There is little left to the imagination when it comes to the OnePlus 3. The smartphone has been subjected to numerous leaks ahead of its June 14 unveil, and now, we get treated with camera samples, and some leaked pricing details.
After releasing camera samples a few days ago, OnePlus has released more images to show what the OnePlus 3 camera can do. The four images are stunning; capturing movement, depth of field, and colours adeptly.
There"s one image of a small bridge by the sea, highlighting the camera"s focusing abilities. Another image of a firecracker shows how movement is captured well, even in low light conditions. The other two images also boast of great colour and clarity. Again, these pictures may have been taken after much detail and deliberation, and a novice may not be able to produce such results.
Of course, we will reserve our final judgement about the OnePlus 3"s camera for when we review the device.
In the meanwhile, Chinese tipster Reviewer has also unveiled the possible pricing of the smartphone (via Mobipicker), alongside numerous images of the smartphone from all angles, leaving nothing to the imagination. While the OnePlus 3 is said to come in several bundles, the tipster claims that the base variant will be priced at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 20,300). If this is true, its quite an attractive offering, considering the rumoured specs.
The company in the meanwhile has also released the kernel and device tree of OxygenOS to the community for further development.
For all those who don"t already know, OnePlus is hosting the launch event on a VR space station. The smartphone will be sold invite-free soon after launch. The OnePlus 3 is expected to come with a 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB or 6GB RAM options, 16-megapixel rear camera, and an 8-megapixel front lens.
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Cristiano Ronaldo vs Iceland HD (14/06/2016) Portugal vs Iceland 1-1 (EURO 2016)
There are more people in Topeka, Kansas than in Iceland, and yet the frozen rock on top of the world has produced a country that"s playing with the world"s best in the European Championships. Their underdog story is longer than 90 minutes.
Iceland tied Portugal in their Euro 2016 debut, but let"s be honest. Iceland beat Portugal.
Portugal has the eighth-best team in the world, per the latest FIFA rankings, and they have the world"s highest-paid player, Cristiano Ronaldo. Iceland has the 175th-biggest population, 1/30th as large as Portugal. Portugal"s capital, Lisbon, has 200,000 more residents than the whole of Iceland. This month,27,000 Icelandic fans, or roughly 8 percent of the nation"s population, made their way to Saint-Etienne for the game against Portugal, where they went nuts for their tiny nation"s proud team.
Iceland"s goalkeeper works as a music video director. One of their coaches is a dentist. And yet Iceland held strong against the Portuguese, with Birkir Bjarnason tallying a goal in the 50th minute that would hold for a 1-1 scoreline.
While Portugal dominated possession and had more chances than Iceland, forcing goalie Hannes Thor Halldorsson to make 12 saves, Iceland threatened late and had opportunities to potentially beat the Portuguese.
After the game, Ronaldo mocked the Icelandic side:
Bitterness aside, it"s not surprising Ronaldo completely failed to understand the joy of Iceland"s accomplishment. He"s from a completely different world. The Guardian reported that when he visited Iceland with the Portuguese team for a qualifying match in 2010, he assumed he could have his own private dressing room, when in fact the stadium only had two, one per team.
It"s rather hard to track down the salaries of all of Iceland"s players (or non-superstar soccer players, period), but their highest-paid player, Gylfi Sigurdsson, makes about $4 million. That"s 1/20th of Ronaldo"s annual haul including endorsements. We"re pretty confident Iceland"s entire team combined makes less than Ronaldo does.
Celebrate Iceland for many things: Their rabid fans, their imposing Viking names, their underdog status, whatever. But know this: They come from a freezing volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean on top of the world, and they"ve managed to make a d**n good soccer team. Everything else aside, that"s incredible.
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First, let"s get a grasp on how small Iceland is. There are 332,000 people in Iceland. That makes them smaller than Luxembourg, or Malta, or the Bahamas, or, for that matter, Topeka, Kan.
They"re the smallest country ever to qualify for a competition of this caliber. No country with a currently smaller population than Iceland has ever made the World Cup, and Iceland is the smallest to make the Euros.
If we go to less prestigious events, there"s some precedent. Two smaller nations have qualified for North America"s lowly equivalent to the Euros, the Gold Cup, and they both got blown out. Grenada was outscored 25-1 in the 2009 and 2011 editions, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines was outscored 8-0 in the 1999 edition. Tahiti made it to the 2013 Confederations Cup on a fluke, and were outscored 24-1 in just three games.
Iceland was like this for many years. In their attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, they finished last in their group, only winning one game, a home matchup with Macedonia. In their attempt to qualify for the 2012 Euros, they finished second to last, again only winning a single game, this time a home matchup with Cyprus. (Macedonia and Cyprus are not as good as Portugal.) As the 2012 Euros were held, the Icelandic squad was ranked 131st in the world.
But several amazing things happened that turned Iceland into a legitimate squad. Some were systemic. The Guardian wrote about the cultural and infrastructural changes that have allowed Iceland to succeed. They"ve built a slew of top-notch indoor practice buildings, some in small towns that would never justify such facilities, allowing soccer to be a year-round sport in a country that can get rather cold. And an absurd amount of people have received coaching training -- one in 825 Icelandic people has attained a UEFA B coaching license, as opposed to one in 11,000 in England -- ensuring players receive high-quality training from a young age.
Some of it has been due to the brilliance of the team"s coach, Lars Lagerback, who had previously coached much bigger teams like Sweden and Nigeria. Vice Sports profiled Lagerback, as well as his assistant Heimir Hallgrimsson, both of whom have been integral to the team"s success.
Between infrastructure, coaching and yes, skill, Iceland became a quality team. They were just one game from qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, finishing second in their group and making a two-leg playoff with Croatia for one World Cup spot. They drew 0-0 in the first game, but lost 2-0 at Croatia. And they genuinely earned their spot in these Euros. They beat the Netherlands twice, in Reykjavik and in Amsterdam, and finished second in their qualifying group. There have been a lot of newcomers in this tournament because it was expanded from the typical 16-team format to 24 teams, but as the second-best team in their group, Iceland didn"t benefit from that change. They would"ve made it in the old way.
This is a feel-good story, sure, but it"s also a legitimate soccer story. After pulling even with Portugal, Iceland are two more strong performances from actually making it out of this group. Austria looked abysmal Tuesday, and if Iceland are good enough to tie Portugal, they should be good enough to hold their own against Hungary as well. There"s legitimate reason to believe they can go on to the knockout stages.
We"ll be following Iceland"s saga as closely as anybody.
Amarillo, TX Tornado 6-13-16 by Val and Amy Castor
130 Launches Across 81 Stations in 54 Markets Will Drive Escape to 85% of U.S. and 99 Million Households (HHs), Grit to 93%/108 Million HHs, Laff to 85%/99 Million HHs, Bounce TV to 92% of African-Am 6/15/2016 11:00 AM
In the largest multicast distribution launch in the history of broadcast television, Katz Broadcasting and Bounce TV announced today that that stations owned or programmed by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST, "Nexstar"), Mission Broadcasting, Inc. and White Knight Broadcasting, Inc. will carry Escape, Grit, Laff and Bounce TV on 130 channel locations across 81 stations in 54 markets.
The announcement follows the execution of multi-year agreements with Nexstar, Mission and White Knight by Katz Broadcasting, which owns and operates Escape, Grit and Laff, and Bounce Media, the parent company of Bounce TV.
The agreement will add:
42 new Escape markets, driving Escape to 85% of the United States which represents 99 million homes.
28 new markets for Grit, putting Grit in 93% of the U.S., 108M households.
45 new Laff markets; Laff is now in85% of the country, 99M homes.
15 new markets for Bounce TV plus Bounce has been renewed by Nexstar in eight other markets and Mission in one market. Bounce TV is now in 81% U.S.,94M homes and 92% of African-American households.
"Escape, Grit, Laff and Bounce TV are unique brands that are complementary to our stations" existing high quality, original, local news and other exclusive local and network-affiliated programming. Nexstar"s top priority is serving the needs of the people and communities where we operate and with the launch of these digital multicast networks across the companies" broadcast platforms, we are delivering more exciting content to local viewers including classic and contemporary off-network sitcoms, original programming, popular movies, action series, documentaries, specials, live sports and more. Katz Broadcasting and Bounce TV are managed by seasoned and talented teams of television veterans who have a proven track record of success in both curating and producing excellent programming and we believe consumers in our markets will enjoy all four networks for many years to come," commented Brian Jones, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer.
"These are monumental agreements for our networks and the emerging broadcasting business overall," said Jeffrey Wolf, Chief Distribution Officer for Katz Broadcasting and Bounce TV. "Perry Sook and his team at Nexstar Broadcasting have always been innovators and we"re grateful for the tremendous confidence they"ve placed in our brands."
The four networks will be carried in multiple combinations on the Nexstar/Mission/White Knight stations in the following markets: Washington, D.C./Hagerstown MD; Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT; Memphis, TN; Fresno, CA; Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA; Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR; Charleston/Huntington, WV; Green Bay, WI; Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA; Ames-Des Moines, IA; Springfield, MO; Rochester, NY; Huntsville, AL; Shreveport, LA; Syracuse, NY; Champaign-Decatur-Springfield, IL; Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville, TX; Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX; El Paso, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; Burlington, VT; Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR; Davenport, IA/Rock Island-Moline, IL; Evansville, IL; Johnstown-Altoona, PA; Tyler, TX; Peoria, IL; La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI; Amarillo, TX; Rockford, IL; Monroe, LA/El Dorado, AR; Lubbock, TX; Odessa-Midland, TX; Wichita Falls, TX/Lawton, OK; Sioux City, IA; Erie, PA; Joplin, MO; Panama City, FL; Terre Haute, IN; Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill, WV; Binghamton, NY; Abilene/Sweetwater, TX; Billings, MT; Clarksburg/Weston, WV; Utica, NY; Dothan, AL; Elmira, NY; Jackson, TN; Watertown, NY; Alexandria, LA; Marquette, WI; Grand Junction, CO and San Angelo, TX.
Escape reaches women 25-54 with a brand of programming anchored in stories of crime and mystery. Grit targets men 25-54 with a heavy focus on western and action theatrical motion pictures and series. Both Grit and Escape are C3 rated nationally by Nielsen Media Services while simultaneously expanding into general market advertising sales. Escape will launch into original programming production with five new true-crime series. Laff features a mix of contemporary off-network sitcoms and popular movies. The Laff brand crosses multiple platforms, with the linear network carried on the signals of local broadcast stations with corresponding cable carriage and digital content being curated, aggregated and available at Laff.com and on mobile via the Laff app. Katz Broadcasting was established in 2014 by former Turner Broadcasting executive Jonathan Katz.
Bounce TV - the only emerging broadcast network producing original scripted series - is the fastest-growing African-American (AA) network on television. Bounce TV features a programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and more. Among the founders of Bounce TV are iconic American figures Martin Luther King, III and former United Nations Ambassador and Civil Rights icon Andrew Young.
Lee DOT said it typically handles the removal of one to two dead alligators in storm drain infrastructure annually.
Lee County DOT Director Randy Cerchie, said: This was an abnormally large gator, but removal is part of what we do.
The catch basin was about four feet wide at the point where the gator was found; the gator was about three feet below the ground. Pipes leading into the catch basin area were about 14-inches by 24-inches.
He added: We dont usually see gators that big because our pipes are not that big.
The good, the bad and the ugly of finance truly shows in the stock market. Which is why LinkedIn has publicly given up its stocks to Microsoft.
After a share take over from Microsoft, LinkedIn is taking a step back. LinkedIn is known for being the most used social network site for job applicants and human resource. When the company agreed to the acquisition, it publicly has given up.
The reason being is that LinkedIn has not even met its beginning of the year share price as of yet. LinkedIn stocks were beginning to look bleak. When Microsoft stepped in, it solves a problem for the tech company. According to Forbes, when LinkedIn saw its shares plummet, it has experienced its lowest of lows. It was not internal turmoil or instability in the company and its market that drove LinkedIn to give up. In fact, Reid Hoffman made sure the company is stable and consistent in its main goal. It may have generated a strong niche for job seekers and career advancement.
The problem lies in the sales report. It only reported a 34% increase in fourth quarter sales as its online ad sales grew 20%, or roughly half its previous rate of growth. These are different numbers compared to the numbers the company has enjoyed in the previous years. It was experiencing a slow decline. It then ripped off Hoffman"s net worth.
Now, after a four month stay in the stock market lows, LinkedIn is back at around $200 from $100. Microsoft"s takeover shows investors were wrong to give up on LinkedIn. LinkedIn"s failure stemmed from issuing soft earnings and guidance into a panicking market. This prompts investors to look for stability and growth in long term value.
So Microsoft is now buying LinkedIn shares for $26.2 billion, according to CNBC. LinkedIn shares have since then jumped 47%.
AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) - The U-haul trailer of the Hammer family, thatwe reported on one month ago has been recovered, according to Potter County Sheriff officials.
Unfortunatelythe belongings inside were no longer there,however officials have recovered some items and are continuing their search.
If you did not hear their "heartbreaking" story, here is the original:
The Hammer family is a Navy family.
Amy, Scott, their children and dogs have just received orders to relocate to a base in Connecticut.
And on their way there from California, they made a stop at La Quinta Inn in Amarillo for some sleep.But when they woke up, their truck and U-Haul trailer had been stolen.While that was a big enough hit to take, the items inside were an added heartbreak.
Hammer"s military medals from his 16 years of service, medical records, awedding album and a special gift for their 5-year-old"s upcoming birthday.They have since hit the road again, however we caught up with them.
"The thought that somebody has our personal family possessions and maybe just throwing them away or laughing at them is what breaks my heart," says Amy Hammer."There arepictures in there my children drew me for Mother"s Day. The day they stole this from us was my daughter"s 5th birthday. Her birthday presents were in the trunk."
Thanks to the power of social media, our viewers had multiple sightings of this Scott"s orange Dodge pickup truck. The Amarillo Police Departmentinvestigated all leads and wasable to locate the truck, unfortunately without a driver or the trailer.
Authorities urge the public to be on the lookout for anyone possibly looking to p**n the items taken.
"Anytime you get contacted by somebody that"s trying to sell something very cheap and get rid of something very fast, it"s probably a clue that it could be stolen," says officer Jeb Hilton.
Amy said the family is overwhelmed with thehelpfulness of the Amarillo community.She says other than the person or persons who did this, everyone locally has treated them like family.
Of course, they"d like their things back.
"I"m having a really hard time coming to terms with the fact that they stole something from a man who"s given seventeen years of his life to this country and it"s taken so much away from our three children to serve his country and somebody took that from him and that breaks my heart."
