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Just like any other athletics event, the 29th Olympics held in Beijing, China, has its share of triumphs and upsets specifically from the athletes themselves. Below are some photos taken by photographers captured the essence of the event.
Brazil’s Welisson Silva did a clean and jerk and fall…..
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Seagate has unveiled the industry’s first 1.5-terabyte desktop hard drive - as well as half-terabyte notebook hard drives - in order to meet what it says is “explosive worldwide demand for digital-content storage in home and business environments”.
The Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive, the eleventh gen of Seagate’s flagship drive for desktop PCs, marks the single largest capacity hard drive jump in the more than half-century history of hard drives - a half-terabyte increase from the previous highest capacity of 1TB.
This leap is down to the capacity-boosting power of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology, says Seagate.
Seagate’s new 2.5-inch half-terabyte 5400- and 7200-rpm drives, the Momentus 5400.6 and Momentus 7200.4 are aimed at high-performance notebook computers, external storage solutions, PCs and industrial applications requiring small form factor.
Shipments of the Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB are set to begin August 2008 while Momentus 5400.6 and 7200.4 hard drives are to begin shipping in Q4 2008.
Take a look at this cool motorcycle concept which is definitely the real Transformer, and we say this because it does actually transform.
The XO Move Motorcycle is unique especially when it is parked because it can transform into the locked position for security. It will adjust for the riders needs; it can carry one or two persons and has a variable wheel base to make it more stable on the roads. The designers of the XO Move Motorcycle are Josson Thomas, Camile Baron, Damien Grossemy & Kevin Lecoutre.
The other night, we had a unscheduled brownout in our area which lasted several hours. Around the glows of candles, my daughters, aged 8 and 9, created shadow images and imagined roasting marshmallows. Then they get to the point of being bored and couldn’t think of anything to do without technology and entertainment being powered by electricity. So I told them that during our younger years, brownouts were being anticipated and were our excuse to have some FUN!
During those days, primetime TV shows were not that competitive and over-hyped that I remember watching it during 6pm newscasts only. There are also no ipods, playstations, cable channels, cellphones, karaoke or videoke that distracts us from studying and going to bed early. But when brownout occurs, its just like an impulse for everyone to go out fan-off the heat inside the house. The kids gathers around and starts to select what game we should be playing. Usually under the moonlight, our street games are either ‘taguan’ or hide and seek or patintero, a game where there are ‘guards’ on every stops and the object is to pass these guards to get a point or ‘agawan base,’ where the team members will be prisoners of the opponent team and the object of the game is to rescue the prisoners . These games usually takes hours and it seems no end because the losing team always asks for another round hoping to get even or take the lead. The games makes our hearts pumped because of the sheer excitement and thrill of beating the opponent, not to mention the buckets of perspiration we accumulate. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, our adventure ends when the lights went back again. We retreat to our homes tired, exhausted and will sleep with a smile of contentment.
It’s just a loss that the kids generation today was not able to experience this. They are very dependent on the technology and electricity that at times they feel the everything will stop without power. I hope that before my kids leave their childhood, they will be able to play the games we played.
Our loved ones need the best and reliable skilled nursing facility (SNF) when the right moment comes. It is important that we are prepared when that time comes to avoid confusion, and abrupt decisions which may put at risk our loved ones welfare because of poor planning.
These days, there are a several SNF’s available almost every where. These facilities offer a variety of services that are designed to meet the needs of our loved ones. One must be careful in selecting these facilities because we should remember that this decision will be for the happiness and satisfaction of our loved ones. We must invest our time to review a skilled nursing facility to make sure that what we will be selecting fits the needs and requirements of our loved ones.
Before choosing the best facility for your loved ones, you must consider the following:
Once we have identified these factors, we can then select what best fits our loved ones needs depending on the type of services these SNF’s offer.
And lastly, we must discuss with the facility administrators our expectations so that they are informed that we are aware of what standards should an SNF be following.
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Garmin has announced the DC 30, a GPS dog tracking collar for use with its Astro GPS Dog Tracking System.
The DC 30 collar’s main housing sits below the dog’s neck, while a small, low-profile GPS antenna is integrated into the collar strap and positioned on top of the dog’s neck, claiming to provide a clear view of satellites with minimal rotation.
Garmin says that used in conjunction with the Astro 220 receiver, the system pinpoints exactly where your dog is and what he’s doing - running, pointing, or treeing - even in dense cover, up to 7 miles away, depending on terrain.
Astro can track up to ten dogs per receiver at once, and the collar gives location updates every 5, 10, or 30 seconds. More »
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