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Hang on to your hats, and tighten your seatbelts, as we embark on an epic journey to discover some hidden gems while tackling everything – from spicy cuisine to bad roads – in the 2019 Great India Drive in a Hyundai Venue.
Trying to comprehend the scale of the gigantic Sardar Sarovar Dam from the 135-meter high viewing deck of the Statue of Unity – the world's tallest statue, at 182 metres – can be quite overwhelming. Not only does it make you realise the sheer scale of the statue and the dam below it, but also your relative insignificance. According to officials of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the water level – it was at its peak of 138 metres, or nearly 500 feet – can supply drinking water to the entire state of Gujarat for multiple years if need be.
A challenge & a delight
With the vastness of our country, its varied terrain, fauna, and the extreme weather, India can be a challenging delight for travellers from around the world. And part of this delight is the fact India is capable of always surprising you, irrespective of how well acquainted you are with it – discovering something unusual, stumbling on an unexpected place rich in history and architecture, and, of course, coming across some exotic cuisine is simply a given.
So, this time I was ready to be surprised – nope, I wanted to be surprised. So, I made a major change to my usual road-trip methodology. The anal-retentive person that I am, I plan everything down to the T. But not this time. For this trip, I decided to throw every bit of planning out of the window! This meant that I'd choose a new destination every day. The only predetermined aspect of this trip was to return to Delhi in about 4 to 5 days.
Sometime surprising
Our journey began from the Statue of Unity in Gujarat. Now, the obvious course to follow would have been to take the Mumbai-Delhi highway, drive through Udaipur and Jaipur and reach Delhi. But an obvious story is very seldom a good story. So, we had to something unobvious, something unexpected, something surprising.
I chose Indore as our first destination, and thus began our journey in the Venue. Why Indore? Well, you see, over the past year or so, I've been somewhat interested in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Partly because I have some good friends there who are automotive, culinary, and wildlife enthusiasts, but mostly because I believe that Madhya Pradesh has far more to offer in terms of tourism than we give it credit for. Rich in history, it boasts vast stretches – it is, after all, the second-largest state in India – and amazing national parks. But, for some reason, it remains largely unexplored.
The road conditions of Madhya Pradesh – especially after the recent rainfall and floods – are much less stellar than its neighbouring states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and even Haryana. Because of poor roads, during our first day's journey through the interior regions of the state, we made slow progress. The roads were quite narrow, and taking the State Highway limited our average speed. But the Venue's suspension tackled bad roads effectively, and the inherent stability of its chassis ensured that I was very confident while driving on some unforgiving roads.
Discovering Khalji
The next day brought much excitement and anticipation, for we left Indore for a town I'd never heard of before – Mandu. You see, despite being an admirer of history and architecture, I'd never heard about the rich history and architecture of this erstwhile royal seat of the Malwa region. With a history going back as far as the 6th century – when Mandu was a flourishing city – today, it's a mix of ruins and exquisitely-designed structures. Interestingly, it's had a major impact on the world of design.
Inspiring the Taj Mahal
The highlight of Mandu is the Jahaj Mahal – a palace surrounded by two artificial lakes that make it look like a large ship floating on water, hence the name – and Rani Roopmati's Pavilion, overlooking the Narmada river. The real hidden gem of the Royal Palace complex, though, is Hoshang Shah's Tomb. It's India's first all-marble structure. This clean white mausoleum is said to have inspired the Taj Mahal – the inscriptions here say that architects associated with the Taj Mahal came to Mandu to pay homage to the tomb in the 17th century.
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After an eventful afternoon, dosed with a significant lesson in the history of Mandu and getting baked in the sun, we were back in the Venue. The wonderful climate control and extremely supportive seats made the journey back to Indore quite relaxed and delightful.
Indore has two very distinct achievements as a city – one, it's the street-food capital of India, and two, it's the cleanest city in India. And we wanted to experience both. On my friend Siddhraj's recommendation, we headed to Chappan Dukaan – literally 56 shops – to sample some fine street food.
The first stop was Johnny Hot Dog (yes, you read that right!), a shop that serves desi hot dogs – think of it more as an omelette inside a bun. Interestingly, a couple of years ago, it outsold items from all the fast-food chains in the Asia Pacific region on Uber Eats! Johnny's fare was fresh, spicy, and quite simple, which meant my starving stomach – we eat very little on our road trips, mostly due to a permanent paucity of time – was satiated for once.
The next stop down the street – Madhuram Sweets – was even better, with its wide variety of snacks, including different varieties of kachoris, samosas, ragda patties, uttapams, dosas, and what not. The kachori and the ragda pattice were excellent of course, but the highlight at Madhuram was the custom-made Jalebi that the halwai specially conjured up for me! He insisted that we try jalebi, and when I told him that I only like old-fashioned jalebi – thick, with a crispy outer layer and a gooey soft inner, like I ate while growing up in Moradabad – he presented us with the most delicious jalebi that I've tasted in recent times. In short, it sent me to jalebi heaven, if you can imagine such a place.
The street that houses Chappan Dukaan was absolutely chock-a-block with people, two-wheelers, cars, and everything else you can imagine. But, given Indore's reputation for being the cleanest city in the country, it was heartening to see that the whole area was spick and span. I couldn't spot even a single piece of litter around us. Whoever's taken the initiative to make Indore the cleanest city in India has done a fine job, and the rest of India can take inspiration from Indore.
Chasing Blue
After the feast, it was time for another long day on the road. Day 3 of the Great India Drive began with an early morning start to the city of Bundi. Roads in MP ranged from bad to worse, but all this changed the second we entered into Rajasthan – we were finally on clean stretches, where we could push the Venue to decent speeds.
Getting to Bundi from Indore wasn't easy, and, irrespective of the route you take, it's at least a seven-and-a-half-hour journey. We arrived in Bundi to meet Avijit Singh, an avid enthusiast and car collector, and also the owner of the Hadoti Palace Hotel. Having gazed wistfully at his car collection – that Land Rover Series 1 SWB was drool-worthy – we decided to step deeper into the town to have a look at the magnificent palace and its details.
I must say that the combination of the lake, the palace, and the old city of Bundi is something worth treasuring, as it's an absolute architectural delight – and that's to say nothing of the views it offers. After admiring the vista, it was time to rush to Jaipur before dark.
Heading home
After spending our 4th day of leg one of the Great India Drive in Jaipur, it was time for us to head back home. The Venue, as expected, performed admirably. It has all the quality, refinement, and comfort that you need to tackle all kinds of road and traffic conditions. Particularly appealing aspects of the Venue are its drivability, terrific climate-control system and comfortable seats, which give you excellent lumbar support.
As far as I'm concerned, on this trip, not only did I discover a city with thousands of years of history and fantastic architecture but also the fact that it's quite possible to have a spanking clean city in India! Who would've thought?
But it's not over yet! You see, we've always divided the Great India Drive into two parts, which means that this journey through middle India was just the first leg. I'm sure that the upcoming drive is going to be a far greater challenge, both for me and the Venue.
So, where are we headed to next? Well, to keep the element of surprise intact, I'll simply say that you'll have to wait for our December issue to see what 'Venue' we choose next…
The roads in Madhya Pradesh ranged from bad to non-existent, but the history and architecture on display at Mandu were stunning. And the street food in Indore was an absolute highlight of the trip – especially the jalebi at Madhuram Sweets.
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The election season is on and you might have heard people around you talking about Vidhan Sabha, Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha but do you know the differences between them?
Given below are the differences between the Vidhan Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.
Definition/Other Names/Mode of elections
- Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house (in states with bicameral) or the sole house (in unicameral states) of the state legislature. The upper house in the seven states with a bicameral legislature is called the Legislative Council, or Vidhan Parishad. They are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. The members of a Vidhan Sabha are elected by the general public through the state elections. They are known as MLAs or Members of Legislative Assembly.
- Rajya Sabha is the Upper house of the Parliament of India. It is also known as the Council of States as its members are elected not by the general public but by the members of the state legislative assembly. They are known as Rajya Sabha MPs.
- Lok Sabha is the Lower house of the Parliament of India. It is also known as the House of People as its members are directly elected by the general public through the general elections. They are known as Lok Sabha MPs.
Number of Members/Seats
- In a Vidhan Sabha, there cannot be more than 500 and less than 60 members. It can have less than 60 members only through an Act of Parliament as is the case in Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
- In Rajya Sabha, there can be a maximum of 250 members, according to our Constitution but current Indian laws have provisions for 245 members. Out of these, the President can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.
- In Lok Sabha, there can be a maximum of 552 members of which 530 are from the states, 20 are from the Union Territories and 2 are from Anglo-Indian, which is a community of people with a mix of Indian and British ancestry. Current Indian laws have a provision for 545 seats of which 530 from states, 13 from UTs and 2 from the Anglo-Indian community can be there.
Minimum Qualification Required
- Each member of the Vidhan Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha should not have a criminal record, shouldn't be mentally unsound and shouldn't be bankrupt.
- When it comes to the minimum age requirement, members of both the Vidhan Sabha and the Lok Sabha should be at least 25 years old while that of the Rajya Sabha should be at least 30 years old.
Term Period
- The term of a Vidhan Sabha is 5 years but during the State of Emergency, its term may be extended for a maximum period of 6 months or it may be dissolved by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister.
- The members of the Rajya Sabha sit for staggered 6 years with one-third of the members retiring every two years.
- The term of a Lok Sabha is 5 years but during the State of Emergency, it can be extended by law up to one year.
Chief Presiding Officer
- The Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly is the chief presiding officer of the Vidhan Sabha.
- The Vice President of India acts as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
- The Speaker elected as a leader by the elected government is the chief presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.


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We generally close the store at 5:30. It is crazy the amount of business that goes on after that time. Tonight was ridiculous. Agreed to prices on 2 new combines, a new big tractor and a loader tractor. Traded 4wds. The truck driver wasn't home yet from delivering new stuff and picking up trade ins. The shop was still installing wheel weights, loaders and fixing stuff. Then, I went home. I needed to get away from it all. If it wasn't for sticky notes, I would have a hard time keeping track of it all.
Now, the goats are fed. Duke was working wethers. Tammy saw a snake (probably a bull snake which would kill rattlers) in the shrubs on the north side of the house, so now we no longer have standing shrubs there. Duke hauled the remnants off. While feeding goats, I saw something move. It was a different snake, but now Duke and I have a little (6″) prairie rattler in the freezer. Yeah, that means there are more somewhere. Duke and I played catch. The neighbors stopped in to watch the stupid crap that goes on around our piece of paradise.
My head is still spinning from all of the numbers, trucking priorities, goats to buy, showmanship stuff to work on, Duke going to judging contest, etc, etc.
At least I'm not bored.
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It's "a truly bizarre case," Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said, after a trio of thieves allegedly broke into a house in Queens, changed the locks and demanded that the owner sign over the property to them.
The three suspects "are accused of breaking into a Queens residence and locking the true owners out, then forcing them to negotiate with the defendants if they wanted to gain access to their own home," the DA told the New York Daily News. Now, the three men accused of the crime — Brandon Sestoso, his brother Chas (Charles) Sestoso and Jesse Kusinow – face jail time of up to 15 years.
The men allegedly told the Jamaica Estates home's owner, Anita Chan, they were working with the bank that held the mortgage and that she need to sign some papers. Her husband, who was away in China at the time, emailed documents, including a deed transfer.
Chan soon discovered that her house had been cleaned out of valuables and important paperwork.
On his LinkedIn page, Sestoso identifies himself as a managing partner at Global Reliance Partners LLC and vice president of PMG Capital, according to the Daily News. The company confirmed that he was fired a year ago. [NYDN] – Christopher Cameron


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The Atlantic 10 has been criticized in the past for weak non-conference scheduling. Particularly, a weak SOS may have kept St. Bonaventure out of the NCAA Tournament in 2016, but that's beside the point. If the Atlantic 10 would like more NCAA Tournament bids in the near future, it's going to need to beat respectable opponents before conference play. Recent announcements of non-conference scheduling in the A-10 are showing good signs. The league isn't necessarily playing the Kentucky's and the North Carolina's every game, but they're getting quality, mid-major opponents on their schedules. That's exactly what the Atlantic 10 needs.
1. Saint Louis vs. Butler (2017-18 and 2018-19)
I love this move for both programs. Butler is going to be the clear favorite, hosting a Saint Louis team that's getting back on its feet in 2017-18. But a return game in 2018-19 where the Billikens could be a contender for an A-10 title? Now we're talking. Either way, Saint Louis is doing a great job prepping itself for A-10 play with an opponent like Butler. The Bulldogs have become regulars in the Big Dance, and they always pose as a difficult opponent whether you play them in November or March. Plus, Travis Ford's young team is going to get an early look at a hostile environment at Hinkle Fieldhouse this next season. I love this home-and-home series.
2. Vermont vs. Richmond (2017-18)
I really love this game. Richmond, a team that's going to have a lot to prove without T.J. Cline next year, scheduled itself one of the most daunting mid-major opponents of the modern day. Well done, guys. Seriously, Vermont was very dangerous last season, going undefeated in conference play and playing toe-to-toe with the Purdue Boilermakers in the NCAA Tournament. On a neutral court, Vermont may be a better team than Richmond, at least last season, and I'd expect the Catamounts to be back and kicking it next year. This is going to be a great test for the Spiders, and it'll likely provide a little bit of an RPI boost, win or lose.
3. Saint Peter's vs. La Salle (2017-18)
I know what you're thinking. Who's Saint Peter's? Before you jump to any conclusions, let me inform you that this was a Top 100 Kenpom team this past season. La Salle was 140th in Kenpom's rankings. The Peacocks won the CIT and really had a pretty good year in the MAAC as well. This doesn't look like a great game on paper, but it should be a decent enough test for La Salle. Realistically, the Explorers need games like these to build some confidence before conference play. Going up against teams like Georgetown and Villanova is great, but you also need some wins on your schedule, especially against decently above-average mid-major teams. Beating Saint Peter's is a step in the right direction, but I also love that La Salle scheduled Miami (FL) for the next season. It's good to get that kind of a balance to really test your team before the start of conference play.
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One human attraction of this city is the Canada's games centre. The Canada Games Centre is a full service use community sport, recreation and wellness facility for the City of Whitehorse and surrounding communities.
This region stands along the western edge of the continent like a great wall. It consists of range after range of mountains separated by plateaus and valleys. This region also consists of several mountain ranges about 700 kilometers wide.
This city is located in the cordilleriean climate region: The Yukon has a subarctic climate climate. The high altitude of much of the territory and the seaward climate provide relatively warm summers with temperatures frequently reaching 27 degrees.
This city is located in the cordillerean vegetation region. The climate of the Cordillera region varies throughout the year. Summers can be hot, warm, rainy, breezy, and have cool evenings. Winters can be cold, rainy, breezy, and snowy. The climate in the Cordillera region can be described as cool, breezy, warm, hot, and rainy.
In my opinion I feel that this community would be a good place to keep plants because it rains a lot and the soil is good. This region would be also good because of the variety of trees that is in this community would be suitable for homes for animals.
The closest major river located in this city is the thirty mile river: The Thirty Mile, a section of the Yukon River between Lake Laberge and the Teslin River, is a rich hunting and fishing area for its original inhabitants, the Ta`an kwach` an.
This river flows into the Bering sea: The Bering Sea covers over 2 million square km of the northernmost region of the Pacific Ocean. Its borders are defined to the north by Alaska,


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The neo-paramilitary "Anti-Land Restitution Army" has threatened eight journalists in the north of Colombia via leaflets delivered to their respective news outlets.
The threatened journalists had all consistently reported on the issue of land and victim restitution in the northern department of Cesar.
The leaflet, it was revealed by the Federation for the Freedom of the Press (FLIP), stated that the journalists, who worked for the news outlets Blu Radio, RCN TV, CM&, Al Día, Maravilla, RPT, El Heraldo and Radio Guatapuri, were warned they had been made "military objectives", and that they had 24 hours to leave the region.
The authorities are currently working on verifying the threats; however a FLIP representative spoke to Blu Radio stating that no threats should be underestimated. This is supposedly not the first time that the group has made threats on land restitution leaders in the Cesar region. "These kinds of antecedents are what make us believe this is not a game," said Ana Maria Ferrer Arroyo of FLIP.
Two of the threatened journalists are already in the hands of a state protection scheme and the FLIP has requested protection for the remaining six.
Valledupar, Cesar
- 'Ejército anti-restitución de tierras' amenaza a ochos periodistas en Valledupar (El Espectador)
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Maybe not merely are you able to take delight in the shape memory foam provides, but you're also going to be in a place to enjoy the firmness amount of a person's own taste.
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I discovered that the Nectar mattress to Be Really supportive with both foundation layers.
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May 12th, 2017 Blog
Event Honoring Chief Justice A.A. Birch Receives Its Own Honor
In 2016, the Nashville Bar Association (NBA), the Nashville Bar Foundation (NBF) along with the Justice A.A. Birch Building committee had an opportunity to celebrate an esteemed member of the Nashville legal community, state Chief Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. with the unveiling of a statue, building re-dedication and posthumous celebration of his achievements. Birch, served 37 years as a judicial stalwart. He was the only person in Tennessee history to serve at every level of the state's judiciary and the first African American to serve in each position. On August 27, 2016 the Justice A. A. Birch Jr. building was re-dedicated and a statue, sculpted in Birch's likeness, was unveiled in front of the courthouse square to honor his lifetime of achievements.
The statue was sculpted by world renowned artist, Brian Hanlon. The re-dedication program included The Honorable Megan Barry Mayor, Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County, Anne Holt (WKRN-Channel 2 Anchor) as emcee, Judge Richard Dinkins, Judge Monte Watkins, Vivian Wilhoite and Ludye Wallace (who were instrumental in having the building named after Birch in 2006) and moving words from his son, Adolfo A. Birch, III.
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TeleX AI – Telegram ChatBot Cryptocurrency Wallet Exchange ICO?
The last few years have attracted onwards a new trend in the technology and financial marketplace, dependent on simplicity and convenience, made possible through the aid of artificial intelligence. TeleX AI is an advanced platform which allows people to exchange digital monies via an easy, Telegram-based chat bot.
The founders claim that research has revealed that newer generations no longer want to take care of desktop-based applications, thus the look of websites incorporating all kinds of apps. Yet, another breaking point for an evolution is right round the corner- artificial intelligence chat bots.
TeleX AI was made to bring both upper trends and novelties under the same roof. Its principal goal is therefore to allow users to trade digital currencies of all types without having to sign up on exchanges, or download software on their own computers. As an example, a user may only ask the AI bot exactly what the most popular ICOs are, and a listing of recommendations would appear.
TeleX AI Features
At the moment, TeleX AI includes a few features, such as but not restricted to keeping your bitcoin and ether via its integrated wallet, sending and receiving digital money for free, trading and cryptocurrencies simply by conversing with the bot.
In a recent media announcement made by TeleX AI, it was mentioned that: 'Next-generation monies are deserving of a next-generation port, also TeleX AI does its best to meet the developing needs of the 21st century trader'.
Cost Of TeleX AI
Presently, TeleX AI doesn't charge any fees for the services being offered, as it is currently carrying out its token presale, as part of its first coin offering (ICO). Once the token sale is concluded, each trade made through the platform will cost a small charge, payable via the tokens, which also represent the AI's supply of revenue.
It is important to mention that the tokens will be available for sale as long as the AI stays in purpose, yet throughout the presale, cheap tokens are available that will grant users faster accessibility to the attributes of TeleX AI.
People that are interested can go right ahead and join the company's Telegram group for the newest updates, details and information about the chatbot. To learn even more about TeleX AI, the whitepaper is available on the company's website.
How Does TeleX AI Work?
Users must message TeleX AI to send and move cryptocurrencies. TeleX AI provides every user a wallet where they can store multiple cryptocurrencies and benefit in the instant and zero fee transactions of the TeleX AI network.
The liquidity engine monitors the equilibrium of the users along with the paths to the deposits to multiple cryptocurrency exchanges so as to offer liquidity. The order books of the trades are duplicated, and each time a user places an order via the Telegram interface, the arrangement is filled using one of those integrated trades, based on the price and accessibility of TeleX AI's pooled funds in these exchanges.
Users may also purchase and sell cryptocurrencies with TeleX AI's basic wallet and swap functionalities. As only the simple concept is initiated, the organization expects the number of solutions to be enlarged in the future as the infrastructure of TeleX AI enhances. Examples for new functionalities comprise offering market data, selling mining contracts, supplying trading signals, and a lot more.
TeleX AI Summary
TeleX AI has come a long way in providing users with a simple interface to trade, store, and move cryptocurrencies via an AI chatbot. Although these advancements are impressive, its true worth to the market will be dependent on the success of its ICO that will be held on the 15th of November, 2017.


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The ZenFone 4 is a well-built phone with some forward-looking specs. It also has good cameras, with the option of standard or wide-angle at the rear. However, it's the same price as the OnePlus 5 which has considerably better performance. And if you prefer the wide-angle camera, the Moto X4 has an identical setup (albeit with a camera bump rather than flush-mounted) and is waterproof to boot. Ok, so it has half the internal storage, but for £100 less, it's much easier to recommend than the ZenFone 4.
Asus wants to get back into the smartphone game and has already launched a high-end Project Tango phone – the ZenFone AR back in the Summer. Now it's aiming for mid-range appeal with the new ZenFone 4.
Standing out in a crowded market is tough, so what does the ZenFone offer? Well, dual cameras, a big battery and some of the latest specs such as Bluetooth 5. But in other respects it's a little more pedestrian: no edge-to-edge screen, a mid-range processor and no waterproofing.
Asus ZenFone 4: Price and availability
It costs £449.99 which is at the top end of mid-range. It puts it in competition with the OnePlus 5 and several other cheaper phones, including the Moto X4 and Xiaomi's Mi Note 3.
It's now on sale in John Lewis, Carphone Warehouse, Amazon, Tesco and other shops.
Asus ZenFone 4: Design and build
There's more than a hint of iPhone 7 Plus in the ZenFone 4's design: it's the same size, has a 5.5in full HD screen, a fingerprint scanner on the front and two cameras around the back. It's also very like the OnePlus 5, with its lozenge-shaped home button.
It has a glass back (like the iPhone 8 Plus) and Asus' trademark diamond cut finish that makes the light reflect differently as you tilt the phone in your hand.
It's well built but quite slippery in the hand, so the fact that a transparent rubbery case is included in the box is handy.
Unlike some other phone makers, Asus has kept the 3.5mm headphone jack but puts a modern USB-C port alongside it on the bottom edge.
Power and volume buttons sit on the right and there's a SIM tray on the left. It's a dual-SIM phone but if you want to expand the internal storage, you'll have to use the second tray for a microSD card.
What's missing is waterproofing and wireless charging, features that are becoming standard on many phones, even at mid-range prices. However, the OnePlus 5 lacks these. But the Moto X4 has an IP68 rating.
Asus ZenFone 4: Specs
Going down a similar road to OnePlus, Asus aims to offer decent specs inside a phone that's a lot cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy and iPhones of this world.
Hardware and performance
We've become spoiled with mid-range phones packing the same processors as flagships, but you shouldn't be surprised to learn there's a Snapdragon 630 inside the ZenFone 4 rather than the 800-series chips in flagship models. It's a brand new chip and you get 4GB of RAM, too.
There's certainly nothing sluggish about the phone's responsiveness in general use, even if the benchmarks suggest it's a lot slower than rivals. It managed 859 (single thread) and 4215 (multithread) in Geekbench 4. For reference the OnePlus 5, which is equipped with the Snapdragon 835 and 6GB of RAM, scored 1967 and 6709 respectively.
Similarly, in GFXbench, the ZenFone could muster only 14fps in Manhattan and 5.3fps in the Car Chase test. The OnePlus 5 storms ahead with 56fps and 25fps. The browser benchmark JetStream returned a score of 26 for the ZenFone, while the OnePlus scored 73.
The problem with benchmark results is that although they highlight differences between hardware, they can't tell you how a phone feels in the real world. Games run absolutely fine on the ZenFone 4. Pokémon Go and Asphalt 8 zip along with no jerkiness or hesitation. Basically, you wouldn't notice the difference playing games on a OnePlus 5 or this Asus.
It also has decent connectivity. For one thing, there's Bluetooth 5 which offers much better speeds and range than previous versions.
Plus, it has the Qualcomm X12 LTE modem which means blistering Cat 12 speeds of up to 600Mb/s if you're near a cell tower that supports it and have a suitable mobile provider and tariff. The SIM tray takes two nano SIMs and it works on a dual-standby basis. Both slots support 4G, but not simultaneously.
And if you want more storage than the provided 64GB, which is pretty generous at this price, you'll have to forego the second SIM and use the slot for a microSD card.
As with the OnePlus 5 you get Hi Res audio support in the ZenFone 4, and AptX Bluetooth audio. The fingerprint sensor works quickly, but we did have to re-register a fingerprint after the phone stopped recognising it. Since then, it's been fine.
Battery life isn't bad, but it's not as good as the ZenFone 4 Max (understandable given the difference in capacity). Expect to get a day out of it with normal use, but no more.
A 'fast charger' is included, but it isn't as rapid as some, such as Huawei's Mate 10 Pro.
Cameras are really the focus of this phone – no pun intended. You might expect the second rear camera to have a telephoto lens, but instead there's a wide-angle lens that offers a 120-degree field of view and a 12mm-equivalent focal length.
This means you can get much more in the frame without the wild distortion you get from an action camera lens (and which LG uses on the G5 and G6). It's particularly handy indoors, or anywhere you can't move further back.
The only snag is that it's an 8Mp sensor, which means less resolution and detail than you'll get from the main 12Mp camera. The default setting is actually 6Mp (a 16:9 aspect ratio) but you can get the full 8Mp by changing this to 4:3 in the settings. When
That main camera has a Sony sensor with dual pixels for super-fast focusing. Asus reckons it can focus in 0.03 seconds, and it's certainly quick in use. There's also the expected two-tone LED flash for more natural skin tones at night.
Here's a couple of test shots to show you how the two cameras compare.
At the front you get a decent 8Mp selfie camera and Asus' SelfieMaster app for beautifying yourself in strange Asian ways. Although it's a separate app, it launches when you flip to the front camera and the settings are preserved so you don't have to keep changing things once you've found a combination you like.
Video-wise, there's support for 4K recording from the main rear camera, even if it's only at 30fps. You can step up to 60fps if you switch to 1080p, and there's 120fps slo-mo at this resolution too (it doubles to 240fps if you drop down to 720p).
The problem is that stabilisation isn't all that good for video – only EIS is used in 4K. You'll get the smoothest and most cinematic footage if you use the wide-angle camera, but this limits you to 1080p at 30fps.
Overall, video quality is decent and audio quality is also impressive.
Asus ZenFone 4: Software
Asus has already said that it will update the ZenFone 4 to Android Oreo, but out of the box it ships with 7.1.1 Nougat and Asus' ZenUI.
ZenUI is now on version 4 and has been overhauled to make it simpler, easier to use and faster. There are also far fewer pre-installed Asus apps and third-party apps, which is nice to see.
We've mentioned the SelfieMaster already, but you'll also find a memory booster utility, Game Genie – which offers a macro tool and a screen lock to prevent accidentally switching apps – an AI-based Gallery app which lets you sort photos by person and Twin Apps.
The latter is special versions of Facebook, Messenger and Instagram that allow you to use two accounts without signing out when you want to switch between, say, work and personal accounts. Huawei offers a similar thing on its phones.
There's the expected theme manager which includes a few animated backgrounds for the ZenFone 4. 'Living' themes can change the photo of a scene throughout the day, perhaps showing a sunrise in the morning and a night time view late in the day.
It's all fairly intuitive, but you'll probably change the default keyboard to Google's G Board fairly quickly.
Asus ZenFone 4: Specs
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- Moonlight White, Midnight Black
- 5.5in (1920×1080, 401ppi) IPS
- Snapdragon 630, octacore at 2.2GHz
- Adreno 508
- 64GB + microSD up to 2TB
- Main cameras: 12Mp f/1.8 OIS + 8Mp (120° wide-angle) + 8Mp, f/2.0
- 2160p at 30fps EIS, 1080p at 60fps
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 5
- Cat 12 LTE
- Dual nano-SIM (second slot shared with microSD)
- Finger-print reader
- 3300mAh, non-removeable battery
- Dimensions: 75.2×155.4 x7.5mm
- Weight: 165g


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Andrew McGowan, Cliff Hines, Composer, Guitarist, New Orleans, Paul Thibodeaux & Jasen Weaver, Red Cat Publicity, Sasha Masakowski
Wanderlust, the new recording from New Orleans guitarist/composer Cliff Hines, is a rich tapestry of ideas, inspirations and sounds patched together from various times and places in the world. It is a sonic journey, an electro-acoustic blend traveling from one culture to the next. In making this record, Hines and co-producer/engineer Ian Painter gathered together some of New Orleans's finest musicians, including local legends James Singleton, Bill Summers, Kent Jordan, Dave Easley and Helen Gillet, coupled with some of the best musicians of the new generation, including Khris Royal, Ashlin Parker, Mike Watson, Rex Gregory, Sam Craft and Jack Craft. Hines' core band features vocalist Sasha Masakowski, drummer Paul Thibodeaux, bassist Jasen Weaver, and pianist Andrew McGowan. While all of these musicians are well versed in jazz, rock, funk and many other genres, the music they created together on Wanderlust defies convention and categorization.
Wanderlust is a CD that could have only been conceived and realized in New Orleans. The big easy's legacy as a port city meant that it was constantly importing new sounds from all over the globe. Many of these sounds are represented on the album, including Afro-Caribbean, Brazilian, African, Spanish, European classical, Middle Eastern, Indian, American swing (both of the southern and northern varieties), hip-hop, rock, and electronic/experimental. Musicians in New Orleans have grown up and studied in this tradition, and as such, they are some of the most creative and versatile players in the world. There is also a strong sense of camaraderie between New Orleans musicians that is unlike any other music scene. All of the musicians know each other and regularly play with each other, regardless of what style of music or background they come from. This leads to very interesting and surprising combinations of players (as we find on Wanderlust). Yet with all of its innovative and creative energy, New Orleans is very much rooted in tradition. As such, Wanderlust features giants of the old guard of New Orleans music, in addition to the young lions of the new generation.
Wanderlust is also about the music world in 2012. A world shrinking day by day. Culture has been digitized; the farthest reaches of the world are at your very fingertips – from the street beat of a brass band in New Orleans ("Aetherea") to the hypnotic dances of Africa ("Wanderlust"). One can find folktales of anthropomorphizing the heavenly bodies ("Lonely Moon") or traversing the seedy underbellies of the world ("Interzone"). And yet, with such a rich history, this present moment in time is perhaps the most fascinating of all. It is a time of merciless war ("Dresden"), bloody revolutions ("Tehran"), and nuclear crisis ("Clouds"). We may turn our heads to the heavens for answers ("The Path of Arhuna"), but the only way forward is to work together as Brothers. – Cliff Hines on Wanderlust.
The Wanderlust Tour:
January 6
Drom, NYC – dromnyc.com
(with the Hailey Niswanger Quartet)
January 15
Snug Harbor, New Orleans, LA, snugjazz.com
January 17
The Brick, Kansas City, MO, thebrickkcmo.com
January 20
Cervantes' Other Side, Denver, CO, cervantesmasterpiece.com
(with Spongecake and the Fluff Ramblers)
January 24
The Boom Boom Room, SF, CA, boomboomblues.com
(with Earphunk)
January 25
The Mint, Los Angeles, CA, themintla.com
(opening for Stanton Moore, Leo Nocentelli, and Bill Pickens)
January 26
Flagstaff Brewery, Flagstaff, AZ, flagbrew.com
January 27
Tucson, AZ (venue & details TBA)
January 29
The Deli, Norman, OK, thedeli.us
(with Something Implied)
The music on Wanderlust:
1. Brothers – feat. Khris Royal (alto sax), Chris "Ciel Rouge" Carter (drum programming), Simon Lott (drum effects) [4:57] A song about unity, with a simple, singsong melody meant to transcend culture and boundaries.
2. Dresden Intro – feat. Helen Gillet (cello), Sebastian Figueroa (shortwave radio) [2:33] This is a brooding improvised classical piece between pianist Andrew McGowan and cellist Helen Gillet. They delicately dance around each other over a sea of shortwave radio transmissions and white noise wind sounds.
3. Dresden [6:00] A reflection on the 1945, WWII firebombing of Dresden, Germany. The melody is reminiscent of the nursery rhyme, "Ring Around the Rosie". It begins very soft, building with feedback guitar noise echoing in the background, climaxing with crashing drums and a wall of distortion underneath an angst-ridden guitar solo.
4. Tehran – feat. Helen Gillet (cello) and Simon Lott II (drum effects) [6:11] Inspired by the wave of revolution that spread across the world in 2011 (nicknamed the "Arab Spring" by the press). The song has an Arabic sound and feel, with a doumbek groove, Gillet's flowing melodies on cello and Hines' percussive, acoustic, oud-like guitar solos.
5. Wanderlust – feat. Bill Summers (assorted percussion), Kent Jordan (flute), Simon Lott II (drum effects) [2:40] The title track is a summation of the record's concept. It's a poem that asks the question, "how can one travel without ever moving?". The song borrows from many cultures simultaneously, with a guitar rhythm from Brazilian, and the percussion rhythm traveling from the Caribbean to Africa.
6. Aetherea – feat. James Singleton (bass), Michael Watson (trombone) and Rex Gregory (bass clarinet) [4:08] "Aetherea" is the most representative composition of New Orleans on Wanderlust. It features James Singleton, perhaps the Big Easy's most renowned bassist. It also features a captivating trombone solo by Michael Watson (evoking the New Orleans's brass band sound), as well as a piano solo from McGowan (in the style of such New Orleans piano legends as Jelly Roll Morton, James Booker, etc.).
7. Interzone – feat Simon Lott II (drum effects) [5:10] "Interzone" is a tune about the fictional location (of the same name) in William S. Burroughs's 1959 classic "Naked Lunch". It is a song about sex, drugs, and schizophrenia. The groove sporadically switches from a swing waltz to glitch rock. The piece climaxes with Thibodeaux's drum solo that leads into an intense metal/operatic melody.
8. Interzone Reprise – feat. Ashlin Parker (trumpet), Lloyd Dillon (spoken word) and Sebastian Figueroa (shortwave radio) [2:55] "Interzone Reprise" gives way to a 5/4 mariachi groove (reminiscent of Burroughs's time in Mexico) as the last chapter of "Naked Lunch" is read. Ashlin Parker takes a trumpet solo as paranoid spy codes leak through the radio.
9. Lonely Moon – feat. Sam Craft (violin) and Jack Craft, Helen Gillet (cello) [5:56] "Lonely Moon" is a folktale about the Moon's tragic love affair with the Earth. It features string textures in the style of a 50's pop ballad. While the melody evokes Middle-Eastern harmony, the rhythms of the song shift from a ballad to light bossa nova, ending in a bombastic Afro-Cuban 6/8 feel.
10. Clouds – feat. Rex Gregory (soprano sax), Sam Craft (violin), Jack Craft (cello) [4:55] "Clouds" is a song about nuclear crisis in Japan (both the Hiroshima/Nagasaki tragedy of 1945 and the Tsunami of 2011). It has a constant sense of urgency and danger. It once again features strings, in addition to an intense soprano solo from Rex Gregory. The song ends in an odd-metered rock feel with a heavily effected guitar solo from Hines.
11. Arjuna Intro – feat. Dave Easley (slide guitar) and Andrew McLean (tabla), [2:37] "The Path of Arjuna Intro" is a brief raga that features Dave Easley on slide guitar (with a sitar bridge as a slide), Andrew McLean on tabla, and Hines on ebow guitar/loops. It is a moment of reflection before the final piece.
12. The Path of Arjuna – feat. Khris Royal (alto sax), Sam Craft (violin), Jack Craft (cello), Sebastian Figueroa (Line 6 DL4), Rex Gregory (bass clarinet), Ashlin Parker (trumpet), Michael Watson (trombone) and Simon Lott II (drum effects) [12:04]
"The Path of Arjuna" is a song about the life and death of a warrior. The lyrics allude to several proverbs from the Hindu holy book, "The Bhagavad Gita". After the melody and guitar solo, the music breaks down to an ambient two-chord progression. This section builds as instruments are added one by one, ending in a triumphant drum solo. The melody returns briefly before devolving into a minimalist two-chord progression that breaks apart and gives way to a quiet ambient soundscape, representing the warrior's passage into the afterlife.
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BJP leader claims famed Kerala Basilica was once Siva temple
August 31, 2017 by admin
Filed under India, newsletter-india
Thiruvananthapuram, August 29, 2017: The convener of the BJP's intellectual cell, T.G. Mohandas, has claimed that the St. Andrew's Basilica in Arthunkal in Alappuzha district was once a Siva temple and that the Hindus should reclaim it.
Originally built by the Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century, Arthunkal church is one of the most important Catholic pilgrim centres in Kerala. Devotees from all across the state visit the church during January for a grand two-week celebration of the feast of St. Sebastian.
The village, synonymous for the church, considers St. Sebastian as its guardian.
Mohandas' claim has set alarm bells ringing not only among the Christians in Kerala, but also the BJP leadership which has been trying to woo the Christian groups to its fold, reports Deccan Chronicle.
Mohandas, who is also an RSS pracharak, had tweeted on Aug 26 that if excavations were conducted at the church, the remains of the temple could be found.
"The altar of the church kept falling during construction and the clergymen approached an astrologer who advised them to build it a little away from where the original sanctum sanctorum of the temple stood.
It's the responsibility of each Hindu to reclaim this temple," tweeted Mr Mohandas.
The BJP leaders criticised him for triggering an unwarranted controversy. "It is his personal opinion and the BJP has nothing to do with it. The issue has never been discussed in any of the party forums and he is living in a fool's paradise," said a former state BJP president.
Another former BJP president said people like Mohandas were bringing shame to the party. "Mohandas is not an official spokesperson of the party," he said.
The Mararikulam police, as instructed by Alappuzha police chief S. Surendran, registered a case against Mohandas for provoking communal tension.
AIYF district secretary T. T. Jismon had filed a complaint with Surendran against the tweet. Surendran also asked the Cherthala DySP to register a case under CrPC 153 (A) for creating communal hatred and ordered to give protection to Arthunkal, the third Basilica of the Roman Catholic (Latin Rite) Church in Kerala.
– deccan chronicle


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In previous years, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry's Puppet Slams were held in the Studio Theatre in the music building, but the Fall 2018 Puppet Slam marked the transition to the von der Mehden Recital Hall.
As always, Puppet Slam was characterized by a variety of performances and an enthusiastic audience.
While the move to a bigger venue could have impacted the collaborative atmosphere between the performers and the audience, the cheering and participation of the crowd remained unchanged.
Puppet Slam featured the works of seasoned professionals Hilary Chaplain and Anatar Marmol-Gagne, as well as newly minted UConn undergraduate students.
Alexandra Edwards, a first-semester theatre studies major, appreciated how Puppet Slam brings together puppeteers of all experience levels.
"I like how they had the professionals and a mixture of the amateurs in between the professionals," Edwards said. "It was nice seeing the contrast but also seeing how the amateurs were holding their own in the show."
The puppets themselves were as varied as the performers.
Emilie Alber, a first-semester mechanical engineering major, appreciated the variety of puppets used throughout the night.
"All the different types of puppets, I didn't expect that. They had hand puppets, the bear, marionettes and rod puppets," Alber said.
"I also like the display of animation because I'm interested in that so that was really nice to see," Edwards said. "The first animated video 'A Gift From Space,' that was great. The set was so beautifully crafted. It was just seamless, it was great."
However, this fall's Puppet Slam was more political and less abstract than the spring version.
The first overly political performance was put on by Chaplain, who performed two excerpts of "The Last Rat of Theresienstadt" in which a cook and a rat plan to put on a show in Theresienstadt, one of the model concentration camps. The two characters bond over their shared love of performing while being ostracized from society.
Kali Therrien's "The Sock Puppet" the final performance of the night, was also politically relevant. Throughout the performance, Therrien talked to her sock puppet Socko about a bad experience in its past, alluding to a sexual assault. While Therrien didn't say this explicitly, after she asked Socko to explain the situation she said this:
"What's that Socko? You said don't really like to tell this story because sometimes when you tell it, people don't really believe you," Therrien said to Socko.
After hearing Socko's story, Therrien said, "You said you feel that that's only stuff you read about in history books. Oh, Socko, you're so innocent and pure. That's the thing, history likes to repeat itself but it's up to us to stop that cycle."
While it may seem ridiculous or ingenuine to talk about sexual assault using a sock puppet with an organ for a voice, Therrien uses this absurdity to create a space to discuss a stigmatized topic with predominantly young audiences.
Art has always chafed against traditional boundaries and Therrien's work is no exception, only she's lending her voice to amplify other's experiences and continue the discussion around sexual assault and gender-based violence.
The performance also highlighted Ballard Museum Director John Bell's commentary between the performances. Throughout the night, Bell stressed the fact that almost all of the creators in the show were women.
"It was a woman dominated show, that's really cool. Women don't have a lot of representation in a lot of things. You usually see men as movie directors and stuff like that so it's cool seeing women as being creators and as influential beings," Jai Jax, a third-semester allied health major, said.
Bell prefaced this performance by alluding to the conversations which have dominated the media for the past year and particularly throughout the past week as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony at Judge Brett Kavanaugh's supreme court confirmation hearings.
"I'm really happy that tonight especially that you got to see here the work of so many women so many women puppeteers who do such wonderful work. Listening to women is so important," Bell said.
Alexis Taylor is a staff writer for The Daily Campus. She can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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PARKER CITY - Joyce L. Ruble, 79, of Parker City, IN passed away Friday afternoon, August 29, 2014 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital of Muncie, IN.
She was born October 20, 1934 in Orange County, IN the daughter of Dennis and Opal (Lowman) Smith. She received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Ball State University of Muncie, IN.
Joyce was retired in 1997 after twenty-seven years as a third grade teacher, starting at Farmland Elementary and then Monroe Central Elementary. Joyce was a member of Retired Teacher Association of Randolph County and Eastern Star of Parker City, IN and attended Parker City United Methodist Church.
She leaves to cherish her memory a loving husband, Virgil E. Ruble; a daughter, Janny Kay Wright (husband, Tom) of Pittsburgh, PA; a son, Michael Ruble (wife, Gena) of Farmland, IN; three grandchildren, Jason Cowan and Lyndsey Cowan, both of Pittsburgh, PA and Shane Ruble of Farmland, IN; a brother, David Smith of Los Angeles, CA; and a sister, Martha LouAnn Smith of Palm Springs, CA.
A service to celebrate Joyce's life will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Thornburg Memorial Chapel of Parker City, IN. Burial will follow in DeSoto Cemetery.
Family and friends may gather to share and remember from 4-8 pm Monday, September 1st at the funeral home. The Ruble family would like to extend a very special thank you to Parker Healthcare Staff and IU Health, Ball Memorial Hospital, for the care they provided to Joyce. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parker United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 305 S. Main St. Parker City, IN 47368. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wilsonshookfuneralhomes.com.


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Alaró is a small inland town of Mallorca, situated in a beautiful valley at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range. The town is favoured for its peaceful and picturesque location enjoying a relaxed pace of life. Packed with rustic buildings and winding, narrow cobbled streets, its privileged location has become a haven for cyclists, ramblers, hikers and casual walkers alike.
Beautiful Alaró
The landscape of Alaró includes olive trees, abundant flocks of sheep and almond trees whose flowers adorn the fields, giving rise to a fascinating show of beauty at springtime.
Although Alaró is not considered one of the areas in Mallorca that is typically populated by tourists, visitors can take a walk through its cobbled streets and beautiful corners and enjoy a real sense of peace and tranquility. Alaró is ideal for those who want to get away from the hustle and bustle from Mallorca's more crowded areas.
How to get to Alaró
Situated about 30km from Palma International Airport, the small town of Alaró has a relatively short transfer time of around 20 to 40 minutes drive. From the airport of Palma, you must take the highway towards Alcúdia, and take the exit towards Consell-Binissalem-Alaró. From here, you must follow the signs to arrive at the town. In addition, there is also a train station in Alaró, where the line that runs from Palma to Inca passes.
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Alaró and its surroundings become an ideal area for cycling and hiking, being close to the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range. In addition, its easy pace of life makes it a perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing bite to eat or find a secret treasure at their charming market.
Plaça de la Vila
Alaró has a beautiful town square, which is where most of the action takes place. Here, there is a selection of traditional bars, restaurants, shops and hotels, with the towns church situated in the square. Around the square you can sit outside to soak up the Mediterranean ambience with a drink or two.
Plaça de la Vila is the most active area of the town, especially on market days. Here you can sit down for breakfast, have a coffee, ice cream or eat at one of its restaurants while enjoying a multicultural atmosphere. You will also find buildings representative of the setting, such as the town hall and the parish of Sant Bartomeu.
Castell d'Alaró
This castle is the main tourist attraction inAlaró. It is located at the top of the mountain (Puig d'Alaro) and the views that are provided at its peak make the climb worthwhile. You can get there by car to the Es Verger restaurant car park, and from there follow the route on foot. Once at the top, you can see the ruins of a Christian fortification and the famous castle. In partial ruins, the castle dates back to the 15th century although it is thought that there has been some kind of fortification on that site since around 900AD when the island was inhabited by the Moors.
Weekly market
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District of Los d'Amunts
District of Los d'Amunts is the old area of Alaró where the Cabrit i Bassa square is a central point of the neighbourhood. Once here, it is well recommended to walk through its streets, enjoy the architecture of the traditional houses and let yourself be carried away by its warm and charming atmosphere.
The beautiful views offered throughout the journey make it a spectacular mountain tour and highly valued by visitors. The area around Alaró is a well known hiking trail, starting in the town itself, up past the castle and hilltop chapel, which offers panoramic views of the sea and plains. Interestingly, the route is also used as training for Tour de France cyclists. It will take you about two hours to complete, with a lovely cafe at the top to take a well deserved break.
Explore its beauty
Romantic and pretty, Alaró showcases fabulous lush greenery throughout its countryside. The area has been officially titled as a 'natural area of special interest' due to its wealth of pine forests, olive trees, almond trees and vistas of surrounding plains.
Where to eat in Alaró
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Surrounding Areas
If you would like to visit the beaches near Alaró, head to Puerto de Soller which is around 30 minutes drive. Alternatively, if the idea of exploring the neighbouring towns also takes your fancy, both Valldemossa and Deia are within easy reach by car and are well worth a visit. In addition, the market town of Inca is approximately 10 minutes away by car and you can also drive or take the bus to the city of Palma.


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Just How 'Blind' Are You When Talking on a Cell Phone?
Everyday in the news we see stories decrying the use of cell phones while driving. Research reports aplenty have been released estimating the percentage of one's attention siphoned by mobile jabber and how little is left to focus on the highway.
This is great and I'm glad the discussion is happening, but it might be useful to ask whether cell phone use in other (non-driving) venues has a similar effect on attention. What better way to make the point that cell phone use is dangerous when driving than showing its effect on someone doing something not nearly as focus intensive — like walking, for instance.
That's exactly what the authors of a new study published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology wanted to do. Researchers examined the effects of divided attention when people are either (1) walking while talking on a cell phone, (2) walking and listening to an MP3 player, (3) walking without any electronics, or (4) walking in a pair.
The measure of how much attention is diverted during any of these activities is called "inattentional blindness" – not 'seeing' what's right in front of you, or around you, due to a distracting influence. If you've ever watched the YouTube video of the gorilla walking through the crowd of people passing around a ball, then you've seen an example of inattentional blindness (here's a great paper on the effect downloadable as a PDF).
For the first experiment of the study, trained observers were positioned at corners of a large, well-traveled square of a university campus. Data was collected on 317 individuals, ages 18 and older, with a roughly equal breakdown between men and women. The breakdown between the four conditions (with MP3, with cell phone, etc) was also roughly equal. Observers measured several outcomes for each individual, including the time it took to cross the square; if the individual stopped while crossing; the number of direction changes the individual made; how much they weaved, tripped or stumbled; and if someone was involved in a collision or near-collision with another walker.
The results: for people talking on cell phones, every measure with the exception of two (length of time and stopping) was significantly higher than the other conditions. Cell phones users changed direction seven times as much as someone without a cell phone (29.8% vs 4.7%), three times as much as someone with an MP3 player (vs 11%), and weaved around others significantly more than the other conditions (though, interestingly, the MP3 users weaved the least of all conditions).
People on phones also acknowledged others only 2.1% of the time (vs 11.6% for someone not on a phone), and collided or nearly collided with others 4.3% of the time (vs 0% for walking alone or in a pair, and 1.9% when using an MP3 player).
The slowest people, who also stopped the most, were walking in pairs. In fact, next to the other conditions walking in pairs was the only one that came anywhere close to using a cell phone across the range of measures.
The next experiment replicated the first, but only one measure was tracked: whether or not walkers saw a clown unicycling across the square. And this was an obnoxiously costumed clown, complete with huge red shoes, gigantic red nose and a bright purple and yellow outfit. Interviewers approached people who had just walked through the square and asked them two questions: (1) did you just see anything unusual?, and (2) did you see the clown?
The results: When asked if they saw anything unusual, 8.3% of cell phone users said yes, compared to between 32 and 57% of those walking without electronic devices, with an MP3 player, or in pairs. When asked if they saw the clown, 25% of cell phone users said yes compared to 51%, 60% and 71.4% of the other conditions, respectively. In effect, 75% of the cell phone users experienced inattentional blindness. (The discrepancy between the 8.3% and the 25% might be because the clown didn't register as something "unusual" — this is, after all, a university campus.)
So, coming back around to the original point — if using a cell phone impairs attention as drastically as this study shows for people just walking, could it by any stretch of the imagination be a good idea to use one while driving?
One caveat to that concluding question should be mentioned: As noted in the results, people walking in pairs–most likely talking to each other–were next in line for inattentional blindness. This jibes with research (discussed in this TIME article) indicating that talking to someone in your car while driving is significantly distracting–perhaps not quite as much as chatting on a cell phone, but in the neighborhood. Auditory cues, whether from a phone or from the person next to you, divert attention. The problem with cell phones, however, is that a user lacks the other set of eyes his co-chatter has to offer, which could very well be the difference between being in an accident or getting home safely.
Hyman, I., Boss, S., Wise, B., McKenzie, K., & Caggiano, J. (2009). Did you see the unicycling clown? Inattentional blindness while walking and talking on a cell phone Applied Cognitive PsychologyDOI: 10.1002/acp.1638
Researchers at Western Washington University investigated the effects of divided attention during walking.
Individuals were classified based on whether they were walking while talking on a cell phone, listening to an MP3 player, walking without any electronics or walking in a pair.
In the first study, the researchers found that cell phone users walked more slowly, changed directions more frequently, and were less likely to acknowledge other people than individuals in the other conditions.
In the second study, they found that cell phone users were less likely to notice an unusual activity along their walking route (a unicycling clown).
The study suggests that cell phone usage may cause inattentional blindness even during a simple activity that should require few cognitive resources. - ANI
Increased Fatalities From Cellphones Whether Talking While Walking or While Driving
Article Date: 05 Mar 2009 - 4:00 PDT
Cell phones are a danger on the road in more ways than one. Two new studies show that talking on the phone while traveling, whether you're driving or on foot, is increasing both pedestrian deaths and those of drivers and passengers, and recommend crackdowns on cell use by both pedestrians and drivers.
The new studies, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, Economics Professor Peter D. Loeb, relate the impact of cell phones on accident fatalities to the number of cell phones in use, showing that the current increase in deaths attributed to cell phone use follows a period when cell phones actually helped to reduce pedestrian and traffic fatalities. However, this reduction in fatalities disappeared once the numbers of phones in use reached a "critical mass" of 100 million, the study found.
These studies looked at cell phone use and motor vehicle accidents from 1975 through 2002, and factored in a number of variables, including vehicle speed, alcohol consumption, seat belt use, and miles driven. The studies found the cell phone-fatality correlation to be true even when weighing in factors such as speed, alcohol consumption, and seat belt use.
Loeb and his co-author determined that, at the current time, cell phone use has a "significant adverse effect on pedestrian safety" and that "cell phones and their usage above a critical threshold adds to motor vehicle fatalities." In the late 1980s and part of the 1990s, before the numbers of phones exploded, cell phone use actually had a "life-saving effect" in pedestrian and traffic accidents, Loeb notes. "Cell-phone users' were able to quickly call for medical assistance when involved in an accident. This quick medical response actually reduced the number of traffic deaths for a time," Loeb hypothesizes.
However, this was not the case when cells were first used in the mid-1980s, when they caused a "life-taking effect" among pedestrians, drivers and passengers in vehicles. In those early days, when there were fewer than a million phones, fatalities increased, says Loeb, because drivers and pedestrians probably were still adjusting to the novelty of using them, and there weren't enough cell phones in use to make a difference in summoning help following an accident, he explains.
The "life-saving effect" occurred as the volume of phones grew into the early 1990s, and increasing numbers of cells were used to call 911 following accidents, leading to a drop in fatalities, explains Loeb. But this life-saving effect was canceled out once the numbers of phones reached a "critical mass" of about 100 million and the "life-taking effect" - increased accidents and fatalities -- outweighed the benefits of quick access to 911 services, according to Loeb.
"The cell phone effect on pedestrian fatalities" (Transportation Research Part E, Elsevier, Vol. 45, Issue 1, January 2009, with William A. Clarke, Bentley University, Waltham, MA,) looked at pedestrian fatalities related to cell phone use; the still-to-be-released "The impact of cell phones and BAC Laws on Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates" (Applied Economics, Loeb, Clarke and Richard Anderson, New Jersey City University), examines all cell-related traffic fatalities. Loeb and his co-authors used econometric models to analyze data from a number of government and private studies, including those by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Department of Transportation, MADD, and the U.S. Census Bureau, among others.
He and his co-authors recommend that governments consider more aggressive policies to reduce cell phone use by both drivers and pedestrians, to reduce the number of fatalities.
Source: Carla Capizzi
Rutgers University
Walking while talking on a cell phone can be dangerous