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Nice hike ... not difficult at all .. perfect if you’re looking for a short hike

Super scenic! Easy reverse hike (downhill first). Pretty sure it’s only 1 mile total.

If your looking for a workout look no further. Started at Holyoke range state park and trekked to mt. Holyoke in Skinner state park across Seven sisters ect. Did hike early Nov. found the trail to be quiet and challenging with leaves and wet terrain. I loved it. I’m a hiker who likes to make good time. My poles were a true asset. Took me 5 hrs for the 11.5. Trails are marked well. Views are mediocre to be honest. But the challenge is worth it.

14 days ago

Great hike with some amazing views near and around Cobble Mtn. Started from the lower half and went counter so that I saved the views for the 2nd half of the hike. Perfect hike to do in the fall, the colors are beautiful and pictures cant do it justice. Easy trail to follow and i personally didnt find it extremely hard, did it on a late Saturday Morning after a few showers and had the whole trail to myself until the end where I passed a few people heading up Cobble Mtn in the early PM. By the time I was finishing the weather really cleared up, the sun was shining and the parking lot was starting to get packed, so I expect this hike gets busy when the weather is nice, luckily I dont mind hiking in the rain and the sun was out by the time I started the 2nd half of the hike, so I was able to enjoy Cobble Mtn for myself. This trail has a lot of boulder crossings which were very slippery after the rain and a few of the trails acted as streams, so I highly recommend you have waterproof boots with good traction. Great place to go after this hike is Kent Falls Brewery, its a working farm brewery and they have some great beer on tap made right there for a very reasonable price, plus the workers there are super friendly, youll thank me later!

16 days ago

Pretty straight forward, crowded however in summer with a lot of of bathers in the falls! Fun for kids.

Really this would probably be 3 1/2 stars for me. This hike was pretty without much elevation but like another reviewer noted it is rocky! Once you cross over the creek that whole section of the trail is super rocky. I couldn't really enjoy my surroundings, because if you looked up while walking you'd twist an ankle. Our golden retriever had a rougher time then usual too with paw placement. A 2 mile hike to the pond should have taken our family of 4 around 40 minutes or less - we hike a lot. It took us over an hour to get to pond since it was slow going with the rocky path.

Lots of dogs on Sunday.

The trail was very hard to navigate but the view was worth it once we found it. It was decently easy as far as endurance just a very steep walk to the oven and steep down from the view point.

Take a picture of the trail map before you head out. Around the group campgrounds, the orange blazes disappear for some reason.

Went with our family, age range from 6-35 and we had a great time. Took the orange trail, beautiful views well worth the hike!

Misty, foggy day, but beautiful stream-side hike. Foliage was great.

1 month ago

great little hike. light traffic and feel far from everything even though you actually aren’t too far!

It was a nice trek while camping in copake falls

Did the trail for the first time with my 3 year granddaughters, niece and husband. It was a little scary at times because of my granddaughters ages, but then I’m a city girl from the projects in NYC. Anyway, WE LOVED IT and we plan on making hiking our thing to do on Saturday’s.

Loved this challenging hike. Almost 8 miles. So glad I went counter clockwise because I got to go up the rock scramble instead of down. Mostly very well marked. A couple times had to refer to app map. Would definitely go again.

1 month ago

More “moderate” than “easy” but is well marked and has great payoff.

Rocks were tough

Difficult to follow after the peak going white to orange. Started down to the right after the viewpoint but was able to correct with the app. I met a couple who didn’t have the app and they didn’t make it to the horse cave. Great view at the top. Lots of downed beech trees along the trail.

1 month ago

Great short hike from New York side. Impressive Falls.

Well kept with all the traffic back and forth. Great scenery from the Green Mountain.

Easy walk with 9yr old daughter. Paved loop path. Plenty of shade.

Not to steep, perfect for us! Best hike I have been on in my life!

2 months ago

hike. It took us about four hours. We started on the eastern side. The trail is marked though at times it was difficult to follow it. The western side has steep sections and a few rocky spots that were challenging. Definitely worth it. We saw just two other people. Visit the town of Kent afterwards.

I found this trail to be difficult with the footing, stepping on and in between pointy rocks and numerous exposed tree roots for 85 percent of the journey, but I could have been having an off day for hiking too. The pond is definitely worth visiting. Seemed like a very remote place, with lots of AT/LT hikers passing through this time of year. It is very picturesque with dozens.of mini water cascades flowing among moss covered rocks. I also found lions mane (mushroom) here which was a pleasant surprise.

great trail, excellent for the kids. it was a hot day so the water felt great.

I stayed to the east of Putnam Park Pond, which offered gorgeous views of the water and a paved trail (former road) for a stroll. This side has multiple picnic areas and swing sets for the kids.

Excellent route for trail running. Quite steep and strenuous at the beginning (first 1.5km/1mile) then slightly technical coming down the summit of Cobble Hill. After that, the trail becomes top notch for running.
I’ve done it in the winter (rocks get icy and dead leaves are slippery) and summer. Good year round and a great workout.

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Thank God for my Baptism

LUKE 3:15-17, 21-22

As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

The preacher said it
with the sign of the cross on my forehead,
a blessing,
a benediction,
a re-naming,
a calling to service,
an announcement to the world:
"You are a child of God,
sealed by the Holy Spirit,
marked as Christ’s own forever."

from that day forward
each day I seek to be
one of your beloved children.
I seek to understand what it means to be
sealed by your Holy Spirit --

sealed like the sealing wax on a letter,
sealed with your stamp of approval,
marked with your signet ring of royalty,
marked with your love -- Jesus Christ,
a lifetime guarantee.

Some days are full of questions:
Am I really yours?
Do I want to be a child of God?
Do you really love me that much?
Are you proud of me?
Do you like who I have become/am becoming?

Some days are a confident shout:
"Yes, YES I BELONG to God alone."
claimed aloud in the face of evil and temptation.

Some days are a comforting embrace:
"I am Christ's own forever."
lean back into your strong arms of love and protection.

Some days are a scary realization:
"I am sealed by the Holy Spirit."
a wind and blowing spirit that pushes me to take flight,
to leap from the nest and soar on the strong winds.

Some days I notice the baptismal waters
still washing over me.
My baptism was 38 years ago,
but I find I'm still soaking wet,
washed clean through and through,
wading through the troubled waters,
knee deep,
riding the crashing waves,
casting a net to catch
those who need to hear the good news,
a spring of life welling up and over flowing to others from within,
a cup overflowing with blessings,
a river that makes glad.

Thank you, God, for my baptism.
I remember.
I re-member.
I am a child of God,
sealed by the Holy Spirit,
marked as Christ’s own forever.

Thanks be to God!

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Eslora (ft): 101
Velocidad: 12
Huéspedes: 25
Tripulación: 5
Cabina: 11
Consumo de Combustible (ltr./hr.): 80
Año de Construcción: 1990
Tarifa al día: €3.500 / $4.184
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A family owned beautiful and luxurious motor sailing yacht with excellent sailing behavior. She combines a character and craftsmanship of a traditional Greek sailing yacht with the luxury and safety of a modern yacht. She was built in one of Lefkas shipyards in 1990 and fully renovated in 2001. She provides fine amenities and standards normally associated with luxury yachts. The three large decks and the bridge offer endless relaxation under the Greek sun. She cruises in both Aegean Sea and Ionion islands with flexibility concerning empty run fees (most of cases not applicable, offered by the owners). The three large decks and the bridge offer endless relaxation under the Greek sun. There is also a bar inside the living room and cooking facilities fully equipped to serve guests on board. Seating area is an ample space for relaxing and sunbathing, whilst admiring the enchanting view. The weight and sound proofing quality of the wooden structure the classic design and frequent use of sails make the voyage amazingly stable and quite - a rare boating experience.

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Why the furniture sector is interested in Pinterest

On a monthly basis, the social network Pinterest currently has 200 million active users. These people have created over 100 billion pins, which is what posts on Pinterest are called. Half of all users are from countries outside the United States. There is no official user data for Germany. Pinterest is more popular among female users: 70 per cent of users are female, 30 per cent are male. Two thirds of users are between the ages of 25 and 54. Pinterest users are very active with 72 per cent saying that Pinterest helps them in their search for ideas for everyday life.

More purchases of furniture and home decor

Forty per cent of all those buyers who purchased furnishing items in the last six months came via this platform. They made 27 per cent more purchases of furnishing items than buyers who do not use the platform. The most commonly pinned and searched-for categories include DIY and crafts as well as home decor. Pinterest therefore offers great opportunities to companies in the interiors sector, especially since the target group is not only interested in furniture and home decor, but also has a higher household income. Half of all Pinterest users earn more than €40,000 a year, with ten per cent of households even taking home approximately €85,000 per year. The only drawback is that Pinterest does not attract new users in Europe as quickly as it does in the United States.

Five interiors brands that are successful on Pinterest

Below, we present five inspiring Pinterest channels from furniture retailers and companies in the interiors sector that showcase their products on the platform. Users can acquire the featured looks directly in the retailer’s online shop thanks to integrated links.

Westwing Home & Living Germany

Everything for a stylish home can be found on the Westwing Home & Living Germany Pinterest account. The company uses numerous pinboards with names like balcony & garden, bathroom and loft living to inspire its followers. It also features topics that are not primarily associated with furniture and home accessories.

The interiors start-up 99chairs is also capitalising on Pinterest and uses the social network to demonstrate more than just its trained eye for home-living trends. The young company also presents impressions of happy customers, comfortable apartments and offices.

Möbel Höffner

Furniture retailer Höffner uses Pinterest to inspire followers with different interior looks. From trending themes such as hygge and ethnic to special occasions including New Year’s Eve, Mother’s Day and baby showers, Höffner Furniture’s Pinterest account covers everything.

Alinéa Meuble & Déco

The Pinterest account from French brand Alinéa Mobilier & décoration also provides inspiration with different home interior looks and furnishing accessories. The company’s channel has attracted almost 5,000 followers.

At the time of publication, IKEA USA has an incredible 491,739 followers. On Pinterest, the Swedish furniture group provides many insights into its interiors, presents images from its catalogues and showcases IKEA DIY projects. IKEA has Pinterest accounts for many countries. Interestingly, the Swedish account only has 24,444 followers. But measured against the size of this small country, that really isn’t at all bad!

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We are seeking a co-op for the Thousand Oaks, CA Pilot Plant to execute a variety of production/related operations. The Co-op will perform both upstream and downstream process execution and support activities (such as vial thaw, cell culture, chromatography, filtration, centrifugation, UF/DF, buffer preparation and equipment setup/cleaning) and will be supporting technology development activities including characterization efforts. A significant amount of time will be spent performing hands-on work on the plant floor executing runs, performing experiments/studies and working with pilot scale equipment.

This Pilot Plant performs bioprocessing operations for multiple mammalian products in order to develop and demonstrate production processes and to produce drug substance for a variety of purposes. The plant performs upstream and downstream production activities, from vial thaw through drug substance production. The environment is challenging and ever-changing, with varying degrees of process definition and frequent piloting of novel process operations.

Relocation in the form of a miscellaneous allowance will be provided for eligible candidates.

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‘Spice Spoon’ Blogger Samples Pakistani, Afghan and Iranian Cooking

by Amna Khawar

   Saadat preparing a meal in her Toronto kitchen. (Shayma Saadat)

Saadat preparing a meal in her Toronto kitchen. (Shayma Saadat)

Shayma Saadat is the founder and author of the award-winning food memoir blog The Spice Spoon, which was ranked among the 50 best food sites globally by Great Britain’s newspaper The Independent in 2011. Inspired by Saadat’s Pakistani, Afghan and Iranian ancestry, The Spice Spoon focuses on heritage cooking and the rich and diverse cuisine of this region. With each recipe, Saadat relates one of her childhood memories, inviting the reader to reminisce with her about the more carefree days of youth.

Food writing may seem an unlikely calling for a Cambridge-trained economist, but Saadat has always been interested in cooking, experimenting in the kitchen since the age of nine. Four years ago she moved to Toronto, Canada, after marriage but felt deeply isolated and alone in her new city. Her husband frequently worked late, and with no close family nearby, she missed home terribly.

To bring home to Toronto, Saadat turned to food and her passion for cooking. She began collecting recipes from the women in her family and recreating the dishes of her youth. Her mother, aunts and grandmothers were intuitive cooks who traditionally passed down recipes orally, so Saadat decided to preserve them digitally, and thus The Spice Spoon was born.

Saadat’s graceful prose and stunning photography evoke a different image of a region often associated with violence and political turmoil. As she explains on her blog, “I would like to hope that my stories provide readers with a much-needed antidote of humanity and romanticism about my peoples and cultures.”

Currently, Saadat works as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Energy in Canada. Her recipes and photography have been featured in the BBC’s Good Food MagazineEdible Toronto and the Food52 Cookbook, and earlier this year she spoke at TEDxWaterloo.

Over email, Saadat discussed her inspiration behind The Spice Spoon, why she’d like Edward Said over for dinner, and how good food transcends borders.

What is the inspiration behind The Spice Spoon?

The British-Pakistani novelist Nadeem Aslam said, “I was made in Pakistan, but assembled abroad.” As the daughter of an expatriate, I led a nomadic life, periodically moving from one country to another. I was born in Lahore, Pakistan and grew up in Pakistan, the U.S., Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh, the U.K. and later moved to Rome, Italy to work for the United Nations. After marriage, my husband and I made Toronto our new home, where we currently live with our baby boy.

During my initial days in Toronto, I felt a strong sense of social isolation. While my husband worked long hours, I found inspiration in the kitchen by recreating the smells and tastes that reminded me of my childhood.

The women in my family have always cooked intuitively, passing on their recipes through oral tradition. I had learned to cook from them in the same way. Inspired by my grandmothers, I began photographing my food and writing vignettes from my childhood related to these dishes. Eventually, this turned into a food memoir style blog.

You have mentioned that through your blog you hope to show readers a different side of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. In your opinion, how can food break cultural barriers?

The region I come from has become synonymous with suicide bombings, poverty and oppression. This may be the case, to an extent. But it is only one part of the story of a people, race and culture. Everyone has their own story to tell. Through my vignettes, I do not present an alternative narrative of my people, I merely present my narrative — another narrative.

I have led a nomadic life and through that I have learned that food has no borders — a good meal, is a good meal, is a good meal. It is a great connecter and a conversation-starter. When people sit around a table and enjoy a nice meal they begin to ask questions beyond the food such as the rituals that surround it. They will often express interest in the culture. And so, stories are spun, over and over again — and tales are told and we connect as humans around a simple thing like good food.

How have your travels impacted your cooking style and what regional cuisine have you enjoyed the most?

I try to stay true to my family’s heirloom recipes; at this point in time, I don’t prepare fusion dishes. However, because the region I come from has a shared history, my dishes have cross-influences. As a product of an Afghan and Pakistani household, our family dishes have evolved over time, incorporating ingredients and methodologies from both kitchens. For example aush, an Afghan soup that is my paternal aunt’s culinary opus magnus, has a heady kick of Pakistani spices, which have been incorporated into the recipe over time.

It is difficult to say which regional cuisine I enjoy the most, because I adore duck confit, nasi goreng [Indonesian fried rice] and my mum’s aloo gosht [Pakistani style meat and potato stew], in equal measure. But what I like the most is simply prepared food. I am the kind of person who would much rather sit in a trattoria twirling my fork around some handmade pasta crowned with seasonal shaved truffles, or tucking into a bowl of spiced lentils with pillowy naan [Pakistani-style bread], compared to eating in fancy Michelin Star restaurants.

If you were hosting a dinner party and could have any three people join you for dinner, who would they be?

Out of gratitude for the beautiful meals I ate as a child in Nairobi, Kenya I would invite our Kenyan cook, the late Simon Mackenzie. My maternal grandmother taught him how to make chapatis [Pakistani style flatbreads] and whenever I came home from school, he would have a glass of homemade passion fruit juice and a plate of food ready for me alongside a fresh chapati.

I would also like to share the table with the inimitable Jacques Pepin, because he is my favorite chef — his humility is something I have always admired, and moreover, he learned how to cook from his mother, just like I did.

Lastly, I would love to host the late scholar Edward Said and talk to him about Richard Wagner’s operas — his area of expertise. I would also ask him if his mother ever made him maqluba, a Levantine rice timbale made with aubergine and meat — if she did, I would have to squeeze the recipe out of him!

In addition to The Spice Spoon, you’re also a Senior Policy Advisor to Canada’s Ministry of Energy and the mother of a newborn. How do you juggle it all?

The credit goes to two people: my husband and a lovely lady who helps me part-time. My husband and I are equal partners in raising our son and he supports my second (food) career. I do have to wake up at 5:00 am to get my work done, but it makes me all the more productive. The only downside of all of this is that two of my favorite writers, Khalid Hosseini and Ian McEwan, recently came out with new novels and I didn’t even know about it — I seem to be living in my own world these days!

This article originally appeared in The Asia Society on June 19, 2013.


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Placing Evidence

Placing evidence is one of the two actions a player can take when following up a lead. Placing evidence allows a player to put an evidence token on a suspect in order to help prove that suspect's guilt or innocence. Most evidence tokens bear a number ranging from 5 (particularly damning evidence) to -4 (particularly exonerating evidence). When the game ends, the suspect with the highest postive total of evidence is the murderer. (see "Determining the Murderer" on page 36).

To place evidence, a player who has just followed up a lead simply announces that he is doing so, and draws an evidence token from the pile of evidence tokens near the board.

He then looks at the evidence token in secret and decides which suspect he wants to place it on. By placing evidence on a suspect, the player hopes to eventually prove that suspect either guilty or innocent, as directed by his hunch cards.

An evidence token may be placed on any suspect in play that the player chooses. (Exception: Suspects who have been killed may not have evidence placed on them.) Each suspect sheet has three areas, each known as a file , which correspond to the three different types of leads. Each evidence token must be placed on the file type that corresponds to the lead that generated it. In other words, a player who follows up a physical lead (represented by a thumbprint) must place any evidence from that lead in some suspect's physical evidence file (which is marked with a thumbprint as well). A player cannot, for instance, follow up a testimony lead and place evidence in a suspect's document file.

An evidence token is normally placed facedown, but a player may choose to reveal it by placing it faceup. Once revealed, a piece of evidence always stays revealed unless

a card or other game effect says otherwise. Revealing evidence is usually a bad move, but it can be useful in bluffs, deals, and other strategies.

Tip: Players should be very cautious when placing evidence to avoid giving away what's on their hunch cards. If the other players figure out which suspect a player is trying to make guilty, they can arrange for that suspect to be killed using hits (see "Hits" on page 33), or simply gang up to ensure a different suspect winds up guilty instead.

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What is the best way to charge your phone? USB Type-C, wireless, fast charging?

There are heaps of options for charging your phone these days. Once upon a time we simply had the choice between charging with a wall socket or with our computer and a USB cable, now have USB Type-C, wireless docks, fast charging and even fast charging wireless docks. So which is best? We take a look at charging speeds, life cycles and problems to help you decide on the best way to charge your phone.

USB Type-C

USB Type C is the new kid on the block. It will soon replace standard USB 2.0 charging cables. Even though there are only two ways to plug in a current USB cable, it always seems to take at least three attempts. Type-C plugs are reversible, so it doesn't matter which way you plug them in.

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What may look like USB Type-C isn't necessarily USB Type-C. / © ANDROIDPIT

USB Type-C also has much faster data transfer speeds – up to 10 GB/s. But not always. 'True' USB Type-C uses the USB 3.1 standard, but with some devices, like the OnePlus 2, the USB Type-C cable is just a redesigned USB 2.0 cable. That means the OnePlus 2, using the included cable, won't transfer data any faster than any other USB 2.0 device. So be sure not to judge a book by its cover.

Furthermore, a redesigned USB 2.0 cable is not going to charge a device with a USB Type-C port any faster than a regular 2.0 cable, because on the inside it's the same. However, charging speeds are more limited by the device than the cable. So if your phone has a Type-C port and you get a real Type-C cable then you will get Type-C speeds.

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A real Type-C cable is all you need if the included charger is just USB 2.0 with a Type-C plug. / © ANDROIDPIT

A USB Type-C cable can charge at up to 100W at 20V, whereas most smartphones are limited to 18-24W (and the OnePlus 2 to 10W). Most USB Type-C equipped smartphones will be limited to 36W at at 12V with the upper reaches of USB Type-C's range reserved for laptops.

Wireless charging

Wireless charging usually works through one of a few standards: Qi, PMA, WPC are the most common. Some devices, such as the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5, support both the Qi and PMA standard, making getting the right charger much simpler.

Wireless charging, for all its convenience, comes at a cost. For instance, it is slower than cabled charging because the efficiency of the power transfer is negatively affected by distance as well as the coupling strength between the magnetic coils in either side of the connection. Poorer coupling also generates more heat.

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There's no denying that wireless charging is super convenient. / © ANDROIDPIT

The other cost of wireless charging is literal: charging docks and platters cost significantly more than a regular cable. Where a regular USB Type-C cable will set you back US$5, a wireless dock can cost as much as US$50 (for an official Samsung wireless charger) or around US$20 for a no-name brand.

Wireless charging is generally around 20 percent slower than cabled charging but, you guessed it, it depends on the device and the output of the wireless charger. To give an example, the Nexus 5 cabled charger works at 1.2A and the wireless charger at 1A. Some wireless chargers will only charge at half the speed; Qi is limited to 5W where Type-C can hit 100W.

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Built-in Qi wireless support and fast charging are a great addition to the Galaxy S6. / © ANDROIDPIT

Fast charging

Fast charging is the latest and greatest innovation, even though it's not all that new. Qualcomm's Quick Charge 1.0 standard has been around since the Droid DNA and Nexus 4. Where Quick Charge 1.0 was 40 percent faster than regular charging, 2.0 was 75 percent faster, and the recently-announced Quick Charge 3.0 will be four times faster than standard charging.

Quick Charge 2.0 appeared in devices as far back as the HTC One M8 and 3.0 will appear in phones running Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 next year. Despite the speed boost, what effect does fast charging – or turbo charging as its sometimes labeled – have on your battery?

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A cabled turbo charging adapter is the fastest option available. / © Samsung

Generally speaking, the life of a battery is dependent on charge cycles, although other factors like heat, humidity and damage can have an effect too. Lithium ion batteries don't have memory like some older battery types, meaning there is no need to fully deplete and fully charge them. But whether you charge them fully each time or not, their life span is still calculated in terms of full charge cycles.

If you want to fully understand how partial charges affect total charge cycles, you can visit the Battery University for a quick lesson on how partial discharges affect the life cycle of a lithium ion battery. But how does fast charging affect battery life?

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Qualcomm's Quick Charge is one of the most widespread fast-charging technologies. / © Qualcomm

If you're using the included charger (or an official optional accessory charger) then your battery life shouldn't be affected by fast charging. But a fast charge battery will still die sooner than a regular battery designed for more gentle charging. It's the battery tech equivalent of the brightest lights burning out the quickest. But fast charge batteries are designed with this in mind.

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The first Quick Smart 3.0 chargers are now available. / © Tronsmart

If you're using fast chargers that weren't designed for your device though, the variances in amperage, voltage and resistance can cause problems. Fast charging relies on special hardware in the charger and a chip in your phone that helps regulate how much charge is being pumped into your phone. Modify the ingredients in this finely balanced recipe, and you might have a mess on your hands.

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Fast charge, turbo charge, rapid charge, quick charge: they're all great. / © ANDROIDPIT

Fast wireless charging

This is a whole new kettle of fish. Samsung introduced its new quick charge wireless platter alongside the Note 5 and S6 edge+. It's an optional extra and isn't backwards compatible with the regular S6 or S6 Edge. But it will provide quick charge capabilities with the convenience of wireless charging.

But how fast is it compared to regular wireless charging? The new fast wireless standard promises to be 1.4 times faster than regular Qi wireless charging and will up the charge ceiling to 15W – that's three times the current standard. According to Samsung, you'll charge your Note 5 or S6 edge+ 50 percent faster with fast wireless charging than you would with regular wireless.

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This is the future of wireless charging: fast charging wireless. / © ANDROIDPIT

With only two devices currently supporting turbo wireless there's not much we can offer in terms of real-world advice (unless you happen to own one of those two phones), but we're pretty sure all wireless charging will be adopting turbo speeds in the very near future.

So which is best?

That depends on what you want out of your battery. If you want to prolong your battery life as much as possible, a regular cable charger is your best bet. If you're all about convenience and hate cables then wireless is for you.

But if the fastest possible charge time is what you're after, then you're going to want to look for a cabled fast charger or USB Type-C device. If you're in the market for a new phone and want the best of all worlds then pick up a Note 5 or S6 Edge+ along with Samsung's fast wireless charger. Other devices will soon appear featuring the same tech.

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USB Type-C is the future, but there are some great alternatives. / © Google

In all honesty, a mixture of all methods is the most likely solution. You can fast charge at home where your fast charging adapter lives, charge wirelessly at the office where you have your nifty wireless dock, and with a regular cable at your non-techy friend's house.

Which charging method do you prefer? Is charging tech a consideration when buying a phone? Let us know in the comments.

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  • steve Sep 26, 2016 Link to comment

    Usb type C are much better than the flimsy cables we had before them.

  • USB type c and wireless charging both charge fast, which I test them by eseekgo type c cable and eseekgo wireless charger on 1 hour, the USB type c cable is faster than wireless charger. You can have a try.

  • Usb type C is best for speed and longevity. And that's how she likes it.

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    I'm glad you mentioned possible life span reduction with turbo charging, I have turbo charging available never used it, I like wireless charging, it seems to be most battery lifespan friendly way, .... just need a phone with it installed....
    a non removable battery seems to be where OEM's are heading.....
    which is OK coz we're all gonna change our tech every 24months right.

  • I tend to keep my S5 on the wireless charging pad (DigiYes) it's not the most efficient way to charge but it stops the battery from draining. I will only plug in the charger when the battery drops below 15%.
    Wireless charging rocks!

  • I actually use the turbo charge cable that came with my S6 while I'm home during the day, and my Qi wireless charger at night next to my bed. The wireless is great because I can just grab the phone when I get a call or pick it up when the alarm goes off. There are benefits to using both.

  • Your "Which is best" is spot on. Keep you battery as cool as you can. From your link to the Battery University ... "Elevated temperature and high currents also affect cycle life." "optimal charge voltage is 3.92V/cell". "At 4.35V, the cycle count of a regular Li-ion is cut in half". Everyone should read the link.

  • wireless charging is best

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Kassian had 29 points (14 goals, 15 assists) and 124 penalty minutes in 73 games for the Canucks last season. He signed a $3.5 million, two-year deal

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The highlight, at least for some television watchers, of the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, came when the young woman seated directly behind the nominee rested her right hand on her opposite elbow and pressed her index fingertip against her thumb, forming a ...Read more

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When you lose a game, particularly a game you had good reason to expect you'd win, do you try to figure out how to play better? Or is your first reaction to demand changes in the rules?

In the case of the Democratic Party, it's the latter. Perhaps that comes naturally to a party that takes some pride in having advocated changes in rules that ...Read more

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Halloween Bar Crawl Begins Discounting — Tickets for the Nov. 1 Halloween bar crawl in Clarendon are being discounted from $15 to $9 on LivingSocial. So far, 63 tickets have been purchased on the site. A police source tells ARLnow.com that ACPD is planning on having “a number of officers specifically detailed to Clarendon for the crawl and throughout the night until a little after closing time.” [LivingSocial]

APS Finds Ways to Make Kids Want Veggies — The Arlington School Board was flabbergasted to learn that the school system’s food services division has apparently found a way to make kids want to eat their veggies. The secret: creatively pairing veggies with other foods. For instance, while spinach alone had an anemic 8 percent selection rate, a spinach and strawberry salad was selected by 78 percent of elementary students. [InsideNova]

What Foreign Students Like About Arlington — A group of exchange students from Germany and Ukraine recently talked about their experience staying in Arlington. They said they liked Arlington’s Metro access and bike paths, and were impressed by how proud Americans are of their country. However, our food got mixed reviews: “The food, they said, tastes good but is ‘a bit unhealthy.'” [Falls Church News-Press]

Open House for TJ Site Evaluation — The Thomas Jefferson Working Group, which is charged with evaluating the feasibility of a new elementary school near Thomas Jefferson Middle School, will hold an open house Saturday, inviting the community to “learn about the process, review site materials, provide feedback and ask questions.” A vocal group of residents has spoken out against the potential loss of parkland at the site.

Kudos for Crystal City’s Startup Scene — Southern Alpha, a website that writes about startups in the southeastern U.S., is impressed with Crystal City’s recent entrepreneurial push. [Southern Alpha]

Exchange Student Host Dad Not Yet Facing Charges

The exchange student who accused her host father of taking nude pictures of her isn’t pressing charges, at least for now.

According to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck, the girl was simply focused on getting back to her home in Germany, and has not wanted police involvement thus far. However, the possibility of her pressing charges remains, we’re told, and police continue to be in contact with her.

Police say the girl had been staying with a family in the Donaldson Run neighborhood before discovering nude photos of herself on her host father’s USB drive last month. ACPD declined to release extensive details about the case due to the girl being a juvenile and the police investigation continuing.

ARLnow.com has learned that the girl came to Arlington through the Program of Academic Exchange (PAX), which is a State Department-designated agency. PAX did not return our calls, but State Department Director of Media Relations Susan Pittman confirmed the agency’s involvement. She declined to provide any more information due to the ongoing investigation.

The State Department oversees the issuing of J-1 visas, which cover exchange students and workers. It vets certain organizations and designates them as sponsors for exchange programs. Participants in exchange programs must be sponsored in order to enter the country.

Should an exchange program participant come forward with something “untoward” happening during their stay in the U.S., the sponsor agency is required to immediately report the incident to the State Department. Because the State Department itself is not an enforcement agency, cases are often turned over to the Department of Homeland Security for investigation.

“We look over to make sure these people are actually enforcing the regulations that are there. If they’re not, it will be sent to the proper law enforcement authorities,” Pittman said. “We then make sure the participant is put into a safer environment. Safety is our overriding concern in all of this.”

While the State Department does not rate sponsors, designation indicates that the agency is compliant with all regulations and is in good standing. Pittman said should action need to be taken against offending organizations, there are different levels of sanctioning. However, investigations often indicate unfortunate situations can occur even when an agency closely follows all regulations and properly screens host families.

“While certainly there are some reports of some acts that may impinge upon the safety of the participant, it may not be the fault of anybody at the agency, it may have just happened,” Pittman said. “The number of incidents is really low compared to the number of people who come through.”

Last year, there were two State Department-designated agencies that brought 541 secondary school exchange students to Virginia. Pittman did not have information on how many incidents occurred last year, if any, requiring an investigation. She did say the number is consistently low and the State Department works to prevent and eradicate threats to safety.

“We are committed to identifying and eliminating potential threats and dangerous situations for students, and any participants, visiting the United States,” said Pittman. “Although the vast majority of the participants have positive experiences, even one negative experience is one too many. We work diligently and continuously to address all concerns and to ensure every participant in our exchange program has a safe and positive experience.”

Dad Accused of Taking Nude Photos of Exchange Student

Police are investigating an Arlington man accused of surreptitiously taking nude photos and video of the female foreign exchange student his family was hosting.

According to a police report, the exchange student discovered the images of herself while she was trying to print out photos from her host father’s USB drive at a CVS store. The photos had apparently been taken through a window. The girl became upset and confronted the man, who then broke out crying, according to police.

The girl had been hosted at a house on the 2800 block of N. Beechwood Circle in the Donaldson Run area. After the incident she gathered her belongings, left the home and stayed at a friend’s house, before returning to her native Germany, according to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.

Sternbeck declined to release the girl’s exact age or the school she was attending because she is a juvenile. The girl has not yet pressed charges and no arrests have been made, but police are continuing to investigate the incident.

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Our dear old Tigger, aka Tigtoes for his stories (to avoid copyright), gets in on the jazz tributes, especially as one of Duke Ellington's band members was called Cat Anderson, or El Gato. A lithe, wiry, athletic cat, we figured a jazz trumpet would be just right, so long as he can puff his furry cheeks out sufficiently, just like Dizzy Gillespie, whose last concert in Manchester we had booked tickets for, but unfortunately it was cancelled owing to the maestro's declining health.

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This work has been created because I took the picture of those berries. I wanted to paint them and after a rather long thinking I decided to be a bit experimental. I decided to use raw canvas and create acrylic washes first and then paint the berries in impressionistic style. I think I have achieved some sort of photographic effect. The painting is not framed.

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Left: Lotus-clad Radha and Krishna, India, Punjab hills, Mankot, c1700–10, opaque watercolour (gouache) on paper, purchased 2007. Right: Ten scenes from the 'Tale of Genji’ (detail), Japan, Iwasa Matabei school, 1650s, pair of six-fold screens; ink and colour on paper, purchased with the assistance of the Diana Dorothea Bennett Fund 2007.

A 13th-century Nepalese gilt bronze of Padmapani or The Luminous Lord of Infinite Compassion is just one of the stunning works on display in this exhibition, which showcases some of the artworks that have been added to the Gallery’s world-class Asian collection in the last five years.

Alongside this elegant figure are works in many different media, including miniature paintings from India, Japanese folding screens, Chinese ceramics and calligraphy, and textiles from across Asia.

Covering many centuries, the wide selection of art on show represents high points in artistic expression across countries and cultures as diverse and distant as Tibet and Indonesia.

1 Sep 2011 – 15 Jan 2012

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Upper Asian gallery