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Xiaomi Mi Max: The mega 'phablet' reviewed

Xiaomi launched the Mi Max in its home country of China back in May, but it has only now started making the device available in other markets such as India and Taiwan. The large screen 'phablet' was promoted heavily by the company on its Chinese social media accounts and there was plenty of hype, since the device wasn't part of the company's other product lineups such as Redmi, Redmi Note or Note.

The device is priced from Rs.14,999 (~$222) onwards in India, which is a very aggressive price for this feature-packed handset, that is set to compete with the likes of the Moto G4, G4 Plus and the newly launched LeEco Le 2 in the country. Although those phones are much smaller than the Mi Max, they fall in the same price range. Now that the device is finally with us, let's find out whether it's worth the hype or whether it's just a large phone without any real advantage.

The Xiaomi Mi Max is a completely different beast, even in the 'phablet' space, as it features a mammoth-sized 6.44-inch screen. At that size it is closer to a 7-inch tablet, than some of the larger smartphones available today, such as the Nexus 6 from Motorola or the Nexus 6P from Huawei, or the Nokia Lumia 1520 from the recent past. The screen size isn't for everyone, but there definitely seems to be a demand for such a form factor, as the company has reportedly shipped out over 1.5 million units of the Mi Max since its launch.

  • 6.44-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS capacitive screen with 24-bit colors and protected with 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 3
  • CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 hexa-core chipset with 2 x Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 1.8GHz and 4 x Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.2GHz (Other variants feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 octa-core chipset)
  • 3 GB RAM / 32 GB ROM, micro SD card support up to 128 GB (Other variants include 3 GB RAM / 64 GB ROM or 4 GB RAM / 128 GB ROM)
  • 16 MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 5 MP front-facing camera with 85-degree wide-angle lens, f/2.0 aperture
  • Li-ion 4850 mAh battery
  • Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 7.3
  • Dual-sim support
  • Network bands supported: 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3G: WCDMA 900/2100MHz 4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600 TDD-LTE 1900/2300/2500/2600
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Dimensions: 173.1 × 88.3 × 7.5 mm
  • Weight: 203 grams

What's in the box?

Xiaomi isn't known to provide a lot inside the box. The company relies on minimalist white colored packaging with just the bare minimum set of accessories, and the Mi Max is no different. It comes with the standard AC adapter and a micro-USB cable for charging and data transfer.

The company hasn't included a screen protector or a silicone cover, which are two accessories that we've come to expect from Chinese manufacturers that ship out devices to foreign countries. It was a bit disappointing to have not received a set of earphones with the device either, since Xiaomi makes some good ones at a low price point and I was hoping to try out a pair.

Hardware & Design

The Mi Max features a metal unibody and it is almost seamless, except for the plastic construction around the camera module and at the base of the device on the rear side for repair purposes. The device feels very well engineered and I liked its industrial design a lot. Along the sides, the chamfered edges felt just right and Xiaomi hasn't gone overboard with them.

Although the device is very large, it fits in the hand comfortably owing to its slim profile and thin bezels. Xiaomi has done a great job in keeping the bezels to a minimum, making the smartphone much more pocket-able than I had imagined.

Every bit of the device has a premium look and feel, right from the volume rocker and the power button to the loudspeaker grille at the bottom. The attention to detail and symmetry is also great for a smartphone at its price point. The front of the device is completely covered by the 2.5D curved glass, which houses the three capacitive keys at the bottom, the 5-megapixel camera at the top along with a notification light, and proximity and ambient light sensors.

On the rear side, the Mi Max features the 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, a fingerprint sensor and the Mi branding. At the top, Xiaomi has included a 3.5mm headphone jack and an IR Blaster, which works with the company's Mi Remote app to control TVs, Set-top-boxes, ACs and many other supported appliances. Overall, the device has a very clean look and is pleasing to the eye.

The company hasn't used a USB-Type C port in the Mi Max, though its flagship smartphone, the Mi 5 features it. Since the standard isn't so widespread yet, it is probably not a bad decision by Xiaomi to stick to the older standard in this mid-range device.

In case of the Mi Max, the display is the most important aspect of the device for obvious reasons. The 6.44-inch IPS LCD screen with 1920x1080 resolution isn't the most pixel dense display in comparison to other phones. However, at 342 pixels per inch, it is still a decent offering for its price and the overall quality of the display is good. There isn't much to complain about the color reproduction or the contrast ratio of the IPS panel used by Xiaomi.

The smartphone doesn't offer the punchy colors that most AMOLED screens or higher-end LCD screens do, but users can tweak the contrast settings to get the most out of the display and it seems like a good addition for those who wish to have brighter colors. Other manufacturers should consider making such an option standard in the case of entry-level devices, which often tend to have inconsistent display behaviour.

The Mi Max has good outdoor legibility even at a medium brightness setting, but in direct sunlight it needs to be bumped up to the full setting for complete visibility. Since the device comes with Xiaomi's MIUI ROM, it has plenty of customization options for almost every setting and the display is no different. Users can use the "Reading mode" feature for a comfortable experience while reading for long hours. It increases the color warmth of the screen in user-designated apps, and automatically switches to normal when app is closed.

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Unlike the Galaxy Note series or LG G3 / G4 Stylus smartphones, the Mi Max doesn't have a pen or stylus for input, which I thought was a lost opportunity. However, there is no denying that note taking, replying to long emails or editing documents on the go even without any additional input methods, can be carried out effortlessly on such a large screen. As with media consumption as well, the Mi Max shines with its display.

Audio & Call Quality

Xiaomi has thrown in support for many 2G, 3G and 4G LTE radios in the Mi Max, but it isn't comparable to the likes of premium smartphones such as the iPhone or the Galaxy S7. The network reception in India was top notch pretty much everywhere where I tested it.. However, I could not try out 4G LTE due to its absence on Vodafone in my city. Users in the US and some European countries will need to make sure that 3G/4G LTE bands for their networks are supported if they wish to purchase a Mi Max.

The call quality of the Mi Max was decent as with most modern smartphones; in addition the good reception ensured that there was no cracking or interference. The noise cancelation also worked fine according to callers on the other side.

The loudspeaker's clarity for speech as well as music is quite good, and complements the device's large screen while viewing movies or YouTube. It is one of the louder speakers I have heard and to my surprise, it held up well, even at the highest volume. There was no noticeable crackling or distortion, though added bass could have totally made it a perfect loudspeaker.

In addition to the audio hardware, MIUI provides software options such as an equalizer and the Mi Sound Enhancer for improving the audio output while using headphones or speakers. It also supports profiles for various headphone types and specific Mi models, which can be beneficial for those who own them. I didn't find the enhancement very helpful as it just seemed to boost the treble and introduce a bit of surround, but the equalizer is something that I liked to use.

Both, the front and rear cameras on the Mi Max might seem decent on paper, but are they really any good? Let's find out with a bunch of samples. First off, there's the 16-megapixel rear camera with a f/2.0 five element lens and dual-tone LED flash. The snapper is quite fast, it features phase-detect autofocus and can lock in on objects within seconds.

Some of the other features of the camera include continuous autofocus, digital image stabilization, face detection, manual mode with exposure and ISO settings. The camera software has a lot to offer, which some users may enjoy but I prefer having a good auto mode.

The image quality from the rear camera was generally good in daylight and other well-lit areas, but low light scenarios resulted in softer images with a bit of artifacting around the edges. In most cases the color reproduction was very good and plenty of details were preserved. Dynamic range performance probably could have been a bit better in auto mode, since most smartphone photos are taken without much tinkering with the settings.

Under lights at night, the image quality suffers the most, but images aren't completely useless since the only issue is darker reproduction but not loss of details. Video quality, however isn't half as good in the same situations.

The camera supports 1080p video recording at 30 fps. As you can see from the sample, the video is much darker than the photos taken at the same place without any change in actual light. Also, the digital image stabilizer isn't that good, as even a little bit of movement is shaking things up a lot.

The front camera features a 85 degree wide angle lens and manages to capture a big part of the surroundings in the images. It also produces soft images as light decreases, even without a beauty filter, the software processing was found to be smoothening out faces. The color reproduction was still good enough and once again daylight images was the camera's stronger point.

Overall, I felt that the camera hardware was a bit lacking in low lighting conditions, and the daylight performance could use a bit of improved software processing.

Xiaomi phones do not come with stock Android, and never have. The company uses a custom ROM called MIUI on its devices. Over the last six years, MIUI has evolved a lot and is a very capable layer built on top of Android. The Mi Max that was provided to me came with MIUI 7.3, however, newer units of the smartphone are said to be loaded with MIUI 8. For users who dislike anything other than stock Android, this smartphone is definitely not for you, as there is absolutely no trace of stock Android likeness across the entire OS.

However, not having stock Android isn't a bad thing in the case of MIUI, which is an immensely polished shell and provides plenty of customization options compared to Google's Android. MIUI has its own set of apps such as Calculator, Gallery, File Manager, Music and Video, which are better suited with MIUI than Google's apps in terms of features, look and feel and overall integration with the UI layer.

The only Google app that our review unit came with was the Play Store, which also has a Mi Store alternative for Chinese users. Getting the device set up for first use isn't a lot different than other Android phones. The homescreen is where the first major noticeable changes from stock Android become visible. Like most Chinese smartphone OSes based on Android, MIUI does not feature an app drawer. It may look a bit like iOS at first, and some may argue that the shell is heavily inspired by Apple's offering, but there are plenty of differences that become noticeable once you get to use MIUI.

Xiaomi's design language for MIUI is very consistent across all of its apps, which I don't think Google itself has managed on stock Android. It felt rather fresh to use the UI, which is completely different from other Android layers such as TouchWiz or the Optimus UI, while retaining the openness and core capabilities of Android. In my time with the device, I did not have any issues getting used to the new user experience or the built-in apps. You can check out the gallery below to get an idea of MIUI.

Other than the UI, some of MIUI's features seem to be better than stock Android. One such example is the centrally located System apps setting, which enables configuring all the pre-loaded apps from a single place. It is a bit like iOS, however, the third-party apps aren't included here. The OS also provides a built-in cache cleaner and task manager, which is quite easy to use. Given its large size, Xiaomi has also included a single-handed mode that can be enabled by swiping from the home button towards the left or right depending on the hand you wish to use. I didn't particularly like this implementation as the rest of the screen was left blank, but it certainly was useful.

The Xiaomi Mi Max comes in three variants based on CPU, RAM and storage combinations, which are as follows:

  1. Snapdragon 650 hexa-core processor / 3 GB RAM/ 32 GB storage
  2. Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor / 3 GB RAM / 64 GB storage
  3. Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor / 4 GB RAM / 128 GB storage

I tried out the lowest spec version out of these, which features a hexa-core Snapdragon 650 processor with two Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.2 GHz, and 3 GB of RAM. The mid-range chip proved more than capable of handling any task thrown at it, and even heavy multi-tasking wasn't an issue owing to the ample amount of RAM on the device.

In benchmarks, the device fared decently and scored more points than some of the flagship smartphones from last year. In day-to-day use, there was absolutely no slowing down in the Mi Max's performance and there was no lag or sluggishness while using any apps. Casual gaming was also a breeze on the smartphone.

The smartphone's fingerprint sensor is also quite fast and I managed to unlock the device nine times out of ten, within a fraction of a second. The sensor's performance also depends on the actual stored data and in case of one fingerprint I had only managed to cover a little bit of my finger, which resulted in failed unlock attempts. Users can store up to five fingerprints in the Mi Max, and the process is much like other implementations of the sensor.

With regards to performance, there's absolutely no complaint against this device and it would be hard to recommend an equivalent performer in its price range. In fact, the only other smartphone that might be comparable is the Redmi Note 3, which features the same hardware specifications in a smaller form factor.

The battery is yet another positive for the Mi Max, as it features a large 4850 mAh battery which easily gets the device through a day and half with normal-to-heavy usage, which can stretch to a couple of days with average use. I managed to get a full day of usage out of the device even after playing Pokémon GO for 5 hours at a stretch, and that means a lot since the game used 3G as well as GPS continuously.

Throughout my testing, I didn't find myself in a situation where I needed to get hold of a charger, even if the battery had dropped below 20 percent. I did have an issue with the battery reporting system of MIUI, as the graphical representation of the usage wasn't as detailed as stock Android. Xiaomi has built its own "Battery usage" report, which separates applications and hardware.

The OS provides a lot of customizability options for battery savers and scheduling. Users can set up profiles based on their priorities, apps, required sensors and schedule the time for enabling or disabling them. I could manage to use the Mi Max for 4 hours on a 15% charge with the basic battery saver profile. Turning off more functions could give an additional one hour of usage.

Charging the smartphone from zero to 100 percent with the bundled charger took up to 2.5 hours. However, since the device supports Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0, users can top off the battery in much less time with a compatible charger.

It's really hard to not recommend the Xiaomi Mi Max, as it brings excellent performance at a relatively low price point, while featuring a premium build and a clean design. The only major issue with the device is its video capture capability and low light imagery.

In its price range offerings of between $200-$300, the only other options that can be called comparable are the Moto G4 duo, but the higher end variant of the Mi Max is definitely in a league of its own with more RAM and the octa-core chipset.

For someone looking for a large screen smartphone, there currently aren't many options as the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro and Huawei's upcoming Honor 8 Note have yet to launch, and are expected to be costlier than the Mi Max. Sony's Speria XA Ultra is one large screened smartphone that is currently available, but features lesser specifications and is priced at Rs. 29,990 (~$440) in India.

The review unit was supplied by Gearbest. If you would like to purchase the device, you can head here to purchase the smartphone which currently is priced at around $249.89 USD. You can check out more information about other Xiaomi products and other Mi Max variants at Gearbest.

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Title: The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up
Marie Kondō
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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It’s no secret that the KonMari method of cleaning has taken the Western world by storm. Ever since the terrible Gilmore Girls revival name-dropped her and Younger satirized her methods, I knew I had to get my hands on this book.

A few months later, and here it is – in manga form.

Unlike the longer version of the KonMari method, this is a short, illustrated jaunt through boy-crazy, messy Chiaki’s life with a few step-by-step pages of tidying tips.

I think I would have preferred the original book much more. Let’s just say that Chiaki’s story doesn’t feel very empowering: she’s a self-admitted hopeless romantic who picks up a series of hobbies to fit whoever she’s dating at the time. She has no real personality outside of her love life. And guess what? She wants to tidy up her apartment to snag a man!

Well, maybe that isn’t specifically the reason she wants to clean, but it’s certainly implied. Her neighbor/love interest appears throughout the book, and only takes interest in her after she cleans her cluttered apartment.

Like any self help book, you gotta really lean in to the methods to see if they work. Unfortunately, the storytelling comes across as preachy, so I’m not willing to try most of them. I do like her organization system for papers (3 folders depending on how long you need to keep the documents and which require responses) and her approach to cleaning emotionally-charged items.

I can see myself putting some of KonMari’s methods to work, but some don’t seem practical (emptying your purse every night and folding most of your hanging clothes) or don’t translate well culturally (e.g. clapping your hands to ‘wake up’ the energies of old clothes, sprinkling photos with salt to remove their bad energy.)

The other downside is that we only get about 5 pages of actual how-to KonMari method, wrapped in 100-plus pages of illustrated parable. Throw in a dash of existential crisis because a manga version of KonMari makes you question how much of your life is lived with intent or purpose, and how much of the sh*t you’ve accumulated in your life is ‘just because,’ from your career to your relationships down to your f*cking winter sweaters, it’s a rip-roaring good time for anxious people.

It really begs the eternal question, “What in my life sparks joy?” and “Have I ever experienced true joy?” and “AM I A JOYLESS HUMAN BEING INCAPABLE OF HAPPINESS?”

Needless to say, maybe not the best book for neurotic twentysomethings.

If I ever do decide to go full KonMari and tidy up my life, I do feel like I’m better equipped to do it. But in the meantime, I think I’ll take the book, close my eyes, hold it in my hands, and thank it for its service. Right before it goes into the library donation bin.

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At Newmarket Denture Clinic, we believe it’s important to not only treat our patients with the best care we can, but to also teach them about their oral health and enable them to live healthier lives.

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Completed in 1769 by William Harwood, Endview has been restored its 1862 appearance. In the 1850s, the home was purchased by Dr. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, William Harwood’s great-grandson. Dr. Curtis had his medical practice at Endview from 1856 to 1861. The home was used briefly as a Confederate hospital in the spring of 1862 and was then occupied by Union forces until 1864. Endview is now a historic house museum and offers guided tours.Special events and evening programs are held year-round. Parking is free and there is a gift shop. Endview Plantation is partially wheelchair accessible. There are discount tickets available for military and AAA members.

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The Routledge (plot 15) is a four-bedroom, detached property with an integral single garage.

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KDVR, Denver’s Fox affiliate, debuted a tech-heavy new set with structural elements that pay homage to the city’s local landmarks.

The set, designed by Broadcast Design International, features a home base backed by a massive 21-foot wide by 8-feet high seamless 1.9 LED video wall from Primeview with a curved anchor desk in front.

Two areas — a Panasonic video wall standup area camera left and in the weather center camera right — feature suspension cables inspired by the city’s Millennium Bridge. Elements of Union Station, meanwhile, are visible in the new set’s faux gray stonework, while brick textures and industrial beams complete the architectural references.

The industrial, loft-like feel is driven home with transom-like backlit panels that wrap around the set’s headers.

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On the opposite side of the studio is the flexible standup area that a freestanding 1.6 LED video wall from Primeview. Between this wall and the anchor area is a backlit panel and glass version of the station’s logo.

On the opposite side of the video wall, meanwhile, is a flexible multipurpose area with light wood wall and a faux brick wall with a Fox 32 logo painted on it — an element that also appears camera left between home base and the weather center.

Speaking of video walls, hopefully, none of the station’s slick updated panels get broken by an anchor.

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Islanders’ Mathew Barzal a finalist for Calder Trophy

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Islanders center Mathew Barzal skates with the puck during a game against the Maple Leafs at Barclays Center on Friday. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

It’s widely expected that Mathew Barzal will collect the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie at the league’s awards show in Las Vegas on June 20, becoming the first Islander to earn the honor in 21 years.

Barzal took the final step toward making that a reality Sunday when he was announced as one of three Calder finalists in voting among members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.

The Canucks’ Brock Boeser and the Coyotes’ Clayton Keller also are finalists. Barzal, centering the Islanders’ second line, led all NHL rookies with 85 points, 20 more than Keller.

Barzal, selected 16th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, surpassed the organization’s expectations with 22 goals and 63 assists in 82 games. He matched Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier’s franchise record for assists by a rookie.

If Barzal does win the Calder, he will be the fifth Islander to earn the award after Denis Potvin (1974), Trottier (1976), Mike Bossy (1978) and Bryan Berard (1997). Potvin, Trottier and Bossy are in the Hall of Fame.

“It’d be pretty good,” Barzal said April 9 about possibly winning the Calder. “It’s a pretty good group of guys that have won that, some Hall of Famers. If I could be in that conversation, it would be pretty special.”

Boeser, 21, a right wing, was having an impressive rookie year until an injury cut short his season. He finished with 29 goals and 26 assists in 62 games, missing the last five weeks of the season after injuring his back in the final seconds of regulation in the Canucks’ 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Isles on March 5. Boeser went to check Cal Clutterbuck but instead fell awkwardly into the open door to the team’s bench.

Keller, 19, a center, had 23 goals and 42 assists in 82 games.

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At the Horn: Blue Jackets 3 - Sabres 4 (OT)

Olofsson scores twice, including overtime winner in return

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Victor Olofsson made his return to the Buffalo Sabres lineup and scored twice including the overtime winner in Buffalo's 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at KeyBank Center.

Olofsson claimed full possession of second place among rookie goal scorers with his 17th and 18th markers of the season. The overtime goal was the first of his career. He had missed the past 15 games with a lower-body injury.

Captain Jack Eichel recorded three points, posting a goal and two assists.

Evan Rodrigues also scored for Buffalo. Carter Hutton made 28 saves and picked up an assist on Rodrigues' late game-tying goal.

As part of their Golden Season festivities, the Sabres celebrated 2000s Night and welcomed back over a dozen alumni as well as former owner Tom Golisano, so the dramatics of the game were fitting of the era.

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What happened

Buffalo battled back from an early two-goal deficit to put them in a position to earn two points.

Nathan Gerbe, who made his NHL debut with the Sabres in 2008, gave Columbus a 1-0 lead with 27.7 seconds remaining in the first period when he scored on the rush.

The Blue Jackets went up 2-0 at the 1:31 mark of the second when Boone Jenner tallied, and the Sabres were able to get on the board when Eichel wristed a shot top shelf with 1:13 to go in the middle frame.

Then in the third, Olofsson scored on the power play to tie it up at the 2:10 mark and Rodrigues cut in give Buffalo the lead with 4:26 to go.

Columbus, however, tied it up with 1:13 remaining in regulation when Markus Nutivaara redirected the puck

Olofsson nearly scored in the final seconds, but hit the side of the net, and the game went to overtime.

In overtime, the teams traded breakaways with Jeff Skinner going in on one end and Sonny Milano skating in alone on the other.

Olofsson's goal came with 2:16 left in the extra period.

What it means

The Sabres are now 26-24-8 on the season and 17-10-4 at home. They improved to 7-8 in overtime this season.

With tonight's win, the Sabres have won their season series against the Blue Jackets for the first time since 2015-16. All three games in the series were won in overtime by the home team.

Rasmus Dahlin recorded an assist on both of Olofsson's goals and now has at least one assist in all three games against Columbus this season.

With his first assist, Dahlin passed Rick Hampton (76) for third-most points recorded by an NHL defenseman before his 20th birthday. He now trails only Phil Housley (132) and Ray Bourque (79) for most points ever recorded by a teenage defenseman.

Eichel (1+2) recorded his 19th multi-point game of the season. The Sabres are 14-3-2 in those games.

Eichel's first assist was his 40th of the season. He became the first Sabres player to record 30 goals and 40 assists in a season since Jason Pominville (30+43) in 2011-12.

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Where have all the Joy-Con gone? According to a post on ResetEra, there is a shortage of the tiny controllers in both Japan and Europe. The likely cause? Super Mario Party‘s launch.

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If you recall, Super Mario Party does not support Switch Pro Controllers. Players are forced to use the Joy-Con setup in order to play the title and its copious amount of minigames. This is probably largely due to simulate various activities, like flipping meat in a pan or cycling on a bicycle. Though the Switch Pro Controller supports motion controls, Nintendo most likely thought the controller was too bulky to feign said diversions.

Delving into specifics, Amazon Italy, France, Denmark, and United Kingdom have depleted their supply of Joy-Con, regardless of color scheme. Consumers can back-order the peripheral at the moment, though they are currently shipping in 5 to 15 days.

Additionally, GEO, one of the biggest video game retailers in Japan, reported a 300% increase in Joy-Con sales. Suspiciously, this happened after Super Mario Party‘s launch.

This all makes sense if you think about it. Super Mario Party makes you use Joy-Con in the comfort of your home; remember, you cannot have a party in handheld mode. Furthermore, the Mario Party series is all about getting together with, and subsequently losing, loved ones. The Joy-Con is the most effective way of getting a group together quickly since every Switch owner automatically has two Joy-Cons to use out of the box. However, the more people you want over the house to play, the more Joy-Cons you or them have to buy. At around $70 per pair, that adds up to a lot of money spent on burning bridges. Maybe this is Nintendo’s plan all along?

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We have fabricated a wide-bandwidth, high dynamic range, low noise cryogenic amplifier based on a superconducting kinetic inductance traveling-wave device. The device was made from NbTiN and consisted of a long, coplanar waveguide on a silicon chip. By adding a DC current and an RF pump tone we are able to generate parametric amplification using three-wave mixing. The devices exhibit gain of more than 15 dB across an instantaneous bandwidth from 4 - 8 GHz. The total usable gain bandwidth, including both sides of the signal-idler gain region, is more than 6 GHz. The noise referred to the input of the devices approaches the quantum limit, with less than 1 photon excess noise. Compared to similarly constructed four-wave mixing amplifiers, these devices operate with the RF pump at ~20 dB lower power and at frequencies far from the signal. This will permit easier integration into large scale qubit and detector applications.
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A Guide to Kolkata Street Food

It would be a crime to travel to India and not sample the incredible street food. Kolkata, or Calcutta, is the third-largest city in India and is packed with vendor food stalls on every corner. It’s hard to miss the incredible aromas pumping through the streets — travelers are guaranteed to be spoilt for choice with delicious snacks. New-York-based travel company AllTheRooms has rounded up the top Kolkata Street Food dishes to try in Kolkata:

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1. Pani Puri

Kolkata Street Food

Pani Puri has different names throughout the country and is one of India’s most popular street food snacks. It’s made from a hollow round chip known as puri and is filled with a delicious mixture of spicy potatoes, tamarind chutney, and onion. The snack is eaten in one bite. Warning: they are highly addictive. It has to be in top Kolkata Street Food.

2. Jhal Muri

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Jhal Muri is one of the most famous Bengali street snacks you can find in Kolkata. The dish is made from puffed rice, daal, peanuts and topped off with fresh tomatoes and coriander. A spicy mustard sauce is then added to the mixture, all stirred together in one big pan. The dish is normally served in a paper bag and eaten by hand, the same way you would eat a bag of chips. One of my favorite among Kolkata Street Food.

3. Pav Bhaji

Kolkata Street Food

The Pav Bhaji is a vegetable and potato curry served with a toasted bread bun on the side. The curry is spicy and flavorsome, while the bread (which, for many, is the highlight) is buttered and toasted in the same pan where the curry cooks, giving it a delicious added kick.

4. Kati Roll

Kolkata Street Food

The Kati Roll is India’s answer to the sandwich. The delicious wrap is stuffed with spicy fillings like chicken, lamb, egg or paneer cheese. In its original form, you’ll find the roll stuffed with skewer-roasted kebab meat and the wrap made from paratha bread or an Indian flatbread. It’s a larger street food snack and makes a great on-the-go lunch option. Kolkata Street Food can not be completed without this.

5. Mango Lassi

Kolkata Street Food

A Mango Lassi is a delicious, smoothie-like drink made from mango puree and yogurt. Some vendors add slices of cheese or a sprinkling of nuts to the top of the lassi for decoration. It’s an incredibly refreshing drink and the perfect beverage to wash down a spicy snack or meal.

6. Bhel Puri

Kolkata Street Food

Bhel Puri is Kolkata’s version of the Indian chaat. It’s made of a dry mix of crunchy puffed rice, spicy potatoes, red onions, and coriander. A tangy dressing is then added, made from chilis and tamarind. It’s truly mouthwatering. This is from Kolkata Street Food will make you fall in love with Kolkata.

7. Churmur

Kolkata Street Food

Churmur is a tasty blend of crushed puchka with mashed potatoes, onions, spices, and tamarind. The crunchy and tangy street food snack is something you must try in Kolkata.

8. Ghungi Chaat

Kolkata Street Food

Ghugni Chaat is made from yellow and white chickpeas, boiled and mixed with onions, coriander, chilies, and tomatoes. It’s a curry-like dish that can be eaten as a lunch plate or as a snack.

9. Aloo Kabli

Kolkata Street Food

Aloo Kabli is a spicy street food snack made from boiled potatoes tossed with tamarind, onions, tomatoes, chilies and other spices. Tip: Have a mango lassi to hand to help wash down the effect of the chilies.

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Lies, statistics and the human cost of the proposed skilled nursing closures

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We decay. It happens slowly — our knuckles swell, our eyes cloud with cataracts, we forget names that we used to speak with love. Or it happens quickly, at the pace of a rogue clot or a reckless driver. For most of us, the day comes when managing our bodies requires the assistance of others. This is the reality for hundreds of elderly and disabled people living in Humboldt County who can no longer care for themselves, and depend on the staff at skilled nursing facilities. On Sept. 8, the residents of the Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Facility, those cognizant and mobile enough to attend, gathered in the sunny day room along with concerned family members to hear why that facility and two others locally may be shutting down, forcing almost 200 patients into an uncertain future, and possibly into care hundreds of miles away.

The potential closure of the facilities — Eureka, Seaview and Pacific Rehabilitation and Wellness — would cut the number of local skilled nursing beds by more than half and came as a surprise to many patients and caregivers. The management company for all five of Humboldt's major facilities — Rockport Healthcare Company – did not notify patients before the information leaked to local media in late July. The company has stated that it lost $5 million in revenue due to staffing shortages over the last year because it has had to recruit and house temporary employees from out of the area. State guidelines mandate 3.2 hours of patient care per patient per day, and a lack of skilled medical staff on the North Coast (combined, alleges the company, with the lure of cash wages in the black market marijuana industry) has made meeting this minimum level of staffing incompatible with Rockport's bottom line.

Vincent Hambright, CEO for Rockport Healthcare, faced down the crowd of patients with a pallid smile. He explained to those assembled that he had recently visited a grower's co-op to better understand the local marijuana industry. Asking that people hold questions until the end, he explained the dynamics of marijuana trimming as people crossed arms and tapped toes.

"That's my competition, that's what I'm dealing with," he concluded. "Your market is one of the most unusual I have ever seen. To have both a workforce shortage and a higher cost of housing is unusual for us."

Hambright said that, while the cost of living in Humboldt County is on par with the Bay Area, reimbursement rates for MediCal are structured for "a more rural area" and don't offer a rate competitive enough to recruit sufficient staff. But this claim is directly refuted by public information on reimbursement rates available through the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, which shows the five facilities owned by Rockport in Humboldt are paid more per day per patient than the state average. In fact, according to research conducted by staff at state Sen. Mike McGuire's office, Partnership Healthplan, the local MediCal distributor, has markedly raised reimbursement rates to the region over the last two years, by as much as 20 percent for some facilities.

As Hambright talked, Catherine Pugel waited, quivering with rage. Her father, John Catudal, sat next to her on a modified gurney. Pugel said that explaining the situation to her father, who has been at the facility for three years, has been challenging. Catudal and his wife of 52 years, Ellie, share a room at Eureka Rehabilitation. Ellie Catudal is in the late stages of Alzheimer's. Pugel attributes her continued survival to being able to wake up next to her husband every day, and to the efforts of staff members who have become like family to her parents. The staff call them "Ma and Pa," she said.

When the floor opened up for questions, Pugel had many. Why, she asked, were she and other families only informed of the meeting – held in the middle of a weekday – one day prior? If, as Hambright alleged, there was "no timeline" to move patients from closing facilities, why was she told by the administrator that if the California Department of Public Health approves Rockport's application to shut down the facility, she will get 30-days notice to move her parents?

"The thought of having to relocate my parents while working, it's frustrating," she said later in a phone interview. "It's not just one thing. This is about a lot of things. My mom has Alzheimer's, she's in the final stages. Will a transfer kill her? Will such a transfer be traumatic? These are the things we are now looking at."

Pugel and others contradicted Hambright's assertion that the company had staved off understaffing by paying for expensive, out-of-town staff. In the meeting, she confronted the CEO, saying that staff taking care of her parents had personally said they were overworked, understaffed, tired.

"We are not understaffed," Hambright insisted at the meeting.

"Excuse me, you are," said a large, mustachioed man, who received an alarmed call from his mother-in-law in the middle of the night the week prior. He said he and his wife had to personally come down to the facility and change her soiled diapers because there was only one person on staff for the entire wing. "You are understaffed. You need to do something about this. And I want you to know – I don't go away."

"I hope you don't," said Hambright, with a chuckle. "I would be foolish to think I could make every family and every patient happy. We remain committed to this community."

Several residents present at the meeting chipped in with their own accounts of understaffing, including a man whose toes had been amputated and who said his bandages hadn't been changed in two days due to a lack of a wound care nurse.

"To be honest, we are tired of the excuses," said McGuire, reached by phone the day after the meeting. "Rockport needs to stand up and do their damned job."

McGuire, who has been involved with a working group that includes the local ombudsman office, representatives from Partnership and the California Department of Healthcare Services, said all of the agencies involved had received different stories and that Rockport lied to county officials in August about working with his staff.

"We met with them today for the first time," he said during the Sept. 9 interview. "I have never seen a situation like this, in all of my time, handled so poorly. I have never seen a corporation lie like this one has."

In a fiery letter to CDPH asking the department reject Rockport's closure plans, McGuire charged that Rockport's management has never accepted invitations to attend numerous meetings on healthcare workforce development over the last two years. Further, the letter cites $931,370 in retroactive reimbursements granted by Partnership and alleges that Partnership has identified "rampant under billing" by Rockport, but the company has failed to work with Partnership's claims staff to identify billing corrections. McGuire also states that Partnership has committed to consider further rate increases for Rockport, so long as they are tied to quality of care. The letter closes by lambasting the incomplete nature of Rockport's relocation plans, which include available space locally for just 44 of the 190 people who would potentially be displaced by the closure.

"What we know is that mortality rates rise when they are transferred out of a facility," said McGuire, referring to "transfer trauma," in which elderly people in ill health fail to acclimate to the stress of moving from one place to another. Should the residents of the Rockport facilities be forced to move, they will likely have to travel hundreds of miles to skilled nursing facilities in other parts of the state.

The California Department of Public Health ultimately agreed with McGuire and other members of the working group, sending a letter to Hambright requesting a closure plan with a detailed timeline for family members, more details about how the company will address transfer trauma, and specific information on where the remaining 146 residents who cannot be placed locally will go.

But while the CDPH and local officials can slow the process, they ultimately cannot prevent Rockport, a private company, from closing its doors.

"Basically, as far as preventing them from closing, it's not anything we can do," said Cathy Mudge, spokesperson for state Assemblymember Jim Wood. "The state has certain requirements. We had a lengthy meeting with the Department of Public Health and they said we don't have the authority to prevent them from closing as long as they meet the requirements."

Mudge added that Wood is already considering legislation to address this issue, with an emphasis on how skilled nursing closures affect rural areas.

McGuire also said that, while Rockport has announced its commitment to keeping its local workers employed after the closure, the county Department of Employee Development has told him at least six Rockport workers have had their hours reduced to the point that they have had to seek new employment, contradicting, he said, the claim that they do not have enough staff.

Pugel mourns the thought of severing the bonds her parents have formed in their new home. One of the employees who has become close to the family often brings her baby in to visit with "Pa."

"He holds that baby like it's his own child," she said. "The thought of pulling them out of that and pushing them into a new location ... I don't know. Will it be the same? I know for certain there's a greater risk of them dying sooner."

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Amazon unveils Kindle Oasis

Amazon Kindle Oasis release date is April 27, 2016
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This new e-reader is Amazon's thinnest and lightest Kindle ever, also offering extended battery life thanks to the removable leather charging cover included in the package.

The Amazon Kindle Oasis e-reader is already official, coming as an addition to the Kindle Voyage, and not as its replacement. The specs and features of this new Kindle confirm the most recent rumors, although Amazon revealed that the one about the 20-month battery life was wrong.

While the Voyage had six LEDs for illumination and the cheaper Paperwhite had only four, the new Kindle Oasis features no less than ten such lights. The display is the same as that used by the Voyage, a 6-inch E-ink touchscreen with 1,448X1,072 pixels and 300 ppi. Kindle Oasis features the thinnest body ever used in a Kindle so far, also being the lightest one (less than 0.29 pounds). According to the official press release, "Kindle Oasis has a featherweight polymer frame that is plated with metal by structural electroplating."

In addition to the above, the new Kindle introduces a dual battery system that promises to offer "months of battery life," but without revealing any numbers. The charging cover included with the Oasis comes in black, merlot, or walnut. It is also worth mentioning that Kindle Oasis brings back the physical buttons for page turning, by including pressure-sensitive areas in the bezel to get the job done.

While the standard Kindle, as well as the Kindle Voyage and the Paperwhite are still up for sale, going up to $200 USD, the new one starts at $289.99 USD. Pre-orders are already up, and the devices should reach the market by April 27.

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Vivo launches its Z1 Pro smartphone in India

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The Vivo Z1 Pro has been released for sale in the Chinese and Indian markets. It is a mid-range device with the relatively new Snapdragon 712 processor. The Z1 Pro also offers a 5000mAh battery, a punch-hole display, and 4GB of RAM for INR 14990 (~ US$217) - on the other hand, it has some compromises too.

Vivo has reportedly launched the Z1 Pro in a Chinese event at the start of July 2019. This phone will apparently be available in this market, as well as in India. In the latter country, the new Z1 Pro will face stiff competition from other mid-range devices from OEMs such as Redmi and Realme, not to mention Vivo itself.

However, with its Snapdragon 712 SoC and 5000mAh battery, this device may be well-equipped to carve out some market share for itself. It also has an up-to-the-minute punch-hole 6.53-inch FHD+ display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. On the other hand, this feature is contrasted with a rear-facing fingerprint scanner, which is mounted in a polycarbonate panel (although it has "3D curved design" to elicit gradient effects in some of its colorways); in addition, the display is LCD rather than OLED.

Then again, the selfie camera found in this screen is 32MP, and the Z1 Pro also has triple rear cameras. The primary module here is a 1/1.78 Sony IMX499 16MP sensor, accompanied by 120-degree 8MP and 2MP depth-sensing lenses. Vivo also claims that the Android 9.0-based version of FunTouch OS 9 found in this device supports "4D" vibration patterns for gaming and a blue light filter.

The Z1 Pro has 4/6GB RAM SKUs with 64GB of internal storage, or an addition 6GB/128GB variant. They will cost INR 14990 (or ~US$217), 16990 (about $246) and 17,990 (about $261) respectively. It will go on sale on Vivo India's own site, or on Flipkart, from July 11, 2019.

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Almost a month ago I had the pleasure of a tea tasting with Lucy of Silver Needle Tea Co. and Sara of Tea Happiness. Over three teas we talked about teas, of course, product design, travel, and family.

Lucy used various tea-ware to prepare Dragon Well (Spring 2015), Big Red Robe, and Golden Eyebrow. The teas were served in ceramic cups and stemless glassware. First, the Golden Eyebrow (Jin Jun Mei). My notes read, "So much chocolate!" Enough said about this Wuyi lapsing souchong.

On to the other tea from Wuyi. The Big Red Robe (Da Hong Pao) also has notes of (dark) chocolate both flavor and aroma-wise. On the tongue it was dry and sweet like cherries with notes of caramel and campfire. Typical of Wuyi oolongs, the leaves of the Big Red Robe are twisted not rolled.

The first tea we drank was a Spring 2015 Dragon Well (Long Jing). It was buttery and really great on the second steep. Lucy noted that in general second steepings are "like a person -- warmer the second time you meet them."

The next time you see a Silver Needle Tea Co. canister up close, take many moments to appreciate its construction. Lucy described the iterative design process as very intense. The canister is a telescoping column with colors specific to tea type and embossed labelling. What a keepsake if you got the Complete Experience of four whole leaf teas in the company's signature canisters!

Lucy was kind enough to give a Jetsetter Tea Set on parting. While I haven't prepared any of the sachets yet, I like opening the tin and breathing deeply of the big aromas of oolong and black teas contained within this small package.

Thank you Lucy for taking the time to drink and talk tea with me (and Sara).

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The Restore Our Parks Act includes significant investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion maintenance backlog

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced a bipartisan bill to jump start overdue maintenance projects in America’s more than 400 national parks. The Restore Our Parks Act (S.3172) would provide dedicated funding that would go toward reducing the National Park Service’s maintenance backlog. The new bill will use revenue the government receives from energy production on federal lands and waters – a total of $6.5 billion over five years – to repair park roads, visitor facilities, crumbling trails and other structures.

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