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Report: Medina-Shuler
Ringside by David Finger
WBC No. 16 ranked middleweight contender David Medina survived one of the scariest rounds, and fights, of his career last night when he got up of the canvas in the seventh round to score an eight round split decision victory over rejuvenated Anthony Shuler at the El Paso Coliseum.
he main event, of the Zeferino Entertainment-promoted "El Paso Superfight 2" was suppose to be an opportunity for the popular Medina to make a statement in his quest to crack into the top ten. Medina, however, was forced to dig deep and show the WBC something entirely different: flashes of his "Gatti of the Rockies" style that marked his early career.
Although Shuler had a history of getting caught early, and seemed to come into the ring bone dry, the first round saw Medina boxing cautiously behind a left jab and right cross while Shuler looked to counterpunch. A hard right hand from Shuler caught the attention of Medina midway through the round, and although it appeared to be a Medina round, boxing fans in attendance quickly realized that Shuler was not about to lay down for the Kansas based slugger.
The next three rounds saw Medina stalking his slick boxing opponent, jumping in with hard combinations upstairs while catching hard right hand counters in return. Round three saw Medina briefly buckle from a hard hook to the body, a move that revived the warrior instinct in the Mexican-American brawler, who began to abandon his strategy in an attempt to get Shuler to brawl with him.
Although most of the early rounds were close, with Medina the aggressor and Shuler landing the hard right hand counter, Medina was also showing signs of fatigue. It was enough to cause trainer Eric Bonilla to implore Medina get back to the basics in the fifth.
Medina returned to the jab and footwork in that round, sweeping it on all three judges scorecards as he turned the counterpunching Shuler into the stalker that round. Round six saw more of the same, but Shuler was able to catch Medina in his corner briefly in the last minute of the round, stealing it on one judges scorecard.
Going into the seventh round, the fight appeared to be anyone's for the taking, with the right hand counters of Shuler clearly taking a toll, but the aggressiveness of Medina also clearing paying dividends against a fading Shuler. Most ringsiders recognized that the tide would soon turn, although the consensus was still out on who would capitalize.
As it turned out, it was Shuler, who dropped Medina hard with a right cross that hurt Medina badly halfway through the round. Medina stumbled to his feet at referee Robert Chapa's count of eight, and clearly was in serious trouble as Shuler rushed in for the kill. Medina, however, proved once again that he knew how to survive tough situations. Medina survived the round through a combination of clinching and counterpunching, and seemed to have recovered as the round came to a close.
Shuler, perhaps thinking he was ahead or perhaps badly winded from the energetic seventh round, failed to capitalize in the eighth as Medina put forth one of the best rounds of pure boxing in his career, flicking a hard jab and right cross counter that was absent in earlier rounds. With a minute left, Medina landed a hard three punch combination upstairs, his best of the fight. Although many ringsiders wondered if Shuler had pulled off the upset as the fight ended, nobody disagreed with the judges who all gave the final round to Medina.
In the end it proved to be a critical mistake for Shuler as judger Jerry Venzor and Levi Martinez gave the fight to Medina (by scores of 77-74 and 76-75, respectively). Judge Raul Valencia scored the fight for Shuler, 77-74. With the win Medina improves to 22-2, 10 KOs, while Shuler, whose stock skyrockets after this performance, drops to 20-8-1, 14 KO's.
"I really tip my hat to Shuler," commented promoter Ramirez. "He came to fight tonight, and showed the world that he still has the skills to compete in the division. And although the fight proved to be a tough one for David, I think he still did show a lot, particularly in that eighth round. I won't lie, it wasn't his best performance, but I'm proud at how he continues to rise to the occasion whenever he faces adversity."
Han defeats Lopez
In the co-main event of the night, talented undefeated junior middleweight Abraham "Abie" Han improved to 11-0, 9 KO's as he scored a lopsided, but tough, decision over Hilario Lopez (12-11, 8 KO's).
Lopez, who has gone the distance with such fighters as Omar Henry and Mike Alvarado, came out aggressively in the first but simply couldn't come up with an answer to Han's blinding speed. Han pumped the left jab in the first two rounds, but once he incorporated a diversified attack utilizing the right hand he began to land with more regularity against Lopez.
Lopez never was in danger of hitting the canvas during the fight, and did find a home for hard right hands of his own on occasion, although a clash of heads in the fourth proved to be the only time Han appeared hurt.
All three judges (Raul Valencia, Levi Martinez, and Jerry Venzor) scored the fight 60-54 for the popular El Paso native Han. Although the local boy Han had only gone the distance once prior to this, he looked sharp in the sixth and final round and appears ready to step up to eight-rounders in the near future. The referee was Gary Simons.
Valenzuela brothers win
In the undercard, undefeated El Paso resident Cesar Valenzuela improved to 5-0 with a lopsided decision over game, but outclassed Lorenzo Estrada, of Las Cruces, N.M., over four rounds. Estrada came out aggressively throughout the fight but was no match for the speed and reach of Valenzuela.
All three judges (Valencia, Marinez, and Venzor) scored the fight 40-36 for Valenzuela. Estrada drops to 3-17-1, 1 KO.
In the opening fight of the night Ceasar's younger brother Oscar Valenzuela improved to 2-0 with a tough four-round TKO over debuting local boy Joaquin Abilla. Oscar came out aggressively against Abilla in the first, and seemed to hurt him in the opening minute of the fight, but a grazing counter hook to the chin shook him up a minute into the round, proving to Valenzuela and the crowd that Abilla was no pushover. Valenzuela continued his aggressive style as the round progressed but Abilla continued to land hard counter shots throughout the round.
Although it appeared that one of those shots opened up a cut over Valenzuela's left eye (promoting a stoppage in the action for a few minutes) referee Gary Simons ruled it came from a head butt. As the round came to a close it appeared that Abilla was somewhat rattled by a right cross, but fired back with a right hand of his own to close the round out.
As the second round progressed the aggression of Valenzuela never ceased, although his gas tang was clearly depleting rapidly. The cut would prove not to be a factor in the fight, but as Valenzuela continued to load up with looping power shots (that would land) while eating hard counter shots (that also would land) the question on everyone's mind was how much longer could both fighters keep up in what was proving to be one of the better brawls to his El Paso in some time. The answer came in the fourth as Abilla got caught with a right hand from a badly winded Valenzuela. Abilla stumbled around the ring and as he spun around found himself unable to maintain his balance as he stumbled into the corner. Referee Gary Simons saw enough and wisely waved off the fight at 1:38 of the forth and final round.
The fight card lived up to the moniker "El Paso Superfight" and proved that "The Pass" is proving to be one of the best cities for boxing in the state of Texas. Promoter Zef Ramirez indicated that he hopes to come back to El Paso for another Superfight before the end of the year.


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The White House just released its latest prediction for this fiscal year's budget deficit, and it's another record: $1.47 trillion.
Update at 3:28 p.m. ET: AP explains:
The U.S. government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends. That's actually a little better than the administration predicted in February.
The new estimates paint a grim unemployment picture as the economy experiences a relatively jobless recovery. The unemployment rate, presently averaging 9.5 percent, would average 9 percent next year under the new estimates.
The Office of Management and Budget report has ominous news for President Barack Obama should he seek re-election in 2012 — a still-high unemployment rate of 8.1 percent. That would be well above normal, which is closer to a rate of 5.5 percent to 6 percent. Private economists don't think the unemployment rate will drop to those levels until well into this decade. ...
While there is a slight improvement in the deficit for the current year, next year's predicted $1.42 trillion worth of red ink — that's 37 cents of borrowing for every dollar spent — is looking worse. It's about $150 billion more than previously predicted, because of still-slumping tax revenues.
White House budget director Peter Orszag said the numbers represent a "fiscal situation that requires attention."
Read more about Obama's budget for the next fiscal year here.
(Posted by Michael Winter)
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Re: No visualisation of unmatched brackets anymore
Some ideas:
1) The unmatched brackets are a typesetting feature. They only appear
in typeset (StandardForm and TraditionalForm) cells, not InputForm
cells. Maybe you changed something like the Cell>Default Input Format
Type menu.
2) Some setting in the global preferences file. It's location is
given by the command
ToFileName[{$PreferencesDirectory, "FrontEnd"}, "init.m"]
Move or delete this file then restart the fe. You might also try
removing the caches located in the same directory.
3) Some setting in the stylesheets. Have you edited the stylesheets?
If so, one of the changes you made may have caused this. You can
restore the stylesheets by copying them off the CD or re-installing.
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On Oct 8, 2005, at 1:48 AM, Koffijberg, H. wrote:
> Dear group,
> Due to some error I probably made myself Mathematica no longers
> displays unmatched brackets in pink.
> I checked the options and have applied ShowAutoStyle -> True and
> Private Editting Options -> AutoStyleOptions ->
> UnmatchedBracketStyle -> "UnmatchedBracket"
> both Global and for the notebook in question. This notebook also
> has a private style sheet with the
> UnmatchedBrack style defined correctly in pink, as default.
> Whenever I use brackets there is no indication
> whatsoever of unmatched brackets. I also applied the Default style
> sheet to this notebook but that didn't
> resolve the problem either. Any ideas on how to fix this ? I really
> miss this feature as I'm working with very large functions.
> Thanks in advance,
> Erik Koffijberg.


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Acne Face Map – What Acne revealing about your Health
[An updated version can be found by clicking here.]
In Chinese Medicine, it's believed that acne that flares up on different parts of your face represents health problems on diff rent parts of your body. Kind of like, this part of your face corresponds to this organ. To know what conditions you're suffering from, just look at where your acne is.
Upper Forehead
Affects: Digestive System and Bladder
When you've got poor digestion going, the body will have troubles breaking down food and there may be a large buildup of toxins. Be sure to drink plenty of water to flush out toxins and keep an eye on your diet by eliminating foods with high fats and sugars, as well as eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. Some of the best antioxidant rich foods or drinks include green tea, lemon water and berries.
Lower Forehead
Affects: Heart
Your heart is a massive organ that pumps blood all over your body. If it's stressed out due to poor diet, inactivity and various mental and physical stresses, then not only are you likely to get pimples on your lower forehead, your entire body will be doomed if you don't fix the problems. Having a healthy heart means to do regular exercises to strengthen the heart, as well as eat a healthy diet, and keeping stresses low.
Affects: Kidneys
When kidneys are not taken care of, you'll find these large, painful pimples on your ears that refuses to leave no matter what. Kidney troubles are often caused by not drinking enough water and taking in too much salt and caffeine, so be sure to drink plenty of water in a day, cut down on the salt and caffeine and cleanse your kidneys with diuretics such as parsley and water.
Eyes, orbital area and between the Eyebrows
Affects: Liver
Oiliness, redness, flakiness and pimples between the eyebrows can indicate that your liver may have been overworking and need a cleansing. Cut back on fatty, sugary, greasy and rich foods, alcohol and diary, particularly if you're lactose intolerant. Avoid eating late at night as well. Your liver will spend an extra amount of effort processing saturated fats, so try not to go over with them. Some of the best foods to cleanse your liver include garlic, grapefruit, green tea, carrots, beets, leafy green vegetables, lemons and limes.
Upper Cheeks
Affects: Lungs and Respiratory System
Stresses to the lungs is likely to cause flare ups in the upper cheeks and even break your capillaries. These stresses include smoking, asthma, allergies, lung infections and living in a polluted area. The best thing to do is to avoid smoking as much as you possibly can, especially through passive smoking, which could be even worse than actually smoking.
Lower Cheeks
Affects: Gum or Teeth Problems
Gum or teeth problems may contribute to acne in the lower cheeks area. Be sure to avoid eating artificial sugar or softdrinks. Keep your teeth in great condition by exercising them regularly through biting down on them. Be sure to floss and brush your teeth each day without brushing them so hard that it breaks your enamels.
Sides of the Chin
Affects: Hormones and Genitals
This may affect a lot of girls. When sides of the chin often flare up, it's a sign of hormonal imbalance, often caused by menstruation. Sometimes, even emotional or physical stress can cause hormonal imbalances. Be sure to de-stress yourself and get plenty of sleep. Cut down on all the bad foods and focus on a healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals. Be sure to take lots of essential fatty acids such as Omega 3. There are also herbs that can help balance hormones such as licorice, schisandra, holy basil, maca, burdock, red raspberry leaves, rhodiola and milk thisle. Green tea is also a brilliant anti-androgen.
Centre of the Chin
Affects: Small intestines and stomach
This is also caused by poor diets and food allergies. Be sure to eliminate those bad foods (because every part of the body hates it, not just your intestines). Also, be sure to include plenty of fibre in your diet.
Chest and Neck
Chest areas are usually caused by stress, so be sure to figure out what's stressing you out and try to eliminate that stress. It's also important to be comfortable in your outfits.
When areas around the neck flare up, it's often caused by your body fighting off infections. Be sure to support your body by resting, eating a healthy diet and drinking plenty of water.
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9 Comments on Acne Face Map – What Acne revealing about your Health
Love it! Will be sharing this article!
I loved this! I always noticed that I break out around my lower cheeks. I also knew that whenever I've had too much sugar I would break out. Luckily my break outs have calmed down and now I'm just fighting the acne scars-naturally (I don't want to put too many chemicals that are found in drugstore products on my face). I'll definitely be referring this article to my friends!
I always get pimples in the area between my nose and my lips, what does that mean?
You didn't explain the "nose" It just says "Pancreas"… Any additions? would this include the gall bladder as well? Thanks.
Hi from France !
Thanks for the information.
I'd just like to know : what are your sources ? Are there any publications ?
What about the nose, thanks so much
You forgot to mention the nose. Please elaborate!
Spot on with this write-up, I really think this website needs a lot more attention. I'll probably be back again to read
more, thanks for the advice!
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Switch up your breakfast (or snack) routine with healthy homemade cereal bars! Unlike the store-bought ones, these bars have no preservatives and are easy to make. You can use any seasonal fruit preserves for the filling, or go for our homemade Sweet & Savory Apricot Sage Jam!
Makes nine, 3-inch bars
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a blender, add oats, slivered almonds, flaxseed meal, cinnamon cereal and whole wheat flour. Pulse until smooth and blended (about 7-9 pulses).
3. In a large bowl, whisk together egg, dark brown sugar, vanilla extract, ground cardamom, nutmeg, salt, and coconut oil. Add the dry ingredients and baking powder to the wet ingredients and mix together. Using your hands, bring the dough together into a ball. Tip: If the dough is too crumbly, you might need to add 1-2 tbsp of milk.
4. Roll the dough out on a parchment lined baking sheet. Use your hands to patch up any holes and to shape into a 10 x 10 rectangle. Cut the dough into 3 long strips and spoon the jam into the middle. Fold the edges of the dough over the jam and pinch to seal. Cut each strip into 3 bars and flip seam side down, leaving 1 inch of space between each bar.
5. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a rack. Store in an air tight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
6. Enjoy!
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Should I Have Mini Breast Lift Along with Implants for Droopy Breasts?
After two completely different consultations, I am unsure about what to do. My breasts (B cup) are small and drooping. The nipples are not pointing... READ MORE
Why Can't I Be the One to Decide Where my Nipples Should Be with a Lift?
25 yrs,108 lbs,5" 2. Nursed 4 bABES. 1ST pg I went from a perky B to torpeedo DDs w/ angry red stretch marks! I have been to three consults for a... READ MORE
Is There Surgeries to Fix Nipple Sizes and Placement? (photo)
I am 3 months post op and the surgeon placed my nipples so high up that they show when I wear tank tops or a v-neck shirt. The doctor said that he... READ MORE
Nipple Placement After Breast Lift? (photo)
I want a lot of lift with very small breasts and no implants. I am not willing to consider implants, but I want my nipple higher from my inframammary... READ MORE
Aureola Above the Bra Border Line? (photo)
Here are Pre-Op and Post-Op pic. Also attached a pic with bra so you can see my concern. Like I mentioned in my previous question. I had breast lift... READ MORE
Breast Lift - Should I or Shouldn't I? Above or Below the Muscle? (photo)
After two pregnancies and nursing I have been left with empty and saggy breasts.. I 've consulted with a few doctors and have been advised to go under... READ MORE
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I am a modest A cup but very happy being flat chested, just not with the sag (no implants for me.) My understanding is that the nipple 'should be'... READ MORE
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I have been avoiding the purpose of this thread because it brings back too many bad memories.
All have been covered.....leaving hardener out and having to wipe off the primer you applied...oh yeah.
How about recoat windows in the acrylic enamel days? Did a set of 40 Ford wheels and waited a bit too long before applying the last coat.....TOTAL AND COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC WRINKLING! They had to be re-sand blasted and started again.
Spraying lacquer with too cold shop and metal temp, oh yeah baby, a Mazda RX-7 it's about midnight and I MUST deliver the car the next day, TOTAL AND COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC BLUSHING & WRINKLING/SHRINKING
Spraying a car, completely unmasking it then pulling it outside to see that every single spot of primer is clearly visible.
Leaving the new guy to seam seal the seams on a 70ish Ford pickup bed (they are the entire length of the bed right above the wheel) that HAD to be painted that night.......coming back from lunch to find he smeared it all down the side out inches from the seam! It was hardened and had to be scraped off and sanded and re-primed.
How about doing a demo as a paint rep on a Maverick. A complete, orange metallic single stage. It looked good in the booth, got it out side and it was HIDEOUSLY tiger striped!
Knocking over a heat lamp and having it fall onto the car I was painting!
Having my shirt, coat, pants and about anything else I am wearing hitting the fresh paint as I reach for the center of the hood or roof.
Hitting the mirror as I am making a pass down the door and putting a MONSTER run right where the gun stopped.
Painting a 57 T Bird doing the jams first letting the overspray go out onto the adjacent panels. Sanding the whole thing then coming back and shooting it to have the edge of that overspray lift and wrinkle on every single spot!
Having the cup fall off the gun, come on we all have lived thru that one. How about removing the hose off the gun as we walk away and letting it go to hit the ground just perfect whipping into the side of the car!
How about the wetting the floor trick? Dropping a hose to have it splash the water on the wet paint!
Having a fender or door on a rack fall off to the floor during painting.
Oh yeah, all wonderful memories. Some were in the absolute worse time, I HAD to get the car done to pay the rent, oh yeah, wonderful times.
Brian...we've all done stuff like that...one you missed is after a car is painted and your so proud while cleaning your gun and you just can't resit the urge to go in the booth with the paint pot in your hand full of thinner. While you swishing the thinner around you don't notice that you've spilled thinner over the entire side of the car that you just admired.
Pulling tape off a bit to soon and the tape and the paper lands on your freshly painted panel.
You wouldn't get this one in California but, anyone up here I'm sure can relate...just finished painting a vehicle, it's -35 degrees outside and someone opens the overhead door while the exhaust fan is still running...instant cold and all the clear hurry's down the side of the vehicle and lands on the floor.
Again, finish painting a vehicle in Summer (at night so all lights are on)...somebody opens the overhead door, the man door to the booth is open and every insect from a 20 mile radius tries to do their best to land in the wet paint.
Nothing worse though, as you mentioned, being a Rep, doing a demo and it's the worst paint job you've ever done...very few do overs when your a Rep...your lucky if you get one and that's usually the one you screwed up.
Getting the new guy to drive a freshly painted vehicle out of the booth and he doesn't look where he's going and side swipes the entire passenger side of the car you just painted.
Replaced a bumper on a Mazda truck once...same kid went to move it forward, didn't know how to drive standard (didn't know how to drive period) and runs into the vehicle in front of the truck.
Or my favorite blunder of all time....During the famous Ford paint recall era...we had so many trucks in the shop...I had 2 booths, painted both trucks the color that the one in the other booth should be. If only I could have seen the interior, the truck with the green seats didn't look good in Red...and the other way around.
Yes Brian, the list can go on and on, but, we are still here...I can't speak for you but some how, I look back and laugh and still enjoy the trade...LOL
I don't think that there is Rep out there that hasn't laid a turd. The most recent Rep "Turd" comment I heard was "this clear is so awesome, you can't make it run"...I asked him "how do you get it out of the can then". Some can even be called turd's and I know of at least one shop that feels I was exactly that, a turd.
Again, back in the days of the Ford paint recall program, I was a fairly new Rep, full of piss and vinegar, rather full of myself and all body shops where looking at anything that would speed up the production process in any way possible. I went into my spiel about how ICI was the fastest and I would show them exactly how fast it was in a demo if they only gave me an opportunity.
The day of my opportunity arrived and I went to work in the booth with every stop watch, wall clock and wrist watch with a second hand synchronized. To say I was nervous would have been an understatement. Not only was this a complete, it was a two tone...silver with a red insert. All the body work had been done and primed, the truck was masked and I went through the process of etch, 2 coats of sealer (I hated sealer, even back then), even though I was in a hurry I used the time between coats of sealer to explain how important flash times where....exactly what a Rep should do. I laid out the red, masked it off and shot my first coat of silver. After the first coat of silver I was reminded of how much time I had used in the booth...the pressure was on. I laid out my second coat of silver (here comes a big part of the problem) and did my usual spray the fender and hood, go back to the fender while it's still flashing and drop coat the fender, do the opposite fender and drop coat the hood, all the while explaining why I used this method and how it eliminated exactly what Henry was talking about...tiger strips.
The base was on, I unmasked the two tone area of the truck and it looked great. I shot the first coat of clear and....every top surface looked like I waited for a sand storm before I started clearing. It was covered in dirt. I was in such a hurry to impress I used fast reducer in my base for the red, which was fine, I used a medium reducer in my silver so I could control tiger stripping but, in my last coat of silver, I didn't slow the reducer down and the drop coat left over spray dust...did I tack between base and clear...totally forgot, in to much of a hurry to impress.
What to do, I wanted to get rid of the dirt so I pounded my second coat of clear especially of the top surfaces to cover the dust....and heavier on the sides as well so that everything would look even. I ran the driver's side door from the handle all the way to the headlight up front and the nice big drop that the mid 90's Ford 1/2 ton had on the front of the hood looked like Niagra Falls with runs...and to top it off...you could still see the dirt.
Was I embarrassed? Hell yeah, I apologized to no avail...I was allowed to prep the truck (for re-clearing) but the shop owner wouldn't let me re-clear the truck...Now, what I remember most was one of the staff saying "that paint sucks, look at how much dirt's in it"...My only response was, "the dirt is my fault, ICI quit putting dirt in there paint over 10 years ago"...at least I got a laugh out of the shop owner for that comment.
I did learn many valuable lesson from that trip down the "my paint is the best and the fastest" road...and they are.
1) Paint is paint, they all work when used right and you follow procedures properly.
2) Slow your reducer's down when doing drop coats on silvers.
3) Tack between coats, no matter how much of a hurry your in to impress.
4) Loose the arrogance, if your humble, when you screw up (and screw up you will) it's easier to walk away with dignity.
5) Under sell and over deliver.
6) Don't sell a product as much as a service, people seem to remember the guy, good or bad more than the product...I'm sure that this shop remembered "the guy"...LOL.
All in all, I think this turned out to be a valuable demo.
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Talk about under the gun, talk about pressure, to anyone who thinks the rep job is a walk in the park, they are "just salesman" after all, not like they are "real" painters or bodymen. LOLOL
To anyone who hasn't been there, think about this, think about your first day at work. That first day you walk into a shop and are told to paint that car or hang a quarter or what ever you are doing, that day when you don't know where the sand paper is kept, where the hose fittings are, where the light switch is, where the rags are, where the tack cloths are. You know NOTHING about the shop, it's your first day on the job after all. And you have to perform, you know after you leave that first day the owner...and every guy in the shop is going to be examining your work.
Now picture doing that every single day! You go into a few new shops every week, in different towns. Nearly every day it's your first day! Holy crap that is pressure baby!
And I wouldn't change it for the world! It was great, what I got tired of was being away from my family. I stayed in a hotel 60 nights a year. But DAMN oh DAMN did I learn a hell of a lot more than working by myself or working in a shop with a few guys to learn from. My God what an education you get as a rep.
But yes #6 is without a doubt, with-out a doubt the most important. That is what sets the different products apart, who brings them to your door.
You nailed it Brian...and how many times did you get a phone call telling you that everything was going great? God wouldn't need to have given me any more fingers or toes to count those calls...in fact I probably wouldn't need toes for those. When the rang, it was always a problem or at the least, a question...add that to what Brian mentioned about everyday being your first day. You don't just have one boss to satisfy (although few of us only have one boss...LOL, especially if your married) but every shop you walk into, the owner and or manager often treat you like an employee of theirs, except with higher expectations, after all, you are the Rep, you should and need to know.
You also needed to be concerned about sales volume for the management for whom you worked, business management (I think that was introduced in the 90's if I'm right) and get all the ICAR business and related coarse's you could for the shops you dealt with.
Brian, I would have given one of a certain body part (the right one is my favorite and still need it) to be in a hotel room only 5 nights a month. My territory would consist of Northern Western Canada. I can remember being to far away from home on a Friday afternoon, it would have taken me the weekend to drive home.
It was hard, but, I look at all the different technicians and painters that I dealt with. I learned much more from them than any paint coarse set up by any company I worked for, those coarse's taught me the basics, these techs and painters I dealt with taught me real world, that a good painter fixes a problem in the booth, lessons and techniques that made me a better Rep. As Brian said, "God what an education you get as a Rep" and I credit all the people that took the time to teach me for any success I might of had.
Color match...with call display on my cell phone, if I recognized the number, I knew what type of problem the phone call was about. I had one customer that consistently had color match issues...one time I recognized the number, answered the phone and without saying hello I just said "add .3 grams of Black", just to mess with him...the response was "I did and it still doesn't match"...Now, a Rep should know, as should a painter that there are 2 colors you rarely add when tinting, Black, because Black will "muddy" a color and White, it will "milk" it out.
Training how to tint is one of the toughest jobs a Rep has, some people just won't and don't get it. Send them to a tinting coarse, some applicators come back to their shop with information overload and go right back to their old bad habits...Painters go back to their shop with information, use it and become virtually maintenance free with respect to tinting. Another tough job is to teach them how to properly use a variant deck...I've heard paint applicators say "I always choose the most popular variant and I've never had a problem"...then see their work and not be able to understand how they can't see that they do have a problem.
I remember the painter I was telling you about earlier that was constantly having color match issues...and he insisted that the company switch paint lines...he came to the line I was representing. His employer called me to inform me that a color the painter had applied on the header panel of a vehicle was so far off it was ridiculous and that I needed to get over to the shop immediately and remedy the problem. I rushed over, looked at the color match from the hood to header and looked at the painter and asked "when you finished mixing the color and you stirred it up...did you check to see if it matched?" He was disgusted with the question and said "of coarse I did". So, I said "Okay, did it match?'' He said "no, it was way off". I said again, "Okay, so then you put the paint in your gun and based the header panel, did it match then?" Getting more disgusted he said "no, the match was horrid". Then I asked "when you cleared the header panel, was the match any better?" Now he is fuming, I mean he's mad...and said with a few choice words "look at the the header panel you F*%#IN* moron, does it look like it matches?" This is exactly where I wanted him...LOL...I looked at him and calmly said "the color didn't match when you mixed it, the color didn't match when you sprayed it, those mistakes I can forgive but, answer me this, who's the moron that threw clear on a panel when he knew it didn't match, now it has to set up, get re-prepped, painted and re-cleared?" A little investigation showed that the vehicle had been completely repainted at another shop...who knows what color they put on it...for all I know, the owner of the vehicle told them to lighten up the color. The owner called me aside and asked what to do...I told him he needed a painter. Surprisingly, the new painter didn't seem to have color match issues at all...how is that possible? The ex-painter was not fired, he was given an opportunity to be successful in the body work department (he lasted several months in that position, apparently all new replacement body panels where defective and didn't fit the car).
And in there lies the difference between an applicator and a painter, a painter solves problems before they become an issue, an applicator puts paint on cars.
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My God is it clear you were a rep! LOL I use to love "this hardner-paint-reducer-clear is from a bad batch". LOL FESS UP and take some responsibility for God's sake! How the living hell can a guy live day to day not seeing his faults and improving them? Instead blame everyone else, they are all screwed up, blame the product, it's screwed up, never looking within.
I literally had a guy show me how the color didn't match the spray out card. HUH? He sprayed it out, it matched (he showed it to me, it did) and he was livid because when the paint was sprayed on the car it didn't match!
I asked him "So what does that tell you?" He said the paint sucks. I asked again, "when you painted that card, it matched, you sprayed the exact same paint on the car, didn't even remove it from your gun, what does that tell you?"
He just couldn't see that it was his spray technique that changed and not the paint, he just couldn't see that! He was hell bent on blaming the paint instead of learning something. I had been telling him for months how to spray from panel to panel to spray out card or to what ever, using the same technique so all the parts match. He just couldn't grasp it, he just couldn't.
Or the guy who ended up with yellow blend panels that now didn't match at the other end of the panel to the adjacent unpainted panel. I showed him with a mill gauge how the material was thicker at the edge near the unpainted panel than on the other side where the blend was made! "This shows that more clear was applied at the end of the panel thus making it yellow." He just COULDN'T accept this! There is was, finger prints, DNA evidence, right there! But he just didn't want to see it, why not? Why in the hell wouldn't he want to see a solution to his problem?
What I use to love was going into a booth and teaching some guy how to apply "our" products and he would produce a spectacular job! He could do the same thing with the other paint brand he was using if he applied it the same way! LOL I was simply teaching him how to apply PAINT and CLEAR correctly, he thought it was the product I was selling that was producing the great job when in reality it was HIM!
I have taken a painter aside that had color match issues and on a fender he had just sprayed...and as you said with the same paint in the same gun. I masked off a section on the fender, leaving me about a 1 foot area to apply base. With a few minor adjustments, air pressure and size of pattern mostly (to proper specs), have sprayed that one foot area, unmasked it and the color was completely different...and it matched the car...Basic painting 101, follow the directions...and trust me if you do, it will not be as difficult as setting up a wall unit from Ikea.
some people are very hard headed, but don't worry i know guy who told me grade 8 bolts where defective because my 3/4" impact shouldn't break a 5/8" bolt....
I will never forget an engineer who owned a Mazda pickup I worked on. He told me he wanted to be sure I used grade 8 bolts to hold on his brush guard on the bumper.
Forget the fact that the paper thing bumper was bolted to paper thin brackets with grade 3. LOL
Once I marked all the small areas that needed work with a sharpie only to have small x's reappear when I applied the base and no matter how many coats I applied they magically reappeared
! X marks the spot alright!
I was doing a a car, it was straight and ready for paint. The color was champagne...same color almost as the masking the tape I used to show where the dirt nibs where after the first coat. I had just pulled another all nighter...marked every little nib with a tiny piece of masking tape...tired as all get out, took a little break and proceeded with my next coat of base. I swear the color of the tape was so close, I had the deck lid left to base (that's where somehow I had about six of the these little hunks of tape) when i realized I never denibbed the car...it took me over 2 hours to peel the tape of from underneath the fresh coat of base and most of the time, the tape took the nib off as well...trust me, that only happened once...not the all nighters...the not taking the tape of the dirt nib...LOL
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text: The Americans: a new Homeland? ITV's first drama acquisition since 2007 will snare fans of the hit spy drama – but it has more beneath the surface Comments Written By Jack Seale 4:42 PM, 31 May 2013 Espionage. Outrageously close shaves. Attempts by outsiders who have infiltrated American society to tear the nation's soul in two. Sex. Blurred loyalties. Awkward conversations in family kitchens where at least one parent is secretly a ruthless killer. Constant peril. Epic betrayal. Murder. These were the qualities that made Homeland a global hit, and they're all present in The Americans, a period thriller that's recently finished its acclaimed first season on FX in the States, and comes to ITV on Saturday 1 June. So could The Americans be the next big US import? The premise takes more than one line to explain fully but, once established, it shows itself to be fiendishly well conceived, rich with dramatic possibility. It's 1981. The Cold War has the US and Russia in a constant state of hysterical paranoia. In the suburbs of Washington, DC live Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, an unremarkable young couple with two children and a travel agency business. In fact, Philip and Elizabeth are Russian spies. Their flawless all-American exterior is a result of intense training and many years under deep cover. They have perfect American accents – and two children who are none the wiser about Mom and Dad's real line of work, or about their marriage having been arranged by the KGB. "I remember reading the script going: bloody hell, it's got so much going on," Matthew Rhys tells Radio Times. Rhys, the Welsh actor known to US audiences for his role opposite Sally Field in family melodrama Brothers & Sisters, plays Philip Jennings. "The premise is a spy series but what interested me most is the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth, the husband and wife. They're put together by the KGB and told to have children – which was true! In 2010, a Russian spy ring was uncovered in New Jersey and two operatives had had children in order to solidify their identity as Americans." While Elizabeth (Keri Russell) is intently devoted to the Russian cause – she kills with an efficient ferocity that outstrips her husband – Philip is more demonstrative, more emotional, more inclined to see the enemy as people. Or perhaps the comforts of capitalism are weakening him. Either way, in episode one Philip raises the possibility of defection, to his wife's horror – and, in a contrivance the show effortlessly glosses over, the guy who's just moved into the house across the road turns out to be Stan (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent charged with rooting out KGB sleepers. Philip and Stan chat about cars and play racketball. Yet while all this is happening, the years spent in each other's pockets have made Philip and Elizabeth more than colleagues. These fake spouses might just be falling in love. "They've been in this arranged marriage," says Rhys, "and then feelings start to cross over, and it makes everything incredibly complicated. That's what's interesting – the more human element of two people trying to make headway in this madness." The Americans takes Homeland's idea of humanising an official enemy and smartens it up, layering on several more shades of grey. Jace Lacob, west coast deputy bureau chief and TV critic for The Daily Beast, was one of many US critics who immediately praised The Americans when it premiered on FX in January. Talking to RadioTimes.com, he describes the show's "nuanced portrait of the disillusionment felt by Soviet secret agents operating overseas in a time of overt capitalism and materialism, juxtaposed with the participants in an 'arranged' marriage. The Americans asks us what it means to be an 'American' or to pledge allegiance to a national cause. "Additionally, it's tinged with a palpable sense of tragedy, given that we know the Soviets lost the Cold War: there's a sense of futility to Elizabeth and Philip's plotting. It continues a trend in popular culture towards anti-heroes, one that has its roots in everything from The Sopranos to Breaking Bad." These are big words given the slew of Emmys Homeland has won, but: is The Americans the superior show? "I found it to be better, certainly, than Homeland's second season, which fell apart completely in the second half," Lacob says. "In fact, Homeland could learn a few lessons from The Americans, in its handling of pacing and atmosphere as well as romantic/marital dynamics. While Homeland staggered into 24 territory, The Americans wisely keeps its focus on marriage as a metaphor for political discourse. Betrayals, allegiances, secrets, lies: all the Soviet/US action is a backdrop for a provocative exploration of what makes marriage – and its participants – tick." The spy thrills drive on the narrative of every episode, but the beats that resonate the longest come from the show's portrait of marriage and family in general. Philip and Elizabeth are learning to love and trust each other – not uncommon, even in non-arranged unions. They have to compromise their beliefs to meet each other halfway. They have a world of adult concerns that their children, who are 13 and 10, are oblivious to, for the moment at least. They struggle to juggle work and parenting. And although most of us don't have jobs that involve literally assuming several other identities, complete with wigs, false IDs and full-on sexual/romantic relationships, working spouses often have complex professional existences they can never fully share with their partners. They might never reveal their full selves. The Americans explores all these issues with edgy honesty. Or as Keri Russell put it, interviewed by Lacob ahead of the first episode airing: "The best part of the show is the dynamic of the relationship and how strange – outside of the spy issue – it is. It's just these two people going, 'Why can't you do it my way? Do it my f***ing way for once.' That's every marriage alive." While British dramas are almost as likely to be set in 1913 as they are 2013, high-end US series tend – with one very obvious exception – to take place in the present day. The period stylings set The Americans apart a little further: it's less obviously a wide-ranging assessment of the early 1980s than Mad Men is of the 1960s, but the specifics of 1981 contribute much to the show's atmosphere. This is a time between the dark funkiness of the 70s and the brash glitz of the mid-80s, austere and slightly alien. In The Americans, Washington always looks... cold. With Philip and Elizabeth having to adjust to a bewildering or dangerous new threat every week – at times, the show is oddly reminiscent of The Prisoner – the paranoid vibe is well realised. "1981 represents a very specific time in recent American history," says Jace Lacob, "one that's close enough for the majority of the audience to call up the appropriate symbols and sigils within their memory banks, but also far enough away that there is licence to see the era as something potentially flawed and fragile." On the other hand, there's plenty of boxy suits, high-waisted jeans and heavy hair. "Most TV networks, like most movie distributors, are leery of period pieces because they cost more money to make than things set in the present," observes Matt Zoller Seitz, TV critic for New York Magazine. "But the Cold War setting lets The Americans deal with timeless issues in terms of metaphor, while simultaneously letting us enjoy classic pop tunes from the era and have a good laugh at the clothes and hairstyles that were once considered very hip. The show isn't Miami Vice-level in its production design immersion, but it definitely gives you a taste of what it was like to live through the worst fashion disasters of the entire American century." The Americans is an ITV show thanks to the network's head of acquired series Sasha Breslau, who wasn't in the job the last time ITV bought a big American drama. That was Pushing Daisies, in 2007 – so for Breslau, The Americans was a gamble. "When I first saw The Americans I thought it was incredibly smart and sophisticated and subtle," Breslau says, admitting that the show wasn't an obvious fit with the rest of the ITV schedule. But the success of homegrown dramas like Downton Abbey and Broadchurch emboldened ITV and made it look at foreign imports afresh. "There was no brief," says Breslau. "No directive. It wasn't something we were looking to do." An endorsement from director of television Peter Fincham – who was instrumental in allowing Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall free rein – made it easier for Breslau to take the plunge that all executives in her position are faced with: committing to a series before the reviews and ratings are in. "We did get in fairly quickly," she smiles. "I believe there were other interested parties... You cross your fingers and hope it will be received well in America. There is the extra comfort with a cable show where they commit to it – we knew upfront there were going to be 13 episodes, whereas a network show might be pulled. It's been picked up for a second series already, and we'll have that on ITV next year. "We're already down for series two, yes." The Americans The Americans is in the unusual but not deathly slot of 10pm on Saturday nights – which in week one means inheriting several million viewers from the Britain's Got Talent semi-final. But ITV's plan is for the show to be a prestige offering, enjoyed enthusiastically by a select band of viewers: more like Mad Men or Breaking Bad than Downton Abbey or Broadchurch. Can The Americans be that good? "It's not yet on the level of the best of The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men or Breaking Bad," says Seitz, "but it's a very clever, intelligent, surprising drama that might have an outside shot at some Emmy recognition this year. It has a feel for the dynamics of life partnerships, be they marriages or workplace friendships, that's very rare." Lacob concludes: "It's about the emotional and psychological tug of war between nations, husbands and wives, parents and children. 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If you live in Chicago or know it well, consider spending an hour to improve the map in any part of the city you know well. We're looking to add missing bike lanes, bike paths, bicycle/pedestrian bridges, and so forth.
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No. 15/17 Georgia Stings Georgia Tech 9-7
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ATHENS, Ga. - The No. 15/17 Georgia softball team took a 9-7 win over in-state rival Georgia Tech in a thrilling fashion, scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth in front of a capacity crowd on Wednesday, April 2, at Jack Turner Stadium in Athens, Ga. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 31-5 on the year, while Georgia Tech dropped to 19-12 overall. It was also Georgia's 25th home win of the year.
Kaylee Puailoa came through with the game-winning hit, a double which scored Anna Swafford and Chelsea Wilkinson and sealed Georgia's come-from-behind win. Paige Wilson and Alex Hugo each went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored twice to help pace Georgia's offense.
Wilkinson earned the win for the Bulldogs to improve to 15-2 on the year. She entered the circle in the third inning for the Bulldogs and threw the final five, allowing two runs on five hits, while striking out five. Geri Ann Glasco got the start for the Bulldogs and threw two innings, allowing five runs, four of which were earned, on seven hits. She also struck out three batters. Georgia Tech used a bevy of pitchers, but it was starter Kylie Kleinschmidt who suffered the loss to fall to 12-7 on the year. She allowed six runs on six hits and three walks. Kleinschmidt threw the first 2.1 innings before being pulled in favor of Kanani Cabrales. Cabrales threw 0.2 innings and gave up one unearned run on two hits. Ashley Clifton also saw time in the circle, allowing two runs on one hit and three walks in two innings of work. Kleinschmidt reentered in the sixth inning to take the loss.
The Bulldogs struck first, taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Wilson got things started with a one-out single before moving to second when Alex Hugo was hit by a pitch. With two on and two outs, Glasco came through with a hard hit single to right center that scored Wilson and made it a 1-0 game. Hugo crossed the plate on a wild pitch, increasing Georgia's lead to 2-0.
Georgia Tech got a run back in the top of the second to make it a 2-1 game. Cabrales led off the inning by reaching on a fielding error. A one-out single moved her to second before a single to left by Chelsie Thomas allowed Cabrales to score. Tech loaded the bases, but Glasco induced a fly ball to center that ended the inning with Georgia's lead intact.
After a scoreless second for the Bulldogs, Georgia Tech took a 5-2 lead in the top of the third. The Jackets scored their first run of the inning on a RBI single by Cabrales. After Georgia turned to Wilkinson in the circle, Georgia Tech scored two more runs to make it a 5-2 game on a two-run single that tipped off of Wilkinson's glove and into shallow left. A grounder to second ended the inning.
Georgia used a three run third inning to tie the game at 5-5. Wilson sparked the rally with a one-out double off the wall in left center. Hugo followed with a RBI single to right center that scored Wilson and made it a 5-3 game. Hugo moved all the way to third on the play with the help of an error by the centerfielder. Hugo crossed home plate for the second time on an illegal pitch by Cabrales, who came into pitch after the Hugo single. Trailing 5-4, Tina Iosefa delivered an RBI-fielder's choice that allowed Puailoa score the tying run that brought the score to 5-5. Bethany Beggs kept the inning going with a single down the right field line, but Iosefa was caught trying for home to end the inning.
The Yellow Jackets looked to break the tie in the top of the fifth inning, getting a leadoff walk and a two-out infield single. Katie Browne proved why she is one of the top defensive catchers in the country as she threw a bullet to Hugo at second to pick off the runner and end the inning.
Georgia Tech broke the tie with two outs in the top of the sixth with a two-run home run by Alysha Rudnik that gave the Jackets a 7-5 lead.
The Bulldogs were down down to their last six outs trailing 7-5 but only needed three as they scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 9-7 lead. A pair of walks to Iosefa and Beggs forced Georgia Tech to call upon Kleinschmidt to reenter the game. With one out and runners at first and second, Wilkinson came through with a sharply hit single through the right side to load the bases. The hit was the first of the season for Wilkinson. With the bases loaded and one out, Swafford worked the count full before drawing a walk that scored pinch runner Adele Harrison and cut the Tech lead to 7-6. After a fly out, Hugo walked on five pitches, which drove in the tying run. With the score knotted at seven and two outs, Puailoa drove in the eventual game-winner with a double to center that allowed both Swafford and Wilkinson to cross the plate and give the Bulldogs a 9-7 lead.
Wilkinson returned to the circle in the top of the seventh and recorded two quick outs on a pop up and ground out. She caught the final batter looking to end the inning and preserve Georgia's 9-7 win.
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Are these new or refurbished ?
I just bought a Surface 128 GB so I am tapped out.
abrapike wrote:Are these new or refurbished ?
States "New" in condition.
Refurbs at the apple site are $30 more.
As it says in the description it is new.
Here are a few reviews from BHPhotoVideo
Oh good. A link to some reviews. I hadn't seen any reviews of iPads yet.
Do I need an Ipad?
Maybe when the price is lower.
Say equal to an android tablet
Some additional info can be found on the product page and an "outstanding" review over at cnet
I just picked up a refurb 4th Gen 32GB wifi iPad off Slickdeals for $349 with tax, shipped. This just doesn't seem like that great of a deal.
is this the same as the ipad air?
mhagerman wrote:is this the same as the ipad air?
No, this isn't the iPad air. This is the fall 2012 iPad. Retina display and faster processor than the older iPads, but not the new, lighter air. Check out the cnet review posted here. http://reviews.cnet.com/ipad/
kleindaddy wrote:I just picked up a refurb 4th Gen 32GB wifi iPad off Slickdeals for $349 with tax, shipped. This just doesn't seem like that great of a deal.
depends on what you use the ipad for. i get my toys through work, and have an ipad4/64 and an ipad5/32... the faster processor of the 5 is nice and noticeable, but the extra storage space of the 4 is equally important to me, so i'm not sure which one i prefer overall. the audio/speaker(s?) on the 5 seems to be nicer than the 4's as well. to me the storage space is paramount, since i like to hoard games whenever i actually get around to buying my own, i'll be sure that it has 128 minimum.
if it came down to it though, i'd pick this 4/128 over a 5/32 (what $599 gets you).
How much for the cardboard mockup?
Bought one! YaY! I <3 Woot!
You can love or hate the Ipad but if you want this deal it is darn good compared to what other retail outlets want especially for the cellular model.
Many places list this model as discontinued but I have plenty of electronics that are discontinued that work fine.
I have been looking for a reasonable priced Ipad air on ebay but am considering this one for the money.
Can you purchase the AT&T 4G unit without signing a contract or activating it? Would love the option for 4G in the future but cannot budget the monthly expense at this time.
ScaryDave wrote:Can you purchase the AT&T 4G unit without signing a contract or activating it? Would love the option for 4G in the future but cannot budget the monthly expense at this time.
I use an iPad air ATT - no contract. I pay as I go along and can cancel at any time.
Of course; most iPads are sold without the plan and don't believe woot is even offering the plan. I bought an iPad 2 with att long ago, never activated it but had thought I might want to. With some of the family plans now, can be pretty affordable if wanted. Or, frankly, just use wifi and tether it to your phone if you want to save money...
patric9956 wrote:I use an iPad air ATT - no contract. I pay as I go along and can cancel at any time.
More what I mean is can I purchase this item through Woot! and not have to sign up for any service as condition of sale.
EDIT: Opps! Should check for additional replies before replying.
Gotta love the "tablet/phone memory tax" LOL
to add to the last few posts. I've had multiple android tablets and phones over the years. Last year the wife and I switched over to iphones and ipad minis just to see what the fuss was all about (and I needed one as per the last statement about music I made).
I have yet to see ONE thing they can't do that android can. And don't say "oh because I can't load whatever I want" since you can load whatever you want on iOS too. Don't say tethering since you can tether off an iDevice too. And before you say "you can add more memory..." that is device dependent and not a limitation of the OS. There are plenty of android devices without memory slots too.
In fact, and technically speaking, there is one thing that iOS CAN do that Android CAN'T that I can tell you about. Live music processing. Android can NOT process live music, such as plugging in your guitar, mic, or anything else with a 1/4" jack and being able to do something with it. It's a limitation of the OS (I found out after much research, nobody has figured it out yet).
Thus one of the main big reasons I switched to an iOS device. With my iOS devices, I can now plug in any of my instruments and use them completely as an effects processor, do multi track recording and mix them all together (garage band type stuff).
SO there ya go.... something android, no matter how hacked it is... just CAN'T do.
On a more positive note on iPads in general (and I am speaking only from our iPad Mini's experience) I found reading books and magazines to be a MUCH more enjoyable experience on an iPad vs any of the android tablets we had. Books.. ok those were kind of the same experience... but magazines, PDF files, etc are processed much quicker and display much better (IMO) than any of the android apps (I use iBooks mainly). I view a LOT Of PDF files, and ... call it the Koolaid... but it "just works better" is all I can say. Mainly speed, how it views and scales, etc. And these devices with the retina displays? Wow. Stunning. Especially on the Mini...since it has the same resolution packed into a smaller screen..its even more crisp (higher pixel density). But I wouldn't expect anything less from the full sized iPad.
We sold our two Evo's, Transformer, Fire and some other android devices and went all Apple for our portable devices. Neither of us even want to look back either.
I am not an apple fanboy, as I am still 100% a PC/Windows guy and can't stand OSX or the pricy apple PCs. I just think that after trying MANY MANY different devices over the years, apple has one of the best premium portable devices out there (in both phone and tablet).
Any chance that this comes with IOS 6? Because I would totally buy a new iPad if it meant that I could downgrade my OS.
corvettejoe, recently I picked up a used Transformer on ebay for $70 and hacked it in 10 minutes to JB 4.3 with split screen. Never hacked anything before. New android OS is just flying. Why would anyone pay over $700 for a similar gadget is beyond me.
corvettejoe wrote:And don't say "oh because I can't load whatever I want" since you can load whatever you want on iOS too.
Please expand on this point.
I was planning to upgrading to an Air from my ipad mini when I came across this article.
I kept the mini, but waiting to buy the stock.
BTW, a share of Apple is currently selling for $532.94.
radi0j0hn wrote:How?
Please expand on this point.
CoevetteJoe is spot on about everything he said. 3rd party apps exist for either os to share cross platform apps. I don't use them so I can't vouch for the effectiveness but there are a lot of power users out there who know how to do this. The simple fact is hardware based latency issues in Android prevent certain types of live music apps from being viable. This isn't a dig at all, they're just different. I have both because I appreciate the differences. Find what's important to you and buy the right hardware. For people that hurl insults at hardware, well, they have their own issues to deal with that probably can't be solved in this forum.
Ridiculous. Denied again even though I fixed the issue. If it's this hard to give woot my money, I won't be doing it again.
Don't underestimate the handiness of the model with included cellular data "4G" radio.
1) No contract required - you could never turn on a data plan if you wanted.
2) You can turn the cellular data on and off at will, from the iPad itself without calling AT&T. And you do not need to be wifi connected.
3) If you are on a legacy smartphone plan, tethering an iPad to it might not be available. (AT&T's way to jerk you off the legacy plan)
4) These are very handy navigational/traveling tools with the larger screen. Note only the cell data models have GPS.
5) AT&T currently offers some pretty flexible short term plans: (you'd be surprised how far 250MB goes - we've done 1500 mile trips with 3 NAV apps running and stayed within)
250 MB, 1-day - $5
250 MB, 30 days - $14.99
1 GB, 3 months - $25 (our favorite for the summer)
3 GB, 30 days - $30 (these are only needed if you do a lot of streaming)
5 GB, 30 days - $50
The 1st and 3rd plans do not autorenew. The other plans autorenew, but you can go in immediately after turning them on and cancel the autorenew.
"4G" in the title might be underselling the cellular radio. As the text acknowledges, the "4G" model will do LTE on AT&T's network.
Be forewarned that this model might drop off the Apple update schedule in the near future. Apple tends to drop update/security support of iOS devices relatively quickly. You can live without the upgrades, but since they're the only way to get security fixes you could end up with a device with well-documented security flaws and no potential fix.
Is the battery capacity info on the specs tab accurate?
Per Woot:
"Battery: Built-In Lithium-Polymer Providing up to 10 Hours per Charge (16Wh)"
Per Apple:
"Built-in 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery"
I hate the way Apple names their products. I have the "New" iPad (3rd generation) and the 4th generation is called "iPad with Retina Display" (they both have a pixel density of 264ppi). I find this very confusing since the 4th generation has the exact same display as the 3rd generation.
I see people asking the same questions every time iPads are on sale, "What generation is this one?".
kschoenberg wrote:Be forewarned that this model might drop off the Apple update schedule in the near future. Apple tends to drop update/security support of iOS devices relatively quickly. You can live without the upgrades, but since they're the only way to get security fixes you could end up with a device with well-documented security flaws and no potential fix.
@kschoenberg, for some devices, perhaps. But i disagree in this case - note that the 3 generation old iPad 2 got iOS 7, the latest OS version.
The 4th gen iPad is very much current technology. But with fast changing technology (tablets in general are new), hardware obsolescence is bound to come faster than with mature technology like desktop PCs.
"Well documented security flaws"? I use both iOS and Android devices and have never had any issues with either. But I do feel more secure on the Apple iOS devices, simply because they are more closed environments.
The mass market tablet/PC device that hasn't had security holes discovered does not exist.
Yes. And if you only need wireless connectivity for a short period of time (ie a trip, special project, etc.) you can activiate service without a contract - just pay for a single month or however long you need wireless connectivity.
I've been researching ipads for my child with autism but really could use some sort of protection plan like Apple Care. Obviously, we'd also buy some serious, over the top case for safety if dropped.
Is there any way to get that or something more than what the product comes with if I bought one of these? Does Woot offer anything beyond the basic plan that this product comes with? Can anyone offer some more information about that?
bluemaple wrote:@kschoenberg, for some devices, perhaps. But i disagree in this case - note that the 3 generation old iPad 2 got iOS 7, the latest OS version.
Apple is more likely to give OS updates to older devices that don't have the hardware to run them smoothly, resulting in a crappy user experience that makes you want to upgrade long before they stop supporting the device. I had an iPhone 4S that I loved, but when I put iOS 7 on it, it felt like the phone was struggling to keep up. I ended up with a 5S since I was due for an upgrade and it's like night and day.
Take this unit down to your ATT store and add to your phone line, they will give you a $100 credit for doing that.
But for ME, If I'm reaching into my wallet for $600 I will want the new AIR model. I got an air for $549 after att credit. I know it does not have the same storage capacity, but I have never filled an ipad up yet, I just don't have that much junk to load on it.
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Yesterday I noticed a very, very useful new thing concerning TagBoxes in Mathematica 6. (But I'm not sure if this was already implemented in Mathematica 5.2.) In earlier versions, such boxes (including InterpretationBox) were somewhat "fragile" in that one could easily lose the hidden information during copying and pasting. It was necessary to carefully triple-click an expression with a TagBox in order to paste it intact in another place.
In Mathematica 6 we have the option SelectWithContents, which is set to False by default. However, when set to True, it gives exactly what I was expecting for years: "robust" TagBoxes that can be copied and pasted without problems.
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BYU has released their schedule for the 2007 season. They are involved in the Service Academy Classic in Millington, TN. They also will be playing Pac 10 teams Washington and Washington State for quick two-game sets. They visit Pullman and the Huskies will be heading to Provo to face the Cougars. The Full Schedule is […]
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The Arkansas Razorbacks have announced their 2007 Baseball Schedule. They will be participating in the Dairy Queen Classic in Minnesota this year facing off against Ole Miss, Citadel, and Minnesota. They also will host Kansas in the marquee OOC matchup for the upcoming season. The full schedule is available here.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Three members of the Tennessee men's tennis team were defeated in the qualifying round of the UT/USTA Men's Pro Challenger at the UT's Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center Sunday.
Vol netters Mark Henderson, Wade Orr and Vincent Perna all vied for a berth in the event's main draw, which begins Monday.
Perna, a freshman, took on Danai Udomchoke of Thailand in Sunday's qualifying action. Udomchoke, currently ranked No. 249 in the 2002 ATP Champions Race, defeated Henderson 6-2, 6-3.
Hamid Mirzadeh was Orr's qualifying opponent. Orr was downed by the 22-year-old American 6-1, 6-2.
Sophomore Mark Henderson was also a loser in the qualifying round, dropping a 6-3, 6-2 contest to American KJ Hippensteel.
"We had some tough losses today," Tennessee associate head coach Chris Mahony said. "Hopefully all three of the guys learned from the experience."
Two Vol netters will begin play in the main draw Monday as wildcard entries.
Mark Dietrich, currently ranked No. 48 in the nation among collegiate players, will face the tournament's No. 3 seed, Martin Verkerk. A native of The Netherlands, Verkerk currently holds a ranking of 123rd in the world.
Joining Dietrich in the main draw Monday will be junior Simon Rea. Rea, who has had an outstanding fall season for Tennessee thus far, has posted a team-best singles record of 10-3. He will play former Stanford standout Paul Goldstein. A member of four NCAA championship teams, Goldstein is currently ranked No. 173 in the world.
"A big part of why we run this tournament, is for our [current team members] to test themselves against this level of player," Mahony said.
All spectators will receive free admission to Monday's qualifying and first round singles matches. Beginning Tuesday, admission for the event is $5 per day for adults, $2 per day for youth and free to all UT students, staff and faculty with a valid ID.
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The fruit also, when expressed, affords the refreshing drink "pulque."
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It is pulque, the soporific pulque that is the honored and national beverage of the Mexican.
This is the plant which produces the pulque, which we have before described.
Yes, a fortnight ago Lock came with his wife Therese, and brought us some cheeses and two jars of pulque.
Here the allusion to pulque is still plainer than it is there.
Shortly afterwards they also took their leave after refusing Maraquando's hospitable offer of pulque.
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After Shift the ape decided to bring the Calormenes in to help him in his overthrowing of Narnia, Rishda Tarkaan was the captain of the Calormenes.
At first he helped the ape, but, along with Ginger the cat, grew tired of the ape doing everything. Between himself and Ginger they devised a plot to make it seem as if "Tashlan" was inside the stable, because the animals were getting tired of not seeing Tashlan. Ginger was to go into the stable, and then come out saying that he had seen Tashlan. Rishda had also positioned a Calormene sentry to kill any talking animals that went into the stable, but he had orders to not harm Ginger.
When Ginger went in, and came out terrified and unable to talk, having actually seen Tash, Rishda's plan began to fall apart.
Next a Calormene, Emeth, one of his own men, decided to go into the stable. He went in, there was the sounds of a battle, and then a Calormene's body was thrown out. Rishda then told the party of talking animals gathered there that it was Emeth, but the Narnians hiding behind the stable (King Tirian, Jewel, Jill Pole, Eustace Scrubb, Farsight the eagle and Poggin) could see that the Calormene's body was a different person, and not Emeth.
When the Narnians jumped out and began to fight the Calormenes, Rishda called the reinforcements that he had.The battle was going in favor of the Calormenes, and no doubt Rishda would have eventually won, until King Tirian, who announced a fight, dueled with him and threw the stable door, unexpectedly sending them both into Aslan's Country.
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That couple of hits is many more than previous years. I think perhaps the rule changes mandate KA wrap less and hit more.
Green, i may differ. he was never a big hitter. When he did hit, they were huge hits. I think either he knows his shoulders are too important to his game, or the IIRC suspension he got made him re-think, why bother. No one else hits, why should it.
I watch other teams on odd occassion, the every team I watch collectively seems to hit more than our guys do. Why aren't their coaches telling them not to hit?
I totally agree that other teams seem far more physical on D than we are. Its pretty embarrassing actually.
Part of that is the roster makeup though and I think GMGM realized that by going out to get Oleksy. We haven't had both Erskine and Oleksy in the lineup together for many games at all so I'll wait to pass judgement there.
I think Green is different as he has had a run of injuries, plays alot of minutes, is the target of pretty much every team (if he wasn't a threat they wouldn't target him like they do) so Oates probably told him to avoid the physical parts of the game. I've observed that he is dodging far more hits this year from forcheckers.
I don't think its cowardice on his part. I think its a directive from Oates to preserve him and let other guys do the physical part.
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Devouring toron since yesterday! Thanks to my pinay sister in-law for coming to my house to cook us the delicious delectable toron or shall i say fried banana wrapped it in spring roll shell and finished it with caramelized sugar for extra flavorful treat you can have! lol. Never get tired of this, been my favorite snacks ever since! Had it yesterday and keep few left overs and eating them now as breakfast! Just couldn't wait to have in snacks later. Making them is easy peacey as long you have the complete ingredients which is not hard to find.
All you need:
1-2 banana plantain (this is the best option for saba banana here in the US)
a pack of thin spring roll shell (available in Asian store)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 water
1/2 cup strips Jackfruit (langka) optional only if available.
Cooking oil for frying
Gather all the ingredients. Peel banana and slice it half then slice them lengthwise by quarter a size. Wrap it with the shell repeatedly until all done. Approx 10-12 pieces. Heat frying pan, toast them til brown. Set aside
In a skillet, pour water and brown sugar let it boil until it turn to caramelizing process. Then put the banana fritters one at a time. Stir until exact consistency. Serve hot.
Enjoy cooking!