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What Do the Post-Debate Polls Say?
The clearest evidence so far comes in the Reuters-Ipsos online tracking poll. Yesterday I noted that Ipsos's first day of post-debate polling showed an ambiguous picture -- some move for Romney but possibly not that much or even any. The before and after was from Obama by 6 to Obama by 5. (Remember these are individual day samples in a tracking poll rather than the full rolling sample of several days. So you've got big margins of error.)
Today though the four day rolling sample moved to only a two point margin for Obama. Two points is close. But to push a move that big in a four day rolling sample, Thursday/Friday's numbers for Romney must have been really strong, most likely in the lead for that one day. So if we're going by just this one poll it shows a big kick for Romney.
On the other hand, Rasmussen, which has a three day rolling average has been stuck at a 2 point margin for Obama for the last three days. So it doesn't seem like any move has shown up there at all.
Similarly, Gallup actually ticked one point up for Obama today, from a 4 point to a 5 point margin. Gallup is on a 7 day rolling average. So it's hard to read too much into that. But there's at least no evidence yet of a strong move for Romney.
So for national polls it's a mixed picture, though it seems clear that something pretty dramatic happened in Romney's favor in the Ipsos poll. The current PollTracker Average is Obama +3.5. But PollTracker reports online polls but does not include them in its average. So it doesn't include Ipsos.
Then there's the state numbers. Two pollsters -- Rasmussen and We Ask America -- released polls today of Ohio, Florida and Virginia. Each showed Romney either ahead or roughly tied with Obama. If Romney had sustained leads in those three states we'd be in a very different election.
But again, caveats. We Ask America is a robo-poll which has had spotty reliability this cycle. I talked to PollTracker Editor Kyle Leighton today and his impression is that they've been bouncy and reactive through the cycle, generally magnifying trends of the moment.
So let's look closer at Rasmussen's numbers. Rasmussen had Virginia +1 Romney, Florida +2 Romney, and Ohio +1 Obama. Against the context of the last month those are strong numbers for Romney.
Yet these aren't very different from Rasmussen's most recent polls of those states. In Florida, it's a 3 point move in Romney's favor since Rasmussen's previous poll in mid-September. In Virginia it's a 2 point move for Romney. In Ohio it's no move at all, though the latest poll is 50-49 Obama compared to the mid-September poll of 47-46 Obama. So you've possibly got some move in Romney's favor. But a lot of it seems simply to be Rasmussen's standard 'House Effect'.
What does it all mean? Clearly, we need more data to have any real idea. But it seems like there is a real and clear move in Romney's favor. What's not clear is the magnitude of the change. And of course its persistence we really have no sense at all on, especially since Friday's job news seems to have changed the news conversation pretty dramatically.


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Milan was indeed marked by perfumes in the first days of spring! During my five-day stay in this wonderful city I visited an artistic exhibition of perfumes, which was organized by Intertrade for the first time this year and was held in the heart of the beautiful area of Milan—Palazzo Morando.
This unusual exhibition that enchanted all visitors with the setting and presentation of perfume in a unique manner, lasted March 21-24, 2013 and attracted fans of perfumes, fashion and art. An entirely new kind of art exhibition was envisaged by Celso Fadelli in collaboration with art director Cristiano Seganfredd. Cristiano enabled each presented collection and fragrances to have an entirely new form of presentation, outlining their artistic value.
Celso Fadelli said the following about the first Unscent exhibition: "We are pleased and extremely satisfied with the response to our experiential vision. UNSCENT responds to the needs of a market which must rediscover artistic, cultural and true values in content and communication in order to revive. With Cristiano we have put together a multitude of inspirations and an extraordinary, motivated and enthusiastic team, many of whom are very young. In just a few weeks, we have managed to create a unique event that brings together art, olfaction and fashion—an example of the Italian miracle. I want to thank everyone who has been with us on this wonderful journey, without any one of whom our project would not have been possible." |
Palazzo Morando, Milan
Fifteen brands and their perfume collections were presented at UNSCENT exhibitions in a number of different rooms, in the form of art installations, olfactory rooms and unusual dark rooms. Visitors were led from one room to another by offering a specific story about each of them, until they reached the large, bright room (lounge bar) with an exit to the garden, where visitors could refresh with a drink, talk and test all perfumes of the collections displayed at the premises through which they passed slowly.
UNSCENT expo exhibited collections of fragrances: ANDREA MAACK PARFUMS BOND NO9 - COLLECTION I LOVE NY BOND NO9 ACQUA DI STRESA AGONIST CZECH & SPEAKE EIGHT & BOB BYREDO BOADICEA THE VICTORIOUS SOOUD SIX SCENT PARFUMS S4P BLOOD CONCEPT NASOMATTO THE HYPE NOSES |
UNSCENT special projects ANTONIA/EXCELSIOR MILANO DIANE PERNET VIDEO OLFACTORY ROOM SACRE NOBI YUSUKE NISHIMURA RE PROFUMO |
Among the first visitors of the exhibition Unscent exhibition in Milan, attention was attracted by Diane Pernet who created the olfactory video room where video clips closely associated with fashion and art were shown. Diane Pernet is considered one of the most influential bloggers today with her already famous A Shaded View of Fashion. Another special project was envisaged and designed by Japanese artist Sacre Nobi, who lives in New York. He also created a fragrance inspired by the sculpture of Pieta by Michelangelo, and moved and attracted many fans of arts and fragrances by his concept.
RE PROFUMO is a novel by Fulvio Fronzoni, and it consists of three parts, just like the olfactive pyramid—top notes, heart and base notes. The notes are revealed slowly, one by one in a mist of memories….
Diane Pernet video room
Another beautiful accessory to the expo was added in form of the exhibition is a series of works, "Dayscapes" by artist Yusuke Nishimura, who played with the concept of light and invisibility. His photographs include observations of light during the day. Depending on the season, weather and time (hour of day), the sun emits different colors of light, depending on the distance from the Earth. Four photos displayed on the wall in the lounge room display colors of light provided by the sun during different days and time observed and photographed observed by Yusuke.
Andrea Maack - Unscent
Let me take you for a walk though the lovely fragrant palace Morando! When you enter the first room, you realize that the world of perfumes in this exhibition is closely associated with fashion and art. The perfumes are within your "nose reach," housed in specially designed hemispheres on the walls of the premises from which the smell of carefully labeled items spreads. In the first room, you are welcomed by Andrea Maack, with her collection in an artistic space and painted red walls. Besides the well-known collection of the house, the focus is on this year's edition Coal, inspired by ... coal!
Our path takes us further to the Bond No9 collection in a room where attractive shoes (Louboutin) and sports shoes that connect the urban aspect of New York with the trend and modern niche fragrances are placed in glass windows. Hemispheres filled with familiar compositions attracted me to re-try some of my favorite editions by Bond No9.
Bond no9 installation and gorgeous Loubotin shoes
Walking further, you can see Czech & Speak and the first special dark room with the latest edition by Agonist—Isis! In this room, a special installation named Methamorphosis, Agonist presented its new perfume, ISIS. The new edition was presented in seductive flacons colored in bright yellow as a journey from an abstract idea till the search for a fragrant experience, expressed artistically with broken glass. The glass and sculptures in this installation offered an unusual tension between the visual and the olfactory, complemented with the sound of shattering ... Metamorphosis Isis also points to the awakening of nature, which every year offers a new force, creates a new cycle and puts into focus the power and force of a new life! It is an ongoing and organic living process that continues into eternity. |
AGONIST installation - new fragrance Isis
After the unique experience describing the power of awakening of nature and its metamorphosis, a collection of fragrances by Eight & Bob and Acqua di Stresa appeared in the rooms in front of us. The new fragrance of the romantic and vibrant collection by Acqua di Stresa was promoted for the first time at UNSCENT and is also inspired by lush green and citrusy notes, which symbolize life. The name of the fragrance that will soon appear on the market is Verbena Absolute, and it wins us over with green (vegetable) freshness, tart fresh aromas and irresistible optimism.
Byredo lined up its fragrances along a long wall of the room, and placed large glass bottles with fragrant liquids in a special pedestal in the middle of the room, creating an appealing game of scents, the color of their liquid and the refraction of light. Many visitors were "caught" curiously testing the Byredo collection leaning toward fragrant pots placed on the wall in the hemisphere, finding their favorites in the collection.
The room with fragrances by SoOuD , just like the one for Bond No9, was embellished with beautiful women's shoes which also diverted attention from the perfumes of the collection a bit.
Byredo installation
Another dark room attracted many visitors. Blood collection will soon launch four new fragrances as opposition to the existing collection. Their announcement impressed numerous visitors. In the dark room, on one of the walls, an installation with eight gaps was set, four for each of the new fragrances. Each of the fragrances was accompanied by a video that you could watch in the top gap and with a pot of scents that smell intensely in the lower gap. Each video was followed by certain sounds that you listening to through headphones, which offered a unique feeling while you consumed the new collection. The visual, olfactive and sensual as a single unit, in total darkness. Smelling, listening and watching the video messages at the same time. The fragrances are available in black bottles with names of blood groups printed upside down. I must admit this was quite a unique experience that I had.
As I previously mentioned, a perfume was presented in a very particular way in this expo. It was an exhibition of painter and artist Sacre Nobi inspired by Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture and a perfume poured into a gold-colored cup that was placed in front of the large painting at the pedestal. The painting of the sculpture covered the entire wall and was painted on a large white canvas, leaving a strong and very deep impression on the viewer because it was the only illuminated thing the room. The scent played the role of the Holy Grail is in this setting, which was impossible to inhale with pleasure and deep respect.
The video presentation by Diane Pernet was also very contemplative and imaginative. I very much liked her thinking about life, about which she spoke in one of the mini-movies. When asked what luxury was for her, she said: "Life is a luxury!" I thought that there is no greater truth. In addition to the movie presenting her, two other mini-films were shown, one of which presents our existence, the transformation and power of life energy.
I hope that all video material will be available in the future as they merged fashion, art, inspiration, the pulse of life in a completely different way than we've ever had the opportunity to see...
Lounge Bar - UNSCENT expo
Lounge bar photos – All perfume collections
In the brightest room overlooking the garden, on special tables, all the collections were offered to visitors to test them in the original bottles. After an art display in each of the rooms, in the end, the lounge bar was a place where you could "help yourselves" with the perfumes that intrigued you and try them on your skin. This room was redolent with cheerfulness and was filled with light, especially emphasizing the perfume bottle within your reach. Unconventional socializing with visitors and organizers after the pleasure achieved by art installations gave new meaning to the perfume mingling. In this room you were finally able to look at the whole concept of the exhibition under the impressions of all the rooms with installations and intoxicated by the rich collections presented, their unique flavors and irresistible bottles.
Among the many fragrances on the counters one could notice the new fragrances by Bond No9 Central Park South, Acqua di Stresa Verbena Absoluta, collections by Nasomatto, Boadicea the Victorious, S4P, Byredo, SoOud, the whole collection by Blood, including the four new fragrances and numerous others. My pleasure as a fan of perfume was truly complete!
I would like to express my gratitude for the invitation for the first UNSCENT expo (by Intertrade) in Milan and I can congratulate Mr. Celso Fadelli and his team on the wonderful union of perfume and art! Thank you, Celso Fadelli, Claudia Bartz, Sabrina Dughetti and the entire Intertrade team for their hospitality and friendliness! |
Photos by by Intertrade Europe, Fragrantica
Author: Sandra Raičević Petrović
Fragrantica Executive Editor, Writer and Designer
Translation: Ivana (Ina_Mo)
Thank you for sharing that experience. It sounds like a heavenly exhibit!!!
Wonderful article. So jealous. Would love love love to have been there. Look forward to trying some new ones by these perfumers.
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Hodad's Tale: 20 years at Pipeline
My name is Gary Warner and I am a hodad.
For those who aren't familiar with archaic surfer slanger, a hodad originally was the kind of Southern California guy who greased his hair and wore white T-shirts and cared more about working on his hotrods than hanging 10 at the beach.
That's not me. I grew up in the blow-dry era and drove a yellow Ford Pinto in high school.
But over the years, "hodad" has morphed into a term used to describe people like me who can talk surf, wear surfwear, hang out with surfers – but never get up on a board.
That would be me.
My road to hodad-ness began 20 years ago last month when, as the Register's military writer, I was sent to Oahu for the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Five thousands survivors, including 50 from Orange County, marched down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. Afterward, I was assigned by the paper's sports editor to go up to the North Shore to check out a hot young Orange County surfer named Andino competing at the Banzai Pipeline.
Two decades later last month, I was rolled out of mothballs as the ex-military writer to go to Pearl Harbor for the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. A few hundred survivors marched or were wheeled into the ceremonies near the USS Arizona Memorial, including about five from Orange County. Afterward, as the travel editor, I assigned myself to head up to the North Shore to check out a hot young Orange County surfer named Andino compete at Pipeline.
Kolohe Andino, the son of the guy I went to see the first time, Dino Andino.
In 1991, Dino Andino was part of a hard charging, high octane group of young surfers who were bringing edge and attitude to the often laid-back sport. Along with his tattooed buddy Matt Archbold, Andino had a reputation of being, well, a jerk when it came to talking to the media.
When I walked up to him at Pipeline, he couldn't have been nicer – maybe it was just the surprise that the hometown paper had come all that way to write him up.
"Compared to the North Shore, the surf back home is Pee-Wee League," Andino told me.
I hung out to watch some great surfing – the Australian Tom Carroll snapped a turn on a barrel at Pipeline that is still legendary today – I have to admit I saw it, but it didn't register as a great moment at the time. I do remember the guys all wore helmets and tighter trunks – looking a little like Tour de France riders out in the waves. A network television crew filmed the whole thing, and the Hard Rock Café was one of the sponsors – I wore out that T-shirt with "PRESS" on the sleeve.
The lure of it all hit pretty hard. Banzai Pipeline (Hodad note: The "in" name has shifted from Pipeline to Pipe and back to Banzai Pipeline over the years) is the most famous wave in the world for a reason. When it is working – at about 10 to 12 feet – it forms an aquamarine tube that's unlike anywhere else in the world. And it's close – you can stand on the beach and see the look of fun or fear on the surfers' faces as they shoot out the end of the tube or get pummeled into the coral.
Since then, I've made surf contests part of my travel itinerary. I've gone to Australia twice for surf contests. I went all the way to Tahiti just to see the famous Teahupoo break only to find out I had missed a big swell by two days. Closer to home, I've volunteered to cover contests at Trestles and Huntington Beach.
Most of all, I've been back to the North Shore so many times it's hard to remember exactly – eight? Ten? I've seen all the major contests and twice was lucky enough to catch the rarest north shore event – the Eddie Aikau big wave surf contest that only goes off at Waimea Bay when the waves are over 20 feet. The second time, in 2009, Greg Long of San Clemente snatched victory away from Kelly Slater, who is sort of the Babe Ruth-plus-Michael Jordan-plus-Tiger Woods of surfing.
A lot has changed over the years. No more helmets. No more network television. There's a bypass around Haleiwa so you don't have to make the crawl across the ancient two-lane bridge at the harbor. There are more homes and a Starbucks at the Foodland supermarket. The Chart House long ago became Haleiwa Joe's.
One of the weirdest is the absence of women's events – no pro surfing contest in Hawaii this December despite Carissa Moore of Hawaii leading the women's top tour and Courtney Conlogue of Santa Ana topping the total points board. But no showdown at Moore's home turf. What a boneheaded loss for pro surfing.
This year at Pipeline there was a live video feed, Wi-Fi for reporters, and gourmet food trucks. Like nearly all the contests these days, the sponsor was a surf wear manufacturer – Billabong, out of Australia. But a lot was familiar – the sloping sand, the girls in bikinis, the surfers always surprisingly short – the better to crouch in the tube. There seemed to be more of a family scene – moms and dads with babies, older tourists who drape towels under their baseball caps to cover their necks like something out of the French Foreign Legion.
But it was all familiar too. And 20years later, I was looking for an Andino.
"Kolohe" in Hawaiian means a mischievous prankster. But the younger Andino, 17, has a reputation as a nice kid who has been schooled by his dad not only on what to do right, but how wrong it can all go if you make bad personal choices. He's nicknamed "Brother" by Dino, now 43, for Kohole's place in the family. But everybody uses the nickname -- from friends to the surf media to the contest announcers. Part of it is people trip over saying his real name, but it also fits – at 17, he's like the kid brother everybody wishes they had.
Kolohe was a wild card invite to Pipeline – he won't officially be on surfing's top pro tour until next year. He surfed well in what the announcers said were the largest contested waves in the history of the contest, but lost in Round 3. Kolohe earned big applause because on a day when Pipeline was snapping boards, dislocating shoulders and hammering surfers who hesitated on the long drop, the youngest competitor fearlessly charged every wave.
I met him at the water's edge like I did his dad 20 years before. In a flashback for me, he seemed genuinely pleased that his hometown paper (and now website, mobile app and iPad platform) had made the trip to Hawaii to see him surf.
"It was wild out there," Andino said. "It's not like back home. But I got a lot of experience for next year."
Two decades have passed. Sons have replaced fathers. What hasn't change are the waves. The ones then-Surfer magazine editor Steve Hawk said in 1991 demanded surfers "be at your best or they'll punish you." What Jon Coen of ESPN in 2011 called "surfing's ultimate humbler."
That's what will bring this hodad back.
Pipe Masters: The North Shore surf season runs from about October to March. In summer, the waves are flat. The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing will be held Nov. 14 to Dec. 20, 2012. It includes three events, culminating with the Billabong Pipe Masters Dec. 8-20. Check out vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com.
"The Eddie": The waiting period for the 2011 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau officially comes to a close at the end of February 2012. The waiting period for the 2012 event will be Dec. 1, 2012 to Feb. 28, 2013. The event is only held if waves reach 20-feet at Waimea Bay in clean conditions. Check it out at quiksilverlive.com/eddieaikau/2012
February surf event: If you can's wait for the Pipeline Masters in December, check out the Volcom Pipe Pro 2012, held Jan. 23 to Feb. 4. Register surfing blogger Laylan Connelly reports Orange County surfers who will compete include Kolohe Andino, fellow San Clemente surfers Tanner Gudauskas, Chris Ward, and Nate Yeomans, Ian Crane, Richie Collins, Brad Ettinger, Timmy Reyes, and Taylor Thorne. Go to volcompipepro.com
Getting there: The Banzai Pipeline is located just off Ehukai Beach Park, on Kamehameha Highway east of Waimea Bay and west of Sunset Beach. It takes about an hour to cover the 40 miles from Waikiki when traffic cooperates, which is not often. Give yourself 90 minutes. There's limited parking at the lot – you can usually find it on non-contest periods, but for Pipeline Masters, be prepared for a long walk after parking somewhere along "Kam" Highway. There's a nice shady walk along the old bike path. Make sure not to park over the bike path when it runs along the road – or you'll get a ticket. Likewise, if you park in the elementary school across the street.
Where is Pipeline? From the grass area of the Ehukai Beach Park, Pipeline is down to your left about 100 yards. There are two surf breaks at the location. Pipeline is the left break that moves from left to right when seen from the shore. The right break that moves from right to left is called "Backdoor" or sometimes "Backdoor Pipeline." When the waves are very large, a second tube is created further out, called "Outside Pipeline."
The basics: There are bathrooms, showers and water fountains at Ehukai Beach Park. During contests, food trucks sometimes stop by. But at other times there is no food sold at the site. Bring your own food – my favorite spot is Ted's Bakery, 59-024 Kamehameha Hwy., near Sunset Beach. They're online at tedsbakery.com or you can phone 808-638-8207. They open at 7 a.m. Surfers get up early, so get there early before the best pastries sell out. Ted's also serves plate lunches in the afternoon.
What things are called: Just about everything on the North Shore has a Haleiwa mailing address, but the town is only at the far west end of the surfing area. The Turtle Bay Resort (turtlebayresort.com) is considered the far east end. It's the only hotel on the North Shore. If you are looking for spots other than Waimea Bay, it's best to get a map available at most surf shops and in Waikiki at ABC Stores and other spots.
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When I was a kid in school in the '60's. We talked about guns during recess, primarily hunting and target shooting. We may have even had gun/hunting type of magazines in the school library, can't quite remember, but we definitely had books on it. Never once did I hear anyone say or even suggest shooting someone for any reason. Our school was plenty large and a great mix of students from different parts of the country being nearby BAFB. Shooting others was not even close to being on our radar.
My own kids are just a bit older than these shooters, mine were raised with guns/shooting/hunting, video games, etc. Just normal stuff with the kids, I'm quite sure mine would not be mass shooters. Fast forward to today and these mass shooters remind me of Kamikaze pilots.....kill many others and myself in the process. What's the cause of this, what's changed with our youth?
I'm no psychologist, but it's probably not just one thing, maybe some combination of:
Rebellion, a way to cause their family shame & humiliation, especially towards their parents?
Video gaming?
Some affects from past drug abuse, or some drugged state?
Mike Huckabee said it began when they took God out of the schools?
Lack of respect for older adults?
Simply going against the grain of society?
Mental or social illness? If it is I don't remember any kids like that long ago, then what caused that?
Power trip of holding other people's lives in your hands?
Seeking attention? Copycat stuff?
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FOXBORO — Aqib Talib left a pretty memorable first impression on the New England fan base during his Patriots debut Sunday. Apparently the Patriots have left a rather remarkable impression on him, too.
"I've never been a part of an organization like this," Talib said Tuesday. "It's good to feel it in the air, the confidence that's in this building."
Talib's Patriots debut was one for the old memory bank, as the 26-year-old corner helped ignite a 59-24 trouncing of the visiting Colts. The crowd at Gillette Stadium bounced with excitement over the new defensive playmaker, who returned an interception 59 yards for an electrifying touchdown that had folks comparing Talib to Ty Law and Asante Samuel.
While the cheers may have been nice, Talib said he was thrilled just to be part of a winning team — a tradition the talented defensive back didn't become too accustomed to during his four-plus seasons in Tampa Bay.
"It's a different team," Talib said, comparing the Patriots and Buccaneers. "You just feel it walking around here — the atmosphere. A winning organization. You can feel it in the air."
Talib was already talking about making New England more than just a stopgap in his career.
"Man, I would love for it [this place] to be home," Talib said of the Patriots.
If Sunday's effort was anything close to what Talib could add to this secondary in the long run, then his wish could come true after all.
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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 gets updated to Jelly Bean
0. phoneArena 18 Aug 2012, 11:27 posted on
As promised last month, ASUS has started the process of sending out Android 4.1.1 to the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300; the OTA update also brings with it a few new features and the manufacturer says Android 4.1.1 will be coming to the other Transformer Pad tablets in the "near future"...
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1. denied911 (banned) (Posts: 361; Member since: 31 May 2012)
go asus, go android
2. kartik4u98 (Posts: 511; Member since: 19 May 2012)
Asus please come to my country..!! please!
3. aokde (Posts: 186; Member since: 09 Jul 2012)
where are the apple fags that say android gets updates late now? way to go asus, waiting for a confirmation from sony for my XPERIA arc.
11. Jay_F (Posts: 236; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
Are you honestly denying that Android gets updated slow as hell on a lot of products? Yeah ASUS did good with this update, I'm updating my tablet to JB now as I'm typing, but to make a dumb statement like you just made is just uncalled for. Apple has very few products, but at the very least when they roll out with a new OS, or any update, it's immediately available for all compatible versions to download. There's still news out there about phones still upgrading to ICS well after JB was already released. It's comlete bulls**t that people buy top of the line phones, yet can't have the most up to date firmware when it's released by Google.
20. zhypher_23 (Posts: 195; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
That's why there are custom roms :))
23. Jay_F (Posts: 236; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
It shouldn't be necessary though.
26. Nexiboyyy (Posts: 1; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
At least if you get a custom ROM or do have Android released for your device your not missing key features -_-... *Cough* Siri *Cough*. Also thats not a flaw in Android thats a flaw in the OEMS
4. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
Best Android tabs=Asus
Best Android phones= samsung
5. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
I agree with the first part. Second part, it varies.
I can't wait to get 4.1.1 on my TF700!
25. slavytodorov (Posts: 48; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)
Best Android phones=HTC
6. Cerberusa2a (Posts: 33; Member since: 24 May 2012)
Just updated mine... awesome!
7. hung2900 (Posts: 958; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
It's easy to understand. Asus has Nexus device and Nexus 7 has the same chipset as TF300T (TF201 and TF700T have other Tegra 3 SoC). Asus's UI is a sligtly modified Vanilla OS.
8. ap1989 (Posts: 145; Member since: 12 Oct 2011)
GO F*** Yourself Verizon for not updating galaxy nexus to jelly bean yet.
9. kayeeman (Posts: 15; Member since: 28 Feb 2012)
I was wondering to buy a asus tf300 or ipad3 !
is asus reliable ? or issues with touchscreen or motherboard will occur ?
13. Jay_F (Posts: 236; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
Well do you want to spend $600 on a good and proven iOS tablet or $400 on a very solid tablet with JellyBean? I had the same choice at the time and went with ASUS. Haven't regretted my decision at all.
17. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Asus is an excellent company and has won over my love already. I have the TF700T, have had no problems with it, and it is an excellent tablet/short-term laptop replacement.
Get the TF300 with the dock. You won't regret it.
12. Jay_F (Posts: 236; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
Mine is almost done updating :D
14. imkyle (Posts: 1078; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
Can anyone confirm if the stock browser is more responsive than ICS?
15. nwright94 (unregistered)
I got rid of mine too soon. Didn't like rebooting it twice a day and all the force closing. It'd probably be better now but I wanted something that didn't need to be restarted to stop force closing.
16. SprintPower (Posts: 74; Member since: 29 Dec 2008)
Got my Jellybean love on my TF300 around Midnight Friday. It warned that Flash is no longer supported so the first thing I did was check YouTube and the videos all played fine. Waiting to hit a video roadblock but haven't yet.
18. poojaroy (Posts: 52; Member since: 29 Apr 2012)
well done asus and samsung will b rolling update soon on 29th of this month coz u know there r millions of samsung phones world wide.good steps for future android
19. nnaatthhaannx2 (Posts: 820; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
.... and i just got ICS on my GTab 10.1.....
21. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
take it samsung!
22. nastynaps (Posts: 93; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
I hope this resolves a myriad of issues I'm having with mine from auto shutdown to crappy web browsing.
24. slavytodorov (Posts: 48; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)
When is the update coming to Bulgaria? I've been waiting for ages!!! :@


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Bonded Weapon (3.5e Feat)
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Date Created: | 5/11/10 |
Status: | Complete |
Editing: | Please feel free to edit constructively! |
Balance: | Rogue |
Bonded Weapon [{{#arraymap: Fighter|, |x|Type::x}}] Summary::You choose a weapon, eventually growing stonger and stronger in it's use. Prerequisites: {{#arraymap: Base Attack Bonus +1|,|x|Prerequisite::x}}Benefit: This feat scales with your equivalent fighter level, levels in a class that do not provide fighter advancement instead provide 1/2 a level for full base attack bonus classes, and 1/4 of a level for 3/4 base attack bonus classes.
Bonuses by Level Edit
Fighter Level | Bonus |
0 | You gain a +1 to hit with the chosen weapon and you qualify as having the weapon focus feat for that weapon. |
4 | You gain a +2 to damage rolls using the chosen weapon, and you qualify as having weapon specialization with that weapon. |
8 | You gain the ability to, as a swift action, double your reach with the chosen weapon, taking a -2 penalty to the attack roll. You also gain the improved critical feat when using your weapon of choice. |
12 | The ability to double your reach is now a free action, or it can be used as a swift action with no penalty. |
16 | You gain one of the following benefits, based on the type of damage you weapon inflicts;if it is slashing, you gain the slashing flurry special ability, if it is piercing you gain the Vital Stab special ability, and if it is bludgeoning, you gain the Demoralizing Attack special ability. Lastly, you may now triple your reach as a free action, taking a -2 to attack, and you are considered prone for the rest of the round. |
Slashing Flurry: When wielding a slashing weapon, you may make an extra attack at you highest base attack bonus, but that attack and all others during this turn take a -3 penalty. This would grant you 2 extra attacks for using 2 slashing weapons.
Vital Stab:As a standard action, which in addition to normal damage, deals 2d4 points of ability damage to Str, Con, or Dex.
Demoralizing Blow: For every succesful attack against an opponent, that opponent takes a -1 penalty to damage rolls, and a -1 to hit for every 2. This applies until they succesfully attack you again.
Special: This feat does not stack with weapon focus or weapon specialization.
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Okay so I'm completely new to amplifiers, I just learned about them today. So I have lots of questions. However first I'll give you some information about my current gear, and what exactly I'm looking for.
Gear: I have Sennheiser hd555 headphones. Ipod classic 80gb, I also use a computer but unfortunately I don't know what sound card I have.
Reason why I'm interested in getting an amplifier: I noticed with my headphones, they sound much better when I listen to CD's on my computer. I don't notice much of a difference when I listen to MP3 on my computer (maybe it's a tad better) compared to my Ipod. However, like I said before, when I listen to CD's everything sounds way better.
I'm hoping that I can grasp that good sound, or atleast get closer to that sound with an amplifier connected to my computer and/or Ipod. I'd rather not want to buy a ton of CD's if instead I could buy an amplifier once and get better quality sound on all my MP3's.
Questions about amplifiers:
1. Do amplifiers work with Ipods?
2. I already know amplifiers work with computers, but I'm hoping I can get an amplifier that will work with an ipod.
3. What's the difference between a full size amp, compared to a portable amp? (Maybe this is just a dumb question, because I'm assuming it's just a matter of size. But I just want to make sure, because I was confused about which thread I should post in).
Specifics of what I'm looking for:
1. Will an amplifier improve the quality of my sound with my HD555's? I've gone through a few threads and see mixed opinions on this.
2. I want an amplifier that works with my Ipod and computer (although if it's a matter of one or the other, I want an amplifier that works with my Ipod).
3. I only listen to music at home (besides listening to music in my car but that's irrelevant) so portability is not an issue.
4. I don't want to spend too much money on an amplifier. I don't want to spend any more then $150 dollars at most, however I'm more comfortable with an amplifier around $100 dollars. But if making a 50$ upgrade makes that big of a difference, I'll do it.
5. I've already looked at and heard about an amplifier such as the FiiO E5, E7. E9. Do all of these amplifiers work with Ipods, and would they improve the sound quality with the headphones I have and my ipod/computer that probably doesn't have a great soundcard?
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Penciller: Phil Jimenez, George Peres & Ivan Reis Inkers: Andy Lanning, Lary Stucker, George Perez, Marc Campos, Oclair Albert, Jimmy Palmiotti & Drew Geraci George Perez Cover The characters are arranged in a circular fashion around the tear in space so I'll start at the top and work clockwise. Supergirl; Herald; Cyborg; Firestorm; Hawkgirl; Donna Troy; GL Guy Gardner; Red Tornado; Starfire; GL Kyle Rayner; Hawkman; GL Alan Scott; Shift; Bumblebee; Jade; Airwave; Animal Man; and GL Kilowog. Jim Lee and Sandra Hope Cover See image below. Left to right we have Superboy battling Superboy-Prime with Krypto attacking. Page 1 - Panels 1-2 High above the city of Bludhaven, home to Nightwing, the Brotherhood of Evil are about to live up to their name. Deathstroke (as hologram), Brain, Phobia and Monsieur Mallah are in the cockpit. Page 1 - Panel 4 The big green fella is Chemo, a barely sentient mass of highly toxic chemicals, he was also used to devastating effect in Crisis On Infinite Earths. In front of Chemo are Houngan, Plasmus and Warp. The Brotherhood were searching for Chemo as shown in Power Trip. Page 1 - Panel 5 Behind the three villains is Gemini. Page 2 - Panel 3 The man in the cowboy hat is Stallion. Page 2 - Panel 4 Main panel - Chemo falls on Bludhaven causing a massive explosion and huge loss of life. Page 3 - Panel 2 Alex Luthor floats in front of his tower with Superboy-Prime beside him. Held captive on the tower, left to right, are Power Girl, Martian Manhunter, Black Adam, Lady Quark and The Ray II. Note that, as we look at the page, there is an empty booth to the left of Power Girl; to the left of that the outline of a man can be made out. This is a mis-coloured Breach who appeared on the tower in the previous issue. The Collected Edition corrects the error. Page 4 - Panel 1 Power Girl blasts Alex with heat vision, a power she has only recently been exhibiting. Page 4 - Panel 2 Superboy-Prime shows his relative youthfulness with another impassioned outburst while Alex remains calm and - to his mind - logical. Page 4 - Panel 6 Alex confirms what readers of Villains United suspected - he hadn't just arrived, but had been coming here for some time. Page 5 - Panel 1 Alex begins to reveal his plans, explaining how everything fits together. Superboy-Prime punches through the "prison wall" while Alex watches Kal-L and Lois. Page 5 - Panel 2 The corpse of the Anti-Monitor. As mentioned in the notes for Pages 28-29 in Infinite Crisis #3, the Anti-Monitor's body could be viewed as an anomaly or not; see my notes on JLA:Incarnations on the Crisis On Infinite Earths page. Page 5 - Panel 3 Deathstroke, Dr Psycho, Alex (as Lex Luthor), Black Adam, Talia Al Ghul - the Society from Villains United. Page 5 - Panel 4 Psycho Pirate captures The Ray II while, in the background, Cheetah, Dr Light I, Black Adam (only his legs visible), Bizarro, Sinestro, Zoom and Deathstroke battle Uncle Sam - the fight shown in Infinite Crisis #1. Page 5 - Panel 5 Psycho Pirate offers a black diamond to Jean Loring, the ex-wife of The Atom II, who had been imprisoned in Arkham Asylum following the events of Identity Crisis; the diamond allowed Eclipso to possess her and seduce the Spectre, leading to the events in Day Of Vengeance. The Pirate is here described as the "only other person on Earth who remembered the Multiverse"; this position has long been held since the end of issue #12 of Crisis On Infinite Earths (see picture) though it is possible that others remembered or found out during the time between COIE and Infinite Crisis - Waverider learned of COIE during the Zero Hour event, for example. Page 5 - Panel 6 The Spectre battles Shazam, as shown in Day Of Vengeance. Page 5 - Panels 7-8 The Brother Eye satellite and the OMACs as shown in The OMAC Project. Page 5 - Panels 9-10 Superboy-Prime moving planets around, causing the conflict shown in Rann-Thanagar War. Page 6 - Panel 2 Alex admits that the recreation of Earth-Two is not his ultimate goal. Page 6 - Panel 3 Power Girl sums up the problems with the main three heroes of the DCU. Page 6 - Panel 7 "...when a Luthor stands next to a Superman - they will always be at odds." Alex makes it clear that, despite his professed friendship with Kal-L, he knows they'll come to blows at some point. Page 6 - Panel 10 Superboy-Prime wants to talk to someone but needs to ask Alex's permission to go. Page 7 Outside the devastated Bludhaven, Batman and Nightwing meet up and, showing Nightwing the security camera "black box" from the Watchtower, does something quite rare - he asks for help. Page 8 - Panel 3 Alex lies outright to Kal-L when asked about Power Girl and Superboy-Prime. Page 8 - Panels 4-5 They discuss Batman's refusal to help as seen in Infinite Crisis #3 and Kal-L broaches the point Batman made about Nightwing; Alex dismisses it out of hand. Page 8 - Panels 7-8 Alex convinces Kal-L to stay at his Lois's side and to leave things to him. Page 9 - Panels 1-2 Superboy-Prime arrives at the Kent farm and meets Ma and Pa Kent. It's perhaps interesting to note that while the Kryptonite of this universe has no effect on the Superman of another (as shown last issue) this universe's sun works just the same. Page 9 - Panel 7 Superboy (Conner) steps out on to the porch with Krypto the Superdog behind him. Page 9 - Panels 8-11 Superboy-Prime starts mumbling and stuttering when Conner speaks to him; for all his power, he's still a young boy who has spent most of his life with only three other people in another dimension. Despite his eagerness to confront Conner, he's nervous and can easily lose his temper. Page 10 Superboy-Prime loses his cool and attacks Conner. Page 11 - Panels 1-5 Booster Gold and his robot Skeets have tracked down the Blue Beetle scarab to the bedroom of Jaime Reyes. Jaime recognises Booster from the brand of toothpaste that Booster advertises; in order to make ends meet, Booster has been using his name to promote various products. Note the Captain Carrot poster on Jaime's wall in panel 5; Captain Carrot and his Zoo Crew lived on Earth C but were destroyed in COIE. Page 11 - Panel 9 Skeets discovers that the scarab is actually inside Jamie, fused to his spine. Page 12 - Panel 6 During the battle between the Superboys, Superboy-Prime claims to be the real Superboy, again exhibiting his immature side personality. Page 13 - Panel 8 After Superboy-Prime kicks Krypto down the street, Conner loses his temper. Page 14 - Panel 1 Nightwing is staggered to learn his city has been destroyed as a distraction. On the screen in front of him and Batman is the scene of Superboy-Prime holding Martian Manhunter from the security tape from the Watchtower. Page 14 - Panel 8 The "computer problem" Batman mentions is Brother Eye. Page 15 - Panel 7 Amongst the fighting, Superboy-Prime has missed Conner activating his Titans communicator. Page 16 - Panel 1 Responding to his signal are the Teen Titans, the Doom Patrol and the Justice Society. Numbered in the picture are: 1) Elasti-Girl 2) Nudge 3) Wonder Girl 4) Flamebird 5) Negative Man 6) Stargirl 7) STRIPE 8) Terra 9) Superboy 10) Argent 11) Joto 12) Risk 13) Beast Boy as a dinosaur 14) Wildebeeste 15) Red Star 16) Hourman II 17) Speedy II 18) Robotman 19) Joker's Daughter 20) Wildcat 21) Bushido 22) Grunt 23) Pantha and 24) Superboy Prime. Page 16 - Panel 3 In the background are Robin III, Raven and Dr Mid-Nite II. Superboy-Prime's dialogue of "I'm not a bad guy!" again shows his immaturity. Page 17 - Panels 1-4 Gotham Detective Crispus Allen was last seen in Infinite Crisis #1; since then, he's been shot by another cop and has wound up in the morgue. Page 17 - Panels 5-8 For a dead man, he's quite mobile. His first word on reanimating - "Corrigan" refers to Jim Corrigan, his killer. Page 18 - Panel 1 The Spectre appears before Allen; following the events of the Day Of Vengeance Special, he has been freed of Eclipso's influence. His claim that he has "been imprisoned long enough" refers to the fact that since the time of Christ, the Spectre has been bound to a human host. It was this lack of host that aided Eclipso's corruption of the Spectre. Page 18 - Panel 2 "I repent my actions!" Those actions being the murder of dozens, possibly hundreds, of people, primarily magic users, killed in his Eclipso fueled rampage. Page 18 - Panel 5 And with that, Allen becomes the new host of the Spectre. Page 19 - Panel 1 The fight between Superboy-Prime and the heroes continues. Negative Man is wrapped around Superboy-Prime; STRIPE attacks him from above and behind; Grunt has just been thrown from his left hand; on the floor in front of him is Negative Man's body (he loses conciousness when manifesting his negative form); Stargirl (just her boot can be seen) and Joker's Daughter. Page 19 - Panel 2 Superboy-Prime shakes off Negative Man and STRIPE while Elasti-Girl looks on. Page 19 - Panel 3 Pantha attacks Superboy-Prime. Page 19 - Panel 4 With little or no idea of just how powerful he is under the Earth's yellow sun, Superboy-Prime accidentally punches Pantha's head clean off. Page 19 - Panel 5 Again, Superboy-Prime shows his relative age by saying "I didn't mean to do that." Page 19 - Panel 6 Pantha's head lands in front of Wildebeest and Red Star. Wildebeest, despite his size, is something of a child himself and viewed Pantha as a mother figure. At the top of the panel Flamebird lays comatose. Page 19 - Panels 8-10 Terra and Sand, both of whom can control the earth, cause it to erupt beneath Superboy Prime's feet. Page 20 - Panels 1-2 Wildebeest attacks Superboy-Prime, who still cannot understand why this is all going so wrong, and ends up dying for it, cut in two by Superboy-Prime's heat-vision. Page 20 - Panel 3 As Superboy-Prime uses his "super-breath" to freeze Red Star, Risk approaches from the side. Page 20 - Panel 4 Red Star is literally frozen and, probably, killed. Page 20 - Panel 5 Superboy-Prime has lost it completely, tearing off Risk's right arm as he blames everyone else for the disaster. Page 20 - Panel 6 Bushido attacks Superboy-Prime from behind as he complains that he is being ruined. Page 20 - Panel 7 Bushido dies the same way as Wildebeest, cut in two by Superboy-Prime's heat-vision. Page 20 - Panel 8 As Superboy-Prime delivers a blow to Beast Boy, someone says "Wegothimguys." which is accompanied by a sonic boom. The frozen Risk - merely outlined and coloured a uniform red - is in the background. Page 20 - Panel 9 Argent, at the top of the panel, and Robin III look on as Superboy is swept away. Page 20 - Panel 10 A sign at the bottom of the panel shows that the battle has taken place in Keystone City. Page 21 - Panel 1 The speakers of "Wegothimguys." were the Flashes whose dialogue, because of their speed, often runs together. Holding Superboy Prime are Kid Flash II, Flash III and Flash I. Page 21 - Panel 3 Flash I saves Flash III from a burst of heat vision. Page 21 - Panels 4-6 Flash I, Jay Garrick, has never been as fast as the other speedsters and now bows out. Page 22 - Panel 1 The Speed Force that Kid Flash II mentions is the source of the speedsters power. Wally, Flash III, was previously absorbed into it though he returned. Page 22 - Panel 2 Something odd happens to Flash III; at first glance he appears to be absorbed into the Speed Force again Page 22 - Panels 3-5 He visits his wife, Linda, and their two children as he things that he is being drawn somewhere other than the Speed Force. The Flash's appearance before another character as a vision has echoes of COIE where Flash II appeared before Batman, among others. Page 23 - Panels 1-7 Wally's wife Linda, headstrong as ever, refuses to be left behind. It appears that she, Wally and the children are somehow changed into a lightning bolt which blasts into Superboy Prime as Kid Flash II struggles with him. Page 23 - Panels 8-9 Superboy-Prime taunts Kid Flash II saying "You've always been stupid. I watched you." Kid Flash II was originally Impulse who, as his name suggests, didn't always think things through and was often thought of as being a little slow - ironic considering his powers. Page 24 - Panel 7 From out of the Speed Force, grabbing Superboy-Prime around the neck comes Flash II, Barry Allen, grandfather of Kid Flash II. Barry is rare in the world of superheroes: a character who died and, to this day, remains dead. He has appeared occasionally (usually in "The Flash" during a time-travelling storyline or as a flashback) but in the present day he is still dead, having given his life during Crisis On Infinite Earths. Page 25 - Panel 3 Barry is not the only dead speedster in the Force; on either side of Flash II appear Max Mecury on the left of the panel, and Johnny Quick on the right. Both Golden Age characters, Max was brought in to tutor Kid Flash II when he was Impulse. Page 25 - Panel 8 Still unable to grasp what he has done, Superboy-Prime believes that he will still be Superman when he grows up. Page 25 - Panel 13 Wildcat asks if his longtime friend Jay, Flash I, is alright. In the background, in the aftermath of the battle with Superboy Prime, Sand and Hourman II rest on each other while STRIPE looks on with Stargirl beside them. Page 25 - Panel 14 Flash I reveals that the Speed Force is gone. Page 26 - Panel 1 With the continuation of Alex's plans, the OMACs flock to the Arctic and guard the emerging tower. Page 26 - Panel 2 Kal-L seems to hear something. Page 26 - Panel 3 The tower breaks through the ice as the OMACs flock around it. Page 26 - Panel 4 In COIE, Psycho Pirate was promised a whole world to play with by the Anti-Monitor; mirroring that bargain here, Alex has promised him Power Girl. In both cases, the Pirate received nothing. Page 26 - Panels 5-8 At Alex's command, Psycho Pirate forces Black Adam to speak the name of the wizard Shazam, calling down the magical lghtning which will fuel the tower. Page 27 - Panel 1 The caption incorrently identifies the location as Space Sector 2814; it should be 2682. 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06:10, 63F, overcast and dripping, calm. got 0.7" rain last night! both roosters crowing. quiet otherwise. yellow dogs under house.
09:05, medium-high tide at CK. low 70's, slight breeze. ducks still around, mostly scaups. actually found a sunday paper at the downtown jiffy store! not a lot of folks in town in the a.m. a flock of bluebirds appeared in a friends yard.
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20:30, 63F, calm. chores done. went out to the sheep pasture and watched venus and, way below, near the horizon, the waxing very thin crescent moon with jupiter just below. watched them emerge from the WNW sky as the sky got darker. fine!
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#1 Pregnant mom casts ballot for Obama while in labor11-06-2012, 08:44 PM
Pregnant mom casts ballot for Obama while in labor
Posted: Nov 06, 2012 10:43 AM CST Updated: Nov 06, 2012 4:31 PM CST
THORNTON, Ill. (FOX Chicago News) -
A very pregnant Galicia Malone was so determined to participate in her first presidential election that she took a few cleansing breaths and put those labor pains right out of her mind until her vote was cast.
Cook County Clerk David Orr reports that Malone, 21, started having pains in her back and pelvic area around 3 a.m. Tuesday. By the time she drove from her mother's house in Richton Park, where she stayed last night, to New Life Church precinct in Thornton, the pains were five minutes apart.
"This is my first baby, a girl, and I wanted to make a good impression," Malone said. "I want to have a story to tell her."
Malone, whose due date isn't until Nov. 10, was en route to South Suburban Hospital when we caught up with her.
"The pains are pretty steady but my doctor says to think of it as getting ready to give life," she said.
Though she is against abortion, Malone, of Dolton, said her belief that women should have the right to make their own decisions prompted her to vote for President Barack Obama.
"I just agree with more of his policies than with (Mitt) Romney's," she said.
"I grew up on Sesame Street and PBS," she said. "He wants to cut that. What will my daughter grow up on?"
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
I'm sure this means 3 votes for Obama, one from mom, one from the baby and one from the placenta.Pffffffffffffffffffffff! Buh Bye Big Ears
Well, at least she's in Illinois. Even if Romney were ahead there, the machine would be sure that Obama would win.
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I kinda think you might want to stay away. Learn to use stones etc. Seems he isn't all that good. Could also over heat your blade.
My local Knife shop I go to uses a belt sander to sharpen knives. I wanted to ask what everyones opinion is on using a belt sander for sharpening?I've only had him sharpen my knives once and it came out alright. He said my spyderco tenacious was hard to sharpen which has 8cr13mov steel. It came out being slightly less sharper than the factory sharpening. My benchamde adamas 275 was sharpened a lot better since it has D2 steel.
Would you say the guy isn't very good at sharpening since he couldn't sharpen my tenacious very well, or is that a common problem with 8cr13mov? Im thinking of taking my spyderco stretch carbon fiber with ZDP 189 to him, but im afraid he'll ruin it and not be able to sharpen it well since ZDP 189 is pretty hard steel from what I've herd.
Anyones input on this would be greatly appreciated!
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I kinda think you might want to stay away. Learn to use stones etc. Seems he isn't all that good. Could also over heat your blade.
You want them sharp ? Then send them to Richard J. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...pening-service
If he can't get 8cr13 sharp on a belt sander, he's either a hack or clearly doesn't have the proper technique or belts. Using a Work Sharp, I've gotten far harder steels shaving sharp incredibly quickly.
I wouldn't go back to him.
I figured he was a joke. He told me spyderco and Benchmade are overrated and that I should look at his non name china brand knives that cost $10 because they have better steel, even tho all they say on them is "stainless" and "china". Ill contact Richard J, thank for the link!
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Many Orlando/Tampa gunshows have a guy with a motorized gizmo that does any knife for $2.00. He does a pretty good job, but I wouldn't let him touch one of mine.
It's really a wheel on a motor...rather than a belt-sander. Probably rouge or other polishing medium.
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sonny, i use paper wheels (which is what he probably used) to sharpen knives on and i have used them for 21 years. they do a great job. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q_eMwRaHYg here is a vid of a knife i made that is on a private passaround.
check out this thread http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=651061
I've seen videos of John Fitzen,Ray Ennis and other custom knife makers use a belt grinder to sharpen their knives.
Every joe-blow in every truck stop and gun show uses paper wheels. Some are good, some are not. I used paper wheels when I started 25 years ago. But now I know better.
OP- RUN RUN, and take your knives with you. You want an expert , send them to Richard.
You want to learn to do it yourself, there are some Experts right here as well as a wealth of searchable threads
its like anything else, it takes alot of practice. but once your good at it you can get a razor edge in a very short time. the main issues i see is burning the steel. you need a light touch and a steady hand.
Yeah, pretty easy to burn the edge if you use too much pressure, especially near the tip as the blade gets especially thin at that point and heat builds up almost instantaneously. A light touch is definitely the way to go, as I found from regrinding blades that mashing the blade against the belt will not get the job done any faster, surprising as that may sound. I've also learned to avoid cheap aluminum oxide belts and go for ceramic or silicon carbide.
That guy just isn't much good at it. I use a belt for almost all of my sharpening, and I can EASILY exceed the factory edge on any production knife you care to hand me. Need the right belts and a bit of practice, but so far I haven't run across any steel I can't get a decent edge on. For my purposes, "decent" implies the ability to pop hair off your arm and cleanly push-cut telephone book paper. I typically use the telephone book paper to verify that I've removed the burr and that the blade is serviceable before I hand it back to the owner.
My setup is a 1x42 Kalamazoo, with Blaze, Trizact and SurgiSharp / Hand American belts.
Some softer/less wear resistant steels can feel almost gummy on a belt sander and they develop a very large burr. I just sharpened a knife I believed to be D2 that is either a different alloy or the maker did not hit the 60-61 on the Rockwell C scale that they were shooting for in the heat treatment. It felt soft on the belt and developed a huge burr that was more challenging than usual to remove. It felt so strange that I reprofiled it to 40 degrees inclusive on the Spyderco Sharpmaker. Again, the steel felt very soft and not wear resistant enough to be properly HT'd D2. It did carve up a couple of cardboard boxes, but lost most of its edge to do so. Within the first 5 12" cuts the edge lost shaving sharpeness.
I've run into quite a few older kitchen knives like that, especially butcher knives. I've had my best luck there just trying to keep the burr as small as I can, and spend lots of time on the 1u leather. Sometimes a light pull through the end grain of a piece of pine I keep in the sharpening box really helps lose that burr. There's not much you can do about a poor heat treat except put as obtuse an angle on it as you can and still get it to perform.
for other peoples knives and my kitchen knives I use a sander to reprofile, a stone to microbevel, and strop it. If the steel isnt crappy, they come out hair splitting. But I had a lot of experience up my sleeve before I moved to a belt sander. I found it took me too long to sharpen or reprofile a customers absolutely dull knife with stones. Make sure he is feeling the edge every stroke to see if it is getting warm. If he thinks 8cr is HARD, he obviously has no idea what he is doing
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Thursday—President Eisenhower's speech this week was planned to reassure the country. He said, "I don't mean to say, and no one can say to you that there are no dangers. Of course, there are risks if we are not vigilant.
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Those are encouraging words, but they are also a challenge. The President tells us we can do the job that lies before the people of the country today, but we have to do it.
It is a curious thing that more and more as the United States accepts its position of world leadership it is evident that the people must bear the greatest burden. They cannot expect their government to do it alone.
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Upon reaching Cleveland, I met my secretary, Miss Doris Muller, and we worked to clear up the mail which she brought me. I am the guest of the Jewish Welfare Fund and spoke at their federation luncheon.
As I circled Cleveland coming in from Chicago, it seemed to me that this was a city of suburbs. The big city concentrates in a rather small area and all around seemed to be suburban homes with trees and gardens which make for a very attractive city from the air.
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My week of travelling for organizing purposes for the American Association for the United Nations came to an end with our day in Reno. I think on the whole this West Coast trip shows that people have done a great deal of work since our trip last autumn. Building an organization of this kind goes slowly, but there certainly is an increase in chapters everywhere and an increase in membership. Two months ago when Mr. Sweatt went back to Nevada to start organizing as state chairman there was practically nothing there. Today they are certainly conscious of the need to know about the U.N. and to back it up and they are at work to widen their membership and start chapters all over the state. Their population is small but they have one city, Wells, where the quota is only 60 members and they already have 36, so 24 more and they will be over the top as the first city in the country to meet its quota.
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"No political force can destroy the ANC – it is only the ANC that can destroy itself… "[the Constitution is only there] to regulate matters."ContextSaid by then-ANC national chairperson Jacob Zuma, during an address to ANC delegates at a regional meeting in Durban, on 17 November 1996. Zuma was explaining the ANC's decision to remove Patrick Lekota as Free State premier (Lekota had exercised his constitutional right to fire an MEC without consulting the ANC NEC. In response the ANC NEC had removed from office and Zuma was deployed to reinforce the principle that party members were accountable first and foremost to the ANC.)3Quote"I think it's very important for coloured people in this country to understand that South Africa belongs to them in totality, not just the Western Cape. So this over-concentration of coloureds in the Western Cape is not working for them. They should spread in the rest of the country … so they must stop this over-concentration situation because they are in over-supply where they are so you must look into the country and see where you can meet the supply."ContextJimmy Manyi made the comments on KykNet's Robinson Regstreeks show in March 2010 when he was still director-general of the Labour Department.The remarks came days after the union Solidarity was criticised for pointing out that about 1million coloured people stood to lose their jobs if amendments to the Employment Equity Act (EEA) became law.4Quote"I, for my part, will not keep quiet while others whose minds have been corrupted by the disease of racism, accuse us, the black people of South Africa, Africa and the world, as being, by virtue of our Africanness and skin colour – lazy, liars, foul-smelling, diseased, corrupt, violent, amoral, sexually depraved, animalistic, savage – and rapists."ContextThis statement was made by then-president Thabo Mbeki as part of along diatribe along similar lines, in response to a simple parliamentary question, asking whether or not he stood by his claim that HIV did not cause Aids. The next day, on 22 October 2004, Mbeki published the full response as an edition of ANC Today.5Quote"Same sex marriage is a disgrace to the nation and to God. When I was growing up, 'ungqingili' [homosexuals in isiZulu] could not stand in front of me, I would knock him out."ContextSaid by Jacob Zuma to thousands of supporters at Heritage Day celebrations in KwaZulu-Natal, on 26 September 2006. Zuma offered an apology, after the comment caused a national outcry, arguing that he "did not intend to have this interpreted as a condemnation of gays and lesbians". The quote was criticized by many for the particular brand of social conservatism it represented.6Quote"I did not join the struggle to be poor."ContextSaid by ANC national spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama in November 2004, in defence of his involvement in a BEE deal involving the sale of a R6.6 billion stake in Telkom to a consortium led by former director-general of communications Andile Ngcaba. Ngonyama alone stood to make up to R160 million. Around this period there were a range of BEE deals, each of enormous value, which time and time again, would be awarded to companies loaded with the same broad group of ANC leadership figures.7Quote"We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful. The Germans shouldn't worry about coming here. Our media, which is very open and report on really everything, tend to exaggerate the crime issue. In other countries, newspapers and broadcast stations are patriotic and are far less interested in things that could damage their countries' reputations in the world. This is why one gets the impression that we have much more crime than other countries."ContextZuma was interviewed by the German newspaper Der Spiegel and responded to the question:"South Africa will host the football World Cup in three and a half years, but your country's high crime rate has many worried. 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Last but not least, as someone who suffered from PTSD after my military service (in Israel) I'm glad for any opportunity to remind people that soldiers are, in so many cases, victims who remain 'walking wounded' for the rest of their lives. (See Gran Turino to see what I mean.)


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Assalamu alaikum, On reading surah Hud, verse 41, there is a black circle under the raa of "majr". I have heard it pronounced as a kasra - majree. Please can you explain the meaning of this circle and if it is pronounced as a kasra if found in other parts of the Quran ? Jazakallahu. Answer Wa alaikum assaalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh The word is a special word and the only word in which Hafs reads with imaalah, which is a mix between an alif and a ya' and a mix between the fathah and kasrah. The little diamond shape under the ra' is an indication that there is a special rule here. Please see the following link for the full details. http://www.abouttajweed.com/words-hafs-an-aasim-min-tareeq-ash-shatibiyy/special-words-for-hafs-an-aasim-by-the-way-of-ash-shaatibiy.html Wa iyyaakum. Wa assalaaam |
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NHL.com @NHLCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Jack Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 4:48 left and the Columbus Blue Jackets capped a remarkable turnaround with a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Coming into the night, the Blue Jackets were tied for eighth in the West with Minnesota, each with 53 points.
The Wild, coming off a 6-1 loss at home to Edmonton on Friday, were in action at Colorado. The Wild would clinch a playoff spot with a win.
Detroit beat Dallas on Saturday and clinched the No. 7 seed.
The Blue Jackets were on the short end of tiebreakers against both the Wild and Red Wings.
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The LC-70UQ17U, part of the AQUOS Q+ series of televisions, offers the highest resolution on a Full HD TV. Q+ Technology delivers higher resolution with 10 million more subpixels than Full HD, to give you more detail, depth, and color. The LC-70UQ17U can even play 4K content via HDMI input. In fact, it is the only HDTV to accept a 4K signal -- and it will play back at near-4K resolution. (Effective resolution up to 3840x2160.) Q+ TVs feature Sharp's Revelation™ Upscaler, which takes all of your HD content and optimizes it for the higher resolution screen, so that it's sharper and more vivid. Since Q+ TVs are built using Quattron Technology, you can also experience the added benefit of a billion more shades of color. A 240Hz refresh rate and 12 million: 1 dynamic contrast ratio give you precision clarity during fast-motion scenes. The LC-70UQ17U is also THX certified, and includes Super Bright technology for brighter light colors and richer dark colors. This TV features the new SmartCentral 3.0 smart TV platform, which allows you to search less and discover more. A smart guide integrates cable, satellite and streaming channels -- no more switching TV inputs or apps to find the shows you want to watch. SmartCentral also gives you access to the best apps, from instant access to movies with Netflix® and Vudu®, to videos with YouTube®, music with Pandora® and Rhapsody®, social with Facebook®, and the best of gaming.2 Now, virtually everything you do on the TV can be done from your tablet or smartphone. The SmartCentral 3.0 mobile app lets you search and discover new content without interrupting what you're watching, and launch it seamlessly.3 Change channels, volume, or inputs and adjust picture settings. Share videos, pictures and music. And with Miracast screen mirroring technology, anything on your smartphone, tablet or laptop can be viewed in glorious high definition TV without a wired connection.
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Excellent TV
By Lakers Fan24
from Bolingbrook, IL
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Comments about Sharp AQUOS Q 70" THX LED 240Hz 3D Smart HDTV:
This is the BEST looking TV out there that's not "4-K". Although this set is Hybrid...which means it can play 4-K content. So to me it's a 4-K set without the 4-K price. The set is future ready. Since there is NO content in 4K yet...and it seems as if it will be years to come before we see "real" 4-K content, do yourself a favor and save some money and get this set so if 4K movies do come out in the summer of 2015(which i doubt) you will be ready. And to top it off...it's a 70" set! with excellent build quality.
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By 49ers Fan
ABT is the absolute best in pricing and customer satisfaction. The delivery guys were great and didn't leave a mess in your home after they were done. Sasha O. was my sales person and she was great! I have shopped with ABT since the 90's and they continue to put customers first. Some other electronic stores could learn a thing or two from them.The only thing (and this is not a negative)ABT should do is follow up with their customers after the sale to see how things are going with their purchase.On to the TV.... Sharp AQUOS Q 70" THX LED 240Hz 3D Smart HDTV...this is the BEST non-4K TV on the market. It's actually a Hybrid. It accepts and play 4K content and upscale your HD channels to near 4K quality. The pictures on this set looked more natural than on actual 4K sets. And the build quality is excellent. Not full of plastic like Samsung. And the 70" screen is the icing on the cake without breaking the bank. So if you are in the market for a BIG screen TV and don't want to do 4K right now since there is nothing in 4K....you owe it to yourself to take a look at this Sharp Aquos. No other "non-4K" TV's out there can accept and play 4K content. Once you look at this set side by side of a "4K" set...you won't be able to tell the difference. If there is a difference...it so slight that paying an extra 800-1,000.00 is not worth it and you will be just as happy.Take it from a guy who had 2 4K sets in his home and sent them both back and decided on the Sharp Aquos instead.
Purchase of new Sharp TV from ABT
By Barry
from Northbrook Illinois
Primary TV watching. The picture is gorgeous the TV is very nice-looking and there are no negative comments.
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Yes to all of the above. As usual ABT sales and service is outstanding.
Perfect Size and amazing picture
By Don
from Los Gatos
Home theater and watching sports...amazing TV
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