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Before buying these earphones I would never go out of my way to buy any and would always use the earphones which came with apple devices. Recently my latest pair of apple earphones which came with my iPad broke and were not playing sound properly all of the time so I knew I would have to buy new ones. I had always liked the earphones from apple products so knew that I would want them to be apple earphones and I bought these. I used to use the earphones all the time but after buying these I found that they were uncomfortable and most times preferred to listen without earphones or if I needed to wear earphones then I would go without listening to music at all. I have started wearing them occasionally since then but not as often as I would as I still feel they are uncomfortable even though they are not as bad as I've got used to them. The sound from the earphones is pretty good and it is fine for what I need. I like how you can change the volume from the earphones although most times I will just turn it down on the device itself as I usually forget I am able to do it from the earphones. I like the little box the earphones came in but I don't put them back very often. It is a good idea though and should stop them getting tangled like they always seem to do. I am sure sometimes I spend more time untangling them than actually using them. Overall I think they are good earphones but not as good as the previous ones I had.
I haven't had an iPhone for around 3 years but even still I am loyalty bound to their ear pods. I do have a macbook and an iPad so I feel that does still warrant some excuse to why I can still get away with using their product with my Samsung phone! I have very fussy ears and other earphones just don't fit in my ears as comfortably and snug as I'd like and so these are literally the only ones I can use
These are your usual white earphones, quite distinct to apple although there are numerous copycat brands out there so be careful! They come in a square (with rounded corners) plastic container with a transparent lid so you can see them neatly inside and know they are genuine.
The shape of these ear phones is really snug as they are a slightly oval-circular shape with the speakers embedded in so they fit quite neatly in your ear. For me they almost never fall out, even when they get caught on something, they are more likely to give my ear a little tug rather than just come out completely.
On the right ear is the microphone and remote feature which is really handy. Unfortunately not compatible with my Samsung phone, but for iPhone users, it will allow you to answer calls and adjust the volume, or if you are listening to music you can skip a track by double clicking the button in the middle, or end the playlist by pressing it once. It's really easy to master and is a great tool if you don't want to whip your phone out of your pocket every 2 minutes.
For me, the sound quality of these headphones is excellent. I can hear the bass and the lyrics excellently, and although they are not higher up on the price spectrum the sound is pitch perfect with great clarity.
These also have great longevity, and although apple products have a year warranty I have rarely had to invoke this as they remain top notch even with very frequent use. I use them at work at my desk plugged into my computer; listening to the radio at the gym on the treadmill and walking to and from work and sometimes doing the dishes at home so they really get a lot of use. With all this it is really hard to knock them.
They are durable in the sense I have had this pair almost 2 years and there is no fraying of the wires (no matter how much they get bashed around in my pocket and handbag) and although they can start to look a bit grubby after a while (they are white after all) they're in great condition.
These cost £25 which is a bit pricey (back in the day I used to buy earphones all the time for £1.99) so in the long run these provide much more value for money and excellent quality.
The earphones I received with my 4s smashed several months before and that I went to the shop to get a fresh new headset. I had been actually quite happy with the Apple headphones and that I decided to purchase the Apple EarPods that is updated with Microphone & Remote.
The EarPods are available for around £25. The headphones are available in a tiny, clear, plastic pot. Besides, these EarPods are included once you decide to buy an iphone-5(s) or even the latest iPod Touch.
The headphones are bright in color. Apple's headphones experienced update compared to the preceding product. The earphones are no longer round inshape but are far more oval-shaped, helping to make them match your ears better yet. Individually, I locate these EarPods really comfortable and so they truly come close-to inear headphones.
Thinking about the capabilities, the headphones come with a remote which can be connected to the correct EarPod. A microphone can also be put inside this distant. The remote can be utilized to accomplish features that were various and includes three switches. By hitting the top of and lower base, the volume might be modified. With respect to the number of presses around the middle key, melodies may be paused or skipped, among other things.
The sound quality of the earphones is hardly bad. I've had various types of Apple headphones before and there have certainly been improvements within the sound quality, particularly within the base sounds. Nevertheless, don't expect exceptional sound quality from these £25 charged headphones. For irregular use-they are perfect for me, but you may consider other headphones when searching for headphones to use a ton on daily schedule.
Overall, these Apple EarPods have become good headphones. I'd surely recommend good design, and these headphones when you are trying to find headphones of high quality, with a great remote and microphone function. I believe you cannot go wrong with these £25 Apple EarPods, although there are a lot of solutions available, so be sure to equate to another headphones.
The earphones I received with my iPhone 4s broke a couple of weeks ago and I went to the store to get a new pair. I was really content with the Apple earbuds and I decided to buy the updated Apple EarPods with Remote & Microphone.
The EarPods are available for approximately £25. The headphones come in a small, transparent, plastic container. Besides, these EarPods are included when you decide to buy an iPhone 5(s) or the latest iPod Touch.
The earphones are white in colour. Apple's headphones have had an update in 2012 compared to the previous model. The earphones are no longer round in shape but are more oval shaped, which makes them fit into your ears even better. Personally, I find these EarPods very comfortable and they really come close to in-ear headphones.
Considering the functions, the earphones come with a remote which is connected to the right EarPod. A built-in microphone is also placed inside this remote. The remote can be used to execute different functions and consists of three buttons. By clicking the upper and lower bottom, the volume can be adjusted. Depending on the amount of clicks on the middle button, songs can be paused or skipped, among other things.
The sound quality of these earphones is very good. I have had different versions of Apple headphones before and there have certainly been improvements in the sound quality, especially in the base sounds. However, don't expect exceptional sound quality from these £25 priced headphones. For occasional use they are perfect in my opinion, but you might consider other headphones when looking for headphones to use a lot on daily basis.
All in all, these Apple EarPods are very decent headphones. I would certainly recommend these earphones when you are looking for earphones of good quality, with a good remote and microphone function, and good design. There are a lot of alternatives available, so make sure to compare with some other headphones, but I believe you cannot go wrong with those £25 Apple EarPods.
I recently purchased a new iPhone 5c and these headphones came with them in the box, they are available to buy individually in many shops, such as apple, Tesco and hmv. I will now go into more detail on these headphones
These headphones cost 25 pounds, however if you purchase an iPhone you will get them free in the box. They are rather expensive, but do have some good features which I shall discuss next. Overall I would say these are on the expensive side for what they are.
They are in ear headphones so they fit straight into your ear. They have volume control and an inbullt speaker so you can talk hands free to people who call you. The additional volume control can be very handy and I use this feature a lot when out and about, it makes it easier to turn up or turn down the volume.
These produce a good sound, but it is nothing special, I would suggest these headphones at being everyday headphones. The quality when turned up loud isn''t very good or clear compared to other headphones I have used. The bass is ok and the overall quality is good, but I believe you can get better headphones for your money. If you get these free then they are worth keeping for general use.
Would I recommend them?:
I would recommend them to a friend if they needed some new headphones with hands free features and volume control. However I would not buy another pair in the future, as I feel
There are better headphones on the Market for less money. These are an improvement on the old headphones which used to come with iPhones, as these fit comfortably in the ear and stay in nicely when doing exercise.
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Apple claim they spent 3 years designing their new headphones/earpods. There is certainly a noticeable difference between these and the old generation headphones.
First of all the shape is completely different. They are a little awkward to begin with but I soon got used to them. There are actually 5 speakers on each earpod, the largest of which sits deep in the ear. There is then another on the back of the earpod. I don't know why this speaker has been placed here as all it seems to do is project sound in the opposite direction to your ear, so that others around you will hear your music more clearly than they otherwise would have without the addition of this speaker. There are 2 speakers at the bottom part which sit outside the ear which are for bass. Finally the fifth speaker lies flat against the skin of your ear while the ear pod is in use. The design is obviously more intricate and more thought has clearly been put into the making of this product which is only a good thing.
The earpods aren't the most comfortable I've ever used, and as I said they are a bit awkward to begin with. After 2 hours of use they can become irritating and begin to ever so slightly hurt the ear. However, the sound quality is good for the price but obviously doesn't come close to the quality of the higher quality branded products which are far more expensive.
No changes have been made to the remote which lets you pause, play, skip and change volume.
To conclude the earpods are a good quality set of headphones - better than Apple's previous attempts. I recommend them to those buyers who do not want to spend vast amounts of cash on headphones but want a good product nonetheless.
This time apple have really got it right. They didn't really do that well with the previous earphones, the previous pair were rather terrible. The only reason I stuck with the old ones was that they were reliable in that they didn't break all that easy and the remote and mic were handy with changing music tracks and phone calls.
The first thing you notice when you listen to music with them in is the bass, it's brilliant compared to their predecessors. Sometimes it's brain melting, I loved it. The volume also seems to improve which also gave a great first impression.
One thing I noticed after a year of using them was that they looked new, still. The fact that apple ditched the rubber rim around the end of the EarPods has meant that there's less to get stained through time. The white rubber on the old earphones stained and ended up looking old and grey, the white plastic casing of these stay white and stand the test of time.
Obviously the fact they come free with most apple devices is a brilliant plus point to having them but the fact they're generally around the £25 mark is a brilliant positive to them. They aren't top dollar yet they feel like a premium product, once again apple add another great product to go alongside their main sellers.
I would totally recommend these to people who have different earphones. The shape looks weird but trust me they feel good and they aren't clunky. Some earphones feel like they're stretching the inside of your ear but these just slip in and you don't notice they're there, the plastic rather than rubber helps that.
I use them for phone calls all the time. I actually prefer to speak to people with these in rather than holding the phone up to my ear. The amount of time I find myself saying "let me just put my EarPods in" you wouldn't believe, brilliant advantage here.
Everyone knows that the old Apple Earbuds were terrible. Nothing about them appealed, other than in the early days when it was cool to be seen with the white 'buds. In reality, they had dreadful sound quality, didn't sit in people's ears properly, and they broke every 2 minutes. Apple have spent years and millions of dollars improving them, and these are the result.
Right from the start, they look better than the old ones. A bit awkward looking from some angles, but still they have a modern look, which is still recognisably Apple. Nobody's going to think you're using an MP3 player from Poundland when you're using these (unless of course you've bought them separately, but read on to find out why you shouldn't!).
The remote is a bit bigger, making it pretty easy for answering calls and changing tracks and volume. Call quality is pretty decent overall for a free bundled pair, but I've been spoilt with Bose and B&W products, which of course run rings around them, for a hefty price.
They fit much better than the old ones. Apple made a song and dance about scanning millions of people's ears and finding common properties, and this is the result. They don't fall out every 2 minutes in normal use, but I haven't had the opportunity to really test the theory in the gym (yet, watch this space!).
Sound quality. The single biggest letdown of the old model. It irked me to see so many people sacrifice decent sound for the cool factor, much like Beats do in the modern age. It must be said that this new model is much improved over the old one, but there's still plenty of room for improvement. The bass is much more present, as seems to be the trend with headphones these days, and again it intrudes a bit into the midrange. Treble is boosted over the old model, but again it's too much, and the midrange is just sandwiched out, leaving a harsher sound. Still better than the old ones, but from my point of view, destroying the listening experience.
Price is something to take into account too. Sure, they're bundled free with most new iThings, but for those of you with the old earbuds and wanting to upgrade, Apple sell them at £25 a pair, but claim they sound 'more like headphones costing $100s more'. What complete rubbish. They sound average for a £25 pair, let alone anything like my Bose models. At this price, you're better off going for Sennheiser's CX300, often regarded as the best budget headphones. If you have to have the mic/remote on there, the MM30i is the CX300 with this option.
So, the verdict? As a freebie, they're not bad, and certainly an improvement over the old ones. Probably would make an OK gym pair of headphones if you don't have a dedicated sports pair like me. But at £25, they're a waste of money, and not even worth going to the shop for. Avoid paying for them if at all possible.
Earlier Apple headphones where the let-down amongst the Apple products. Given away with Apples iPhone, iPods and pads they performed in this manner. Not as good as the competitions headphones they were substandard. Now however comes the new Apple Earpods and they are a true improvement.
The new Earpods have a much higher quality of bass and a generally clearer acoustic sound. The Earpods are somewhat more comfortable but I have found the problem with these and many other earphones to be that they do not fit very securely.
Apple have said they developed the shape in order to reduce sound leaking. They have managed to do this to a certain extent but a little bit does escape as you higher the volumes.
Compared to a higher end earphone the Earpod is no match but then they are much cheaper and as a freebie thrown in with you Apple product they are now well up there with the completion.
Compatible with all devices with a 3.5mm headphone jack I use these headphones with my pc and laptop. In the house they fair well and are exceptionally clear. Once out in the street with a little back ground noise they still perform well but it's a different story once walking alongside a busy road or anywhere with greater background noise. Unfortunately the earphones are eventually drowned out.
As you move down the right ear pod cable you will find the hands free controls. I have found these to be very effective, with a good clear tone and quality to the speaker's voice.
Overall a very good set of earphones to be gave away with Apples products and a good choice of upgrade form the original Apple earphones.
I recently got the Apple ear pods when I brought my iphone and at first look they look really nice as Apple has redesigned them. They are made so that the sound can be maximised in your ear without any noise leaking out and also to reduce noise from the outside.
The ear pods fit perfectly in my ears and have never dropped out no matter what position I am in. The ear pods are really comfortable and you can barely tell they are in your ears as they are so light and small. The sound quality is much better than the previous ear phones that Apple has made as the vocals can be heard much clearer so you can understand it without having to put the volume too loud. I can even hear much more bass from the ear pods as Apple have made better speakers and produce deep bass as well as being able to listen to clear lyrics.
You can also use the mic for siri which is Apple's companion on the phone. The mic helps reduce outside noise which means when you are talking on the phone the other person can hear your voice much clearer than previous earphones.
The build quality of the ear pods seems really good as I have been using them for a few months and have had a few accidents where I have stepped on them and they still work perfectly. The wires may get tangled sometimes when you fold them up so you have to make sure you fold them properly.
So I'm a massive fan of Apple products and I'm extremely proud of my little Apple family of gadgets which I have managed to collect over the last few years however, after trying these I was extremely disappointed.
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Apple have changed the design of their headphones, instead of standard in ear headphones they're now 'pods' and to be quite honest I found these extremely awkward, I don't even think they rested in my ears properly? Maybe it's just me but I found them extremely uncomfortable and they kept dropping out no matter how hard I tried to secure them in.
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The quality of the sound was average and really don't even live up to the headphones I got with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus... Now to talk about bass... Wait what bass? In all honestly I couldn't hear a thing just terrible treble. I guess these headphones are okay for the average user but if you're an audiophile then I would definitely say invest in a better quality pair of headphones.
I am extremely disappointed with these headphones, at first glance I thought they looked amazing (well they do look nice I guess) but after testing them out I just can't rate them anything above 2 stars as I wasn't satisfied one bit. Sort it out Apple!
Recently I have just written a review on my new iPhone 5 and although I really love my new phone, as noted in the review I feel the Apple designers could of done a lot more to bring the new handset up to scratch against the other competitors in the market in terms of design and features... so although its a brilliant phone that I would highly recommend I feel more could of been done... but one thing they managed to get right this time around was the re-design of the Apple ear pods which come with the handset and now have the redesigned name of "Ear Buds".
One of the first things I noticed upon opening my new iPhone 5 box was the neatly presented half transparent and half white plastic box travel container containing the ear buds. The lid is transparent which can be lifted on and off with ease and the base is the white section. The main sections of the buds which you put in your ears sit in the molding of the box facing outwards and the wire itself is wrapped around the outside, leaving space for you to place down the transparent lid to keep them protected. When you turn the container over you see the Apple logo engraved in the middle. In my opinion the travel container holding these is very durable and well made and has survived being thrown around a lot by my young daughter and has not suffered any damage to the outside or to the product which is kept inside.
When I say Apple have done the ear buds right this time around, I mean they completely redesigned the look and comfortableness of them which were the two things I detested about the old design. The previous ones were round in shape which were very irritating and uncomfortable sitting in your ear. Now the shape is kind of oval and as well as looking good they sit in the ear a lot better making them more comfortable to wear and as a result I actually enjoy listening to my music through these instead of my big usual chunky headphones!
Using them is easy enough... as previously mentioned these are wired and you simply plug your connection at the end of the wire into your music device - however these can be used for anything to play sound such as laptop, TV's and portable game consoles - all of which I have tried and they work perfectly in everything I have tried.
In terms of sound, its clear even at loud volumes... I would say there is better ones out there but they come free with an Apple product and you can't really complain about something that's free as long as it works to a decent standard... can you?! As like the previous model of earpods, these come with a volume control half way down the wire and a microphone - which is great for those who like to use hands free.
Generally for me Apple fixed all the issues with the old ear pods - which were comfort, sound quality and appearance. Although the new phone wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be they have got everything right on this little freebie. The only thing I would say to make them better is a larger choice of colours other than the plain white that they hand out...
As previously noted I was given these for free with a new iPhone 5 but if you do want to buy them separately they will set you back £25.00 from Apple direct.
The new apple earpods are without doubt an improvement from the last earphones by apple. The notorious 1st generation of apple earphones lasted for 3 months if you were lucky before falling apart.
Lets start with the most important bit. No earphone can be worth buying unless it has good sound and although it isn't there main selling point, the earpods aren't a disappointment. The way the sound is streamed straight into your ear makes the acoustic very clear but echoes the bass at the same time. This makes the quality of sound higher then that of any other earphones I have tried and can compete with most headphones too!
They are also a lot louder then the previous model as all the sound actually goes into your ear rather then playing it to everyone in the same room as you. The volume is also ideal for sharing an ear each and still being able to hear everything but I wouldn't advice this as the sound is strongly defined to the correct ear in songs that use panning.
The one down side to the sound of the headphones is something that you only realise because the rest of the sound is amazing... They let in a lot of background sound so if you are on a train you have to turn your iPod up quite loud to hear a song clearly.
I think I've covered everything there is to know about the sound of these magnificent earphones so onto comfort.
Comfort and design:
Apple have focused strongly on advertising that the earpods are made to fit your ear. They aren't lying! The shape fits tightly in your ear and the smoothness of it looks genuinely good. I'm sure you will of seen these before but if not then you owe it to yourself to have a look at their sleek design.
I find these earphones ridiculously comfy and would strongly advise that you buy a pair. They are very light and smooth which makes wearing them feel good as oppose to the previous design which was itchy and made my ears hurt after wearing them for too long.
I haven't managed to find too many problems apart from the jack doesn't work in all computers. In some older computers then they don't work due to having a microphone but if you have one of these computers you probably want to think about saving up to buying a new computer before buying new earphones. Also noise cancelling would help but that's more of an improvement for the next generation then a problem with this one.
Should you buy them?
If you like earphones rather then headphones then you aren't going to find any better then these for such a reasonable price. The sound quality and comfort both excel any other pair of earphones I have come across and they look really cool. The only reason I would suggest headphones instead is for the noise cancelling experience but you are looking at a lot more money for that.
Overall I would strongly suggest buying these earphones and would love to say thanks to apple for making them so well.
I have had an iPhone for around three years now. I currently own a 4S version of the phone and one of the things I love about the iPhone is the music that I have on there. I have always used the headphones that come with the phone and have always been fairly happy with them. However, I recently got hold of a new pair of the Apple earphones, so I though I should give them a review.
The most noticeable difference with these new earphones is the shape. The old version were rounded whereas these are shaped in more of an oval shape. This is significant as it means they actually fit into your ear better. The old ones were pretty good and would only fall out when I turned my head, the new ones are even better though and they hardly ever fall out. This means they are ideal if you are using them when exercising, you can jig around and have then stay in at all times, really good.
Other than that there is not that much difference. The earphones once again have a very handy little remote which is attached to one of the wires, this means it is easy to use and always to hand. The remote allows you to simply turn the volume up or down and you can also pause, skip forward or back on your play list. Again this is ideal if you are exercising.
As you can see from the picture the earphones are white as it the norm with Apple iphone products. They look pretty slick and the have a nice looking design to them. The wire is long enough whilst not being to long which is important really. Sometimes you find that the wires are to short and this causes an issue but this is not a problem with these.
There is also a hands free device on the earphones, so you can use this to make calls, it's very easy to operate and easy to get the hand of. I don't really tend to use this feature very often but on the odd occasion I do it seems to works fine. Some people will no doubt find this a very handy feature.
The sound quality is also very good. This is not an area that I am any kind of expert in but for my needs the sound quality is more than good enough. The new design is also quite comfortable, even after wearing the headphones for an hour I don't experience any discomfort with them which is obviously a good thing.
When it comes to price you can pick these up for quite cheap. Apple also now give them out with most of their new products be it phones, iPods or iPads. The earphones are compatible with all the more modern iPhones and iPods so you should have no problems getting them working. Overall then these are really an excellent pair of earphones and although they are very similar to the old model they are certainly a slight improvement.


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8 Peeta Mellark Tattoos For Josh Hutcherson To Consider For His Next Body Ink
This week, The Hunger Games fans were stirred into a frenzy by this peek at Josh Hutcherson's latest tattoo: An intricate anchor on his left side. At the White House Correspondents' Dinner last weekend, Josh told Access Hollywood that he loves tattoos: "I like the traditional kind, like the old Sailor Jerry style… I'm going to get a lot more. So watch out!" With that in mind, we thought that Josh could add some Hunger Games-themed ink to his collection.
We've searched Google, Tumblr, and Pinterest for the best Peeta Mellark-centric tattoos, collected in the gallery below. (Why not? Orlando Bloom and co. got commemorative tattoos when they starred in the Lord of the Rings movies.) Some have quotes from the books, others are just tasteful symbols… but most of them we could actually see Josh rocking.
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I am an Avon Representative and the super shock mascara is one of my favourites. The mascara is brilliant it really volumes up your lashes. It does go on your lashes easily, does not clump up at all.
Your lashes will appear fuller and longer and they really stand out with this mascara.
I come from Burnley area and right now we are on brochure 13 and the super shock mascara is £5 normally the mascara is £8.50, because being a representative we get the next few brochures early and in brochure 14 and 15 the price for it is back at £8.50 so it is best to buy it in brochure 13 as you will save £3.50.
The mascara coats lashes in up to 12X the volume.
I always carry this mascara in my demonstration bag and my customers know I love super shock mascara and they also have tried the mascara out and they love it, I always hear positive feedback from customers, they also agree thee mascara is clump free and no flakes and it evens out the lashes. The mascara only come in black colour. Supershock brights mascara did other colours such as purple and blue etc. I find my lashes do not break so easy with the super shock mascara some mascaras I find my lashes break easy. Super shock mascara is a must have and should be kept in your emergency make over bag. The size of the tube is 10ml the mascara has been seen in Now magazine and also seen o Reveal.co.uk.
I recently bought this from my Avon representative as I was looking for a new mascara and this one was on a special offer. It is normally £8.50 from either the catalogue or the online shop.
The mascara comes in a very large tube which holds 10ml of product. It's wrapped in a plastic label which needs to be removed. Ingredients and product information can be found on this outer label rather than printed on the bottle.
The mascara brush is long and thick. The brush design comprises of small, soft plastic 'whiskers' (on a straight, stiff brush) which are very close together. As you apply your lashes are squeezed through these bristles and coated with the mascara.
The brand state this mascara can award "extreme results". The mascara is very thick and has a sticky consistency. I have the shade 'black' and it looks charcoal grey until you apply it after which it looks very dark. The mascara goes on very thickly and feels heavy on the lashes. It makes my lashes stick together because the brush bristles are too close together. It gives volume without the definition. It pushes the root of my lashes together and makes them look like doll's lashes! The brand actually advise putting two coats on put there is no way I could! I would feel like I had cement on my lashes if I did this! One application of the mascara feels heavy enough and I can feel it on my lashes whenever I blink. It also feels grainy and uneven even though there is no signs of it looking clumpy.
The mascara has excellent staying power and doesn't flake off. It is also fine for contact lens wearers. It can be easily removed at the end of the day/night.
I would say that the overall effect of the mascara is to give a 'party girl' or fake lash look as it is quite dramatic and heavy. It's not a look I personally want to achieve very often and I hoped that this mascara could also be used for a more casual make-up face. However, it's tricky to apply this as a light coat. I also generally don't like the way it feels on my lashes as it's just so heavy and I am always aware of it being there. I would not purchase this again but I would recommend to girls and ladies who are looking for a product that can create a very dramatic eye-make up effect.
Not a mascara I would purchase again, I guess that's just personal opinion. I try to review as many of AVON products as I buy allot of cosmetics from their brochures. The mascara was on offer for just £4 which is reasonable for a mascara compared to the prices of other brands. The tube is rather large as it looks in the image and to be honest I was quite disappointed in this mascara. It makes my lashes look so claggy and unattractive. The wand on the mascara is so big it just collects too much product so before you use it try and scrape some of the product off. I love a mascara that can make my lashes look longer and that does give volume and this is the purpose this mascara is meant to give but I find it just doesn't work for me. Its described as a plumping colour but isn't it just the same colour as every other black mascara? Just one product I didn't find useful easy to use and wouldn't purchase again.
I work part-time as an Avon Representative when my poor health allows, and this means I have great access to the assorted make-up and beauty items that are available from the variety of Avon ranges. My make-up bag in particular is bulging with a whole host of Avon branded items, with this review outlining my experiences of using the "Avon SuperShock Mascara."
The SuperShock Mascara is available to purchase from your local Avon Rep, with the normal selling price being £8.50. You can also purchase online at Avon's website (www.Avon shop.co.uk) where postage costs apply. I was able to purchase the Mascara as part of a promotional offer a while back, so only paid £4.
The Mascara is presented in a plain-looking black tube that contains 10ml of product. The name of the product appears along the 'length' of the mascara tube. The SuperShock Mascara is also currently available in a pink tube, which is a "Limited Edition" design. Both of these packaging designs are available to purchase in the shade of Mascara that I own, which is "Black."
Removing the wand from the tube is very easy to do, and I am able to turn the top of the tube easily, before pulling the wand out. I am able to replace it just as easily too, finding there is no aspect of using the product, or its packaging, that presents me with any difficulty, even though I suffer with limited strength in my hands. As the wand is removed from the tube, I can see the thick mascara coating the wand's bristles easily, and I am able to detect quite a strong aroma from the product too, which is quite chemical-like, although I don't find the scent to be particularly off-putting or overwhelming.
I find using the SuperShock Mascara is quite easy, with it feeling free from fuss or 'faff'.. a definite plus-point as far as I am concerned, as I have little time for any product that is going to add time or effort to my make-up routine. To use, I simply need to drag the wand through my upper lashes, which takes just a moment. I find that the wand's bristles feel quite light and flexible at this point, which allows for full coverage to be achieved quite easily. I have found in the past that other mascara products have contained wands that have felt quite fiddly or cumbersome to use, perhaps as a result of them being slightly heavier in their designs, but this has not been an issue with the SuperShock product. I was pleased at this discovery, as I find lighter wands are easier to use, which allows for more control during application, and ultimately a neater end result.
On the down side, however, I find the mascara itself will become quite 'gloopy' easily, which can result in a bit of a 'clumped' mess if I'm not careful. I find that once the wand has been removed from the tube, it is beneficial to 'wipe' it down slightly, at the tube's opening. This allows the excess droplets to be removed from the wand's bristles, and I find this works well enough for my own purposes. The quantity of product clinging to the wand's bristles after doing this is more than ample for my own requirements, but of course this result may vary from person to person.
During application, I find that the strong chemical-like aroma that I noticed earlier becomes a little stronger, although I do find that it disappears quickly, once the mascara has dried on my lashes. I find I really need to allow a minute or two before the product has dried properly and I can go ahead and apply my second coat. If I start to apply my second coat too early, it results in a gloopy 'clumped' look that is difficult to correct once it gets underway, so I find allowing another few moments in the drying process is wise. To be clear, it may be the case that some consumers find that a single coat of the SuperShock Mascara is ample, but for my own requirements, the result obtained from a single coat is not dramatic or 'stark' enough for my own tastes.
During the second coat's application, I am able to notice a more defined, 'thickened' overall appearance to the top lashes which I think looks quite nice. The lashes are not particularly 'clumped' in their appearance, and are not stuck together in small 'bunches' which is a look I really do not like! Instead, the lashes appear to be thickened by the product's fibres, with the end result appearing quite feminine. I do find that curling my eyelashes with a little curler tool prior to the application of the SuperShock Mascara really goes a long way, as this practice seems to 'open' the lashes up slightly prior to application, with the 'thickening' fibres of the mascara being slightly more spaced out and less 'clumped' than if the lashes had not been curled. I haven't tested this theory extensively, but as there is no 'curling' aspect to this particular mascara, it makes sense to use a curler tool to give the lashes a bit of a shape prior to its application, I would have thought.
I find that the SuperShock Mascara performs quite well in terms of avoiding smudging or flaking, with these annoyances only becoming apparent after the Mascara has been worn all day, for perhaps 8 hours or so. Until this point, it remains put quite firmly, although I find it can be encouraged to create a small smudge-mark if my eyes have been watering, or if I get caught in a particularly heavy downpour. This could probably be witnessed from most other mascara products that I own however, so I don't feel the need to criticise the product too sternly for this point.
Avon claims that the mascara will provide "Volumised lashes", but I can't say that I agree with this statement, with their claim about it also being a "Thickening" product feeling more appropriate and realistic. I can't say that I witnessed any real 'volumising" effect after application of the product at all, so I feel it is necessary to deduct one star from the Dooyoo product rating score for the fact the product does not live up to all of its claims.
On the plus side, I find the SuperShock Mascara provides a nice, thickened look to my dark lashes, and it does so without difficulty or fuss. Based on these results, I would probably repurchase it again in the future, although I admit that I do find the normal purchase price of £8.50 to be slightly excessive. I feel that it is more appropriately priced when it is available on the promotional offer of around £5.
I got this mascara in a special eyes gift set that Avon were selling the Christmas before last, as it was part of a set it is actually a bit of a different design to the normal black packaging it comes in. This is one of Avon's own products and therefore you can only buy it directly from their website or from a Representative, the price varies as there are always offers on in the Avon books but last time I saw the product in the book it was around the £8 mark.
My mascara is packaged in a plastic cylindrical casing about the width of a 1p coin, the tube is decorated with bronze markings like a Tiger's stripes which I really like and it has a really lovely shine to it. The top half of the tube twists off to reveal the wand inside and then of course there is the name of the product on the tube too.
The wand of the mascara is pretty unique from ones I have seen, the central plastic piece is pretty thick and then there are a load of little spikes sticking off it which of course are what will coat your eyelashes with the product however I was quite surprised at how short the little spikes are. The bristles are really close together and clumped into 4 sections on the wand, on the end of the wand you can actually see the mascara and it is pretty thick but not at all clumpy.
Applying the mascara is really easy, the wand is comfortable to hold and even though it is perfectly straight it is still easy to manoeuvre around your lashes, the mascara coats the lashes well and doesn't leave any clumps or stick the lashes together at all. I feel the mascara leaves my lashes looking thick and shows off just how long my eyelashes actually are, the mascara lasts really well on the lashes too and at the end of the day I can still see the mascara until I remove it purposely.
I remove this with cotton pads and eye make up remover and it comes off pretty well although I do tend to give my eyes an extra wipe over the next morning as I feel like there are remnants of the mascara that don't come off the first time of trying. The mascara is not waterproof so not going to be suitable if you are going somewhere you are likely to cry. I think this is a pretty great mascara, it doesn't provide extra full lashes or anything amazing but my natural lashes are long and thick enough anyway and this certainly enhances them.
I love mascara, I think it is my dessert island item.
I have lots of long lashes, however I am blond so without mascara they are pretty much none-existent. Hence I need and rely on lashings of mascara, my theory being more is definatley more!!!!
I discovered Avon Super shock mascara a few weeks ago, it generally retails at £8.50 although I think I paid around £4 for mine so didnt have much to lose!
The 10ml tube is huge, I think this represents the effect of the mascara. The claim is up to 12 x more volume, the wand is pretty large with a long bristle area, the bristles are quite close together and there are lots of them.
I love the effect this mascara has from the minute I start apply it, it clings to my lashes separating and lengthening them, the second coat builds up lovely clinging to the previous layer, I generally put another coat over that one for a real black false lash effect.
I am chuffed to bits with how this mascara looks, and whatsmore....it lasts and lasts. It looks as good at the end of the day as it does when I apply it in the morning.
The mascara is not waterproof and washes off pretty easily, it does not irritate my sensitive eyes either.
I would recommend any mascara lover to try this and I am pretty much certain you will love it too.
Last year for my birthday, my auntie gave me an overnight case (pink with leopard print lining!) full of little bits of make-up. I unwrapped numerous nail varnishes, pots of eye shadow and lip-glosses and was very happy with it all. Then when I came to use the case a couple of months later, I unzipped one of the pockets and another wrapped present rolled out! It was such a surprise and I was really happy when I opened it up...It was a large tube of Avon Mascara.
The packaging of the mascara is quite plain, the tube is all black with turquoise shiny writing on the side, which says the name. The best thing about this mascara is the brush. I struggle with mascaras usually because it is hard to find the balance between a non-clumpy one, but one that gives me separation and volume at the same time!
It is a large brush, bigger than one I would usually get for myself, but I actually really like it. It has hard, but flexible comb-like bristles which separate each eyelash, so instead of clumping together, they stand alone, and this makes the whole lash line look fuller and thicker. This is a massive bonus for me. I usually use only one coat of this mascara as it does really coat my eyelashes from top to bottom in one go, however if I wanted a really full on look, I know I could use two coats to achieve it.
The mascara itself lasts well, although I do tend to notice it becomes quite dry and flakes towards the end of the day. I have never had any problems with this smudging though and even when it gets wet it seems to have good staying power. I know I will be re-buying this product and I'm very glad I found it.
Better Late Than Never!
I am a mascara addict. I cannot leave the house without eye makeup and a coat or two of mascara!
Over the years I have tried all sorts of makes and price ranges of mascara.
Packaging - Mine is the Christmas edition in an attractive red tube decorated with gold stars and gold wording. It contains 10ml of black mascara.
Mascara brush - Unscrewing the lid reveals the wand/brush which is very sturdy and quite large. The wand coats each lash individually, resulting in no clumping.
Mascara - Is just the right consistency, not too runny so it causes a mess and not too thick so it clumps all of your lashes together. Provides good coverage and results in neatly coated lashes but I wouldn't say it gives much more volume than ordinary mascara.
Long lasting but easy to remove with face wipes or eye make up remover.
A good everyday mascara that results in lovely looking lashes.
I seem to have a seemingly long list of Avon mascaras and one of the more recent additions is this SuperShock mascara from Avon.
- Packaging -
Mine must be an updated version, (or christmas inspired( as it comes in a pretty glam red tube, decorated with stars all over and written in gold Avon SuperSHOCK mascara. It is a 10ml tube so is actually rather large but I have no problem with it fitting into my cosmetic purse, despite it's chunky appearance.
- Brush -
As per usual with mascaras, the brush is attached to the lid inside and it is more of a plastic brush with small bristles protruding, gathered quite close together. The mascara brush is not fully coated with heaps of mascara so you can actually see all the even bristles perfectly.
- Application / Results -
The brush is really easy to apply and for the fully coated look I like on my lashes this brush does the job perfectly. It glides through my lashes from roots to end easily without pulling/tugging on my lashes or leaving blotches of mascara on my eyelids. My lashes don't look tremendously shocking or mega long but they do look more vivacious and I (and more importantly others!) can see I have mascara on lol. The mascara is really long lasting, and whilst it is not advertised as waterproof it doesn't seem to smudge or run and I'm not left with panda eyes when I have the odd sniff or watery eye with this freezing weather! Saying that, it's really easy to remove at the end of the night with some face cleansing wipes or eye makeup remover and a cotton pad. It doesn't irritate my eyes so I think this mascara ticks all my boxes.
- Overall -
This is actually one of my favourite everyday mascaras, as it's simple, effective and gives my lashes some lovely length. I actually paid the (teeny bit extortionate) full price of this in the Avon Brochure of £8.50. I wanted to help my avon lady out as wanted to give her some good commission and this was the only thing I ordered as I couldn't see much else I felt like buying (and you can never have enough mascaras lol). I think for this price it is not really worth it, but it usually comes on offer for a fiver which is much more reasonable value so I think for £8.50 it's not really a premium mascara worth the price, but for a fiver or so it isn't half bad.
I purchased this avon supershock mascara in the avon booklet at a promotional price of just £5, personally I still think this is a bit pricey for mascara as I'm not the type of girl to put make up as a priority, however seeing as all the other mascaras that I come across are £10 or above I thought I'd take my chances and try this one out.
My first impression of the mascara was that the brush / wand was very full and bold, I always see this as a good sign because it means that it'll cover all my eyelashes in fewer strokes than a thinner wand would. I also particularly liked how the tube was a generous thickness and made it easy to grip when applying the mascara.
My theory about the bigger wand making it quicker and easier to apply the mascara was fortunately correct, I can get good results from this product in just a couple of minutes! There are no clumps produced with this mascara and it generally covers the lashes evenly. I have this mascara in Black and the colour that comes out on the lashes is very intense and bold, this could cause problems if you want to wear this mascara as a day look and you're not comfortable with such intensity during the day, however I have dark hair and very light lashes so I find the boldness and intensity very convenient and perfect for my needs.
The mascara doesn't flake unless you fiddle or pick your lashes and it comes off very easily with make-up or wet wipes. There is a waterproof version of this mascara that might be a better option for those who live in rainy areas or have a tendency to encounter water on a day to day basis.
The mascara lasted me around 3-4 months with me using it 3-4 times a week, In all honesty as I don't use make up very much I'm not sure whether this is a general good durability, but for me I'm more than happy to spend £5 three times a year on mascara.
I got Avon Super Shock mascara when it was on offer for £5 from Avon and have had a few at full price since. It usually costs £8.50 and you can buy it online from www.avonshop.co.uk or from an Avon representative.
As far as I am aware this mascara is only available in black.
It comes in a thick black tube with "AVON superSHOCK" on the side. The lettering on my current Super Shock mascara is metallic blue. It also has "10ml" written on, but the lettering on the tube does scratch off quite easily.
When you first get the tube it is sealed with a thin plastic wrapper with a strip to tear it off. This reassures you that it hasn't been opened or tested.
The lid twists off easily revealing the brush which I think is fantastic. The bristles are rather small, but there are a lot of them and they go all the way around the brush. The bristles of the brush look like they are made of a jelly like material and they spring back into place after using it. I think the brush would be very difficult to mis-shapen. I find the brush separates my lashes nicely and coats them well and evenly with no clumps leaving me with neat black lashes. The look the mascara gives you is effective, but not over the top. You can repeat application for a more dramatic look. The brush allows you to get to even the smallest of lashes.
While the mascara is not waterproof, it does not smudge easily. I find it stays in place all day and is easy to remove afterwards.
I think it is a great mascara. It is not badly priced and the brush is really good.
I bought this after reading a huge amount of hype over the supershock mascara by Avon from bloggers and media. It was quite expensive at £8 (on offer) particularly when Avon are supposedly a low end makeup range, however i didnt mind paying it because i had heard such wonderful things about it.
Once i received the mascara, i couldnt wait to try it out, so straight away i got to a mirror and applied a medium coat of the mascara to my lashes. The brush doesn't really 'grab' my lashes the way my normal mascara does, i like a comb and mascara and one and this certainly did not do that.
Other than that, i noticed a large amount of clumping and what i call 'spider lashes' where the lashes become straight and look like spiders legs because they are so crisp from the product. i figured it was probably because i didn't curl my lashes, so removed the product, combed and curled my curled my eyelashes and then reapplied the product but found the mascara to do the exact same again.
I dont expect miracles, but the only thing shocking about this mascara is how over hyped it is. Normally i love Avon but this was just not my favourite product.
I got this mascara in a gift bag and I must say I was a little disappointed, although it does make your eyelashes look lovely when wearing I found that later on I had black smudge marks around my eyes which when I tried to rub off just made it even worse!
I also had a little bit of a clogging issue and I tried to remove a little excess from my eyelashes I ended up with black all over my fingers, but this may be due to my inexperience of applying mascara - maybe there's a technique to it!
The mascara itself is a 10ml tube and it says that it gives you up to 12 times volume. The one I had was black but you can also purchase in brown/black too, the description of this mascara is "thickening base coat and plumping colour in one for volumised lashes".
You can buy this mascara from the Avon brochure and it is currently priced at £8.50 however as with all Avon products you have to keep checking the price as they can vary from brochure to brochure.
It does give a lovely look to your eyes but as I only wear mascara on special occasions I like mine to stay on for the night. I will be sticking to my max factor one in future.
I have had two of these one as a gift from friend after they complained of it hurting their eyes, and another as a stocking filler!
*The Tube*
The tube is really thick compared to other brands, I have two different designs and have seen a variety of them online too, The standard tube is normally a very shiny black and I have one with Gold tiger print one the side and one with a pinker floral design so there seems to be a couple you can collect which is cool! The top screws off very easily and the brush is also fairly thick! You can get these from around three pounds or less online but Avon stock it online for £8.50 which really isn't something I would pay for it personally!
I have very small eyes so the clumpy brush did mean I had to have a cotton bud handy ready to wash off an extra black blobs, I can be fiddly to get into the really inner eyelashes, so I would have liked a less thick brush, But after one application you can defiantly see a big difference and my eyelashes looked very long but not too thick, on the second and third go they started to get thicker but also clumpy and started to look very spidery and not the look I wanted, my lashes began to stick together and were not separated, in this case I would only put the brush over once and use it as a daily mascara!
I really love my mascara to be the darkest of blacks, but this mascara started off nicely but went a murky grey after a few hours! This mascara doesn't seem to give any kind of curl just length and the volume just seemed to be clumps, The mascara didn't look very healthy and always looked like a dry old mascara, considering I had it the day my friend used and received it It really shouldn't have started looking grey at all!
A disappointment really, I wanted black and shocking eyes but I got a grey and murky long lash instead, it does provide a good length though and I have decided to use it as a base for my other mascara, so I guess its a massive avoid for people with sensitive eyes (like my friend) and people who want a black but it could suffice as a day mascara or as something to use with other mascaras!
Super big brush for super big volume!


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A proposal to enhance salaries for all city employees in Russellville includes raises for two elected positions and related staffs.
A suggested non-uniform salary schedule released by Mayor Raye Turner Monday includes a $3,000 annual pay increase for the district judge position and $2,100 more annually for the city attorney. District Judge Don Bourne was recently re-elected to a four-year term, while City Attorney Trey Smith is in the second year of a four-year term.
City leaders are considering raising property taxes in the city in order to fund the new salary scale. The plan released Monday identifies 19 city employees who do not make wages comparable to their counterparts in six other cities. Audra Samuels, the city's human resource director, compiled the study.
The city's personnel committee reviewed the plan and will again study it at another meeting at 2 p.m. Monday.
The district judge's present $59,482.50 salary is paid in equal shares by Russellville and Pope County. The $3,000 increase represents a nearly 10 percent increase based on the city's portion of the position's salary.
The city attorney presently receives $50,000 annually, although Turner's proposal suggests raising the salary to $52,100 before other incentives are calculated. The plan would also give the judge and attorney additional funds annually - $750 and $500 respectively - based on a longevity pay plan introduced along with the plan Monday.
Samuels said the elected officials' proposed salary increases came after Turner asked her to ensure Russellville offers its employees a competitive salary compared to other cities. She said she compiled a "market study" based on information she received from city leaders in Bentonville, Paragould, Conway, Fort Smith, Sherwood and North Little Rock - a study that determined those elected positions were underpaid, she said.
Alderman Andrea Lea said she would not support a property tax increase to pay the two elected officials more, and was publicly joined in that opinion by aldermen Faye Abernathy and Tyrone Williamson.
"They both ran knowing what they were going to make," Lea said. "The people elected them at that price, and I don't think it's appropriate to raise property taxes to give them a raise at this time.
"I agree that we need a plan for employees," Lea continued. "But let's get a good, solid plan before we take money from city property owners."
When asked why other elected officials - including City Council members and City Clerk Kathy Collins - were not given raises in the plan, Bourne said it was because they did not work full-time. Turner said it was because aldermen should consider raising their salaries on their own, if they choose, adding that Collins' situation was different because she is also employed full-time as the city's permit clerk and would be compensated extra through that job.
Turner said she also supported a $20,000 pay increase for the mayor position, from $40,000 to $60,000 annually, but said she would not propose the increase until the next mayoral election in 2006.
Judge responds
Monday evening, Bourne said elected officials should receive the same consideration as city department heads.
"Essentially my position is that the mayor, the city attorney and the district judge are full-time emloyees. They attain their employment a different way," he contended. "If we're going to do a salary survey in order to determine a fair wage for city employees, then that survey should be for all full-time employees."
When asked if he would support salary boosts for elected officials at the beginnings of new terms, Bourne said that his new term of four years hasn't yet begun.
"Does that mean that the district judge doesn't get an increase in pay for four years? If so, that's fine. I'm not complaining. I didn't start this. I'm not asking for a raise. I'm just asking to be treated the same as all full-time city employees," he commented.
Among the 17 other city employees identified by Samuels' study as underfunded were both of Smith's employees and three of Bourne's employees. A position identified as "Legal Secretary I" would be raised from $20,000 annually to $20,322 while the "Legal Secretary II" position would be raised from $22,818 to $25,065 annually before longevity incentives are considered. A "Deputy Clerk No. 2" position in Bourne's office would be increased by $1,287 annually, a second "Deputy Clerk No. 2" would be raised by $71 annually, and a "Deputy Clerk No. 3" position would be raised by $121 annually before longevity incentives were considered, moves in conformity to information attained in Samuels' study.
Other city positions identified as underfunded include:
n Treasurer, from $36,050 annually to $38,229, before educational incentives are considered. A new city treasurer was recently hired at the $36,050 figure.
n Assistant animal control officer II, from $18,424 to $19,574 before longevity incentives are considered for that person.
n Assistant animal control officer I, from $16,414 to $17,909.
n Assistant animal control officer I, from $16,414 to $18,405 before longevity incentives are considered for that person.
n Five police clerk positions, each from $18,811 to $19,074.
n Police fleet manager, from $17,575 to $17,909 before educational incentives are considered for that person.
n Traffic technician, from $22,837 to $23,064.
n Operations worker I, from $18,387 to $19,074.
Incentive pay
Russellville employees already receive incentive pay based on college education, ranging up to $960 additionally each year for each employee with a bachelor's degree. Samuels said that incentive would stay in place, along with a longevity pay plan that would pay employees extra for years of service.
Under the longevity plan, employees who work for the city for five to nine years would receive $500 annually in a lump-sum payment on their anniversary date. Employees with 10-14 years with the city would receive $750 annually on their anniversary date, employees with 15-19 years would receive $1,000, employees with 20-24 years would receive $1,250 annually and employees with 25 or more years with the city would receive $1,500 annually.
The non-uniform plan came after city police and fire officials issued a joint proposal earlier this month detailing pay increases for all city uniformed personnel. Their plan would also consolidate the way police and firefighters are paid, making the starting salaries for both positions the same. Some city department heads have said that it would be unfair to give police and firefighters a raise without similarly compensating non-uniformed city employees.
A 2-mill property tax increase would mean a $40 annual increase to city land owners for each $100,000 in assessed property value, Turner said. It would raise more than $500,000 for the city to be used specifically for employee pay.
Aldermen have the power to pass the property tax increase on their own, although some have indicated that they would rather let city voters decide if property taxes should be raised. It may be too late to have the tax increase placed on November's general election ballot, although some city officials have been discussing a possible special election.
An attempt by the mayor to raise property taxes last year for general purposes failed the council by one vote.
Additional reporting by Rick Fahr.


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Metasyntactic wrote:
Suicidolt wrote:
Pont wrote:
"Computer, give me all personnel records where the employee emigrated from a 3rd world country."
FROM personnelrecords r
WHERE r.emigrated IN (@3rdWorldCountries);
relatively close I must admit.
It's higher level because you simply said "personnel records" and allowed the computer to figure out what that meant as well as leaving it up to the computer to even figure out where the person emigrated from and what countries even count as 3rd world. In the SQL statement you are specifically stating that you are looking something up in a specific table, it has a specific attribute attached to it, and you have something somewhere that defines what the 3rd world countries are.
Consider, for example, Watson. Watson operates at a much higher level than SQL, allowing it to far better understand (cryptic) natural language queries (albeit biased toward the sorts of queries found in Jeopardy.
However, for Watson to succeed it was imperative (no pun intended) that all these tables not be predefined, but rather things that Watson could learn from vast databanks of unstructured information.
Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
Then I'll be impressed.


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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Expenditure and Employment Data for the Criminal Justice System: CJEE Annual Files, 1971-1979 (ICPSR 7618)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics
This survey provides information on criminal justice employment and expenditures for all states, counties, certain municipal governments, and Puerto Rico. Specific variables include full- and part-time employees and payroll, expenditures for current operations, capital outlay and contributions to employee benefits, and intergovernmental expenditures paid to state and local governments. Sectors represented in this survey include police protection, judicial services, legal services and prosecution, public defense, and corrections, as well as other criminal justice services.
Series: Expenditure and Employment Data for the Criminal Justice System Series
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United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Expenditure and Employment Data for the Criminal Justice System: CJEE Annual Files, 1971-1979 . ICPSR07618-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2001-03-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07618.v2
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|October 1983
|Hustler Magazine publishes a Campari "ad parody" in its November 1983 issue that describes Reverend Jerry Falwell's "first time": incest in an outhouse with his mother.
|October 31, 1983
|Falwell files a complaint in United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia alleging that Hustler Magazine, in its November issue, defamed him and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
|November 15, 1983
|The Moral Majority, a fundamentalist organization headed by Falwell, sends out mass mailings to its 500,000 members describing the Hustler parody. A second mailing, to 27,000 "major donors," includes a copy of the Campari ad.
|January 30, 1984
|Plaintiff files its amended complaint against Hustler.
|February 1984
|The Campari parody ad is republished in the March 1984 issue of Hustler Magazine. Flynt announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for president and enters the New Hampshire primary.
|June 1984
|Flynt is deposed at a federal prison in North Carolina, where he is serving time for contempt of court. Bearded, full of bedsores, and probably in an unstable mental state, Flynt offers vulgar, flippant, and outrageous answers to the questions from Falwell's attorney, Norman Grutman.
|December 3, 1984
|The trial opens in federal district court in Virginia. A defense motion to exclude the deposition of Larry Flynt is denied.
|December 8, 1984
|Court's charge to the jury, and verdict of the jury in favor of Defendants Hustler Magazine, Inc. and Larry Flynt on claim of libel, and in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants Hustler Magazine, Inc. and Larry Flynt on claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress. The jury awards compensatory and punitive damages on claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress.
|April 19, 1985
|Hustler's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is denied.
|August 5, 1986
|The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the judgment against Hustler for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
|November 4, 1986
|The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in banc, denies Hustler's petition for rehearing, with dissenting opinions.
|December 2, 1987
|The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case of Hustler v. Falwell. Norman Grutman argues the case for Falwell, while Alan Isaacman argues for Hustler.
|February 24, 1988
|The Supreme Court, on a 8 to 0 vote, overturns the Virginia jury's verdict against Hustler. Writing for the Court, Justice Rehnquist says the "First Amendment prohibits such a result in the area of public debate about public figures."
|January 10, 1997
|Jerry Falwell and Larry Flynt appear together on the Larry King show and engage in surprisingly friendly conversation about their trial. Soon afterwards, Falwell visits Flynt in his Beverly Hills office and the two men begin a friendship.
|May 15, 2007
|Jerry Falwell dies of a heart attack at age 73.


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Tom Hoffman says he's looking forward to getting a new bill after the latest mistake that Dallas officials blame on a bad water meter.
Hoffman canceled his auto-payment system earlier this year after getting a water bill for more than $66,000. Hoffman's financial accounts were frozen before the error was fixed.
Now it's happened again.
City of Dallas spokesman Frank Librio says the stuck meter has been replaced and accurate billing will follow.
Librio also apologized for the error and the inconvenience to Hoffman.


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+ It's a free country, isn't it?
Dear Editor:
When I was young, every single one of us said the words, "It's a free country, isn't it?" every single day.
I can't remember the last time I heard that. Great editorial. Let's all start saying that every day again, especially in front of the young ones who have never heard it. It's way past time to relearn what matters.
Shannon Gault
Longboat Key
+ U.S. schools are still in need of help
Dear Editor:
We recently relocated to Longboat Key and I must say that it is a pleasure to read the Observer editorial, which provides a real view of our dysfunctional K-12 public school system.
The fact is, the most significant initial effort to highlight the problem was made in 1983 and since then our schools have been in a state of decline.
Those who promote the fallacy that the schools are good — and there are many —should come down off the other planet that they live on and get real.
Consider the following: In 1983, a blue-ribbon panel made of 18 member and known as Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education issued a report called "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Education Reform," which provided irrefutable evidence on the mediocrity of American schools and warned of the potential consequences. Twenty years later a follow-up report by the Koret Task Force concluded that little progress had been made in the school system and that there was "a rising tide of mediocrity in our schools." In April 2008, a 25-year follow-up report on "A Nation at Risk" was done by the Washington Post and offered plenty of evidence to back up its headline, which read "25 Years Later and Still Dumb."
As indicated in your editorial, SAT pre-college scores have been declining over the years. Florida high school graduates who apply to community colleges must be admitted but are required to be tested on math, reading and writing, which are considered to be minimum capabilities for the first-year of college. A November 2012 report by NPR indicated that more than 50% of these graduates failed to meet the minimum standards and were required to take and pass remedial courses on subjects they should have learned during their 12 years of elementary and high school. This requirement cost taxpayers more than $100 million in 2011.
In May 2012, it was reported that average scores of Sarasota students on the writing FCAT had plunged from the 80s in the prior year to the 30s and 40s.
I still have a copy of a local newspaper article, which indicated that the educational establishment was upset because the state had made the tests "more difficult." The article went on to define the meaning of more difficult, which was that for the first-time students were being required to spell correctly and to use proper grammar and punctuation. This is almost beyond belief.
Major studies and comparisons have consistently shown that even our best schools are inferior to those of many foreign countries. Read one study in the Atlantic magazine called "Your Child Left Behind," or Google the words "Globally Challenged," to see a study by Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
A well-documented Wall Street Journal report recently indicated that the biggest complaint of companies who hire MBAs is that they cannot effectively write.
A survey of 500-member companies by the Society for Human Resource Management reported that 48% of those companies were conducting basic training programs in writing skills and grammar for employees.
As Cassius said in the play, "Julius Caesar," "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves." How true that is.
The prime culprits here are the teachers labor unions, which fight tooth-and-nail against reform, but there is plenty of blame to go around, including the educational establishment, parents, most of the media and add to this the usual suspects: politicians. And last, but not least, are citizens who are too busy watching football games and reality shows on TV to become aware that one of the worst realities upon us is the continuing failure of government to provide an effective public education system for America in this age of global economic competition.
William B. Allen
Longboat Key
+ Chatter about default on debt is scare tactic
Dear Editor:
As a seasonal resident of Sarasota, I have welcomed the escape from Connecticut politics, snow etc., but I never substituted Florida politics into this gap. But your Buchanan headline caught my eye.
First point: I thought it a bit harsh that you referred to my receiving Social Security and Medicare B benefits as being on the public dole. I seem to recall paying into Social Security for more than 45 years, and more recently into Medicare B, all as required by law. Hardly the dole! If the law needs to be changed to reflect current reality, let's hope courage from more than just Buchanan springs forth.
Second point: Failure to raise the debt limit is not tantamount to the government defaulting on the public debt. A Jan. 13 article in the Wall Street Journal notes that the government pulls in around $200 million per month from normal tax inflows to the treasury. An article earlier in the week in the WSJ (that I no longer have) noted that current tax revenue inflows will fund about 60% of the federal budget. Debt service consumes 8% to 10% of the budget. Hence, current tax revenue to the treasury is more than enough to service the debt. All the chatter about default on the debt and the end of the world is just Washington scare tactics. What is scary is the 40% of our budget that we have to fund through bonds and other debt instruments.
I'll now revert to enjoy my hiatus from Connecticut politics and leave Florida politics to the natives.
Jack Woodilla
Siesta Key


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"Doctors cut, burn, and torture the sick, and then demand of them an undeserved fee for such services"
"I really did not think much about the size of the transfer fee when I left Barcelona because it was all down to market forces, not me."
"We want to find some way to offset rising tuition, ... We are looking at fees. Some of them are going up and don't need to be."
"I think Beaufort County could pay lower rates and pay a host fee to Jasper County. Obviously (Beaufort and Jasper counties) would have more power negotiating with Waste Management."
"I feel like I am getting hit from both sides. I oppose bringing this up just after the impact fees."
"And with fee demonstration funding, Glacier has been able to put a lot of funding into making it more accessible. The key element is that the physically challenged visitor wants to have the same experience the other visitors have. They don't want to be singled out."
"The administration's proposal does not impact unlicensed spectrum. We do not wish to charge fees on unlicensed use."


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5 Cycling Websites That Will Blow Your Mind
Fortunately in today's digital world, every hobby has at least a few thousand websites dedicated to it. Although we now have a myriad of online publications to choose from, there are many trashy sites that get in the way of finding what you're looking for.
So where do I look?
Wading through useless websites is a real issue when it comes to mountain biking and cycling – because every guy and their jovial Uncle Tim is a pro. Instead of wasting hours trying to find the perfect sites, take a look at this list of some of the most popular cycling blogs:
- Fatcyclist – This website is the blogging baby of a comedic writer who calls himself Fattie. He is by no means fat, but is one of the most hilarious people you'll ever come across. His articles are informative, accurate and full of self-deprecating witticisms that'll give you a kick-start on a blue day.
- MTBR – This site contains massive amount information on bikes, workouts and gear reviews. It also offers great forums where you can chat with fellow enthusiasts and get all your questions answered.
- Ride – South Africans love their extreme sports and Ride exemplifies the extent of this passion. This site offers ideal training programmes, dietary guides, top product reviews, events updates and even the latest news on all that's happening in the cycling world. On top of that, it even features impressive videos and interviews with talented individuals.
- Pinkbike – This website is very similar to MTBR, but with a lot more style, elegance and personal stories. You'll get lost for hours on end while you follow a cycling journey all over the globe. Check out all the best cyclists, and see what they can do – live though their trials and tribulations and share their victories.
- Bikeradar– Their slogan, 'The world is for riding', captures the essence of their ideology. This fun site hosts everything you need to know about cycling, whether you're an expert or a beginner. It even has content on how you can get your family interested in this activity. There are tons of links to interesting industry news, the best routes in your area, and competitions.
Each of these websites imparts very useful information to both international and South African cyclists. Whatever your biking needs –advice, new parts, inspiration, training schedules – you won't be disappointed. At the end of a long day, you can simply spend an evening on a YouTube journey watching your favourite athletes showcase their skills. This is also a quick and easy way to grab some inspiration on the go.
In addition to finding cool videos and new ideas, you can connect with people all over the world: from the Drakensburg all the way to Canada and Spain. Share your ideas, experiences and difficulties. You can even upload videos and gain a loyal following. Get started tonight and gain some useful knowledge by reading these inspirational websites!
Malini enjoys two things more than anything in life. They are, writing and cycling. When she's not in the saddle enjoying rides through the country side or writing about it.Read More
Are Bicycles replacing Cars on our Roads?
Not so very many years ago, sidewalks and roads were filled with children on their bikes, riding their way to school. Those of us old enough to remember those days remember the pride we took in our bikes, making sure that they were clean and that our precious bells were in tip-top ringing condition. Gradually, those bikes, which were also used by commuters and people running errands, were replaced by buses and cars. The scene changed from one of kids careening about on their bikes to those same children simply standing by the street corner, waiting for a bus. Commuters, too, changed their mode of transportation. Today, however, we are wondering if we are seeing another shift, one that leads us back to the two-wheeled wonders powered by whatever we ate for breakfast.
Government Agendas
When little Jane pedaled fiercely down the road to make it to school on time just fifty years ago, she never dreamed that one day, one day in her lifetime, the United States government would be spending millions of dollars to try to encourage children to do exactly what she was doing—riding her bike to school. Even so, it is true. As part of the Federal Highway Department Safe Routes to School program, the federal government is spending millions of dollars both to provide safe routes for kids to bike or walk to school and to encourage kids to get out and use those routes. The return to two-wheels isn't limited to kids in school. Biking seems to be a growing trend across many walks of life.
Biking Cities
Roadside bike rack at University of Minneapolis
Whether they are doing it for the commuting crowd, students, tourists, or people headed to the mall, many cities across the U.S. and around the world are making it more convenient than ever to leave the four-wheeled vehicles at home and start pedaling the two-wheeled ones. While biking lanes are rather common, a number of cities have gone the extra mile when it comes to accommodating bikes.
- Fort Mason, CA. A stretch of road in this community certainly encourages bikers. The parking areas have been replaced with a bike lane, complete with cement barricades, ensuring no one mistakenly parks his vehicle in the new bike lane.
- Japan. Not surprisingly, Japan is a mecca for cyclists, something that never really went away with the car trend. Many cities rent bikes to tourists, and some even have multi-level parking garages dedicated solely to bicycles.
- Munich. This city offers a fascinating public transportation system, one that contains varying levels of propelling options, with cheaper rates for those that are more environmentally friendly. Renting a bike, for example, would likely cost considerably less than riding the bus with the city's Mo-Bility system.
- Minneapolis. Some sources point to Minneapolis as the top city for biking in the U.S. This city has gone the extra mile in increasing on-street cycling lanes and bicycle routes for tourists as well as locals.
With such an emphasis on biking, perhaps our grandchildren will laugh when they hear of all the traffic jams, school bus rides, and commuter buses of today. They'll be busy pedaling away, protecting our earth while exercising their muscles.
Chris Turberville-Tully enjoys spending time with his wife and sons outdoors, whether biking, taking a run on the beach or an evening drive (yes, he drives a car!) through the countryside. When not enjoying the great outdoors and fresh air, Chris spends his time writing for HR Owen or traveling abroad for business. To date Chris has visited over 80 countries and has no plans to stop just yet. Follow Chris' travels on G+.Read More
Beyond The Training Wheels – What Your Child Needs To Know About Bicycle Safety
A bike offers so much to a child. It promotes exploratory play; it's a mode of transportation; it encourages independence; it develops balance; and so much more. Hence, it's no wonder that kids, boys and girls, just love bicycles. But teaching them how to drive their bikes properly can be a challenge. They will fall and they will get scratches and bruises. Yet they will try and try because, to them, nothing is more rewarding than the day when their training wheels are removed. Still, before these are taken out and before you allow your child to drive longer distances on his own, you must explain to him what his responsibilities are as a biker so that he'll remain safer on public roads.
o He must have proper training. Some kids are not very good bike riders. They know how to drive straight, but they don't know how to turn or stop when needed. Without the right biking skills, your child becomes a danger to himself and to others. Hence, assess your child's driving abilities first.
o He must use the right equipment. Accidents on the road can happen. In order to improve your kid's safety while on the road, see to it that he has the recommended equipment. A helmet is essential, and this must be worn each time your child rides. Knee and elbow pads can also protect him in case he falls.
o He must not ride his bike at night. Kids are independent, and your son might try to ride his bike to go to a friend's house at night. But bicycling when it's dark outside is very dangerous. A child is small; thus, it will be harder for other drivers to see him. Streets are also more deserted at night, and this makes your child vulnerable to attackers.
For older kids who are already allowed to bike at night, they must be required to wear the proper gear. Moreover, they must utilize items that will help in increasing their visibility while biking, such as LED lights that can be attached to bicycles and also reflective vests. Nevertheless, parents must not allow their children to go out at night especially since many accidents that involve bikers often happen between 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. These are also the times when drunk drivers are on the road.
o He must be aware of traffic rules. Bob M. Cohen & Associates believe that bicyclists have the same rights as other motorists. Because of this, cyclists, young and old, are also subject to the same traffic rules that govern all drivers. Therefore, before allowing your kid to drive his bike on public roads, he must understand traffic regulations and he must know how to put them into practice. To illustrate, a young driver must be able to identify and follow all traffic signals or lights, and he must obey all road regulations in order to stay safe.
o He must realize that riding a bike is a responsibility. A child who is old enough to drive a bike on his own must also comprehend that bicycling is not play, particularly if he is out on public roads. Hence, he must not participate in bike races or other recreational activities that might threaten people's safety. He has a responsibility to himself and to other motorists. He must also understand that accidents do happen; and, when they do, the effects could be devastating not only to himself, but to other victims too.
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Claire Taylor is a freelance writer and a mom. Her articles are often about road safety and automobile maintenance.Read More