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John and Sandra Behling are announcing the marriage of their daughter Monica LeAnn to Sgt. Justin Scott Nelson, son of Gordon and Miriam Nelson of Hatch. The couple was married on Jan. 15.
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The couple will make their home in Cedar City.
Kathleen and Mervin Day, formerly of Orangeville, are announcing the marriage of their daughter Cynita to Glenn Braden, son of Millard and the late Edna Braden. The couple were married on Jan. 8 in the Manti LDS Temple. There will be a reception held in their honor Jan. 29 from 6-9 p.m. at the Melody Lane LDS Chapel, 2881 Orchard Ave., Grand Junction, Colo.


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Did you know today is the seventh and final day of Kwanzaa?
On the seventh day the black candle is lit, then the farthest left red, the farthest right green, the next red candle, the next green, the final red and then the final green candle. This represents the 7th principle of Kwanzaa – Imani (ee-MAH-nee): Faith.
The seventh principle is discussed. The family shares the Unity cup and all seven candles are extinguished. Kwanzaa is over.
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Pierre in Love
by Sara Pennypacker Illustrated by Petra Mathers
Poor Pierre wishes he could tell Catherine how he feels about her, but Catherine is a graceful ballet teacher, and Pierre is merely a poor fisherman. By making a few silly mistakes and a few more brave decisions, Pierre soon learns that being a fisherman may not make him so hard to love after all.
Pennypacker weaves a sweet story about finding the courage to let someone special into your heart, while Mathers' luscious illustrations draw readers into a colorful world full of hope and bravery.
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|23rd Colloquium on Generative Grammar
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|Madrid, Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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|The Departamento de Lengua Española y Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada (Facultad de Filología, UCM) is pleased to announce the 23rd Colloquium on Generative Grammar to be held at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain, May 9-11, 2013.
Invited speaker: Myriam Uribe-Etxebarria (University of the Basque Country)
Registration fees: 30 Euros students / 60 Euros other
Due to a student strike called for the 9th of May, the Organizing Committee has decided to change the venue of the Colloquium in order to ensure its normal course.
All the talks scheduled for the first day of the Colloquium will take place at the Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de Valdecilla (Historic Library Marqués de Valdecilla) on 3, Noviciado Street.
The rest of the sessions (May 10-11) will take place at the Facultad de Filología, Building A, room 312, as planned.
Please find further information, including maps and directions to both venues, on the Colloquium website.
We regret any inconvenience this change may cause, and we invite you to enjoy the exhibition that the Biblioteca Histórica will be holding those days, which shows the Complutense Poliglote Bible on its fifth centenary; this was the first edition of a multilingual Bible and it is one of the treasures of the Complutense Library.
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This is a really simple program aimed to show the search progress executed by the A star algorithm. It's fully written in Python with Pygame. The purpose of the program is to show A star working for peoples who wants to figure out how it works. There is actually no interface and all the options are managed from the command line. You can set the size of the nodes and the speed of the animation (use --help for more about the available commands). The controls are : p + click to place the player (starting node), t + click to place the target node (node to reach), w to place walls and SPACE to start the search. You can also use s to save your graphs into a plain text file for further modifications or whatever.
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As a public service for the residents of Emery County, the Emery County Progress newspaper and the Emery County Economic Development Council will host a Meet the Candidate night.
This presentation will be held Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. in the Emery High School Little Theater. That address is 955 North Center Street, Castle Dale.
At this presentation, each candidate will be asked to give a brief introduction of him or herself. A moderator will ask questions which have been submitted by the residents in attendance for the candidates to answer. Following the question and answer time, each candidate will give a brief wrap-up.
Along with the Meet the Candidate night, the Emery County Progress will publish a candidate page in their Oct. 23 edition introducing all the candidates on the ballot.
If you would like to participate in this publication, please send a brief bio (200 words) and photo to the newspaper office no later than Oct. 16. The email address is email@example.com; mailing address is P.O. Box 589, Castle Dale, UT 84513.
If you have any questions or would like to make a comment, please call the newspaper office at 435-381-2431 during business hours.
John Serfustini, the editor of the Sun Advocate newspaper will be the moderator for the Meet the Candidate Night.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The issue of what can be done about internet pornography was discussed at the March luncheon for the Emery County chamber of commerce. Paul Vasquez from Citizen's Voice and Clean Internet Channel introduced a national campaign to protect children, homes, schools and businesses from internet pornography through technology, legislation and enforcement.
Vasquez said pornography is a trap and that children 12-17 are the largest viewers of pornography. Promoters and distributors of pornography will deliberately misspell words which allows pornography to inadvertently be brought up and stumbled upon. "Pornography is as addictive as cocaine. What goes into the brain has a lasting impact. The 18-25 year old group is the largest producer of pornography. Pornography causes problems, it causes problems in marriages and contributes to divorces.
"There is a simple technology available that Republicans and Democrats alike can support. There are 65,000 ports available for transmission on the internet. We are proposing one port for pornography and the broadcast of pornography on any port other than the one legal port would be illegal. If you don't want to view pornography and have it available then you simply do not subscribe to that port. The port would also be unavailable to schools. This would keep pornography out of the reach of children.
"We need a lot of help getting this legislation passed. We need everyone to write to their senators and congressman and express the need to control pornography. This is a simple system that will work. We need an international campaign, but 80-90 percent of the pornography produced comes from the United States. Spam is illegal, but that doesn't keep anyone from emailing pornography. Access also comes through chat rooms. Chat rooms are a playground for internet sexual predators.
"If this channel is not coming into your home, then pornography won't just pop up," said Vasquez.
Those present at the meeting asked Vasquez questions about their concerns, Betty Hatch wondered about the enforcement part of the legislation. Vasquez said illegal porn broadcasting on the unauthorized ports can be traced and those broadcasting it will be criminally charged.
Hatch also wondered why something isn't being done right now. Vasquez said the pornographers always claim that freedom of speech and first ammendment rights allow them the freedom to broadcast pornography.
People will call their internet provider and tell them they don't want the porn port and that port will be blocked. There are no laws available now to protect people. "The technology is in place to stop pornography now," said Vasquez. "People need to speak up and say this is what we want. The porn people make more money than the NBC, ABC and CBS combined. The bill to introduce this legislation is being written now and needs sponsors. We need to get the information out and get our congressmen on board. We need to speak out. People addicted to porn need help. We only started our campaign a month ago and we are receiving good support. People are tired of being bombarded with pornography. There is a lot to be done and we are a small organization. We call and contact people and go out and speak to groups. We need help getting the word out. We also need monetary contributions to aid our effort. What value do we place on keeping children safe and free from porn? We are sponsoring an advertising contest at BYU for the students to come up with commercials promoting a porn free internet. We hope to introduce the legislation in Congress in the next six months. Proposed penalties would include a $50,000 fine for the first violation and jail time. We need to get our voices heard. The silent majority can't be silent any more," said Vasquez.
Vasquez invited those present to visit the website www.cleaninternetchannel.com. There is an online petition you can sign to voice your support and also information on contacting congressmen.
Vasquez was also concerned that with the deep pockets of the internet pornography broadcasters, they would not go down without a fight and will be lobbying legislators to continue the free reign they have had in broadcasting pornography into homes, schools and libraries. They don't want to lose their customers and will fight to keep hooking children on pornography.


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Ottima posizione, Vintage e Cozy
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Camere da letto1
Dimensioni50 m²
- Cucina
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Dettagli dell'alloggio
|524 NE 29th Ave, 97232 Portland, Stati Uniti
|Tipologia di alloggio
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Located on the second floor of a century old home (completely remodeled in 2005) the accommodations include the following:
A nice sized bedroom with a sitting area, a dresser, a closet and gas stove/ fireplace. The sleigh bed is queen sized and has a pillow top mattress.
In a separate larger room, there is a lounge area with a very long down filled sectional couch that can be made into a bed. The room also has a new mini fridge, microwave oven, coffee machine, grinder, french press and electric kettle. There is a table with two chairs and a buffet with dishes and utensils.
Both rooms have vintage Douglas fir flooring.
The bathroom is large, has two sinks and a large walk in shower. (And a toilet of course!)
The bedroom and lounge area are connected by a small hallway. Each room has a door. The bathroom is accessed through the lounge. The space is entirely private as is the entrance.
There is cable tv, a dvd player and free wireless internet.
Can't be beat for access to downtown Portland, the Oregon Convention Center,and the eastside Belmont and Hawthorne neighborhoods. Portland's 28th street restaurant row is right around the corner, and three blocks away there is a Whole Foods and a very cool second run movie theater. Within a short walk there are at least a dozen top rated restaurants to suit every taste and pocketbook and beautiful Laurelhurst Park is about 1/2 mile away.
The number 19, 20, and 12 bus lines are all close by and will take you downtown and to the airport. If you are driving there is always on street parking nearby. There is an Enterprise car rental lot on Sandy approximately three blocks away and six zipcars within a mile.
Regole dell'AbitazioneAbsolutely no smoking of any kind is allowed in the apartment. The entry door to the apartment has an electronic combination lock. I'll give you the combination before you arrive. Please make sure the door is locked before you leave and after you enter the house.
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I stayed in this place for almost three weeks. It is a spacious, nicely furnished and absolutely clean apartment in a quiet side street close to a park in NE Portland OR. Very close by there is a bus stop which takes you into downtown, and there are restaurants, coffee shops, a micro brewery and even a neighborhood cinema (Laurelhurst Theater) within easy walking distance.
Dan, the owner, is extremely considerate, helpful in all matters and very knowledgeable about the area, its possibilities and its history, which makes him at all times an absolutely interesting and interested, and very witty conversational partner on almost anything from whom I was able to get a lot of fascinating information.
It' s also a great place if you like dogs.
A definite repeater!
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Eighty to eighty-five percent of those who survive the transplant operation have a good functional status afterward and can do normal activities without difficulty. There is a small percentage of transplant recipients, however, who experience complications post-transplant. One of the most common complications in transplant recipients is rejection of the donated organ(s).
Rejection is the tendency of your body's immune system to try to rid your body of your new organ because it is different from "you"; your immune system sees the new organ as an invader in the same way that it sees germs as invaders. Lungs are more likely than most organs to prompt this response, so rejection is more of a problem. In fact, episodes of rejection are expected, so do not be too alarmed if your doctor tells you that you are experiencing a rejection. You will be given medication to reduce the chances of rejection, and if you experience a rejection episode, your doctor will adjust your medications to treat it.
Because rejection often has no initial symptoms, you will need regular lung biopsies to check the status of your new organ. It can be strange to be feeling good — better than you remember ever feeling — and then have your doctor tell you that your breathing tests and your lung biopsy show rejection. When you have been sick for a long time with a disease you are familiar with, you have to relearn what is "normal" so you can tell when your new lungs are not functioning properly. This can be scary, but you can learn to recognize the symptoms, when to call the doctor and when to get to the hospital.
Treatment of rejection involves three daily doses of an intravenous form of Prednisone called Methylprednisolone or Solu-Medrol. This may occur in the hospital or, if you are feeling well enough, at home. After the third dose of Solu-Medrol, your doctor will increase your oral Prednisone medication and then taper it back down as the rejection ceases.
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Tsuna owned that guy, like I said he would.... and Yamamoto's box weapon looks awesome
Tsuna owned that guy, like I said he would.... and Yamamoto's box weapon looks awesome
nice chapter, that guy didnt last long against tsuna and im sure genkishi is going to get his ass handed to him by yamamoto this time
I knew Genkishi was going to pop up sooner or later, but this was still somewhat surprising. Seems like Yamamoto will take a page off Zoro from One Piece and try some Santoryuu.
Genkishi looks a little weird now, like he's Frankenstein's monster. I wonder what happened to him after his fight with Tsuna. Anyway Genkishi isn't going to last long against the new and improved Yamamoto.
So I guess this battle is going to come down to see how long Gokudera can stall Kikyo and how quickly Tsuna and Yamamoto can take out Daisy.
Although, I still think that Torikabuto hasn't made his last appearance. If he has, these "Real" 6 funeral Wreaths are quite the disappointment.
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The "swallow blade" (as i will call it) has the symbol for the Vongola primo on it, so i guess that's his new special Vongola weapons used by the first rain guardian (pictured on the left). O:
Maybe the dog did turn into the blade?, that would explain the random feathers on the final page of the last chapter.
Doesn't really make any sense with just this one page as a spoiler...but whatev's i'll take it. xD;;;
.Tag & Icon by me.
The swallow's just an ordinary box-weapon, the dog is the vongola box-weapon. It carries swords! Yamamoto reminds me of Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho.
man i am anxiously awaiting this next chapter...and episode...
though i just wish genkishi would die already, he's a cheater bastard >.>
go yamamoto! kick his ass!
when do the chapter come out for this manga? is it a weekly or a mothly
Yeah they come out weekly. BTW thanks for posting the spoiler pic without a spoiler tag Broken, you probably spoiled the chapter for a few people including myself. Thanks again =D


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Seems like a pretty packed chapter, they are literally going to every fight at one time. Will probably be like 2 pages of talking for each of the battles, I doubt we will see any fighting.
Maybe in Jiraiya's fight, but thats it.
Seems like a pretty packed chapter, they are literally going to every fight at one time. Will probably be like 2 pages of talking for each of the battles, I doubt we will see any fighting.
Maybe in Jiraiya's fight, but thats it.
bald man with goate on a turtle...sounds like master roshi from DBZ
and if all this does happen then mannnnnn......so much at once in one chapter
amazing, just as expected of kishimoto-dono
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No. 382: The End...!!
Scene @ Tsunade
Tsunade: ..........!!
Shizune: What's the matter?
Tsunade: ......
She looks as if she wanted to say something but no words came out.
Shizune: ?
Tsunade: ....it's been a long while since things turn out the same as my bet...
Scene where Jiraiya was stabbed by the five.
Jiraiya: Urghh!!
Beanhead: !!
Beanhead was hit by Rasengan and he flew off.
Yahiko Pain: It's futile.
Jiraiya's back was pierced by 5 of those "seaweeds" (the black rope thingy).
Beanhead stood up.
Beanhead: ...
Jiraiya: Gwaahh!! (I cannot compress the chakra fully...)
Head: Draw it out now!
Jiraiya: No...it seems like it's the end for me here...
Head: ...
Jiraiya: Moreover, my choice...is finally over...
Head: Jiraiya chan...
Jiraiya: You kept me company till the end...I give my thanks...
Yahiko: ...
Jiraiya: ...following that...
Jiraiya said something to Head.
Head: I understand.
Yahiko Pain: The conversation ends here....
Pain was going to aim an attack at Head using the seaweed spear.
However, Jiraiya shielded it with his back.
Jiraiya: ....Head...!
Head: Ahh...
Head went off.
Yahiko Pain: Only the information is left....
Jiraiya: Pain...you are...
Yahiko Pain: It's the end.
Yahiko Pain forms a handseal.
Jiraiya: Ku....!?
Jiraiya fell to the front.
Jiraiya floats in a very dark space.
In front of Jiraiya floats a boy with black hair.
Jiraiya: ......you are...
Rin'negan can be seen.
Jiraiya: are you Nagato...?
Nagato: .....
Rin'negan looks up.
Jiraiya: I see...so that's what happened.
Pains surrounded the fallen Jiraiya.
Yahiko Pain: ....
Jiraiya opened his eyes.
The eyes are Rin'negan.
Jiraiya: Ok...let's go hunt the Kyuubi, shall we?
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i dont know if to trust this guy, he is posting a lot of spoilers without source. anyway
Sasuke-Itachi your time has come.
Itachi:I hope your worth killing this time.
Sasuke transfrom into CS2 and then stabs Itachi with Chidori.
Sasuke:It looks like you're the one not worth killing.
Then all the sudden the Itachi clones smiles and explodes.Sasuke looks hurt.
Itachi:Foolish little brother! You tried that 3 years ago.What makes you think is going to work now.
Sasuke then creates a Chidori Sword and Itachi dodges it with ease and kicks Sasuke.Sasuke then decides to attack from the air with his wings.Sasuke uses Fire Release:Grand Fireball Technique from the air and the throne and everything around it is destroyed.Itachi is nowhere to be seen.Once Sasuke goes back to the ground Itachi cuts him with a kunai in his neck.Sasuke is bleeding a lot.However the bleeding stops...
Itachi:I see........just how did you kill Orochimaru?
Sasuke:The same way your going to die!
Sasuke uses Shunshin Jutsu and appear behind Itachi.Itachi then has a flashback of Shisui Uchiha.The chapter ends with Sasuke drawing his sword and Itachi looking in disbelief.
itachi feeling disbelief??????????O_o find it hard to believe
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You, my friend, are in disbelief! Lol. I understand your shock, though, since Itachi's always calm and collected.
Nice, Tobi. It did look like Naruto went through him. I consider Naruto's cape being shaped weird also, but that's awesome.
Also, Jiraiya dies basically? No. He can't die yet. He will, but he's gonna hallucinate first. It's funny that way!
NOOO. It's too good to be true. Jiraiya died with his last word "Ku..."
If to complete his final sentence the first person came to my mind was Kushina Uzumaki. The spoiler was realistic enough I thought it was the real one lol. Oh shouldn't it be Uchiha Shisui not the other way around?
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^^ Yeah. I was gonna edit that part. Though actually "Uzumaki" would be the last name and "Kushina" would be the first name. (Yeah we get the point lol).
Anyway, maybe Jiraiya is calling a first name which it would make sense for Kushina's first name.


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An in-depth look at everything from solo questing to public dungeons awaits in our enormous July cover story – as well as a peek at the player-driven PvP conflict that pits the three player factions against each other in open-world warfare over the province of Cyrodiil and the Emperor's throne itself.
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This definitely sounds interesting. Player-driven 3 faction PvP sounds good, but have to see how they implement it.
Overall, very exciting news!
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Grim Dawn, the next great action rpg!
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Followed by:
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It'll be interesting to see if they can put this out with fewer bugs than the single-player iterations.
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
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It would be a blast if there was deep and complex combat introduced into Elder Scroll world...but somehow I don't think it will happen...
First bit of mmorpg news in years that has really interested me, aside from some indie projects.
And to read that their core design includes 3 faction, open world pvp... I love this! I've been longing for 3 faction pvp sionce DAoC and I couldn't imagine a better world for it than Elder Scrolls. Can't wait to hear more about this one.
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It's interesting but I'm not going to hold my breath. Will they make a story driven mmo, like SWTOR? Just because they make open world games doesn't mean that's what we will end up with.
True. This is the only way I see them messing this up big time.
"The entire team is committed to creating the best MMO ever made – and one that is worthy of The Elder Scrolls franchise."
That right there squashes my hype
Do you think they'll make it for PC this time?
I know it sounds good and all, but Beth's strength has always been single player. I would have preferred they'd stayed there. We need more quality SP games. We don't need more bug-ridden MMOs. And yes, as good as Beth is at making SP games, they release buggy code. That just ain't going to fly with an MMO. Have another one of their customary messy launches and the game will be stillborn.
Gamers are a lot more forgiving when it comes to SP games, especially with such a strong and well-supported modding community there to pick up the slack. With MMOs, we're like barracuda and our patience is very finite.
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Talk about pointless... Fallout Online, that however would have been awesome. Elderscrolls online... The fortyeleventh fantasy MMO. Attack of the clones...
If this is done well it will replace about fortyten of them.
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"The entire team is committed to creating the best MMO ever made – and one that is worthy of The Elder Scrolls franchise."
That right there squashes my hype
Yep. replace "The Elder Scrolls" with "Star Wars" and it sounds just like what the arrogant, egotistical clowns at Bioware/EA said about SWTOR.
I also have no faith in anything Matt Frior (aka Mark Jacobs 2.0) says or does.
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Just because they make open world games doesn't mean that's what we will end up with.
100% agree. I am excited about this news but I will not get hyped up about it. They could very easily botch this.


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On the afternoon of April 26, Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen, Colo. was solo canyoneering in remote Blue John Canyon, adjacent to the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park. His intended one-day route was down the main fork of Blue John Canyon to its intersection with Horseshoe Canyon. In a three foot wide section of Blue John Canyon a boulder weighing approximately 200 pounds fell on Ralston, pinning his right arm. Ralston was unable to move and was trapped. On the morning of April 29, Ralston ran out of water.
On May 1, the Emery County Sheriff's Office and the national park service were notified of Ralston being four days overdue reporting for work. The Incident Command System was implemented with a unified command structure-each agency assumed a command function and provided resources. Utah Public Safety, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, the Bureau of Land Management and Grand County Search and Rescue provided additional resources.
That morning Ralston realized that his survival required drastic action and he amputated his arm below the elbow utilizing his pocket knife. He then applied a tourniquet and administered first aid. He then rigged anchors and fixed a rope to rappel to the floor of Blue John canyon where he then continued hiking downstream into Horseshoe Canyon and was located at 3 p.m. by a Utah Public Safety helicopter.
He was transported to Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab where he was stabilized and was later transported to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. by a CareFlight helicopter for further treatment.
Ralston is an avid outdoors person and in exceptional physical condition. He is known to have climbed 49 of the 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado. He was preparing for an upcoming Denali expedition.
One officer involved in the rescue said that search and rescue units looked in the Black Box area and the upper and lower Segers Hole and also on the Muddy before being alerted that the hiker might be in the Horseshoe Canyon area. The parks service responded and located the hiker's vehicle at the trailhead of Horseshoe Canyon. Captain Kyle Ekker from the Emery County Sheriff's Office arranged for the helicopter which then aided in the search. The helicopter picked up an officer at Huntington Airport and picked up Sgt. Mitch Vetere at Horseshoe Canyon. The parks service was concerned that the hiker might be in the area below Horseshoe Canyon and the helicopter searched the lower area first.
The hiker was not spotted below so the helicopter covered the area above and three hikers were spotted and two of them waved at the helicopter.
The helicopter set down on the canyon floor and the officers exited the helicopter and a man walked up to them and said, "I need medical care. I had to cut my arm off." The officers led the man back to the helicopter where he was given small amounts of water and transported to the Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab; which was a 12 minute ride. The officers talked to the man and he was coherent and in good spirits.
The officers involved were impressed with Ralston. They said he was extremely brave and resourceful. The hospital asked if the officers might be able to retrieve Ralston's hand so it could be reattached. The officers returned to the site and located the boulder which had fallen on the arm of Ralston, but were unable to retrieve it because of the weight of the boulder and they weren't equipped with the type of equipment that could move a boulder of that size. The officers were directed back to the spot by Ralston.
He drew a map of where he was and described exactly where he had left his things and where the boulder was. The officers said it was pretty rough going in the area.
Ralston, after amputating his arm rappelled to the bottom of the canyon and then hiked five miles down to where he met two hikers on their way up the canyon.
He was within one mile of his vehicle which still had the keys in it at the time of his rescue. The officer involved estimated the rock to be much more than 200 pounds with a guess of anywhere from 600-1,000 pounds.
"It was a huge boulder," he said. "I think Ralston was reaching around the rock to get a hold to lower himself to the ledge below which was about seven feet beneath him, when he came around the rock it moved and slid down approximately one foot trapping his right arm against the wall of the canyon. He told us he had a little food left, but had run out of water on Tuesday.
"He said he felt like nobody was going to find him and if he didn't amputate his arm and get out of there he wouldn't make it. He was probably right, he was in such a tight area. He wouldn't have been visible from the air. He told us his arm really hurt.
"We held it above his head to help control bleeding on the way to the hospital. He had taken his camels back water holder and fashioned a sling out of it. He was very resourceful. The hikers that Ralston met on the way down were walking him back down. He wasn't in shock and in remarkable condition for what he had been through. He was wearing shorts at the time and I know those nights are cold in that canyon.
"He was an expert canyoneer and with the equipment he had with him he was very well prepared for about anything.
"Ralston had carved the words, 'good luck now,' on the canyon wall where he was trapped at some point in his confinement.
"The helicopter pilot, Terry Mercer, was just awesome and we want to thank him for all he did in the search," said the officer.
Ralston was scheduled to undergo surgery on Monday at St. Mary's Hospital to shorten the bone so Ralston could be fitted with a prosthesis at a later time.
The hand was recovered on Sunday.
Ralston was also reported to have a bike which he had left in the Blue John Canyon area.


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Skip to comments.Black Spanish teacher claims she was fired for using the word negro in class
Posted on 05/24/2013 9:14:06 PM PDT by grundle
In the annals of political correctness run amok in American schools, this story if true is easily an all-timer.
A junior-high school Spanish teacher has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was fired from P.S. 211 in the Bronx in March 2012 because of a misunderstanding over the word negro.
The non-tenured teacher, 65-year-old Petrona Smith, maintains that she was instructing her class about how to say the various basic colors in Spanish, reports the New York Post. The word negro naturally came up because negro is the Spanish word for black.
A seventh-grade student in the class took offense at the term, however, believing the word to be a racial slur. Its not clear if Smith directed the term at the student. Whatever the case, he reported the incident to school officials.
But, wait. It gets better. Smith, a native of the West Indies, is black. And to top it all off, P.S. 211 is bilingual.
The police state speech police in this country can get pretty rough.
Where I used to work years ago, I walked up to a table full of my black friends to sit during a lunch break. One of them asked, "How'd you find us?" I replied, pulling out my phone, "I used my negro detector." They got a good laugh out of it, though apparently they informed me it could be taken as racist by the wrong people. I had no clue. They still use it as an example of my insanity whenever they talk about me.
and so on.
So.... Technically then , the United Negro Colege Fund is actually a racist orginazation.
I'm gonna need a program to keep up
Even funnier would have been your sampling everyones' lunches, and then saying:
"Hey, let's not be niggardly with the fries!"
No? Welcome to FR, etc., btw.
That was a niggardly reason to fire her.
"Even funnier would have been your sampling everyones lunches, and then saying:
Hey, lets not be niggardly with the fries!
No? Welcome to FR, etc., btw."
lol, pretty sure that wouldn't have worked for me.
#1. The word negro in English is not a slur.
#2. The word negro/negra in Spanish (pronounced NAY grow; NAY grah) means black as in the color (un sombrero negro, a black hat; tinta negra, black ink). It is also a term of endearment. It also refers to Black people.
#3. There is no perjorative racial word or slur for Black people in Spanish. There is no n word. To make a racial slur, you'd have to add an adjective, like ugly, evil, etc.
#4. The administrators at this school are illiterate and should be fired.
There certainly is a derogatory term for blacks in Spanish America..the word is mayate.
Search: 'Lenny Bruce and the word nigger'. He tried to argue that if we used the word like socialists (over) used the word 'fascist' it would lose its ability to hurt others.
George Orwell wrote that eventually fascist lost any real meaning among some groups and eventually came to mean something unpleasant or undesirable, e.g. "That fascist waiter stuck his thumb in my soup!"
Of course, Bruce died with his pants around his ankles and a needle in his arm. So never mind.
Wow....you have black friends you get to call negro?
How cool is that?
Sure beats wazzup my ni$$as!
That would be more accurate
Negro should not be considered offensive....
>>The word negro naturally came up because negro is the Spanish word for black.
Lucky for her she wasn't teaching Latin, then she'd REALLY be in trouble. In Latin, 'black' = 'niger'
ComDem Insanity.
"Negro should not be considered offensive...."
I'm still not exactly sure WHY or HOW it's offensive. That's why I was quite dumbfounded when they warned me afterwards to be careful saying that amongst non-friends. It's still used as an example, like I said, of my alleged audacity. Whether it's actually audacious or not... who knows?
Hey, at least she didn't say "Macaca".
What is Spanish for "Colored?"
I told them to stop, or they'd get their asses beat.
By some black dude who DIDN'T think it was "cool".
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
The multi-color crayon in spanish will now be referred to as 'african american shade.'
For the love of Pete...
My linguistic Australian scoffed at how 'sensitive' people were here... she learned quick.
The permutations of what is, and is not, offensive when referring to ethnicity like that is myriad. And what makes it funny is that it is, ultimately, the actions of that particular ethnic background that eventually turn each euphemism into an offensive term, so then the ever-pandering left has to find a new one.
The truth is.. most blacks are not black they are brown..
Calling them black is an ERROR... some are even Tan..
That word is not Spanish - and also is not the vernacular in the Caribbean, where most Spanish-speaking blacks live.
Uhmmmm K.
How the hell else do you say black in Espanol?
What about negrata or negrito?
I remember when they thought calling them black was an insult, they wanted to be called Negro at that time.
Perhaps the operative phrase in this story is "The non-tenured, 65 year old...". She had to be fired before was there long enough to get a pension.
"Negrito" was the term applied to the small, bushmen-like peoples living near the Clark AFC bombing range in the Philippines.
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Correction: most American blacks are various shades of brown. But in parts of Africa blacks are actually black, even blue-black.
My Turkish friends in school used a word that translates as "stovepipe"...
Thanks grundle.
Oh, great. Now we can't use the M-palabra without offending someone. ;-p
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
"The mind is a terrible thing. And it must be stopped in our time. Before I kill someone."
— comedian Bob Nelson as "the football (foo-baw) player" — possibly one of the BEST comedy sketches ever done...
The Urban Dictionary definitely prefers negrata to negrito. In negrito's case, note the down-votes on definition 4. Also, none of the four UD definitions is the anthropological one (but, of course, this is the Urban Dictionary).
Google translates negrito to "pickaninny" and negrata to "nigger".
So, I conclude, negrata is the winner.
It's slang and I have heard it said many times around my spanish speaking friends. It literally means dung beetle, its also an insult to homosexuals.
Correction: most American blacks are various shades of brown. But in parts of Africa blacks are actually black, even blue-black.
True I'm talking mainly in the United States..
but in africa mostly they dont wear black as a badge.. of some nebulous thing..
To most of them it is merely a race.. culture is what counts.
Even most races are inbred to some extent.. even the Japanese..
Only in the US is black a nebulous handle, a politically correct symbol.. but the american(disease) is spreading..
Barack Obama is no more blacker than he is white..
Same with millions of so called blacks..
But it's not a Spanish word. It's a local Indian word.
And it's a word that means something else, that is applied to Blacks.
Again, there is no word in Spanish that is a perjorative for Blacks like our N word.
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So was just wondering how this would work. Is it like how sasuke controlled/entered Manda? But the reason that sasuke didn't need MS was because Manda wasn't as powerful as the kyuubi.
So was just wondering how this would work. Is it like how sasuke controlled/entered Manda? But the reason that sasuke didn't need MS was because Manda wasn't as powerful as the kyuubi.
but i heard theories that kyubi loaned madara its power and maybe the power went to madara's head and now he's parading about as if he has kyubi like a pet. although the kyubi recognizes and respects the sinister nature of madara's chakra it would seem unlikely that the legendary extremely uber powerful demon like the kyubi, also the god of fire, would jus submit to a mere human's power. there must have been a deal.
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there are two reasons why what you say is incorrect. first of all in chapter 385 itachi clearly stated that the MS true purpose was to control the kyuubi or at least something along those lines. second of all when sasuke entered naruto's mind the kyuubi said something along the lines of oh the sharingan that cursed clan's power. and then it goes on to say that sasuke had the eyes that were similar to madara's and then sasuke supresses the kyuubi. after that the kyuubi is surprised at the fact that sasuke can surpress his power. those facts alludes to the MS being able to control the kyuubi.
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well damn cant argue wit dat logic i jus find it hard that although an entire village of ninjas( which included the third hokage and the legendary fourth) couldn't defeat the kyubi and the fourth had to die to seal him away but it took one sharingan user to like madara to control that demon like and supress its powers what do you think gives the sharingan user that power to suppress the chakra maybe its some relation to the first and his wooden based justsu
hey but isn't the mokuton of the first and the power of the sharingan the same in terms of their effect on the kyubi. they both suppress its power. actually mokuton can suppress any biju's chakra you may say it puts alot of strain on the user but the first probably had no trouble in doing it.
well kishi is looking forward to destroy the last particularity of the protagonist in the famous orange jump suit:naruto....the kyuubi-considered as a gift by many- ,in the favor of an uchiha disease:sharingan-considered as a curse by many-...
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Sunday Aug. 26 Press Conference
Jack Kuzar is the district manager for MSHA. He read a statement from Richard Stickler, assistant secretary of labor. "The first six bore holes didn't provide us with conclusive evidence. An additional drill hole will be drilled." Hole number six was filled with rubble, there was no void; the listening device was tried and also pounding on the drilling steels to no avail. Kuzar said MSHA has been working since the beginning of the accident on Aug. 6 on robotics. "It is a long shot, but we owe it to the families to do everything possible to locate their loved ones. We have evaluated the holes already in place to see which one would be most suitable."
Kuzar introduced Dr. Robin Murphy from a university in Florida. She explained how the robot would work. It will be lowered down bore hole three for 2,000 feet where it will land and raise up its camera. The base weighs 70 pounds which will help keep the camera stable and from tipping over.
The camera will project real time photographs back to Dr. Murphy. She said the Crandall Canyon situation is the most challenging she has ever seen and she predicted a less than 50 percent chance of being successful and finding valuable information.
The zoom camera has a light which can illuminate 50 feet of viewing distance. It will be lowered into the 8 7/8th inch hole which will be a tight fit. The base can pull 1,000 feet of tether with it. Murphy expressed concern the camera may be damaged on the way down the uncased hole, but that hole when cased isn't big enough for the robot to fit down. It is also possible rocks along the way might damage the camera, or the debris in the tunnel as the robot enters the mine. Another concern is the mesh along the roof which may tangle the camera. The camera can turn in all directions and make turns within the mine. Once the robot goes down they may not be able to get it back out depending on conditions.
Murphy said robots of this type have been on the design board for 10 years for use in emergency situations like the one ongoing at Crandall Canyon. This design was of the type used at the World Trade Center after Sept. 11.
Cost of this robot is $100,000. The use of the robot is donated by Inuktun and services will only be charged if the equipment is destroyed.
Murphy said the exploring will be a very laborious process and they will look very carefully for any sign of the miners.
Kuzar explained it is a long shot. MSHA has been working with this company since 2002 on robotics to aid in search and rescue efforts within mines and other sites.
Robert Murray, Murray Energy president addressed the press conference. "We have committed to drill a seventh hole in the location of the dinner hole. This decision was made after consultation with the families and with MSHA. As I have said the last three weeks, all decisions have been made with MSHAs approval."
Murray reported UtahAmerican Energy is suspending mining at the Tower mine near Price. This is a temporary action while the mine is inspected by the 10 engineering firms which have been hired by Murray for this purpose. His concerns lie in the fact that Tower is a deep mine similar to the one in Crandall Canyon. "We take our responsibility to safety seriously," said Murray. "No pound of coal is worth getting hurt over. We are taking additional engineering studies. These 10 different engineering companies will evaluate the mining plans of Tower and West Ridge.
Murray said Joy Manufacturing has been working on an underground automated system for them. A memory cut which uses fiber optics and a camera system remotely. Two weeks ago Murray told Joy to accelerate this effort.
Murray said he met with Tower and West Ridge miners to let them know they are laying off 170 people temporarily until the 10 firms have reviewed the plan and the new equipment is installed. "Every man has been offered a job at the Illinois and Ohio mines. If they go to Ohio or Illinois, they will not miss a days pay and will be paid to ride a bus back east. They will work three weeks and be off one week. They will also be offered free board and room."
Murray said the West Ridge mine has lower cover and seismic activity hasn't been an issue with West Ridge.
Murray praised the dedication of the employees who have been involved in the rescue effort. David Canning and Mike Glassom have been onsite at the drilling rigs for three solid weeks. "The dedication of these people is something that has been missed in the reporting. These men are loyal to the rescue and they are loyal to me," said Murray.


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: I need a recommedation for a toilet to be located in a corner on an angle instead of parallel to the wall. The center of the mount is 17 inches from the corner (coming out at a 45 degree angle, if that makes sense). The current unit is an Eljer with with a triangular closet, but it's old and needs to be replaced.
: Unrelated question. I am going to put in new unit in another bathroom, probably the Toto Ultramax if I can find a distributor. Perhaps a silly question, but does a new unit such as this put any extra pressure on the pipes that could cause leaking at the joints. The house is about 50 years old with what appear to be iron pipes. They have leaked in the past (at the joints) when there has been a blockage and an attempt to plunge it loose.
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iFi Audio stunned me from the very first time that I saw local distributor E1-AKG posted info regarding their products line-up in our local forum. Why? Because the line-up is really special,and for me they are really innovative and offer line-up that is really important and useful in everyone setup,and those often been forgotten,such as iUSB and iDAC. I am actually interested to know more on the other products in the line-up,but start from the iCAN,I feel nothing but impressed from head to toe,what iFI have been produced here,at least iCAN (I have not yet experienced with iDAC and iUSB),is really astounding.
Sincerely thanks for Vincent from iFi to provide me this unit of iCAN to accomplish this review. I will be concentrate on the sound/audio performance in this write up.
Description,Packaging and Outlook
iFi website has stated the specification and description of the iCAN clearly. And this is what Vincent told me:
iFi pronounced i and Fi - so "interactive fidelity"
1. The analogue sections of the iFi gear (iDAC, iCAN and iPHONO) all run Class A (which is quite unusual at this price point.
2. They are directly coupled (and a bit more) so there are no output coupling capacitors
Our philosophy is that we do 95% of the hard graft and leave the last 5% for the customer to choose – audio is subjective after all.
Eg iCAN.
- Each user has different headphones
- Each user may have multiple headphones
So the XBass is to all fine adjustment of the headphone to suit.
Recordings are largely created for speakers, not headphones, hence the "in your head" aural sensation
The 3D Hologographic Sound System is not 'just crossfeed". We are quite meticulous about understanding the sound reproduction process. So we understand how recordings are made and how the human ear 'hears'. The 3D is a way to redress the recording to suit listening "in the ear".
Last but not least, our technology comes from AMR and they make US$5,000 to US$15,000 high-end audio equipment.
----------Vincent from iFi Audio
iCAN come with a trendy,clean and simple box. The box reminded me some kind of fruit phone's packaging box. While the packaging box is quite good,opened up and the accessories included are also impressive,a Ultra Low Noise Ac/DC adapter (this unit is no ordinary adapter that you might find,this is a truly low noise and high quality Ac/Dc adapter according to iFi),RCA (Female to male) cable,3.5mm cable (Male to Male) and some sheet,impressive and well done! I should have mentioned that iCAN accept 3.5mm inline and RCA jack.
From the price perspective, I don't think iCAN is a expensive headphone amplifier. All right,I do earn hard money but please consider this headphone amplifier is designed together/by AMR, the accessories included in the package, and the build quality of this amplifier is excellent,solid and built like tank.
The volume knob,and the toggle switch are all constructed by high quality and robust material, the design is simple and straight forward. I have some minor compain though,the volume knob is a little bit stiff to turn and the marking of XBass/3D level is not same and clear (I have to look closely to see,but I have get used to this after some short time,but I think this can be corrected by next product,first stage of XBass is 'off',but first stage of 3D is 'strongest',this is quite confusing at first,and I am wondered why they design iCAN toggle switch position like this),but these are all small problem,and nothing to do with audio performance of iCAN. I have 98% to like the iCAN,and only 2% to dislike.
Audio Performance
I have paired Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 250 Ohm, Focal Spirit One,Creative Aurvana Live!, Goldring DR150,Shure SE425 along with Yu Long D100II Dac section and Stoner Acoustic UD100 DAC. Connected through Monster RCA cable.
Now lets moved into the more fun and most important section of the iCAN.
I know that some of you are getting really itchy to know how this beast sound,iCAN has some of the very good sound quality. Let me elaborate more below.
As I have already mentioned and maybe you have already know,iCAN has bass boost feature,which iFi named them 'XBass',well,this is a good and favourable feature. If you have followed my review,you must already know that I am a big fan of the bass boost function,I am not a basshead,also I hate those bass boost simply cut too much treble response or any closed sound signature,but for those bass boost that just boost the bass and give you good frequency response for mid and high,I am glad to tell you that iCAN bass boost is the kind that fits my and most of us liking.
When I paired the Focal Spirit One with iCAN particularly,the bass impact and depth of the bass is remarkably good,it shakes my head with or without turning on the 'XBass' features,the bass is clear and whole spectrum is just nice,you won't get bloated or too much bass when the 'XBass' features are turned off,what you will get is clear and good presentation of bass. Turning on the bass boost features,it turn my world around and became a bass monster.
Afraid of recessed or bad treble response from iCAN? No worries! Treble is good and sparkly, I paired it with Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro250 ohm,played 鸭子拌咀 by chinese master 阎学敏,the response is good,with good sense of detail and response,not recessed at all. But this is not the best pairing for this song,I paired it with Goldring DR150 and this pairing give me much better and revealing treble. In short,high frequency and treble response is really good,added some warmth and richness to the music,blessed with enjoyable music experience.
I double confirmed this by playing Milestone (The Fred Hersch Trio Plays),the high frequency and treble is there with good presentation,it is never too much. Played 'The Fred Hersch Trio Plays' album,and I am immersed in the music.
iCAN do give me some rich sound,this will be a great pairing if you have a thin sounding headphone just like DR150,make DR150 a truly enjoyable headphone than I thought it was really is.
Smooth,rich and up-front sound
Yes, from what I have listened, I do think that sound signature of iCAN is smooth,rich and up-front,iCAN can be a naughty and fun headphone amp if you slip your hand to the 'XBass' toggle button,without turning 'XBass' on,the sound is already enjoyable and bass has already in good presentation. Also,iCAN is clean sounding with good speed.
So I played Patriot Games album by James Horner,I have been attacked by deep and robust bass,and surround by the fast pace music. Especially the forth tracks,the hits.
This is a feature that appeared on the iCAN,done very nice and I do heard some expansion in soundstage when I switched it on. But strangely,I do think that switch it off I can get better soundstage than turning it on,and I do get some audible noise when I turn it on,but nothing significant.
I am one of the guy that appreciate simplicity,so most of the time I just turned it off.
Wait!! How is the midrange and soundstage performance??
Vocal is forward,not those will split right in your face,but vocal definitely has good presentation. Guitar sounded nicely as well,midrange performed nicely. I don;t find any of the frequency spectrum is boosted (When you switched off the 'XBass' feature). Really I have no complain for the performance of the iCAN as a desktop amp.
Soundstage wise,tested with some live recording (Hell Freezes Over and Jack Cheung Live concert) along with Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 250 Ohm,it has some average width but decent ambience,the ambience is there,sound stage is quite good,positioning and imaging wise,is good. Instrument separation is great,when i played 'Paganini for Two' ,I can listen to each of the instrument clearly.
When I played 'The Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez - Strawinski - Petrouchka Le Sacre du Printemps',each of the instrument get thier position and play with clarity.
Vivere Album by Andrea Bocelli played with emotion and expressive,vocal is great. Vocal has enough of air and space.
The Pairing and Synergy
i thought this will be only a great paired for thin sounding headphone,but I am wrong as ICAN has gave me some really good and enjoyable music along with Creative Aurvana Live! and Focal Spirit One,which those two are quite thick and rich sounding
What I don't like
Well, they are good. But personally think that it lack some kind of spacious and width,I think that if iCAN can improve on this,this will be the top quality desktop amp. No,don't get me wrong, they are good in this section,but it can be better,for the price, I have no complain though. I just hope that it can be better.
Nothing being created in this world come without shortcomings,so iCAN has shortcomings as well,don't look this with a magnifying glass,but just a note. iCAN might not be the most revealing and biggest,widest,open soundstage amp. it is good,but not the best,I do hope music can flow more free.
Also,might be great for some,but personally I do think that we should have some gain control on iCAN,it is TOO POWERFUL for portable amp and most of the iem I threw at it. Even with the 250 ohm Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro, I don't have to turn the volume to 50%,35% of the maximum volum give me above listening volume.
All of the 'flaws' I stated here not really the flaw,with the price,it is easily forgivable.
I don't have headphone amp with me now,except iCAN,most of my item have been sent out to my friends and lend them. But when I compared iFi iCAN with YuLong Audio D100 II internal amp,iCAN has somewhat obvious more up front sound than my D100 II,I can't say which is better,but iCAN has more refine and warmer presentation. To be fair,D100 II's headphone amplifier section is just a bonus,the DAC is already worth how much it sell.
And when I compared to Bravo Audio's Rock,which personally I haven't found love with,iCAN obviously is better. Refine and smooth,with good impact also insightful.
I can add in few to compare,but pointless as iCAN has some kind of up-front and forward sound,which is very energetic. Meanwhile,I found the sound signature is really favourable.
AMR have respectable experience in design audiophile stuffs,and iCAN didn't come with disappointment. It is good and up to my expectation,I thought the Class A performance might make it very hot after sometimes of use,but reality prove me that I am just worry too much,it do get hotter when I use it,but nothing really big deal.
While I am actually like how iFi iCAN sounded,I am respect even more with iFi's spirit,they aimed to produce better sound for desktop,computer might be our next trend in audio world,every track of mine is in lossless digital files format,and iDAC,iUSB and iCAN in this entry,I can clearly see that iFi has created some stuffs that is great,especially they emphasised on what other manufacturer often forgot or refuse to give,such as the ultra low noise AC/DC adapter (and come with adapter that fit your country wall plug standard),also RCA and 3.5mm cable. The cable is nothing of the exotic material,but it is a bonus that iFi do including these cable to consumer,for starting,price of a good cable might burn some consumer's ass.
I am agreed that iCAN might not be a budget headphone amplifier,but it is worth the money in my opinion,in Malaysia it only cost RM1050 (330 USD),and our well known Malaysia and Singapore distributor have long time a good supplier,I am not worry on the back-up service. iFi do have some responsive and good customer service,and I hope they will keep this up,also produce better products in future.
The reason I love this headphone amplifier is simple though,good sound with good look.
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