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If making music is important to you, then not playing can lead frustration. To anyone out there struggling with a lack of motivation to play, to practice, or to learn a tricky technique or a difficult piece of music, here is a five-step approach that may help you get back to enjoying music more than ever before.
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I want Apple to release a bigger screen model just so everyone can stop complaining about it...it's time we move on!
Personally, I don't see the need for a larger screen. I actually like the smaller screen of the 4S more than the taller iPhone 5 screen. But I seem to be in the minority on this topic.
Add me to the minority, I'm fine with the iPhone 5 screen, yes even the 4S.......if I want a bigger screen I get out my iPad Mini. I don't want a phone that is that big and bulky....it looks really stupid to see someone with the "you know what-note" holding it up to their face. keep this trend up and I can get my old "Cellular One Back Pack phone" out from the basement and use that.
I want a bigger screen but not a bigger device.
It's a trade off, and one that Apple has chosen deliberately... it's not a decision that was just hap-hazardly made.
That being said, I still would be happy with only a 3.5". In my opinion it is a perfect size.
Wow, Tim isn't quite the same type of public speaker Jobs was is he? Certainly speaks his mind. We'll never have to worry what he ISN'T saying!!
I think that it is odd that just because other vendors are going big, that Apple has to go big to compete. I like the taller aspect of the iPhone 5, but still like the slimmer width. Apple will do what Apple will do and people need to re-adjust their expectations.
Tim Cook doesn't appear to understand Apples own words.
"The Retina display is twice as bright as an OLED display."
Apple claim what make a retina display retina is the PPI, so you could have a retina OLED display.
I can certainly see them making a phablet. I say make both and let people choose which one they want. Just by looking at this picture it makes me think it could happen. That's just more money in their pocket. Why not? Analyst: Apple is 'leaving money on the table' by not pursuing phablets
I like the size of the screen as it is ergonomically perfect!
I'd be perfectly happy with the iPhone 5 screen being a half an inch wider. I tried the Galaxy SII for a month and thought the 4.5" screen size was perfect, and I even have small hands.


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Nikon 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 VR & 18.5mm f/1.8 lens reviews: best performing lenses in the rangeBy Kevin Carter - Wednesday June 26 2013 Lens Review
Nikon was one of the last big camera makers to offer a mirrorless model but when they finally announced the Nikon 1 system back in September, 2011, they attracted some controversy for adopting a new smaller sensor than rivals. Since then, they've done well to increase popularity of the system by expanding the range of lenses in a relatively short time frame. The 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 and the 18.5mm f/1.8 are two of the newest models from the firm. Read on to see how well they perform when mounted on the Nikon 1 V1 body.
Nikon's 1 series cameras adopts a smaller 1-inch type sensor which allows the firm to offer lenses that are substantially more compact than most rivals with mirrorless offerings. In fact with the exception of the new 32mm f/1.2, the lenses are so small they actually lack focus rings. Manual focus is still possible, however, it's just that control is made via the camera body. The small sensor also accounts for the shorter than usual focal lengths on offer. The new $500 image stabilized 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 VR and $187 18.5mm f/1.8 have the equivalent angle of view in full-frame 35mm terms to a very useful 18-35mm and 50mm, respectively.
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Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 vs competition
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Further readings for the Nikon 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 VR & 18.5mm f/1.8 lens reviews: best performing lenses in the range
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I fail to understand the scores...
As far as sharpness is concerned, the 18.5mm achieves 6 out of 10MP, the Sigma 12 out of 24. How could it achieve an higher point when it resolving only 50% of the sensor pixels?
Furthermore the Canon 300 and 400mm f/2.8 score extremely low in transmission. Of course they are no f/1.4 lenses, but they are no 50mm either...What about weighting the values? A 400mm with T=3.1 should score much more than a 50mm with T=1.7, in my opinion.


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LONG BEACH - Civic, international and Boeing Co. officials gathered in the cavernous Long Beach assembly plant Tuesday to drill ceremonial rivets into the body of a C-17 Globemaster III being made for India, the first of nearly a dozen planes ordered by the country.
For some, the joining of four major sections of the C-17 signified more than the assembly of the military cargo plane's forward, center and aft fuselages and wing section.
"This C-17 event is another step in serving to strengthen the relationship between the United States and India," Boeing C-17 program manager Bob Ciesla said during the press event crowded with members of the Indian media and visiting Indian dignitaries.
Last year, India became Boeing's largest international customer when the country approved a $4.1 billion deal to purchase 10 C-17s. Those aircraft, to be delivered in 2013 and 2014, are expected to help modernize and replace the country's aging fleet of Russian-built cargo planes.
The C-17s will be used in humanitarian and disaster relief missions. The four-engine planes, at 174 feet long and with a 169.8-foot wingspan, are valued for their cargo capacity, their versatility and their ability to land on remote airfields in rough terrain.
"I am really impressed by the size, immensity and the quality of the way things are going on here (at the C-17 plant)," said ambassador Shri N. Parthasarathi, consul general of India. "But I didn't realize when I came here (that) we (are) really practically riveting the relationship between U.S. and India."
Parthasarathi spoke of his country's investment in the U.S., adding that the Indian government has awarded more than $9 billion in defense contracts to U.S. companies in recent years.
"India and the United States have a significant stake in each other's enduring success," he said.
India is one of several international customers Boeing has been pursuing in the last decade as declining U.S. Air Force orders for the C-17 threaten to close the Long Beach plant, the last aircraft manufacturing facility in California.
The current domestic and international orders will keep the production line that employs some 4,000 people going until late 2014.
So Boeing officials also have been aggressively seeking out foreign customers, including the United Kingdom, Canada and Qatar.
India's Air Force has indicated it is considering six additional C-17 purchases in coming years.
"International sales are what's likely going to keep this line moving," said Mayor Bob Foster. "The amount of planes the air force requires, according to them, is now diminishing and is going to reach the end of the U.S. military construction for these aircrafts. So the international sales for India, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and others are crucial. ... This is the last commercial aircraft manufacturing (site) in California and we want to keep it here."
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I boot bt3 usb and the boot up screen comes up but then it turns black so i keep pressing ctrl alt numplus then it comes up with the login screen so i login root and password toor then xconf and startx then it says this ( i shortened the output in this bit)
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Olivier is based loosely on Alexis de Tocqueville and Parrot has affinities with Audubon.
And Audubon continued to paint birds as his business ventures faltered and failed.
The works of Audubon are mentioned in the chronology at the beginning of the volume and in the text.
There are 12 full-page illustrations, after Audubon, in colors.
Birds unknown to Audubon, yet flying, as it were, with a rush.
Audubon's Warbler is a common winter visitant and migrant in Coahuila.
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Audubon tried in vain to arouse it to an exhibition of anger.
with reference to birds or pictures of them, from U.S. naturalist John James Audubon (1785-1851).
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There is an Average of Four Bars to Every Block
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There is an Average of Four Bars to Every Block, from the Harlem Series, 1943
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The historical struggles of black Americans were chronicled through four series of narrative paintings by Jacob Lawrence between 1938 and 1941. In the Harlem series of 1942, Lawrence turned from history to his own neighborhood and created thirty works of gritty contemporary life. In There is an Average of Four Bars to Every Block men and women of different races and attitudes crowd Jack's Bar. The title may suggest that Lawrence did not entirely approve of Harlem's barroom culture.Then, as now, public drinking was more than a benign social activity. It undermined the weak, some still reeling from the Great Depression. Lawrence's social commentary is enlivened by bold colors arranged in flat, asymmetrical patterns that recall not only Cubist collage but also the rhythms and breaks of jazz music of the Harlem Renaissance.


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Richards, Keith. Life.
Keith Richards, a musician and bibliophile who was greatly inspired by the Chicago Blues, recounts with an impressive candor and humor his journey with one of the most important rock'n'roll bands of all times, the Rolling Stones. The focus is not on each of the band's albums or how every song came about, but it centers on the Richards' childhood poverty, struggle with heroin addiction, and marriages to actress Anita Pallenberg and later, model Patty Hansen--whom many believe saved his life. The often turbulent, brotherly relationship between the band members is fascinating. The book also contains many photographs, and even the Richards' famous recipe for Bangers and Mash. It also provides an interesting perspective on how the music industry as a whole has evolved, from the days of single vinyl records up to to mega stadium concerts.
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April 19, 2012 -- The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni Association will honor five Outstanding Graduates during its annual Spring Reunion Banquet on Saturday, April 28 at 6 p.m. The honored alumni include: Maj. Gen. Vaughn A. Ary, class of 1984, Outstanding Business/Professional Award; Lee Haley, class of 1953, M.Ed. 1959, Outstanding Education Award; Mike McGinley, class of 1961, Outstanding Humanitarian Award; Larry Case, class of 1976, M.Ed. 1987, Outstanding Arts Award; and Christopher Feeney, class of 2007, Outstanding Recognition Award.
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Alumni Cameron and Deidre met at Multnomah in the fall 2003 while working on Multnomah Community Outreach team together. After spending most of their Spring Breaks on missions trips to Compton, California, they developed a passion for educating inner city youth. In February of 2007, a year after they got married, Cameron and Deidre responded to the call that God had placed on their hearts and left Portland, moving by faith to Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »


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'A 3-1 victory over the Sabres came thanks in large part to the play of Sheldon Souray, who, after missing the entire 2002-2003 season due to a wrist injury that required successive surgeries, is looking increasingly like the dominant force that helped lead Montreal to the second round of the playoffs the previous year. Souray scored, added an assist, racked up 21 penalty minutes on five infractions, and led the team with four shots. He finished the game at plus-2, one of five Montreal players, including the entire line of Richard Zednik, Mike Ribeiro, and Marcel Hossa, to do so.'
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Very cute!
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The pac man isnt the same speed as the ghost, as it is supposed to be. Also, the joystick is very testy, making them hard to control, but this actually adds to the fun. If their speeds were more consistent, this toy would be awesome.
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I actually bought this item for my brother and his wife. They are huge Pac-man fans, and whenever they can find one of the old arcade games they compete against each other. I thought this cute item with the game sound effects would be a great gift, and it was! They absolutely loved it. The only con is that you have to load (4) batteries in each controller and more batteries in the ghost and pac-man. Way too many batteries. I hope they last long.
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We gave it as a "group" gift to our grandchildren. As soon as the package was opened the 4 oldest (ages 7 thru 12) were engaged, and then enthusiastically played together for over an hour (maybe 2?). At just under $50, it was a little over $10/child--best $50 we ever spent.
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ECS brake rotors for BMW: MADE IN CHINA !!!
Hi folks,
This is to share my personal experience with the ECS products, and the (not so) little things that you discover only if you buy something from these apparently cool guys in Wadsworth, OH.
Many BMW owners are looking for the same thing: a good set of drilled rotors to replace the stock, boring plain discs. To find something good on the market without going for hyper-expansive BBK kits (like the Brembo racing) or staying on the BMW Performance line (expansive and hard to find for the rear axle), is definitely not an easy task. Surfing the internet I run into the ECS products, and God dammit...they got them! The specs are amazing:
Front: 2-piece semi-floating construction, anodized Aluminum hats, gray cast iron rings, heat treated, drilled and slotted, directional veins - only $ 450 per pair!
Rear: drilled and slotted, anti-rust treatment - only $ 136 per pair!
Considering that they are a bolt-on mod, it sounded an exceptional chance to secure a perfect set for a very good price. In addition to this, ECS highlights the high quality of their products with lots of proud: "superior performance", "real world benefits" and "never compromises" are slogans spread all over the range descriptions, and work well in giving you the confidence you are looking for.
Therefore, I bought them.
The surprise arrives when you open the box: you discover that the front pair is manufactured in Taiwan, and the rear in China!!! Have a look to the invoice I have attached if you don't believe me.
Jesus, I live one hundred miles from the German border and I ended up buying Chinese rotors in the US (and paid 200+ Dollars to have them shipped to Europe)! This is not a joke, guys.
After the purchase (unfortunately too late) I immediately contacted the ECS online customer support asking for clarifications; the first answer was totally inconsistent, since they stated that their rotors are manufactured in the US. Have a look to the exchange we had on this first try (attached).
What should I derive from this? At best, not all ECS people seem not to know the true story about the products they sell.
Of course, I didn't stop here. The following is the second run of email exchange with their sales department; as you can see I tried to be gentle but asked very precise questions at the same time:
My question:
"Dear Sir/Madam,
looking at your brake rotors for my BMW 135i (ES#2550968 and ES#2539490), I noticed that no DOT or TUV approval is mentioned.
Being brake parts very important for vehicle safety, I wonder what quality standard is applied in producing those discs.
Can you please explain where those rotors are manufactured, and what quality check they have to pass before being sold?
Best regards"
ECS answer:
"Thank you for your interest for additional information regarding ES#2550968 and ES#2539490.
DOT and TUV approval
All rotors sold by ECS Tuning are compliant with DOT standards.
Rotor Manufacturing
ECS Tuning GEOMET rotor blanks are sourced domestically from vendors who have worldwide manufacturing operations. Many of the rotor blanks originate from Italy, Turkey, Brazil and Asia but each part number may have a different country of origin. Engineering design, machine work and coating take place in the United States through our preferred manufacturing partners.
Quality Control
ECS Tuning is dedicated to selling safe, reliable and high performing products. For this reason, all ECS Tuning products are subject to a Quality Inspection process to ensure we are selling products that live up to these high expectations.
Thank you"
My question:
thanks for the reply.
You mention the GEOMET rotors only. Is this valid also for the 2-piece rotors?
Best regards"
ECS answer:
"Correct. This is a valid statement for both GEOMET and the ECS 2-Piece rotor with the exception of the coating. The 2-Piece rotors are not coated as the GEOMET rotors are.
In this second round they admit that rotors arrive from various countries and, funny enough, they list "Asia" instead of being more precise and write down that they buy from China and Taiwan.
I'm sorry guys, but there is no check that you can do in house to replace the quality control that has to be made in the production lines that actually manufacture the rotors. This is done (if ever) in the Chineese or Taiwanese plant. That's it. Then you can perform a very good drilling or a superior coating in the US, but this will be done on a piece of metal which has been possibly subject to uncontrolled heat treatments, uncertain forming and unknown handling; and this piece of metal will take soon the shape of your rotor.
But let's have a look to the third attempt to communicate with them, to show you there is no way to convince them that this information is not the kind of thing you can forget in the product description:
My question:
"Dear ECS support,
it is with disappointment that I write this email.
I just received my rotors and discovered that they are manufactured in China and Taiwan; not exactly great for a company which claims "superior performance", "real world benefits" and "never compromises" for its products.
I will do my best to inform the tuners and enthusiast community about this to the maximum extent possible. People should know what you actually sell.
With regards"
ECS answer:
"Thanks for writing. Yes, you are correct that some of our products are manufactured in countries across the world, which should be of no surprise as many companies have products manufactured in countries throughout the world. We will tell our customers where any product is manufactured if he or she asks. If you were concerned with the manufacturing location of the products, we may only recommend that you contact a seller with those inquiries in the future.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask"
My question:
"Dear ECS support,
yes, nowadays outsourcing is normal, and I would not mind if you procure items from countries with a proven record of quality in automotive products like Germany or Italy.
I do mind if your providers are located in China and Taiwan, and it is useless to say why. We are not dealing with spoilers or floor mats. We are talking about semi-floating brakes of a 170+ mph car.
Since you seem to be very confident in what you say, you won't mind if I spread this information around, won't you?
Best regards"
ECS answer:
"As we have mentioned before, we will tell any customer where our products are made if he or she asks. If the country of origin was a concern of yours, than you should and could have asked the question prior to submitting the order. If this is that big of a concern for you, than return them for a refund.
Let us know what you want to do. Thanks!"
So, ECS position is very clear: they feel like where the rotors are manufactured is not important, the only relevant thing is where they are machined or coated, and they will disclose this information only upon request. Ah, ah, you prefer not to write "China" or "Taiwan" in your site, eh? If this is not a critical issue, I wonder why not being really transparent and write down all the info the (potential) buyers need to conclude on the product.
Of course, I'm not going to put their rotors on my car, neither to ship them bak to the US at my own expenses (225 USD...), but you can understand my disappointment when discovering that my beloved trust in the quality of the US products and in the commitment of the US customer care has not been confirmed this time.
Only after, I discovered that ECS was known already for selling cheap Chinese-made stuff, especially for Audi and Volkswagen: just google ECS+China, scroll 2 or 3 pages, and you may discover also which are their suppliers in that countries. Unfortunately, I made this search too late.
Take your own conclusions, guys.
From my point of view, the more I buy around, the more I see that the motto "You got what you paid for" is tremendously true.
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Lots of things are made in China. Probably most of the items you purchase from most retailers. As a retailer and parts designer in this industry I do all I can do make sure that no matter where my parts are produced they are of the highest quality. That can easily be done in China or Taiwan with the correct contacts and practices. Most of the parts I design are made in the US due to production quantities and pricing, but some of my items that are made in larger runs are made in China and I have yet to have a significant quality issue with those parts.
Just my $.02.
Beyond that, one should not use drilled rotors on a street car. Especially ones that are drilled from a blank. There are some that have the holes cast in and those are fine to use as they tend to not develop cracking issues. Drilled rotors created from blanks will almost always have cracks propagating from the holes. For the same look and function but with much longer service life go dimpled.
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And, honestly, one thing is a "made in China" hi-fi or t-shirt, something else is a "made in China" brake...
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If you search on the internet a little you might be able to find some supporting information, but I recall reading an article on brake rotors and someone/group did some research and determined that almost every single rotor on the market today, regardless of manufacturer, is sourced from Chinese steel blanks. From there some manufacturers will drill/slot, apply coatings, whatever.
I also had an issue with ECS in the past, fortunately in talking with their customer service they were helpful & understanding and provided me a refund on the defective part. However, I ordered all my CCV/oil separator parts and hoses from them assuming it was all OEM - well some of the hoses were not. I spent hours and hours going back and forth on one hose that just wouldn't fit until finally one of the connector clips broke. The next day I went to the dealer and picked up the OEM part, and in about 10 minutes it snapped right in no problems. So keep that in mind for anyone looking to do the same thing.
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You really should have asked for the place of manufacture before submitting the order lol... Don't confuse a marketing department with an r&d department - one is always better at spinning stories.
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Lets just take Brembo as example: they have plants also in China, but what they do is having the metal formed, treated and machined there up to the last production step. And all done by direct engineering/supervision by Brembo's people there.
Would you think ECS has resident staff in Shenzhen to perform the quality control on the production line before the shipping to the US? Don't think so...
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Capitalism. This is the way capitalism works; I'm sure you know this. Businesses exist when they make money, and so long as the business practice pursued does not violate any laws, the more money a business can make, the better in my opinion. There is an old saying in the US, it goes like this: What's good for GM is good for the United States. It is simple to understand. As for China, don't be naive about China's manufacturing prowess, many fine electronics and mil spec aircraft parts are contracted from there. Also, laying blame on ECS is not exactly constructive; their business plan universally follows every other business plan when it comes to principles on being profitable. If you want European made rotors, you can simply pay more; it's quite simple.
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If they clearly stated the parts were manufactured in China, would it have influenced your decision to buy or not buy them? Are you upset they were made in China or are you upset because you feel you were deceived?
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You caught exactly the point.
The latter.
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· Action: After you purchased and received your order of ECS GEOMET® Rotors and ECS Tuning 2-Piece Rotors you contacted multiple departments here at ECS Tuning asking the same questions concerning specific details regarding our rotor manufacturing.Summary:o Result: ECS Tuning responded to all inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
We do apologize that the rotors do not meet your Country of Origin expectations but we can assure you that you would be more than pleased with their performance. We sell our rotors all over the world and have received a lot of praise and positive reviews on both their performance and cosmetics
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Our ECS GEOMET® Rotor blanks are sourced domestically from vendors who have worldwide manufacturing operations. A majority of our rotor blanks originate from Italy, Turkey, Brazil, Asia, Mexico among others, but each part number may have a different country of origin. The rotors are designed in house by our Research & Development department and machine work / GEOMET® coating are preformed to our specification in the United States through our preferred manufacturing partners.
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Our ECS Tuning 2-Piece Rotors are engineered by our Research & Development department and manufactured to our specifications in both the United States (95% of our applications) and Taiwan (5% of our applications) depending on the application. We have designed our ECS Tuning 2-Piece rotor line to include the features of a much more expensive multi-piece rotor at an affordable price point. Countless hours of engineering, testing and quality control measures were invested into this product line to ensure the ECS Tuning product goals were accomplished.
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In response to your request that we list the Country of Origin on all products, we will definitely take this suggestion into consideration. However, we are in compliance with all Federal Trade Commission regulations and take this topic very seriously. If any customers would like additional information on the origins of a product, please contact our Sales Department at 800.924.5172.
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So being that I have intentions to make a rather large purchase from ECS in the near future, I am concerned about their 'Genuine BMW' tag located next to the parts that are supposedly OEM/genuine.
ECS - what say you? Is this 'Genuine' tag legitimate? Are these parts from BMW? Can anyone else chime in? My only purchases from ECS so far have been a Eurotray & CF vinyl wrap. Very interested in this.
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Thanks for your contribution, it is always good to have both the points of view in the same place.
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Out of pure curiosity, which rules should the brake disks apply to in the Netherlands? I am from the Netherlands too and would like to know. Like have been said, if you were unsure about the quality measures, you really should have asked especially if you pay 200+ USD for shipping. Also why didn't you bought in Germany? Probably even cheaper and closer.
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The problem is that I never asked before buying, and I assumed they were made enterely in the states (have a look to their site, is full of "US", "never compromise", "superior performace" and so on). THIS IS MY FAULT AND I CLEARLY ADMITTED IT.
Regarding the European kits, i have to say that many other options are available (e.g., the BMW Performance rotors), but to say the truth no kit offers the same specs/price ratio and is available for both front and rear from the same vendor. Brembo BBK (or similar kits) was not an option due to the cost (in excess of 2500 euro). The favourable exchange ratio USD/EUR had a role, too. And, finally, I've experienced always exceptional results with "made in USA" stuff.
As simple as that.
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Thanks for sharing your experience.
Seems like a small case of mislabeling a few of the products' place of origin.
At least the vendor was quick to communicate and hopefully they will tag those products correctly on their website for the future.
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What We're Loving: NASCAR, Nukes, NobilityBy The Paris Review
When I discovered the work of Elaine Scarry in college, I remember thinking that her name was somehow bound up in her field of study—one had informed the other. She has a new book out, and the connection has never seemed more apt. Thermonuclear Monarchy is a badass title and a frightening one. The book is 640 pages, so I haven't read it—it could be a while before I have that much time—but I have been reading about it. Nathan Schneider's essay at The Chronicle of Higher Education is the best read. Scarry is a broad thinker, pulling from unusual corners of politics, history, and culture (including, Schneider notes, "the town where [Thomas] Hobbes grew up, a mistranslation of the Iliad, marriage, CPR, the Swiss nuclear-shelter system"). Thermonuclear Monarchy, then, is "less an argument that nuclear weapons should be eliminated, or how, than an entire worldview in which they have no rightful place." —Nicole Rudick
We all know him as The Paris Review's trusty third baseman ("Wisdom" and "Chaos Mode" are but two of his on-the-field nicknames), but it turns out that Ben Wizner occasionally gets around to other things, too—such as serving as the legal advisor to, um, Edward Snowden. (Yeah, NBD.) Listen here as he and Daniel Ellsberg argue in favor of the motion "Edward Snowden Was Justified" in a debate against Andrew C. McCarthy and R. James Woolsey. (Really, listen—it's riveting.) —Stephen Andrew Hiltner
Our forthcoming Art of Nonfiction interview with the British psychoanalyst and author Adam Phillips is full of literary reminiscences and references to books that have meant something to Phillips over the course of his life. One in particular has stuck with me over the past few weeks, a Randall Jarrell quote from "A Girl in a Library": "The ways we miss our lives are life." Happily, it has reminded me to return to Jarrell's The Animal Family, which I started a few months ago and put down for no good reason. (I don't even have the excuse of length—it's a children's chapter book). Through the simple story of a woodsman who gathers together members of various species—real and imagined—to form an unconventional family, Randall touches on death, love, the pain of being alone, the strangeness of taste, the joys of language, and the terrifying calm of the wilderness. It is a lesson in what plain words thoughtfully said can evoke, perhaps the best such lesson I've ever read in prose. My edition, and I think most others, includes beautiful Maurice Sendak illustrations that are, for Sendak, unusually pastoral—not a figural representation in the lot—and add much to Jarrell's story. —Clare Fentress
NASCAR was incorporated on this day in 1948—exactly one hundred years after the first publication of The Communist Manifesto. (Would that their similarities didn't end there.) On such a storied anniversary, an educated citizen has two duties. First, reread your Marx and Engels—now's as good a time as any to hone your critique of capitalism. Second, visit—or revisit—the thrilling world of NASCAR romance novels. Bonus points if you're somehow able to combine these pursuits, e.g., by writing a book that's both a critique of capitalism and a NASCAR romance. —Dan Piepenbring Read More


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When social media is discussed, it's normally talked about as one medium and considered as one of the most popular ways to promote business today.
Often business owners hear that they must have their business listed on "social media" sites. These would mainly include Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube and Google Plus. Each requires a different way to build and you need to invest your time. That's why many business owners are overwhelmed and give up before they even get started.
Question: How do you manage your social media accounts when it comes in promoting your business?
You might enjoy this recent Talk with the Experts session on using social media:
Managing Social Media Accounts created by single user on multiple platform is a tactful job that requires a proper documentation.We often do come across the issue of sharing our post on multiple platforms that help us to increase the numbers of visitors & reach a wide & large scale audience.However, one should always be aware of the fact that sharing on multiple platform doesn't conflicts with each other & shouldn't disclose the privacy of the organization.
Best way to manage social account is to keep a track of the user name , email from which it is configured,password & respective sharing properly documented in excel sheets.
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I always do that. Fo rall of the social media accounts, I have created an spreadsheet where There is separate columns of
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Also, some times I will include the post titles if I have to share specifically some thing to ech in that case only I will mak ethat column. Else these are enough fo rme to maintain my accounts.Email ID password
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Say I run a blog about dog training and I find a great dog training video on youtube that I would like to embed in a blog post.
Can I have this third party transciped and put the transcription (for SEO purposes) just below the video in my post. Is this legal or would I have a copyright issue?
It should be fine.
If you use an auto transcription service or software, just review the output, since some of the results provided by these auto services can be very poor, and if it is low quality it could be harmful.
Really? Why? Isn't there something called copyright?
Youtube allows you to post the video on your site, so I do not believe there is any copyright violation if you transcribe the video under it too.
To be sure, you should check YouTube's terms of service, but since they allow you to post the video and as long as you are giving credit to YouTube I would not think there would be a violation if you transcribed it also.
you should get permissions for video owner. the video on youtube is belong to video owner (uploader) not belong to youtbe.
Just because the owner of the video allows you to display it on your site doesn't mean that you have permission to add a transcription of it. That would require separate permission. Once you have permission from the owner THEN it is legal.
I don't see how there can be any doubt about this. If you transcribe a video , and then publish the transcript with the owner's permission, then it is clearly a breach of copyright.
I'm sure you meant "without" there, didn't you?
I'm sure you meant "without" there, didn't you?
Well spotted, TechnoBear. Thanks.
Well spotted, TechnoBear. Thanks.
Thank you all for sharing. I guess I'll just make sure to ask for permission before transciping any third party videos.
No, there is no copy write issue if your content is unique and useful for the others so your blog not face any kind of problems. Today most of the peoples wants to train their doggies, so for those peoples your blog very helpful. And video is also very good thing of providing best services to the visitors. Even if you do anything on your blog about SEO purpose it does not effect on your blog but it is must that it is not spammy.


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I had t reinstall backtrack because of a HD broken and when I tried to connect through my Wicd it freezes out and displays "Could not connect to Wicd D-BUs" so I tried alot of things with wicd and then a tried using directly wlan0 using iwlist wlan0 scan or airmon-ng starl wlan0 and it freezes out again..
NOTE: When I was using the last HD it worked just fine and I have the same model of HD that I had before, I cant understand whats wrong..
I removed wicd and I can only connect via ethernet... Please, someone any help?


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HACKETTSTOWN, NJ -- The National Kitchen & Bath Association has announced the ten winners of the 2011/2012 NKBA Student Design Competition, which offers more than $10,000 in scholarships and prizes. The winners will be awarded at the NKBA Design Competition Awards event on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show(KBIS) held at Chicago's McCormick Place This prominent industry event will also recognize the professional designers who created the best kitchens and baths of the past year. The event is an exclusive event available only to the press, top designers, and select industry insiders.
Sponsored by Sub-Zero® and Wolf®, as well as Waypoint Living Spaces™, a division and trademark of American Woodmark Corporation, the 2011/2012 NKBA Student Design Competition, received hundreds of entries from students at colleges and universities across North America. The students' designs offer insight into fresh design trends generated by the up-and-coming generation of professional designers. The following eight students were selected for their designs, as winners in the 2011/2012 NKBA Student Design Competition.
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Cerritos is the latest city to sign on to a pilot program to provide electrical charging stations for vehicles.
San Francisco-based ECOtotality North America will provide two, 240-volt charging stations on the top level of the Cerritos Civic Center parking structure at 18124 Bloomfield Ave.
Each of the plug-in stations can charge a vehicle in four to eight hours. Users can become members of the Blink Network and access the units for a fee, between $1 and $1.50 per hour. Guest users will pay $2 per hour.
Each station is connected to the Internet, which allows Apple and Android apps to locate chargers and check station availability.
ECOtotality will maintain the stations during the pilot program, which runs through December 2013, city officials said.
Once the pilot program ends, the city will evaluate its effectiveness to determine if it will be expanded or eliminated.
Under the terms of the agreement, the city will receive 50 percent of the revenue generated by the two stations, which will cover the city's electricity costs at the stations.
In November, the Long Beach City Council also approved a contract with ECOtotality for the installation of a dozen charging stations throughout the city, with the possibility of additional stations in the future.
In other business, the Cerritos City Council recently approved a number of city-improvement projects, including a $98,098 contract to rehabilitate parking lots at Cerritos Park East and the Cerritos Swim and Fitness Center, and bike lane improvements on Artesia Boulevard.
The bike lane improvements will be paid for by the state's Transportation Development Act. The improvements are expected to be completed by January.
Also approved was a $45,000 project for repairs to city sidewalks, curbs and gutters; and an additional $16,500 to improve access to Jacob Park along Jacob Avenue in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Activity note: You'll recieve author and lecturer Charles Sobczak's book "Living Sanibel: A Nature Guide."
Afternoon: Program Registration: After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, and other important information. If your arrival is delayed, please ask for your packet when you check in. Orientation: The Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. Free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration. Please be aware that program activities, schedules, and personnel may need to change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Dinner: Enjoy dinner at the hotel.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Walking up to 1 mile on uneven terrain and standing for 1 hour at a time at museums.
Breakfast: Buffet Breakfast at hotel
Morning: Spend the morning exploring the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum. The historic center was founded in 1982 as a tribute to the early pioneers on Sanibel Island. Each building has been restored to its original state. Volunteer docents guide visitors through this mystical place.
Lunch: Return to the Sundial for lunch with the group.
Afternoon: Visit to the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum which features more than 30 exhibits of mollusks from around the world. Exhibits are devoted to shells in art and history, shell habitat, rare specimens, fossil shells, common Southwest Florida shells, and more. The Museum will educate you about shells and mollusks and you'll see the mollusks in tanks.
Dinner: Dinner is at a local restaurant with the group.
Evening: Presentation by local Sanibel author - Charles Sobczak.
Activity note: Walking on grass, sand and uneven terrain for up to 1 mile and standing for 1 hour at a time.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel
Morning: The group will enjoy an exciting morning at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates and gardens. You will explore the museum, Edison's lab and hear tales of these two famous men.
Lunch: Lunch at Edison and Ford Estates.
Afternoon: Continue to explore Edison and Ford with free time at the museum.
Dinner: Dinner is at a local restaurant with the group.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Walking up to 1 mile on sand and additional uneven terrain while searching for shells on the beach.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel
Morning: Enjoy a morning of beachcombing! (Weather dependent) All kinds of shells, sea beans, sea glass, and more await—it's more than just surf and sand on Sanibel! Also hear a lecture from expert Conchologist, Joyce Matthys.
Lunch: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Afternoon: Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Please refer to the list of Free Time Opportunities. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. Complimentary beach chairs, bikes, kayaks and more are available at the Sundial.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Evening: Free Evening for you to relax.
Activity note: Getting on and off a tram and boat with a few steps for each and a ramp required for the boat.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel
Morning: Spend the morning at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, located on the subtropical barrier of Sanibel in the Gulf of Mexico. The refuge is part of the largest undeveloped mangrove ecosystem in the US. It is world famous for its spectacular migratory bird populations. Start with an expert led lecture about the facility, then take a tram ride to learn even more about your surroundings.
Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: After lunch, return to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge for an afternoon cruise. Enjoy a relaxing cruise aboard a quiet, environmentally friendly, covered pontoon boat. Look for the numerous species of birds that call this area their home including egrets, herons, ibis, cormorants, and pelicans. Learn about the mangrove estuary, the Ding Darling refuge, and it's amazing wildlife. Dolphins and manatees are often spotted.
Dinner: Farewell Dinner
Activity note: Check out of the hotel by 11:00 AM for independent departures.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel
Morning: Hear about Sanibel's fascinating history from a local expert during a morning lecture.This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


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Pain and your emotions
Chronic pain can limit your everyday activities and make it hard to work. It can also affect how involved you are with friends and family members. Co-workers, family, and friends may have to do more than their usual share when you cannot do the things you normally do.
Unwanted feelings -- such as frustration, resentment, and stress -- are often a result. These feelings and emotions can worsen your back pain.
Mind-body Relationship
The mind and body work together -- they cannot be separated. The way your mind controls thoughts and attitudes affects the way your body controls pain.
Pain itself, and the fear of pain, can cause you to avoid both physical and social activities. Over time this leads to less physical strength and weaker social relationships. It can also cause further lack of functioning and pain.
Stress has both physical and emotional effects on our bodies. It can raise our blood pressure, increase our breathing rate and heart rate, and cause muscle tension. These things are hard on the body. They can lead to fatigue, sleeping problems, and changes in appetite.
If you feel tired but have a hard time falling asleep, you may have stress-related fatigue. Or you may notice that you can fall asleep, but you have a hard time staying asleep. These are all reasons to talk with your health care provider about the physical effects stress is having on your body.
Stress can also lead to the emotions of anxiety and depression and a dependence on others. It can also lead to an unhealthy dependence on medications.
Depression is very common among people who have chronic pain. Pain can cause depression or make existing depression worse. Depression can also make any pain worse.
If you or your family members have or have had depression, there is a greater risk that you could develop depression from your chronic pain. You should seek help at the first sign of depression. Even mild depression can affect how well you can manage your pain and stay active.
Signs of depression include having:
- Frequent feelings of sadness, anger, worthlessness, or hopelessness
- Less energy
- Less interest in doing things or less pleasure from your activities
- Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
- Decreased or increased appetite that causes major weight loss or weight gain
- A hard time concentrating
- Thoughts about death or suicide
What to Do About Your Emotions
A common type of therapy for people with chronic pain is called cognitive behavioral therapy. Seeking help from a therapist can help you:
- Learn how to have positive thoughts instead of negative ones
- Reduce your fear of pain
- Make important relationships stronger
- Develop a sense of freedom from your pain
If your pain is the result of an accident or emotional trauma, your health care provider should assess you for a condition called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Many people with PTSD are not able to fully deal with their back pain until they deal with the emotional stress that their accident or trauma caused.
If you think you may be depressed or if you are having a hard time controlling your emotions, talk with your health provider. You should get help sooner rather than later. Your health care provider may also suggest medicines to help with your feelings of stress or sadness.
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Smeets RJ, Vlaeyen JW, Hidding A, et al. Chronic low back pain: physical training, graded activity with problem solving training, or both? The one-year post-treatment results of a randomized controlled trial. Pain. 2008;134:263-276.
Kroenke K, Bair MJ, Damush TM, Wu J, Hoke S, Sutherland J, Tu W. Optimized antidepressant therapy and pain self-management in primary care patients with depression and musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2009;301(20):2099-2110.
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A CONTROVERSIAL pizza takeaway is gearing up to open its doors in Marlow next month.
Domino's Pizza, which is moving in to the empty Blockbuster premises on West Street, has confirmed it will deliver its first pizzas in April.
The plans drew fierce criticism from residents and town societies, with complaints over parking problems and the detrimental impact of a takeaway in the largely traditional surroundings.
Marlow Society Chairman Martin Blunkell was one of a number of opponents expressing concerns over parking, and said a fast food shop would detract from the shopping quality of one of Marlow's two main streets.
The takeway, which was approved by planners at Wycombe District Council in October, will create around 20 jobs.


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REDLANDS - It seems like there must be something in the water, as another Redlander has appeared on CBS' popular game show "The Price is Right."
Karrie Newland attended a taping of the show in October with two friends - Melissa Vaughn and Jessica Wilde - who had an extra ticket and won several prizes to take home as a result.
Newland had originally not wanted to attend the taping of the show, as she has a disability and was not sure if she could handle the stress of filming a live game show or standing for several hours at a time.
At 3 a.m. the day of the taping, she almost backed out, but her friends persuaded her to stay on board.
And she's glad she did, she said.
"I said, `You're here, have fun and show everybody that I'm not going to let my disability bother me today, the pain from bothering me today,"' Newland said.
While worried she would become a burden on show producers, she found they were accommodating of her condition and offered her alternatives as a result.
What started off as a rough morning ended up being one that Newland will never forget, she said, adding that she had no idea she would be picked.
Initially, the tickets her friend had were standby passes, which meant there was no guarantee that trio would be able to see the live taping.
But they lucked out and were able to get in.
Once inside, show producers, she said, encouraged the crowd to be themselves and Newland and Co. did just that.
Her enthusiasm caught show producers and Newland was the second person to land on Contestant's Row.
"I didn't even know I was picked. My girlfriend (told me). It was so loud, everyone was clapping, and my girlfriend said, `That's your name! That's your name!' And I saw my name on a poster, and said, `Oh, God, No!"' she said. "I was like, `Oh, no, what am I going to do?"'
Newland had to guess the price of a brand-new Android phone and how much it would cost for service for a year before she was able to head up to the main stage.
"I took what I thought was the cellphone cost, but added on a little bit more (for the calling plan) ... and I was the first one up on stage," she said. "I couldn't believe it."
Once next to show host Drew Carey, Newland was ushered to participate in a game of "The Golden Road."
Once there, she discovered she could take home a number of prizes, including five coffee makers, two yellow ATVs and a brand new Mercedes if she could correctly guess a number missing from the price of each item.
Newland was able to correctly guess through the price of the ATVs.
"When (the models) opened up the door to two beautiful ATVs, I thought, `My husband is going to love me,"' Newland said.
While she didn't correctly guess the cost of the car, Newland is still excited to have won as many prizes as she did.
The next step: a chance to go to the Showcase Showdown.
"I spun the big wheel and got an 80, but another lady spun an 85," she said. "She was a really sweet lady, so I was really happy she won."
Newland didn't expect herself to be on the main stage at all. She placed a bet with her husband, Greg, that if she won a chance to be on stage, he would owe her 20 foot massages.
He has not yet come through with his promise, Newland said, laughing.
Appearing on The Price is Right came full circle for Newland, she said.
When she was younger, her family would often watch the show as a family, she said.
Recently, she lost her dad and her sister, which became a big hardship on the family.
"(Being on the show) helped me remember back to the time when my family and I would sit watching The Price is Right," she said. "This has been a dream come true, because it made (my mom) happier, and since the taping, we feel our family has become a lot closer.
"It brought up these great family members that I hadn't thought of in a long time," she continued, adding she had to thank her friends for the tickets and the experience.
"To think I just won and had the best experience of my life made me come out of my shell," she said.
You can watch Newland on "The Price Is Right" by visiting cbs.com.
The show will be up on the site for the next two weeks.
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Wyclef Jean Plans Spring Release For New Album, Announces Avicii-Assisted Single
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Wyclef Jean is laying out plans for his next album, Clefication.
According to Billboard, Clef 's planning to release the project sometime next spring. He says he went to Stockholm, Sweden with his acoustic guitar to search for his "next musical chapter." With the help of the album's co-executive producer Ash Pournouri, Wyclef says he "once again" found his voice.
Wyclef already has plans for the album's lead single, "Divine Sorrow." The song features Swedish deejay Avicii and will arrive in the coming months.
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