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AMB β18 Stereo Headphone AmplifierMarch 29, 2004
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In keeping with my minimalist philosophy in audio, I decided that the only user controls will be a volume control knob and a power switch. Unlike the Headroom Max, there is no crossfeed or filter feature. There are two sets of input RCA terminals, internally wired in parallel. This is to allow the headphone amp to be inserted into the tape monitor loop of a preamp, or in between a preamp and a power amp without the need for Y-cables or adapters. Two output jacks allow simultaneous connection of two pairs of headphones.
I originally planned to use all-discrete components, but decided instead to try some of the recent crop of high performance IC opamps. Op amps were at one time considered lowly creatures not worthy in a high-end design (and many still subscribe to that belief). However, there are now new devices that offer truly remarkable performance that give all-discrete circuitry a run for the money. Combine that performance with reduced parts count, PC board real-estate savings and lower cost, these are solid reasons for me to go this route. In addition, due to standardized IC pin-outs, I thought it would be interesting to substitute different opamps to hear and measure their differences.
Most opamps do not work well driving headphone directly. The output current capability and output impedance characteristics of the better performing opamps are such that they tend to operate near or beyond the "edge" while driving reactive loads like headphones, particlarly those with low impedance. This is the reason why the headphone outputs on preamps, CD players, tape decks, etc., do not sound good. To protect the opamp from overcurrent distortion and damage, most of these designs use a resistor in series at their opamp outputs, reducing damping factor, introduce nonlinearlities in frequency response, and limiting the peak power delivered to the phones and consequently affecting the dynamic range. There are "power opamps" with high current output capability but none of them are known for sonic excellence, and they typically come in non-standard packages, making device swapping and comparison unfeasible.
I decided to use the opamp merely as a voltage gain stage, and use discrete power transistors in a push-pull configuration to provide the needed output current drive capability. This sort of output buffering topology is mentioned in Walt Jung's IC Op Amp Cookbook as well as his Audio IC Op Amp Applications book, and are used in various real world designs. However, rather than the usual bipolar power transistors, I decided to use power MOSFETs, because I have been a longtime fan of these as amplifier output devices. Ever since my good experiences with the Hafler power amplifiers from the late 1970s, I have been smitten by their excellent reliability, speed, and negative thermal coefficient characteristics. Moreover, they are noted by an absence of the harsh "solid state sound".
After sketching out a schematic diagram of what I wanted to build, and searching for parts information on the web, I came across the Headwize forums and an almost identical circuit to what I designed from Sheldon Stokes (a.k.a. SDS Labs). Sheldon even offers etched and pre-drilled PC boards for sale. I decided to use version 1.2 of Sheldon's board, which made my job easier. This board also includes the power supply section, simplifying matters even further. My circuit was largely identical to the SDS Labs design, except that I use somewhat different component values and parts. I have since made some parts changes to make it more like the SDS design, most of these are to make them fit the SDS board. The following paragraphs describes my amp in more detail.
The beauty of this design is in its simplicity and relatively low parts count, yet with the right choice of parts, it is capable of stunning performance (as amply illustrated in the actual measured specifications listed below). To this end, I chose quality parts with the goal of maximizing sound performance, while not going too far into the realm of costly "boutique" components that would simply make the amp too expensive.
The power supply features a Amveco toroidal power transformer, International Rectifier 4GBU06 bridge rectifier and "snubber" capacitors. It is regulated with Fairchild LM317T and LM337T regulator ICs with adjustable voltage using Bourns 25-turn cermet trimpots. These are adjusted to supply ±12VDC. The original SDS design was fixed at ±15V, but I needed to reduce this to accommodate the Analog Devices opamps which have lower supply voltage limits. The voltage regulator ICs feature capacitor decoupling on the adjust pins for improved ripple rejection, as well as provide a smooth power-up without transients. There is 37,600µF worth of Nichicon and ELNA low ESR electrolytic capacitors in the power supply section, before and after the voltage regulators. Two of these capacitors are mounted on the chassis rather than onboard. There is more current reserve here than many power amplifiers in the 100-watt per channel class!
The IC opamp is a dual unit, and is socketed to be easily swappable. So far I have tested with the following list. The first four are the modern preferred units, the rest were older generation models that I also tested for comparison purposes. I will try other opamps in the future and update this page. See the data sheets of these opamps by clicking on the part number links.
The two Analog Devices opamps have SOIC-8 (surface mount) package. They are each mounted to a SOIC-8 to DIP-8 adapter.
One concern about using opamp ICs is the power supply voltage limits, particularly the ±12V for the Analog Devices units. This restricts the maximum available output voltage swing, which may be inadequate with some high impedance headphones. However, upon testing with the HD600 (which is a 300 ohm high impedance model), I found that this amplifier provided enough voltage output to achieve very loud playback levels without clipping. If using headphones with much higher impedance, or those that are particularly inefficient, I recommend using only the opamps that can handle ±15V or more of supply voltage, and adjust the power supply regulators accordingly to increase this amplifier's output voltage capability.
An important modification from the "stock" SDS Labs design is the elimination of the R12/R62 resistors, and the substitution of R10/R60 with 4.7mA CRDs (current regulating diodes; the Vishay-Siliconix CR470). This is simple and does not require altering the PC board layout, but should only be done if the output devices are MOSFETs. It is not appropriate with bipolar output transistors. The modification has several important benefits:
An additional NP0 multilayer ceramic decoupling capacitor is added and wired directly across the supply pads of the opamp, which helps amplifier stability with the ultra wideband opamps.
Overall voltage gain is set to slightly less than 5 (13.6dB), different than the original SDS design which has a gain of 2 (6dB). With some high impedance headphones the original gain is not sufficient to achieve adequate listening volumes with certain sources. At this gain, comfortable listening levels can be achieved with most line input devices on the Sennheiser HD600, while the volume control is near center, to provide a good range of control.
The original Harris RFP15N05/RFP15P05 power MOSFETs specified have been discontinued. Some SDS builders used the Hitachi/Renesas 2SK213/2SJ76 series, but these have incompatible pin-out assignments to the Harris and International Rectifier devices. While the 2SK213/2SJ76 have low input capacitance (which is desirable), they have low transconductance and have a rather low maximum drain current rating (0.5A). Moreover these devices are not consistently stocked and available from vendors in the USA.
I chose to use the IRFZ24N (N-channel) and IRF9Z34N (P-channel) power MOSFETs from International Rectifier. These are 5th-generation HEXFET™ devices for linear use, excellent for this application, and are available from Digi-Key and Newark Electronics.
The MOSFETs are biased to run with 80mA of quiescent current via the adjustable Vbe multiplier based on a Motorola 2N5210 small-signal NPN transistor, and a 25-turn Bourns cermet trimpot. The MOSFETs and voltage regulator ICs are cooled by AAVID/Thermalloy extrusion heat sinks. The MOSFETs each dissipate about 1 watt while the voltage regulators slightly less than 2 watts, making the heat sinks warm to the touch, but not too hot. The heavy bias causes the output stage to operate in class A at any reasonable volume levels (even into low impedance headphones). This operates the output MOSFETs in their "sweet spot", without any crossover distortion.
All resistors are precision metal film units, most of them are Vishay-Dale RN55 series (mil-spec), which have very low noise and superb temperature stability. HF compensation are via NP0 multilayer ceramic capacitors for their excellent high frequency performance, and power supply decoupling is redundantly done with solid tantalum, metallized polypropylene, and NP0 multilayer ceramic capacitors from Vishay and Kemet. This assures stable operation of the voltage regulator ICs and a low power supply rail impedance over a wide frequency band. The amplifier is direct coupled at the input and output, as well as in the negative feedback loop.
The inputs feature Vampire RCA jacks, the outputs are via Neutrik locking phone jacks. These all have gold contacts. The volume control is a high quality stereo potentiometer from Noble. The IEC AC power entry and switch module is from Corcom, and there is an obligatory blue LED power-on indicator on the front panel.
The chassis/enclosure is home made. The base is aluminum, and is the foundation on which all other pieces are attached. The side walls are black glossy acrylic, the front and rear panels are clear acrylic, painted to have matte black surfaces but retains "frosted", translucent edges. The top cover is clear acrylic with a cutout to allow the heatsinks to vent. Virtually all fasteners are socket head machine screws. The enclosure was much more time-consuming and took far more effort and expense to build than the electronics. I think the result speaks for itself.
Attention is paid to the internal wiring to ensure that there is no ground loop. The aluminum base plate is connected to the signal ground via a single-point to serve as a partial shield. All wiring are twisted tightly into pairs where appropriate to improve noise induction immunity, and relatively heavy gauge wiring is used (18 gauge stranded copper for power and output, 20 gauge stranded copper for line level signals) to ensure low impedance. I did not use silver/teflon or other fancy wiring, because I do not believe that the short runs within the amp would make a measurable or audible difference. I added inline Molex KK series modular plugs to all lines leading to the main circuit board, to make board removal a simple "unscrew and unplug" operation, without the need to de-solder anything. Heat-shrink tubing is used to cover all soldered connections at the front and rear panel jacks, potentiometers, etc.
In essence, what I built is a small power amplifier specifically for use with headphones. As such, it has very low output impedance and ample output current drive capability, and is suitable for use with low impedance and high impedance headphones.
Even though I tested with some opamps with bipolar inputs, they should not be used with this amplifier due to the purely direct-coupled design. The high input bias current of the bipolar opamps causes unacceptably high output DC offset, and it varies considerably as the volume control setting is changed. With the FET opamps, the output DC offset is less than a couple of millivolts on each channel.
The broadband noise floor is also very low, however there is some AC mains noise, likely to be magnetically-induced due to the proximity of the power transformer to sensitive circuits on the PCB layout. This is one area of the amp that could use some improvement.
The compensation capacitor values are "tuned" here for best performance with the ultra-fast AD8066AR. With this opamp, the resultant square wave step response shows no ringing, and very little rounding or slewing of the rising and falling edges (as indicated by the excellent rise time and slew rate measurements, see below). With certain other opamps there is a very small but well damped overshoot. This can be tuned-out by increasing the compensation capacitor values, with a resultant drop in slew rate, increased rise time and reduced frequency response. I opted to leave things as is because there is no apparent ill effect to sound quality, because no real world music program material would have such fast transients.
I found that the AD8620AR opamp provides the best sound, even though the AD8066AR measures slightly better in terms of speed and bandwidth. The OPA2132PA and OPA2134PA perform well, but with some perceptible blurring of definition.
I personally did extensive listening comparisons between this amp and the Headroom Max and the PPA. Moreover, at a recent local Head-Fi gathering, A-B style listening comparisons to a fully-loaded PPA, Meier Audio Corda HA-2, Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline HR-2, and other headphone amplifiers by attendees produced very positive comments, It validated that this amplifier could stand amongst the better headphone amplifiers.
Actual measured specifications
RMAA Test Results
This test provides data and graphs of frequency response, noise, dynamic range, total harmonic distortion, intermodulation distortion and stereo crosstalk performance.
Oscilloscope waveforms
The square wave graphs show that there is minimum slewing and ringing at the leading and falling edges. The 100KHz sine, triangle, and Lissajous graphs also show very small amount of phase shift between the input and output. Within the 20Hz to 20KHz audio band, there is no measurable phase shift.
Schematic Diagram
Epilogue and Futures
M³ is a joint project of Morsel and myself. As some of you might know, Morsel is well known in the headphone amplifier scene. Her key roles in the PPA, Pimeta and Meta42 headphone amp projects add a new dimension of expertise to the fold.


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Chic Fil A the next day? would never survive the night in my house, so I can't vouch for them cold. I grew up in Savannah Ga, surrounded by Chic Fil A's, but never ate there until I was 26 years old, when my sister dragged me there after a morning of post-Christmas shopping. I loved it, but still rarely ate there since the ones where I lived in NC always had lines wrapped around the buildings twice, no matter what time of day. Now I live in a small town, and the one here is never too long a wait, so I go about once a month. The salads are indeed awesome, but I can't resist old trusty, the original chicken sammich. nomnomnom.

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PANO – "Dr. Luong's" surgical technique has been well-known and drawn much attention from doctors across countries and many of them have come to learn the technique.
Born in 1961 in Nam Dinh province, A/Prof., Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong, Director of the Vietnam Central Hospital of Endocrinology, is one of the outstanding doctors of the health sector of Vietnam. He was honoured with the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2014 for his advanced technique in thyroid gland surgery, which is now called "Dr. Luong's" technique.
Despite hardships and difficulties, since the early days when he and colleagues first established the Department of Endocrinology, he has always nurtured a dream to research and improve medical techniques until he could master them. As a result, combining thyroid traditional surgery and laparoscopy surgery, in 2003, he started developing his thyroid endoscopic surgical technique.
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On Tuesday, Netflix released the first full trailer for Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming stand-up special, Jerry Before Seinfeld, Variety reports.
The special, which was shot at the club in New York where Seinfeld first launched his comedy career, focuses on the comedian's rise through the industry and revisits some of his very first jokes. In keeping with its "aging comedian muses over his career trajectory" theme, Seinfeld looks back on his childhood and his life before moving into 5A in the full-length trailer.
"Would I have been funnier if I grew up in Peoria in a whore house full of prostitutes?" Seinfeld asks in the trailer, standing outside his childhood home in Long Island and wearing an alarmingly purple Mets jacket. "Absolutely. But this is what I had to work with."
Netflix already shared some footage from the special, which intercuts Seinfeld's stand-up with home movies and shots of the yellow legal pads he used to write his jokes on, but Tuesday's trailer gives a real look at the comedian's first special since 1998's I'm Telling You for the Last Time.
Jerry Before Seinfeld is one of two Seinfeld stand-up specials coming to Netflix this year. New and old episodes of Seinfeld's webseries Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee are also headed to the streaming service as part of the deal, and there are plans for more scripted and non-scripted series to come, though don't get your hopes up for a TV adaptation of Bee Movie just yet.
The special debuts on Netflix on Tuesday, September 19. Give the trailer a watch above.


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When True Detective aired back in January 2014 on HBO, it seemed like a whole new kind of crime drama. Each "series" was to feature one long, unfolding case. And like so many binge-worthy dramas in this new "Golden Age of Television," the bulk of the writing would land on one person's shoulders, usually an experienced TV pro. Guys like David Milch, David Simon, David Chase. No writers' room network or basic cable spam-in-a-can for HBO.
Only Louisiana-born Nic Pizzolatto was not a TV guy. His first name wasn't even David. He was a mystery guy. Sure, his extraordinary first novel, Galveston (2010), earned him all sorts of acclaim, but his only television credits were a couple of The Killing episodes a few years earlier. HBO's faith in him as writer and show runner, however, was not misplaced.
That first series starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as a pair of dramatically mismatched Louisiana State Police homicide detectives, and followed their pursuit of a seriously deranged serial killer over a 17-year period. It was an intoxicating brew; a dark, moody, shape-shifting (and sometimes polarizing) slice of procedural noir, unlike any TV cop show we'd seen before. No flashing lights CSI or cut-and-pasted-from-the-headlines blarney neatly wrapped up in 60 minutes (if you count the Tidy Bowl and Bud Light commercials). Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles were also in the cast, and the denouement took a big step into the creepy, woozy world of Lovecraftian horror (or did it?). Still, it was the slowly disintegrating bromance between good ol' boy (or is he?) Harrelson and drug and alcohol-addled, freewheeling freethinking wingnut McConaughey over those 17 years that stole the show. It ended up a critics' darling, nominated for and winning numerous awards and assorted huzzahs for acting, cinematography, writing, and direction.
The second series? The production values were once again top-notch, and once again the cast was top-loaded with big movie star size names, but the show itself? Not so much. Promisingly set in California, pretty much ground zero for noir, it tried to focus on the investigation of several crimes tpossibly linked to a local politico's murder, led by three variously corrupt or compromised detectives (played by Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, and Taylor Kitsch) from three (theoretically) cooperating police departments. While it certainly offered scope, the emotional wallop was MIA. No matter how hard they tried to paint it black, it smelled more like typical police fare (Helicopters! Russian mobsters! Sex parties! Drugs!). Still, the final scenes of Vince Vaughn as a local criminal-turned-legit-businessman chewing the scenery while watching his world crumble remain with me. The ratings were good enough for a third shot, but the huzzahs were slow in coming. Too much Ellroy, not enough Pizzolatto.
But the third season of True Detective is upon us, and all is forgiven. It's a welcome return to form, judging from the episodes I've seen, and it may be the best one yet—a stripped-down, heartbreaking meditation on justice, mercy, honor, memory, and life itself. Mahershala Ali, fresh off his Oscar win for Moonlight, owns soft-spoken Detective Wayne "Purple" Hays of the Arkansas State Police, and Stephen Dorff is his laconic white partner Roland West. They're drinking beer, shooting rats and killing time when they're called in. A young boy and his kid sister have gone missing in the Ozarks.
At a Beverly Hills press conference I attended, Pizzolatto confessed he was trying to avoid being pushed into "any kind of real violent heart-of-darkness sort of stuff." Still, there's all kinds of real hurt uncovered as the story slowly, majestically unfolds in three different timeframes: 1980, when the children were first abducted and the case is presumably closed; 1990, when new evidence casts serious shade on the initial investigation, and 2015 when an ambitious film maker, doing a documentary (cheekily titled True Criminal) wants to interview Wayne about how it all went wrong thirty five years ago. Problem is, Wayne's no longer a young man and he knows it. The show opens ominously, a foreshadow of things to come, as Wayne fumbles, buttoning his shirt, contemplating his white-haired reflection in the bedroom mirror, seeking solace, perhaps, in an echo from his past. "Yeah, of course, I remember…. I remember everything."
But he doesn't, and that's the real question the burns through the series. What do you remember? How do you know what you don't remember? Wayne's memory is slipping, and yet the case, his part in it and the marriage that failed because of it still torments him. Where did it go wrong, or more precisely, where did he go wrong?
Echoes of that first series abound: the rural, Southern setting with its hints of the macabre; the reliance on flashbacks; the totem-like dolls that seem to somehow figure in the crime, the fragments of guilt and regret that slowly re-emerge. But the plotting is tighter and more precise, unravelling in a disciplined, inevitable movement as compelling as it is unsettling. Organic, almost.
Meanwhile, the thoughtful performances, particularly by Ali and Dorff, are nuanced and haunting. Unlike the head-butting of McConaughey and Harrelson, there's a mature, professional camaraderie—even when Wayne and Roland are at at loggerheads—that's a joy to watch; a triumph of pragmatism and realism over scenery chewing. Even the racial element is, for once, deftly downplayed—acknowledged and then Next! Rounding out the cast are Scoot McNairy as the children's anguished father and Carmen Ejogo as Amelia, Hayes' wife, an ambitious school teacher who ends up writing a bestselling book about the case—a fact that leads, eventually, to their bitter breakup.
Those first five episodes raise a lot of questions. But a lot could go wrong in the last three.
Fortunately, the press conference was reassuring. Pizzolatto, returning music director T-Bone Burnett, returning executive producer Scott Stephens were all on hand and Ali (everyone else was on a first name basis, but the press addressed him as "Mr. Ali") all seem truly committed.
And it shows. It's an emotional roller coaster ride, beautifully filmed, a crime story for adults, all brought home by Burnett's skittery, ominous score and cherry-picked slices of old weird Americana that fills the vast bleakness of the Ozark wilderness like a knife fills its sheath.
Somehow it seems unfair I have to wait for the last three episodes like the rest of you.
True Detective 3 premiered on HBO on January 13, 2019.


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Customers and retailers may have one less reason to dislike new chip-enabled debit and credit cards — if only by a little bit.
Visa said on Tuesday that it would begin providing software to reduce the time people spend using new chip cards, which have small metallic squares on the front.
The changes address one of the widespread complaints about the cards, that they take too long to process. The cards now have to be inserted into a slot for an extended period, irritating many shoppers used to swiping their cards and quickly putting them away.
"We've definitely been talking to merchants about how we can speed things up," said Stephanie Ericksen, the vice president for risk products at Visa. The upgrade will apply only to Visa cards for now.
Visa said that the new software would allow customers to dip and remove their cards from payment terminals in two seconds or less. Customers will also be able to dip their cards before a cashier finishes ringing up all their items.
Dipping a card, versus swiping it, has generated seemingly endless complaints about longer wait times. Many customers continue to swipe out of habit.
The new security chips contain different data from the information on a magnetic stripe and they are intended to make it harder for thieves to create counterfeit cards. The new technology, known as E.M.V., stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa.
The retail industry has fought E.M.V. adoption, saying that it helps only the banks at an unjustified cost to merchants. On Oct. 1, Visa and MasterCard, two of the world's largest payment networks, shifted much of the liability for counterfeit cards from banks to merchants who cannot accept E.M.V.
Merchants who wished to upgrade were also required to get their new systems certified by the payment processors, which act as digital couriers between card issuers and merchants. Processors help a merchant's payment terminal communicate with a bank, for example, by sending signals over electronic highways like Visa or MasterCard.
Visa said the new software would not require merchants to get recertified. The company also said it was making the update available free to payment intermediaries like processors, terminal manufacturers and other technology partners. Visa said those intermediaries would be in charge of determining whether merchants pay for the upgrade.
Many merchants have reported delays in getting their payment systems certified. That has cost some retailers thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges under the new liability rules.
Avi Kaner, a co-owner of the Morton Williams grocery chain in New York, said in an email that he was still waiting to get his systems certified by payment processors.
"If we cannot accept E.M.V., it doesn't matter," he said about the new software.
Some retailers have already taken steps to reduce transaction times. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, shaved 11 seconds off its processing time by removing a prompt for customers to confirm a purchase amount, among other steps, according to a spokesman, Randy Hargrove.
The new chip technology takes an average of eight to 12 seconds to process, according to one study by JDA Software Group, a retail software provider. Martin Reynolds, JDA's vice president of retail solutions, said that the study was commissioned by a retailer but declined to say which one, citing client confidentiality.
The study compared two different payment machines, and it accounted only for dipping and processing times, not any time spent fumbling with the correct payment method.
Merchants can download the new software onto their existing payment hardware. The software is compatible with all existing payment devices, Ms. Ericksen said.


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As Dallas City Council voted to ban a porn convention from using its convention center, Mike Rawlings coins a phrase.
Playboy's annual list of "Top 10 Party Schools" is out, with SMU scoring number one for "Best Nightlife." Former champion UT is still in the top ten, along with TCU.
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Yes, infertility is hard. Marriage is hard. Combined, a marriage in the middle of infertility is.fucking.rough. But I have embraced the hard times and even been grateful for them. I felt our relationship growing stronger and even excited at the prospect of not going through all of marriage strain children often bring. I mean, if we can make it through infertility, we can make it through parenting. Right?
I'm not so sure.
Sometimes – yes this feeling is usually tied to the impending arrival of Aunt Effing Flo – I feel like we aren't actually making any progress. That we're in love and do what we can to salvage our relationship after another one of my coming-period-zaps-all-remaining-patience meltdowns, but we (he) don't actually learn anything, so the exact same fight happens every month or two.
So will we/our relationship actually be better off having gone through infertility, or are we stubbornly ignoring some signs that this relationship is doomed?
Parents- please feel free to chime in on parenting with your spouse after infertility. I need either hope or to face reality because I'm feeling pretty lost over here.


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The Brenau basketball team kicked off the 2017-18 season with a 73-45 victory over Voorhees (South Carolina) College on Tuesday in Gainesville.
The game was highlighted by senior guard Autumn Dodson's career-high 32-point performance, which helped her eclipse the 1,000-point mark for her career. The Golden Tigers shot 59 percent in the second half for their first win of the season.
"Autumn had a really great performance tonight," said head coach Kris Stewart. "She works so hard to improve her game and it showed tonight. Her induction into the 1,000 point club is well-deserved."
Dodson shot a blistering 13-25 (52 percent) from the field, including 6-14 (43 percent) from three-point range to become only the eighth Golden Tiger to join the 1,000-point club. She joins former standouts Brittany Wiley (2010-2014), Ashley Hagans (2008-10), Paige Cooper (2006-10), Sarah Ledford (2006-10), Vicky Wilson (2006-10), Nikki Reed (2009-13) and Kalin Williams (2013-16) as the only Golden Tigers to achieve this mark.
Brenau (2-1 overall) next hosts Truett-McConnell College at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.


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The Gravity Youth Solid Color in Satin night is a helmet for snowboarding with ABS Hardshell. This helmet has EPS impact foam, a low and snug fit, tuned fit system, Full wrap rim and air flow channels. This helmet also has a 14 air vents, quick click ear and neck design, die-cut padding kit (2 sizes), full wrap rim and fixation for the perfect fit of your goggles with the goggle lock.
• ABS Hardshell
• Snowboard helmet
• EPS impact foam
• Low and snug fit
• Tuned fit system
• Air flow channels
• 14 air vents
• Quick Click ear and neck design
• Die-cut padding kit (2 sizes)
• Full wrap rim
• Goggle lock


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How do these do off road? Not like deep grass or anything, but maybe a dirt rc track?
The tires that come on it are made for drifting and do not do well on other surfaces, but you should be able to switch to other tires and get decent performance in recreational use.
HPI X pattern gives just enough traction to keep things fun. Coupled with modified Slash shocks for a bit more travel and clearance the Rally does pretty well off-road.
check that video out...
i have a kyosho rally nitro...the weight helps keep it on the ground. as seen on the video it bounces alot
Wow, in that vid it looks like the Block is wound up even stiffer than the Rally. Crazy bouncy... Body looks like it allows for less travel than the Rally, so maybe it's set up to run around on the limiters? Either way tho, with tires, softer springs and more travel up front, the Rally's much more like a Slash (well, almost exactly a Slash) and runs much more smoothly, even on terrain probably more jagged and loose than that track. I'll have to get over to the local BMX track and try it out there.
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If you've ever watched a 1/1 rally race they go from dirt to pavement without having a pit stop to change out all their suspension, gearing and tires...that's all I'm saying
Not saying it's a bad car, it's actually going to be my next purchase, but to say it's not fair to expect it to be able to handle minor off-road out of the box is kind of silly when it's advertised and modeled after a rally car.
BlindMan Racing
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SPC Lipo Power
You may be right is some form, but they run the course to deside how the car is going to be set up. If the course is say 80% dirt it is setup to run the dirt, and if it is a higher amount of tarmac they set them up for the tarmac. They also run electronic damper control unit's in there car's to be able to change the suspension rebound and compression for dirt or tarmac. WRC racer's will run the stage then either drive to the pit's for prep for the next stage or drive from stage to stage with a pit before they go out on the new stage. Not sure how SCCA does it. That's getting away from the topic in some aspect's. The slash 4x4 and 4x2 are setup out of the box for hard surface running, they followed the same route with the rally. Figuring people would be running it on tarmac, in the street's , parkinglot's and such. They they would tune it for other surface's like they do with the slash truck's. As with any RC the truck/car is not alway's going to be setup for the way you would drive it. I'm sure my slash is setup different than your's, but that is how I have it, for the way I drive.
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sooo can someone give me a link an a list of the upgrade parts to make this a decent rally car?? cuz it doesnt seem like theres any ground clearance with the stock shocks...
Tweek some Slash shocks. Get some HPI X or, for more grip, proper 26mm rally tires. Done.
do they make some meaty tires that will fit on our cars or is the HPI X's the best
We like our X's. Lots of options out there tho... HPI, Tamiya, Losi...
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I ordered a set of Kyosho OEM Rally Tire SET(4) 26MM DF03 RA SUBARU on ebay have not tested them yet but from what i saw in another post they rub a little on the front foam bumper but if you trim the bumper it will fix this. the ebay item number is listed below. They do take a few weeks to come in since they are coming from south korea.
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I forgot to mention tamiya makes a rally block tire but i dont know how fitment is. just look up tamiya rally block.
The Tamiya Rally Block tires fit on th rally just fine, and work well off road.
All you need to do to setup the rally for off road is to add preload to the shocks to get more ground clearance, and put sone off road tires on it.
Here's a vid of my on a baseball field.
adjust the body higher and make shocks more compresed and put 1/16 slash tires on it
works good


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by Hannah Fort Teller
Lie down. Look up. Watch the clouds.
I was at a friend's house last week and we'd had a lovely afternoon with lots of people, lots of children and some lovely food. As everything was calming down and people were drifting home my 3 year old, who had been running, jumping and generally being busy the whole time, plonked down on some big squishy cushions and lay there watching the sky. He was so visibly calm that a couple of people thought he'd gone to sleep but his eye were open and he was taking in the view. It was a very different kind of vacant to the way children's faces get when they're watching tv. Still engaged but close to dreaming. This is what nature can do for our children.
Have you noticed the effect being outside has on your children? After what seemed like a never ending winter the first signs of spring were greeted in this house with cries of 'out, out'. Even on wet days my two have been outside every day – often it's just in the garden and sometimes for only a few minutes but outside we go. I can feel the release of tension in them as soon as they hit the air and on some days it's the only thing that's saved my sanity.
I notice it too on my own mood. On days when we've been rushing around and busy busy busy often the last thing I want to do when we get home is make the effort to get two children out of the house again but the payoff if I do is well worth it. Going to the park is great. Going to the woods even better. But finding a green space is the goal.
In his book, Last Child in the Woods: saving our children from Nature-deficit Disorder, Richard Louv suggests that children have become alienated and distanced from nature and that the only ways they see it are on a tv screen or through the window of a vehicle. Whilst he acknowledges that parents site fears of stranger danger and skin cancer as reasons for children missing out on nature he says that the reasons children are spending less time in nature come down to the more mundane things of over scheduling (of parents and children) and the focus on technology. The book is very American and looks to various European schemes and cityscapes to show how things can be improved but even though we have local schools who take part in Forest Schools schemes there are still simple lessons that we can learn.
Anyone who has spent time with a small child asking, 'what's this, what's that' can feel at a loss if we don't know the name of every tree or every flower but often a small child will be happy with the answer of 'a beetle' or 'a tree with red leaves', they don't need the Latin name or a run down of the full life-cycle. If they keep questioning we can find field guides or tv programmes to help us learn more alongside them. To raise the next generation of environmentalists we need to allow children to have small beginnings. It is pointless teaching our kids about endangered species and deforestation unless we give them the chance to first bond and form a meaningful relationship with the 'real nature' around them. Small children in particular are experiential first and foremost. I'm sure all of us could picture Ray Mears damming a stream or collecting tadpoles as a child.
Richard Louv has many stories of how being in nature has helped troubled children but he also shows how it benefits the average child. Being in playgrounds meets some of children's outdoor needs but the way they play is different in a formed playground to in nature spaces. There's something less competitive about green playgrounds and children work together rather than feeling the pressure to climb as high or swing so fast. Louv writes about how children often gravitate to the edges of the play spaces when they play together and disappear into the long grass, the hedges or the wild patches. I was reminded of this when watching Isaac along with two friends play in the bushes at a nearby playground this week. They all had lots of fun on the equipment but there was something more imaginative about they way they climbed into the hedge and delighted in each other's company. I've noticed in ur local park that the big rocks around the tyre swing and the stand of pines off to the side get played with by small groups of children in a way that is very different from how they play on the equipment.
We are fortunate to have some lovely parks in our town and with a park like Spiceball there are some lovely wild natural spaces within easy reach of the town centre. Newbottle Woods and Daeda's Wood are a short drive away and well worth exploring. I love seeing the evidence of play (both adult and child) in them with the part built houses of sticks up against a tree trunk or some thin twigs woven into a wreath and hung on a bush. And a paddle in a small river is great therapy for people of all ages.
Most of us will find it hard to spend hours and hours out in nature but hoping that a two week holiday will be enough nature experience to store up for a year will not suffice. Getting out there even for half an hour a week will build the habit. Half an hour may become an hour, an hour two. Get into the garden and start growing things and letting your children help (mine are very enthusiastic about watering and digging holes but less impressed with weeding). Keep chickens, or quail, or ducks. Little by little get out into nature and let nature get into you. Even if your child doesn't go on to be the next David Attenborough or Steve Backshall there will be moments of awe for them to look back on and draw upon remembering a landscape, a sky-scape or an interaction with wildlife.


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We left the airport in our rental car recently and determined a toll road to our destination was the best route. What we didn't know at the time was the toll road was completely automated and would either charge against an in-car transponder (which we didn't have) or bill based on the license plate. Since we were in a rental car, of course the road authority would contact Hertz. Which presumably would charge us, plus a hefty surcharge for their administrative costs.
While at the rental lot, no mention was made of the toll road, to avoid it, or better, what to do to take advantage of its automation. So we couldn't anticipate what we needed and thus are forced to contact Hertz after the fact to see how to pay the toll.
How could this have gone better?
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Alerted me via email prior to arrival about the road's presence and availability of a transponder. I could have clicked a link to have a transponder installed in our car. Such a transponder would be installed in our car and ready to go when we arrived, and would simply charge our credit card for the applicable tolls.
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This would have better set expectations and we would have had a better experience knowing exactly what needed to be done (virtually nothing, since Hertz took care of us by anticipating our needs).
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And as when new, it still runs great.
Too bad my body, can't work that way,
But it doesn't happen, I'm said to say.
When brakes or tires, or a battery gives out,
We get replacements, which run as stout,
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To give the old body, trickle charge.
After thousand of miles, as tires lose tread,
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We can get transplants, even a plastic heart,
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Our cars can avoid, being out of kilter.
But like Ponce de Leon, with his Fount of Youth,
We need an elixir, to make us long of tooth.
So it's left for me, to wonder an guess,
About the difference, in the aging process.
When an auto ages, it develops a shimmy,
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Travel by hired jeep to the base of Visapur fort - 30 minutes.
Ascend trek to Visapur fort - 3 hours.
Explore Visapur fort - 2 hours.
Descend trek to the base of the fort - 2 hours.
Lunch break - 1 hour.
Travel to Malavli railway station by hired jeeps - 30 minutes.
INR 700 per head, Inclusive of transport from Malavli - Visapur base- Malavli by private vehicle, Breakfast & Veg lunch.
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Optimistic mind and be a good team player :)
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Architecture photos with focus on underground train networks, modern as well as historic constructions and Berlin
Berlin has many unknown structures. One of those man-made hidden things is located right under Spree River and connects the Berlin subway area between Littenstraße and Brückenstraße. At the moment Waisen Tunnel is subject to redevelopment. Back in 1980 the connection tunnel was stage of a spectacular and clever escape from East to West Berlin… Read More
Far in the west of old Constantinople and originally being located outside the city walls a jewel and testimony of early Christianity can be seen, that is the Chora Church. Like Hagia Sophia it was once being transformed into a mosque. Today it is called Kariye Museum and holds the worldwide most historically significant as well as elaborated mosaics and frescos of Palaiologan Renaissance… Read More
Belarus unclenches itself towards the rest of Europe and welcomes meanwhile visitors, landing at the Minsk International Airport, with a visa on arrival. Beside a typical Soviet style metro inviting me to continue my European subway photo project, Minsk boasts with an urban architecture telling from pre- as well as post-war Socialist times, the so called Socialist modernism… Read More
The area of greater Athens is inhabited by humans for about 7.500 years. Symbol of this presence and its cultures is the Acropolis Hill, the famous and conspicuous castle hill with its Parthenon temple. The rock as well its development are evidence of some of the world's greatest civilsations, of the Greeks, Romans, Venetians and Ottomans as well as the ever boiling conflict discord about the Mediterranean Sea.… Read More
The preliminary final of my photo series "East Germany's Soviet Heritage" is dedicated to a paradox, that is the first of Berlin's big Soviet commemorative sites as well as the only Soviet War Memorial on the territory of West Berlin. The monument was guarded by Red Army soldiers around the clock and is located within sight of Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag.… Read More
When hearing of the Olympic Village for the 1936 Berlin Games, then people quickly think about Hitler, the Nazis as well as their making a cult out of Hindenburg, the former WW I hero and later President of the Reich. However also the Soviet Army lodged itself in strategically well located Elstal and its Löwen-Adler Kaserne military barracks, leaving a very interesting melange behind as in the Olympic Village not only a terrific abandoned swimming pool can be seen, but also a mix of clearly recognizable Nazi elements neighbouring with typical Soviet iconography… Read More
Hip and cool Berlin can be pretty shallow as with having a highest elevation of only ~100 metres it's generally got a very flat topography. And since German megalomania once also regulated the maximum height for residential buildings, it is very easy to overlook whole Berlin when standing on elevated places.… Read More
I can still feel the New Year's party on Red Square in my bones; the very square that was said to be entirely closed if one would believe the words of western media. Well, I had quite a great midnight, enjoyed the fireworks and ice-skating together with Russians, Georgians and Armenians before going underground to captue the whole Moscow Metro.… Read More
Due to widespread demonization and digitally categorising everything in good and evil, some Westerners will surely misunderstand my photo series "East Germany's Soviet Heritage" thoroughly as being propaganda or glorification. I do the project primarily because of my huge interest in history and Soviet Union as well as Communist times being definitely everything but boring.… Read More
Nowadays Cuba has plenty of things in common with post-communist Berlin, the Berlin shortly after the wall fell down. It won't take much time until the appearance of Havana or Trinidad will change thoroughly as big money flocks onto the island in the Caribbean implicating massive changes. One of the mirrors reflecting such a change are the countless pay phones.… Read More


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Is there any Difference Between Condensed and Evaporated Milk?
Lots of people constantly confuse evaporated and condensed milk, especially at the grocery store when they are trying to remember which one a recipe called for. It didn't help that the cans look nearly identical. The differences are small, but they can have a big impact on your recipe.
Do you know the difference between evaporated and condensed milk?
Both condensed milk and evaporated milk are forms of concentrated milk in which approximately 60 percent of the water content has been removed. The major difference that sets these two canned milk products apart is sugar content; sweetened condensed milk, as the name implies, is always sweetened, while evaporated milk is unsweetened.
Condensed milk is referred to as both condensed milk and sweetened condensed milk; the names are synonymous. This shelf-stable product is a form of concentrated milk in which about 60 percent of the water content has been removed, after which sugar is added before canning. Condensed milk contains 40 to 45 percent sugar. It's rich and thick, with a caramel colour and a super-sweet flavour.
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Things to Do & Visitor Tips for Kohala on Big Island Hawaii
On the far northwest tip of the Big Island is Kohala, one of the most diverse areas on the island. This part of the Big Island started forming around 460,000 years ago and today includes the Kohala Mountains and the Kohala Ridge Road which straddles the mountain as it makes its way northwestward.
The distinction between the windward (wet) side of the island and the leeward (dry) side couldn't be more clear here. Northeast Kohala is green and lush, while the southwest side of the peninsula is dry and sometimes even barren. At one time this part of the Kohala Coast, fittingly called 'North Kohala,' was a area of flourishing sugar cane plantations. Today it has become dominated by one of North America's largest privately owned ranches - the Parker Ranch.
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Waimea ('Kamuela') Town
It's largely in part because of Parker Ranch that the center of activity in Kohala focuses on Waimea town (called 'Kamuela' by the postal service). Waimea town is a place where you can still see real life cowboys (called paniolo's in Hawai'i), shop in western stores, and even witness rodeos.
Unfortunately Waimea has a modern touch of traffic these days too; enough to make them consider a bypass route. Currently there is a good bit of controversy over this topic. One of the most amazing views of Mauna Kea can also be found when leaving Waimea (heading toward Kona) - just look to the east and there stands Hawai'i's tallest mountain. During the winter months you might even be lucky enough to spot the mountain with its snowy cap.
Hawi Town
Hawai'i's greatest king, Kamehameha I, was also born in north Kohala above the town of Hawi. Hawi is the northernmost city on the island and is the largest city in North Kohala. Art galleries, restaurants, and other various shops attract visitors daily. On Kamehameha Day (June 11th) the statue in town is draped with gorgeous lei's. Hawi was also once a booming sugar cane town, but it too shut down in the 1970's.
'Gold Coast' of South Kohala
The Kohala Coast region also includes an area called Waikoloa in 'South Kohala.' Some call this area the gold coast because of the many luxury resorts that have been engraved into ancient lava flows in this area. One of the most beautiful beaches on the island, Hapuna Beach, is also located along this stretch.


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US Airways Dumps Pensions on GovernmentFeb 3rd, 2005 | By
I haven't written anything about the whole airline pension situation (primarily because I know little-to-nothing about pensions). But I do know that this is nonsense: Beginning yesterday, US pension insurers took over US Airways' underfunded pension funds for its flight attendants, machinists, and non-union workers. The airline says it hopes to save up to $100 million per year by passing off the pensions to the government. Yes, that means that you are helping to pay US Airways' pensions. When US Airways says that they have reconciled their costs and are ready to emerge from bankruptcy, remember that they did this by cutting wages by huge amounts and by dumping costs off to US taxpayers.


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Paris Saint Germain defender Marquinhos has identified Victor Osimhen as Nigeria's most dangerous player ahead of Sunday's international friendly between the two countries, reports Completesports.com.
The Selecao and the Super Eagles will do battle at the Singapore National Stadium, Kallang on Sunday.
Osimhen has hit the headlines this season in the French Ligue with Lille due to his impressive scoring form following his arrival from Belgian outfit, Sporting Charleroi.
Related: Osimhen: The Path To Stardom Was Difficult For Me
The 20-year-old has scored seven goals in nine league appearances for Les Dogues.
He was voted Lille's player of the month for September and has also been nominated for the Ligue player of the month for the same month.
" Nigeria have very physical and skilful players. Osimhen has done well at Lille. Virtually unknown before his transfer but now everyone knows him that shows he can be very dangerous. We have to put an eye on him", Marquinhos told reporters at the Brazil training base in Singapore.
Brazil will face the Teranga Lions of Senegal on Thursday, before squaring up with the Super Eagles three days later.
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Google Tez supports the bill payment facility for 80 utility service providers including Reliance Energy, BSES and Dish TV
Google Tez, the digital payment app for Indian users have received a major update since its launch, back in September 2017. The company has added the facility of paying utility bills for the users via the app without any transaction charges. This means Google Tez users will be able to pay various utility bills to almost 80 private and public service providers ( DTH, Reliance Energy, BSES etc.).
The app is based on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) that enables the users for instant money transaction across different banks. Now, with the update, Google's Tez Payment service offers the facility of paying bills to various utility providers in the country. "We've designed bill payments to be the most convenient way to manage life's expenses, so you can pay right from your bank account in just a few taps. We can't wait for you to try it out and see how much time you save", Google wrote in a blog.
With the help of new payment feature, the users can easily pay bills without any additional charges. Users can see a bill paying feature that is available under 'New Payment' tab in the updated app version. Once the users start using the Google Tez as their bill payment medium the app will provide additional assistance. This includes sending a notification whenever a new bill arrives, fetching the bill details, and also showing the previously paid bills. The app shows the biller's name on the home screen and just by tapping on it the user's can check whether the bill is paid or not. Along with this feature the app also supports the multiple accounts for making payments.
Google Tez requires users to locate their billers first and enter the associated account number to link the account to the app. Once the account is linked to the 'Tez', the app will automatically fetch most of the user's bills and notify them on time.
However, Google Tez isn't the only one to launch bill payment service in India recently. WhatsApp, the messaging app with 200 million users in India has also launched its peer-to-peer payment service in beta version. In December, Google reported that the 'Tez' app has successfully acquired 12 million users within the three months of its launch. There is no doubt that Google Tez is much simpler and efficient payment option for the users in India as it is based on UPI, yet it has WhatsApp coming as a strong competitor.
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Click on the hotspots to see more information on the Mazda2's interior features.
Mazda's MZD Connect in-car connectivity system ushers in new levels of connectivity in the supermini sector. Accessed via the 7-inch Colour touch-screen display, it features DAB radio, and works with compatible internet-enabled iPhone and Android smartphones to access a variety of free mobile content via Aha™ *.This cloud platform-based service features thousands of stations, personalised, location-based services and both Twitter and Facebook audio feeds. MZD Connect also supports iPod®, MP3 and CD playback, terrestrial radio, SMS and readout functions.
*not available on 75ps SE+ and 75ps SE-L+ models
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The Mazda2's chunky reach-and rake- adjustable steering wheel, perfectly positioned pedals, supportive front seats and deep-set instrument panel reflects its athletic dynamism. This driver-centric cabin design is further underscored by the GT Sport Nav+'s head-up colour Active Driving Display, which uses a clear panel mounted on top of the dash above the instrument cluster to project key driving information in to the driver's line of sight.
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Pushing the A-pillar back by 80mm in conjunction with an 80mm boost in wheelbase has created a spacious and accommodating cabin, despite its compact footprint. Combined with slimmer seat backs and a space-efficient dash design this resulted in an additional 12mm of front shoulder room, 20mm of additional space between the driver and front passenger, and 19mm of additional knee room for rear passengers. Boot space has also increased by 30-litres to 280-litres, which in turn increases 950-litres with the 60:40 split rear seats folded down+.
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Standard safety equipment levels include six airbags, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Traction Control System (TCS),Emergency Stop Signalling (ESS), Hill Hold Assist (HHA), Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), and ISOFIX child seat anchors on the two outer rear seats. The ABS anti-lock brakes are back up by Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) and Emergency Brake Assist (EBA).
As with every Mazda, the Mazda2 underwent an exacting 'gram strategy' during which it shed as much unnecessary weight as possiblewithout compromising strength, comfort or passive safety. Extensive use of ultra-high tensile steels, a structurally integrated floorplan and lightweight SKYACTIV engines and transmissions means the kerb weights of the Mazda2 range from just 1035kg to 1060kg.
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The combination of low kerb weight, slippery aerodynamics and ultra-efficient SKYACTIV-G petrol engine and SKYACTIV-transmissions results in the Mazda2 posting some excellent CO2 emission and economy figures. The 75ps 1.5-litre SKYACTIV-G petrol manual model returns 111g/km and 60.1mpg on the combined cycle.
Despite its lightweight and stiff chassis, exceptionally high refinement levels have been achieved in the Mazda2 by thanks to the adoption of noise-insulating glass in the windscreen and additional under bonnet sound proofing. Plus, to reduce high-frequency noise entering the cabin from the rear, sound absorbing material has been added to the inside of the tailgate, the parcel shelf and the spare wheel well.


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Kristen Stewart is reportedly keen to make theatrical debut in London's West End
Twilight fans might soon have a chance to see their favourite starlet up close and personal - Kristen Stewart is reportedly keen to tread the boards in London after watching her friend Eddie Redmayne perform in a West End theatre.
According to Vogue, the American actress was captivated when she saw the actor in the drama Red and is now contemplating trying her hand at theatre in the near future, explaining:
"Unlike movie acting, you have to deliver the whole performance there and then. You live it every night."
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The Arkansas APCO/ NENA Conference Committee invites you to enter this year's logo/ slogan contest!
The logo and slogan will likely be used on our website, social media, programs, t-shirts, presentations, etc.
The Commitee is looking for a logo and slogan that would best represent our joint conference and would include the wording of "2019 Arkansas APCO/ NENA Conference", a masquerade themed logo/image, and an attractive slogan.
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