MacBook Pro- With Retina Display (Introduction )

"We wanted a screen as vivid as your imagination. A screen where everything you see is vibrant, detailed, and sharp. With the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, we created the world’s highest-resolution notebook display. The only thing that even comes close? The supercompact 13-inch model. They’re two of a kind. And in a class all their own" -Apple


Multimillion-pixel view.
When you pack so many pixels into a display — over 4 million on the 13-inch model and over 5 million on the 15-inch model — the results are positively stunning. The pixel density is so high, your eyes can’t discern individual pixels. Images take on a new level of realism. Text is pin sharp. A spectacular 2560-by-1600 resolution on the 13-inch MacBook Pro and an equally impressive 2880-by-1800 resolution on the 15-inch MacBook Pro let you see more of your high-resolution images with pixel-for-pixel accuracy.

More color and contrast. Less glare.
The Retina display reduces glare up to 75 percent while maintaining incredible color and quality. In fact, it has a 29 percent higher contrast ratio than a standard MacBook Pro display. Blacks are blacker. Whites are whiter. And everything in between is rich and vibrant. IPS technology gives you a wide, 178-degree view of everything on the screen, so you’ll see the difference at practically any angle. And you’re going to love what you see.

When your goal is to build the high-performance notebook of the future, you begin at its foundation. For MacBook Pro with Retina display, that foundation is flash. Because when you build a notebook around an all-flash architecture, not only is everything more durable, reliable, and battery efficient — everything is fast. Really, really fast.
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There’s a reason they call it “flash.”
You’ll notice a difference in whatever you do — starting up takes seconds, apps launch quickly, even navigating the desktop feels incredibly fluid and responsive. It’s all thanks to flash storage, which gives you up to four times the performance of a traditional hard drive.1 So you can import huge photo libraries into Aperture in no time flat. And on the 15-inch model, flash storage combines with quad-core processors and high-performance discrete graphics to make quick work of even the most demanding editing tasks in Final Cut Pro. Since these MacBook Pro models come with up to 768GB of flash storage, you can keep all your important files with you. Flash doesn’t have any moving parts, which makes it superdurable and quiet. And flash storage is extremely energy efficient, which means your MacBook Pro also has the ability to stay in standby mode for up to a month, without plugging in. So whether it’s been 1 day or 30, your all-flash MacBook Pro will spring to life, right where you left off.

Matching power for power.

A 7-hour battery life is impressive for any notebook. But for a high-performance notebook with an ultra-high-resolution display, top-of-the-line processors and graphics, and a superslim design, it’s absolutely remarkable. The built-in battery gives you up to 1000 full charge and discharge cycles and up to 30 days of instant-on standby time.³

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Single women break tradition

A group of single (widowed) women of Ramechhap broke the age-old social taboo, which often barred them to take part in all forms of social activities.

A group of 51 single women went against the prevailing tradition by wearing crimson clothes, bangles and red tika, which, according to the Hindu tradtion, are the domain of the women who have not widowed.

Amidst a programme organised by Single Women Group of Ramechhap here on Sunday, Devi Poudel, a single woman, wrapped shawsl and put red tika on their forehead.

Prohibiting widowed women from wearing red clothes, accessories was a hegemonic practice enforced by the Nepali patriarchal culture for dominating the female members of the society, the Group declared.

Devi Poudel, 60, of Tiplung, who lost her husband around year ago, put on red tika on her forehead at the programme.

Sharing her experience, Poudel said she had never thought of wearing red clothes and accessories after the death of her husband.

Khadga Kumari Khatri, 70, of Khimti VDC, said she also thought after the death of her husband she would have to pass her life without wearing crimson clothes and accessories such as glass bangles and others.

However, the situation of the single women has changed after the Women for Human Rights, Single Women Group, Ramechhap organised a campaign to alter the prevailing wrong social perception towards the single women. .

Expressing her gratitude toward the Group, Khatri said after wearing red cloths and tika she felt like a bride. She vividly remembers the day when she got married with her husband around 60 years ago, she added.

Wiping her tears, she said she is so happy to wear red colors as she was prohibited to wear red clothes and accessories after her husband died.

She said after the death of her husband people used to say her that real worth of a woman ends along with the death of her husband.

Chairperson of single women Group, Pramila Sapkota, said that the Nepali society was had been obstructing the widows being self-dependent through different ruses. The red colour signifies confidence and self-dependency of women, she said.

Stating that the single women are still facing social stigma, she said that the single women were victimised by the inhuman cultural practices, ill practice and restrictions.

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Sri Lanka beat Australia by four wickets

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 18: Sri Lanka defeated Australia by four wickets after bowling out the home side for an embarrassing 74 in the third one-day international at the Gabba on Friday to take a 2-1 series lead.

An inswinging onslaught from Sri Lanka´s bowlers led to the demolition of the home side in 26.4 overs, their lowest ODI score for 27 years.

At one stage Australia were 40-9 before putting on 34 for the last wicket. Nuwan Kulasekara took five for 22 and Lasith Malinga picked up 3-14.

In their reply Sri Lanka also struggled against hostile bowling but reached their target with an astonishing 30 overs remaining.

Australia´s Mitchell Johnson found plenty of movement, taking 3-11 in three overs.

The next match is at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday and the final game is in Hobart on Wednesday.
Match scores: Australia 74 all out (26.4 overs); Sri Lanka 75 for six (20 overs).

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4 killed‚ 34 injured as bus veers off road in Dhading

DHADING: Four people were killed and 34 others injured when a passenger bus (Na 4 Kha 6170) veered off the road and fell down on the bank of Trishuli River at Pida VDC–2, Ghatbesi of Dhading on Friday pre-dawn darkness.

Three of the victims,including two Indian nationals, in the fatal bus fall along the Prithvi Highway have been identified, according to police. All four were killed on the spot.

The bus driver, identified with his first name Raju only, was also among the deceased. The Indian nationals have been identified as Mukhiya Thakur (32) of Motihari and Urmila Devi Singh of Baishali.

Identification of the fourth victim is yet to be ascertained.

Injured are undergoing treatment at the Gajuri-based hospital.

According to police, the ill-fated bus was heading to Kathmandu from Birgunj before it met with the fatal accident in the pre-dawn darkness.

The cause of the accident is not known.

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Rain, landslide, snowfall cripples life in Bajhang

BAJHANG, JAN 18 -

Transportation has come to a grinding halt in Bajhang district due to landslide triggered by incessant rain fall since Thursday afternoon.

Snowfall is also recorded in Chainpur,Sribhabar, Khopade, among other regions of the district since early this morning

Khopade-Bajhang road stretch, Bhade and Mouribagar along Jayaprithvi Highway has been obstructed due to the flood.

Hundreds of travelers have been stranded along the highway due to the landslide.

Temperature has dropped in the district due to the heavy snowfall

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