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Epson 2030 LCD 3D Projector Review Highlights
I have been reviewing projectors for SECRETS for a number of years and I have been reviewing Epson's Home Cinema line of projectors every year for quite a while now. In fact the Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 5020UBE 3D LCD Projector that I reviewed in 2013 was awarded a SECRETS Best of 2013 Product Award. I usually talk about how it's the best in the under-$3,000 category and how its performance is on par with projectors costing much more. The Epson Home Cinema 2030 offers excellent value and performance for your $900 investment. It is not designed for a high-performance home theater, but for portability and ease of use.
- It offers a wide range of input options, great light output and many additional features.
- It is the lightest and smallest projector I have reviewed.
- The 3D glasses are light and comfortable.
- Set-up is very straightforward.
- Benchmark and Calibration Results: Grayscale tracking – good: Gamma and Color results not as solid.
- Movie Content -Optical clarity, color, and brightness are quite good.
- Black levels not great.
- One of the best 3D displays-for 3D fans
I highly recommend this Epson 2030 Projector for a big-screen experience with a small investment.
Introduction to the Epson Home Cinema 2030 LCD 3D Projector Review
I have been reviewing Epson's Home Cinema line of projectors every year for quite a while now. I usually talk about how it's the best in the under-$3,000 category and how its performance is on par with projectors costing much more.
- Design: Three-Chip LCD Projector
- Panel type: C2Fine
- Native Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Anamorphic Lens Support: No
- 3D Formats: Frame-Packing, Side-by-Side, Top-bottom
- 2D-3D Conversion: Yes
- Throw ratio: 1.22 – 1.47
- Lens Shift: No
- Light Output: 2,000 Lumens
- Contrast Ratio: 15,000:1
- Iris Control: 2-speed Auto
- Image Size: 34″ – 328″
- Inputs: 2 HDMI 1.4a (1 MHL), 1 Composite, 1 VGA, 1 RCA Stereo Audio, 1 USB
- Audio Output: 1 3.5mm Stereo Mini-Jack
- Control: 1 RS-232
- Lamp Power: 200 Watts
- Rated Lamp Life: 6,000 (ECO) / 5,000 Hours (Normal)
- Dimensions: 4.25″ H x 11.69″ W x 9.72″ D
- Weight: 6.4 Pounds
- Warranty: 2 Years, 90 Days Lamp
- 3D Glasses: RF, Sold Separately, $99/each
- Epson
- SECRETS Tags: Epson, Cinema, LCD, Projectors, 3D, Video, Projector Reviews 2014
Today, I'm doing something a bit different. Those of you awaiting a review of the Home Cinema 5030UB will have to hold on just a little longer. That projector will be in my theater soon but in the meantime, Epson was kind enough to send me the Home Cinema 2030. This is a budget model to be sure but in typical fashion, it packs a ton of features and performance in for a trifling $900.
Here's what you get with the Cinema 2030: 2,000 lumens of brightness, 3D, HDMI with MHL, USB with networking capability, and a built-in speaker. Here's what you'll have to move up in price for: lens shift, higher quality optics, lower black levels, THX certification, and wireless HDMI. If you're looking for a portable projector that works in a variety of environments, and can connect to any conceivable video source, I don't believe you'll have to look any further! Let's check it out.
The Design of the Epson Home Cinema 2030 LCD 3D Projector
This is easily the smallest projector I've ever reviewed. At just over six pounds, it's also the lightest. The chassis is made from a high-impact white plastic that seems fairly resistant to jostling and to fingerprints. You can easily stow the HC2030 in a backpack or small duffel. The lens is offset to one side opposite a small exhaust vent.
On top are enough controls to operate the 2030 without the remote. Above the lens are manual controls for focus and zoom along with a sliding door that eliminates the need for a separate lens cap. Another slide bar adjusts horizontal keystone. The big thing missing here is lens shift which is not something you'll find on any sub-$1000 projector. The lens has no throw offset so to get a square image without using keystone correction, you'll have to place the projector in line with the center of your screen.
On the back is a complete set of inputs. In addition to two HDMI 1.4a ports, there's VGA, composite, and USB, which is a first for me. The USB input will accept a LAN adaptor or a thumbdrive with picture files, but the easiest streaming solution is to plug a Roku or Chromecast dongle into HDMI 1 which supports Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL). This is the first projector I've seen with this feature.
The zoom range is fairly small so you're a little limited in the distance versus image size ratio. The manual gives you a guide to typical screen sizes and tells you the throw distance range. While it's easier to set up a projector with lens shift and a wide zoom, I didn't really have any trouble adapting the HC2030 to my theater.
The technology here is Epson's familiar 3LCD engine with C2Fine imaging chips. It's tuned more towards high light output rather than a large dynamic range. Epson expects, and rightly so, that the 2030 will be used in less-than-ideal projection environments. And with the whole lotta light I measured from this diminutive box, I'd say they've done a good job. It'll still look best in the dark but you can plop it on your coffee table and project an impressively large image on your living room wall with ease.
The feature list almost makes one think they're reading about an HDTV. There's 3D of course but the addition of MHL and USB inputs with network capability means this is the first projector I've seen that you can stream to. In fact with a wireless USB LAN module (sold separately), and free software, you can do it easily from a laptop. Epson sent me a Roku stick to plug into the MHL port; which is much easier since the interface and networking hardware is all built into a thumbdrive-sized device.
MHL is also a first for a projector in my experience. This interface is popping up on pretty much every new HDTV and a lot of computer monitors too. It allows you to connect a smartphone or tablet and stream from it. And the 2030 will charge your device while you watch. If you have a Netflix account for example, just call up your favorite movies on your phone and watch them projected up to 328 inches!
I also mentioned a built-in speaker. This eliminates the need for a separate sound system when you need complete portability. The speaker is small and only has a 2-watt amplifier so it's fine in a pinch. The HC2030 has analog audio output in the form of a 3.5mm mini-jack so if you have powered speakers handy, that's your best option.
The remote is quite different from the ones I've seen in the past from Epson. It's extremely compact, which isn't surprising given the projector's intended use. What is surprising is that it is not backlit. I know the HC2030 is a budget model but is backlighting that expensive to implement? Ergonomically, the small form factor means the buttons are tiny and close together. Fortunately their different shapes make it fairly easy to operate without looking. It is also very powerful. I could point it just about anywhere and the projector would respond. It provides all the functionality of Epson's larger remotes like discrete input keys and one-button access to the iris and picture modes plus volume and transport controls. If your source works with HDMI-CEC, you'll only need a single remote to control everything.
Let's set the HC2030 up and check out the menu system.
Setup of the Epson Home Cinema 2030 LCD 3D Projector
I placed the HC2030 right-side-up on a small stand just in front of my seating. This allowed me to easily fill a 92-inch diagonal screen with an extremely bright image. Video was fed via HDMI from an Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player. I also played with the Roku stick Epson included with my press sample.
I placed the projector level to avoid keystone correction. Epson has a neat sensor that will automatically adjust keystone when the projector is not level. I can understand the necessity for this in a projector like this but if you can avoid using it, you'll be able to maximize image quality. Any sort of keystone correction will reduce vertical resolution and introduce softness.
The menu system is laid out just like every other Epson projector I've ever worked with so it was instantly familiar, just missing a few things. I went right to the Cinema and Natural picture modes for my evaluation since they've traditionally been the most accurate. Other modes are labeled Living Room and Dynamic and take licenses with color to help the 2030 compete with ambient lighting. Use them as a matter of personal preference but if you're looking for the best image to watch in the dark, go with Natural or Cinema. The difference between the two is subtle but I'll explain it more in the Benchmark section.
Epson provides every calibration control from their more expensive models except gamma correction. I found this an odd omission. The vast majority of people purchasing a $900 projector aren't going to touch the color management system, but a couple of gamma presets would be an easy way to improve image quality especially given the low contrast inherent in this model. Speaking of contrast, you will absolutely, positively want to use the auto iris. Not only does it visibly improve black levels, it does so with no penalty to gamma, which is a nice surprise. The last control in the Image menu is Power Consumption (translation – lamp power). On ECO, the bulb is rated for 6000 hours and I got over 30 footLamberts peak. On Normal (5000 hours lamp life rating), you can pump over 43 fL of light from the 2030. Now that's a lot of light from a 200-watt bulb! Oh and before I forget, go into the Advanced sub-menu and turn Epson SuperWhite On. This improves gamma a bit and extends the signal range to show all above-white information.
Here are the highlights from the other menus. In Signal, you can set a few options for 3D like depth and brightness. Depth works when converting 2D images to 3D. Use this one to taste. Brightness will do just as it says but at the penalty of increasing crosstalk. The HC2030 is bright enough in 3D without this. Here also are options to tweak computer-generated images. Lastly is Image Processing, Fine or Fast. Use Fine for most content but if you're playing games, input lag is reduced significantly with the Fast option.
In Settings, you can adjust the keystone correction manually if the automatic function doesn't work to your liking. Again, try to avoid using this if possible. HDMI CEC is supported here if you want to control your source from the 2030's remote.
The last thing I did before calibrating was to pair the 3D glasses. Epson included them with my press sample but you'll have to buy them for $99 separately. Operation is via RF so you don't need line-of-sight with the HC2030. They charge via USB. To pair them, send a 3D signal to the projector and turn the glasses on. Within a few seconds they're recognized with an on-screen message that indicates success and tell you the remaining battery power. In my tests, they fired up without fail every time. They're light and comfortable and easy to wear for long periods. I had no trouble getting through Avatar without a break.
The Epson Home Cinema 2030 LCD 3D Projector In Use
No matter what the price point of a projector I review, I subject it to the same torture tests. I look for Blu-ray content that tests black levels, gamma, color, fast motion, rapidly changing brightness levels, and clarity. While I expect more expensive displays to look better, there are fundamentals that even the lowest-priced projectors can and should have.
Typically I run all the benchmarks and calibrate before watching any content. While I got great numbers for grayscale tracking, gamma and color were not as solid. I was curious to see how the picture would look with actual content. Well, I was not disappointed. The Home Cinema 2030 looked just as natural and bright as its more expensive brethren in the Ultra-Black line. Black levels are definitely not on par with those projectors but optical clarity, color, and brightness are quite good here.
Before I watched movies, I tried out the Roku stick Epson sent along. It was just like using the same device on an HDTV. It has its own remote so once you create an account, you can check out all the streaming services it offers. I use Netflix so I checked out a few titles from my queue. Their quality has improved tremendously in the last year or so and everything I tried looked great. As always, your particular Internet connection will determine the compression rate. I have 60 Mbps courtesy of Bright House so while it's definitely not Blu-ray, it looks pretty good; especially the high-def content.
I started my Blu-ray viewing with Fried Green Tomatoes, a transfer that while solid, does exhibit a fair amount of softness and film grain. There are also nighttime scenes that test a display's ability to render fine shadow detail. When viewing these, the detail was there thanks to the 2030's flat gamma tracking but the blacks weren't quite black. Using the auto-iris on Fast helped to improve contrast. It makes a significant difference and I recommend using it all the time. Clarity-wise, the image looked as good as it could for this particular transfer. Noise was kept to a minimum and clarity was far better than I'd expect for a $900 projector. Thanks to a decent lens and the spot-on convergence of my press sample, the image was crystal-clear.
Next I watched Baraka which is a definitive example of the film-maker's art. This title has no digital content whatsoever. It's nothing but an exquisitely-shot 97 minutes of 70mm film greatness. There are lots of long scenes where all you see is the sun rise or people getting off and on a subway. When the camera is stationary like this, you can really see detail and light in a unique way. Here I could see the 2030's iris working a little. During one sequence, the sun rises over bluffs in a desert. It was easy to notice difference in speed between the sunrise and the iris' action. It wasn't a rapid pumping, just a subtle flicker. Overall I'd say it works pretty well, aside from it being a little noisy. That's a good thing because you really need it to get the most out of this projector.
To give brand-new content its due, I watched Thor, The Dark World next. This movie has many dark murky scenes that frankly don't look that great even on a reference-level display. Here I was surprised a little. While blacks weren't rich and deep, I could see detail without straining and the lower contrast didn't really bother me. The impression of depth and dimension was quite good in fact. Contrast ratio is not the only thing one should consider when buying a projector. In the HC2030's case, clarity and color detail make up for a lack of dynamic range.
I finished up my 2D watching with another dark title, Terminator Salvation. Again the shadow detail was excellent despite the overall grayish look to the image. I know many projector buyers are looking for maximum contrast but even though the 2030 doesn't render great blacks, it still provides an extremely compelling image. Not only is the color superb, detail and clarity are far better than any other sub-$1000 projector I've watched.
With the tremendous brightness available from the Home Cinema 2030, I had high expectations for 3D movies. Again, I was not disappointed. I've watched a fair number of 3D displays, both projectors and flat panels. In all cases, the brighter displays look the best. With active systems, you're looking at as much as 80 percent less brightness in 3D. To succeed here, you've got to start with a lot of light; it's just that simple. And crosstalk isn't really an issue now that 3D has been out for a few years.
I started with a CGI title, Wreck-It Ralph. This is a good to test for crosstalk because it employs a lot of depth cues; more than many other animated films. I'm happy to say I saw no artifacts whatsoever. If you delve into the 2030's 3D menu you'll find a 3D Brightness control. I suggest leaving this on Medium. Setting it to high opens up the glasses a bit and does provide more light but at the expense of visible crosstalk artifacts. There's plenty of light already, trust me!
I'm not sure I'll ever review a 3D display without watching Avatar. Say what you want about the story but as an experience, there's just no equal. This is why you want a big screen. When you have bright clear 3D at 92 inches diagonal, the sense of immersion is tremendous. This was another title that elicited the adjective "compelling." If you pass out the glasses to your friends and cue up Avatar, you will wind watching the entire movie whether you planned to or not!
The Epson Home Cinema 2030 LCD 3D Projector On The Bench
I installed the projector right-side-up at an 8-foot throw distance. Test gear included an Accupel DVG-5000 Pattern Generator, i1Pro Spectrophotometer, Spectracal C-6 Colorimeter, and CalMAN 5.2 software. Measurements were taken off the screen; Carada Brilliant White, gain 1.4.
Since few users of the Home Cinema 2030 will have their projector professionally calibrated, I recommend Natural as the best out-of-box mode. Cinema is subtly different in both grayscale and color and very different in its gamma response. I'll let the charts tell the story.
Cinema Mode
When I see Cinema mode on any display, I gravitate towards it as the likely best starting point for calibration. And hopefully, it will be pretty good out of the box.
The last few Epson projectors I've tested worked better in their Natural picture mode. You can see why Cinema is not the better choice here. Grayscale tracking runs visibly cool and gamma is far too low (too bright) across the board. The image is bright but lacking in depth and color detail. Delta E average is 3.17 and the gamma average is 1.70.
This is an odd result for the gamut measurement. Red and Green are under-saturated at the 100-percent point. Green and Yellow make a curve out of their hue as saturation increases. And Magenta tracks well until 100-percent saturation where it veers towards Blue. Looking at the luminance graph, we see that most colors are way too bright. Delta E average for Cinema mode color is 5.52
Natural Mode
Luckily, switching to the Natural mode cleans things up considerably.
This grayscale and gamma result is much better. Remember, I haven't calibrated yet. Errors are invisible at all brightness levels. Gamma is still too bright but it's a lot closer to 2.2 than before and the tracking is greatly improves. The Delta E average is 1.04 and the gamma is 1.91; much better than Cinema!
Some of the strange tendencies are still there from the Cinema mode but they're far less so. The CIE chart is a lot better and color luminances are much closer to a proper balance. The average color error in Natural mode is 3.41.
Grayscale tracking doesn't require too much work to bring the average error down to .83 Delta E. That is excellent performance. Gamma stays nearly the same at 1.90.
Epson's CMS won't help the under-saturated primaries but I was able to reduce the over-bright colors pretty well by lowering the luminance sliders. And magenta is greatly improved in hue. Because of over-saturation in the lower green levels, I wasn't able to improve the average error. It's still around 3.4 Delta E. Despite the average numbers, the color looks significantly better balanced and more natural when you make these adjustments.
I always like to see an auto-iris' effect on gamma. Usually it plays havoc but this time, it made very little difference. The only change is that the upper brightness levels are a tad brighter. The overall improvement in contrast is well worth this small tradeoff.
Contrast & 3D Performance
Contrast performance is definitely below what I've seen from other Epson LCD projectors. The HC2030 is designed for high light output rather than deep blacks. Usually I calibrate to around 16 foot Lamberts peak output but in this case, I experimented with different numbers to find the all-around best contrast ratio.
The only way to reduce output from the 30 fL default is to reduce the Contrast control. It has 24 steps on either side of center and I settled on -17 as the sweet spot. At that setting, with the iris turned on the maximum white level is 17.883 fL, the minimum black is .044 fL, and the contrast ratio is 406.9 to 1. That ratio increases as you turn up the Contrast slider. The best result I measured was 708.1 to 1 with Contrast on zero. At that setting, the max output is 30.7977 fL and the black level is .0435.
If you're after maximum brightness, turn the lamp to its Normal setting. You'll get an increase in fan noise as it spins faster. There you'll see a max white of 43.7695 fL, a black level of .0523 and a contrast ratio of 836.8 to 1.
In 3D mode there are two picture modes, 3D Cinema and 3D Dynamic. In 3D Cinema, I only had to make minor changes to the calibration settings to achieve similar results for color and grayscale. The lamp is automatically turned up to Normal which makes the gamma value a little lower than in 2D mode.
I measured an extremely low crosstalk number of .39 percent. This is completely invisible to the naked eye. I saw no crosstalk in any content unless I turned up the 3D Brightness setting which is unnecessary. In 3D Cinema I measured 5.3593 fL peak, .0083 fL for the black level, and a contrast ratio of 648.5 to 1. This is excellent 3D performance.
Video Processing
The HC2030 has decent video processing especially given its price point. The only failures were in the 4:2:2 chroma burst and plate patterns and mixed content vertical. The best signal mode to use here is RGB but 4:4:4 is nearly as good. I discovered that calibration settings are specific to signal format but not signal resolution. If you calibrate with RGB, you'll need to copy them over for YPbPr or vice versa. In order to display all above-white information, Epson SuperWhite must be turned on.
Conclusions about the Epson Home Cinema 2030 LCD 3D Projector
- Lots of light output
- MHL and USB inputs provide streaming capability
- Clear, sharp image
- Excellent 3D performance
- Accurate color and grayscale
- Super-portable
- Small zoom range and no lens shift
- Loud iris operation
- Not-so-great black levels
- Non-backlit remote
- No gamma control
Obviously the Home Cinema 2030 is not designed for a high-performance home theater. Its low contrast and high black levels move it out of that category; but that isn't Epson's intent. With easy portability, a fantastic array of input options, and tons of light output; this is a projector you can plop on a coffee table or even set up outside for a drive-in movie experience. It's super-easy to watch your content on the big screen with only a smartphone or streaming stick. And the built-in speaker means there's another component you won't have to carry.
I've always been a fan of Epson's products. They offer tremendous value and performance for the money. The HC2030 was my first opportunity to try one of their low-priced models and I came away impressed. I could see taking this projector on a trip and using it for a relaxing movie night in an otherwise boring hotel room. And if you're a fan of 3D, its brightness and non-existent crosstalk make it one of the best 3D displays I've seen to date; including flat panels.
Obviously to sell the Home Cinema 2030 for $900, a few things had to be left out. But those features are more than made up for with tremendous light output and flexible connection options that you probably won't find on most high-end models. If you're dying to try the big-screen experience and don't want to spend a lot of money or build a dedicated theater, look no further; highly recommended.


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Phillies Overcome Another Lidge Disaster To Win In 12
Every time someone mentions the name "Brad Lidge" now, I instantly feel sick to my stomach. It has become a Pavlovian response. And while I am not a dog, I do get a tad bitchy around the "Lidge" references. The last two years of the Phillies-Lidge experiment have been a rollercoaster ride…and not a pleasant one.
Last night, the Phils managed to squeak out 2 runs against the Padres amazing pitching staff while Roy Oswalt held their offense to just one run. Oswalt had an amazing game; the kind of game everyone hoped he would bring to Philly. But leave it to Lidge to try to sour the evening.
The 9th inning save attempt turned into another Lidge disaster. Former Phillie Matt Stairs singled to start the inning and a pinch runner came in. But Lidge got the first two outs without a problem after that. And then, the wheels fell off the wagon.
After an intentional walk to slugger Adrian Gonzalez, Lidge was ahead 0-2 to Ryan Ludwick. Yes, ahead in the count. So what does Lidge do on the next pitch? He hits Ludwick to load the bases. As if that were not bad enough, Chase Headly steps to the plate and Lidge BALKS a run home. And it was not one of those picky balk calls; it was blatantly obvious and without explanation. Lidge was not holding anyone on base; the bases were loaded! WHAT was he thinking? Wow. That was blown save #5 for Lidge this year.
The then tied 2-2 game went into extra innings. Thanks to Jimmy Rollins and Chad Durbin, the Phillies pulled out a win. Rollins led off the 12th with a double and scored on a Placido Polanco single. It was a scary play as Rollins danced around the tag at home plate and just barely got his hand on the plate to score safely. And Durbin pitched 2 scoreless innings to record the 3-2 win.
But runs were not easy to come by in the game and the Phillies still have issues hitting, especially with runners in scoring position. In the 3rd, singles by Rollins, Polanco and Chase Utley scored the 1st run but, with two men on base, Ryan Howard struck out…again. Shane Victorino had a chance to add on in the 8th with one out and the bases loaded. A sac fly would have been nice, but instead, Victorino swung at the first pitch; the weak grounder was thrown home for the force out.
Jayson Werth grounded into a double play in the 12th with 2 men on base, which blew a prime opportunity for an insurance run. Werth went 0-5 with 2 strikeouts and in an odd twist, he even fell down the dugout stairs after a bad at-bat. He appeared to be ok afterwards. I hate to keep picking on Werth as I have all week, but his lack of focus is simply astounding. He is not the only one, but he has been the most obvious about it.
So while a win is a great thing, especially after losing 4 straight to the Astros, the Phillies bats had better wake up today before this road trip takes a turn for the worst. They did gain one game on the Braves with the win, so this is the time to step on the gas pedal and getting moving. Game 2 with the Padres is this afternoon at 4:10pm.
By the way, pitcher Danys Baez was placed on the DL yesterday with back spasms. Lefty Antonio Bastardo was called up to take his place.
Player photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
*Read more about the Phillies at my other home page, Phightin' Phils Phorum in the My Team Rivals network*

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I have been getting complaints that on two machines with a paid version of ZA Internet Suite, people are getting continuous ZA popups. BAsically, ZA is reporting "how good a job it does" and that it stopped that many attacks/ viruses, and scanned that many programs.
Understandably, people are not to pleased with this ZA spam since they paid for their version and want it to do its work quietly.
The details of the installed ZA is:
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Canned Food Drive
Members and employees of the $974 million, 16-branch Georgia United Credit Union collected more than 15 tons of food for food banks in their communities across the state in the recently concluded CAN HUNGER drive. This is the second year for the effort. Last year's drive garnered nine tons. Cash donations also were distributed to the local food banks.


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DURANGO, Colo.—Colorado's Native American tribes are becoming a model for carrying out new laws setting up rules for reburial of the remains of their ancestors.
According to the Durango Herald ( http://tinyurl.com/d4tylgj), the Southern Ute Tribal Council and Ute Mountain Utes have been working with state and federal agencies in Colorado on plans they will offer at a meeting in May. The plan lays out ways to identify sacred lands within Colorado and how to protect them, even if the tribe of the remains cannot be determined.
The law requires federal agencies and institutions that receive federal funding to return Native American human remains, funerary items and sacred objects to the tribes.
Information from: Durango Herald, http://www.durangoherald.com


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First of all, congratulations to Major Veronica!! I know you'll be a fantastic major for SC!!
Secondly, I want to apologise to you guys for not being on here in aaaaaages, for the past few weeks I've had uni exams so I've been kind of busy.
And next, I'm sorry to tell you, I probably won't be around for the next 4 weeks or so (I'm not sure of the exact date when I'll be back) because I'll have VERY limited access to the net, if any. I'll try and pop by when I can, but I just wanted to warn you that I probably won't be around so much until after that time.
On the up side, this will be a great opportunity for Major Ronnie to show us what she's got, and look after Team SC while I'm MIA!
Sorry about this everyone, I'll see you in a few weeks. Have fun!!
If you need to contact me, just PM me (because it gets sent to my email) and I should be able to get back to you.


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AUBURN HILLS --ĀAfter scoring 13 points in the Pistons win over the Kings, Austin Daye was asked if the basket was looking a little bigger for him these days.
Daye said it looked the same size, but he was shooting the ball with more confidence.
After going 9 for 11 from the field and scoring 20 points in a win over Atlanta Friday, Daye admitted the basket is beginning to look larger.
"It looked a little bigger tonight," Daye said. "My teammates did a good job of finding me early. Then coach ran a couple plays for me. It feels good to be out there and feel comfortable again.
"Coach is giving me a lot of confidence by running pick-and-roll things for me. Before I wasn't getting a whole lot of that. It just feels good to be out there and just be a little loose."
Daye is averaging 12.3 points in his last four games, all Pistons' wins. Daye is also shooting 71.4 percent from the field (20 for 28) during that span.
"You got to be really proud of Austin, for him to step up the way he did and really respond,"," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. "Austin keeps on growing and building, and it's great to see."
After sitting for the first month and half of the season, it took a few games for Daye to get comfortable. But now Daye is playing with confidence.
Keeping his confidence while sitting on the bench was tough, but Daye said he never doubted his skills.
"I went through a lot," Daye said. "It's tough to always stay confident, but I always told myself, 'I can play this game at a high level.' I know that, even last year I wasn't playing a whole lot. ... I just look at like, 'Hey, if I get an opportunity, I'm going to take advantage of it.' "
Frank has been impressed with the way that Daye has stepped up and has more than once taken the time to praise Daye's professionalism this season.
"Quite frankly when Austin had all those DNPs, in his mind he had to prepare himself for a bunch of different scenarios, 'Am I ever going to play? Are they going to keep me here?' Yet to his credit, and we've talked about it a bunch since he's been inserted into the rotation, he stayed very professional throughout," Franks said. "He was ready. That's why you're proud of guys like that, who you term professional players.
"It's easy to be coached when things are going well for you. It's how do you deal with it when you think you're getting the short end of the stick? Austin really stood out in his attitude, his approach and his work ethic. Regardless of the fact that he wasn't playing and wanted to play, and felt he deserved to play, it never impacted the way he approached his job. That's being a professional."
The Pistons hope Daye can continue his hot shooting when they host the Charlotte Bobcats Sunday.
The Bobcats have lost 19 of 20, but Frank knows Detroit can't afford to overlook anybody.
"If we don't have an edge (Sunday) we'll lose. It's that simple," Frank said. "Charlotte goes into Chicago, they controlled the whole entire game. That was without (Michael) Kidd-Gilchrist. ... There's a lot of parody in this league. Usually the team that plays harder, more times than not wins the game.
"For us, regardless if we were playing Charlotte tomorrow or if we were playing the Clippers, if we don't have the right approach then we'll get what we deserve. There's cleanup and going through things, and seeing areas where we have to get better. We have to keep that hunger, that thirst, that edge or you'll suffer the consequences."
The Bobcats feature Ben Gordon, who Detroit traded in the offseason.
Gordon is averaging 13.4 points a game this season, but has picked up his scoring as of late, averaging 16.2 in his last five, including 27 Friday against Cleveland.
Dave Pemberton covers the Pistons for The Oakland Press. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter @drpemberton.


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Illinois' Department of Transportation and CN are negotiating an infrastructure improvement plan and budget for starting passenger rail service linking Chicago and Rockford, Ill., northwest of Chicago, by the end of 2015, according to NARP's December 2013 membership newsletter, NARP News. An addition to Dubuque, Iowa, just across the Mississippi River, would follow shortly thereafter.
Revenue Amtrak service for this effort is targeted to begin in December 2015. The project last October officially secured a $230 million federal grant.
A multimodal is planned for Moline. The Quad Cities Passenger Rail Coalition (QC Rail), a grassroots advocacy group, hopes to use the Moline station as a starting point for eventual passenger extensions across Iowa, including stops at Iowa City, Des Moines, the state capital, and Omaha, Neb. Omaha currently is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr.


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I have had the new version of Zone Alarm Security and Force Field
This is the worst computer purchase I have ever made.
My computer is so slow I have to shut down Zone Alarm to use the computer.
I an still using XP on a 4 year old Compaq laptop.
Unfortunately I am out of work or I would just delete Zon Alarm and purcase another Virus program but right now that isn't an option.
Does anyone know how to make Zone Alarm still do it's job without slowing my computer to a crawl?
I have tried turning off Force Field, and that keeps Explorer from crashing as often, but it doesn't solve the problem.
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Can anyone identify this from my garden, please? WV3 area Wolverhampton. Heavy clay soil.
It is slag - waste from various industrial processes, such as smelting.
Thanks, Mike, a super speedy reply!
I'm fired up now with curiosity - would it be a coppery type of smelting to get the blue bands?
Also - is this slag still formed in modern-day factories/workshops and thrown as waste?
I'm assuming it is of recent fabrication and of no historic value?
That pale blue-green suggests either a cuprous (copper) salt or ferrous (as opposed to ferric) iron.
Yes, modern industries still produce this stuff. Some of it is used for making roads and paths, just as if it was rock.
It is difficult to say how old your piece is; some of it weathers quite slowly.
Other folks viewing here may have pertinent first-hand experience; if so, chip-in!
If you have a local museum, take it along and show it to them. There's a chance it might be related to local industry, perhaps of a kind that has since disappeared from the area.
Here's another example, somewhat like yours, discussed on NaturePlus a couple of years ago


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USC now has its first legitimate winning streak in two years. For the first time since 2011, the Trojans have put together three consecutive victories, after they held on for a 70-61 victory over Washington on Sunday night at Galen Center.
The Trojans led by as many as 19 points, late in the first half, then held their collective break as the Huskies pulled within five points late in the second half. J.T. Terrell scored a game-high 18 points and the Trojans survived even after Jio Fontan picked up his fourth foul and missed a major chunk of the second half.
Interim Coach Bob Cantu picked up another solid resume-enhancer. The Trojans have a 4-3 record since Cantu replaced Kevin O'Neill last month and have pulled into a four-way tie for fifth place in the Pac-12 Conference. USC is two games out of first place with seven games remaining. Here are a couple Register stories on the victory over Washington…
Fans stand as USC delivers another victory
USC's coaching change has paid off
USC is now 11-13 overall and 6-5 in conference. The Trojans next head north to play Stanford on Thursday and Cal on Sunday.


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Super Rugby round six
Genia, Horwill show what Reds have missed
March 24, 2013
Will Genia was at the heart of everything good for the Reds © Getty Images
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will have been as delighted as his would-be successor, Queensland Red director of coaching Ewen McKenzie, about the impressive return from long-term injury made by Will Genia and James Horwill.
In just his second game back from major knee surgery, Wallabies half-back Genia consistently sparked Queensland's attack as they beat the gallant Bulls 23-18 at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. Just as exciting for Deans would have been the sight of IRB Rugby World Cup captain Horwill playing his first game for 10 months and looking like he'd never been away as he provided power and leadership from lock in a 40-minute appearance.
With their big guns - Horwill, Genia and Quade Cooper - reunited, the Reds pushed their season record to 4-2 and looked to be regaining form that could threaten the Brumbies' lead in the Australian conference.
McKenzie was rapturous about Genia's form after the half-back not only took on the Bulls defence repeatedly but also defused bombs in defence in a brilliant all-round effort.
"I've never seen a guy come back from an injury [so well]," McKenzie said. "It's all about confidence. He looks very confident out there. He's doing all the things he normally does and he does it without too much drama. He's getting better really quickly. We are very pleased about that."
Queensland just got the better of an arm-wrestle against the Bulls (video available only in Australia)%]
So good was Genia that he was able to eke out five extra minutes on the field from the usually stringent McKenzie before being benched in the 65th minute. Just as importantly, Genia breathed new life into halves partner Cooper, who finally came out of his shell and set up a Jono Lance try before scoring one himself with his rediscovered running game.
"There was evidence in training," McKenzie said. "[Cooper] was more direct with his running. He showed it at training and he showed it in the game. I think he will get better, too. I don't think we have seen the best of our guys yet."
Horwill was delighted to come through unscathed. "The body feels good, but it was good to have a sit down," he said. "I was blowing. There were a few seagulls being sucked in at about the 35th minute.
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Edit: Dave, color correction or not, that's a beautiful shot! Awesome shooting.
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I'm not sure there is any award for the most triangles, but counters can take a crack at the windmill tower base in #22 in this thread. I'm not sure I know the correct answer either - but I took about 15 shots before I decided I liked this one the best.
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New rule will give Rays roster relief on Sunday
Torres to be called up from Triple-A for Game 2
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
In a rule established in the most recent collective bargaining agreement, clubs can have 26 players on the roster for day-night doubleheaders that occur at least two days after the original game is rained out.
However, the Rays have not said whether Torres will be starting the second game of Sunday's double-header.
The most likely scenario for the second game will see the Rays use a mixed bag of relievers, possibly using Torres in that mix.
If the Rays do use the "mixed bag" approach, they would likely push Alex Cobb to Monday, which would end up putting their rotation back in synch, thereby making up for Friday's rainout.
Torres, 24, is 2-3 with a 6.59 ERA in 17 starts for the Bulls this season. He went 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in four games for the Rays in 2011.
James Shields was supposed to start on Friday night, but instead started on Saturday -- which meant he would have had to pitch on three days' rest for his next scheduled start that would have come on Wednesday. Since that is not likely to happen, nor will it happen with others in the rotation, the Rays have to look ahead and figure out how to fill in for an extra start.
The easiest option would be to have Cobb, who had originally been scheduled to pitch on Saturday, pitch on Monday. That would push the order for the rest of the rotation back a day, making Chris Archer the starter on Tuesday. Matt Moore would then go on Wednesday, with Shields pitching on Thursday. In other words, the rotation would be back in synch.
However, if Cobb is dubbed Monday's starter as expected, the Rays need to find someone to pitch Sunday's second game.
According to Rays manager Joe Maddon, the options for who will pitch the second game on Sunday include Torres, a group bullpen effort, or Cobb could make the start.
Scott thinks he needs short rehab stint
PHILADELPHIA -- Luke Scott, who has been on the disabled list since June 15 (retroactive to June 9) with back stiffness, said on Saturday that he thinks he needs a short rehab assignment to get his swing right before rejoining the team.
"I've got to be honest with myself," Scott said. "... I know I'm not on the fastball. I'm not repeating good swings."
There had been speculation that Scott would be ready to be activated when the club went to Kansas City on Monday to begin a three-game series with the Royals.
Scott explained the importance of being able to be "on the fastball."
"If I'm on the fastball and able to put consistent swings on the fastball, I can adjust to the breaking stuff," Scott said.
Scott estimated that he would need two to three games at a rehab assignment, though he noted that it "could be that I'm locked in on the first day," and he would be ready to join the team at that point.
"Right now, I just want to get to where I'm capable of doing a good job," Scott said.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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With Euan Kerr's principled refusal to see the newest Spider-Man movie and Stephanie Curtis missing the Spider-Man screening what else could they possibly kill time talking about this week?
Well, there is Oliver Stone's blood-spattered inside look at the drug trade and a movie about a heartbreaking love triangle.
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Sure, why not? Require all histotechs to pass a "color-blindness" (note the quotes) eye exam. Given that women generally have better color discrimination than men in the red-green end of the spectrum, female histotechs should be more valuble and able to demand higher pay. I can just see medical supply houses all carrying Pantone color charts ... Phil >I have followed this discussion with interest and a bit of humor on >the rationale for this chore. It escapes me a bit - but I did like >the idea of an atomic clock but then saw the reply about battery >failure. Also, Greenwich time seemed the most logical over-all, >always available and correct. I was most bothered by a second added >onto every year, and that means I get older by the second annually. >Hmmmm - but then the need for calibrated timers for validation >purposes with complex testing? Is it the automated >stainers/processors they are worried about? > >As for resetting timers to do staining, my eyes are the timer when >developing a chromogen during manual IHC procedures - this is >controlled with a microscope. I have let a clock run up in time to >garner a "ballpark" figure for optimal development, and found that >can vary from day to day too, not an exact timing to be sure. > >I agree with Claire on silver staining, but depend on microscopic >examination to monitor silver (for finalizing GMS, Jones methenamine >silver) ,and other proper removal of dyes Luxol fast blue, >decolorizing tissue Gram stain. > >Now for a question: Do you think CAP will ever require eye >calibration? Sorry to even suggest that - > >Gayle Callis HTL, HT, MT(ASCP) >Research Histopathology Supervisor >Veterinary Molecular Biology >Montana State University >Bozeman MT 59717 > > > At 01:02 PM 5/9/2007, you wrote: >> >>Why don't we all just get atomic clocks and be done with it. I >>don't believe they ever need to be calibrated. (unless the laws of >>physics and radioactive element half-lives suddenly change). I >>agree with Joe. Staining is a special talent anyway. I have had to >>reset timers to add more incubation time on stains lots of times >>(especially silver). Oh sorry, it's only Wednesday. Only two more >>days to go. >> >>Claire Ingles >> UW Hospital >>Madison WI >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: email@example.com on behalf of Perry, Margaret >>Sent: Wed 5/9/2007 12:42 PM >>To: email@example.com >>Subject: [Histonet] timer calibration >> >> >> >>We calibrate our timers by doing the following. Use the telephone to >>call 303-499-7111. A voice will prompt you and tell you the time. At >>the minute turn on the timer and record the Coordinated Universal time >>and the timer time. Listen until the next minute and turn off the timer >>and record the Coordinated Universal Time and the time on the timer. >> >> >> >> >> >>Margaret Perry HT (ASCP) >> >>IHC Lab Manager Veterinary Science >> >>Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab >> >>South Dakota State University >> >>Box 2175 North Campus Drive >> >>Brookings SD 57007 -- Philip Oshel Microscopy Facility Supervisor Biology Department 024C Brooks Hall Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 voice: (989) 774-3576 dept. fax: (989) 774-3462 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list email@example.com http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet


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By Jeremy D. Larson
Austin's South by Southwest music festival is all about discovering new artists. Singers, bands, collectives, artists come from all corners of the world looking for some ink touting them as the next best thing from Bozeman, Montana.
And this year is no different. The all but unknown Lady Gaga's delivering a keynote address and the up-and-coming Justin Bieber has already done a surprise performance. Watch out, struggling band from Boseman Mont., you got some stiff competition this year!
Anyway, here's Bieber, depositional all-star, performing "Boyfriend" and "As Long As You Love Me" at Scooter Braun's Projects Sunday Funday event with Rixton, Cody Simpson, Dan + Shay, and Tori Kelly. He also goes into "Suit and Tie" if you make it that long.


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Man Nearly Saws Face Off During Live News Report
Illinois weather reporter Drew Gardner was delivering a live report about storm-toppled trees when a tree surgeon trips and nearly slices his face off. As the jauntily coiffed Gardner explains on his YouTube page,
A man standing behind me has a dangerously close call with a chainsaw during my storm coverage story in Southern Illinois...play the clip till the end and see it in slow motion.
Lesson: Never saw a tree near a reporter with an elf-like hairdo. He might be a wood sprite, and preparing to put a hex on you. [YouTube, YouTube]


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Bargnani has been pretty disappointing for us avid Raptors fans for a while now. His refusal to rebound and pre-determined offensive arsenal which often backfires. He just doesn't seem to get something in his mind and try to follow through with it even when the situation calls for something else. It's like he doesn't react to the play. This is pretty frustrating to watch. For all the bad stuff he continues to do there is something that I think he can do very, very well.
Andrea has a great mid range game!! When he pulls up from 15 ft in he makes alot of those shots!! When he tries to get all the way to the rim he often gets called for a charge because he's too slow and defenders get set for him. If he would just take 2 strong dribbles and pull up I think he could make things much easier for himself.
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" Very compact and unique looking, the Nokia 8310 certainly made an impression when it was first released. Usage is as intuitive as ever with Nokia, but the botton size and placement make it slightly awkward to use. "
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The Nokia 8310 was a mobile phone released in 2001. It is much smaller than previous Nokia models, at only about 10 cm in height and 3cm in width and lighter too at 84 grams. It has all the features of the previous Nokia phones - monochrome display, WAP internet, games (especially the Snowboarding game!) and vibration alerts.
Some new features the 8310 offered however, include infra-red, a calendar and FM radio. The colour scheme of the phone - blue and white - is much more attractive than the dull solid colours of previous models and the keypad is also backlit which is a nice touch.
A Nokia 8310 can be purchased quite cheaply online - you can find them for about a tenner - but if you can afford it I would recommend a more recent model with better picture and sound qualit, which on this phone leave something to be desired. However, it is reliable and easy to use.
I think I must be the only 20 year old to have this phone out of choice over the dozens of colour, camera, video, mp3 player varieties out there at the moment. I only want a phone to text and call people so this is perfect. The phone is very nice and small. The battery lasts a decent whilse since there is no camera or colour to drain it, so it's worth buying for a festival weekendn if you just want a phone that isn't going to die before the event is over. You can drop this phone and knock it about so much and it doesn't break - it is a very sturdy nokia. It can have very loud settings which is great for me because I have very bad hearing. The only downside is that you can't text very long messages and the character limit is quite tight.
This little beauty is my all-time favourite mobile phone. Though many would see it as a model from ancient history, it still has many good points. It was my first phone, partly why I love it so. When I bought it on contract at the time, it still caused a stir among my friends.
Why? It was one of the last phones that came out before the advent of camera phones. So it looked really sleek and trendy in its gorgeous case, the latest phone of the time.
Though it didn't have a camera (obviously I didn't miss it because they didnt come out till later). It's got a radio, a voice recorder. What I love is the huge inbox, eventough it took ages to open it. Writing text messages is easy, and the screen size is just right to read the joke messages without reading the punchline too early. Such message displays are rare now with bigger screens. It's got a calender and the games are fun, too. I gave up on my usual alarm clock and would tuck this under my pillow at night instead. I know these things are the norm now but I'm sure you appreciate it was of the highest standard at the time.
Even after camera phones and colour screens came out, I still didn't want to let go of my Nokia 8310. I had lots of fun buying different coloured fascias. You see, after 8310, phones just got heavier and bigger. Plus I didnt really need a camera.
Over a year later, after my first 8310 fell down the drain (oh, the grief!) I sought for another 8310. By that time, they were off the market and you could only buy it off eBay among other antiquities. I got it for about £45 including p+p, which is pretty dear considering its age.
But I was happy and thought the money was well spent. Alas, after a few months disaster struck again. I think I'd never allowed my phone to die out ccompletely, always charging the battery as soon as it began to go down (battery life lasts far longer than these modern phones). But one day my phone died- and I couldn't bring it back to life!
The on/off switch had become lodged! This switch is the most awkward part of the phone, having to press hard with your nail. Upon taking it to the repair shop, he said it would be £20 to fix it. Accepting defeat, I left as I realised it wouldn't be worth the effort.
Only then, I bought another contract and got a Nokia 6230i which has 'as many gadgets as a Swiss Army knife!' This phone though faultless is noticeably heavier and bigger, and I love it, too! (I've already written a review on this phone, do read it).
Then my mum bought a 8310 from the market for about £12. It was pretty old, but she knew I was partial to it. It was so old that it needed a little piece of paper to keep the sim card lodged! But I still have it and use it for my second sim though i have a perfectly working, brand new Nokia 6111 for that.
They are practical and do their basic job well, but I expect you may find the newer ones more preferable. I still recommend it because though old you can still find some in good condition from eBay for a reasonable price. You could always use it as a cheap second, or even third, phone! Definitely recommended.
Let's just hope nothing happens to my latest 8310. Third time lucky!
I had this phone for over a year and it was brilliant when i got it first. The radio is the best thing about it, walking about, listening to the news and music was brilliant. Its a nokia so most people won't have a problem using it. The games are really good and it has some great features. The main problem I have with it is mine started to crash after about a year. Switching itself off and flashing etc. The people I know who had it as well all had the same problem. So I think if you change your phone regularly this is great, compact and all but after about a year it can become very unreliable!
Okay so i've had this phone what, 3-4 years now and it was the first phone i ever had. When i first got it i was chuffed. It was the latest model out and i was keen to use it although the only reason i had this phone is because my parents had split up and one wouldnt let me speak to the other. So you see it was for a bad reason that i actually got it in the first place. The whole phone itself was fine, i often took to the advantage of using the radio and really like the neon lights which lit up every time u touched a button. However, recently i have whitnessed a serious problem with the phone, and it was something to do with the one feature i had never liked from the start. The only feature infact. The on/off button could be classed as discrete, it is on the top of the phone and requires you to push down and hold. About 2 weeks ago now i went to push down with my nail and it wouldn't come on, it had been pushed down and stayed down. Although, it was my own fault i suppose, partly because i broke the case a while back and the on/off button had fell out so i just tended to use my nail and push down on it. But of cause the time came when it didnt work any more and had to be taken in and repaired. It was at the repair shop about 1 week (the reason for this being is that the repair man was only in on a tuesday and thursday) and cost me £45 to repair. £25 was charged for the service and £20 was charged for the new case. This i found rather funny as you can infact purchase a brand new phone case in most shops for £10. However, it was a very nice black and orange phone case one of which i had never seen before. So if you are going to purchase one of these phones make sure you look after it and as soon as the case breaks have it reapaired. Overall a very good phone, one which i am planning to keep!
INTRO. I owned 1 of these nokia phones until about a year ago, i had it for about 18 months, since then ive had a nokia 6100 as an upgrade on my contract. LOOKS. Gr8 looking phone, detachable covers (you can get anything from winnie the pooh, to just a plain clear cover) EASE OF USE. No problems here either, the buttons are well laid out, just right in this text generation, the menus are very easy to scroll around and are self explantory really, didnt have to use the manual muh to be honest. DURABILITY. Although this phone looks small and pretty flimsy, it is quite tough on the whole, although the covers are obviously not scratch proof (as i found when it fell out my pocket onto the road once) the phone does actually break into the seperate sections of the phone, and doesnt break i.e back cover, battery etc all scatter, all you then have to do is reassemble the phone, and off you go again. BATTERY. This phone has a good stanby/talktime, i could often go over a week without charging, sometimes even a couple of weeks, if you use your phone alot its a good idea to buy yourself a spare one so you can just put 1 on charge whilst still using your phone with the other one. GAMES. Doesnt come with many games, you get pinball, a space rocket game where u shoot aliens and can drop bombs, snake game, every1 must know what this is? RINGTONES. The phone comes with quite a few ringtones, none of which are brilliant but they do amuse you flicking through them for a couple of minutes at least ;-) RADIO. This is a marvellous thing, a built in fm radio, signals not too bad either, used to put this on while i was waiting for the bus to turn up, other phones should have it built in aswell, big plus point in my opinion. All you need to do, is plug your headphones into the sicket at the bottom of the phone, select the phone option and tune in, this option also has 5 presets so you can just go straight to the one you want. MINUS POINTS. The only down side to this phone is that it will occasionally freeze up, it used to happen more often when i was texting, for some reason it would just stop, i couldnt do anything with it apart from take the back cover off and remove the battery, trying to switch off the phone just wouldnt work at all. I called my service provider who said that a software upgrade could be done, but that i would have to send the phone off to the manufacturer (thought for the amount of times it did it, it was easier and less hassle just to carry on switching it off). CONCLUSION. The radio is brilliant in my eyes, looks good, is light weight and the battery lasts for ages, only down side is the freezing of the phone, if i could have this phone without the freezing & a colour screen + wap i would probably have another 1.
What a totally wicked phone! This is a definite buy not for just nokia lovers but all phone lovers. It is small and compact but its features are not. FEATURES: These include: WAP Games Clock Predictive text Voice activated dialling Picture messaging Loads of ringtones Infra red Voice recorder A massive phone memory (500) and A built in FM radio ........Plus many more As with other nokia phones this one is easy to use and follows pretty much the same as all other nokia phones. It has a funky trendy modern look which covers change to suit all tastes and fits into the smallest of places. Which is great when you are hitting the town as it fits great into your purse. The built in radio is great and the reception is good as well although headphones are needed to listen to it(which are provided with the phone. So even those longest of bus journeys can be enjoyed with your favourite radio channels. The 8310 is dual band so can be used in most european countries (subject to your network providers, talk plans, roaming enabled etc) The price has come down a lot recently but can still be pricey - especially on pay as you go but probably the cheapest way to get this phone is on contract where it is usually given free (with selected talk plans of course). This is definetely a phone to be seen out with and everyone who has it is not ashamed to leave it out (unlike some of the phones you see about nowawdays)!!!! If you are an avid nokia phone buyer and user this is definetely the next phone for you, and even if your usual brand is not nokia, try this one you will not be disappointed at all.
** I wrote this review on another site before joing dooyoo.co.uk, but considering my recent review of the Samsung V200, I thought it was worthwhile adding it to dooyoo considering I mention the Nokia 8310 so much in my Samsuing V200 review!! Enjoy!** Since I joined the mobile revolution, I've always had a Nokia phone, and despite my dislike of following the crowd, my first was the 5146, a phone that nearly everyone has owned at one time or another. Great phone. Had a good couple of years together - through the highs and lows before I traded it in for a smaller and lighter model - the 3310. I resisted for ages to upgrade my phone - I wanted a smaller phone that I could put in clothes pockets without it looking like I had a growth and pulling my clothes out of shape. Why not a 8210? Everyone has it and apart from being a lot smaller than the 3310 - there wasn't a great deal new in the features. I have a little know medical condition sometimes called 'the dropsies' which means that my phones have had several knocks and scratches. By the end, my 3310 used to fling its covers into very hard to reach places because a fall too many broke one of its hooks, but it always came back to me!! The 8210, to me, just looked too flimsy. A friend dropped theirs during the first week and had to have it replaced - mine would have been replaced on the first day!! The 8310 seems and looks, sleeker though much sturdier - has the cover of a 3310. Features I couldn't tell you what it weighs, but it's light! doesn't mind a few drops - yet, and also has interchangeable covers, if you like that sort of thing. The radio was the big draw for me - as I spend a lot of time taking photos in the middle of nowhere, I like to get lost in the moment, and listen to some choons, while finding something to photograph. You can tune up to 20 radio stations - very useful if you travel the country a lot and know
what radio stations to listen to. The stations are easy to program either manually or automatically. You also get a pair of headphone to use when listening to the radio. The battery is a power horse - can listen to the radio for around 8 hours roughly and still be able to make several long phone calls - been there and done it several times. I like a diary/calendar that is always on me - I tend to have a diary which has important stuff in it and then forget to look at it, so having it on my phone and the ability for alarm reminders is a God send. I LOVE the Text function - you can store - who knows how many text messages on this thing - and you can also archive them and create your own folders!!! But remember, as with any device you store things on, the more text messages in the inbox, the more time it may take to open. But it's a small price to pay to keep all those cool text messages - a 9 text limit was such a bind - who goes, who stays?! ;0) Nokia has a habit of moving things around when they bring out a new phone, and this is no exception. On the 3310, the alarm clock is set under the Clock menu, now you have to set it under the Settings Menu, but that's just small potatoes as there are more functions, so its one less menu to go through. The Profiles are more or less the same except for one great addition - the ability to set an expiry time. You select the profile you want and you can then set a time for the profile to go off and revert back to your previous profile. Very useful if you don't turn your phone off at night an tend to forget to turn the ringer back on in the morning. The Voice recorder is great - only used a few times - but has been a life saver, especially when someone is giving you a number and you don't have the ability to write it down. I have so far only used the infrared to play snake and send a business card, but need to find someone worth connecting
to i n such a way! The Ringtones do let it down a bit. It seems a step backwards, that you don't have the ability to compose or download new ringtones - and the ones of the phone sometimes be too quiet even on the highest setting. It is, however, possible to be download/recieve ringtones. On the whole a great phone. With reagrds to cost - it is expensive if you are buying just the handset - around £200. If, like me you are on a contract, and upgrade, for T Mobile is on £20. A big difference!! Like with all phones, its best to take out in insurance to protect not only from theft, but also from accidental damage - ie dropping! There is, also a limited warranty of 12 month. During which Nokia will replace a defective product.
well, what can i say. nokia has sold so many of these phones since release, it would be stupid of me not to write an op on it. i had this phone for 3 weeks, as my nokia 7210 (see review) broke, and when they tried to repair it they gave me this. then i got offered a nokia 7250i (see review). the time i got to use this phone, it was extremely easy to use, as with all nokias. once you've used one, then al other nokias are the same! the phone is very reliable, as i dropped it twice and it didn't fail on me, and also nothing happened while i used it such as a software problem, where the phone just turns itself off for no reason. the phone is very small, compact and light and also looks cool too. the bluey white backlight is cool, however, the screen doesn't have a very good resolution, so text and pictures don't look as 'rounded' as they can with a higher res screen. the battery time is excellent, and the speech quality also. the phone has the old usual standard nokia games, snake ii, for example. it also has snowboarding, which although i didn't get into, could be good for killing a few minutes when waiting for something. the covers are changeable, i got the red one, which i think looks the best anyway. i have also seen a white cover for this phone, and it looks brilliant. there a re a few things which are not perfect on this phone. the main one being that the message inbox takes soooooooooo long to open! when you have about 100 messages, it takes literally 30 seconds to open the inbox, which is extremely frustrating. the phone has a radio, but i did not get to use it as they didn't give me the hands free kit (but is included in the box if you buy one). also, the reception is not as good as it could be, as i have compared the signal strength with other phones on the same network in the same area, and this phone did not shine in signal strength. overall, a nice neat little phone, and if yo
u're not really bothered with the new technology (for example, bluetooth, colour screen, camera, picture messaging, polyphonic ringtones etc etc, then this phone is perfect.
The Nokia 8310 is by far the best phone I have had, a vast improvement over the 3310. The Phone has a superior battery life to the 3310 and has never run out on me. There is also a vast capacity for Text Messages. The phone includes a FM radio which has proved invalueble for me, especially when travelling on busy public transport. However one feature that I find this phone is lacking is the ability to compose ring tones although you can recieve them.
i have been surfing through this website looking at reviews about the nokia 8310. although i am very much so convinced in buying this product i have been discouraged by the small number of reviews which say that the phone tends to conk out whilst writing an sms!! i am a big nokia lover and hated it when i bought a siemans c35 as it was totally pantscompared to my first nokia phone(3210!)!i currently own a nokia 3310 and would like to purchase another nokia and i have my eye on the 8310. so if ne1 would like 2 tell me truthfully whether or not it is worth £150?!i know the fone is funky,stylish and very small but i dont want to be buying a new fone if it isn't worth it!! please reply to this review thanx alot !!!


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Tenga Rinpoche decided to continue the teaching "The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen". This text was composed by the great master Karma Chagme.During teachings and empowerments there will be translations into English and German.
Daily schedule
7.00 AM Tara Puja
10.00 AM Teachings
2.30 PM Teachings
5.00 PM Mahakala Puja
8.00 PM Chenrezig Puja
Dates during the Summer course
July 24 2.30 AM Saturday
Course begins, Dorje Phurpa Empowerment
July 31 Saturday 2.30 PM
Chime Phagmai Nyingthig Empowerment ("The Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality"). This is a special long life practice of White Tara, a mind treasure (Gong Ter) of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.
August 2 Monday No Teaching
August 7 Saturday 2.30 PM Tsepagme Empowerment
August 8
Guruyoga and Tsok offering to the Mahasiddha Milarepa
Course ends after lunch
There will be various workshops:
Torma making, Ritual music, Tibetan language, Thangka painting, Tai Chi
In addition there will be instructions on various sadhanas.
Further dates
July 20 - 22
White Tara ritual (Drölkar Ngödrup Küntsöl)with Tenga Rinpoche
August 9-11
Gönkar (White Mahakala) Retreat with Tenga Rinpoche
How to reach Benchen Phuntsok Ling, Allmuthen 5, 4760 Manderfeld, Belgium?
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By Car:
From Cologne take the A1 autobahn till exit "Blankenheim". Turn right onto the secondary road B51 till exit "Kronenburg". Turn on to B421 and continue through Kronenburg and Hallschlag.Direction "St. Vith" Follow through until you can take the right fork onto B265, direction "Losheim" (post code 53940 Losheim/Eifel). At Hotel "Balter" turn left, direction and then immediately turn sharp left, direction "Allmuthen" and you will notice a sign "Benchen Phuntsok Ling". After approx. 1000meters you are in Benchen Phuntsok Ling.
Coming from the South there are several possibilities on the autobahn and secondary roads. The easiest is to take the autobahn A60 until exit "Prüm". Continue through Prüm onto B265 until you notice shortly before Losheim on your left hand side the hotel "Balter". Then see above.
If you come by car from Brussels go on the A3/E40, Direction Liege, pass Liege. At the Motorway-Intersection Battice go on the A 2/E42, Direction Tréves/Spa/Verviers/Battice.
At Exit11/Malmedy leave the Motorway on to N 68, Direction Marche/Stavelot/Waimes/Malmedy. After 800 Meter go on the N62, Direction Gohimont, then after 5 km, turn left onto N632, Direction Waimes. You follow the N632 through Waimes, Büttgenbach and Büllingen (Bullange), Direction Prüm. At Losheimergraben you will pass the german border and go straight on B265 through Losheim. A few 100 Meters after Losheim, go right direction Manderfeld and after only 80 Meters, go left to Allmuthen, Benchen Phunstok Ling.
By Train:
From Cologne take the train to Jünkerath and then a taxi to Allmuthen (about 17km, approx. 20.- Euro). Taxi phone +49 (0)6557 12 00. You can find a timetable for trains at http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The nearest airports are Cologne and Düsseldorf.
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Craig i am also curious about this 10h dough made with SD...
Matt, for texture? Do you feel the same for sourdough?
From my experiments with bread, I'm thinking yes, but at a high temp fermentation - around 95F maybe.
Craig, I've made plenty of pizza (both NP, NY and inbetween) in the 8-12h room temp range with a starter. You get a great texture and flavor. You can go high temp if you want but room temp works best for me. The benefit is you don't have the enzyme activity to contend with. You can dial in the flavor to any degree you want by varying your percentage of starter, the starter you use and at what stage, and fermentation temps. The only thing you have to adjust is your hydration. You'll want to go about 2-3% higher than your normally use to get a similar texture and moistness. Ischia has plenty of flavor. I would start with room temps, see if you like it, and then try a higher temp. But room temps will do you fine.Here's a 12h room temp pie made with starter.http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,14201.msg144552.html#msg144552
What was the hydration and starter % on that beautiful pie?
IIRC, the hydration is 68% and the amount of starter is 10% of the flour weight at room temps of 75F. But I live in a dry climate, so you'll probably be around 64% hydration for a RT. A few more examples that you had liked. 12h RT IDY vs CYhttp://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,14201.msg170775.html#msg170775You can make great pizza in the 8-12h range.
John, what is the difference between a starter and a levain? i have always thought that it was the same.
Any bulk or all balls?
Andre - A levain is just a preferment that is made with an amount of natural yeast, or a starter. Eventually it will ferment back into a starter.Chau - I am beginning to see very distinct lines between these types of doughs and those made with super long fermentations. You are correct in that you need to up the hydration a bit to get the same softness. These pies were very satisfying, tender, and flavorful.John
John for fun, I have even made 2 hour doughs with 50%+ starters (levain) and warm fermentation. But if you want the respect and admiration of the members here, you DON'T make sub 4 hour doughs b/c everyone and their brother knows it will make crappy pizza. JK, I hope I didn't offend too many with that joke. With a starter, the overall time of fermentation (8h dough vs 30h dough) doesn't really affect flavors. What I mean is, I truely doubt anyone here can discern a flavor difference between a 10h starter dough versus a 36hour starter dough. What you will discern, is the crumb or texture difference from the enzyme activity and possibly digestibility depending on the strength of the flour and how much pizza you eat. But for me and digestibility, 8-10 hours is about the limit. Below that, the texture is the same, if done right, but digestibility is not.As far as the texture is concern, 8-12 hour doughs yields a better texture IMO than a longer fermented dough and are much easier to make. With a longer fermented dough, depending on the temp of fermentation and particularly room temps or warm temp fermented doughs, you have to deal with enzyme activity which favors digestibility but not necessarily crumb textures. If you can already make a good long fermented dough at room temps, then making 8-12h doughs at room temps will be a piece of pie. Of course, none of this is scientific, just anecdotal.
50% bakers yeast starter not SD, right?
50% mature SD culture and it didn't dissolve the dough into mush? I've seen it happen at 35% let alone 50%. Wow.
I just finished baking a 12 hour dough with a 10% starter - actually a levain. It had all the qualities of good NP pizza as well as a complexity of flavor. The fermentation hovered at 68-70 degrees for 10 hours, and then 85 for 2 hours. I even got good leoparding. It is basically making bread with a preferment.John
Andre, your pies look PRO. How did they eat? Are you going to open up a pizzeria? John, the crumb looks great. How did she eat?
Craig, I use a young active starter and not a mature active starter. If you make a starter or leaven starting with a 10% seed at 100% hydration, it may be ready in 6+ hours to use. I use it just as it is doming and not on the way down. I taste it to make sure its not too acidic. At this point it behaves just like any other starter but will ferment the dough quicker (the more you use that is). If you are going to use a 50% plus starter amount, you have to account for the huge jump in hydration. For example, a dough that is 63% hydration, a 50% starter (of the flour amount) will increase the hydration by 7%, so you end up with a 70% total hydration, so you will have to adjust your original hydration down to end up at your desired hydration level. The starter behaves the same just quicker or slower. But a word of caution to anyone wanting to use a high starter or leaven amount. You can't simply pull an old starter from the fridge with hooch, mix it back in and use it. If you do, this is where the acids will dissolve your dough as Craig mentioned. You need an active healthy young starter. That means dump the hooch and most of the starter (95-99% of the old starter) feed and refeed and get it active at room temps prior to using it. You want to taste it first and make sure it's not too acidic. A little is okay. It should smell sweet or a bit fruity. This constitutes an active young starter. If you pull a starter from the fridge that hasn't been fed within a week, even if it has no hooch, it may have a lot of acid. If you only dump half and refeed only 1 time, once it becomes active, you'll have more of an active mature starter. If you taste the raw starter at this point, it will have quite a bit more bite to it than an young starter. Big difference in the end crumb texture mainly due to the excess acids.If your starter was fed with a small seed amount 2 days prior and kept in the fridge for just a few days, it can come out of the fridge, be warmed to room temps actively or passively, and be ready to use within 2 hours without feeding and have very little acid in it. It just depends on the state of your starter and how you maintain it.Chau


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Hi folks,
My DSX just arrived, and I'm really mixed about its performance and wondered if you had any advice. I thought it was a little risky because my speakers are merely good, not phenomenal. (I have a Z-5300 5.1 system.) I took the gamble and bought the card, and the sound is great—but I can only enjoy it from two speakers.
I've played around with the control panel, and I've tried the "Unified" (read: modded) drivers, but both give me a confusing, ugly, insane interface full of options that only muddy up the sound. I bought the card for the hardware, but the software makes it difficult or impossible to do what I could do with built-in motherboard audio.
I'd like to listen to stereo audio sources (movies, music, YouTube videos, whatever) and hear it on all five monitors. I'd also like to jump into Skyrim and hear enemies approaching from behind. With my integrated motherboard audio, this was easy, but those options don't show up in the Windows properties for the DSX, and the DSX control panel itself is horrible. It seems they want me to reconfigure my audio settings every time I change my audio source. (Let's not even get into how that precludes me playing music and Skyrim simultaneously.)
Am I missing something about the drivers? Is there any way to let a generic driver take over and just enjoy the higher-quality DACs? I don't care about headphone performance, and I don't care about SPDIF encoding or any such thing. The sound quality is a nice jump up from my integrated audio, but I'm afraid I might have to return the card because it "breaks my workflow" as it were.
Thanks for any tips!


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Hi. We have clothes moths (webbing) in the house and I have set out the pheromone traps which have been successful in attracting them. However, I am now finding a different type of moth all over the house and these are also getting caught on the traps in equal numbers to the clothes moth. They are quite distinctive with dark wings and a beige body which gives them a striped look when the wings are closed. There are two of them in the photo and one webbing moth. They also have a single white spot on each wing. Can anyone help me identify them?
Hi Angier,
These are another of the moths can can do damage to woollen fabric, they actually have quite a variable diet in that they will eat anything from woollen fabrics to plant refuse to grains to keritan (feathers) and are often found in bird nests as well as homes, barns, warehouses etc. They are called Yellow-backed Clothes Moths (Monopis obviella).
Hope this is helpful.
Good call, Crystal.
And we've missed you! If you've been away, I hope it was good.
Thanks Mike,
Been sort of away, as in computer died, work beckened, and my annual flu...haha
Life is good
Crystal : )
Ah Cheers Crystal for that information.
Not much information about them out there - any idea how to get rid of the blighters. Now we have two lots of wool munching moths my 18 month old wool carpet covering all the upstairs flooring doesnt seem like such a good idea. Half the fabrics in the house are in sealed bags having been washed and then stored in the freezer and it seems we will have to take extra care in the kitchen now too. Found another moth yesterday that looks suspiciously like a case bearing moth. Oh joy.
Well I'm not one to usually cry uncle, but it may be time for you to call in the pros. An exterminator can best advise you on what measures to take to get your life back to an un-plastic sealed version. I wish the best of luck to you!


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SANDY, Utah—Robbie Rogers had his opportunities, but in the end, he like the rest of the LA Galaxy attack were unable to help send the team through to the Western Conference Championship.
In 75 minutes of LA's extra time 2-0 defeat to Real Salt Lake that caused them to fall 2-1 in the Western Conference Semifinal Series, Rogers tied for the team lead in shots with five. Three of Rogers chances came during a seven minute span midway through the first half, but each of his efforts were sprayed just wide.
Throughout the match, Rogers was one of the more active players on the field for LA, but was unable to capitalize on the time and space afforded to him by the Salt Lake defense.
"We created chances," Robbie Rogers said. "That's, I guess, the difference between great players and mediocre players is when [great players] get those chances, they finish them. We just weren't good enough in front of goal and defending in front of our goal."
In the end, Rogers' struggles were emblematic of the entire team as of 22 chances; the Galaxy had just two shots on frame.
"That's not a great stat," Rogers admitted. "We'll obviously look at this game and see what we did right and what we did wrong, but probably over the course of the two games, we just didn't finish our chances and made it hard on ourselves."