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The TV we're reviewing today is actually quite a watershed moment. For despite being 42in across and sporting the Panasonic brand, the L42D25B doesn't use plasma technology. Instead, Panasonic has caved in to public demand - well, that's our take on it, anyway! - and for the first time released a TV bigger than 37in that uses LCD technology. Or edge-LED LCD technology to be more precise.
Given what a huge part plasma plays in Panasonic's AV strategy, we can really imagine the tortured meetings at Panasonic HQ as people discussed the pros and cons of finally publicly acknowledging that maybe, just maybe, there really is a place in the AV firmament for big-screen LCD tech.
We can also imagine that Panasonic is on tenterhooks to find out how its big TV gamble actually shapes up when put through its paces by the likes of TrustedReviews. So let's get on with finding out!
The L42D25B is thankfully rather more attractive than the vast majority of Panasonic's rather dour plasma TVs. First, its bezel is coloured in a rather fetching, high-gloss grey rather than the usual black. Second, the bezel employs a gentle two-layer effect that looks quite stylish in the flesh rather than overcomplicated as it maybe sounds on paper.
Finally, the TV is unusually slim by Panasonic standards. The main panel is just 39mm deep, in fact - a clear product of its edge LED lighting system. Though unfortunately Panasonic's apparent inability to shrink its overall electronic design means the full TV depth sneaks up to a rather less elegant 77mm in places.
The L42D25B's connections are pretty comprehensive, and even include one unique feature - or at least it's unique to Panasonic this year. That jack is an LNB connection, there because the L42D25B is another of Panasonic's TVs with a Freesat HD tuner built in.
Not that you have to have a satellite dish to get HD broadcasts on the L42D25B, mind you. For it also enjoys a Freeview HD tuner if you're in a suitable reception area.
As with any TV boasting an HD tuner in the UK, the L42D25B sports an Ethernet port for accessing potential future Freeview HD/Freesat HD interactive services (probably a version of the BBC iPlayer initially). But of more immediate interest are the Ethernet's other two uses: as a means of accessing files from a DLNA PC, and as your gateway to Panasonic's Viera Cast online platform.
We've covered this online service in numerous recent reviews and articles - in particular we refer you to our recent feature comparing all the different online systems. So today we'll just say that while Viera Cast isn't as content-rich as the online efforts of Sony and Samsung, its interface is excellent, and the likelihood of good new services being added in the future is high.
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i looked at the D25 side by side with a v20 plasma and difference in black level was very obvious. The v20 was miles ahead of the d25 at least in this respect. So if black level is your goal, then i wouldnt pick this over a plasma..
I think Panasonic will 'get there' with LED eventually, but something has to be done on the design side as, whichever technology, their sets looks horrible and horribly dated.
i currently own the 37" model of this TV, and one of the things you failed to mention (as far as i saw) is the fact that the D25 series use IPS screens, which gives them excellent viewing angles and colour quality, and is what made me choose this TV over many others!
whoops i read it again and turns out it was mentioned!
Great review as always. BUT, the crucial questions is: TX-L42D25B or TX-P42G20B? LCD vs Plasma ? Otherwise, specs look similar...
Agreed. Samsung have Touch of Colour, LG have the one-piece Infinia, Phillips have that whole silver and Ambilight system going on, and Panasonic, um, uh... ugghh. It's not a generic box (like that Asus O!Play streamer) where the unsightliness matters not since it gets shoved under the telly - it IS the telly. This is a case where the Wife Approval Factor is probably the last line of defence against someone placing a ruddy great tacky plastic structure in the middle of the room. What the hell are Panasonic still doing wrapping their class leading screens up in such cheap Christmas paper?
It's not just the WAF in this case. Panasonic achieve a degree of fugliness of design that offends even my eyes! As much as I love the pictures their plasmas achieve, I keep being drawn to that thick, heavy, large, battle grey bezel!
CNET were just talking about how Panasonic are getting into the portable gaming market, and my first thought was, "Dude! Screw that! Market's overcrowded with the DS and iOS anyway. Your TVs are you flagship products. Throw all your money into a new design team that'll make the aesthetics look presentable by late 2000s standards."
@Golden Guy
There is a photo of Panasonic's portable player, called the Jungle, doing the rounds:
It looks like someone at Panasonic discovered they had a warehouse full of grey plastic going unused and then hired the people whose TV designs were considered too ugly even for them!
the review is completed different from that of CNET who rated this TV with 5 stars. i watched this TV side by side with Panasonic V20 plama and the difference is very clear, the plama is far better. but this TV is featured packed and better than LED from other makes. Great TV
You sure about that? CNET don't hand out 5 star ratings easily. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen them go beyond their 4½ Outstanding rating for anything - not even for a Pioneer Kuro. Perhaps it was a user rating instead of the editor's one?
@GoldenGuy - Interesting, I also haven't seen Cnet give out many 5 star ratings, so did a quick search and it appears this TV did get 5 stars:
Even more spooky is that it was apparently reviewed by the same person who's just done a iPhone app piece for TR. Although I can't see how anyone can call this TV stylish, as the Cnet review did. And @Kaytorch, 8/10 is a very good score and the two reviews (TR and Cnet) aren't a million miles apart.
Mirroring others in terms of the design of their sets. I can understand them going for a minimalist design but their design team need only look at the Pioneer Kuro to understand how to keep aesthetics simple but still project class to customers. It's the only hurdle they face otherwise their sets are always top class.
I think not until we get OLED sets will Plasma be finally usurped for picture quality.
@ Kaytorch, Pbryanw
Sorry guys. I was looking at and commenting upon the US site. Forgot about the UK one - I rarely check it. I don't know how strict they are with their star ratings there.
Whilst I may be a bit late with this comment I would like to say that I have had the european version of this set for about a year now, this has a sat receiver rather than a freesat with cam slots. I had at the time reviewed and chosen a different TV but when I went to purchase saw the Panny and fell in love with it instantly. I took it home and have loved it ever since even the SD pictures are close to HD clarity. The only problem I have is the sound from the built in speakers but use Pioneer headphones or soundbar mostly.
The style I LIKE and I realise everybody has their own style taste but I hate those so called edge TV's they look so flimsy and like somebody has left a blacked out car window on the wall or TV cabinet.
Just to endorse my view anybody that comes to my house when the TV is on always comment on the brilliant picture, but I have changed the factory settings. All in all I am very satisfied with the set.
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Today, we are talking about cupcakes!
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I decided to answer those questions today.
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Rather that do a picture tutorial, I did a VIDEO TUTORIAL with the hopes that everything would be more clear.
I am a little camera- shy.
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By the way, these are vanilla cupcakes and I am frosting them with chocolate buttercream icing.
It's always NICE to have a handy guide.
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Surrounded.Posted: June 22nd, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: consensual delusion, life, love, opportunity, Political opportunity, politics, society, success, too big to fail, United States, Wealth | No Comments »
We live in a time that is dominated by fear. A fear that is different and more pervasive than any living generation in our country has ever encountered. A fear that is characterized by incongruence. Being both real and imagined, stemming from both emotion and intellect as well as being identifiable and unknown. It is nefarious, It is subtle. And it is surrounding us.
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This is what happens when you worship false gods. When you do things for the wrong reasons. When you give in to the ends justifying the means. When you stand idly by and accept something that you know in your heart to be not just untrue, but simply wrong.
Life, your life is not a series of endpoints, it is an ongoing process. It flows, without beginning and without an end. It is an evolving dynamic experience that provides one with the opportunity to engage a continuum of emotions. And despite what we are taught, despite what innuendos are propagated in popular culture and our modern day mythology, no one stands alone. We are all connected and collectively responsible. Life is not about amassing power and hording wealth but about loving others and the joy of sharing. Life is not about holding on and maintaining the status the quo but about letting go and seeking something more wonderful through a journey into the unknown. Fear breeds greater fear. Love inspires greater love.


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- Women in the U.S. are eleven times more likely to be murdered with guns than women in other high-income countries.
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This is a discussion on Gun recommendations within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by tacman605
Walther P22.
Ditto, I really like mine, and it's lite....
Originally Posted by tacman605
Walther P22.
Ditto, I really like mine, and it's lite.
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If your lean to the autoloader isn't too pronounced, let me suggest a .22 revolver. First, with a wheelgun your lad won't learn "spray and pray" and shoot just to smell the gunsmoke or hear the empties tinkling on the floor. Slowing it down is really, really good for teaching gun handling and marksmanship (not to mention easier on the budget, even if you're shooting .22s).
Next - if you select a double-action revolver, the DA trigger pull is a huge discipline builder... even with dry-fire. Balance a penny on the barrel (if it has a rib) throughout the DA trigger stroke while keeping the sights aligned on the target... can't really get much out of that exercise with an autoloader.
Last - if you start him out with a SA revolver like a Single-Six, he will have to learn good muzzle and trigger discipline to de-cock and unload.
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These sell for $20 and they flat fee the shipping which is nice. I bought a few of these in 20mm, 22mm and 24mm and a few Zulu straps and was only charged $5.15 for shipping and handling. Even more impressive their order team was enough on the ball that when I went back later that day to order two more things they found the first order and grouped it together and only charged me the flat rate on one order and refunded the shipping on the second order. This was done without me calling or asking in email so
When the strap arrived today it was exactly as described. The strap is uniform in width so all are sizes are 24mm wide and then are trimmed for the 22mm and 20mm for those versions. The thickness tapers from 5mm to 2mm which is really nice and makes it look like a very high cost strap. The strap comes with the spring pins (look to be 1.5-2mm) installed in each piece. All straps are black and as noted above there are 4 stitching color options (Black, Red, Yellow and White). They are really not very clear what it is made of exactly but it does have a leather with a rubber coating feel similar to some of the coatings. The look is a matt black with a diamond sort of nylon pattern with heavy stitching. The buckle is heavy duty Stainless Steel with a 4 mm center tang. The holes for the buckle are slotted to match the tang. The over all construction is very solid and I would believe a spring pin would break before this strap would fail. For the 20mm and the 22mm the extra kick out adds a nice touch on a Monster or a Tuna.
The BFS spring pin holes are 47mm apart so they are a little on the wide side. I mention this since one thing I see with all size variation is that the minimum wrist size this will fit while attached to the most Seiko watches is 7-1/4" wrist size (Maybe a 7" if you like straps looser) with out adding holes. Since these are slotted and not round that would be a little difficult.
So for the 20mm, 22mm & 24mm for 7" wrist and above and for less that a 7" wrist.
The feel is very nice and I actually like it as much or better than the one I have for my Panerai that cost 8-10 times as much. The look is exotic/high tech. It sheds water like a duck and can be tailored to the watch it is attached to by stitching color. I give it for feel, look, quality and value. Not bad when a $20 strap can look and feel better than one costing much more. So all as advertised on these accounts.
Overall I am really pleased with it and to prove it I have about 6 more coming in. Nice to have a strap that is both dressy and you can dive without changing it. Just what I was looking for.
Please note I have a 7.5" wrist and I generally wear the straps and bracelets tighter than most people do.
Please note on the above picture I tweaked up the lighting to show the texture and construction better. The thread looks a little brown because of this. Please ignore this, it is very black and matches the strap color.


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Gulf between Australia and the rest is now just a gap, say Pakistan
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The new coach of Pakistan, Bob Woolmer, believes the gap that Australia enjoy over the rest of the cricketing world is narrowing and he wants to see his team take a big step closer to them in the final of Holland's first triangular tournament in Amsterdam on Saturday.
However, as people have come to know about Pakistan, that could well happen in the form of a stunning victory just as easily as the match could be a walkover for Australia, completed between some more of the rain spells which have dogged the tournament and which have been forecast to continue.
But Woolmer, who took over cricket's most unpredictable outfit last month, at least believes the target which Pakistan and other teams have their eyes focused upon is drawing nearer. The former England batsman, who spent a long and frustrating time trying to bring Australia down as coach of Hansie Cronje's South Africa, said India's effort in drawing last summer's four-Test series in Australia 1-1 had given all other sides hope that cricket's dominant force of the past decade was showing small but encouraging signs of vulnerability at the start of its new post-Steve Waugh era.
Woolmer said he would take Pakistan into Saturday's final, as well as their three-Test series in Australia next summer, heartened that while Ricky Ponting's side has still been winning, it did not seem to be obliterating rivals with the same force as in previous years.
"There are signs that maybe it's not quite as smooth for Australia as it was, and you would expect that it would take a little time for the transformation," Woolmer said. "India played well against them in the drawn series. What it says is the other sides are beginning to get closer.
"Pakistan has a lot of talent and I think they'll go in that direction. I know the players want to. There is nothing to stop them."
Australia have won their past eight one-day tournaments, and still boast some impressive recent Test form, having won four of their five such matches since Ponting took over as captain, all against Sri Lanka. Woolmer noted, however, that Sri Lanka came within 27 runs of levelling their home series 1-1 before Australia took it 3-0, and that they also recovered from a 149-run loss to Australia in the opener of the return series in Darwin to draw the second match in Cairns.
"Sri Lanka didn't do too badly against them. In that sense Australia weren't as dominant as they have been. They still won but they didn't wipe teams off the face of the earth as they have done in the past," said Woolmer.
But he added that Australia were still the model for his and other teams to follow.
"If any of us want to compete at their level, we've got to reach their level first before we can even consider overtaking them."
Pakistan, who thrashed arch rival India in the only one of three scheduled matches completed here this week, will be eager to land an early punch against Australia. The two sides will meet again in a friendly on Saturday week at Lord's ahead of the Champions Trophy, and could also face each other in the final of that tournament.
The Australians, still less than match fit after rain allowed them only one batting innings from two games this week, will be keen to snuff out the threat posed by all-rounders Shoaib Malik and Abdur Razzaq, who were in form with bat and ball last Saturday against India.
Australia will want to give their bowlers a solid work-out ahead of Sunday's transfer to England, especially paceman Brett Lee as he makes his comeback from ankle surgery.
Rain has been forecast to meddle with everyone's plans again, however, having been a major and frustrating influence on Holland's first tournament earlier in the week.


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I'd like to promote SwanSong – http://audiojungle.net/user/SwanSong
In looking for someone to promote I specifically searched for an Orange paw author with a portfolio of 20+ tracks who was still actively uploading new items.There's some good tracks in Marija's portfolio which have attracted positive comments. Hopefully a little promotion will help give SwanSong enough sales to progress to a Brown paw and provide inspiration to keep uploading more music.
Wow, that's so kind of you! I am glad to hear that. Nice work in your portfolio! I am little busy in these couple of days, but new tracks will come soon. Thank you for your opinion! Best regards!
I want to promote Renat Solishchanskyy – Not only is he an outstanding composer, he is a selfless person who deserves promotion himself.http://audiojungle.net/user/Renat_Solishchanskyy
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I want to promote SamyBeats. He's good man, who writes nice hip-hop and piano music:) He have not many sales, so lets support our friend! http://audiojungle.net/user/SamyBeats
Wow,thank you
Hey guys, will you please check out my friend, Steve? He's really got an incredible portfolio. He's a top notch musician who really has more experience in the music industry than most of us authors on here. Trust me, I know him personally.
Just give some of his portfolio a listen. You'll see how amazing his stuff is:http://audiojungle.net/user/ClassicBeauty/portfolio
very good musician
Hi guys! So many hidden talents in here, this topic is great!
I have found someone absolutely worth checking out too! They are new to AudioJungle, the name is Minuetto Audio.
They mainly compose motivational tunes and corporate jingles from what I saw, but heck they are really good at it! I guess they just need more exposure so I'm promoting them here. I also had a brief talk with the leader guy, looks an amazing and funny person too.
Don't miss them, I'm sure their talent combined with the type of music that sells in the Jungle will make them top-rated authors in no time
Hi guys
I want to promote Kris Fisher. But particularly this video he scored for Ubisoft which I just checked out. Very slick, super cinematic action piece – as good as anything by a major composer in Hwood. Really top notch work. This guy's good. Good fun video too.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNm6qGwx5kI
His profile http://audiojungle.net/user/kristopherfisheraudio
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Hi guys I want to promote Kris Fisher. ........................... Good fun video too.
Awesome! This is absolutely top notch. Did I get it right? All made by Kris, audio/video? You're fantastic!
Crazy horror-movie Jamie! Calling it "good fun video".
Hats up for this project, Udo
Kris wrote the music for that promo film, not the video component. And yes I have a warped idea of what constitutes cinema "fun" Udo
I'm off to see the new version of Evil Dead shortly – my idea of a perfect night!
Hope a few AJ'ers took the time to check out Kris' work on that Assassins Creed promo. I loved and it and his style of music is right up my alley. Great job again Kris!


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Definition of harvest
1 : the season for gathering in agricultural crops the beginning of the harvest
2 : the act or process of gathering in a crop assisting neighbors in their harvest
3a : a mature crop (as of grain or fruit) : yield bountiful harvestsb : the quantity of a natural product gathered in a single season the salmon harvest timber harvests
4 : an accumulated store or productive result a harvest of revenue
Examples of harvest in a Sentence
The beginning of the harvest varies from year to year.
It is time for the harvest.
They prayed for a bountiful harvest.
We had enormous harvests of corn this year.
Origin and Etymology of harvest
Middle English hervest, from Old English hærfest; akin to Latin carpere to pluck, gather, Greek karpos fruit
First Known Use: before 12th century
Definition of harvest
transitive verb
1a : to gather in (a crop) : reap harvesting cornb : to gather, catch, hunt, or kill (salmon, oysters, deer, etc.) for human use, sport, or population controlc : to remove or extract (something, such as living cells, tissues, or organs) from culture (see 1culture 6) or from a living or recently deceased body especially for transplanting
2a : to accumulate a store of has now harvested this new generation's scholarly labors — M. J. Wienerb : to win by achievement the team harvested several awards
intransitive verb
: to gather in a crop especially for food sold it standing in the field to save himself the trouble of harvesting — Pearl Buck
harvestableplay \ˈhär-və-stə-bəl\ adjective
Examples of harvest in a Sentence
It is time to harvest the wheat.
They want to harvest timber in these woods.
Origin and Etymology of harvest
see 1harvest
First Known Use: 15th century
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Definition of harvest for English Language Learners
: the season when crops are gathered from the fields or the activity of gathering crops
: the amount of crops that are gathered; also : the amount of a natural product gathered in a single season
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: to gather (a crop)
: to gather or collect (something) for use
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Definition of harvest for Students
1 : the gathering of a crop
2 : the season when crops are gathered
3 : a ripe crop They passed miles of naked grapevines, stripped of their harvest … — Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising
Definition of harvest for Students
1 : to gather in a crop
2 : to gather or collect for use harvest timber
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You have mentioned it, but in your last post you claimed the $1,500 would get you below $400/month.
So if it's the base 528i and your removing $4k in options, the monthly payment will drop by more than $100 ($4000/36). Unfortunately, there is only one option listed in the offer which is $2,600, but that will still get you below $400/mo. If you want to put down another $7,200 then the payment will drop below $200/month. If you keep adding a few more grand your monthly payments will reach $0. Is $0/mo the best BMW lease ever? Well, that's called a single payment lease and should only be considered when we climb back towards double digit interest rates.
Anyway, I'm not here to argue with you, but I do try to make people aware of potentially misleading information by sharing the bigger picture. Putting $7-8k down is a bad idea, unless of course you are using it for MSDs.
If you are cool with it, then realize there have been incredible lease deals over the years. This one, although pretty good at the moment, doesn't strike me as the best ever. Sure the residual is up, but the money factor is also up and the incentvies have also been higher. I've seen the get you in the door $399 deals before. On the otherhand, just two months ago there was a 2yr 535 lease that several members got that struck me as a better deal overall. Good luck in your purchase.
Fair enough.
I posted in another thread that I never hunt for cars because I'm not a good hunter. I sit back and let the best deals come to me. It might be lazy but I find it effective.
My point in sharing this little anecdote with you is that I'm always aware of current BMW leasing programs because I wait for them to come to me. I've been keeping track of BMW since I shook hands with Porsche 15 years ago. I honestly believe right now are the best lease values I've ever seen for BMW.
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11 p.m. — 500 block of South Gulfstream Avenue. Petit Theft from Building. A maintenance worker at a condominium reported that an unknown person took the large round mirror used by drivers exiting the complex. Two weeks earlier, someone damaged another round mirror and left it behind in the process of removing it. Several lights had been knocked over and damaged on New Year's Eve, as well. The officer said he would put out a request for a patrol car to occasionally monitor the complex.
March 14
5 p.m. — 2000 block of South Tuttle Avenue. Criminal Mischief. A man reported that his scooter was vandalized while it was left in a parking lot. An unknown person ripped the lid on the storage compartment of the scooter. The person threw items from the storage compartment onto the ground, but did not take anything.
6:40 p.m. — 1300 block of 43rd Street. Dispute/Fight. A woman said that she and her neighbor had a verbal argument after her neighbor called animal services on her cat. The neighbor told officers that the cat came into her yard and "does its business," which she does not like. Officers advised the woman to keep her animals from entering her neighbor's property.
7:30 p.m. — 2500 block of 10th Street. Dispute/Fight. A man reported that a group of children shot his child with an airsoft gun in the parking lot of their apartment complex. The man said this was an ongoing issue with the children, who he believes do not live in the apartment complex. Officers told the man to speak with management and try to figure out the names of the children's parents so the issue could be addressed.
March 15
1:22 a.m. — 1900 block of Ringling Boulevard. Traffic Hazard. A man called to complain that a dark van was sitting in the thoroughfare. A nearby nightclub owned the van, and the man said he had gotten in a verbal dispute with the staff at the club a week earlier. The man said the nightclub was "getting out of control." A staff member moved the van after the officer requested it be moved.
10 p.m. — 2300 block of Ringling Boulevard. Suspicion General/Unknown. An employee at a business reported that someone switched the building's power off two times in the previous two days, and she suspected a transient was responsible. The incident occurred at the same time both days. The building's security footage was too grainy to identify the person, but the officer said patrol officers would monitor the building for loiterers in the future.
3:32 a.m. — 1000 block of Villagio Circle. Suspicious Person. A woman reported that a man tried to kick her door in. When an officer arrived on the scene, a man who stated he was delivering newspapers approached him. The man said he threw a paper at the wrong apartment by mistake, and when he went to retrieve the paper, the woman began to yell through the door at him. The officer explained the situation to the woman, who insisted that the man tried to kick in her door.
March 17
5:45 a.m. — 200 block of Bahia Vista Street. Dispute/Fight. An officer was dispatched in response to a verbal dispute at a laundromat. An employee at the laundromat said that a woman refused to leave the business when asked. The woman left without incident after officers arrived.


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Dunlop makes a 205/50-16 for the Z1...its 24.1" (close to OE diameter)
The RT615 Falkens also come in a 215/45-16...its 23.5"
The B-Stone RE01 is a 205/45-16...and is about 23.2"
The shorter tires will give better gearing. The Dunlop and the B-Stone will out-grip the Falken. The Falken is cheap, the Z1 a bit more. Pick your poison...they'll work OK.
Because the Focus, especially the SVT, likes the shorter tire for gearing, I suspect the B-Stone would be fastest.
Ditto'd and +1 on all counts. The Z1 is looking like a very fast new tire; it supposedly has both a compound nearly as grippy as the Yoko Advan Neova, which are $$$.$$, and a much more rigid structure than the 'stones, which is a benefit for camber-challenged, nose heavy cars like ours. The RT-615 is a standby, and the 215/45 would be a great way to go. So would the stone, which may be less of a pinch on the 6" rim, and so would be Z1, though those are said to run super-wide for their called size.
No real bad way to go with those, just understand you're not buying a long wearing street tire. The BFG G-force Sport, or maybe a General Exclaim UHP or similar tire might be a better call if you don't plan on quite as much dedication. It can also be better to learn to be fast with a less grippy setup, you won't waste a stickier setup later that way.
EDIT: on tire size, I've long read that while pinching a wide tire is NOT optimal, at day's end the wider tire is almost ALWAYS faster. If you have unlimited realestate, then a square or slight stretched fit should be quicker. Since you dont have that in stock class, the widest tire will, all other thing being equal, be faster.
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Went down stairs to take out 2 ducks that I have prept to mount for tomorrow.
Open the freezer and My freezer died!
Its not a large freezer but it was full, I put the 2 ducks for the morning in the fridge then made room in the house freezer and packed the 10 ducks that I have yet to skin in there with the 2 geese that I prept last weekend , so they are all good.
The work will be turning ears and fleshing the 4 coyote, 5 redfox and 2 mink that I had in there from this years trapping.
I bought one of those hand held fleshers that run off of my air compressor(It just arrived 2 days ago)Hope it works well.
I need to get them all fleshed and prept and in the salt this weekend .


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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Judge Not. Unless It's Your Job.
Disclaimer: I'm a volunteer chaplain with no medical training who spends four hours a week in an ED. What follows is based on my observations over the last two years, but I welcome other interpretations from all the people out there who know much more about emergency medicine than I do or ever will. This piece contains my first impressions about first impressions in the ED. If I'm wrong about something, please correct me!
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We all know that our first impressions are often wrong, but we've also all been taught that first impressions count. And that's rarely more true than in an Emergency Department. The ED is an extremely high-pressure environment, and the people who work there have to make expert medical judgments very quickly. That's their job. They've received years of training to do this, and most of them are supremely good at it. But because they're human, and also because they have so much to do and so little time for introspection, sometimes other judgments creep in, unexamined, along with the medical ones: judgments about lifestyle, manners, behavior. (Some of these judgments may have bearing on medical issues, but some won't.)
Meanwhile, the patients are also making judgments, because that's also their job. Every ED patient is in some sense an imperilled organism, and the most urgent task for any imperilled organism is to evaluate its immediate environment, to answer the question, "Am I safe here?" If a caregiver is for any reason curt or rude or insensitive, or even appears to be curt or rude or insensitive, the organism's answer to that question will be, "No, I'm not safe here," and the organism will be frightened and unhappy. ED patients are, to varying degrees, profoundly dependent on their caregivers. If the person controlling your oxygen supply appears to dislike you, you will be a very unhappy organism.
So. A patient comes to the ED. A team of medical caregivers -- doctor, nurse, scribe -- arrives to talk to the patient. These conversations are usually fairly brief, but during this interaction, each side is furiously compiling information, recording behavior, and, yes, making judgments: because that's each side's job.
All of this happens quickly. It's largely nonverbal and also largely unconscious. But once those first impressions have been made, they can be hard to shake, especially since the ED isn't a place where people are likely to have long, involved conversations or interactions. And that's why it's profoundly important for both sides, to whatever extent possible, to be aware of the first impressions they may create.
Advice for Patients
The single most important factor in how the ED staff perceive you is your manners. If you are rude to your caregivers, you can still expect conscientious medical care, but you cannot expect warmth or empathy. If, on the other hand, you are polite and appreciative, you have just earned very important brownie points, credit that will make up for many other factors.
Politeness trumps everything. If you come in with meth mouth or swastika tattoos or a t-shirt bearing a hateful political slogan -- and I've seen all of those things in the ED, many times -- you can still win friends by being courteous to your caregivers. If you are in any of these categories, in fact, it's especially important that you be courteous to your caregivers, because these are some of the first impressions that your caregivers, being human, will tend to judge.
Some (not all) ED staff can be less than sympathetic to alcoholics and drug addicts, homeless patients, and patients flagrantly noncompliant with diabetic or cardiac self-care. But I've never seen a case where a courteous patient couldn't overcome such biases. If you're afraid that your caregivers will judge you for your membership in some large group or category, the best way to make them see you as an individual instead is to be nice to them. Say please and thank you. Don't interrupt the doctor. Answer questions as succinctly, precisely and accurately as you can. Don't rail about the universe, the economic system, the medical system, or the so-and-so's who did this to you. (At least, don't rail at the medical team. You can rail at me, because I'm the chaplain, and listening to you rail is my job.)
Please do remember that visual signals count. If you have swastika tattoos, you'd be well-advised to cover them up to avoid offending the staff.
If you assume that the medical team is judging you, and if as a result you become hostile and defensive, you've probably just reinforced whatever negative stereotypes the medical staff may hold, and then they'll become hostile in response. Congratulations: you've just created a self-fulfilling prophecy.
If your relative is in the code room and the doctor asks you what happened and you start to tell a long winding story about how you found your loved one slumped over at the kitchen table and then you called 911 but the goddamn ambulance didn't get there for twenty minutes, and if the doctor then interrupts you to ask about your relative's medical history and medications, answer the question. The doctor needs this information to save your relative's life. The doctor is not interrupting you because he's an arrogant so-and-so who thinks he's so hot because he went to medical school and who's determined to disrespect you because you have less education than he does. The doctor is interrupting you because he's trying to save your relative's life. The doctor doesn't have time to listen to the long, winding story about the kitchen table and the ambulance.
Tell me the long, winding story about the kitchen table and the ambulance. I'm the chaplain. Listening to long, winding stories is my job.
In general, if the staff seems curt or rude or insensitive, especially after you've tried to be polite, remember that their behavior probably has nothing to do with your ethnic origin, ability to pay, addictions, or housing status. If you're being nice to them and they don't seem nice back, it's probably because they're so busy that they can't be nice to anybody. If you've had to wait, it's because of the triage system, which is truly non-discriminatory. That person who got seen before you wasn't treated first because he was white or had insurance. He was treated first because he's having a heart attack and you have the flu. When you're having a heart attack and he has the flu, the positions will be reversed.
And yes, it's hard to be polite and understanding when you're frightened and in pain. We all know that. But we've also all seen patients manage it.
Advice for Staff
Remember that virtually the moment you enter the room, the imperilled organism in the bed will know how you feel. If you're sympathetic to the patient, the patient will know that. If you feel contempt for the patient, the patient will know that, too. If you really don't give a hoot about this person but you're doing your best to be polite and professional, the patient will realize that you're faking it, but will appreciate the effort.
In most cases, these assessments will be very accurate. In some cases, they'll be skewed by other factors. Patients bring their social histories with them. You see the whole ED; they only see what's happening in their own rooms. If it's one of those really busy nights when you don't have time to be nice to anyone, the patient may assume that you're being brusque because the patient is an addict, homeless, or of a different ethnicity than yours. People who've been shamed for some aspect of their identity may perceive such behavior even where it isn't present or intended.
One of my jobs as chaplain is to assure such patients that the staff is being brusque with everybody, including me, and that it has nothing to do with skin color or income. (This is, of course, assuming that the patient is being polite.)
Please remember that alcoholics, addicts, psychiatric patients, low-income and homeless patients, and noncompliant diabetics and cardiac patients are usually not, in fact, stupid. They know how you feel about them. They may know much more about their medical conditions than you give them credit for. I've heard homeless bipolar suicidal alcoholics deliver extremely concise and elegant analyses of the interactions between these conditions. Please respect patient self-knowledge and expertise. And please remember that in many cases, such patients are judging themselves far more harshly than anyone else ever could.
If you're caring for a patient with a swastika tattoo, please remember a) that the patient may have gotten the tattoo fifteen years ago, and that it may no longer represent her or his belief system and b) that prisoners often need to display gang insignia as a matter of survival, and that those insignia may not ever have represented their actual values. (Don't like prisoners? If they're out, they've done their time. If they're in the ED with corrections escorts, they're doing their time.) I've seen patients with swastika tattoos behave badly towards non-white staff, but I've also seen patients with swastika tattoos who wanted to show everybody pictures of their kids and who went out of their way to help other patients. People are complicated. Try to give them the benefit of the doubt. If they're nice to you, be nice back. If they're not nice, call security.
If you're a white staff member, please be especially courteous to and respectful of non-white patients. If you're a male staff member, please be especially courteous to and respectful of female patients. If you're a wealthy, well-educated staff member, please be especially courteous to and respectful of Medicaid high-school dropouts with meth mouth. Some patients come in assuming that they're going to be kicked when they're down; try to be aware of who such patients might be, so you can be especially careful to avoid anything that might feel like kicking.
And yes, I know, you already have far too many other things to do, and you may really feel like kicking some of these patients (especially if they aren't being polite). But that isn't going to improve anyone's mood or manners, and ultimately, moods and manners affect medical compliance.
It's worth mentioning here that one of the most admirable bedside manners I've ever seen belonged to an individual who was at least eight feet tall. Quite frankly, I'd have crossed the street to avoid this person if I'd first seen him in public after dark. He looked like a hitman or ex-boxer, someone out of a Quentin Tarantino movie. The fact that he had to stoop to avoid major weather systems didn't help.
But I've never seen anyone who was kinder, gentler, or more empathetic towards patients. And I suspect there's a direct connection; I have a hunch that he figured out pretty early on that he scared people simply by coming into a room, and that he had to compensate to make them feel safe. Sadly, he's moved on to another hospital. I miss him.
All of us, patients and staff, have the capacity to scare people just by coming into a room. (I can terrify patients just by identifying myself as the chaplain.) If we figure out some of the ways we do that and how to compensate for it, we'll all be much happier.
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I still think that male ED doc was being really insensitive. (Any male doctor doing a pelvic exam needs to be especially gentle and courteous.) I also think he might have been treating me that way after having jumped, for perfectly valid statistical reasons, to an incorrect conclusions. I was admitted with a diagnosis of PID, and most PID that presents suddenly with extreme pain (as mine did) is caused by untreated gonorrhea. So I think he assumed that that was what I had, although I didn't.
Even if I HAD had gonorrhea, he should have been kinder. That department wasn't busy, either, so he didn't have that excuse.
But Saint Nurse, while she was certainly supportive, didn't seem perturbed about how he'd treated me (and nurses judge doctors, although they vent to other staff and not to patients). So maybe I misinterpreted his tone, and he was bored instead of contemptuous. Either way, he doesn't win the Bedside Manner award!
Great post. I have only had to go or take someone to the emergency room a few times. The only time it was actually treated it as urgent is when I took my husband to the ER with hives. They had him on a gurney with a drip before I got the car parked.ReplyDelete
Very scary when you read "See doctor NOW" in the home medical book.
Hi, Elaine, and thanks! Yes, really fast treatment in an ED is pretty scary. This is one of the things I tell patients who are frustrated at having to wait: "You never want to be moved to the front of the line in an emergency room. If you have to wait, that means you're not the sickest person here. This is a Good Thing."ReplyDelete
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The dinner sponsored by the Legal Defense and Education Fund of the NAACP. This is the organization's second observance of the Supreme Court's decision declaring racial discrimination in public education unconstitutional.
Dr. Ralph Bunche, Undersecretary of the United Nations, acts as the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The invocation is offered by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Pastor Emeritus of Riverside Church. Civil rights activists Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King are in attendance. They are acknowledged but do not speak. Bunche talks about Parks' case, the Montgomery bus boycott and he comments on her "peaceful outlook and disposition." Parks is applauded by the assembled. Mrs. King is introduced as Dr. King's "charming helpmate." She too is applauded.
Dr. Bunche continues noting that Mayor Robert Wagner has declared the day one of thanksgiving and gratitude in honor of the Court's decision. Bunche discusses related civil rights cases as well as heightened tensions. He says, through the civil rights struggle "the American Negro" has always followed the democratic process. Bunche introduces NAACP attorney and Director Counsel Thurgood Marshall whose batting average before the Supreme Court, he says, has been phenomenal.
Marshall talks about the need to bring practice into line with the law where integration is concerned. Civil rights leader Dr. Channing Tobias presents former New York Governor and now U.S. Senator Herbert Lehman with the Phillip Murray Award. The award is given annually by the NAACP to an individual or organization who has contributed greatly to the cause of improving race relations. Senator Lehman accepts the award and says he is deeply grateful for the honor and talks about the civil rights struggle.
Dr. Bunche introduces NAACP President Arthur Springarn and then talks about singer Muriel Smith in various stage productions. Smith then sings, Oh Thou My Well Beloved, The Lost One, I Would Find Thee Again. Dr. Bunche acknowledges the presence of Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and his wife. NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins is introduced. He continues with the followup to the Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation. The 27-year-old Reverend Dr. King is introduced by Dr. Bunche.
Dr. King delivers the evening's keynote speech by taking "a realistic look at the progress of race relations" as well as discussing the story of the Montgomery bus boycott. King says, "There is a new Negro in the South with a new sense of dignity and destiny...We have come to see now old man segregation is on his deathbed...but we are far from the Promised Land."
Editor's Note: The King portion of this broadcast has been edited out, for the moment, pending permission to use this copyrighted segment from the King Center in Atlanta. Those interested in reading Dr. King's original remarks from this event can find them at: http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/realistic-look-race-relations
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Hi all, I got my self a 01 uk bugeye with 43k on the clock around 5 weeks ago love it but.... I now want more power and do a few tweaks with the suspension.
Bit about the car 1st its got the pro drive kit from standed so that includes pro drive rear silencer and 3rd cat delete, a silicone intercooler hose and a remap "supposely" they left the factory with 260hp. It's got 4 pots upfront and 2 pot brakes on the rear.
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whiteline 22mm rear adj arb with alloy links and front anti lift kit, decent tyres and geo set up. As I love blasting down country lanes.
I really dont know what to do 1st as I got spanked by a evo last night and really want more power but is 10-20hp really going to feel noticably quicker? Or shall I wait till next yr and buy a hybrid td04 which will produce around 310/310 with them exhaust mods and still get full boost by 2.5k? Dont want a lagy car.
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Thanks, Kate. I feel like I'm jumping around all over the place with all these issues. Like one thing will be bothering me one week, and a totally different issue I'm working on the next. Is that normal?
We only did the "telling" thing 2 sessions, and I'm only towards the beginning still. I hope Linda isn't totally switching gears and going to not continue it, but I do think the last 2 sessions we needed to stop and deal with some of the issues that came up. I thought it was pretty good insight on her part. Do you agree? I do want to make sure we go on with it, but not until she gets back. Just in the small part I told her, it's already stirred up and brought out a bunch of stuff. I think that's progress, right?
Well, have a great Friday night!
Shay, you are being very normal. It is common to jump from one thing to the next. What you feel is complex and interwoven. Sometimes you will feel one thing one moment then feel completely different the next.
I agree with you, it was good insight on Linda's part to stop and deal with some of the issues that came up. If you keep going and ignore them, it will only make it worse. Hopefully, she will pick up your story again and keep going.
I think it's great that the small part you shared brought up so much. I know you probably don't think it's so great :) but therapeutically, it is a very good thing. And you are hitting it head on, which means that your progress is going to go even smoother. And though there is no way to tell for sure, this could be some of the biggest stuff you deal with as you work your way through. Childhood issues and embarrassment are both huge. As you work this, it could smooth the way for any other things that come up and that would make them much easier to deal with.
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Im helping my uncle build his 302, strange how that works.... I think hes still mad that my camaro is faster than his mustang. any ways, I was thinking of using the edelbrock performer rpm aluminum heads or the world products windsor jr or sr lite heads. I havent heard much about the world heads and im still undecided about what valve size and runner size he really needs but so far im leaning twards edelbrocks set. im looking into the summit rebuild set the 10.13:1 forged piston kit. I used a similar set on my 355 and its working out nicely.
we are going with the stock rods and crank, arp rod bolts, I think he has the roller block to start with(85) so im going to keep it roller, what is the largest roller cam (comp cams) he could use with out a stall converter? he has a manual now but the t5 isnt known for its durability. he wants to go auto and i dont know why but he doesn't want a stall converter.... oh well not my car. he does want the choppy idle though.
He has headers on the car already so the exh. side is good. the intake manifold is stock so i want to run a stealth on it, i have 2 and they seem to flow very well. I was thinking a speed demon double pumper maybe a 575. I have a 650 vs on my 355 and its a lot of carb, i will end up talking to tech when i am ready for the carb. what do you guys think of the set up? should we go with the dp or the vs? it is a street, strip car and he has gutted it out some. If any one sees any holes in my line up do tell me, im a chevy guy and some things about ford parts are a bit different. I am trying to stay away from rail rockers he wants to run the comp cams pro magnum roller rockers at the stock ratio. will the pistons clear the 2.02 valves or would it be cheaper to run 1.94's? It will be bored .030 over. any help is appreciated, thanks
Both heads will work fine. The dart heads come both in cast iron and aluminum, so if your on a budget, you can go with the cast iron and save a few bucks. The dart heads have a 64cc chamber and pretty good sized runners. If I remember correctly they flow 235cfm on the intake and 150cfm on the exhaust. With some exhaust port work you can get 180-185cfm with no problem at all. The dart heads are going to give you alot more to work with then the VS heads. The VS heads may give you better low end, and torque, while the WP heads are going to give you more topend and horsepower. Keep in mind also that the WP heads also come in a 1.94 intake version, although you shouldnt have any problems with valve clearance. The VS heads you mentioned are more of a mild performance item. They are a good bolt on item if your motor is stock, and your just wanted a few extra hp, without many other modifications. They work great with FI cars using stock cams. Hope this helps a little
we have about 3500 to work with. when i figured it with out tax and machine work it came to around 3100. Im thinking of going with a cam with a 220-230 duration and around .500 lift I have to go talk to the machine shop and see what cams are out there, summit and jegs dont seem to have too many roller cams advertised. He wants more of a low to mid power band than top end, since this is going to be a cruiser too. gears are in the 3:1 range i dont remember what ones exactly maybe even closer to 4:1, it was a 4 cyl when he got it. when you say vs heads which are you referring to? thanks for replying keep the help coming. I think im going to do some looking in my ford mags and see if i cant find some builds to go off from. thanks for the help
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Re: Mapping down two lists
On first sight, I think that perhaps the simplest approach would be:
lst1 == {{1, 2}, {2, 3}, {1, 3}, {3, 7}, {2, 9}};
lst2 == {1, 2, 2, 3, 4};
Plus @@ ((Transpose[lst1][[1]] - lst2)^2)
This doesn't require any notion of functional programming other than Apply.
Of course you have to extract the first element of each element of the first
list, but this can't be helped anyway. However, Transpose is an extremely
fast operation.
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> I have two lists of equal length, one 2 dimensional and the other 1
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> lst1=={{1,2},{2,3},{1,3},......}
> lst2=={1,2,2,3,4,5.....}
> What I want to do is find the difference between lst1[[i,1]] and lst2[[i]
> square it and then sum up all the terms over the length of the list.
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- 2 packages (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
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- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 375°. Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into 16 triangles. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon on each triangle. Place an apple quarter near the short side and roll up. Place in a lightly greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
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I was in traffic this morning and listening to National Public Radio's Eight Forty-Eight. Steve Edwards paid tribute to a former intern Danielle Baker, who was killed earlier this week in a drunk driving accident.
He broke down telling the story, which made me cry, too, and I wondered how many listeners at that very moment had the same reaction, how many Chicagoans were sitting in their cars crying for this talented 22-year old woman who won't be coming into work anymore, who won't parent her two-year old daughter, who won't take care of her parents as they get old.
It's Friday, friends. That's a signal for people who drink to start drinking, just because it's Friday. Drunk driving accidents total over one hundred billion dollars a year in this country. Only 1.5 million drunk drivers are arrested and it's thought that only 1 of 200 drivers will be pulled over by police while under the influence. (Thank you, 848, for the stats)
So to some people that means they should go ahead and drive while under the influence because the chances are VERY slim that they'll be arrested.
It's always someone else that gets arrested, someone else that's in an accident, someone else's sister, mother, daughter, who is killed.
Maybe I'll dedicate Fridays to the joys of alcohol.
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- Curiosity.Killer said...
It's sad how irresponsibility and neglect can cause so much grief in others. I think it's great that you bring this up.
Hope you have a thanksful weekend nonetheless.
- March 9, 2007 at 12:19 PM
- TherapyDoc said...
Thanks, C.K., you, too.
- March 9, 2007 at 12:23 PM
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And we also know that the Winklevoss twins got many millions of dollars in a settlement after claiming that Zuckerberg stole their idea while all were attending Harvard almost a decade ago.
But who else is getting a lucrative ride on the Facebook gravy train? A site called Who Owns Facebook? has compiled a list of all Facebook shareholders and the value of their stake in the company.
Here's a partial list of Facebook shareholders, including the percentage of the company they own and its value. All dollar figures are based on an $85 billion valuation.
Mark Zuckerberg (CEO, co-founder)
Stake: 24%
Value: $20.4 billion
Accel Partners (early VC investor)
Stake: 15%
Value: $12.75 billion
Dustin Moskovitz (co-founder, former employee, Harvard roommate of Zuck)
Stake: 6%
Value: $5.1 billion
Digital Sky Technologies (corporate investor)
Stake: 5%
Value: $4.25 billion
Eduardo Saverin (co-founder, former employee, Harvard classmate of Zuck)
Stake: 5%
Value: $4.25 billion
Sean Parker (early advisor, first company president)
Stake: 4%
Value: $3.4 billion
Peter Thiel (angel investor)
Stake: 3%
Value: $2.55 billion
Microsoft (corporate investor)
Stake: 1.6%
Value: $1.36 billion
Those top eight shareholders collectively own 63.6% of Facebook, so that leaves more than one-third of the company for many other smaller investors -- still plenty of wealth to go around. You can check Who OWNS Facebook? to see who else has a piece of the action.
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Braun Silk-épil 5 Wet&Dry. The extra soft Wet&Dry epilation for up to 4 weeks of smooth skin.
Braun Silk-épil 7 Wet&Dry epilator. Most efficient on short hairs. Virtually painless with repeated use. For an epilation experience as smooth as it gets.
Braun Silk-épil 9. Our fastest and most precise epilation ever. With 40% wider head and MicroGrip tweezer technology.
Braun Silk-épil 9 SkinSpa. Best 2-in-1 epilation and exfoliation system for the ultimate spa experience at home.
Braun Silk-épil 9. Our fastest and most precise epilation ever.* With 40% wider head* and MicroGrip tweezer technology. *vs other Braun epilators
Braun Silk-épil 5 power epilator. Non-stop power for non-stop smoothness. Efficient even on the shortest hairs for weeks of smooth skin.
Braun Silk-épil 7 SkinSpa. The best 2 in 1 epilation and exfoliation system. For smooth and radiant skin, for your whole body.