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Here's Why More People Than Ever Will Get to This Year's Super Bowl by Private Jet
Go big or go home.
It's no secret you'll be dropping some serious cash to score Super Bowl tickets if you wouldn't dream of missing the big game. So, while you're at it, why not go all in with the baller-level experience and fly private?
Indeed, for many wealthy fans, private jet travel is a pretty typical way of reaching destinations — so it's certainly common as a way to reach the big game. But this year, the pros say we might expect more private jet traffic than ever on Super Bowl weekend.
According to fractional private jet provider Flexjet, Houston is expecting more than 1,100 private aircraft to descend on the area for the event. So far, bookings are outpacing last year, when the company used a quarter of its fleet to meet Super Bowl demand alone.
"The actual volumes are still moving targets as the majority of our owners can book their travel with as little as 10 hours' notice," says the company's vice president of owner experience Megan Wolf. "However, we are ahead of where we were last year at this time." (And last year, Super Bowl bookings grew by 31 percent over the previous year.)
Why the big bump in VIP-level transport? Well first, when the game is located in a warm-weather location, people tend to make a trip of it, sometimes mixing business and leisure. On game day this year, temps are forecasted to approach 80 in Houston — which sounds like a pretty nice break for folks located in cold-weather climes.
As well, it's a matter of geography. "This year, we have teams from two cities many of our owners call home — Atlanta and Boston," Wolf says. "I think we will see significant activity from both of these team's markets — especially with Houston being an easy point to access from the East Coast, less than a two-hour flight from Atlanta and under four hours from Boston."
By the way? "Owners hailing from the New York City tri-state region always show up in force for the Super Bowl, regardless of the teams participating," she said. (They're just fancy like that.)
Fun fact for aviation fans: The most popular aircraft headed to Houston this weekend from the Flexjet fleet are the Embraer Legacy 450 and the Bombardier Challenger 350.
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Kontaktujte nás | Jazyk: čeština English
|WS network design problem with nonlinear pricing solved by hybrid algorithm
|Hrabec, Dušan; Popela, Pavel; Roupec, Jan
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|Článek ve sborníku (English)
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|Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2016, vol. 9921 LNCS, p. 655-664
|0302-9743 (Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR)
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|The aim of the paper is to introduce a wait-and-see (WS) reformulation of the transportation network design problem with stochastic price-dependent demand. The demand is defined by hyperbolic dependency and its parameters are modeled by random variables. Then, a WS reformulation of the mixed integer nonlinear program (MINLP) is proposed. The obtained separable scenario-based model can be repeatedly solved as a finite set of MINLPs by means of integer programming techniques or some heuristics. However, the authors combine a traditional optimization algorithm and a suitable genetic algorithm to obtain a hybrid algorithm that is modified for theWS case. The implementation of this hybrid algorithm and test results, illustrated with figures, are also discussed in the paper. © Springer International Publishing AG 2016.
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From best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson, the tale of plucky Hetty Feather is brought to life on stage at Town Hall Birmingham, from April 22-27. Hetty is played by Phoebe Thomas (former Holby City character Staff Nurse Maria Kendall).
We have five family tickets for up to four people (including at least one adult) for the 2pm performance of Hetty Feather, on Wednesday, April 23, plus each winner also receives a copy of the Hetty Feather book and a meet-and-greet with the cast afterwards. This show lasts two hours 15 minutes and is recommended for ages 7+, therefore, you must be seven or older to enter our competition.
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Weekend passes for Wide Days have sold out for the second year in a row, with delegates from ten countries including France, Germany, Norway and Hungary already set to travel to Edinburgh for the music business convention which takes place next week (20-21 April).
Friday tickets are still available the conference, and include lunch, buffet dinner and priority access to the showcases which feature some of Scotland's most exciting acts.
"The popularity of the weekend passes reflects the rise in interest from outside Scotland as delegates who come from abroad, as well as other parts of the UK, are keen to take advantage of the networking activities we offer on the second day,"
Says Wide Days founder, Olaf Furniss.
Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland's Open Project Fund, this year's event will see 50 speakers take part in the conference, with the panel programme again set to feature a gender balanced line up.
Topics include monetising streaming services, new music label models, improving access for disabled music fans and a specially commissioned report detailing how secondary ticketing is being tackled in different countries around world. Moreover, this year's keynote interviews feature 2 Tone pioneer, Rhoda Dakar and to coincide with Record Store Day on 21 April, Kim Bayley, CEO of the Entertainment Retailers Association.
In addition to the Friday accreditation, Wide Days has a very limited number of bursaries remaining. The bursary scheme, offered in partnership with Help Musicians Scotland, provides a 75% discount for qualifying musicians and emerging industry professionals. Moreover, a handful of student passes are also available.
Showcases are open to members of the public who can apply for a free ticket via the Wide Days website. This year's acts - CRYSTAL, Edwin Organ, Graham Costello's STRATA, LUCIA, Rascalton, Wuh Oh and Zoe Graham – were selected from over 200 applications, and chosen in consultation with a network of A&R scouts, broadcasters, promoters, journalists and festival organisers.
Wide Days was launched in 2010 and is hosted by Born To Be Wide CIC. In 2014 it was named Best Networking Event at the Yearly Music Convention Awards, was runner up in the same category in 2015 and was also nominated for Best Convention Venue in 2016.
Wide Days attracts key music industry players from the UK, Europe and North America and in 2017 hosted 250 delegates with a further 1000 registrations for the public-facing showcase concerts. Over £400,000 of business was generated for attendees in the five months which followed the event (based on an independent survey of a third of delegates).
In 2017 the convention achieved a gender balance in its speaker programme building on Wide Days 2016, when the majority of showcase acts were fronted by women. It recently became the first Scottish event to join PRS Foundation's Keychange initiative which aims to establish a 50/50 split by 2022.
Acts who have previously showcased at Wide Days include Be Charlotte, Catholic Action, Fatherson, Rachel Sermanni, Elle Exxe, Scottish Album of the Year Award winner Kathryn Joseph and the Mercury-nominated C Duncan. Honeyblood, PAWS and Siobhan Wilson, all signed record deals as a result of their performances.
Parent company, Born To Be Wide, was launched in 2004, as a social evening for people in the Edinburgh music scene and in 2012 was incorporated as a Community Interest Company. It stages music business seminars, showcases and the Off The Record youth events, as well as bespoke panels for other organisations.
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Small gestures are nice, but Saskatchewan is overdue for a big cash investment in addressing mental health issues, writes Murray Mandryk.
Province must get serious about commitment to mental health supports
The Saskatchewan government issued a rather impressive tweet on mental health this week.
"Blue Monday might be a busted myth but the winter blues can be real. Anxiety & depression are common emotions experienced during the holiday or winter season. HealthLine 811's registered psychiatric nurses & social workers can offer advice, support, & resources in your community."
It's a small thing, but it wasn't so long ago that even small acknowledgements of mental health issues seemed taboo. Oh, how times have changed.
Then again, maybe they aren't changing quickly enough … at least when it comes commitments to address mental health issues through meaningful funding and other supports. Small gestures are nice, but they now need to be translated into actions and dollars.
On the positive side, the fact we can now acknowledge that anxiety and depression — whether situational or long-term — are as real as any other illness is a tremendous leap forward.
We still have a long way to go — especially in even supposedly progressive workplaces where it remains easy to leave struggling employees/colleagues behind. Change comes in small increments that begin with awareness.
But patience among those demanding change is wearing thin … especially when we must re-live tragedies underpinned by mental health issues.
Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the 2016 La Loche school shooting that left four dead and seven seriously injured at the hands of a then-17-year-old. Last week, a ceremony was held to mark the completion of a $4-million renovation at the La Loche school.
Fixing the front entrance, the washrooms and a wellness area will not mend the physical or mental hurt the incident caused. But as Jason Young, director of education for Northern Lights School Division, noted in a Canadian Press story: "There are less triggers and I think that's what we need … it's a necessary piece to move forward."
However, ongoing social problems including housing and unemployment that have contributed mightily to the high rates of violence and suicide in La Loche are still not being addressed, community leaders say.
That the original budget for the La Loche school renovation was $11 million is one example of the failure of the federal and provincial governments to provide support to victims — at least one of whom refused to attend the grand re-opening.
Whether all of La Loche's historic social difficulties can be addressed by investments in community infrastructure is debatable. Moreover, the provincial government can certainly point to investments in the local health centre that have been aimed at addictions and mental health.
That said, the community has been consistent in its demands for mental health support, including better access to psychologists to address issues unique to the northern communities. Judging by the reaction of Saskatchewan Party MLAs to requests for more northern mental health support, it appears many in the government still do not get it. Real change requires greater understanding by lawmakers.
Small gestures are nice and important, but Saskatchewan is long overdue for a big cash investment in addressing mental health issues.
We need to see change in the 2019-20 budget, which we can expect to be an austerity-oriented budget with Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government aiming for the first true surplus we've seen in years.
To have a surplus budget that also increases our lowest-in-the-country mental health funding would be a remarkable statement.
Yes, Health Minister Jim Reiter has offered hints of increased mental health funding for months now. But words are cheap and what we've also heard from this government is excuses that it isn't doing badly, even though Saskatchewan has the lowest mental health spending as a percentage of the overall health budget in the country.
We need a specific focus and commitments to northern mental issues aimed at communities like La Loche that need better support and infrastructure.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've ridden these for a few seasons on gravel, and they didn't hold up very well. Initially the only problem was just lots of issues getting them to seal up for tubeless tires, which isn't so big a deal, but then it progressed to parts rolling around inside the rim, and then creaks and pops, and untruing.
I'm rebuilding them now, and I'm seeing several things I dislike about the stock build.
The parts rolling around inside the rim are fragments of aluminum nipple washers that disintegrated, and caused the wheel to untrue. It couldn't be corrected without dismantling the entire wheel because the spokes were speced at too long a length imo, and there was only about 1/2 a turn left on the threads, so no slack could be taken out.
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I've mentioned this little soap opera in our taxi zone before. Twice in the last three days I drove the guy who stole Mark's girl. The first time the girl was along for the ride, too. They're a couple of dim bulbs, boy. The girl was a fool to give up Mark, who is Albert Einstein compared to this guy. The happy couple were talking amongst themselves about a party they had attended the night before.
Her: I can't believe Jamie paid cash for his house. That has to be a $500,000 house.
Him: He must have done it to brag.
Her: What do you think he did, bring it in a trash bag?
Him: A big suitcase.
People, these customers think that when you say you have paid cash for a house, you brought paper money.
The second time I drove the guy, who is really a nice guy despite his dim wits (even Mark, who lost his live-in girlfriend to him, admits the guy is fundamentally nice), he was on his way home from the bar he tends. He needed me to stop at an Albertson's grocery store.
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Me: A rotisserie chicken?
Him: Yeah.
Me: Those are good.
Him: I don't like 'em, but I got my new girlfiend pregnant, and she's having cravings. Gotta get her what she wants.
I laughed. It's safe to say he doesn't use condoms, but Mark does -- he lived with her for at least a year, and no baby! I wonder if the soon-to-be father knows that at least 20 cab drivers are closely following the strange love triangle between him, this girl, and poor old Mark? Do you think he knows his love life is on the web?
As for Mark, he's working on a new girl. I drove him a few days ago from the restaurant (he's a waiter) to his house. He was with a girl, and we dropped her off first. On the way to his place, he said he's working on that girl's roommate, who couldn't come out drinking that particular evening. He said he'd let me know how it goes. And when I know, you'll know.
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As Mark's World Turns
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Knox, First Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Old French House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Bank of Indiana (about 700 feet away); Ellis Mansion (about 700 feet away); The Grand Opera House (about 800 feet away); Home of Francis Vigo (approx. 0.2 miles away); Niblack Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chief Tecumseh (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vincennes.
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Team 220: Joshua Hilliard
Colin Levitch caught up with former Team 220 athlete and certified Navy Clearance diver Josh Hilliard to talk about his time with 220
Focused and driven, Josh Hilliard isn't your typical age group triathlete. He doesn't sit behind a desk all day and try to fit in a training session before and after work. He doesn't have a gym membership, or wear a tie; instead he is a Navy Clearance Diver.
His office is underwater and the pile of work on his desk could be anything from maritime tactical operations, to underwater sea mine location and removal.
From a young age Hilliard knew he was destined for the military and after a few close calls with serious injury playing football, he decided it was time to hang up his boots and try something new. Not being a person who can just go to the gym and train for the sake of training, Hilliard needed something new to keep him fit for the military.
"A mate of mine who I was working with said to me 'If I help you get a bike why don't you give triathlon a try?' he says. "I thought to myself; I can run ok, I have a background in swimming, why not?' It gives me something to compete in, it keeps me fit and I don't have to get squashed by big rugby players."
After months of training Hilliard signed up for the Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie. Despite a less than perfect run leg Hilliard had discovered a new passion, and since then has not looked back.
Out on a training course with at an undisclosed location, Clearance Diver Hilliard brought a 220 Triathlon magazine along so he would have something to read in his down time. While flipping through the pages he stumbled upon a page about joining Team 220.
"Prior to being selected for team 220, my training had no structure. I would just get up and go for a ride, run, or swim. I had no idea about periodisation or anything like that," explains Hilliard. "The other big thing going into Team 220 was my weight. I was about 93kg and built like a back rower, too big for a triathlete. Having access to a nutritionist I lost 10kg safely. "
Team 220 gave the military man a taste of what it was like to live the lifestyle of a triathlete. The biggest problem he faced now was the instability of living the military life. "I missed a few races that I had paid and booked for because all of the sudden I had to go somewhere," explains Hilliard.
Not wanting to give up on the Navy for good, Hilliard approached his superiors with a proposition, "I wanted to go on leave for a while and see how I go just focusing on triathlon.
"It's a new a military, they are big on that holistic approach to the person," he says. "My superiors realised that triathlon was something that I wanted to peruse and they know when I come back I will be a better soldier, because I will be fitter and more focused. So my plan is to race and train as much as a can for the next couple of years, until I run out of money."
Now on extended leave Hilliard has been able to fully focus on his triathlon career, and it has paid off. Heading off to London Hilliard represented Australia in the ITU Age Group Olympic Distance World Championships. Finishing 16th (20-24) with a time of 1:52:21
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Disney's attempt to keep certain documents sealed in a Toronto lawsuit which accuses the company of negligence in alleged sexual assaults from defendant Harvey Weinstein has failed. The motion was judged by Master P. Tamara Sugunasiri, who quoted Madame de Stael in her ruling, saying,"Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty. Disney had not met the high threshold set out by our Supreme Court of Canada to curb the open court principle."
The lawsuit was filed by a Toronto actress who claims that she was sexually assaulted twice by Weinstein in a hotel room in 2000; Ontario does not have a statute of limitations involving sexual assault cases. She also alleges that Disney, who owned Weinstein's company Miramax, was partly responsible for Weinstein's crimes, and names them as a co-defendant.
Disney has denied all knowledge of Weinstein's alleged crimes, stating that while working for Disney the defendant had "virtual autonomy." In an effort to prove this, the company has three employment agreements it intends to provide the court, but desired to present them under seal for confidentiality reasons.
The court dismissed the request to keep the documents sealed, stating that the confidentiality obligations extended to Weinstein, not Disney. Sugunasiri wrote, "I am not persuaded that Disney requires a sealing order over the agreements in order to prevent a serious risk of an important interest."
Disney is not under any obligation to provide these documents, but if it wishes to use them as evidence it will have to do so publicly. Disney may be able to have portions of the documents redacted, but only after consultation with the plaintiff's counsel.
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Terrific first DAC
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Published Feb 28, 2017
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Pros - Tiny, versatile, low noise floor, cost
Cons - None, really.
This is the only DAC that I have owned at this point and I am currently looking to purchases something a little bit better in quality after buying a pair of Sennheiser HD 600. For my liking the Fiio gets plenty loud and still sounds pretty darn decent but I have an itch to listen to tubes and to see if I can get more mileage out of my newest cans. I'd recommend this little DAC product to anybody just getting introduced to headphones. It's a well built product with enough features to keep one happy for a lengthy period of time and it offers the versatility to take it along on the road when traveling. It even fits neatly inside the nice nylon utility pouches that came inside a couple of my hard headphone cases. On top of all this, it doesn't cost an arm & a leg to get started in listening to music on headphones.
I opted for the K1 as a first DAC instead.
Its more portable but it has an issue where the computer will never go to sleep when it is connected.
Does yours (E10k) have the same problem?
Now I have gotten a Schiit Fulla2 and it has async USB problems with popping noises fairly regularly.Jimster480, Feb 28, 2017
Good bang for Your Buck. One of the Few
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Published Feb 7, 2016
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Pros - Decent DAC, pretty powerful amp, quite clean sound, metal connectors, great aluminum housing
Cons - Line out not muting on headphones plug, not the best amplification stage
If you want more or less decent AMP and DAC for you headphones for under $100 or ever $80 you have quite few choices. Your options probably are SMSL SD793-II, SMSL M2 and Fiio E10k. Maybe few more. They are mostly the same. So somehow I ended up buying E10k, positioned as an upgrade for its quite successful predecessor E10. It came to me in order to replace Creative SoundBlaster E1.
Just like the competion Fiio's E10k sounds not bad for it's price point. Company's migration toward Texas Instruments hardware did it's job. I never heard original E10 but all reviews telling the same thing: E10k a huge step forward. While listening mainly to 16/44.1 instrumental music I had impression of some kind of stage, I heard decent separation and pretty sterile picture overall. Even though I listened for the same material I did with E1 the difference is titanic.
The problem is that some review pointing out that DAC in E10k is pretty good but what makes this device sound worse than it could is amp. After reading such thing I realized that device indeed sounds a bit dark and narrow. I can't call it bright by any mean. It's not that it's bad or something. It's just dark and sterile if you know what I mean.
Device drives my 80 Ohm headphones with half of volume in low gain mode, so I'm pretty sure you can drive 250 Ohms models with now problem, although manufacturer is recommending maximum headphones impedance equal to 150 Ohms.
I couldn't find a single flaw. Device has a solid build with metal connectors and Japanese ALPS potentiometer as a volume knob. Beautiful blue led light near know indicates power and gorgeous brushed metal texture allover the surface makes this piece of hardware look a bit beyond its price.
It's nothing special. It's just decently sounding product in rock solid housing. One of a few having amp and DAC under $100. It can drive your entry level Hi-Fi or studio headphones with no ******** and show you that somewhere over there starts a realm of her majesty sound quality.
Written by younes berrada
Published Oct 9, 2015
- 4.0/5,
Pros - SOUND QUALITY FOR THE PRICE , BASE BOOST IS THE BEST , QUALITY of MARTIRELS
Cons - DOESNT POWER UP REALLY HIGH VOLUME AT SOME HEADPHONES OF 50 oem
for the price is good but if you want to have that premier sound qualtiy of studio you need a dac of 300 dolllar +
Sounds Good, Cheap.
Written by Gonomon
Published Aug 12, 2015
- 4.5/5,
Pros - Cheap, Small, Sounds Good.
Cons - USB Out Port And USB Cable Isnt Durable, Not The Best At Sound Quality.
When i first listened them, i surprised how they improved the sound quality. I was thinking that i wasnt going to see a big difference compared to my notebooks sound quality at first (considering the price) but they blow my mind away. After using my notebooks sound out, this is something like miracle in terms of sound quality. Bass boost comes handy if you are listening electronic music. And i liked the volume control located in front of the device. In terms of build, i accidentally dropped them from my desk 3-4 times and nothing happened. It is looking like durable too, though i cant say that to usb out, usb cable, boost and gain switches. In terms of amplifying they are good with under 100 Ohm headphones. You can buy it if you are new into audio or you want a little thing to travel with your notebook.
Written by macshooter
Published Jan 23, 2015
- 5.0/5,
Pros - Small, Cheap, Sounds GREAT, tasteful bass boost
Cons - Can't think of any.
I'm not a guy with a lot of DACs and amps that cost thousands of dollars. I bought this because the headphone jack on my wife's laptop was crapping out. I like Fiio's stuff because for the price, they sound great, and usually have a bass boost switch that puts just enough extra kick in the lower end without going too far. For listening I like a little extra kick in the lower end. I use a flat sound for mixing and making music, but not for casual listening, (unless it's classical or something like that.) This thing kills IMO. It was a real eye opener when I plugged this in and realized how bad my laptop sounded. I use focusrite interfaces for my DAW, but you expect that stuff to sound good. It's no surprise my laptop doesn't sound like pro audio gear and I didn't expect it to. But I never tried a DAC on my laptop because I didn't realize just how bad the on board audio was compared to even a cheap DAC like this. This was a HUGE improvement. If you like a little extra bass, but not over the top or out of balance with the rest of the music, Fiio hits the spot. AKG's sounding a little bass light for casual listening? This will help cure that. It'll make ATH-M50x sound spectacular! If you want a totally flat sound, lots of other options out there, but if you like Fiio's idea of bass boost (perfect for my taste) this is a total no brainer. This is $75 people. Don't talk to me about how your $1000 rig sounds better. For less than $100 this absolutely kills. Stomps the sh!t out of "Realtek High Definition Audio." Ugg.
considerably better audio than my macbook
Written by myemaildw
Published Jan 15, 2015
- 3.5/5,
Pros - better audio than my macbook late 2009 and iphone 3gs
Cons - isn't portable. not that it would work on my iphone 3gs but anyway
considerably better audio than macbook late 2009
better audio than my macbook late 2009 and iphone 3gs
isn't portable. not that it would work on my iphone 3gs but anyway, would be looking to upgrade to a better sounding dac
here i try to review this dac. my comparison for this review is macbook late 2009, so i can only compare it to that computer. and iphone 3gs iphone.
build quality
now for build quality, it is made of aluminium, brushed aluminium. very strong cause made of aluminium.
the cable build quality is fine with me. people complained that it's not good. for me i don't complain. it's kind of stiff micro usb to usb cable, with no particular strain relieve but cause cable is stiff it acts like a cable aliviator. some cable memory.
the bass and low high gain switches seem to be made of plastic. possibly may break because it's made from plastic.
the volume wheel is smooth, and clicks for the switch off. and easy to turn, and easy to adjust volume precicely cause it has kind of long go and gapless volume adjustment which is good. nice blue light.
it has some coaxial out and line out at the back, which i am not using but i've seen some people use it to bypass internal amplifier to send e10k dac signal to external amplifier.
its actually a smallish device and doesn't weigh much. you can easily think of it as a remote for your headphones which it kinda is with the volume wheel. and it makes headphones look like a usb headphones.
packaging is fine, there is nothing bad about it, simple basic packaging.
i've been switching back and forth between macbook and e10k and i came to conclusion that macbook sounds a bit muffled compared to e10k fiio. and yes macbook is much more muffled to e10k. although if one would compare to new macbooks the difference might not be as apparent or any difference. i don't know cause you need direct comparison between two.
and iphone 3gs sounds worse than macbook late 2009 so for me fiio e10k is an upgrade. for you it might not be if you have a newer macbook/computer.
i find bass does adds bass but i think it kind of reduces the clarity in the bass at the same time.
people have said and asked if this dac makes pops when switching songs like it did on e10, it does not. however it does make pops when you switch on the dac using the volume dial. which does not bother me cause i rarely use it, mostly i remove usb cable. and when i do use the volume weel to switch it on i don't have my headphones on. cause it mans i switch it on to use it. thanks
there is nothing else to say about this dac. i have no other dacs to compare it to except for how my iphone 3gs and macbook late 2009 plays. none the less audio is better and more detailed with e10k fiio in comparison to above devices. hope that helps.
i also did unboxing and review of it on youtube if you want to watch that. links are below.
Fiio e10k review part 1
Fiio e10k review part 2
Great starter DAC
Written by wijnands
Published Jan 14, 2015
- 4.5/5,
Pros - excellent value for money, likeable sound
Cons - supplied usb cable is rubbish
After returning the X3 I sat down at the dealer to compare this device to the E17. I was looking for something to improve the atrocious sound that comes out of the Realtek chip in my Dell laptop. I use a Beyerdynamic DT770 250 ohm and my frame of reference is my rockboxed clip+. When comparing it to the E17 I had the impression that it had a problem somewhere.
Packaging and first impression
The E10k comes in a rather flat cardboard package that slides open easily. Inside you find the E10k lodged in a piece of foam and a small box that contains the USB cable and 4 rubber feet that you can stick under the device. Also included is a pamphlet in several languages that describe the DAC.
The DAC itself is a black aluminum box smaller than a pack of cigarettes. Because it's all metal it feels like quality in your hand. The supplied micro USB cable feels considerably less solid. It's short, very thin and my particular one didn't even work properly.
Setting it up
I connected the device to my Windows 7 laptop and was immediately rewarded with a blue light on the front. Windows installed the drivers is seconds. Out of curiosity I also installed the Fiio driver package later but didn't really notice any difference in the sound. It does allow you to fine tine some settings.
On the front is the 3.5mm headphone jack and a big knob to adjust the sound volume and a bass boost switch. On the back you'll find a coax and a 3.5mm line out as well as a gain switch.
Listening to it
I fired up Foobar2000 and selected the E10k as the output device and started some listening. Frank Sinatra's Sinatra at the Sands. This is a live recording from 1966 that has been beautifully remastered. Frank's vocals are wonderfully clear and detailed. The sound stage is reasonably wide, certainly wider than the Clip's. There's good detail in it, on multiple tracks you can hear plate noises from far back in the audience. Time for Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" and I'm really enjoying the vibration of the bass' body in the intro. Diana Krall's live in Paris and I'm noticing not a huge difference with the Clip. It's wonderfully clear, the instrument separation is fine as are the vocals. It does benefit from the wider soundstage. Time for some Valkyries then. Gergiev this time. Even though this is not my favorite recording the technical quality is super on this. Here the E10k clearly outclasses the clip. During the rowdier parts of the opera the instrument separation is far better than the clip. Moving on to Everything but the Girl, "low tide of the night". Even though this track like the rest of the album lacks dynamic range it's an interesting one because of the combination of the very deep bass in the intro and a high synthesized whistle. Out of curiosity I flip on the bass switch to see what it does and it almost hurts. It doesn't distort but it gets really intense. All in all I really enjoy the sound of this. It's not fiendishly neutral, there's a bit of warmth to it and it sounds musical. It never gives the impression of doing any significant alterations to the sound.
Some thoughts
When I picked this device I also listened to the E17 which sounds almost the same but I had the impression that that unit had an issue somewhere, on really quiet music there was a very faint background hiss which is totally absent on the E10k. That and the price difference where the main drivers for me to pick this one over the much nicer looking E17
I think this product needs to be viewed in context. Is it the end all of DACs? No of course not, not at that price point! It's competing with the recent Sound Blaster offering as well as Fiio's own E07 and a range of other more niche products. I'm sure many people are also going to be horrified at me using this with a 250 ohm set of cans but these I just happen to own and like. I've found that the E10k packs more than enough power for me to listen to them comfortably. Unlike the Clip which I always have pretty much on max volume this has room to give. I've set the output on the PC to max and got the DAC's volume at 4 out of the 0-8 range. What I also like is the portability of this little device. Even though it's marketed as a desktop product the fact that it's small and takes power from the USB port makes it portable enough to use with a laptop.
Final verdict
If you're just starting out in the world of DAC and AMPS and all that then you could do worse than pick this up. For a very decent price you get a simple device that will boost listening to music on your PC from background noise to actually enjoyable. There's nothing to configure, no settings to work out, no battery to worry about, just connect it and go! However if you are looking for something that you can also use to boost the performance of a portable device then an E07 or E17 is probably a better choice. I can also see applications for this little gadget in the living room. Hook it up to an old PC or even a raspberry pi, get RuneAudio and connect it to your home system?
JAMEZTHEBOI, SleathX1, Gonomon and 2 others like this.
Nice review. I love the E10K as well. Great starter DACJAMEZTHEBOI, Jan 14, 2015
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Government sources have dismissed claims that it will withdraw its proposed reform of the school funding system as "lobbying" by backbench Conservative MPs.
Education secretary Justine Greening told MPs in December that the national funding formula, due to be introduced in 2018-19, would ensure "all schools and local areas will now receive a consistent and a fair share of the schools budget".
The plan would see 10,740 schools gain but 9,128 lose out, and has met with mounting opposition from Tory MPs whose constituencies include schools that would see funding cut.
The Times today reported that the ministers were "widely expected" to withdraw the proposals in the face of the protests, and said a senior Tory MP had said that ministers would have to revise the plans.
However, one Department for Education source dismissed claims the formula would be withdrawn as "absolute speculation", while another said it sounded like "a bit of lobbying dressed up as news", pointing out that the consultation period is still open, and does not close until 22 March.
Prime minister Theresa May has previously left the door open to making changes to the formula, telling MPs last month that "we will look at the results of the fairer funding formula consultation and will bring forward our firm proposals in due course".


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Hiked both the Buena Vista Loop and the network of trails between Hot Springs and San Ysidro Canyons a couple weeks ago.
Buena Vista Trail is in okay shape up to the connector trails. The connector trail east up towards the Edison access road from Romero Canyon is in good shape past some initial fennel cluttering up the trail. The connector trail west over towards the Edison access road from San Ysidro Canyon has some slide damage just across the creek from the trail juncture, and then is overgrown with wild mustard much of the way up to the Edison access road. The access road is in great shape. All of the Edison access roads within the Thomas Fire burn area have been cleared. For the loop back to Buena Vista Canyon, Old Pueblo Trail is also in good shape having been recently worked by volunteers.
The trails between Hot Springs and San Ysidro Canyons are in great shape. The Edison access roads have been cleared and the lower trails and connectors were recently worked by volunteers.
For the article, I hiked Hot Springs Trail up to the old hotel site; then came down Saddle Rock Trail; took McMenemy Trail over to Girard Trail, and hiked the length of Girard Trail (great views of San Ysidro Canyon). From there, hiked the rest of McMenemy down to San Ysidro Canyon, returning back along Edison Catway and hiking the Hot Springs Loop Trail back to the trailhead. The burn damage is evident across the entire area, but there is a fair amount of plants coming back.
Currently all of the trails within in the Thomas Fire burn area have been reopened except Cold Springs Canyon, which remains closed including West Fork Cold Spring Trial. The upper portion of Cold Spring Trail, however, can be accessed from East Camino Cielo Road.
Article appears in section A of the August 20th, 2018 edition of Santa Barbara News-Press
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A decision on whether to allow a proposed Delta Sonic that would replace Menne Nursery on Niagara Falls Boulevard was delayed until next month.
The Amherst Town Board agreed to hold off on making a decision on a zoning change until its Dec. 11 meeting.
The Planning Board last month voted, 5-1, to recommend rezoning the 10-acre property between Niagara Falls Boulevard and Old Niagara Falls Boulevard, from general business to motor service.
Delta Sonic would build a car wash, gas station, oil change building, convenience store and drive-thru restaurant on the site of the nursery, which is moving.
Council members asked the chain's representatives to prepare a list of agreed upon conditions for the approval, and meet with the Amherst Conservation Advisory Council to address its environmental concerns.


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In the state of Michigan there are two types of licenses for companies that do home repair work.
Smithco Construction is a licensed residential builder. License number 2101154567
A Residential Builder may build a new home from the ground up or may do any kind of repairs regulated under Article 24 of the Occupational Code. The builder may contract for the whole job, but will have to subcontract for plumbing, electrical, and mechanical (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) work to licensed plumbing, electrical and mechanical contractors
Some companies are only M&A contractors
A Maintenance & Alteration (M&A) Contractor is licensed to perform only specific trades and services and may accept contracts only in the trade(s) or craft(s) for which he or she is licensed. The contractor's wall license and pocket card identifies the trades for which the M&A Contractor is licensed. The pocket card contains a letter code that represents the trade or trades in which that contractor is licensed. The M&A trades and their equivalent letter codes are:
Carpentry (A); Concrete (B); Excavation (D); Insulation Work (G); Masonry (I); Painting & Decorating (J); Siding (K); Roofing (M);Screen & Storm Sash (N);Gutters (O); Tile & Marble (P); House Wrecking (R); Swimming Pools (S); and Basement Waterproofing (T).
Make sure the companies working on your home know what they are doing and are licensed to do so. You don't want a guy who only got state certification to do roofing remodeling your kitchen. Not only could he have limited knowledge of what to do but problems could come up with permits and that could come back to bite you.
Don't take any companies word for it either go online and check http://www.michigan.gov/statelicensesearch
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I cannot stress enough how much every homeowner should research the people they have working on their home.
You should check your local lumber yards ask the people at the desk if they know these companies.
Ask for and receive references from any company you are considering for your project.
Ask the companies you call who else they would recommend for the work you need done. Any reputable company will not be upset about giving you multiple options and they should not be afraid of competing for your business.
Check your states builders licensing division and make sure that the company is licensed for the project you need done. Michigan for instance also lists any negative reports listed under the licensed company. Check it out www.michigan.gov/builders go to this site and click check license.
Ask the owner who they have worked for. Not customers but previous employers. Remodeling is not a business best learned by books but by experiences. Any reputable builder should have years of experience in the field working with other people with even more experience. I personally have worked under over 5 other licensed builders and owe most of my knowledge to them.
The most important thing you can do is research your project and ask as many questions about what you need done as possible. Doing this will let you know how much these companies know. Are they more salesman than worker? Do they know what their doing or should their employees be running the company? Sounds funny but there are alot of companies that fit this description.
I will be setting up categories for different types of remodeling work and giving you a list of questions you should ask every company that comes to look at your project.
Leif Smith
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Welcome to smithco constructions homeowners education blog
I will be updating it as much as possible to give homeowners as much insight into all types of home remodeling projects.
I will also be informing homeowners of what to look for when searching for home improvement specialists so we can limit the amount of horrible experiences in home remodeling projects.
Keep in mind I am new to this and it is a work in progress but hopefully I can give everyone reading some insight into this business.
I will be posting about projects Smithco construction is doing as well as answering any questions that come up so please feel free to post any questions you may have.
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San Diego-based Axero today released an upgrade to Communifire, its intranet software solution for small and medium businesses.
Communifire 5.2 adds Page Builder, a drag-and-drop interface that administrators can use to create page layouts. It simplifies the process of designing the homepage, space pages and CMS pages, the company said.


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History / Philosophy
Lone Oak Difference
Services Offered
Seasonal Concerns
Aeration / Seeding
Contact Us
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History / Philosophy
Lone Oak Difference
Services Offered
Seasonal Concerns
Aeration / Seeding
Contact Us
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The early spring lawn application consists of a 40% slow release fertilizer to encourage early spring color and a pre-emergent crabgrass control to reduce annual grassy and broadleaf weeds. Typically weeds are growing too slowly for good weed control until after April 20 to 25 at which time we start adding broadleaf weed control to our program. Any customer with objectionable weeds should call for a service call at no additional charge.
If you have a sunny lawn that was clipped shorter the last time in fall power raking will likely be unnecessary and there shouldn't be much spring yard work to do. Shady lawns will likely have late dropped or blown-in leaves to clean up. Wet tree leaves will damage the grass so it is best to remove any leaves as soon as the lawn is dry enough for yard work. Set your mower at a 3½" cutting height until year end (4" with riders) and check the blade for sharpness. Taller mowing (4") is recommended if the lawn is rough or watering will be less than perfect. Tall mowing promotes deeper roots which help the grass resist drought, insects, diseases, shade damage, tree competition, traffic and weeds. If the lawn was shaggy over the winter, clip it at around 2½" the first time only, to get rid of the brown grass.
Several short mowings shortens roots and it takes the plant about 60 days to recover. DO NOT CONTINUE TO MOW SHORT.
Light raking to remove trash will not harm this application; however, power raking and extremely heavy hand raking can damage the crabgrass barrier that was applied.
Vole damage.
Voles (field mice) can do significant damage to lawns, especially in late fall or winter. They are grass eaters and can kill plants by chewing them off at or below the ground level. The most serious damage occurs during the winter when they hide under snow drifts where they are protected from the cold and predators.
Voles can be controlled by setting mouse snap traps baited with peanut butter or by using poison mouse bait. Pellet type baits degrade or get moldy quickly under humid conditions. The best bait for outdoor use is the weather resistant blue or green waxy bait blocks. Bait in their trails is effective but not legal. To be legal, the label on the bait will tell you to place it in bait boxes to minimize exposure to none target animals and kids. Farm supply or hardware stores usually have a selection of both boxes and bait.
Late October and early November are important times to watch for trails and nests as the population is highest in fall and they are moving from areas of dry vegetation to home lawns which are still green. If you are near vacant lots, empty fields, stone walls, lawn sheds, cattails, dense shrubbery, etc. you are likely to have vole damage as these offer ideal cover.
Areas of vole damage that do not show signs of life by the 15th or 20th of April are dead and will need to be re-seeded or re-sodded. Generally the soil is not warm enough for the seed to survive until late April or early May and you will be able to see what is alive by that time. Damaged areas should have loose material raked off so that what is left of the plants is exposed to sun light. Green stubs will recover slowly and fill back in depending on how much is left. Areas that do not show new growth can be seeded by scratching them up and using a Patchmaster type product or quality bluegrass/ryegrass seed mix. It is generally best to put in a thin layer of topsoil first as the seed must by mixed with the top ¼ to ½ inch of soil or it will dry out quickly. Water daily depending on weather conditions.
Snow mold (Maine.gov photo)
Snow mold disease is a fungus that shows up in spring as the snow is melting. It is usually found under snow drifts that hang around longer than most of the snow keeping that area wet. The best way to prevent snow mold from forming is to go out with a shovel as the snow melts and break up any remaining drifts or snow piles so that they can melt more quickly. Snow mold that has already formed is best treated by using a rake to fluff up the grass to allow it to dry out which will in turn kill out the fungus.


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The professional school application process is about one year long, so preparing for the application should begin in advance of the year you are planning to apply. Below, you will find resources that can assist you in preparing for the application process through to matriculating to your chosen school.
For admission requirements and prerequisite information for specific professional health programs, please visit the Health Careers page.
Applying to Medical & Dental School
Two-year timeline for students preparing to apply to medical or dental schools.
Choosing a School
Information and resources regarding things to consider when choosing where to apply and choosing where to matriculate.
How to Calculate Science & Math GPA
Information on what courses to include when calculating your science and math GPA.
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From Innovation to Implementation with a Lasting Positive Impact On Conservation
The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST) will host a stakeholders' event on Friday 6th of May 2016 in Kampala, Uganda, to highlight its key achievements for 2015 and to share its plans for 2016.
ECOTRUST is a not for profit environmental Trust whose mission is to conserve biological diversity and enhance social welfare by promoting innovative and sustainable environmental management. Its goal is to provide sustained funding for conservation. Founded in 1999 in Uganda, ECOTRUST is committed to creating and maintaining cost-effective and efficient mechanisms to improve natural resource management, building resilience to climate change while investing in programs that increase income opportunities for the rural poor.
Last year 2015, ECOTRUST launched initiatives to establish an Endowment Fund and the main focus for the 2016 stakeholders' event, is to provide an update on the progress on the
capitalisation of this fund under the theme Effectiveness & Efficiency in Conservation Financing. During the event, we will share with you our capitalisation approach, which is designed to generate a wholesome financial package for conservation that optimizes new opportunities through investments in environmentally friendly business options, which currently include the following:
Celebrating the One Millionth Ton of Carbon Dioxide sequestered by
Ugandan Smallholder farmers.
This has been made possible by The Carbon Bank under Trees for Global
Benefit. TGB is a cooperative carbon-offsetting scheme that has mobilised
farmers to work towards improving the management of productive
and natural systems on which they depend for their basic needs of
food, water, fuelwood etc. The carbon bank makes payments to tree
farmers as a reward for increasing carbon stocks on their farms. In
addition to the financial rewards the communities also receive nonfinancial
rewards to individual households and to the entire community
in which the farmer's live.The Bank aggregates the sequestered carbon
across multiple producers and sells it in the voluntary market to
generate sustainable income, recapitalize itself and expand farmer
participation in the program.
PES business case for Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change.
With support from UNDP, ECOTRUST has developed a model
demonstrating how through careful design, Payment for
Environmental Services can deliver tangible benefits for farmers and
other parties involved.At the stakeholders' event, we will share with
you how communities in Mt Elgon, have developed Parish level
Adaptation Plans, whose implementation demonstrates that water
utilities can benefit from cleaner water through improved catchment
management). The lessons indicate that it is possible to significantly
reduce the cost of water treatment by adopting sustainable land-use
plans, which reduce siltation & sedimentation.
Making the Rwenzoris Uganda's leading Sustainable Tourism Destination.
ECOTRUST is investing in another social enterprise, the Rwenzori
Gateway to specifically mobilise resources to benefit the conservation of
the Rwenzori Mountains as well as to improve livelihoods of the
communities within the catchment of this World Heritage Site. During
the stakeholder's event, participants will be given an opportunity to
undertake a 3 Dimensional virtual tour of Rwenzori Gateway and its
state of the art Equator Snow Lodge. The Rwenzori Gateway project
seeks to promote the Rwenzori's as a sustainable tourism destination,
an approach that will be used to mobilise resources for
The event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, Uganda on Friday 6th May 2016.
Participation is by invitation only. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com OR
firstname.lastname@example.com if you wish to attend.
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24 Fun, Useful, and Unique Gift Ideas for Female Entrepreneurs
(Some links in this article may be affiliate links, meaning if you click through and end up purchasing something I receive a very small commission. If you purchase using the link you don't pay any extra, but it does help support my pizza habit, so thanks in advance!)
I've spent the last few weeks hunting for fun client gift ideas around the interwebs.
Since most of my clients are badass entrepreneurial women, this search has turned up a whole lot of #girlboss paraphernalia, a multitude of scented candle suggestions, and even one 'briefcase and some perfume' idea.
So clearly, the world could use at least one more gift guide geared towards those of us who work for ourselves and are of the female and female identifying persuasion.
This is that guide. It's not-at-all definitive. In actuality it's just a list of things myself and a handful of my entrepreneurial friends have discussed and think would be pretty awesome to receive, but really isn't that all gift guides deep down?
Now, if you're reading this you're likely smart enough to realize that everything may not apply to everyone, but a few caveats before we begin:
If you're going to buy someone a software subscription for Christmas - make sure it's a software they actually use and need. Obvs.
Planners are as personal as bras. Only go down that road if you know exactly what the recipient requires from their planning system.
A lot of these are geared towards online entrepreneurs, because that's the world I'm in most. Give me your suggestions in the comments below and I'll add them!
With those caveats out of the way, let's dive in!
24 Fun, Useful, and Unique Girl Boss Gifts
A Skillshare membership (The first 2 months are free with this link!)
All the notebooks. All of them. Especially the nice Moleskin ones.
A design software subscription (Canva for Work, Creative Cloud)
Small gift cards for coffee or lunch spots
A new mic for her podcast (This is the one I use)
A little office assistant like Google Home or Amazon Echo
All the planner stickers
A subscription to a social media scheduler (Later, MeetEdgar, TailWind)
This weird but useful laptop light that makes you look so much better on camera