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Looking Back at Sims 3
The Sims 4 is just around the corner, so I thought I would have one last look back at The Sims 3 and what I'm going to miss (or not miss!) from the third installment in The Sims franchise.
My least favourite Sims 3 expansion pack: Probably Late Night. While it wasn't a bad expansion pack, I disliked that the nightclub bit just didn't fit into other worlds very easily – and there was never another world like Bridgeport.
My favourite Sims 3 stuff pack: I loved the ridiculous costumes in the Movie Stuff pack, though I think the Katy Perry Sweet Treats pack was the best value for money – assuming you really liked the whole candy mania thing.
My least favourite Sims 3 stuff pack: I can't say I cared for the Diesel fashions much. It reminded me a lot of the Sims 2 H & M stuff pack, which I didn't like very much either.
My favourite Sims 3 Store items: I loved the items that made it easier to look after babies and toddlers, notably the Deluxe Baby Swing and the Head Start Playpen. I think the Last Venue of Amore is probably the most beautiful venue I've seen in the store, though it was released a bit close to The Sims 4 for me to buy it.
My favourite Sims 3 world: Appaloosa Plains from the Pets expansion was probably my favourite expansion pack world. From the worlds I bought from the Store, Monte Vista was my absolute favourite, though I also liked Lunar Lakes (reminded me of Strangetown from Sims 2) and Dragon Valley.
What I will miss the most when moving from Sims 3 with all packs to The Sims 4 base game: I think I will miss having weather and a huge selection of clothing, furniture, etc.
What I will miss the least when moving from Sims 3 with all packs to The Sims 4 base game: I will definitely not miss the super long load screens of Sims 3! At last count, it took over 8 minutes from me pressing the play button on the launcher to actually being able to play my save game. That is one positive thing of going from a game with tons of extra content to a base game.
I don't think I'll miss toddlers either. As mentioned above, I lovely the Store's 'premium content' that reduced the effort of having Sim babies and toddlers. For me, toddlers were a tedious life stage that could only interact with a handful of specialised objects and had access to a very limited number of skills. Plus, I'm hoping that with one less life stage to worry about, the Sims 4 team will be able to focus on more content and clothing items for the other life stages – a lot of the stuff and expansion packs seemed very focused on adults (especially females), with a disappointingly small selection for males, teens and children.
I think that just about sums up my final thoughts on The Sims 3. I look forward to seeing what The Sims 4 has to offer!


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Herpers work with city officials to lift overreaching restrictions on snakes in West Fargo, North Dakota. Below is an update from the Fargo Herpetological Society. Nicely done FHS!:
"Summer of 2012 a citizen had a Burmese python in a public park in West Fargo, ND. At this time, the fact that all constrictor snakes are banned in West Fargo was brought to the public attention. The citizen went to the city council and was shot down by a 3-1 vote. The next city meeting, the Fargo Herpetological Society organized with some help from the National Herpetological Congress and presented it's case in a calm and professional manner. The council members took quite a while discussing it. In the end, they decided to table it while they reviewed the other metro cities rulings. After many discussions about some larger species, they have finally announced they are allowing constrictor snakes with a restricted list including larger species that will only be allowed upon a permit based system. It has been a lot of work and participation with the city but the new law finally is coming out and this is a positive win for the hobby." - Devin Jay Hoffie


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Sunflowers? Nope. Actually, they're silicon oxide nanowires grown in gallium and gold catalysts — and they're only several microns in length. The photo, by Chinese University of Hong Kong professor S.K. Hark, is part of the Materials Research Society's semi-annual celebration of the most artistic and eye catching images found during the study of nanomaterials. Some choice picks after the jump.
Zinc oxide nanoneedles, colorized to resemble a traditional Chinese mountain painting.
Potassium niobium oxide deposited onto a silicon surface and photographed through an optical microscope.
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Where to begin with this movie. Sure its one of the worst of the year but I've seen worse, can't think of any at the moment except "Jawbreaker". In any case "Wild Wild West" is sadly a big disappointment considering the great team behind it: All the faults can be tied back to one thing – the script. If it had been only one writer on this I could maybe understand, but at least four writers had a go at it and what we've got is a mess. The story is pretty much non-existent – these two agents must 'work together' (ANOTHER buddy comedy) to stop the evil Dr. Loveless from assassinating the President.
The story is pretty much explained several times from the getgo, leaving no surprises or twists to be unveiled – in other words very predictable and quite boring. There's some sub-plot about missing scientists which is mentioned once or twice at the start but seems to vanish after that and not discussed again. The dialogue is average some of the time, and truly horrendous for the rest.
The standard buddy comedy stuff is in there, but pretty much all the jokes just fall flat. There's a scene where Kline uses a decapitated head to see an image and Smith repeats over and over in shock "That's a man's head" – is this supposed to be funny?. There's also that old standby joke – our very macho heroes dress up as women to witness or do something important undercover, again if its supposed to be funny it ain't working (though Kline is a surprisingly convincing drag queen).
Finally they've resorted to those most lamest and dumb of jokes – racial & disabled remarks. One can't help but cringe in these scenes, couldn't they hire a professional comic writer to spruce up the script with some at least halfway intelligent gags – the ones in this film make "Home Improvement" seem like biting satire in comparison. The acting is very plain, nothing particularly awful but not something you'd proudly show on your resume. Smith seems more average than usual, Kline makes a decent sidekick thanks to some nifty gadgets, but the chemistry isn't there as they're such bland characters.
Branagh seems to be having fun so he's watchable (eg. the conference scene where he's handing out territories from the map), but is a completely non-threatening villain whose only interesting because of his weird facial hair. Hayek is ok considering what little screen time she has, the character really is a waste though and almost magically (and implausibly) reappears at the end. In fact the only one to leave any impression at all is a cameo role from actress Ling Bai as Miss East, Loveless' head concubine.
Its a shame such good actors are stuck with such limp material and at times you can see them try very hard to make it work – and fail. If there was any compliments to this movie, it would have to go to the FX and design people. There's some great CG work in this combined with a variety of interestingly designed costumes and mechanical appliances. Then again considering the $160 million budget of course they should be good.
There's nothing majorly wrong with the visuals of this film, and that really is what the key problem here is – its all style, absolutely no substance. Even poorly written and acted films can be great simply because they're entertaining, WWW doesn't fall into that category. To top off the insult of the film itself is one of the dullest opening credit sequences I've seen, as well as Will Smith's annoying rap song title theme at the end. This is definitely NOT how the West was won.


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New Restaurants in Memphis, Local Dining News & More
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Renaud de Gironde nurtures Hennessy's special relationship with local grape growers.
Renaud de Gironde maintains close relationships with about 1,700 grape-growers in the Cognac region. As the nephew of Master Blender Yann Fillioux, Renaud also plays a key role as a member of the Tasting Committee. In fact, he is present throughout the grapes' full voyage -- from vineyard to final blending and tasting. Renaud knows everything starts with soil and climate. But of course having an ideal environment for Ugni white grapes grown specially for cognac is simply not enough. "There are certain standards grape growers must uphold," he says. In this interview, he also talks about the importance of the personal touch: grape growers must be passionate about their work, and as obsessed with quality as Hennessy is.


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Atkinson: Floyd Toole's work showed that listeners preferred speakers that have a flat frequency response and a well-controlled off-axis dispersion. While some listeners might like loudspeakers that depart radically from either of those two paradigms, most people don't.
Barton: When we say "flat frequency response," it's not enough. We also should define the bandwidth of the system. Certainly, the wider the bandwidth, the more transparent the speaker becomes. It's my preference to keep the on-axis response flat without compromising the power response, which may not necessarily be flat—in fact, it has a tilt—but has a very smooth transition.
Atkinson: Many two-way speakers have an off-axis valley at the top of the woofer range, but an off-axis mountain at the bottom of the tweeter range.
Barton: Right. That's the challenge, to get the tweeter—whose directivity at its lowest frequencies is very good—low enough so that doesn't happen. And you don't want the midrange driver or woofer to be pushed [high enough in frequency] that it becomes very directional.
Atkinson: This is why we laughed when you said your first PSB design was a 12" two-way. You just really can't take a woofer that big much higher than 600 or 700Hz.
Barton: I would have had to cross that 1" tweeter over at about 500Hz to match up the woofer's and tweeter's dispersions. And then I would have had a power-handling problem! [laughs] The speaker would probably play with 1 watt for maybe an hour. And 5 watts for maybe a minute!
Directivity and frequency response are so important. Other things have to fall into line—like power handling, which relates to distortion, and power compression—all those characteristics. But one thing I've learned over the years is how to make good tradeoffs when I don't have the freedom to just throw anything that's needed at the speaker because price is of no consequence, or less of a consequence. As you get into smaller and smaller budgets on a loudspeaker, that's where the challenge is, in making the right tradeoffs.
I'll give you an example. If you're sitting in a typical room, listening to a pair of loudspeakers, the first sound you hear comes directly from the loudspeaker. What is the second sound you hear? In a typical room?
Atkinson: The reflection from the floor?
Barton: Typically the floor has some treatment, so it's not as good a reflector, and because the tweeter and woofer aren't coincident in traditional two-way systems, you tend to get a lot of interference when you're that far off-axis. The path lengths are so different, the reflection is not as aggressive. The most aggressive second sound you hear, in my experience, is off the side wall, both because it's normally fairly reflective and because, with a vertically oriented speaker, the horizontal dispersion is usually pretty good over a wide frequency range.
If a loudspeaker's response 60 to 75 degrees off-axis looks good, but 30 degrees is terrible, I'm not as concerned as I would be if 30 degrees was nice and 60 to 75 degrees was terrible. Because the coloration of the off-axis sound comes soon enough after the first sound that you tend to integrate the two. And it's the sum of the first and second arrivals that gives you the sonic signature. Not just the first sound. That's something I pay an awful lot of attention to.
Atkinson: I'm reminded of a loudspeaker some years ago that measured flat on-axis. In a blind listening test I was involved in, the listeners all marked the speaker down as being horribly bright. If you looked at the off-axis response, the speaker featured big "horns" around 2 or 3kHz. Exactly as you say, the reflections of the sound from the side walls were as bright as all get-out. Even though the first-arrival sound was flat, what we were hearing was the integration of the first neutral sound and the second, much brighter reflected sound. And that's what we all marked down on our score sheets.


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Fork & Ale Restaurant in Douglassville PA
Husband and Wife Team utilize a 504 loan to open their second Gastropub in Douglassville, Fork & Ale. Gary and Melissa share the day to day operations to provide patrons a unique experience with a discerning taste for great food, craft made beer along with high standards in service and quality. Fork and Ale is modeled after their first restaurant, Craft Ale House which opened in 2008. This unique "gastropub" style restaurant has a glowing reputation from local customers as well as travelers passing through. As in the names, Fork & Ale and Craft Ale House, patrons can select from over 400 different bottled brews for take-out or in house consumption. There are 16 rotating craft beers on tap, providing specialty brews from Belgium along with award winning beers from across the United States but their passion is supporting local and regional breweries as well as wineries and distilleries. Along with striving to provide better beer they match it with quality service and fresh seasonal foods all made on location down to the details of soup stocks and mayonnaise, thus supporting their surrounding community by purchasing from local farms and vendors. This has become the focus of their business model, along with an emphasis upon environmentally friendly practices. Fresh Food, Fresh Brew!
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Donald J. Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination for president Thursday. "Here, at our convention, there will be no lies," he said. "We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else."
And one of those truths: An extrordinary promise to break treaties. That's the haunting metaphor from Trump's speech.
"I have made billions of dollars in business making deals – now I'm going to make our country rich again. I am going to turn our bad trade agreements into great ones," Trump said. "America has lost nearly-one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton."
The merits of the North America Free Trade Agreement are worth debating. But it is an international agreement signed by three nations. Trump says Bill Clinton signed one of the "worst economic deals ever made by our country." So if that's true, why would Mexico and Canada renegotiate? Or would Trump just walk away and break the word of the United States?
That's exactly what he said he would do.
"Our horrible trade agreements with China and many others, will be totally renegotiated," Trump said. "That includes renegotiating NAFTA to get a much better deal for America – and we'll walk away if we don't get the deal that we want."
This was one of Trump's themes: A promise to break the word of the United States.
He said he would nix the international pact with Iran, signed by six nations. In the past he's promised to cancel the Paris climate accords.
Ah, but these are just "agreements" not treaties. Yet on Thursday Trump promised that, too. Regarding the North Atlantic Treaty Organiztion, Trump said: "Recently I have said that NATO was obsolete, because it did not properly cover terror, and also, that many of the member countries were not paying their fair share. As usual, the United States has been picking up the cost."
Every Constitution-loving American should be offended; Treaties are the Supreme Law of the Land. They cannot be tossed aside because terrorism is scary or because the United States borrows more money than it should.
One irony from Trump's speech is that he promised to be the law and order candidate. Yet law and order is impossible without the rule of law, even international law.
Across the country tribes celebrate Treaty Days. It's a community recognition of the deal made between First Nations and the United States. While it's true that the United States has failed in so many ways, these documents remain viable because it's still possible that the United States will step up. But if the president of the United States views treaties, indeed, any agreement, as an ongoing, permanent negotiation, then that entire premise makes no sense.
There will be no treaties. Only the Art of the Steal.
Mark Trahant is the Charles R. Johnson Endowed Professor of Journalism at the University of North Dakota. He is an independent journalist and a member of The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. On Twitter @TrahantReports
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Sun Valley purveyor Matt Luck, founder of Pride of Bristol Bay, is offering wild, sustainable sockeye salmon from this summer's catch to seafood lovers in Boise and the greater Treasure Valley area. Sourced from the pristine Bristol Bay of Alaska and produced by a dedicated group of fisherman who are held to rigorous quality standards, Pride of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon is prized for its flavor, firmness and price point. Visit PrideOfBristolBay.com to reserve a share for fall pickup in Boise.
Call to Artists
Boise Art Museum invites Idaho artists to apply for the 2017 Idaho Triennial exhibition. Accepted artists will have their artwork presented in an exhibition at BAM from February 18 – July 16, 2017. In conjunction with the 2017 Idaho Triennial, BAM will host an Artist Lab throughout the duration of the exhibition. Four artists whose work is selected to be in the Triennial exhibition will also be invited to participate in the program. The Artist Lab is intended to provide a physical and conceptual space in one of BAM's galleries for artists to explore new ideas and experiment with new methods in their work.
The juror for the 2017 Idaho Triennial is John D. Spiak, who is the Director and Chief Curator of California State University Fullerton's Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) in Santa Ana. His curatorial emphasis is on contemporary art and society, with a focus on works in social practice and video. Application Deadline: Monday, August 1, 2016. Visit BoiseArtMuseum.org/Exhibition/2017-Idaho-Triennial for more information.
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Join local nonprofit Boise Bicycle Project for an evening of free bicycle repair Thursday, July 14 from 5-7pm. Kids can come on down to the Boys and Girls Club of Meridian (accompanied by an adult) to work hands on with an amazing volunteer mechanic to repair/maintain their bicycle for free. Event takes place at 911 N Meridian Rd, Meridian, ID 83642. Visit BoiseBicycleProject.org for more information.
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Stock up on great local produce and say hi to your favorite farmer every Saturday from 9am-1pm at 10th and Grove in downtown Boise. Fill your shopping bags with fresh herbs, veggies, fruits, and more and get specialized recipes or cooking ideas from the knowledgeable and friendly vendors. Enjoy live music as you shop and get to know the people who grow your food. Vendors include True Roots Organics, Purple Sage Farms, Peaceful Belly Farm, Fiddler's Green Farm, and many more. Visit TheBoiseFarmersMarket.com for more information.
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Spend your summer learning to be a rockstar! Get better on your instrument, form a band with other students, choose a band name, learn cover songs and write original tunes. The camp ends with one a legendary gig. Camps are open to students age 6-18 of all skill levels and Boise Rock School also offers multi-camp and sibling discounts. July camp sessions run July 11-15, 10 AM-12:30 PM; July 11-15, 1-3:30 PM (teen only); July 18-22, 1-3:30 PM; and July 25-July 29, 10 AM-12:30 PM. All camps are at Boise Rock School's studio at 1404 West Idaho unless otherwise noted. Unless otherwise noted, all camps are $150. Sign up at BoiseRockSchool.com/?page_id=25 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Polish artist Nawer has been involved in street art since the mid-1990s. He graduated from the Architecture and Urbanism program in Krakow and in 2003 focused his energies on painting and freelance work as an interior designer. In 2006 he formed Artede7 Studio which specializes in interior and graphic design as well as scenography. Nawer's art has been featured in solo and group shows as well as online and in various print publications. Recently Nawer has collaborated with the Design Collective, Temporary Space, in a series of audio visual performance projects that combine his artwork with the latest in video and 3-D mapping techniques.
Nawer states that as his own style evolves, "the goal is always to strive forward in an effort to connect painting with architecture." He does this both on and off the street, in projects including murals, canvases, and multi-media installations. This goal is pursued with aerosol, masking tape, X-ACTO blades, stencils, and precision. He often selects public and functional spaces for his large-scale work, and then creates detailed sketches at a small scale before starting on the walls. Two-dimensional surfaces are given volume, mass, color, space, and rhythm — the basic elements of architecture — as he superimposes them with geometric planes, shifting axes and multiple perspectives which result in the illusion of 3-D. Like a deconstructed targeting computer on an x-wing starfighter, lines intersect planes / slide past or fit into or bisect other planes / dynamically shoot past shapes at sharp angles towards or away from the viewer. Nawer's color palette reinforces the perception of depth. Black, white, and neutrals are activated with intense or fluorescent colors which punch forward. Cleanly defined shapes sometimes appear to be transparent revealing layers of geometry below. At other times planes are filled with a texture of paint drips, which introduce a human quality to these perfectly executed graphics.
The overall effect is futuristic, especially when installation pieces include light and projection and transform enormous interiors. And yet, we can't help but flash back to artists of the 1920s Russian avant garde — artists like Malevich and El Lissitsky — who boldly discounted figurative art and focused on geometric forms. They devoted countless canvases to flat, absolute shapes (think black square or black circle on white canvas) but also rendered shapes with depth and perspective. In fact, El Lissitsky — a Suprematist whose work influenced the Bahaus, contructivist, and De Stijl movements — created a series of abstract geometric paintings which he called Proun. He described them as, "the station where one changes from painting to architecture." But he may not have imagined these paintings expanding beyond canvas boundaries to skin six-story buildings, playground walls, and even cars. Nawer has introduced a dynamic new energy to these surfaces and many more.
2012: Intoxicated Demons, Stroke Artfair, Munich; Katowice Street Art Festival, Katowice, Poland; Artaq 2012, Nova Gallery, Krakow; Street Art Awards, mention, Paris. 2011: Stroke Artfair, Intoxicated Demons, Berlin; Brain Damage Gallery, Lublin, Poland; Come Inside, Soho Factory, Warsaw; Rudimentary Perfection, Recoat Gallery, Glasgow; Superplan, Formaganda, Berlin; Artaq 2011 Street Art Awards, nomination, Paris; Nawer vs Temporary Space Design, Krakow; Group Show, Galerie Confluences, Lyon; Group show, Rempex Gallery, Warsaw. 2010: Nawer vs Temporary Space Design, Krakow; Group Show, Stattbad, Berlin; Group show, Espace Beaurepaire, Paris; Artaq 2010 Street Art Awards, nomination, Paris; Famous Icons, Tuse Wystaw; Designer Toys ii, Gdansk Skwer, Warsaw. 2007: iNdustrial, solo show, Baraka Gallery, Krakow. 2006: AlfaNbet, Baraka Gallery, Krakow. 2005: Nawer, Baraka Gallery, Krakow.
Reference Notes: Information and texts compiled by Karla Henrick from behance.net/nawer, El Lissitzky, life, letters, texts (1980) by Sophie Lissitzky-Kuppers; and Nawer Update, Graffuturism.com, Aug 3, 2012.


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MYC's Chilling session.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Attention Dear MYC-ians, as today's MYC weekly was cancelled due to a lecture organised by Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS) at masjid UBD. It is postponed to SATURDAY. please take note. :)
Monday, March 26, 2012
MYC 7th Weekly Meet: "The invisible laundry"
Monday, March 12, 2012
MYC 6th weekly meet : "F.R.I.E.N.D.S"
Monday, March 5, 2012
MYC 5th Weekly Meet: SAHABAH
Monday, February 20, 2012
MYC 4th Activity 2011/2012
Alhamdulilah, Alhamdulilah. Another weekly meet will be held this Wednesday. How are your iman dearest MYC-ians? Still top-notch we hope. Just remember, Jannah is not easy. So work hard to get it. If your iman is low, build it up! Don't ever give up in striving for Jannah. ;)
On the other note, in commence with the soon-to-be-held National Day, InsyaAllah. MYC is proud to invite everyone for a weekly meet about our beloved peaceful & calm Brunei.
InsyaAllah the talk will be all about Brunei and the society within.
Brunei siuk kah Brunei inda siuk? In what ways Brunei inda siuk? How do you know Brunei ani siuk? Come & join us for MYC Weekly activity "Brunei siuk?" this wednesday! :)
Day & Date: Wednesday,
15 Rabiulawal 1433H / 22 February 2012M.
Time: 2 - 5 pm.
Venue: DMP, Masjid UBD.
See you there, insyaAllah.
Fi Amanillah and Salam from us,
MYC Media Team.
Monday, February 13, 2012
MYC 3rd Weekly Activity.
From the looks of the poster, maybe our dearest MYC-ians will get the idea of what's coming up on this Wednesday.
"Observing the nature, appreaciating the prefect creation of Our Creator.""Sesungguhnya pada kejadian langit dan bumi dan pada pertukaran malam dan siang, ada tanda-tanda (kekuasaan, kebijaksanaan dan keluasan rahmat Allah) bagi orang - orang yang berakal (iaitu) orang - orang yang menyebut dan mengingati Allah semasa mereka berdiri dan duduk dan semasa mereka berbaring mengiring dan mereka pula memikirkan tentang kejadian langit dan bumi (sambil berkata): Wahai Tuhan kami! Tidaklah Engkau menjadikan benda - benda ini dengan sia - sia, Maha Suci Engkau, maka peliharalah kami dari azab Neraka." (Surah 'ali-imran, ayat 190 - 191)
Day & Date: Wednesday,
22 Rabiulawal 1433H / 15 February 2012M.
Time: 2 pm.
Venue: DMP, Masjid UBD.
See you there! Bi Iznillah.
Fi amanillah everyone.
-MYC Media Team.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
MYC Weekly Activity.
To dearest muslimins & muslimahs, MYC would like to inform you that there will be no weekly activity this coming wednesday ( 08/02 ).
HOWEVER, something better comes along, Sheikh Ali Jaber will be giving a talk on this Wednesday:
Day & Date: Wednesday,
15 Rabiulawal 1433H / 8 February 2012M.
Time: 2pm.
Venue: Senate Room, Chancellor Hall.
InsyaAllah, the topic will be "Ihya Habibi Rasulullah Sallallahu'alaihi Wasallam". Sheikh Ali Jaber will give a talk about our beloved prophet. Makes you excited to come, isn't it?Don't miss this opportunity! Bi idznillah. Come with your ukhtis & akhis, the more the merrier.
ALSO, as a replacement to MYC Weekly Meet this week, insyaAllah there will be a talk organized by MYC:
A talk by Ustaz Haji Mail from Pusat Da'wah Islamiah.
Day & Date: Saturday,
18 Rabiulawal 1433H / 11 February 2012M.
Time: 2.15 pm - 3.30 pm.
Venue: Dewan Muzakarah Perempuan, Masjid UBD.
We hope to see you in both events, InsyaAllah. Take note on the dates, WEDNESDAY (08/02) & SATURDAY (11/02) this week. :)
Fi amanillah & Salam.
-MYC Media Team.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
MYC Explore Race "Special Edition: Maulidur Rasul"
In commence with Maulidur Rasul, MYC proudly invites both muslimins and muslimahs of UBD to join our very own Explore Race "Special Edition: Maulidur Rasul" ;
Day & Date: Wednesday,
8 Rabiulawal 1433H / 1 February 2012M.
Time: 2 pm – 5 pm.
Venue: Dewan Muzakarah Perempuan (DMP), Masjid UBD.
In Arabic proverbs, "Healthy mind is of a healthy body". Islam not only teaches you to take good care of your soul, Islam also emphasizes in taking good care of your body. With healthy & strong body, a believer has the strength and capability to carry out his/her duties and responsibilities. InsyaAllah.
As our beloved Prophet SAW said:
"Allah loves a strong Mu'min than a weak Mu'min."
So, what are you waiting for? Come & race!
The Explore race not only challenges your physical ability, you will also gain spiritual knowledge alongside of it. Not only that, the race also follows up the Sunnah of Rasulullah SAW. InsyaAllah. Who wouldn't want to miss this opportunity?
We hope to see you there, Bi iznillah.
Fi amanillah & Salam.
-MYC Media Team.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Are there explicit Bible verses about homosexuality?
There are explicit Bible verses about homosexuality, and there are also implicit Bible verses on homosexuality. These are not "clobber" verses or "attack" verses against homosexuality as the homosexuals claim; they are simply Bible verses.
Start with these Bible verses against homosexuality:
"If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination." (Leviticus 20:13).
"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion. 'Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you." (Leviticus 18:22-24).
"For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due." (Romans 1:26-27).
Jude testifies about God's fiery destruction of Sodom for "sexual immorality":
"As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire." (Jude 7)
Exactly what type of "sexual immorality" and "strange flesh" had the Sodomites "gone after"? It was homosexuality:
"Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." (Genesis 19:4-5)
But what will God, who is merciful, forgiving and just, do today? See the Justice of God and Homosexuality and Christian Sin.
In 1987, 75% of Americans felt that homosexual relations are "always wrong." Just 23 years later in 2010, only 44% felt that way. A 2013 poll found 58% of Americans in support of homosexual marriage (72% of Democrats, 62% of Independents, 34% of Republicans). The alarming speed of America's acceptance of homosexuality does not negate the Bible's clear prohibition of it.
Homosexuals claim that homosexuality is genetically determined. But the many cases of only one of two identical twins turning into a homosexual refute this claim.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
LA Street Food Fest 2/13/10Posted by Kat at 11:23 PM
Alright! It is time for those of you out there to brave through the LA traffic on a weekend, which means all day traffic lol, to get yourself to the LA Street Food Fest! As many of you know that one of the hottest trends these days are food trucks. Starting with Kogi, your everyday delicious Taco trucks, and onto new innovative ideas. I have also been chasing trucks and more. It is all about the fun and good eats. Preferably not the rain... lol Not sure which trucks will really show up. There are lists online, guess I can copy and paste here O=9
Sample from dozens of the city's most popular mobile food trucks including The Buttermilk Truck, Grilled Cheese Truck, Sweets Truck, Fresser's, Frysmith, Slice Truck, Flying Pig, Fishlips, Komodo, a surprise celebrity chef pop-up (Chef Ludo!!), and many more
Sample dozens of authentic street food delicacies including pambazos from Antojitos de Abuelita, acaraje from Sabor de Bahia, Mama Koh's Korean chicken wings and much more
Sample street food vendors from East LA's Breed Street scene including Rodolfo's Barbacoa, Hello Lupe's Pancakes and Antojitos Carmen
Enjoy sampling and try as much as you want! All of our food vendors are offering specially priced $1 - $5 tasting menus and day-of-event-only items, just for you!
It sounds like it can be an awesome event and a lot of fun. Lots of foodies will be out there so get their early! Too bad they are all sold out of VIP tix but their are tix at the door for $5.
The $5 entry gets you access and a free drink (your choice, adult or otherwise). So bring cash too, to be safe. The full event details will be below for anyone interested. If you have nothing specific or special planned tomorrow, 2/13/10, then head on up to LA to have all the trucks come to you versus you trying to hunt them down! ^_^
LA Street Food Fest
February 13, 2010 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LA Center Studios
500 S Beaudry Ave @ 6Th
Los Angeles, CA
Labels: Festival, Food Events, Los Angeles
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I talked a bit before about content creation, especially as it relates to wormhole space. It is funny how that phrase comes to mean very different things to different people. For some it is making things in space, industry and construction of ships and modules used by players. For others it is the destruction of those space pixels in honorable combat and while for still others it is nothing more than suicidal destruction of their own ships to destroy those of someone else. Our identities in EVE are often wrapped up in how we view content creation.
"Ganking" is one of those content creators that is commonly found in wormhole space. It goes hand in hand with "blobbing". I don't have a problem with either one of these activities. A gank is simply a PvP engagement where one side is completely unprepared or unaware of his impending doom. Having spent a good amount of time in high-sec mining various things, I even have a level of respect for the suicide gankers of high-sec as they have perfected their art even though they prey somewhat on the ill informed from time to time. Most of those ganks are also blobs in their own right which again comes down to one side being unable or unwilling to bring enough force to the fight. The only issue people have with blobs is likely being on the receiving end of one.
I don't take a lot of pride preying on the weaker in any regard. The closer a fight is to a draw, the better it is naturally. That being said, as wormhole dwellers, we've participated in our share of what falls into the gank category. Being in a class 2 wormhole, we get visitors from high-sec frequently as well as those passing through and some of them simply get snared. There isn't, however, much glory in catching a week old player mining and destroying his ship, yet we do it. I've talked afterwards with quite a few of them and even have brought some into our corp later due to their obvious interest in wormhole space. It is not an uncommon story for many corps to recruit those they kill. I saw it frequently in the high-sec corp I was a part of when they hunted in their low-sec neighbor. I'm certain though that not everyone reacts so kindly to losing their stuff.
When I talk about content creation though, it is also about being in space, literally (well, as literal as it can be in internet spaceships). While there is plenty of interaction that can occur in EVE from a station, and market activity is still PvP however you look at it, more interaction is naturally going to happen when you are flying about. We try to instill this in our pilots. Wormhole space can be boring if you're not out looking for something to do. There are only so many signatures to scan, sites to run, gas to huff, or rocks to pound before you have to venture out from your home system looking for more. It is why we chose to live in a system with two static connections. More options for more content.
Last night was a prime example. Shortly after coming online, a new signature popped into my overview. Since this could mean anything from a connecting wormhole (with corresponding active pilots) to a simple gas site, I was already in my scanning ship and launched probes to scan it down. It turned out to be a wormhole which I warped to hoping to catch sight of whoever opened it. Turns out, that was me. We had what we call a wandering static to a class 2 wormhole. Now I was the one creating signatures in another system so I quickly jumped through to see what activity I would find. Turns out, it was just me again. But I was in luck. This class 2 had a class 3 static and I have been enjoying working in class 3 wormholes recently. Once again, I began to scan.
After resolving signatures, I was left with 4 wormholes, including ours leading to the class 3, high-sec, and low-sec. Unfortunately, the class 3 was at end of life already and wobbling badly but being early in the evening, I would have an opportunity to check out its replacement so I popped in to see what the current system was. With a null static and only two combat sites, this EOL hole wasn't what I was looking for so I checked out the high-sec connection (for some corpmates who were looking for paths to market) and then loitered on that hole. I recognized the system being one jump off my former high-sec corporations home territory. I knew it was a dead end system and fairly frequently visited by scanners so I thought that maybe someone would pop in and be content for us.
It wasn't too long before I noticed an Imicus on the hole. I had been up and down from the keyboard and hadn't noticed him arrive. He quickly left so I didn't think much of it until he returned not too long after in a Brutix. With only one combat site in the hole, I figured I knew where he warped off to and proceeded there cloaked. He wasn't where I expected and after a short time, I dscanned him at the high-sec exit and he left again so I returned to my perch. A wormhole crackle and now our Brutix friend is joined by a Myrmidon. Combat site, I think and warp again only to find they, again, are not where I would expect. Apparently my crystal ball is broken so I dscan around and find them at an ore site. Odd, but ok. I warp there and observe. They have already cleared the sleepers and have collected them with an MTU. They goof around with them for a while and do some very strange maneuvers which end up with the Brutix 100km from the sleepers and slowboating to them. The myrmidon leaves and to my surprise is replaced with a Retriever who starts to chew into some Arkanor. All this while I am keeping my corp channel updated and people are starting to smell blood in the water. A Retriever 100km off a Brutix is a nice target. One of the guys online is literally less than an hour in the corp and the other is my co-founder. As we are talking warp in points, I see an Orca on dscan. Now *my* mouth is watering. That is a juicy target which I expect to stay on the high-sec hole and I'm wondering if we can bump it off when it suddenly drops out of warp next to the Retriever. Jackpot! Now the race is on. We are quickly getting what we can. New bro is going to occupy the Brutix in his Ishtar while my co-founder and I will tackle with Legion and Astero (on my alt) while my main keeps watch in his cloaky Helios.
The plan almost went totally awry when a corp mate was trying to get into a ship and was delaying us from warping. I missed my warp out and my co-founder landed before I even left our home system. Luckily the Orca is a slow beast and he was able to scram it before it entered warp. The Retreiver escaped and the Brutix made for the hills while the three of us then, and finally joined by the fourth, ripped open the Orca. Welcome to the corp, newbro.
The scale of how content affects you and those around you in EVE is interesting. For many corps, this would be a good but perhaps unnoticeable notch on their killboard belt. For us, it was a huge win and a great lesson in being in space similar to our discovery of an unprotected SMA not too long ago. Being in space generates content and last night I happened to be in the right place and the right time, not so much for the Orca pilot...
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Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) lives in Brown Valley, Wisconsin, where he works for Brown Star Insurance. He's carved out a pretty insular life, living in the same town he's spent his entire life in, and even dating a woman he's known since he was 12. Critically unhip, Tim is exactly the honest, straightforward, unironic Midwestern soul that David Foster Wallace would place up against all of Williamsburg's hipsters. He likes who he is, and loves what he does. You can't help but admire him a bit, even as you cringe at some of his missteps.
But when Brown Star's usual representative dies suddenly, it falls to Tim to go to the ASMI convention in Cedar Rapids and bring home a fourth straight Two Diamonds award. It will be nerve-wracking for someone so green, but if anyone can make a good impression on the Midwest chapter president (Kurtwood Smith), it's Tim. And so he sets off with his insured travelers checks and self-laminated maps and lists of things to do in the biggest city he's ever seen.
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Over the course of the weekend, Tm's life falls apart as he bounces from cream sherry in the hotel bar to drunken convention sex to a coke-fueled white-trash blowout on the outskirts of the city with a prostitute who hangs around the front of the hotel (Alia Shawkat). It's a wild ride; ludicrous and preposterous and just funny as all-get-out.
Helms basically expands on his character from The Office, and he's clearly at home in the role. It may not be the greatest stretch, but it takes a certain skill to play a character like Tim Lippe without smirking at the camera. Reilly is, of course, playing Reilly. But unlike his pairings with actors like Will Ferrell, he never quite becomes too much. It probably has a lot to do with the way that, though they're unquestionably on his side, Joan and Ronald call him out on his excesses. Yes, he's a crude blowhard, but they temper him, and he's never flat-out mean. Who of us doesn't have a friend somewhere like that?
After years in production hell, Cedar Rapids is finally in limited release, though it deserves much more. Rough though it may be, There hasn't been a comedy this good in a long time. As Tim would surely say, it's super-awesome.
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This year's class started their journey towards a maritime career in the last week of term one. The 21 students from various high schools across South Australia were split in to two separate classes. One class studying Engineering where they focused on performing basic servicing and maintenance of main propulsion units and auxiliary systems. The other class focused on basic survival skills, firefighting and work health and safety. The students who finished these competencies come out with an ESS ticket (Elements of Shipboard Safety), which will help them gain work experience or employment on any type of vessel.
The students enjoyed their time putting out fires as well as their time at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre where they practiced raft skills as well as simulated emergency drills. The students are well on their way to a maritime career as well as 60 stage 1 credits for completing the course.
Students can begin to express interest in the course next year by contacting myself or the Australian Maritime and Fisheries Academy. Please keep up to date with the blog for updates on these students and their journeys as well as all the other Maritime news from Le Fevre High School and beyond.
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- Summary
This tart pan's removable bottom, combined with our Goldtouch nonstick finish, makes it amazingly easy to turn out tarts and quiches with beautiful fluted crusts.
- Goldtouch ceramic-based coating releases baked goods with ease and cleans up in a snap.
- Commercial-grade aluminized steel distributes heat quickly and evenly for consistent baking results.
- Removable bottom supports the baked crust while you slip off the pan's outer ring.
- Pan bottom also aids in transferring the tart to a plate or cake stand.
- Made in China.
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- 10 1/4" diam.
- 1" high
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- Goldtouch ceramic coating reinforces our pans, making them more resistant to abrasion than normal nonstick surfaces, so food releases with ease.
- Won't corrode or rust, even with heavy use.
- Made in China.
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- Oven safe to 450°F.
- Before first use, hand-wash the pan in warm water with mild dishwashing soap.
- Due to this bakeware's heat efficiency, we suggest monitoring the oven temperature and baking time for the first few uses, then making adjustments to recipes as necessary.
- Use only wood, silicone or plastic utensils to avoid scratching the surface.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by PhillyBaker from Works like a charm I have been slowly replacing all of my bakeware with the Williams Sonoma gold touch line and, this piece included, I've loved every single one. It's my most recent purchase so I've only baked in t a couple of times, but I've had perfect results. I used a particularly sugary and buttery pastry with frangipane that overflowed a little, adding to the stickiness, but I was still able to easily get it out of the pan. And it gave an incredibly crispy bake on the base. It cleans up perfectly without any damage in the dishwasher. I would highly recommend this for anyone who's into baking.Date published: 2019-08-25Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Perfect for Father's Day banana cream pie Had purchased this tart pan a while back. Finally got to use it for father's day treat. Worked amazing for my version of a banana cream pie.Date published: 2019-06-24Rated 5 out of 5 by Lorifran57 from Amazing This is a must have. I made a GF Mixed Berry Tart. I bake and cook but never made a tart before. And Gluten Free is tricky but should taste exactly like regular cooking. No reason for it not to. This tart came out like a dream. I left tart in the form overnight to chill completely and this morning it came right out of the form without a single bit of crumb left on the form. Solid and pan is a dream to clean with a soft sponge and dish soap. All my bakeware is now goldtouch over the course of time. I have read many things on tart pans and other baking items. The 'trick' to nonstick is to just use a little olive oil and a paper towel. Wipe it around. And get into the grooves. Spray leaves residue when baking and never washes up fully off a pan of any kind. I never flour the pans for same reason. I will have to get another of these for more tarts at one time.Date published: 2019-05-12Rated 5 out of 5 by JessieH from I loved this pan! First time making fruit tarts using this pan and I am very pleased with the outcome! Will buy more!!Date published: 2019-02-21Rated 5 out of 5 by Polandmary1958 from Wonderful! I purchased this tart pan a couple of months ago, and made an apple tart. It turned out beautifully, and I can't wait to use it again. I liked it so much that I have since ordered all the other removable tart pans.Date published: 2018-06-30


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...it's generally not their fault! But how many times have you seen poor defenseless junipers pruned into shapes like this? (Please note that I am not a fan of junipers in the landscape, but this is just ghastly....and really funny!) I took this picture on my way to Fort Collins this morning...a route I drive nearly every day. I was shocked that I hadn't seen it before now. So like any good plant dork, I pulled over to take a photo. I'm guessing one of two things:
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Divinity Original Sin 2. Developed by Larian Studios. Published by Larian Studios. Released September 15, 2016 in Early Access on Steam. Code provided by publisher.
Larian Studios' Divinity: Original Sin came out in 2014, but I only started playing last year when it released on Xbox One. I almost hated it. I almost abandoned it. One of my least favorite things in games is trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing, and that seemed to be the only thing there was to do in DOS. There are a lot of gamers out there that want no hand-holding whatsoever, and Larian apparently really wanted to make them happy. So, after about 50 hours of wandering around, talking to every single NPC over and over again, something finally clicked, and I started making progress at last. It's the only game in my life that I've been willing to put in that many hours, just to figure the damn thing out. I'm so glad I did, though, and based on the limited preview build, DOS2 could be the perfect follow-up.
DOS offered cooperative play, but it could only accommodate two players, since there were only two main characters in the story. Divinity: Original Sin 2 brings co-op to the fore, offering 4-player online, which already works impressively well in the early preview build. I started playing with two friends, but if one or both were unavailable, I could just as easily play by taking control of all unclaimed party members. I can say for sure that having three players all scouting independently makes the "what am i supposed to be doing" process a lot faster.
The game's core systems are intact from the original, including the flexible, classless skill scheme. You'll take on a sort of focus when you first create your character and assign skill points and attributes, but DOS2, like its predecessor, won't restrict you to your early choices. You can roll a fighter and have a ranger at level five, or roll a pyromancer and morph into a roguish character over time. It's particularly helpful given the game's spellbooks, which you'll need to learn a new spell. They can be hard to come by, and you never know when you might find something incredible in another skill, so it can be wise to hold onto points you don't need to spend, to use when those situations arise.
The turn-based combat is just as thrilling as the original, with a few new twists that can have a surprisingly large impact. At the center of combat is interacting with the environment, as well as multiple characters working together to have a "more than the sum of its parts" effect. The game has two types of ground hazards, the normal on-ground effect and the cloud effect, which can block line of sight, among other differences. Learning how best to get your characters' skills to interact with one another is the most valuable lesson of the game. It's also an intuitive system, which means you won't take hours to get the hang of it. If you cast Hail Strike, the ground becomes frozen. You cast fireball, and it is vaporized into a steam cloud. Hit that with a bolt of lightning, and you've got an electrified cloud that stuns units inside. It's complex, but it's easy to make sense of, which is crucial to keeping the game from scaring away new players. There's a new interaction with Bless (and probably Curse) that alters the nature of the ground effect. A fire will become Holy Fire, for example, which provides healing, though some damage still seems to apply.
You're just as likely to wander lost in this one, but having the company of friends helps both pass the time and speed up the search. I did notice that more intricate puzzles were a bit harder because different players are interacting with different parts of the puzzle, so it's hard for anybody to get the big picture. That's a communication challenge rather than design flaw, of course.
The demo was limited, but it still seemed to have everything I've been hoping for. Aside from typical problems with early preview builds, Divinity: Original Sin 2 looks to be keeping the best bits from the first game, which is often a primary concern. It's got a way to go before it all comes together, but it has the makings of another classic.


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According to last week's Big Question, 50% of the respondents have, at some point, missed out on a business opportunity because they DIDN'T have a business card with them.
Several participants of the survey also contributed the following feedback:
"Actually, [not having a card] gave me the opportunity to converse more and get more info from them."
"I have frequently forgotten cards, as I usually run out. So I will write my information on the back of the other person's card, or better yet, get their card and call them or send them one of mine."
"I've used napkins, the back of someone's hand, even kleenex!"
"My business cards are always with me, in my purse. Guys can just as easily carry a few in their wallets -- that way, whenever you leave the house, you have some cards with you."
"I have missed a few great chances by not acting fast enough."
"Not having a card is no excuse for missing an opportunity. Write your name and phone number on the back of your contact's card, on a napkin - anything!"
How can we prevent this from happening? Here's one idea.
Have you ever missed out on a business opportunity because you didn't have a business card?
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One other exciting aspect of the California Farm to School Network is its partnership with FoodCorps, a fast-growing AmeriCorps program that is taking the nation by storm.
Supported in part by AmeriCorps, FoodCorps works with state partners in 18 states to provide 215 service members to schools and nonprofits. In 2013, CAFF had the honor of being selected as the California Host Site for FoodCorps, in partnership with Life Lab. Our service members serve an 11-month term where they focus on nutrition education, school gardens and local procurement in school cafeterias and other farm to school-related programs.
This is FoodCorps' fourth year in California. As a result of our partnership, we have deployed 19 amazing and enthusiastic service members at 17 service sites throughout the state for the 2016 – 2017 program year.
Additionally, we also have a FoodCorps fellow who supports service members, acts as a bridge between FoodCorps' national staff and statewide (CAFF) staff, and supports CAFF's statewide movement-building, including the California Farm to School Network. You'll see amazing updates from California FoodCorps service members and our fellow in our blog and newsletter and hear about what they're up to each month.
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T-Mobile has promoted its Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert to the role of president, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Sievert joined T-Mobile in 2012 as its chief marketing officer. He was promoted to the title of COO in 2015.
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Sennheiser is a company that never lets its core audience down. Even though many of the company's products are pricey, audio purists often appreciate the level of detail Sennheiser gives to both the design of the headphones and the audio quality. But audiophiles aren't the only guys that buy high-priced headphones these days. There is also a younger hip crowd that prefer heightened bass and pumped up audio fidelity. Most of Sennheiser's products don't jive with that crowd, but the Sennheiser Urbanite headphones hope to make a difference judging from the name alone. What is more interesting is how this ambitious pair of headphones fares against the heavy competition in this segment.
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Sennheiser is in a unique position in the headphones market and is fully taking advantage of this. The company has great experience in making premium-looking headphones. They are applying that knowledge to the Sennheiser Urbanite, while adding a few twists that make them look and feel great for the younger generation. The outer portions of the headphones have a canvas cloth-like feel with noticeable stitches. Unlike the XL version which are over-ear headphones, the Sennheiser Urbanite headphones fall under the on-ear category.
Comfort is one of the areas Sennheiser's Momentum headphones didn't do so well, in but the Sennheiser Urbanite turns that perception around. The rubberized padding on the inner part of the headphones has a nice soft touch feel and boasts excellent pressure distribution, while the ear cups use a special rebounding memory foam with an outer covering that feels like velvet. Together, these elements not only make the Sennheiser Urbanite headphones extremely comfortable to wear, but also helps significantly in keeping the headphones in place. The headphones hardly gets affected even if you shake your head while wearing them. The ear cups can be adjusted with ease using this interesting retractable adjuster that is designed not to catch on clothing. You can also fold the ear cups and hear this very satisfying snap if folded properly. The hinges are made of stainless steel. Once folded, you can easily store these headphones in their own special storage pouch which you get as a part of the package.
With a classy design and very good build quality, the Sennheiser Urbanite is pretty much in the same league as other Sennheiser products. The company knows how to draw attention to the hip crowd, and the Urbanite's come in several neat colors like Denim, Sand (dark brown) and Plum. On a design and comfort standpoint, the Sennheiser Urbanite headphones are everything the Sennheiser Momentum model should have been.
The Sennheiser Urbanite does not offer any active noise reduction or isolation features so you might want to look for more dedicated models if you really need that feature. However, the ear cups do a pretty good job of cancelling out noise in a passive manner.
The 1.2-meter cable of the Sennheiser Urbanite headphones is detachable, and you shouldn't experience any problems with tangles due to its flat nature. An angled 3.5mm jack can be found at the end of the cable. This is the only cable included in the package and it comes with a module containing the common 3-button setup and omnidirectional microphone. Anyone familiar with headphones these days will know that the 2 volume buttons are platform agonistic, while the center button is tailored for iOS devices. You can press the button multiple times to initiate a skip track, or you can use it as a play/pause/answer call/end call button. Sennheiser doesn't want to leave Android users with the short stick so you also get the option to choose an Android-compatible cable where the middle button works as if it was connected to an iOS device.
The overall audio performance is what really defines the "Urban" nature of the Sennheiser Urbanite. The sound signature is noticeably different than the Sennheiser Momentum, so fans of these headphones might not be completely onboard with the Urbanite. The Sennheiser Urbanite headphones focus more on making hip hop, dubstep and electronic music sound great. It can pump a lot of bass at high volumes without distortion, although the mids and vocals suffer slightly because of this. Audiophiles and purists may not fully appreciate Sennheiser's decisions with this product but then again, this Sennheiser Urbanite isn't targeting them anyway.
The Sennheiser Urbanite headphones were never designed to replace the Sennheiser Momentum. The Urbanite basically represents a new vision for the company which is to get teenagers and other hip music fans to give the Sennheiser brand a try, because let's face it, Sennheiser's forte will always be making products for the purists. The Urbanite is a good first step and many of the product's greatest strengths can be considered fantastic ideas for a future Sennheiser Momentum model. The Sennheiser Momentums still sounds excellent, but they do not feel as comfortable. The Sennheiser Urbanite nails that part and is easily worth trying out if you like to listen to lots of bass and beat-heavy tracks for long periods of time. It is actually recommended to try before you buy, because you might be interested in the XL version of the Urbanite. The original Urbanite costs $199 which is a pretty fair deal and could prove to grow up to become a legitimate threat to the competition. It isn't every day that you see a unique blend in craftsmanship, audio quality and price.


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Even though Herbert Hainer had categorically denied the rumour up till now, his Adidas reign seems to be nearly over. The group is looking for a new CEO, who will have to close the gap with its main competitor Nike.
Hainer will leave officially in 2017
Adidas has started its procedure to find a successor for CEO Herbert Hainer: a letter to its employees states that it "is intensely looking for candidates to succeed Herbert Hainer, both internally and externally". Hainer's term as CEO will officially end in 2017.
Only last month, Hainer had denied his position was up for grabs. The 60-year old has faced increased scrutiny from Adidas shareholders because he cannot close the gap with the number 1, American Nike. On the contrary, Hainer has lost ground ever since he took control of the German company in 2001. All in all, he has been in charge longer than any other CEO of a German listed company.
The news about his imminent departure resulted in positive changes on the Frankfurt stock exchange: Adidas's shares shot up nearly 5 %. Alongside his new 'global brand chief' Eric Liedtke and sales director Roland Auschel, Hainer will present a new 5-year plan on 26 March. The goal is to get to a 20 billion euro turnover by 2020, compared to 14.8 billion euro in 2014. Its full-year results will be presented early March.