tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10999582764655752842024-03-12T19:51:37.134-07:00A Photographer's ViewSports Photographer in Singapore [ www.lioneldudephotography.com ]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-32441435153643109802016-05-31T05:16:00.001-07:002016-06-04T20:52:36.605-07:00Professionalism or semi-pro?<div style="color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">
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Friday, May 27, 2016, at 11.30am, the race director waits for the drivers and team managers to show up for the drivers’ briefing. Majority of the people needed to be in this room are here, except a few. Two more show up, making a sprint to the room. At precisely 11.45am, the door gets shut and the briefing begins. </div>
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“From this point on, those who are outside this door will do this briefing only 15 minutes into the start of Free Practice 1.” Wow, as I stood there thinking, he’s making a stand. Which is good after all. A few of them never seem to show up on time for all the mandatory events. This would mean they would only be left with less than 15 minutes of a 45 minute free practice session.</div>
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Sunday, May 29, 2016, at 1.55pm approximately. The team I have photographing for has won the race. I position myself at parc ferme, waiting for the winning driver to pull up and come out of his car. The driver steps out and hugs his teammate. To my horror, a semi professional fellow colleague has completely ruined my picture by sticking his hand and compact camera to capture that same moment!! “F**K!” as I muttered and shoved his hand away. Shot ruined, I go around and capture other moments as there’s no point crying over something that’s ruined. </div>
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The story of professional drivers & cameramen versus the semi pros will always go on at circuits all over the world. Some people are here to get a job done, while some are just out there to have a holiday & to ruin it completely for you. At the end of the day, the ones who are paid to get it done are always the last out there on the track, and always the last ones to leave the media centre. After all, there are no masters of the track, as we are always learning, we adapt to the situation and get it done. ’Nuff said, let the pictures do the talking instead.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-59598112346138000322014-12-25T07:45:00.002-08:002014-12-25T07:45:23.389-08:00Shure SE535 Initial Review + FiiO RC-SE1 cablesLately, I have been playing around with some audio gear. After buying a decent good pair of headphones, I decided the default Apple Earbuds weren't doing any justice to the music I was listening to. Went through all the reviews on various In-Ear Monitors (IEM) and after trying various models from a selection of 2 brands, I decided to go with Shure SE535. The SE535 features triple balanced armatures in the configuration of a dedicated tweeter and two woofers to deliver rich bass.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box design, simple packaging</td></tr>
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During the initial sampling of the IEMs at the store, I didn't play attention to "other" fine details other than the sound signature of the earphones. It was only when I took them out of the box and I realised that the default cable (EAC64BK) that came along with the Shure SE535 was 1.6m (64")! Running thru the Internet, I found out that the Shure SE846 was the one that came with a 1.16m (46") cable as an extra in the packaging.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mY-JyJxc5Ys/VJwowwp43HI/AAAAAAAABQI/NRgMSSpI3zw/s1600/Shure-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mY-JyJxc5Ys/VJwowwp43HI/AAAAAAAABQI/NRgMSSpI3zw/s1600/Shure-02.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went with the brozne metallic color. Turns out it will be a big mistake.</td></tr>
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With such a long cable, most daily commuters would have to wind up excess cable into their pockets or carry a reel in their hands.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decent looking, comes with the default soft foam sleeves (size M).</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bF9NYoJ7cBs/VJwoza0UDQI/AAAAAAAABQc/a7dMRGsrfrA/s1600/Shure-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bF9NYoJ7cBs/VJwoza0UDQI/AAAAAAAABQc/a7dMRGsrfrA/s1600/Shure-04.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrying case for transporting those IEMs.</td></tr>
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Decent looking carrying case was included, plus a 1/4" adapter, a airplane adapter and a volume control adapter. Except implanting the volume control would be not practical as the volume control would be near the output port of your device.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Various accessories inside, including soft rubber flex sleeves (S-M-L), soft foam sleeves (S-M-L) and a triple flange.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another look at the SE535</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4lgxWw981A/VJwpHYaYkpI/AAAAAAAABRA/p0hbE4PaD04/s1600/Shure-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4lgxWw981A/VJwpHYaYkpI/AAAAAAAABRA/p0hbE4PaD04/s1600/Shure-09.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SE535 with soft rubber flex sleeves.</td></tr>
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The default soft foam "olive" sleeves that came with the SE535 was not really suitable for my ears. I was not able to get similar bass performance to the ones that I sampled at the store. It boiled down to lack of sound isolation for the soft foam sleeves, which seemed to be pushing itself outward. Switching to the soft rubber flex sleeves gave a firmer bass, and it will be the choice for my hearing needs. With regards to cleaning, the soft rubber flex sleeves are able to take a few wash cycles in mild warm water, whereas the foam ones are perishable if water comes into contact.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX7zHFkQMS4/VJwo-NqF63I/AAAAAAAABQw/-Uhh0xGTato/s1600/Shure-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX7zHFkQMS4/VJwo-NqF63I/AAAAAAAABQw/-Uhh0xGTato/s1600/Shure-07.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(From top, clockwise) Yellow foam sleeves, soft rubber flex sleeves and soft foam sleeves that look like olives.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FiiO RC-SE1 replacement cables (length 1.2m)</td></tr>
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So with the "problem" with the long cable, I decided to look for replacement cables. I found a really cheap alternative in the FiiO RC-SE1. However, the microphonics on this is really horrible. Any movement/rub/collision with this cable would vibrate mechanical noise and it would be most probably be picked up in the IEMs, unless you are listening to very loud music!<br />
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Specifications from manufacturer:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-75525489812916597892014-08-13T05:18:00.003-07:002014-08-18T03:09:51.322-07:00Jersey shopping experience Kitbag (UK) & Premier Football (SG)<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Lately, I've been very unlucky to get jerseys not printed properly. 2 companies, one from Singapore - Chelsea jersey with name not aligned properly, one from UK - Netherlands jersey with front number not aligned properly.</span><br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Netherlands 2014-15 Home with Robben 11 printed from Kitbag UK</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice after I folded, the 11 is badly slanted towards the bottom right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using the white line as the reference and placing a ruler horizontally between the shoulder seems, notice the misprinting starts from letters "GO" and carries on towards "COSTA", such that it already eats into the 1cm space above the ruler. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Placing the ruler below, aligned and parallel to the first three letters "DIE".</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I contacted Premier Football via phone to their head office in Ubi, and told them I had sent images via Facebook messaging about the misalignment in printing. However, pictures were not enough to prove that it was an error in printing and they needed the Chelsea jersey to be sent to the exact shop which I bought from in Bugis, downtown Singapore. When I sent it there (August 13th, 2014), the retail person in-charge said as communicated in Facebook (with the executive in the head office) the jersey would be sent to their head office in Ubi and the management needed two weeks to make a decision if there is a misalignment in the letters. Outcome: On August 18, 2014, Premier Football contacted me and will replace the jersey and mail the replacement to my place. Thanks for rectifying!</span></span></span><br>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Kitbag from Manchester, UK apologised immediately (on August 13th, 2014) after seeing the picture evidence (sent via Facebook messaging) for the mistake and would reprint the name and number on a new Netherlands jersey and resend it to me via express without any charge. Additionally, I do not have to send the misprinted jersey from Singapore back to the UK. Thanks a lot Kitbag and their customer service officer Loti!</span></span></span><br>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-54024312566268479592014-08-07T00:53:00.001-07:002014-08-07T00:54:51.123-07:00World Cup Jersey Collection<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ok so the World Cup was over, however that did not stop me from buying some World Cup related memorabilia. The biggest dilemma a soccer fan has is when choosing between the replica compared to the authentic version. The replica version is the cheaper of the two, usually more comfortable as it is of a regular cut, while the authentic version is almost double the price of the replica version and the materials used are thinner and lighter. The authentic version is the one the players wear onto the field of play. Nike markets the replica as the stadium version, while the authentic version is known as the match version. Of course the other thing to consider is whether to get the player's name & number set printed, and if the shop selling it is able to print the numbers nice and straight, etc.</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ftla8xAw8PE/U-MwWhJc-GI/AAAAAAAABIg/VBXmyH5mwco/s640/blogger-image--1260136699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ftla8xAw8PE/U-MwWhJc-GI/AAAAAAAABIg/VBXmyH5mwco/s640/blogger-image--1260136699.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Adidas Germany Home Authentic jersey with player name and number printed plus World Cup badges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jkeA8vaGJsY/U-MwZOqCKOI/AAAAAAAABIw/j-_Cgm3STEQ/s640/blogger-image-931767534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jkeA8vaGJsY/U-MwZOqCKOI/AAAAAAAABIw/j-_Cgm3STEQ/s640/blogger-image-931767534.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Match name printed under the German Football Association crest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zyapX-JfePE/U-MwPa_XVBI/AAAAAAAABHw/YEQ9s5ZLt04/s640/blogger-image--1938562767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zyapX-JfePE/U-MwPa_XVBI/AAAAAAAABHw/YEQ9s5ZLt04/s640/blogger-image--1938562767.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nike USA Away Stadium jersey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cxDiKdmE8uI/U-MwVrbDr2I/AAAAAAAABIY/o_DTHLooi3Y/s640/blogger-image-971056819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cxDiKdmE8uI/U-MwVrbDr2I/AAAAAAAABIY/o_DTHLooi3Y/s640/blogger-image-971056819.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nike Netherlands Home Match jersey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-reyvYG2UY70/U-MwTOhvNoI/AAAAAAAABII/Jl1lFdpI7iQ/s640/blogger-image--583157603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-reyvYG2UY70/U-MwTOhvNoI/AAAAAAAABII/Jl1lFdpI7iQ/s640/blogger-image--583157603.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nike Netherlands Away (L) and Home Match jersey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-P8r1XzbRwU8/U-MwaUbLYrI/AAAAAAAABI4/9IBQ4x0uMvs/s640/blogger-image--789628722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-P8r1XzbRwU8/U-MwaUbLYrI/AAAAAAAABI4/9IBQ4x0uMvs/s640/blogger-image--789628722.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nike Netherlands Home stadium jersey with player name & number with World Cup badges printed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-szpvwzIZBwo/U-MwQjAHC5I/AAAAAAAABH4/JeGG5pcvdEI/s640/blogger-image-348343655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-szpvwzIZBwo/U-MwQjAHC5I/AAAAAAAABH4/JeGG5pcvdEI/s640/blogger-image-348343655.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Netherlands Away jersey classic World Cup finals 1994 by Score Draw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QtlvVRwZ3vM/U-MwUUhYe4I/AAAAAAAABIQ/-7cxrItzPtU/s640/blogger-image-1938400222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QtlvVRwZ3vM/U-MwUUhYe4I/AAAAAAAABIQ/-7cxrItzPtU/s640/blogger-image-1938400222.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jerseys that might be kept for collection purposes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YRt8TENmC_g/U-MwRxnZRLI/AAAAAAAABIA/E-dHdw76Dkk/s640/blogger-image-613503827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YRt8TENmC_g/U-MwRxnZRLI/AAAAAAAABIA/E-dHdw76Dkk/s640/blogger-image-613503827.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally found the stadium version of the Euro 2012 Netherlands Home jersey. Bought the match version way back two years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZH89-dOtscc/U-MwX1ZOfJI/AAAAAAAABIo/-UNXFxSyBqA/s640/blogger-image-686632969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZH89-dOtscc/U-MwX1ZOfJI/AAAAAAAABIo/-UNXFxSyBqA/s640/blogger-image-686632969.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bunch of FIFA World Cup badges bought from eBay. Letting them go for S$20.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-20933278069388455852014-05-09T21:19:00.000-07:002015-03-21T20:27:32.036-07:00List of Formula 1 Models I am looking to sell if you live in SingaporeEDIT: MAY 21, 2014 Brawn GP Brazil GP 2009 sold.<br />
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The following is a list of Formula 1 model cars in 1/18 scale that I am looking to sell, if you happen to live in particularly the west side of Singapore, you may contact me to have a look at the condition before committing to buy.<br />
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Items will be sold on: <a href="http://www.ebay.com.sg/sch/lionelng/m.html" target="_blank">eBay SG</a><br />
(NOTE: If item is not available online, please contact me via eBay to check availability of items.)<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2000</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ferrari F1-2000 M Schumacher</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">26737</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">53956</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2003</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2006</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">530061884</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2007</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">530071802</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2007</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 L Hamilton</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">530071802</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">w Lewis signature (Not for sale)</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>2007</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 L Hamilton 1st Win Canada GP 2007</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>530071822</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Ltd 7,999 pcs.</strike></span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2008</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 L Hamilton</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">530081822</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Normal Box</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2008</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 L Hamilton</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">503081822</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Vodafone Collectors Box</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>2008</strike></span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 L Hamilton World Champion 2008</strike></span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>530081832</strike></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2008</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Scuderia Toro Rosso STR3 S Vettel Winner Italian GP 2008</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">150080015</span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ltd 4,999 pcs.</span></div>
</td>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>2009</strike></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Brawn GP BGP 001 J Button Winner Australian GP 2009</strike></span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>150090122</strike></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Ltd 4,002 pcs.</strike></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>2009</strike></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">*SOLD* <strike>Brawn GP BGP 001 J Button Brazil GP 2009</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>150090622</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Ltd 4,209 pcs.</strike></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2009</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Red Bull Racing Renault RB5 S Vettel</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">150090015</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>2009</strike></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 L Hamilton 2009</strike></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>530091801</strike></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">2010</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Red Bull Racing Renault RB6 S Vettel</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">110100005</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>2010</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 374.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 L Hamilton</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 144.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir Next; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><strike>530101802</strike></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: #c9e1da; background-color: rgba(201, 225, 1, 0.2); border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 124.0px;" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
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<td style="border-color: #929292 #929292 #929292 #929292; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 90.0px;" valign="middle"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-30603368462968815702014-05-07T08:35:00.000-07:002014-05-09T06:54:33.070-07:00Lego Simpsons Minifigures Series 20142014 marks the 25th season of The Simpsons, and with the recently concluded Lego Movie, the creators of The Simpsons teamed up with Lego to produce their 550th episode entitled "Brick Like Me", which was an amazing way to market the Lego Simpsons minifigures. With the recent February release of The Simpsons House (71006) set by Lego, The Simpsons Minifigures Series (71005) are the next in their lineup of promotional material for the 25th anniversary.<br />
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The Lego Simpsons minifigures series just arrived at the Bricks World JEM store today (May 7, 2014) and I collected 2 boxes this evening. Thankfully, I had placed and paid for my orders last Friday, because I didn't see any boxes open on display for people to buy.<br />
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On the shipping carton, it states "Do not put on shelf before May 1st, 2014". Upon opening the box, you are presented with 3 columns of 20 packets. Since I was distributing 2 sets to friends, I cut a small slit to check for the character in the packet and recorded down the distribution.<br />
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The distribution in the box was as follows:<br />
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Homer</span></td>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Marge</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Itchy</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lisa</span></td>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Krusty</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Scratchy</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lisa</span></td>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Nelson</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Itchy</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Mr Burns</span></td>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Krusty</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Bart</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Mr Burns</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: gainsboro; border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 63.0px;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Nelson</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Milhouse</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Flanders</span></td>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Grandpa</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lisa</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Apu</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: gainsboro; border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 63.0px;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Grandpa</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Bart</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Milhouse</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: gainsboro; border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 63.0px;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Maggie</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Bart</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ralf Wiggum</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: gainsboro; border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 63.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Front</b></span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Maggie</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 91.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Marge</span></td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 92.0px;" valign="top"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ralf Wiggum</span></td>
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In total, you get the following quantities in 1 full complete box:<br />
Homer 5<br />
Marge 5<br />
Bart 5<br />
Lisa 4<br />
Krusty 4<br />
Itchy 4<br />
Scratchy 4<br />
Flanders 4<br />
Maggie 4<br />
Apu 3<br />
Grandpa 3<br />
Nelson 3<br />
Mr Burns 3<br />
Ralph Wiggum 3<br />
Chief Wiggum 3<br />
Milhouse 3<br />
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Hope this helps. I will post more photos later!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-41279018553771840032014-04-20T01:57:00.003-07:002014-04-20T02:16:31.603-07:00Lewis Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix<br />
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Lewis Hamilton won a dominant Chinese Grand Prix and lead team mate Nico Rosberg to a third consecutive 1-2 finish for Mercedes. Alonso completed the third step of the podium, ahead of Ricciardo and Vettel.<br />
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The pace of both Mercedes was amazing as they were almost a second faster per lap. Hamilton had lead at the start and opened a gap to the chasing competitors of Vettel, Alonso and Ricciardo, and was the last of the leaders to pit with a gap of almost 31 seconds when the Brit pitted. Rosberg didn't have the best of starts and got bogged down and was overtaken by Felipe Massa and in the Williams and Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari on the first hundred of metres.<br />
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A scrap on the opening lap between Massa and Alonso would lead to consequences for the Williams as they had a problem with the left rear hub during the pitstop which took almost a minute, the end result dropping Massa almost close to last position. Bottas in the other Williams had contact with Nico Rosberg too. As for the Red Bulls, multi-31 was the order of the day as Vettel was told to move over to let teammate Ricciardo pass.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-32532382603032377102014-03-30T03:34:00.000-07:002014-04-03T07:48:39.171-07:00Hamilton & Mercedes dominate 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix<iframe frameborder="0" height="663" scrolling="no" src="//embed.gettyimages.com/embed/481468253?et=0rkvZJGvnEiUUYc4thnjlQ&sig=B1SF-AUP9wLr1ohO_UjFmSvllOt3asYkQtgLfGdlXoc=" width="447"></iframe><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Lewis Hamilton dominates race day Sunday at Sepang. Did it come as a surprise or was it expected? No fluke for sure. Rewind back to September 28, 2012 when Lewis Hamilton had just announced that he would be leaving McLaren, the team he had been with since 1995 when he was just a young lad. Questions were asked, why was he not loyal to the team that raised him from a youngster, was he frustrated that after winning his first title in 2008? Bar 2009 when Brawn got a head start with the double diffuser, was Hamilton finally fed up with the prospect of failing to win the drivers championship in 2010, 2011 & 2012? Or was it the money that drew him towards Mercedes? For sure the rumor of a fat multi-million dollar pay check at Mercedes was highly likely to be the reason Hamilton had signed for Mercedes. From another perspective, the prospect of teaming up with Ross Brawn at Mercedes was a good bet, Brawn was the man who helped engineer a team around Michael Schumacher at Ferrari and delivered consecutive titles from 2000 to 2004.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Fast forward to today, Ross Brawn is no longer with Mercedes, but Hamilton having been at Mercedes for a year could have given significant inputs to the development of the 2014 car to suit his style. Looking at the pace he has, setting fastest lap towards the end of the race just showed how much in control he was at the Malaysian Grand Prix, even during the wet qualifying on Saturday showed the Mercedes had a significant advantage. Pulling away in the opening laps and creating a gap to Nico Rosberg in the other silver arrow, he demonstrated that the had the capability to control the pace of the race. Two weeks ago at the season opener, he was forced to retire at the end of lap two in the race because of electronics problems. However, no repeat if such an issue was present at Sepang this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The only thing that could derail the silver arrow train would be Adrian Newey & his Red Bull. If they eventually get the fuel sensor issue sorted by the time the championship goes back to Europe, they will be a serious contender for the 2014 title. In qualifying, Sebastian Vettel showed that the Red Bull was strong and competitive in sector 2, the section with the twists & turns which traditionally is Red bull's strength.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Game on, the 2014 Formula 1 championship is looking highly probable for Mercedes & Lewis Hamilton. Don't discount his teammate Nico Rosberg as he is also equally quick if he manages to put everything together on race day!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-16178199193506661222014-01-24T08:01:00.001-08:002014-03-30T08:07:10.197-07:00Apple MacBook Pro Retina Display and it's grumblingsAlright, so I got a MacBook Pro 13" with retina display towards the end of 2013. However, some applications do not support running in High DPI (retina) mode. For example, Adobe Bridge CS6 does not support the retina display, hence the text, icons, and interfaces all look blurry and such. Since Adobe Photoshop CS6 does support retina display, I thought this shouldn't be much of an issue.<br />
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However, all this is getting very confusing! Here, I show the 100% previews of an image to the dimensions of 960 x 640 pixels. In Bridge, it recognises the "viewed-as" resolution of my screen to be 1280 x 800, which if I was using a similar 13.3" screen of the same size, my image would look exactly like that.<br />
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However, in Photoshop, the app recognises the resolution to be 2560 x 1600, hence the image looks half of what it looked like in Bridge! Essentially, in Photoshop, the working space uses 1 pixel to project 1 pixel, while in Bridge, it is using 4 pixels to represent 1 actual pixel on my image!<br />
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Unfortunately, as the retina display has been out for more than a year, I don't see anything that developers may do to fix Bridge CS6.<br />
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So much for first world problems huh?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-70060148750979083692014-01-03T21:44:00.001-08:002014-01-03T21:44:53.872-08:00Angry Birds Character MallowsI was at the supermarket the other day and I came across this interesting product from Rovio, the makers of the Angry Birds series. If you loved the Angry Birds, I would reckon that you would want to give this bag of treats a try. It's marshmallows made in the shape and design of Angry Birds characters, or Angry Birds made to look like marshmallows.<br />
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Introducting, the Angry Birds Character Mallows! Inside the bag, you get 12 Character Mallows, although there are only 5 designs, the flavours are pineapple, blue raspberry, strawberry and lemon.<br />
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So if you do not like the green pigs from the series, you could eat them out! Here's how they look like when they loose parts of an eye and their mouth, etc.<br />
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Fig 1. Using WhiteLED setting which gives DeltaE avg 0.74</div>
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So the calibrated profile in iProfiler also shows the calibrated temperature:<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Having been through a few models in the product cycle of Apple's tablet line up, I am now penning down some thoughts of Apple's latest offering, the iPad Air. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Before I carry on about the review, a little background on the iPads that I have been using since October 2010. The first iPad I started using was the original iPad 1 weighing 730grams, which in its initial release under iOS 3.x was great, but moving towards each upgrade resulted in an offering that was cumbersome and irritating. When the 3rd generation iPad came out in March 2012, I got myself a 64GB model when it was made available, with some weight lost, now it stood at 660grams. The quality of the screen was good for photographers, colors were good and the images were sharp. However, the weight was still often too heavy to use it comfortably with one hand. The release of the iPad mini weighing at 310grams offered a "light-as-a-pad-of-paper" tag line to users of the iPad, but it clearly was not the best screen in the market due to the poor resolution. Users had to imagine how it would be to downgrade from the sharpness of the retina display and questions of if they will ever get used to it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">And that was the history and now fast forward to November 8, 2013, exactly one week after the sale of the iPad Air. After deliberating for some time, I decided to pick up at the last moment a 128GB black cellular 4G model. Basically I just walked into the shop and asked if they had stock for the 128GB cellular model, and they said "Yes" and hence I am now S$1288 poorer. I got home and set it up and it was loaded with the familiarity of my previous iPad mini. As I was loading apps from the MacBook Pro 15" early 2011 which is still using a slow-like-a-turtle spinning hard disk drive, my 20+ GB of content was filled only after about an hour.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">First of all, I really liked that it is now thinner compared to the iPad 3rd gen, but in terms of the borders surrounding the 9.7" screen, my initial opinion was that the borders really could have been narrower. The iPad Air takes the same shape and design of its little brother, the iPad mini. The weight at 478grams for the iPad Air now makes holding with one hand really comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Tip: if you were wondering if the borders left you with no room to put your thumb or finger, did you know that the OS environment detects an unintentional touch around the borders when you place your thumb near the edges of the display? After setting down your thumb and not moving for a second, it registers that you are actually holding the iPad and not interacting with the device.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">One of the main tasks I do is photography on the iPad. Ever since the last Formula 1 Singapore GP, I have been finding a way to transmit images using the iPad, but the iPad mini was just too choppy and lacked ram. Photogene is an app that allows you to manage your images on your iPad and resize, watermark and keep IPTC metadata in the images intact. However the iPad mini wasn't really reliable in sending sets of 10MB images and when you switched to another app, chances are Photogene would terminate and your progress was likely to be interrupted. On the iPad Air, Photogene works like a charm, the app is very responsive and things get done. You can multitask without worrying that the app would crash. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For photo editing on the iPad, I use Snapseed to edit images. For images taken with the iPad's iSight camera, the iPad mini handles it well, but for images that have been imported from a DSLR, loading and processing each step in Snapseed was slow. However it is now significantly faster on the iPad Air, especially when processing processor intensive filters like "Drama".</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Users who love to read on the iPad will now love this iPad Air. I read a selection of magazines from the Newstand app, including titles such as F1 Racing, Racecar Engineering, Photo Professional, etc. When I was using the iPad 3rd generation, I never liked the pages of the magazine loading in two or three steps per page. When flipping into the page, you would expect all the content to be there, however it loads in about 1 second. And when I downgraded to the iPad mini, the experience was worse, firstly the text was too small and you have to zoom in to read the text. Secondly, there were bugs like being unable to zoom out or unable to flip to the next page. The page also loaded at a slower rate. But now on the iPad Air, these issues have been fixed and turning the pages, the elements on the page now load at quite a fast rate that the initial slow 3-step loading doesn’t seem to be noticeable.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I love playing games on the iPad, and Real Racing 3 is something that I have been playing for quite sometime. On the iPad mini, Real Racing 3 crashes easily due to the lack of ram. This is especially so when you have apps left unclosed before starting Real Racing 3. On certain occasions, you are better off closing all apps, shutting down the device and rebooting again to help "flush" the ram. Frame rates in the game become choppy sometimes, and it's irritating that such a game was never designed to be downsized for graphics on the iPad mini. However, after playing a few races on the iPad Air, the performance of the new A7 64-bit chip proved a game changer for graphic intensive games. The A5 chip in the iPad mini lost by a mile!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Users of the iPad mini will notice instantly when moving on to this model that everything just works smoothly. iOS 7 was likely to have been designed to make full use of the A7 processor, multitasking between apps are now smoother than before. Even chatting on Facebook's app is now a lot smoother, especially when swapping between conversations. However, one of the areas that I felt Apple have neglected was the rear facing camera. Initial testing of the camera returned images that were similar to the iPad mini and iPad 3rd generation that I had used previously. You may view images that I have taken using the iPad Air <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lioneldude/sets/72157637464542266/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This iPad Air would cater to your needs if you firstly love playing graphic intensive games on the iPad, or love to read digital magazines. If you are a photographer or designer, I reckon that this will help you present images to your client in a good way. If you have never owned an iPad before, this would be a good starting point!</span></div>
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Another possible "bug" that appears is that a connected external hard drive used as a Time Machine volume doesn't appear in their usual blue-green, it appears as a USB drive now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-80671311962147037792013-10-23T00:28:00.003-07:002013-10-23T05:13:12.302-07:00Apple October Event 2013 (iPad Air, OS X Mavericks, iWork, etc.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So yesterday's Apple event focused on the launch of the new iPad line, which featured the iPad Air (or rather the 5th generation iPad) and no surprise, it looked like the iPad mini. Other features expected were the new 64-bit A7 chip, which during the presentation for Garage Band there were hints of a 64-bit chip, etc. One of the things that I felt caught out by surprise was the release of retina display in the 2nd generation of iPad mini. It should be quite a feat because the battery life was maintained as before.<br />
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Looking at the Apple online store, the iPad Air is available for pre-order on November 1st in Singapore, however it doesn't state which part of November the items will deliver. iPad mini with retina display is not yet available for pre-order, could this suggest a limited quantity supply of retina display screens from their suppliers for this holiday season?<br />
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Consumers would be spoilt for choice given that both iPad Air and iPad mini retina have exactly same specifications, and now it boils down to either going for 9.7" or a smaller 7.9". In terms of weight, the iPad mini retina has gained slightly (4 grams for wifi model, 10 grams for cellular model) while the iPad Air has now reduced in thickness by 43% and lost significant weight, weighing in at 469 grams for the wifi model.<br />
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The other main highlight was the availability to download OS X Mavericks for free from the Mac App Store. Apple had been working on the latest release of OS X, and the features were already previewed at WWDC earlier in the year. During the first part of the keynote, we knew at some point they would definitely be talking about this, and it was really surprising that they made it FREE and available almost within the next few hours. Also, Mac users as old as those from 2007 could get Mavericks free, unlike some other operating systems that charged US$199 for an upgrade.<br />
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I got the downloads about 5 hours after the event when I woke up in the morning. As far as download times were concerned, the iMac 2012 managed to download it in 20 minutes, while the MacBook Pro took about an hour. Not sure why one took longer than the other, perhaps they were in separate builds and more MacBook Pro 2011 users were downloading theirs concurrently.<br />
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As for install times, the iMac 2012 (with fusion drive) took only 40 minutes to unpack, install and apply changes, while the MacBook Pro 2011 took me 1 hour and 20 minutes. Both systems were using the latest version of OS X Mountain Lion prior to that.<br />
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In terms of boot time from a powered off state, the iMac 2012 w fusion drive took 22 seconds (compared to 19 seconds when on OS X Mountain Lion) to get from the time you pressed the power button to the desktop appearing, and another 11 seconds for base applications like iTunes and Safari to be open. Compare this to the MacBook Pro 2011 15" that took 1 minute 25 seconds for the first phase, followed by 12 seconds for iTunes and Safari to load.<br />
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Apparently that key feature that looked impressive on me was the memory management. There is a new graph in the Activity Monitor that now shows the pressure on the memory. As I use mainly Bridge and Photoshop, these really take up lots of memory. However, the memory used throughout editing in Photoshop however around not more than 10GB out my available 16GB. I suppose if I had only 8GB, the compression of inactive memory would make more free memory available for Photoshop, and allow you to do your work seamlessly!<br />
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Hence, for users who are considering buying the newly updated MacBook Pro retina display for image editing, I think it's fair to say you can save S$280 on upgrading the memory from 8GB to 16GB as the memory management is pretty good.<br />
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To download OS X Mavericks, just launch the Mac App Store from your Mac, go to the updates tab and follow the instructions on screen to install Mavericks and you are good to go.<br />
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iWork and iLife was also updated for Mac OS and iOS 7, with many new features which I haven't really explored. One new feature was the ability to share the "current" latest version with your contact and he was able to edit the file and you would see the changes being made to it. A really cool feature, this would be really useful in the office environment and might help push more users towards using iWork in the office.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-3256015180128141542013-10-22T00:25:00.001-07:002013-10-22T00:35:39.524-07:00Food & Instagram & Snapseed<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I like taking pictures of the food I eat and when I do remember to document the food I eat, I use the social media app Instagram. Personally, there are tons of apps out there that can apply color filters today, however the color filters in Instagram are unique in its own way. Here is some of the pictures of food I have shot using Instagram:</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YEWvbp96qDE/UmYoVPKK3PI/AAAAAAAAApc/3lwiSmJbHh0/s640/blogger-image--1139676795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YEWvbp96qDE/UmYoVPKK3PI/AAAAAAAAApc/3lwiSmJbHh0/s640/blogger-image--1139676795.jpg"></a></div>Cha Shu Ramen at Bario shop at Ramen Champion</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cxDJGtR9hxI/UmYoRGOi-cI/AAAAAAAAApE/MRBgnQ_BHd4/s640/blogger-image-790770223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cxDJGtR9hxI/UmYoRGOi-cI/AAAAAAAAApE/MRBgnQ_BHd4/s640/blogger-image-790770223.jpg"></a></div>Devil's Chocolate at TCC</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nF6FAIhB0xw/UmYoTougnfI/AAAAAAAAApU/uq_lz5fJA7E/s640/blogger-image-2093642488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nF6FAIhB0xw/UmYoTougnfI/AAAAAAAAApU/uq_lz5fJA7E/s640/blogger-image-2093642488.jpg"></a></div>Golden melons from Korea at NTUC, S$5.80 for 2 melons</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yV7tKXIbX9E/UmYoSdRu_lI/AAAAAAAAApM/pJMIxjm24AU/s640/blogger-image--415164447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yV7tKXIbX9E/UmYoSdRu_lI/AAAAAAAAApM/pJMIxjm24AU/s640/blogger-image--415164447.jpg"></a></div>Prawn noodles - Tanglin Halt Food Centre</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xT9WLiMVqZA/UmYoQHjx0II/AAAAAAAAAo8/mexELC3eaQ0/s640/blogger-image-1729713709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xT9WLiMVqZA/UmYoQHjx0II/AAAAAAAAAo8/mexELC3eaQ0/s640/blogger-image-1729713709.jpg"></a></div>Chocolate hearts - A wedding door gift at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore (Victor & Bai Su's wedding)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lastly, I was experimenting with a Lensbaby last night when there was some thunder and lightning activity going on, and I thought I would share this image which I took with my DSLR camera with a lensbaby sweet 35mm optic. It has been slightly enhanced using Snapseed, a photo editing app for mobile devices.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X198Swf7I6M/UmYqyZbB9pI/AAAAAAAAApk/e7pdqYGCSyY/s640/blogger-image--1978786710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X198Swf7I6M/UmYqyZbB9pI/AAAAAAAAApk/e7pdqYGCSyY/s640/blogger-image--1978786710.jpg"></a></div>Lightning illuminates the night sky past midnight on October 22nd, 2013. Shot with a Lensbaby Sweet 35mm optic glass. Visit www.lensbaby.com for more information on how Lensbaby lenses work.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So that's all for now! Remember to head down to my photography page (www.lioneldudephotography.com) for frequent updates!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-9303554925590376172013-10-21T08:21:00.000-07:002013-10-21T08:21:52.323-07:00The webpage has been updated<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My photography portfolio webpage has been updated. Be sure to check out the optimized images on the site. I've also added some recent portraits, including the latest from TS Sim's workshop featuring Na Ri from Korea.<br />
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Search "Ng Hanxiang Lionel" and press vote.<br />
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Recently accepted submissions of <a href="http://www.maybankphotoawards.com/index.php?uuid=047e32b6-08e3-11e3-bcf1-00163e8cecf1" target="_blank">Ariela</a> and <a href="http://www.maybankphotoawards.com/index.php?uuid=d8b3af38-08df-11e3-bcf1-00163e8cecf1" target="_blank">Jana</a>, please Vote for my image!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-56645572146324776112013-09-05T06:42:00.002-07:002013-09-05T06:43:37.296-07:00Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye on a Canon 1D Mark IV (APS-H 1.3x)Recently I have been playing with the Canon 8-15mm f/4L fisheye, it's a great lens and the image quality at f/4 wide open produces pictures that are useable and of sufficient sharpness. Essentially, this lens is more catered towards full frame users, and you tend to use only either 8mm to produce the circular fisheye image (all black and just one circle) or at 15mm where you get a full diagonal and traditional fisheye.<br />
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That's the Kampung Nasi Goreng from Shangri-La Putrajaya, a regular annual hangout every March.</div>
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Putu Apam <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">from Ghim Moh market & hawker centre </span>- A thin paper like snack with orange colored sugar. My colleague asked why is the sugar orange? I replied "Cos it's orange sugar!"</div>
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Little balls biscuits - Can't remember where I bought this from!</div>
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Finally opened! Resisted for 1 day!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-63414136604934998892013-08-18T18:53:00.001-07:002013-11-08T23:09:32.951-08:00Color Run Singapore 2013Marketed as the happiest 5km run on the planet, the Color Run took place over the previous weekend. Reading how the Color Run ruins your camera on Petapixel, I was initially hesitating on wether to go down to Sentosa, I decided why not give it a go and see what kind of images I could get from this.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Singapore Singapore1.293472 103.793832tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099958276465575284.post-72116650907169555012013-07-29T08:12:00.004-07:002013-07-29T08:12:57.608-07:00Orange Bengal Tiger at Singapore ZooLately, the Singapore Zoo has a new orange Bengal tiger. I was intrigued by the new orange Bengal tiger after watching the award winning movie "Life of Pi" recently on my Apple TV, in which a young boy survives a shipwreck and lives in a lifeboat with an adult orange Bengal tiger for 227 days. Having gone to the zoo a few times this year as I have bought my annual pass, I have always walked pass the sign that says "We are currently conditioning.."<br />
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Beautiful isn't he? So remember to drop by the Singapore Zoo on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 4 to 6pm where you will be able to view this intriguing beauty at the White Tiger enclosure. However, the white tigers would not be available during this period.<br />
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For more of my images, visit www.lioneldudephotography.com where I have uploaded a set of images on this orange Bengal tiger <a href="http://www.lioneldudephotography.com/#!bengal-tiger/ci6" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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For example, in this shot above of the Thumbuakar Performers at the Night Safari in Singapore, the performer was slightly on the dark side. So by duplicating the background layer (shortcut: CMD + J), hover the mouse over to the Blend Mode, where it says Normal. Click on it, and a drop down list appears, now select Screen. </div>
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The Screen blending mode is one easy way to brighten your image!</div>
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1. If the image is too bright, adjust the opacity of the layer. 100% would be brightest, while 0% has no effect.</div>
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2. In this case, the fire became too bright, so I would add a layer mask by clicking on the Mask icon, and paint over the flame area with a black brush with 100% opacity.</div>
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One of the things I had heard was the quality of the image, especially at high ISO. So obviously the best place to do a test was the Night Safari! Based on a previous experience back in 2011, the 1D Mark IV wasn't a good enough camera to shoot in the near darkness, firstly the noise control wasn't that good, and the autofocus kept hunting and was difficult to lock on. Here's a recap:<br />
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Spotted Hyenas, Canon 1D Mark IV, 1/40th, f/2.8, ISO 12,800, 165mm.<br />
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Hence the best way to compare was to return to the same place and try again. It is important to note that sensor technology had improved in 2012, hence there would certainly be improvements. But by how much?<br />
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Hence, I brought the Canon 1D X to the night safari to capture some animals once again. Due to the dimly lit conditions of the enclosures (as the animals are mostly nocturnal ones), I had to push the ISO to 25,600 in order to balance 1/60th and f/2.8 on a 300mm lens. Looking at the results, the images were pretty much cleaner than the previous 1D Mark IV. Click on each individual image to view a larger preview.<br />
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Annkole Cattle, Canon 1D X, 1/125th, f/2.8, ISO 12,800, 300mm.<br />
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Malayan Tiger, Canon 1D X, 1/60th, f/2.8, ISO 25,600, 300mm.<br />
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Spotted Hyena, Canon 1D X, 1/60th, f/2.8, ISO 25,600, 300mm.<br />
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Spotted Hyena, Canon 1D X, 1/60th, f/2.8, ISO 25,600, 300mm.<br />
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Asian Lions, Canon 1D X, 1/60th, f/2.8, ISO 25,600, 300mm.<br />
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If you were using the images for large prints, the noise may not be acceptable to some people, however we consider the fact that the night safari is a place where night animals are displayed, and the artificial lighting (if there was any to begin with) was just very dim. In some of the enclosures, some animals were already hard to spot with the human eye, it was like a puzzle, picking out where the animal was, especially if it wasn't moving. However, for web quality, it would be certainly good enough at ISO 25,600!<br />
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I have made a back-to-back visit on two consecutive nights, capturing images of animals on the second night with the 1D Mark IV, also at ISO 25,600 (H1 setting - accessible thru the custom functions). View my images from my Flickr by clicking: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lioneldude/sets/72157633875817345/" target="_blank">Night Safari 2013 Flickr Lioneldude</a><br />
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As for the AUTOFOCUS, both the 1D X and the 1D Mark IV was always hunting. Especially in certain enclosures where the light was dimmer, it was still pretty hard to get AF to lock on, to a point where it actually was frustrating. You would try and try, and maybe give up after a minute. If you have friends who use Nikon, you might gather that their AF systems work better in those ultra low light situations. That would put a smile on the Nikon users.<br />
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