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The other night (morning really) I dreamed I was the president. I was in the Oval Office prepping for a televised speech and going over its content with 'the team' (guess my 'handlers') but they weren't really handling anything because I was pretty much yelling at them. I said, "No. We're (I know I meant America) done with that. I'm ending the wars. No more War on Terror, No more war in Afghanistan. No more war in Iraq. No more War on Drugs. We're outta them all. If I'm going to war with anyone it'll be with Big Pharma and Big Agro...."
And that's when my alarm woke me up, still feeling pretty indignant at being questioned about my plans.
Gosh, would I love to know someone in the political arena who would actually do something like that!
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I applied online. The process took 2 days – interviewed at Rolls-Royce in November 2013.
Preliminary Communication with them is fairly strait forward. They call you up when they would like to interview you. When they call you up, they set up an interview time and from there you will interview with them over the phone.
I actually have two lists of the interview questions and grading scale & required response for each question.
To be honest, though, I would hate working for a company as formulaic as this. However, to each is his own. Screw the system.
- 1) "Do you have an example of a time you were set (or you set yourself) some particularly challenging objectives. How did you go about ensuring they were met? What problems did you encounter? What was the result? View Answer
- 2) "What do you think are some of the major Challenges we face as an organisation at the moment?" "What future events are likely to have an impact on the business of Rolls-Royce?" Why/how? Ask the candidate what opportunities and threats they think they raise, and what actions Rolls-Royce might take to address them. How do you think the dollar exchange rate is impacting upon the company at the moment? What can we do to mitigate it's impact? Long term/short term? View Answer
- 3) Tell me about a time when you were the only person who stood up for a particular cause or course of action and faced tough resistance. Why did you do this? What challenges did you receive? How did you deal with them? What were the results? What did you learn from this? View Answer
- 4) Thinking about a time you were working in a team of your peers, tell me about a particularly difficult problem the team had to solve. How did the team approach the problem? What role did you play? View Answer
- 5) Tell me about a time you've been given an assignment or task that you had never done before. How did this make you feel? How did you approach the problem? What were the time scales? How did you do? What was the outcome? Would you have liked to have done anything differently? View Answer
I received another offer from a more appealing company
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Intern InterviewApplication Details
I applied through college or university. The process took 3+ months – interviewed at Rolls-Royce in October 2013.Interview Details
It took forever even as a returning intern and had to let them know that I had other offers I was waiting on to get a response after months of promises that they were getting an offer to me.Interview Questions
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- What makes you the ideal candidate for us? Answer Question
- Why do you want to work for Rolls-Royce? Answer Question
Was not competitive, weak benefits package, and would not negotiate.Declined OfferNeutral ExperienceDifficult Interview
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I applied online. The process took 4+ months – interviewed at Rolls-Royce.Interview Details
Applied on their website sometime in October and got an interview with them in February. First interview was on phone, lasted about 45 minutes and were mostly behavioral questions and what does RR do. About few days later got invited to on-day assessment in Indianapolis. They accommodated me very well and the night before the interview there was a mixer with about 15 other candidates and Rolls-Royce employees. The actual day of the assessment there was a presentation about my skills, 2 interviews, group exercises, math, reasoning tests and a discussion about your solution to the case study they give you. All in all, very difficult interview process. Make sure you know what RR does and be familiar with their products.Interview Questions
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- How did you convince someone with no authority? View Answer
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Intern InterviewApplication Details
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days – interviewed at Rolls-Royce.Interview Details
1st round interview. Comprised of a basic STAR interview based on the company's 5 core values (buried on the website). Then discussion about the macro-level (SWOT) potential of the company.
2nd Round interview. Presentation about self, strategy interview, behavioral interview, IQ test, math test, and group activity.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsVery little negotiation since it was for an internship, did negotiate some on salaryAccepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview
- State a time that you had to influence others without any authority.
Where do you see the company in 5 years? Answer Question
- State a time that you had to influence others without any authority.
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Intern InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took a day – interviewed at Rolls-Royce in September 2012.Interview Details
I applied to a finance internship at Rolls in fall and was contacted a few months later with an offer for an interview in the costumer support division. This was not what I was looking for but decided to accept the interview call and continue on with the application.
The interview was rather short and consisted of only behavioral questions. This included "describe a situation..." "walk me through your resume.." etc.
I felt that I had a very good interview with this HR representative and was told I would be called by one of the department managers in the upcoming weeks.
I was never called and after 3 emails and the passing of the hiring date I received an email saying I did not receive the internship at least 6 months later.Interview Questions
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- The questions were basically behavioral questions such as "describe a situation..." and "walk me through your resume..." Answer Question
Intern InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 3+ months – interviewed at Rolls-Royce.Interview Details
Sent application through website, and then took some online psychometric tests. It took them 2-3 months to reply after the tests. Was invited to a day-long assessment centre, which involved a competency interview, a technical interview, a group exercise, psychometric tests, and a presentation about myself.
Each interview took about an hour, with two interviewers, and I came out feeling quite exhausted.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsIntern role so no negotiation.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview
- Most involving question was a technical question about diagnosing a certain problem in a gas turbine. View Answer
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Campus recruiting- the first round interview followed by recruiting dinner 1 day earlier.Interview Questions
No Offer
- How will the external factors influence Rolls Royce in next 5 years. Answer Question
Intern InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Rolls-Royce in September 2012.Interview Details
Strong application, take time to learn company history, production areas, and spend more than one session writing the application. Do not copy online answers. Assessment day, make sure you know how an engine works, knowing anything about the company as it may come up. Be heard in the group interview, don't give up in the technical interview, they don't expect you to know the answers they expect you to make intelligent guesses.Interview Questions
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- Technical interview, explain a pre determined set of engineering questions/theories. Answer Question
Intern InterviewApplication Details
The process took 1+ week – interviewed at Rolls-Royce in February 2012.Interview Details
Interview depends on the divison, but some questions were directed towards the specific industry. Most questions were behavioral and very general, spoke with some great people there. Few specific or technical questions, most were directed towards broader industry trends.Interview Questions
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- Tell me about yourself. Answer Question
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In this short article, I want to give you a few ideas that will help you get to sleep at night and increase the quality of your sleep. So if you currently have any sleeping problems, then you may want to pay attention to every word in this article.
You may have heard that if you are dealing with sleeping problems that you should not have naps during the day. But time and time again research has proven naps to be a powerful way to rejuvenate yourself, give you energy, and increase focus and concentration. All of these things are lacking when you have problems with your sleep. So I recommend that you take a nap but make sure that is not longer than 20 minutes, Otherwise you can wake up feeling groggy.
One powerful tip that I learned about a few years ago, while watching a Alteril review video, was to go outside and get some sunlight as soon as I would wake up in the morning. The reason why you should do this is because when bright sunlight hits your body it's a natural signal to your biological clock to wake up. This can also help you to establish a better wake up routine.
Another thing I learnt was to make your room slightly colder at night rather than warmer. A cold bedroom has been shown to be a favourable way to fall asleep at night. Especially if you sleep with a heavy blanket.
One last quick tip is to exercise intensely a few hours before bed. Now by a few hours I mean you want to exercise in the early to late afternoon. This will also help reduce stress and allow you to experience physical tiredness which can help you sleep at night time.
Everybody wants to lose weight, look fit, attractive, and energetic. But how many people can honestly put there hand in the air and admit that they are the epitome of these qualities? I don't think many people would have the confidence to raise their hand. Especially since so many people are overweight in this day and age. Obesity is reaching new highs every year.
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Apart from the diet system I mentioned above, let's keep things really basic. I'm sure you intuitively know right now what you need to do to lose weight. It's simple. Increase your level of physical activity, yes I'm talking about exercise. And also stop eating crappy foods and replace them with healthy fat burning foods.
Simple right?
I don't know why everybody makes this so complex.
Just do the right things and you will reap the rewards. But the trick is to take massive action and turn these actions into habits. Now, this can be a bit difficult but it's definitely not impossible and when your fat burning actions become a habit, weight loss will become easy.
Bee pollen is considered one of nature's most complete and nourishing foods. Approximately 40% protein, bee pollen is super rich in essential amino acids, and is readily assimilated into the body. In fact, bee pollen has more protein and amino acids pound for pound than beef, steak or eggs!
Not only is bee pollen rich in proteins and amino acids, but it's a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals as well – supplying us with almost every essential nutrient necessary for promoting good health.
The Institute of Apiculture, Taranov in Russia declares that bee pollen has one of the highest sources of rutin (a powerful anti-oxidant and circulatory enhancer) found in nature, as well as being packed with both RNA and DNA – the building blocks of our biological body.
While science can tell us approximately what bee pollen consists of, the one thing they can't do is duplicate it! In experiments where artificial bee pollen was fed to young honey bees, the bees simply expired. (Natural is better!)
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Energy: Most energy supplements give you a short boost with many harmful side effects. Bee Pollen gives you sustained energy naturally when exercising with home gym equipment like the super multi bowflex pr1000 – all without additives or sugars.
Immune boosting: Bee pollen contains many vitamins and amino acids known to boost the immune system helping stave off many common illnesses as well as help you after illness to regain your strength and energy levels.
Natural: Bee pollen is collected naturally and contains no additives that would hurt the pollen. This Superfood is often craved by many animals who brave bee stings just to get to the pollen and honey. It contains many of the vitamins and minerals in a perfectly balanced and digestible form not found in many multivitamins.
It is carefully collected and dried as to prevent any damage to the valuable nutrients from the elements. If you are feeling the effects of aging or a bad diet, why not try bee pollen as a supplement to your efforts and you will get the revived metabolism and energy to help you get through the day and help you become much more healthy.
Bee pollen is a mixture of bee saliva, enzymes and pollen that the bees have brought back to the hive on their bodies. The bees mix the pollen into granules and sometimes add honey and nectar. Bee pollen contains vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, protein, and lipids.
Bee pollen varies between batches and location since the pollen components are unique to the plants the bees have visited. If pollen is collected from residential or farming areas where pesticides and other chemicals are used, these will remain will appear in final product.
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Straight razors are typically used to get the closest shave possible, but for those who are new to them, expect to get cut a bit. It takes some time to learn how to properly use a straight razor, and is important to have the best razor possible. Some brands are better than others, as I will explain. Also, I will describe some of the things to look for in a straight razor. After reading this review if you want more information check out this site www.shaverinfoformen.com.
When considering a razor, you want to keep in mind the quality of the steel used, and the thickness of the blade. These are important to keep in mind as they affect how you shave, and the longevity of the blade. Consider the shape of the blade as well. A square blade gives more precision, but a round blade is more forgiving when you make a mistake.
Now that you know that, what are the best brands that offer the above? The best brands are typically European, from the USA, England, France, and Germany. The brands you want to avoid typically use cheap steel, or are from India, China, or Pakistan. Razors from these countries tend to use cheap materials.
From the USA, some of the top brands are Waterville, Genco, and W.R Case Sons. These brands offer high quality razors and are quite common. These are some of the better razors, but there are many more brands in the U.S.A that offer high quality razors. For the most part, any USA brand will offer quality razors.
Europe also has many brands depending on the country. From Germany, the top brands are Dorko, Dovo, and Bismarck. Dovo is an interesting brand because they offer products that differ from almost every other brand. Their straight razors typically shave the same way regardless of how low or high end they are. They are also pretty close to the best value for straight razors. Many customers love these three brands in Germany.
The top brands from France are Thiers Issard and Lecoultre. A Thiers Issard is typically one of the hardest brands to shave with, but is also some of the highest quality shave.
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There are very many diet plans available. Depending on what your end goal is, some of them will advocated for complete lifestyle changes while others will suggest you change your eating regimen for the length of the diet. The inflammatory diet or anti inflammatory diet is one among many with a bit of a twist.
The Anti Inflammatory Diet
This diet is based on the theory that constant inflammation in the body is what makes us sick. Normally inflammation is a good thing – a way of the body to heal itself. However, too much can be dangerous and eventually be the cause of diseases like heart disease, stroke, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease and even some cancers. Curbing this inflammation by changing our lifestyles is therefore how we can maintain our daily health.
The main focus of the diet is on reducing inflammation and therefore is high in monounsaturated fats, omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. These components can be found in a variety of foods such as red meat, nuts, avocadoes, some spices and fish.
The spices incorporated in this diet are mainly those that have some anti inflammatory properties which include ginger, chili peppers, garlic and turmeric. The food you will be eating, therefore, will taste quite exotic. Since the spices are used liberally, if you have any problems with heartburn or ulcers, see a doctor before trying it at all.
Cream and starch are largely avoided in this diet since some of their components are thought to increase inflammation within the body. Sugar intake is also limited for this reason. The overall aim of the diet is to avoid an intake of harmful chemicals and ingredients which are thought to increase inflammation within the body in ways we cannot ordinarily see like food preservatives and other chemicals.
Health Benefits of the Diet
Like all lifestyle-changing diets, the anti inflammatory diet promotes good health in an individual. As mentioned, several very serious diseases are thought to be caused by inflammation that we cannot see. The foods listed as acceptable for the diet are also very rich in other essential vitamins and minerals. Colorful fruit and greens for example have other components that ease digestion and promote immunity factors.
Some of the foods like fish (especially salmon and tuna which are especially high in Omega-3 fatty acids) are known to have a positive effect on the brain as well as the heart. Inflammation is also thought to be the reason that weight loss does not occur easily. Caloric intake is specified according to one's size, activity levels and gender.
Important Points to Note
Like with all other diets and health plans, it is very important to include the opinion of a health care professional. Consult your doctor before beginning this diet and make sure you follow the instructions properly. To get the best results out of your diet, follow the meal plans and avoid the foods mentioned. Since sugar is also a component to be considered, please see a physician if you suffer from diabetes type 1 or type 2. If you are on medication, also consult your doctor before you begin.
In today's fast paced world, the health standards of the people are deteriorating at a faster pace. You can find many reasons for this alarming condition and they include unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise, excess affinity towards junk foods and so on. The multimillion dollar slimming industry has come up with a lot of weight loss supplements to find a solution to this alarming problem but many of these supplements can be described as substandard because they contain dangerous chemicals that invite a lot of side effects. Identifying the best weight loss supplement has become a daunting task for many people and a careful analysis about the ingredients and other related aspects should be done before arriving at a conclusion. It can be said without an iota of doubt that a natural supplement with medicinal qualities is the best option available and that is exactly where the importance of green coffee bean extract comes in.
Generally speaking, coffee plants can be classified into two categories and they include Arabica and Robusta. Many studies have clearly shown that the best green coffee bean extract is derived from the Arabica plant and the extract derived from this plant is a powerful antioxidant. It is a well known fact that the presence of free radicals in your body results in the degradation of the cells and chlorogenic acid, one of the most prominent ingredients of organic coffee bean extract fights against free radicals with utmost efficiency. This coffee extract also contains caffeic acids and this ingredient also plays an important role in eliminating free radicals from your body.
Your weight loss becomes a hassle free process with green coffee bean extract because it controls the release of glucose in your body. When you have balanced blood sugar, your metabolic rate remains at an elevated level to aid weight loss and this extract also reduces your LDL cholesterol level to make the fat burning process highly effective. Other benefits that can be associated with green coffee extract include balanced blood pressure, better blood circulation, reduced food cravings, elevated energy level and powerful immune system and, your overall health undergoes tremendous transformation. You need not bother about any side effects because all ingredients available are completely natural as well.
Many people believe that morning coffee offers the same advantages associated with green coffee bean extract and it can be described as a wrong perception. Coffee contains caffeine and organic green coffee extract does not contain caffeine. Another important aspect is that when the beans are roasted, the presence of highly beneficial ingredients like chlorogenic acid comes down drastically. Chlorogenic acid acts as a polyphenol while consuming green coffee bean extract and it leads to the prevention of the effects caused by cancer causing compounds in your body. Diabetes can be controlled with the help of this supplement and it also strengthens your blood vessel action in the best possible manner. Dr OZ, a man with amazing credentials in the healthcare field is of the opinion that green coffee bean extract is one of the most effective weight loss supplements and the feedback of the existing users clearly reassert this opinion without a shadow of doubt.
Although most of us would love to eat anything we like without worrying about gaining weight, the reality is, we need to be aware of what we are putting into our bodies.
Your metabolic rate is effectively the rate at which your body burns calories on simply staying alive. All of the processes the body goes through while you are resting such as digestion, breathing, keeping your heart beating and transporting nutrients to the cells and waste from them – all of these activities take energy, and your body needs to burn calories in order to provide that energy. Your resting metabolic rate is the rate at which your body is burning calories for these activities while you are not physically active.
There are certain habits you can form and foods you can eat that can help to increase your metabolic rate, which means your body will burn more calories at rest. Exercise not only causes your body to burn calories in order to carry out the exercise itself, it increases your metabolic rate so that your body continues to burn fat at a higher rate for some time after you have stopped exercising.
Weight training is the most effective form of exercise for increasing your metabolic rate as muscle requires more energy just to maintain. This means that as you build muscle, your body will need to burn an increasing number of calories in order to simply maintain it when you are not exercising.
There are certain foods that can increase your metabolic rate.
1. Apple cider vinegar has been known to aid digestion and help the body to break down fat deposits.
2. Green tea is well known for its antioxidant properties and can raise your resting metabolic rate by around 17%.
3. Cayenne pepper and other hot peppers have been shown in studies, to increase the metabolic rate when eaten regularly.
4. Ginger is another effective way to boost metabolism when eaten raw or added to hot water as an alternative hot drink to tea or coffee.
5. Grapefruit affects the insulin levels in your body which have an effect on the amount of fat that is burned at rest.
6. Drinking sufficient water is essential in keeping your metabolism at a healthy rate. When you are dehydrated, your metabolism slows down. Water is the transport system that carries nutrients and waste products to and from the cells of your body. This takes energy. When there is less water available in the body, the transport system slows down, along with the amount of energy that is being burned in order to run it.
7. Protein is a crucial and highly underestimated nutrient for healthy weight and general overall health. Protein takes a lot more energy to process than other foods, which means your body has to burn more calories in order to break down protein into amino acids than it needs to burn to process any other food.
Protein is also essential if you are doing weight training exercises since your muscles are made from the amino acids found in protein. The combination of weight training and eating sufficient lean protein is one of the most effective ways of speeding up your metabolism safely.
Many people think that going without food means they will burn more fat; however, going without food for three hours or more will slow your metabolic rate since your body goes into a state of emergency. Under the impression there is no food available and not knowing how long it will have to survive on the stores it has, the body starts to conserve energy and fat by slowing down the metabolism. For this reason it is important to make sure you eat healthy snacks throughout the day, to maintain your rate of metabolism.
Winter season is certainly coming soon, along with the icy wind gusts and also cold temps often comes an aesthetic pain: dry and fresh in addition to flaky wintertime pores and skin. During winter it can be hard to maintain radiant skin however it's probable. Facial exfoliation is important all the time but it results in being a lot more important during the freezing winter season. You may make your skin glow even while in the most frigid days after you didn't observed sunlight for ages. Would like to know precisely how? Stay with me and you will definitely quickly know.
The face treatment appears can be drastically impacted by every day exposure to the polluting of the environment that is in the air. Should you be dreaming to obtain your facial skin a new existence you should think of peeling. This procedure entails the actual elimination of old skin tissues. You can find each chemical in addition to mechanical approaches which are utilized during the process of exfoliation.
Even though it may appear counterproductive, sloughing off dried-out skin tissues with a moderate abradant helps to help keep skin's normal moisture level. It takes away the top coating old tissues and allows all the other products and solutions to become a lot more efficient. Make sure you look for a facial exfoliator by using a moderate and delicate formula. While looking for face treatment exfoliator it is critical to avoid aggressive chemicals that could additionally aggravate the epidermis within its gentle condition. Furthermore, when shopping for a scrub, you'll want to stay away from much larger grains in exfoliant.
At this point let's look into a very effective point for keeping the skin healthy and prevent aging of the skin. As we get older, the epidermis restoration course of action by natural means slows, and old skin cells that would have effortlessly granted way to younger cells some time ago frequently outstay their particular welcome upon the outer lining associated with the facial skin. It gets a lot more noticeable during the colder calendar months because we typically commit more time period in your own home without performing lots of regular activities. It is possible to avoid build-up regarding old cells by exfoliation every day and also keeping in mind your own typical natural skin care schedule. An added bonus associated with day by day peeling for growing older women is that it greatly promotes the elevated production of organic collagen, which helps to maintain epidermis firm and also decreases the visual appeal regarding facial lines.
A terrific benefit of exfoliation is actually that it unblocks all the pores. Dead skin cells always keep gathering. In case there are plenty of old cells that happen to be building up you will probably have the skin pores to become blocked and that will result in a dry appearance. This isn't a fact to solely women who will be in their later thirties and forties – that has an effect on ladies of every age group. It is for that reason that one need to come up with the proper choice in terms of face exfoliators come to mind.
Stuck dirt and grime won't be able to get out of the further layers of your skin as soon as the skin pores are clogged. An exfoliating facial area scrub first detoxifies the pores of the skin and then enables the dirt and grime as well as oil to flee. Additionally, you'll get a brand new look on your skin and everybody who are around you will notice this. Whenever your skin pores are usually unclogged, you possibly can make use of numerous skin care products and acquire the most benefit from them.
Anti aging serums can make a huge difference when you use it in combination with other skin regimens and treatment plans, this will give you that youthful look and make your skin more elastic and vibrant.
Guess what? There really is a way to get rid of acne overnight! Yes, it's all possible thanks to the geniuses at skin care facilities. I can't promise that you'll see a faster healing process as far as the scab goes, but you can rid the oil that's causing the acne overnight.
First of all, your best shot at getting rid of all the oil that's clogging that difficult pore is to prep yourself properly before applying your acne medication. Make sure your hair is washed, that way the oil can't interfere with the acne medication doing it's job. A lot of people don't realize that their forehead pimples are often created by oils on their hair.
Second, make sure your face is properly cleaned before applying any product. You should use an alcohol pad to clean your pores before applying acne cream. Exfoliation is an important step. It clears the dead skin away so the cream will be able to reach deep into your skins pores (try a beauty cream by lanhai-group.com).
Once you're sure you've cleaned out what you can, apply an acne cream or lotion to ensure that you have some active ingredients fighting your acne while you're asleep. Yes, those alcohol pads do a great job of clearing out our pores temporarily, but they won't fight all night for you like the cream will.
If you're looking for a more natural remedy, there are a few tricks that have been known to work. Honey conditions the skin as well as being a natural antibiotic – sometimes we break out because our skins are too dry. When the skins dry, it can cause acne just like it being too oily. Another face moisturizer might do the trick as well. It's important to make sure you condition your skin if you're leaving acne medication on overnight. I know the point is to get rid of the pimple, but the medication will be able to do it's job alongside a moisturizer.
Read reviews before buying a product that promises 24 hour results. Many of these products aren't any stronger then one's that are half the cost. Some of them are much more effective. Finding the right one's all about doing the research.
I hope you take the time to find the right acne product and plan for you. Don't wait for acne to go away, tell it too. When you have the right medication for your acne, it'll be gone before you know it.
Unlike what you always see in the movies, approaching women in any setting is definitely not an easy thing to do. Some of the factors pulling you out from approaching them is talking to them and keeping their attention. For some men, especially those who don't have that much of experience, dating is a scary thing to do. However, Joshua Pellicer, who is also an expert on dating, attraction and seduction shared everything he knows in The Tao of Badass, an e-book which could help you find success in the world of dating.
The author of this e-book believes that any man who has a not-so-attractive features can easily get the attention of attractive women and have the one whom he could keep and love for the rest of his life, without the use of power, money and bribery. The Tao of Badass attraction tips, techniques and advice have also helped a lot of readers who have proof that they found the women they want to be within a "legit" way. On the other hand, if you are thinking about what kind of Tao of Badass attraction you can get, here are those:
Most men, especially those who are looking for the woman they want to spend their lives with can easily benefit from the Tao of Badass and learn a lot of things about dating. So, if you need help, it's never too late, get the e-book and apply it to yourself.
When people say that women are hormonal, images of menopausal women having extreme mood swings immediately come to mind. However, the truth is that female hormone imbalance can happen to any woman regardless of her age.
Although signs of female hormonal imbalance are more pronounced is women who are in their forties and fifties, the effects can be seen in women who are only in their mid-thirties. There is reason to believe that hormonal imbalances are also affecting younger women. While lifestyle and diet are the usual suspects, synthetic chemicals acting estrogen in our bodies, pollution and a whole gamut of toxins are also to blame.
One of the most obvious signs of female hormone imbalance is persistent weight gain. You could go on any diet there is out there, but if your hormones are acting up, it's rather difficult to maintain a healthy weight. However, you can address the issue by making small changes to your diet – stop eating processed foods like canned foods, sugary treats like Coke, and wheat-based products.
When the endocrine system is under stress, the body tends to produce less of some hormones and overproduce some. This usually results in the body storing fat. If you're experiencing an increase in belly fat or are experiencing loss of muscle mass, it could be a sign that you are experiencing adrenal fatigue.
Low libido is also another sign of hormonal imbalance. Low libido is caused by disturbed sleep. Without quality sleep, sex hormone production diminishes.
If you are always tired and crash mid-morning mid-afternoon, it could be that your blood sugar is experiencing some spikes. Feeling sluggish, mentally foggy and feeling scatter-brained is also another indication of blood sugar instability.
If you are feeling depressed, anxious and irritable, it could be that your body is lacking in much-needed nutrition, stressed out, overworked, or are experiencing toxicity, resulting in hormonal imbalance.
Poor sleeping patterns and insomnia are usually caused by an increase in cortisol, directly causing a host of other hormonal imbalances. If you're having trouble sleeping, your hormones could be the culprit.
For a lot of women, hot flashes and sweating at night are the first uncomfortable signs of hormonal imbalance. Certain cravings also point to hormonal imbalances like adrenal fatigue and insulin resistance. Do you always crave sugar or wine?
If you are experiencing any of the symptoms we mentioned here, don't panic. Hormonal imbalances, although uncomfortable, are very treatable. However, do not rush into hormone replacement therapy because it might only exacerbate your condition instead of making it better.Go to http://IneedCurves.com/ for more information
Instead, start a food and lifestyle journal to know what it is that you're eating and doing that is contributing to your hormonal imbalance. Again, eliminating certain foods from your diet is the first step in the right direction. Another step in the right direction is eliminating stress from your life by exercising, meditating and finding something worthwhile to do.
Dianabol or Dbol is the commercial term of methandrostelonone, which is a form of oral anabolic steroid. It is a synthetic form of the hormone testosterone that helps in the development of reproductive organs of male and their secondary sexual characteristics. They enhance the growth of muscles and other male characteristics. Dbol is mostly abused athletes looking forward to enhance their athletic ability. Just like any other anabolic steroids, dbol can lead to several side effects. There is a safe alternative on the market that is describe on Massgainsource.com/need-know-dianabol. This article provides you with some of the side effects caused by dbol.
Dbol and other anabolic steroids can lead to several cardiovascular problems. It increases low density lipoprotein in cholesterol which is also referred to as bad cholesterol. In addition, it reduces high density lipoprotein in cholesterol also referred as good cholesterol. It also leads to high blood pressure. The changes in blood pressure and cholesterol lead to heart attack and other heart problems. The steroid has also been linked to the enlargement of the left ventricle of the heart.
Dbol is associated with occurrence of acne. Abuse of this steroid can lead to development of oily scalp and hair thinning. This leads to baldness in both men and women. In men, it can lead to breast growth, atrophy and shrinking of the testicles. For women who abuse dbol, this can cause excess growth of hair on the body, clitoris enlargement and deepening of the voice.
The abuse of dbol is linked to emotional states and mood swings. Severe mood swings such as rage, mania and aggression can be caused by the use of this steroid. Other emotional effects caused by dbol include depression, irritability, nervousness and delusions. This can lead to deterioration of social relationships as a person may develop anger and get emotional quickly.
There are other many other side effects linked to dbol such as liver cancer or liver damage. This can lead to eyes and skin yellowing. The problem is also referred as jaundice. If the steroid is abused by adolescents, they may suffer from growth impairment, leading to having a stunted body later in life. It can also lead to sterility or low sexual activity. Other side effects include nausea, dizziness and headache.
To avoid the above side effects, it is good to use the steroids according to advice given by your doctor. This will help avoid abuse which makes the side effects more severe.
Typically, people who want to grow more muscles go to the gym while people who want to lose weight go for a diet. When some people notice that they are having excessive body fat; their tendency is to go for a diet and starve themselves for the hope of getting leaner. But starving yourself to avoid gaining extra fat is not how a diet program works. A diet program will aid you to manage your weight and your eating habits; but that doesn't mean you have to skip meals.
However, going for a diet is somewhat difficult if you alone will do the job. There are times that you can't control your appetite especially when your taste buds crave for some foods. For foodies, it is really hard to fight temptations from different kinds of foods. Nevertheless, a diet program can work better if you are going to take fat burning pills. Fat burning pills are very popular when it comes to losing weight and taking them will surely give you more motivation to lose weight and work hard on your diet program.
Diet Program, Fat Burning Pills and Exercise
These three factors or strategies are all effective when it comes to losing weight. But before you make yourself confused, know how each works and how they can help you with weight loss. After all, losing weight shouldn't be mind boggling but only relaxing and fulfilling. To start with, a diet program aims to help you avoid overeating. There are many kinds of diet that have been popular among dieters and health buffs so if you are going to enroll for a diet program or if you have a dietician, you will find it easier to manage the kinds of food you will only consume. But the problem is,your appetite will be the same. Though you know the right kinds of food you should eat, you will still crave for unhealthy foods and consume more than what you are expected. This is simply because you don't have control over your appetite.
On the other hand, exercising and working out regularly will apparently help you become fit and lean. When you lift weights or simply run, you will burn some calories. But after you do your exercises, you will feel tired and hungry more than anything. And because you feel so hungry, your tendency is to pig out and bring back the calories you burn to your body. This is why taking fat burning pills is important. In point of fact, you can stop your diet program because fat burning pills will automatically suppress your appetite and help you fight overeating. Also, you can minimize your exercises because fat burning pills can already aid in muscle growth and energy boost.
On www.fatburnersforwomens.com you can get the best and proven fat burning supplement that really work for women and men. So it is worth to take a look.


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Rapid prototyping equipment, such as 3D printers and laser cutters, have become increasingly more common in the past few years, but few quality solutions exist that can serve both purposes at a low cost. A decent hobby laser cutter may cost thousands of dollars. Even few sub-$1000 3D printers are both durable and capable of producing quality prints.
In my search for such a solution, I came across the new Printrbot Simple. The latest model is almost entirely composed of steel and aluminum with no printed or laser cut parts. The frame of the printer is 3mm matte-black powder coated aluminum, the extruder mount is CNC milled aluminum and even the bearing blocks and belt tensioners are CNC milled aluminum. All of the required parts, including a small roll of 1.75mm filament, are included, but I would recommend carefully checking the package for missing parts upon arrival.
For cutting and engraving, I chose to purchase the 2.8W 445nm laser kit from Jtech Photonics. Jay, with Jtech Photonics, was very helpful in working out all of the details with me. This laser kit uses a solid-state laser diode mounted within a casing through an aluminum heat-sink. My kit shipped with a 2.5A driver, a 40mm cooling fan for the driver, some protective goggles and a sheet of acrylic shielding for blocking out intense reflections at the 445nm wavelength.
Before assembling the Printrbot, I used a drill template for placement of the laser and driver holes. If using a hand drill, I highly recommend using some sort of jig to guide the bit and prevent it from slipping across the metal surface. I chose to drill several pilot holes through a couple of wood paint stir sticks which I then clamped to the frame with the pilot hole aligned with the drill template.
Next, the Printrbot has to be completely assembled. Assembly is quite easy and takes only a couple of hours. Install four M3 5.6x8mm nylon standoffs and M3 nylon nuts onto the frame before assembly. It is important to ensure the alignment of the driver board is correct, but I waited to install the driver until completing the low-profile fan mount. Bolt the laser diode to the side of the upper frame of the Printrbot using two M3x8mm bolts. Prior to bolting the laser on, I applied thermal paste to the back side of the aluminum housing so that excess heat can be adequately dissipated through the frame of the Printrbot. The Printrbot assembly guide should be followed for the remainder of the assembly process.
Cable management takes a fair amount of time, but there is plenty of room for the wires inside of the frame, and the designers have implemented ports at the top and rear for routing cables into the frame. I chose to route the laser cable into the top of the frame with the bundle of extruder cables and out the rear port of the frame to the laser driver. I also chose to splice the wire for the fan into a second cable routed through the frame and out the rear to the input of the laser driver.
With the assembly of the Printrbot complete and ready to print, I printed a low-profile fan mount for the laser driver. The fan attaches to the mount with four M3x12mm bolts. The bolts should thread tightly into the mount without the need for fasteners on the inside of the mount. The fan mount is placed over the top of the laser driver and fastened to the nylon standoffs using four M3x20mm nylon bolts.
Although power may be supplied to the laser driver using a variety of power sources; Jay, with Jtech Photonics, recommended using the supplied 12 volt power adapter in order to avoid damaging the sensitive laser diode by excessive voltage spikes.
When 3D printing, it is important that the laser driver is switched off, otherwise the laser may turn on during printing.
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To utilize the laser, gcode must be generated from a vector drawing. I have modified the laser engraver plugin for Inkscape to accommodate all of the necessary settings without the need to post process the gcode. Install Inkscape and extract the laser gcode plugin files to '\…\Inkscape\share\extensions'.
Open Inkscape and select 'file > document properties'. Set all units to mm, and set a custom document size of 150x130mm (approximately the size of the usable cutting space). Draw or import a vector drawing, such as a .dxf or .pdf file, and position it within the boundaries of the document. To generate the gcode, select 'Extensions > Generate Gcode > Laser Tool…'. Input the appropriate settings and click apply to generate the gcode file.
For engraving, a single pass at low power and high speed should be used. For cutting, high power and low speeds should be used with multiple passes. If points deeper in the material between cutting segments fail to melt, it may be necessary to increase the power-on delay. This will ensure that the laser is momentarily held in position at the start of each segment so that gaps do not form between segments as the laser intensity ramps up. However, if pits form at the beginning of each segment when engraving small characters, the power-on delay should be reduced or set to zero.
Before cutting, connect to the Printrbot using software such as Repetier Host and home all axes. First raise the print head to 5mm. Ensure the fan is off by issuing the command 'M106 S0', or using the slider in Repetier Host. Place a sheet of paper on the bed and power on the laser driver. Slowly turn up the duty cycle of the fan output using the slider or by issuing the command 'M106 Sxxx' where 'xxx' is the duty cycle ranging from 0 to 255 (100%). This value should only be set high enough to see a spot from the laser without burning the paper. With the z-axis raised 5mm above the bed, focus the laser to a fine point. Once focused, set the duty cycle to zero. If cutting, place a scrap sheet of bare metal beneath the material to protect the bed. Measure the distance from the bed to the top surface of the material and raise the z-axis 5mm above this height. For example, if you place a 0.5mm thick piece of sheet metal beneath a 3mm thick piece of acrylic, the height should be set to 8.5mm so that the focal point of the laser rests on the top surface of the material. Now you may load the gcode and run the job. The x and y axes will home, but the z-axis will remain at the level set before starting the job. The laser will automatically turn on at the set power level when cutting and the focal point will lower by the set depth for each additional pass. It is important not to drive the laser for prolonged periods of time at full power. Check the temperature of the laser and pause the job if necessary to allow for cooling. Decreasing the speed of travel moves will also allow time for the laser to cool between cuts.
Following these instructions, a protective shield may be created from the 3mm acrylic sheet.
• inexpensive, less than $1000
• durable, high quality parts
• excellent print quality
• portable
• no heated print bed
• small build volume
• inability to cut thick materials at high speeds
Although the parts are sourced from several independent suppliers, the result is a portable dual purpose rapid-prototyping tool that is professional in appearance, yet inexpensive and great for hobbyists. The print volume is lacking, but capable of printing many practical parts and prototypes. The fact of the matter is that any part which can possibly fill the medium-size bed will likely warp. However, a heater may be purchased from Printrbot and installed to the bed for larger prints, but this requires that the power supply be upgraded to support the power requirements of the heated bed. The quality of the prints are excellent, and I attribute this to the combination of the auto-leveling non-contact bed probe and the Ubis hotend. Purchased as a kit, I did find that my package had been missing a few parts, but Printrbot support was very helpful with replacing them at no additional cost. The design of this Printrbot is excellent, but I recommend checking the part tolerances and the press fit bearings for metal filings, as the quality control can be spotty. For laser cutting, I initially had somewhat low expectations of the laser's capabilities. Fortunately, I am very surprised by how capable it is. With the laser mounted to the metal body of the Printrbot using thermal compound, I have been able to keep the diode cool at 1.3A (2W) and a 100% duty cycle for at least 25 minutes. I was even more surprised to find that it was capable of cutting a 3mm sheet of acrylic at 2W, with a diode rated for use at up to 2.8W. The downside is that the mounting location of the laser restricts the cutting area to about 150x130mm, and cutting 3mm of acrylic is very slow at 2W, but certainly doable. I find this to be an incredibly useful tool with even further room for improvement of its capabilities. This has been one of the most satisfy projects I have completed to date, and I believe it to be one of the most useful tools in existence per unit of desk space it conveniently occupies.
Update – 8/5/14
After having tested this setup for a couple of months, I have been very satisfied with its functionality. The Printrbot Simple consistently produces much higher quality prints than my Mendel Max 2 with Jhead extruder. I find that the quality is roughly equivalent to a MakerBot Replicator 2. The auto bed-leveling feature is outstanding, and it has worked 100% of the time since I completed the initial calibration two months ago. It is a feature common to much more expensive systems, such as the Stratasys uPrint SE, that sets this $500 3D printer apart from many others on the market.
I have also had some time to experiment with the laser. My laser driver shipped set to operate at about 1.3 amps, which is the setting I have been using for a while now. At 1.3 amps, I have been able to power the diode at 100% power for at least 30 minutes without having the diode heat up at all. I suspect it would be capable of operating for perhaps as much as an hour or more. I recently maxed the current out to about 2.4 amps, and I was even more impressed with the results. At 2.4 amps, the diode does get warm, but after 5 minutes at full power, it was still sufficiently cool to continue operating. Having the diode mounted to the metal frame of the printer has certainly provided adequate cooling for the diode, more than what can be provided by a cooling fan alone. I have gathered some data from my tests which may be useful guidelines for operating the 2.8W laser.
|Laser Cut – 2.4A
|3 mm
|1/16 in
|Card Stock
|Laser Cut – 1.3A
|3 mm
|Birch Plywood
|1/64 in
|Card Stock
|Laser Etch – 2.4A
|Card Stock
|Laser Etch – 1.3A
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3D Systems Corporation (3D Systems), incorporated on May 14, 1993, is a holding company that operates through subsidiaries in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The Company is a provider of three-dimensional (3D) content-to-print solutions including 3D printers, print materials and on-demand custom parts services for professionals and consumers. It also provides creative content development and design productivity tools. Its principal print engines include stereolithography (SLA), printers, selective laser sintering (SLS), printers, multi-jet modeling (MJM), printers, film transfer imaging (FTI) printers, selective laser melting (SLM) printers, and plastic jet printers (PJP). In August 2014, the Company acquired Laser Reproductions, an expert provider of advanced manufacturing product development and engineering services, further extending its Quickparts operations in United States. In August 2014, the Company acquired American Precision Prototyping (APP) and sister company American Precision Machining (APM). In August 2014, the Company acquired Simbionix. In September 2014, the Company acquired LayerWise, provider of advanced direct metal 3D printing and manufacturing services.
The Company's 3D printers convert data input from computer aided design (CAD) software or 3D scanning and sculpting devices to printed plastic or metal parts using its engineered plastic, metal and composite print materials. Production printers include its SLA and SLS printers. Its professional printers category includes MJM printers and SLA crossover printers. Personal printers include its FTI and PJP printers. It provides its customers software tools and a library of content files. It also provide software embedded within its printers and design productivity software tools. In addition, the Company provides pre-sale and post-sale services, ranging from applications development to installation, warranty and maintenance services. It provides a suite of printed parts services through its on-demand custom parts services.
Production 3D Printer Solutions
SLA printers convert the Company's engineered print materials and composites into solid cross-sections, layer by layer, to print the desired fused objects. Its SLA printers are capable of making multiple distinct parts at the same time and are designed to produce geometries in a range of sizes and shapes with a variety of material performance characteristics. Product designers, engineers and marketers in many manufacturing companies use its SLA printers for a variety of applications, ranging from short production runs of end-use products to producing prototypes for automotive, aerospace and various consumer and electronic applications. The Company's SLA printers are capable of producing tools, fixtures, jigs and end-use parts, including parts for dental, hearing aid, jewelry and motor-sports applications. They are also designed for uses, such as building functional models that enable users to share ideas and evaluate concepts, perform form, fit and function tests on working assemblies and build expendable patterns for metal casting.
The Company's family of SLA printers offers a range of capabilities, including size, speed, accuracy, throughput and surface finish in different formats and price points. Its iPro SLA printers come in a variety of print formats designed to produce durable plastic parts with unprecedented surface smoothness, feature resolution, edge definition and tolerances that rival the accuracy of computer numerical control (CNC) machined plastic parts. Its iPro family of SLA printers includes the iPro 8000 and iPro 9000, production stereolithography printers capable of printing ultra-high-definition parts made from its integrated portfolio of Accura Plastics. It also offer the Viper, a smaller format SLA printer that delivers lower throughput.
The Company's SLS printers convert its engineered print materials and composites by melting and fusing (sintering) these print materials into solid cross-sections, layer-by-layer, to produce finished parts. SLS printers can create parts from a variety of engineered plastic powders and are capable of processing multiple parts in a single build session. Customer uses of its SLS printers include functional test models and end-use parts, which enable its customers to create customized parts without tooling. Its family of SLS printers comes in a variety of print formats and degrees of automation and includes its line of sPro 60, 140 and 230 SLS printers.
The Company offers the Sinterstation Pro SLM direct metal sintering printer through a private label arrangement with a third party supplier. These printers come in two print formats and are capable of producing fully-dense direct metal parts from a variety of metal powders, including stainless steel, chrome cobalt, titanium and tool steel.
Professional 3D Printer Solutions
The Company's professional printers are used in engineering and design environments for product development, architecture, marketing communication, higher education teaching and research and for custom manufacturing of advanced oral and orthopedic restorative devices, custom jewelry and mass customized toys, action figures and collectibles. Its range of professional printers is based on its MJM print engine and SLA print engine.
The Company's family of professional printers consists of several ProJet models, including the Projet 3000, Projet 3000 Plus, Projet 5000 and Projet 6000, its crossover 3D printer bringing SLA print technology together with MJM utility and usability. Its professional printers are designed to print high-definition, functional and durable models for form, fit and function analysis, including certain models that are capable of ultra-fine resolution for precision dental and jewelry applications.
Personal 3D Printer Solutions
The Company's personal 3D printers print ready-to-use functional parts at home, school or office workstations. These kits and printers enable designers, engineers, hobbyists, do it yourselfers and students to imagine, design and print their ideas at their desks. Its range of personal printers is based on FTI and PJP print engines. Its offering of personal printers includes the ProJet 1000, ProJet 1500, 3DTouch and RapMan personal printers. These 3D printers utilize FTI and PJP technologies. Its PJP based 3D personal printers and kits utilize a proven, clean, compact and quiet print engine technology designed for office, home and classroom use.
3D Print Materials
3D Systems blends, markets, sells and distributes consumable, engineered plastic and metal materials and composites under several brand names for use in all its printers. The Company markets its stereolithography materials under the Accura and RenShape brand, its selective laser sintering materials under the DuraForm, CastForm and LaserForm brands, and materials for its professional printers under the VisiJet brand. Its family of stereolithography materials and composites offers a variety of plastic-like performance characteristics and attributes designed to mimic specific, engineered, thermoplastic materials. Its portfolio of Accura and RenShape stereolithography materials includes general purpose, as well as specialized materials and composites. It also distributes SLA materials under recognized third-party brand names.
The Company's family of selective laser sintering materials and composites includes a range of rigid plastic, elastomeric and metal materials, as well as various composites of these ingredients. Its DuraForm laser sintering materials include CastForm and LaserForm SLS materials. SLS materials are used to create functional end-use parts, prototypes and durable patterns, as well as assembly jigs and fixtures. They are also used to produce rubber-like parts, such as shoe soles, gaskets and seals; patterns for investment casting; functional tooling, such as injection molding tool inserts, and end-use parts for customized rapid manufacturing applications. Product designers and developers from automotive, aerospace and consumer products companies use DuraForm parts as functional test models, including in harsh test environment conditions. Aerospace and medical companies use its SLS printers to produce end-use parts directly, which enables them to create customized parts economically without tooling.
The Company's family of VisiJet print materials includes part-building materials and compatible disposable support materials that are used in the modeling process and facilitate an easily melted support removal process. These print materials are sold to its customers packaged in smart cartridges designed for its personal and professional 3D printers. VisiJet wax print materials and special dissolvable support materials are used for direct casting applications, such as custom jewelry manufacturing, dental crowns and bridge work and other casting and micro-casting applications.
The Company's family of print materials for use in the 3D Touch and RapMan includes polylatic acid (PLA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polypropylene (PP), high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), and unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (uPVC). These print materials offer a variety of properties, including tough polymer materials for car bumpers, tough and flexible polymers for face masks or containers, and chemical and solvent resistant materials for fuel tanks, snowboards and water pipes.
3D Systems provides a variety of customer services and local application support and field support for all its stereolithography and selective laser sintering 3D printers. For its personal and professional 3D printers, it provides these services and field support either directly or through a network of authorized resellers or other sources. The services and field support that it provides includes installation of new printers at the customers' site, printer warranties, several maintenance agreement options and a variety of hardware upgrades, software updates and performance enhancement packages. The Company also provides services to assist its customers and resellers in developing new applications for its technologies, to facilitate the use of its technology for the customers' applications, to train customers on the use of newly acquired printers and to maintain its printers at customers' sites.
New personal, professional and production printers are sold with maintenance support that covers a warranty period ranging from 90 days to one year. The Company offers service contracts that enable its customers to continue maintenance coverage beyond the initial warranty period. These service contracts are offered with various levels of support and are priced accordingly. It distributes spare parts to its customers, primarily from locations in the United States and Europe. It also offers upgrade kits for certain of its printers that enable its existing customers to take advantage of new or enhanced system capabilities; however, it has discontinued upgrade support for certain of its older legacy printers.
Through the Company on-demand custom parts service, it provides a suite of custom parts services through its 3Dproparts and Quickparts global network of fulfillment facilities. 3Dproparts and Quickparts are two custom parts service brands that offer a range of precision plastic and metal parts service capabilities produced from a range of print and traditional materials using a variety of additive and traditional manufacturing processes.
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O.k. I've done some initial comparisons, and although I might get some flac for this, here are my findings:
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So far though, with the MH1 using the same lossless files, the C5D from the usb of my MacBook Pro sounds identical to the C5 from my iPod Touch 5G, which sounds identical to the iPod Touch 5G headphone output, which sounds identical to the digital output of the iPod Touch 5G to the C5D, which sounds identical to the Fuze v1 and ZipClip.
Now let me explain this brief testing and give some opinions.
First, again, I used all the same lossless files on each device and volume matched each device. This is using no EQ, no effects, nothing but raw lossless audio. I used tracks ranging from Christopher Cross to Dream Theater. I compared a few seconds of each track, small sections of each track and tracks in their entirety.
This was a full double blind test. The connections were made without me or the person connecting them knowing which was which. Each song was synced perfectly for playback so well that I could flip the switch back and forth and the timing had zero interruption nor volume change. In fact, when I flip the switch quick enough it makes no noticeable audio disruption at all. I can flip the switch back and forth repeatedly, and when I do it fast enough it literally sounds like I'm listening to the same song and I wouldn't even know anyone was touching the switch.
It is very hard to rule out the brain, and last night I was listening to the C5D with the iPod and thought it sounded clearer somehow. But I believe now that I was trying to hear if it was clearer and therefor thought it might be. That is just my opinion.
So, before you think I'm saying anything bad about the C5D, quite the contrary.
The C5D is awesome. Very awesome. Every single device I have sounds better than the output of the MacBook Pro, which is really surprising. The MBP output has noticeable noise, and lower fidelity in general. Very disappointed in it myself, so much that I'd personally never use it. For a speaker output the noise isn't as noticeable, but with earphones it seems much worse. Anyway, the apogee duet costs around $500 new, the iPod touch with reasonable space (64gb) costs $400, the fuze+ costs roughly $100 or more when you add an SD card, but there are claims the fuze+ doesn't sound as good as the fuze (haven't heard it myself). But as the fuze is discontinued we'll use the + as a price point.
The point is, for any device with reasonable quality and storage capacity you're looking at a good chuck of change. The C5D can be used with any computer/laptop and turn it into an amazing sounding device with all of it's large storage and it costs $250. That's an awesome deal, since most people have a laptop or computer. But it's not just isolated to computers. It can improve the quality of a phone. Throw in an SD card and you have a great sounding player that way as well. Just look at what you get for that price in general:
- uber portable compared to most desktop sound interfaces that don't suck
- reference sound
- amplification for harder to drive earphones/headphones
- isolated battery mode which I believe would eliminate noise issues with some usb systems (such as grounding loops)?
- a built-in reference amp that doesn't require usb (for devices not compatible with the dac functionality)
- Two-point bass boost option that sounds great
So I think it's an awesome investment for anyone who is an audiophile, even if you have other amps. You can grab it and go, knowing that you'll be able to use it on pretty much any device. It allows you to KNOW you're going to have reference sound. It's an all-in-one package with a nice form factor.
In terms of sound, I'm not jumping to any full conclusions yet. I'll do a lot more testing with the more demanding earphones I have and see how it goes, but I'm predicting the results will be similar.
But either way, great job JDS on the C5D! I love how they threw the DAC right in the same case with the C5. And their devices all have the same profile. Very cool. I'll report back with more testing results in a while.
The K 701 has more rumble for me with the C5D. It's slight, but noticeable for me.


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