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An excellent cup of coffee starts with fresh coffee beans. The NESCO® Professional Burr Grinder delivers the consistently even grind and lower heat generation that ensure the maximum flavor retention of your coffee. Select from 17 grind settings from espresso to French press. Hopper holds 8.8 ounces - over a half pound. You can even grind your own flax seeds in our burr mill!
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Although I purchased this grinder elsewhere, I would like to create a balanced review of this product. Have had it for over a year with no problems. It's a plate burr grinder not a conical burr. If you want a conical one, they run from $200 to several hundred dollars. This has been faithful but, you must remember to clean out the port where the grinds come out. No big deal though. Do It about once a week and you'll it'll give you a great cup of coffee. Mine is still going strong, with company, several pots a day.
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I bought the Bean Grinder thinking it would improve the taste of the coffee by providing a more uniform grind. The grinder arrived quickly, and I was anxious to see how using a burr grinder would be an improvement over a blade grinder. Initially, I followed the grind settings to match the type of my coffee maker. I chose the middle grind settings for a typical drip coffee maker and a melitta filter cone. At that setting, the coffee was far too weak using the same amount of coffee I used with the blade grinder. Each day I used a finer grind setting until I reached the finest grind, but the coffee was still weaker than I that produced by the blade grinder using a similar amount of coffee. Consequently, rather than increase the amount of coffee used, I opted to go back to the blade grinder which has again produced a stronger brew. Although this grinder did not perform as I had hoped for a drip grinder, it worked well using a french press. Unfortunately, I am too lazy to use the french press on a daily basis because my french press does not make enough coffee for two people.
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I bought this grinder for my Boyfriend for Christmas. We use it almost every morning. So far so good. It grinds the beans up efficiently and we have a great pot of coffee every morning with little fuss.
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I bought the profesional coffee grinder, thought it would last better, I might have had it a year, only used maybe 3 or 4 times, last night I turned it on walked away and when I turned back it was Smoking, I think the motor burned up, won't work.
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Linda A. Green, 49, of Duxbury, passed away in the comfort of her home and family on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Born in Montpelier on May 10, 1962, she was the daughter of Robert and Rachel (Lamson) Guyette. Linda was previously married to Joseph Lumbra Jr. On June 26, 2010, Linda married the love her life, M. John Green, at their home in Duxbury.
Linda was a 1980 graduate of Harwood Union High School in Duxbury. She began her working career as a teller for several central Vermont area banks and then was employed as a secretary for Dr. Beth Ann Maier in Waterbury and then later for Associates in Pediatrics - Barre. Most recently, Linda worked as a unit secretary on 2 South at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.
Her family fondly remembers Linda for her joy of flower gardening, long car rides on back country roads with her husband John and her love and dedication to her family, especially her pride and joy, her daughter Erica.
Including her parents of Montpelier, Linda is survived by her husband, M. John Green of Duxbury; her daughter, Erica Lumbra of Duxbury; two brothers, Thomas Guyette and his wife, Milisa, of Montpelier, and Michael Guyette and his wife, Tammy, of Barre; three stepchildren, Kurt Green and his fiancée, Kay Anderson, of Waterbury Center, Christy Green and her companion, Adam Walker, of Los Angeles, CA, and Audrey Thompson of Phoenix, AZ; her amazing and dearest friend Bindy Martin of Waterbury Center; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family.
A celebration of Linda Green's life will be held from the Wesley United Methodist Church in Waterbury on April 14, 2012, at 1 p.m. There will be no calling hours. The family requests that flowers be omitted; rather memorial gifts would be appreciated to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641 (www.cvhhh.org) or to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, 237 East Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401. To send online condolences visit www.perkinsparker.com and Facebook. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury.

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In an interesting presentation titled "Searching for the mind of the searcher" [PDF], Daniel M. Russell from Google explains the problem of understanding the intent behind a user's search queries and how important is this task to measure user satisfaction.
Mr. Russell thinks there are four important "skills" that help you get better search results:
* know the search engine - how it works, its limitations, the advanced options
* use good search strategies - know when you need to use a more general or a more specific query, look at the search results critically and refine your query accordingly
* domain knowledge - you should know the terminology of a domain (it's hard to get information about a computer problem if you don't know the right terms)
* information mapping - categorize data, know if a site is authoritative, find the perfect query by combining the right keywords (a reverse dictionary might help)
While most of this knowledge is necessary only for information queries, it would be nice if Google had a query builder that guided you towards the perfect query. Of course, Google does it more subtly using related searches, spelling corrections or by automatically expanding some of your keywords.
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A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermined tissue lancing profile.
1. A method for lancing tissue comprising the steps of:
selecting a desired profile from a set of alternative profiles having characteristic phases for lancet advancement and retraction;
lancing a user according to said profile using an electronic drive force generator;
determining a lancing profile trait during each of said characteristic phases;
optimizing said profile for subsequent lancing based upon said profile trait as a function of the characteristic phases for lancet advancement and retraction; and
subsequently lancing the user according to the optimized profile.
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a primary lancet retraction phase comprising a longitudinal retraction of the lancet in said second direction from a relatively stationary position during said rest phase where said skin pushes said lancet in said second direction ; a secondary lancet retraction phase comprising a longitudinal retraction of the lancet in said second direction from said position where said skin stops pushing said lancet in said second direction to a position and said lancet is pulled out of said skin in said second direction; and a lancet exit phase comprising a exit of the lancet from the skin.
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This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 10/220,828 filed Sep. 4, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,316,700, which is a 35 USC 371 filing of PCT/US02/19053 filed Jun. 12, 2002, which claims the benefit of 60/298,001 filed Jun. 12, 2001, all of which applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Lancing devices are well known in the medical health-care products industry for piercing the skin to produce blood for analysis. Biochemical analysis of blood samples is a diagnostic tool for determining clinical information. Many point-of-care tests are performed using capillary whole blood, the most common being monitoring diabetic blood glucose level. Other uses for this method include the analysis of coagulation based on Prothrombin time measurement. Typically, a drop of blood for this type of analysis is obtained by making a small incision in the fingertip, creating a small wound, which generates a small blood droplet on the surface of the skin.
Early methods of lancing included piercing or slicing the skin with a needle or razor. Current methods utilize lancet drivers that contain a multitude of spring, cam and mass actuators to drive the lancet. These include cantilever springs, diaphragms, coil springs, as well as gravity plumbs used to actuate the lancet. Typically, the device is pre-cocked, or the user cocks the device. The device is held against the skin and the user, or pressure from the users skin, mechanically triggers the ballistic launch of the lancet. The forward movement, and depth of skin penetration of the lancet is determined by a mechanical stop and/or damping, as well as a spring or cam which retract the lancet.
Current devices generally rely on adjustable mechanical stops or damping to control the lancet's depth of penetration to compensate for skin thickness and hydration. Such devices have the possibility of multiple strikes due to recoil, in addition to vibratory stimulation of the severed nerves as the driver impacts the end of the launcher stop. Cams may offer rough control of lancet velocity in and out of the skin, but do not allow for compensation for skin thickness and hydration. Variations in skin thickness and hydration may yield different results in terms of pain perception, blood yield and success of obtaining blood from different users of the lancing device.
Embodiments of the present invention are related to medical health-care products and to methods for obtaining body fluids for chemical analysis. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to devices and methods for piercing the skin (lancing) using an electrically driven lancet having user definable lancet parameters such as lancet displacement, velocity of incision, retraction, acceleration, and tissue dwell time. A device having features of the invention can compensate for long-term changes in skin physiology, nerve function, and peripheral vascular perfusion such as occurs in diabetes, as well as diurnal variation in skin tensile properties. Alternatively, a device having features of the invention can compensate for skin differences between widely differing populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients.
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a lancing device which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a control feedback for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermined profile.
The objects, advantages and features of this invention will be more readily appreciated from the following detailed description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:
Lancing device is generally defined to mean any self-contained device for puncturing the skin for the purpose of obtaining a body fluid sample. Lancing devices are typically disposable and reusable in their entirety, or in part. For example, some lancing devices are disposed of as biohazards after one usage. Other lancing devices dispose of only the portions that come in contact with the skin.
Lancet is generally defined to mean any sharp or blunt member used to puncture the skin for the purpose of cutting blood vessels and allowing blood to flow to the surface of the skin. The lancet has certain parameters such as diameter to define the cross-sectional area of the member, and geometry to define the shape of the distal or front lancing end of the member.
Lancet driver is generally defined to mean any means for controlling the advancement and retraction of the lancet. Examples of lancet drivers can include spring-actuated drivers, electromagnetic drivers and piezoelectric drivers. Examples of electromagnetic drivers include solenoids, linear induction motors, and linear reluctance motors.
Feedback loop is generally defined to mean a feedback control loop where information is collected about the current behavior of the lancet (such as relative lancet position, rate and direction of lancet motion, resistance to lancet motion, etc.) and is used to modulate the drive power applied to the lancet.
Processor is generally defined to mean a high-speed digital processor containing memory and calculation capabilities. Such processor is used to modulate the lancet driver. Modulate is generally defined to mean controlling the profile of the lancet.
Profile is generally defined to mean a displacement, velocity or acceleration versus time plot or table.
Typically, the lancet and the lancet driver are configured so that lancet velocity is high at the moment of first contact with the skin, decelerates to zero at the predetermined penetration depth, and immediately retracts from the skin, leaving at approximately the same velocity that it entered. The energy required for lancet actuation is initially stored as potential energy, as in the actuators discussed above. During the lancing cycle, the stored energy is transferred into the kinetic energy of the lancet, which is then transferred to potential energy at the apex of the trajectory, and is immediately transferred back into kinetic energy by the retraction mechanism. The actuation and retraction velocities are similar, though opposite in sign. The devices which employ spring or cam driving methods have a symmetrical actuation displacement and velocity profile on the advancement and retraction of the lancet. In most of the available lancet devices, once the launch is initiated, the stored energy determines the velocity profile until the energy is dissipated. Piezoelectric assisted cutting methods have also been described; however, the launching mechanism is spring driven, and no feedback is described for controlling lancet motion. Variations in skin properties require controlling impact, retraction velocity, and dwell time of the lancet within the tissue.
Advantages are achieved by taking into account that tissue dwell time is related to the amount of skin deformation as the lancet tries to puncture the surface of the skin and variance in skin deformation from patient to patient based on skin hydration with regard to dwell time and the necessity to achieve at least 100 microns of skin depth to successfully sample blood.
Pain reduction can be achieved through both the rapid lancet cutting speed and light weight of the proposed lancet. The rapid cutting minimizes the shock waves produced when the lancet strikes the skin in addition to compressing the skin for efficient cutting. Due to the very light mass of the lancet and lack of mechanical stop, there is insubstantial or no vibrational energy transferred to the finger during cutting.
Lancing devices such as the spring and cam driven devices typically yield 70-80% success rate in obtaining a blood droplet, as some lancing events are unsuccessful. Success rate is dependent on reaching the blood capillaries and venuoles, which yield the blood sample. Due to variation in skin thickness and hydration, some skin will deform more before cutting starts, and hence the actual depth of penetration will be less, resulting in less capillaries and venuoles cut. An electronic feedback mechanism yields accurate measurement of skin resistance, and therefore depth of penetration and thus directly improves the success rate of blood yield.
Spontaneous blood yield occurs when blood from the cut vessels flows up the wound tract to the surface of the skin, where it can be collected and tested. Tissue elasticity parameters may force the wound tract to close behind the retracting lancet preventing the blood from reaching the surface. If however, the lancet were to dwell before being retracted, and or be withdrawn slowly from the wound tract, thus keeping the wound open, blood could flow up the patent channel, as described in commonly owned application Ser. No. 10/363,509 filed Aug. 25, 2003. Said copending application is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
The ability to control the lancet speed into and out of the wound is critical as it allows the device to compensate for changes in skin thickness and variations in skin hydration to achieve spontaneous blood yield with maximum success rate while minimizing pain. This is done by taking into consideration the skin deformation to achieve a desirable tissue dwell time and depth of penetration.
This ability to control velocity and depth of penetration therefore requires an actuation mechanism where feedback is an integral part of driver control. An example of such a driver is the electromagnetic actuator design as described in a commonly owned application Ser. No. 10/127,395; Filed: Apr. 19, 2002, which application is fully incorporated herein by reference. Said copending application is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein. Such drivers can control either metal or polymeric lancets. The dynamic control of such a driver is shown in
It is, accordingly, an advantage to control the lancet displacement, velocity, and acceleration at several steps in the lancing cycle. Such control increases the success rate of obtaining an acceptable sample volume of blood and the ability to obtain a spontaneous blood sample, and decreases the pain perceived by the patient during the lancing procedure. Reduced pain is achieved because of fast entry of the lancet into the tissue. Reduced lancet velocity with increased lancet dwell time in the tissue at a point where the lancet intersects the venuoles and capillary mesh, allows the blood to pool, promoting uninhibited flow into the exit channel. Retraction of the lancet at a low velocity following the sectioning of the venuole/capillary mesh allows the blood to flood the wound tract and flow freely to the surface, thus using the lancet to keep the channel open during retraction. Low-velocity retraction of the lancet near the wound flap prevents the wound flap from sealing off the channel. Thus, the ability to slow the lancet retraction directly contributes to increasing the success rate of obtaining blood. Increasing the sampling success rate to near 100% is considered an essential prerequisite to combine sampling and acquisition into an integrated sampling module (e.g. an integrated glucose sampling module which incorporates a glucose test strip).
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments of the invention. In the first embodiment, a lancing device contains a lancet and lancet driver. The lancet and lancet driver are configured so that feedback control is based on lancet displacement, velocity, or acceleration. The feedback control information relating to the actual lancet path is returned to a processor that regulates the energy to the lancet driver, thereby precisely controlling the lancet throughout its advancement and retraction. The lancet driver may be driven by electric current which includes direct current and alternating current.
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In another embodiment, the solenoid comprises three coils consisting of a central driving coil flanked by balanced detection coils built into the driver assembly so that they surround the actuation region with the region centered on the middle coil at mid-stroke. When a current pulse is applied to the central coil, voltages are induced in the adjacent sense coils. If the sense coils are connected together so that their induced voltages oppose each other, the resulting signal will be positive for deflection from mid-stroke in one direction, negative in the other direction, and zero at mid-stroke. This measuring technique is commonly used in Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDT). Lancet position is determined by measuring the electrical balance between the two sensing coils.
In another embodiment, the feedback loop uses a commercially available LED/photo transducer module such as the OPB703 (manufactured by Optek Technology, Inc., 1215 W. Crosby Road, Carrollton, Tex., 75006 (972) 323-2200) to determine the distance from the fixed module on the stationary housing to a reflective surface or target mounted on the lancet assembly. The LED acts as a light emitter to send light beams to the reflective surface which in turn reflects the light back to the photo transducer which acts as a light sensor. Distances over the range of 4 mm or so are determined by measuring the intensity of the reflected light by the photo transducer.
In another embodiment, the feed-back loop uses a magnetically permeable region on the lancet shaft itself as the core of a Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT). A permeable region created by selectively annealing a portion of the lancet shaft, or by including a component in the lancet assembly, such as ferrite, with sufficient magnetic permeability to allow coupling between adjacent sensing coils. Coil size, number of windings, drive current, signal amplification, and air gap to the permeable region are specified in the design process.
In another embodiment, the feedback control supplies a piezoelectric driver, superimposing a high frequency oscillation on the basic displacement profile. The piezoelectric driver provides improved cutting efficiency and reduces pain by allowing the lancet to "saw" its way into the tissue or to destroy cells with cavitation energy generated by the high frequency of vibration of the advancing edge of the lancet. The drive power to the piezoelectric driver is monitored for an impedance shift as the device interacts with the target tissue. The resulting force measurement, coupled with the known mass of the lancet is used to determine lancet acceleration, velocity, and position.
After the lancing event, the processor (60) allows the user to rank the results of the lancing event. The processor (60) stores these results and constructs a database (80) for the individual user. Using the database (80), the processor (60) calculates the profile traits such as degree of painlessness, success rate, and blood volume for various profiles (62) depending on user input information (64) to optimize the profile to the individual user for subsequent lancing cycles. These profile traits depend on the characteristic phases of lancet advancement and retraction. The processor (60) uses these calculations to optimize profiles (62) for each user. In addition to user input information (64), an internal clock allows storage in the database (80) of information such as the time of day to generate a time stamp for the lancing event and the time between lancing events to anticipate the user's diurnal needs. The database stores information and statistics for each user and each profile that particular user uses.
In addition to varying the profiles, the processor calculates the appropriate lancet diameter and geometry necessary to realize the blood volume required by the user. For example, if the user requires a 1-5 microliter volume of blood, the processor selects a 200 micrometer lancet diameter to achieve these results. For each class of lancet, both diameter and lancet tip geometry, is stored in the processor to correspond with upper and lower limits of attainable blood volume based on the predetermined displacement and velocity profiles.
The lancing device is capable of prompting the user for information at the beginning and the end of the lancing event to more adequately suit the user. The goal is to either change to a different profile or modify an existing profile. Once the profile is set, the force driving the lancet is varied during advancement and retraction to follow the profile. The method of lancing using the lancing device comprises selecting a profile, lancing, determining lancing profile traits for each characteristic phase of the lancing cycle, and optimizing for subsequent lancing events.
The introduction phase further comprises a lancet launch phase prior to A when the lancet is longitudinally moving through air toward the skin, a tissue contact phase at the beginning of A when the distal end of the lancet makes initial contact with the skin, a tissue deformation phase A when the skin bends depending on its elastic properties which are related to hydration and thickness, a tissue lancing phase which comprises when the lancet hits the inflection point on the skin and begins to cut the skin B and the lancet continues cutting the skin C. The lancet rest phase D is the limit of the penetration of the lancet into the skin. Pain is reduced by minimizing the duration of the lancet introduction phase A-C so that there is a fast incision to a certain penetration depth regardless of the duration of the deformation phase A and inflection point cutting B which will vary from user to user. Success rate is increased by measuring the exact depth of penetration from inflection point B to the limit of penetration in the lancet rest phase D. This measurement allows the lancet to always, or at least reliably, hit the capillary beds which are a known distance underneath the surface of the skin.
The lancet retraction phase further comprises a primary retraction phase E when the skin pushes the lancet out of the wound tract, a secondary retraction phase F when the lancet starts to become dislodged and pulls in the opposite direction of the skin, and lancet exit phase G when the lancet becomes free of the skin. Primary retraction is the result of exerting a decreasing force to pull the lancet out of the skin as the lancet pulls away from the finger. Secondary retraction is the result of exerting a force in the opposite direction to dislodge the lancet. Control is necessary to keep the wound tract open as blood flows up the wound tract. Blood volume is increased by using a uniform velocity to retract the lancet during the lancet retraction phase E-G regardless of the force required for the primary retraction phase E or secondary retraction phase F, either of which may vary from user to user depending on the properties of the user's skin.
Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
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Earthquakes rookies JJ Koval and Tommy Thompson celebrated Read Across America Day by reading two of their favorite Dr. Seuss books to local elementary school students.
Koval visited Meadows Elementary School in San Jose and read The Cat in the Hat to 75 third graders. After finishing the book, the Stanford graduate had some time to show off his juggling skills, much to the delight of the students.
Rookie Tommy Thompson visited Baker Elementary School in San Jose and read the Dr. Seuss classic The Lorax to first graders. Afterwards, the homegrown player chatted and signed autographs for the kids.
Now in its 17th year, Read Across America Day was created by the National Education Association to promote literacy in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday.
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In honor of MLS Jersey Week, we have a special offer going for our new kits! When you purchase a jersey at our Merchandise Store located at 451 El Camino Real, Suite 220 in Santa Clara, you will receive two free tickets to our crucial CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal when we face Liga MX side Toluca on March 11.
This special offer is happening this week and this week only, so make sure you swing by our office to redeem your tickets and purchase your new Quakes jersey!
In case you missed it, Major League Soccer and Chipotle dropped a pretty big announcement earlier this morning. Chipotle will be the official fast Mexican food sponsor of MLS and 12 of its clubs, including the San Jose Earthquakes. Among many grassroots initiatives with youth players, the unique partnership also includes Chipotle sponsoring the first-ever MLS Homegrown player match at the 2014 MLS All-Star Game in Portland.
To kick off the partnership, Chipotle wants to reward you, too. Satisfy your hunger before you head to our MLS home opener vs. Real Salt Lake on March 15 - wear your Quakes gear to any local Chipotle, buy a burrito and get one for free.
This promotion will only happen on March 15, so get your new Quakes swag today!
In case you missed it, diplomats from around the world joined together in Half Moon Bay this week for the World Ocean Summit. The second annual Summit hosted by the Economist and National Geographic provides delegates the opportunity to better understand the risks brought about by ocean degradation and shape debate about governance of the ocean. In this forum, featured speakers discuss the global ocean sustainability initiative and capitalize on unique driven dialogue to make a difference. Among the featured speakers list included John Kerry (United States Secretary of State), HSH Prince Albert II (Principality of Monaco), Anibal Cavaco Silva (President of the Portuguese Republic), Leon Panetta (former United States Secretary of Defense) - just to name a few.
After the Summit, Portuguese President Silva invited around 40-local Portuguese-Americans to join him and his wife at the Fairmont in San Francisco. He wanted a chance to thank local leaders for their continued work in the Portuguese community. Due in part to his large initiative on organizing the San Jose Earthquakes Portuguese Heritage Night, Quakes Account Executive Taylor Amarante was among the 40 invited to the exclusive event. The President is keen on keeping young Portuguese-Americans involved in their heritage while keeping up with the evolving times. Silva was impressed with the work that the Earthquakes did to put on the 2013 Portuguese Heritage Night with over 1100 Portuguese fans that attended.
Being the world's game and uh, having mingled with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, the President had a few words to say about soccer and MLS. Of course, we had to give him some new Quakes swag to add to his collection too.
So, President Silva - feel free to rock that new Quakes scarf at our next Portuguese Heritage Night on August 16 when we host FC Dallas at Buck Shaw Stadium.
U13 Pre-Academy players Mario Rocha Jr and Brendon Foster are among 60 players in their age group to be invited for the boys id2 Program Training Camp in Portland. The camp will be held at the Nike World Headquarters and will feature the top players from across the country for four days of high-level training and off-field sessions from Mar 20-23. The invitation-only event will give both players the opportunity to compete in front of U.S. Soccer National Team staff, as well as some of the nation's best coaches. The age groups for the camp were selected to align with the scouting priorities for the U.S. Soccer U-14 National Teams.
Last year, JJ Foe Nuphaus was identified to participate with the 2000 id2 National Selection Team which leaves to Italy in 3 day. The id2 National Selection team will have matches against the youth academy squads of ACF Fiorentina (March 4), Inter Milan (March 6) and Juventus FC (March 7).
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id2 Training Camps are invitation-only events that bring together the nation's top male and female youth players for four days of competition, evaluation and fun. U.S. Soccer National Team staff, some of the nation's top coaches as well as elite guest coaches and players attend id2 Training Camps. In addition to the on-field sessions, id2 Training Camps feature guest speakers, lectures/classroom sessions and other offerings, which make for a complete experience.
Looks like new homegrown player Tommy Thompson has a bunch of tricks up his sleeve...
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Defenders Clarence Goodson and Victor Bernardez traveled to NYC and Miami respectively to take part in MLS' two-day Media Tour.
Goodson spent time at the Major League Soccer headquarters in NYC while Bernardez was down in Miami, making appearances on Despierate America, Univision Deportes and ESPN Deportes.
Visitando a @ESPN_Dep_Radio, @al_saborio y Víctor Bernardez con @diegocora_ESPN y @mayorga1 / @futbolMLS pic.twitter.com/mXVBXIOK8r
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Clarence Goodson photo shoot. #itallstartshere @SJEarthquakes pic.twitter.com/y373sv3ZnU
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Gordo sits down with MLSsoccer.com to try to name the top 20 goalscorers in MLS history in 60 seconds.
Can you do better than Gordon? Hint: six have suited up for San Jose.
The Quakes hit the road for Fresno on Saturday to play in the First Annual Central California Cup against the LA Galaxy.
Returning from Tucson earlier this week, the Earthquakes are training in San Jose until departing for their final preseason trip to Portland on Feb. 21.
Tickets are still available for the Earthquakes vs. Galaxy preseason showdown at Chukchansi Park in Fresno. The match is set to kick off at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
If you can't make it down south, a live stream will be available on SJEarthquakes.com courtesy of the Fresno Fuego.
Here's something that should be music to your ears:
According to MLSsoccer.com's recent Opta Spotlight, the San Jose Earthquakes are the most prolific attack in MLS history.
The 2012 Supporters' Shield winners' 72 goals in a single season take the cake for the best goal-scoring team in Major League Soccer. Although the 1998 LA Galaxy scored a league-high 85 goals in 32 games, the guys over at MLSsoccer.com say that the game was vastly different in '98 compared to that of 2012. The early years of MLS saw a much more "open" game where goals came easily for the attack. The Galaxy may have seen more in the back of the net that year, but so did everyone.
The article goes on to show a strategy recently used in a Grantland piece, differentiating teams by measuring how far each total is from a given year's scoring mean. This allows us to compare high-scoring teams to the average for that year. As shown below, the Earthquakes' 72-goal campaign compared to the 45 goal average for 2012 put the team at 2.54 standard deviations above the mean. Simply put, the Quakes' 2012 attack may have been hard to pull off for any other club, but you know those Goonies. They #neversaydie.
There is a lot more to be learned from this week's Opta Spotlight. Check it out on MLSsoccer.com.
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The seedings held true for the first round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference playoffs, with Hilbert College and Penn State Behrend advancing on the men's side and Mount Aloysius College and Penn State Behrend victorious in the women's bracket. The quest for the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament continues Friday, February 24.
On the men's side, the #1 seed and tournament host Medaille College will take on our Hilbert Hawks, #4, at 5:30 pm. In the 8pm game, defending champion and #2 seed La Roche squares off against #3 Penn State Behrend.
Admission is ADULTS $4.00, STUDENTS (with ID) $2.00, KIDS (under 12) FREE per session.
There are TWO sessions on Friday; Doors will open at 4:45pm for the 5:30pm game, and gym will be emptied between sessions. Doors will reopen 30 minutes before start of second game which is scheduled for an 8pm tip. The seating capacity is very limited, so anyone without reserved seats risks having to watch the game on the big screen in the cafeteria located just outside the gymnasium at Medaille.
Details on the AMCC men's basketball tournament will be made available on this Medaille College sports page: http://www.medaillesports.com/sports/2012/2/14/MBB_0214124325.aspx?path=mbball.
Game stats and game video/audio will be streamed live for those who can't travel to North Buffalo for the tournament.
For the women, top seeded La Roche College will take on the #4 Mounties at 6pm. #2 Medaille College, a four-time AMCC champion, face #3 Penn State Behrend at 8pm.
Both championship games will be played at 3pm Saturday, February 25.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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By Richard Dunham : December 5, 2012 : Updated: December 6, 2012 2:17am
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Jack Brooks, standing alongside Bill Clinton during a 2008 rally in Beaumont, died Tuesday at age 89.
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**FILE** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as President of the United States of America in the cabin of the presidential plane as Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy stands at his side in this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo. Judge Sarah T. Hughes, a Kennedy appointee to the Federal court, left, administers the oath. In background, from left are, Jack Valenti, administrative assistant to Johnson; Rep. Albert Thomas, D-Tex.; Lady Bird Johnson; and Rep. Jack Brooks, D-Tex. Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.
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Jack Brooks: Democrat served more than 40 years in the U.S. House, representing the Beaumont area and later Houston. He was one of the few Southern congressmen to support the Civil Rights Act, and drafted the articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon after Watergate.
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Dolph Briscoe, U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn, and U.S. Rep Jack Brooks pose on Briscoe's Caterina Ranch in this 1959 photo.
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U.S. Reps. Jack B. Brooks and Henry B. Gonzales at the El Tropicano Conoranado Ballroom in 1981.
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Rep. Jack Brooks, D-Texas, reads the newspaper to catch up on the news just prior to the beginning of the afternoon session of the House Judiciary Committee impeachment debate Thursday, July 25, 1974, in Washington.
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Jack B. Brooks. Photo dated July 25, 1953.
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Rep. Jack Brooks is honored by the Texas Senate as Lt. Gov. William Hobby listens on Jan. 10, 1989.
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President Jimmy Carter chats with Reps. Dante Fancell, R-Fla., left, and Jack Brooks, D-Texas at the White House on Wednesday, April 7, 1977 in Washington after signing legislation which gives him authority to make changes in the federal government's structure. Carter said that his administration is determined to recognize and streamline the executive branch of our government.
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FILE - In this March 3, 2008, file photo, former U.S. Rep Jack Brooks escorts Hillary Rodham Clinton to the stage during a campaign stop at the Beaumont, Texas, Airport. Brooks, a Democrat who spent 42 years representing his Southeast Texas district, has died at age 89. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Jack Brooks, a Texas congressman whose feisty demeanor, salty language and uncanny ability to get things done made him a legend on Capitol Hill, died Tuesday night at Beaumont Baptist Hospital at age 89.
Over a half-century, Brooks went from being a protégé of House Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson to serving as a mentor to generations of Democrats including current Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Biden, who worked with Brooks when the pair served as Senate and House Judiciary Committee chairs, hailed him as "a great man."
"He was a Texan through and through — tough, bold, and bigger than life," Biden said. "He lived by principles that were carved into his heart, and he was never afraid to fight for what he believed in."
Brooks, a decorated World War II Marine, was one of the last great figures of the lost era of Democratic hegemony in Texas. He served for 42 years in Congress, chairing two committees with an iron fist .
"Jack was a legend — he came out of central casting," said Rep. Charlie Rangel, a New York Democrat who served on the House Judiciary Committee with Brooks. "If I wanted to think of the meanest Texas cowboy with a cigar, I would think of Jack Brooks."
After 13,858 roll call votes and countless cigars, Brooks lost his bid for a 22nd term during the Republican revolution that put Newt Gingrich in the speakership in 1995.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Brooks was surrounded by his family when he died Tuesday of a sudden illness.
Born Dec. 18, 1922, in Crowley, La., Jack Bascom Brooks rose from a hardscrabble childhood in Southeast Texas, working his way through school as a grocery clerk, carhop, magazine salesman and reporter for the Beaumont Enterprise. He later fought in the Pacific in World War II, remaining in the Marine Corps Reserves until his retirement in 1972.
Elected to Congress in 1952 at the age of 29, the young University of Texas law school graduate was the last of the young Texas lawmakers schooled in the ways of Washington by the venerable Rayburn of Bonham at his unofficial "Board of Education," where "Mister Sam's Boys" shared cigars, adult beverages and the spoils of power.
Unlike many Democrats of his time, Brooks fought for civil rights in the 1950s and was one of the only Southern lawmakers who refused to sign the "Southern Manifesto" supporting racial segregation.
"He was inspirational," said former Rep. Nick Lampson, a Beaumont Democrat who reclaimed Brooks' seat in 1996. "It was the right thing for the country, and he knew how big it was for mankind."
As a junior congressman on the House Government Operations Committee, Brooks made a name for himself by trying to root out wasteful government spending. But he became famous for something else: He was in the Dallas motorcade in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Brooks along with Albert Thomas of Houston was captured in the famous photo aboard Air Force One as U.S. District Judge Sarah Hughes administered the presidential oath of office to Johnson.
Ten years later, Brooks was at the center of another presidential crisis, this time involving the impeachment of Richard Nixon. A senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, Brooks pursued White House misconduct so relentlessly that Nixon dubbed him "the executioner." The embattled president resigned on Aug. 8, 1974, after the committee voted for impeachment charges drafted by Brooks.
"He was a true-grit Texan, meaning that what he believed in, he didn't shy away from," said Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Dallas Democrat. "He was trustworthy. He believed in what he was standing for, and he didn't shrink away from it."
Brooks' proudest accomplishment was the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which he helped write. Legislation bearing his authorship included the 1965 Brooks Act requiring competitive bidding for government contracts; a measure that required the first uniform system of federal purchasing; the law creating independent Offices of Inspector General in major agencies to combat waste and fraud; and the act creating the federal Department of Education.
Throughout his political career, Brooks did not suffer fools gladly. Republicans either.
When Rep. Lamar Smith, a San Antonio Republican, was a new member of the House Judiciary Committee, which Brooks chaired, he drafted a noncontroversial bill that had no opposition. Brooks called the young lawmaker into his office to tell him his legislation would likely be passed by the committee.
"He let me swallow that hook, line and sinker," Smith said. "Then he said I just want to change one word. The next week we passed the 'Brooks bill,' not the 'Smith bill.'"
Smith said Brooks reached out to mentor him, "because I was from Texas."
"I learned two lessons there: the power of the majority and the power of the chairman," said Smith, who later went on to hold the chairman's gavel once wielded by Brooks.
Many an ambitious young Texas lawmaker was schooled in humility by the irascible Brooks, who controlled committee assignments for new Democratic members.
When Rep. Gene Green of Houston was elected in 1992, he told Brooks he'd like to be assigned to the House Energy and Commerce Committee because of the oil and petrochemical plants in his district.
"You'll get (the) Education and Labor (Committee)," Brooks said brusquely. "And you'll like it."
Brooks was "tough as nails," Green said.
As Brooks' clout increased in Washington, so did his financial worth. His investments in local banks and other ventures made him a millionaire — and caused some good-government groups to question the sources of his wealth.
"Like LBJ, he entered office poor and left wealthy," said Murray of the University of Houston. "You cannot do that any more."
Charles J. Lewis, Gary Martin and Summer Ballentine contributed to this report.


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Another member of Team Takedown has joined the UFC's ranks.
Heavyweight Jared Rosholt (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), the younger brother of UFC vet
Jake Rosholt, today announced his signing with the promotion for a debut opposite Walter Harris (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale, which takes place Nov. 30 in Las Vegas.
Not only that, but the younger Rosholt also welcomed a new addition to his family.
"What a day," he wrote on Twitter. "Had a healthy, perfect second child today and the call for my UFC debut!! November 30th in Vegas! Again, what a day..."
A source close to the fighter confirmed Rosholt's debut opponent to MMAjunkie.com. The fighter was unreachable for comment on his signing, as was Team Takedown head Ted Ehrhardt.


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Born in Wrens on Oct. 22, 1921, Mr. Newby was the son of Clyde Raymond Newby and Carnie Reese Newby. He grew up on the family farm, "The Bunkhouse," in Harlem, and in 1941, enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the European theater during World War II. Discharged in 1945, he returned to Augusta, where he met and married Grace W. Simpson in 1946. In the 1950s, he was co-owner of Newby Brother's Garage and owned and operated a shrimp boat in Hialeah, Fla. He moved his family to James in the early 1960s and worked as a superintendent for Etheridge Brother's Construction Company and Warren Associates until his retirement in 1984. Following his retirement, Mr. Newby traveled the country with his "bride," enjoyed gardening, driving his 1950 Ford truck, fishing, and was ever devoted to his family and loved spending time at "The Bunkhouse." Until his illness, he was an active member of Elam Baptist Church, where he loved to share his testimony, served as a deacon, participated in Sunday School, the Elam Prime Timers, and oversaw the construction of Elam's Family Life Center. Mr. Newby was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Grace Simpson Newby; a great-grandson, Joseph Scott Crosby; brothers, T.E. Newby and James Reese Newby; and by a sister, Sarah Newby Callaway.
Mr. Newby is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Cathy Newby of James, and his daughter and son-in-law, Donna Sue and Joe Letterman of Asheville, N.C.; four grandchildren and spouse, Tammy Newby Crosby of Baldwin, W. Aubrey and Jennifer Newby of James, Bryan Letterman of Asheville, N.C., and Travis Letterman of Boone, N.C.; five great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Lois Newby McGahee of Harlem and Clara Newby and Jay Sharpton of Evans; a brother and sister-in-law, Clarence and Barbara Newby of Augusta; a sister-in-law, Frances A. Newby of Herndon, Va.; and by a multitude of nieces and nephews.
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Man this seems straight out the WWE. I'm expecting Rush to run into the octagon during Hendricks and Lawlors match and hit both fighters with steel chairs; declaring I'"m the real champ!"
Man this seems straight out the WWE. I'm expecting Rush to run into the octagon during Hendricks and Lawlors match and hit both fighters with steel chairs; declaring I'"m the real champ!"
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just to add to this, if anyone remembers the post fight presser one of the first questions from the media is how GSP is doing and if/when he will attend the presser. Dana answers something along the lines of "GSP is heading to the hospital to be evaluated and wont be coming to the presser to answer questions."
Shortly after saying this, GSP comes walking in like nothing happened and Dana looks somewhat pissed off GSP is even there answering questions.
Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down
Here is a video link as a source to this thread where GSP talks about his belt being taken. I watched it so I figured I would share. It's in French so I'm not 100% sure but I think he says when he came out of the shower, and he was wearing his suit and he saw someone just take off with the belt. It's around the 40 min mark.
IF the UFC took the belt they wouldn't have taken it over some wrong felt decision, IF they did take it, it would be because they knew he was about to anounce his withdrawl from the sport.
Judging by the fight presser antics I would suggest this is very possible.
Wait, they get a belt for every defense? That'd be pretty freaking cool if you ask me. I'd wear those things everywhere, to the mall, to the grocery store, shit while I'm at the bar, everywhere.
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- 96% Rayon, 4% spandex
- Made in USA
- Center back to hem: 48" (122 cm)
- Model is 5'10" and wears a US size S
Rated 4.5 out of 5�by 2 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5�by Tara1 Classic Bebe Beauty This dress fits great! I'm tall and the length is perfect. The detailed back adds a bit note to this dress. I wore my hair in a short bob to show off the back detail. Normal sizing....very stretchy. March 9, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5�by cocochanel79 so cute! I received this dress about a week ago and it is so awesome! I just love all the BEBE logo dresses because they always fit so well. This dress I bought in a size small and it is really stretchy. It hugged all my curves and it hangs slightly off the shoulder. The criss cross backing makes it just so sexy. To really show case the back I wore my hair in a wavy messy ponytail and wore a casual black cork wedge:) Bebe your the best!!! March 5, 2014
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Bowers & Wilkins P3 On-Ear Headphones
Bowers & Wilkins P3 On-Ear Headphones
Product Information
True sound
P3 headphones reveal whatever you listen to in detail with pristine highs and lows, an open midrange and all round balanced and natural performance.
Constructed from lightweight aluminium and durable rubber, with specially designed acoustic cloth ear pads with memory foam, P3 headphones are light and comfortable.
P3 headphones are highly portable, folding up for easy storage, with a hardshell carry case to protect them in your backpack or rucksack.
Made for iPad, iPod and iPhone
With an in-line remote control and mic, you can get the most out of your iPhone, iPod or iPad. Make hands-free iPhone calls and control your iPod without taking it out of your pocket or bag.
- High-definition Bowers & Wilkins sound
- Dynamic driver
- Mylar-damped laminate diaphragms
- Acoustic cloth earpads
- OFC cables
- In-line mic and remote
- Hard shell carry case
- Foldable
Did you notice?Dynamic 30-mm drivers and Mylar-damped laminate diaphragms with acoustic cloth earpads all combine to make these truly high-definition headphones.
Apple Recommends ForListening to music with high fidelity on your iPhone or iPod.
What's in the Box?
- Bowers & Wilkins P3 On-Ear Headphones
- Hard shell carry case
- Universal cable
- Quick start guide
Tech Specs
- Frequency Response : 10 Hz - 20,000 Hz
- Impedance : 34 ohms
- Other Features : Foldable, With Remote and Mic, Sound Isolating
- Form Factor : On Ear
- Cable Length : 120 cm
- No. of Microphones : 1
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Part Number
- Mfr. Part Number : FP33537
- UPC or EAN No. : 714346314997
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Great sound, excellent comfort!
I've struggled to find the "right" pair of headphones for 10 years. These came highly recommended from various audio and tech blog I've struggled to find the "right" pair of headphones for 10 years. These came highly recommended from various audio and tech blogs and after listening to them in the store and trying them on, I was sold! Earbuds are painful for me to wear, larger over ear units fall off of me. The BW p3 is the first pair of headphones I've worn that don't fall off and deliver great sound in noisy environments! These are designed for business travelers, so the bass is a little more forward than I would like, but that is by design because bass drowns out background noise from airports and in a noisy environment like my house with three barking dogs, I'm grateful for it! The fabric covering is super comfortable. These headphones are designed to be worn for hours at a time and they stood up to my six hour road trip over the weekend without my ears feeling sweaty or sore. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase! …
- Written by Stacy J from SPOKANE
101 of 108 people found this useful
My new primary set of headphones
I usually don't write a review for a product unless it blows me away and the B&W P3 did just that. For the past 2 years I have com I usually don't write a review for a product unless it blows me away and the B&W P3 did just that. For the past 2 years I have commuted to work on the subway and everyday I have carried two pairs of headphones, one over-the-ear set of Sony's, and the in-ear Shure SE215. I used the Sony for comfort and when I wanted to hear more of my surroundings, I used the Shures when I wanted to enjoy crystal clear audio, and seal out the world.
Since I bought the P3, I have stopped carrying those other two headphones. The P3 has completely replaced those two great headphones. Why? Well, these not only sound amazing, clear, and punchy, but they block out enough of the outside world to let me tune out, and with the volume relatively low, they let it in too. They are VERY comfortable, the mic is in a great position for clear conversations, and the fact that they fold means they fit in a jacket pocket or in their rock solid case. Great buy. Don't even hesitate. BUY THEM! …
- Written by Christos X from New York
91 of 94 people found this useful
If you are looking at purchasing a pair of headphones in the 200 dollar range, LOOK NO MORE! Seriously, click purchase. I tried If you are looking at purchasing a pair of headphones in the 200 dollar range, LOOK NO MORE! Seriously, click purchase. I tried the beats, I tried the Souls, I even tried some Senheisers (the runner ups), but ultimately they all fell down! Beats are just a sub box on your head, they are tight on your head to create the tight box to make the amplified bass, uncomfortable for any lengthy period of use, same with the souls but with a more balanced sound. Senheisers are the runner up in almost any model that I experienced, but ultimately the over ear design was to big, bulky and hot. These recreate sound perfectly! they are super light and comfortable for long long long wears! Plus, the fabric lets air in and your ears don't sweat. And last but not least, look at that design, look great alone, and look like they were designed for the iphone and macbook! …
- Written by Jordan S from Hays
85 of 93 people found this useful
great pair of headphones, excellent build quality, sound is great for the price range.
- Written by Landon B from Grand Junction
The Ones: Bang for Buck, Comfort & Class!!
BEST headphones I've owned: optimal bang for buck; superb sound, design, comfort & class.
MUSIC means a lot to me. A multi-inst BEST headphones I've owned: optimal bang for buck; superb sound, design, comfort & class.
MUSIC means a lot to me. A multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter I constantly listen to music, work out regularly & use video professionally. Having tried many headphones over the years I'm amazed with these & extremely satisfied. Design is top-shelf, sound is superb, comfort is fantastic, & they're classy – I mean really nice!
SOUND: Compared with Dr. Dre Solo Beats they're actually quite similar; a little more broadly balanced in the mids & highs with just a touch less bass but barely noticeable. They do have great bottom though, which is integrated into a truly balanced, brilliant mix.
DESIGN/BUILD: Sooo sweet, genius design; quality components (except for the rinky-dink cord, which is the only neg in the package); folds up perfectly; super comfortable with great sound isolation for my ears; really light but seem much more durable than Beats which just don't stand up to heavy use over time.
FEATURES: It's all about sound & fit for me…the phone seems to work well enough (I use this feature only at the gym); case is a little bulky but very protective (I'm using a different carrying system now); not my original work-out choice as I want to preserve the life of these babies but can't seem to find durable earbuds that fit & sound great…besides, the sound is a spoiler & comfort is unmatched, at least for me, & the minimalist design is well suited.
BOTTOM LINE: Best $200 listening device you can get! Balancing superb sound, design, comfort, quality & portability – P3s are the optimal bang for the buck! …
- Written by David L from Cochrane
Love The Phones - Hate the Cord & Case
The headphones are exactly what I wanted - beautiful, lightweight, foldable, comfortable, well made, quality materials, and the so The headphones are exactly what I wanted - beautiful, lightweight, foldable, comfortable, well made, quality materials, and the sound is great. The bass is pretty heavy, but I changed my music settings on my iPhone to "Vocal Booster" and that helped. I had another pair of Bowers and Wilkins before and regretted selling them. B&W are really well designed and engineered. But the cord on the P3 is like a cord on a kid's toy. Doesn't match the thinking of the headphones. They put zero thought into the cord. Thin, tangly, and crinkly. Take a clue from Apple's lightning cable - twice the thickness as the B&W cord and very soft. The case is a loser too. It's solid plastic, but it's so bulky it's hard to hold, doesn't sit flat on a surface, not too easy to open, and too bulky to put in a glove compartment or slip in a briefcase. Just carrying the case from my car to the front door - also holding papers, a drink, a dog leash - the case was a slippery, weird problem. I'm going online to find a better solution for the case. …
- Written by Robert S. K from Milwaukee
Questions & Answers
Answers from the community
Anyone use these while working out? Are they uncomfortable when you're sweaty?
- Asked by Richard V from Irvine
- Jan 5, 2015
Are they wireless?
- Asked by Joanna F from Dubai
- Nov 7, 2014
P3's are not wireless but they are one of the best sounding headsets...EVER !! If you're looking f P3's are not wireless but they are one of the best sounding headsets...EVER !! If you're looking for bass thumpers, go find something else. These will let you hear music as the artist intended. Clear highs, bright midrange and deep bass if that's what is supposed to be heard. I've had mine for 5 years and they're still going strong. …
- Answered by David M from Chicago
- Nov 9, 2014
Do these headphones work for someone wearing hearing aides? (Not able to get enough amplification with ipad volume alone)
- Asked by Mary W from Milbank
- Nov 26, 2012
The previous answer is correct. However, I also wear hearing aids and spent quite a bit of time in The previous answer is correct. However, I also wear hearing aids and spent quite a bit of time in the Apple Store trying on various headphones. These are definitely louder to the point that for the first time ever, I was not maxing out the volume. I'm totally not accustomed to listening with the sound turned down. In addition, the sound quality is excellent. I recommend them for others of us who love music but have trouble hearing it. …
- Answered by Lindy M W from Cincinnati
- Apr 29, 2014
How much sound do these leak?
- Asked by Voytek G
- Mar 18, 2013
Best Answer:
they leak a little bit but nobody will hear what you are hearing.
- Answered by Cheol C from Ithaca
- Aug 9, 2013
Can you change the ear pads on the P3 once they become dirty or is there any leather switch outs available?
- Asked by Erica M from Cibolo
- Nov 19, 2012
The earpads are acoustic fabric. They're quite comfortable. My friend has the P5s which have leath The earpads are acoustic fabric. They're quite comfortable. My friend has the P5s which have leather. They offer a bit better sound isolation but he complains that they get a little hot in the summer. Replacements should be available through your local B+W dealer. …
- Answered by Michael C from Toronto
- May 29, 2013
Do these headphones sound good?
- Asked by Adam H
- Nov 1, 2012
Best Answer:
Yes. Out of the box they sound muddy and very bass loaded. Burn them in over a weekend by playing lo Yes. Out of the box they sound muddy and very bass loaded. Burn them in over a weekend by playing loud music and they transform - the treble opens up, the midrange comes through and they sound very nice indeed. They remain slightly bass-forward, but nothing like the Beats headphones. They also drive nicely from an iPhone or iPod/Pad without separate amplification. …
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Hurry Up and Meditate has been written for people in a hurry and its message is simple: meditation will help you combat stress, cultivate happiness, enhance your performance, realise your goals and attain mastery of your mental, emotional and material destiny.
If meditation was available in capsule form, it would be the biggest-selling drug of all time. It has been scientifically proven to deliver highly effective stress relief, boost our immune systems and dramatically slow the aging process. It has also been shown to make us much happier and more effective thinkers. Given all the physical and psychological benefits, why aren't more of us doing it?
In his thought-provoking and entertaining book, David Michie explains the nuts and bolts of meditation. As a busy professional, as well as long-term meditator, he also gives a first-hand account of how to integrate this transformational practice into everyday life. Combining leading edge science with timeless wisdom, Hurry Up and Meditate provides all the motivation and tools you need to achieve greater balance, better health and a more panoramic perspective on life.
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"This is one of the most accessible and relevant books available on meditation. Hurry up and read it!" (Ian Gawler OAM, author of Peace of Mind and Meditation - Pure and Simple).
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Hurry up and read. Its pretty much about its topic line. Mostly common sense stuff, but a good listen. It tells you about meditation and how it helps you center yourself. Its practical in describing the rewards and benefits that come from it. I would recommend this and a few more in the series to help you understand meditation. This one is not trying to push the envelope on the benefits and sounds geniue in its presentation. You will fell like you got your credits worth and I am glad I listened. If you have an interest in meditation, I think you will find this good base info.
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This book tells of the benefits of meditation, and then repeats it. Then it refers back to other chapters and sections after they have already passed. I don't think most people who pick up a book on meditation are looking to be convinced as to why they should try it, but maybe I'm wrong. Quick run down - it is good for your health. There you go. And again, meditation has been PROVEN to be good for your health.
There are brief instructions on how to start meditating, with nods to various religious traditions without trying to embody any of them. It would be easy to listen to this book at 1.5x speed and never do anything with the information, which is all I've done so far. But I know for sure I can refer back to chapter 10 when I'm ready to try.
There was some information on types of meditation, on finding a mantra, and on not giving up just because it's hard. I would have like the book to be much more about the practical information such as this.
It would probably have been better in print, when I could skim the cycle of repetition. The information itself isn't bad, but it was the depth of a pamphlet, not a book. They should never have forced the issue to try to turn it into a book. Meditation is a bit like fitness or weight loss - a discipline. It's not complicated, but you have to do it. So go do it. Maybe I will.
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The best introduction to the subject I have ever read. Can highly recommend to anyone interested in starting or improving the quality of their meditations practice.
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