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A national survey of 1,434 community college students conducted last fall found that about one-third could not get into courses they wanted to take because the courses were full. This was cited as one of the "obstacles" to the success of community college students, 45 percent of whom drop out over three years, according to the U.S. Department of Education. (To the see the survey, click here.) No wonder the average three-year completion rate at community colleges is just 22 percent.
The three-year completion rate at Community College of Vermont is even lower — 16 percent, in the last reporting year — but not because of course-over-enrollment.
"With expanded course planning, CCV has been able to stay ahead of this issue and actually improve access for students in recent years," said Susan Henry, executive dean.
Just 1.6 percent of CCV students were wait-listed for courses last fall, according to Henry, and 2.0 percent last spring.
CCV officials have attributed the sub-normal completion rate to CCV's being above national norms for its share of part-time students (about 80 percent, compared to a national average of about 60 percent) and students who transfer out (25 percent, compared to a national average of about 15 percent). Completion rates are typically higher for full-time students.
Still, CCV is trying to raise its completion rate, and has put some hope in its full-fledged participation in Achieving the Dream, a national initiative sponsored by the Lumina Foundation that aims to increase retention and graduation rates at two-year schools.
CCV joined the program two years ago, with an annual grant of $55,000 from the Access to Higher Education Fund and the Eagleridge Fund through the Vermont Community Foundation. The initiative represents a major staff commitment at CCV, Henry said, with an assigned "core team, a data team, and three subcommittees made up of more than 30 staff and faculty members from CCV locations across Vermont."
Alas, a recent report by an educational think tank (MDRC) analyzing five years' worth of efforts under the program at the first cohort of participating community colleges (26 other schools in five other states) showed negligible results in student "outcomes." Despite an array of programs that aimed to boost levels of student success, not much changed in students' levels of performance. To see the report, click here.
We asked Henry if CCV has any data on the impact of Achieving the Dream on Vermont students:
Now in our second year, we are seeing some early positive results. The success of entering students in their first semester and their persistence over time is a priority for Achieving the Dream. We have focused on our first-semester-experience course, Dimensions. We had to scale up for this, offering a 70 percent increase in course sections statewide over two years. It also required a strong emphasis from our academic advisors ensuring that more new students take the course in their first semester. We were very encouraged last fall to see improvement in our one-year retention rate of new students. Traditionally, CCV has had a 36 percent return rate of new students fall-to-fall; of the students who were new in fall 2009, 41 percent returned in fall 2010.
Our other Achieving the Dream strategies include a focus on students needing academic skill development, academic advising practices, and young male students, who are our most at-risk group. With these combined efforts, CCV is aiming to surpass a first-year retention goal of 50% within the next five years."
The current retention rate for all first-year students is 41 percent.
We asked Henry if people at CCV disheartened by the MDRC report.
One thing we've learned about this work is that turning the curve, as they say, takes a long-term commitment," Henry said. "It's way too early for us to even think about being discouraged."


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Element Church celebrates five years
Element Church has been working to reach people far from God for five years.
"Looking at the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't feel like five years that we have been together. When you go back and think about what God has done and look at some of the mile markers we have hit over time, it almost feels like 10 years we have been together," said James Radford, worship pastor. "God has moved in such a mighty way in every step that he has led us in."
The vision for the church came from Lead Pastor Neil Perry, who felt that God was calling him to start a church in his hometown of Forest City.
"In 2006, Neil went to North Point Community Church to hear a man named Bruce Wilkinson speak on a book he wrote called 'The Dream Giver'. It was there that God have him the vision to start a church," said Isaiah Gibson, children's pastor. "In 2007 he began to put the framework together for Element Church."
The church, which now has campuses in Forest City and
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Shelby, will celebrate the anniversary tomorrow during a special combined service in The Foundation at Isothermal Community College. The college is where the first services were held in 2007.
"We started off at ICC by doing monthly momentum services, so it is kind of cool that we can go back there for our five year anniversary," said Jeff Marburger, discipleship pastor.
The church eventually began having weekly services, which were held at R-S Central High School. They moved to their Forest City campus on South Broadway Street after merging with Alexander Baptist Church in 2010.
"I was with Alexander Baptist Church and we were in a transition period with pastors. We were connected because we knew Neil, who had been in the area for many years," Craig Blanton, administrative pastor said. "We had transitioned into a similar type of music and things and really wanted to go a direction in which they were already going."
Element added the Shelby campus in January 2012. Skip Allen is the Shelby campus pastor. Services are held at Shelby Middle School.
"Neil was my youth pastor at Putnam Baptist Church before he left there to start Element in Forest City. There was a church in Shelby who pastor had left. I was doing student ministry and they approached me about coming on as their lead pastor. Neil had been a mentor in my life since seventh grade, so I was asking him what he thought about that opportunity," Allen said. "He told me that he had actually been praying and thinking about starting a Shelby campus, the church felt that God was leading them in that direction. So I went to the church who had approached me and told them that Element was coming to Shelby and asked them what they though about starting with them. God just brought it all together."
According to Blanton, the campuses combined have around 600 people that attend. He says there are plans to expand to other areas in the future.
"We exist to find people that need Jesus, that is the reason we are there. That is the reason we are hoping to go to other campuses this year and other towns," Blanton said. "We are just trying to be faithful in the fact that we make sure we are where God wants us to be."
For more information about Element Church, you can visit http://elementc3.com. The special anniversary service will begin at 10:30 a.m. at The Foundation tomorrow. All are welcome.

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The Jakarta administration is accelerating the implementation of its planned 12-year compulsory education program, kicking it off when the new school year starts on July 16, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo announced on Friday.
The local administration had earlier planned to begin upgrading the current nine-year compulsory education program in the 2013-2014 school year.
Currently, free public education runs through junior high school level. A 12-year compulsory education program means the government would provide free public senior high school education as well.
Fauzi said that speeding up the implementation of the 12-year program was decided upon after careful consideration.
"In Jakarta, there should be no children of school age who do not go to school because of economic constraints faced by their families," Fauzi said at a plenary meeting of the City Council to mark the 485th anniversary of the city on Friday.
The new plan will mean that all children up to the age of 18 should be in school, he said. He said spending on education increased from 26 percent of the city's total budget last year to 28.93 percent this year.
Jakarta Education Agency head Taufik Yudi Mulyanto previously said that as part of the compulsory education program, the city would also cover 20 percent of private senior high school students' total costs.
He also said the administration planned to increase education funding by 70 percent in 2013, from the current Rp 10 trillion ($1.1 billion) annually, in order to finance the program.
Fauzi said the performance of the city's education program was reflected in the pass rate in this year's national exams, which was better than last year. This year, the pass rate for elementary school students was 100 percent, 99.99 for junior high school students and 99.65 for high school students. Islamic primary school students registered a 99.62 percent pass rate.
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The next Building Strong Neighborhoods Initiative in the City of Mesa will be held in Council District 2. The Fuller Ranch neighborhood will be the focus of the initiative. This neighborhood is located at Broadway Road and 24th Street. The program will kick off with an orientation meeting on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Robson Elementary School, located at 2122 E. Pueblo Ave. Vice Mayor Alex Finter, who represents District 2, is scheduled to speak to neighbors at the meeting.
"This is a great opportunity for Mesa residents to get together with representatives from the city and share information with one another," Vice Mayor Finter said. "Anytime we can have neighbors come together to communicate with each other and exchange ideas, I think it is a very good thing for our city."
At the meeting residents will hear about upcoming planned projects as well as Clean Sweep dumpster locations and dates. Action teams will be formed so that residents may work together to address concerns they may have and plan community activities. Residents attending the orientation meeting will have the opportunity to meet staff from various City departments such as Code Compliance, Police, Transportation and Animal Control. There will also be representatives from various non-profit agencies and education venues for residents to visit in an expo type setting before and after the meeting.
"We encourage all Fuller Ranch residents to participate in the program. Neighbors will have an opportunity to work hand in hand with city staff from Mesa Police Crime Prevention, Traffic Studies, and Neighborhood Outreach to create positive change in their neighborhood," Susan Frabotta said.
The City of Mesa Building Strong Neighborhoods Initiative was introduced in the fall of 2006 to provide education and resources to one selected neighborhood in each Council district once per year. For more information, contact District 2 Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator Susan Frabotta at (480) 644-5432 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Have you ever heard your young child mix two languages in the same sentence, or even within a word? If so, there's no cause for concern. In fact, "code switching," or jumping between two languages within a single conversation, is a normal aspect of language development for children learning two or more languages simultaneously.
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Code switching is also common within bilingual families and communities. One benefit of bilingualism, according to the California Department of Education, is that people can navigate between languages with ease to emphasize or clarify a point, "especially when a word or concept does not exist in one of the languages… As children get older, switching languages represents a complex accomplishment in language, reflecting a knowledge of an advanced system of rules."
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With carry-on luggage being the way to go (at least until airlines decide to charge), finding those perfect and right-sized Hawaii souvenirs for you and your loved ones is a must. If you've come up with interesting souvenirs to bring home that can pack easily and not add much weight, be sure to post them below.
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Darla (4 years ago)
I felt our best souvenir was the Southernmost Point in the USA t-shirt from Kalae Creations that we just so happened to stumble upon while taking a drive down the very long and narrow South Point Road, in Naalehu. Their postcard is also nice. The t-shirt reads, "I Have Been to the Southernmost Point in the USA, have you?" I didn't even know that the southernmost point was there. I thought it was in Florida. And guess what? You can only get these items down at South Point (the source), or from the online store. You will not find it in stores. A must have for people who are traveling around the world! I bought a few to take back home to the family.
We also found some cool artwork on small granite slabs in Naalehu. Very creative people in a remote, yet beautiful area! The pictures alone are amongst the greatest of souvenirs. So much beautiful things that you want to take home that are locally made, but can't! Lots of "Farmers Markets" and so many souvenirs! Simply the best state in my opinion!!
Robin (4 years ago)
There is nothing more to add to the list of wonderful ideas everyone else has contributed (because I've done it all). BUT, I have gone to Macy's (yes, Macy's) at Ala Moana, in the housewares department and came home with a beautiful set of Melamine dishes with beautiful tropical motifs – such as palm fronds in different colors, and tropical flowers – at reasonable prices. You will not find this in any Macy's on the Mainland – it's unique to the islands and perfect for a luau. They also have ceramic dishes in beautiful tropical designs (but they are too heavy to schlep home).
Also, Macy's has the largest variety of summer sandals that you don't see on the Mainland. It's not indicative of Hawaii, but no one else will have them, and you'll know where you got them when you wear them at home.
Oh, just thought of something else. Le Sport Sac has special designs only found in Hawaii with different Hawaiian prints. They made a special design for Hawaii's 50th anniversary. I have their travel tote, purse and wallet.
Iris (4 years ago)
Calendars from each island or all islands together are available at Longs. They pack well, and you can use the pics for scrapbooking or frame them after you are done with the calendar. Placemats and coasters from local craft fairs and discount stores are easy to pack too, and help you reminisce about your trip as you dine. Hawaiian Salt, Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry, anything Koa wood, Kona Coffee, coffee mugs and island snacks like seeds, jams & jellies, Hurricane Popcorn are some of my favorites too. Some things you just can't get or are hard to get in the mainland, those are the kind of things I try to focus on.
Rob (4 years ago)
Mahalo for your comments and suggestions! I think this is going to be one of our most popular posts on Beat of Hawaii. Watch for a follow-up soon with some of our favorite ideas.
Rob @Beat of Hawaii
Kim (4 years ago)
For a sweetly scented and colorful memory of the islands, order exotic tropical flowers online. Any Hawaiian florist will do this, I had great success with bouquets from Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and bloomsofhawaii.com. They ship for you, nothing to pack! Colorful shopping bags, farmer's market soaps, honey, and jewelry are small but special. Akuacreative hand printed art shirts from Jeremiah K. White (akuacreative.com) are a favorite from the Maku'u market in Pahoa on the Big Island. For myself, I buy the orchids at the market for only $4 or $5 each, set them around my place during my stay, then plant them in the garden before I leave. Someday there will be masses of orchids growing at my favorite Hawaiian hideaway.
AlohaKarina (4 years ago)
OH! One more thing I forgot to add: you can get a ton of inexpensive luggage tags, shoulder bags, aprons, cell phone charms, little dresses, and lots of fun little goodies from the Swapmeet at Aloha Stadium!
AlohaKarina (4 years ago)
It's amazing how much great stuff is at WalMart. You listed all my favorites here. However, don't forget CDs, mango body butter, and all sorts of other lovely goodies from the Kapiolani Community College Farmer's Market. We also like those little freebie Hilo Hattie Shell lei, and hang them around our lamps (thanks to Auntie Lani for that tip). You can do that with other lei too (Kukui is very masculine and my husband doesn't object at all).
Costco is another great resource. If you want to bring home a LOT of little treats, it's the best way to get a big container of Mac Nuts. Of course you have to unbox them to conserve space, and either ship or carry them home. I also bought some Hawaiian cookbooks so I could make my favorites (mochiko chicken, pao doce, lilikoi crisps), and a big bag of Hawaiian sea salt so I could make kalua pig…no I don't dig a pit. I use my crock pot.
I still love Long's and hope they never turn into CVS like they did on da Mainland. CVS has a different store layout, and it doesn't feel right. I've bought some fun stuff there.
Other good souvenirs–fabric from Fabric Mart if you sew (I go to Aiea's but there's one in Honolulu). Some Koa wood salad tongs are always nice and are small and easy to pack. Smashed pennies, if your family is into them–they have them all over, but you have to have quarters and pennies on hand at all times just in case. At ABC stores you can get pens (small fun reminder), those LED flashlights (wicked bright and another fun reminder), and of course all the pictures you take.
I have a mac, and the pictures I took (and others I got online or from GoogleEarth's walkaround feature) are on a rotating desktop now, so I can always see home.
Mahalo and Aloha from Maine
nancy (4 years ago)
The lugggage tags in Hawaiian print are great gifts for co workers. I bought a big bunch at the Aloha Bowl Swapmeet.
Buddhababe (4 years ago)
During a trip to Oahu afterThanksgiving, I stopped at Sears at the Ala Moana shopping center. Bought great t-shirts–they have a huge selection. Not all are made in Hawaii, but some are. After spending just over $50, I also received a Sears $15 gift card.
Kailua: Lanikai Bath & Body Shop = Sent home a box of soaps and lotions that arrived at my home in 2 days.
Muumuu Heaven = Couldn't afford the full-sized artwork of Heather Brown, but bought 4 5″x7″ cards that, when framed together, made up one of her ocean surf paintings.
Byodo-In Temple: Picture postcards of the Temple. Just how it was built without nails is an amazing story.
Wailoli Tea Room: Little golden pineapple ornaments for the Christmas tree.
Haleiwa: At Kai Ku Hale, pikake and plumeria incense for under $3.00. Visitors to my home are captivated by the fragrance. Carved mother of pearl necklaces and bracelets, with turtles or plumeria. Floating plumeria-flower candles. Peppermint and rosemary soaps. Teaspoons for iced-tea or cocktails, made of koa wood and shaped like longboard paddles. All made by local crafts people.
Planet Surf = T-shirts that they color screen themselves. Sarongs and more sarongs.
Julianna (4 years ago)
Anything with Hawaiian fabric handmade in Hawaii including: Slipper-shaped floor mops for quick spills or quilted fabric potholders that are good finds at Craft Fairs. At Christmas, handmade ornaments of angels with Hawaiian fabric dresses. Small enameled pins, vintage or current.
soozzie (4 years ago)
Monkey pod bowls or trays — always appreciated even though no longer made here, especially coveted by friends in Europe. Tea towels, mac nuts, mint cookies, mango chutney and jams….
Linda (4 years ago)
I always get a a piece of jewelry whenever I travel to the Islands (or anywhere else for that matter) whever I travel. It is easy to pack & lasts much longer than a piece of clothing, etc. Each time I put a piece of jewelry from my travels on, it brings back wonderful memories of the trip on which I acquired it.
A souvenir I obtained on my last trip to the Islands was the set of 1 plate & 8 screws implanted into my ankle at Wilcox Hospital when I broke my ankle on Kauai last year. No problems packing but not a souvenir I recommend to anyone (although the staff at Wilcox was wonderful & gace me excellent care!)
Renee (4 years ago)
I love shave ice and always go to Matsumoto's on the north shore when visiting…every time I wear my Matsumoto's Tshirt it reminds me of the experience and the island! I also love earrings made on the island I'm staying on…photo frame with Hawaiin/tropical frame…I get enlargements made of photos I've taken there. Bought a hat at a local craft show one year, been wearing that for 10 years. The shopping bag is a GREAT tip: I will for sure get a few next time. I will NEVER step into a WalMart, in Hawaii or anywhere else.
Thanks for your great column!
Sherry (4 years ago)
Aunty Liliko'i Passion Fruit Wasabi Mustard is the best! I wish I had brought more home to share with family and friends.
Rhoda (4 years ago)
Reusable shopping bags from Target. They are the typical Target red with a hibiscus. Also those floor dusters that look like flowers or giant slippers. I bought some at the Keeaumoku WalMart yesterday.
Roy (4 years ago)
DVDs … \Hawaii Songs of Aloha\ PBS Special shares a range of musical and dance styles … we also have 2 Merrie Monarch DVDs to recall the spirit of Hawaii's cultural basis.
Peter (4 years ago)
Kona coffee is the best…..Any food from Kens house of pancakes will din Hilo by the way. Original Hawaiian music is a close second behind Kona coffee
melika (4 years ago)
Reusable lunch bags, with wonderful Hawaiian designs on them- makes an excellent carry -on for all your extra stuff- you can get them at Longs, craft fairs, Walgreens. Hawaiian decals are a great gift. Hawaiian Heirloom bracelets are compact and beautiful, key chains with someones Hawaiian name on it. Books about Hawaii. Maui swap meet, Aloha stadium, craft fairs and farmers markets have an excellent array of gifts and ono food. Hersheys kisses w/ mac nuts are only found in Hawaii. Fresh Leis at the airport. The best gift? Bring back "Aloha" for all you meet, and everything you do!
Ed (4 years ago)
ABC stores usually have coupons that get you free gifts when you purchase from the stores. One year, we collected a full set of coffee mugs that depicted the Bird of Paradise flower. We have them safely boxed away until we get our hawaiian themed basement built!
Other than this, I always get stuff from Hilo Hattie. They have these Hawaiian images in plastic key-chains. I have one on my keychain and when we gave out house keys to relatives, we put a Hawaiian keychain on the key so they know it's ours (we talk and visit Hawaii alot!) We also grabbed a bunch of pens to give away when we get back home. Also, Hawaiian shirts are wonderful to bring home. I go to Hawaii with perhaps one or two shirts and end up coming back home with at least a dozen (I'm up to 65 Hawaiian shirts now). But you have to be careful though…Places like Hilo Hatties is no longer making their shirts in Hawaii….booo—hisss! I didn't fly 12+ hours to go to Hawaii only to purchase shirts made in China! I can do that here at home! You have to look, but there are still Hawaiin shirts still made in Hawaii!
Monkey-pod wood figures. When we were in KIhe, we visited the Hilo Hatties there and there was a guy in the store carving Hawaiian gods out of monkey-pod wood…The next day, on the road from Kihe down towards the Hilo Hatties, we saw him on the side with a little lean-to with a bunch of wooden carvings…we stopped and he signed/carved one just for us! It is a perfect complement to the one we purchased in 1992 at the International Market Place in Oahu!
Kukui nut jewelry is good also! We have many different ones…black and brown polished, brown and white rough hewn, earrings with gold accents, bracelets and necklaces too!
Two years ago, there was a guy in the lobby of the Princes Kaiulani making palm frond pieces….hats, baskets leis. He said my wife was so wonderful and her smile so genuine (how could it not be, we were in our most favorite place in the whole world) that he had to make her something for free. A few minutes later, he handed her a palm frond bird on a stick…we still have it today in our dining room!
And pictures….wow! Pictures. I have thousands of pictures that I have taken on four different islands….EVerything from the Honolulu zoo, to the then popular Toilet Bowl, on Oahu, to a wonderful day trip on the road to Hana with a walk through the Eucalyptus rainbow forest on Maui to the sheer cliffs on the Na Pali coast of Kaui and a lush tropical rainforest inside an ancient lava tube on the Big island. I have pictures…and really, the memories coupled with the pictures makes the real story!
Leila (4 years ago)
Not easy to pack, and not necessarily from Hawaii, but ukuleles are fun. I also like the croaking frogs from the farmer's market, although I don't think they are necessarily from Hawaii either =) At the farmer's market, the wooden cooking utensils are great souvenirs (and practical too).
Kate (4 years ago)
Surfboard bookmarks with laser cutouts of turtles and hibiscus topped by a lanyard and beads: $2 on Kauai @ Spouting Horn vendors' market.
Multi-versatile sarongs: $10-12 many places.
Shell earrings of Ulu leaf: $6 Jungle Girl shop in Koloa
Katie (4 years ago)
Kauai honey is wonderful, and I can not find it online. This is a great item to ship USPS, along with coffee from Kauai Coffee Company. One other special stop is The Kapaia Stitchery. Very easy to bring the islands back home with you when you seek out these places.
Tim (4 years ago)
Reusable grocery bags. Most stores have ones with unique island prints, with the ultimate one being Foodland's illustrated Musibi bag! You'll remember your trip every trip to the grocery store.


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Went with a group of 15 for a birthday celebration. The seating and table for our group was nice our server was friendly and on top of things the appetizers came out promptly the main courses however took almost a hour, but under the circumstances of visit it gave us plenty of time to socialize. The over all impressions of the burgers were good but not stellar.The beer selection was nice with many local brews on tap the blueberry was very nice it even had real blueberries floating on top. The rave reviews that we based our visit on came mostly from the south beach location so that being said we latter found out that this might be a franchised location in pines. That could be the reason that it fell short of our expectations. If I'am in the Pembroke Pines area and craving a burger and beer I would definitely stop in again , but would not travel out of my way


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Bose® QuietComfort® 20i Acoustic Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Headphones
Bose® QuietComfort® 20i Acoustic Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Headphones
Product Information
The Bose® QuietComfort® 20i are high performance in-ear headphones with noise reduction, designed to improve the listening experience in everyday use. They give you more control over how you listen than ever before, in all kinds of environments. Block the outside world with full-on noise reduction or choose Aware mode and let some of it in - all while keeping your headphones on and your music alive with lifelike Bose® sound.
Your music's even easier to enjoy when you're not fussing with your headphones. Bose's StayHear+ tips create a soft, secure fit. The mushroom shape spreads contact evenly across the ear for maximum comfort and forms a gentle seal that contributes to the headphones' full-spectrum noise reduction.
- Active noise reduction
- Aware mode
- Soft, secure fit provides maximum comfort with full-spectrum noise reduction
Did you notice?The headphones will block out the noise of even the noisiest environments thanks to StayHear+ eartips and noise-cancelling technology.
Apple Recommends ForLosing yourself in music: the noise-cancelling features are immersive, while Aware mode will keep you in touch with the world around you.
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- Bose® QuietComfort® 20i Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones
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- Other Features: Active Noise Cancelling, Foldable, With Mic, With Remote and Mic, Inline Volume Control, Noise Cancelling, Sound Isolating, Stereo
- Form Factor: In Ear
- Cable Length: 132 cm
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Amazing Earphones
Bought these from a Bose store in the states and they haven't missed a beat, literally. The sound is great and the noise cancellin Bought these from a Bose store in the states and they haven't missed a beat, literally. The sound is great and the noise cancelling amazing, easily comparable to any over ear competitor if not better. Love and use them everyday. …
- Written by Ross D from Calgary
119 of 126 people found this useful
Blown Away!!!
I haven't had these that long, but I have to say my first impressions are that they are absolutely amazing headphones! The sound I haven't had these that long, but I have to say my first impressions are that they are absolutely amazing headphones! The sound quality is unlike anything I have ever heard out of a set of in-ear headphones. I purchased these as replacements for what I was using because I wanted better sound quality, a snugger fit, comfort, and of course the noise cancelling ability. I was pleasantly surprised by how well the noise cancelling feature worked, but even without it turned on, the QC20i's still provide the wearer an auditory experience worth the cost. The sound produced by these headphones is out of this world! There is plenty of deep, rich bass when there needs to be, but also crystal clear mid and high notes. My only complaint is that I didn't purchase these sooner. …
- Written by Mathew L from Saint Robert
101 of 108 people found this useful
This is the one to get. Period!
I have the QC-15s and the only reason I had not used them more regularly is simple- bulk. With the 20i you have a package that lit I have the QC-15s and the only reason I had not used them more regularly is simple- bulk. With the 20i you have a package that literally will go with you anywhere and performance that is 95% of what the 15's provide. No question the price is also top of the line. However, in this case, it is completely worth it. …
- Written by William F. B from SAINT PETERSBURG
90 of 97 people found this useful
Good Product; bad durability
Good sound and Noise-Cancelling.
BEAWARE no matter how careful you are with these headphones, they will scratch on the metal pa Good sound and Noise-Cancelling.
BEAWARE no matter how careful you are with these headphones, they will scratch on the metal parts badly! …
- Written by Oliver B from Sydney
Could Be Five Stars Easily
First... Awesome. They work! Nine and half hour flight to Germany and back and I could not be happier. Battery lasted the entir First... Awesome. They work! Nine and half hour flight to Germany and back and I could not be happier. Battery lasted the entire flight. The headset was comfortable except for the cord length. I also use the 20i's at the gym. They stay put. Again very comfortable. Almost too comfortable. They sit very "light" in my ears. However, the cord length from the "Y" is too short and can't be adjusted. The audio jack end also has the small flat and thin NC electronics module with not much cord. Because the cord is so short the module dangles in my hand as I am trying to text or take notes on my iPhone. Just a few more inches of cord on both ends would have helped the 20i's garner a solid five stars. While running and working-out the short cord length twists and tightens pulling on each ear piece. Even with the cord clamp fixed to your shirt. While stationary you don't really notice the short cord length, however, with each cord coming from the earbuds tend to ride on the side of your face. Not really noticeable accept in prolonged use (like a mentioned in the opening). The audio performance was great using both my iPhone and the Delta 767 audio port. …
- Written by Paul & Tammy B from APO
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4.5 stars... So good I can't hear s***!
I have owned a pair of MIE2i for a few years and they were very good, I loved the StayHear ear-tips and good quality sound (althou I have owned a pair of MIE2i for a few years and they were very good, I loved the StayHear ear-tips and good quality sound (although they didn't quite go loud enough for me). Therefore, I didn't have reservations upgrading, was it worth the money? YES!
Sound quality: Not amazing but very good! Unless you are a complete audio snob then they are fine. You will hear a faint electronic hiss of the noise-cancelling if you have them 'on' without playing music but don't notice it once playing music. The aware-mode is good for crossing traffic or wanting to talk to someone, it basically cuts off all noise-cancelling.
The noise-cancelling itself is awesome! Fantastic reduction in background noise, great for riding the tube/metro/train/bus/plane! Walking along the street, buses quietly whoosh by and most cars now seem like silent electric ones and the person at the bus stop asking you a question seems like they are just miming song lyrics... until you embarrassingly realise they are talking to you! These make walking around feel like you are on your own Planet... population one...
Use an adaptor and these are brilliant on a plane too.
Design flaws / things to get used to (why I didn't rate 5 stars):
You have a short cable that goes from the battery pack to your iPhone, then the long cable going from the opposite end to the ear plugs. You get used to holding your phone with the battery pack behind it so it is not dangling around if they had 'mounted' it halfway along the main cable. I am concerned about how long the cable ends will last, I eventually damaged one cable on my MIE2i going into an ear-piece. Problem is, you have to take the battery pack out of your pocket along with your phone every time, therefore increasing wear and tear on the cables.
Don't forget to turn it off when you pack it away or it will continue to work away.
The remote is positioned at the Y-junction of the main cable where it splits to the separate ear-pieces. I always run my cables under my shirts/jumper so it is not dangling around, now the remote is buried under my shirt so not as quickly accessible as the MIE2i remote (functions still the same) which dangled down from one ear but was accessible. Obviously this won't be an issue if you wear your cable outside your clothing (where it catches on things and you're advertising to would-be thieves).
Conclusion, just buy them, enjoy walking around in your own quiet little world and just put up with the minor functionality issues, they are actually well designed as you would expect of Bose. …
- Written by Daniel R from LONDON
Questions & Answers
Answers from the community
i have lost my USB cable charger for my BOSE QC20i headphones. which is the suitable output in DC volts charger can i use?
- Asked by Freddie M
- Jun 29, 2015
is this product compatible with iPhone 6?
- Asked by Inessa P from Oakland
- Mar 24, 2015
Yes - this model -20i.
- Answered by Sannie R from San Bruno
- Mar 26, 2015
Can I charge from the wall using the included microsub cable and an apple wall adapter (eg, the 5W iPhone or 12W iPad wall adapter)?
- Asked by David C from Berkeley
- Oct 14, 2013
Best Answer:
I plugged them into my iPhone charger USB slot and it charged fine and fast in my opinion.
- Answered by Simone S
- Nov 14, 2013
can you use qc20i on in flight movies
- Asked by John H
- May 4, 2014
You need to buy the adapter from Bose in order for them to fit.
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Hotmail now pushing via ActiveSync to iPhone?
Our good buddy George Ponder over at sibling site <a href="http://www.windowscentral.com/hotmail-gets-exchange-activesync-support tell us Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail, officially slated to get ActiveSync support sometime this summer, might just be already up and running:
Liveside.net is reporting some users are having success in syncing their Hotmail accounts through ActiveSync. Through trial and error, the server address has been identified as m.hotmail.com, SSL should be enabled, and you leave the domain blank. Obviously you enter in your username and password accordingly.
It's not official, so it could break or just not work or stop working at any time, but if you've been dying to get Hotmail on your iPhone, especially push Hotmail, here's your chance to taste test.
(And remember, iOS 4 will let you have multiple ActiveSync accounts, so work Exchange, Gmail, and Hotmail can all live and push together in beautiful, blasphemous, harmony).
If you try it out, let us know how it works for you.
[Liveside.net via WMExperts]
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Reader comments
Hotmail now pushing via ActiveSync to iPhone?
i not no this. i bearly no english. can you call me and we talk about yahoo? i will write you letter. my number is (202) 225-3032. chris jackson. i work for mr miller and we take you to lunch. how much you charge to add yahoo mail to my iphone. can you also bring iphone 4 with you? i meet you on monday at 9am, yes? i pick you up at airport and show you around. you know other languages?
Yea, Can't get it to work through Exchange & "Other"-option :-s
Going back to comments on the original article (liveside.net), it seems like hotmail addresses are often not working while live addresses are. I have a hotmail address and it's not working, for what it's worth. Will be nice when they officially turn it on for everyone. I still receive the occasional email on my hotmail account even though it's mostly dormant.
@19, you inactivate or delete your current hotmail mail account- it's not the right type of account. Then you add a new mail account, choosing Exchange as the type and enter your hotmail information and setting the server as m.hotmail.com when it prompts you for it. But it doesn't seem to be working yet for @hotmail addresses, just @live addresses. More details are in the original on liveside.net
@ Dyvim: Thank you. That seems to be the missing bit of information.
On a Side note I have a Exchange email account on my iPhone in addition to my Hotmail. When it loads PUSH'ed emails it seems to make mt Hotmail check as for new mail as well. Anytime I go from Wifi to 3G it loads all new mail without being prompted to do so as well.
When Microsoft have finished rolling out thew new Windows Live interface to ALL the hotmail & live users they will switch on push functionality for all. As at end of July 2010, 100 million accounts had been migrated. Not sure how many they have to do in total. Rest assured hotmail will have push facility by the end of the summer. Not long to wait!
Just to add some extra info as I've been waiting for this to be setup - just tried to setup again for the nth time (which didnt work) but received an email this time as follows:
Hello RG,
To get Hotmail on-the-go, you recently tried to set up a service called ActiveSync from your mobile device.
We are really glad that you're interested, but we had so many sign-ups that we had to temporarily stop accepting new ones.
We're making constant improvements and we should be accepting new requests fairly soon. Please check the following website in about two weeks to see what's happening: http://www.hotmail.com.
Thanks again for using Hotmail--we're really sorry about this delay.
The Hotmail Team
One trick is to set up a free gmail email acct which has push email enabled via Exchange server. You can then forward all email from your hotmail acct to your gmail acct... which gives you immidiate push email. I am using this configuration until MS offers up push email. OR... I just may stay with gmail..... starting to like the service and how it interacts with the iPhone's calendar, rss feeds, and contact list replication!
Here's the instructions for gmail push email to iPhone;http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740&topic=1...
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The four Clans. They used to stand as one. Now they have gone their seperate ways, spreading out across the land. The Clans had started to shrink, so all of them invited kittypets, loners, even rouges. Some kept their old names, most didn't. There are no more Gatherings, no more socializing between the four Clans. The Tribe of Rushing Water watched, horrified at what they saw. They tried to bring the Clans back together, but all refused. The cause of this? A war had started between all the Clans. Many died. Finally, they stopped the war and went away from the Lake territories. They never saw the other Clans again. Even StarClan split up, following the Clans they used to live in. Now you can roleplay the characters in the new territories. Explore them and make new friends. Above all else, have fun. May StarClan light your path~
Here are the rules for this site. If you do not follow these rules, you will be banned.
1) Do not roleplay any other creature besides cats. If you roleplay a different creature, you will be banned.
2) High ranks must be active. If you are not active, you will be striped from your position and your character will either go back to being a warrior or die a mysterious death.
3) No detailed mating, please. This includes posting inappropriate pictures and or writing.
4) No swearing. You can censor the words, but please be nice.
5) Respect high ranks, owners, and other roleplayers! Even anons. We're all people here! :)
6) No hacking or password guessing. Real hacking is illegal and you may be fined by the police.
7) Do not pose as anyone you are not, like high ranks or owners.
8) Do not post any of your sites on here. This includes pming people the site link. Only pm them the link if they want it.
9) Do not have more than one mate at a time. Each of your characters can only have one mate.
10) Don't have more than 6 kits per litter, but you can adopt. Try to be realistic! A feral cat can't keep more than 6 kits alive since they aren't well fed and cared for.
11) Please don't put any brackets in your screen name. Just put your warrior's name, not 'smexy kitty 101'.
12) You can only kill another cat if the roleplayer of that cat allows you to. You also can't just type '*kills you*' to kill a cat. Try to be a better roleplayer and stretch your roleplaying skills to make this a fun expierence!
13) Do not spam anywhere on this site. It's annoying and uncool.
14) Don't threaten or harass anyone. Cyber bullying is mean, uncool, and rude.
15) Only join one Clan. Don't join both ThunderClan and RiverClan. Choose one Clan and then asked to be switched if you don't want to be in that Clan anymore.
16) Do not go into the RiverClan camp if you are a ShadowClan cat. Remember, the Clans are seperated, so respect this plot and don't go into another Clan's camp.
17) Please, while roleplaying, follow the Warrior Code. It's still the same one as the books, so don't expect it to be gone.
18) Clan cats must have a warrior name, not a rogue, loner, or kittypet name.
19) Only Medicine Cats and Medicine Cat Apprentices can use the herbs. Warriors do not know any knowledge of any herbs.
20) Please use only English language on this site. Any other language is not allowed.
21) Please be realistic when you roleplay. Don't roleplay any scenes that aren't posible for cats to do.
22) Cats cannot have any human beliefs or theories. This includes political ideas and opinions.
23) Please consider Natural Selcetion while roleplaying. (The secret word is BIB) A wolf would never appear in any of these areas, since wolves don't live in these places.
24) Owners are final judgement. They hold the final descision when deciding whether or not to ban you. Even if it seems unfair, do not argue with thier judgement.
25) Please do not use any unnatural names for your cats. Examples of names you shouldn't use are Foreverinsane, Nutellaclaw, Shrapnelface, Punkyfoot etc. Here is a guide if you need help.


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I can't see where you're coming from, but I can see what you're running from
Trying to do my monthly update before the holidays get wild. I am really bad at blogging–you know this, I know this, but let's pretend I'm great at it anyway. Yesterday was one of the best days I've had in a while, where everything professional and personal went perfectly. I mean, how couldn't it? A day that starts by watching the sun rise because you didn't sleep and stayed up to watch OGN to quickly write an analysis about it before heading to your local Starbucks for Chai tea is always a day that's going to be good. It ended up really great though, with a lot of wonderful work projects coming to a head and some innovation being tapped in totally random sources.
We're doing some really cool holiday stuff at LolKing and I hope it pans out. If I could share you guys the screen caps of the stuff I'm working on, you'd be so excited. Alas, have to be quiet and stuff.
Writing Stuff
Anyway, speaking of OGN, I wanted to round up all my work at OnGamers so far:
- OGN & 3.14: Sometimes it just takes Korea to prove that the sky isn't falling
- 3.14: A detailed analysis of the metagame changes
- Analyze This: Heimerdinger & Sivir's Reworks
- The Rise and Fall of the Assassin Meta
- Why Hearthstone Matters: A Primer
I try to write one post a week, sometimes two if I have free time. A few posts never made it; I was going to do an awesome analysis of Hearthstone at BlizzCon, but I honestly ran out of time–got it halfway written, never finished it. It turns out sometimes time is an issue when you have a day job.
Overall, writing regularly is really good for my creativity. It is hard to balance a full-time job, like I said, but I have found sometimes in the evenings words just come to me. I hope people who follow me are following my work there, be sure to sign up and let me know how you feel with a comment or two sometime!
Gamer Stuff
I started playing Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 more. I 'beat' Long Live the Queen and I'm nearly done with the latest Phoenix Wright. Tonight I'm starting the new Zelda game, Link Between Worlds, and I'm disgustingly excited.
In general, I can get extremely narrow focus with games sometimes so I have been working on that. If I complete more than five new games a year, you know that year was a wild and crazy year for Rhea Monique. So I'm dedicating November and December to gaming, trying to play at least ten different games in conjunction with League of Legends. TF2 and L4D2 were great reminders that I love all kinds of games.
So far, so good–right?


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We thought it would be fun to experiment from Chrissy Freer's new book Supergrains: Cook Your Way to Great Health here on Crave. With the help of some Random House employees and some amazing bloggers, we share with you the: Ten Days, Ten Grains Challenge. For 10 days, we'll feature our experiences using the ten grains from Chrissy Freer's book! First up, we have someone you know really well… Cassandra Sadek, the director of online marketing here at Random House of Canada cooks with quinoa for her family!
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) has been a "super" grain to me for about a year now. I first discovered it at the little café down the street from our office in a delightful salad. So of course when I was asked to be a Supergrains tester, I quickly snatched up the quinoa assignment!
The recipe I tested was Pancetta, Spinach & Leek Frittata (page 28). To be completely honest, I was slightly puzzled at why you would add quinoa to a frittata, but it mixed wonderfully into the egg, giving the dish a more substantial weight. When you eat this, it really fills you up quickly, and the added protein keeps you full for much longer than other basic egg dishes.
Of course I was slightly panicked when putting all the steps together for this recipe, because it's not really that often that I have the time alone in my kitchen to really focus on new dishes, but the next time I cook this (oh, there will be many next times!) the key will be to prep everything first. The steps really are not complex by themselves, and the great thing is that you really can do them one at a time so you don't feel rushed and chaotic.
5 things I learned from testing this recipe:
1. Quinoa is incredibly filling!
2. I need to learn how to prep leeks. It was a sad sight.
3. Chicken bacon is a tasty substitute for pancetta.
4. Four year olds will eat spinach if it's surrounded by eggs and cheese.
5. Leftover frittata makes a delicious and healthy lunch!
Supergrains gets two thumbs up from my family! While flipping through the rest of the cookbook there are several other recipes (and grains) that I've marked to try as well. Who knew that one day I would plan to cook with chia seeds?
Want to talk Supergrains on Twitter? Use the hashtag #10grains10days
Supergrains: Cook Your Way to Great Health by Chrissy Freer
Published: Jan 08, 2013 by Appetite by Random House
Price: $24.95