our various assignments, in our number of projects, in our achieving of hundred percent of targets, sometimes we have to face the failure, downfall, breakdown, collapse, decline, deficit, checkmate, trouble, debacle in our task, in our work, in our various assignments, in our number of projects, in our achieving of hundred percent of targets assigned because of number of reasons. But at any cost this " Defeat To Be Defeated " which can be because of a number of intrinsic or extrinsic factors." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of impulsiveness in taking decisions by you, by individuals, by persons, by people, by your total team, by employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of total self-centralism i.e neither ready to take or digest anybody or each other suggestions by you, by individuals, by persons, by people, by your total team, by employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of total suicidal programmes and policies for products and services suggested by you, by individuals, by persons, by people, by your total team, by employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation.." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of creating an annoying working atmosphere by you, by individuals, by persons, by people, by your total team, by employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation.." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of generating an awkward situation before your clients and customers by you, by individuals, by persons, by people, by your total team, by employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of lack of openness before your customers and clients and total shy, reserved, dry response by you, by individuals, by persons, by people, by your total team, by employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation.." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of extra sensitive towards the comments made by your clients and customers for you, for individuals, for persons, for people, for your total team, for employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation.." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of defending your products and services instead of listening to the suggestions of your clients and customers to you, to individuals, to persons, to people, to your total team, to employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of over and too analytical about the comments made by your customers and clients for you, for individuals, for persons, for people, for your total team, for employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation." Defeat to be Defeated " which can be because of providing totally wrong product and service information because of overenthusiasm by you, by individuals, by persons, by people, by your total team, by employees or employers of the organisation or any type of other characteristics working in the organisation.
So" Defeat To Be Defeated " is a key to be successful in Business, in a Job, in Projects, you have undertaken or wherever you are in and to be number one in business and to be number one in job amongst your colleagues, amongst your coworkers, amongst your employees, amongst your employer.
"VICTORY IS TO CELEBRATE AND DEFEAT TO BE DEFEATED"
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FBI's most wanted Mexican drug lord avoids extradition to US
August 3, 2022 admin-dominor Anadolu Agency, DEA, drug lord, EXTRADITION, FBI, Guadalajara Cartel, Mexico, Rafael Caro Quintero, US
A federal judge in the Mexican state of Mexico on Tuesday suspended the extradition of infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the US.
The ruling follows a series of appeals filed by Caro Quintero's legal team seeking to halt the move.
Although Mexico's Attorney General can challenge the decision, Caro Quintero will remain in Mexico for now.
Apprehended on July 15, Caro Quintero, a founding member of the Guadalajara Cartel, one of Mexico's largest drug cartels, was meant to be immediately extradited to the US, but he managed to halt the process with a federal judge ruling that an extradition trial was in order.
He became one of the FBI's most wanted men ever since Mexican authorities freed him in 2013 after he spent 28 years in prison.
Two years later, the Mexican Attorney General's Office issued another arrest warrant for Caro Quintero — this time to be extradited to the US.
US authorities want Caro Quintero for various drug trafficking charges and the murder of US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena.
In 1985, Camarena was working as an undercover agent in Mexico's drug scene and had managed to infiltrate the highest echelons of the Guadalajara Cartel.
In a joint operation with the DEA in 1984, Mexican authorities seized 4,000 tons of marijuana on a ranch owned by Caro Quintero, the biggest drug bust in Mexico's history.
Blaming Camarena for the multimillion-dollar loss, Caro Quintero allegedly ordered his kidnapping, torture and murder.
US authorities offered up to $20 million for information leading to Caro Quintero's arrest.
He has denied involvement in drug trafficking.
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2 Videos: Predator X: Dinosaurs: Biggest Marine Predator Reptile ever discovered
The past is fascinating!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8HKr9sG5kQ
Hunting in Deep water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54acHHUqObM
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Video: First Real Images Of Venus – What Have We Discovered?
The surface of Venus can't be seen because of the dense, cloudy atmosphere.
Here's the video of what we know:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbdojp9LTLc
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Photo: Science: Extinct Woolly Rhino Reconstructed From Mummified Remains
Named "Sasha," the remains were first found in 2015, but only recently brought back to life.
IT'S NAMED SASHA after the hunter who found it.
Russian scientists aren't quite sure if their 10,000-year-old Sasha was male or female, but the name, they say, universally applies.
That any of Sasha, the Ice Age woolly rhino, is intact at all has been a surprising find for the researchers who study this bygone period.
Unlike woolly mammoths, which also lived during the Ice Age, woolly rhino remains are rare to find. Their place on the evolutionary timeline is less clear. And their lifestyles—what they ate and how long they lived—is hazy.
Rebuilding Sasha
Last December, after months of work, a taxidermist from the Yakutian Academy of Sciences took the small, slumped remains of Sasha and brought them back to life. A team of scientists from the Paleontological Institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Sakha Academy of Sciences in northeastern Russia has also been studying Sasha for years.
The remains, gray when they were first found, were cleaned. Scientists were surprised to see the young rhino was originally a light strawberry blond color. An analysis of Sasha's teeth revealed the animal was about seven months old when it died.
That it was so young was a surprise to scientists, reports the Siberian Times. Sasha is big for seven months old. It measures almost five feet long and stands about two and a half feet tall. Modern rhinos in Africa typically don't reach that size until 18 months of age.
The remains were first found in 2015 by a hunter in Siberia.
Sasha is almost five feet long, much larger than modern rhinos at seven months old.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SAKHA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, THE SIBERIAN TIMES (LEFT) AND PHOTOGRAPH BY SAKHA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES , THE SIBERIAN TIMES (RIGHT)
Olga Potapova is a scientist at The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs South Dakota, a preservation and research organization. Her work has focused on large extinct mammals of the Ice Age, and she's currently conducting research on Sasha, though she says she can't yet reveal too much.
Sasha is currently being studied by a team of international scientists led by the Russian Academy of Sciences.
What she can discuss is how important the find is for scientists' understanding of this time period. Other bits and pieces of woolly rhinos like teeth bones have been found, but Sasha is the only intact baby rhino mummy of this species, Coelodonta antiquitatis.
"This find will allow scientists to shed light on different sides of the woolly rhino biology and morphology," she says. Meaning they'll be able to learn how it developed, what it ate, and how it differed from modern rhinos.
How Sasha died, and was so well preserved, is also still a mystery.
"We [paleontology and geology scientists] think we know a lot about the last Ice Age in general and about animals inhabiting it, but in reality, we just scratched the surface of this past world," Potapova says.
Clues About the Last Ice Age
The remains were first found in 2015 in the permafrost lining a Siberian riverbank. Permafrost, as the name might indicate, refers to ground that's permanently frozen for more than two consecutive years, but in Siberia, it often refers to ground that has been frozen for thousands.
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The region is the only known habitat of the woolly rhino. One of the greatest mysteries surrounding the species is why it didn't cross the Bering Bridge, says Potapova. She's referring to a land bridge that may have once connected northeastern Russia and Alaska.
Woolly mammoths, steppe bison, reindeer, and other species are thought to have crossed it during the Pleistocene. But what particular adaptations woolly rhinos had to survive in this climate are also unclear.
A Mysterious End
Scientist have a few theories as to why the woolly rhino went extinct but no solid explanation.
One study published in August of last year suggested they may have gone extinct from a genetic abnormality. A look at their fossilized remains found many contain a cervical neck rib, a condition associated with birth defects. The study suggested that inbreeding could have therefore factored into their decline.
For her part, Potapova referred to two theories as to why the species went extinct.
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The first is that climactic changes impacted the feeding habitats of herbivores, which in turn led to the extinction of larger carnivores like cave lions and saber-tooth cats.
The second theory is that they were killed off by people.
"Recent research of the ancient DNA of many extinct herbivores showed that populations declined and their genetic pool degenerated well before human appearances on these two continents," she says, suggesting the former theory is more likely.
Sasha's remains alone can't tell scientists why the species went extinct, but Potapova says it's an important piece to the larger puzzle of this species.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/01/sasha-woolly-rhino-mummy-siberia-ice-age-spd/
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Technology: The Future: The great danger of Space Debris
A very interesting video about the dangers of Space Debris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itdYS9XF4a0
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Photos: Melting Russian Permafrost Yields New Woolly Rhino Specimen
Russian researchers say this may be the best-preserved woolly rhino ever found
Researchers say some of this woolly rhino's internal organs may still be preserved. (Valery Plotnikov / Courtesy of the Siberian Times)
A shockingly well-preserved woolly rhinoceros has emerged from the thawing muck of the Russian permafrost, reports Valeria Sukhova for the Siberian Times.
Valerii Plotnikov, a mammoth researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences, tells RT's Jonny Tickle that this may be the best-preserved example of the extinct Ice Age mammal ever found.
"There are soft tissues in the back of the carcass, possibly genitals and part of the intestine," he tells RT. "This makes it possible to study the excreta, which will allow us to reconstruct the paleoenvironment of that period."
Plotnikov tells local Russian outlet Yakutia 24 that the woolly rhino specimen includes all four limbs, its horn and even some of its woolly coat, according to report from Reuters. The scientist also says wear marks on the horn suggest the creature may have used its bony protrusion to gather food, perhaps scraping away snow to reach tender greenery underneath.
Wear marks on the horn suggest the creature may have used its bony protrusion to gather food, perhaps scraping away snow to reach tender greenery underneath. (Valery Plotnikov / Courtesy of the Siberian Times)
Plotnikov tells the Siberian Times that the animal looks to have died young at three or four years of age and likely drowned. "The gender of the animal is still unknown," he adds.
The prehistoric beast was found in the Yakutia region in August and is thought to have roamed the Arctic plains between 20,000 and 50,000 years ago, Plotnikov tells the Siberian Times. The Associated Press reports that radiocarbon dating tests should deliver a more precise estimate of its age once the ancient carcass reaches a lab.
According to the Siberian Times, the ancient remains are stuck in a remote location near the Tirekhtyakh River until ice roads form and they can be transported to a research facility in Yakutia's capital city of Yakutsk.
After initial study in Yakutsk, the remains will be sent to Sweden for further analysis, per RT. Plotnikov mentions Swedish researcher Love Dalen, a paleogeneticist at Stockholm University and the Swedish Museum of Natural History, as a potential collaborator for unspooling the specimen's biological secrets. "It's a fantastic find, clearly one of the best preserved woolly rhinos ever discovered," he says.
Dalen has previously extracted DNA from other well-preserved woolly rhino tissues to help answer questions about their mysterious extinction. "This specimen will be very important for our ongoing project to sequence the genomes from multiple rhinos in order to examine the species' evolutionary history," he says.
According to the Siberian Times, the new woolly rhino specimen was discovered by local resident Alexei Savvin just a short distance away from the site that produced the world's only example of a baby woolly rhino. That specimen, first unearthed in 2014, was subsequently spruced up and named Sasha.
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/melting-russian-permafrost-yields-new-woolly-rhino-specimen-180976664/
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How Dinosaurs Thrived in the Snow
Discoveries made in the past decades help show how many species coped with cold temperatures near both poles
Imagine a tyrannosaur striding through the snow, leaving three-toed footprints in the powder as flurries fall on the fuzz along the dinosaur's back. The vision might seem fit for fantasy, vastly different than the steamy and plant-choked settings we typically think of dinosaurs inhabiting. Yet such scenes truly transpired millions of years ago, with an entire spiky, feathery and beaked menagerie of dinosaurs thriving in polar habitats marked by greater swings between the seasons and prolonged winter darkness.
The finds are coming fast and furious. A tiny jaw found in Alaska's ancient rock record, and written about in July, indicates that dinosaurs nested in these places and stayed year-round. In 2018, paleontologists published a study describing how microscopic details of polar dinosaur bones show that some dinosaurs slowed their growth during harsh seasons to get by with less. The ongoing identification of new species, not found anywhere else, highlighted how some dinosaurs adapted to the cold. Each thread comes together to underscore how wonderfully flexible dinosaur species were, adapting to some of the harshest habitats of their time.
Understanding when and where polar dinosaurs roamed takes a little geological imagination. Earth's continents are always shifting, so the climates where fossils are found were once different. The environments recorded in the strata of southern Australia, for example, were further south and within the Antarctic Circle when dinosaurs thrived there in the Cretaceous. But in reconstructing the tectonic jigsaw and tracking where fossils have been uncovered, paleontologists have found dinosaurs that lived near both the northern and southern poles at different times.
Some of the oldest polar dinosaurs are found among the rocks of southern Australia's aptly-named Dinosaur Cove. Over 110 million years ago, says Monash University paleontologist Patricia Rich, this area was a temperate rainforest carpeted with ferns and bushy-looking conifers called podocarps. And while the Cretaceous world was a bit warmer, with no polar icecaps, winter could still be harsh. "There would have been ice and snow in the three-month-long, dark winters," Rich says. Still, a variety of dinosaurs thrived here, including small, feathery predators, parrot-like oviraptors and Leaellynasaura, a small herbivore that walked on two legs and had one of the longest tails for its body size of any dinosaur.
Some dinosaurs might have dug in to survive the harshest months. Paleontologists working in southern Australia's strata have found burrow-like structures from the age of Leaellynasaura, and elsewhere these structures actually contain small, herbivorous dinosaurs. "It's possible that dinosaurs might have burrowed as a way to escape the cold," says paleontologist Adele Pentland of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History.
"The clearest evidence we have of polar adaptations, or not, is the composition of the fauna," adds Monash University paleontologist Steve Poropat. Which types of dinosaurs are found in cooler places, as opposed to those that are missing, offers some insights into which dinosaurs were better able to cope with or adapt to the long polar nights. "Theropods, ornithopods, ankylosaurs? No problem. You find them at heaps of sites throughout Victoria," Poropat notes, referencing the state in southeastern Australia. These types of dinosaurs could withstand the cold and dark months. But long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs called sauropods that lived at the same time are missing from the same sites, which suggests that they were not able to survive or adapt to the colder environments.
The Antarctic Circle wasn't the only place to host chill-adapted dinosaurs. The 70 million-year-old rock of Alaska's Prince Creek Formation contains the fossils of horned dinosaurs, tyrannosaurs, duckbilled dinosaurs, raptors and more that lived within the Arctic Circle. And when these dinosaurs began to catch researcher's attention during the 1980s, they presented some challenges to what paleontologists thought about dinosaur lives.
"When dinosaurs were first found in the Arctic, they presented some serious problems to our understanding of dinosaurian physiology," Perot Museum of Nature and Science paleontologist Tony Fiorillo says. Even as paleontologists considered that dinosaurs might keep warmer body temperatures, the harshness of the Arctic cold was thought to be too much. Some experts proposed that dinosaurs might migrate, drawing an analogy to modern-day caribou, which don't migrate long distances north and south, Fiorillo says. Various lines of evidence indicate that the dinosaurs remained in their home habitat through the winter. Just this past year, Fiorillo and colleagues were the ones who published on a jaw from a very young raptor—evidence that dinosaurs were nesting in the region and not just passing through.
The landscape would have looked a little familiar. At the time the Prince Creek Formation was being laid down, Fiorillo says, the area was similar to what it's like today—a coastal plain dominated by stands of conifers and flowering plants low to the ground. And while overall warmer than the same spot today, it still got cold enough to snow during the winters.
Alaska's dinosaurs had to contend with some of the same stresses as their southern counterparts—such as harsher changes in seasons and months of darkness—but evidence from their bones indicate that these dinosaurs stayed year-round. Much like their relatives elsewhere, polar dinosaurs grew fast when they were young but switched to more of a stop-and-start growth pattern as they got older. This means that polar dinosaurs were already biologically predisposed to surviving on less during the cold months, with the dinosaurs growing faster again during the lush summers. While certainly chilly during the winter, the ground did not freeze in these places, providing enough vegetation to support an ecosystem of resident dinosaurs.
There may have been no one way that dinosaurs adjusted to the comparative harshness of life near the pole. The local tyrannosaur in the Prince Creek Formation was not a familiar species seen elsewhere, but a unique and smaller predator—roughly the size of a polar bear— that Fiorillo and colleagues dubbed Nanuqsaurus. The comparatively small stature of this dinosaur, as well as the downsized species of horned dinosaur called Pachyrhinosaurus in the area, hints that types of dinosaurs that grew big elsewhere adapted to become smaller and thereby get by on less food in the cool of ancient Alaska.
But some polar dinosaurs truly thrived. The raptor-relative Troodon was a feathery, eight-foot-long dinosaur with large eyes. While rare elsewhere, Fiorillo says, "it is the overwhelmingly abundant theropod dinosaur." The small-carnivore's large eyes may have given it an advantage, especially during the dark months.
Our visions of polar dinosaurs are still relatively new. Determining which species lived in cooler areas is part of that task. Some, like Nanuqsaurus which was named in 2014, are new. Others turn out to be familiar—a duckbill dinosaur previously thought to be a new species has turned out to be Edmontosaurus, a wide-ranging hadrosaur found elsewhere. "For me," Fiorillo says, "the story is even more fascinating knowing that some Arctic dinosaurs became specialists within the ancient north while others were generalists capable of surviving a wide array of environmental conditions."
Many finds are left to be made, not just among the dinosaurs but about the big picture of the habitats where they lived. "Discoveries are being made every day," Rich says, noting that fieldwork just this year in the time of Leaellynasaura has uncovered dinosaur tracks, turtle shells, tree trunks with termite damage and more, all parts of a lost polar world. Finds like these will continue to highlight just how successful dinosaurs were, a testament to their prehistoric versatility. In virtually any ancient landscape, dinosaurs found a way.
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-dinosaurs-thrived-snow-180976435/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20201203
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Video: A Star That's 200,000,000 Years Older than the Universe
Some interesting and weird science. The universe is really strange and scientists find some head scratching things. How can a star be older than the universe itself?
Interestingly, this star is not all that far away, but it moves at a speed of 1.3 million km/hr. It is clear that objects are "thrown around" the universe by all sorts of gravitational interactions. There are stars and even planets, speeding alone through galaxies and between galaxies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSwvxA5v4Q
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Video: The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth (a type of Rhino!)
[This is a fascinating little video and it details a type of Rhino that was much larger than any elephant. Nature and evolution of animals is fascinating, but of course, all this applies to humans as well. Jan]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDk1Ft50bsI
Author jlamprechtPosted on January 3, 2021 Leave a comment on Video: The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth (a type of Rhino!)
Video: Why Snails Kill 200 000 People Every Year
Snails transmit a disease that kill a lot of people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsp7c2ul4jc
Author jlamprechtPosted on January 1, 2021 Leave a comment on Video: Why Snails Kill 200 000 People Every Year
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ® (Nasdaq:PTLA) today announced that an abstract detailing interim results from the Company's ongoing Phase 3b/4 trial of its investigational Factor Xa reversal agent, andexanet alfa, has been accepted for oral presentation during a late-breaking clinical trial session at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session & Expo (ACC.18). The data will be presented on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. ET.
"Factor Xa inhibitor-related bleeding leading to hospital admission and death is increasing because the adoption of these agents is growing significantly, and there is currently no approved reversal agent for patients," said Jack Lawrence, M.D., chief medical officer of Portola. "We are excited to share new analyses from the ANNEXA-4 trial that will add to the understanding of the potential role of andexanet alfa as an antidote to reverse anticoagulation in Factor Xa-associated bleeding."
Portola is developing andexanet alfa as a universal antidote for patients anticoagulated with an oral or injectable Factor Xa inhibitor who experience a serious uncontrolled or life-threatening bleeding event or who require urgent or emergency surgery. Andexanet alfa is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with an assigned action date of May 4, 2018, and by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), with an expected decision in the first half of 2018.
About Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Portola Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing product candidates that could significantly advance the fields of thrombosis and other hematologic diseases. The Company's first medicine Bevyxxa ® (betrixaban), an oral, once-daily Factor Xa inhibitor, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June 2017. The company is also working to advance two clinical programs for AndexXa ® (andexanet alfa), a recombinant protein designed to reverse the anticoagulant effect in patients treated with an oral or injectable Factor Xa inhibitor; and cerdulatinib, a SYK/JAK inhibitor in development to treat hematologic cancers. Portola's partnered program is focused on developing selective SYK inhibitors for inflammatory conditions. For more information, visit http://www.portola.com and follow the Company on Twitter @Portola_Pharma.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to Portola Pharmaceuticals' expectations regarding the anticipated regulatory review timeline for andexanet alfa. These statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those projected. Portola Pharmaceuticals cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to the timing of regulatory approvals for andexanet alfa. Risks and uncertainties relating to Portola Pharmaceuticals and its business can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of Portola Pharmaceuticals' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2017, which was filed with the SEC on November 9, 2017. Portola Pharmaceuticals undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in Portola Pharmaceuticals' expectations.


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Rams open division play against Seattle…
Rams open division play against Seattle Seahawks in a more wild NFC West
Coach Sean McVay of the Rams shakes hands with Coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks after a game at CenturyLink Field on October 7, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
By Kevin Modesti | kmodesti@scng.com | Daily News
SEATTLE — The Rams start attacking the NFC West portion of their schedule this season from an unfamiliar angle.
Second place.
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They're tied for second with the Seattle Seahawks, against whom the Rams open play within their division Thursday night at 5:20 p.m. at CenturyLink Field. Each team comes into the game with a 3-1 record. The San Francisco 49ers (idle last week) are on top at 3-0.
It's the first week in Sean McVay's two-plus years as coach that the Rams aren't at least tied for the NFC West lead. All of L.A.'s division rivals have better records than they had a year ago, even the 0-3-1 Arizona Cardinals. This is the only division with so many three-win teams.
It shapes up as a tougher race than a year ago.
"We know San Francisco's better and better every year. Seattle has been the dominant team in this division. Arizona, with a new coach, you've got new hopes," Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said of the division's improvement.
Dropping into second place is just one way that the Rams were taken down a peg when they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Coliseum on Sunday.
"We're so used to winning. Everybody expects to win," Rams defensive end Michael Brockers said. "Coming from a game like that, you kind of take a piece of that humble pie."
Getting back on track means improving on (pick any or all of the following):
• Their early offense, which hasn't scored a first-quarter touchdown.
• Holding onto the ball. They have the fourth-most turnovers in the NFL.
• Running the ball, which became an afterthought against the Buccaneers, Todd Gurley carrying only five times.
• Blocking, which left quarterback Jared Goff under constant assault by Tampa Bay.
• The defense, the collective hero of the wins over the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns but subpar in the 55-40 loss, even if the turnovers kept putting it in tough spots.
The division opener would be a good time for the Rams to show that they've put the Bucs disaster behind them, as they've been promising during their short week of preparation for the Thursday-nighter.
"That's an anomaly," Rams safety Eric Weddle said of the defeat. "We won't play like that again the rest of the year."
"You look at it with good perspective," Goff said. "The first quarter of the season we went 3-1. We are still in a great place. We've got a nice division game this week, to get a chance to go up there to Seattle and hopefully do some good things."
To show how different the division looks, the Rams were 7 1/2-point favorites when they played at Seattle in the same week of the 2018 season (and won 33-31 with Gurley running for three touchdowns). They're 1 1/2-point underdogs for this game as of Wednesday night.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, whose team started slowly last season, sees it "continuing to kind of figure it out" after the first month of this season.
"We've been trying to find us," Carroll said, who was encouraged by the Seahawks' 27-10 victory at Arizona. "We played a nice game this last Sunday, kind of in a balanced way. I think we are still growing. We have a young team that is led by experienced players."
The Seahawks' second-year offensive coordinator is Brian Schottenheimer, who had that role for the Rams in the last three years in St. Louis. Unlike the Rams' offense this year, Seattle's is well-balanced.
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Quarterback Russell Wilson has been the league's most accurate passer and looks "the best he's ever been," Carroll said.
The Rams defense is wary of Wilson's ability to scramble and extend plays. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald has done amazingly well against Wilson, recording 6 1/2 sacks in their last three meetings. But he hasn't enjoyed it, as Donald made clear when he was asked if he likes the challenge of mobile quarterbacks like Wilson, Cam Newton, Baker Mayfield and Jameis Winston, whom they've played this season.
"No, it's a headache," Donald said. "I like quarterbacks who just stand there."
Seahawks running back Chris Carson had 104 yards on the ground and 41 receiving against Arizona.
"They're definitely a run-first team," Brockers said. "They want to start off pounding the ball so they can get their play action game going. The biggest thing this week is stopping the run up front."
Despite the Seahawks' history of strong defense, McVay's Rams have scored 42, 33 and 36 in the past three meetings.
Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals: Who has the edge?
Linebacker Bobby Wagner remains Seattle's defensive anchor. Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney joined in a September trade. He'll be the headache for the Rams' offensive line.
The game is a test of where the Seahawks stand against a contender after a light early schedule, and a test of whether the Rams can quickly fix what went wrong last weekend.
Next, the Rams host the 49ers, the division leaders themselves.
"(There are a) few good teams in our division," Goff said. "We've got four good teams. It's tough every year, and up to this point there's three teams with three wins.
"It should be a tough one. We'll be excited to go try to repeat for the third time."
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Stephen Flynn becomes new SNP leader in Westminster
The MP for Aberdeen South takes the place of Ian Blackford to run the party's Commons contingent.
Politics Reporter @NifS
Tuesday 6 December 2022 22:19, UK
Stephen Flynn has been named as the new leader of the Scottish National Party in Westminster, replacing Ian Blackford.
The MP for Aberdeen South defeated Alison Thewliss for the top job at the SNP's AGM on Tuesday and will face Rishi Sunak at Prime Minister's Questions less than 24 hours later.
Mr Flynn's deputy will be Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP Mhairi Black - who takes over from Kirsten Oswald.
Following the announcement, Mr Flynn said in a statement: "Under my leadership, SNP MPs will be relentlessly focused on standing up for Scotland's interests and our democratic right to decide our future in an independence referendum.
"Families across Scotland are paying a devastating price under Westminster control, with Brexit, austerity cuts and the Tory cost of living crisis hammering household budgets.
"SNP MPs will work harder than ever to hold the Tory government to account - and make the case that independence is the essential route to safety, fairness and prosperity for Scotland."
Flynn triumphs in bloodless coup
Jon Craig
Chief political correspondent
@joncraig
In the end, it was a bloodless coup. Stephen Flynn defeated Alison Thewliss in the election for the SNP's Westminster leader by 26 votes to 17 and – in public, at least – all was sweetness and light.
Speaking to Sky News alongside his new deputy Mhairi Black immediately after his election, Mr Flynn paid a warm tribute to his predecessor, Ian Blackford, just a few weeks after attempting to oust him for being Nicola Sturgeon's yes man in Westminster.
A fortnight ago, Mr Blackford was claiming he'd seen off the Flynn coup. But after it became clear last week that he hadn't and the "humble crofter" who's really an ex-banker announced his resignation, it's claimed Ms Sturgeon persuaded her ally Ms Thewliss to stand against Mr Flynn.
In the hours leading up the SNP group's AGM, there were claims that the election was "nip and tuck" and that the First Minister – or "the FM", as her loyal acolytes call her – had been "hitting the phones" urging MPs to back Ms Thewliss.
The first claim turned out to be wildly inaccurate and the second was hotly denied by senior SNP MPs, even though one leading Thewliss supporter mistakenly told Sky News when voting was already underway; "It's close."
Ms Black MP added: "Westminster is failing Scotland.
"With the Tories and Labour Party both wedded to Brexit, austerity cuts and democracy denial, it's clearer than ever that independence is the only way to escape the damage of Westminster control and get Scotland back on the path to prosperity."
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon congratulated the "formidable team" elected to lead her party at Westminster.
In a tweet minutes after the result was announced, the first minister wrote: "Congratulations to new @theSNP Westminster leader @StephenFlynnSNP and deputy leader @MhairiBlack - a truly formidable team.
"Looking forward to working with them both."
Image: Ian Blackford held the role of the SNP's Westminster leader for over five years
Mr Flynn replaces Ian Blackford who held the role for over five years, but announced his exit last week.
Mr Blackford, who will remain an MP and take on a new role at the centre of the SNP's independence campaign, said it was "the right time for fresh leadership at Westminster as we head towards a general election and the next steps in winning Scotland's independence".
However, SNP sources told Sky News the move was "a long time coming" amid reports of a coup against him - rumours rejected by Ms Sturgeon.
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Questioned after his resignation, Mr Blackford avoided directly answering whether he had been pushed out.
Instead he said Ms Sturgeon had asked him to be her business ambassador and said the fight for Scottish independence is "moving into a new phase".


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GPO fast tracks FDSys project
By Rob Thormeyer
The Government Printing Office is setting an aggressive timetable for its massive project to digitize nearly every federal document published since the birth of the nation.
At an industry day Thursday, GPO officials said they anticipate issuing a solicitation for a master integrator for its Future Digital Content System (FDSys) in December, with a contract award being awarded Feb. 22, 2006.
The winner of the estimated $29 million contract will be responsible for putting together a system that will place almost all government documents ' starting with the 1787 Federalist Papers ' online in digitized format by July 2007.
'We are looking at how we will accomplish our mission and how we will build a platform for doing this [while] remaining flexible for the future,' GPO chief executive and public printer Bruce James said.
GPO outlined the initial plans for the new FDSys in December 2004, and detailed how it will transform the way it collects, authenticates, stores and shares federal documents.
The agency held the industry day to discuss its tight deadlines and receive input as to whether the time frame ' starting with the first deliverable due in July 2006'is too ambitious. Company representatives in the audience ' including those from firms such as Lockheed Martin Corp., Harris Corp. of Melbourne, Fla., and Hewlett-Packard Co. ' will give their thoughts on the timeline and, if necessary, the dates might be adjusted, GPO chief technology officer Mike Wash said.
Under the current plan, the system will be phased in starting in July 2006, when it will reach core functionality. In January 2007, the system will be expanded, and FDSys should be completely operational in July 2007.
The master integrator will develop the system and train GPO employees so it can be turned over to government control. 'We see the master integrator operating the system through the development process, but then GPO will be given the keys,' Wash said.
GPO will also issue contracts for certain functions of the FDSys, such as search, content management, content preservation, delivery, submission, infrastructure and access. The master integrator will work with the other suppliers and 'glue' the system together, Stovall said.
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Crunch weeks ahead for Europe's CIA probes
| Published: Thursday, April 13, 2006, 20:36 [IST]
BERLIN, Apr 13 (Reuters) After months without a breakthrough, European investigators probing alleged CIA abuses in the war on terrorism are starting to sound more hopeful and will seek new evidence in the next few weeks.
A Washington Post report last November that the US Central Intelligence Agency had run secret prisons in Eastern Europe for al Qaeda suspects unleashed a spate of investigations which have so far failed to produce a ''smoking gun''.
But after several months when the issue largely faded from view, two developments in the past eight days have generated new headlines.
First Amnesty International detailed the case of three Yemeni men who were held for 13 months until May 2005 at a secret US facility, possibly in Eastern Europe.
Then the Council of Europe, a human rights organisation, said yesterday at least one European state had admitted to handing over terrorism suspects to foreign agents.
''We have received official acknowledgement of 'handing over' individuals to foreign officials'' in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, Council head Terry Davis said, declining to name the country involved.
He may have been referring to Sweden, where a parliamentary ombudsman has criticised the security services over the expulsion of two Egyptian terrorism suspects who were handed over to US agents and flown home aboard a US government-leased plane in 2001. Human Rights Watch has said there is credible evidence they were later tortured.
The Swedish government declined this week to comment, but opposition lawmaker Cecilia Wikstrom told Reuters: ''I would put some money on Sweden. I would not be surprised if it's Sweden that he (Davis) meant.'' Sarah Ludford, a British Liberal Democrat member of a European Parliament committee investigating CIA prisons and secret flights across Europe, agreed Sweden was an obvious possibility but it would be ''intriguing'' if Davis was on to something new.
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DeLauris "Dee" Brock James, passed away peacefully Sept. 2, at her home in Sandy Springs, Ga., a few weeks after her 90th birthday.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald B. James, in Oct. 1993.
She is survived by sons, John James, of Atlanta, and Glenn James, of Cookeville, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Harry Thompson, of Marietta, Ga.;and grandchildren, Wade Thompson, Lacey Thompson, and Blaine Thompson of Atlanta. She also is survived by sisters, Beverly Brock Hatch, of Mount Olive,N.C., and Jean Brock Long, of Chesapeake Beach, Md.
Dee was born in Beautancus, N.C., and graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh, where she met her husband, Gerald James, who was a student at North Carolina State. After marrying and living in Raleigh for 17 years, their family moved to Eden, N.C., where she lived until 2010, before moving to Sandy Springs, Ga., to be closer to family.
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Sensory play. It's a term that's becoming better known as more and more kids are diagnosed with various special needs in America, special needs that make them more prone to crave sensory input. They want to touch things, to feel things, to squish them between their fingers and actually get a tactile sense of the world around them.
So how do you satisfy their cravings? How about some crafts designed for your little sensory seeker?
Moms from around the blogosphere have created some fun projects for kids with various special needs, and we've rounded up the best of the best. From colorful paints to put on bathroom walls to fizzy dough they can sink their hands into, there's plenty of play ahead for your family.
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Move over Play-Doh, hello Cloud Dough! This concoction feels like flour when you touch it, but it molds just like the sand on the beach ... and it's perfect for sensory play. Want to whip some up with the kids? Juggling With Kids has the Cloud Dough recipe down to just two ingredients!
Ever heard of a Gel Discovery Board? This crafty idea from Holly's Arts Corner lets kids practice writing, making handprints, and more in plastic-encased gel that can be touched again and again -- a total hit with little sensory seekers.
One part science experiment, one part sensory play, and two parts awesome craft, this fizzy dough project from Dayna at Lemon Lime Adventures teaches kids while they're having fun.
What happens when you mix Popsicle sticks with glitter glue? You've got a Sensory Stick craft that's perfect for touching, feeling, and, of course, playing!
What kind of fun can your sensory seekers get up to in the bath? The options are endless with this fun rainbow bath paint recipe from Jill at Meet the Dubiens!
Does your kiddo need a little break when they're over-stimulated? A mind jar will help soothe the senses! Filled with water and glitter, they can shake it up and then watch the glitter shift around before settling on the bottom. Then they can shake it all over again.
For this we took a Mason jar (although you may want to use an empty plastic jar if you're afraid of your children dropping it) and filled it about 3/4 of the way with hot water.
Then we added colored glitter glue (pink in this case), emptying the container into the water, and stirred until the glue dissolved. Finally? A small container of glitter (also pink) was added. The Mason jar lid was affixed, and tada!


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Q: Semantic Segmentation failing in SageMaker using AugmentedManifest I'm using a augmented manifest, with all labelling done using mTurk, and I'm trying to train a model using this files.
I have a Jupyter Notebook, Python 3.7 and TensorFlow 2.
First, I do some basic initializations and configure the manifest file location.
import boto3
import re
import sagemaker
from sagemaker import get_execution_role
import time
from time import gmtime, strftime
import json

role = get_execution_role()
sess = sagemaker.Session()
s3 = boto3.resource("s3")

training_image = sagemaker.amazon.amazon_estimator.image_uris.retrieve(
    "semantic-segmentation", boto3.Session().region_name
)

augmented_manifest_filename_train = (
    "output.manifest"
)
bucket_name = "<private>"

s3_output_path = "s3://{}/output".format(bucket_name)
s3_train_data_path = "s3://{}/output/trees-and-houses/manifests/output/{}".format(
    bucket_name, augmented_manifest_filename_train)

augmented_manifest_s3_key = s3_train_data_path.split(bucket_name)[1][1:]
s3_obj = s3.Object(bucket_name, augmented_manifest_s3_key)
augmented_manifest = s3_obj.get()["Body"].read().decode("utf-8")
augmented_manifest_lines = augmented_manifest.split("\n")
num_training_samples = len(augmented_manifest_lines)

All this works well.
I can print my manifest files and see its attributes.
Then, I configure the job:
# Create unique job name
job_name_prefix = "groundtruth-augmented-manifest-demo"
timestamp = time.strftime("-%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S", time.gmtime())
job_name = job_name_prefix + timestamp
s3_output_location = "s3://{}/training_outputs/".format(bucket_name)

And create the estimator plus hyperparameters
# Create a model object set to using "Pipe" mode.
model = sagemaker.estimator.Estimator(training_image,
                                      role,
                                      instance_count=1,
                                      instance_type='ml.p3.8xlarge',
                                      volume_size = 50,
                                      max_run = 360000,
                                      input_mode = 'Pipe',
                                      output_path=s3_output_location,
                                      job_name=job_name,
                                      sagemaker_session=sess)

model.set_hyperparameters(
    backbone="resnet-101",
    algorithm="psp",
    use_pretrained_model="False",
    crop_size=240,
    num_classes=3,
    epochs=10,
    base_size=540,
    learning_rate=0.0001,
    optimizer="rmsprop",
    lr_scheduler="poly",
    mini_batch_size=4,
    early_stopping=True,
    early_stopping_patience=2,
    early_stopping_min_epochs=10,
    num_training_samples=num_training_samples
)

Finally, since my files are quite large, I use 'Pipe' training input.
# Create a train data channel with S3_data_type as 'AugmentedManifestFile' and attribute names.
train_data = sagemaker.inputs.TrainingInput(s3_data= s3_train_data_path,
                                        distribution='FullyReplicated',
                                        content_type='application/x-recordio',
                                        s3_data_type='AugmentedManifestFile',
                                        compression='Gzip',
                                        attribute_names=attribute_names,
                                        input_mode='Pipe',
                                        record_wrapping='RecordIO')
data_channels = {'train': train_data }

Lastly, I try to train my model, just like AWS' example. Since I'm using an augmented manifest, I'm not supposed to need a validation channel.
# Train a model.
model.fit(inputs=data_channels, logs=True, wait=True)

However, I get the following error when starting to train:
UnexpectedStatusException: Error for Training job semantic-segmentation-2021-05-28-23-53-46-966: Failed. Reason: ClientError: Unable to initialize the algorithm. Failed to validate input data configuration. (caused by ValidationError)

Caused by: 'validation' is a required property

Failed validating 'required' in schema['allOf'][2]:
    {'required': ['validation']}

On instance:
    {'train': {'ContentType': 'application/x-recordio',
               'RecordWrapperType': 'RecordIO',
               'S3DistributionType': 'FullyReplicated',
               'TrainingInputMode': 'Pipe'}}

A: You can use the lower level API on augmented manifest to get your training job running:
# Create unique job name
import time
role = sagemaker.get_execution_role()
nn_job_name_prefix = "labeljob-86-chain-augmented-manifest"
timestamp = time.strftime("-%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M", time.gmtime())
nn_job_name = nn_job_name_prefix + timestamp

training_params = {
    "AlgorithmSpecification": {"TrainingImage": training_image, "TrainingInputMode": "Pipe"},
    "RoleArn": role,
    "OutputDataConfig": {"S3OutputPath": "s3://{}/{}/output/".format(bucket, s3_prefix)},
    "ResourceConfig": {"InstanceCount": 1, "InstanceType": "ml.p3.2xlarge", "VolumeSizeInGB": 50},
    "TrainingJobName": nn_job_name,
    "HyperParameters": {
        "backbone" : "resnet-50",  # Other option is resnet-101
        "algorithm" : "deeplab", #fcn, psp, deeplab
        "use_pretrained_model" : "True",  # Use the pre-trained model.
        "crop_size" : "240",  # Size of image random crop.
        "num_classes" : "2",  # ------------------ IMPORTANT! number of classes (starting at 0)
        "epochs" : "45",  # Number of epochs to run. (small for testing)
        "learning_rate" : "0.001",
        "optimizer" : "adam",  # 'sgd', 'adam', 'rmsprop', 'nag', 'adagrad'.
        "lr_scheduler" : "poly",  # Other options include 'cosine' and 'step'.
        "mini_batch_size" : "16",  # small mini batch size for this data set size.
        "validation_mini_batch_size" : "4",
        "early_stopping" : "True",  # Turn on early stopping. If OFF, other early stopping parameters are ignored.
        "early_stopping_patience" : "2",  # Tolerate these many epochs if the mIoU doens't increase.
        "early_stopping_min_epochs" : "5",  # No matter what, run these many number of epochs.
        "num_training_samples": str(num_training_samples),  # --------------------------------------IMPORTANT!

    },
    "StoppingCondition": {"MaxRuntimeInSeconds": 86400},
    "InputDataConfig": [
        {
            "ChannelName": "train",
            "DataSource": {
                "S3DataSource": {
                    "S3DataType": "AugmentedManifestFile",
                    "S3Uri": "s3://{}/{}/{}".format(bucket, s3_prefix, "train.manifest"),
                    "S3DataDistributionType": "FullyReplicated",
                    "AttributeNames": attribute_names,
                }
            },
            "ContentType": "application/x-recordio",
            "RecordWrapperType": "RecordIO",
            "CompressionType": "None",
        },
        {
            "ChannelName": "validation",
            "DataSource": {
                "S3DataSource": {
                    "S3DataType": "AugmentedManifestFile",
                    "S3Uri": "s3://{}/{}/{}".format(bucket, s3_prefix, "validation.manifest"),
                    "S3DataDistributionType": "FullyReplicated",
                    "AttributeNames": attribute_names,
                }
            },
            "ContentType": "application/x-recordio",
            "RecordWrapperType": "RecordIO",
            "CompressionType": "None",
        },
    ],
}

print("Training job name: {}".format(nn_job_name))
print(
    "\nInput Data Location: {}".format(
        training_params["InputDataConfig"][0]["DataSource"]["S3DataSource"]
    )
)

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Q: Service IKEEXT automatically switched off after Windows 10 reboot After rebooting Windows 10, the IKEEXT service appears turned off - regardless of it previous state - started, stopped, automatically started or manually started.
No problem to disable or enable it or run manually. Why the state of IKEEXT can appear switched off?

A: Here are some methods that you can try to trouble shoot the problem:
1.Make sure that the dependence of the this service is set to automatically start.
2.perform a clean boot to disable the 3-party software conflict.
3.Make sure the service is enabled in msconfig.
4.modify the service to automatic restart on failure.
4.change the startup type of these services from Automatic to Automatic Delayed.
-You can go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IKEEXT\DelayedAutostart
-Add DelayedAutostart entry but set value to 0,If nothing helps, you can check the Event Log to see if there is any related errors generated.


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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12
All Themes Racism Land as Independence Family and Community Injustice and Dignity Storytelling and Language
All Characters Cassie Logan Stacey Logan Mama Papa L.T. Morrison Uncle Hammer T.J. Avery The Wallaces Charlie Simms
All Symbols Land Weather Modes of Transportation
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Modes of Transportation Symbol Analysis
Cars and buses, like land, represent power and autonomy. Harlan Granger's car, for example, demonstrates that he has money. It also shows that he's in control of his own transportation, unlike black landowners such as Mama who have to walk. Similarly, white children get to ride the school bus to school, while black children have to walk, no matter how far they live. Racist white characters also react badly to the black people who drive throughout the book—first to the Berrys and then to Uncle Hammer, seeing a threat in black people who seem to be gaining in power and self-reliance.
Modes of Transportation Quotes in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry quotes below all refer to the symbol of Modes of Transportation. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Puffin Books edition of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry published in 1991.
[Little Man] ran frantically along the road looking for a foothold and, finding one, hopped onto the bank, but not before the bus had sped past enveloping him in a scarlet haze while laughing white faces pressed against the bus windows.
Related Characters: Cassie Logan (speaker), Little Man
Related Symbols: Modes of Transportation
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By the end of October the rain had come, falling heavily upon the six-inch layer of dust which had had its own way for more than two months. At first the rain had merely splotched the dust, which seemed to be rejoicing in its own resiliency…but eventually the dust was forced to surrender to the mastery of the rain and it churned into a fine red mud that oozed between our toes and slopped against our ankles as we marched miserably to and from school.
Related Characters: Cassie Logan (speaker)
Related Symbols: Weather, Modes of Transportation
Knowing that the bus driver liked to entertain his passengers by sending us slipping along the road to the almost inaccessible forest banks washed to a smooth baldness…we consequently found ourselves comical objects to cruel eyes that gave no thought to our misery.
"Well, he don't and you don't," Big Ma said, getting up. "So ain't no use frettin' 'bout it. One day you'll have a plenty of clothes and maybe even a car of yo' own to ride 'round in, so don't you pay no mind to them ignorant white folks."
Related Characters: Big Ma (speaker), Cassie Logan, Stacey Logan
Uncle Hammer put his arm around Papa. "What good's a car? It can't grow cotton. You can't build a home on it. And you can't raise four fine babies in it."
Related Characters: Uncle Hammer (speaker), Papa
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Modes of Transportation Symbol Timeline in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The timeline below shows where the symbol Modes of Transportation appears in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
...reluctant to scramble up the bank and get his clothes dirty, but when the school bus drives by and raises the red dust, Little Man ends up getting dirtier than the... (full context)
...making the walk to school muddier and tougher for the black children. The white school bus driver, however, purposefully tries to splash the Logan children on their walk to school. Little... (full context)
...miserable day, the children are walking to school, and they think that they hear the bus behind them. They climb onto the bank, but it turns out it's just Harlan Granger's... (full context)
...likes the Logans, but they all ignore him. Cassie realizes that Jeremy never rides the bus either, no matter how bad the weather is. (full context)
...meet him at the toolshed at noon, as he has a plan to make the bus stop splashing them. He doesn't include T.J. or Claude though, since he doesn't trust them... (full context)
...looking very nervous. He warns them that "They's ridin' t'night." Mama and Big Ma look scared and send the children to bed, despite the children's protests. Cassie sneaks into the boys'... (full context)
...porch and goes to investigate, but she falls off the porch. She sees a couple cars pull up onto their driveway, and she freezes, terrified. However, it looks as if they... (full context)
As the Logan children and Mr. Morrison approach the house, Mr. Granger's Packard pulls out of the driveway. Big Ma says that Mr. Granger is trying to get... (full context)
...things Cassie just doesn't understand, but Cassie is still indignant. Suddenly, they see Mr. Granger's car in their barn, and they run into the house to see what's going on. Inside,... (full context)
...a gun. Mama sends Stacey to find Mr. Morrison. Just as Uncle Hammer starts the car, Mr. Morrison jumps into the passenger side, and they drive off. (full context)
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...the wheels came off. While Mr. Morrison and Papa were trying to fix it, a truck drove up behind them. They didn't hear the truck because of the rain, and then... (full context)
...Morrison are heading back home. However, they run into Kaleb Wallace, who uses his pickup truck to block the road. He threatens Mr. Morrison for what happened to his brothers. Mr.... (full context)
...day, and Papa goes to greet him. It turns out that Uncle Hammer sold his car to get the money for the mortgage, which he's brought with him. He heads back... (full context)
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. . . �grade level� is not determined by age; it is something that is individual and mutable. When I was in fourth grade I raced home jubilant with my test results, and proudly announced to my mother that I was reading at the ninth grade level. My mother sobered me up instantly. �No, you�re not,� she countered. �You�re reading at the fourth grade level for you!� That stopped me dead in my tracks, because it was true. Who knew what grade level I would be reading at when I was in ninth grade, or twelfth, or after? Why, my own level, of course!
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti and all other myths and folktales, beautifully illustrated Gerald McDermott See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers).
Ben and Me Robert Lawson See Favorite Books for Kids.
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey The Maine classic. See Ask Laurie: Pick Your Own Fruit etc.
The Cat who Wished to be a Man Lloyd Alexander See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers).
The Cricket in Times Square George Selden See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Cry of the Icemark Stuart Hill Read a review.
Discover Your Child's Learning Style Mariaemma Willis and Victoria Kindle Hodson Children learn in unique ways - here's the key to every child's learning success.
The Enchanted Castle Edith Nesbit See Favorite Books for Kids.
Five Childred and It Edith Nesbit See Favorite Books for Kids.
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
Grandfather Twilight Barbara Helen Berger See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
Half Magic Edward Eager See Favorite Books for Kids.
Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
The Horse and his Boy C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids.
Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain See Favorite Books for Kids.
Jamberry Bruce Degen For 1 - 6-year-olds. A great read after fruit-picking. See Ask Laurie: Pick Your Own Fruit etc.
Johnny Tremaine Esther Forbes (Historical fiction.) See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Last Battle C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids.
Little Bear Elsa Holmelund Minarik See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Big Grey Bridge Hildegarde Swift See What's Free or Cheap in NYC for tour information.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids.
Love You Forever Robert N. Munsch See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
The Magic Treehouse series Mary Pope Osborne See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers).
The Magician's Nephew C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids.
Mistress Masham's Repose T.H. White See Favorite Books for Kids.
Nate the Great series Marjorie Sharmat See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers).
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me Eric Carle See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Phoenix and the Carpet Edith Nesbit See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain See Favorite Books for Kids.
Prince Caspian C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Railway Children Edith Nesbit See Favorite Books for Kids.
Rootabaga Stories Carl Sandburg See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Silver Chair C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Story of the Amulet Edith Nesbit See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Story of the Treasureseekers Edith Nesbit See Favorite Books for Kids.
Tales of a Thousand and One Nights (translation) See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Teenage Liberation Handbook Grace Llewellyn How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education. Grace Llewellyn taught school for three years before unschooling herself and writing The Teenage Liberation Handbook with the goal of helping people (mostly teenagers) take more control over their own lives and educations. See FAQ: What about high school?
Time Warp Trio and other titles Lane Smith and Jon Sczieska See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers).
Tom Sawyer Mark Twain See Favorite Books for Kids.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Voyage of the Dawntreader C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids.
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know, What Your (First through Sixth) Grader Needs to Know E.D. Hirsch, Jr. These seven books form the Core Knowledge Series . E. D. Hirsch, Jr., is a professor of English at the University of Virginia and the author of the bestselling Cultural Literacy. See FAQ: How do I know if my child is learning at the right level? How do I know if I am skipping something academically?
When the Sun Rose Barbara Helen Berger A gorgeous book for girls. See Favorite Books for Kids.
When We Were Very Young A.A. Milne See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
Where the Wild Things Are and other titles Maurice Sendak See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool).
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare (Historical fiction.) See Favorite Books for Kids.
The Wouldbegoods Edith Nesbit See Favorite Books for Kids.
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle The very first sci fi book for kids. See Favorite Books for Kids.


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 Canberra Physical Culture Club (CPCC) - What is Physie?
Fun, upbeat, pop music is the soundtrack to a sport that fuses dance styles such as jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, aerobic dance and even yoga! Our innovative choreography changes annually and is designed for maximum variety and fun. Physie (also known as Physical Culture) is the perfect combination of movements designed to increase strength, fitness and flexibility. The benefits for your daughter are increased co-ordination, brain development and confidence. Physie is a synchronised, team-based sport that's social and fun and an excellent low impact dance and aerobic activity.
Why is Physie good for you?
Physie teaches a choreographed syllabus of exercise, dance and fitness routines. We use the latest songs and music. Physie has been taught to Australian children for over a hundred years!
Because the routines are done to music, the children learn the relationship of movement to music, musical interpretation and rhythm.
Learning physie improves children's confidence, gives them a sense of achievement and helps to build their self-esteem.
And best of all … it's fun!
Any type of leotard can be worn at our Tuesday and Thursday classes. Although a leotard is preferred, clothing such as shorts and t-shirt is also acceptable.
Official club leotards is the preferred dress for participants in official competitions. These may be ordered through the club during the year.
Our club runs a clothing pool with a variety of sizes and colours of pre-loved leotards which are ideal for practice and local competitions.
Enquiries should be made through the club.
A family annual club levy of $20.
A family discount is available and the first two lessons are free for new members.
For more information, check out the Bjelke-Petersen (BjP) School of Physical Culture site.


Palate is a restaurant that consistently produces well-thought-out and executed dishes matched perfectly with thoughtful, knowledgeable service, a fabulous wine list and a beautiful riverside setting. This a feat for any eatery but when you consider how long chef-owner Mat McClean and his team have been meeting these standards, Palate can be considered top of its game. There is real thought put into the ingredients used and well-considered vegetarian options are a delight, too, such as delectably light tortellini stuffed with Clevedon buffalo ricotta. The menu is forever evolving, showing a flexible and creative kitchen with the ability to keep people coming back by offering them something new, and with such simple yet elegant food there's nowhere to hide. Sommelier Larissa Muller is an expert guide through the massive drinks list, which refreshingly offers many reasonably priced options.


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Last month I met up with an old friend I hadn't seen in forever to have lunch. Having both read and written about how to be an effective and charismatic conversationalist, I followed the old dictum of listening more than talking and asking the other person engaging questions about themselves. This is supposed to charm your conversation partner. I guess it worked because my friend talked about himself for an hour straight and didn't ask me a single question.
When we've talked about the ins and outs of making good conversation before, someone inevitably asks, "But what if both people keep trading questions back and forth?" Well, that's a pretty good problem to have, but I've yet to see it happen. Instead, most folks seem to struggle with asking any questions at all and have a very difficult time relinquishing the floor.
In a time where a lot of the old social supports people relied upon have disappeared, people have become starved for attention. They bring this hunger to their conversations, which they see as competitions in which the winner is able to keep the attention on themselves as much as possible. And this is turning the skill of conversation-making into a lost art.
So today we're going to discuss the ways in which conversational narcissism creeps into our interactions with others. While it may seem a bit strange that conversations can be analyzed this deeply, Dr. Derber's research is filled with some really brilliant insights that will help you see how a conversation unfolds and how you can easily fall into the conversational narcissism trap. I know it did for me.
Before we get into the forms that conversational narcissism takes, let's take a minute to discuss why you should even care about the health of your conversations in the first place.
You probably know how mastering the art of conversation is an invaluable tool in building your charisma and networking with others, whether it comes to business or pleasure. But it's also a vital part of fulfilling a deep human need we have as social animals.
Have you ever had a night out with friends, maybe you met up at a new restaurant, had a few beers, and ended up talking and laughing the night away? As you walked to your car, I bet your brain felt positively aglow with a warm sensation of deep satisfaction and pleasure. That's the effect a great conversation can have on you. Absorbing conversations truly add happiness and richness to our lives.
But the enjoyment of a good conversation is becoming more of a rarity these days. In our time of cell phones, text messaging, and emails, we're having less face-to-face interactions, and thus when we do meet up with people in the flesh, our social skills can be a bit rusty. So we can all use some brushing up on the art of conversation and how to make great conversations a more frequent occurrence in our lives.
A good conversation is an interesting thing; it can't be a solely individual endeavor—it has to be a group effort. Each individual has to sacrifice a little for the benefit of the group as a whole and ultimately, to increase the pleasure each individual receives. It's like a song where the rhythm is paramount, and each person in the group must contribute to keeping that rhythm going. One person who keeps on playing a sour note can throw the whole thing off.
That's why it's so important that conversations are cooperative instead of competitive. But many people (and Dr. Derber argues, Americans especially, because of our culture of individual initiative, self-interest, and self-reliance) make conversations into competitions. They want to see if they can get the edge on the other people in the group by turning the attention to themselves as much as possible. This is accomplished through the subtle tactics of conversational narcissism.
So let's get down to the nuts and bolts. How does conversational narcissism rear its head and derail what could have been a great face-to-face interaction?
During a conversation, each person makes initiatives. These initiatives can either be attention-giving or attention-getting. Conversational narcissists concentrate more on the latter because they are focused on gratifying their own needs. Attention-getting initiatives can take two forms: active and passive.
James: I'm thinking about buying a new car.
Rob: Oh yeah? What models have you looked at?
Rob: Oh yeah? I'm thinking about buying a new car too.
Rob: Yup, I just test drove a Mustang yesterday and it was awesome.
In the first example, Rob kept the attention on James with his support-response. In the second example, Rob attempts to turn the conversation to himself with a shift-response.
James: Really? Maybe we could go look around together.
Rob: Sure. So what models are you looking at?
James: That's the thing—I'm not sure where to start.
Rob: Well, what are the most important things to you—fuel economy, storage room, horsepower?
Rob: Sure. I just test drove the Mustang yesterday and it was awesome.
James: That's cool. I don't think I want a sports car though.
Rob: Well, I want something with at least 300 horsepower and definitely leather seating. Did I ever tell you about the time my buddy let me take his Maserati out for a spin? Now that is an automobile.
James: Which one of your friends has a Maserati?
To summarize, it's fine to share things about yourself, as long as you loop the conversation back to the person who initiated the topic. The best rule to follow is simply not to jump in too early with something about yourself; the earlier you interject, the more likely you are to be making a play to get the attention on yourself. Instead, let the person tell most of their story or problem first, and then share your own experience.
Conversational narcissism can take an even subtler form. Instead of interjecting about themselves and trying to initiate a new topic, conversational narcissists can simply withhold their support-responses until the other person's topic withers away and they can take the floor.
A conversational narcissist can kill someone's story dead in its tracks by withholding these support-responses, especially by not asking any questions. Etiquette dictates that we don't ramble on and share every detail of a story right off the bat. We say a bit, and then wait for further questions, so we know that the person we're speaking with is interested in what we have to say. In the absence of such questions, the speaker will begin to doubt that what they're saying is interesting. So they'll stop speaking and turn the attention to the other person. A victory for the conversational narcissist.
Conversationalist narcissists will also show their disinterest in the speaker by delaying their background acknowledgments–those all important "Yeah's" and "Hmmm's." Good conversationalists place their background acknowledgments in just the rights spots, in the small natural pauses in the conversation. The narcissist tries to adhere to social expectations by giving the speaker some cursory acknowledgments, but they're not really listening, and so they throw them in there just a few seconds off. The speaker easily picks up on this skewed-timing and will stop talking and shift their attention to the narcissist.
Finally, one more form of conversational narcissism to avoid is the "Well, enough about me, I want to hear more about you!" tactic. People will often pull out this kind of line right at the end of an event, so they can make a show of etiquette and interest in the other person, while not actually having to give that person attention that lasts more than a few minutes.
Avoiding these pitfalls of conversational narcissism will have you well on your way to becoming a competent and charismatic conversationalist. Once someone introduces a topic, your job is to draw out the narrative from them by giving them encouragement in the form of background acknowledgments and supportive assertions, and moving their narrative along by asking supportive questions. Once their topic has run its course, you can introduce your own topic. But as we mentioned earlier, it takes two to tango. It's now your partner's turn to ask you questions. If they don't, you'll sadly find yourself, as I did at the lunch with my friend, listening to a never-ending monologue. Just smile and enjoy the chips.


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Founded in 2013 by Pete Lau and Carl Pei, OnePlus is a Chinese Smartphone manufacturer that has released numerous phones into the worldwide market. Selling millions of affordable handheld devices every year, OnePlus has earned a place in the Smartphone world.
Here, we hope to give you a comprehensive history of the OnePlus handsets that have been released in the last 3 years:
The OnePlus 5 was the perfect foot forward for cheap mobile phones to plant their flag in. This device was certainly short-lived as only 6 months after its release; the company dropped the improved OnePlus 5t model. The OP5 offers a premium feel that many other companies spend a lot to achieve, with a brilliant 5.5 Full HD AMOLED display and a full day's worth of battery.
OnePlus 5 price in Australia
The camera was impressive for the cost of the phone, its release date, and the company that made it. With a dual 16mp + 20MP rear lens that took staggeringly good high-quality photos and a nice selection of video options within including 720p, 1080p, 1080p at 60fps, or 4K recording. It offered great value compared to the price and still is a great phone in 2020. A refurbished Oneplus 5 will set you back $349 and is a bargain at this price.
A direct replacement upgrade from its predecessor and the 5T boasts a few minor upgrades but all in all, the design remains very similar. Adding a slight physical redesign with a larger 6.01-inch screen and an 18:9 aspect ratio, facial recognition software, and an improved rear camera with an increased aperture of f/1.7, the 5t offered a noticeable improvement for the exact price of its predecessor which make it a great mobile phone deal.
Although the screen was not as sharp as others released around the same time, that's not to say it wasn't good. While it was keeping a clear punchy vibrancy, the display wasn't the only thing they altered. Smaller bezels and the removal of the physical navigation key on the front were both welcome changes that, alongside the metal uni-body, offered a much more premium feel.
The OnePlus 6 follows many of the trends set by the former models yet manages to bring the phones into the new era. With a polished and premium gorilla glass front and back, the 6.28-inch screen stays at the simple HD resolution. Under the hood, it's powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor and can handle your daily task just fine. You find many deals on it online or you can opt for a used one if you're into used mobile phones.
With the screen and the textbook 16mp and 20mp dual-lens rear camera and the 16mp front-facing, this phone wasn't a huge leap forward for the company in regards to tech but it definitely felt more like one with the design improvements.
Continuing the company's progress is making incremental improvements for the phones they release every 6 months, this addition into the catalog is still a welcome one with some small improvements. The most noticeable thing about this phone is that they removed the 3.5mm headphone jack, so wireless earphones are the way forward. It still sports the sleek and smart design that OnePlus has been crafting over time but this was likely to put some fans of the brand off. With the fingerprint sensor now embedded on the 6.41-inch AMOLED screen, the brand still hasn't moved up to the QHD displays.
The clear improvements have to be the stunning battery life that we saw last well over 12 hours with light usage and the cameras are still quite good too; a 16 and 20mp dual rear camera and a 16mp front facing, this shooter can rival most top-end handsets.
Released alongside the OnePlus 7 Pro, 7t, and 7t Pro all in the space of a few months, this handset went a little unnoticed by most. With a 6.41-inch display and Full HD resolution, this offers a 19.5:9 aspect ratio which provides an all-around better viewing experience.
This phone did introduce a front-facing speaker with some revamped values to the rear cameras with the introduction of the 48mp lens with a 5mp depth sensor that takes some really nice quality photos and an a16mp front-facing that doesn't disappoint either. Sadly this Smartphone is somewhat more of the same with battery and general power, thankfully they didn't jack up the cost as the OnePlus 7 price still sits at a reasonable price especially if you go for a refurbished one. You can buy a refurbished one from a reputable retailer with a warranty.
Another powerful but ultimately typical release by OneNote, faster Warp Charge 30T tech allows for a 0-100% recharge in about an hour, the battery life after that is decent; lasting all day with average use. Sporting some recognizable cameras, this handset comes with a 48MP wide-angle, 16MP ultra-wide, and a stunning 12MP telephoto lens for the rear cameras. It also has a standard 16MP front-facing camera which provides sharp and clear photos that only suffer slightly in low light. It's better to go for unlocked phones than a locked one so, we recommend going for an unlocked if you're on a budget or want to save money.
With a 6.55-inch full HD+ AMOLED display and 90Hz refresh rate, this phone manages to reduce blue light by 42% without compromising the colors.
OnePlus 7T price in Australia
The slight bothersome design issues are the lack of a headphone jack and the pronounced camera module that stops it from laying flat on a table. The price for a like new 7T is $779, which is still a very good deal in our opinion.
OnePlus brought something interesting in with the OnePlus 7 Pro; the pop-out camera. With a 6.67-inch screen touting a 90Hz refresh rate in its 'Fluid AMOLED' display, unlike the Samsung S10 which has a regular 60Hz refresh rate. This is the first true all-screen phone that is available for worldwide purchase thanks to the intriguing 16MP front-facing camera that has a satisfyingly smooth mechanical pop-out feature.
Speaking of cameras, this edition of OnePlus is the first to introduce a triple-lens rear camera with a 48MP main, 16MP ultra-wide, and an 8MP telephoto lens for a 3X optical zoom. Furthermore, this phone was one of the most powerful for its time and had decent battery life to boot, lasting nearly 2 days.
This version of the OnePlus is somewhat lackluster as it does not offer sufficient improvements to really warrant its existence. Although it is still a great phone, the upgrades from the previous 7t are nominal.
With a 6.67-inch display with curved edges, the screen is a true full-screen experience with no hole-punch for the front-facing camera, the front-facing lens shares the pop-out feature with the 7 Pro. The 7t Pro has been hooked up with a 48MP main, 16MP ultra-wide-angle, and an 8MP telephoto rear triple-camera.
OnePlus 7t Pro price in Australia
This phone has a smooth and aesthetically pleasing look and a battery that comfortably lasts the whole day. The price for a refurbished 7t Pro is $729 if you opt for the 256GB version.
OnePlus 8/Pro
Costing notably less than other handsets of its generation, the OnePlus 8 is the culmination of a selection of trends. This handset has a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with Full HD resolution and a screen ratio of 20:9, relatively narrow but it feels good to hold, also it now no longer sports the pop-out camera and opts for the more commonplace hole-punch 16MP lens placed in the screen.
With the rear module displaying a 48MP main, 16MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro lenses, the cameras in this model are certainly sufficient but they lack any creative diversity from the other phones of its era. It also lacks a lot of practical capabilities like wireless charging and a headphone jack that cause it to suffer a little in the face of adversity.
The most notable differences between the base and the pro variant are the refresh rate, camera setup, and screen resolution. Both phones are powered by the same Snapdragon 865 processor and have the same HDR10+ certifications You should opt for the one according to your needs and budget.
This variant lacks practical capabilities like wireless charging and a headphone jack that cause it to suffer a little in the face of adversity. The price for the refurbished OnePlus 8 starts at $849 and is a steal as it offers great value.
OnePlus 8 Pro price in Australia
The high-resolution display with a 120Hz refresh rate makes it a joy to use. If your budget is flexible then you should definitely consider the Pro variant. The price for a refurbished 8 Pro starts at $888.
The OnePlus Nord continues on the trend of doing a lot of things quite well but no one thing perfectly; that being said, what you get in this phone is astonishing for the asking price of AU$850. With a 6.44-inch full HD screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, the display and design of this phone are quite lovely and somewhat contradict its affordable price and is the best budget phone. It's true you can buy cheap iPhones these days online but there's something about the Nord that feels right and it feels somewhat premium.
Packing four rear cameras of 48MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro, and 5MP depth sensor lenses with two front-facing cameras, 32MP and 8MP, adorn this diverse bit of tech and help push it far ahead of any other "budget phone" of this generation.
OnePlus Nord price in Australia
You can expect decent quality from OnePlus as with a fair bit of usage, the charge was in the teens by the end of a 15 hour day and can easily last you a whole day thanks for the OS's optimizations. The price for Oneplus Nord starts at $569.
If is anything to be said about the Oneplus phones, it's that you get a great, premium quality handset for almost half as much as what would be considered to be the industry standard. These phones are really quite impressive, if anyone is after a phone that packs a lot of gadgetry for a truly reasonable price, then these are the ones to look out for.