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The Four Square Gospel Church will host a weekend revival starting today and continue through Sunday. Special guests will be the Rev. Norman Colbertson and family. The revival will start at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Rev. Ray Boyd invites everyone to attend.
Bethel Worship Center Easter service
Pastor Earl Helton would like to invite everyone to attend our Easter Service at 10:30 a.m. March 31. All guests who register will be in a drawing for $50 gas cards, which will be given away at the end of the service. Guests must be present at time of the drawing to win. For more information, please call Helton at Bethel Worship Center at 968-1635.
Victory Ministries second anniversary
Pastor James Bell of Victory Ministries of Clarksville invites everyone to attend the church's second anniversary Sunday. The Rev. Bradford Butler of Fort Smith will be the guest speaker at 11 a.m. Pastor Charles Gatlin of North Little Rocks Evangelistic Church and Pastor Gary Perry of the Visionary Church in Alma will be guest speakers at 3 p.m. Guest singers will be Determined Gospel of Little Rock.
Indoor rummage sale
The Pottsville Assembly of God will host an indoor rummage sale today and Saturday from 8 a.m. till ?? in the Pottsville Assembly of God gym. All proceeds will go to help foster children attend the Royal Family Kids Camp.
Pine Ridge monthly singing
The Pine Ridge Freewill Baptist Church will host its monthly singing at 6 p.m. Saturday. Pastor Hank Duvall invites everyone to attend. Refreshments will be served after the singing.
Free crosses for Easter
St. John's Lutheran Church is making and painting crosses for free distribution to the community. They are inviting the public to pick up a free cross for Easter at the following locations: in front of the church at 500 N. Cumberland, at the corner of West 12th Street and Lancelot, and at the corner of Bradley Lane and Reno. So far more than 10,000 crosses have been made and distributed in the area. For more information, call the church at 968-1309.
Community worship event
One Church will host "The Epiphany, A Community Worship Event" from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Dardanelle Gazebo. This worship event marks the beginning of our Easter celebration. There will be a candlelight vigil, live music with Some Guy Named Robb and lots of family friendly fun. For more information, call (479) 264-2198.
Palm Sunday
Join First United Methodist Church this Palm Sunday at 8:30 and 10:40 a.m. in the sanctuary. Children will enter the sanctuary waving palm branches and singing "Hosanna, Loud Hosanna" while the trumpet sounds. Puppets for Christ will perform and Joyful Noise Kids' Choir will sing in both services. The church is located at 304 S. Commerce Ave. or call (479) 968-1232.
Church celebrates Holy Week
St. John's Lutheran Church will celebrate Holy Week with special worship services and activities.
There will be a worship service at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. The message will be "The Exalted Lord." Worship on Good Friday will begin at 7:15 p.m. and focus on "The Dying Lord." Easter Sunday will begin with a Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. and will feature a message entitled "The Living Lord."
An Easter breakfast will be served by the Youth Group from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Children 3 years old through fifth grade are invited to take part in an Easter Egg Hunt at 9 a.m. Morning activities will conclude with a Resurrection Festival Service at 10:30. The message at this service will be "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow."
The community is invited to attend these Holy Week activities. The church is located at 500 N. Cumberland in Russellville. For more information, call the church at 968-1309.
Fellowship Day scheduled
Truth And Love Worship Center Church of God in Christ in Pine Bluff has scheduled its Building Fund Fellowship Day for 4 p.m. Sunday. Guest speaker will be Pastor Larry Rogers of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church of Gould. All are invited to attend.
Easter at Zion Lutheran Church
The members of Zion Lutheran Church invite everyone to participate in the many activities planned for this Easter. The morning will begin at 8 a.m. with an Easter "Son" Rise service led by the Zion Lutheran youth.
Easter breakfast will be served by the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) at 8:30 a.m. A freewill offering will be taken with the proceeds going to the Augsburg Food Pantry. The food pantry is open on the third Saturday of every month and provides food to approximately 300-400 people. Sunday school for youth and adults will begin at 9:30. The regular church service will begin at 10:30. Easter Sunday will wrap up with the Easter egg hunt. The daffodil trail is complete and will be the location of this year's Easter egg hunt. The Easter egg hunt will begin at 11:45.
All are invited to "Come and See." Zion Lutheran Church is located atop Augsburg Mountain at the intersection of State Highway 333 and Augsburg Road. Everyone is invited to attend.
Benefit garage sale at Zion Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) from Zion Lutheran Church is having a garage sale starting at 7 a.m. April 6 to benefit the Zion Lutheran Church food pantry The Zion Lutheran youth group will also sell baked goods and drinks. The sale will be located on the corner of Augsburg Road and State Highway 333.
This garage sale will be part of the second annual SR 333 yard sale, which runs from Dover to London. The LWML is offering space to anyone that would like to have a garage sale on the church grounds. Anyone interested will be asked to pay a $25 deposit and, if their area is clean at the end of their sale, they will be given $15 dollars back. For more information about the annual SR 333 yard sale, please contact Bethany Henry at (479) 857-1992.


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HP has pulled the wraps off some new
EliteBook notebooks for business users. The new notebooks include the HP EliteBook
8460W, 8560W, and 8760W. These three machines are the successors to the
EliteBook 8440w, 8540w, and 8740w models that landed last year.
The new machines share some common hardware and
features between the three versions. All of them use the new Sandy Bridge
processors from Intel with dual-core Core i5 offerings along with dual- and
quad-core Core i7 parts. The 8760W can be fitted with the Core i7-2920XM
processor while the other new notebooks can't use that part.
The machines will use DDR3 1333 MHz RAM with dual
RAM slots on the 8460W, while the two higher-end machines will get four RAM
slots. The 8460W can be fitted with up to 16GB with the 8560W and 8760W models
getting up to 32GB. Storage is up to 750GB with 2.5-inch 7,200rpm HDDs. SSD
options are available with 128GB or 256GB SSDs. The high-end 8760W can support
two internal HDDs and a third if you replace the optical drive.
The three new machines will also support multiple
external monitors. All three machines get USB 3.0/USB 2.0 ports and all of them
have 16:9 aspect ratio displays. The main difference in the machines is the
screen size. The 8560W has a 15-inch screen, the 8760W gets a 17-inch screen
and both of those machines can be fitted with 30-bit DreamColor displays for
the most accurate color representation possible
The trio of new notebooks also gets VGA and
DisplayPort outputs and they need the optional docking station to support more
than two external displays. The 8460w uses a 6-cell or 9-cell battery. The
8560W and 8760W both come with 8-cell batteries and have a 12-cell battery
optional. That 12-cell is optional for the 8460W notebook as well.

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Earth Friendly: Brush up on brush collection
By Marie Lester
June 28, 2012 at 1:28 a.m.
Have you ever noticed the sign on Main Street about Victoria being a "Tree City U.S.A." community? I have driven past this sign for years and never knew what it meant, so I looked it up. Tree City U.S.A. is a program of the Arbor Day Foundation and Victoria has been a member for 13 years.
Being a Tree City basically means that we value trees in our community, have a plan in place to plant trees, take care of Victoria's existing trees and celebrate Arbor Day. Now you know.
But, you may drive around Victoria and think, "There aren't that many trees here," or, "These aren't trees, these are bushes." But there are actually a lot of trees owned by the city, businesses or residents. Whoever owns the tree is responsible for taking care of it. Trees are living things that need water, sun and a "haircut" every now and then.
Folks, it's tree "haircut" season. The spring and summer is when most people trim their trees. You can trim your own trees, or you can hire someone to do it for you. If you hire someone, the company is responsible for hauling the trimmings off.
If you trim them yourself and you have a city of Victoria water and garbage utility account, the city of Victoria Environmental Services Department's Solid Waste Division will pick them up for you.
Tree limbs are picked up on a quarterly schedule throughout the year. Before cutting your limbs, please check the collection schedule available on the City's website. Visit victoriatx.org/environmental/treelimbs.asp for a map of your residential area and then consult the quarterly collection schedule to find out when city crews will be in your area picking up limbs.
This will help prevent residents from having large bundles of limbs sitting out on their curb for extended amounts of time. The city won't be able to give you an exact day they will pick up your brush, but will get pretty close.
Everything over six cubic yards (4 feet x 4 feet x 10 feet) will incur a $1.50 per minute fee. The first six cubic yards are removed at no charge, but everything after that will get charged.
Here are some tips for placing your tree limbs at the curb for pickup. These tips are important because the brush is picked up with a truck that has a big hydraulic arm on it - the arm needs space to maneuver.
Place brush pile away from obstacles (mailboxes, cars, water meter, telephone poles, trash cans, etc.) and within 5 feet of the street.
Make sure there is head space above the brush pile (not under a tree or power line)
Place cut ends to the street. Try not to place brush out like "spaghetti" - it is easier and faster for the truck to pick up nice, neat piles.
Cut brush into pieces 8 feet long or shorter. The bigger in diameter (such as a tree trunk), the shorter it should be cut.
If you can't wait for the city to be in your area, here are some other options:
Schedule an out of cycle pick-up for a $20 service fee plus $1.50 per minute. Any fees incurred will be charged on your water/garbage utility bill. The office has set Friday for out-of-cycle collection and limited 10 per Friday.
Take your brush to the Garden-Ville Composting facility at 18125 Farm-to-Market Road 1686 (near the landfill); there is a fee for this. Call 361-897-1500 for more information.
Bundle your brush with twine into 4-foot-long bundles that weigh no more than 50 pounds; the city will pick up four of these bundles at a time as yard waste (these are picked up by hand, not by a big truck arm).
If they will fit with limbs not protruding from the top of the container, place tree limbs and yard waste in old trash cans, brown paper lawn bags or a cardboard box out by the curb and they will be picked up on the same day as your regular trash pick-up.
Brush and yard waste is recycled into compost at the Garden-Ville compost facility and is sold in bulk or in bags at Garden-Ville and in local stores.
If you have questions or need assistance, please call the Solid Waste Division of the Environmental Services Department at 361-485-3220.
Marie Lester, is the Environmental Programs Coordinator for the City of Victoria's Environmental Services Department. You may contact her with topic ideas, inspiration, questions and comments at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Profar getting closer to playing second
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jurickson Profar is still limited to designated hitter duty but is probably less than a week away from making his first appearance at second base in a Cactus League game. Profar has been dealing with shoulder tendinitis but his throwing program is advancing toward a conclusion.
Profar is able to take full infield work and make the routine throws of his position. He just hasn't really tested the tough and awkward throws associated with the position or made relay throws from the outfield. He is playing long toss at 105 feet but the Rangers want him to go another 15-20 feet out before he starts trying long relays throws.
"Those are some of the things we want him to do before he plays in a game," assistant general manager Thad Levine said.
Profar was 0-for-4 with a walk on Sunday against the Mariners but is still hitting .310 for the spring.
Lewis takes big step in comeback, race for rotation
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Colby Lewis wants to be in the Rangers rotation when the season opens. More outings like Sunday afternoon against the Mariners will help.
Lewis needed only 23 pitches to get through two scoreless innings in his Cactus League outing. Lewis, who is coming back from flexor tendon surgery in 2012 and hip replacement last August, allowed two hits, one walk and one strikeout.
"Awesome," manager Ron Washington said. "He was able to get over his front side, he was able to command his fastball, he had a good slider and a good changeup. It was a nice outing for Colby. He'll get the ball again and the next time it will be three innings and we'll see how it goes. We'll keep ramping him up and see how he can stand it. So far so good."
Lewis didn't get out of the first inning in his first start against the Indians on Monday, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks.
"I got back to being myself," Lewis said. "I can chalk up that last one to it being my first time out and being overly anxious. Today the ball was down in the zone and I was throwing better strikes."
Lewis fared better than Nick Tepesch, another rotation candidate who allowed three runs in two-plus innings. Tepesch faced 13 batters and nine reached base on eight hits and a walk.
The biggest boost for Lewis is being able to pitch without pain in his right hip and be able to pitch without thinking about it. He was able to get over and cover first base on a potential double-play grounder to Prince Fielder. The Rangers couldn't complete the double play because Lewis missed the bag with his foot but he was still able to get off the mound and complete his assignment.
"I felt I wanted to put myself in a spot to win a job in the rotation at the end of Spring Training," Lewis said. "As long as I'm healthy, that's where I want to be."
Durable Rios still delayed by injury
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Alex Rios was out of the lineup for the fifth straight game on Sunday while dealing with a strained intercoastal muscle in his right rib cage. Rios also had a sore left toe earlier in Spring Training and has played in just four of 11 Cactus League games.
"Sometimes you just can't force it in Spring Training," Rios said. "It's better to take your time and do things as a precaution and try not to get hurt worse. It's just something that happens. I'm not worried about it."
Sitting out Cactus League games for minor ailments is one thing. The regular season is different and Rios doesn't miss many. He has been on the disabled list just once in his 10-year Major League career. That was in 2006 and it was an unusual situation. Rios fouled a pitch off his left ankle and it caused some swelling. He was only supposed to be out a couple of days at the most but somehow the injury became staph infected and Rios missed a month.
But since the start of the 2007 season, Rios has played in 1,070 of a possible 1,134 games. He is seventh in games played among all Major League players in that stretch and second behind Ichiro Suzuki among outfielders.
"I prepare myself to play to go out and play 162 games," Rios said. "Sometimes things happen that you can't control but what I can control is my preparation. I am proud of that."
Washington follows MLB memo on playing regulars
PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Rangers brought Jurickson Profar, Elvis Andrus, Prince Fielder and Leonys Martin to Peoria on Sunday for their Cactus League game against the Mariners. That satisfied Major League Baseball's edict that every team needs to have at least four starters or established players in their lineup every day in Spring Training.
Manager Ron Washington received a memorandum from the Commissioner's Office reminding him of that after the Marlins complained about the Red Sox lineup last Thursday in Florida. Washington did not need to the reminder.
Washington plans out his Spring Training lineups so that he staggers the playing time of his starters. Fielder got the day off on Friday when the Rangers played at the Dodgers but made the trip to Peoria. Adrian Beltre was off on Sunday but will play the next three days, including a road game on Tuesday against the White Sox.
"We try to be accommodating," Washington said. "If they have to remind you too much, you're going to get a letter with some numbers [a fine] and they're not pretty numbers. I want to make sure I give my guys rest they don't leave here tired."
Worth noting
• Infielder Brent Lillibridge, sidelined with a jammed thumb on his right hand, has been cleared for baseball activities but is still not ready to play in a game.
• Derek Holland has begun to play catch, two months after undergoing microfracture surgery on his left knee. Holland arrived in camp on Saturday.
• Joe Saunders will get his first Cactus League start on Tuesday against the White Sox in Glendale. He follows Yu Darvish, who starts on Monday against the Reds in Surprise.
• Mariners third-base coach Rich Donnelly twice tested the Rangers outfield on Sunday and got burned when he tried to score runners from second base. Center fielder Leonys Martin threw out Michael Saunders in the third and right fielder Michael Choice did the same on Brad Miller in the fourth.
• Darren Oliver is back in camp serving as a special instructor.
• Engel Beltre went into Sunday's game as a reserve. It was his first time in a game since last Monday as he had been dealing with shin splints. But he lost a fly ball in the sun in the eighth inning and it dropped for a game-tying double.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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See Who's Playing Johnny Cash in Lifetime's 'Ring of Fire' [Exclusive Photos]
"The Man in Black" is back, but with a twist. The upcoming Lifetime original movie "Ring of Fire" is based on a narrative written by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's son, John Carter Cash. The book, "Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash" focuses on his mother's life; June will be played by singer-songwriter Jewel and Johnny will be played by Matt Ross. Click through this slideshow for a sneak peek at this upcoming TV event.
"Ring of Fire" airs Monday, 5/27 at 8 PM on Lifetime.


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By Robyn Collins
Bon Jovi will drop their new single "This House Is Not for Sale" tomorrow.
We know this because front man Jon Bon Jovi told us so—from his shower.
In a clip he posted on social media, a camera man walks into the room where the iconic rocker is showering, and asks how long before the single drops.
Related: Jon Bon Jovi Suprised Fan Who is Battling Cancer
"Are you serious?" replies Bon Jovi, who proceeds to write the word "ONE" in the steam on his shower door glass. Then he pops his head out and gives a big rock star smile to the camera.
The clip is part of a countdown to the release date for the single and video. Bon Jovi's upcoming album This House is Not For Sale was produced by John Shanks.


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I like John Frieda shampoo and colour my hair at home so it was a natural progression to get his hair colour when it was first available. I didn't think it was very good but the results were not bad so when I was given the opportunity to use it again free of charge I did. The colour I was sent was medium red brown and I was colouring over a medium brown.
The hair colour is foam that you create yourself by mixing the developer and colour. The smell isn't as strong as usual when mixing but develops to be quite pungent while the colour is on my hair.
Application is very simple and the foam is thick so easy to spread along the sections of hair. It doesn't make my hair as wet as when I use cream hair colour so is awkward sometimes when I am dying my hair alone as I cannot always feel at the back of my head that all my hair is covered.
Development time is approximately 40 minutes but I am stating that from memory as I no longer have the instructions and coloured my hair 3 weeks ago. I left the foam on for just over an hour, contrary to the instructions.
I did not achieve the results expected and felt disappointment after blow drying my hair. My hair looked glossier and there were tonal areas but there was very little red in the colour, it is more a hint of red inside a chocolate shade which is very nice and attractive but it is not what was promised. My original hair colour matched one of the guides on the box and that showed my coloured hair would be much more red than was the truth.
The red shade has faded within these intervening 3 weeks, the brown shade I am left with is still glossy and healthy in appearance but I remain disappointed that I was not able to obtain the expected red.
I found the foam to be quite destructive to my hair, in spite of the healthy appearance it felt dry with more frizz than before I coloured my hair. This effect lasted for more than 10 days and only lessened after I applied an intensive hair serum for added moisturising effect. It feels slightly more dry than usual even now and never have I had a home hair colour have this effect.
The cost of £7 means it is more expensive than other home hair colourants and I did not think the benefits of this colour over others is deserving of it being one of the highest priced in Superdrug.
i really wanted to love this product! i am a big fan of john frieda and i like the fact that this dye was in mousse form. i have some white and grey hair at the front of my hair,which since my hair is dark brown is very noticeable. i picked up the medium brown shade from my local boots and went home and read the simple instructions. it took me less than a minute to mix up the dye as you just have to turn it upside down a few times ( please don't shake it as it will fizz up too much!). i then squeezed a large amount on to my hair and put it directly on my white hair at the front so that it would get the maximum time to develop. it took less than 5 minutes to do my full head as it spread out so quickly and evenly and it smelt a lot better than other dyes i have used in the past. i left it on for the recommended time and went in the shower to rinse it off. it came out my hair very easily and the small sample of conditioner that is provided smelled so good and made my hair feel very silky even while it was still wet. i got out the shower and went to the mirror to see how well it had covered the white, and to my horror it had done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the white hair! literally nothing! it was still bright white. i double checked the box and it did say it was 100% grey coverage, i did not even get 1%! i had no choice but to dry my hair and go back out to buy a different dye. the only good things i have to say is that it made my hair really shiny and the brown hair was a lovely colour!
Having never previously dyed my hair, I decided to try this product as it boasted easy application and even colouring and I was not disappointed. The instructions were straightforward and easy to follow, the gloves felt much nicer than the ones included in some other brands of hair dye, and the dye itself was easy to mix without creating a mess. When it came to application the foam was very easy to dispense and held on to the hair well, although the instructions said to saturate the hair and I did find that eventually, after applying almost all of the foam, a few drops did fall onto my shoulders and the floor. This only caused very minimal mess which was easily wiped away and could be avoided by applying slightly less foam. I was not hugely precise in my application and I thought I might have red marks left around my hairline but this rinsed off easily. After colouring my hair was left glossy and pleasant smelling, with a rich, even colour and no patches. I was very pleased with the deep red colour which came out very close to the colour on the box, looked natural, and has hardly faded at all after many weeks. I have fine hair which can get quite dry, but the dye did not damage it and the conditioner which comes with the dye left my hair feeling hydrated. I am really pleased with the results and will definitely keep using this product, even though it is slightly more expensive than some dyes on the market, it is definitely worth paying a little extra for the salon-quality results.
Firstly, I love dyes which are easy to apply and this is one of the easiest I have ever tried. The foam spreads easily and means that whilst waiting for it to develop, you are comfortable and it holds well.
The range of colours for this brand was great- some interesting ones and the ones I tried did come out as advertised. The colour that my hair went looked natural and nicely toned and the dye left it feeling in great condition, particularly after applying the after-care conditioner.
As usual, I did have to buy two boxes of hair dye, which I always find frustrating. The price is fairly middle- of- the - road, but for what you get, it's best not to always go for the bargain.
I have had my hair also dyed in a salon before, and I would say that this gives just as good results, providing you have the patience to do it properly- as with any hair dye!
This was the first time I used mousse colour and so I decided to buy what I thought would be the best. Here are my thoughts.
What come with it ?
A bottle of toner, this comes with a small round lid originally but the mousse pump will be attcahed once the colour if mixed.
A small bottle of colour, this is then added to the toner and shaken, this only turns into mouse when it is pumped out.
Some really good quality black glove akin to the kind of quality you get I marigolds. These do not split tear, and could probably be used twice.
A bottle of conditioner that has a number of uses with it and does not smell too bad. This also makes the hair very glossy and soft and does protect the colour very well (but only with other hair colouring kits not this one).
The colour
In all honesty I was not too impressed here. It could have been my application, but I found it to be very patchy. I have coloured my hair a number of time in the past and have never had an issue before. The colour also washes out really quickly. Within two weeks I had very little colour left and the patchiness got worse and worse. I will not be buying this again.
The application of it very clean because the mousse didn't stain either my skin or any of the surfaces a. I found it really easy to apply. This tookhalfan hour on my head before I could wash it out and due to the mousse not staining and being a fluffy texture this was much easier than normal hair dye.
If it wasn't for the fact it looked so terrible I would be purchasing this again, due to these plus points.
Price and Availabilty
This isn't the easier hairdye to find. It is available in limited supermarkets and boots and Suerdrug and can also be found online. This is also a little more expensive than most home colourants, but I think this is more for the name than the actual product. I have seen this for between£5 and £8 and I really do not think this is worth it. It is safe to say I will not be buying this again.
No one is ever happy with the colour of their hair, are they? Of every woman I have ever asked, all have said they'd rather their hair was another shade, if not another colour. I'm one of those many women, and have, over the years, spent a lot of money on dye trying to get my hair to any colour (and I mean any) other than the one my hair devolves into when the dye has faded. My natural hair colour is somewhere on the blonde spectrum but for the past few years I have been trying to find the exact shade of auburn to dye it; the type of shade that you see on women with flawless skin and bright green eyes, not one that makes people wonder if I actually tried to dye my hair bright orange.
This is where John Frieda Colour Precision Foam came in. I first started using this dye about three months ago, after previously having trailed from brand to brand in the search of 'that perfect colour'. I saw this dye on sale at boots and decided to give it a try, and have bought it another time since.
I went for the light copper brown shade. The packaging was appealing, a classy black box with a swatch of colour and a black and white picture of a model staring out at me, parading her shiny, glossy hair at me. The side of the box illustrates how the dye leaves no ugly patches if you do it yourself from home, and the box shows which colour hair this dye will work best on. After standing with my hair against the box at boots, I determined that my hair was just slightly lighter than the darkest shade, which promised to turn quite a vibrant auburn hue.
The price was something that originally put me off buying this dye. It normally retails for £9.99 but I bought it in the sale for 1/3rd off which roughly put it at the price that I usually buy other dyes.
Inside the box
Inside the box, you get an application bottle which already includes the developing agent, along with a small bottle with the colourant solution inside. You also get thick black gloves for dyeing your hair, rather than the see-through gloves you usually get with dyes, an instruction sheet and (my favourite part of dyeing my hair!) the after colouring conditioner.
I had used foam dyes in the past, so was not unfamiliar with the process. However, I still read the instructions carefully to ensure I wasn't missing anything. They were clear and easy to read and spelt out each step of the process perfectly.
Next I added the colourant to the developing agent and, following the guidelines, very lightly tilted the bottle from side to side until the contents were mixed. The product still looks like liquid whilst it's in the bottle, but as you press the applicator lid down it comes out as coloured foam. Looking at the liquid in the bottle, I was a little concerned it wouldn't cover my very thick, past shoulder-length hair, but the foam kept coming out and I found that even after I'd gone from my roots to my tips and covered all of my hair, I still had a LOT of foam left. I continued and used the entire bottle to try and get a more vibrant colour, or to cover any patches I might have missed, but it probably wasn't necessary as you can quite easily see where the dye has been applied.
When rinsing my hair, it did take quite a long time for the colour to run clear. Once this had finished I could apply the conditioner. This is my favourite part of the dyeing process as I always find the conditioners included with dyes leave my hair amazingly silky, smooth and shiny. This conditioner was no exception, as well as actually smelling great too!
Once finished and out of the shower, I manually dried my hair and looked in the mirror for results. The dye had come off more vibrant than even the box had suggested, a couple of shades more rich, and created a beautiful colour. I was very impressed with that result, but for people who wanted stringently what the box showed may have been disappointed. This colour stuck around for about a week before fading slightly to a (still very pretty) less vibrant shade of auburn, which didn't fade much at all for the next five weeks after that until I dyed it again. The colour I got the second time was consistent with my first use, and is now in the slightly less vibrant stage.
After use, I surveyed the room I applied the dye in for any damage. I have always been quite a messy person with dyes, not realising what damage has been done to the walls and floors until long after the point when it's easily wiped away. However, the foam applicator was very precise and no mess was found either time.
Eventually I will probably want yet another hair colour change (though I love this colour and can't imagine it being any time soon) and when that happens I will absolutely stick with the John Frieda Foam Precision range - so long as they stock the colour I want!
Amendment: I have since found this hairdye for only £6 in Savers. We don't have one locally but for this hairyde this is a very good price, and I've stocked up! Hopefully this might help someone.
I have been dying my hair for over ten years now and have used a variety of products. While I used to have favourite types of dye I never had a strong brand loyalty and often switched. That was until this product came out. For a year now I have been using their 'Radiant Red' which is a medium brown colour with a hint of red. It is a beautiful shade and the red tone only becomes apparent in bright light which helps give it a more natural feel. I have been using it ever since it hit the shelves and I will now only use this product even though it costs a bit more than other similar products. (it's £9.99 per box so it's not a huge expense, but other self dye kits are probably about a third cheaper.)
Remember to do a patch test on skin before using this product, like with any other dye.
To mix the product you need to add the colourant into the developer. After putting the lid back on the developer bottle you tilt the product to mix, don't shake it! It says to tilt the bottle 5 times, I just feel that it normally needs to be tilted a little bit more, about 8 times, to get the foam to be thick and get an even colour. Once the dye is mixed you should use it straight away. Remove the cap and add the pump to the bottle.
I really like the pump action and it seems to work really well at distributing the colour evenly. The foam is thick and creamy and easy to spread through hair. I have very thick hair and it's about shoulder length but I find that the colour covers all of it well, as long as I use the whole bottle. I also have quite a lot of grey hairs around the front of my head and it covers them well too. To do this the dye needs an extra 10 minutes as grey hairs take a bit longer to absorb the colour. The intensive conditioner that comes in the box should be applied after washing ALL the colour out, it does take quite a while to ensure all the colour is out but be patient, it's worth it!
This product also gives nice shine. There are lots of different colours available and so there is bound to be one right for you. It really is a well made, well priced product. It doesn't have the pungent smell of some of the other dyes and is incredibly easy to use. As it is foam it drips far less than other dyes but be careful not to put too much foam in your hand at once as it can spill and then stain carpets or clothing!
I have been dying my hair since I was a very young teenager, using a variety of colours and resulting in a high number of both successes and failures. This is the first time that I have used one of the modern day foam colour dyes, and have been really impressed with the results!
I was in desperate need of an image makeover after letting myself go a bit since having a baby - but like many new mums, found it difficult to leave my baby long enough to have a salon appointment, and to be honest couldn't really afford the expense! So instead I decided to try dying it myself, using the relatively new John Frieda Precision Foam colour.
Having had my fair share of DIY hair dye disasters of the years, I was a little concerned about how it would result especially when you consider the fact you have a lot of hormones in your system post birth. But after reading many glowing reviews and that fact it is advertised as a "salon formulation" I bit the bullet and bought a box (try saying that quickly!).
I'm ashamed to admit that after about a year of total neglect, my hair was in pretty poor condition and back to it's natural colour - "miserable mouse" with a hint of grey. I have gone all different colours over the years, but as my natural colour was a blank canvas and had no other dye through it, I decided to be extra brave and go for a blonde shade - in an attempt to reclaim some of my youth and remind myself of my "blonde bombshell" days! I chose 9N Light Natural Blonde.
The product;
The dye kit comes in very stylish black packaging with a black and white image of a model - I'm not sure how that helps give an indication of colour on a real person! But there is also a section of the front packaging which is a close up of hair in the particular colour of dye you've chosen. I think I would prefer to see a colour photo of the model after having her hair coloured instead - though the colour on the box is rarely how it turns out anyway. The packaging has the standard colour guide on the side and description of the product on the back. The contents included -
Foam application bottle, containing developing solution
Colour solution bottle
Intense after colour conditioner
Instruction sheet
Protective gloves
The price of the kit is around £10 for a box - so not cheap, but you can often find it on offer.
The dying method is very straightforward - hair dying that is! You are meant to do a patch test 24 hours prior to using, but I like to live life on the edge and skipped that part - but as a responsible adult I should really recommend others do the patch test.
To begin with you put the included plastic gloves on - which are stylish black and very thick rubbery material, as opposed to the usual thin, see-through, sweaty, baggy gloves that come in other dye kits. They are quite a tight fit on me, though admittedly I don't have the daintiest of hands.
Next you add the bottle of colour liquid to the foam applicator bottle, which contains the developer liquid. After which you GENTLY TILT the bottle from side to side about 10 times - you MUST NOT SHAKE or it will not produce foam effectively.
After mixing, you squeeze the foam applicator bottle (not pump) and I was surprised to see a huge ball of foam produced from the fairly meagre looking solution. You spread the foam through the hair with your hands, concentrating on your roots first and spreading through to the ends. The foam goes through the hair really easily, and you continue squeezing and applying until your hair is thoroughly saturated with dye. I was able to successfully squeeze virtually every drop from the bottle into foam, so there was no wastage, and it covered my short/mid length bob way before I'd finished the bottle. It also didn't smell as overwhelming as some I've used in the past.
Having a foam solution really is a revelation after only ever using liquid dyes with a thin nozzle applicator previously. It doesn't drip at all and it's almost impossible to miss patches, which makes it far superior to it's predecessors. The amount of times I've ruined clothing (especially slippers) and stained parts of the bathroom from unknowingly flicking/dripping liquid dye is incredible. It's always hours later before you realise too! This will now be a thing of the past.
I left the dye on my hair for the full 30 mins - timed from after I had finished applying. During that time I noticed that my hair was definitely going lighter. After that I rinsed the colour out over the sink, and was happy that it didn't take ages to rinse clear or foam up further. I applied the after colour conditioner, leaving it for a couple of minutes before rinsing. Then I dried my hair and inspected the results...
I was initially a little concerned that the colour was a bit brassy, and it definitely wasn't as light as it looked on the box. But I was still happy with the degree of lightening on my previous colour, and the condition of my hair was excellent and incredibly shiny. It's important to remember that my results were after having a baby a few months previously, so I'm just happy it didn't go green!
Over the next week after a few more washes, the colour seemed to settle down and look even better and very natural - if not as light as the intended shade. I used the included after colour conditioner once a week for two more weeks (so three applications in total), and it has kept my hair feeling soft - though can't claim it's prolonged the colour any better than my usual conditioner. I think testing the colour preserving quality of the conditioner would be better on a darker dye, such as red which is notorious for fading more than any other colour.
This is a superb quality home hair dye, and I would definitely use it again - but like with all home dyes, the shade outcome is really determined by your original colour, and blondes never go as light as the box unless you are already really light. If going blonde, I suggest doing it in stages and using gradually lighter shades - always choosing a lighter shade than you think you need. The foam really is a fantastic development in home dye, making it easier than ever to apply, and I wouldn't ever choose a liquid dye again. It's pricey, but the results are worth it and it's far cheaper and quicker than a salon treatment.
I always went to the hairdressers to have my hair coloured. However, unlike most women I absolutely hate going. It feels like a life time waiting around for the colour and having it washed and styled there. To me colouring my hair in the comfort of my own home is much better, been able to watch tv and relax whilst waiting for the colour is something I would much prefer, rather than sit in a hair dressers chair reading old magazines.
So I decided to go online and find out which hair dyes are the best. I noticed the John fredia one from many good reviews on hair and beauty websites. A lot of people said that it was really good. And is a few pounds more expensive than the home hair dye kits in Boots but it's worth the extra pounds the reviewers said as it gives a more salon finish.
The hair dye is £9.99, when normally most hair dye kits are about $4-£6. However, this hair dye is often on sale at £6.66 in the supermarkets and Boots. Every now and again, so its worth buying a few boxes if you find a colour you like.
The hair dye is a foam one. Which to me is the most easiest way to dye hair because after applying on the roots first it is pretty much like shampooing your hair, it is foamy like shampoo and lathers up, so you can massage it into your hair like shampoo. I always do my own hair and have had no trouble what so ever on applying it because its so straight forward thanks to the foam formulae.
The hair dye comes in a box with a tube of colourant, the application bottle, black rubber gloves and conditioner to help maintain the colour. You have to pour the colourant into the applicator bottle. The instructions make it clear that you must not shake the bottle when you do this, all you need to do is tilt the bottle five times. To get the foam out of the bottle you need to press the sides of the bottle and the foam comes out of the nozzle. The foam should be applied to your roots and then work down to the mid lengths and the end of your hair. It is so straight forward to apply to the hair thanks to it been foam. It states to leave the hair dye on the hair for about 25 minutes. Which is fairly quick compared to some hair dyes. The quicker the better in my eyes, it means I can get on with doing other things and not dedicating so much time to doing it. I usually apply the colour then put a shower cap over my hair so I can just sit around watch tv and not worry if it drips onto my cream carpet. However, I could probably go without a shower cap because it doesn't seem to drip anyway. Then I rinse the hair colour out after the 25 minutes and apply the colour conditioner to the hair and keep rinsing it till the water is clear.
The results
The hair dye is such a lovely colour (I used 9N which is a light natural blonde shade). I have used other shades of blondes that are a bit darker in this range and liked them too. But this is definitely my favorite as I prefer my hair a lighter colour as it suits me more. The hair colour looks much more like it's been done at a hair salon than most of the hair dyes I've used previously. It gives really good results and the colour looks so natural even when its light. Some hair dyes can look so bad and look so unnatural whereas this one doesn't give that results. Everyone compliments my hair colour and asks me where I get it done. This is always so nice because I think I spend £10 on having my hair done a month and still get compliments, whereas some people I know spend £50+ and don't get the results this colour gives,
The website
The website has tons of information on there about shades, reviews and so on. Also if you look on google and choose the colour you think would suit you, you can google the name of it and see what other people think of it and the results it gave them. It gives me a good indication whether the colour will look good or not.
The conditioner
The conditioner that is given with the hair dye, isn't one of the best. I have used Nice n easy hair dye before and found their conditioner much better. I tend to not really use it now and because of its size I just take it with me when I stop at peoples houses now because although its not amazing its still fairly usable and the size makes it handy to travel with. I tend to use hair colour conditioners despite this just usually what ever is on offer at the time that I have been recommended.
Fantastic hair dye, so easy to apply. The results are great and I definitely will stick to using this product. It's so quick and so straight forward. The hair dye conditioner could do with a slight improvement but I'm not complaining too much as the hair dye is great and most people prefer using different hair colour conditioners than the one given with the hair dye anyway.
What you liked about the product: I loved how easy it was to find. I had been dying my hair dark brown and as it faded I wanted something different but not too drastic. I found this at Tesco and it almost looked purple so I got it. It turns out a dark brown with a red tint and it looks really amazing in the sun. I loved the foam, it covered everything really well. and it was only about £10. it comes with a conditioner that lasts as long as the colour does if it's used sparingly and it makes your hair very shiny and smells great.
What you didn't like about the product: it says to leave it on your hair for 30 minutes and that is as long as it should be. I accidentally didn't time mine the second time and it came out really dark, but I did still love it. when you take a shower right after, since there is red in it and red is the first to come out, the water will run red for a while and that caught me off guard, but it won't stain the tub. But overall I am ecstatic about this product!!
Would you recommend this product?: yes!
I have been using home hair colour on and off for about 8 years now. It used to be mainly to get a different colour, or to brighten up my hair and make it more glossy. These days, I am mainly looking to cover grey hair :(.
It is quite often on special offer in boots or supermarket either as multi-buy deals, or just a special purchase. This means you can offer get it for around £4-5, sometimes less.
You apply the colour to dry unwashed hair. As far as I am concerned, this is the best starting point to colouring your hair, as minimal preparation is required and which helps to keep the whole process quick. Furthermore, adding the colour to dry hair makes it very easy to see which areas you have missed.
The supplied gloves are thick and black. They're really good quality and don't fall apart or split and the colour doesn't get through to stain your hands. They're proper gloves, not those hand-shaped sandwich bags you sometimes get with this type of product. I work in a lab and used to take gloves from work to colour my hair, but I don't need to with this hair colour. However, I would say they may be a little snug if you have medium to large hands.
The first step is to add the colourant to the developer in the supplied bottles and mix gently by tilting. This is all very straight forward and it's easy to see when it is mixed enough as the bottle is just about transparent enough. The instructions say to tilt 5x, but it usually needs a few more. You then replace the cap with the supplied foaming spout cap and tighten it up. The dye is dispensed by squeezing the bottle and the liquid turns to foam as it comes out of the spout. The foam really is non-drip, which is just brilliant. I remember the days when there used to be little splashes of stains all over the bathroom no matter how careful I was. This doesn't happen with this product and I can go of and do something in another room without worrying about. You add a tennis ball size amount of foam to your roots at the parting and repeat working your way out to cover all your hair and it is completely saturated, then massage it in. This is then left for 20 minutes, or up to 30 minutes if you have course hair or stubborn greys. The smell is quite strong, but not as over-powering as some hair dyes which give off a strong ammonia smell.
After the developing time, you just rinse it off and use the provided conditioner. The provided conditioner is very good, I would say it is salon quality. The bottle should last about a month and really leaves the hair glossy and soft - it's almost worth the money just for the conditioner.
The final finish is very good. The colour is rich and my hair always looks and feels healthier after using this product. As far as the colour matching the description goes, this depends on your natural hair colour. I have very dark brown hair and use the the 3N deep brown-black colour. Th picture is lighter than my natural hair colour, but actually makes my hair a shade darker.
The only problem I have with it is that I don't think foam hair colours give as good coverage of grey hair as the liquid ones. I have used other brands of foam colour and had the same issue, so it's not the John Freida one that is causing the problem, I think it just doesn't saturate the hair as much. Having said this, if the main reason for colouring your hair is to give you a natural glossy finish, I can highly reccomend this product.
As with all hair colours, they recommend that you do the skin allergy test 48 hours before colouring your hair even if you have used this product before. This involves applying a small amount of the mixture to you skin, allowing it to dry and leaving it there for 48 hours to see if you have any reaction to it.
My natural hair colour is a medium, mousy blonde and up until 2 years ago I had never attempted to dye my hair. I wanted to brighten up my hair colour a bit but was slightly worried about the dreader 'orange' brassy tinge which I could be left with after dying it a lighter blonde. I first went for the shade 8N which was slightly, but not drastically, lighter than my hair colour. I followed the (very easy!!) instructions and was very pleased with the results!!! The smell is not too strong and is definitely bearable in a well ventilated area. My hair was left feeling smooth, looking healthy and a lovely blonde colour!!! The dye gave a good, all over colour and is very consistent. I did not notice any fading and remained in good condition for a good couple of months! After using the 8N I decided to go a little lighter, a couple of months later using the 9N. the results were just as good and my regrowth was blended in well to give yet another full coverage.
This dye is incredibly easy to use, even for beginners! It gives great results and makes your hair look and feel fantastic!
I am a fan of foam colorants as, for someone with long hair, they pretty much guarantee an overall coverage.
I was used Brilliant Brunette, dark natural brown and the overall coverage was what i expected in a foam. In fact the bottle was generous than some others and I was able to completely soak my hair in colour.
The difference with other foams is that you have to squeeze the bottle rather than pump and once I read the instructions it was easy to use, and no drips. (so no angry hubby after leaving drops over the bathroom floor).
Another positive with this foam is it doesn't have the horrible eye burning smell that other dies do. I wouldn't go as far as saying it was pleasant but doesn't make your eyes water.
Now for the important part, the colour.
Firstly the dark brown was as described, a lovely rich even dark brown. My hair was shiny and felt wonderfully smooth. However the colour does not last. After the first wash my hair colour faded dramatically. I normally need to dye my hair every 6-8 weeks but after 3 it was completely gone.
The star grade is an average. The initial colour deserves 4-5 but as it doesn't last 2ish.
I'm not one to purchase hair colours above £6.00 but bought this hair colour after I had collected enough points on my advantage card.I'd reached just over a thousand points and this was retailing at £9.99.
I opted for the shade "natural black" as my own hair colour is an ashy brown,and my previous dye (again a black) was fading very quickly and those dreaded roots were showing through!
So I bought it home and followed all the instructions (including a patch test-which is a must for any hair dye users) I had no strange reactions and so I prepared the dye,pouring the colour (small black bottle) into the larger developer bottle.The one thing that is very important with this dye is that you don't mix vigorously.It must be very gently tilted, from one side to the other, a few times.Otherwise the foam will become runny and we can wave "bye bye" to the "precision"!
So I made sure I was very careful..and all this had to be done whilst my gloves were on.I have had some horrific results when I haven't used gloves.Its a nightmare to remove.
Each instruction leaflet gives different techniques on applying,but I'm a bit lazy in that sense,so I just blot it all over then make sure all hair is covered.I was a bit concerned that this might affect the results.I must admit applying this foam was an absolute treat.didn't feel like I was applying hair colour but rather a hair treatment,if that makes any sense.Plus it didn't smell as bad as other hair colours I have tried in the past.
After thirty minutes gave my hair a rinse then applied the conditioner, which smelled almost good enough to eat!I left the conditioner on for 5 minutes,as my hair is very dry and then rinsed once again.
Despite my hair being wet I could already feel just how soft my hair was.But I wasn't finalizing any judgement until my hair was dry.I don't use blowdryers (because of the dry hair) so went to bed with my hair wet!
When I woke up the next morning the first thing I did was check my hair,and boy was I surprised! Not only was the colour very rich and natural looking,but the shine was incredible!I was shocked!It was honestly like I'd just stepped out of the hairdressers.I couldn't helped running my fingers through my hair due to the softness.
But it wasn't just me, my friends and family commented on the "condition" of my hair aswell,which meant it was definately noticeable.
One last thing,I've used this dye just over 7 weeks ago and the colour still looks fresh,if it wasn't for my rootes coming through I wouldn't be dying again tonight!
All in all a great product!
I have never used a home colour before I was always scared my hair would turn orange. However recently in an attempt to save money and cut costs I haven't been able to afford 6 weekly trips to the hair dressers.
I saw this colour foam on offer in Boots £7.50 it's usually £10.
I have blonde hair which I have highlighted so when my roots grow back they aren't too bad. I have previously used the John Frieda go blonder spray to touch up my roots but it takes a few uses to get the desired result. Rather than having uneven hair I decided to take the plunge and dye it at home. I read a few reviews online and decided this was the home colour for me. What appealed to me was the fact it is a foam which I had been told by friends is easier than traditional home colours which can drip and leave uneven results.
This colourant comes in 26 shades. There is a shade finder online which will pick the ideal shade for you. This is available on theJohn Freida website. You are advised to only go two shades lighter than your existing colour so I chose 10B which is extra light beige blonde.
The colourant is described on the box as being a premium foam which delivers salon quality results by covering the each strand.
Inside the box is the foamer, developer, gloves and a conditioner. The is also a big instruction leaflet which is well laid out and has good pictures to help you.
To start you need to mix the developer with the colourant in the foamer bottle. You are then advised to tilt the bottle seven times to mix the formula. If you shake the foam may not work. Once the colour is mixed you then replace the cap with the dispenser and your ready to go. The colour was a purpley liquid. I put the gloves on and followed the instructions firstly by squeezing the dispenser to get a ball of foam the size of a tennis ball to cover my parting. You then need to cover another four sections at the front of your head by dividing the hair and covering with foam. You then need to follow on at the back of the head covering just three sections. Once this is complete you then need to leave the colour for 10 minutes. If you are only covering your roots then you need to make sure you use enough foam. There is a marker on the bottle. For all over colour after 10 minutes you need to use the rest of the foam to cover the ends and massage gently to avoid tangling your hair and leave for a further 10 minutes. If you have grey hairs you are advised to leave it for a further 10 minutes.
The foam is really easy to use. You get loads in the bottle plenty for long hair like I have. The colour doesn't smell too good though. You can smell the ammonia but it's not too overbearing.
After I had left the foam for 20 minutes I then rinsed as per the instructions until the water runs clear. In the box you also get a small bottle of conditioner once the colour is rinsed you apply the conditioner which is really thick and creamy. You then leave this for 5 minutes before you rinse.
After following all the steps I took a look in the mirror and my hair was noticably lighter. I then dried my hair to see the result. I was very happy. My roots which were about an inch were lifted and the result was even. The blonde was bright with no yellow undertones. Where my hair was previously highlighted it matched the rest of my hair. The conditioner left my hair in excellent condition. It was soft shiny and smooth. It is by far the best conditioner I have used. You can also buy it separately in Boots now.There is enough conditioner in the bottle for another 2-3 uses.
I would recommend this home colour as for a novice like myself was easy to use. It give excellent results and really lifts the roots. I would give this 5 out of 5. It is perfect for use between colours. I now save money by only going to the salon every few months.


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i-box Twist review
i-box is a new name in portable audio, but don't let that put you off: the company clearly knows a thing or two about sound.
Of course, the other reason the Twist stands out is because of precisely that: the twisted design. It's bigger than the Braven 650, but weighs about the same thanks to a soft plastic finish rather than aluminium.
Its built-it battery is much smaller (and lighter too) so it will last around five hours when playing streamed Bluetooth audio from your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Braven's 650 will last 20 hours, or you can choose to use the capacity to top up your smartphone or any other USB gadget's battery for that matter.
The i-box Twist also works as a hands-free kit for phone calls thanks to a built-in noise-cancelling microphone, but that's hardly a unique feature of portable Bluetooth speakers these days. It's a nice feature to have as you can take a phone call while listening to music from your phone - the music will pause during the call, naturally.
If you want to play music from a gadget without Bluetooth, simply use the included minijack cable. Charging is via mini USB; no mains adapter is included, but chances are you already have one.
Buttons on top of the Twist let you adjust volume, play and pause music and turn the unit on and off.
i-box Twist review: sound quality
Given the low price, we were surprised at both the quality and loudness of the Twist. It has two 38mm drivers on the right-hand side and a passive bass 'radiator' behind them, with its own grille.
For such a small speaker, it's capable of punching well above its minimal weight and gives speakers more than twice the price a run for their money - matching or beating some models. The only niggle is a lack of stereo separation.
Although bass isn't room shaking, it's still better than other speakers this size, although it helps if you place the Twist in a corner or near a wall.
Listening to Eric Clapton's Old Love, guitars were bright and clear, as were vocals. Those who prefer music with more bass will appreciate the extra clarity in pop tracks compared with even the Braven 650.
There's no AptX support, but even with compression, the i-box sounds great for the money. Given that you can now pick the i-box Twist up for under £50, it's pretty much unbeatable.
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i-box Twist: Specs
- Portable bluetooth speaker and speakerphone
- 2x 38mm drivers, passive bass radiator
- 2 x 3W RMS
- 3.5mm minijack, mini USB inputs
- Integrated battery (5 hours)
- 246x59x56mm (wdh)
- 380g
- 5 year warranty
- Portable bluetooth speaker and speakerphone
- 2x 38mm drivers, passive bass radiator
- 2 x 3W RMS
- 3.5mm minijack, mini USB inputs
- Integrated battery (5 hours)
- 246x59x56mm (wdh)
- 380g
- 5 year warranty
It's hard to fault the i-box Twist given how cheaply it can be picked up online. It sounds great and works well as a speakerphone. Battery life isn't the best, but it's probably enough for most people.


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Hello guys! i am new to this forum and i really need help with a program that i need to write for tomorrow, i am new to c++ and i really don't know where to start. can someone please help me..
this is the program i need to write:
Write a program that calculates and prints the bill for a cellular telephone company. The company offers two types of services: regular and premium. Its rates vary depending on the type of service. The rates are as follows:
Regular service: $10.00 base charge with first 50 minutes are free. Charges for over 50 minutes are $.20 per minute.
Premium service: $25.00 base with:
for calls made from 6:00am to 6:00pm, the first 75 minutes are free; charges for over 75 minutes are $.10 per minutes
for calls made from 6:00pm to 6:00am, the first 100 minutes are free; charges for over 100 minutes are $0.05 per minutes.
your program should prompt the user to enter an account number, a service code (type char), and the number of minutes of the service was used. A service code of r or R means regular service; a service code p or P means premium service. Treat any other character as error. Your program should output the account number, type of service, number of minutes the telephone service was used, and the amount due from the user.
For premium service, the customer may be using the service during the day and the night. Therefore, to calculate the bill, you must ask the user to input the number of minutes the service was used during the day and the number of minutes the service was used during the night.
The output should be nicely formatted. The amount due should be output with a '$' sign before the number and the number should be displayed with two digits after decimal point. ( for example, $45.50)
i know that you can't write the program for me but i need ideas of how to write it.
thanks for your help


text: I have had an interesting scenario that just played out in my USTA 7.0 mixed league. Two teams get in a disagreement about re-scheduling a match. One team gets really upset and ultimately refuses to honor the the re-schedule request. So the team that made the request has now been defaulted completely out of the league. We only had four teams to begin with and now down to three. The session is almost over as well so now all the matches we played with the default team do not count. Frustrated with the USTA rules on this . Anyone have this happen or any thoughts?


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Orioles add Cintron to infield mix
Shortstop signs Minor League contract, will report to Norfolk
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Cintron batted .243 for the White Sox last season and is a .277 career hitter in the big leagues. The 29-year-old has made his living as a utility player and has logged hundreds of innings at second base, shortstop and third base. Cintron hit a career-high 13 home runs and drove in 51 runs in 2003, but has mostly been a part-time player since then.
Hernandez and Fahey have been Baltimore's answer to Miguel Tejada, who was traded to Houston during the offseason. Neither Hernandez nor Fahey seized the job in Spring Training, but manager Dave Trembley tabbed the former player for Opening Day.
Neither Hernandez nor Fahey has ever held a starting infield job in the big leagues.
Cintron will play next to third baseman Mike Costanzo at Norfolk, and both should make it to the big leagues at some point during the season. In fact, Cintron, a switch-hitter, has played in the Majors in every season since 2001. The native of Puerto Rico has played in 598 big league games, drilling 32 home runs and and driving home 212 RBIs.
Spencer Fordin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: I am trying to find a forum/discussion group that I can join that will be of some support. I feel supported with friends and family, but it is not like talking with someone who also has a child going through the same thing or similar. Are there people out there wondering the same?


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Harden, Gaudin not shocked by deal
Both say it will be hard to leave their A's teammates
By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
So neither of them were floored Tuesday when told they'd been sent by the A's to the Cubs in a six-player trade, and while both said they were happy to be heading to a team considered by many to be the best in the National League, they weren't exactly doing back-flips.
"It's tough to prepare yourself for something like this," Harden said in the A's clubhouse, minutes after the trade was announced. "Every year there's rumors, but you really never know. ... I haven't had much time to think about it. It's tough leaving this organization because this is the only team I've known, and this is my first trade."
It's the third trade for Gaudin, who was sent from Tampa Bay to Toronto in 2004 and from Toronto to Oakland in 2005.
"I have no hard feeling toward the A's at all," Gaudin, who left the clubhouse before it was opened to the press Tuesday, told MLB.com by phone. "This is a business, and ... it's something you don't have any control over, so why worry about it? The A's gave me a chance to be a starter in 2007, and I'll always appreciate that I got to prove I could do it there.
"The guys [in Oakland] are great, I wish them nothing but the best, and I'm sure they'll be a good team for a long time."
Both pitchers were pleased to be making the trip to the Windy City together. Gaudin said he was flying to Chicago on Wednesday morning, and he'd heard that Harden was on the same flight.
"I was happy to hear that Chad's going with me," Harden said. "It's always good to have a teammate follow you over. And he's been traded before, so he knows what this is like. I couldn't ask for a better situation to go into. It's a great city with great fans. I'm definitely looking forward to getting there."
"It's cool that I'm going over there with someone else," Gaudin said. "That's always nice. But I played for [Cubs manager Lou Piniella] in Tampa Bay in 2003, and the [Matt Sinatro, the first-base] coach in Chicago was our bullpen coach in Tampa, and I know a couple players over there, too, so it's not like I'm going in cold. I'll be familiar with a lot of the faces in that clubhouse."
Neither Harden nor Gaudin will be familiar with the friendly confines of Wrigley Field, but they're looking forward to their first full-time National League experience.
"The great thing about going to the Cubs is you know they have a chance to win," Gaudin said. "They always seem to have a chance to win. And they play in a great place in front of great fans. Everyone I know who's ever played there just loved it, and I'm sure I will, too. It's a great situation.
"They haven't said anything about how they're going to use me, but I'm not worried about that. Obviously, I like starting, but I'm sure they have a plan for me, and whatever it is, I'll do what I did for the A's. I'll do what they tell me they need and do it as well as I can."
"They're a good team, and they have a chance of doing something special," Harden said. "I'm definitely excited, but at the same time, it's tough leaving."
Mychael Urban is a national writer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: In your viewpoint what does Serena have to do in order to be the best ever. I believe she has to reach 20 slams and win a 2nd French. If she does that she will be GOAT IMO since she would: -Obviously if she keeps winning slams any longer have the best longevity ever. She already has the best longevity ever IMO. -Have the highest peak level play ever by a women. I know this is subjective but the general consensus already is Serena's peak level of play is the highest ever on all surfaces except clay. Higher than Graf, higher than Navratilova, higher than Seles, etc... -Hold the real unasterixed slam mark, considering the asterixes next to Court's 24 (Australian Open illegitimate slam of time for women), and Graf's 22 (Seles stabbing). At most Court would only have 18 and Graf only 19 without these situations, so 20 would be the true mark ahead of Wills and Graf's 19, Evert, Navratilova, and Court's 18. -Dominating the deepest womens field in tennis history from 1999-2003, thus proving herself vs the strongest competition of any player ever. -Her records in both Olympics and doubles showing her completeness. Someone like Navratilova who also excelled in doubles had countless opportunities to play in the Olympics and did not even attempt to.


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Excessive fragmentary myoclonus (EFM) consists of brief, asynchronous, twitch-like movements appearing asymmetrically in sleep. The new AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events identifies some EFM scoring criteria but does not provide amplitude criteria for scoring EFM. Older observational series have used 50 μVs. We report data from various amplitude criteria using blinded comparisons.
EFMs were analyzed on the polysomnograms of 8 patients (7 men and 1 woman, mean age 57 years, range: 47-79) using a standardized protocol for sensitivity, tonus threshold, impedance, amplitude measurements, and sleep stage. The first 20 minutes each of wake, Stage 1-2, SWS, and REM were analyzed. EFMs ≥ 25, ≥ 40, and ≥ 50 microvolts (μVs) in negative deflection above the baseline were counted in tibialis anterior muscle electromyography (EMG) channels bilaterally.
The mean EFM Index per minute for wake, regardless of impedance, was: 7.19 ± 5.90 for ≥ 25 μV amplitude; 2.43 ± 2.02 for ≥ 40 μVs; and 2.08 ± 2.23 for ≥ 50 μVs. For sleep stages, the EFM index by stage and amplitude criteria used for measurements were: Stage 1-2: 7.38 ± 5.79 for ≥ 25 μVs; 3.13 ± 3.33 for ≥ 40 μVs; and 2.36 ± 2.66 for ≥ 50 μVs; SWS: 10.05 ± 8.04 for ≥ 25 μVs; 2.71 ± 3.13 for ≥ 40 μVs; and 1.38 ± 1.92 for ≥ 50 μVs; Total REM: 15.96 ± 11.32 for ≥ 25 μVs; 6.32 ± 4.25 for ≥ 40 μVs; and 3.94 ± 3.73 for ≥ 50 μVs; Phasic REM: 19.69 ± 15.45 for ≥ 25 μVs; 8.63 ± 7.06 for ≥ 40 μVs; and 5.52 ± 6.44 for ≥ 50 μVs; Non-phasic REM: 13.93 ± 11.31 for ≥ 25 μVs; 5.16 ± 3.57 for ≥ 40 μVs; and 3.20 ± 2.92 for ≥ 50 μVs.
EFM rates increase with SWS and total REM with the highest EFM rates occurring during phasic REM. EFM rates were increased across all sleep stages when impedance was > 30 KΩ.
Hoque R; McCarty DE; Chesson Jr AL. Manual quantitative assessment of amplitude and sleep stage distribution of excessive fragmentary Myoclonus. J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(1):39-45.
Excessive fragmentary myoclonus (EFM) was first described by Dagnino et al. in an observational study of 18 patients.1 In the 2007 American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Scoring Manual for Sleep and Associated Events, EFM is described as a benign movement phenomenon.2 The characteristic electromyogram (EMG) pattern for recommended scoring is burst duration of 150 msec, presence in at least 20 minutes of NREM sleep, and a rate of 5 EMG EFM potentials per minute. The AASM scoring manual does not address sleep stage distribution of EFM or define amplitude criteria for scoring. Older observational series used 50 microvolts (μV).3,4
This observational study was to assess functionality of use and identify potential enhancements to the AASM scoring manual EFM criteria that may aid sleep medicine clinicians, sleep medicine technologists, and clinical electrophysiologic research. Previous studies of EFMs have not used scoring manual criteria. In this study using the AASM scoring guidelines, we manually analyzed the polysomnograms (PSGs) of 8 consecutive patients with obvious EFM to assess EFM amplitude and sleep stage distribution. We also analyzed the effect of electrode impedance on EFM frequency.
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: This observational study was to assess functionality of use and identify potential enhancements to the AASM scoring manual EFM criteria. We manually analyzed the PSGs of 8 consecutive patients with obvious EFM to assess: EFM amplitude; EFM sleep stage distribution; and impedance effect on EFM frequency.
Study Impact: Our proposed additions to the standardized AASM definition of EFM may allow for more extensive research into the physiologic and clinical associations of this phenomenon in the future.
PSGs were acquired using the Alice Sleepware version 2.5.11 platform (Respironics, Murrysville, PA) according to the following the AASM scoring manual guidelines: left and right frontal, central and occipital electroencephalogram (EEG) leads referenced to the opposite ear; bilateral oculogram, submental EMG; bilateral tibialis anterior muscle electromyography (EMG); and cardiorespiratory recordings consisting of nasal pressure monitoring, nasal-oral thermistors, abdominal, and chest effort; pulse oximetry from the digit; and electrocardiogram. In accordance with AASM scoring manual technical specifications, surface EMG electrodes were placed 2-3 cm apart longitudinally and symmetrically on the middle of the tibialis anterior muscles bilaterally. Both legs were monitored on separate channels.
This was an observational study of 8 consecutive patients collected over a 6-month period meeting scoring manual criteria for EFM on PSG. Scoring manual criteria for EFM requires ≥ 20 min of NREM sleep with recorded EFMs at a rate of ≥ 5 EMG EFM potentials per minute. In the scoring manual criteria for periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS), a stable resting EMG in relaxed tibialis anterior muscle is defined as a deflection above baseline < 5 μV. There are no such explicitly stated criteria for EFM in the scoring manual. The inclusion criterion for our study was that obvious EFMs were noted throughout the course of the night and the EMG rest amplitude at the start of the recording was < 2 μV. In all 8 recordings evaluated, the end-of-night calibrations showed EMG rest amplitudes < 2 μV. Leg movements clearly associated with sleep disordered breathing were excluded.
The scoring manual definition for PLMS defines the end of a LM event as a period lasting 0.5 seconds during which the EMG does not exceed 2 μV. There are no such explicitly stated criteria for EFM in the scoring manual. Minimal duration between individual EFM potential is also not defined in the AASM scoring manual. Scorers used a subjective determination of visual distinctiveness in determining individual EFM potentials.
Reflecting requirement of ≥ 20 min of NREM sleep with EFM in the scoring manual definition of EFM, the first scored 20 min each of wake, stage 1-2, slow wave sleep (SWS), and REM sleep were analyzed for each patient. EMG potentials of 150 msec were included in the manual analysis. The study designer and primary scorer (RH) is board certified in sleep medicine and was trained using the AASM scoring manual criteria by one of the manual's authors (AC). A similarly trained board certified secondary scorer's (DM) repeat scoring of three patient PSGs were assessed to determine reproducibility of the scoring method in polysomnograms with all 4 stages of sleep (N1, N2, SWS, and REM). The κ statistic calculations were used to assess statistically significant differences between the 2 scorers. For the κ statistic, the p-value calculated was for testing the null hypothesis of no agreement; a p-value < 0.05 rejects the null hypothesis and indicates significant agreement between the 2 scorers.
The number of EMG potentials with amplitude above the baseline ≥ 25 μV, 40 μV, and 50 μV were counted for the first 20 min each of wake, NREM stage 1-2, SWS, and REM. Superimposed reference lines placed at 25 μV, 40 μV, and 50 μV were used to make these manual measurements (Figure 1). REM epochs were further analyzed by breaking down each epoch into phasic and non-phasic REM segments. Extraocular motion (EOM) was noted in the oculogram channels. The phasic-REM period was defined as starting with the first EOM in the series and ended 5 sec after the last EOM. REM that did not meet phasic criteria was designated as non-phasic REM.
Similar reference lines were used at 40 μV.
Overlaid reference lines placed at 25 μV and 50 μV were used to make manual measurements of excessive fragmentary myoclonus potential amplitudesSimilar reference lines were used at 40 μV.
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Impedance was also assessed. The software platform used had an impedance cutoff for the leg EMG channels of 30 KΩ. Each epoch was labeled as either having leg channel impedance > 30 KΩ or < 30 KΩ. Epoch impedance was considered > 30 KΩ if ≥ 15 sec of the epoch had an impedance value ≥ 30 KΩ.
EFM rates were calculated using the following equation:
EFM rates were calculated for wake, NREM stage 1-2, SWS, total REM, phasic REM, and non-phasic REM.
Records of 8 consecutive patients with EFMs were collected over a 6-month period, reviewed to confirm the diagnosis of EFM by the scoring manual criteria, and evaluated (Table 1). Mean age was 57 years (range: 47–79); 7 patients were men. Wake and stage 1-2 were evaluated for 8/8 patients. SWS and/or REM were present in 7 of the 8 patients. Three recordings were successful positive airway pressure titration studies. Two recordings showed mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with total sleep time (TST) respiratory disturbances indices (RDI) of 6.5 and 9, respectively. One recording showed moderate OSA with a TST RDI of 19.
Demographics, comorbidity, medication, and polysomnography data
EFM rate for potentials ≥ 25 μV increased from wake into stage 1-2, SWS, and REM (Table 2). EFM rates progressively decreased in all stages with the utilization of higher amplitude criteria. Total REM, phasic REM, and non-phasic REM all had higher rates across all amplitude criteria. Phasic REM had a higher EFM rate across all amplitude criteria than either non-phasic REM or total REM.
Excessive fragmentary myoclonus (EFM) rate data
Interestingly, with the 40 μV and the 50 μV amplitude criteria, EFMS occurred less often in SWS than wake, stages 1-2, and total REM.
Regardless of amplitude criteria, the mean EFM frequencies in wake and stage 1-2 and were higher in PSG epochs with impedance > 30 KΩ versus PSG epochs with impedance < 30 KΩ. In REM, the mean EFM frequencies were similar for amplitude criteria of 25 μV and 40 μV. EFM rates were higher in wake and stages 1-2 utilizing all amplitude criteria when impedance was > 30 KΩ versus epochs with impedance < 30 KΩ.
The rescoring of the EFMs of 3 patients by 2 independent scorers (RH, DM) showed that though this method is not perfectly reproducible, the results were very similar from scorer to scorer (Table 3). There are only 3 cases for which there was no agreement between the 2 readers (p-value > 0.05 for the κ statistic): readings utilizing the 25 μV amplitude criterion in Patient 2 during SWS, readings utilizing the 25 μV in Patient 8 during REM; and readings utilizing the 50 μV amplitude criteria in Patient 8 during wake. For these 3 cases, the 95% confidence interval for the κ statistic included zero, the hypothesized value.
Independent amplitude analysis of EFMs in three patients with N1, N2, REM, and SWS
Cohen κ statistic analysis of independent scoring of EFMs
EFM rates increased with deeper stages of sleep (i.e., SWS and REM; Figure 2). EFM frequency was highest in phasic REM. This finding is consistent with increased muscle activity during phasic REM. It is not clear why EFMs were more prominent in SWS and total REM than stages 1-2 and wake.
Regardless of amplitude criteria employed (≥ 25 μV, ≥ 40 μV, or ≥ 50 μV) our study showed greater EFM rates in wakefulness and across all sleep stages. Hoque et al (2012) combined Stages 1 and 2, with the data displayed as Stage 1. Hoque et al. (2012) and Mizuma et al. (1997) combined stages 3 and 4 into SWS, with the data displayed as SWS. REM, rapid eye movement sleep; SWS, slow wave sleep.
Excessive fragmentary myoclonus (EFM) rates from this study compared to the literatureRegardless of amplitude criteria employed (≥ 25 μV, ≥ 40 μV, or ≥ 50 μV) our study showed greater EFM rates in wakefulness and across all sleep stages. Hoque et al (2012) combined Stages 1 and 2, with the...
Prior studies of EFM used varied terminology and varied equations to define EFM rates (Table 4). Historical terminology for EFM-like events include such terms as excessive fragmentary hypnic myoclonus, fragmentary myoclonus, hypnic myoclonus, physiologic hypnic myoclonus, and sleep related fragmentary pathological multifocal myoclonus. The AASM scoring manual has provided a useful definition for EFM, but does not discuss amplitude or sleep stage distribution due to lack of prior validated data. In comparison to prior studies of EFM, our small study shows higher EFM rates across all sleep stages regardless of amplitude criteria employed.
Literature on excessive fragmentary myoclonus (EFM)
A limitation of our impedance analysis was that none of the 8 patients had EFMs in SWS with PSG impedances greater than 30 KΩ. A second limitation was that only one patient had EFMs in REM with PSG impedances greater than 30 KΩ.
Many PSG software platforms recommend an impedance cutoff of 30 KΩ. Utilizing impedance criteria of ≤ 30 KΩ resulted in smaller EFM rates across all sleep stages regardless of amplitude criteria. This rate reduction implies a possible artifactual origin to some measure of the EFMs noted. Unfortunately it is not possible to determine what percentage of EFMs is purely artifactual in origin vis-á-vis the percentage of EFMs that represent a true electrophysiologic manifestation of the tibialis anterior muscles recorded bilaterally. Despite this limitation, the use of clearly defined impedance standards in documentation of EFM potentials may: allow for electrophysiologic evaluation less clouded by artifact; aid sleep laboratory technicians intervention during the recording when the values are problematic; and help scorers in either clinical or research settings to standardize data gathering.
Neither of the impedance categorical values we used (i.e., <30 KΩ or > 30 KΩ) are gold standard values from the literature. They are common settings for commercially available equipment guidelines. However, these same leads are used in PSG for monitoring periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS), and by scoring manual criteria should have impedances less than 10 KΩ. We recommend for consistency and dual use of the leads that 10 KΩ be adopted to facilitate consistency and future research.
Our proposed amendments to the AASM scoring manual EFM criteria definition are put forth in Table 5. A priori benefits of using lower amplitude criteria (i.e., ≥ 25 μV) compared to the one employed by other authors previously (i.e., ≥ 50 μV) are the allowance for a more sensitive assessment of EFM across all sleep stages and a more robust correlation of EFMs with other polysomnographic data such as sleep disordered breathing indices. While studying the significance of EFMs in the future, inclusion of all likely EFM events seems reasonable. Correlation of individual EFM potentials with cortical arousals may still prove to be difficult given the short duration of EFM potentials and their high frequency when present. Data regarding correlation of EFMs with cortical arousals were not collected in this study.
Hoque et al.'s excessive fragmentary myoclonus (EFM) proposed criteria to standardize EFM evaluation
The use of the 50 μV criterion in the past may have been an attempt to adjust for impedance related skin artifact. However, with newer software and better skin preparation techniques this may be no longer necessary. Also a manual assessment of EFM, as performed in this study, will no longer be necessary, as the process can be automated with more sophisticated software. Since the maximum allowable impedance limits for the EMG electrodes during a PSG are not defined by the AASM scoring manual, we recommend explicitly defined the maximum EMG electrode impedance cut off at 10 KΩ to fit with the AASM scorning manual requirements for periodic limb movements of sleep monitoring. Our proposed additions to the standardized AASM definition of EFM may allow for more extensive research into the physiologic and clinical associations of this phenomenon in the future.
This was not an industry sponsored study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
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A masterwork, now restored to what the concert audience actually heard and experienced, not the edited form which appeared on the Live at Leeds record most of us had back in the day.
I was just having another listen to Led Zeppelin's concert at The Royal Albert Hall. The power and skill of the band at this point in their history always knocks me out, especially considering that they created this archetypal sound in 1970.
I'll leave the entire concert here for folks who are interested, as they might check in for various bits and pieces of this brilliance. I just wish "Moby Dick" was a real song, as opposed to a vehicle for Bonzo's drum solo. Always loved that killer riff.
So, please enjoy the Zep concert, as well as posting any other show you feel might be a seminal rock/pop/folk/etc. event.
A masterwork, now restored to what the concert audience actually heard and experienced, not the edited form which appeared on the Live at Leeds record most of us had back in the day.
Floyd, Wembley 74'
Radiohead, Glastonbury, 03'
Metallica, Moscow, 1991
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IMO, a seminal moment in the life of Genesis. Prog fans will get chills with Gabriel's first vocal note at 2:29. If you listen to only one section, make it "The Musical Box" at approx. 24:00.
Once I'm finished with the Honey-Do's, I am in this thread at high volume! Great idea for a music thread
Every member of Purple Mach II plays/sings out of their minds on this stunning moment in rock & roll history. For me, unsung performer is Ian Paice. What a b1tch of a drummer.
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This one still astounds. Three shows I've posted all stem from 1970. What a year.
IMHO, the bootleg "A Brussels Affair" is the best live recording of the Stones. It was recorded in 1973. A must have for any Stones fan.
As for a concert film, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones is a great. Check out Mick Taylor's slide guitar here. (3:00 minute mark) Just amazing.
The best I've ever heard
just the trailer but fan-freakin-tastic if you haven't seen this it's a must
Couldnt find the whole concert, or much live footage but Clash at Shea.


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Q. I recently noticed that the carpool lane on the westbound 91 Freeway, from the 57 Freeway to the county line or so, has been removed. By that I mean that the diamonds and double-yellow lines have all been sandblasted off or painted over. However, the carpool signs attached to the divider wall remain. What gives?
– Jim Stock, Brea
A. It's still a carpool lane, but recently the double yellows gave way to thick, white stripes to signal that qualified drivers can go in or out at any time instead of having to wait for a break.
Rembrandt wasn't dispatched to the 91, to be sure. The Honkmobile zipped out there, and the re-striping job ain't so hot; in fairness, re-striping over asphalt looks a lot better than over the concrete that is out there.
The Orange County Transportation Authority is continuing its push to convert the county's traditional carpool lanes into what are called continuous-access carpool lanes: Drivers with passengers, motorcyclists and exempted cleaner-air vehicles can enter or leave the lanes whenever safe.
Orange County has 267 miles of carpool lanes. Gloria Roberts, a Caltrans spokeswoman, said 106 of them have been converted to continuous access with the other 161 miles awaiting the switch-over. The conversion should be complete by 2014.
Honkin' update: Two weeks ago, the ol' Honkster mentioned that drivers who don't pass the Department of Motor Vehicle's vision test via the wall chart are directed to a machine, called the Optec 1000, to peer in and try again. At the time, Sacramento didn't have a ready answer as to why, exactly, if you fail one test you get another shot with the gadget.
Jessica Gonzalez, a DMV spokeswoman, got back in touch with Honk and said, via email:
"The Optec 1000 is not an easier test; however, testing through the Snellen chart may be affected by several factors such as lighting, distance, angle and the customer's height. These factors are not relevant when testing with the Optec 1000.
"When a customer's vision can be measured via the Snellen chart or the Optec 1000, that is indication they have met the department's vision requirements. When customers do not pass the vision standards, they are referred to a vision specialist for additional testing."
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