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Saturday, September 26, 2009
"O" Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: TomatO, TomatillO, Onion and Pepper Stew
For the "O" Foods Contest, I wanted to provide a recipe that is really healthy and contains several foods that fight cancer. A wonderful blog that highlights foods and nutrition that help in the fight against cancer is Diana Dyer, MS RD. Diana is a cancer survivor and nutritionist and she has helped many other cancer patients fight their battles through better nutrition. While my recipe does not use her beloved kale (she also has a blog called 365 Days of Kale, which she considers the ultimate "super food"), I do have plenty of other cancer-fighting elements in this dish: tomatoes, tomatillos, and four different types of peppers, plus three types of beans. It also has chicken, but that was mostly for taste.
From The Cancer Cure Foundation:
"Chili peppers and jalapenos contain a chemical, capsaicin, which may neutralize certain cancer-causing substances (nitrosamines) and may help prevent cancers such as stomach cancer.
Tomatoes contain lycopene, an antioxidant that attacks roaming oxygen molecules, known as free radicals, that are suspected of triggering cancer. It appears that the hotter the weather, the more lycopene tomatoes produce. They also have vitamin C, an antioxidant which can prevent cellular damage that leads to cancer. Watermelons, carrots, and red peppers also contain these substances, but in lesser quantities. It is concentrated by cooking tomatoes. Scientists in Israel have shown that lycopene can kill mouth cancer cells. An increased intake of lycopene has already been linked to a reduced risk of breast, prostate, pancreas and colorectal cancer. (Note: Recent studies indicate that for proper absorption, the body also needs some oil along with lycopene.)"
And general information:
Beans are high in folate, which helps against mutations in our DNA.
This recipe is very simple and very adaptive. I made it mostly to use up various items from this past week's farm share, so feel free to substitute at will:
TomatO, TomatillO, Onion and Pepper Stew
1/4 - 1/2 onion, chopped
any combination of peppers you like - I used 2 chocolate peppers, 1/2 red pepper, 1 poblano pepper, 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, chopped (except I chopped fine the jalapeno)
1 large tomatillo, chopped
1 28 oz. can fire roasted tomatoes
1 TBS olive oil
1 cooked chicken breast, shredded
1 can beans of choice, rinsed (I used a black bean, pinto bean and cannellini bean mix)
salt to taste
chili powder to taste (I probably used 1/2 TBS)
For serving:
sour cream
shredded cheddar
tortilla chips
1. Heat the olive oil in the stockpot or soup pot over medium/medium high heat.
2. Add onions and peppers and cook five minutes or so until the onions start to turn translucent.
3. Add tomatillo and can of tomatoes. Heat until bubbling.
4. Turn heat to a simmer, and add the chicken and the beans, the chili powder and the salt. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Taste for seasoning, add chili and/or salt if you want to, and let simmer until dinner time (hopefully at least 20 more minutes).
6. Serve with sour cream (I used reduced fat), shredded cheddar (ditto), and tortilla chips for either crushing into the stew, or to eat as a carb with the stew. Some chopped, fresh cilantro can be a nice addition, too.
For more information about Ovarian Cancer and the O Foods Contest:
There are TWO WAYS to take part in the O Foods Contest:
ONE: Post a recipe to your blog using a food that starts or ends with the letter O (e.g., oatmeal, orange, okra, octopus, olive, onion, potato, tomato); include this entire text box in the post; and send your post url along with a photo (100 x 100) to ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com by 11:59 pm (Italy time) on Monday, September 28, 2009.
PRIZES for recipe posts:
* 1st: Signed copy of Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen by Gina DePalma, Executive Pastry Chef of Babbo Ristorante in NYC, who is currently battling ovarian cancer, inspired this event, and will be choosing her favorite recipe for this prize;
* 2nd: Signed copy of Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home by Mario Batali (winner chosen by Sara);
* 3rd: Signed copy of Vino Italiano: The Regional Italian Wines of Italy by Joseph Bastianich (winner chosen by Michelle).
TWO: If you're not into the recipe thing, simply post this entire text box in a post on your blog to help spread the word and send your post url to ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com by 11:59 pm (Italy time) on Monday, September 28, 2009.
Awareness posts PRIZE:
* One winner chosen at random will receive a Teal Toes tote bag filled with ovarian cancer awareness goodies that you can spread around amongst your friends and family.
From the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund:
* Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the United States and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women; a woman's lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 67.
* The symptoms of ovarian cancer are often vague and subtle, making it difficult to diagnose, but include bloating, pelvic and/or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly; and urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency).
* There is no effective screening test for ovarian cancer but there are tests which can detect ovarian cancer when patients are at high risk or have early symptoms.
* In spite of this, patients are usually diagnosed in advanced stages and only 45% survive longer than five years. Only 19% of cases are caught before the cancer has spread beyond the ovary to the pelvic region.
* When ovarian cancer is detected and treated early on, the five-year survival rate is greater than 92%.
And remember, you can also always donate to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at Michelle and Sara's page through FirstGiving!
Please help spread the word about ovarian cancer.
Together we can make enough noise to kill this silent killer.
37 comments:
- Ivy said...
I wonder how the chocolate peppers taste.. I have never heard of them before but I am sure they make the most delicious stew.
- September 26, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- Jen said...
They're little, tiny purple peppers, Ivy, and very sweet. They do have a hint of chocolate in the taste.
- September 26, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Lauren said...
I love everything about this post, Jen! What a great recipe for a great cause.
- September 26, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- Jen said...
Thanks so much, Lauren. I'm so impressed with what Michelle and Sara have done!
- September 26, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- anno said...
O my! and Ooolala! Such a feast!
- September 26, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- Jen said...
I wouldn't call it a feast, Anno, but it made a good supper. And Ooooolala to you, too! ;-)
- September 26, 2009 at 5:58 PM
- muzzyblue said...
This looks scrumptious-my family loves recipes like this! I'm printing it now out to try next week.
- September 26, 2009 at 7:05 PM
- Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul said...
I love a good stew Jen...love the choices of peppers you have in there. Definitely a super stew!
- September 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- anno said...
Just trying to give you the o-ppropriate ovation!
- September 26, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- Jen said...
Jane - good for your family! I still have a little trouble getting C on board if he sees too many types of veggies. Sad.
Peter - thanks so much! I loved getting all those peppers in the share this week.
AnnO - tOO funny. ;-)
- September 26, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- Mariposa said...
I haven't seen chocolate peppers! Gosh, I always learn new things here... ;)
I will spread the word since I'm not sure I have the recipe.
- September 26, 2009 at 8:57 PM
- Jen said...
Spreading the word would be great, Mariposa!
- September 26, 2009 at 9:11 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
What a healthy and delicious looking stew! Nice entry.
- September 26, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- Jen said...
Thanks so much, Rosa!
- September 26, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Proud Italian Cook said...
I love your "O" foods Jen, Great stew for a great cause!
- September 27, 2009 at 12:20 AM
- Jen said...
Thanks so much, Proud Italian! It's been fun to see what people have come up with.
- September 27, 2009 at 8:41 AM
- Brian Miller said...
that sounds amazing! i love hot peppers. we used to grow a perpper garden when we lived in florida, fresh off the vine...maybe that will help me out in the long run. have never tied the chocolate peppers, they sound great.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Jen said...
Do you have any place to grow peppers now, Brian? I find that they seem to grow pretty easily.
- September 27, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- Núria said...
A fantastic dish for a fantastic Event!
Chocolate peppers? Never heard of them... A lovely ingredient for the stew :D
- September 28, 2009 at 7:38 AM
- Meg said...
Sounds great, I'll have to replace the chicken with something Vegetarian Daughter will eat.
- September 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Jen said...
Nuria, thanks so much!
Meg - Seitan would work well here, as would veggie sausage, or just plain corn - this can easily be an all-veggie stew.
- September 28, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Thistlemoon said...
This is an awesome entry! I would love a bowl of it right now! I am sure you are having some chillier weather these days, and this would be perfect for one of those nights!
- September 28, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Jen said...
We are, indeed, Jenn - I'm even pondering turning the heat on tonight.
It is a good, warming dish, though. ;-)
- September 28, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- Jeanie said...
Do you create all these recipes? If so, you're even more awesome than I thought!
- September 28, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Keri Mikulski said...
Great cause and amazing recipes. Thanks! ;)
- September 28, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Jen said...
Jeanie - I do, although they're often based vaguely on something else. I like to improvise! And thank you for the kind words.
Keri - thanks so much!
- September 28, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Goofball said...
It looks like a wonderful dish. mmmm comfort once again. haha I knew I had to come here to read just before lunch to make me even more starving.
I had heard about the good qualities of tomatoes and peppers but beans was new to me though.
- September 29, 2009 at 6:09 AM
- peter said...
I'm about as aware of ovarian cancer as one can be, given that it took my Mother six years ago. And yet I just can't get behind these memey awareness things. Is that wrong?
In any case, your dish look wonderful.
- September 29, 2009 at 10:15 AM
- Unknown said...
There is a blog award for you at my blog :) http://citygirllifestyle.blogspot.com/2009/09/kreativ-blogger-award.html
And I love love love this recipe.
- September 29, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
An amazing dish for such a worthy cause Jen.
- September 29, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Jen said...
Goofball, they're very high in fiber and folate - both of which are good.
Peter - I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. I'm not into many of them, but this one is important to me because so many women really don't know about the symptoms or that they have to be advocates for themselves. They think this is "checked for" at their annual gyn exam...
CG - thanks so much! I'll be over shortly.
Thanks, Val!!
- September 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM
- Oh said...
this post is great for all kinds of reasons, not the least of which is the photo of your recipe! Yum. I'm thinking of talking Husband into making this one; it's cold here already and we're thinking comfort food already!
- September 29, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Great contest, and great submission! yours is comfort food to the max. The best prevention medicine yet!
- September 30, 2009 at 1:14 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Have a great end of week!
- October 1, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Jenn@slim-shoppin said...
That meal sounds amazing!
I had a neighbor who passed away from Ovarian cancer at 32. I had never met anyone in person before that. She said she never even felt sick, but by the time they caught it, it was too late. And her daughter was only in 1st grade. It's so sad.
Thanks for reminding people about that kind of cancer
- October 1, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Momisodes said...
That is fascinating. I would have never guessed chili and jalapeno peppers would help prevent cancers, especially in the stomach. I love these tips and information. And the recipe sounds wonderful.
- October 2, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Michelle | Bleeding Espresso said...
Looks *so* good Jen, and I, too, am intrigued by those peppers....
Thanks for participating!
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- Arkansas player Tevin Mitchel is also injured in a major hit Saturday
- Walker, a Tulane safety, is hurt while playing against Tulsa
- He is escorted off the field and is now stable and in traction at a hospital
- A doctor says Walker has a "cervical spine fracture" and an edema in his neck
A Tulane University football player was hospitalized after fracturing his spine during a game Saturday, leaving him motionless on the field, a team doctor said.
Devon Walker was injured when he collided head-on with one of his teammates while trying to tackle a Tulsa ball carrier near the end of the first half in the two teams' game.
The Tulane senior lay motionless on the Tulsa field as trainers and doctors rushed onto the field.
Dr. Felix Savoie, orthopedist for Tulane University and chief of sports medicine at the school, said Walker "never completely lost consciousness" and was breathing throughout the ordeal.
"It went as well as it can go," Savoie said of the emergency aid effort, complimenting the Tulsa medical staff and Tulane trainers for effectively stabilizing Walker. "I do not think, based on the information we have, that his life was ever in danger."
Savoie said Walker has a "cervical spine fracture" as well as an edema -- or swelling from a build-up of excess fluid -- in his neck.
Walker was in traction and in stable condition Saturday night at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, according to the Tulane doctor.
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Tulane, which was trailing 35-3 at the time of Walker's injury, went on to lose the game at H.A. Chapman Stadium by a 45-10 score.
Tulsa's coach Bill Blankenship later issued a statement, posted on the football team's Twitter page, saying, "Our hearts and prayers are with Devon Walker right now and his family."
After the game, Green Wave head coach Curtis Johnson explained how he'd told his players after Walker went down to "play one play at a time and let's do what Devon would do -- ... go out and play his butt off."
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A Carroll County family's dog had a run-in with an alligator over the weekend, but no one seems to know where it came from.
The animal experts at Frisky's Wildlife and Primate Sanctuary in Marriottsville said they see about 20 alligators a year, all of which are pets that people have let go in the wild.
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MONTREAL - My neighbourhood high school went out on strike Wednesday, one of several high schools joining older students on the streets – partly to get time off class, too.
It won't be long before elementary school students join in demanding three classes a day of hide-and-seek and ice cream sandwiches to replace cheese sandwiches at lunch – while daycare kids demand an end to nap time.
Like Thursday's attacks on the métro system, the striking high-schoolers make me feel we've entered the novel Lord of the Flies, where children are running society – though many kids involved in our crisis are several decades past 21.
Which kids do I mean? Take your pick:
Let's start with striking students, who at least have an excuse to act like kids because they are. Like many young people, they want to change the world – and don't know how to settle for less.
For me, the students won their protest two weeks ago when Premier Jean Charest backed down and offered bursaries that protect any family making less than $60,000 from higher tuition costs.
The protesters should have declared victory, gone back to class and celebrated with Red Bull champagne shooters – they'd successfully fought to keep Quebec the North American model of affordable tuition.
But students demanded more and when they didn't get it, some threw a temper tantrum and started smashing up our town – in acts of anarchy. They may think it's "CLASSE" warfare – I think they've lost almost all remaining sympathy from the public.
Then there's the government where you'd expect to find adult behaviour, but instead we've seen adolescent bravado.
I briefly respected Charest for the tuition raise. He's the first premier in almost a decade with the guts to help our starving universities, which are being forced to turn to private funding and sacrifice their independence.
But then Charest refused to talk to students for months – or explain why we need to raise their fees. Mis-Education Minister Line Beauchamp behaved like a snooty Grade 11 student ignoring younger kids at school as if they didn't exist.
She talked down to students through the media, declaring nothing would change her plans at all, so there was no point meeting them. Even when her government caved in and gave up huge concessions last week, Beauchamp seemed like a teenager afterward insisting her side hadn't backed down. "Nyah, nyah-nyah, nyah nyah! You didn't beat me – I really won."
But there are lots of other children involved, too. Pauline Marois still proudly wears a red square that's now associated with trashing the city – and has given full support to a student movement trying to replace democracy by mobocracy.
When violence started mounting, Marois could have joined Charest in chastising protesters – that would have sent a strong message that rioting was unacceptable, with no support from any part of the Quebec family.
But like dysfunctional parents, Mother Marois can never agree with Father Charest. So while Dad's been shouting "Back to school!", Mom's been saying: "Take the day off, honey."
There are others in the schoolyard, too – union leaders who've secretly egged on students with money and advice, like older kids urging younger ones to shoplift while they watch from safety. Also professors who are linking arms with students to re-live their college anti-Vietnam War days – pushing their pupils to lose a semester while teachers get full-time pay.
These profs got their jobs by earning high-level degrees that many students won't if they lose a year of school.
Don't forget the university administrators hiding under their beds like children scared of closet monsters – saying nothing for fear of angering the government or students.
This strike could have been a genuine teaching moment if schools ran real public debates where both sides articulately presented their views. That would have informed kids of their choices – unlike the one-sided version many have gotten.
As things stand, many students will end up with summer courses instead of summer jobs. I already hear of kids talking about dropping out of school entirely instead of doing the extra time.
Those who do may join a permanent generation of burger-flippers in a grim climate of youth unemployment.
The strike has turned into a children's crusade with no adult wisdom to be found. Where is a diplomatic Lucien Bouchard after the 1995 referendum when he skilfully held an explosive province together in divisive times?
Or a Pierre Trudeau after the first referendum saying it was time to reunite with our friends and families on the other side and "put these events behind us."
Mayor Gérald Tremblay has desperately called for parents to talk sense to their protesting children – because nobody else is doing it. Is there a sensible adult anywhere on the scene?
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We're looking for a few different roles in the Product Supply space: Process Engineers Converting Engineers Packing Engineers Control System Engineers Modeling & Simulation Engineers Cost Engineers Process Engineers Your work here would include developing innovative solutions geared towards improving our product designs. You'll be building transformation models and evaluating and designing process equipment. We're typically looking for someone from a chemical engineering background for these roles. Converting Engineers We develop innovative, web-processing, equipment solutions to improve the design of our consumer products like diapers and paper towels. You'll be using 3D digital modeling, throughput simulation tools, and mechatronics to invent new state of the art production systems. A good fit for this role would be someone from a mechanical or electrical engineering background. Packing Engineers This group provides solutions to innovative packaging equipment issues. Kind of like the converting engineers, you would also use 3D modeling, as well as throughput simulation to build the capabilities and efficiencies of our systems. Typically someone here would be an electrical or mechanical engineer. Control System Engineers Do you want to build some cool automation systems, control information networks, or vision and robotic systems? Engineers here use mechatronics and process dynamic simulation tools to create industrial software solutions that enable efficient production. Typically these are electrical, mechanical, or chemical engineering roles. Modeling & Simulation Engineers This type of work includes using virtual process equipment, machine equipment, and product models to analyze and optimize our work. You'll do things like Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Kinematics and Dynamic Simulation. You would also lead multi-disciplinary teams to evaluate and approve design prior to physical execution. Typically this role can be filled by any engineering discipline. Cost Engineers Cost Engineers create cost estimates from feasibility to final funding estimates to enable exacting management of our capital assets. They work in partnership with all other engineering disciplines to identify project options to maximize return on investment for new products and improvement projects. Engineers in this field use state of the art cost modeling tools. Typically this role can be filled by any engineering discipline. _You'll be a great fit, if you have_: * BS/MS Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical degrees are preferred * Other BS/MS Aeronautical, Environmental, and Civil Engineering degrees may be considered * Engineering modeling and simulation skills are desirable * 5-12 years relevant work experience _Just so you know_: Some positions are at our technical centers in Cincinnati, Ohio and will require travel to vendor and manufacturing locations. There are also a number of Engineering positions starting at manufacturing plants across North America. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, citizenship, HIV/AIDS status or any other legally protected factor. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. As a general matter, Procter & Gamble does not sponsor candidates for nonimmigrant visas or permanent residency. However, Procter & Gamble may make exceptions on a discretionary basis. Any exceptions would be based on the Company's specific business needs at the time and place of recruitment as well as the particular qualifications of the individual. Procter & Gamble participates in e-verify as required by law. 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Has anyone ever bothered to write down the 26-dimensional fundamental representation of $F_4$? I wouldn't mind looking at it. Is it in $\mathfrak{so}(26)$?
I'm familiar with the construction of the fundamental representation for $G_2$ where you can use use the fact that the groups is automorphism group of the octonions to put linear relations on $\mathfrak{so}(7)$. (Elements of ${\mathfrak{g}}_2$ are the derivations)
Answering the same question for $E_6$, $E_7$ or $E_8$ would also be welcome here.


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RetroFitness, Colts Neck, NJ, which has positioned most of its clubs along the Eastern seaboard, is heading for the West Coast. More specifically, California.
RetroFitness CEO Eric Casaburi says clubs will be under construction in California as early as the fourth quarter of this year. One franchisee is expected to open clubs in the Bakersfield area, and another group, which includes franchisees from New Jersey and California, is expected to open clubs in the San Jose/Santa Clara County area.
"We're obviously very excited about this because we've been talking about getting across the country sooner than later," Casaburi says. "We're excited about California. We understand all the markets there. We're not headed into [Los Angeles] County tomorrow. We know it's a pretty saturated market there. We're kind of cherry-picking the markets that we feel are a good fit for RetroFitness and our brand and to expand our brand."
Yet another franchisee group, based in San Antonio, has plans to open clubs in the Phoenix and San Diego areas, Casaburi says. Those clubs are expected to open in the first quarter of 2013. Casaburi adds that there has been some interest in the Midwest to open RetroFitness clubs in the Chicago area.
"We feel that the end of 2012 and the first two quarters of '13 are going to be very, very good for us in the sense of geographic expansion," he says.
RetroFitness clubs are currently in 10 states. The westernmost state to house a RetroFitness club is Georgia. Most of the company's clubs are in the New York-New Jersey region, Pennsylvania and the Washington, DC, area. The 81st and newest RetroFitness club recently opened in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.
"It was a massive pre-sale and opening week for us," Casaburi says. "We had a fantastic billboard where you come over the Williamsburg Bridge there and bam! You ran into a RetroFitness $19.99 a month billboard."


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The easy way to master professional technique hair highlights and color your own hair at home.
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Hi, I'm Marco Pelusi from Marco Pelusi Hair Studio in West Hollywood. Often times in the salon when doing color, we'll do highlight services. You at home, may wish to perform those services yourself. Therefore, you may to need to go to a store and purchase box color in order to achieve this. So it's my pleasure, my sincere pleasure today, to show you some simple quick tips in order to do that at home. So let's get started.
To begin, I am going to mix our highlighting formula in a bowl. I think if you're going to be highlighting your hair at home, it's a great idea to invest in a plastic bowl and a plastic brush to be able to have better control when you highlight your hair. So I'm going to add a bit more of our developer. I've added the lightener in the bowl. I think if you have darker hair or previously colored hair it's a good idea to purchase a lightener or bleach when you go to the store to purchase your highlighting formula.
Then mix it up to your desired consistency and I'm getting a consistency that I like to work with, with this brush. Once you've achieved the pudding-like consistency, so that it's thick and so that it's easily controlled by you, then we are ready to go.
So, I wanted to tell you a little bit about foils. You can purchase this at any grocery store and cut them to the size you would like. This is the size I've chosen for myself and we are only going to apply a few foils around the front of the face to achieve some highlights.
Alright, so let's get to work on the hair. One of the things I think is important, if you are doing this at home, is to wear a nice pair of gloves, which are very reasonable. Also, I think it's important to wear something, a piece of clothing, that you're not that concerned with getting stains on, such as a white t-shirt. I also think it's a good idea to pick up a comb that you feel comfortable sectioning with and a couple of clips to be able to clip back your hair. Nothing that is difficult.
I'm going to go back, mid-way back, through Charlie's hair and I'm just going to clip up some of the hair I'm not going to highlight. We really only want to highlight in the front by the face to give her beautiful hair highlights. You see how easy this is. I'm just going to clip that away. With any comb you feel comfortable with, go in and slice a section. The idea is to do thin sections, about an eighth of an inch. Wherever you feel comfortable, slice an eighth of an inch section and again it doesn't have to be perfect but I think it's a good idea to use foils. We talked about you cutting them to your desired length. I would just place the foil in however you feel comfortable and apply the lightener formula of choice. Try to get as close to the scalp as you possibly can. You may not be able to do it as perfectly because you are going to be working on the top of your head.
The foil is great because what it will do is hold the heat in and you'll achieve an even lighting. So just fold the foil up as neatly as you possibly can and put it away. Take another little section and skip it and put another foil in. Again, real simple slice, about an eighth of an inch. We are working towards the front of your head. That's where most people will want to see the highlights anyway, toward the front of your head. So again, put it in as comfortably as you can and apply the lightener as close to the scalp without touching the scalp. You really don't want to touch your scalp with lightener, especially box lightener that you purchase at the store. You just want to keep it off the scalp. Lightener is for off the scalp lightning. Flip it away and same thing on the other side. I'm just going to put in maybe five or six foils total. That's all you really need to achieve some lighting towards the bangs. The area we know as the bangs.
One of the things I think is so important when you are going purchase a highlighting kit at a store, a drugstore, or at a beauty supply store is if you happen to be lucky enough to visit a beauty supply store and at least be able to ask one of the professionals that works at the beauty supply. That's your best bet but if you are not able to do that, I think the most important thing is to use lightener instead of color when you're buying a box to treat your highlights at home, especially if you have darker hair. If you use a box color, just a box color, you may end up with red or brassy or uneven results. So my suggestion is to actually use a lightener or bleach as your highlighting formula.
The most important part about using bleach or lightener is, as I said, to use something to hold it in place. So it does not go in unwanted places and also to wear gloves during the process, because you don't want to get any of the lightener or the bleach on your hands.
So you can see I just put a few foils in the front. You are totally capable of doing that yourself. I would rather you use a foil such as this or something that's going to give you better control, rather then the cap, which has the holes individually in them. The problem with the cap is if there is any overlapping you can cause breakage and you can end up with really unhealthy hair. So I would rather, you see, you use foil then a cap.
Remember it's vital, very important and necessary, for you to always follow the manufactures' instructions in order to get a beautiful hair color. As far as process time goes, I would say a maximum of twenty minutes to allow these foils to process when you are doing this yourself at home. Although, I would highly recommend for you to look at the foil, open it up and actually look at it every three to four minuets. With this small amount of foils it should be no problem for you to pick up and for you to open up one or two of them. Take a look every three to four minutes to see what you are looking for is the lightness that you're looking for. So if you want it to be a few shades lighter, that's what you need to see. If you want it to be much lighter, then you'll probably need to leave it on a few more minutes, but I would not let it go past twenty minutes. So what we are going to do now is to allow our foils to process and we'll be back.
OK, so every few minutes, I've been checking the level of lightness to see what lifted and we are done as you can see. From this foil we've achieved several levels lighter and if you have a problem seeing the lightness behind this product, then you can take a dry white towel and rub a little bit of the product away so you can see the color underneath the product. I wouldn't use a wet towel because it might fool you into thinking it's a little bit darker than it actually is. Always want to follow manufactures' instructions in terms of timing but again every three to four minutes is a good idea before you shampoo.
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Nice tips
by EricaC123 Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 08:01AM Report as inappropriate
Are we all comfortable now? I would go to the salon .I've done my own in the past and wasn't thrilled with the results.
by toddfan Friday, June 22, 2012 at 09:07AM Report as inappropriate
Well now I know!!
by passion4christ Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 08:00PM Report as inappropriate
As always, good tips. I wouldn't feel comfortable doing this on my own. In each video a pro is doing the work. They make everything look easy.
by toddfan Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 03:32PM Report as inappropriate
I am scared to highlight my dark brown hair on my own.
by beautybody Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 01:02PM Report as inappropriate
I will have to stick with my hair stylist...
by powerwoman033 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:14PM Report as inappropriate
The video was interesting, but I would sooo screw it up!
by mpardee Monday, January 16, 2012 at 07:43PM Report as inappropriate
let the stylists take care of the highlights!
by tinkerbella26 Friday, December 16, 2011 at 10:10PM Report as inappropriate
great tips, but i'm too chicken to do my own at home anymore.
by MissPurple Friday, April 29, 2011 at 03:58PM Report as inappropriate
good tips
by beth_farque Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 12:35PM Report as inappropriate
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LETTER- McCauliffe campaign helped Creigh
In addition to your good coverage as to why Deeds won the Democratic primary, "A Coup for Creigh Deeds: How Deeds got it done dirt cheap," one important factor was omitted.
McCauliffe's boatload of money included unending (and seemingly uncoordinated) phone banks, whether robo-calls which are offensive in their own right, or local callers. Some of the latter were also quite uninformed about their candidate's positions.
In short, a good deal of the pro-Deeds votes were protest votes against McCauliffe's hyper-aggressive campaign to invade our privacy, night after night, after night, after...
It was a textbook case of bad campaign management.
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Very gutsy performance by this scrappy Bulls team. They play hard every night and just absolutely stole one against the defending champs.
And how about little Nathan? lol
Very gutsy performance by this scrappy Bulls team. They play hard every night and just absolutely stole one against the defending champs.
And how about little Nathan? lol
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I can see DRose getting hyped after tonight and going "Coach I'm ready put me in". Got to give it to the Bulls and Coach Thibs and to think they wanted to cut Nate and his salary this off-season.
well that will be the only game they will win...
let go heat...now you guyz have a bigger problem...
they are without Rose Deng and Hinrich vs full roster of heat
is that 1st game that heat lost @ home since big 3 era in playoffs when we talkin about game 1 of any series?
Heat champs and al but....When refs are not hugging LBJ's nuts they're beatable.
I am impressed with the BUlls. Bulls and Grizzlies are toughest teams in NBA. Bulls impress me with wins even though many guys are injured or playing hurt. Their franchise player has been out all season and they still finished 5th seed. Nate Robinson has risen from the dead and is as clutch as anyone right now. Miami's toughest matchup is Bulls right now and if KNicks can play their game they will also be tough matchup but we have to beat Pacers first.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
1st is bull coach he was working as asistant with all choaches that are playing titan D
2nd Bulls are only team in NBA that last 11 meetings [RS only] are 7-4 vs heat. No one is such good as Bulls.
man don't say lebron get all the calls...have u seen durant...have you seen kobe...also thats the first time they lose game 1 in miami...but also remember other than the dallas series...everysingle time they have been behind they are 15-0...vs the bulls, vs pacers, vs celtics and vs thunder...now i think is time for the bulls...i can see it in the eyes of lebron he will not let them win one more game...
I'm surprised at how consistent Nate has been. I was surprised at how shot after shot, they were all going in in these playoffs for Nate.
"Everyone wants a champion's power, but no one wants his pain." - Amar'e Stoudemire
dont forget Pringles dont believe in him he was suspened few times by Pringles and even didnt use him from bench.
refs destroyed game 2 again again oponnet scores player ejections techs
After game 3. The Bulls have shot 7 more freethrows in the series.
The Refs will try their absolute best to destroy the Heat, Lebron shooting career low in freethrows this year is not coincidence ..Stern doesn't like the Big 3. Wade shot 0 freethrows in Game 1 and in Game 3.
Refs hate them, and I am surprised with ALL the help the Bulls get from the refs that the Heat manage to pull out wins.


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News International announced late on Friday that Witherow had been put on leave from The Sunday Times, a newspaper he has edited for the past 18 years, and had been appointed acting editor of The Times.
Martin Ivens, Witherow's long-standing deputy, has been appointed acting editor of the Sunday paper.
James Harding, the former editor of The Times, resigned in December after saying News International's parent group News Corporation had "made clear" that he should resign.
Undertakings agreed by News Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch in 1981, the editorial teams of The Times and The Sunday Times can not be combined and editors' appointments must be approved by a panel of independent directors.
Two weeks before Harding's resignation Mike Darcey, the former chief operating officer of BSkyB, was appointed chief executive of News International, replacing former Sky Italia chief executive Tom Mockridge.
Darcey said the acting appointments would provide the newspapers and their journalist with "strong and stable leadership" while there is a "thorough assessment of the undertakings".
In a statement Darcey said he welcomed the independent directors' "clear understanding of the very difficult financial position of our newspapers and therefore the need to address the undertakings".
Darcey said the independent directors will make recommendations to us and to government as to "how the newspapers can be structured in order to reduce their costs and become economically viable".
Full statement from Mike Darcey:
Following a meeting of the Independent National Directors of The Times and The Sunday Times yesterday we welcome their clear understanding of the very difficult financial position of our newspapers and therefore the need to address the Undertakings given in 1981. A thorough assessment of the undertakings will enable them to make recommendations to us and to government as to how the newspapers can be structured in order to reduce their costs and become economically viable.
However, during this interim period of continued consultation over the Undertakings, we still have a responsibility to provide these two newspapers and their journalists with strong and stable leadership. Given John Witherow's distinguished record serving as editor of The Sunday Times over the last 18 years, we are putting him on leave from The Sunday Times and appointing him acting editor of The Times, effective immediately, and subject to formal approval as editor by the independent directors.Follow @MaisieMcCabe


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EDITOR'S DESK—Commentary
For all the legitimate clamor about how government agencies need to share information more effectively, it's easy to miss the equally legitimate ways that agency information technology staffs are advancing the work of government.
That's one reason why GCN goes to considerable effort each year to identify what's working and why -- and to present a cross section of the most innovative and high-impact IT projects in government.
The outcome of that effort is contained in this special issue of GCN, which highlights 10 IT projects — and the men and women behind them — that have earned this year's GCN Award for Agency IT Achievement.
The GCN Awards, now in their 22nd year, focus on government IT project teams that, over the previous year:
The projects highlighted in this issue were selected from among nearly 100 impressive nominations submitted to a judging panel that included eight distinguished former government technology executives, to whom we give owe a debt of thanks.
If this year's projects share anything in common, it is the increasing degree to which information systems are connecting more seamlessly to other systems in new and sometimes innovative ways.
A case in point is how the U.S. Postal Service, facing severe funding and performance pressures, succeeded in modernizing an aging Cobol-based mainframe environment while reducing computing costs. Or consider how the FBI and its Criminal Justice Information Services' National Data Exchange now enables 200,000 law enforcement officers in 18,000 federal, state and local agencies to connect data spread across 51 million continuously updated records.
The GCN Awards also recognize a handful of individuals for their significant contributions to the use of technology in Government. This year we salute the GCN Hall of Fame Inductee, former Rep. Tom Davis, and GCN IT Executives of the Year Martha Dorris, Rob Carey and Jim Lewis. Their stories can also be found in the pages of this issue. These individuals -- and the men and women behind this year's award-winning projects — demonstrate once again the powerful role that IT innovations can play in improving the way government agencies accomplish their missions.
About the Author
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Finance & Development, September 2013
- From the Editor: All That Glitters
- Letters to the Editor
- In Brief
- People in Economics: A Class Act - Prakash Loungani profiles Stanley Fischer, academic, IMF deputy, and central bank governor extraordinaire
- Too Much of a Good Thing?: For natural resource riches to drive growth and reduce poverty, countries must balance spending now with investing in the future
- A Drop in the Bucket: Successful management of water must balance development needs and economic considerations
- On the Edge: How oil markets will adjust to high prices is unclear
- Extracting Resource Revenue: For countries with abundant oil, gas, and mineral deposits, formulating tax and spending policies can be tricky
- The Elusive Revival: The expected boost in growth from natural resource booms is not yet happening
- Capital Flight Risk: Natural-resource-rich countries risk capital flight as multinational corporations seek to avoid taxes
- Eurasia's Next Frontier: For the Caucasus and Central Asia, natural resource wealth holds the key to achieving emerging market status
- Picture This: Minerals of the Future - A secure, green, and innovation-filled future awaits us, but only with the help of rocks buried deep in the ground
- A Bumpy Road Ahead: Latin America needs large and sustained productivity gains to maintain its recent strong growth
- Back to Basics: What Is the Output Gap? - Economists look for the difference between what an economy is producing and what it can produce
- Closer to Home: Despite all the talk of globalization, business cycles seem to be becoming more regional
- A Big Question on Small States: Can they overcome their size-related vulnerabilities and grow faster and more consistently?
- Beyond the Household: Remittances that migrants send home to their families also have a major impact on the overall economy
- Strength in Lending: Strong balance sheets help banks sustain credit to the economy during crises
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An eastern Illinois native with two big country music hits comes back to the Land of Lincoln to help christen the new BOS Plaza on Friday.
Brett Eldredge, currently high on the Billboard magazine country singles chart with �Beat of the Music,� performs at 8 p.m. Friday at the new outdoor venue next to the Prairie Capital Convention Center at Ninth and Adams streets.
Eldredge is the first nationally known musician to perform at the new venue. A preview event two weeks ago featured local singer Dave Littrell. Friday�s concert is the first of two this weekend at the new venue � Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, Blues Traveler and Uncle Kracker perform Sunday.
Before finding success on country music radio, Eldredge grew up in Paris, which is east of Charleston and south of Danville.
After recording the minor hits �Raymond� and �It Ain�t Gotta Be Love,� Eldredge hit it big in 2013 with the single �Don�t Ya.� He followed that with his current Top 10 country single �Beat of the Music.�
Eldredge was nominated for new artist of the year by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
Local country band New City Road opens for Eldredge.
Standing-room-only general admission tickets cost $27. Suites with seats (in the nearby parking garage) cost $37, and VIP seating costs $77.
Tickets are available from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the PCCC box office at Ninth and Adams streets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-0000.


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Two men steal photocopied play money
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Two men probably thought they hit the jackpot Wednesday morning when they barged into a woman's apartment and stole a drawer full of cash.
To their surprise, the drawer was full of counterfeit money that had been printed up for two young girls to play with.
Police were sent to the 2500 block of Bluebird Court about 12:25 a.m. and spoke to a 28-year-old woman, who said she was sitting in a bedroom with her two daughters, ages 11 and 5, when two men armed with handguns barged in and demanded her money.
One of the men, wearing a "Scream" mask, pointed his gun at her and told her to get the money. The man grabbed her by the hair and led her to the living room, where she showed them the drawer containing the counterfeit cash.
The second man had his shirt pulled up over his face during the robbery and kept telling the girls to stay quiet and no one would get hurt. He also told the mother as the men ran out the door that he would kill her if she called police.
The men ran out the door southbound carrying the drawer.
As an officer was talking to the woman and her children, another officer found the drawer behind a residence on Roadrunner Court. Police did not initially realize the money was counterfeit, but when they found the drawer they realized there was a large amount of copied money scattered on the ground around it.
The woman went to the location and told police it was her drawer and that it appeared some of the paper was missing. That's when she told police her husband made the money for her daughters to play with.
No one was injured and no one was immediately arrested.
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Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry - Forestry Services
PROTECTION AREA STATISTICS* for Reporting Period 0800 thru 0800, 12/23/16 thru 12/28/16
NE Area – No Activity
EC Area – No Activity
SE Area – 1 Fire Burned 1 Acre (Cause: 1-Incendiary)
Large Fire Activity within the Protection Area:No New Activity
Fire Activity with OFS Response outside the Protection Area:No New Activity
OFS Prescribed Fire Activity: No Activity
* Protection Area Statistics do not reflect local fire department's fire run information. Statistics are for the ODAFF-Forestry Services' fifteen county Fire Protection Area in eastern Oklahoma unless otherwise noted in the Discussion section of this report.
FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS** from www.firereporting.ok.gov recorded on 12/27/16 thru 12/28/16
• 1 Fire Burned 60 Acres (Cause: 1-Equipment) Pernell FD Reporting
• Additional Fire Occurrence Noted Through Medial Outlets.
Statewide Discussion: A warm, dry trend is expected to build into the weekend along with gradually increasing wind speeds. A general switch from northerly winds southwest will reintroduce the potential for gusty winds by Friday and elevating fire danger.
Moderate to high fire danger is expected across much of Oklahoma today as dry conditions continue. No critical fire danger indices are expected, but new fires are expected given strengthening drought conditions coupled with relative humidity values 30-38% (nearer to 20% in the western Panhandle). Temperatures are forecast to top out in the upper 50°'s across the northern tier of counties with afternoon highs in the upper 60°'s along the Red River. Winds in the 10-12 mph range and limited gusts will spur moderate rates of fire spread; however where wind and topography are aligned expect some rapid rates of spread especially on established fires where convective energy will spur active uphill runs.
No Active Burn Bans
For the most current information on Burn Bans click on the following link: http://www.forestry.ok.gov/burn-ban-information
Remember… ONLY YOU can prevent wildfires! Enjoy Oklahoma's wildlands responsibly.
Report any suspicious wildland fire activity on the
Arson Tip Line: 1-866-662-7766 (1-866-NO ARSON).
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The pads are listed as 60 mm, but they're actually 57 mm! Whereas the average guy's ear in America is 65.9 mm. Their being average size for the industry doesn't change that. The bottom line: this isn't going to be circumaural for *most* people. It's a failure of design, plain and simple.
The Oppo PM-3 A Competent Comfortable Mobile Headphone
Third in a series of planar magnetic headphone releases from Oppo Digital, and at $399 their lowest cost entrant to date, the PM-3 is intended as a planar magnetic headphone for portable use...and it delivers.
The PM-3 is a full-size, circumaural (around the ear), sealed headphone. The planar magnetic driver in the PM-3 is very similar to that of the PM-1/2. The primary difference is that the driver diaphragm in the PM-1/2 is oval and is slightly smaller and circular in the PM-3. Other than that, the driver is virtually identical. I won't talk about the driver itself here in this review as I've already written a pretty comprehensive description of it in my PM-1 review. General information about these devices can be read in my article "How Planar Magnetic Headphone Drivers Work."
The styling of the PM-3 is masculine, conservative, and sumptuous. The mix of metals, high-quality protein leather, and plastics is appropriate for a headphone at this price. The PM-3 is currently available in black and white color schemes, but Oppo was showing some blue and red prototypes at AXPONA 2015.
Planar magnetic (PM) headphones are often quite heavy due to all the magnets in the driver. The PM-3 is extraordinarily light for a headphone of this type weighing in at 323 grams. For comparison with other PM headphones: PM-1 390gr; EL-8 488gr; HE-500 492gr; and LCD-3 613gr. On the other hand, the PM-3 remains a bit heavier than dynamic sealed headphones in this category: NAD VISO HP50 256 gr; Focal Spirit Professional 282gr; Audio Technica ATH-MSR7 285gr; and Shure SRH1540 290gr.
Even though its very light for a planar magnetic, it remains a slightly heavy headphone for portable use and as such needs ample padding on headband and ears...which it indeed has. The headband is fully wrapped with protein leather and covers foam all the way around, with thicker foam on the inside of the band.
Even though the outside ear pad dimensions are smaller than the PM-1/2 (98mmx77mm vs. 103mmx80mm), the inside opening on the PM-3 is actually larger than the PM-1/2 (57mmx40mm vs. 57mmx35mm). I'd say that's about an average size openings for a circumaural headphone. I found them comfortable for long listening sessions, though just a tad too cozy and warm feeling due to the weight and needing to hug the head sufficiently for them to remain stable on the head. They're quite comfortable, but they don't disappear on your head like some lighter weight cans can.
Ear cups rotate 180 degrees to rotate flat in either direction. Arms to either side slide in and out of the headband to adjust for fit. The detented adjustment is appropriately easy to move, yet remains securely in place when set. I found the overall mechanical performance of these headphones excellent with no sign of a rattle or squeak at all.
Oppo's PM-3 manual states that the pads are not to be removed by the end user. However, they are not permanently attached; with a very strong pull with fingernails prying apart the pad from the ear capsule, the pad does un-clip from the headphones. Do not pull from the pad itself. It takes way too much force and I worry about the pad material tearing. Putting the pad back on is a bit clumsy as well. The problem is that it's not designed to be done by the end user and getting a feel for where to place the pad to get the six clips to line up is not easy. If you need pads replace, the headphones should be sent to Oppo for repairs. If you're a die-hard DIYer who doesn't care bout your warranty and just has to get under the hood...I get it, have fun, but be careful. I'll also note for DIYers that under the ear pad is a foam pad over the driver, which is adhered to the surface of the baffle plate covering the baffle plate screws. This foam pad will have to be damaged to get to the screws underneath for further disassembly. Lastly, as you'll see on the next page, these sound very good already and I'd bet 9 out of 10 times a hobbyist modification would make them sound worse not betterI just don't see these cans as much of a candidate for modding.
Included accessories are quite nicely selected. A selvage denim hard-side, clam-shell case will contain the PM-3 when folded flat with cable removed. (Photo on next page.) It has a small padded tab located between the ear cups so they don't bump and grind during transport. Two cables are included: a 3 meter long straight cable; and your choice of a 1.2 meter cable with remote for iOS, Android, or none at all.
Isolation is quite good for a passively isolating sealed headphone. These will work in fairly noisy environments. And unlike many planar magnetic headphones, the PM-3 is quite efficient and can be driven to satisfying levels from portable devices.
All-in-all, I find the build quality, comfort, and styling well above average in its class, mainly in that it does such a great job covering all the bases. Real leather and 50 grams less would have put it right at the top...but I'm not sure real leather is actually more comfortable and cooler on the skin than high-quality protein leather. (Have to look into that one of these days.) The big question is how do they sound?
Turn the page and we'll have a listen.
These are dead in the water for me for that reason.
They wouldn't work for me. What size ears do they fit?
What size ears will these fit around?
Indeed it is a failure of design. Manufacturers need to understand that these pseudocircumaural designs are not doing any good. If you need portable, go for portable offerings. Circumaural headphones should guarantee big enough pads/cups for the best comfort AND sound quality.
I have discussed this numerous times in recent months on our website (headaudio.weebly.com) or discussion boards because I am really sensitive to pad sizing... It is a much more important topic than people seem to realise. In order to achieve a proper seal and comfort, you not only need large enough diameter but also enough DEPTH. The smaller the pads, the more your pinna or the surrounding area is 'interfering' and ruining the proper seal. Manufacturers then sometimes try to compensate for this using increased clamping force which is something I distaste as well. I sometimes wonder if they are trying to invent a new category of headphones: half on-ear, half over-ear.
I would be somewhat more willingful to accept a bit smaller earpads with dynamic offerings where the sweetspot radius is not ideal (due to the driver's nature => you have to take care about how to position the headphones properly on your head to get the ideal FR) but we are talking orthodynamic here. Look at the Hifiman headphones - extremely consistent despite different positioning. Why? Because they designed the section between driver and your ears properly. No need for smallish earpads with properly designed orthodynamic headphones.
Oppo would have easily gotten couple times more sales, had they made the pads user changeable and/or included even slightly bigger/deeper pads to begin with.
Yes, headphone design if full of compromises and so are sales!
When beta testing the headphones, I found that the initial PM3 had very good if not the best vocal performance I've ever seen in a headphone, vocals just seemed so realistic and well imaged. The second version was a tad too forward in the upper midrange, causing it to lose some of that magic, so we settled on something that was a mix of the two. The end result was a headphone that still held the vocal magic of the very first beta PM3, but with some extra liveliness in the upper midrange and treble to 'lift' it off the ground.
The vocal performance just seems to be an inherent strength to the PM3 and its driver/enclosure, even if you tweak its sound somewhat. The ear openings are too small for me to be considered fully circumaural, but the pads are good enough for decent comfort for 30-345 minutes. I'm glad that Oppo and us Beta testers could work together to get a very good end result.
I also prefer the PM3 to the PM1 as well.
I've posted a head-fi review on the PM-3 and I agree with the majority of impressions made here. I've always found Tyll's reviews to be pretty spot on if you take into account his personal sound signature preferences. I greatly enjoy the PM-3 and highly recommend people to try them. I also prefer the PM-3 over the PM-1 like TMRaven and Tyll.
I also personally found the PM-3 to also be very representative of neutral to my ears. I thought there was a subtle emphasis on sub-bass over other neutral-oriented dynamic headphones and some slight smoothing of the upper treble. I agree the vocals are a strong suit for the PM-3s with a very organic presentation of the midrange.
re: on the earpads, I've found the PM-3 earpads to actually be more comfortable than the PM-1/PM-2 earpads whose hard surface of drivers lightly brush against my ears. the foam disk that the PM-3 has above their driver really helps. I am one who has a lot of issues with earpad size, but the PM-3 was surprisingly comfortable for me without any issues.
ps: my review is found here for those interested (http://www.head-fi.org/products/oppo-pm-3/reviews/12713)
I had a chance to listen to the PM-3s at Axpona 2015 and I really liked them for their $399 price point. Of the new headphones I tried at Axpona I liked the PM-3s and Dan Clark's (aka Mr. Speakers) Either the best. Didn't get enough time with the HE1000 to form an strong opinion. I thought the PM-3a offered a better price to performance ratio that the new EL-8 and I own the XCs so I generally like Audeze products.
This headphone has been on my must listen list for some time. I can't wait to get a chance to hear it. I am curious how it stacks up against the DT 150 in terms of fidelity and scalability. Having similar levels of sound quality and what seems better neutrality in a more appealing and more portable package will be nice.
Judging by the measurements, it should be really interesting to have someone compare the Oppo PM3 to the Soundmagic HP100/150.
The PM3 seems to be more practical due to its size and foldability, it has less harmonic distortion, cleaner impulse response, and more even bass response. On the other hand, the HP100/150 is cheaper (but with some issues with headphone cups breaking off), and has better isolation than the PM3. The frequency responses look fairly similar to me, with the HP100/150 being perhaps a bit more energetic around 10k.
Thanks for the great review, Tyll. How would you compare the comfort of the PM-3 vs the Shure SRH1540?
"This 4-8kHz region can be really horrible sounding if over-accentuated—think piercing sibilance that makes you wince."
That's because THAT is the presence region--actually, it's defined by John Atkinson of Stereophile as roughly 2kHz to 5kHz, but close enough--and it's known as the presence region because that's where our ears can be most sensitive. Hence the piercing sounds if over-accentuated.
The following, I believe, refers to the midrange--and while the midrange has plenty of presence, it's not what is meant by "the presence region":
"I wouldn't characterize this as a big problem in the PM-3 because it means they're not strident—even though their presence region (say 800-3kHz) is a bit forward."
..the experts always say "Don't be swayed by the exciting sounding ones, because what sounds exciting for five minutes in the show room sounds irritating and fatiguing for more than five minutes at home" The same thing goes for headphones. The difference between "long term exciting" and "short term exciting" is a very fine line. After listening to these headphones for a couple months now, I can say with confidence that Oppo nailed it!
Sennheiser created confusion by releasing a wireless and a wired version so close to each other. Many folks think if they listen to the M2 wireless in passive mode it is the same headphone as teh wired only version...two different worlds. M2 wired is a much better sound signature.
But what's up with the treble on this puppy?
It looks like there's a modest rise in volume between 10Hz and 4kHz. But the average dBs appear to take a nose-dive above 4kHz.
I'm looking at the two compensated curves on the top of graph btw.
And you are right about above 4khz IMO.
I won't say there is modest volume rise from 10hz to 4Khz, because frequency below 20hz is virtually not audible. You should look after 20hz, and these slight volume difference from 20~40hz is very very hard to distinguish. And I can still say the bass of this PM-3 is extended extremely well. Yes, extremely.
Considering these information, you will say it is about flat from 30hz to 2khz. and very slight emphasis from 2khz to 4khz.
And from 4khz, it drops. I consider -5dB line on graph is about reference line of this graph. And it drops like 7~8dB.
There is definitely noticeable treble drop in this can. I notice this right away when I started to compare my Sennheiser HD 600 / hidition NT-6. Though it is not terrbie by any mean. Good thing is that around 6khz is frequency range that makes treble harsh. It is range of sibilant sound. having a drop on this region make this PM-3 more relaxing, and much more comfortable sound.
At the same time, you can clearly argue this is a bad thing, and I believe it is the bad part of this can. Probably the biggest complain of mine.
Though I just cannot complain too much, because 7~8dB trench through small region is not a worst thing, and having trench right on sibliant region has some pros; And PM-3 offers everything including overall design, quality & finish, isolation, comfort, uniqueness(hey, the only outdoor planar magnetic), price, and sound quality except that treble portion.
I just cannot complain too much. Overall, I agree with Tyll. Your point is right. It is definitely worth of mention, and it is arguably cons, but it is not too bad.
All I can say is if your are treble geek or treble enthusiast, then you have to think twice before purchasing this can.
It helps to get some confirmation from another user on this question.
There are some fairly prominent spikes in the 9-10kHz treble range on the Oppo PM-1 and PM-2...
...so maybe that's one reason the treble was dialed back a bit more on this newer PM-3 model? If that's the case, perhaps they overcompensated a little too much.
I was also wondering though if some of Tyll's tweaks to the Harman curve could be slightly exaggerating the falloff above 4kHz in the corrected curves on this PM-3 plot...
Or does the downward tilt between 4kHz and 20kHz on the upper curves seem about right in people's experience with this headphone?
FWIW, the NAD VISO HP50 still looks a bit flatter to me on its Harman plot (though it has a slightly darker overall tilt than the PM-3, and isn't planar-magnetic)...
Since these seem to be two of the top contenders in the "flatness wars", did you give the NAD any consideration before getting the Oppo PM-3?
Also, how different is the sound quality on the PM-3 vs. a regular headphone? And which do you like better?
Appreciate any further thoughts you or others may wish to share on this subject.
Well, I think spike on 9~10khz is mainly due to innerfidelity's own compensation curve. Maybe it is OPPO's PM series sound signature of having slight peak, but it seems 9~10khz peak is very common for many innerfidelity data.
Back to PM-3 graph, note peak and trenches start to appear after mid range. usually it became more intense from treble.
Since innerfidelity do not apply any smoothing option at this point, you can assume the sharp peaks are not too bad. At the same time, PM-3 lacks ultra-high as well. I am not saying PM-3 is unable to generate ultra high, because I heard 19khz sound when I performed ultra high frequency test, but it makes me to increase volume more than my other cans(HD600, B&W P7).
I personally nver heard NAD VISO HP50, but I think planar magnetic unit or PM-3's own sound signature makes some differences from normal dynamic headphone. Though, I do not want to say it is better because it is planar magnetic.
Below from here is completely my personal experience, but after I read several PM-3 reviews, it seems impressions are surprisingly similar. They are not same, but I see very similar nuance in the review.
The unique sound signature of PM-3 is..... relaxing. If I put it in bad way, it is boring. It does not give any "WOW" impression when I first pick up my can. But it is not bad by any mean.
When I compared PM-3 to P7, which has a bit more bass, but except that, pretty similar sound signature, P7 is headphone that give "WOW" impression. Not just because it has some more bass. Its treble also impress me a lot. A lot of detail is there. Wierdly enough, P7 has also slightly suppressed treble just like PM-3. But P7 impressed me hard. I feel I heard every instrument of song very vividly, especially treble.
On the other hand, after using P7 for a while, I start loose my concentration, and when I lost my concentration, P7 became just plain. There is no WOW left.
PM-3 is just opposite of that. When I first hear it, it does not impress me by any mean. So I do not concentrate at listening at first. But the sound of PM-3 is very relaxing, no fatigue. And it is so relaxing. I start to like it more. And this makes me concentrate back. From here on, I starts to hear very well extended ultra-low sound, and I also found mid is very punchy. After that, I hear all the detail back from zero. More and more I hear PM-3, I starts to like it.
I do not know this 'relaxing sound' aspect is common aspect of planar magnetic headphone, but PM-3 sounds very relaxing, which makes me think this is very natural sound. And this is probably reason why Tyll say this PM-3 is one of the most neutral headphone. It is fairly neutral in graph already, but graph-wise, I think HP50 is flatter. due to lack of treble. and I can definitely feel lack of treble when I directly compare PM-3 to other cans. However, it just sounds very natural when I just hear PM-3 alone casually.
I won't say PM-3 will be better pick, but I think PM-3 is definitely worth of hear especially for an extended time period of listening.
And you seem to have excellent taste in headphones.
Based on the graphs, the B&W P7 looks a little beefier in the mid-bass and upper treble than the Oppo PM-3...
And the peak at 3kHz isn't quite as well-defined. But it also looks like a pretty good match to the Harman curve. I'd like to see a compensated Harman plot of this model as well.
The midrange on the B&W P7 also looks very similar to, and possibly somewhat smoother than the Oppo PM-3.
Focal Spirit Pro is even flatter, in the bass range at al teast: http://cdn.innerfidelity.com/images/140321_Blog_HarmanResponseFR_FocalSp...
...in the 100-300Hz range. But the NAD still looks flatter to me overall, due to less chop in the treble.
FWIW, the PSB M4U 1 and Koss SP330 also seem like they'd plot pretty close to the Harman curve, but with a few more bumps and valleys (esp. in the treble) than the NAD.
The Akai MPC also looks like a pretty good match, though it has a fairly sizable notch between 3.5 & 9kHz, some ringing in the Impulse & 300Hz tests, and needs a good seal for correct bass response, based on the raw FR samples...
Some graphs of M4U 1 & SP330 for comparison...
Sub-bass looks a little out of balance on the Koss's left and right channels (with too much on left).
Tyll, I got it from John Atkinson's definitions of the presence range, occurring in many places in Stereophile over the years. He doesn't always verbally define it, but the times I've seen him do so, it begins at about 2,000: One example is here: 'The WITT's 2–8kHz "presence" range is mildly depressed relative to the midrange.' Another is his reference to the presence region in the Revel F30 speaker's frequency response, showing a graph with a dip between 2kHz and 4kHz. Another: "The HF contour can be seen to boost or depress the speaker's output over an octave or so in the presence region, centered on 4.5kHz,..." I don't recall it ever going as low as you define it, and it just always seems to me that your definition is just a little too broad, and therefore not as meaningful as the narrower definition.
But...you're the expert. I'm just a guy who read Stereophile for several decades.
Holt and Atkinson are not in agreement here. Atkinson is probably more correct looking at established norms such as this.
It does make sense, as you said, that those frequencies are where the ear/brain is most sensitive, and most aware of excesses.
This is the Audio Glossary from stereophile. Everyone should read it at least once. It will much better allow one to describe exactly what they are hearing, including the "presence range".
Just recently sold my Sony MDR-1A for the Momentum 2.0 Wired Ivory. I've tried a few others like the MSR7 (gave me the worst treble headache ever) and M50X (very nice but needs more resolution and upper end smoothness) and found that the MDR-1A made me the most happy so far. However the MDR-1A's build quality let me down with creaks and the bass was a bit too loose in the end.
The Momentum 2.0 fixes the build quality issues I had with the MDR-1A, tightens up the bass, sounds great overall, is just as comfortable, but the upper half of the sound isn't quite as exciting as the MDR-1A - if by only the smallest of amounts. However as a portable headphone overall the Momentum 2.0 is excellent, especially considering build quality longevity vs the MDR-1A. Real Leather and a nicer iOS remote seals the deal.
However I was wondering if it was worth trying the Oppo PM3 next or start saving for the Noble K10 Wizard Edition that I really want. I would be very interested in hearing Tyler comment more on the Oppo PM3 vs Momentum 2.0. CNET mentioned that the PM3 isn't very forgiving vs something like the Momentum 2.0, something which gives me pause. All the headphones I've liked so far are forgiving. The MSR7 for example rapidly turned me off using just my iPhone as a source. That said the Oppo PM3 has a lot of hype around it.
I didn't love the Momentum. I bought them blindly to be my portable, and was never impressed during my month of ownership. Everything was just weak to me. Vocals seemed distant, the bass was reckless, and the highs didn't sparkle in the way people described (although I'm a big Grado fan, so take my opinion of the highs with a grain of salt.) BOTH the NADs (which I ended up with) and the Oppo PM3 would be better options - by a lot. They have an incredibly similar sound. For me, it came down to value. $250 new for the NADs, with a huge jump in SQ over the momentum, and $150 less than the Oppo. ALSO extra points for coming from Canada.
There must be a law that says if I post I'll do this I have to do the opposite in the end. Just ordered up the PM-3 + HA-2. Thanks inner fidelity, your reviews as always was a big factor. I needed a DAC Amp to progress and these two seem to bundle nicely together.
How do you think this headphone is against audio technica msr7? I now own the audio technica msr7,and shure se846.Sorry for bad english,i live in norway.I want the best sounding headphone for portable use (with fiio e07k andnes,and sony xperia z3).I think the msr7 sounds great,but are a little to bright.So i get a little tired in my ears.And they are warm and pressure a lot on my head.I like headphones best,but have iems i use in loud enviroment (i think iems have better noise cancelation).The shure se846 is an great allrounder.And im looking for an headphone that also is an great all rounder.I like warm,smooth sound,and that where u can hear all the details.Im not an expert audiphile,but i like audiophile sound ;) Have bought some high rez albums on hd tracks,and are using wimp hifi (tidal).Before i have ovned sennheiser momentum,denon ah-a100,and yes,one time i ovned the hd800.But open headphones are not for me.Having kid in house,its absolutly impossible to use.Lol.And for the price,i thouht it was to bad having it in the box,99% of the time.So i sold it.
The oppo pm3 looks interesting.Little high price,but if the sound delivers,i might buy one set.I listen to all kind of music.Rock,pop,electronica,classical,folk,blues,ect.I want to find the best possible headphone for me.I dont have the chance to test so many headphones,and now i want to buy one,i will have for many years to come :) and the oppo pm3 might be just that one :)
The oppo pm3
The OPPO and NAD show near enough the same frequency response, impedance, disortion. The other responses are near enough as well. Are these phones using the same drivers? Sound may differ due the different construction?
Great review on the Oppo PM3. I am awaiting the arrival of my PM3. I was wondering if I could buy a cable like the QED Profile J2J for it. Would it be able to fit the socket on the side of the headphone since it has a stepped jack? =) TIA
Hi Tyll - thank you very much for your review. Truly appreciate your work. I'd like to hear your opinion if you were to rank PM-3 / 1540 and Viso HD50 in terms of sound quality and sound + portability? I currently have Final Audio Pandora Hope VI and ifi micro IDSD (dac/amp). I will likely play music from LG G4 when I travel.
Thanks Tyll!
Here in singapore I am not able to find a place where I can compare Oppo Pm-3 with Audeze El-8 or Shure 1540, between the 3 which is ranked one, acccording Type Shure is better but than he says only at low volumes, he says Oppo are best but boring and have not seen any review of EL-8 Closed back, I got the opportunity to hear EL-8 Treble is crisp and sharp but not too bright and bass has good texture and punch but not boomy, I wish Oppo which are more portable can match the Treble energy and bass of Audeze EL-8, So please help me with my quest for best. Thanks
Hi Tyll,
how can we understand from measurements if a headphone has better resolving power than another?
I am a happy owner of a pair of NAD HP50 and I really appreciate their resolving power, it is much better than my Wharfedale diamond speakers and probably of any speakers I could ever afford...
Resolving power is to me a very significant measure of audio quality!
Thank you for this site.
Have you any informations about the wireworld cables for headphones?
I found out that the 6khz dip can be removed by shifting pm-3 a bit forward on the head. I tested with tone generator and some songs.
I guess aligning the "mandarin" opening to the center of ear canal opening is critical.
Gosh so these, B&W P7 Momentum's or HP50's... how do you decide? You give these nothing but praise but then say the others are more resolving..... I wish I could buy all of them :/
I agree about the size... manufacturers need to make these headphones to fit over and clear the normal ear size. I would love to own a pair of the PM-3's, but they are too small and going to be uncomfortable over wearing them for longer than a few minutes. I have just been trying out several pairs of headphones, which I wrote up over at www.avnirvana.com and the biggest issue I have is finding a set that will fit over my ears comfortably. No doubt OPPO would sell a lot more if they would make the pads larger, or interchangeable for larger pads.
Hi. I plan to buy these cans, but I´m worried about the possibility of not getting an optimal marriage with my studio interface (Apogee Symphony I/O, first generation), because of their impedances: PM-3 is 26 Ohm and the headphone amp on the Symphony is 30 Ohm. I´m concerned not about "loudness", but frecuency response, because of something I read:
"If the output impedance is greater than an 1/8th of the headphone impedance, there will be undesirable variations in frecuency response: weaker bass, glaring mid-range emphasis, muted high frecuencies, odd phase characteristics. The greater the output impedance, the more likely there will be a discrepancy in the way your headphones receive the sound. This can manifest erratically depending on the headphone. Basically they will not sound as they are meant to". Is this… true? Does it apply to the PM-3?
According to this, when using the PM-3, the output impedance of the amp should NOT be greater than 3.25 ohm (26/8 = 3.25). But the headphone amp on my interface is 30 ohm. Will this compromise the performance of the PM-3? I think they´ll work well with my Astell & Kern portable player (2 ohm), but I´m choosing the PM-3 because of their neutral reference quality, and if they lose accuracy when paired with my interface, I feel like making a bad purchase decision, as I want to upgrade my headphones mainly for studio work (checking mixes & masters), personal entertainment is just a (very) exciting bonus…
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Hey just wanted to say that I really appreciate the measurements section of the review. Actually I prefer to read the written part (or watch the video) when considering a purchase. But in the case of the Oppo PM-3, when I pair it with my DAP, I get to EQ up the roll-off at the bottom and top of the range to my tastes and I get to reduce that m-shaped bump from 100-300hz, which helps smooth out the transition from bass to mids. It's a subtle tweak but it really helps open up the sound. Apparently one of the other benefits to being a PM-3 owner is you can run them balanced and they take to EQ well.


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Friends who went to school with Flood told NBC 4 New York the two were dating.
Flood was a student at Campus High School in East Orange, where she was to attend senior prom next week. Finals were canceled at the school after administrators learned of her death.
Friends were stunned by the girl's violent death and said Flood was a popular student with aspirations of attending the Fashion Institute of Technology.
"She was the best person you could ever meet," friend Jadaisha Richardson said at a vigil for Flood Wednesday night.
"She was a sweet girl. She will truly be missed," said Flood's aunt Naimah Hicks. "My heart is totally broken."
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Ses Taules gateway
Contact details
Zona Dalt Vila
07800 Ibiza (Balearic Islands)
Tel.:+34 971399232
- Autonomous region: Balearic Islands
- Province/Island: Ibiza
World Heritage, a certification granted by UNESCO.
The main entrance to the walled enclosure of Ibiza
It is the main entrance to the walled enclosure of the old town of Ibiza. It is situated between the bastions of Sant Joan and Santa Llúcia, and was built between 1584 and 1585. In 1888, the moat in front of the doorway was crossed by slats of wood, which were later replaced by a drawbridge and, in the early 20th century, by a permanent bridge. The gateway is crowned by the imperial coat of arms and crown. On both sides of the gateway there are replicas of the original statues, which are kept in the Archaeological Museum.
- Construction: Gateway
- Artistic period: Renaissance
- Historic period: 16th century