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The Duo-i plus AM/FM Stereo Radio with iPhone iPod dock delivers big-system performance in a stylish compact package.
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Reviewer: T Johnson
Setup and all adjustments are easy and quick. Sound quality is superb, especially with music from a docked iPod/iPhone. LCD is just a tad bright at night, even when set to it lowest setting. AM band reception is decent on strong local stations. FM band reception and sound quality are great. Overall, this is a great radio with nice features and nice, full-bodied sound on FM and iPod.
Reviewer: Tom Brusky
I was surprised at how the little radio produces such booming lows, and I was impressed with the exceptional clarity of the highs. But what the radio lacks, in my opinion, is everything in between. The bass ports produce bass that's too boomy relative to the rest of the frequencies. It sounds impressive, but musically, it's quite overbearing. I had to loosely plug the rear bass ports in order to smooth out the low end. The lack of midrange results in too much being lost in the music. Thank goodness my iPod has an EQ to help compensate. And with little midrange, AM radio is rendered virtually useless -- even with the treble all the way up, the bass all the way down, and the bass ports plugged, voice broadcasts on AM are so muddy, they border on unintelligible. If you typically listen to your stereo with a smiley-faced EQ, you'll absolutely love this radio. But, as a recording engineer by trade, I prefer a flatter, more natural, full-range sound--where lows, mids, and highs are balanced relative to one another. If this radio simply had a wide-bandwidth midrange level control, it would be the cat's meow. But I'm afraid without that control, this radio is merely the lion's roar and the cricket's chirp.
Reviewer: PatrickM
For radio this is excellent, one wonders if they are listening to a CD or not as the sound is very crisp. It's as if one is listening to an entire speaker set and one gets a full range of sound. The Ipod dock is an added bonus, and sound reproduction is excellent. Some added features of Aux inputs are great if one has another brand of MP3 player or portable CD. Also great is the choice to wake up to Ipod. I bought this as a music student with the intent of waking up to classical music every morning, and it puts a smile on my face. Makes mornings much more enjoyable.
Reviewer: Andrew Fraser
This is one of the best consumer electronics products I've ever purchased, period. It's very easy to set up and use, the sound quality is outstanding, it looks good, is the right size and the 360 snooze feature is great. I think you've got a real winner here and it should make the folks at Bose nervous.
Reviewer: sp
For ipod speakers and not true component speakers, these are extremly good. i have owned thes over two months and i have not had a problem. the sound is very clear and crisp. i listen to just about all types of music and i love how i can adjust the bass and treble to get the perfect level for any song. if you can i would suggest getting dome good component speakers and a subwoofer, but these out do just about all of the ipos speakers i've heard
Reviewer: MrChrisTee
As many have written below, this is a superb quality radio with remarkable...make that luxurious sound. More importantly the FM tuner is one of the best I've used. Up here in Montreal we've got lots of FM stations across the band...and of course the one YOU want to listen to is all too often drowned out by other stronger stations. NOT a problem with this puppy. An added bonus is that I can play my iPhone (version 2 with 3.0 OS) with some controls (i.e. next track, pause, play...but I haven't tried to see if the alarm will start up the iPhone). Moreover I can leave the iPhone's G3/WiFi on and stream internet stations (using FStream) with ZERO buzz or interference!!! Finally, as for some of the comments below, I suspect some people didn't read all of the instructions (i.e. clock disappearing when the radio is on: that's what the "info" setting is for...you can see the clock all of the time). Wish list? Be nice if you could program which station/source to play on alarm (i.e. have a different station wake you up than the one you went to sleep with). AND I'd like to see firmware upgradeability (using the built-in port). The next model? Should include internet radio with either WiFi and/or ethernet connector...THAT would be awesome!
Reviewer: Mark
I have a love-hate relationship with the Duo-i. Fantastic sound, amazing FM tuner, nimble controls, great innovations like the snooze bar and ambient light adjusting display... if only they worked. The first unit went haywire regularly shortly after purchase, and alarm wouldn't work after a month. I'm on unit 2 now and it's going back, too... the alarm comes on and it automatically goes into snooze mode, going from 10 minutes to 60 minutes by itself. Then there's the problem with the annoying hum, the bad smell of outgasing that lingered for months with both units (what was I breathing?!). I never could get the display dimmer to go to a reasonable level, so have to cover it with a piece of foam core, or I wouldn't be able to get to sleep. Note: I used my old GE digital clock for 25 years with absolutely no problems. Shame that Boston couldn't combine innovative design with quality control. Worst part of unit... absolutely no tech support available... it's as if they don't want to admit that the unit might have a problem that potential buyers might see, so they force users to search online forums for help... pretty sad, very poor customer support.
Reviewer: Kimiki
I wanted to travel light but did not want to compromise quality sound. I read good reviews for this radio's AM/FM reception on the internet and decided to try it. I used to have a Bose Wave Radio first generation and the bass sounded harsh and my ears would hurt after listening for awhile. This Boston Duo has much cleaner bass, gentler on the ear and sounds like it hits very low frequency. The trebles are crisp while mids are clear. You don't have to crank the volume up to hear good bass, which is impressive. The sound is enveloping even at low volume. Talk radio sounds incredible clear. Talk radio on Bose wave radio sounded boomy and it was difficult for me to hear what people were saying, thus I have to crank the volume up even more, further irritating my ears. Anyway, I think the Duo performs some sort of compression processing to enhance the clarity of sound. It produces high fidelity sound at medium and especially low volumes. I will recommend this radio to everyone I know.
Reviewer: vfr400rr
This is the best ipod speaker/radio dock in the price range category. It is very easy to use. The interface for adjusting the settings is very easy to use. The features are nice, e.g. auto dimming lcd, dual alarm clock, remote control, etc. Both the radio and ipod sounds very good. The sound is also better in conparison to the other brands I tested in the same or higher price range. Trebel and bass adjustments are a plus in tuning the sound to your preference. I highly recommend this product. I got mine on sale at Amazon.
Reviewer: David Roos
This is an excellent table radio. It sounds great. But it has a few problem. Even though it has a clock it is not much of a clock radio. The problems are: 1) When the radio is on the station shows on the display and the clock disappears. If you wake to radio you can't tell what time it is unless you turn the radio off. 2) The only time you can "snooze" the radio is when it first comes on and the volume is ramping up. You cannot listen for a minute and then "snooze" it for a while. 3) If you touch anything but the snooze bar it will not go into snooze mode. For example, while the volume is ramping up if you adjust the volume you switch off snooze and cannot use it again until the next alarm cycle. 4) To adjust settings you must select the menu items that appear around the periphery of the display. They are hard to read. 5) The radio goes into Hospitality mode by itself at random times. This limits the volume. It is not hard to reset but is a nuisance. 6) You cannot select anything on an iPod with the remote. You can only start and stop it.
Reviewer: Barrett
Up until a few months ago, I was living happily with an XtremeMac Luna iPod clock radio, which worked perfectly with my 60GB iPod Photo. It woke me up reliably (and gently), and played music with pretty good sound quality (although radio reception left something to be desired. Looked good on the night table, too. Then, I had the opportunity to get the newest iPod classic (120GB). Got it loved it (you can find my review of it elsewhere here), and happily passed on the Photo to Significant Other. All was well until I slid the classic into the Luna�s dock. It would still play music though the Luna, but the alarm function became terribly erratic: sometimes the alarm system would awaken me to music, sometimes to the alarm buzzer, regardless of what setting was used. What started as a minor annoyance get more annoying with time...if it didn�t matter at all to me, I wouldn�t have bothered with getting the Luna in the first place (which turned out not to be the easiest thing to track down and buy). After a few months of this, I decided it was time to sell it (preferably to someone with at least a slightly older iPod), and move on to something else. �Something else� turned out to be something of an adventure. The iPod clock-radio market is a weird one: there�s an almost frightening array of brands and models, from craptastic-cheap to I�d-mortgage-my-house-for-one-if-my-house-was-still-worth-anything expensive. The craziest thing is that price doesn�t necessarily tell you anything about what something sounds like, or how useful it is on the nightstand. (That is, IF it fits on that stand: I checked out units from Denon, Polk Audio and a few others that struck me as oversized and over-buttoned...and let�s just skip the price tags on them too.) Then, among the more mild-mannered models, there were these head-scratchers: Sony�s XDR-510HDIP HD Radio with iPod Dock: Thiis looked so promising, and I was hoping Sony was finally pulling itself up from its near-decade-long product-development nosedive while Apple proceeded to clean their clock. No dice: firstly, where in Hades is the Snooze button/bar? A few might say that this unit isn�t *really* marketed as a clock radio...but, (1) it has a clock, and (2) an alarm system, which works in tandem with an iPod. Secondly, the illuminated display can�t be shut completely off. I don�t care what the manufacturer regards as a �dim� setting for the display; Significant Other has vetoed several models for being too bright...and the units were on MY side of the bed. If it doesn�t go out, it doesn�t come in...to the house, that is. This isn�t quite the House That Akio Built anymore Logitech Pure-Fi Dream: Another unit I had high hopes for, given my satisfaction with other products from them. Things got off to a bad start when, stopping off at an Apple Store to try one out, encountered a dead demo unit, and they couldn�t roll out a replacement. Not too confidence inspiring, but I managed to check out a working unit elsewhere. The sound was great, but the display was awful: not only am I not too fond of orange backlighting, this unit, like the Sony, cannot be completely turned off...if anything, it was BRIGHTER at its �minimum� setting than the Sony. Pass. iHome IP99: The first iPod clock radio I ever purchased was an iHome IP7. It went back the following day because�you guessed it� the thing was bright as Christmas at night. They got this issue licked in subsequent models, including the �99. But the �99�s almost-Luna-like rotary controls are awful, wobbly, cheap-feeling, and difficult to use. Sound was sub-par compared to the Luna. The sad thing is, this appears to be iHome�s best offering, IMO. - XtremeMac Luna X2: The obvious heir apparent, which was MIA well over a year after its announcement, which wasn�t a good sign. Worse than that, in the time between the X2�s announcement and its eventual shipping in small numbers a short time ago, (1) XtremeMac was bought by Imation, (2) XtremeMac�s founder and president abruptly resigned and left the company, and (3) there were discouraging reports from a few too many of the few people who�ve actually gotten their hands on an X2. Going by my own version of the 60/40 rule, I had to scratch this off my list as well...assuming I could even fine one. This brings me to the Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo-i. When I first saw a picture of it, I almost immediately dismissed it out-of-hand...it just looked huge and bulky next to something svelte like the Luna. The problem was, the old Luna doesn�t do it for my anymore, the new Luna is starting to sound like a kneecapped second act, and everything *else* roughly bearing that form factor was often even worse. What brought me back to trying the Duo-i was the company behind it. In another lifetime, I sold a lot of Boston Acoustics loudspeakers as a high-end audio salesperson, and I always had a good feeling about the company. the reps were straight-shooters, and so were the products: no obscure techno-BS dazzle, just good, solid-thinking design and build quality. I wanted to believe they still kept these qualities, so I turned around and decided to give the Duo-i a shot. Glad I did. The Duo-i is not only an extraordinary product in its category, but also an object lesson in remembering what a given product is actually going to be used FOR, not just a laundry list of �features� dreamed up by Marketing in an overheated bull-session and shoved down the Product Manager�s throat. This product works and feels like the entire product team had to take a working prototype and actually *use* it in their homes for a few weeks before signing off on its design. It�s clear to me that above-room-temperature IQs still prevail at BA. Let�s start with the form-factor thing. Yes, the Duo-i is noticeably taller than many competing units, but not all: and, what these few larger-sized models have in common is speaker-driver size, which makes itself apparent as soon as you fire the thing up. But I�m getting ahead of myself here: in spite of the added height, the Duo-i is somewhat less imposing that pictures on a Web page might lead you to believe. Granted, the unit is by no means small: if you find it tough to fit your old Westclox Big Ben back on the table after winding it, some serious adjustment is in order. But if you�re replacing another iPod clock radio, the change should be relatively manageable. The payoff is definitely worth it, starting with The Sound. The Cliff Notes version goes like this: the Duo-i kicks the Luna, and most every other iPod clock radio I�ve demo�d, clean to the curb, not merely in terms of quantity of bass, but quality: no mere boom-boom-boom, but tight, articulate bass, the kind of bass you�d take as read from a company steeped in hi-fi loudspeaker experience. I was reminded of the first time a heard a KLH table radio, the first table radio with hi-fi credentials in the 1960s. (This is important, because BA�s lineage can be traced back through companies like Advent, KLH, and Acoustic Research, among others.) Listening intently to music in the bedroom, from a Peter Pettinger album of Elgar piano music via my iPod classic, a little Nirvana *Unplugged* afterward, or Billie Holiday via radio (WKCR in New York is finishing up a Birthday music marathon in her honor right now), there is a fullness and depth, and a sense of ease, in the music�s presentation that�s hard to put into words...but I like to believe you�d know what I mean when you hear it. The Duo-i should just about hold its own with all but the most outrageous dedicated iPod-based amplifier/speaker systems. But those outrageous amp/speaker systems (one of them tube-based...you know who I mean) won�t wake you up in the morning. They aren�t designed for that. The Duo-i is. With a nod to the aforementioned KLH table radio, the Duo-i has three control knobs that dominate the center control panel. With a nod to the 21st Century, these are multi-purpose: they push in, button-style, to execute several functions, which are quite intuitive. There are all of seven buttons on the front panel, five of which are radio station presets. (The other two control the function of the two separate alarms.) The alarm system is straightforward. The Duo-i doesn�t have separate weekday/weekend alarm settings, nor does it have a Playlist option for waking up to your iPod. (Neither of these is an issue for me, but your needs may differ.) Otherwise, the system is about as comprehensive as one would want. Control layout is superb: no phalanx of buttons in bewildering arrays. As sophisticated as the Duo-i controls are, these strike me as about as intuitive as I�ve come across, even compared to the Luna, which is high praise indeed. About the remote control: frankly, it reminds me of remotes from certain other iPod clock radios. That being said, it�s well thought-out, and has the added feature of a magnetic back that allows it to be �stored� against either of the Duo-i�s metal speaker grilles, a small but nice move). The remote is IR-based, so you have to be within sight of the Duo-i to control it. On the other hand, you won�t have to worry about somebody�s keyless-entry car door system triggering your radio on in the middle of the night. (Go ahead...ask me how I know this.) Now, about those �hidden� functions: a few reviewers here have mentioned the problem of some Duo-i units not being able to play music above a certain volume level. Turns out that there�s a �hospitality� setting that limits the volume to a preset level. There happens to be an undocumented �fix� for this, as described in at least one other review here (the owner got this from BA tech support, which happens to be quite good: read on). The hidden feature I�m about to describe regards what I thought to be the one remaining major �flaw� in the Duo-i�s design: the ability to completely extinguish the backlit display when going to sleep. Way too many iPod clock radios are sorely lacking in this regard: when it�s time for �lights out�, there�s that damed display, either glaring at you directly or reflecting off the wall or the like. The Duo-i display, with 21 (count �em!) levels of brightness control, could get *really* low, but, to my mind, not quite low enough...S.O. might have signed off on it as being �good enough�, but I was worried. So, yesterday morning, I called up tech support to try and get some answers. I was told that, if I unplugged the unit from the back, then plugged the power cord back in *while pushing and holding in the �Alarm 2� button, I could access the brightness calibration function (controlled via the �Tune� knob). This allows one to set the minimum brightness level of the display...including having the display go totally dark at its lowest setting!. Perfection.* Speaking of tweakability: on the back of the unit, besides useful input/output jacks (did I mention that the Duo-i has a headphone jack, which allows you to listen to music while your main squeeze sleeps in peace? Do we have to start handing out Nobels before more companies get a clue about this?), the Duo-i has a mini-USB port. This means that the unit�s software/firmware can be updated as needed, making the Duo-i at least a bit more obsolescence-proof than the next company�s offering. If the Luna had this sort of forward-thinking design, I wouldn�t be forced to sell it.) Finally: the Duo-i has an honest-to-goodness threaded coax connector in back. Importance? You can hook the thing up to a REAL antenna for serious FM reception. Which isn�t to say the tuner section needs a lot of help: it�s quite good with the supplies wire antenna, but the system comes into its own when connected to a something more serious. (I have mine connected to the hard-to-find and wonderful Technics SH-F101 tabletop antenna, and it�s all I could ask for in terms of quality FM reception.) About the only fault I can find with the Duo-i is that, now that I can get the display to completely darken at night, there�s no straightforward way to illuminate the display momentarily in the middle of the night without turning on a night light near it (the Duo-i has a sensor which automatically dims the display when the ambient light in the room decreases). The Luna could do this with the push of a button; this the only instance where the Luna excels. To sum up, the Boston Acoustics Duo-i is possibly the best-thought-out iPod clock radio I�ve ever come across. Sound quality, logical control layout, input/output versatility, and just plain all-around *livability*, I�d say it�s close to impossible to top. Of course, the bar has been set by a company with decades of experience, not just a handful of years. Experience still counts for something.
Reviewer: JSP
The Horizon Duo-i is AWESOME!!! I just got this radio and it is the best sounding speaker system/iPod dock/radio I have ever heard. Full bass, decent mids, and excellent highs. Don't judge this radio by its size. This thing will put out some volume. The only thing I wish was added was a cd player but with the auxilary imputs you can plug up anything. One of the best buys I have ever made.
Reviewer: Jeff
It was between this and the Bose system. Did not want to spend the 300+ for the Bose and the sound is amazing on this system. Would have scored a 5 if I didn't have problems with the alarm clock feature.
Reviewer: Eric Heinrich
The best radio this size what you can buy for money. Perfect sound.
Reviewer: Dan Young
I have evolved from a KLH Model 20 (may it rest in peace) to this well-designed and solidly made unit. It fills my larger-than-average living room with FM radio classical music with volume and fidelity more than adequate for my critical ears. It plays the treasures on my i-pod and delivers CD music through the portable CD player I have connected through the auxiliary connection. I do not think larger, heavier and vastly more expensive systems are necessary except perhaps for mating males to attract females. If it had a built-in CD player it would be perfect for my purposes.
Reviewer: David
This little systems packs amazing sound and ease use into a simple design. The radio is crystal clear and, for small speakers, cranks up nicely. My only problem is that you cannot dock an iPod touch into the docking station. I know it says you can, but you can't. You can try all the docking attachments that come with it and even the ones that come from apple, but it won't work. It does work great with all other iPod models, they dock fine, charge, and sound great. The problem is that iPods are clearly going the way of teh touch and if they can't make this model work with this one there probably won't be any backwards compatibility in the future. I will go as far to say that you can just jam the iPod onto the mount without a docking adapter and it plays and charges, but you run serious risk of damaging your horizon duo as well as your really expensive iPod. The thing sounds great though.
Reviewer: Dominic
Fantastic sound quality,with realistic bass irrespective of volume amount. A must for i.pod fans,for me the Rolls Royce of i.pod docking stations. Keep it up Boston
Reviewer: Craig Benson
Very nice radio. Excellent reception. Got mine on the internet for $139
Very nice radio. Excellent reception. Got mine on the internet for $139
Reviewer: marc douglas
I bought my 15 year old daughter a 4th gen nano for her birthday and found that it would not charge in her Ihome, also I thought it was time to shop for better sound quality than she had in the Ihome. So at X-mas time I went shopping at Fry's electronics and was able to listen to about 20 Ipod/tabletop/radioclock units. The first thing that impressed me was the excellent sound quality of the Boston Duo, then came the features,the display and controls were so much better then the Ihome. She instantly fell in love with the sound, style and remote on the unit. While somewhat large the unit is a great compromise between an alarm clock radio on a night stand and a excellent sounding shelftop audio system. An acceptable price to fill both needs. The only variable I had was most units for sale either stated they worked with nanos in general or specifically 3rd gen nanos only. But since the manufacture date on the box was so current I took a chance and was pleased to find it completely compatible with her 4th gen nano. Thank you.
Reviewer: Martin Lamarre
Very nice radio with great sound but for the second time in less than four months, I am experiencing technical issue with volume controle. I have bought my first Duo-i in last september and it went to servicing in november for more than three weeks before being replaced by another one. This new one is now having the same problem. Volume controle stuck and I am not able to raise it more than 13 wich is pretty low... We are now January 19th and I am packaging it again to bring it back to the store!!! So, my advice would be: don't trow the box in the garbage bin... you will need it in a near future!
Reviewer: Ramona Johnson
I had to wait a long time for this because it was "backordered" for a month, but it is a really good device. It is easy to use, it has really good sound, and the radio reception is firstrate in my difficult house. I am using it in the kitchen, and I liked it so much that I ordered one for my study too.
Reviewer: Samantha
It's great! Awesome sound.
Reviewer: Rob
Very nice radio for a teenagers bedroom
Reviewer: Kevin Egelhoff
Did quite a bit of research on all the better IPOD dual alarm clock radios and the BA had the best specs and features going for the price. Only downside was I wasn't able to listen to the unit prior to purchasing it. Now that I have it I couldn't be more pleased with the great sound from this small unit. Almost as impresive as my much larger Altec Lansing portable unit. So easy to program I didn't need to look at the manual and had the time and both alarm clocks programmed in about 20 secs. IPOD docs easy and the remote works fine with the IPOD controls. Thanks BA for a nice product at a reasonable price!
Reviewer: Chris
OK, This item works exceptionally well except for if you want to use the wi-fi feature on either the ipod touch or the iphone to listen to either streams or if you use certain apps that pull radio stations to listen to. The main problem is when you turn on the wi-fi feature, the unit picks up interference for the wi-fi which is audible through the speakers. The representative from Boston of course have never heard of this problem and cannot fix this and they actually tell me to go find another radio to check to see if this is a consistent problem. Are you kidding me? Why do I need to do this, it's not my product. Aside from using the wi-fi feature on the ipod touch the unit works great but if you use the wi-fi feature to listen to music you will be dissapointed
Reviewer: J
I wanted something to charge my iPhone and offer dynamic sound when I went to sleep. I'm one of those people that imports CD quality into my devices so it was important to find a decent clock radio that could play at this level. I went to my local electronics store (big blue) and tested all of the clock radios. Some as high as $399. Nothing came close to the quality of this unit. The dials are easy to navigate and the snooze bar (frame around radio) is in a class of its own. I dare you to try to find a better sounding radio in this price range.
Reviewer: Greg Cameron
Rich, smooth, clean sound from a small package. Also very esay to use with intuitive controls that allow you to plug it in and within less than a minute you can experience the "Boston Sound". Well worth the money.
Reviewer: Darshan
I was looking to buy something within a 100$ and was completely blown away by the quality and clarity this product has to offer. Am now waiting for another few months to save up for this baby... Regards, -D
Reviewer: Kyle
This is a really fine product. Very high quality sound output. Hard & Heavy...
Reviewer: Courtney
You simply cannot go wrong with this unit from Boston Acoustics. It has it all. AM/FM Radio, Dual Alarms, iPod dock, sleep timer, bright display... one of a kind. I would recommend this to anyone. Blows away the Bose and Klipsch iPod speakers.
Reviewer: Praveen Kharb
A fantastic piece to own. The sound is crisp and clear with enough base to rock your room. Ideal for students. You can plug in most pods just not the ipod, which is a great feature. To add to it you have the radio. I just love this perfect combination. If you own a laptop and have a small room to stay, this will meet your need for a music system. Just plug in your ipod or your laptop to work as a cd/dvd player or listen to the radio. A sleek remote to add to the comfort. Unfortunately for Indian buyers it is priced a little on the higher side in the Indian market. Ofcourse some might not feel any discomfort in shelling out 14 grand. If you are one of them, then this is a great buy.
Reviewer: David
The sound from this unit is really very impressive, as good as any other I have heard, including several that cost twice as much. What is more impressive is how intuitive the controls are. I was able to test drive this radio in the store, and this was the only desktop system where every function was easy to figure out. The alarms are simple to set and simpler to turn on/off. Most units I tried included alarms which were clearly just afterthoughts. Very satisfied with this, wish I found it sooner!
Reviewer: S Masters
After reading rave reviews online and in T3 magazine about the sound quality of the Duo I ordered one only to be bitterly disappointed. Mine has a constant annoying buzzing sound from the moment you connect the power. This buzzing becomes louder when you take the unit out of standby and use the radio or ipod. The buzzing is drowned out at higher volumes, but at normal volume levels for a bedside radio it's very noticable. The buzzing in standby is so annoying I couldn't even test the alarm feature the morning after purchase as I had to power it off and use my old radio alarm instead. Maybe mines faulty?? Contacting seller for a refund.
Reviewer: Orest
I recently purchased the Duo-i and am very happy with it, but the volume is locked at level 18. The one in the store went past 35. I don't know how to unlock this. If I can't, I will be returning this device and will be telling my friends and colleagues not to purchase this product.
Reviewer: William Moberly
Mine lasted exactly one year and then quit right on schedule. Customer support seems non-existent. I e-mailed them and they referred me to another address which was a just a factory repair address. I can't even find out if there is a fuse in it I could check. These are not cheap and I expected a lot more for my money.


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Use this guide to replace the external volume rocker on your iPod. The volume control buttons are soldered to the logic board, this guide will only show you how to replace the button cover, not the mechanical buttons.
No parts required.
Place the iOpener in the center of the microwave.
I found you need to be very patient when using the iOpener. It's worth taking your time, giving the heat time to work on the glue. When I finally got the battery out, there were some strips of glue left behind that I just cleaned off with some isopropanol before installing the new battery.
By the way, I had to run the iOpener for longer in my microwave for it to get hot enough. When it was too hot to touch, I figured it was hot enough for the batteries.
Fredrik -
I didn't find this to be as hard as I had built it up in my mind to be; HOWEVER, saying that I need to say years ago I was the local Nokia service center in my town. But many years ago right after they got rid of analog times. Yeah. A classic installer/repairer mistake when starting something they haven't fixed or installed before is picking up the instructions, flipping through them; maybe even reading a section that is new-then tossing the instructions over the shoulder. "I got this." This usually comes right before something major gets broke. And I can tell you when you try to do it yourself and then mess it up horribly then take it to the repair shop. Well we called that "I can do it myself" syndrome and charged extra to put back together what they brought in in the box. Now knowing all this - I can't stress this enough because I am stupid, stupid, stupid. COVER YOUR SCREEN IN CLEAR BOXING TAPE AND READ ALL THE INSTRUCTION BELOW THROUGH TO THE END BEFORE EVEN ATTEMPTING THIS FIX. Take my advise.
I didn't have an iOpener, so I used a wheat type heat bag. If you do this though, make sure you put a layer of plastic between your Mac and the bag, or you'll get condensation in places you don't want it.
I started out using the iOpener but switched to my wife's hairdryer. A heat gun or hair dryer proved to be much more convenient and is a time saviour. You can heat more and the glue becomes more fluid make the next steps with the opening picks much easier
Use a hair dryer! Watch this vid: https://youtu.be/16GkvjVyOJA It is much easier to do if you heat it from the other side.
I wonder how many people actually wrapped in their iPhone into iOpener and put this "sandwich" into microwave??
I know this is obvious, but backup your iPad with iTunes before you start. I'd also turn off your passcode if you have one.
Ther first time you heat up the iOpener for this repair when its room temperature I had to heat it up for more than 30 seconds. I remember I had to heat it up for around 45 seconds. However, after that when you need to reheat it again during the repair 30 seconds will be enough.
I've been with Samsung for 8 years now!! Never did i have a case on any of my phones My Samsung 8 is 2 months old the case protector around the edge pop off and broke my phone it's like someone put a bullet hole in it
Not everybody has a microwave. You need to state how long and at what temperature in a conventional oven.
Hi, the microware have multiple power 1 to 9, what must be used ?
Heat the iOpener for thirty seconds.
Throughout the repair procedure, as the iOpener cools, reheat it in the microwave for an additional thirty seconds at a time.
May I know the temperate limit about heating iOpener? (maximum 150 degrees Celsius?) thx so much.
DO NOT USE IN NON ROTATING MICROWAVE! It will pop a hole. I had it in for 45 seconds the first time. It wasn't very hot inside and I saw it started to leak on the paper towel I put under it. Just a fair bit of advice. I think I will just stick with the heat gun. Loud but useful.
If I don't have a microwave then I try to use hot air gun so how many munuts i want to heat ?
I heated mine up for 30 seconds, tested, then again for 30 seconds. It felt adequately hot. Leaving it on the left side, per the instruction, for a minute did not loosen the adhesive. I ended up pulling the suction cup hard enough to shadder the old screen. Moral of the story, I don't think it gets hot enough safely to have an affect.
There is a clear problem here with the heating part using the iopener things....no details are given. Whoever is testing them needs to make it clear - What temperature does it need to be? And for which phone models, because they differ in what's needed. It's only £10-15 for a laser guided temp sensor unit, and the designers/repairers should have one of those already for doing these kinds of repairs. Explaining half a repair, is worse than not explaining at all :-(
If I may suggest include your microwave wattage so people can get an idea on time for there own
30 seconds sure isn't cutting it… 45 didn't get the screen of my iPad air 2 to budge either… even after resting on the ipad for 4 minutes.
60 seconds in the microwave, the iOpener burst.
I'll get a new one and try once more with heating it 45 seconds and repeat that for 30 minutes like others have said here. If that doesn't work it'll have to be the heat gun.
I can't recommend the microwave. If the the iOpener becomes too hot, it bursts. Better put the opener in cooking water. Dry it and use it. Instead of an iOpener you can use hot/cool packs as well.
Trust the directions! I forgot and left it in the Microwave too long and after 1 minute I had Mt Vesuvius - the iOpener burst and spewed the goodies out. The problem is, the Digitizer can be damaged by a hot air gun, so I had to tough out and remove the glue the hard way. I made it … with lots of patience! Tough lesson.
Remove the iOpener from the microwave, holding it by one of the two flat ends to avoid the hot center.
I did this repair. I used a hair dryer, I think it works better: gets very hot fast.
Lay the iOpener over the plastic tab to loosen the adhesive. Let the bag sit on the device for approximately 90 seconds before attempting to open the panel.
Use a plastic opening tool to pull the rear plastic cover away from the device until there is enough room to insert a spudger.
Insert a spudger under the cover, then pry it up and away from the device.
Remove the rear plastic cover from the iPod.
Use a metal spudger to carefully pry near the Lightning connector and under all parts of the front panel assembly: the front glass/digitizer, the LCD display and the metal midframe.
This step is extremely difficult to do... How am I supposed to manage to lift the frame with the LCD screen without potentially causing damage to the LCD screen?
Yeah, I did run into a roadblock with that too, so I'll have to find a heat gun (or iOpener) and see if I can use that to loosen the frame.
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Pull up on the battery pull tab to free the battery from its adhesive.
Disconnecting the battery from the lcd screen can ruin the battery,
so why do that if you are just replacing the digitizer?
rather just open the six screws and disconnect the digitizer.
Remove the two 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screws from the sleep/power button bracket.
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I liked a lot more the reptilian humanoid bloodline that controls the world theory...
That's an extreme part and something that throws most people of. It doesn't make the factual, evidence wrong now does it????
I laughed at that part of Icke's writings but then I researched (like he tells you to) the many religions and old tribal faiths of the past and some that still exist (like the aborigines and the native americans) and there is almost always reference to lizard or snake reptilianlike creatures as gods! Not the creatures that roam the floor of the earth getting stomped on when needed, but actual alienlike intelligent beings that influence things. I've met some South Americans from Chile who were brought up in a village in the mountains before they moved to the city and then came here to Perth, and they say that at night, you can sometimes see some strange shiit, like reptillianlike beings, either as physical beings like us or spiritlike that are not physical. That shiit blew my mind, so that is not just an author of some extreme writings talking garbage, some people, probably alot, have witnessed stuff like that.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Great RNG Gripe Once Again
The random number generator and me have had a long relationship together. Be it with drops or with things dropping and me losing the roll. Random is random and random hates me. Every expansion I like to think that perhaps this time will be different. Maybe this time around I might be lucky. I've seen people get everything they want and I get nothing.
Like the day I was sitting in org trying to fish up that crafty fish for nine hours and when someone asked me what I was doing there and I said fishing they said they would come and try too. Five minutes later they get the achievement I had been trying forever to get, nine hours that day and six hours the previous day not to mention a few hours here and there for years and many more hours on horde characters only to never see one in my entire life of game play and they get it in less than 15 minutes.
Then there is the recent run of a few scenarios with some guild mates that in 6 runs I saw someone get something each run, except me. Two of those runs both people got something. So 6 runs, 8 pieces, none in my bag at all.
I've been running heroics the last few days, after finally having gotten my pattern for dailies in I figured it was time to enter the heroics into the mix instead of only doing them after I finish my dailies. When I was first learning where all the daily mobs were I would just do the dailies before running anything. Now that I know where everything is I do both at one time instead of waiting until I am done before entering a heroic.
In a guild run a few days ago I got one piece. In every random I have run I have never, repeat never, seen one thing drop that I could use. I've only even seen one mail piece drop at all and it had spirit on it. Not even one agility neck, trinket, ring or back that could have been lost to others. Not even something I could roll on.
I've run the direbrew thing more than a few times and lets not even get into the fact I have not seen a mount on my main ever from there being there are now shared mounts and I at least have the ram because another character got it a few years back. I've seen the DPS trinket drop once and lost it. Just once. I've seen the stamina one enough that I can't even count them any more.
I've said it before and I will say it again. The game needs something for people like me. This is why I always loved valor and justice gear. It is like mercy for the unlucky. It allows people like me to grind my gear and earn it because my luck is lacking. I have always believed and still believe that every single slot should be available for purchase with points of some sort.
You should never have to be held hostage by the random number generator. There is no decent reason I should not have every single slot with at least 463 by now. With the amount of things I have run anyone that is not me would be rocking at least a few pieces, even those that say they have bad luck. I've got one. Just one.
I hate the random number generator and I am really considering just giving up and raiding with sub par gear and trying to get my gear from raiding only but that is not in my nature. If I can not give my best effort I don't feel I have the right to ask others to give their best effort.
But when do you reach the point where you have to say enough is enough? When do you reach the point where you have to surrender and admit the random number generator won?
All I ask if that the gear drops, even if I lose it, just let me see it, let me know that it exists.
Do you think luck is linked to characters?
I know it is not linked to a person because I have been lucky on other characters, just not my main. My shaman wins everything. Got the ram a few years back, my main never saw it. Got the horseman mount, my main never saw it. Geared up two specs in less than a dozen runs in both cataclysm and wrath. Won nearly every BoE and lock box that ever dropped in a random. So it is not me, it is my hunter that the random number generator hates.
I am not sure what the random number generator has against my hunter but if my hunter and the random number generator ever meet up in a dark alley we will never have this problem again because the random number generator would be dead. I would even revive the random number generator just so I could kill it again.
And again.
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I definitely feel your pain. RNG is tied into characters. The worst luck I get is on my Warrior and Death Knight. The 3 extra Heroic Dungeons in WotLK (Trial of the Champion) always used to drop Plate and Strength items, with the exception of when my Plate wearers went in.ReplyDelete
The seasonal events have been particularly cruel. I have only won 1 Headless Horseman Mount and 1 Kodo, and I used to run the instances on all characters every day of the holiday event for at least 3 years. Thankfully the mounts can be used by all characters now.Replies
The mounts being shared is a blessing because my others had them but my main never did. Gear, yeap, that is my story. Run stuff on my priest all the mail agility gear drops, run it on my hunter, all the cloth healing gear drops. :(Delete
In my observation the luck seems to be tied to a characters name. My daughter uses the same few names and even when she made her first character on my account she had great luck and then when she remade the character after getting her own account on another server she still had the same luck. My priest in vanilla was known for her amazingly bad luck, such that it was a joke in my guild. I changed her name and, her luck got better. Last spring I noticed her old name was available on my old server so I made a different race priest with her name , by level 60 it was obvious she had abysmal luck too.ReplyDeleteReplies
That is an interesting thing, I wonder if we could get more feedback on that. Would be interesting to see if luck is indeed tied to name.Delete
I would hate to think the name I like and use deems me to a life of horrible luck but seeing that other characters have luck it is possible I guess.
I actually posted about this exact topic yesterday- gear and RNG. I was 90 literally 50 hours after release. I have run a lot of heroics. A LOT. Granted, I did have enough to do this weekend that I didn't farm instances all weekend long, but I have run heroics with a large percentage of my spare time, there is no excuse for me to be missing so much 463 gear. I showed up for raid last night and I was afraid I was undergeared compared to most of my raid mates. :( Fortunately providing devo aura and being the third tank saved my spot I suspect. And let's talk about offspecs! My tanking gear is far superior to my mainspec gear! Aghhhhhh! I should be in perfect 463 now! I know of raiders who have run less than half the heroics IReplyDelete
Anyways, I feel your pain. I absolutely agree that JP gear should not be sub par with comparison to heroics gear. Those of us that RNG shits on should have points-purchasable options which at least provide an equal ilvl alternative.Replies
I am still working on rocking my one 463 piece. At least I got the 478 boots from sha but of course with my luck I did not win anything from it or from the extra roll. Oh well, I will get there.Delete
Heh. I've tanked what around 80 dungeons with my guildies and it seemed like only cloth healing gear dropped when we had the shaman healing, only spirit plate when we had the priest healing and only spirit mail when we had the paladin healing. Only agility leather when we didn't have the rogue, only agility mail when we didn't have the hunter with us.ReplyDelete
Seems like the game is trying to tell you your shaman should be your main ;)Replies
I guess I have to level my shaman, but my druid is next.Delete
If you want to gear up a tank run with me. I ran three more yesterday and did not see one mail piece drop but I did see a plate piece on every single boss. Yes, every... single... boss.
One thing in games that has always bothered me is "gear drops from monsters/bosses". It reduces the immersion in the game. Why does a boss that wears plate and uses axes drop cloth gear and a crossbow? Why does a giant monster rabbit drop any gear at all? Is it from the last person that he ate???ReplyDelete
I really believe the the primary sources for gear should be vendors and crafters and not RNG. Have bosses drop rare materials which can be used for crafting and have bounties on the them for special currency used to get gear. Or someother equally viable solution that it's FU RNG...
That's why I had so much better luck in cata raids because of Tokens and VP. Of course now, vendor gear isn't as good as dropped gear so you must get bosses to randomly drop gear, that makes no sense for the boss, which you can actually use and then win the roll on.Replies
Grr... typos...Delete
"Have bosses drop rare materials which can be used for crafting and have bounties on them for special currency used to get gear. Or someother equally viable solution that isn't FU RNG..."
I agree, I have been saying for a long time that we should get something from bosses that allows us to buy gear. Not to poke a boss with a stick and get gear. It just makes no sense.Delete
Like the dogs in the MF dailies drop a few copper. Do I really want to know where these dogs were keeping it? Or getting a mace off a raptor. Just the thought of were that mace might have been hiding I do not want to touch it.
- NetherLandsOctober 5, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Rule of thumb in my experience is that the Item I want on a specific character will always be the last to drop on that character.ReplyDelete
I know how it sounds but it's one of the reasons I started to run multiple accounts, my % still stink but at least that way I don't have to roll against other players as well.
Vanity Items I don't want have a tendency to drop compartively soon, however.
OT but I really think you ought to read this, personally I have some probably ban-worthy (if expressed) thoughts on this, especially considering what went down before with the game already.
Yes they may have mucked up things with the MoP Reps/Badge gear, but why don't they fix those instead of ruining the rest of the game further because of it, especially considering less than a third of the subscribers ( 2.7 out of 9+ million) have so far bought MoP to begin with
(yup, so far Expansion Holdouts are now the clear majority. Won't expect the Devs to pick that up in a good way, though)Replies
People are misrepresenting that 2.7M number. That is 2.7M hard copies, the box. I don't know about you but I can say for sure that I nearly every single person in my guild bought digital. Everyone I have read here online have bought digital. Everyone I have spoken to have brought digital. I can probably count the people that bought boxes on one hand. We will know the true number when they release the digital number. The box sales mean nothing and quite honestly that 2.7M boxes is a HUGE number considering you could buy it digital cheaper.Delete
I've been having a fair deal of luck with vanity items so far. Most likely because I don't want most of them and they are just bag clutter.
- NetherLandsOctober 5, 2012 at 10:44 AM
The number of boxes was, according to earlier posts at Massively, less than a million.Delete
I might be wrong, but given that earlier number and Blizz now saying it's over three times as high makes me think that Blizz is talking digital units as well, especially because the analysts suggested 'just wait for the digital sales, than the number will climb above a million'.
But I agree that the number of box copies may be frightingly low, with several retail chains in the Netherlands for example Diablo III boxes are currently still bigger sellers than MoP boxes.
It's also funny how Blizz makes a 10% subscriber jump after a highly-marketted Expansion launch seem like a Big Deal, the big question is wether those people stay.
I think anything less than a 10% jump would have been a complete failure. It should be closer to 20% with all the people they lost and all the new people there were angling for with some new additions like panda and pets.Delete
They are not doing as well as they should, I agree, but I do not trust their numbers. Never have.
I do think that mists is off to a massively better start than cataclysm was even if the box sales seem to be much less.


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Cotton Incorporated along with six universities throughout the South and Southeast are sponsoring the survey that will be randomly mailed to farmers later this month or in February. The survey will be mailed to farmers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana and Virginia.
Jeanne Reeves, associate director, Agricultural Research, Cotton Incorporated, said the initial survey helped analysts better understand the type of farming that continues to gain in popularity thanks to ongoing advances in technology.
Out of the thousands of surveys delivered in 2001, about 20 percent responded. Sponsors are hoping for at least that percentage of response again. The upcoming survey has expanded its range of input from farmers in six states to 11 states, with plans to conduct the same basic survey next year with one addition: Texas cotton farmers.
"We look forward from the survey response to get an accurate analysis of precision farming, to get a handle on what is going on," Reeves said.
She emphasized that the survey is not aimed at discerning opinion about which brand of precision-related farming equipment is better than another brand. The true objective, she said, is to better identify the demographics of precision farmers.
"We are trying to determine what farmer has adopted to it and what farmer has not adopted," she said.
Roland Roberts, professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Tennessee, said it would be vital for farmers who do not apply precision farming technology to participate in the survey. "Their input is key to our research initiatives so we ask that they take the time to complete it to the best of their ability," he said.
Analysts are also interested in learning from the survey which kind of precision farming – from use of global positioning satellite systems to grid soil sampling – growers value to be the most/least effective. They also want to learn which systems farmers have determined are economically viable.
"This information will allow us to better understand the areas where more research and/or extension activity is needed to insure farmers receive the most from precision technologies," Reeves said.


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Second year student nurse, Natasha Bale, tells us about her first placement on a theatre ward …
Within minutes of starting my first placement the crash bell started to sound. Rushing towards the casualty my mentor indicated that I should start chest compressions, it was a tense few minutes watching the monitor, then relief flooded through me on hearing the 'beep, beep' on the monitor, as the patient came back to life ...
That is how I envisaged my first day on placement. In reality within the first few minutes of being on a care of the elderly ward I noticed a very distressed lady. I approached to ask if there was anything I could do to help but accidently stepped on her bare toes, making her even more distressed. After this I was convinced I was going to be the worst student nurse ever!
However after a couple of days of being on placement I started to feel more confident in my role as a student nurse and during talks with my mentor I realised that everyone makes mistakes, even if they are an original Florence Nightingale.
By making mistakes you learn from them. On my first day I learnt to make sure that every patient had socks or slippers. I'm not saying that mistakes won't always have consequences, but that is why your mentor is there to support you, and as a student you won't be put in the position where you can make a life threatening mistake.
The first placement is always the worst though, it is scary. Walking onto the ward on your first day, not knowing how things work, what you're supposed to be doing. You will pick things up though and as you have more placements you'll become more confident.
Everyone needs to start with the 'basics' to get a foundation to build their skills on
Do not be afraid to ask questions though, if you are uncertain about anything just ask. The staff around you won't mind, they've been there before and they want to help.
Even ask the doctors if you want to know why they have prescribed a certain medication. It might take all your courage to walk up to them and ask but the doctors are actually really nice and they are not that scary (honestly). And you might even start to find that you enjoy talking to other professionals and learning from their experiences. Don't be scared to get involved in things going on either. For example ask to watch a doctor examine a patient, or follow a specialist nurse around for the morning. Your mentor won't mind as it is all part of being on placement and it is a great way to increase your own learning.
If you feel that you are not up to doing something though just say no, it's much better to do things if you feel comfortable doing them.
I'm not saying your placement will be easy though, it can be tough. I know I struggled a lot at first to accept my role. I'm one of those people who wants to be doing everything at once, and some of my tasks seemed 'basic'. But after discussions with my personal tutor and my parents I realised how important the most 'basic' things are, even if they don't seem that important to you. Everyone needs to start with the 'basics' to get a foundation to build their skills on.
Nursing is an amazing profession so my advice is to stick in there, and don't give up.
Natasha Bale is a second year student nurse studying adult nursing at Kings College London.
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Well done Natasha on both a brilliant article and your placement at Kings, especially with the limelight Kings' is receiving thanks to 24hrs in A&E and other programs, keep in there, and if you ever get doubts recall your own words, "Nursing is an amazing profession so my advice is to stick in there, and don't give up." Good Luck!
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Durham Democrat and State Rep. Tim Horrigan is a knucklehead. That's not our term for Horrigan. It comes from a commentary written by former State Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan in which she says Horrigan should consider resigning (again).
Readers will remember that in 2010, as Sullivan recaps, Horrigan "participated in a Facebook discussion about the impact Sarah Palin's death might have. After the controversy went national, he resigned, but then unsuccessfully tried to withdraw the resignation. Despite the incident, the voters of Durham reelected him, and then reelected him again in 2012."
We have no way of knowing if Horrigan saw his re-elections as cleansing him of all sins, but last week he was back at it.
Again from Sullivan: "The Palin comment controversy should have ended public pronouncements by Horrigan about the deaths of prominent figures, but whoops — he did it again. Last week, Horrigan forwarded a tweet from someone else that apparently was supposed to be a joke about Dick Cheney shooting Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He quickly realized it was a mistake, and deleted it. However, he should not have retweeted it in the first place. Joking about someone getting shot is bad enough, but when it is a state representative joking about a member of our highest court getting shot, it is just inexplicable and inexcusable."
With that Sullivan concluded: "Horrigan now has deprived his constituents of effective representation, as the controversy will be a distraction from his duties as a representative. Despite his subsequent and sincere apology, he has embarrassed the General Court, which has suffered way too many embarrassing moments from inappropriate conduct and statements over the last couple of years.
Additionally, but of much lesser importance, he has handed the Republicans a club with which to hit the Democratic House majority. Rep. Horrigan has said he will not resign again, but if I were him, I would consider it — and also give up my Twitter account."
Since Horrigan figuratively put his foot in his mouth again with the retweet we have wrestled with what to write. By most accounts, Horrigan is a nice guy. One would think no malice intended. But as Sullivan indicates, sometimes stupidity reigns supreme.
We had hoped that in addition to the short apology he offered for his most recent transgression, Horrigan would provide us with a community commentary, explaining to our readers and his constituents just what goes on in that cranium of his. To date we have not received one after trading emails with the Durham state representative earlier this week.
As a result we have chosen to let Sullivan speak on our behalf for the time being. And should Horrigan continue his silence, we would suggest that Durham voters not even give him the courtesy of thinking twice before electing someone else to that seat in the next election. Hopefully, Horrigan will take Sullivan's advice to heart so as not to offer voters that option next time around.
As for the Republicans using Horrigan as a political "club with which to hit the Democratic House majority," you can bet on it. And so will we. As noted on our past editorials, we cut the Bill O'Brien crew no slack during the last session of the Legislature, nor will we overlook the Three Stooges-like antics of Speaker Terie Norelli's Democratic knuckleheads.


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Questions for Photos 1 and 2
1. How would you describe this building? Does it look like a typical school? Explain your answer.
2. Where was the school located in the village of Canterbury? Why might Canterbury's citizens have purchased an existing house at this location to serve as the new school?
3. At one time, 24 students lived and attended school here. Based on these photos, do you think that this arrangement would have been difficult? Why or why not?
4. Where in the house do you think students slept? Where do you think the classrooms might have been located? Why?
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By Jonnelle Marte
When the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday more stimulus could be on the way, the dollar sunk. While it remains unclear how or when the Fed might act, investing pros say it may still make sense to dial back on the greenback.
Minutes released from the Fed's latest meeting noted that more officials feel monetary action would be needed "fairly soon" without signs of "a substantial and sustainable strengthening in the pace of the economic recovery." Fed officials discussed launching another bond-buying program, extending their guidance on how long interest rates could stay near zero, and lowering the rate the Fed pays banks for reserves, according to the minutes.
Advisers say each of those efforts could potentially lead to a weaker dollar — albeit to different extents. But some pros say that even if the Fed doesn't act, the dollar could still lose ground against the euro and other currencies in coming months and years. Certain foreign currencies should do well, whether "the Fed says they're going to stimulate the economy or not," says Chris Gaffney, senior vice president of EverBank World Markets.
Investors might consider balancing their domestic exposure with a stake in currencies and commodities that would benefit if the dollar dropped in value. Rick Scott, chief investment officer at L&S Advisors in Los Angeles, says he invests up to 10% of a client's portfolio in gold, which tends to rise in price when investors worry about inflation, by using an exchange-traded fund like the $9.8 billion iShares Gold Trust (IAU). Some investors may also want to buy ETFs that invest in crude oil, which generally gains when the dollar depreciates, he says.
When Ben Bernanke speaks in Jackson Hole at the annual symposium of economists and policymakers next Friday, investors may get more clarity on where the Fed is headed. But many pros say any possible action is more likely to be announced at the Fed 's next regular meeting on Sept. 12 and 13. By then, Fed officials will have more information to help them make a decision, including another monthly unemployment report.
To be sure, some experts — including Fed officials — doubt that further bond buying by the Fed will lift the economy. Banks are still hesitant to lend to consumers, a trend that is keeping a lid on the housing market and retail spending, advisers say. Others argue that any action from the Fed would also have a minimal impact on markets, since many investors who have been counting on additional stimulus already pushed stocks higher and the dollar lower.
And regardless of whether the Fed acts, investors should expect to see more volatility in currency markets, says Alfonso Esparza, a currency analyst with trading platform Oanda. That is partly why Paul Christopher, chief international strategist for Wells Fargo Advisors, recommends a more balanced approach between defensive and cyclical currencies and commodities. Christopher is splitting his commodity allocations between gold, which should outperform when investors are being cautious, and energy stocks, which should gain if economic activity picks up. When it comes to currencies from developed countries, he is dividing his investments between the Japanese yen, a safe haven currency, and the Norwegian krone, which should benefit if oil prices rise.


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text: I also went to UCLA and spoke to the assistant Dean of Admissions. She said that her and Dean Schwartz plan on making about 50 more offers to waitlisted candidates, hoping to yield about 10 more students in. She said this could occur even right up to the time classes start. That's why they're making so many offers... cause they figure some people won't be able to come to UCLA last minute.


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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Why Rubashkin?
"A federal judge in Iowa on Monday announced a prison sentence of 27 years on financial fraud charges for Sholom Rubashkin, the former manager of a kosher meatpacking plant where hundreds of illegal immigrant workers were arrested in a 2008 raid that garned national attention. Although the case against Mr. Rubashkin originally centered on immigration charges, during the trial in Cedar rapids prosecutors focused instead on financial abuses when he was in charge of the Agriprocessors slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa. The sentence, two years more than prosecutors had requested, was unusually high in the recent history of financial crimes--longer than the term for Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former chief executive of Enron, and L. Dennis Kozlowski, the former chief executive of Tyco. ... The sentence is also likely to deepen the belief among some Orthodox Jewish leaders, who have sustained an international campaign on Mr. Rubashkin's behalf, that he was unfairly tried. ... The federal prosecutors had originally sought a life sentence for Mr. Rubashkin, but then revised their request to 25 years. Six former attorneys general, including Janet K. Reno and Edwin Meese III, wrote to Judge Reade in April arguing that a life sentence would be a severe misreading of the sentencing guidelines as applied to white-collar crimes", Julia Preston at the NYT, 22 June 2010, link:
Amazing, I agree with Janet Reno. Applying the sentencing guideline 2B1.1 to Rubashkin's crimes, I add four points as a manager of five or more, and 22 points for $26 million damage, total = 33 points, a 135-168 month sentence from the table. What's going on here? Is the Obama administration's (ad hominem attack notice) displaying its anti-semitism for all to see? A life sentence? Why?
Posted by Independent Accountant at 7:56 AM
Labels: DOJ at Work, Judges Gone Wild
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Good question.
- Wednesday, July 07, 2010
- OldSouth said...
Not an ad hominem attack at all...
Obama's DOJ making an example of the defendant, both in the bait-and-switch prosecution and sentencing request.
Add a willing judge looking for that next leg up in the Brave New World, stir gently...
- Wednesday, July 07, 2010
- American Delight said...
"What's going on here?"
Something in the way you say that made me wonder if a certain foreign country were applying pressure for a sentence such as this...
- Wednesday, July 14, 2010
- Independent Accountant said...
Which? Saudi Arabia, Israel or Mexico?
- Friday, July 23, 2010
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