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Do you go down into your basement and it feels damp? Do you have mold growing on your basement walls? Does the furniture smell musty and does the wood look funny? You are not alone. You are experiencing the effects of high humidity. Most homeowners are not even aware of the humidity that is filling their homes. This extra humidity increases the likelihood of mold build up and the proliferation of dust mites. These contaminants increase the effects of allergies and worsen asthma symptoms.
There is a relatively simple solution to the problem of excess moisture in your home. This solution is to purchase a dehumidifier. The solution is more complex when you begin to look at the wide variety of dehumidifiers available on the market. You probably have heard the stories about how dehumidifiers are constantly breaking down or are being recalled by manufacturers. We will help you out through a series of dehumidifier reviews. We will also give you the list of our recommended top 10 best dehumidifier reviews.
Dehumidifiers are designed with one main purpose: reduce humidity by removing water from the air. Each dehumidifier does have different features, strengths and levels of effectiveness. Features vary from what type of fan is used to whether the reservoir bucket is removable or not. A humidistat can be used to set specific levels of relative humidity. The humidistat will automatically turn the dehumidifier on and off, as needed. Without a humidistat, the dehumidifier will be constantly operating.
Here is our top 5 list of overall best dehumidifiers. If you want to read more reviews please browse our blog or search for a dehumidifier.
1. Frigidaire FAD704DWD Energy Star 70-pint best Dehumidifier
- It is an energy efficient machine that has a 70 pint basin capacity to catch all the water accumulated while it functions.
- When placed near an ideal drainage system, it can deliver continuous and noise free operation.
- The anti-bacterial mesh filter is a great feature that helps eliminate bacteria, and allergen causing particles inside a room.
- It comes with great space saving design, low noise and has an attached caster wheel for easy mobility.
- It comes with a digital humidity indicator and works on a low energy and low temperature mode of operation.
- It has 2 fan speeds and humidity control to adjust the heat and humidity.
2. Whynter RPD-702WP Energy Star Portable best Dehumidifier with Pump, 70-Pint
- This brand is a portable best dehumidifier with pump and operates on low energy and temperature capacity.
- It can effectively reduce the amount of humidity inside the room even in just a few hours of operation despite its sheer size.
- It consists of three efficient drainage functions; manual, gravity and condensate.
- The best thing is water can be pumped out into an open sink or drainage and maintain continuous operation.
- It is ideal for enclosed areas that measures up to 3,800 sq. ft.
3. Friedrich D70BP 70 Pint Dehumidifier with built-in drain pump, front bucket and continuous drain
- This is a 70 pint machine that comes with a built in pump and continuous drain function.
- It works like a charm as it provides a digital readout of the humidity and temperature level in a room.
- It has a 24 hour timer and comes with an easy to pull out front bucket handle.
- The slide out filter is easy to clean and washable.
- The pump function is amazing and provides a low temperature operation.
4. Soleus Air DP1-30E-03, 30 Pint Portable Energy Star Dehumidifier, with Humidistat
- It works and greatly reduces up to 30 pints of moisture and humidity inside a room.
- It is equipped with a digital readout to indicate the humidity level and temperature of the room.
- It can be plugged into a 115 volt with a continuous daily timer mode of operation.
- It has wheels and can be easily transferred or transported inside the house.
- In addition it has a flat back so the unit can be securely placed against a wall.
- Drained water goes straight into a pan which must be cleaned out weekly.
5. Eva-dry Electric Petite Dehumidifier
- Small but very efficient, this dehumidifier works best in enclosed small spaces like bathrooms, small bedrooms and other small areas that are prone to mold and mildew formation.
- It efficiently eliminates moisture and stores the collected condensed water into a spill proof container.
- An alarm light or indicator lights up if emptying the basin is needed.
- It has a capacity to hold collected condensed water up to 16.oz.
Compact dehumidifiers can be as energy efficient as larger models. Selecting the right size dehumidifier for your room, rooms or basement is important. Finding a model that does it efficiently is a definite must.
How Does a Dehumidifier Work?
A dehumidifier has four major components:
- Fan compressor that compresses and expands a refrigerant gas, usually Freon, to cool the dehumidifier's coils.
- Reheater that captures and collects the heat generated by the cooling process.
- Compressor cooling coils that the cause the moisture to condense out of the air.
- Reservoir to collect the moisture that was removed.
The fan collects the air and pulls it into the dehumidifier. The air passes past the cooling coils. As the air cools down, the moisture becomes liquid water. This is similar to how the glass holding your cold drink on a hot summer day has water running down its sides.
The liquid water drips off of the coils and is caught in a reservoir. This reservoir may either store the water for you to empty or it may be pumped or run through an auto draining system. The dehumidifier has an automatic shut-off to prevent the water from getting into the electrical system.
Many dehumidifiers also have a humidistat. A humidistat allows you to set the desired level of humidity. This is similar to how you can set the temperature for your furnace through a thermostat.
Not all dehumidifiers use refrigerants, such as Freon. There are dehumidifiers that are known as desiccant dehumidifiers. Instead of refrigerants, desiccant dehumidifiers use a material, such as silica gel to absorb the moisture. You have seen silica gel in packets you find in the box containing new shoes or electronics. This class of dehumidifier works in sub-zero conditions where condensation cannot be used to remove excess moisture.
Because the technology of dehumidification is so simple, dehumidifiers mostly vary in size and strength. When you see dehumidifiers in the home improvement aisle of your local home improvement store, you are looking at portable dehumidifiers. It is possible to also purchase whole-house dehumidifiers. Our reviews are focused on the portable dehumidifier line of products.
Reasons to Get a Dehumidifier
A dehumidifier is not one of those common appliances found in every home. Because of this, many people wonder why they should spend the money to buy one and more money keeping one running. There are three basic reasons why you should consider purchasing a dehumidifier.
Are your summers hot and humid? When inside, do your clothes stick to your skin or is your skin clammy? Or is the air thick in your home and it is sometimes hard to breath? If so, your house has excess moisture and you should look at getting a dehumidifier. The dehumidifier will remove this excess moisture which is preventing your perspiration from evaporating from your skin's surface. This evaporation is your body's way of cooling you down. A properly sized dehumidifier can actually cool a room by more than 20 degrees.
Preventing Mold
Mold spores love moist air. They thrive in humidity. Mold is a serious health problem. It grows on your furniture, on cardboard storage boxes, inside the drywall of your rooms. It also grows under your carpeting. If you have mold growing and it gets too bad, you will have to pay large sums of money to have your walls torn out and your carpet ripped up by a mold abatement company. High levels of mold growth are considered hazardous material and require highly regulated professionals to be cleaned up. A dehumidifier is much less costly.
Your Health
Mold gives off spores. Spores get in the air. Air goes into your lungs. Need I say more? If so, think about if you or your family seems to have a cough that does not go away. It may not be a cold but could be mold spores. Is your asthma getting worse? Mold spores increase asthma symptoms. Respiratory disease may not always be fatal, but it does take time and money to cure. A dehumidifier is less costly and easier on your respiratory system.
How Should You Choose the Best Dehumidifier for Your Needs?
Before you can choose the best dehumidifier, you must first choose the right one. Most of us start out thinking about the price and maybe some of the bells and whistles available to us. This is not the correct starting point. You have to start out determining what you need to get the job done. Our dehumidifier reviews can then assist you in selecting the best dehumidifier that is right for your needs.
Room Size
You need to determine the square footage of the area that you want the dehumidifier to work in. How large is the basement or bedroom that you want to dehumidify? Are you looking to dehumidify more than one room? This information will allow you to size the dehumidifier for your specific needs.
Humidity Level and Temperature
It would be best to measure the current humidity in the area you want to dehumidify. Simply knowing you have excess moisture is not enough to select the best dehumidifier for you. Dehumidifiers are designed to remove specific amounts of moisture in a 24-hour period. A hygrometer should be used to measure the current humidity. Temperature is important because not all dehumidifiers work in lower temperatures. You do not want to buy a more expensive model that works in lower temperatures if you do not have to.
Armed with the above technical information, you can start looking at the design characteristics that separate dehumidifiers. Our dehumidifier reviews cover these specifications and were used to develop our list of what we consider to be the top 10 best dehumidifiers.
- Capacity – This is measured in pints per day. Each of our dehumidifier reviews specify what the capacity is for each of the dehumidifiers. Capacity is determined by two factors: size of the space needing dehumidification and the conditions existing in the space prior to dehumidification.
- Size – This has to be large enough to accommodate the area you are looking to dehumidify. Each of our dehumidifier reviews specify the size of the area that can be handled with the dehumidifier.
- Sound – Dehumidifiers can be noisy. If you are looking to purchase one for a bedroom, you do not want to purchase one that will keep you awake all night.
- Energy Efficiency – Does the dehumidifier have an Energy Star rating? Our dehumidifier reviews will tell you if it does. Remember, a dehumidifier runs 24 hours each day and will be using electricity. You do not want to run up your utility bill with an inefficient dehumidifier.
- Auto Drain – As dehumidifiers work, they remove moisture from the air. That moisture has to go somewhere. If the dehumidifier does not auto drain, you will have to periodically empty the reservoir.
- Auto defrost – If the area is cool, that moisture can freeze when it passes through the cooling coil inside the dehumidifier. This is rectified by having an auto defroster inside the dehumidifier. This is the feature that increases the prices of dehumidifiers designed for cooler temperatures. If you do not need this feature, and you will know if you do based on the temperatures you have gathered, you can avoid spending money that you do not need to. On the other hand, if you do have cool temperatures, this feature will save you from having to buy a replacement dehumidifier because the first one froze up and broke. Our dehumidifier reviews will tell you if the dehumidifier has this feature, whether optional or standard.
- Durability – Since your new dehumidifier will be running day in and day out, you will want to purchase one that can take the workout. Our dehumidifier reviews will tell you about how durable and what the warranties are for each dehumidifier on our top 10 best dehumidifiers list.
Choosing Dehumidifier Capacity
How damp is your area prior to dehumidification? Find the condition below that sounds like your present condition:
- Moderately Damp – Does your space feel damp and has a musty odor that is only present in humid weather? For moderately damp areas, you will need between a 10-pint to a 26-pint dehumidifier, depending upon area size.
- Very Damp – Does your space always feel damp and have a musty odor? Do you have damp spots showing on the walls and floor? For very damp areas, you will need between a 12-pint to a 32-pint dehumidifier, depending upon area size.
- Wet – Does your space feel and smell wet? Do your walls or floor sweat? Can you see seepage? For wet areas, you will need between a 14-pint to a 38-pint dehumidifier, depending upon area size.
- Extremely Wet – Do you dry laundry in the area? Do you have a wet floor? For extremely wet areas, you will need between a 16-pint to a 44-pint dehumidifier, depending upon area size.
The sizes are based upon having a dehumidifier that has a high Energy Star rating. As the Energy Star rating goes down, the required capacity will have to increase.
Dehumidifier Safety
Let me point out the elephant in the room. Dehumidifiers remove moisture from the air. The moisture is deposited into some form of reservoir inside the dehumidifier, even if it is auto draining. Dehumidifiers use electricity to run. Electricity does not play well with moisture. Understand why dehumidifier safety is important? Here are some commonsense safety measures you will need to take when you operate a dehumidifier:
- Turn the dehumidifier off and unplug it before emptying the reservoir. The dehumidifier was designed to allow you to empty it without doing this, but why risk spilling the bucket and testing out the surge protection? Dehumidifiers may have wiring problems, as may your house. If you have an auto draining dehumidifier, make sure it drains into a drain and not onto the floor.
- Never use extension cords, unless you have absolutely no other options. The dehumidifier may be properly grounded but cheap extension cords are not.
- Keep small children away from the dehumidifier.
- Never use a dehumidifier in a bathroom. Again, water and electricity do not mix well.
- Keep the dehumidifier 6 to 12 inches away from walls and furniture so that the air holes are not blocked. Some dehumidifiers have air holes located on the top. If your dehumidifier has top air intake, you can place it closer to the wall. Consult your owner's manual for more information.
- If your room is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit, check the dehumidifier coils for frost. Frost can destroy the dehumidifier by building up on the coils.
Maintenance of Your Dehumidifier
Even if you purchase one of the dehumidifiers from our list of dehumidifier reviews, you will still need to perform periodic maintenance. This maintenance will require you to disassemble the dehumidifier but the owner's manual will guide you through it. This maintenance should be performed every 6 months or whatever the manufacturer recommends.
Tools Required
- Screwdrivers
- A replacement filter if your dehumidifier requires them (many dehumidifiers have filters that can be washed)
- Laundry detergent or a mild soap
- Vacuum cleaner
- Cleaning cloth
- Fin comb (fins are the vents on your dehumidifier)
- Narrow brush that has a long handle
- Air conditioner coil cleaner or a similar spray detergent
- Can of oil for the dehumidifier motor
Basic Care of Your Dehumidifier
Do not switch your dehumidifier on as soon as you switch it off. You should always wait 15 seconds or more before switching it back on. This gives the motor time to stop completely. Always remove the reservoir bucket slowly and gently. There is a float inside that could be damaged. Wash or replace your filter regularly.
Choosing a Basement Dehumidifier
Most dehumidifiers are purchased for the basement. But not all dehumidifiers can be operated in the basement. You need to purchase a dehumidifier with the special features required for effective basement operation. Our dehumidifier reviews will tell you if the dehumidifier has these features.
First of all, a basement is generally the coolest area in your home. This means that it is more likely to have temperatures that fall below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. This places your basement within the temperature range that usually will require an auto defrost feature on your dehumidifier. Above, I mentioned that you will pay more for this feature and that you should only get it if you need it; you will probably need it if you are looking to dehumidify your basement.
Basement dehumidifiers are also, as a rule, louder than other dehumidifiers. You do not usually worry about the noise in the basement, especially if you do not use your basement for many activities. The auto defrost feature mentioned above works by blowing hot air across the coils to keep them from freezing. The fan that blows the hot air makes noise that is not heard in dehumidifiers not having auto defrost features. This fan is the source of the excess noise.
Basements are larger than any single room above ground. Therefore, basement dehumidifiers have to have a larger capacity than a single room dehumidifier. Basements tend to be wetter thanks to your local water table and the cooler conditions. You will require a larger capacity dehumidifier to adequately handle your basement.
Energy Star ratings are especially important when it comes to basement dehumidifiers. The larger area, higher moisture and auto defrost fan require more energy to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Consequently, you want to have a dehumidifier that is as energy efficient as possible. The Energy Star ratings help you compare dehumidifiers based upon energy efficiency. When choosing between dehumidifiers that have similar capacities, remember that the price of the dehumidifier also includes the cost of running it over its lifespan. What may be inexpensive to purchase may be costly to run.
A basement dehumidifier should have a pump that auto drains. You will not remember to empty the reservoir as often as you will need to. It is much better to have the basement dehumidifier pump the water through a hose directly into a drain. Not all auto drain dehumidifiers have a pump. Some only have a drain hole. Without a pump, you will have to place the dehumidifier at a higher level than the floor drain and let gravity do the work of the pump. Depending on your basement, this may be okay. If you store things in the basement, make sure that the water from a non-pump enabled dehumidifier will not let water reach your belongings.
Our Top 10 Best Dehumidifiers
After examining the wide selection of portable dehumidifier, we have put together reviews of what we believe are the best of the best. We looked at capacity and performance in order to separate out the dehumidifiers that will meet your needs for many years to come.
Our reviews appear separately on our website. Dehumidifiers do not have "sexy" names. They usually only have model names that consist of letters and numbers. This is important to know since the same manufacturer may have several models that have names that only vary by a letter or two. The number in the model number refers to the capacity of the dehumidifier. For example, the Frigidaire FAD704DWD is a 70-pint dehumidifier while the similarly named Frigidaire FAD504DWD dehumidifier is a 50-pint dehumidifier. Generally speaking, there are not any differences between the similarly named dehumidifiers other than capacity.
We have ranked the dehumidifiers based upon the base model features. We have found, in our opinion, that the Frigidaire line is better than the Eva-dry line. The underlying technology of dehumidification is very simple – condense excess moisture out of the air. Manufacturers vary in the physical components of their products but they are relatively consistent throughout the entire line of any specific manufacturer. This led us to rank the manufacturer as the primary characteristic in our top ten list.
If a manufacturer offers different capacities within the same product line, we ranked larger capacity dehumidifiers over smaller capacity dehumidifiers. This is the only reason the Frigidaire FAD704DWD Energy Star 70-pint dehumidifier is ranked higher than the Frigidaire FAD504DWD Energy Star 50-pint dehumidifier.


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If you stripped the Corvette of everything faddish, excessive, impulsive, nonessential, or there for vanity, what you'd be left with would have DNA like Terry Ricer's '70 LT1 roadster. Boiled down to its essence, Corvette is a highly tuned, small-block V-8, mounted in a superb chassis, wrapped in a dramatic, two-seater, fiberglass body. Those three elements combine in ways that exceed the sum of the parts to make every mile of the Corvette driving experience a festival.
That is the exact recipe of the '70 LT1: a low-volume, high-ticket, red-hot small-block, introduced at a time when the rest of the world was captivated by big-blocks. That included Chevrolet. For $289.65 you could check off RPO LS5 and get a whoppin' 454 rated at 390 hp. By comparison, RPO LT1 would set you back a lot more at $447.60-that means you would spend $157.95 more for an engine that gave you 104 fewer cubes, 20 fewer horsepower, and 140 fewer lb-ft. of torque. Is that a good deal? Most Corvette buyers thought not, as the LS5 outsold the LT1, 4,473 to 1,287.
Those LS5 buyers got what they paid for. But for those who saw the brilliance in the small-block package, less was truly more. The LT1 delivered less curb weight, less forward weight bias, shorter stopping distance, less fuel consumption, lower insurance premiums, less cornering understeer, and better overall balance.
The big-block branch of the Corvette family tree produced some spectacular highs, but it ran only ten years (1965-1974) of the Corvette's 54-year lifespan. We'll never tire of watching and listening to a pumped-up L88 blister through the quarter-mile, but on the flipside, there is merit in the claim that the most pure Corvette experience is wringing out a powerful small-block teamed with a manual transmission along a curvy blacktop that challenges the car's cornering. If you understand that vision and default to it when you see a Corvette, then you can appreciate Terry Ricer's '70 LT1.
Terry, who hails from Severn, Maryland, grew up in West Virginia where he didn't see a lot of Corvettes. "As a lad, I never saw a Corvette. As a teenager, I never got to ride in one. There were very few around in West Virginia, thus I never had the "passion" for Corvettes that most owners have, especially those my age," he says. Instead, Terry was oh so practical. "I had always bought the 'sensible' vehicles: station wagon, minivan, pickup truck, and so on." OK, we can see where this is going.
It took a rude awakening to shake Terry out of that routine. "In September 2001, I got a preliminary diagnosis of cancer, which was confirmed by biopsy in November," Terry says. Now it was time for a fun car. Two types of car had always appealed to him. "I had always wanted a sports car and a convertible," he tells us. "Maybe, just maybe, I could get both in one vehicle." This story is looking better. "I started doing some research and narrowed my choice down to an early Mustang, an early Pontiac, or an early Corvette. I happened to see a '70 Corvette LT1 convertible advertised in the Baltimore Sun. I had the car inspected by some folks I trust, and they pointed out numerous issues. After some hard negotiating, and some misfortune on the part of the previous owner, I purchased the car in December 2001." Take that, minivan.
It was a genuine LT1, with the correct number-matching engine and M21 four-speed transmission, but Terry says it was a "20-footer" in terms of cosmetics. Earlier collision damage to the rear end had been repaired, but the original fuel tank was gone, and with it the original tank sticker. Fortunately, the frame had been spared, and the suspension and driveline were in pretty good shape.


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Feb 10, 2009
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Be sure to check out one of the newest NXT-related blogs over at http://www.mindstormsworld.blogspot.com/ - the contributors are off to a good start!
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I have some news about FLL, too. The problem is there isn't that much NXT news.
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If the Blue Jackets were not the last-place team in the NHL, Jeff Carter would be a happy, productive member of the team. (I'm sure being in last place has nothing to do with all of the goals he didn't score while being hurt 375 times.)
That is an interesting premise. Does it hold? (No…)
Failed relationships in sports can be ugly things. (Nikita Filatov says hi.)
I covered Brendan Shanahan when he begged off the Hartford Whalers in 1996 (token Whalers/"I am old reference" to validate his nonsense). It was a punch in the gut for the fans who felt big-timed, but at least Shanahan made his decision public and accepted the wrath he knew was coming. ("At least" he was public in being unclassy.)
I covered Adam Foote (you mean He Who Shall Not Be Named, Michael, get it together) when he bailed on Columbus in the midst of a playoff hunt in 2008. In his last days as Jackets captain, before any trade had been consummated, he waffled publicly while, behind the scenes, his new Colorado Avalanche equipment was ordered and a plane was gassed up and waiting to whisk him away. (Buh bye.)
Now, we have Carter. (Who once, actually, you said "should not be judged on rumors." http://www.bluejacketsxtra.com/content/stories/2011/07/28/carter-shouldnt-be-judged-on-rumors.html)
Jackets fans celebrated when he was acquired last summer (for Jake Voracek, a first-round draft pick and a third-round pick). I was among those ballyhooing. Carter was to provide something the Jackets had been lacking throughout their history: a top-line center and a first-rate sniper. The fans bought in and filliped season-ticket sales.
Carter, after a month-long absence because of a shoulder injury (a whole month we could have used his goal scoring prowess to, I dunno, win games), re-entered the lineup in Anaheim last night. He had 10 goals and 17 points in 30 games. He was ranked 267th in the league in scoring, one point behind Blue Jackets defenseman Nikita Nikitin. Although there is a host of Jackets players who have underachieved during this wickedly depressing season, it is fair to say that Carter has played as if he has one skate out the door (really? his points per game ratio is higher than everyone except Rick Nash).
It is convenient to hark back to when Carter was acquired, and to think we should have seen this coming (you told us not to judge him!). The trade shocked him, and the Jackets had to send a weighty contingent of emissaries — general manager Scott Howson, then-coach Scott Arniel and captain Rick Nash — to the New Jersey shore to assuage him (not make a big deal out of a guy needing some time?). It is easy to say, in hindsight, that he never wanted to be in Columbus, but that is a one-sided view (Arace-sided).
As Carter's agent, Rick Curran, told The Dispatch in September: "The big challenge there is not wondering whether he'll find comfort there. The question is, can you be in position there to win enough games to have success." (If he played 20 more games and therefore created chemistry with his linemates and, maybe, scored 10-15 more goals we might have won 10-15 more games = success, but it's okay, I understand. Jeff Carter is high talent, he deserves to play on a better team, it's his Constitutional right.)
Put another way: If Carter did not want to be in Columbus, who could blame him? (The guy who paid him $6m to be here? I don't want to go to work every day but my company expects me to work for that $13/hr, man.)
The same sort of circular logic will apply if the Jackets win the draft lottery and the right to select the consensus No. 1 prospect, Nail Yakupov. (Already paving Yakupov's road out of town?)
If you are a Jackets fan who has lived through Nikolai Zherdev and Nikita Filatov, you might be saying, "Oh, no, not another Russian." And if you are Yakupov, you are aware of Zherdev and Filatov and you might be saying, "Oh, no, not Columbus." (I appreciate you justifying his future poor behavior. Wait, no I don't.)
It is the worst-kept secret in the NHL that Carter will be traded before the Feb. 27 deadline. (Is it in the same secret pool as Hitch taking over on October 30th?) He has made no public demand (he has said all the right things publicly, FOR SHAME!) and the Jackets have made no proclamation, but their divorce is imminent. ("These people don't SAY they hate each other, but 50% of marriages end in divorce, so we have a 50/50 chance of being right. Let's go for it, guys!" – The Dispatch) The only questions now are to whom, and for what?
Failed relationships can be ugly things, but they can be managed. For Shanahan, the Whalers got Keith Primeau from the Detroit Red Wings. Primeau was a soulful player and a born leader. For Foote, the Jackets got a first-round pick they flipped to Philadelphia for R.J. Umberger. Howson won that deal in a rout. (Except now we're overpaying RJ to underachieve. Dammit, recurring theme.)
The Jackets will extract value from Carter — they will not get back what they paid, but they can get something that fits well into their pending rebuilding project, whatever that might look like. (Why don't you tell us, oh Knower of All Things?)
Here is a suggestion: Show an eye for young talent, grow the franchise from within and build something for which the players and their city can be proud. You know, like Nashville. (…………but were doing that and it wasn't enough so he had to buy talent. LET'S TRADE THAT TALENT!!!!!! Also you said that growing of talent was allowed to hate Columbus. Freakin' self fulfilling prophecies.)
If the Jackets were not the last-place team in the league, would Carter be a happy, productive member of the team? (OSU is only right up the street. And we have beer!)
Maybe he gets going now as he auditions for prospective employers.
Michael Arace is a sports reporter for The Dispatch. (…and how.)


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The Eisenhower Medical Center Desert Diabetes Club holds meetings monthly in October, November, January February, April and May - as advised by postcard from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences on the hospital campus. Meeting content varies from round table discussions with members and a facilitator to lectures by physicians and diabetes educators from the Eisenhower Medical Center. Members receive vital information which allows the opportunity to take positive steps to ensure that life with diabetes is a full and vibrant one.
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thejado101 wrote:I don't think Emma frost will be in this wave, maybe as an exclusive or something as its just a repaint right?
Wave 3 doesn't look good for Ms. Frost. Emma was labeled as the way she was supposed to. Apparently she was somehow incorrect. Deadpool is looking solid. They tweeted an X-Force version on Twitter that was apparently solidified as part of wave 3.


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Quarterly Report: 2010, January - March (Q3), Nikolski
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Community Sanitation Overview:
The village of Nikolski is located on Nikolski Bay off the southwest end of Umnak Island about 900 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Archaeological evidence indicates that Nikolski village has been continuously occupied for at least the last 4000 years. Seventeen homes are connected to a piped water system and individual septic tanks. The septic tanks are leaking and plans are underway to replace the tanks and construct a new sewage solids disposal site for waste pumped from the tanks. An aged 30,000 gallon capacity wood stave water storage tank is leaking and needs replacement. The only treatment the water receives is chlorination. There is no landfill in Nikolski. Garbage is hauled to a dump site located on the beach near the village and burned a 55 gallon drum.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
Anchorage RUBA staff traveled to Nikolski on June 22-25, 2009. A RUBA management assessment was completed and assistance with the FY09 and FY10 Community Revenue was provided. The Nikolski IRA Council provides all the utility services in the village including water, electric, cable TV, garbage haul, and fuel sales. In addition to revenues from utilities, the IRA Council holds a gaming permit with games operated by Gold Cache Bingo in Anchorage. Proceeds from this permit provide funds to subsidize public services to the community including water. The council is also able to sell fuel to residents at a reduced rate of $6.50 per gallon. Landed local cost of fuel is over $8/gallon. A sanitation master plan for Nikolski was completed and replacement of the water storage tank, a sewer system, and a new treatment system consisting of a three stage micro filtration system with water softening was identified as priority needs. The project was considered not to be feasible because of the high cost of operating the treatment system. The administrator reports that is would cost the village $40,000 a year without labor to operate the proposed system. She prefers the existing, aged system be replaced with a similar, simple to maintain and operate treatment method that the village can support. ICDBG and other non-VSW or ANTHC funding has been obtained complete some of the needed work. All bookkeeping, payroll tax reporting, gaming permit reporting, and other accounting functions are provided by a part-time contract bookkeeper based in Anchorage. Payments for water and electric are handled through the AMPY pre-pay system installed several years ago. The council does not approve a budget. The administrator does not believe their activities are complex enough to warrant requiring a budget. The council does not have personnel policies or job descriptions but the administrator said they were being developed. Aleutian Housing Authority was beginning work on a weatherization project for the 17 HUD homes in the village. Existing windows will be replaced and other work completed. Aleutian Housing Authority is also working on a grant funded project to replace home septic tanks and to construct a sewage solid waste disposal site. The Ugludax Lodge was receiving visitors for halibut fishing, bird watching, hiking and sight seeing. A tribal member reports that a grant will provide funds to build a fence to keep the wild horses and cattle out of the village area. The RUBA assessment started in the previous quarter was finalized and distributed to the community, VSW, RMW, and RUBA program manager. After several attempts to contact the village by phone, a written request for updated financial information and progress toward developing a utility budget, personnel policies and a preventative maintenance plan was sent by email and through the postal service. No response has been received as of 10/2/09.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
Continue to contact the village to offer assistance.
Essential Indicators:
17 of 27
Sustainable Indicators:
8 of 27
Total Score:
25 of 54
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The Native Village of Nikolski operates on a calendar fiscal year that runs January through December. Bookkeeping is performed by a contract bookkeeper based in Anchorage. Profit and loss statements for January to June 2009 show that $533,389 in revenues have been received with expenditures totaling $488,966. A balance sheet dated 6/30/09 shows that Nikolski has $444,399 deposited in various bank accounts. Accounts receivable for electric and other items are at $18,873. Total liabilities equal $155,185 and include amounts owed for a community building project, payroll taxes, and bulk fuel loans. As of June 30, 2009 the Native Village of Nikolski has retained earnings of $352,322. At this time the Native Village of Nikolski appears to be in sound financial condition and receives enough revenue to cover all operating expenses. No operating budgets approved by the tribal council are maintained. The administrator states that Council operations are simple and do not require a budget. An estimate of what it costs for labor and taxes for the utility is done and fees are charged accordingly. The utility has not had to purchase supplies for some time because there is a large inventory on the island. If parts are needed they are obtained from other funds. The Native Village of Nikolski owns a gaming permit that is operated by a major Anchorage bingo parlor. This generates revenue to provide public services and subsidize utility expenses. The tribal council receives a financial report from the bookkeeper every six months. An annual supply of fuel for the entire village is delivered to Nikolski once a year by Delta Western Fuel.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
QuickBooks Pro is used by the bookkeeper to maintain accounting records. The bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cash receipts, and disbursements. The administrator receives regular monthly reports from the bookkeeper and provides oversight. QuickBooks is set up to track revenue and expenditures by class. There are twelve classes. Water and sewer revenue and expenses each have their own class and are tracked separately from other operations. Accounts receivable for water is tracked separately from other receivables. The administrator initiates and approves all expenditures. The Council uses the AMPY pre-pay system to collect most residential water and electric fees. Non-AMPY customers are billed monthly by the bookkeeper with a Water Utility Invoice set up in QuickBooks.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
IRS and state ESC documents will be requested by new RUBA staff.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The Nikolski IRA Council does not carry workers compensation coverage for employees. Contact information for an Anchorage insurance agent that has obtained insurance coverage for many tribal organizations has been provided to the administrator. The Council does not have personnel policies in effect. Example policies for small communities have been provided to the administrator and assistance with developing policies and job descriptions has been offered. The administrator reports that each employee completes a two page application, W4, and I9 when hired. A personnel folder was not available to document this.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The Nikolski IRA Council is the locally recognized governing body of the community. There is no other form of local government in Nikolski. The organization is governed by a five member tribal council elected from tribal members enrolled to the Native Village of Nikolski. The Council employs an Administrator to manage day-to-day operations. The Administrator has a college degree and has attended a RUBA financial management workshop. The bookkeeper is a retired accountant whose only client is the Nikolski IRA Council. There is a trained water operator in Nikolski though certification needs to be renewed. There are several people trained in the community who can take over in the absence of the primary operator. The Nikolski IRA Council has adopted a utility ordinance.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
The primary operator certification has expired. The RMW for Nikolski is trying to obtain approval to administer the test locally so the operator does not have to travel to Anchorage. No preventative maintenance plan has been adopted for the existing water plant. The administrator reports that the plant is simple to operate and maintain. The administrator is also the utility manager. She receives regular verbal O and M reports from the operator. The water plant has not had any major problems or outages other than occasionally the supply in the tank goes low but never completely dry. The only other problem mentioned occurred when an earthquake broke water distribution pipes. Nikolski is on the Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) list for Total Coliform Bacti (TCR), Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) and Disinfectant and Disinfection By-Product Rule (Stage 1).
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The yarn I was waiting on arrived yesterday, the top one is called Irish Colour next is Emotion Colour both are 100 gram balls of 4 ply the Emotion one I have had before just these are new colours, the last one is Wellness Colour & these are 150 gram balls of 6 ply
The Irish colour I seen on pattern & ball now & it shows it knitted & does look better than in the photo actually the photo don't do it justices, well at least I have enough sock yarn to keep me going for awhile I get the yarn from Germany that why I tend to get in one go can't just pop to a local yarn store for it well can't get sock yarn very easily from the LYS here in my part of the UK
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Sock Yarn Arrived
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5 comments:
- jan said...
Thanks Janice, better for me, hope you didn't mind me asking!! Love those wools, I ought to ask you something actually.........
- 23 February 2010 at 15:05
- luv2quilt2 said...
Beautiful yarns. I look forward to seeing the socks you'll make from them.
- 23 February 2010 at 15:12
- Rosa-Munda said...
Janice, Those yarns will make some beautiful socks.
- 23 February 2010 at 15:58
- QuiltSue said...
Beautiful wool colours there.
I love your new blog background too.
- 24 February 2010 at 09:07
- Micki said...
Gorgeous sock yarn Janice!
- 26 February 2010 at 18:50
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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Persistent rain forced IndyCar Series officials to postpone Saturday's race 1 of the Honda Indy Toronto weekend doubleheader until the following day.
Both IndyCar events on the streets of Toronto this weekend are now scheduled for Sunday, with race 1 slated for 10:30 a.m. ET and race 2 set to begin at 4:15 p.m. Race 2 had originally been scheduled to start at 3:55 p.m.
The starting order for Race 2 has been set by entrant points. Helio Castroneves, the current championship points leader, will start on the pole for that event.
Following a 2-hour, 30-minute delay from the scheduled start for race 1, IndyCar officials and race promoters made the decision to wait for more favorable weather conditions on Sunday.
Race 1 will now feature a two-wide rolling start, and race 2 will include the standing start. Each event has been trimmed from 85 laps to 65.
With race 1 scheduled to start just before 4 p.m. ET, the 23-car field was running pace laps around this soaked 1.75-mile, 11-turn temporary street course at Toronto's Exhibition Place, but just before the attempted standing start, officials displayed the red flag and ordered the field back to pit lane when the rain had intensified here.
Around 40 minutes later, IndyCar made another attempt to start the race, but bad weather conditions were to blame for several incidents that occurred on the track. Ryan Briscoe first spun out and then the pace car, driven by two- time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk, hit a wet spot and went sliding around on course. Will Power, who had qualified second and trailed Castroneves by nine points entering race 1, spun and made contact with the barrier. Power sustained damage to his left-front and left-rear suspension.
"I just whipped it and had no chance," Power said. "My bad. Obviously at the front, it's a lot easier to see because you don't have the spray. But I'm sure, like in Houston [rain during race 1] where I started 18th, you can't see a thing, but as it spreads out, it gets better."
IndyCar stopped the race for the second and final time due to continued precipitation and standing water in certain areas around the track, particularly the back straight. During the delay, Power's No. 12 Team Penske team made repairs to the car and returned him to the field.
"My guys did a phenomenal job," he said. "They got it fixed in time, and it's unbelievable to be back sitting in pit lane."
Power and Briscoe will have to start from the rear of the field in race 1. Power's teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya, will have to start from the back as well after his team had to correct an electrical issue with his car.
Earlier in the day, Sebastien Bourdais won the pole for race 1 after making a lap in 58.9479 seconds (107.179 mph) during the third and final qualifying round (the "Fast Six"). Bourdais will start up front in an open-wheel race for the first time in seven years. His most recent pole came on Sept. 2, 2007 in the Champ Car event in Assen, Netherlands. He won four straight Champ Car titles from 2004-07. Bourdais is driving the No. 11 car for KVSH Racing this season.
With Power dropping to the back of the field, Castroneves will now start second in race 1.
"Obviously, we all wanted to get the race in [Saturday], but this was the correct call," Castroneves said. "We really tried to start the race, but it was clear that we were going to wreck a lot of cars."
It's the first time an IndyCar race has been postponed due to inclement weather since April 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fifteen laps were run before that event was called. The remaining laps were completed the next day. The 2010 season-opener in St. Petersburg, Florida was postponed one day because of rain.
This year, races at Barber Motorsports Park, Houston and Iowa Speedway have been impacted by poor weather conditions.
The postponement creates the first same-day doubleheader since June 28, 1981 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Rick Mears won both races, which were CART sanctioned.


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"They are small but charming quarters complete with a bed, small dresser, desk with chair, and bathrooms will have modern fixtures," she said. "We will provide linens in most cases, but we may have the students bring their own bedding to cut down on their costs. We want this to be affordable housing because it is tied to programming, but I think that people will love them when they see them."
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 21:59
I was previously on ADSL with a modem (Motorola Netopia 2210-02) and a router (Rosewill RNX-N150RT). The modem acted as the DHCP server
Again, why?
and was plugged into one of the non-WAN ports of the router along with all the other computers.
The only reason that makes sense, since you mentioned this, is that you can reach the modem and router admin pages but it doesn't make much sense why would you want to read the modem admin page.
I could access the router on 192.168.1.1 (its default page), the computers on 192.168.1.2-6 and the modem on 192.168.1.254. I could access both router and modem admin pages with a web browser at these addresses.
Well, im interested why you don't plug it into the WAN port like a normal human being
Now we changed services and are now with a cable modem. I first tried pluggin the cable modem directly into a PC to check if it was working, I could access its admin page at 192.168.100.1 (it's a Motorola SB5101). After I verified it was connecting to the internet fine, I put the router between the two like I was doing before (both plugged into non-WAN ports) and rebooted the devices. I can access the internet just fine with all PCs now, but I can't access the admin pages anymore! 192.168.1.1 doesn't answer a ping (it says delay exceeded), 192.168.100.1 answers a ping but gives 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE) when I try to access it through a web browser.
The default gateway for the PCs is still 192.168.1.1.
Any ideas?
Posted 05 December 2012 - 22:07
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 22:45
I suspect one of the routers has the same IP address to access the control panel as the modem.
See if you can change the base address of the router from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1
I might be off on this...
Or the modem is acting like a network, and the router is acting like a second router and going through the second router, it can't reach the specific IP of the modem.
I think the problem is similar to what I had when I had two routers and devices could not see other device on the opposite router.
I essentially disabled DHCP on the 2nd router and pointed DHCP server control to the 1st one.
This made the 2nd router an extension of existing network vs standalone.
This allows all the devices on either router to see each other.
Posted 05 December 2012 - 23:08
Posted 06 December 2012 - 01:48
The issue can't be multiple DHCP servers when I connect the modem directly to a PC, I can access the config page for the first 10 seconds and then after I get the same error 324.
The issue is multiple DHCP servers
It's a new modem and it doesn't seem to have any reset button. I factory resetted the router multiple times now (only way to get the connection back up when it goes down apparently).
when you change services it's always a good idea to reset BOTH devices (modem and router) to resolve any conflicts that both may have....
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Posted 06 December 2012 - 02:23
What does that mean? The default address is 192.168.1.1.
does your router have a domain setup for accessing the config?
I have no idea. It's a motorola SB5101U.
also does your modem have a backup battery?
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Yeah, I did exactly that yesterday and it finally worked.
So shutdown everything - since your modem will cache last mac connected to it. Then boot the modem, give it time to get online. Then connect your routers WAN port to the modem, and your pcs to one of the lan ports and you will be good to go.


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First Look: Samsung NX100
Very compact for an APS-C camera, bags of functionality, great focusing functions and nice clear screen
Feels cheap and all wrong ergonomically
Are you looking for our full review of the Samsung NX100? If so, you can find it here.
The overall first impressions the Samsung NX100 for us is one of disappointment. To be fair to the camera, anything was going to be a bit of a let down after Sangkin Park's pep rally to the gathered world press on the first day of Photokina 2010.
As soon as you get close to the NX100, you realise it is neither that pretty, nor does it feel very good in the hand despite the glossy publicity shots and vaguely eco allusions to a dew drop falling off a leaf. As we were told at the press event, it is made largely of plastic - high quality durable plastic the like of which no other manufacturer uses - but still plastic. It makes it look and feel cheap in comparison to other mirrorless hybrid cameras - think of the Olympus Pens and Sony NEX cameras all of which certainly feel like quality weighty solid lumps of metal, even if they're not.
So, as for the first bite, you have to say that the Samsung NX100 doesn't make it over the hurdle.
The next thing you'll notice is that the buttons and controls aren't arranged particularly well. They're also mostly too small - certainly for our hands anyway. The biggest crime though is that they're just not in the right place for how the grip has been designed for your fingers to naturally hit - the jog wheel mounted on top of the chassis being the biggest culprit. To be fair, it might just be that it's one of those things that takes getting used to and will feel natural a month down the line.
What really didn't sit well on first look, though, was that much hyped i-Function button and focus ring combo. It's just too fiddly. The focus ring works well on compacts like the PowerShot S90 because you assign a single function to it and then you're off. When you have to think about what that function is each time it just adds a layer of complication too far. What's more, the i-Function button isn't all that easy to hit without looking for it with your eyes - which rather defeats the whole object. By the time you've gone through all the options and had to move your fingers from where they naturally grip anyway, you may as well have just gone into the menus with the buttons on the back. Were there a decent viewfinder, it might still be worthwhile but there isn't one included and the accessory viewfinder is, well, horrible, largely owing to its minuscule size. It's like trying to compose a shot through a keyhole.
Acidic nasties to one side, if you can manage to train your hands and brain to get down with the ways of the i-Function button and ring, you're in for a treat. The graphic display on the screen is very good and mimics a very pleasing digital representation of an old rangefinder dial. It's just that the whole system is going to take more getting used to than the Samsung marketing department might suggest.
While pretty much the entire body and external workings of the of the NX100 is disappointment after let down, there is one big shining light in the shape of the 3-inch display on the rear: it's AMOLED. What this means is that there's an excellent viewing angle, useful when showing friends and family your shots, and it's also low power as well. It should offer some pretty spectacular colour reproduction but it didn't really knock our socks off on the show floor. That might have something to do with the rather artificial light one finds at trade fairs.
Once we got down to the nitty gritty of taking shots, the NX100 performed with all the versatility it's supposed to. There's plenty of options to drill down through in the menus, the burst rate is acceptable at 3fps, if not electric - and rather short lived with just batches of 6 at full res - and the AF is indeed really very quick. It's not crazy, unbelievable, "I've never seen anything like it" quick, but it is quick.
What was a real treat though was the manual focus. Most people might rather persist with AF even if it misses 8 times in a row but do make sure to use it if you decide to buy yourself a Samsung NX100. You can use the jog wheel to fine tune things to make your shots super sharp and, when the camera senses you doing so, it digitally zooms in to make the process much easier before automatically zooming back out again. Very neat and very useful.
As for the rest of our demands, the mirrorless machine from Samsung did a decent job but the real test of this thing is when Pocket-lint gets a chance to use it outside of very well lit rooms in Cologne and when we can view the results after on a decent computer screen, when we give it a full review.
Make no mistake. The Samsung NX100 is one of the least aesthetically and ergonomically appealing mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras we've ever held. It's not a carbuncle like the Panasonic GH series but it's not a stunner either. You're not going to be the envy of any Olympus Pen or Sony NEX owners in terms of style despite the obvious hard work Samsung has put into that area. The difference though is that the NX100 will probably cost a little less than the brand new models from the other companies.
What's also rather concerning is that there's a hell of a lot at your fingertips. Now, that's good on the one hand but we can also imagine a lot of people, who are trying to make the step up from point and shoot, left a little to flounder. There really needs to be some kind of guide system or software, the likes of which you get in the low end Nikon DSLRs, otherwise keen beginners might never dare to delve much deeper.
However, despite all our criticisms, we find it hard to believe that you're not going to get really good results out of the NX100. The spec sheet is impressive and it is great that Samsung has managed to cram all that in such a small body. So, if, and we stress if, you have the time and patience to get used to holding and operating it a certain way, it could be a winner.