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How Firm a Foundation (novel)
How Firm a Foundation is the fifth book in the Safehold science fiction novel series by David Weber and published by Tor Books on September 13, 2011. "Snippets" or selected chapter previews are currently available at David Weber's Official web page, prior to the release date.

"Blurb" quoted from the Macmillan web site
''The Charisian Empire, born in war, has always known it must fight for its very survival. What most of its subjects don’t know even now, however, is how much more it’s fighting for. Emperor Cayleb, Empress Sharleyan, Merlin Athrawes, and their innermost circle of most trusted advisers do know. And because they do, they know the penalty if they lose will be far worse than their own deaths and the destruction of all they know and love.''

''For five years, Charis has survived all the Church of God Awaiting and the corrupt men who control it have thrown at the island empire. The price has been high and paid in blood. Despite its chain of hard-fought naval victories, Charis is still on the defensive. It can hold its own at sea, but if it is to survive, it must defeat the Church upon its own ground. Yet how does it invade the mainland and take the war to a foe whose population outnumbers its own fifteen to one? How does it prevent that massive opponent from rebuilding its fleets and attacking yet again?''

''Charis has no answer to those questions, but needs to find one…quickly. The Inquisition’s brutal torture and hideous executions are claiming more and more innocent lives. Its agents are fomenting rebellion against the only mainland realms sympathetic to Charis. Religious terrorists have been dispatched to wreak havoc against the Empire’s subjects. Assassins stalk the Emperor and Empress, their allies and advisers, and an innocent young boy, not yet eleven years old, whose father has already been murdered. And Merlin Athrawes, the cybernetic avatar of a young woman a thousand years dead, has finally learned what sleeps beneath the far-off Temple in the Church of God Awaiting’s city of Zion.''

The men and women fighting for human freedom and tolerance have built a foundation for their struggle in the Empire of Charis with their own blood, but will that foundation be firm enough to survive?

Audiobook (Book on CD)

 * Oliver Wyman read the first two books: Off Armageddon Reef and By Schism Rent Asunder.
 * The reader of the Audiobook version was switched to Jason Culp for the third and fourth books: By Heresies Distressed and A Mighty Fortress.
 * As of early September there is no word on who the reader will be for the Audiobook Version of How Firm a Foundation.
 * Publisher: Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition (September 13, 2011); ISBN 1427212392; ISBN 978-1427212399

References (for Honorverse)
*1* Short story in the anthology The Warmasters (multi-author multi-universe collection) republished in Changer of Worlds.

*2* Title (and little else) referred to by the Author (David Weber) in his 4-page An Authorial Note.

*3* and *4* FFI, see the FIRST and LAST sentence in Author's May 15, 2008 quote.

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Hammond Stadium (spring training)
The Field Dimensions compared to Target Field are:

Comparison to Metrodome and Hammond Stadium

 * *6,000 seats were covered by a curtain; these and others made the stadium expandable to 55,883 during baseball playoffs and certain games in the last homestand and one-game playoff in October 2009.
 * **Controlled by the Minnesota Vikings football team.

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External Media Example
David Weber has stated that he views the Cover art from OBS as being most faithful to the image of Honor Harrington, but NOT her uniform or of Nimitz, her tree cat. The edition of OBS that is for sale now includes new cover art. It's safe to presume that Weber's comment was in reference to the original version, as is most often now seen on the hardcover re-print. .

'A Rising Thunder' - David Weber next mainline Honorverse book
A Rising Thunder by David Weber and scheduled to be published in January, 2012 by Baen Books, will be the thirteenth novel set in the Honorverse in the main Honor Harrington series.

Cover summary
"''Xxxxxx

Xxxxxxxxxxx''"

Plot summary
Xxxx

'A Beautiful Friendship' - David Weber Young Adult Honorverse book
A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber and scheduled to be published in late 2011 by Baen Books, will be a "prequel" novel set in the Honorverse in the main Honor Harrington series. As of November 2010 the title is not yet fixed.

Cover summary
"''Xxxxxx

Xxxxxxxxxxx''"

Plot summary
Xxxx

Quote from Interview
During a podcast interview with "TheD6Generation", David Weber appeared to be referring to both In Fire Forged and the upcoming October 2010 Young Adult book when he said:
 * "And all of these books will be set 250 years before Honor Harrington's birth. So, the Star Kingdom of Manticore is basically Denmark at this point, a small prosperous, back of nowhere different kingdom."

List of G-codes commonly found on Fanuc and similarly designed controls
Sources: Smid; Green et al.


 * FANUC Operator's Manual, publication number B-63524EN/01, Dec., 2007/Edition 01.04 (c) FANUC LTD, 2001


 * GE Famuc Automation, Computer Numerical Control Products: "Operator's Manual", February 2000, publication number B-63004EN/02. ''(NO Copyright data or notice found.)

Explanation for Table:

The primary source material for the below table is the 2007 edition of the FANUC Operator's Manual. When different sources use different names or descriptors for the same G-code, the FANUC term is used in the table's description column. (Other source's descriptors may appear in smaller type in the Corollary info column.)

One source (citation needed) has stated that the Haas brand name has the largest share of the marketplace in terms of machines sold both in the US and internationally. However, this is only in terms of machines (and controllers) sold from one manufacturer. G-codes for the Haas system are represented in the below table's 2nd column.

The FANUC controller is the most common CNC controller used across all brand names of CNC machines in general. Within the GE-Fanuc series of controllers, the most common G-code system is "A" (or "standard"), as represented in the below table's 1st column. Some manufacturers also support "B" (or "Special") on some machines, these are shown in the below table's next-to-last column. Note that the G-code system is hard-wired into a machine, and is NOT generally selectable.

Notes:

1. If the CNC enters the clear state when the power it turned on or the CNC is reset, the modal G codes change as follows.
 * (1) G codes marked with a "$$\bullet$$" (bullet) in above table are enabled. (This includes G00, G10, G13.1/G112, G18, G22, G25, G40, G50.2/G250, G54, G67, G69, G80, G97 and G99.)
 * (2) When the system is cleared due to power-on or reset, whichever is specified, either G20 or G21, remains effective.

2. G codes of group 00 except G10 and G11 are single shot G codes.

4. G codes of different groups can be specified in the same block. If G codes of the same group are specified in the same block, the G code specified last is valid.

T-Mobile/AT&T and the 180-day countdown timer
On August 26, 2011 the FCC's "180-day timer" was restarted at day 83. This implies that around December 4, 2011 the FCC should announce their decision regarding AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile.

This "code" originally derived from:
 * Justice John Paul Stevens' time in office will surpass that of...
 * ...Hugo Black in 0 days

Xxxx
 * one source, FCC's discussion, xxx, xx, x.

WSJ Article
 Where are the below "Statements" to be found??? 

Here's one: Press Release: AT&T Inc. – Thu, Nov 24, 2011 2:33 AM EST.

Here's another: Press Release: AT&T Inc. – Thu, Nov 24, 2011

Here's an "original" source: Press Release: November 24, 2011 02:33 AM Eastern Time

If the balance of the original 180 day countdown timer was to be used, then the withdrawal date of November 23, 2011 would imply there is a balance of around eleven days remaining.

Press Release: AT&T Inc. – Thu, Nov 24, 2011 2:33 AM EST

TECHNOLOGY   NOVEMBER 26, 2011 "AT&T Bickers With FCC on Merger Review"

By GREG BENSINGER

AT&T Inc. battled for months with U.S. regulators to approve its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Now the telecommunications giant is bickering with the government over whether it can withdraw the proposed deal.

AT&T said it would take a $4 billion charge in the final quarter, an acknowledgement the company's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA faces an increasingly uphill battle. Anton Troianovski has details on The News Hub.

In a statement Friday, AT&T said commissioners missed their chance to vote on a proposal announced Tuesday from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski that the merger be sent before an administrative law judge for approval. The carrier announced it had withdrawn its FCC application in the early hours of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.

FCC officials had said Thursday their options included granting the withdrawal with prejudice, which means AT&T couldn't reapply later, or denying it outright, which would allow the FCC to move forward with plans to vote on the hearing. The agency has yet to take official action.

"We have every right to withdraw our merger from the FCC, and the FCC has no right to stop us," AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts said in the statement. "Any suggestion the agency might do otherwise would be an abuse of procedure which we would immediately challenge in court."

An AT&T spokesman declined to comment beyond the statement. An FCC spokeswoman had no response.

AT&T's merger plan has faced mounting challenges, including a Justice Department suit to block the deal and similar lawsuits from seven state attorneys general and from rivals Sprint Nextel Corp. and C Spire Wireless. Had FCC commissioners approved the chairman's recommendation, AT&T would have faced a hearing before an administrative law judge after it completed its federal trial stemming from the Justice Department suit.

The carrier needs approval from both the Justice Department, which will judge it on antitrust grounds, and the FCC, which weighs whether mergers are in the best interests of the public.

If it were to reapply to the FCC, AT&T would get a new 180-day timeframe under which the FCC could respond. AT&T is hoping to get Justice Department clearance for the merger—which would catapult it to the largest U.S. carrier by subscribers—either through the trial scheduled to begin in February or an out-of-court settlement.

AT&T also said Thursday it will take a charge in this year's final quarter for $4 billion, a sum it may owe T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom AG if the merger fails to go through. That works out to $3 billion in breakup fees and $1 billion in estimated book spectrum value. —Amy Schatz contributed to this article.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204452104577060400382853704.html#ixzz1emGL6Gwg

List of EVSE Manufacturers
The below is a list of manufacturers who make Electric Vehicle Service Equipment. An EVSE
 * Note that to use the term "Appliance" would be a mistake. Also, for Class 1 & Class 2 EV Charging Stations, the actual Charger is located in the vehicle, not in the Charging Station.  Thus the Charging Station should NOT generally be referred to as a Charger.

EVSE Class 2 Manufacturers
(240 volt, single phase)

EVSE Class 1 Manufacturers
(120 Volt, single phase)

This list is yet to be compiled.

EVSE Class 3 Manufacturers
(480 Volt, three phase)

This list is yet to be compiled.

Sources and/or External Links
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 * http://www.pluginamerica.org/accessories,
 * http://goelectricdrive.com/Charging/ChargingStationShowroom.aspx
 * Description of the EVITP or Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, via a PDF file from the DOE's web site.

Samsung Galaxy S (series)
Samsung Galaxy S is a series of three smartphones manufactured by Samsung, including the:
 * Samsung Galaxy S "4G",
 * Samsung Galaxy S II &
 * Samsung Galaxy S III.

History
Samsung uses letter codes to categorize their larger series of "Galaxy" phones. The "S" series is the high end subset of that larger group. {See also the the Galaxy history, as summarized in the below table.}

Comparison
This table is primarily intended to show the differences between the three models of the "Galaxy S":

United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce Members, 113th Congress

 *  The below table needs to be redone. 

The current chairman is John Kline, from Minnesota, and the Ranking Member is George Miller of California.

Sources: (Chairs),  (D) and  (R)

Comparison Chart Apple AirPort Extreme

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! Approx. release date ! Consumer Nickname ! AirPort Extreme ! Model ! Processor ! Speed ! Wireless standard ! Gigabit ethernet ! Guest network ! Radio Type ! MIMO config ! IPv6 router mode**
 * Jan 7, 2003
 * round/original
 * M8799LL/A
 * A1034
 * (processor here)
 * (speed here)
 * 802.11b/g
 * No
 * No
 * No


 * Single band

2.4 GHz
 * No
 * Jan 9, 2007
 * generation 1
 * MA073LL/A
 * A1143
 * (processor here)
 * (speed here)
 * 802.11a/b/g/n*
 * No
 * No
 * Dual band
 * No
 * Dual band

2.4 GHz OR 5 GHz
 * 3x3:2
 * No
 * Aug 7, 2007
 * generation 2
 * MB053LL/A
 * A1143
 * (processor here)
 * (speed here)
 * 802.11a/b/g/n*
 * Yes
 * No
 * Dual band
 * Dual band

2.4 GHz OR 5 GHz
 * 3x3:2
 * No
 * Mar 3, 2009
 * generation 3
 * MB763LL/A
 * A1301
 * (processor here)
 * (speed here)
 * 802.11a/b/g/n*
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Dual band (simultaneous)
 * Dual band (simultaneous)

2.4 GHz AND 5 GHz
 * 2x2:2 (in each band)
 * No
 * Oct 20, 2009
 * generation 4
 * MC340LL/A
 * A1354
 * A1354


 * Marvell 88F6281 1.2 GHz "Kirkwood" SoC
 * (speed here)
 * 802.11a/b/g/n
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Dual band (simultaneous)

2.4 GHz AND 5 GHz
 * 3x3:3 (in each band)
 * Yes (does not work over PPPoE).
 * Jun 21, 2011
 * generation 5
 * MD031LL/A
 * A1408
 * Marvell 88F6281 1.2 GHz "Kirkwood" SoC
 * (speed here)
 * 802.11a/b/g/n
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Dual band (simultaneous)
 * Dual band (simultaneous)

2.4 GHz AND 5 GHz
 * 3x3:3 (in each band)
 * Yes (does not work over PPPoE).
 * }

Mayoral Election 2013 Results
None of the candidates passed the threshold of 39,588 votes to be elected in the first round, necessitating several rounds of vote transfers.


 * Unofficial results.

The Math
The point where the 2nd round of voting will begin is not a fixed number, but rather it is calculated based upon if a ranked candidate can theoretically get enough votes to win, then he/she and every candidate with a lesser vote total will have their ballots recounted for the next choice.

Here is an example of how the math could work:
 * Hodges: 79,174 - 28,935 = 50,239 available
 * Andrew: 50,239 - 19,584 = 30,655 available
 * { 50,239 + 19,584 = 69,823 } > 39,588
 * Samuels: 30,655 - 8,335 = 22,320 available
 * { 22,320 + 8,335 = 30,655 }  ≯  [not greater than] 39,588

Thus, the votes for Samuels, or at least those candidates with lesser totals, should be recounted using the second choice.

Wikimedia Commons gallery
Below are selected images from Wikimedia, using the search terms of

CVN-78 and

Ford Aircraft Carrier.


 * PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SPELLING OF THIS PAGE IS NOT A MISTAKE. IT IS ASSISTENT.  THIS NOTICE TO BE REMOVED BEFORE THE END OF DEC. 13TH, MIDNIGHT.


 * The original that this article was based upon can be seen at URL: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolux_Assistent.

Assistant is a household appliance (originally) from Electrolux, which was introduced in 1940. It was designed by Alvar Lenning and became a bestseller for Electrolux. It is produced since 1969 in Ankarsrum when production was moved from Motala. It is sold today in several different colors.

Hook versus Roller discussion
There is some disagreement (and/or discussion) between the (U.S.-based) so-called "experts" as to if the dough hook is needed or not (as opposed to the scraper and roller method). Here are some examples:

This first pair show a lighter density mixture, thus is not as relevant for bread dough users:
 * * Roller or dough hook? Magic Mill DLX Electrolux 1: Roller and Scraper (1:36, YouTube).
 * * Roller or dough hook? Magic Mill DLX Electrolux 2: Bread Hook (2:23, YouTube).

Two good examples of the different methods:
 * "Assistent Original Mixer Demonstration", uses the "bread hook" method for bread dough (11:23, YouTube).
 * "Ankarsrum (Electrolux/Magic Mill/Verona) Mixer Demonstration", uses the "scraper and roller" method for bread dough (16:25, YouTube).

Sepkoski Curve

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event#Major_extinction_events

Major extinction events
In a landmark paper published in 1982, Jack Sepkoski and David M. Raup identified five mass extinctions. They were originally identified as outliers to a general trend of decreasing extinction rates during the Phanerozoic, but as more stringent statistical tests have been applied to the accumulating data, the "Big Five" cannot be so clearly defined, but rather appear to represent the largest (or some of the largest) of a relatively smooth continuum of extinction events.


 * 1) Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (End Cretaceous, K-T extinction, or K-Pg extinction):  Ma at the Cretaceous(Maastrichtian)-Paleogene(Danian) transition interval. The K–T event is now officially called the Cretaceous–Paleogene (or K–Pg) extinction event in place of Cretaceous-Tertiary. About 17% of all families, 50% of all genera and 75% of all species became extinct. In the seas it reduced the percentage of sessile animals to about 33%. All non-avian dinosaurs became extinct during that time. The boundary event was severe with a significant amount of variability in the rate of extinction between and among different clades. Mammals and birds emerged as dominant land vertebrates in the age of new life.
 * 2) Triassic–Jurassic extinction event (End Triassic): 200 Ma at the Triassic-Jurassic transition. About 23% of all families, 48% of all genera (20% of marine families and 55% of marine genera) and 70% to 75% of all species went extinct. Most non-dinosaurian archosaurs, most therapsids, and most of the large amphibians were eliminated, leaving dinosaurs with little terrestrial competition. Non-dinosaurian archosaurs continued to dominate aquatic environments, while non-archosaurian diapsids continued to dominate marine environments. The Temnospondyl lineage of large amphibians also survived until the Cretaceous in Australia (e.g., Koolasuchus).
 * 3) Permian–Triassic extinction event (End Permian): 251 Ma at the Permian-Triassic transition. Earth's largest extinction killed 57% of all families, 83% of all genera and 90% to 96% of all species (53% of marine families, 84% of marine genera, about 96% of all marine species and an estimated 70% of land species, including insects). The evidence of plants is less clear, but new taxa became dominant after the extinction. The "Great Dying" had enormous evolutionary significance: on land, it ended the primacy of mammal-like reptiles. The recovery of vertebrates took 30 million years, but the vacant niches created the opportunity for archosaurs to become ascendant. In the seas, the percentage of animals that were sessile dropped from 67% to 50%. The whole late Permian was a difficult time for at least marine life, even before the "Great Dying".
 * 4) Late Devonian extinction: 375–360 Ma near the Devonian-Carboniferous transition. At the end of the Frasnian Age in the later part(s) of the Devonian Period, a prolonged series of extinctions eliminated about 19% of all families, 50% of all genera and 70% of all species. This extinction event lasted perhaps as long as 20 Ma, and there is evidence for a series of extinction pulses within this period.
 * 5) Ordovician–Silurian extinction events (End Ordovician or O-S): 450–440 Ma at the Ordovician-Silurian transition. Two events occurred that killed off 27% of all families, 57% of all genera and 60% to 70% of all species. Together they are ranked by many scientists as the second largest of the five major extinctions in Earth's history in terms of percentage of genera that went extinct.

Despite the popularization of these five events, there is no fine line separating them from other extinction events; indeed, using different methods of calculating an extinction's impact can lead to other events featuring in the top five.

The older the fossil record gets, the more difficult it is to read. This is because:
 * Older fossils are harder to find because they are usually buried at a considerable depth in the rock.
 * Dating older fossils is more difficult.
 * Productive fossil beds are researched more than unproductive ones, therefore leaving certain periods unresearched.
 * Prehistoric environmental disturbances can disturb the deposition process.
 * The preservation of fossils varies on land, but marine fossils tend to be better preserved than their sought after land-based counterparts.

It has been suggested that the apparent variations in marine biodiversity may actually be an artifact, with abundance estimates directly related to quantity of rock available for sampling from different time periods. However, statistical analysis shows that this can only account for 50% of the observed pattern, and other evidence (such as fungal spikes) provides reassurance that most widely accepted extinction events are indeed real. A quantification of the rock exposure of Western Europe does indicate that many of the minor events for which a biological explanation has been sought are most readily explained by sampling bias.

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Some Obama possibilities include
from more than one source:
 * Sri Srinivasan,
 * Paul Watford,
 * Patricia Ann Millett,
 * Jane Louise Kelly,
 * Merrick Garland,
 * Jacqueline Nguyen,
 * Kamala D. Harris,

and:
 * David Barron
 * Kannon Shanmugam
 * Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar

Other sources add in:
 * Sen. Amy Klobuchar,
 * Sheldon Whitehouse,
 * Cory Booker.

Republican possibilities include

 * lawyer Paul Clement,
 * D.C. Circuit judge Brett Kavanaugh,
 * Seventh Circuit judge Diane Sykes,
 * Sen. Mike Lee,
 * 11th Circuit Judge Bill Pryor and
 * Peter Keisler, nominated to the D.C. Circuit by George W. Bush.

Beltway Reference
...Located south of Minneapolis, but still inside the Interstate 494/694 Beltway.

Kings Choice
The King's Choice (Kongens nei) is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production between Norway and Ireland, and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. In December 2016, it made the shortlist of nine films to be considered for a nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.

The film is related to King Haakon VII's decision to support a continuation of fighting the German invasion forces rather than acceding to German demands and surrender Norway to Nazi Germany and the Norwegian collaborator Vidkun Quisling. The consequences of the government's refusal to surrender, and the king's support of that, were continued hostilities, the Norwegian royal family's dramatic escape from Norway, and the World War II involvement of Norway on the Allied side.

Cast (Rolleliste)

 * Jesper Christensen as King Haakon VII
 * Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Crown Prince Olav
 * Tuva Novotny as Crown Princess Märtha
 * Katharina Schüttler as Anneliese Bräuer
 * Karl Markovics as Kurt Bräuer
 * Juliane Köhler as Diana Müller
 * Rolf Kristian Larsen as Brynjar Hammer
 * Erik Hivju as colonel Birger Eriksen

Historic background

 * Battle of Drøbak Sound
 * Battle of Midtskogen
 * Elverum Authorization
 * Nybergsund
 * Timeline of the Norwegian Campaign

Howe School

 * Not to be confused with Howe School, of the Minneapolis Public Schools system, in the Howe Neighborhood (and the Longfellow Community) of Minneapolis, MN.

Example: You're my Mississippi
One well done variation on this theme is used in the movie "Annapolis" (2006), starring James Franco as Jake Huard

Jake Huard : He's right you know.
 * Quote (from imdb):

Twins : Can I borrow your starch?

Jake Huard : Look, I don't get it. Why are you still here?

Twins : You want to know why I stay in this room?

Jake Huard : Yeah.

Twins : Cause Jake, you're my Mississippi.

Jake Huard : I'm your what?

Twins : People who live in Arkansas, you know what their favorite state is?

Jake Huard : No.

Twins : Mississippi. Cause Mississippi's the only thing that keeps Arkansas from being the worst state in the whole country.

Jake Huard : I'm Mississippi.

Twins : Well you sure as hell ain't California. Listen, Cole and Whitaker are so busy tryin' to run you out they forgot about me. As a matter of fact, they've forgotten about every other plebe in this whole company. That's why I stay in this room Jake. Cause if Mississippi quits, then all of a sudden Arkansas is the worst state in the whole country.

Affected Neighborhoods of Minneapolis
Minneapolis has a eleven identified communities, each of which has a number of neighborhoods within it. The 3rd Precinct Police Station is located on the eastern side of the Longfellow neighborhood (which is inside the Longfellow Community). The destruction has since expanded elsewhere, locally to the West, in Phillips Community (north side of Lake Street) and Powderhorn Community (south side of Lake Street), as well as to St. Paul's Midway area and possibly elsewhere.

The confrontation/Death of George Floyd took place in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood (which is inside the community of the similar name). The area covered by the 3rd Precinct (MAP) includes both the Powderhorn and Longfellow Neighborhoods.

It has since expanded to include at least the xxxx neighborhood.

Most of the rioting originally has taken place in the xxxxxx

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Samsung Galaxy S III