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I had a few questions about the PAL-22S and contacted the rep. Here is the dialog - I figure if I have had these questions then someone else has. I cut and pasted it from my email. WARNING - ITS A LONG POST.
> [ Inquiry ] Technical question - PAL 22s
> I am noticing some variation in test results based upon how long I leave
> the honey
> sample on the testing stage. I saw in the literature that came with the
> product that it is
> accurate to .2%. The literature said that refractometer. calibration
> water. and sample all
> be at the same temperature - but did not say how long it should take for
> the sample to
> warm up on the testing stage.
> Some results: Yesterday I calibrated the meter in a room where the water
> had sat
> overnight with the meter. I then fetched a sample from a different room
> when I applied
> the sample I got the following readings from the same sample.
> 18.2 % at 26.5 degrees - it sat for one minute before test.
> 17.8% at 26.6 degrees - it had sat for 5 minutes.
> 17.7 % at 26.9 degrees - it had sat for 14 minutes.
> I have the following questions I would like answered.
> 1) Are these results appropriate and consistent with the theory behind the
> refractometer?
> 2) How long do you recommend the sample dwells on the stage before the
> most
> accurate reading is obtained?
> 3) Do you have any other suggestions on sampling technique.
> 3) How can I be assured that the daily "zeroing" of the PAL-22S
> is enough to recalibrate
> it accurately enough that I don't mistakenly sell honey based on an
> erroneous test
> result?
> 4) Are there other factors that could produce results that are erroneously
> high or low
> that I should know about?
> [ How did you find our website? ] I searched it out
Good morning. I hope you are well. I received your e-mail regarding the PAL-22S and I will be happy to help you with your questions and offer any advice I can on the best ways to measure with the PAL-22S.
There are a few things that you can do to ensure you get the most accurate readings as quickly as possible. First of all, I wanted to ask you a few questions regarding the readings that you did receive.
1. Before the PAL-22S, how were you measuring Honey Moisture?
2. Would it be possible to do a side-by-side comparison of the two methods?
3. You received readings of 18.2, 17.8, and 17.7. Are any of these in the realm of what you are looking for from your honey?
4. What was the approximate temperature of the room where the honey was stored?
Now, I do want to give you some tips regarding how to measure honey on the PAL-22S. Many people do not use enough sample. With an analog refractometer (one you look through) you only need a very small amount of sample. On the PAL-22S, we recommend you fill the sample stage up to the top of the metal. This ensures that the honey will have enough weight to push the sample against the prism surface.
Since honey is so thick, we also recommend waiting a few seconds for the sample to spread evenly over the prism surface. This also allows the sample to start acclimating to the prism/room temperature. Since this unit has Automatic Temperature Compensation, the prism and sample have to be at a stable temperature to avoid fluctuating readings.
One other thing that I would like you to try is to put the sample on the prism, wait for 1 minutes, and then keep pressing the start button every 10 seconds or so until the readings become stable. With samples like this and other very viscous samples, we recommend taking multiple readings until the readings become stable. Once the readings are stable, that means that the prism and the sample have the same temperature and the sample is evenly spread.
To answer your question regarding calibration, water is sufficient to zero set the unit every day. As long as the prism is thoroughly cleaned and dried before the zero setting, and you do not receive any error messages (Like "AAA" or similar) then the unit has been zero set. You could use a standard liquid on your PAL-22S (a solution that has a known honey moisture value), but that will just confirm that your unit is working well.
The only other factors that could result in erroneous readings would be low batteries or a dirty prism. The prism should be cleaned periodically with a cotton swab and isopropyl (or ethyl) alcohol. This ensures that there is no residue on the prism surface. Once this cleaning is done, please rinse and dry the unit completely before zero setting again and testing your samples.
I hope this information is helpful. If you need anything else at all, please do not hesitate to ask. I will be happy to help.
Kind Regards,
Wes LeMay Jr. (Mr.)
Technical Customer Service
ATAGO USA, Inc.
Wes, thanks for getting back to me. I'll answer your questions before a little discourse and a few more questions:
1) Before I bought the PAL-22S I was measuring moisture with an analog refractometer I bought off Ebay (new) that I thought was hopeless. I could not read it very well, and it was adjustable by a screw. I used it for a season and hated it because repeat tests were not consistent. That is why I bought the PAL-22S.
2) It might be possible if I can find where I put it, although I think I am out of the calibration fluid.
3) Yes these numbers are in the right realm. Less than 18.6% moisture is classed as USDA Grade A honey. However, I prefer a wide margin of error and am happier with honey that is 17.8% moisture or less. What concerned me was the variability in these measurements, and thus my inquiry. If the range was from 18.2 to 17.7 then how would I know which reading was most accurate?
4) The room where I stored the honey (my kitchen) was about 75 degrees F.
I very much appreciate your advice it makes sense to me. I have the meter, the "zeroing" water, and the honey in a box room with a dehumidifier running.
Tonight I tested a sample, filling the sample stage as you said and then let it sit a minute to even out these are the results every 10 seconds after 1 minute. when I zeroed the PAL it read 29.1 degrees.
18.2 @28.6 (degrees C)
18.2 @28.7
18.3 @28.7
After 5 minutes I repeated the test every 10 seconds for 10 more tests and the results were all 18.3% with the temp varying between 28.7 and 28.8.
Achieving these results gives me a little more confidence. I have a few further questions.
A) Is there a standard product available from the grocery store - like Karo Syrup for example - that you would recommend as a control?
B) Is the leveling out of the meniscus of the honey in the stage a factor in the variation of results?
C) When you said that the prism and the sample have to be at a stable temperature for the Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC) to work at first it confused me because I thought that the ATC system meant a sample of any temperature would be automatically compensated for. Now if my new understanding is correct, my former understanding was wrong, what ATC actually provides is Automatic Temperature Compensation for tests which take place in a range of temperatures, but the sample and the stage need to be at the same temperature. Do I have that right?
D) The zeroing done with water and meter kept in the same place is good for 24 hours. Suppose I zero at home at 70 degrees and then go somewhere where the ambient temperature is 80 degrees and then perform some tests - in the proper manner allowing equalization of prism and sample for a few minutes - Will the zero I performed at home be valid? If I am correct in my new understanding in "C" above I think there should be no reason to rezero at 80 degrees and that is the whole point of ATC.
E) I'm trying to understand errors that are possible by not testing properly - is there some consistency/pattern to the types of errors or do random results occur? In other words will a sample tested that is cooler than the prism always produce an erroneous result that is higher or lower than a sample in which the prism stage and sample are at the same temp.? The same question if the sample is warmer than the prism?
F) Lastly, it seems to me from the data I have obtained that in order for a sample and the prism to have equalized temperatures it is best to wait at least a minute, and for supreme confidence 5 minutes should be enough. Would you concur?
What was shaking my confidence before your response was that I didn't know whether to trust the first reading or the last reading. Wes thanks for your time.
It is my pleasure. I appreciate all of the information you provided.
It seems that the filling of the sample stage and waiting 1 minute helped to stabilize the readings within accuracy.
Regarding the temperature, I believe the way you originally understood ATC was correct. I think my explanation might have been confusing.
ATC compensates for the temperature of the sample and calculates the reading as if the sample were at 20°C. The PAL-22S takes a measurement at the PRISM level, though. So, if the honey is a different temperature than the prism, they need time to come into equilibrium. For example, if the sample is 80°F and the unit itself is at 72°F, as soon as you put the sample on the prism, the sample starts to cool and the prism starts to heat up. After a few seconds, the sample and the prism are the same temperature.
This is why if you put a hot sample on a refractometer that is stored at room temperature, you may see fluctuating readings for the first few seconds. The prism and the sample are trying to be equal in temperature, so one is cooling while the other is heating. During this time period, if the START button is pressed, the unit takes the temperature of the prism at that time and calculates the reading. But if the sample is not done heating or cooling (based on the sample temperature), subsequent readings will change (because the temperature is different the second test).
I hope that helps clear things up. In answer to your other inquiries from below:
A) We do not really have a standard to use as a control (except for liquid that we carry). However, if you find a sample that consistently measures on the PAL-22S a specific honey moisture, this can be used. As long as the Honey Moisture content is known (or investigated by testing), it can be used.
B) The leveling of the meniscus should have no effect on the readings. Only the sample adhering to the prism is important (so be sure there are no bubbles)
C) Explained above
D) Any time that you bring the PAL-22S into a different temperature, it is recommended to zero set it once it has had a chance to acclimate to the ambient temperature. This will ensure the most accurate readings. The readings may only be slightly off if the temp only changes by 5 or 7 degrees Fahrenheit. But if the temperature changes drastically, I would recommend re-zero setting the unit.
E) The most common results you will see when the sample and unit are not the same temperature are fluctuating readings. They may be higher or lower, but the readings will fluctuate and not be stable.
F) Unless your sample is VERY hot, 1 minute is generally enough to let the sample and prism come into equilibrium. It might even happen after 30 seconds or so, if the temps are very close. Taking multiple readings until the readings stabilize is a good rule. When I test, if I have the same measurement (within accuracy) 3-5 times in a row, that is the number that I trust.
I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any more questions. I hope the techniques work for you!
Kind Regards,
Wes LeMay Jr. (Mr.)
Technical Customer Service
ATAGO USA, Inc.
Wes. Here are what I predict are likely to be my last two questions. First, I notice that readings don't seem to vary with ambient light in other words a dimly or well lit room doesn't seem to make a difference. Why is that?
Lastly, I am active on several Beekeeping web forums; Would it be OK with you if I copy and post our correspondance for the benefit of other beekeepers with your email address and phone numbers removed? I think it would be helpful to beekeepers who own this Refractometer or are contemplating getting one. I have been a member of Beesource since 2008 and have not seen anyone talk about refractometers who works for a manufacturer.
Thanks again. Adrian.
The PAL-22S has an internal LED light source and that is all the light that you need for measurement. You could measure in a completely dark room and still get a reading (though the display would be hard to see).
In fact, if there is too much light, it could overwhelm the sensor and the unit could give a warning message of "nnn" on the display. This can happen in high fluorescent light and possibly sunlight as well. When this happens, you simply need to shade the prism surface with your hand and take a reading again. Your hand blocks out any of the unnecessary light, which allows the unit to read correctly.
I would not mind the posting of our correspondence, especially if it helps other beekeepers to use the PAL-22S with confidence. If anyone has a question or needs advice on honey refractometers (we also have an analog unit called the HHR-2N), I will be happy to help them, too.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions that you may have. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Kind Regards,
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We are looking at the FZ200 for 2 reasons. 600mm at f2.8 and 720p at 120fps. Both reasons for bird watching. How does the Nikon compare to that!
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I agree since they need to measure the total system to make any valid judgements.
I also wonder why anyone would prefer to look through an electronic viewfinder of 201K which cripples both the Nikon and Canon bridge cameras ? Who can hold a 1,200 mm lens at arms length to compose with the external LCD ? Silly.
If you can't see it, how can you photograph it ?
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Make Your Own Gear › pack fabric: 140D or cuben hybrid?
@jasongLocale: iceberg lake
Well, im not working right now so I have a lot of free time so i thought id try my hand again at some more myog stuff.
So im looking to make a small pack similar to a murmur or burn in the 7-13oz range.
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140D 3.5oz $29yrd
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@cameronLocale: Idaho Falls
There are two ways a pack could fail.
1. Seams ripping – This is going to be caused by either the thread or the fabric around it ripping. For lighter loads both fabrics are plenty tough. The real question will be whether you do the stitching neatly with the right thread.
2. Fabric ripping – Both fabrics should be fairly tear resistant. I'm pretty sure the Cuben hybrid would be less abrasion resistant. So if you plan on dragging it over rocks I'd go with 140D (or 210 D). Otherwise I'd guess they'd be about equal.
Both of those are kinda pricey fabrics. I'd try some Xpac first. Its a bit heavier but perfectly good and cheaper. Don't use the heavier Xpac for starps or hipbelts however, its too stiff.
@dandydanLocale: Cascadia
Out of these two fabrics, the real advantage of the cuben hybrid is that it's basically waterproof. If you hike it wet locales or packraft then that's valuable. If not, I'd go 140D because they're close in weight, the 140D is cheaper and it's got a nicer feel to it. If you go cuben hybrid, I'd look at the 3.3oz out stuff rather than the 2.9, because that has a significantly more substantial outer polyester layer.
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
200D Oxford from owfinc.com is $5 a yard. Maybe 4 ounces/yd2. Other places have similar. If a pack takes 1.5 yd2, it might weigh an extra ounce or two. That will never fail. But the cost of the fabric isn't that much more because you don't use very much and maybe you should use the good stuff if you're going to spend your time making it.
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The hybrid stuff is more bomber by a significant margin IMO.
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Through CT scans that can show sub-millimeter details, an imprisoned fossil reveals its secrets
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At a meeting of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontologists, one of the scientists who had tried to prepare the fossil mentioned the problem to Alan Walker, a paleontologist at the Pennsylvania State University. Walker suggested that Fraser bring the specimen to the Center for Quantitative Imaging at Penn State to see what the micro-CT scanner there could do with it.
The specimen was difficult to scan because the slab containing the fossil was thin and flat. Explains Tim Ryan of the imaging center, who worked on the specimen, "CT scanners don't particularly like flat, oblong things. They much prefer cylindrical sorts of objects. It was a test of the scanner and our ingenuity that we were able to get decent data from it."
Ryan placed the slab inside a plastic tube and filled the space around the slab with florist's foam to create a cylindrical object. In the computer, Ryan was able to subtract digitally both the matrix and the foam, leaving only images of the fossilized bones.
What he and Fraser saw was an extraordinary creature about 25 centimeters long. It was a long-necked, four-legged reptile with wings. Fraser, Olsen, Alton C. Dooley, Jr. (the assistant curator of paleontology at the Virginia Natural History Museum) and Ryan named the new species Mecistotrachelos apeoros, Greek for "long-necked soarer," in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. This might be the first time that a new species has been named entirely on the basis of micro-CT images of specimens that cannot otherwise be seen.
The narrow, pointed skull of these specimens is only about two centimeters long and the neck is more than five centimeters long—unusual proportions compared with the relatively short-necked lizards of today. More startling are the bizarre, delicate ribs of Mecistotrachelos. In the 2003 specimen, these are draped along the upper spine like the ribs of a half-closed umbrella. The first rib, the one closest to the animal's head on each side, looks normal, but the next eight are exceptionally long. Some ribs are about seven centimeters—twice as long as the entire hind limb from hip to ankle.
The shape and arrangement of these bones indicate that Mecistotrachelos spread its ribs out sideways to support folds of skin that became gliding wings. Special muscles that attached to the heads of the second and third ribs manipulated the angle and curvature of the wings. These features suggest that Mecistotrachelos would have been very adept in the air.
The muscles for controlling the wings may have been especially important because of Mecistotrachelos's long neck. Many long-necked birds, such as herons, hold their necks in an S-shape when they fly, a position that helps keep the head and neck—and the rest of the body—stable in flight. Mecistotrachelos didn't have enough flexibility in its long neck to achieve this posture, so it must have glided with its neck outstretched despite the risk of crashing.
The bones of the hind foot of Mecistotrachelos are hooked for perching on vegetation, and its teeth suggest an insect diet. Although the fossils were found in what was once the deepest part of the lake, Fraser is certain they did not swim. "There is not a single aquatic adaptation in their skeletons," he says. "It seems likely that both specimens were blown off course and out over the lake, where they sank into the fine mud on the bottom and were preserved."
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I installed Hive A in April of 2011 and it is very sad to realize there is no life left in it now. Photos - http://bit.ly/YUzvgS What bees there are were all on the screened bottom board. This hive had 2 deeps and 1 medium super. The super is full of honey and the upper deep still had three full frames of honey. The lower deep frames were empty. With the brood cells that were left I found no indication of foulbrood. My guess is that I lost my queen late in the fall and the result was this. i would assume there would be more dead bees though. Any advice or ideas on what may have gone wrong, what I should do with the leftover honey and how to avoid this in the future would be greatly appreciated.
The last time I checked Hive A thoroughly was on October 14 and the hive was healthy and had plenty of stores, bees and some brood. The last noticeable activity was on November 10 with lots of buzzing bees. Recently on the rare warm sunny afternoon I did not notice any bees from this hive being active. In Hive B which was installed in May of 2012 the bees there have been active on every sunny day in the 50's. They still looked good today.
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WATSONVILLE -- Robbie Carroll, 14, and sister Jazzy, 10, took their cue from the Facebook trend of acquiring 1 million "likes" to earn a puppy or a new car.
But the Carrolls' inspiration for their posting aimed at raising awareness about organ donation and congenital heart disease was their father, Patrick, who died in April of complications after a heart transplant.
They posted their request at 3:33 p.m. Monday at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Patricks-Long-Road-Ahead/148194351889449, and by Friday, nearly three-quarters of a million people had hit the like button. More than 3,500 had posted comments.
"We're OK with what we have," said Robbie, a Watsonville High School freshman. "We have a puppy, and we're not old enough to drive so we thought why not raise awareness for donation."
Since their father died, the siblings have been on a mission to call attention to the plight of people waiting for transplants. They've done school reports on organ donation, and for his 14th birthday in November, Robbie turned a collection of still photographs of himself holding signs telling his father's story and urging people to sign up for donation into a video and posted it on YouTube.
This week, they also established a Facebook page, 2 Kids for Organ Donation, http://www.facebook.com/2KidsForOrganDonation?ref=ts&fref=ts. They plan to interview transplant recipients and the families of donors.
"It feels like we're doing something right and it's helping people," said Jazzy, a fifth-grader at Linscott Charter School.
Their efforts took on new urgency last week, when in training for lacrosse, Robbie experienced chest pain. He's since seen a doctor and been referred to a cardiologist. He has an appointment next month.
Samantha Carroll, Robbie and Jazzy's mother, said her children's outreach effort is helping heal their grief.
Patrick Carroll was born with a heart defect that transposed his aorta and pulmonary artery. Though he had surgery as an infant to fix the problem, and several more over the years, his heart weakened. In 2010, he was put on a transplant list, and had the surgery in March 2012.
The heart transplant, Carroll told the Sentinel in 2010, would give him a "whole new life." He lived 35 days after the surgery.
In his video, Robbie says he will be forever grateful to the donor and the grieving family for giving his father "a fighting chance."
Inspired by his father, his father's doctors and other transplant recipients, Robbie plans to become a cardiothoracic surgeon one day. He's confident he can make that plan a reality. In the meantime, he's doing what he can, and grabs every chance to get out the message.
"Go to donatelifecalifornia.org to sign up to be donor," he urged. "All you have to do is be 13 with your parent's consent. The morning I turned 13, I did."
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"At the top of parents' many wishes is for their children to be happy, to be good, and to be well-liked."
So begins the abstract for a recent paper posted by Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, an applied developmental psychologist at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Schonert-Reichl's research focuses on programs designed to promote students' social and emotional development, and NPR recently ran a piece that discussed a particularly interesting observation from her recent work.
For the experiment in question, children aged 9 to 11 were asked to perform three random acts of kindness such as giving a hug to a stressed-out parent, sharing lunch with a friend, or helping with household chores. The experiment ran for four weeks, after which the children were assessed to measure any effects of the experiment. Unsurprisingly, the result was that the children all had more positive emotions and were better-liked by their peers, and that they also experienced increased approval of their peers. In an era of extreme sensitivity toward bullying, this is obviously a desirable outcome. Continue Reading "Random Acts of Kindness" »


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- Larger sizes become heavy but we include an easy to install 'French cleat' style hanging system that will help make installation of acrylic pictures easy for you. The system also holds the acrylic flat against the wall while also being safe and secure.
Perfect for the modern home or contemporary interior, the photo is first printed on metallic paper and then an adhesive is applied over the top of the print. The print is then applied to the 'back' of an optically clear sheet of acrylic with a thickness of 6mm. Looking through the thickness of the acrylic provides depth and contrast. The acrylic face mounts are completely frameless with no fittings on the front. There is a hanging system attached to the back which also 'floats' the artwork approximately 20mm from the wall.
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The stretched canvas finish is frameless and non reflective providing a 'painted' feel. They are light weight, low cost for their size and are relatively easy to hang on any wall regardless of wall strength or fixing limitations. Our canvas prints are made with Canson fine art canvas and offer a fine structure and a premium bright white inkjet coating for amazing reproduction of photography. Combined with genuine Epson ultrachrome inks and you have a canvas print with longevity of 75+ years. Each canvas is then protected with a polymer coating that goes deep into the canvas to ensure that the canvas print is protected against UV fading, dust, impurities in the air, minor scratches and water. The printed canvas is then wrapped around a timber stretcher frame which has a thickness (profile) of 32mm. A hanging cord is attached across the back of the stretcher frame.
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The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the First English Civil War of 1642–1646. The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle.
This was Prince Rupert's first ever defeat. and it cemented Oliver Cromwell's reputation as a cavalry commander.
This video can be seen in full in the war gallery of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
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Merlin, u can buy long cuffed nitrile gloves, might have to shop around for them though.
Now I think you are missing a real opportunity. I think that you likely had a cow interested in bee keeping and wanted to help. I say you get them/her a veil and harness that energy.
Actually if you work it right bees can pay for themselves. I bought just enough equipment to get started, quickly decided to go foundationless (pretty big savings in not having to buy foundation), did crush and strain until the honey and the bees paid for an extractor. I won't have a hobby that won't pay for it's self, even my chickens have to produce enough eggs (selling them) to pay for feed. I think people lose money in beekeeping because they buy a bunch of stuff they don't need, bad luck, and who knows. Also I haven't paid for new bees in years, I do cut outs and swarm collection and get paid for the former. Make your own queens unless you are wanting to add genetics then go ahead and buy some.
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I tried the latex gloves, ended up using common dish washing gloves, they are longer, come in different sizes and color. They do discourage the bees from stinging, but are not 100% sting proof--- they do help a lot. I wear them anytime I'm doing light work with our bees. I do use regular gauntlet rubber coated gloves when we do extractions.


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What began as an intrepid U.S. Government initiative in the early 1970's has turned into a global way of life. Indeed, with more than 500 million current users (and counting), the Internet has revolutionized the way societies function the world over. From dating and shopping online, to conducting informational research, to communicating via email, today seemingly everyone uses the Internet for one purpose or another. How, then, can something so vast and powerful be defiled by something as trivial as spam?It's true. The fact remains that despite the leading-edge technological sophistication fueling the Net, there are still many related annoyances that complicate and tarnish the Internet experience. And it doesn't matter if you're a homemaker in search of a fresh chicken recipe, or a civil engineer researching plans for a new skyscraper, the problems are the same.Internet Annoyances understands the universal nature of the Internet and strives to make its use as stress-free as possible. This insightful guide shows you how to overcome the most annoying Internet-related quirks, bugs, and hassles. You'll learn how to make a seamless connection, thwart would-be hackers, ensure greater security while surfing, eliminate pop-up ads, maximize online services, conduct more effective Google searches, better utilize digital media (music and video), and much more.In addition, Internet Annoyances discusses how to design and host a personal web site something once thought of as only possible for the technically gifted. Topics like blogs, domain names, setup, HTML, fonts, and graphics and are all dissected and analyzed for easy consumption.Unlike other books on the subject, Internet Annoyances assumes readers already possess a working knowledge of the Internet. By fully recognizing the experience level of today's Internet culture, author Preston Galla is able to cut immediately to the chase and not waste time on the more obvious points. Internet Annoyances, therefore, is a quick read that presents succinct solutions for the many glitches that still populate the Internet experience.
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The Bangor-based Casio-folk trio Good Kids Sprouting Horns impressed me with their recorded material few months back and I have since been anxious to see if their live show could live up to my expectations. I was prepared to hear a set characterized by expressive melodies, plodding build-ups, and explosive choruses. I wasn't ready for the band's ability to make their well-crafted songs even better by turning bittersweet studio work into an enthralling rock show.
The group were nestled in the back of the recently-renovated Slainte on Saturday night, guarded by the striking red walls, with a disco-ball-like light as a backdrop. Even with a more space than before the remodeling, the venue was crowded — perhaps due to the buzz surrounding the band. Good Kids Sprouting Horns are one of two bands signed to the new Portland-based [dog] and [pony] record label led by Nick Poulin and Krister Rollins (the other, Jakob Battick & Friends, had played the night before).
There was a palpable, horror-movie-like tension in the down-tempo crescendos present in most of their songs. Frontman Anthony Bitetti has a tendency to let his foot dangle just above the overdrive pedal before blasting into the next chorus.
Primarily on guitar — and busting out a bass for a few songs — he seemed to swell and recede with each song, physically engaging himself in each lyric.
Bitetti's voice oozes emotion — so much so that without the catchy melodies, Good Kids Sprouting Horns' music would be depressing. Instead it is engaging and uplifting. Certain songs, like that night's closer "Effigy," will start off dark and spacious, but quickly turn into catchy, good-spirited romps.
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An awesome, yet little know in U.S.A, 70s metal band. The band, from Cardiff, Whales; had a major impact on metal bands of the 80s and 90s. The sound is a combination of Rush and Black Sabbath. Burke Shelly (bass/vocals), Tony Bourge (guitar), and Ray Phillips (drums). Shelly's voice resembles Getty Lee and Bourge's hard driving guitar riffs resemble Black Sabbath.
Budgie is underrated but very influentual. Metallica is a big fan of Budgie, they even recorded their song "Breadfan."
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an adorable little bird that is a native of Austrailia. Very often mistaken for parakeets, and are sold at pet stores under that label...They are really playful, loving, and trustworthy. With the right training from day one, you can have a budgie as obediant as a dog. They make LOTS of noise, like to chew on shoes/random objects and the corners of the walls, and love their own reflections. Over all, they require lots of care, but it's all worth it in the end.
moommmy! the fat budgie is chewing on my shoe!
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3) A UK TV drama series of the 1970's staring the late Adam Faith.
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A little bird that sits on curtains, makes a LOT of noise, craps everywhere and can be seen flying circles around the room. But i love them!!!
Kai the budgie is a flimsy, little faggot who makes too much noise and annoys everyone in my neighbourhood!
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In recent years the Wallace Collection has begun to actively develop its profile as a leading centre for the study of the history of collecting, especially, but not exclusively, in Britain and France during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This book documents papers given at a conference, which took place at the Wallace Collection in December 2003. The talks examined aspects of seventeenth to early nineteenth-century collecting from the perspective of the art market, including the mechamisms devised to create clients and markets, the networkd set up by agents and dealers, and collectors' relationships with dealers and the market.
European and American art historians and curators are the contributors to this collection of 14 essays, discussing the European art market from 1660-1830. Topics include a comparison of England and the Netherlands, the second-hand art market in Spain, methods of appraising value under the Ancien Regime and the role of the German art market in eighteenth-century.
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text: I have some drawn comb from a dead out that I had stored in my shed over the winter. Most of these were deployed in my swarm traps, one old drawn comb each, and I have seven traps out. I had a couple leftover that I had stored inside the house. Just discovered wax moths in these. Now it has me worried that all the drawn combs in my swarm traps will get wax moths! What do you all do for this?


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As the youngest of four children, TV presenter Catriona Rowntree has fond memories of driving holidays to the Gold Coast — except for the car sickness, of course.
Gold Coast family holidays were pure joy. I was always trying to keep up with my brother and sisters and I adore this beach photo because we are all together and just loving it. That's me on the right, aged about three, with my brother Andrew and my sisters Lucinda and Marisa. To me, it's the quintessential fun, family photo.
Holidays were really a tribute to my parents and what they endured on our very noisy car trips. We kids, Mum, Dad and Nan would pile into our big station wagon and munch on snake lollies, and my sister and I would wave at the cars behind us. I suffered from terrible car sickness and we had to stop all the time so I could throw up. To this day I cannot eat snakes!
I feel I know the drive from Sydney to the Gold Coast – especially the Big Banana and Big Pineapple — like the back of my hand.
We stayed at my Mum's godmother's home, which was a mansion right on the beach at the end of Cavill Avenue. In those days there were no wind tunnels or beach shadows from high-rise buildings.
I remember waking up one morning after a huge tropical storm, which had whipped up a massive cloud of sea foam.
I thought we were in a huge bubble bath and we had the time of our lives playing in it on the beach. I also fondly remember feeding the seals at Sea World. I was so small they had to lift me up to reach the seal's mouth.
To me, you don't need to spend a fortune to have a great family holiday. It's all about spending time together and making the most of the drive there.
Now that I'm a parent, I understand it's about the journey as much as the destination.
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I was asked: "I was wondering how they might work with the Humanities, as I teach Seventeenth-Century Literature, Shakespeare and other related subjects, which require research papers and final examinations. I can see using MOOCs for people who simply have a (non-credit) interest in these subjects, but I can't see myself marking 5,000 term papers, and a similar number of exams. Multiple-choice evaluation, as in science, is easily taken care of electronically, but not in humanities. I am sure this looks like a naive question, but I think MOOCs are a wonderful idea for people who simply wish to enrich their knowledge, and would like to know a little more about them."
First of all, the MOOCs I have worked on have not focused on assessment -
they have been courses, yes, with a small number (20 or so) taking them
for credit, but the vast majority of participants auditing. So the
question of marking term papers never came up. And like you, I would not
contemplate multiple-choice exams in humanities and literature courses.
If you really need assessment, a few solutions have been proposed and, to a limited extend, tried out:
- automated essay assessment - this is not as far-fetched as it may
seem, though it's not necessarily a cure-all. Automated essay assessment
needs to be seeded with a large number of already-marked essays; on
being given this seed, it extracts the properties of high-quality
essays, and then matches new essays to those properties. There's a
really good essay describing the process here:
http://mfeldstein.com/si-ways-the-edx-announcement-gets-automated-essay-grading-wrong/ Here's another article: http://tlt.its.psu.edu/2013/04/12/mooc-moments-essay-grading-software/
- another form of automated assessment is based on task-completion or
success-based metrics. The best example of this is Codeacademy.
http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0 It's a bit like programmed
where people can be stepped through the material soliciting active
learner responses; "The extent of a learner's understanding is
ascertained from what is demonstrated in the responses." In many
casdes, this can be supported through a form of self-assessment, using
simple techniques such as flash cards and more complex techniques such
as sample responses to questions; the participant can determine for
themselves whether they passed and can move on.
- peer assessment - essays are graded not by professors but by other
course participants. This would require that each essay be graded by a
largeish number of other participants, otherwise, the grading would be
no better than random. How large is enough? It might be too large,
especially when you account for people who grade without reading, people
who grade based on poor criteria, etc. Peer grading can work really
well for blog posts and discussion lists, where it can be managed with a
simple thumbs-up thumbs-down metric. Here's an example:
And the fact of being graded by peers often spurs people to greater
accomplishment. There's some discussion of peer grading here:
http://degreeoffreedom.org/moocs-and-peer-grading-1/ And here's a critique of the technique: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/03/05/essays-flaws-peer-grading-moocs
- network-based grading - in this model, individuals are not graded by
means of grading individual pieces of work, but rather are graded
according to network metrics; the idea is that quality work will produce
quality network metrics. The model is not unlike that pioneered by
Klout http://klout.com/home which counts the number of Twitter
followers, Facebook likes, and similar indicators, to produce a single
Klout score.
The problem with Klout is that it is simplistic and easily gamed.
Nonetheless there is potential for a more fine-grained assessment to
look at how ideas created by one person propagate through a network, to
look at whether a person's reading recommendations have become
influential, and similar less obvious measures. These can be pretty
fine-grained, based on semantic analysis. Here's a simple example, of a
Twitter scanner that looks for instances of bullying (obviously,
something that would lower the person's score):
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-machines-scour-twitter-bullying.html And
here are some links to research by my colleagues at NRC on the analysis
of sentiments and emotions in online postings:
Each of the last two methods run some risks:
- the "blind-leading-the-blind" phenomenon, whereby the collection of
participants in a course can elevate myths about the subject matter to
the status of fact (I remember instances from my childhood, where the
position of "backcatcher" became a baseball position, and "touching
iron" became a foul in basketful).
- the "charlatan" phenomenon - Students not already expert in a subject
matter may mistakenly believe that one of their member is an expert.
For these reasons, I have always recommended that a MOOC seek to attract
not only students and novices in a discipline, but also practitioners
and experts in the discipline. Such people will quite rightly gain the
greatest 'authority' according to peer or assessment measures, and as a
result, their actions (such as relaying an idea, passing on a link,
etc.) will gain more weight, shifting the outcome of peer or network
based assessment to one based more on credibility.
The difficulty lies in attracting these people, who are often very busy,
to a MOOC. This is one of the benefits of scale; a very large MOOC is
more likely to attract experts (and the presence of experts is more
likely to increase the size of the MOOC). But experts aren't likely to
attend a carefully choreographed "Intro to Victorian Literature" course;
it's all very old and familiar to them. The model of learning needs to changed to involved the experts.
This is what we attempted, with some success, in our connectivist MOOCs -
rather than set it up as a series of lessons, we set it up as a series
of discussions. The experts would participate at a high level, often
interacting mostly with each other, while participants at other levels
observed and were able to emulate this practice. Yes, we did provide
scaffolding, to help the novices get into the flow of the discussion,
but the scaffolding did not become the course.
Another model of MOOC addresses the issue by sharing the assessment.
The "distributed MOOC" is essentially a MOOC that is shared by a number
of institutions (again, this was something we attempted in the earliest
connectivist MOOCs). Today this is sometimes being called a 'wrapped
MOOC'. The idea is that some of all of the MOOC contents are shared by
members of classes from any number of institutions. Participants
interact with each other, and follow online events and resources
together. Each, though, is subject to individual assessment by their
home institution, which may attach whatever rubric to the material they wish.
A final option is to bypass grading entirely, and let a person's
outcomes stand on their own as evidence of accomplishment in the course.
this is the objective of portfolio-based courses, more common in the
arts and writing, but also increasingly popular in the sciences, and
especially design, engineering and computing. The idea is essentially
that a person presents an artifact that can be studied directly by
potential employers. This artifact may or may not be subject to peer
grading, which may produce a course score. But the course score is
secondary to the artifact itself. Here's a quick guide to
portfolio-bases assessment
One of the advantages of portfolio-based assessment is that it removes
the ambiguity inherent in grades that result from tests and assignments.
Here, for example, is an article describing how portfolio-bases
assessment can help parents see directly how well their children are
Portfolio-based assessment is often based on matching production to
rubrics; this example http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17457074
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Hit and Run Search Ford Thunderbird
Original post made by Brewster, Danville, on Feb 15, 2010
I was involved in a hit and run on Tuesday Feb 2 near the Starbucks off Rail Road Avenue. The suspects were driving a late model 2002-2005 black Ford Thunderbird.
They darted out of the Chevron parking lot heading north bound and entered my lane hitting me head on. They somehow managed to drive the vehicle away, barely. My vehicle was damaged and I could not chase after them. A couple of good citizens tried to find them however, a license plate was not obtained.
I have reached out to every dealer, and auto repair shop in the area. I have also contacted every online parts dealer and been checking Craig's list. The Danville Police are looking into this, but I need the help of the people here in Danville/Alamo.
The car is damaged in the driver's side front needing a bumper, headlight, fender, and wheel. It is a rare retro style car.
If anyone has seen it or knows something please contact the Danville Police at (925) 314-3700 case # 10-2092.
Comments (7)
a resident of Blackhawk
on Feb 17, 2010 at 7:48 am
Corey , get over it, You were most likely drinking as were they, and who cant see a license plate, sounds like a big story to me.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 17, 2010 at 11:00 am
Wow Barnaby, that's exactly what happened. I guess that's why the three (3) responding officers I spoke with did not smell alcohol on my breath, but wanted to perform a field sobriety test at 7:30PM that night; however, even drove around looking for him based on a false claim.
This forum is not for people like you who add nothing to the situation. Why would you assume I would be drinking when you weren't there that night? Did you speak to the witnesses who saw them joyriding and tried to chase after them after they saw what happened.
Also, why would someone go through lengths to post such fiction?
Don't be so rude and judgmental.
a resident of Los Cerros Middle School
on Feb 18, 2010 at 8:20 am
Actually, I assumed Barnaby was the hit and run driver. Why else would he be so supportive of the criminal. For those who have forgotten, the law is simple, you hit someone and you stop. It is not complicated. It would not even need to be a law if we could count on simple decency in how people behave. You should care if you hurt someone.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 18, 2010 at 9:12 am
Becky that was my thought too. Maybe Barnaby was in fact, the person who hit and ran.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 18, 2010 at 9:30 am
That thought crossed my mind yesterday after I saw his post. Only a guilty person would write something like that.
Yeah it's a shame that I did the right thing to avoid and accident and the at fault party drove away. Accountability is something few and far between these days. Now I am left holding the bag.
I will catch these guys sooner or later. They will make another mistake.
a resident of Walnut Creek
on Feb 22, 2010 at 7:44 am
I saw a wanted ad in fogster about a fender ,I think its still there Trina , Los medanos
a resident of Danville
on Feb 26, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Barnaby -
You should be ashamed of yourself for posting a fake ad on Fogster and heckling me on this forum. I've spent hours tracking these guys down and you interfere with my investigation.
You're a COWARD and I feel sorry for you. Sadly, you're a father I am sure with kids maybe my age. Nice example setting.
It's people like you who make this world a bad place buddy.
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On a MKII the outer tube is riveted to two "Bulkheads", one at the rear of the bbl and one at the muzzle. Think freeze plugs with a hole in the middle. Been many a Yaron since I seen one so no idea how they formed them but IIRC they were normal swaged head rivets.
If using a solid bar as a receiver, what you want are called "drive screws", essentially a rivet with a series of grooves and ribs down the shank, twisting a bit. Commonly used to hold nameplates and such on metal items, you drill an undersized hole and drive them in, the ribs cutting into the metal and the twist keeping them from backing out.
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Quote: Observant Autoblog reader Matt Miller informed us that Mazda has quietly released the pricing of its forthcoming MazdaSpeed3 on the car's website. The 250-hp wonder wagon will start at $22,800 for the Sport model and feature a six-speed manual transmission, stability and traction control, 18-inch wheels, four-wheel ABS, and more. The Sport model will be topped by the Grand Touring, which begins at $24,515 and adds automatic on/off headlights, rain-sensing wipers, Xenon HID headlights, LED rear combination taillights, leather bolsters on its black cloth seats, a premium BOSE sound system and available DVD navigation. We'd say Mazda's asking a fair price for a four-door hatchwagon that can reach sixty in under six seconds and return nearly 30 mpg on the highway.
hellz yea
now ford needs to give us a fast focas again.
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with 300 hp
like the one you can get in europe.
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seeing as ford owns part of mazda they dont have any excuse for the next focus to anything short of marvelous. think 3 door hot hatch Focus RS, starting at $23-24K, 0-60 in 5.5s, at least 27mpg, and some awesome euro focus looks... that would show honda and toyota whats up.
We ARE getting the volvo C30 which is the euro focus. So an "R" version of the C30 being a rebadged Focus RS could be a possibilty
since it is a volvo though it would cost more. how about a focas like that without all the luxury stuff a volvo has.
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but FORD still needs one, i dont care if they're making it under volvo, most people still consider volvo a swedish company and are oblivious to the fact that they are owned by ford. the reason Ford needs the Focus RS is so they actually have something with a FORD badge on it to compete wit hthe japanese hot hatches, plus it would get ford noticed again. 3 well selling cars does wonders for a brand's image over 2 and right now all ford has is the stang and F-150, they need a car that'll sell as well as those 2.
hey ford come by and read our ideas sometime. anyways my girlfriends mom just got a volvo s40 and the base price on those are $24K. not too cheap for a car that size. i figure high performance hatch by volvo will be the same price or more.
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The only problem with the euro focus over here is that it is the size/cost of the fusion. So it wouldn't help to bring it over. They need to redesign our focus and keep the size. small
hmm i didn't know it was that much bigger.
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This is awesome news. $23K for 250 HP and AWD in a little car like that is great, its almost as good a bargain as the Mustang GT. Here's hoping that the upcoming Caliber SRT-4 will have a similar price so it'll be competitive.
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Quote:The only problem with the euro focus over here is that it is the size/cost of the fusion. So it wouldn't help to bring it over. They need to redesign our focus and keep the size. small
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I am a fairly new beekeeper in the Capital District of New York State.
I have an 8-frame hive in a suburban backyard, which overlooks many acres of undeveloped woodland, farmland, and RR property.
The nuc is one from Brian McDonald in Sharon Springs, NY with a queen he introduced from a beekeeper in Norwich, NY.
The nuc was established in March 2012, spending March/April in Georgia before moving into our backyard.
Two hive bodies for this climate.
Bees were very healthy all season and produced brood and honey consistently.
No pests, parasites, or illness observed.
They were given a super in July, but did not offer to fill it, not a lick of interest.
But their two hive bodies were jam packed.
Hive is a combination of homemade and shop purchase.
8-frame so I can lift the sections myself and have my Jr. beekeeper able to help.
They are tucked in for the winter with 3 stacked straw bales on the windward side, and the top feeder - just to get them used to having it.
Heard a terrible tale of a hive that starved because they didn't know to go up and eat from the feeder.
If they survive the winter, I expect them to be ready to split in early summer, given their vitality last year and that it is only an 8-frame hive.
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Wednesday he fears a "train wreck" as the Obama administration implements its signature healthcare law.
Baucus, the chairman of the chamber's powerful Finance Committee and a key architect of the healthcare reform law, said he fears people do not understand how the law will work.
"I just see a huge train wreck coming down," he told Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at a Wednesday hearing. "You and I have discussed this many times, and I don't see any results yet."
Baucus pressed Sebelius for details about how the Health Department will explain the law and raise awareness of its provisions, which are supposed to take effect in just a matter of months.
"I'm very concerned that not enough is being done so far — very concerned," Baucus said.
"Small businesses have no idea what to do, what to expect," Baucus said.
Citing anecdotal evidence from small businesses in his home state, Baucus asked Sebelius for specifics about how it is measuring public understanding of the law.
"You need data. Do you have any data? You've never given me data. You only give me concepts, frankly," he said.
Sebelius said in response that the administration is not independently monitoring public awareness of specific provisions but will be embarking on an education campaign beginning this summer.
Enrollment in the healthcare law's insurance exchanges is slated to begin in October, for coverage that begins in January. Baucus, though, said he's worried exchanges won't be ready in time.
"For the marketplaces to work, people need to know about them," he said. "People need to know their options and how to enroll."
"I just see a huge train wreck coming down,"
"You need data. Do you have any data? You've never given me data. You only give me concepts, frankly," he said.
This from a high-ranking Democrat. We are doomed.
Why you foolish liberals couldn't just settle for catastrophic insurance for EVERYONE, and let people take responsibility for their own health - Oh, I know why - because you want to control how I live. Sorry, I forgot.
Why you foolish liberals couldn't just settle for catastrophic insurance for EVERYONE
That's a pretty fricking good idea
That's a pretty fricking good idea
Baucus warns of 'huge train wreck' enacting ObamaCare provisions
It's a great idea.
He is going to be fighting for his political life in 2014
not from their mindset
requiring a $3-5k deductible is seen as horrible when discussing people making $15-20k/year
it would be labeled as inhumane to require they pay 20-33% of their salary before they got health care!!
Once this monstrosity hits the public then I will begin to look at the polls.
This is why I am not even looking at any 2014 polls yet. Once this monstrosity hits the public then I will begin to look at the polls.
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videoaktiv 4/2014Title: Prize competitionAuthor: Karl-Gerhard Haas
Translated from the original German article
Tested: The beyerdynamic DX 160 iE and theSony XBA-H1
[...]Brilliant, but in the sense of an analytical reproduction slightly overemphasised highs, rich but nevertheless controlled and dynamic bass and a high level – the T 90 shows who is the best, the ex-reference headphone of the same manufacturer.
www.bondeo.de 04/2014Title: In a league of its ownAuthor: Peter Könemann
I cannot express it in any other words, the beyerdynamic T90 has captured my heart and soul. At present the reproduction properties are my personal reference. The comfort when wearing is extraordinary good, only the non-detachable, smooth and sometimes intractable cable disturbs the overall impression, only slightly. Also the proportion between high and middle range band could be optimised a small nuance. Even though, the retail price of approx. 450 Euro is more than justified, because the T 90 definitely is in another league than the most dynamic headphones I know and therefore, it is absolutely suitable for professional applications such as editing, mix and mastering.
www.macrewind.de 09/2013Title: Test: beyerdynamic A 20 / 90Author: Frank Borowski
Translated from the original German article[...]At a price of around 500 Euro the T 90 is a little bit expensive, but its sound … my goodness! The T 90 is not only a little bit better than the mentioned other tested products, it's the best of them.
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Translated from the original German articleAll these ingredients resulted in a high performance acoustical power plant nearly free from distortion. Due to this optimised design, the efficiency of the driver technology has considerably improved. The consequence: The T 90 develops, probably because of this, an audible more precise reproduction, sounds considerably louder, plays with ease and therefore clearly better.
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www.cnet.com 03/2013Title: Pricey headphone with remarkably accurate sound Author: Steve Guttenberg"The full-size Beyerdynamic T90 uses advanced Tesla magnetic flux technology to produce remarkably accurate sound and its open-back design creates more spacious stereo imaging. The T90 is also very comfortable to wear for long periods and measures up well against headphones that cost $1,000."[...]"The Bottom Line: Sure, the Beyerdynamic T90 is pricey, but no other less-expensive headphone can match the T90's combination of comfort, sound, and build quality."
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www.headfonia.com 05/2013Title: Beyerdynamic T 90: Open Tesla Candy!Author: Lieven"You love it or hate it but Beyerdynamic often uses the same basic design in their headphones with the metal ear cup holder/headband. Personally I absolutely love that design."[...]"The T 90 overall has a very good detail retrieval, (...) one of the best I've heard so far. Left-right balance and 3-dimensionality are simply incredible, just like the huge sound stage. The presentation in general is rather airy and there is a lot of space between the instruments. The T 90 is a tight sounding headphone that's not coloring the sound, well maybe just very slightly but you get a very clear and realistic presentation no matter what genre you're listening to."[...]"They even have this slight touch of warmth and the detail level is top. The T 90's bass is very tight and has reasonable impact/body. Bass detail and layering are very good and bass goes really deep. It's isn't the most impactful bass (...) but it's perfectly in line with the mids. The highs are also very detailed and layered but not harsh sounding at all. The treble however does "jump out" more than the rest, it's just that bit less linear but still sounding great."[...]"Having the T 90 around for these last couple of weeks have made me appreciate Beyerdynamic even more. The T 90 to me really is an awesome headphone and an ideal mix between detail and fun. Call me a fan."[...]
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Audio 08/2012Title: It's all in the head!Author: Alexandros MitropoulosFive headphones tested: beyerdynamic T 90, Focal Spirit One, Fostex TH-900,PSB M4U 2, Sony MDR-MA-900
Translated from the original German test report
[...]The T 90 is the latest addition to the headphone family. As a first model with open design it shall provide a natural listening sensation. The impression of being acoustically isolated from the outside world will not be the case when putting the headphone on. The workmanship of the T 90 is beyond all doubt. Massive, precisely crafted stainless steel yokes give not only a noble look, but also a robust stature. With regard to the headband and the ear pads, the manufacturer prefers a soft microfiber material which ensures excellent comfort in combination with a weight of 330 g.[...]The piano in Aaron Parks' "Riddle me this" (from "Invisible Cinema") was impressive with an open and natural sound. The bass also reached the lower depths and remained defined and dynamic. Even at high levels the sound from the T 90 remained unchanged.Sound Quality: 85 pointsPrice/Performance: Very good
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[...]The low frequencies of the T 90 sound rather slim, but concise. Its sound is very transparent, highly defined with pleasant mids and light transparency. A great headphone for long-term listening!
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www.hardwareluxx.de 07/2012Title: Test: Beyerdynamic T 90Author: Kevin HoltmeierTranslated from the original German article
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...]Due to the thoroughly positive impression, we give the beyerdynamic T 90 our Excellent Hardware Award."Positive features of the beyerdynamic T 90:Very good comfort of wearingHigh-quality workmanshipGood sound with versatile tuning
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