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On the advise of my hairdresser, I purchased a comb to use on my hair rather than a brush, unfortunately, I managed to lose this so when the Avon catalogue next came round at work, I spotted this and decided to buy. The comb cost me £2.50 which was reduced slightly at the time.
The comb comes with quite a thick handle, a bit like a hairbrush which makes it really easy to hold, especially when you have hair like mine which tangles really easily, regardless of how much conditioner I have used.
The teeth are quite chunky and wide, it reminds me a bit like my old afro comb I had back in the early nineties. I find that the teeth are rounded at the ends which makes them quite gentle on my scalp.
I was a bit dubious at first as I thought that with the teeth of the comb being rigid, it would actually cause more damage to my hair but it actually had the opposite effect, this made brushing my hair a lot easy and pulled less than using my standard paddle brush. What I found was, if the comb did encounter a large knot, it was a lot easier to remove the comb from my hair than it was my brush.
I also now use the other end when styling my hair, I have a fringe and fine it a lot easier to use with the straighteners than I do my paddle brush.
The best thing is, I have started to notice a difference in my hair, there are less flyaway bit and my hair feels a lot softer and flatter too.
I would definitely recommend this comb and it gets 5 out of 5 stars from me.
This is one of those items I never would have thought of if not for dooyoo. I do have long hair and being fine, it tangles easily. I also find untangling hair very painful - not for my scalp - but my hands. I know this aspect won't matter to most people, but if you do have any problems with joint pain in your hands, as I do, or worse broken bits - which I have done as well, brushing your hair can become a real challenge. This comb is honestly the most comfortable comb I have used, with a perfectly shaped handle and wide teeth that easily comb through wet or tangled hair. I am not saying this will not pull at all - if your hair - or child's hair is tangled enough it will pull, but this does make the pulling less - and therefore less stress on my poor hands. It also helps me get finished quicker, which is another benefit, with sore hands, but I expect would be an even more welcome benefit with an uncomfortable child wanting to have untangling their hair over with as quickly as possible.
The comb is a nice shade of red, but I really wouldn't care if it were the colour of a baby's nappy. I bought this for function, not appearance, but it does look nice enough. It is made of plastic, but as silly as this may sound it seems to be a softer plastic than most. As mentioned, the handle is very comfortable to hold, but the teeth have some flexibility. They are also very smooth and rounded at the ends and this is quite comfortable on your scalp, even if it is sore. I have had some problems with my scalp, whether due to autoimmune issues, sunlight ( I have skin reactions to too much sun), medications, or just having trouble rinsing at times I don't know, but last summer I had several bleeding sores on my scalp. This comb was quite nice then as it did not irritate them further, so I would highly recommend this for a sensitive scalp.
Now quite frankly, I would think a comb is a comb - why buy a brand name one? But this did get high reviews here, and I had just broken yet another cheaper comb, so I had a look on ebay, found this at under £3 and bought it ( there are still some at £2.85 including postage, however Avon does not appear to be stocking this item anymore). Considering I was paying £1.50 for combs from the chemist that broke when I pulled to hard or dropped them, this seemed fair enough. I believe I bought this last August when there were a number of reviews for this product and it has lasted perfectly. It looks exactly as it did when I bought it, so it has worked out as value for money. I hope I will have this for years to come.
I am really glad I bought this for one more reason though, and I feel this one will be the most important to average readers. Because this detangles hair easily with less pulling - there has been less breakage as well, and I do feel this has improved the overall health of my hair. If this were to break or be lost - I would certainly go out of my way to look for another. I strongly suspect Avon quite selling this just because I like it so much!
I have owned the red detangling comb from Avon for a number of years, prior to that I had the grey detangling comb (which I actually preferred but never mind!). The comb is about 25cm in height and is fairly lightweight for a comb but not flimsy like some combs. The comb cost me around £2 from the Avon brochure. I think the latest iteration is a pink comb but this review is for the red one.
==My Opinion==
I'm not so keen on flimsy combs with narrow teeth along them, nor do I like a comb without handle. I know it is terrible to brush your hair when it is wet so I always use the detangling comb to be a bit kinder to my hair than just brushing it when wet. The comb is quite wide and chunky teeth which are good for gently getting knots out of my hair. I find that my hair is even easier to detangle when using Avon Dry End Serum (see a much earlier review of that on my profile) but the comb does pretty well on it's own. It is better than the fine-toothed comb as it doesn't seem to tangle knots up more but actually helps to get them out. I like that it feels like a brush in my hand and isn't really flimsy. Although I said it was quite lightweight, it is lightweight compared to a brush but quite heavy for a comb. It is also quite bulky to take out with you for a quick comb of the hair so I tend not to take this one out with me on a night out. It can do a pretty good job at a "quick comb through" and almost looks as good as if my hair had been brushed. It certainly does a better job than the flimsy comb I do take out with me which gets stuck in my hair because it is so fine. However, we have to sacrifice performance for size in some cases and when it comes to handbag space, this comb is never going to win!
I think the comb is good value and well made. As with all Avon brushes, they have lasted me years and only see a bit of wear and tear on the handle. I use this several times per week and the teeth are still perfect. The handle feeling like a brush is a bonus for detangling hair but too bulky for a small handbag. Overall 4 stars from me.
I have had a number of these combs over the years. I think my first one was about twelve years ago when my hair really began to get out of control! My eldest sister and I unfortunately inherited our hair from our Dads whilst our other sister was lucky enough to get mums hair! Us 3 all have very thick hair which can also be very frizzy. It has curls but up until the last couple of years my hair was a nightmare and needed straightening daily to look even half presentable. It's not quite so bad these days but I still need to be cautious to look after it or it can end up very split, frizzy and flyaway in no time.
I first bought one of these combs because my hair was proving very difficult to comb after washing. This worked a treat and made the task of combing through my wet hair a million times easier. Since then, my mum has often put one in my Christmas stocking for me!
My comb is red in colour. It's not a bright red,instead its a deep metallic red which I think looks nice and I have no qualms leaving this on my bedroom side. The combination is quite long, probably around nine inches or so in length. The teeth of the comb are along about half of this size and these are quite thick and have about half a cm gap between each. The handle is cylindrical which fits in my palm perfectly and I also find this a great place to store my hair elastics as they are forever going walkies!
The comb is a detangling comb and I have been trying to use this much more over the past few month using this instead of my regular brush where I can. My hair is quite brittle and where I am impatient I often drag the comb through it leaving it in not so fantastic condition! Therefore I've been using this comb more to try and be a bit kinder to my hair.
I use this on both wet and dry hair. I find it works best on wet hair for me. It glides through their easily, getting rid of any small tangles along the way. My hair is about four inches past my shoulder and after having a bath I can always get my hair tangle free within a minute or so when using this comb.
I find it nowhere near as good on dry hair. However, I think I these are predominantly recommended for wet hair so that's probably why. Also, my hair is unbelievably thick and tangles easily. When using it on dry hair I find that it is much more difficult to get through my hair and it does tug quite a bit, however I do find that the knots do come out more easily than they would she. Using the a standard hairbrush.
Since using this comb as much as I can instead of my brush I've noticed a considerable difference in my hair. It is not half as frizzy and the curls are more subtle waves now. I am happy enough to leave my hair down when it has dried naturally.
The price of this comb really does vary but you can expect to pay somewhere between two and four pounds which I believe is very reasonable.
I like this comb. It's kind to my hair and gets rid of knots easily, recommended.
My daughter has quite long hair now that is prone to quite a few tats and knots. Due to her scalp being quite sensitive it is hard finding products with added conditioners that won't agitate her and make her itch resulting in a flaky scalp. I have the same problem with usual conditioners too and even after using a sensitive shampoo and conditioner I am still faced with tats. We tend to have shouts when it comes to brushing the hair through afterwards and although it's easier for me to use a brush it tends to pull the hair when it gets tangled.
My cousin is an Avon representative so I always get the latest book and I noticed they had a detangling comb advertised for about £2.00 which I think is about half price. I decided I would give this a try as anything which would make combing easier was worth a try.
The comb is a nice red in colour, kind of deep and not at all tacky. It is quite long and has teeth which are a bit bigger than some of the other combs I have seen available in the shops, the teeth are also spread a good fair distance apart. The comb is plastic and very strong indeed, there is no way you can bend this and it is been dropped a million times yet it is still going strong.
This comb is no good at all for my daughters hair as due to the width of the teeth it doesn't detangle it at all in fact it tends to keep getting stuck in the knots and It is really uncomfortable for her. For long hair that is prone to tats I would definitely not recommend. I do however use it for my hair when I have applied a deep treatment I can use this to comb it through ensuring all the ends are coated. When it comes to combing after washing I can't use it either as there are still a few tats remaining.
I have no idea why, but for as long as I can remember, after washing my hair and using a hair brush to tame the wild mess, my hair tends to fall out. This is highly annoying as it leaves my hair brush full of hairs, that's why I went on the hunt for a nice comb.
I always get the Avon catalogue through my door but never end up buying anything, when I seen this Advance Techniques detangling comb I thought I'd do my Avon lady a favour and purchase it. I can't remember how much I paid as I purchased it ages ago but I remember it was on some kind of special offer, may have been half price, but the full RRP is around £4.
The comb is nothing special to look at. It is a deep red colour just like the rest of the Advance Techniques hair brushes that Avon sell. The colour is nice, it's not an in your face red and it's only used for combing hair so it doesn't have to have an amazing design! It is made from a tough plastic and I can try and bend it all I like without it even showing signs of weakness. The comb is quite long at approximately 20cm long but the tough plastic material means that as it is long it doesn't compromise the strength of it.
One thing I did notice about the comb when I first got it was the big gaps between each tooth. As this is meant to be a detangling comb, I'm not really sure how well it will handle small knots with the big gaps, my hair doesn't knot so it isn't a problem for me, I've found that it handles relatively tangle free areas easily.
When I use the comb I don't find any discomfort or scratching on my scalp as the ends of the combs teeth are slightly rounded so they don't irritate my scalp. I can brush through my wet falling out hair without it getting stuck around the individual teeth so it does a better job than my normal cushion paddle hair brush. I've had this comb for over a year now and all of the teeth all still there and intact without any snapping and the comb is still in a fantastic condition.
I'd definitely recommend this comb if you need one that will deal with slightly tangled hair, I'm not sure how well it will cope with small knots as the gaps between the teeth are quite large. I love mine!
My hair is really wavy when wet and although I have fine hair there is lots of it which means it is really hard to try and tame and so when Avon had their hairbrushes on offer I decided to purchase this detangling comb to see if it would help. This comb retails for around £4 but as always with Avon they have sales every campaign on different products so I would wait until it is on sale as I picked mine up for around £2 which is reasonable for a comb.
The comb itself is very well made and sturdy it has a large handle so you can easily grip the comb while it runs through your hair and what makes it different to different combs is the space between the prongs. There is a large space between them meaning it runs through your hair a lot easier without needing to pull so much. I have rather long hair which means it tangles very easily and I find if I run this comb through my hair it is softer on my head without it pulling as much as usual combs or my brush and when it comes to straighten my hair with my paddle brush all the knots are removed and it makes it a much easier job.
I find if I comb my hair before I get in the shower it makes it a lot easier when it comes to my hair once I have washed and conditioned my hair and for that reason I always comb my hair before and straight after I get out of the shower and it makes my hair more tameable. The comb is really sturdy and well made so there is no chance of it breaking and I find as the prongs of the comb do not move at all it means it works the knots out of my hair far easier as once it comes to a not is runs it way through it rather than being pushed away.
My eldest daughter has short hair but unfortunately she has my hair so it is wild and out of control. As this comb has a large head and covers a large area of hair at a time it allows me to comb her hair in half the time removing the knots gently and brings her hair under control a lot quicker than a brush and for this reason she loves it too.
My only downside is that the colouring tends to come off the comb really easily and I have found this to be the case with the entire Avon brush range the red comes away leaving the black underneath which can look really messy and as if the product is years old rather than months. This is not too bad as I only tend to use this comb in the house but it is a little annoying.
The comb is a little large to fit in my hand bag but I only carry a little bag if you have a larger shoulder bag it would fit in without any problems and be good for on the go although I prefer to take my pop up brush as it has a mirror on it.
We have had this comb for over a year now and it receives daily use from both me and my daughter it has lasted very well although some of the colouring has come away from it that does not stop it from working. I would recommend this comb to anyone with hair that knots easily it really does help remove them with very little fuss at all and both my daughter and I love it.
---Why I Bought It---
I often get the AVON catalogue and bought some of these combs when on offer for 99p.
I tend to do a lot of catalogue and online shopping and after buying my first one years ago bought a few more for around the house.
---Ther Product--
Avon Advance Technigues is a range of hair products including shampoos, conditioners and brushes/combs.
This large dark red comb comes sealed in a plastic bag.
It is made of strong plastic.
Easy to clean.
Large teeth - non-sharp.
Hole for hanging.
I think about £2.50 full price but often on offer for 99p.
There are also various styles of brushes in the same colour.
Not currently in the Avon catalogue.
---My Opinion---
I bought one a few years ago when they were black, These would always disappear into my son's bedroom so I ended up buying about half a dozen to keep in my bedroom, the bathroom, by my pc and in my handbag.
The plastic is a strong bendable sort and not the brittle plastic that you get with cheap combs that have sharp pointy teeth.
I find these combs very reasonable when purchased for 99p.
I always bought a few extra so one could always be found if needed. Then at least I can drag one throguh my hair in the morning when I get up!
It feels nice on your scalp and does not hurt at all when in use.
In fact these are the only combs we have in the house at present.
Personally I do not bother with brushes, but I have short straight hair so it might be different for others.
They do not seem to be in the current Avon catalgue so I am not sure if they are being phased out or not - but these detangle combs have been going for many years now.
It isn't too feminine so can be used by men as well.
---Star Rating---
5 stars.
---Would I Recommend?---
Yes definitely - great to pull through your hair quickly and the large teeth do not catch or drag the hair.
This comb cost me just £1.50, as it was on offer at the time I ordered it. Normal price would be £3. I think this is a very reasonable price to pay. Compared to how much some of the hair combs cost say, for example, in Boots, this one is really cheap. It works just as well in my opinion. It has definitely been good value for money. It is only available in red, which for me is the only disadvantage, and even this is being really picky. The design is OK, the plastic this is made from is quite shimmery so it doesn't look too shabby or cheap or anything, but I would have prefered it in black, purple or maybe pink. I just think Avon should have given us customers a choice on this matter. The rest of the design isn't that bad though. The comb's teeth are quite widely spaced and so if you have any small knots in your hair, they will possibly miss it out and brush around it. But it means that if you want your hair curly or wavy, and you brush it with this comb when its wet, then it still can be. If you used a brush it would probably pull the curls apart but if you go slowly with this one, as well as it feeling like a nice gently massage on the head, this will also leave your curls/ waves intact, unless you have really tight curls when it is probably best not to brush or comb your hair at all. The comb gets rid of most tangles although like I say it sometimes does miss small knots. It is really gentle and feels like good quality. It seems to be made well, strong and durable. I have had mine nearly a year and have used it many, many times, and all of the teeth are still there. Normally teeth fall of my combs but this hasn't happened with this comb, which is great. Overall I would definitely recommend this comb. I really like it. It can be ordered from your representative or online. Thanks for reading :)
My friend has recently become an Avon representative so I have been buying and trying lots of products (mainly ones that are on offer).
I have long (past shoulder length hair) and was looking for a detangling comb to comb through my conditioner whilst in the shower. I saw this one in the Avon catalogue and it was reduced from £3.65 (rrp) to £1.85 so I thought that was a bargain and I ordered one.
When it arrived I was impressed by the design of the comb the shape and the handle was easy to hold with some grips which would no doubt help when I was in the shower and my hands were wet. The one thing I did notice about the comb was that it was incredibly light weight.
So, on first use I hop in the shower apply my conditioner and slowly and gently pull the brush through my hair where I came across a few tangles.... to hear..... SNAP! The comb completely and utterly snapped in two at the top part of the handle.
I stared in horror! No wonder this brush was so light weight. On closer inspection the actual plastic which made up the comb is incredibly thin. Although the design is appealing to the eye, it clearly hasnt got any strength at all in it.
So, off it went into the bin.
I have been the proud owner of an Avon De Tangling comb (as pictured) for several years now- this is not a new product and is one they feature in every Avon brochure I have seen including the recent Avon brochures that have started to appear at work.
Although Avon prices can vary from campaign to campaign, I bought mine for £1.99 and I saw them recently still on sale for the same price. For this you get one sturdy plastic comb with wide bristles. It is different to a normal comb as the bristles/ comb prongs are thicker than a normal day to day comb and are spaced further apart.
You are supposed to use this when you have just washed your hair- I normally lightly towel dry my hair then use this comb to brush my hair and restore my centre parting that has become all messed up from my hair being washed. I have had no problems with this comb- it is basically brilliant as the bristles are just the right space apart so they do comb through your hair and you can create partings in your hair with this when it is wet. If the bristles were too wide (as I found with a very cheap hair care set I once bought, this would not do much as you would still have tangles when you used a normal comb or brush on your hair after de-tangling it). So full marks for the Avon de-tangling comb.
I have jaw length hair which means tehcnically there is less hair length to get tangled- wrong- when I have gone on holiday and not taken this comb, and just taken a normal comb or brush to save on packing, I have had all sorts of tagled hair issues and lost small balls of hair by being impatient with knots!. Also, I used to have very long hair and find these combs are indispensible. They stop you tearing balls of your hair out when you have washed your hair as they basically stop the knots being created in your hair from over eager combing with too small of a comb when your hair is at its most fragile (when it is wet).
I find if you comb your hair BEFORE going into the shower then shampoo and condition as normal then the comb goes through your hair like a hot knife through butter when you come out. I would recommend this comb to anyone. It is so cheap and it is sturdy enough to last the distance as I have had numerous normal brushes or combs that after about six months the bristles start to snap off- this this comb mine still has all its bristles after a great deal of use.
The only thing I find with this is if you forget to clean it after use or quite regularly, you will end up with flakes in your hair- so you need to remember to wash your combs as otherwise if you have not quite rinsed all your conditioner out and then use this comb the comb will collect the residue and it will dry and then go back into your hair (just not a good look).
Overall, for £1.99 this is a sturdy comb that you should use BEFORE you try to brish or style your hair after you have washed it. You will still need to use your normal brush afterwards but this comb gets rid of the knots and tangles and will save you a lot of hair and ouches in the long term.
Any regular readers of my reviews will be aware by now that I work part time as an Avon representative, when my poor health allows. This means that I have great access to any new products and ranges that are available from Avon, as well as having access to many of the brilliant offers that are regularly provided by Avon.
One of the ranges available from Avon nowadays is the 'Advance Techniques' range - which is aimed at hair care and hair products and includes everything from conditioners and shampoos to styling products - is one of the Avon ranges that seem to have an offer on most often. Quite often I find that the products are half price, which is a really good bargain.
One such recent offer was an 'any three products for £5' kind of deal within the range which I thought offered fantastic value, especially when you consider that some of the products within this range cost around the £4 -£5 mark alone.
Deciding to take advantage of this offer, I scanned the pages and made my selection. One of the items I decided to order was the Advance Techniques 'Detangling Comb'. Noting that the usual price for this product was £3.25, I was happy with the saving I was making on this occasion.
I will point out for the purpose of this review that the comb shown in the picture at the top of the Dooyoo page is slightly different to the one that I received in my recent order. This is because the Advance Techniques range has been given a bit of a face-lift recently, and all of the hair brushes and combs within the range are no longer black in colour, but are red.
So, when my (red) comb arrived from Avon, I was keen to give it a trial. I will point out that I have quite long hair - it is beyond shoulder length at the moment - and because of this I like to make sure it is well conditioned. I will always apply a conditioner after shampooing my hair and at least once a week I like to use a more 'deep conditioning' treatment. This is where my comb comes in!
I do find that by combing the conditioning treatment through my hair rather than slapping it on all over by hand really makes quite a difference to the end result. I have MUCH fewer tangles when my hair is dried and I do find that it looks sleeker in general.
Keen to try out my new comb shortly after its arrival from Avon, I decided to use my deep-conditioning treatment after shampooing my hair. I found that the comb allowed the conditioner to be smoothed easily through the length of my hair (which is quite thick) and it easily removed the tangles in my hair whilst I was doing so.
I used to use my old plastic comb for this purpose but I did find that the Avon comb gave a much better result - probably due to the fact that the bristles are quite thick, and widely spaced apart... A very good and clever design!
I do find that my long hair has problems with attracting static at times, and this is improved when I comb my hair rather than brush it. I have found that using this comb helps this problem more than if I were to use a brush. I now use my Avon comb every morning rather than my old brush and I do find that the static in my hair has been improved slightly by doing so.
I regularly have my hair in plaits, and have found in the past that when I loosen the plaits out of my hair, it can be very tangled and there are usually one or two knots in there too. My Avon comb removes these tangles and knots MUCH easier than my hair brush, and with much less pain involved!
Overall, for the reasons I have given above, I have come to the conclusion that this little comb makes life easier for me. I can only award it top marks and would recommend it for little girls with long hair too - believe me when I say that tangled hair is very painful when brushed!!!!
I plan to take the comb away on holiday with me later in the month as I believe it will prove to be a handy addition to my beach bag, and will allow me -after being in the swimming pool or sea - to comb my wet hair easily and more efficiently that with my old style comb or hair brush.
The Advance Techniques detangling comb can be ordered in the usual way from your Avon representative, where the normal price is £3.25. Alternatively, you can order the item online from www.avonshop.co.uk.
Having very long hair has always meant a daily battle with lugs, this isnt too bad when my hair is dry the brush goes through it quite easily with not too much visible damage but when my hair is wet and extra luggy after just being washed you can actually hear it snapping as the brush has to be forced through my hair.
I spotted this comb in the avon book a few years ago and thought i would give it a try, it is around 8 inches long and has plastic teeth but they are not like the teeth on any other comb i have tyred, there are two rows of teeth both in a slight curve starting off far apart and getting closer together. I have found that this comb goes through my hair a lot easier when wet than any other comb or brush i have ever tryed, it seems to tease the lugs down to the end of your hair rather than pull at them which reduced the breakage on my hair leaving it looking a lot healthier.
The handle on the comb is nice too as it is a rubbery type material which makes it comfortable to hold and doesnt allow it to slip out of your hands when using it on wet hair or with a leave in conditioner.
The comb is great for when i have my hair permed aswell for when i have washed it as it gets all of the lugs and tangles out without any pulling of the hair but doesnt flattern the curls too much that they cant easily be scrunched back in after combing.
As i said before my comb is a few years old now but still in perfect condition and the teeth are all intact.
This comb is selling for £3.25 in the newest avon book and is worth every penny although i am disapointed to see it no longer has the rubber grip on the handle.
I have recently started going to an Aquarobics class once a week, my health makes exercise difficult but I have found this weight supporting water aerobics is kind to my joints and doesn't cause me to get out of puff and risk an asthma attack! One thing though, I hate swimming pool showers. However nice they try to make them, public swimming baths showers are usually horrible open, sometimes filthy, places and I just won't use them. If it means smelling of chlorine for the 10 minute drive home then so be it and then I'll step into my own beautiful shower stall and cleanse myself properly!
The problem with not showering after Aquarobics is that my hair is a nightmare when wet, frizzing up and generally misbehaving as soon as one spot of water lands on it. This is where my Avon Detangling Comb comes in handy, the widely spaced thick teeth make light work of getting rid of the knots in my wet hair even when it's sticky with chlorine.
I find there is much less hair breakage when using this comb when compared with my usual cushion brush or even other cheaper detangling combs. After combing the tangles from my hair I find there are very few hairs entangled into the comb itself which proves to me that it's a much more gentle on my hair than dragging a bristly brush through it.
It's effective too, I find it easy to tease out even the most stubborn tangles using this comb and it leaves my hair looking nice and tidy until I can get home to wash the swimming pool water out of it.
The comb is comfortable to hold in either hand, the design has changed somewhat since Dooyoo added the picture above. It's now a shiny red colour and the handle is thicker which allows it to fit your hand better, despite the shine on the comb it doesn't slip and slide around even when my hands and hair are wet. It appears to be very well made, of one solid piece so there is very little to go wrong with the comb and I anticipate keeping mine for a long time. Obviously if you have very thick or curly hair then you'll need something a little more specialised and a problem I could foresee for you is that the teeth may snap off as although they're thick I doubt they'd cope with too much abuse.
The comb suits my shorter than shoulder length, vaguely wavy hair perfectly. It doesn't snag or drag my hair at all, I have also used the comb on my granddaughters' fine waist length hair (which as of yesterday is a bob, much to my horror!) and again the comb was kind on her hair and easily sorted out the tangles after she'd washed and conditioned it.
You buy this comb from the Avon book or online at www.avonshop.co.uk It costs £3.25 which is a very good price for such an excellent comb, I have bought less effective ones for more money at the hairdressers before so I'm really glad I happened upon this while browsing the Avon brochure.
This comb has been out for years and it has recently had a revamp. Although the colour of the comb should not matter, the old style was dark grey and lighter grey. In the new book it is a deep red, which is slightly metallic colouring. I think it is quite a bright colour, but not all that bad. This comb normally costs £3.25, but it is on offer just now for £2.
There isn't much packaging with this. It is just in a clear see through plastic bag and it has some printing on the bag.
The teeth of the comb are quite sturdy and i've not had any break on me and I use this comb often. The teeth are quite thick as well and they are close enough together to comb through well, but far enough apart to be able to clean this alright.
You may think this is pricey for a comb, but it is not the normal thin comb that you loose the teeth on, so it is kind of an investment
I would advise to buy this, especially when it's on offer, as it is a good product that does what it's meant to do
Protect wet hair and detangle with this gentle, wide-toothed comb /


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Ever had that friend who complains literally all the time that the popular music charts are always the same with little change? For the last three weeks, he/she's been kind of right.
Billboard revealed today this week's Hot 100 ranking, and it was more of the same, with Pharrell topping the chart for the eighth week with the virtually inescapable "If You're Happy and You Know It" update "Happy".
But it was what followed the No. 1 hit that was the real story, or lack thereof. The entire top seven of the Hot 100 was in the exact same chart placements they were last week, just like they were the week before. That makes three straight weeks of the same top seven: "Happy", John Legend's "All of Me", "Dark Horse" from Katy Perry and Juicy J, Jason Derulo's 2 Chainz-featuring hit "Talk Dirty", "Frozen" hit "Let It Go", "Pompeii" from Bastille and Lorde's sophomore hit, "Team".

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Third Round of Climate Talks Begin in Bonn
The following is a press release from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):
The third round of UN climate change negotiations this year kicked off on Monday with representatives from 178 governments meeting in Bonn, Germany. The Bonn UN Climate Change Conference (2 to 6 August) is designed to prepare the outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancún in November and December.
"Governments have a responsibility this year to take the next essential step in the battle against climate change," said UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres. "How governments achieve the next essential step is up to them. But it's politically possible. In Cancún, the job of governments is to turn the politically possible into the politically irreversible," she said.
The government delegates will discuss the second iteration of the text to facilitate negotiations under the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA). The negotiating group is tasked to deliver a long-term global solution to the climate challenge.
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) is also meeting in Bonn in parallel to the AWG-LCA. The focus of this group is on emissions reduction commitments for the 37 industrialised countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol for the period beyond 2012.
The UN's top climate change official Christiana Figueres pointed to the opportunity to capture the promises, pledges and progress that governments have already made, in accountable and binding ways. According to Ms. Figueres, governments now need to resolve what to do with their public pledges to cut emissions. All industrialised countries have made public pledges to cut emissions by 2020 and 38 developing countries have submitted plans to limit their emissions growth.
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Only a few voices dare recall how harmful his policies were.
And you must feel so special being one of those few enlightened people. How can you be so daring? Aren't you afraid something's going to happen to you? After all, apparently many people far more popular and powerful than you don't even dare to recall how harmful Reagan's policies were. Must be a really dangerous thing to say.
Was Reagan really diagnosed with alzheimer's early in his Presidency? Like, pre-1984?
By a doctor, I mean.
If you can get me a source, I'll correct the Wikipedia article [wikipedia.org].
Can't find it on a google search for Murray Weidenbaum Reagan alzheimer's. It's a shame those old papers aren't online.
Do you have any documented proof at all that Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's before the 84 election? How do you know what you know about that medical examination?
Yeah, I think I did. So what, exactly did he say? That Reagan had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in a medical exam early in his first term? Did they do an autopsy to confirm, or was it just a dementia diagnosis? When exactly was the dementia apparent?
And how, exactly, did Reagan survive approximately 22 years with a disease that takes 10? As it is, since his official diagnosis was in 1992, he managed to beat the average and last 12.
Well, to be honest, I wasn't really interested at the time as I recall since I was homing in on the free food, but he said that Ronnie was dotty, took lots and lots of naps and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's early in his first term. That, and a few unkind words towards the real executive in chief with a fondness for short red skirts and astrology.
And for a disease which you seem to willing to believe only takes 10 years to come to full form, you accept the idea that it isn't diagnosable a bit too easily.
He was a veg the past 10 years and alzheimers is a gradual disease...just do the math.
All right
Average duration is approximately 10 years.
So are you saying Reagan beat the odds and battled Alzheimer's for twenty years? Or are you saying Wikipedia is wrong? I could search the history and see if there's been an edit war over the average term of the disease.
Incidentally, Alzheimer's can't be truly diagnosed until an autopsy is performed. Until then, it is indistinguishable fr
That's interesting, because the doctor my father-in-law is taking my wife's grandmother to seems to be unaware of this and cites the "can't diagnose Alzheimer's without an autopsy" as well. He must be really out of date. I was aware of this before I saw it on Wikipedia; I really went there just to check the term of the disease.
I might make some comments about believing everything you hear at wine and cheese functions. I'm not sure exactly how this "he told me at a party" stuff is supposed to be more re
Elaine, I can't even find a conspiracy-wacko site that states Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's or even dementia while in office, and with the number of Reagan haters out there, I find that surprising.


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4,6 su agosto 12, 2013
Very thoughtful, well done decor, hospitality and breakfast.
4,2 su ottobre 14, 2012
I recently stayed at the Lake Manor Bed and Breakfast with a large group of people. We rented out the conference rooms for the day and stayed over night. I have never been to a bed and breakfast before and this place is truly a GEM. The suites are enormous, decorated to a specific taste and simply welcoming. The staff was very friendly and helpful as well. Breakfast in the morning was delicious and we did not want to leave. I don't really have any complaints.. the only thing I may say should be evaluated is that our rooms were not ready for us as soon as we expected. After our celebration, we were not able to relax in the room because they were not ready. Granted, the whole staff was assisting our party so I can understand that. At the end of the day, I would definitely stay there again as it was one of the most amazing experiences I have had so far.
5 su agosto 27, 2012
Owner & help were exceptional, cordial, and made you feel not a guest, but a family member. You can't go wrong with Kathy Crumbaker.
5 su agosto 12, 2012
We had a wonderful and relaxing experience at this bed and breakfast. The decorations were equal to any 5-star resort we stayed in. Breakfast was homemade and delicious.
4,6 su agosto 10, 2012
I was very pleased with this B&B. The place was absolutely beautiful, the food was plentiful and delicious and the owner, Kathy, was wonderful. Great experience!
5 su maggio 30, 2012
My husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon in the Esquire Suite. It was fantastic. The rooms are beautifully designed and the beds are so comfortable. I loved the outdoor patio and hot tub! The owner is super nice and the environment she has created just melts all your stress away. She also makes the best zucchini bread! We are already planning to go back for our one year anniversary!
5 su maggio 19, 2012
This is a GEM! If you are visiting the University or the area (Fallingwater is close by) or are simply passing through, this is the place to stay. Kathy makes the absolute best blueberry pancakes and zucchini bread. She is a delight and takes serious pride in her property -- always in pristine condition. We stay in the William Morris room, but the other rooms are wonderful as well.
5 su aprile 21, 2012
My husband and I have stayed here twice and love it. The rooms are very unique and the morning breakfast is delicious, especially the warm zucchini bread. We have made this our little retreat!!!! Highly recommend for any stay in the area.


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Join Ricky and Kay Hobbs, wildlife photographers, will be at Lake Dardanelle State Park orientation room in the Visitor Center at 6 p.m. on Saturday as he shares tricks in capturing wildlife with your camera.
You can bring your personal camera to explore with during the presentation and even share your experiences of capturing wildlife with your lens.
All that nature has to offer takes on a new meaning when viewed as a potential photograph. Whether you've been toting your camera on hikes for years, love to photograph the birds at your backyard feeder or are just getting started, Ricky and Kay Hobbs will have photo tips that will inspire you to get outside camera in hand.
For more information about Looking Through the Lens at Lake Dardanelle State Park or any park events, call 967-5516 or visit www.ArkansasStateParks.com or www.AdventureStateParks.com.
Wesley Foundation to present one-act plays
Arkansas Tech University's Wesley Foundation will present two one-act plays during its spring dessert theater.
The first, "A Mad Breakfast" is set in a common boarding house, when a mischievous tenant, Mr. Sterling Jones, invites a stranger to the house.
The second play is a favorite at the Wesley Foundation, and they perform "The Complete History of the Old Testament in 20 Minutes" every few years. This short, quick play strives to convey all the important parts of thousands of years of human history in 20 minutes.
Both plays are funny, light, quick and completely family friendly.
The productions will be today and Saturday starting at 7 p.m.
The doors will open at 6:30, and there will be pre-show entertainment and desserts served. Tickets are free, but donations are welcome.
The Wesley Foundation is located at 1111 N. El Paso, across from Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field.
For questions or ticket reservations, call Jason Molitor or Trinity Brown at 968-4159.
SigEp golf tournament April 20
The SigEp golf tournament to benefit youth AIDs will be on April 20 at the Lion's Den Country Club.
Registration will be from 7-9 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. They will also be grilling and entertainment for those who do not golf. Cost will be $100 per team.
For more information, call Carlos Ibarra at (903) 748-8105 or Jerad Dover at (479) 264-1759.


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The University acknowledges that students earning scholarships for athletic performance required for both fall and spring semesters may not be able to student teach and participate in their sport. For those rare occasions where an athlete cannot be scheduled by the education department to student teach in the normal course of four years of eligibility, the University will award the same athletic scholarship for the ninth semester of study for student teaching only. This ninth semester scholarship award will not apply to any other semester hours needed to complete the requirements for graduation. A written request for this scholarship must be given to the Athletic Director no later than the first of the semester prior to the semester of student teaching.


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Oh, Doctor! Coleman synonymous with Padres
In 40th year as radio voice of club, 'The Colonel' to be honored on Saturday
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
"Please don't ring the door bell," Coleman warns a visitor. "Not at this hour."
Coleman is holding a leash that keeps his best friend, a 10-year-old German shepherd named Gus, from bolting into the shadows, free to scurry through the tony neighborhood of Muirlands, a long fly ball from downtown La Jolla.
Maybe it's the hour or the dense layer of fog that has settled in, but it's difficult to distinguish just who is walking whom. Is Gus pulling Coleman, who turns 88 on Friday? Or is it the other way around?
"There's usually a black cat up here," Coleman said, motioning to a bend in the road with his free hand. "If it's there today, then you're walking Gus and I'm going home."
These are the moments of the day the Padres' Hall of Fame broadcaster cherishes most. In the stillness of morning, he can reflect on a long and distinguished career as a broadcaster, 70 years in the game of baseball, the last 40 of which have been spent in San Diego.
Coleman can think back on those crazy days when he was a second baseman with the New York Yankees, the two years he spent as Mickey Mantle's roommate and those six World Series champion teams. Then there was his renowned military career -- harrowing bombing missions in World War II and later Korea, the only Major Leaguer to see combat in both wars.
Or, Coleman can simply ponder if he has turned on the coffee maker before leaving the house (he didn't on this day) for his daily hour-long trot with Gus, as they plod along, traversing hills and narrow streets alike.
"So what do you want to talk about?" Coleman asks. "You know, when you're 88 like me, you are over the hill. I'm pretty dull."
That couldn't be further from the truth.
Coleman is quick to downplay the details of his life, and it makes him a bit uncomfortable. But there's no denying there are fascinating layers to him, each rich and dripping with vivid detail, each an interesting tale begging to be told.
On Saturday, Coleman's longtime partner in the radio booth, Ted Leitner, will attempt to do just that, as he will emcee a ceremony before a 5:35 p.m. PT start against Colorado that will honor Coleman's time in baseball, with the unveiling of a statue of him that will rest forever at Petco Park.
Leitner, in his 33rd season as a broadcaster for the Padres, most of which have been spent sitting next to "The Colonel," as Coleman is affectionately known, might run out of time if he's not careful. What he won't run out of is material to cover.
"I have a theory about Jerry, that there is no one like him in American sports," Leitner said. "No one has left their career to fight in combat for their country twice and never once complained. Jerry will always say, 'Don't tell anyone I'm special, and don't tell anyone I'm a hero.'
"But I think that is my job. ... To tell everyone just how big he really is."
There will be several guests for the ceremony, including Charlie Silvera, a former Yankees teammate who has known Coleman longer than anyone.
"Jerry is an All-American, a bona fide hero," Silvera said. "He's my hero."
Like Coleman, Silvera grew up in San Francisco. The two first met in 1934, when they were 10 and playing baseball on dusty fields at Golden Gate Park.
Silvera and Coleman were later joined in baseball circles by Bobby Brown. The three would become stars on local diamonds and played together in the fall and winter on a team sponsored by the Yankees.
Coleman was such a good athlete that he was given a scholarship to play baseball and basketball at USC -- "I wasn't a good shot, but I could run like the devil," he said -- but those plans were interrupted when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in December of his senior year of high school.
"That changed everything," Coleman said.
Coleman, still nearly a year from turning 18, signed with the Yankees, as did Silvera, and they headed off to a Class D team in Wellsville, N.Y. Coleman was an instant hit, batting .304 in 83 games, although he was merely biding his time until he was old enough to enlist in the Marines to become a fighter pilot.
Coleman returned from the war in 1946 and reported for Spring Training. Despite missing four seasons, Coleman played as though he hadn't missed any time at all. He spent three seasons in the Minor Leagues before arriving in New York for good in 1949.
A shortstop by trade, Coleman hit .275 for the Yankees as a second baseman, teaming with Phil Rizzuto for a potent double-play combination. He was named the Associated Press Rookie of the Year in 1949.
He played alongside Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio, a hero to Coleman, as DiMaggio -- 10 years Coleman's senior -- grew up playing on those same fields in San Francisco.
That 1949 Yankees team was the first of five consecutive World Series champion clubs Coleman was a part of, even though his second stint in the military -- this time during the Korean War -- would cost him Major League service time in 1952-53.
"I was never the same player after I came back a second time," said Coleman, who never once regretted his military service.
Coleman played his last game in 1957 before getting into broadcasting in 1960. But he scoffed when the opportunity first presented himself.
"The last thing I thought I would become was a broadcaster," Coleman said. "Howard Cosell, who was a good friend of mine, asked me if I would be interested in it. I told him he was nuts."
Coleman started out calling the national game of the week for CBS, but he began calling Yankees game in 1963. Working and living in New York, Coleman said, was intense. He lived in Ridgewood, N.J., which was "19.9 miles from Yankee Stadium, but a million miles from New York."
Craving a change of scenery, Coleman bolted for the West Coast -- without a job, no less -- before getting a job as part of the Angels' broadcast team. Not long thereafter, Buzzie Bavasi, the first general manager of the Padres, convinced him to come to San Diego, where he became the lead broadcaster in 1972.
"Here's an expansion franchise [in 1969] where a lot of people don't really know baseball, and here is Jerry ... teaching them baseball, because he knows so much," Leitner said. "I think people learned to trust him, learned a lot from him and just loved his personality. They grew with him."
And, of course, they laughed with him. In a word, these precious moments are called "Colmanisms," the funny comments and remarks made during games -- "Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen" -- and the one directed at 1976 National League Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones.
"I remember one day I was in the bullpen throwing in between starts," Jones said. "Jerry looked down there and said, 'There's Randy Jones on the mound with the Karl Marx hairdo.' I had the big curly hair back then. But he called me a Communist. Instead of calling me Harpo Marx, he called me Karl Marx. I loved that one."
Jones was still pitching for the Padres in 1980 when the organization convinced Coleman to come down from the broadcast booth to manage the team. Coleman wasn't a good fit for the veteran team, and he realized it pretty quickly.
"I was brilliant, the players were lousy," Coleman said, laughing. "Basically, I wasn't ready for that. It was a mistake."
Back to the booth, Coleman, who has two signature calls -- "Oh, Doctor" and "You can hang a star on that baby" -- quickly got back to his element.
Coleman, who before the 2011 season signed a five-year deal with the team, had his broadcast schedule cut back two years ago. He does about 40 games, including Spring Training, and doesn't travel. On days he works, he still tapes a daily segment with manager Bud Black.
"The moments that I spend with Jerry on a daily basis have been truly one of the highlights of my time here," Black said. "The moments before we do the radio piece and the moments after ... where we're just talking baseball or life, I've really enjoyed that."
Coleman still has a discerning eye, especially when it comes to middle-infield play. Sitting over coffee in his home this week, he talked about the footwork middle infielders need around the bag. He talked of the presence that Carlos Quentin has in the lineup and how it benefits hitters like Chase Headley.
"He's still very technique driven," Black said. "He evaluates hard."
But at the end of the day, Coleman is a fan of the game, a fan of the Padres. He cares about the team. He wants to see them do well, wants to see them win. That much is obvious when you catch Coleman calling a game. Broadcasters are a polarizing bunch, but you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't love "The Colonel."
"For me, it was Mel Allen calling Yankee games while I was sitting on the beach in New Jersey. As George Will said, baseball is the background music to our life," Leitner said. "And I still think that there is a radio connection between the fan and the radio broadcaster you can't get anywhere else.
"That's precious. It's something that can't be duplicated. You either have it or you don't. And Jerry has that."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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- Japanese Grand Prix
Japan means a lot - Button
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Fresh from a second place finish at the Singapore Grand Prix, Jenson Button is as determined as ever to go one better at a venue that is very special to him.
Button triumphed at the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix with the effects of the devastating Tsunami still fresh in the memory. And the country is one of his favoured destinations as his girlfriend, Jessica Michibata, is a Japanese fashion model.
"All of my grand prix wins have felt special, but winning at Suzuka in 2011, at the first grand prix held in Japan since the terrible tsunami last March, was an achievement that still makes me feel incredibly proud and emotional," said Button. "As everybody knows, Japan means a lot to me. It's a place I love, I've been here so many times - for business and pleasure - and I still feel that wide-eyed awe and deep emotion for a country that exists so comfortably on so many different levels."
Suzuka is also a favourite amongst drivers for the challenge it poses and with the iconic 180R and Degner 1 it is a circuit Button enjoys.
"Suzuka is definitely a circuit that puts hair on your chest. It's extremely uncompromising; like a street circuit, it doesn't allow for a single mistake, punishing you for putting a wheel wrong at almost every point on the circuit.
"But it's also extremely quick - there's only one line through the esses that make up the whole first section; the Degner corners are blind, hidden in dips in the track, and approached over bumps that jolt the car, trying to unbalance it. Successfully hitting the apex for Degner 1 is a bit like trying to thread a needle while running the 100 metres - difficult!"


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Ashley Snellenberger, RSD communications coordinator, said several children have been checked out since that time, but no new numbers are available.
"Teachers are still teaching," Snellenberger said. "Some are taking this time to review material and others are doing normal class, as much as possible. All absences are being excused."
Snellenberger said RSD personnel and the Russellville Police Department (RPD) met at the middle school at 6 a.m. Tuesday and conducted a "sweep of the building" and a check of every locker because of threats of bombs being placed in lockers on social media site ask.fm.
RPD had officers at the middle school all day and continue to investigate the threats. No arrests have been made at this time. The Pope County Sheriff's department and RSD personnel provided extra monitoring of other campuses as a precaution.


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How to design an FPGA from scratch
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Editor's Note: As you will soon discover, the author – Sven – has created the most fantastic on-going tutorial on learning how to design with FPGAs from the ground up. This article is merely an introduction to Sven's tutorial which – at the time of writing – has 38 parts and is getting larger as we speak (the current contents list – with links to each section – is provided at the end of this "How To").
Hello there. My name is Sven Andersson. I have been designing ASICs for more than 15 years. A few years ago I realized that there was another player in town – the FPGA. With increasing NRE costs and with the long turn-around times, ASIC designs have become high-risk projects. At the same time, FPGAs are getting bigger and faster and many companies have therefore decided to use only FPGAs. For this reason, I decided to take a closer look at FPGAs. This is my story of how I (hopefully) will learn to use FPGAs in my future designs.
John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher and educator whose writings and teachings have had profound influences on education in the United States. Dewey's philosophy of education, instrumentalism, focused on "learning-by-doing" rather than rote learning and dogmatic instruction, the current practice of his day.
For Dewey, it was vitally important that education should not be the teaching of mere dead fact, but that the skills and knowledge which students learned be integrated fully into their lives as persons, citizens and human beings. So . . . let's practice learning-by-doing.
Let's get started
In order to learn anything, it's best to have some "real-world" project to work with. On this basis, we will design an embedded system, implementing some form of processor-controlled test equipment.
Thereafter, we will write a software device driver and an application program to run on our system. The first thing we will do is to put together a FPGA design checklist. A checklist is used to compensate for the weaknesses of human memory so as to help ensure consistency and completeness in carrying out a task.
FPGA design checklist
- Make sure you have plenty of time to spare.
- Find a decent computer.
- If you can afford it, add a big display.
- Decide which operating system to use.
- Consider using a virtual machine (VM).
- Select an FPGA vendor.
- Pick out a suitable development board.
- Select an embedded processor to use.
- Download the FPGA design software.
- Add the latest service packs.
- Choosing a logic simulator.
- Choosing a synthesis tool.
- Learn C programming.
- Read my tutorial (grin) .
Make sure you have plenty of time to spare
It will take some time to set everything up, find all the information scattered all over the place and solve all problems along the way. I started this project December 2006 and I have not finished it yet. Learning from my mistakes will save you some time.
Find a decent computer
Almost any X86 equipped computer will do the job, but if you plan for some larger designs you should use a Intel Core Duo equipped computer. I am an old Mac fellow and will of course use my new MacBook with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 2 GHz. I will add a 23" Cinema display to provide a large screen area.
Decide which operating system to use
Here we have three choices. We can use a UNIX operating system like Solaris if we happen to have a SPARC workstation from SUN available, or we can use Windows XP or Linux on an X86 computer. For myself the choice is easy. Coming from a UNIX world I will use a Linux distribution. After trying out Ubuntu Linux I fell in love immediately.
Consider using a virtual machine
I could of course install Linux directly on my computer, but that would stop me from using Mac OS X at the same time, and that I don't like. A perfect solution is to install Linux in a virtual machine (VM). There are at least three ways of doing this as follows
After trying out Parallells Desktop and VMware Fusion, I decided to go with VMware Fusion.
Select an FPGA vendor
The two major FPGA vendors are Altera and Xilinx. Choosing which one to use is not an easy decision. The deciding factor for me was the MicroBlaze soft processor from Xilinx.
Pick out a suitable development board
We could, of course, design an FPGA-based development system for ourselves, but using one of the development boards from Xilinx will make things much easier. Xilinx have a number of such boards in their catalog. Which one to pick? I decided to go for the ML403 board that has a Virtex-4 FPGA with a PowerPC 405 core. A cheaper alternative would be a Spartan 3 based board.
Select an embedded processor to use
As I mentioned earlier, I have already decided to use the MicroBlaze soft processor core. The MicroBlaze is a 32-bit Harvard RISC architecture optimized for Xilinx FPGAs. The basic architecture consists of 32 general-purpose registers, an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), a shift unit, and two levels of interrupt.
Download the FPGA design software
The ML403 board is bundled with two software packages called the Integrated Software Environment (ISE) and Embedded Design Kit (EDK). These packages contain all the software needed to design and implement an embedded system. The latest version of the software can be downloaded from the Xilinx web page at www.xilinx.com.
Adding the latest service packs
As always with software products there are updates and bug fixes. These are delivered in service packs that have to be downloaded and installed. It's very important to ensure that you have the latest service pack(s) installed, because this will save you a lot of headaches.
Choosing a logic simulator
The Xilinx software includes a very simple Verilog and VHDL Simulator that runs only under Windows XP. The commercial simulators available from Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor cost a fortune and are out of reach for the normal user. What to do? Fortunately, I managed to convince Cadence that it would be a nice idea to give me an evaluation license for their Incisive Unified Simulator that I could use.
Choosing a synthesis tool
The Xilinx software comes with the XST Synthesis Tool. There are a number of synthesis tool out on the market but I find XST to be sufficient for my needs.
Learn C-programming
If you don't have any experience with regard to programming in C, you should find a good textbook and start learning it immediately. Why? Well, apart from being a very useful thing to know in general, all the Xilinx software device drivers are written in C.
Read my tutorial
For a full description of my embedded design project, read my tutorial, which you will find on my
Lessons learned
Yes, it is possible to learn how to design an embedded system using an FPGA. The biggest problem is finding the documentation and understanding the whole design flow. Hopefully my tutorial will help you in that respect. If you have some hardware and software experience it will be easier, but even for a newbie it is doable.
Contents of the tutorial
- Part 1 Introduction / let's get started
- Part 2 Defining a design project
- Part 3 Introducing the development environment
- Part 4 Running Xilinx's Integrated Software Environment (ISE)
- Part 5 Setting up the simulation environment
- Part 6 The simulation process using NCSIM
- Part 7 Running a simulation and degugging the design
- Part 8 Using a HDL Analysis and Lint tool (HAL)
- Part 9 Regression testing
- Part 10 Synthesis with timing constraints
- Part 11 The Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) description
- Part 12 Adding synthesis constraints
- Part 13 Installing the Embedded Development Kit (EDK) from Xilinx
- Part 14 Software upgrades
- Part 15 Building a system using Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS)
- Part 16 Create or import a user peripheral
- Part 17 Adding our design object and generating a system netlist
- Part 18 Putting together a system simulation environment
- Part 19 Generating a Verilog testbench
- Part 20 Running our first simulation and adding the DDR SDRAM
- Part 21 Debugging IP blocks
- Part 22 Using the XPS Sofware Development Kit (SDK)
- Part 23 Simulating MicroBlaze program execution
- Part 24 More system simulations
- Part 25 Implementing the hardware platform. Generating the bitstream.
- Part 26 Using iMPACT, the configuration tool
- Part 27 The pin assignment closure process
- Part 28 Power calculations using XPower
- Part 29 Hardware and software setup
- Part 30 Running demonstration software applications
- Part 31 Adding a 16x2 character LCD display
- Part 32 Writing the "Hello World" program
- Part 33 Simulating the LCD driver
- Part 34 The MicroBlaze program layout
- Part 35 Using Simgen to generate simulation HDL files
- Part 36 Finishing the LCD driver
- Part 37 Software debugging using Xilinx Microprocessor Debugger (XMD)
- Part 38 Writing a software device driver
But wait, because there's more to come, including (but not limited to):
– Finishing the device driver
– Writing an application program
– Debugging using ChipScope
– Adding an interrupt controller and timer
– Installing a Linux OS
So keep coming back to my tutorial to see what's going on – best regards – Sven
The author – Sven – on a recent backpacking tour of the Swedish mountains (the mountain in the background is called Ekorrhammaren ["Squirrel hammer"], but don't ask why!
Sven Andersson graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 1974 with a Master of Engineering Science in Electrical Engineering. He then worked at Ericsson Telecom for more than 30 years, the last 15 years of which were as an ASIC designer. In October 2006, Sven left Ericsson to start his own consulting company ZooCad Consulting, where he now specializes in freelance ASIC and FPGA designs.
Sven lives in downtown Stockholm. He is married to his wife, Elisabeth, and has one daughter called Sara. When he is not sitting in front of his computer, Sven likes staying outdoors and going on backpacking tours in the Swedish mountains in the summer and tour skating in the
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Music at Penn's Woods season announced
Music at Penn's Woods season announced
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Music at Penn's Woods,the annual professional summer orchestra festival, returns in June and highlights the music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Handel, paired with works by Schubert, Dvořák, and Sibelius. Concerts will showcase the talents of professional musicians of the region in a series of four performances - June 18, 22, 25 and 28 - in Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Dedicated to artistic and innovative programming, the festival kicks off at 7:30 p.m. June 18 with a performance featuring chamber music with piano. Handel's Trio Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 5, HWV 390a, Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493, and Russian romantic composer Anton Arensky's Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32 will be performed.
The orchestra's opening composition at 7:30 p.m. of the June 21 concert is Danzón, a Cuban-influenced Mexican dance. The trumpet concerto of classical era Czech composer Johann Baptist Georg Neruda, featuring faculty trumpet professor Langston J. Fitzgerald III, headlines the concert along with Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 7, conducted by Gerardo Edelstein.
A chamber music concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. June 25 includes a piano quintet by Mozart as well as a performance of Schubert's Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), with guest soprano Sarah Shafer.
The festival will conclude at 7:30 p.m. June 28 with Tangazo, a work influenced by the Argentinian dance of the similar name, a performance of Jean Sibelius' third symphony and Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major (Triple Concerto). Penn State faculty members James Lyon, Kim Cook, and Timothy Shafer unite for this audience favorite.
The complete 2014 summer repertoire can be found at the new Music at Penn's Woods website: mpw.psu.edu
Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Eisenhower Auditorium ticket center at 800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets are available at the door one hour prior to the performance. Tickets for the full festival season are $75 adult/$38 student. Single Saturday concerts (June 21 and June 28) are $28 adult/$15 student; single Wednesday concerts (June 18 and June 25) are $18 adult/$8 student. With the purchase of one Wednesday adult ticket at $18, tickets for all students 18 and younger are $2.
As an added feature, Music at Penn's Woods partnering with Mount Nittany Health and The Arboretum at Penn State, presents an evening of music performed outdoors within the garden rooms of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens on June 10. Come early to enjoy the gardens. Music begin at 7 p.m. in the gardens and 8 p.m. on the event lawn. This event is free-of-charge.
About Music at Penn's Woods (MPW): Music at Penn's Woods is a collaboration of outstanding professional musicians from the area and from across the nation, performing beside Penn State School of Music Faculty, alumni, and exceptional students. These extraordinary forces gather for two weeks of high-intensity music making that is the highlight of the concert year. MPW provides the most exciting orchestral experiences in the region - standing ovations are certainly a frequent occurrence.


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Taken from their homes and placed in boarding schools hundreds of miles away, Native American children labored in settings designed to strip them of their culture, convert them to Christianity, and assimilate them into mainstream, 20th century America.
At Sherman Institute in Riverside, the flagship among 25 federal off-reservation Indian boarding schools, students who could no longer speak their native languages became alienated from their communities. Others, however, assumed leadership positions when they returned home and helped their tribes bridge the gap between Native American and mainstream American societies.
"The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue: Voices and Images from Sherman Institute," written by historians connected to UC Riverside, looks at those experiences through the voices of Sherman students and photographs from the school's extensive archives. Published this month by Oregon State University Press, the book is the first collection of writings and images about an off-reservation Indian boarding school.
"We want people to understand about the attempted assimilation of American Indian children by taking them out of their homes and putting them in boarding schools," said Clifford E. Trafzer, co-editor of the book and the Rupert Costo chair in American Indian affairs at UC Riverside. "In spite of that, many children used their education and experiences — sometimes positive, sometimes bitter — to help their tribes understand U.S. government, business and culture."
The book embraces the oral histories of the students who attended Sherman instead of relying only on written documents, Trafzer said. "It reflects a belief that American Indians have something of value to tell you about their history, that there is value in listening and learning from Indians. That is not a common approach."
For much of its history Sherman enrolled children as young as 10, until 1970 when it became a fully accredited high school. Today, Sherman Indian High School is controlled by Native Americans with a curriculum that includes American Indian history, languages and cultures.
Sherman Institute enrolled its first students on Sept. 9, 1902, a decade after its predecessor, the Perris Indian School, was founded in an agricultural region south of Riverside. Harwood Hall, Sherman's first superintendent, lobbied to move the school from rural Perris to the larger community of Riverside, where entrepreneur Frank Miller wanted Indian students to work at his Glenwood Inn, later renamed the Mission Inn.
Tourists would ride the trolley from the inn to the Magnolia Avenue school, "visit the Indians, then go next door to the zoo," Trafzer said.
"Miller wanted to be associated with Indian students so they could work at the inn and be a part of his pseudo-mission — just like in Old California," Trafzer and co-author Lelelua Loupe wrote in the first chapter of "The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue. Once Miller and Hall accomplished their goal, the two men set about to exploit the school as a local tourist attraction and source of cheap labor."
The book was written by Trafzer, UCR alumni and current Ph.D. students in American or Native American history, and Lorene Sisquoc, curator of the Sherman Indian Museum, where UCR graduate students conduct research in the archives. Sisquoc also is a UCR master's degree site supervisor.
Over the years, UC Riverside graduate students have uncovered hidden treasures that tell the stories of students and staff at the boarding school, Sisquoc said, and they "appreciate the archives and the stories waiting here to be told. The book gives voice to the students and people who were here, and to the history here."
Sisquoc, a Cahuilla/Apache whose grandmother taught at Sherman in the 1950s, said she has been waiting for a book like this for a long time. "This is beneficial to the museum and to the public to get the history of boarding schools out there, and how they have affected our people."
Chapters focus on the role that Mission-style architecture played in the life of the school and its students, Sherman students as patriotic Indians, vocational training and the "outing" work program, the Special Navajo Five Year Program, the school cemetery, and the extensive photographic record in the Sherman vault that numbers more than 10,000 images.
In the concluding chapter, co-editor Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert recalled his internship at the museum while a UCR graduate student and his discovery of documents relating to the experiences of his grandfather and his sister. His research led him back to the Hopi reservation and conversations with elders who attended Sherman in the 1920s, resulting in a dissertation, a book — "Education Beyond the Mesas: Hopi Students at Sherman Institute, 1902-1929" — and a PBS documentary on the Hopi boarding school experience, "Beyond the Mesas."
"The vault is not finished sharing the voices of those students who left their families and homes to attend Sherman," he wrote. "Their stories of assimilation, resistance, and accommodation still remain in the Museum. They wait for the next wave of researchers to release their voices so others might hear."
Grants from the Rupert Costo Endowment at UC Riverside and the UCR Academic Senate funded some research expenses associated with the book. "The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue" is part of First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies, a Mellon Foundation-funded initiative that supports Oregon State University Press's publication of Native American scholarly titles with a special focus on collaborative and community-based research. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the Sherman Indian Museum.
"The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue" was co-edited by Trafzer, Sisquoc and Gilbert, an assistant professor of American Indian studies and history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (M.A. and Ph.D., UCR).


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i love harry potter
The third installment in my "Battles" series continues here in a fluffier-than-is-normal-for-this-author tale depicting the Jitters Ron and Hermione experience when popping the big question and the events leading up to it.
If you have just found this story, be sure to read "Internal Battles" and "Battling Boundaries". This story stands alone, but the other two will help complete the back-story. You should enjoy them too! Let me know what you think!
Disclaimer: JKR started it…I am just playing with the fabulous characters!
This story is so cute! I actually teared up a few times.


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- Available in many different fabric styles
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- Specially designed to resist the elements
- Sunbrella and Outdura fabrics priced slightly higher; see pricing above


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What is Food Science and Technology
If you are interested in the quality and safety of food, have a special interest in science or engineering and would like an opportunity to work almost anywhere in the world, then you should consider majoring in food science and technology. A food scientist applies chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to the production, processing, preservation, evaluation, and distribution of food products. Food scientists ensure the availability of a safe, acceptable, and nutritious selection of foods for the world's consumers.
Food processing is one the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. Graduates of the program in food science and technology at UT have career options in a variety of food industries, such as dairy products, meat and meat products, fruit and vegetable products, and cereal products.
Career Opportunities in Food Science and Technology
There are many employment opportunities in food science and technology. Food scientists work for food processing companies or allied industries such as food ingredient, food equipment and packaging companies or government agencies. Food scientists perform as quality assurance supervisors, production managers, marketing representatives and food/flavor chemists. They also conduct new product research and development including sensory evaluation. There also are positions in state and federal government in food safety and quality inspection.
Salary Trends in Food Science and Technology
According to recent reports, food science-related careers are among the top job prospects for the twenty-first century. Salaries are competitive with most other professional subject areas. The national median starting salary for food science graduates with BS degrees is approximately $50,000. As with most jobs, salaries vary due to location, previous job or internship experience and job related technical skills.
High School Preparation
Students considering a major in food science and technology should have a high school program that emphasizes mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology. Computer and communication skills are also important. Students should consider business courses if interested in food plant operations management, technical sales and marketing.
How to Major in Food Science and Technology
All applicants must meet the general university requirements for admission listed in the UT Undergraduate Catalog or the Admissions Web site, http://admissions.utk.edu/undergraduate/ . Students who plan to transfer into the program from community colleges and other institutions are advised to contact the department and/or consult the current articulation agreement between the community college and UT (available from the community college advisor or on the UT web site A-Z Index under Transfer Articulation) to choose appropriate courses. Generally, most credits from the first two years of study at another institution can be applied toward the FST program. Prospective students are encouraged to schedule a visit to the Department of Food Science and Technology.
Requirements for Food Science and Technology
Students majoring in food science and technology follow a curriculum leading to either a science concentration, a business/technology concentration, or a pre-professional concentration. The science concentration curriculum is approved by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the food science professional organization. Course work emphasizes the sciences and used as examples the basic principles of converting raw food materials into safe, acceptable consumer products such as bakery, crop, dairy, and meat products. Elective courses permit students to develop backgrounds in business with courses in accounting, business law, marketing, finance, transportation, and economics or in other areas of their choice. The business/technology concentration allows students to complete a minor in business or in another area such as Nutrition, Microbiology, Biology or Chemistry.
Curricula for the pre-professional and science concentrations are similar, but differ slightly with regard to the level and number of basic science requirements. Students pursuing the pre-professional and science concentrations can earn the BS degree in Food Science and Technology after completion of the respective four-year programs. Additionally, the pre-professional curriculum allows students to be awarded the BS degree after three years in FST and the successful completion of the first year (two semesters) in the UT College of Pharmacy program (Memphis) or the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. Although a BS degree is not required for admission to the Colleges of Dentistry and Medicine, most students accepted into these programs have earned a bachelor's degree before admission.
Special Programs, Co-ops, and Internships
Students are encouraged to participate in internships with food industry organizations, usually during the summer semester. A food science and technology curriculum requirement is practical training in food processing plants, food laboratories or state or federal regulatory agencies. The food science and technology faculty will assist students in securing industry internships or other practical experiences.
Highlights of Food Science and Technology
Students in food science and technology have the opportunity to participate in several extracurricular activities that enhance their professional and leadership skills. The Food Science Club is an integral part of the department and is an affiliate of the Student Association of the national IFT. The club provides students with an opportunity to develop personal and professional relationships with fellow students, faculty, and people in the food industry.
The department sponsors a dairy products judging team that travels and competes with students from other universities and also tour dairy operations. The department supports opportunities for students to tour a variety of food industries through classes and specific field trip courses to learn about career opportunities and observe food processing operations. Students are encouraged to perform research projects that can be presented at the UT undergraduate research fair or at professional meetings in food science, food chemistry, food microbiology and food engineering. In addition, the department provides assistance and opportunities for students to participate in travel abroad. Examples of past travel abroad include study tours to Thailand and Jamaica and industry work experience opportunities in Mexico.
Ready for the World
Students are encouraged to participate in faculty-led study abroad programs sponsored by Students are encouraged to participate in faculty-led study abroad programs sponsored by CASNR, which include Thailand and Jamaica. Other UT faculty-led and semester abroad programs are offered through the Center for International Education. CASNR does offer some scholarships for CASNR students participating in study abroad programs. Students, faculty and staff participate in the annual Unity through Diversity Dinner held each fall. Some students select a minor in Modern Foreign Languages and Literature.
Learn more about UT's Ready for the World initiative to help students gain the international and intercultural knowledge they need to succeed in today's world.
Academic Plan and Milestones
Following an academic plan will help students stay on track to graduate in four years. Beginning with first-time, first-year, full-time, degree-seeking students entering in the Fall 2013 semester, UT has implemented Universal Tracking (uTrack), an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones may include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA.
To see a sample academic plan and milestones for this major, go to http://catalog.utk.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=16&poid=6349
Food science information: http://foodscience.tennessee.edu/
Undergraduate curricula: http://foodscience.tennessee.edu/?id=undergraduate_curriculum
Food science classes: http://foodscience.tennessee.edu/prospective/undergraduate/
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For More Information
Dr. David A. Golden, Undergraduate Coordinator
The University of Tennessee
Department of Food Science and Technology
2510 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4539
Phone: 865-974-7247
Fax: 865-974-7332
E-mail: email@example.com
The information on this page should be considered general information only. For more specific information on this and other programs refer to the UT catalog or contact the department and/or college directly.


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Star Trek: Countdown is a four-issue series of comics from IDW Publishing. The series is a prequel tie-in to the 2009 film, Star Trek. It serves as both a lead up to the film and a continuation of the Star Trek: The Next Generation era. The story details the back-story of Nero, the Romulan villain of the film. It takes place in the year 2387, eight years after Star Trek Nemesis, and explains how Nero and Spock ended up in the 23rd century. The first issue was released in January 2009, with one more issue following each month through April 2009.
The series is written by Mike Johnson and Tim Jones, based on a story by Star Trek screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. David Messina is the artist for the series. The official description for the series reads as follows:
- The countdown to the motion picture event of 2009 begins here, in the exclusive comics prequel to STAR TREK, the upcoming blockbuster film from Paramount Pictures! JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman present the origin of Nero, the mysterious Romulan who will ultimately threaten the survival of the entire universe. Don't miss this story that brings STAR TREK back to the big screen!
The prequel connects the era of Star Trek: The Next Generation to the continuity of the film, inspired by "Unification I" and "Unification II". As such, familiar characters from the TNG era appear in the series. In addition to Nero, Spock from the 24th century, who was last seen in "Unification", is among the main characters of the series. [1] In 2010, the series was further connected to the film by its official comic-book retelling, where the scene in which Spock Prime mind-melds with young Kirk is shown as a collage which is an overview of the Countdown story line.
Star Trek Online follows the continuity of this comic, although altering the meaning of a few details, such as Worf's rank of general being a temporary commission. Game developers have said that they intervened to ensure that the comic's story only destroyed the Prime timeline version of Romulus, not other planets such as Vulcan and Earth.(citation needed • edit)
A trade paperback omnibus edition was released in April 2009, shortly after the last issue of the comic series.
Publication history Edit
Countdown came about after Anthony Pascale of TrekMovie kept asking the film's writers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, to create a means for the characters of The Next Generation to "pass the baton" back to the characters of Star Trek: The Original Series. [2] Although comic co-writer Mike Johnson considers Countdown to be canon, Orci stated he was in no position to declare whether it was, though he felt it could be considered canon unless it is contradicted in a later film or TV episode. [3] He later implied it wasn't canon before outright stating, with encouragement from the interviewer, that it was. [4] [5]
Johnson and co-writer Tim Jones work for Kurtzman and Orci at their production company, K/O Productions, and, being fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation, they were asked to come up with a way to honor The Next Generation while connecting it with the new movie. Orci, Kurtzman, and J.J. Abrams provided direction for the comic, while Orci supervised the project. Johnson and Jones were permitted to read parts of the script and watch parts of the film in order to write the comic, particularly those parts which dealt with Nero. [6] [7]
According to Johnson, every scene Nero has in the film fed into the comic book, while the comic gives much more subtext to his scenes. The writers chose to give his Romulan crew informal dialogue to reflect they are miners, not politicians or warriors. Although it involves characters from The Next Generation, the main purpose of the comic was to explain Nero's motives in the film, to show the character's journey "from a proud Romulan patriot to a murderous arch villain." [8] [9]
The series ran for four issues, with one issue released each month from January through April 2009. According to IDW editor-in-chief Chris Ryall, the first issue of Star Trek: Countdown sold out within two weeks of its publication, despite the fact that more copies of the book were printed than originally intended. [10] Electronic versions of the comic books are available on the iPhone and iPod touch from iTunes. The third issue was the first comic to be released in stores and on the iPhone on the same day. [11] A trade paperback omnibus collecting all four issues was released on 7 April 2009, followed by a hardback release in October 2009.
Countdown was also published in issues 1 to 3 of Star Trek Comic. The first issue contained parts One and Two, issues 2 and 3 contained parts Three and Four, respectively.
Creators Edit
- Written by:
- Tim Jones and Mike Johnson (#1-4)
- Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (story #1-4)
- Artists:
- David Messina (#1-4)
- Color artists:
- David Messina (#1)
- Giovanna Niro (#1-4)
- Paolo Maddaleni (#1)
- Ilaria Traversi (#2-4)
- Letter artists:
- Chris Mowry (#1)
- Neil Uyetake (#2)
- Robbie Robbins (#3-4)
- Editors:
- Andy Schmidt (#1-2)
- Scott Dunbier (#3-4)
Issues Edit
Characters Edit
References Edit
See also Edit
- Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, the prequel comic miniseries for Star Trek Into Darkness.
External links Edit
- Star Trek: Countdown at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Tim Jones and Mike Johnson Interview at AMCtv.com