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It's the bobcats and kings. It's like two retards trying to screw a door knob.
https://twitter.com/SamAmicoFSO/stat...89119151771648NBA GM wouldn't be specific, but says "if what I hear is true," Kings will have tough time turning down Bobcats' offer for DeMarcus Cousins.
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It's the bobcats and kings. It's like two retards trying to screw a door knob.
If you Jimmer it, they will come.
MKG lol? Other than that and picks, i'm not sure what they have to offer.
"I don't know if people know I dislocated my pinkie finger. And [Tyreke] told me, 'You wanna go home or you wanna be here?' I want to be here. And he said, 'All right, then go tape it up and let's play. Let's go. We not stoppin' at no stores. Straight gas. That's what we do, just keep going.'"
Other than MKG and draft picks, the Kings have no need for anyone from the Bobcats (at least anything that will help them advance a rebuild). Kemba, a pick, etc. for cousins, fredette or tyreke. I have no clue. Maybe Cousins and a guy like Fransisco Garcia.....
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I'd imagine they're sending Kemba, Biyombo, Warrick, and some first. If they're smart, they'll send this years and make sure they have a pick in 2014.
Probably taking Salmons contract on too.
If they really are selling a lot much out to them, then the Cats are stupider than I thought.
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They have Detroit's 1st rounder and I think another 1st rounder besides their own. I heard that MKG and Kemba were off limits, so the only way I can see a package being "tough to turn down" is a combination of those picks and Biyombo or maybe Henderson or Mullens, or that they offer to also take on Garcia's contract.
Is Bismarck really that good to be an important part of a package for Cousins? I always thought he was a bit overrated.
No way would I trade for Cousins. That guy has some serious problems. I say if you can make a significant trade for the right player this year do it. But I think we should use our cap room this off season on some quality depth.
They'd be pretty dumb to give up Kemba or MKG for Cousins imo.
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I also think that Cousins might be a special player. One thing he should improve though, is his shot selection. In my opinion, he's taking waaay too many long jumpers.
According to Hoopdata, he is attempting 4.4 shots from 16-23 feet and making them at a 29% clip
If he could just focus on dominating inside...
I agree even as well as Kemba has played the league is litter with PG's with his skillset. However a guys with Cousins "gifts" are so much more difficult to find.
Skilled, 7', 250+, can score from almost anywhere, can grab boards.
It's funny how his flaws are the only things that make him tradeable for the Kings. I mean, if he weren't dysfunctional, then why would the Kings ever let him go? Hell, if he weren't dysfunctional he'd have gone to the Wizards or Philly.
You guys overvalue Cousins
the bulls own the bobcats first this year
If you can trade anybody on that team (except MKG) for Cousins you do it. Especially, if you are the Bobcats. You just came off, historically, one of the worst seasons ever in history. Whats the likelihood thats this trade will set them back or knock them down any further than they've been as recently as last year. So what he ends up in the looney bin, what have you really cost your self? The chance to overpay Bismark Biyombo? This is a no brainer.
Bobcats and Pistons 1st round, ej henderson, biyambo for Cousins and Garcia/salmons(salary dump) is as good a trade as they are going to get for cousins. No other team can provide 2 top 10 picks and young potential which we all know is a sticking point in NBA trades.
if 2 first rounders, Favors, and devin harris can get you D-will then this is surely good enough for a troubled player that has had conflicts with team management for entire tenure.
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Are you ready? Halloween is just a week away. As most pet parents scramble to put the finishing touches on their own costumes, some are scrounging for the cutest or scariest attire they can find for their pets, too. But hold on—are Halloween costumes really okay for our furry friends?
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Your pet's Halloween garb shouldn't constrict his movement or hearing, or impede his ability to breathe, bark or meow. Be sure to try on costumes well in advance—and if your furry friend seems distressed, try switching to his birthday suit.
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Well, yes...some dogs do have fun with all the attention and people coming up to the door and all the laughing!! A caring person knows their own dog as you do. We are all preaching to the choir on this site...I would like to see what the general public would have to say. Because no dog should ever be painted or be forced to wear something that distresses him.
My dog actually likes being dressed up in costumes. Of course, you need to use common sense.
1 - Make sure the costume fits - not tight and not too loose.
2 - Make sure they're eyes, ears and noses are not covered up.
3 - Make sure the costumes are safe.
4 - Always make sure they are supervised while they have their costumes on.
Yes, I get enjoyment from dressing them up and both of my dogs get enjoyment from seeing my enjoyment and enthusiasm.
Good advice, especially the often overlooked "supervise". And I would add one more: if your pet resists having the costume put on, don't force it!
Good advice, especially the often overlooked "supervise". And I would add one more: if your pet resists having the costume put on, don't force it!
I agree w/ Elaine. Our pups are like our children and they in turn love to please us. Just make sure the item is not too constricting and they don't trip on it. Pet that love attention and affection actually get a lot of enjoyment from it because people are always saying, "oh how adorable" or "aren't you the cutest thing?". Of course they're going to like it. My advise is for some of you need to get off your high-horse and enjoy life! If you're uptight, your pet will be uptight.
As a side note....I'm speaking only of dogs...I truly don't think ANY cat likes it. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs....the cats just look at me as if saying, "don't even think about it!".
Smiles...have a great day!
If you something to dress up, get a doll! A coat or sweater on a cold dog is okay. Please, people, let your pets live with dignity!!
Assuming the costume is: 1) safe; 2) non-restricting; and 3) your pup doesn't mind being dressed up, then does a dog really know that a costume is "undignified"? Personally I do not dress up my dogs; but if your dog is not straining to get out of a costume, doesn't seem upset or in distress, or generally uncomfortable in some way, then, in my opinion, there is no harm in doing so.
Personally I don't dress my animals. But I don't think it's bad when people do - as long as the animal doesn't mind. I know dogs who are used to coats and sweaters for outside and as their owner takes the garb off inside, it does help keep them warm. Animals love attention. If getting dressed up keeps them on Mom's lap more - I say go for it!
Absolutely. My dog loves to dress up and be the center of attention. We attend two dog contests: one in my high rise building, and the other at Petco. She usually wins a prize. She is a Bichon and they love people!


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It's been stated before that either 3 strokes or the short pads.
Why both? The TD wants to do it this way. That is fine. I would assume we
would do the same thing for a junior player maybe 12 or under you know. Giving
an experienced player male or female 3 strokes and all the shorts at IQ with a partner
leaves more challenges than "making putts" for the other competitors.
This of course is just my humble opinion. The TD should always have the right to run
leagues the way he or she feels fit. James knows what he is doing. I trust his opinion on
this matter so that is all I will say regarding young ladies at leagues.
All this talk about butts is gonna stink up the course!
My putter still doinks harder than yours!
Any ideas on how to fix it or make it more fair. Gripping with no solutions does nothing.
Come winter leagues i will be allowing any ladies to either pick shorts pads OR 3 down start. not both. As said before the TD or what i like to call LD sets these rules.
I respect all the ladies willing to come out with the guys & i respect the LDs rules.
I'm also going to come up with a fair chance for the mully man / gal come winter leagues
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I think the either/or solution is probably the best. The pads are nearly worth 3 strokes themselves.
My putter still doinks harder than yours!
All I know is, if Otter Creek has the FATPAD Iroquois now needs to host the BUTTHURT.
"That's what she said."----Michael Scott
Looking like todays leagues at I.Q. is going to be a very wet one. 1st good soaking of the season.
BTW PRP / I.Q. still dry at 5:10pm
5:30pm still dry in PRP or at least my house...... spots of heavy down pours & hail heading toward I.Q.
Dry round & i made it home dry
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Survey of growth and development of American economic and business life from colonial times to the present.
51075/71075 War and Society in the United States from 1607- through 1865 (3)
An examination of the impact of conflict and the military upon the society, culture, economy and diplomacy of the United States. Topics include colonial Indian wars, the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the Civil War.
51076/71076 War and Society in the United States from 1865 to the Present (3)
An examination of the impact of conflict and the military on the society, culture, economy and diplomacy of the United States. Topics include the frontier Army, the Spanish-American War and empire in the Pacific, the two world wars, the Cold War and the War on Terror.
51079/71079 History of the Immigrant in America (3)
Examines the coming together of people from five continents to the United States and provides an overview of shifting patterns of migration both coerced and free to the United States. Starting in the colonial era, when slaves and servants typified the migration to America, this course then follows the migrations of pre-industrial, industrial, and post-industrial immigrants, their reception by American institutions and natives, and their efforts to construct communities in a new country.
51082/71082 Constitutional History of the United States (3)
51083/71083 U.S. Foreign Relations Through World War I (3)
The evolution of U.S. foreign policy from its colonial origins through the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 with special emphasis on the domestic roots of foreign policy.
51084/71084 U.S. Foreign Relations from 1920 (3)
The history of U.S. foreign policy from the 1920s on with special emphasis on the evolving role of America as a world power.
51087/71087 Progressive America: The United States 1896-1919 (3)
Major political, economic, social, cultural and diplomatic events from the crisis of the 1890s through the First World War.
51088/71088 New Era Through World War: The United States 1920-1945 (3)
Major political, economic, social, cultural and diplomatic events from the New Era of the 1920s through the Second World War.
51089/71089 Recent America: The United States, 1945-Present (3)
Examines every day life and culture, assesses the degree to which presidents and their administrations are the reflections of their constituencies, and evaluates the significant events and themes of U.S. history since 1945.
51097/71097 Colloquium: Saints, Monks and the Medieval Community (3)
Investigates major religious institutions that shaped medieval European society and the impact on popular piety.
51112/71112 History of Modern China (3)
Disintegration of the Chinese empire amid Western challenge and internal disorder and the subsequent rise of Communism.
51116/71116 History of Japan (3)
A general survey of the development of Japan from a loose confederation of clans to a modern industrial state.
51131/71131 History of Africa to 1880 (3)
51132/71132 History of Africa, 1880-Present (3)
51135/71135 History of West Africa (3)
51789/71789 The French Revolution and Napoleon (3)
Analysis of the causes of revolution in France, political, ideological and social conflict in the construction of French democracy, expansion of the revolution outside of France.
52140/72140 The Sixties: A Third World View (3)
Examines the political, social, and cultural upheaval of the 1960s in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
52141/72141 Comparative Third World Revolutions (3)
Examines the twentieth-century revolutions in Latin America, Africa and Asia, focusing on ideologies and political leadership.
52142/72142 Afro-Latin America (3)
Course focuses on the social, cultural and political life of the African population of Latin America, from 19th century slaves to shantytown dwellers of megacities such as Rio de Janiero. Topics include black resistance to racism, race mixture in multicultural societies, and how employment, political participation and family organization empowered the lives of Afro-Latin women.
52297/72297 Colloquium: China and Japan (3)
Study of important issues in the history of China and Japan through reading and discussing major works pertinent to the issues selected.
52397/72397 Colloquium: Women in Europe from Antiquity to Renaissance (3)
This course examines the social, cultural and economic institutions that determined the position of women from antiquity to the 16th century. Other issues considered are the image and role of women, Christian perceptions of women and their impact on women's lives.
52497/72497 Colloquium: Women in Modern Europe (3)
The colloquium addresses the experiences of European women from the Enlightenment to the present. Using primary sources and recent scholarship, students examine the relationship between women and state formation, industry, sexuality, empire, socialism, war, welfare, migration and feminism.
53097/73097 Colloquium: Medieval Russia (3)
Political, social, economic and cultural developments from the 9th-17th centuries, particularly the nature of political organization, the Mongol impact, the role of the church and religious life in pre-Petrine Russia.
53797/73797 Colloquium on Victorian England (3)
Consideration of distinctive features of Victorian England including class structure, ideas, manners, politics, foreign affairs, empire.
53800/73800 Religion and Society in the Modern West (3)
Introduction to recent trends in the writing of European and comparative western religious history. Examines themes across societies with particular emphasis placed on gender, bourgeois culture, national identity, liberalism and democracy, the industrial working classes, race and racism, fascism and communism.
54297/74297 Colloquium in African History (3)
This course will deal with some of the major themes of African history. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
55597/75597 Colloquium in Russian History (3)
55697/75697 Colloquium: Social History of Latin America (3)
The formation of Latin American societies from the Iberian Conquest to the present.
55797/75797 Colloquium: Comparative Latin American Revolutions (3)
Four major Latin American revolutions, the Mexican, Cuban, Chilean and Nicaraguan, are analyzed in a comparative framework.
56097/76097 Colloquium: Stalinism (3)
Focus on Stalin's rise to power and the historiographical debates about the origins, results and legacy of his domestic and foreign policies.
56597/76597 Colloquium in 20th-Century European Diplomacy (3)
Coverage of important works dealing with major diplomatic issues from origins of World War I to present.
56897/76897 Colloquium on the Age of Jefferson (3)
An intensive examination of the problems of a critical period of American history through readings, reports and discussions.
57597/77597 Colloquium on NATO (3)
An examination of the historical significance of the Atlantic Alliance from its origins in the late 1940s to the present.
57697/77697 Colloquium on Post-1945 Europe (3)
Coverage of Europe's major political, diplomatic, economic and social developments since 1945.
58097/78097 Colloquium in 20th-Century U.S. Foreign Relations (3)
Covers U.S. diplomatic history from World War I to the present emphasizing bibliography and historiography.
58697/78697 Colloquium on U.S. Middle Period, 1820-1900 (3)
58797/78797 Colloquium in African-American History to 1877 (3)
This colloquium specializes in African-American history prior to 1877, with emphasis on historiographical literature of the period.
58897/78897 Colloquium in African-American History Since 1877 (3)
This colloquium specializes in African-American history since 1877, with emphasis on historiographical literature of the period.
59095/79095 Special Topics in United States History (3)
Special course in the history of the United States, the subject and topic of which varies by term and instructor. Precise titles and descriptions to be inserted in the Schedule of Classes. Repeatable for a maximum of 18 credit hours.
59195/79195 Special Topics: Europe Since 1500 (3)
Special course in the history of Europe since 1500, the subject and topic of which varies by term and instructor. Precise title to be inserted in Schedule of Classes.
59295/79295 Special Topics in Global History (3)
Special course in the history of the ancient and medieval worlds, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and/or the Middle East, the subject and topic of which varies by term and instructor. Precise titles and descriptions to be inserted in the Schedule of Classes. Repeatable for a maximum of 18 credit hours.
60092/70092 Public History Internship (3-6)
Students serve an internship at an institution related to their emphasis in public history (e.g., historical society, museum, archives, historical preservation organization).
61001/81001 Methods of Historical Research (3)
An introduction to methods of historical research, with an emphasis on behavioral techniques.
61002/81002 Historiography (3)
Development of historical thinking. Students will read excerpts of famous historians and prepare papers.
61024/81024 Seminar in 20th-Century European History (3)
61025/81025 Seminar: 20th-Century European Diplomatic History (3)
Research and writing on selected problems in the international relations of European states during this century.
61026/81026 Seminar in Tudor England (3)
61065/81065 Seminar in American History: The Civil War Period (3)
Research and writing on aspects of mid-19th century United States history.
61067/81067 America: Reunited Nation to World Power, 1877-1900 (3)
Background lectures, weekly discussions of assigned readings, research paper.
61069/81069 Seminar in Recent American History (3)
Lectures, readings and class discussions aimed toward the production of a scholarly paper on a limited aspect of American history since 1900.
61074/81074 Seminar in 19th-Century America (3)
61083/81083 Seminar in American Diplomatic History (3)
Selected problems in American foreign policy and in American foreign relations from 1776 to the present.
61091/81091 Seminar in African-American History (3)
Seminar in selected topics in African-American history from the 17th century through the 20th century.
62097/72097 Public History Colloquium (3)
Assigned readings, discussions and papers focus on particular emphases and skill areas in public history.
62197/82197 Colloquium on Problems in Medieval History (3)
62997/82997 Colloquium in Early Modern Europe (3)
Systematic reading and research in the history of early modern Europe: 1598-1815.
69199 Thesis I (2-6)
Thesis students must register for a total of 6 hours, 2 to 6 hours in a single semester, distributed over several semesters if desired. S/U grading; IP permissible.
69299 Thesis II (2)
Thesis students must continue registration each semester until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: HIST 69199.
69894/79894 College Teaching of History (2-3)
S/U grading; IP permissible.
69896/89896 Individual Investigation (2-3)
IP permissible.
69898/89898 Research (1-15)
S/U grading; IP permissible.
89199 Dissertation I (15)
Doctoral dissertation, for which registration in at least two semesters is required, first of which will be semester in which dissertation work is begun, and continuing until the completion of 30 hours. S/U grading; IP permissible.
89299 Dissertation II (1 or 15)
Continuing registration required of doctoral students who have completed the initial 30 hours of dissertation and continuing until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: HIST 89199.


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An analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D or A to D) is an electronic integrated circuit, which converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. The reverse operation is performed by a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
Typically, an ADC is an electronic device that converts an input analog voltage (or current) to a digital number. The digital output may be using different coding schemes, such as binary, Gray code or two's complement binary. However, some non-electronic or only partially electronic devices, such as rotary encoders, can also be considered ADCs.
Resolution can also be defined electrically, and expressed in volts. The voltage resolution of an ADC is equal to its overall voltage measurement range divided by the number of discrete intervals as in the formula:
The number of intervals is given by the number of available levels (output codes), which is:
Some examples may help:
In practice, the smallest output code ("0" in an unsigned system) represents a voltage range which is 0.5X (half-wide) of the ADC voltage resolution (Q) while the largest output code represents a voltage range which is 1.5X (50% wider) of the ADC voltage resolution. The other N − 2 codes are all equal in width and represent the ADC voltage resolution (Q) calculated above. Doing this centers the code on an input voltage that represents the Mth division of the input voltage range. For example, in Example 3, with the 3-bit ADC spanning an 8 V range, each of the N divisions would represent 1 V, except the 1st ("0" code) which is 0.5 V wide, and the last ("7" code) which is 1.5 V wide. Doing this the "1" code spans a voltage range from 0.5 to 1.5 V, the "2" code spans a voltage range from 1.5 to 2.5 V, etc. Thus, if the input signal is at 3/8ths of the full-scale voltage, then the ADC outputs the "3" code, and will do so as long as the voltage stays within the range of 2.5/8ths and 3.5/8ths. This practice is called "Mid-Tread" operation. This type of ADC can be modeled mathematically as:
The exception to this convention seems to be the Microchip PIC processor, where all M steps are equal width. This practice is called "Mid-Rise with Offset" operation.
In practice, the useful resolution of the converter is limited by the signal-to-noise ratio of the signal in question. If there is too much noise present in the analog input, it will be impossible to accurately resolve beyond a certain number of bits of resolution, the "effective number of bits" (ENOB). If a preamplifier has been used prior to A/D conversion, the noise introduced by the amplifier is an important contributing factor towards the overall SNR. While the ADC will produce a result, the result is not accurate, since its lower bits are simply measuring noise. The signal-to-noise ratio should be around 6 dB per bit of resolution required.
where m and b are constants. Here b is typically 0 or −0.5. When b = 0, the ADC is referred to as mid-rise, and when b = −0.5 it is referred to as mid-tread.
This is the same principle behind the companders used in some tape-recorders and other communication systems, and is related to entropy maximization. (Never confuse companders with compressors!)
For example, a voice signal has a Laplacian distribution. This means that the region around the lowest levels, near 0, carries more information than the regions with higher amplitudes. Because of this, logarithmic ADCs are very common in voice communication systems to increase the dynamic range of the representable values while retaining fine-granular fidelity in the low-amplitude region.
An eight-bit a-law or the μ-law logarithmic ADC covers the wide dynamic range and has a high resolution in the critical low-amplitude region, that would otherwise require a 12-bit linear ADC.
These errors are measured in a unit called the LSB, which is an abbreviation for least significant bit. In the above example of an eight-bit ADC, an error of one LSB is 1/256 of the full signal range, or about 0.4%.
Quantization error is due to the finite resolution of the ADC, and is an unavoidable imperfection in all types of ADC. The magnitude of the quantization error at the sampling instant is between zero and half of one LSB.
In the general case, the original signal is much larger than one LSB. When this happens, the quantization error is not correlated with the signal, and has a uniform distribution. Its RMS value is the standard deviation of this distribution, given by . In the eight-bit ADC example, this represents 0.113% of the full signal range.
At lower levels the quantizing error becomes dependent of the input signal, resulting in distortion. This distortion is created after the anti-aliasing filter, and if these distortions are above 1/2 the sample rate they will alias back into the audio band. In order to make the quantizing error independent of the input signal, noise with an amplitude of 1 quantization step is added to the signal. This slightly reduces signal to noise ratio, but completely eliminates the distortion. It is known as dither.
All ADCs suffer from non-linearity errors caused by their physical imperfections, causing their output to deviate from a linear function (or some other function, in the case of a deliberately non-linear ADC) of their input. These errors can sometimes be mitigated by calibration, or prevented by testing.
Important parameters for linearity are integral non-linearity (INL) and differential non-linearity (DNL).
One can see that the error is relatively small at low frequencies, but can become significant at high frequencies.
This effect can be ignored if it is relatively small as compared with quantizing error. Jitter requirements can be calculated using the following formula: , where q is a number of ADC bits.
|ADCresolutionin bit
|input frequency
|1 Hz
|44.1 kHz
|192 kHz
|1 MHz
|10 MHz
|100 MHz
|1 GHz
|1243 µs
|28.2 ns
|6.48 ns
|1.24 ns
|124 ps
|12.4 ps
|1.24 ps
|311 µs
|7.05 ns
|1.62 ns
|311 ps
|31.1 ps
|3.11 ps
|0.31 ps
|77.7 µs
|1.76 ns
|405 ps
|77.7 ps
|7.77 ps
|0.78 ps
|0.08 ps
|19.4 µs
|441 ps
|101 ps
|19.4 ps
|1.94 ps
|0.19 ps
|0.02 ps
|4.86 µs
|110 ps
|25.3 ps
|4.86 ps
|0.49 ps
|0.05 ps
|1.21 µs
|27.5 ps
|6.32 ps
|1.21 ps
|0.12 ps
|304 ns
|6.88 ps
|1.58 ps
|0.16 ps
|19.0 ns
|0.43 ps
|0.10 ps
|74.1 ps
A continuously varying bandlimited signal can be sampled (that is, the signal values at intervals of time T, the sampling time, are measured and stored) and then the original signal can be exactly reproduced from the discrete-time values by an interpolation formula. The accuracy is limited by quantization error. However, this faithful reproduction is only possible if the sampling rate is higher than twice the highest frequency of the signal. This is essentially what is embodied in the Shannon-Nyquist sampling theorem.
Since a practical ADC cannot make an instantaneous conversion, the input value must necessarily be held constant during the time that the converter performs a conversion (called the conversion time). An input circuit called a sample and hold performs this task—in most cases by using a capacitor to store the analogue voltage at the input, and using an electronic switch or gate to disconnect the capacitor from the input. Many ADC integrated circuits include the sample and hold subsystem internally.
If the digital values produced by the ADC are, at some later stage in the system, converted back to analog values by a digital to analog converter or DAC, it is desirable that the output of the DAC be a faithful representation of the original signal. If the input signal is changing much faster than the sample rate, then this will not be the case, and spurious signals called aliases will be produced at the output of the DAC. The frequency of the aliased signal is the difference between the signal frequency and the sampling rate. For example, a 2 kHz sinewave being sampled at 1.5 kHz would be reconstructed as a 500 Hz sinewave. This problem is called aliasing.
To avoid aliasing, the input to an ADC must be low-pass filtered to remove frequencies above half the sampling rate. This filter is called an anti-aliasing filter, and is essential for a practical ADC system that is applied to analog signals with higher frequency content.
Although aliasing in most systems is unwanted, it should also be noted that it can be exploited to provide simultaneous down-mixing of a band-limited high frequency signal (see frequency mixer).
An audio signal of very low level (with respect to the bit depth of the ADC) sampled without dither sounds extremely distorted and unpleasant. Without dither the low level always yields a '1' from the A to D. With dithering, the true level of the audio is still recorded as a series of values over time, rather than a series of separate bits at one instant in time.
A virtually identical process, also called dither or dithering, is often used when quantizing photographic images to a fewer number of bits per pixel—the image becomes noisier but to the eye looks far more realistic than the quantized image, which otherwise becomes banded. This analogous process may help to visualize the effect of dither on an analogue audio signal that is converted to digital.
Dithering is also used in integrating systems such as electricity meters. Since the values are added together, the dithering produces results that are more exact than the LSB of the analog-to-digital converter.
Note that dither can only increase the resolution of a sampler, it cannot improve the linearity, and thus accuracy does not necessarily improve.
Nonelectronic ADCs usually use some scheme similar to one of the above.
Most converters sample with 6 to 24 bits of resolution, and produce fewer than 1 megasample per second. It is rare to get more than 24 bits of resolution because of thermal noise generated by passive components such as resistors. For audio applications and in room temperatures, such noise is usually a little less than 1 μV (microvolt) of white noise. If the Most Significant Bit corresponds to a standard 2 volts of output signal, this translates to a noise-limited performance that is less than 20~21 bits, and obviates the need for any dithering. Mega- and gigasample converters are available, though (Feb 2002). Megasample converters are required in digital video cameras, video capture cards, and TV tuner cards to convert full-speed analog video to digital video files. Commercial converters usually have ±0.5 to ±1.5 LSB error in their output.
In many cases the most expensive part of an integrated circuit is the pins, because they make the package larger, and each pin has to be connected to the integrated circuit's silicon. To save pins, it's common for slow ADCs to send their data one bit at a time over a serial interface to the computer, with the next bit coming out when a clock signal changes state, say from zero to 5V. This saves quite a few pins on the ADC package, and in many cases, does not make the overall design any more complex. (Even microprocessors which use memory-mapped IO only need a few bits of a port to implement a serial bus to an ADC.)
Commercial ADCs often have several inputs that feed the same converter, usually through an analog multiplexer. Different models of ADC may include sample and hold circuits, instrumentation amplifiers or differential inputs, where the quantity measured is the difference between two voltages.
ADCs are integral to current music reproduction technology. Since much music production is done on computers, when an analog recording is used, an ADC is needed to create the PCM data stream that goes onto a compact disc.
The current crop of AD converters utilized in music can sample at rates up to 192 kilohertz. Many people in the business consider this an overkill and pure marketing hype, due to the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem. Simply put, they say the analog waveform does not have enough information in it to necessitate such high sampling rates, and typical recording techniques for high-fidelity audio are usually sampled at either 44.1 kHz (the standard for CD) or 48 kHz (commonly used for radio/TV broadcast applications). However, this kind of bandwidth headroom allows the use of cheaper or faster anti-aliasing filters of less severe filtering slopes. The proponents of oversampling assert that such shallower anti-aliasing filters produce less deleterious effects on sound quality, exactly because of their gentler slopes. Others prefer entirely filterless AD conversion, arguing that aliasing is less detrimental to sound perception than pre-conversion brickwall filtering. Considerable literature exists on these matters, but commercial considerations often play a significant role. Most high-profile recording studios record in 24-bit/192-176.4 kHz PCM or in DSD formats, and then downsample or decimate the signal for Red-Book CD production.


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Restoring fisheries and saving sea life
Overfishing is a serious problem: The majority of global stocks are fished hard, and many are crashing. But there is reason for hope. EDF offers a different approach for recovery that works — it's called catch shares.
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How we know catch shares restore fisheries
A recent study1 of fisheries in Canada and the U.S. showed that under catch shares:
- 19%The amount of fish allowed to be caught increased 19% over 10 years of catch shares.
- 66% Wasted fish (bycatch) decreased 66% over 10 years, meaning more fish in the ocean and healthier populations.
- 68%Fleet-wide revenues increased 68% after 10 years and fisherman safety improved three-fold.
- 100%Fishermen complied nearly 100% with catch limits—exceeding limits only five times in 86 seasons.
Spreading the word on catch shares
Today, about 65% of all fish caught in U.S. federal waters are under catch shares. We're working to bring this tool to more fisheries, both at home and abroad, by:
- CONVINCING skeptical fishermen of the benefits of catch shares through educational field trips with other fishermen in catch share programs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
- HELPING fishermen and regulators set up well-designed programs tailored to their needs using in-depth online tools we created.
- WORKING on the Hill to educate congressional staff on the value of catch shares.
- FENDING OFF opponents of catch shares from banning new programs.
- PARTNERING with local groups in Belize and Mexico and empowering fishermen to improve their livelihoods and restore fish populations through catch shares.
- SCALING UP our successful model to end overfishing in small-scale international fisheries.
Policy resources
EDF is working on the ground, domestically and abroad, to ensure that strong fisheries are rebuilt, ones that provides a stable supply of seafood while contributing to healthy and resilient ocean ecosystems.
Learn more
Media contact
Matt Smelser(512) 691-3420 (office)
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You'd think after months of waxing lyrical about products I'm lusting after, I'd be ready to give your beauty brains a mini vacay. Nuh-uh! NEVER! There are miracle prods that you MUST know about and now that I've got the whole product-hoarding thing down pat, who better to expose you to them than yours truly? Because my obsession for cosmetics has amplified to extremes, I've squeezed in a bonus few favs that simply couldn't be left out of this gallery which brings the grand total products that I'm coveting for April up to...15 (and trust me when I say, you'll want to get your beaut-obsessed paws on all of these babies, stat!). Nail polish pens (yerrrrp, they exist), an eyeshadow palette I'm just about ready to marry and a fuchsia lippy that's got me feeling weak at the knees (uh-huh), this is one gallery utterly jam-packed with absolute awesomeness! Obviously.
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We challenged 9 women to wear hairstyles and makeup from Fashion Week to work -- did they survive or get fired?
In theory, Fashion Week is supposed to show the world what we'll all be wearing in the coming season. And while most of the runway fashions are waaaaay out of our budget, the hair and makeup is something anyone can get.
But (and this is a big but), is runway hair and makeup something you'd actually want to wear in real life? That's what we decided to find out. For this Beauty Riot dare, myself and 8 other women chose a look from the Spring 2011 New York Fashion Week and recreated it on ourselves at home. Then (and this is the fun part), we wore the look to work to see what kind of reactions we got. Since we're in the beauty industry, our co-workers aren't too surprised to see the odd bright lipstick or funky updo -- but none of them were prepared for this.
Click here to see our runway to real life beauty dare.
Now, as you might imagine, copying runway looks at home isn't exactly the easiest task. Unlike the models, we didn't have a team of pro hairstylists and makeup artists making us look flawless. Nevertheless, we still did a pretty good job -- proving that you can copy any of these runway makeup looks or hairstyles if you wanted to.
At this point, I'm guessing you're pretty curious to see what we looked like all done up. So keep clicking to see what runway styles look like on regular gals, plus read the hilarious reactions we got from our boyfriends, friends and co-workers. Will we ever wear these looks again? You'll have to read on to find out.
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Apple and Mozilla Block Vulnerable Java Plug-ins 88
Posted by Soulskill
from the no-dogs-allowed dept.
from the no-dogs-allowed dept.
hypnosec writes "Following news that a Java 0-day has been rolled into exploit kits, without any patch to fix the vulnerability, Mozilla and Apple have blocked the latest versions of Java on Firefox and Mac OS X respectively. Mozilla has taken steps to protect its user base from the yet-unpatched vulnerability. Mozilla has added to its Firefox add-on block-list: Java 7 Update 10, Java 7 Update 9, Java 6 Update 38 and Java 6 Update 37. Similar steps have also been taken by Apple; it has updated its anti-malware system to only allow version 18.104.22.168 or higher, thereby automatically blocking the vulnerable version, 220.127.116.11." Here are some ways to disable Java, if you're not sure how.


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I'll play along although I find these almost impossible to answer.
Gengis Khan
You are going to an island where you will spend the rest of your life and you are allowed to take 3 bottles of fragrances with you.
.....which ones would they be?
my picks;
Dior Homme Intense
Tobacco Vanille
I'll play along although I find these almost impossible to answer.
Gengis Khan
I bet someones going to come in this thread and say;
Aventus, lol
double post
Habit Rouge
Puredistance M
Vetiver Extraordinaire
AUSSIES, join our exclusive niche split club.
Currently splitting:
Amouage - Tribute, Homage and OPUS VII
Andy Tauer - Noontide Petals, Miriam and Loretta
HdP - Veni, Vidi, Vici and Rosam, Ambrarem, Petroleum
The Different Company - Oud Shamash, Oud for Love and Aurore Nomade
Guerlain - Sous Le Vent, Angélique Noire, Bois d'Armenie, Cruel Gardenia, Rose Barbare
and many more niches up for split...
Well, will they run out? Because that might change things but any who, here's mine:
Lumiere Noire
Terre d'Hermes
APOM pour homme
Knize Ten
Well, it's cheaper than therapy... edit: No it's not...
To choose 3 is to betray all the other beauties in my collection - I am unable to do that...
Seville a'Laube - L'Artisan Parfumeur :. intoxicating complexity
34 Boulevard Saint Germain - Diptyque :. for its sheer versatility (medley of florals, resins & woods)
Or Black - Pascal Morabito :. it is what it is
Tragic circumstance.
In any case
Diorissimo vintage
Shocking vintage.
Gucci PHII
Only one comes to my sleepy state of mind. L'artisan Safran Troublant. I love the stuff.
Dark Aoud
***My favourite from my collection***
-------- Amouage Tribute Attar
------ Serge Lutens: Ambre Sultan
-------- Les Exclusifs de Chanel: Sycamore
------ Amouage: Fate Man
-------- Amouage: Epic Man
------ Tom Ford Private Blend: Noir de Noir
-------- Terre D'Hermès Pure Parfum
------ EDP FM: Carnal Flower
-------- Neela Vermire Creations: Trayee
------ Dior: Leather Oud
------- Hermèssence: Ambre Narguilé
Gucci II
and Dior Homme Intense (or Acqua Di Gio if its very hot weather island)
TOP 3 hot weather:
1. Gucci Pour Homme II
2. Lalique Encre Noire
3. Creed Millesime Imperial
TOP 3 cold weather:
1. Dior Homme
2. Eau Des Baux
3. L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Extreme
L'Air du Desert Marocain
Molecule 01
Anybody have a sample of Martin Margiela Untitled or Untitled L'Eau? I'm dying to smell these and I've got lots of great niche samples to swap!
"Follow your nose. It always knows." -- Toucan Sam
Vintage :
Giorgio Beverly Hills
Givenchy Gentlemen
Guerlain Vetiver
It would be a difficult, but not altogether impossible choice, thus I'd most likely choose:
Armani Eau pour Homme
Caron pour un Homme
YSL Rive Gauche
Dunhill Blend 30
Lippizan - Parfums de Marly
Azzaro pour Homme (or Paco Rabanne por Homme, come the day)
ointments and perfume delight the heart....
I don't even own that many, but 3 for each season would make it a much easier choice.
Tam Dao
Guerlain Vetiver
Ask me again tomorrow and my opinion may have changed
Patou Pour Homme
Gucci PH1
Santos de Cartier Concentree
Hard work never killed anyone, but why risk it?
Eau d'Hermes
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Chanel Eau de Cologne (not in my top three, but it's just so versatile and likeable)
Tuscan Leather
Millesime Imperial
Dior Homme Intense
Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme (Vintage)
Dior Homme Intense
L'Air du Desert Marocain
New Haarlem
Carner Barcelona D600
Gucci pour homme II
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Portrait of a Lady by EdP Frédéric Malle
Giorgio for Men (vintage) by Giorgio Beverly Hills
Tzora by Anat Fritz
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) X for Men (Clive Christian) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
Givenchy Xeryus Rouge
Dior Homme Intense
Terre D'Hermes
Live Jazz
Azzaro Pour Homme
Mugler Cologne
*Honorable mention MiP.
Creed Aventus
Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche
Dior Homme Sport
I am assuming it is a tropical island... If it is an island near Antarctica, my choices would be a bit different...
Dior Homme Intense
Gucci Pour Homme II
Murdocks Black Tea
Millesime Imperial
Ambre 114
Pure Malt
Jubilation XXV
- - - Updated - - -
Pure Malt
Jubilation XXV
Rose 31
Dior Homme vintage
Portrait of a Lady
Dior homme
Pens 1870
Heeley Sel Marin
Aventus from three different batches.
Vintage Sycomore
Vintage Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme
2012 Dior Homme Intense
Dior Homme Intense
Mugler Cologne
Tom Ford Oud Wood
But glad I don't have to live with just 3
Dia Man
Hot island =
Sel de Vetiver
Dior Homme Sport
Temperate island =
rive gauche
New Haarlem
Davidoff Cool Water
Ilum Dean Fresco
Sean John Unforgivable
My answer now would be...
1. Invasion Barbare-MDCI
2. Royal Oud-Creed
3. Memoir Man-Amouage
Millesime Imperial
Platinum Egoiste
Pure White/Original Cologne
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Anybody have a sample of Martin Margiela Untitled or Untitled L'Eau? I'm dying to smell these and I've got lots of great niche samples to swap!
"Follow your nose. It always knows." -- Toucan Sam
Amouage Epic Man
Boucheron Jaipur Homme EdP
Montale Black Aoud
Tom Ford Private Blend Tobacco Vanille
Serge Lutense Ambre Sultan
Christian Dior Dior Homme Intense
Sorry can't go less than this.
Guerlain Derby
Knize 10
Habit Rouge edp
YSL Kouros
YSL Rive Gauche
YSL La Nuit
I'm set.
I'd take 3 of the 1000 mL bottles of A&F Fierce. I would drink it and not wear it.
Pure Distance M
MDCI Invasion Barbare
Creed Bois du Portugal
Xerjoff Irisss.
Grossmith Golden Chypre.
Creed Millesime Imperial.
see my signature.
Seasonal favorites :
Winter : The Dreamer & Burberry London
Spring-Autumn : Bvlgari Pour Homme & Prada Man
Summer : Bvlgari Aqva & Aqua Fahrenheit
All-Rounders : Terre D'Hermes & Bleu de Chanel
1. By Kilian - Back to Black
2. PROFVMVM ROMA - Vanitas
3. Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille
Welcome to my gourmand-y island!
1. Van Cleef & Arpels PH
2. Quorum
3. Prada Amber PH
And very close runner up would be..... get ready for this........ 1 Million.
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Yatagan is one of my top 5 fragrances regardless of price and I have some more pricey ones in my collection. $30-35 for 125 ml bottle. A steal.
Hi all,
It's been a looong time since I've posted. I hope this post finds all Basenoters well. OK, ok, here it is in a "nut shell". As much as I LOVE my (nearly depleated) collection of NICHE fragrances, I just can no longer afford to buy each and every bottles of my favorites, such as :
CREED BOIS DU PORTUGAL and MILLESIME IMPERIAL, MPG EAU DES ILES & ROUTE DU VETIVER, SMN PATCHOULI, ACQUA DI CUBA & NOSTALIGA,
DIPTYQUE L'AUTRE, MONTALE CUIR ARABIE OUD, SERGE LUTENS FUMERIE TURQUE, MILLER HARRIS FEUILLES DE TABAC, etc. etc. etc. Of course, I will ALWAYS have a FEW of my VERY TOP favorites but...that being said, which DESIGNER fragrances (Classics or newer) TRULY/REALLY/WITHOUT A DOUBT
do you believe compete with the likes of the best NICHE "heavy hitters ?"
I am seeking suggestions for fragrances that are NOT too expensive ($30.00 to $50.00 a bottle) yet, are truly SUPERIOR! On the whole (those who know my taste) know that I am not a big fan of TOO sweet fragrances. I tend more towards the FALL/EARTHY fragrances i.e. TOBACCO, PATCHOULI, LEATHER, COFFEE, VETIVER, etc. At any rate, I will list a few of what I believe are among THE best of the DESIGNER fragrances I have tried
and/or own :
VC&A ph
Perhaps some of these DESIGNER fragrances are in your TOP TEN ?
I'm am open to more suggestion of your MUST HAVE fragrances
(perhaps your favorite THREE). Thank you ALL for any suggestions as to
THE best of THE best DESIGNER fragrances.
Yatagan is one of my top 5 fragrances regardless of price and I have some more pricey ones in my collection. $30-35 for 125 ml bottle. A steal.
Hey SixCats ... welcome back!
Off the top of my head, my (personal) top three designer "must haves" would be: Burberry - Brit, YSL - M7, and Armani - Code.
Perry Ellis 360 Black is another "cheap" personal favorite of mine. I originally had it on my swap list but took it back off. It's really good and REALLY cheap. Another one, though not a designer, is L'Occitane's Eav des Bavx. Another personal fave and a great value at $40.
Floris is probably classified "niche".
A "best of" designer list should probably contain the following:
Chanel Antaeus
Guerlain Vetiver
Caron 3rd Man
Van Cleef pour homme
YSL M7 (a bit sweet, but well worth it).
Another Guerlain Vetiver vote, here.
And, since your preferences are in line, I have to give my obligatory plug for Puig. Quorum! (Can find a monster bottle for around 10-12 bucks. At that price if you hate it, you can always give it to me. )
Guerlain Heritage for me.
"...but I also can't prove that mushrooms could not be intergalactic spaceships spying on us." Daniel C. Dennett
Top 5
1.Heritage 2. Antaeus3.Kouros 4. Drakkar Noir 5. Montana PDH
Good to see you, SixCats!!!! My recommendations...
Bvlgari Black
Lolita Lempicka au masculin
"Wait...is David Bowie really God?" - Penelope Garcia
Caron Third Man
Bvlgari Black
Helmut Lang Cuiron, although it is gradually getting more and more expensive these days
Gucci PH
"It's not what you look like when you're doing what you're doing; it's what you're doing when you're doing what you look like you're doing."
One not mentioned yet that I think you'd enjoy is Dunhill Edition. It holds its edge from start to finish, and it is very reasonably priced to boot.
Welcome back, SixCats!
Don't forget Hermes Equipage, which is in my top-10 overall, and I agree with the recs for Guerlain Vetiver and Heritage. So, too, Chanel Pour Monsieur, Caron Pour un Homme, Hermes Rocabar and Terre d'Hermes, and Cartier Declaration are all pretty much classics.
For my darkhorse recommendation, Krizia Spazio Uomo is out of this world for how little known it is, and bottles can still be found on eBay for pretty cheap.
Cacharel PH
Terre d'Hermes
Allure PH
Vendetta by Valentino is one to consider. Maybe a couple from Balenciaga are worthy of consideration.
BTW, I don't consider Guerlain to be of 'designer' status.
When I saw the author I was thinking that someone had dug up an old thread, but holy ish! Welcome back!
Gucci Envy and Armand Basi come to mind, although Envy may be a little sweet for you. Armand Basi can be had very cheaply, around $25.
- Rich
As always, disregard most of what I say. It's not worth your heart health to actually worry about what a 23 year old guy from Kansas thinks. Even if he is really ridiculously good looking.
Dior Homme
I think I have an off view of "the best" because my list is:
Gucci pour Homme
Dior Homme
EnvYuS My Wardrobe
Some of my picks (not yet mentioned):
Dunhill Homme
Burberry London (although it is getting to be out of season, imo)
Mugler Cologne
Bulgari Pour Homme
Chanel Platinum Egoiste
Chanel Allure Sport
Kenneth Cole Black
Paco Rabanne XS
Zirh Corduroy
Vera Wang
Armani Eau Pour Homme
Drakkar Noir
Prada man
Lately I've been wearing:
Windsor, Bois de Santal, Original Santal, Elixir, Douro, Endymion, Reflection, Arcus, Marwah
These ones for sure:
Dior Eau Sauvage
Dior Homme
Gucci Envy
All of them cover the holy trinity of fragrance duty:
casual, formal, date
These might not fit the price range you specified( and I think you could fuss about 'designer' status):
Hermes Equipage
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Santos de Cartier Concentree
Conquest by Agatha Brown
and an honorable mention to R de Capucci
SixCats, welcome back!
I can answer your question in a word:
They are my favorite designer house, and not one of their men's scents is
bad. In fact, I enjoy them all.
Not yet mentioned:
Romeo Gigli Sud Est
Aramis 900
Tiffany for Men
Plus several classics that have been discontinued.
Caron's L'Anarchiste is sufficiently weird and different that I have difficulty thinking of it as a designer scent. Similarly, but less so for the rest of the Carons I've tried.
Aramis's New West is one I keep in my niche drawer, as it seems more similar to them.
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Hermes Bel Ami
and Terre d' Hermes
and welcome back!
I will say the following can compete any niche in my book,
Gucci PH
Aramis 900
Dior Homme
I think there are many many excellent designer fragrances. My absolute favorites are:
R de Capucci. The best fresh chypre I ever smelled. All seasons
Cacharel ph. The most beautiful use of a nutmeg note ever. Autumnal-Decembral.
Adolfo Dominguez Vetiver hombre. Light-hearted yet sophisticated. My favorite barbershop scent. Best for Spring&Summer, but I wear it anytime
Valentino Vendetta pour homme. I do not know of a better incense smell. Beats every CdG I've tried. More autumn-wintery.
Monsieur Balmain. The best designer citrus IMO. Gorgeous lemon. Endorsed by Luca Turin as the sunniest fragrance ever
Richard James EdT - One of the finest masuline florals in the designer world. Tuberose and suede notes, very sophisticated and British gentleman-like
René Lezard - Identité pour homme. While this German design house produces crappy perfumes in general, they hit the jackpot on this one. Lutens excepted, my favorite gourmand- because it's restrained and elegant.
All of these are unconditional five-star favorites of mine and no niche has anything on them IMO.
I would add Patou ph, Jil Sander Man Pure and a few others, but they are more expensive and harder to find than most niches. The above are anywhere from affordable to dirt cheap.
My Wardrobe
II est de forts parfums pour qui toute matière/Est poreuse. On dirait qu'ils pénètrent le verre.
If you like earthier things try No19, I know it's a 'feminine' fragrance but I think it really suits men and could be to your taste?
My favourites include;
Dior Homme
Mugler Cologne
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin
Peony Angel
I can't think of any more right this very second.
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Versus Uomo
Vetiver - Guerlain
Feeling Man - JS
Current Favourites: Touaregh -Il Profumo/ Le Vainqueur- Rue Rance/ Versus Uomo -Versace/ Sculpture -Nikos/ Acier Aluminium - Creed/ Santal Noble - MPG
Burberry London is by far the best I've experienced.
Bvlgari Black is very good and I also really enjoy Aqua Bvlgari
Gucci Envy is nice
If we consider CdG a non-niche house, then I recommend Seguoia, Avignon and Zagorsk.
And also:
Chanel´s Egoiste
Guerlain´s Shalimar, Mitsouko and Jicky
Lalique pour Homme (the Lion)
YSL Nu edp
Gucci PH
Guerlain Vetiver
Guerlain Heritage
Chanel Egoiste
Chanel Antaeus
I love so many. Here are some that I would mention:
Alexander McQueen KINGDOM
Burberry BRIT, LONDON, TOUCH
Bvlgari AQVA, BLACK, PH
Cacharel NEMO, PH
Cartier DECLARATION, MUST
Chanel ANTAEUS, EGOISTE, PLATINUM
Christian Dior FAHRENHEIT, HOMME
Dolce & Gabbana BY, PH
Fendi THEOREMA
Givenchy XERYUS, XERYUS ROUGE
Gucci ENVY, PH
Guerlain LINSTANT PH
Hanae Mori EDT
Helmut Lang CUIRON
Hermes BEL AMI, TERRE DHERMES
Issey Miyake LEAU DISSEY
Jean-Paul Gaultier LE MALE
Laura Biagiotti ROMA
Loewe SOLO
Lolita Lempicka AU MASCULIN
Rochas MAN, POUR LUI
Salvatore Ferragamo
Shiseido BASALA
Everything by Mugler
Ungaro III
Everything by Van Cleef & Arpels
Versace DREAMER
Yohji Yamamoto YOHJI HOMME
Everything by YSL
For me Eau d'Hermes, Gucci pour Homme, Parfums de Nicolaï New York (which is perhaps almost a niche but can be gotten pretty cheaply) and YSL Rive Gauche pour Homme might be the tops. They all feel very distinct and powerfully themselves to me. Polo Double Black (too new to be really cheap yet but it'll get there) also smells heavenly some days.
My top three are:
Bvlgari Black
Gucci PH
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Hi again all,
Firstly, THANK YOU all for the warm welcome back to Basenotes!
WOW! I am STUNNED by all the WONDERFUL suggestions and responses to my post! I am going to take my time and carefully look over EACH and EVERY suggestion! Oooh, forgive me if I used the term DESIGNER fragrance too loosely. Truthfully, I DO NOT care too much weather or not the fragrance is DESIGNER, NICHE or other ? I tend to think of DESIGNER fragrances being
LESS expensive than NICHE fragrances, hence my use of the term DESIGNER. I own several fragrances from both camps (as well as other)
i.e. Attars, etc. I would have to agree that FLORIS and GUERLAIN are not what one might consider DESIGNER fragrances. In fact, BOTH of these house are PERFECT examples of OUTSTANDING fragrance that can be bought
(in some case) VERY VERY INexpensively! At least once a year, I receive a mailing from FLORIS in which I can buy a large bottle of (in my case)
FLORIS JF (no box) for $35.00 a bottle! As far as GUERLAIN, heck, I bought TWO bottles of HERITAGE at TJ MAXX (a couple of years ago) for $19.95 a bottle! Man, I LOVE it when I can find FANTASTIC fragrances at this kind of cost! At this point, I am leaning towards VC&A ph (for Summer).
Of course I will buy a new bottle of CREED TABAROM MILLESIME
(still my overall FAVORITE fragrance) and I hope to buy a bottle of
MONTALE CUIR D'ARABIE OUD for Fall. On the LESS expensive side, I am also thinking that GENTLEMAN GIVENCHY would fit my needs for PATCHOULI.
I still have enough (thank God) of SMN ACQUA DI CUBA for my Tobacco fix.
Any COFFEE suggestion ?
The way in which SOME members welcome you back made ME think you've been away for MONTHS. When I looked at your post HISTORY, I was surprised to see your last ACTIVITY was on February 19th, 2007! Definitely NOT a long time, at least in MY book. But, a very WARM WELCOME BACK anyway.
MY picks are:
Polo (original)
Dolce & Gabbana PH
Eau Sauvage
Hi Shiver,
Well, that is rather surprising to me as well! Perhaps I did dropped by in Feb. for a brief visit/post, I don't recall. I use to post a LOT and often in the past years but, I've kinda been MIA for some time due to a host of reasons. At any rate, it's good to be back and I hope to post a bit more often again.
Recently, I have been spending a LOT of time with my other hobby of collecting VINTAGE AUDIO gear.
Cool hobby (I hope you've been trying new scents as well during this short time you were away ). Forgot to mention in my post above: I detected a coffee note in A*Men, so you could probably try it.
I can clearly see that you're a long standing member in this community. As a newbie here, I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your posts.
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Hey, don't forget the Ungaros. I know, I know, Ungaros I and II are discontinued, but both have lots of fans, and Ungaro II at least is still available at great prices. Talk about a "heavy hitter"!
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To me, it is always going to be:
Armani PH (1984)
Dunhill Edition and 1934
Def Patou stuff
and lastly Rochas Macassar
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Chanel No.5 and No.19
My Favorites:
Aquatic: Bvlgari Aqva
Leather: Minotaure, Russian Leather
Violet leaf: Fahrenheit, NR
Floral: Hiris
Oriental: Samsara, Envy
Gourmand: Yohji Homme
Chypre: Eau Sauvage
Fougere: Cool Water, Kouros, Havana, Eternity
+many more...
Two steps forward. One step back.
Dior Homme
Eau Sauvage
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Dior Homme
Rive Gauche
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CHANEL Egoiste and YSL M7 are "must have" in a collection.
Three more to add to your "to try" list, that I don't think were metnioned, would be:
Narciso Rodriguez for Him
John Varvatos
Aramis Devin
This whole thread is populated with great fragrances.
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The two that are the best quality and most versatile:
YSL L'Homme - Maybe the best modern year around workhorse scent available. I'm wearing it today and it manages to be rich and fresh at the same time.
Dior Homme EDT - Again, extremely versatile, very well crafted, and at home in most any situation.
If I could only have two designer scents, I think it would be those two.
Terre d'Hermes
Gucci Pour Homme
Chanel Egoïste
Burberry London
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I recomend the designer fragrance (?) by Pascal Morabito called Or Black. It's available from his Paris Showroom for $69US for either the 50 ml. bottle or 100 ml. refill bottle that is in a less attractive bottle. It definitely falls into the category of type of scent you are looking for - dark, leather, patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver - one of the best there is! It does not have coffee or tobacco really although the oakmoss/vetiver gives a hint of tobacco.
Aramis 900 and Devin is already mentioned.
I would like to add Aramis JHL. Very well blended, dignified and distinguished. Good sillage and great lasting power.
I prefer it over Creeds BdP.
A*Men / Angel Men
Terre d'Hermès
Gucci pour Homme
Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme
Acqua di Giò pour Homme
Dior Homme
Cool Water
L'Eau D'Issey pour Homme
Envy for Men
Bulgari Black
Armani Code / Black Code
The Dreamer
Le Mâle
Eau Sauvage
Joop! Homme
Allure Homme
Rive Gauche pour Homme
Platinum Égoïste
Mugler Cologne
Fleur du Male
Brit for Men
Jaïpur Homme
Bulgari Aqua pour Homme
Burberry London for Men
No. 5
Azzaro pour Homme
Obsession for Men
Égoïste / L'Égoïste
John Varvatos
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Oh hey where have I seen that list before...
Michael for Men should be right up your alley SixCats.
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Azzaro Pour Homme
Grey Flannel
Chanel Allure
Terre De Hermes
Eau Sauvage
Habit Rouge
Caron Pour un Homme
any of the newer DKNY fragrances are the best to me, like Be Delicious and DKNY Men, i think ill be picking up another DKNY Be Delicious soon, bc i ran out
Gucci PH, DKNY Men, DKNY Be Delicious, Perry Ellis 360 Red, Burberry London, Burberry Brit, Nautica Voyage, Nautica Classic, Nautica Blue, Adidas Victory League
I'm sure these have been mentioned but these are my favorites.
Armani Code
Dunhill Desire Red
Versace The Dreamer
Narciso rodriguez for him
Guerlain L'instant extreme
Terre d'hermes
Rive gauche
Ysl l'homme
Chanel no 5
Guerlian L'heure bleue
Yves Saint Laurent Opium
Estee Lauder Youth Dew
Fabergé Brut
Drakkar Noir
Azzaro pour Homme
La Nuit de l`Homme by Yves Saint Laurent
Hugo Boss Selections
YSL Opium EdP
Gucci Ph
Ck Be
Cartier Pasha
Luciano Soprani Uomo
Lalique PH
ST Dupont PH
Jacomo de Jacomo Rouge
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Evergreen Speedway celebrating 60 years
Herald File Photo
Figure Eight Auto Racers (FEAR) start a Figure Eight X-treme contact hot lap at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe in 1999.
Herald File Photo
Three-year-old Cody Bader waves a checkered flag before the start of a NASCAR race at Evergreen Speedway in July 2000.
Herald File Photo
NASCAR legend Richard Petty poses with Mickey and Lyn Beadle at Evergreen Speedway in 2000. The Beadle family operated the speedway from 1978 to 2008
Herald File Photo
The 2007 Mayors Race: Duvall mayor Will Ibershof, driving car No. 4, is about to pass Mill Creek mayor Donna Michelson, in car No. 18, in the five-lap race.
Herald File Photo
Racers maneuver through Turn 1 in their 125cc karts at the grand opening of XPLEXseattle in June 2002 at Evergreen Speedway.
But there was apparently not much interest in horse racing around here back in the early 1950s. So a man named Jimmie Collier, who was looking for a place to race his roadster, proposed turning an old horse racing site on the outskirts of Monroe into an oval for auto racing. He approached county officials with the idea, they agreed, and in 1954 the 5/8-mile track that would come to be known as Evergreen Speedway was born.
Sixty years later, legions of auto racing fans in the county and throughout the Pacific Northwest can thank Collier for his foresight.
The track has been modified many times over the years — most notably, the dirt surface was paved in the 1960s, which was about the same time the wooden bleachers used for spectator seating gave way to a larger grandstand — but what remains unchanged is Evergreen Speedway's unique place among the region's racing community.
For drivers from Washington and beyond, "it's where you aspire to be," said LeAnne Tanner, the daughter of a onetime Evergreen Speedway driver who became a driver herself, and whose son now drives at the track. "It's kind of the pinnacle (of racing) in the Pacific Northwest. It's where everybody wants to be and where everybody wants to run well.
"People from all over the state, and really from all over the country, come here (to race)," she said. "And even though they might not all come on a weekly basis, Evergreen has been a home for a lot of them."
"It's the No. 1 track (in the Northwest), no question," said Scott Ellsworth, who is in his 27th season as the speedway announcer. "That's because we're in the Seattle market, but also because it's the largest track in the Northwest. And if you combine those two things, it makes Evergreen the one track that everybody looks up to and everybody wants to race at."
"Racing is important in the Northwest, and this is the biggest race track with the most history and the most heritage," added Doug Hobbs, the president of Evergreen Speedway and High Road Promotions, which has a 25-year contract to operate the county-owned track. It is, he went on, "a great venue, and whether you're 5 years old or 65 years old, it's just a great place to go and have fun."
Evergreen Speedway, which celebrates its 60th anniversary on Saturday, has hosted some of the most familiar names in racing over the years. Several NASCAR stars have visited the track, including Geoff Bodine, Derrike Cope, Bill Elliott and David Pearson, all winners of the Daytona 500. Spokane native Tom Sneva, who would go on to win the Indianapolis 500, also raced in Monroe.
"Most of those guys were from the South and they'd never been in this area," said Mickey Beadle, whose family operated the speedway from 1978 to 2008. "But here they were coming to our little track in the Northwest. And that was huge because these guys were superstars.
"All the top drivers ever to come out of the Northwest raced there, too, with the exception of one. I think Kasey Kahne (a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver from Enumclaw) is the only one who never raced there."
But for all the hoopla of an occasional celebrity appearance, the staple for racers and fans alike has always been the weekly menu of races for Puget Sound-area drivers in classes such as late models, mini stocks, street stocks, super stocks, stingers, hornets and even go-karts. Likewise, the Figure 8s are very popular, and fans can also check out drag racing and motocross.
The speedway pretty much "covers everything," said Tom Moriarity of Monroe, a nine-time champion in mini stocks and late models from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. "There's something out there for everybody."
"The variety they put out there is really cool," Tanner said. "We've invited people to come out and watch us race (in stocks and late models), and then they fall in love with the Figure 8s. I think it's the variety of the classes that keeps people coming back."
Special events are sometimes scheduled, too, with some being more special than others. Like the time back in the early 1970s that world-renowned daredevil Evel Knievel showed up to jump his motorcycle over a bunch of side-by-side cars.
From the beginning, the speedway has been a gathering place for "a great, great group of people, and some great drivers," said Vern Dietz of Arlington, who raced at Evergreen Speedway from 1971 to 1994, and won Figure 8 championships in 1982, 1984 and 1985. "It's a beautiful facility and I enjoyed the heck out of it. I'm just glad it's here. So many of these facilities are going away, and I can't thank the county enough for keeping us there and letting us race."
Interest in the speedway has sometimes waned over the years, often because of economic downturns.
Similarly, county officials have not always been fully supportive over the track's 60-year history. In large part, Beadle said, that was because residents living nearby kept complaining about the noise.
In the years his family operated the track, "it was like a political football in Snohomish County," Beadle said. "Half our time was spent fighting just to keep auto racing there."
Back in the early 1980s, and no doubt to appease the noise-conscious neighbors, there was even a suggestion of turning the speedway into a harness racing facility. In response, drivers staged a massive protest, parading their race cars through downtown Everett.
In 2000, Beadle said, the county commissioned an economic study that determined "the track was a very viable part of the fairgrounds and needed to be enhanced." Still, he said, "it was always a cycle, from car talent to the fan base. We were always trying to find out what was going to work. Everything gets stale after a while, so we were always changing, always evolving."
In 2008, Beadle sold his company, International Productions Inc., and the remaining three years of his management contract with the county to Lex and Danni Johnson, owners of Johnson Productions. They managed the track until 2011, when a new contract was awarded to Hobbs and his company, High Road Productions, which he operates with his wife, Traci.
Going forward, Doug Hobbs said, the goal "is for us to be the best short-track speedway that we can, and to put ourselves in high esteem across America. We think we're doing a pretty good job of that, but we're never satisfied and we're going to keep trying to do it better every year."
If attendance is a decent measuring stick, the plan seems to be working. Crowds have grown every year since 2011, and more people in the stands generally translates to more drivers and better races on the track.
There are frequent challenges, Hobbs said, beginning with structural issues at "a facility that's 60 years old." Racing surfaces need to be re-paved and fan amenities improved with the aim of "cleaning the place up and getting it to be a more family-friendly place to come to," he said.
The overriding priority, Hobbs went on, is that "you have to add fun. The only reason for drivers to come back and the only reason for fans to come back is if they're having fun. So that's the key ingredient."
Another goal, Hobbs said, is to bring the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race back to the speedway. The series, which was then called the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, raced in Monroe from 1995 to 2000.
"We've been lobbying very heavily to get (the truck series) back to Evergreen Speedway," he said. "We've had some serious talks over the last few seasons. … We're definitely on the radar screen, I'll say that."
No one can predict with certainty what the coming years will bring, but most folks with ties to the speedway are optimistic. Doug and Traci Hobbs get high marks for their efforts to improve and promote the track, supporters say, and there is every reason to think that racing at Evergreen Speedway will continue to grow and prosper.
"For the people that love the sport, that's a great facility and it's in excellent shape because the county keeps it up," said Ted Pollock, who managed the track in the 1970s before the Beadle family took over. The speedway "means a lot to a lot of people," he added. "There are some great supporters of that race track and it's an important part of keeping racing continuing in the Northwest."
"I think Evergreen Speedway is going to be on the map for a long time," Moriarity agreed.
For Doug and Traci Hobbs, their efforts at the track were initially spelled out in a series of yearly objectives. "When we came into this," Doug Hobbs explained, "our one-year goal was just to re-establish ourselves and to win back drivers, fans and sponsors.
"Now we're past our third year and everything is well on track," he said. "So we think there's a very bright future here, and it's getting better every year."
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