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A set up of harnessed Lithium Polymer Cells can be the answer to mini-UAVs. When we compare the voltage output and capacity of wire harness systems and compare the weight of LiPoly cells to NiCd or NiMH cells you can achieve extremely better results than the average fuel and output on a ounce per ounce basis.
http://plantraco.com/hobbies/product-lpcells.html
It is also a re-useable issue that the batteries can be recharged and if the glide ratio of the UAV-mini is decent, you could use a slight shallow glide under lower power as batteries discharge to get the unit back home even when the aircraft is no longer able to actually climb or maintain altitude. Although we are still unconvinced that this system is the best, we believe a battery system of some material may be the best bet. For instance the cell phone industry has done wonders and if you delete the plastic case, thus you are even lighter. And a small solar panel of ultra thin skin might be able to even recharge the battery for the return flight, if such is a required return mission for re-use. Many of the little motors in model airplanes have good advantages.
The technology advances on batteries due to the funding of computer tech companies have benefited the possibilities of UAV electric re-usable, rechargeable and re-coverable craft.
http://www.npaci.edu/online/v6.15/batteries.html
Some of these plastic and Poly-metal-lithium mixes are just too great to pass up. The way I see it is that once the craft is aloft at altitude needed a thin microfilm, solar cell can be unfolded and used to keep the craft up and charge the battery. Perhaps adding hours to the flight.
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/RT1999/6000/6920kerslake3.html
A super thin solar cell only microns thick can rest upon the top of the wings and even become the wings. For instance the high-pressure area above the wing can be made of the thin film of 2-3 microns, which the bottom be made of composite or molded foam of such materials as stealth aircraft. You will then be talking about an aircraft-UAV that has a weight of 4-6 pounds with a payload of 10-11 pounds and on a sunny day can fly for 10 hours or more. I even bet you could fly one around the world or across the Pacific all you need it to get up to the Jet Stream under electric power and charge your way across the ocean.
“Lance Winslow” – Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/
PRIMUS Canada extends TalkBroadband (TM) service for consumers and
businesses to include local numbers in Victoria, Winnipeg, Quebec
City, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Halifax, Mississauga (Cooksville)
and St. Catharines.
– 911 emergency service to be provided in all TalkBroadband local
calling areas
– Now more Canadian consumers have a true alternative to traditional
local service, starting at $15.95 per month with purchase of voice
gateway hardware
– New TalkBroadband long distance package allows calling to 20 overseas
countries including China, Hong Kong, France, Germany and the UK for
as low as 2.5 cents per minute
– New Unlimited Bundle introduced for $45.95 per month, including all
local features and unlimited calling within Canada and to the U.S.
TORONTO, April 5 /CNW/ – PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada Inc. (PRIMUS
Canada) has announced 911 emergency telephone service for its TalkBroadband
local service customers and added calling areas for eight more cities, from
Halifax to Victoria.
PRIMUS Canada, the wholly-owned subsidiary of McLean, Virginia-based
PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: PRTL), a global
telecommunications services provider offering bundled voice, data, Internet,
digital subscriber line (DSL), voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP), web
hosting, enhanced virtual private network (VPN) applications and other value
added services, is expanding its successful TalkBroadband local phone service
to consumers and businesses in Victoria, Winnipeg, Quebec City, Halifax and
the Ontario cities of London, Kitchener-Waterloo, St. Catharines and the
Cooksville area of Mississauga. This means that with the addition of these
cities, high-speed Internet users can keep their existing phone number or
select a new one from 15 major centres across the country with the
TalkBroadband phone service.
Emergency 911 calling is now accessible with TalkBroadband for local
service customers in 14 of the 15 TalkBroadband local calling areas, and will
be available imminently in Halifax.
“The addition of 911 service moves TalkBroadband to the forefront as a
secure and cost-effective alternative to local service from the traditional
providers,” says Ted Chislett, president, PRIMUS Canada. “By expanding
TalkBroadband local calling to eight more cities, PRIMUS Canada is the only
provider delivering the benefits of competition to residential and business
phone customers coast-to-coast.”
TalkBroadband provides greater than 25 percent savings on average to
consumers and home offices, compared with traditional phone service. Now
starting at just $15.95 a month, TalkBroadband uses leading edge Voice Over
Internet Protocol (VOIP) technology to transform high-speed Internet service
into a local telephone connection simply, reliably and securely.
Any high-speed Internet user in Canada, or anywhere in the world – no
matter where they are located – can take advantage of TalkBroadband by
selecting an area code and number from one of the 15 local calling areas
available. For example, consumers who live in Halifax (902) can select a
Vancouver (604) area code and number, ensuring that calls to and from
Vancouver are not subject to long distance charges.
TalkBroadband Benefits and Features
———————————–
– Customers receive a home telephone number that can travel with them
wherever there is access to high-speed Internet service (telephone DSL
or cable). So a customer could go away for the weekend or overseas for
a week and they could still be reached at their home phone number.
– Customers have the option to keep their existing telephone number (in
serviceable areas) or add a new one, and can choose their area code.
– TalkBroadband is easy to set up, without the hassle and expense of a
service call.
– The service works with a regular telephone: PRIMUS Canada provides a
Broadband Voice Gateway box that connects easily to the phone and the
subscriber’s existing high-speed Internet modem.
– Customers can surf the Internet while talking on the phone.
– A wide selection of features is available, including Call Answer, Call
Display and Call Waiting.
– TalkBroadband offers additional features not available on traditional
phone services such as Call Transfer and 5-way Calling.
– TalkBroadband offers free long distance calling between PRIMUS Canada
Talk Broadband customers on their Broadband Voice service.
– TalkBroadband customers can also select additional numbers and area
codes for a small additional monthly charge, providing the customer a
local presence in other areas of the country.
TalkBroadband, now available with local numbers for Toronto, Ottawa,
Hamilton, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton in addition to the eight
cities announced today, will continue to be extended to other major Canadian
centres. PRIMUS Canada also will introduce broadband phone services tailored
specifically for larger business customers, at significant cost savings over
traditional commercial phone service.
Residential Pricing
——————-
– Basic service has been reduced to $15.95 per month, the Power Bundle
reduced to $25.95 per month and the Ultimate Bundle to $30.95 per
month for customers who purchase the TalkBroadband Voice Gateway for
$139.95.
– Primus has added a new Unlimited Bundle for $45.95 per month,
including unlimited calling within Canada and to the U.S., and all
local features except alternate number and unlisted number ($41.95 per
month for customers who purchase the TalkBroadband Voice Gateway).
– For customers choosing not to purchase the Gateway hardware upfront,
pricing remains unchanged as follows:
– Basic phone service is just $19.95 per month, 15 percent less
on average than the basic service customers pay now for
traditional residential phone service.
– PRIMUS Canada’s TalkBroadband also lowers the cost of adding
features, so customers can get the most out of their home phone
service. Bundles including basic phone service plus Call
Answer, Call Waiting and Call Display start at just $29.95 per
month for the Power Bundle, with savings of 30 percent on
average over traditional phone service. Also available is the
Ultimate Bundle, including basic service plus 6 features, for
$34.95 per month.
– TalkBroadband offers great savings on long distance plans, with flat
rate calling as low as $2.95 per month for 60 Canada/U.S. minutes and
unlimited Canada/U.S. calling for just $20 per month. Subscribers
automatically receive PRIMUS Canada’s best available overseas rates.
– The $39 activation fee continues to be waived, as a special
introductory offer.
Commercial Pricing
——————
– Basic service has been reduced to $25.95 per month, the Power Bundle
reduced to $32.95 per month and the Elite Bundle to $38.95 per month
for customers who purchase the TalkBroadband Voice Gateway for
$139.95.
– Pricing for customers choosing not to purchase the Gateway remains
unchanged at just $29.95 per month for Basic Service, $36.95 per month
for the Power Bundle and $42.95 per month for the Elite Bundle.
– Existing TalkBroadband commercial long distance options start at
5 cents per minute, with better rates available for larger volumes of
calls.
– The new pricing options provide savings of at least 22 percent over
comparable traditional commercial phone service.
New TalkBroadband Long Distance Offers
————————————–
Primus Canada today also introduced new long distance pricing for
TalkBroadband residential subscribers.
Subscribers can now select a long distance plan offering calling to 20
overseas countries for as low as 2.5 cents per minute through a package
providing 400 international minutes for just $10 per month.
The plan includes calls to Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
South Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United
Kingdom. (Additional minutes are priced at 5 cents per minute).
As well, the existing Canada/U.S. calling package allowing 250 minutes
for $10 will be increased to 400 minutes, at the same low price.
911 Service and TalkBroadband
—————————–
As with regular telephone service, emergency 911 calling is accessible
only for the fixed location where the service is registered. The TalkBroadband
local service customer must choose a phone number within the telephone
exchange (area code and first 3 digits) associated with his or her service
location. 911 calling is not accessible when the customer uses the
TalkBroadband service away from their registered service location, nor is it
available when a customer chooses a phone number outside of the exchange
associated with their service location.
About PRIMUS Canada
——————-
For more information on PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada Inc. and PRIMUS
Telecommunications Group, please go to
http://www.primustel.ca/en/about/press.html
About the author:
Press Release
Did you know there are 5 types of communication that lead to
conflict?
Let’s look at them…
Definition of ‘Conflict’
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It helps if we first define what we mean by ‘conflict’
* Conflict is an expressed struggle between at least two
parties, both of whom perceive interference from the other
towards achieving their goals
* A conflict can only exist when both parties are aware of a
disagreement
The 5 types of negative communication that lead to conflict
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Negative communication
We all know a ‘Negative Nigel/Nancy’ in every team
they exist and we find it near impossible to remove
them. But constant negativity drains the other team
members of enthusiasm, energy and self esteem. So Nigel
and Nancy need to be confronted with their behaviour.
This can best be achieved if all of the other team
members individually feedback the effect of this
behaviour on them. An ‘I message’ is the best approach
for thissuch as, “Every time I put forth a suggestion
your negativity frustrates me and I find it hard to
work with you.”
* Blaming communication
Blamers spray blame around, effectively stopping
reflection and scrutiny of their performance and
behaviour. However, their impact can be reduced by
fostering a learning environment, as well as the use of
‘I messages’, peer pressure and individual feedback.
Find out what the blamer’s issues are and try to
address them one by one.
* Superior communication
‘Superiors’ frequently order people about, direct,
advise and moralise. They are also very skilled at
withholding information. Such behaviour sets up team
members for frustration, resentment and sabotage. But
’superiors’ and their behaviour can be addressed with
individual assertiveness and ‘I messages’
* Dishonest communication
Dishonest communicators frequently fail to practice
listening to understand and fail to display empathy.
They also display circumlocutory communication also
known as ‘talking around the issue, not addressing it’.
It’s kind of like casually wandering around the outside
edge of a garden when what’s really required is to walk
confidently through the middle of it. Dishonest
communicators also often use royal or imperial ‘WE’
statements as in, “We are not amused” – when in
reality it is just they who are not amused.
They also deliberately choose to not address
unprofessional behaviour or behaviour that is damaging
to the team and its mission. All of which leads to a
dysfunctional team. But it can be addressed: everyone
in the team must insist on open, honest communication,
foster mutual respect, stop blaming, bullying and
harassment.
* Selective communication
Selective communicators only tell what they think
others need to know, hence keeping themselves in a
position of power over the other team members. Such
behaviour can be effectively addressed through
assertive requests for having access to all the
information.
The importance of a team’s values to communication
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are negative team values that can actually sabotage good
communication within a team. For example:
“As long as I do a good job that’s all that matters to me”
undermines team cohesiveness and co-operation.
“Problems are the result of other people’s mistakes” is also
unhealthy.
“If someone ’stuffs up’ it’s their problem” is really not
helpful to anyone.
Such values induce competition, not co-operation and
collaboration. These team values destroy teamwork!
Positive team values
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are 5 key values that aid co-operation and cohesiveness
within a team:
* We are all in this together
The performance of the team is seen as more important
than individual performance. Note that blaming styles
of communication lead to individual performance
becoming the paramount object, resulting in little or
no team work.
* No member is more important than another
When individuals consider themselves more important
than another (’superior communication’) then
communication breaks down and competition takes over.
But when everyone is seen as an equal, communication is
open and there are high levels of co-operation and
collaboration.
* Open, honest communication is essential
When you are thinking of a reply, instead of really
listening to the other, you are engaging in ‘dishonest
communication’. Similarly, when you see something done
that is not acceptable but you ‘are polite’ and ignore
it you are equally being dishonest with your
communication.
There is no room for dishonest communication in teams.
Open and honest communication requires the use of
listening and empathy. Listening to understand gives us
the other person’s perspectiveit allows us to hear
their experience. Empathy reduces the need to judge the
behaviours and beliefs of others. By listening and
empathising we model open and honest communication.
* Everyone needs open access to information
Information facilitates collaboration and co-operation,
and effective decision-making requires all the
information. Decision-making always has an element of
uncertainty attached to it, but having all the
information available makes the decision-making easier.
* We all need to focus on the team’s goals, aims and mission
Without a clear and sustained focus minor distractions
become major blockages.
Managing personal criticism
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is always discomforting to be on the receiving end of
criticism. It hurts! Ouch!
But there are ways of managing your feelings when someone ‘has a
go at you’.
1. Listen to understand:
Listen with your ears, your eyes and your senses
Engage your mind and disengage your emotions pack
them up (remember, YOU are in control of what you think
and feel)
Be flexible and accommodate another view of the problem
or issue
Evaluate, discriminate and judge the decision you make
2. Don’t go into ‘defensive’ mode
3. Use an ‘I message’ such as, “When I am just simply
criticised I feel angry and hurt and disregard the information.
However, I would welcome constructive feedback.”
About the Author
When you match consumer psychology with effective communication
styles you get a powerful combination. At Hopkins-Business-
Communication-Training.com you can find the secrets to
communication success. At Hopkins we show you how to communicate
better for better business results.
www.hopkins-business-communication-training.com
Life as a Human/Medium/Psychic Being – By Joseph Ghabi
We often forget that we are human beings first, and that there is nothing wrong about our making mistakes or having troubles in life – it is all a part of our growth. We have to allow ourselves to be in situations that can bring us in different direction in our lives. So then, how would you describe yourself?
As humans, our best assets are our feelings and emotions. We cry, laugh and breathe with ‘a difference’ when we are at ease within our soul. When we allow ourselves to drift in our thoughts, to dream and to follow our inner guidance, we usually end up with the best outcome, as long as we haven’t allowed our rational mind to take complete control over the situation, sometimes creating a false perspective. How many times have you been in a situation that seemed so terrible at the time, and thinking back to it few years later, wondered to yourself what all the fuss was about!
How many people in the same family don’t talk to each other and when they finally find peace between themselves, they realize that their problem was about something silly and that the major problem was that their “rational” mind had twisted the situation in such a way that they made their experience go in another less positive, direction?
There is an important factor we have to understand, that our soul requires us to learn from the experiences or lessons that we are here for and that is does not require that we go to extremes to benefit from the situation. Think about it – how many times have you been in a situation where your rational mind or emotions made the situation much more dramatic than it was while for some reason you disregarded the one very important factor and tool that can guide you without exception – your intuition.
Our intuition is the little voice inside of us that tells us whether or not to do something or makes you feel uneasy about a situation. It is that inner voice that is sometimes called our inner child. Have you ever asked yourself why you avoid listening to your inner voice? Why you disregard your own feelings? When this happens we often end up seeking counsel with best friends and family – but has it ever happened that they get tired of listening to the same story over and over again and decide to recommend that you try a medium or psychic? We often seek out help when we disregard our own intuition and do not want to accept the answers that we are given in the first place.
So who are these people that call themselves mediums or psychic? Are they from another planet? Are they God’s chosen ones?
Let’s go through some definitions. As you can already see in my previous writings, I like to define things through my own understanding and from my analytical or scientific mind.
Psychics have a gift that attunes them to the energies around them. They are very sensitive people. Mediums have a gift that allows them to be an instrument for spirit to transmit a message, conduct a healing or whatever other task or specialty that can be offered. They are also very sensitive people.
Now you’ve decided to seek the advice of a psychic and you project onto them what you would like to hear, and basically you will hear what you want to hear. Then if you go again a week later to the same psychic, you will hear new facts according to your new state of mind for that day.
My advice is to start to listen and TRUST in your own intuition first. Learn and understand who you are, and not what other people want you to be. Be responsible and serious about yourself FIRST, your life and the other people involved in your life, then go and seek advice from a psychic or a medium. Not so much to seek an answer to a problem, but more for a CONFIRMATION about what you are already working on – and that’s all!!! Then you will have a good and honest reading. A medium or a psychic does not know you better than you know yourself – remember that!
How many times do we go to a psychic or a medium to seek advice to find out that their advice really doesn’t fit us at all? Why is this? Their message to you can also be for them to hear so that they can fix their own life. How can this be? Very simply, psychics and mediums are HUMAN BEINGS just like you and I, and they have issues, experiences and lessons to deal with in their lives too. They are not any different.
So who am I in all of this equation? I am who I am as a human being and I do my best to help, accommodate, and be there for any human being that crosses my path in this lifetime for whatever reason as long as they are ready to take their PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY seriously. After all it is their work and not mine.
In conclusion, give yourself a break and start to listen and TRUST that inner voice of yours and it will change your life. Have a good reading with a psychic or medium for a confirmation only and not for answers. Be dependent upon yourself and not anyone else.
So have you decided what kind of being you are? The answer is very simple: you are a human being as well as your own best psychic, medium and friend!
Copyright © Joseph Ghabi
http://www.freespiritcentre.info
About the Author
Joseph Ghabi is an author, lecturer, and healer. Joseph provides Intuitive Numerology Consultation, Healing Childhood Experiences Consultation.
At the age of eight Joseph discovered his clairvoyance. Joseph is natural medium. His website is http://www.freespiritcentre.info.
Joseph task is in bringing Souls back to realization of their own personal power and into alignment with their own soul purpose and path of evolution.
Si vos employés ne sont pas familiers avec votre site intranet, ce pourrait tre par manque d’efficacité.
Qu’est-ce qu’un intranet?
Commenons par le commencement. Un intranet est un site Web qui ne peut tre consulté que par les employés d’une organisation, et non par le grand public. De mme, un extranet est également accs restreint, limitant par exemple l’accs une entreprise, ses fournisseurs et ses clients.
Ceci dit, comment l’intranet se distingue-t-il d’un site Internet? D’une perspective de technologie, il n’y a aucune différence. Les sites intranet et Internet emploient les mmes médias, la mme programmation Web et la mme technologie de serveur. La différence réside dans leurs buts respectifs et leurs besoins de conception.
Trs souvent les buts d’un site Internet peuvent tre :
attirer de nouveaux clients et développer la clientle
vendre des produits ou services
informer le grand public
informer les actionnaires
En résumé, la vocation principale devrait tre de soutenir les objectifs de marketing et de communications d’une organisation. Cependant, trop souvent le site Internet est mis sur pied en réponse un besoin de tenir tte la concurrence, plutt que de répondre aux besoins particuliers de l’entreprise.
En quoi le site intranet est-il différent?
D’abord, parce que l’auditoire est composé d’employés et non de clients potentiels. Le site intranet n’est pas un outil de vente, et n’a pas besoin d’épater la clientle. Au contraire, l’intranet joue principalement un rle de communication interne, avec deux buts principaux :
tenir les employés au courant de l’information dont ils ont besoin pour mieux fonctionner
fournir les renseignements jugés importants par les employés
Ces deux buts peuvent paratre semblables, mais en fait le premier but représente essentiellement ce qui est jugé d’importance par l’équipe de gestion et le webmestre tandis que le deuxime représente ce qui est important aux yeux des employés. Trop souvent, les intranets sont axés exclusivement sur le premier but seulement et la structure du site ressemble l’organigramme de l’organisation. En conséquence, les employés ne trouvent pas l’information qu’ils recherchent parce qu’elle n’y est pas ou elle n’est pas présentée de manire conviviale. Par exemple, un employé cherche un formulaire. Doit-il ou elle chercher dans la section Finances ou dans la section Ressources humaines?
Problmes communs des intranets
Nous savons maintenant ce qu’un intranet devrait faire, comment savoir s’il accomplit son rle? Voici quelques symptmes d’un intranet déficient :
D’autres moyens d’information sont plus rapides. Si vous pouvez trouver l’information ailleurs plus rapidement, il y a évidemment un problme. Par exemple, pouvez-vous trouver un numéro de téléphone plus vite en consultant un annuaire traditionnel, sur support papier? Lorsque les employés se rendent compte qu’il est trop difficile de trouver l’information recherchée dans votre intranet (ils viendront cette conclusion plutt rapidement) ils utiliseront d’autres sources de renseignements, rendant l’intranet inutile.
L’information de l’intranet n’est pas jour. Puisque votre intranet est en concurrence avec d’autres sources d’information, il doit toujours tre la hauteur. Lorsque les employés se rendent compte que l’information sur l’intranet n’est pas jour ni fiable, ils l’abandonneront. Encore, les ressources que vous aurez consacré votre intranet auront été gaspillées.
Trop de courriels grande diffusion. Si votre organisation utilise beaucoup de courriels diffusés grande échelle pour informer les employés, vous n’employez pas votre intranet efficacement.
Le papier perdure. C’est un fait, mme de nos jours, la plupart des bureaux produisent plus de paperasse que jamais, et chaque employé semble en accumuler de grandes quantités dans son bureau. Cela est trs inefficace.
Problmes de contrle des versions de documents. Est-ce le bon formulaire? Est-ce la version finale de ce rapport? Si ces questions se posent souvent, vous pourriez faire une meilleure utilisation de votre intranet.
Procédures administratives inefficaces. Dépendez-vous du papier pour documenter des activités administratives? Votre organisation a-t-elle différents systmes qui ne se parlent pas? Une application web bien conue pour l’intranet pourrait automatiser beaucoup d’activités administratives et représente une manire rentable de fournir l’accs tous les ordinateurs.
Voil quelques exemples des problmes typiques que nous rencontrons lorsque nous évaluons l’efficacité des sites intranet.
Documédia et intranets
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About the Author
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So you got yourself a digital camcorder. If you want to be able to edit and produce awesome home videos, you’ll need some tools.
VideoCharge
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About the Author
David D. Deprice shares his secret tools for producing studio quality home videos at http://www.deprice.com/multimedia.htm
Have you ever wondered how we got along before the use of cell phones? Cell phones have become an important part of your life allowing people to reach you at all times during the night and day. It if for this reason when purchasing a new cell phone, that the cell phone battery is an important equation in your overall decision and needs for your new cell phone.
Here are some things to consider when purchasing your new cell phone batteries:
The Cell Phone Batteries Capacity:
The higher capacity cell phone batteries will give you more talk time and stand by time in between cell phone charges. But realize if you go with higher performance cell phone batteries – they also comes a greater weight in size. The bigger size cell phone batteries may not be as easy to fit in your pocket, cell phone protector and the like. If you will be traveling with your cell phone frequently this may quickly become a nuisance for you.
Getting a Deal on your Cell Phone Batteries:
As with any product purchase, choosing the lowest priced cell phone batteries may not be a smartest choice. Be leery of the batteries that are too “cheap” to believe, most times these are refurbished cell phone batteries and it is best to buy a brand new cell phone battery. Refurbished cell phone batteries may have old components or they may have an old manufacture date which will greatly lower their value.
When purchasing your new cell phone battery, ask if they give a warranty should your cell phone battery not last as long as expected or should any other problems arise.
OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer):
Almost all cell phone batteries can be purchased as OEM which simply means, they are manufactured by the same company that made your cell phone. OEM cell phone batteries are usually priced higher then their after market choice, due to the perceived value of buying a brand name product.
Keeping these few cell phone battery tips in mind should help making your new cell phone and cell phone battery choice that much easier!
About the Author
Brady Middelton writes articles in the telecommuniations field. He specializes in cell phones and cell phone batteries. Be sure to read his articles about cell phone batteries and their usage!
I cannot take credit for writing this, for I am only sharing with you something I found today. It is a very old page, worn and yellowed, from “The New Republic” dated December 8, 1917. What struck me about this article are two things: 1. The letter from the gentleman, and 2. The extreme importance of books to soldiers overseas. The article states that the two most important things soldiers desired were “tobacco and BOOKS”. It seems that then, just as now, reading helped folks get through the most adverse, frightening and challenging situations by giving the mind something other than their fear or pain to focus on. I cannot even imagine the terror experienced in battle and how these soldiers kept their sanity about them. I do know that reading played a significant role in the matter.
I will now share with you this newspaper story. It is a chunk of history; a piece of time captured on brittle paper that I was fortunate enough to find within the pages of, yes, you guessed it, a very old book.
December 8, 1917 THE NEW REPUBLIC V
“Who Thought of It- a Soldier?”
A LETTER FROM A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
“…I should like to meet some of the gentlemen in our company, to thank them personally for what they have done for my grandson who is in France. I cannot help thinking that it must have been a soldier, a man who has been through the fighting mill as I have, who initiated the idea of providing such good books, in so convenient
a Veteran. I fought from ‘62 to ‘65. I remember well the craving I used to have for something good to read, something to offset the loneliness and homesickness which was harder to bear than all our physical hardships. It was so keen that we used to pounce on scraps of newspaper we found. I tell you there is nothing that will so well keep up the morale of fighting men as good reading matter. They need it to keep their minds off themselves. I know what our boys will go through; the mental agonies are worse than anything else. Yet when my grandson at the opening of the war enlisted in the Canadian Army, I was glorified- that is the word!- to have him go. I sent with him the blessing of God. I knew it was not love of adventure that urged him on, but something of the same spirit with which we boys were filled long ago. It is a spirit as old as Christianity, the spirit of the Crusades. He longed to add his boy’s strength to the might of the world to teach an everlasting lesson to those damned Potsdam animals, who were willing to drench the world in blood without mercy, to further such a thing as sordid commercial ambitions. He has fought at Ypres and Vimy. He has been wounded twice. I have seen him again, and he is not the same boy. He has seen, this child, more than I ever saw. War is hell to him, as it was to us; he hates it with all his soul, as I do. But he hates the Kaiser and his crew more, and he will be there to the end. This, gentlemen, is not what I wished to write to you. As you may appreciate, I feel this business keenly, and my feelings carries me away oftentimes. When I saw my grandson he asked me to write to you. Some time after he went away I sent him as many of your little books as I could buy. Before he received them, he and the men with him many a time crouched for hours under heavy shelling- sometimes for days and nights, without relief- waiting, waiting for attacks. They had nothing to think of except what was going to happen to them. I believe only a soldier can appreciate the mental condition of men under such circumstances! The books I sent were a godsend to him and his comrades. They constituted a sort of company library, each man carrying several of the volumes in his pockets, and he told me there was hardly a man in the company who had not read every one of the books….I think it will be interesting, and heartening, for you to know how greatly you are helping to keep up the morale of the men who are enduring at the front mental suffering that is beyond, truly beyond, the imagination of us who stay at home.”
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This is the paper’s response to the letter above:
We print this letter here with hesitation. We do it because we believe it is a document which New Republic readers will care to have seen, for we believe it is representative of the spirit of American soldiers; we print it also because it brings home more forcibly than we could ever hope to, the vital need of good reading matter for our soldiers and sailors. Our troops had been abroad a short time when General Pershing cabled for books. The French Government, we have been told, in a list of articles men should supply themselves with, put down books as one of the first necessities. Soon we folks at home will hear the same call from the men themselves. “Send me tobacco- and books!” That will be the demand. If you have a boy in service-a brother- a son- a friend- send him books if you send him anything. Abroad, literally millions of pocket size volumes have been sent to men in the trenches by the people of our allies. Put yourself in the place of these men. They must sit still very often, while undergoing the most frightful bombardment, waiting to attack or to be attacked. Many men go mad because of this terrible mental strain. What they need, above all else, is to keep their minds normal. And when they go back into billets, after service at the front, they demand books all the more. They have gone through such frightful experiences that they require something to put them in touch again with a sane world.
REAL POCKET-SIZE VOLUMES NEEDED
Remember this, when you send books. Your soldier boy cannot carry an ordinary size book with him to the trenches. What he needs are real pocket size volumes, so that he can carry several in his pockets without inconvenience. Little Leather Library volumes fill this need perfectly. They are 3 1/4″ X 4 1/4″ in size, and are bound in genuine leather so that they will stand the hardest wear. Over a million of them were sold before the war to people who wished to read good books while travelling. Since we entered the war, over two hundred thousand of these volumes have been bought for soldiers and sailors as gifts.
If you have a boy or a friend in the service, make your choice of the titles listed below. If they do not prove to be what you expect, your money will be cheerfully refunded.
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(Just a note. The Little Leather Library Books sold for thirty cents, postage prepaid.)
I hope you have enjoyed this piece of history, and have seen as I have, the inherent value that reading has in our lives. It is not merely entertainment. It is therapy, it is soothing, and under the worst of circumstances, it can give us the strength and the grounding that we need to pull through.
About the Author
Ellen M. DuBois, MA – Ms. DuBois is engaged and has a dog who loves to critique her work. She is published in vol.2 of God Allows U-Turns with her piece, “The Angel in the Dumpster”. She writes to touch the hearts of others. Please visit Writings of the Heart, her award winning writer’s resource site- http://writingsoftheheart.homestead.com/index.html
A ‘third generation’ wireless communications technology having evolved from first generation analog, and second generation digital, communication technologies.
Whenever someone asks me to explain what 3G systems are, I tend to think of huge departmental stores. All your basic needs – plus a few extra items thrown in to spice things up – under a single roof. A plea to modern man’s psychological need for convenience. And that’s how it is with the current crop of 3G packages. A simple, all-in-one access to everything users could ever want from a mobile phone (and then some).
But seriously now, what is 3G (or 2.5G for that matter)? Basically 3G systems are meant to be the ultimate upgrade to the current 2G systems that are operating under the Global System of Mobile Communications (GSM). GSM is referred to as the Second Generation (2G) of mobile phone technology, with the old analog mobile phone system being the first. Since current 2G phones send and receive data at only 9.6 Kilobits per second (kbps), the advent of text and multimedia messaging (MMS) has meant that the demand for drastically improved data transfer rates has been very strong.
3G systems are designed to offer increased voice capacity and higher-speed data rates by providing a more robust wireless pipeline. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a regulatory and standards-setting body, states that any system claiming to be 3G must be capable of a minimum speed of 144K bits/second, and theoretically going up to 2 Mbps. Very good, you might say. But why is there such a need for speed?
Well, 3G systems aim to provide faster access to all kinds of data, thus turning your wireless phone (or appliance) into a handier, cooler, tool. This speed is matched with the promise that it will “keep people connected at all times and in all places.” What results is the capability to access the Internet as you would at home, mobile instant messaging, enhanced multimedia options, usability as a fax/pager/e-mail tool, as well as the obvious premise of crisper and more stable voice communications. Very impressive, but not without a lion’s share of problems.
For starters, 3G services are bound to be ‘expensive’, especially due to the very high prices paid for 3G spectrum licenses. Secondly, the services offered by 3G are nice, but are beyond the current demands of the average user. So now we have a situation where the consumer is not satisfied with the current level of service, yet is also balking at paying so much for something that resembles overkill.
To fill the void, 2.5G has evolved. 2.5G radio transmission technology is radically different from 2G technology because it uses packet switching. GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is the European 2.5G standard, the upgrade from GSM. GPRS overlays a packet-switched architecture onto the GSM circuit-switched architecture. It is a useful evolutionary step on the road to 3G because it gives telecommunications operators experience of operating packet networks, and charging for packet data. Data transfer rates in 2.5G services can theoretically reach 64Kbps.
It is important to note the resulting irony. Because 3G services were too expensive and because the market was not ‘ready’ for them, 2.5G evolved. Now, as it is said later, the evolution of 2.5G has become an obstacle for 3G services to penetrate the cell phone market.
However, 3G cannot be judged merely on the basis of costs and services alone. The value of any consumer technology can only be truly measured in terms of its worth to the average user. And when it comes to mobile communications, the needs of the ‘average’ customer are already being fulfilled through 2G and 2.5G. Most people do not need to use video conferencing or browse complete websites through their cell phones. Most of us are satisfied with constant coverage, the provision to check our email and maybe send a voice message or so. With all of this available in quite affordable packages, experts are beginning to wonder whether there actually is the massive demand to match the hype that was created when 3G first came into the picture.
Market analysts are faced with the challenge of accurately predicting how much technology consumers will actually be willing to pay for 3G services. With 3G providing features that are ‘cool’ but expensive, and with cheaper and adequate alternatives available in the form of 2.5G, the pure cell-phone features no longer hold any ‘pulling’ power. In fact, some critics argue that 2.5G speeds are just fine, thank you, and provide enough flexibility for most applications.
The rapid development of wireless LANs based on the 802.11 standard and the future 802.11g standard means that 3G systems now have serious competition. Although Wi-Fi support is still patchy (and suffers from the same security issues), and some users prefer 2.5G and 3G systems instead of Wi-Fi due to the widespread coverage, wireless LANs have completely taken over the office environment. Not only that but wireless LAN systems are getting faster and becoming more robust. There are plans to develop 802.11 systems that approach 1.5 Mbps in theoretical speeds. Intel and others are also looking into developing metropolitan area networks (MANs) that expand that 300 feet Wi-Fi bubble to about 30 miles, or across an entire city.
In the U.S, 3G services have been slow to start. Only in late 2003 and early this year did commercial 3G packages evolve to the extent that the general public became interested in them. Compare this with the presence of 3G services in Japan since 2001 and the popularity of 3G networks in Europe since 2000 (Finland launched it’s first network in late 2000). Compared to the rest of the developed world, the U.S is lagging behind. And here is why:
A much more developed lower-tier communications infrastructure (2G and 2.5G) has meant that there are more alternatives have been available to consumers.
‘Wi-Fi’ has become the latest rage with tech-savvy consumers, and because it became available before 3G systems were fully operational, it has captured a sizeable share of the wireless business market.
U.S companies have several technical and legal issues in acquiring the appropriate spectrum for 3G use from the FCC.
As technology becomes more sophisticated and bandwidth increases, systems become increasingly vulnerable to attack by malicious hackers (known as crackers) unless countermeasures are implemented to protect against such activity. Ensuring secure wireless connections in a pre-requisite to any wireless service provider.
Despite the obstacles, 3G is here to stay. The main issue is to work it into the market in such a way that it becomes useful for the majority of people, and not just a select few. Ideally, we are looking at multi-tiered services that offer a combination of 2.5G, 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities to one, national network. Eventually we would be using multiple networks to check our email, leave a message for a friend and download that bonus music video onto our PDA. Being part of a culture that revels on paying a flat rate for unlimited access, I would expect such a network to offer different levels of service, with customers being charged according to their service package, and not having to pay multiple fees for Wi-Fi and 3G access.
Just as PC users are starting to wonder whether there really is a need for faster computers, the whole communications industry might also be entering a period of transition (not just a few years but perhaps a decade or two) where new technologies would not mean that older technologies become obsolete; rather, two separate consumer groups would emerge who would use the old and new technologies side by side.
About the Author
Mike Ber is the owner of the Canadian Domain Name Portal called www.Every.ca
He is also a contributing author to www.ComputerMagazine.ca, www.Developer.ca, and www.XP.ca