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Christian Emil Johansen asked:




HTC in cooperation with Google has created a new cell phone with an Android operating system. The mobile phone is called “T-Mobile G1″ and is characterized by a special design, with a large screen that can be pushed to the side to reveal a full 5 row qwerty keyboard.

The mobile phone is said to become a major competitor to Apple’s IPhone. The mobile phone is build around an open source operating system, just like the IPhone, so both developers and the phone manufacturers can bring the users content and applications support. In practice this means that everyone can build applications for this mobile phone for anyone to buy or just download for free over the Internet. Using the built-in keyboard, it has become easy to navigate around on the phone, on the net and doing tasks like writing e-mails or other documents.

The G1 comes with:

528MHz processor WLAN function 3.2 inch touchscreen Full 5 row QWERTY keyboard 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus Full HTML browser Google Talk which is an chat program GPS navigation capability with Google Maps Street View which means that you can watch maps in real pictures from where you are and in street view Gmail YouTube

And many other Google features.

The mobile phone weights 158 grams, which also include the battery. The G1 also has a built-in microphone and speaker and supports many audio and video formats like Mp3, AAC, ACC+ and Mp4

The G1 has a search box on the desktop which is meant to search both the phone and the Internet. To reach the search box you just have to slide to the right with your fingertip and the desktop slides to a screen with a search box only. The search box also has some cool features. For instance it tries to guess what you want to search for by listing the most common searches on the Internet, while you are typing.

One of the features that makes the G1 stand out from the iPhone is the background picture.

On an iPhone, you can not put background pictures on your desktop, while on a G1 phone you just gets a panoramic picture when “sliding” around on the desktop.

The G1 looks pretty much the same as the previous T-Mobile Sidekick series.

I don’t like the design very much. I did expect a little more with Google and HTC working together, but I do also think that the software works really good and has some very nice functions. The G1 is very simple to use and you can take some shortcuts and directly add them to your desktop.

The absolute greatest advantage is the ability to accept open source programs, and I predicts this concept will be the future.

Hans Meijer asked:




Media coverage is extremely important when it comes to the image the world has about any group in society. It may even be decisive. And as for any other group, this is true for the ****** power exchange world as well. Since ****** power exchange is attracting more interest in society, it is only logical the phenomena gets increased media coverage. In addition, the current trend - especially in audiovisual media - to try and cover more eroticism in general contributes extra to this trend.

Journalists trying to cover the subject are faced with various difficulties and complications - the most important being the complexity of the subject as well as the difficulty to find people who feel comfortable with talking about their most intimate emotions in mass media. Next to that, to an outsider it is not easy to understand the cultural differences within the group and the subject takes up quite a bit of research and/or pre-production time as well as space or air time to cover it in a more serious way.

“The scene” does not exist

Despite what general opinion would like people to believe, there is no such thing as “an EPE (or BDSM) scene”. Instead there are different cultures, different sexual preferences and most of all individuals and couples practicing or just fantasizing about power dynamics in an ****** setting. One of the main difficulties is that - as a result of the very individual determination of sexual behavior in general and with that ****** power exchange - it is extremely hard, if not entirely impossible to find common denominators. Hence talking to one or two people will only sketch THEIR views. These may be significantly different from others and are most certainly not THE views or opinions.

First of all, there are very distinct differences in culture, based on sexual preference. ********** EPE is very different in many aspects from its heterosexual equivalent. ********** men are - in their EPE-emotions - very different from ********** women and within the heterosexual world the first main difference should be made between the Maledom/femsub (dominant man/submissive woman) and the Femdom(me)/malesub (dominant woman/submissive man) cultures. When concentrating on the heterosexual “world” only, one of the major differences is the fact that the Femdom(me) culture is dominated by women, who have made a profession out of their nature; a phenomena that is almost non-existent in the Maledom/femsub culture (although there are professional ********** women and -albeit extremely few - professional dominant men).

Most of the literature available is about ********** ****** power exchange, where power dynamics are different, the culture is much outward oriented and - although this a dangerous generalization - generally speaking, more rough. In addition, there are many technical differences between ********** and heterosexual EPE. Another very important consideration is that sexuality between members of the same *** is entirely different from sexuality between members of the opposite ***. Beyond these major variances, there are many other heterosexual-specific concerns, such as the fact that a heterosexual couple will usually be confronted with having to raise children. It is, therefore, impossible to rely on available literature when it comes to form an undistorted opinion on heterosexual ****** power exchange.

The image of ****** power exchange is, to a large extent, generated by both pornography on one end and one-sided, dysfunction-oriented clinical and scientific research. Hence the picture the media paint - for understandable reasons - is a picture very few ****** power exchange people would recognize. One of the main reasons for this sullied view of EPE is the fact that it is difficult for media to get people to talk about their emotions. The majority of people interviewed - since they are usually the only ones available - are people who are commercially active in the ****** power exchange world - predominantly dominatrixes. These people usually and again understandable, have a one-sided image. Professional EPE-activity is a commercial enterprise with the aim to make profit, not to express the person’s own feelings towards a partner. Since the vast majority of EPE-professionals are dominatrixes, they will attract a very specific type of person, in particular ********** men. Very few of the clients a professional dominatrix has, have an active ****** power exchange relationship with their partner. And, the professionals interviewed have an entirely different agenda. Their motive is not to give unprejudiced information about their subject. Their first objective is to attract (more) clients and the immediate second motive is to make sure they stand out from their colleagues.

A picture based on alternate motives

Unfortunately, the EPE image is predominantly influenced by several elements all of which have ulterior motives. Non of them have had or currently have the objective to communicate unprejudiced information. Let’s make an interesting list of the four most influential factors on the image of ****** power exchange:

Science

The majority of scientific publications on the subject originate from the psychological/psychiatric field. None of these publications deals with the power exchange between healthy, well-adjusted people, capable to make safe, sane, consensual, well-informed and conscious decisions. Instead, all these publications deal with people seeking help (usually from the author) and have been written primarily to advocate either one specific opinion or one specific treatment by one specific therapist. Unfortunately, there is no broad, large scale research available on the phenomena of EPE. It is estimated that as much as 30 percent of the adult population has ****** power exchange fantasies and is (potentially) active in this area. The largest group that has ever been the subject of research is a group from approximately two hundred people from one country. This can hardly be called representative for the world-wide group, hence all conclusions should not be projected on the entire population. Unfortunately, this happens all too frequently.

Furthermore, much of the available scientific research available and quoted, is extremely outdated. This is especially true for politicians, legislators and lawyers in many countries, who will go back and cite research that is at least thirty or forty years old. Whereas no court or scientific body in the world would accept other (semi)medical data that old as a basis for judgment, when it comes to ****** power exchange this is still generally accepted.

Pornography and pseudo-experts

These two groups are mentioned in one header deliberately because pseudo-experts predominantly style themselves on the pictures painted by pornography, sometimes cleverly validating themselves and their views by misquoting scientists. Both pornography and pseudo-experts have only one objective: to sell as many books, articles, magazines or videos and CD’s as they possibly can. ****** power exchange-related pornography is mainly sold to people who are NOT active in ****** power exchange. Much of what is sold is - unfortunately - quite often mistaken for information, especially by people who are new to the subject. The picture painted is not meant to give information, but instead, is meant to indulge fantasy. In these situations fantasy does not have to become reality, and when it comes to ****** power exchange, hardly ever does fully.

Media

Without making any judgments here, the media plays an important role in the image-building. Next to the difficulties sketched above - the fact that it is indeed extremely difficult to depict a clear image of EPE and the unintentional effect of dominatrixes - it is obvious that excess-oriented journalism does not help and, again, does not have the objective of communicating factual and independent information, but has the objective of selling copy as well as entertaining.

The “community” itself

Even though the various support groups put a lot of effort in trying to inform and educate, their efforts reflect the average lack of experience in mass communication as well as the variety of opinions that even the EPE community itself holds. None of the support groups, not even larger national groups like the USA National Leather Association, have any critical sway in the EPE community, compared to the number of people interested in the subject. This is again the result of both the variety of opinions held as well as the different cultures. Individual subgroups are only just finding out they have a different identity from other like-minded people. This is new and somewhat disturbing to many and it is difficult for groups as well as individuals to find and identify with a “new” identity.

These support groups are small. They do not have one-tenth of the budget, that scientists and especially pornography producers can use. There for it is a very uneven battle, trying to fight the misinformation with little more than a personal computer and a xerox-machine, when resources in the pornography industry are huge.

Finally, there are the well meant efforts of individuals, especially on the Internet, to try and build personal home pages that provide “information”. Such information is usually highly individual (and as such useful for identification purposes) and of little or no relevance for a more general informational approach.The bottom line is that the information/misinformation ratio is about 10:90. It is no wonder the image the outside world has is the wrong image; an image that has very little to do with the day-to-day practice of ****** power exchange.

Matt Damon asked:




The Samsung J700 is a good choice if you are thinking to change your existing phone with a low mid range and budget phone. You will really like this creation of Samsung which is ladened with some good features to make your life more luxurious and easy going. The phone has some features which can give tough competition to models of other brands like Sony and Nokia within the same price bracket. This is a phone boasts of some good multimedia features and short cut keys.

Samsung J700 is a slider phone with some cute features in this phone. The phone has dimensions of 99.5 x 48 x 14.8 mm and weighs only 92 g. The light weight phone would be a hit among college students because they don’t feel like spending too much on expensive phones. And this may be a low mid range phone yet it has those multimedia features which the young generation are always in search of. The multimedia and the communicating features of this phone are by no means a low one.

The Samsung J700 supports GPRS, EDGE class 10. The 2 inches TFT touchscreen gives you the freedom to watch videos comfortably and paste colorful wallpapers. You will fall in love with this black and elegant gadget the moment you pick it in your hands. The 1.3 MP camera can really click good quality images. Though the phone doesn’t have flash but when you take pictures under comfortable light the images are quite clear and distinct.

The media player of the phone is something which the college chaps will love very much. It can play WMA files and MP3/AAC/AAC+/MIDI files too. The sound quality of the phone is superb whether you listen in hands free mode or via ear piece you enjoy a good sound in this phone.

Samsung J700 is a new launch and perhaps Samsung has tried to capture a particular audience like college students and those who are looking for budget phones. The phone can be little cheap but that by no means assert that it is out dated and has nothing special in it. You have JAVA MIDP version 2.0 for high resolution games in it, FM radio for those who love to tune to listen the recent releases or the retro clips. The phone is also equipped with a MPEG4/3GP video player and recorder. There is Bluetooth Printing and Organizer. There is currency converter and voice memo too.

Corinne Burkhert asked:




So here we are…Social Media has been exploding, now the inevitable comes….

Using Social Media to locate, reference check and even perhaps interview an applicant?

Indeed. It has been growing in popularity! The trend is developing to use the popular social media channels, which are helpful to screen potential employees and more. Currently a large number of foundations are using social media with their grant award process. There are organizations and programs available to help you understand how to look for passive job seekers online, how to check for references, and how to set-up corporate HR Brand that would attract the best talent.

Other organizations take it even further with sourcing applicants, then driving them to a Social site like Ning. There they can have a Skype based video introduction along with joining groups and blogging so companies can identify how they really are. This way they’ve built relationships, engaged them and identified talents way ahead of the interview process. It is a great way for both the company and applicant to get to know each other.

Are we surprised of this use?
No…we’ve seen the same trend happen with myspace and chat rooms…it’s inevitable…if you spend time online, you are creating an imprint of what you do and who you are.

Examples of what turns employers away:
- posting provocative or inappropriate photos or information.
- posting about them drinking or using drugs
- bad-mouthing previous employer, co-workers or clients
- discriminatory comments
- lying about qualifications
- sharing confidential informations from previous employer

Examples of what Employers are looking for are:
- Profile provides a good reflection of the applicant
- Profile supports applicants professional qualifications
- Applicant is creative
- Applicant is well-rounded
- Applicant has good references posted about themselves
- Applicant has received awards and accolades.

Things to do before you start job searching..

1)DO clean up digital junk BEFORE you job search. Remove photos, content and links that can work against you in a potential employer’s eyes.

2)DO create your own professional group on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn or Ning to establish relationships with leaders, recruiters and potential referrals.

3)DO keep complaints offline. Keep your content focused on the positive, whether it relates to professional or personal information. Makes sure to highlight specific accomplishments inside and outside of work.


4)Remember others can see your friends, so be selective about who you accept as friends. Observe all comments made by others. If you need to consider using the “block comments” feature or even setting your profile to “private” so only designated and allowed friends can view it.


5) DO NOT mention your job search if you’re still employed.

Top arena’s using social media to search for possible employees are:
- Communications
- Technology
- Professional & Business Services
- Media.
Social Media is the future, no question there… it’s becoming an increasingly persuasive way to research your potential employees.

Monty Alexander asked:




LG Shine KE770 like its name suggests is made to outshine itself. It comes with some surprise features which you would hardly find in any other mobile phone. It is enabled with JAVA version MIDP 2.0. This distinct feature makes it an updated mobile phone. It is enabled with a wallpaper and picture/ring tone downloading feature.

Key Features

LG Shine KE770 is enabled with both executive and entertainment features. It is enabled with an internet service with the help of which you can access the internet anytime you want. It also has entertainment features like an in built music player and a camera as well, to explore your photographic instincts.

Design

This LG Mobile Phone has a classic design. It has dimensions of 105.2 x 46.3 x 9.9 mm (LxWxD). Its weight is 79 grams. It is extremely light weight. Hence, it will deliver a good performance without asserting its weight. This mobile phone has a 262K color TFT screen. As a result, you will enjoy using this phone for long hours. This phone allows a talk time of up to 2.5 hours and a standby time of about 200 hours. It is very average on the battery front. Most of the devices today boast of longer talk time and battery back-up.

Executive Features

This LG mobile phones is enabled with a Bluetooth (version 1.2) device. With this device assisting you, you can transfer important data easily without wires. You can also receive calls when in a hurry or when you are not in position to receive calls manually. For data transfer, you can also use a USB device and PC Sync.

With this LG mobile phone you can easily surf the internet and send/receive emails since it is enabled with WAP. You can also play games on the internet since it is enabled with JAVA technology. Hence, you may run down to the conclusion that this mobile has high end technology.

Entertainment Features

This LG mobile is enabled with an MP3 player. You can also edit music with MIDI technology. When tired of everything, you get to play games with your LG Shine KE770 The finest feature of this mobile phone is its 2 megapixel camera which is enabled with CMOS technology. This technology converts incoming light into electrical signals that enhance the quality of images discerned. You get to click excellent images that will really satisfy you.

Conclusion

LG Shine KE770 has features that will perfectly suit your needs. It definitely deserves to be your faultless choice.

M Vroom asked:




Mobile catering refers to selling food out of some type of mobile vehicle, either a truck or van in most occasions. It is similar to regular catering since the food is brought directly to the customers, but is served directly out the vehicle rather than inside a building. Mobile catering is popular in many urban locations where it is convenient to grab food on the run, and it is a great business opportunity for those looking to get into the food business.

A mobile food truck is a great investment for anyone interested in getting into the food business, since it doesn’t require one to buy or lease an entire restaurant. Instead, individuals can sell their homemade goods right out of a moving vehicle, and can travel to popular locations where they know they can make a profit.

An ice cream van is similar to a mobile food truck, since they were invented in order to distribute ice cream to people walking on the street. A mobile food truck or van is designed similar to an ice cream van, since it has a large window that makes it easy to converse with customers. The inside of the van is completely different though, since ice cream vans are full of freezers in order to keep the ice cream cold.

A mobile food truck is almost like a small and portable kitchen, since it contains many of the same components as a regular kitchen. It can contain places to heat up food, a fridge and freezer for storage, a sink for washing up, and even a drink fountain for dispensing colas. They also contain locations for storage and even shelves for displaying products, and a counter top for a cash register and storage for dishes and cups. They come in a number of different variations, and the purchaser can decide which components they need based on the menu they plan on selling.

Mobile kitchens can either be purchased as a mobile food truck or van, or as a trailer that can hook directly onto the back of a vehicle. Either way, it makes it possible to move the food business to different locations, in order to find popular locations where people are likely to be hungry. Although a mobile food truck owner may have to travel to several locations when they first start off, they usually find the most popular locations and travel to them at the same time every day.

A mobile food truck or kitchen is a great purchase for anyone getting into the food business, especially since not many have time to sit in a restaurant for a meal anymore. It is a convenient way to sell food and appeal to a wide variety of customers, and it doesn’t require a huge initial investment like a restaurant would. They usually only require one or two people to operate, and can pay for themselves in no time. A mobile food truck and kitchen is a great investment for anyone interested in the food business, and can even transform into a family partnership if it gains enough popularity.

Mark Hirst asked:




Sony Ericsson is known for their walk man mobile phones which made you enjoy your favorite tune anywhere and Sony Ericsson W980i is their recently released product for people who are more musically inclined. You do not need to buy a separate mp3 player; the mobile phone has its innovative application that can play your music in one gadget.

From the moment you see it, the appearance of Sony Ericsson W980i looked more of a music player than a mobile phone because of the keys designated on top of it along with the screen. The screen showed the song being played, battery life, and signal.

To further find out what Sony Ericsson W980i can offer you, read through the mobile review and have a full knowledge on great mobile phone deals or contract in store for the buyer.

Over-all review

If you love music and want to buy a new phone, Sony Ericsson W980i–flip top phone– should be your best option of choice. Sony Ericsson improved the quality of sound and made it easier to control the music through the buttons on top of the phone. It has the capacity to store 8000 songs with its 8GB internal memory.

While Shake control became a newest application for most recently released music phones and music player, SE W980i also acquired one for an easier changed of songs. You do not need to press buttons if you like, you can just shake the phone and songs will change automatically.

When you get tired of the tunes listed on your phone, you can go back to the basic of tuning in to your favorite FM stations. But do not take this application for granted, the built-in FM transmitter can also be used to transfer music into a compatible device while playing songs. Enjoy your favorite tune on your stereo either in your car or bedroom without the use of wires.

Other special features such as: 3.2 mega pixel camera, large screens, and 3G HSDPA handset is also a great catch to consider. You can now check mails, download music online, and use the internet with its high speed connection.

The phone offered 3 options for the connectivity: Bluetooth, USB wire, and PictBridge which gives direct connection to a printer.

Battery life, can last for 12 days in stand by mode or equivalent of 3.5 hours of using it for calling. Of course it will depend upon how you charge and take care of your battery which you need to read more of to have a longer battery life.

Deal or no deal

Mobile phone deals or contracts are a great way to acquire a phone if you cannot pay in one payment. The contract will tell you to pay in 12 months term and you get other advantages as you apply for the mobile phone deals. Like in credit cards, you will receive a monthly payment slip which includes the fixed payment for the phone plus the bills for other services you use such as SMS messages, calls, GPRS, etc. However, you should take note that the costs of calls are more affordable when you apply for a mobile phone deal.

Mark Hirst asked:




The Sony Erickson K200i is available in either metallic black or pale champagne casing. The February 2007 announcement described a highly attractive case and a keypad which has a good feel. There is no opening system. There is a generally solid bar design to the handset which weighs 82 grams including the battery and measures 103 mm by 46 mm by 16.7 mm.

The mobile phone is an ideal size for slipping into a handy pocket or bag at 103 mm by 46 mm by 16.7 mm.
Its slim design arrives with a 65K colour CSTN display screen of 128 by 128 pixels. You can customize with wallpapers or themes to add visual interest. Large keys and keypad make for easy use and access. The family name for this mobile phone is the K220i but it has dissimilar features. The Sony Ericsson K200i and its integrated features will be a pleasure to use.

The Sony Ericsson K200i arrives with a substantial 2 MB of internal memory. This allows for easily saving contact details, messages and photos. The battery allows approximately 900 hours of standby time and 8 hours of talk time from a full charge.

This great mobile phone includes a VGA camera so that the user can capture all the fun and special ingredients in their day. These photos can be shared immediately with friends by using the K200i picture messaging service. The VGA camera has direct interaction with the messaging features of the phone plus dedicated menus for user-friendly use. The screen functions as a viewfinder so that the user can know they are getting snaps of just the image they want.
Video clips can be easily recorded on the phone and stored for later playback.

The provided network is dual bank GSM 9900/GSM 1800.


32 channels of polyphonic ringtones and downloadable customization are available. The vibration mode is included. A substantial phonebook with allowance for up to 300 entries and 200 received, missed, or dialed calls is included.

The GPRS is class 10 with speeds of 32-48 kbps, HSCSD and both a USB and infrared port. SMS and MMS messaging, a WAP 1.2.1 browser and several other features such as games, slide show, stopwatch, timer and of course, built-in handsfree make the Sony Ericsson a prime choice for users.