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iPhone 4S vs HTC Rezound (comparison)
38 Comments to iPhone 4S vs HTC Rezound (comparison)
I can go online, talk AND use my laptop at 4G speeds with my rezound ALL at the SAME time!
Can an iphone do that?
ANd Kristie, are you free for dinner?
I tried the iphone for less than 2 weeks and it just didn't work for me though it is really an awesome phone! I've had htc for all of my androids and now have the rezound! it is literally awesome but…it's still the unsecure android OS and the forceclosures, losing contacts, etc, etc, etc, still dominate my thoughts for them! and everyone knows that android IS the most UNstable OS there is!
I agree when people say Apple updates their good products and EVERYONE gets the update. Android depends on the phone, carrier and the maker! they would rather you buy a new phone! buy this but next week we will have our NEW phones out! and so on and so on…!
I like how apple does it! and i respect that!
I also think that android puts alot of bells & whistles on their phones to cover up the real issues of the bad OS and the unstable-ness, etc..! where apple just works! period!
I was never an apple fan in the slightest….but….
this week I am getting rid of android and will have my new iphone 4s 32GB!
Any questions? let me know! but i am writing quick and talking from utter experience!
my life will be smoother & i don't have to worry about my phone not working anymore!
OH YEAH…..Kristie…you are gorgeous & I would like to take you surfing and/or to the beach then a nice dinner! you up for that?
Storage should have gone to the rezound because you can now buy a 64gb micro sd card for around $120.
So the rezound can have a total storage space of 80gb.
My wife hates her iPhone 4S and loves my Rezound..
With voice commands integrated in GPS and Phone, its worth above all other features..
You don't search a business or restaurant, you just call and it calls nearest…
She loves how I have calendars, Pandora, photo albums, emails all on home screens and customized, she hates the army of icon and no customization on iPhone home screens.
.. Android wins here
I fail to see how a real comparison can be made when you didn't even really USE several of the features on the Rezound (?). Ok, I just got a Rezound this week, and I'm NOT an Apple fanboy… but I may very likely take the Rezound back and exchange it for an iPhone 4s. My roommate has an iPhone 4s, and I've taken some time with mine and his so far before coming up with this conclusion. Why?
I don't see the "lag" in the Rezound that someone mentions below, but what I do see is that in order to get decent battery life with 4G, I had to get the extended battery, and once that thing is attached to the phone, basically, I look "really happy to be here", when the thing is in my front pants pocket. Very heavy and uncomfortable to pocket. The regular battery makes it tolerable, but with moderate to semi-heavy use, you'll not make it through a full day without topping off the charge. The screen is extremely nice however, and no doubt lends to the battery suckage, as you can read the finest of detail on text.
Skype video does not work properly on this phone. You have to hold the phone in landscape (sideways) to get the in/out video to display properly on Skype. Confirmed by Verizon techs who also tried it out on the phone. Likewise, Youtube videos do not play when you are in 4G mode. They will work in 3G and Wifi, but not 4G. Also confirmed by Verizon techs who were testing one out on the phone with me. Both phones have an 8 megapixel camera, but once I viewed the photos full size on my desktop, the iPhone photos are just a bit better. The Rezound does have a lot more in the way of manual camera controls, though. I don't plan on printing cell photos at more than 4×6 however, so in both phone's cases, that size looked ok in print form – the slight edge going to the iPhone for photo quality, and a point to the Rezound because it's easier to transfer photos to your computer with Android as opposed to having to go through iTunes.
I can only speak for myself and my needs. I don't want to have to awkwardly hold the phone to have a Skype video call with my family back home, and I don't want to have to throddle down to 3G to watch a Youtube video – and I don't want to wait for Google, Skype, or HTC to take months to come out with fixes for these things (if they decide to, to being with). If a phone doesn't do what I want/need it to do out of the box, it's of no real value to me. My roommate has an iPhone 4s, and while it too has a list of negatives to it, those are not deal breakers at least to me and my needs. So most likely the Rezound is going back to the store this weekend. And I HAVE taken the time to test out both phones before reviewing.
I have a rezound and I'm not seeing any of the problems you've seen except the battery.
Same here. Just bought it last week and I'm fascinated by it. I bought the battery extender so it lasts me alll day included the regular battery that came with it. I love my Rezound and would never trade it in for the iPhone.
I own the HTC Rezound, it's fast, super fast and has the ability to stream full HD movies without a glitch. I've watched TV shows on it (no buffering)
(iPhone 4S) 3G Internet = 1.5MB/s if your lucky. (I had a 3G phone they suck).
(Rezound) 4G LTE Internet = 13.3+MB/s (tested by my Speed Test App).
As far as I'm concerned Apple is playing catch up. Until Apple has 4G LTE internet they are way behind the times but they do have a fantastic OS.
Drives me Crazy the number of complete idiots who own the iPhone 4S and think it has 4G internet when IT DOES NOT. Next time you have a friend tell you their iPhone 4S has 4G prove them wrong with the Speedtest.net App (it's available for both Android and Apple), then do a side by side comparison, just put on any HD steaming movie. The iPhone can't do it.
Sorry but the iPhone in it's current state needs work.
This maybe true in development countries like the US. But the 14MB/s with HSDPA @ iPhone 4S are more than enough for HD-Streaming. You don't have to defend your crappy decision.
Josh 14MB/s is awesome. When Web Traffic is low the Rezound get's 27MB/s. Doesn't matter because anything over 6MB/s will stream HD Video's without buffering, so 14MB/s is plenty fast. I didn't know about HSDPA.
Simply put I've spent well over 100 hours on the iOS 5 and I LOVE IT the programming is crisp and clean it's a near flawless OS. Bottom line The Rezound was the best decision for me. Why?I'm a truck driver, and the iOS does not have the voice command capabilities that HTC Androids do. Why is this so important to me? When I get a text while driving, I can response instantly without my eye's leaving the road. I can speak an entire paragraph and the phone with type it perfectly into a text message. Because the Voice recognition software is connected to Google it can be personalized to YOUR VOICE, and it learns. The iOS doesn't do that. (I have shown iPhone 4s users like my brother-in-law this feature and he wishes his phone could do that, he was very impressed) Also I use Google Maps and Google Navigation all the time, (the Navigation can also be used and accessed by voice command all I have to do is say "Navigate to…" then say the destination and it's there almost instantly, then I follow the turn by turn instructions and I'm there) anything I do on my Android phone that requires a keyboard all I have to do is SAY IT!! and it types it for me :) Google Maps & Navigation on my phone is automatically sync'd to my google account on my computer. This is helpful to me because I can edit travel routes on my computer, and it's instantly part of my phone. That is valuable to me.Did you know Google Navigation calculates your ETA based on your current speed? And I get live traffic conditions right now. The Voice recognition software in the HTC Android phones is what I needed for work. I'm not the greatest speller, so when I Speak and it's translated into writing the spelling is always correct. :)Josh I'm not knocking the iPhone, it's beautiful, iOS is a cleaner smoother platform than Android it always has been (but not by much). It's just not the best option for me. Just wanted to take a moment and explain why.
Verizon does not have HSDPA. HSDPA is ONLY avalaible on gsm networks. Verizon has a CDMA and LTE network. It works on AT&T, but not Verizon or Sprint.
Not to mention that why get a 3G phone when you can get 4g speed at no extra price smh
I'm going with the Rezound, it wins out in most areas. The storage issue I think Rezound shoud have won, because at the same price it should have beat out iphone. 16g internal storage and you can add 32 more without spending an extra $100 buying the 64g iPhone
And HTC partnered with Dropbox and offered 5 more gb of permanent free storage when the app is used with sense ui.
Is the Rezound really the winner???
For the record. I am a cell phone FANatic, and an Android fan. I have owned numerous Android phones, HTC being my favorite manufacturer and skin, and I've also owned every iphone from the original to the current 4S.I bought the iPhone 4 on Verizon, leaving Sprint and the HTC Evo because of its huge size and mediocre screen resolution. Not long after, I traded in the iPhone 4 for the HTC Incredible 2 because the phone is close to the same size, but with a larger screen area and voice commands and typing – I'm not a huge fan of any on-screen keyboards. But after just a couple of weeks with the Incredible 2, I still craved the absolute perfection of iOS. Everything is so smooth and simple and always seems to just work… perfectly! Android has always been a bit complicated, clunkier, and jumpy. Sometimes the finger swipe works, sometimes it doesn't. The Incredible 2 definitely has screen lag. So the next logical step is to check out the long awaited Rezound, with unbelievable specs!.. I eagerly rushed to Verizon the day it was released to get my hands on it, (there was no line, yet the iphone had several people waiting to touch it). And after playing with it for about an hour, I honestly can't tell much difference between the Rezound and the Increcible 2, other than the obvious larger and clearer screen and the new HTC skin, oh, and the hyped headphones. Sadly, the Rezound still has similar screen lag as all previous Android phones, and is not nearly as smooth as the iphone… even the iphone 3G is smoother. So I walked out without another thought about wanting this phone. To simply compare specs and make a decision based on numbers without getting your hands on what ever phones you're comparing is simply a bad idea. I've had my hands on all of them, I've owned most of them, and I keep going back to the iphone. Now I have the iPhone 4S, and it's every bit as good as it's claimed to be. Siri is amazing and does the tasks that actually matter to me. It understands my regular voice (I dont' have to talk like a robot like I do with Andoid's voice to text). The Apps are polished and work seamlessly with the phone.So Kristie shows that the specs of the Rezound make it the winner, but I show that the iPhone totally beats the Rezound, even with it's inferior specs. So don't trust the number, trust what you see, feel, and experience, and I hope you end up with a phone that works for you!Peace
then you whant to handle files, so you open the file manager on your iphone 4s, nha wait a minute, you cant even explore the filesystem. Then you jailbreak it, but then apple hates you. So much problems just for a file manage operation. And the same comes with everything you wanna do. Apple rules, not on the phone market but over you as a costumer
Well, for the price of $0.01 on penny-pincher promo http://bit.ly/vZmxGCm It probably is! :D
its funny, because i own the Rezound and there is no comparison and not a bit of lag on it at all. It is so much faster than my gf's 4s , its scary. Plus, the 4G is absurdly fast. Im also not a slave to itunes and lack of a file explorer. The iphone is just nonsense. You dont own it, Apple owns you.
Incredible 2 = old Sense and single core CPU, dumbfuck. Rezound is better than iphone AND incredible 2. Enjoy your data-caps and 3G speeds, trololol.
Screen lag on the Rezound? What are you talking about? I'm sitting here playing with my Rezound right now, there is no screen lag at all.
I just played with this phone at Verizon and I prefer it to the Razr and
GSII. The screen is just amazing! I'm very interested to see how the
Nexus compares to it.
If I was switching out of my DroidX today, I think this would be my phone today. It's very nice
There have been more than enough unboxings as well as just flat out video's on the Htc Rezound flat out it makes the iphone 4 or iphone 4s look STUPID case closed. I don't care what blog site you go to rather it be cnet.com, bgr, engadget, the verge, technobuffalo, phonedog, androidcentral, intomobile, the list gors on and on. All have said the Rezound is far and away better than the iphone 4 or 4s as well as the Droid Razr, Htc Vivid, and to me it may even be better than the Galaxy Nexus. With all the problems that device has right now and haven't even been released yet on verizon I would much rather take this Rezound and it's 1.5 dualcore processor because when ICS does come to this device it will finally be running on both cores instead of the current one and brother at 1.5 this will fly hands down when the processor get s optimized by ICS. All current android devices are only running on one core due to gingerbread not being optimized for the dualcore devices that are curently out on the market. Plus the Rezound with gingerbread BLOWS AWAY THE IPHOME 4 AND 4S so it stands to reason that with ice cream sandwhich it will kill your little iphone 4/s bank on that
If you don't have the phone in your hand to test, you can't make assumptions based on numbers alone. Bad reporting. Even for a blog.
Lol, fApple fanboy.
Why do idiots er people keep getting so upset when there phone isn't declared the winner ?? Get a life loosers who cares!!?? If u like ur phone shutup!! And njoy it
How in the world are you even suggesting that the iCloud is some sort of a selling point. Why does everybody act like apple is the first to market on things like this when companies like dropbox have been around for years.
Dropbox and iCloud, while similiar are actually very different. iCloud allows you to seamlessly sync your contacts, data and photos without doing anything. So yes, it is a selling point.
On every Android and Windows (haven't tried 7) device I've had, my contacts have synched seamlessly. As far as synching data (which includes photos), why? If it lives in the cloud it doesn't need to be synched. Apple has done another exceptional job of marketing an older technology as something new and shiny. It's certainly something I wouldn't mark up or down in a comparison as the same features are available on both devices.
My rezound syncs my contacts with gmail, and it syncs my pictures with google+. I don't really see what makes iCloud so special?
Let a chick do tech reviews and that's what happens. Derp!
Hey, just wanted to mention that numbers alone don't necessarily mean anything! Like the battery: a bigger screen and faster processor can drain it faster. Also, higher processor frequency doesn't mean it's faster either (although it probably is, but still). Pentium 4s had higher processing speeds than many core 2 duos, doesnt mean they're faster!
Totally, true, but at the end of the day without real world testing (we haven't been able to get a Rezound yet) we have to present the numbers in an objective fashion.
"Reviewing" without actually having a device to test and "objectively" declaring a winner is idiotic. Would you ever return to a car enthusiast website which compared two cars with out actually sitting (let alone drive either vehicle) and declare a winner based on specs.!?
I realize the Rezound must have a great screen, but the graphic posted displaying a fuzzy 'a' next to a high rez 'a' is a bit sloppy don't you think? I'm sure, even at that magnification it will be difficult to tell the 12ppi difference (not that I don't appreciate how beautiful the Rezound screen must be, I would love to see one…..)
If you don't have anything worthwhile to say, just wait till you do.
I have the rezound and the display is really nice but you dont know just how amazing it is until you download a video in 720p hd and play it. It's absolutely beautiful.
The "a" image is a stock image they use in every comparison.
So what if you can't tell the difference of the ppi? The Rezound screen is 4.3 inches across while the iPhone 4S is 3.5!
If the ppi is similar, then the battle comes down to the size, which the Rezound crushes the iPhone with.
BTW I'm not biased I've got an iPhone 4S, HTC Sensation and HTC Rezound.
Yes it does it's like saying one car has more horsepower then the other
A) Does mean it runs faster B) Stock batteries can be swapped for high capacity C) Core 2 Duos have lower clock speeds, but MORE CORES = MORE CALCULATIONS PER MILLISECOND. kthx, go to bed now. :-]


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A recent headline at Lew Rockwell dot com announced; "The Non-Stop Drive for Secession" with the sub-heading, "Catalonians lead their country to total independence."
"Total independence?" Really? How silly are these people? How desperate to believe, how desperate to grasp at any straw, how willfully blind are they and how blind and stupid do they think we are?
The article is a re-print from Russia Today, the American mouthpiece of Russian propaganda. That's not to say that Russia Today doesn't occasionally stumble over the truth. It does occasionally print the truth, as does the BBC, Fox News, CNN, and NBC. You just have to keep in mind that literally every piece of "news" spewed from these sources is coming directly from the mouth of the State. (Or perhaps some other orifice of the State.)
As obvious as the above statement should be, the first paragraph of the article should stop Ancap readers dead in their tracts. It reads; "Catalonia is preparing its own tax system, and creating a network of foreign missions as it prepares for a snap regional vote on independence."
Someone please explain to me why Rockwellian/Paulian Ancaps get all giddy at the idea of slaves voting in a new master. Please explain how a local boot on my throat is preferable to a long-distance boot on my throat. Please explain to me why self-described Ancaps think that when bandits in Washington DC rob you it's a bad thing, but when a local government sends pigs to kick in your door, drag you into your yard, hold automatic weapons to the head of your child, and ransack your home, it's somehow acceptable.
Yes, that is a straw man argument. Rockwellians don't actually think local thugs are good. They just choose to leave that part of the argument out when singing the praises of secession. My friends, that's why I'm here. To shine the light exactly where others don't want to look. In this case it's on small local government.
Think about this fact; who is more likely to drag you out of your car and beat you because you don't have the right attitude? Who is more likely to transpose an address on a warrant and kick in your door rather than your neighbor down the street? Who's most likely to kill your small business because you didn't grease the right palm. Who will send a building inspector to poke his nose in your life and force you to use an acceptable electrician, a union plumber, and an authorized roofer who employs workers with their proper papers? To whom do you pay the never ending property taxes that prove you don't actually own the land you live on? Who issues you a permission slip to drive your car? Who issues the permission slip that allows you to arm yourself, and who decides what tool you may or may not carry for your own protection? Anyone who has ever had a negative one-on-one engagement with a local cop, anyone who has tried to start a small business, anyone who has ever attempted to improve the structure of their home, and anyone who has ever looked at their property tax bill should understand that the first line of oppression is and always has been local government.
Sure, the US federal government is a hideous demonic beast. No doubt about it. Sure the US federal government employs professional killers and rains death upon the innocent of the world. That's not news. We all know that. I'll go so far as to say that if your skin contains too much melanin and you live in a land that has a weak central government, and there happens to be oil under the land you live on, or poppies tend to grow well in your climate, then you need to fear the DC Beast and its brainless goons who enforce its will. But for the average American living in North America, working a job, commuting on American highways, living in an average ranch style house with a dog in a fenced yard and 1.6 children attending school; your local government is a far greater threat to your life and liberty than the 535 members of congress, the 9 members of the US Supreme Court, and the President and Vice President in Washington DC. And secession will not remove the boot from your throat! The reason secession won't remove the boot from your throat is because the foot in that boot is attached to a pig that lives in your town! That's right, almost all government is enforced locally!
The time has come for Ancaps to face the facts. Government is not the problem. The problem is your neighbor who believes in the religion of Statism. And it doesn't end with that neighbor, it extends across your town, across your county or parish, and engulfs the state or province you inhabit. The problem is that so many people have such unwavering faith in the State. So long as that faith is central to the belief system of so many people, it won't matter how many secession movements crop up.
Remember this central fact; all governments started as small local bands of thieves. Secession won't change the nature of government. If your computer gets bogged down with programs, restarting it may clear out the cob webs, but it's still a computer when it restarts. Restarting a computer doesn't transform it into a sandwich. It will be the same thing it was before the restart. The same goes for government. A secession or even a revolution simply restarts the same Beast. It doesn't change the Beast into another creature. Making a Governor into a President doesn't change the nature of the thug. Making a Mayor into a virtual local dictator is not the path to freedom.
Believing secession is the path to freedom is literally a non sequitur. One simply does not lead to the other. It never has. There is no mechanism connecting the two. Secession is the simple exchange of a far-away master enforced locally, to a local master who can look you in the eye as his pigs rob you. The boot has the same laces and contains the same foot. The 9mm dum-dum and the dummy who fires it on command will be exactly the same no matter if their marching orders are issued from a federal building in Washington DC or if they are issued from your local City Hall. Ancaps who believe secession will lead to freedom have either failed to think through the implications, or are quietly hiding their true faith in a violent uprising and expect a small local government to be easier to overthrow than a large one. But this is not a fight that can be won with violence. Governments exist because people want governments to exist. The battle is in the hearts and minds of those who are creating a market for government. Prohibitions of any kind always fail. Overthrowing and prohibiting a small government can never work so long as there is a market for government.
Secession is accomplished using one of, or a combination of, two activities. Either by petitioning a government for permission to secede, or through armed conflict. Armed conflict for the purpose of secession usually turns into revolution and no revolution has ever produced a free people. Revolution is a violent bloody process that, if successful, exchanges the old tyrant for a new one. Petitioning the government, whether by voting or any other process, is the act of using government to archive your desires. Ancaps should realize that any use of government is immoral, and attempting to use government to defeat government is just down right silly. In addition to which, again, it has never produced a free people. Secession is much like alchemy. It seems to make sense, requires lots of faith, and will never produce what it advertises.
When I view the landscape of Ancapistan with all of its infighting, inconsistencies, and hero worship, I am reminded of the words of T.E. Lawrence in the classic movie Lawrence of Arabia. To paraphrase, I would say; "Sherif Ali, so long as the Ancaps trust in secession, so long will they be a little people, a silly people, greedy, barbarous, and insignificant, as you are."
Ben Stone
March 2015
Addendum; added the evening of March 2nd, 2015
If you ever want to see what non-libertarians and non-ancaps think when they hear the typical "end the Fed" and "secession is the road to freedom" crap, have a look at the TV show Better Call Saul, episode Alpine Shepard Boy. Take special note of the crazy rich guy who prints his own money. When you talk about secession, that's how the unwashed masses see you.
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Session Details
399. MOOCs, Boutique Subjects, and Marginal Approaches
Sunday, 10 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., Indiana-Iowa, Chicago Marriott
Program arranged by the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship
Presiding: Dorothy Kim, Vassar Coll.
Speakers: Rebecca Davis, Saint Edward's Univ.; Wendy Marie Hoofnagle, Univ. of Northern Iowa; Helene Scheck, Univ. at Albany, State Univ. of New York; Sonam Singh, Barnard Coll.; Lisa M. C. Weston, California State Univ., Fresno
For abstracts, visit hosted.lib.uiowa.edu/smfs/mff/index.html.
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This roundtable addresses what happens to marginal approaches (e.g., feminist, queer, disability, racial) and boutique subjects (e.g., medieval studies) in the MOOC paradigm.
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"Let Me Borrow that Top"
I'm madly in love with Kelly, Kelly of "Shoes" and "Text Message Breakup" fame. These videos have brought me endless hours of giggling joy.
Now Kelly has a brand new video, featuring a guest appearance from her large-breasted, lesbian, folk-singing Aunt. The song is called "Let Me Borrow That Top" and, well, it's been cracking me up for the past 24 hours.
Some lines you may hear me spewing in the coming weeks...
"I'm gonna betch-slap the dumb outta you!"
"You're thinking of 'masterbate' Mom, extrapolate's different."
"She got a boca on her, don't she?"
And my favorite...
"'Fuck you with something hard and sandpapery!"
Watch the video.... and give me that fucking top, betch!!!!
1 Imaginary-Kiku said on September 28, 2007
ohmahgosh, I love Kelly too :D Anytime anyone says shoes in class, everyone breaks out into "OH MY GOD shoes"
2 Imaginary-Kiku said on September 28, 2007
also, I just watched that whole thing with my mom in the room
not smart :o
3 imaginary stella said on September 28, 2007
"That's such a cute top!"
My sister is gonna LOVE this. We've been saying that line to each other for years, and now Kelly has made it infamous!
Thanks for the Friday laughs!
4 imaginary chona said on September 28, 2007
eduardo showed me this a long long time ago, when i was talking about dr. fun and the siq beats...who he seemed to think was kelly...but wasn't. i still crack up everytime i hear this line:
"I've already been to heaven...after five minutes, I was like...LET'S GO!"
and the best: "you're not my friend! betch!"
5 Eddie B said on September 28, 2007
Wow Dana.
That is FREAKING AMAZING!
I LOVE Kelly!
She's a true inspiration. :D
6 imaginary embracey said on September 29, 2007
Was that a Margaret Cho cameo toward the end?
7 imaginary dana said on September 29, 2007
Yep, she was in the last video too ("Text Message Breakup").
8 Cal Ledbetter said on October 2, 2007
I've already been to the mall...and it sucked!
Where's the hat tip, Dana? You know I found this first. Just kidding.
P.S. There's a treasure chest of Kelly vids on Youtube. I was gonna post one here, but I recommend a search on your own...too much to pick from.


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Whimsicial and fun, the Lion Brand Keppi Sparkle Knit Hat will be a great addition to you or your child's wardrobe!
Project Details
- Level:beginner
- Time:2 hours
Project Instructions
1Use a gauge of 19-1/2 sts (4 inch) in St st worked in rnds to knit a hat that measures 14 (16, 17, 18, 20, 21) inch to fit approximately 6-12 months (1-2 year(s), 2-5 years, 5-7 years, 7-12 years, Adult Small). Remember to check your gauge. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you less stitches and rows to make a 4 inch square, try using a smaller size needle; if it takes you more stitches and rows, try a larger size needle. Download template for abbreviations not explained elsewhere. Pattern and supplies are written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To be sure of a good fit, measure head circumference before beginning.
2Hat: Cast on 66 (78, 84, 90, 96, 102) sts. Divide sts onto 4 needles, with 16 (19, 21, 22, 24, 26) sts each on 2 needles and 17 (20, 21, 23, 24, 25) sts each on 2 needles. Place marker for beginning of rnd. Join by working the first st on left hand needle with the working yarn from the right hand needle and being careful not to twist sts. Rnd 1: *K3, p3; repeat from * to end of rnd. Rep Rnd 1, slipping marker on each rnd, until piece measures about 1 (1, 1, 1-1/2, 1-1/2, 1-1/2) inch from beginning, then work in St st worked in rnds (k every rnd) until about 60 inch of yarn remains. Top of Hat: Decrease Round: K2tog around 33 (39, 42, 45, 48, 51) sts. Remove the marker. Thread yarn tail through last rnd, pull tight and knot securely.
3Finishing: Thread both of the yarn strands of pom pom into yarn needle and weave to inside of the top of Hat, then through pom pom - this stitch stabilizes the pom pom. Draw strands back through to wrong side of Hat and knot securely. Weave in ends.


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Thermador oven with a 4 burner stove top. (gas)
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Problem 1. Right front burner- when you turn on the burner the click click click ignition spark doesn't stop. It keeps trying to lite even though it is already lit. Is this caused by the spark electroid? or the spark module? The spark switch is good.
Problem 2. When you set it to bake, about 30 seconds later it shuts off. This happens randomly. It will often start fine but randomly resets.
Customer wants it to work 100% because it only fails on thanksgiving and Christmas due to the built in calender it can choose which days it wants to break down on;>


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Although the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) determines eligibility, beneficiaries can find out which TRICARE plans their family may be qualified to use with the TRICARE Plan Finder. Log on to www.tricare.mil/planfinder to use the Plan Finder tool. It can be completed by the sponsor or a family member. After answering a series of questions, the tool displays a list of plans beneficiaries may be eligible to use based on the responses provided. To compare plans, visit www.tricare.mil/compareplans to learn the differences between the plans available. The tool features side-by-side comparisons of the TRICARE plans to make sure beneficiaries have the information to make the best decision for their family.
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Brandon Sanderson is the Author Guest of Honor at Gen Con 2012
Another secret is out... Brandon Sanderson will be at Gen Con Indy 2012!
He's been named the Author Guest of Honor for this year's show and, among other things, will be signing at the Crafty Games booth and... joining us for another special event we'll be announcing closer to the date. If you're a fan of Brandon's, a reader of his books, or a player of the Mistborn Adventure Game, you won't want to miss this golden opportunity for some quality time with the man behind it all.
In addition to his time with Crafty Games, Brandon has a great schedule of events at Gen Con, all part of the Get Literal: Writer's Symposium program (located in the ICC rooms 244 and 245)...
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Brandon will also be doing signings at the Crafty Games booth and in Authors' Avenue. Be sure to stop by and meet him in person, and don't forget to watch us on Facebook, Twitter, and the Crafty Games website for details about our special slate of Brandon Sanderson programming at Gen Con 2012.
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The South African Democratic Alliance Students Organisation (DASO) recently released a controversial poster as part of their anti-racism campaign. The "In OUR future, you wouldn't look twice" poster shows a naked mixed-race couple embracing.
The poster has caused a huge stir on Facebook, Twitter and blogs and even generated viral spoof posters. Here are some of online reactions on this.
Impendingboom says:
If you take the time to read through the Facebook comments, the way South Africans respond differently to the same image is quite interesting.
We can roughly divide the response into four categories:
1. It's cheesy and belongs in the 90s
2. Its simplistic portrayal of race relations is offensive
3. It's beautiful, we need more of this
4. It's repulsive, you've lost my vote
Jacques Rousseau at synapses says:
That's what this poster does. It simply highlights the fact that some people would look twice at an inter-racial couple, and reminds viewers of the poster that in the ideal DASO future, this wouldn't happen.
Baas De Beer notes:
Such a campaign will never be without criticism. The majority being that it's immoral, overtly sexual and sends out conflicting messages to the youth. To this I just have to say: Wake up, welcome to the year 2012. There are more risqué ads that promote tampons, chocolates and cameras. It does not in any way promote sexual promiscuity (who said these two aren't married (The CDP complained about this)). The only message this one conflicts with, is the message of hate and separation that white and black adults who are still stuck in the stone-age preach to their kids.
Regarding the statement it made, I personally respect it and think it's about time that someone said it. Wouldn't this world be a better place to live in if people stopped finding fault in others' lives simply because they are too scared to face their own demons? Wouldn't this planet be more enjoyable if society didn't exclude, but include? If race, culture, sex and religion were not used as weapons? You are allowed to have your own opinion, but that's just it: YOUR opinion. If you don't like interracial relationships, THEN DON'T BE IN ONE. Easy, neh?
Slicktiger takes a tongue in cheek approach:
Anyway, the DASO okes are on a whole OTHER LEVEL for putting this charna on their political poster and addressing a CRUCIAL ISSUE in South African society of NOT ENOUGH OKES WHO LIKE TO KLAP IT IN POLITICS.
Jaqamba takes a critical look at DASO:
In my opinion, the posters are an embarrassment to DASO and its membership. They are neither controversial, nor can they serve as a proper yardstick to judge SA's racial relations. In any society, however integrated it may claim to be, there will be conservatives and fundamentalists. In a similar fashion, there are South Africans (black and white) who strongly hold on to their pre-democratic or apartheid-era views about race and racial morality. However, since there are no laws preventing racial integration or promoting racial purity, the issue is moot and debating it will serve no meaningful purpose to the South African society. For an allegedly progressive lot, DASO seems to be chewing on dry bubble-gum.
Rosealix at 10and5 says:
While some are staunchly for the idea, others are sure the DA is accusing today's South Africans of being racist and while some conservatives are appalled at the nudity, others have been asking if there'll be any gay loving in the next of the series. Some are calling it a stereotype and some are calling it irrelevant to the times and for all those aghast at the standard of creative work, others are wondering what all the fuss is about.
Mafedi Selepe observes:
With the sentiments of DASO probably been of Nobel intentions, we can't see past the misconception from incorrect reasoning that is the poster. To me as I sat and disgruntled the poster and used the same method that I was taught at the bourgeois school, I safely came to the conclusion that DASO was trying to tell us that we can cohabit only if we are prepared to say the white man is superior than the black, thus perpetuating but carefully tweaking the architect of Hendrick Verwoerd of a neighborly society that knows and embraces its indifferences to allow the half baked rainbow nation that was only but a dream for the Mandelas, the Sisulus and the heroes and heroines et al.
AKanyangaafrica identifies what the controversial poster has achieved:
The Ads would, unfortunately, make you want to love South Africans even more, if you never did. Even social networks were buzzing, with many accusing the party of claiming to be non-racist when it in fact is. Although the views were diverse across racial line – but one could get a sense that many black people were angrier than whites as, to them, DA was far from being the non-racial opposition party it claimed to be."
"DA may not have achieved one of the objectives it intended to (of portraying itself as a non-racial party) but it managed to get South Africans debating the thorny and controversial race issue, and at the same time exposing our racist tendencies. To Sarah Britten the posters meant we would find them unusual or offensive, thereby implying we are "excessively aware of race" which would then require our re-education "in the principles of non-racialism by the DA" (my emphasis).
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Hugh W - I wish more people were like you, that is a lovely thing to say about your wife and I'm sure she is beautiful. As for the picture, I think it is lovely. He is a strong white man and she beautiful African Queen, what's wrong with that? I say, if two people love each other and they're not hurting anyone, then more power to them :-)
Hugh W, My thanks to you, you know why...it is something that resides in your heart.
i think this is great!
Colleen, they have provinces.
I think it is a beautiful image. I think that it is a sad thing that this causes looks anywhere. I am in an interracial relationship and we get looks everywhere we go in the US. I just choose not to notice anymore since she is so much a part of me. I feel like I would be naked in publc without my wife.
A black man with a white woman would be the real taboo, unfortunately.
He's to tall for her. That's just wrong. ;-)
Would it have been more or less controversial to have them in wedding clothes, or with a mixed-race child in the picture as well, or even with the man wearing traditional Zulu / Xhosa / Bantu clothing and the woman wearing a pantsuit? Good on the DASO for finding a way to challenge people's minds and get them thinking. I'm just surprised there weren't any comments claiming this was a conspiracy to cause an Internet meltdown.
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Exhibition dates: April 11 - July 28, 2002
Release date: January 2, 2002
From April 11 to July 28, 2002, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Sampling/Christian Marclay, a multidimensional exhibition highlighting the versatile talents of an artist whose career has unfolded in the field of music and visual arts. The exhibition features a newly commissioned four-channel video installation and the West Coast premiere of the film Up and Out. Sampling/Christian Marclay is organized by SFMOMA Curator of Media Arts Benjamin Weil.
The intimate relationship between the visual record and recorded sound is the driving force in Marclay's work. The installation Tape Fall presents the literal transformation of sound from invisible magnetic record into visible presence. Audiotape, bearing a recording of dripping water, flows across the head of a reel-to-reel player mounted near a high ceiling. In the absence of a pick-up reel, the tape falls into apparent oblivion—only to reemerge as part of a huge mound of tape that, as it grows, becomes a monument to itself.
Central to the exhibition is a newly commissioned piece titled Video Quartet. Four DVD videos are projected simultaneously side by side, synchronized by a digital "control system." Each video features an edited compilation of found film footage—much of it excerpted from Hollywood films—that features actors and musicians playing instruments or making sounds. When each projection is edited and orchestrated in relation to the three others to form a cohesive musical and visual composition, the four projections create a virtual musical quartet in which unrelated performers play together. Synchronized sound acts as the binding element between the disparate images, which are drawn from a variety of film genres, including black and white, contemporary color, animated cartoons and musicals. In this multi-screen collage, time and film chronology are disrupted to allow a cast of many to perform in a new musical narrative, a composition that is as much musical as it is visual.
Sampling/Christian Marclay also features a screening of Up and Out, a project that synchronizes the visual footage of Michelangelo Antonioni's celebrated 1966 film Blowup with the soundtrack and dialogue of Blow Out, Brian De Palma's 1981 homage to the Antonioni classic. This work, which has never before been seen on the West Coast, will be shown in the Museum's Phyllis Wattis Theater on Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. as part of the Museum's monthly film series, The Seventh Art: New Dimensions in Cinema.
Born in 1955 in San Rafael, Marclay lives, performs and works in New York City. His many musical collaborations include recorded and live performances with Sonic Youth, Kronos Quartet and Merce Cunningham.
Sampling/Christian Marclay is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Support for this exhibition has been generously provided by The James Family Foundation.
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The Number One Factor in Obtaining a Job
In skimming through my RSS feeds earlier today, I saw a blog post titled something to the effect of "the most important aspect of the job search" (I'm paraphrasing – I don't remember exactly). Without actually reading that post, I start thinking about what, exactly, IS the most important element in obtaining a new job.
So I thought. And thought some more. And then I realized…I don't even know what the ONE most important element is. It's a cliche to say that "it's hard to narrow it down to just one thing," but maybe that cliche exists because the statement itself is true. Regardless, here's a list of things that could be the one most important thing. Collectively, I think they may sum up what both active and passive job seekers should be doing.
- Be Persistent – this is generally a natural personality trait. You're either persistent or you're not. If you're not, you have to fake it until you make it (i.e. – get a job). If you're this way naturally, let 'er rip. It may seem that you're annoying a potential employer, but trust me, that's better than falling off the radar.
- Network – I don't even need to explain this one. Talk to your friends and your friends' friends (and they're friends too). Use a personal blog to brand yourself, get on Twitter, leverage Facebook. Go nuts.
- Search Often – Job boards are generally updated often. Use an aggregator to search many at once. Use niche job boards in your industry to find the jobs that don't hit the mainstream job boards.
- Keep Your Mindset Positive – kind of cheesy, right? Well, if you're in the dumps because you're unemployed or "underemployed," it's going to show. Be positive and assertive (see previous "fake it til you make it" under #1 if this is a daunting task).
- Go on Interviews, Even if you Don't Want the Job – interviews for jobs you have no intention of taking – even if offered – are good practice. You know what else? I've often heard of people interviewing for one job and ending up with another at the same company because they were overqualified for the one they interviewed for (I've also heard the reverse – people being underqualified for a given position, but impressive enough to score a job at that company anyway). Go for it.
It's a short list, but if you're not doing all these things, you're missing out. One thing to remember – and it may seem strange to have to point this out – if you don't DO anything, you won't GET anything. Jobs don't fall into peoples' laps, so if you want a better job but don't do anything to get one…well, there's no one to blame but yourself.


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Guy getting married and starting a family after age 50: pros and cons
I have been a bachelor for 20 years -- got married when I was 22, divorced when I was 30, and swore I would never make that mistake again.
- Asked by An Intellectual Guy, Male, 46-55, Los Angeles, Financial / Banking
My dad was 50 when I was born and turned 51 6 months later! He was the best dad on earth to me. My mom was 43 when I was born to. Nowdays 50 is the new 35! It is not about your age, it is in your mind. If you want to be old, you will be no matter what your age.
- Response by kmf1, A Life of the Party, Female, 46-55, Minneapolis, Who Cares?
It's not as big an issue for the guy, assuming you can find a woman who isn't too old that she would have difficulty getting pregnant. The main thing is you don't want to be looking like Skeletor showing up at the kid's high school graduation.
- Response by istillhatescrennames, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 66 or older
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My brother in law was in his late fifties when he married my sis. He'd never been married, and never had kids. He just never found a woman he felt he could do that with.
- Response by mamom04, A Sweet Sarah, Female, 56-65, Phoenix
It's never too late if you have it in your heart.
- Response by joeblow1234, A Creative, Male, 46-55, Whitehorse, Artist / Musician / Writer
I think if now is when you are ready then now is when you should go for it. If you had a child in the next few years, you still can have every reasonable expectation of seeing that child into adulthood. My friend had 4 kids in his 20s, 30s and later re-married. He is 54 with a 7 year old daughter and they are all quite happy. You will most likely give up your retirement years but this is a fair trade-off for all you will gain if that is your sincere desire.
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I know someone whose parents had her when they were 50 and she said it was like growing up with grandparents.
- Response by wandatrick91, An Alternative Girl, Female, Who Cares?
Damn!!!!!,what you gonna do, make a bunch of babaies. Can't believe neither one of you have kids. That vow you made to yourself, guess a little reality showed up in there. Hale to the king, here's the skinny. You done got tired of being you, probably wasn't no fun any whoo!. You feeling left-out, when you was feeling in. Mind full of doubt, what's life all about. It's all about living, if it's a family you want, then it's a family it'll be, just prepare for your demise, and all will be well.
- Response by 2jacksam, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 66 or older, Denver, Self-Employed
There are several in New York city who settled down in their 40s and 50s. Very common. I don't think there is anything wrong with a man settling late. My bf is 37 and he never been married and has kids. He would love to be married and have kids but working hard to be more financially stable. I don't think it is too late but do it soon. :)
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My Dad was 44 when I was born...I was lucky because by the time I came around he was financially established, he was not a nervous parent, he was involved and active in my life.
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I have the same problem with someone who quotes the dictionary. That's French.
As an Anglo-Saxon I agree with Noah Webster:
"Usage is everything."
In order for a word to become officially a part of the French language it has to be approved by the Academie Francais. Someone talking about home schooling pointed out that, in France, every single student in the entire French school system is on the same page of the same textbook on the same day if they are the same age. This is a scandal to an Anglo-Saxon, and when some aspiring Acadamie Ingese member quotes a dictionary at me, I mentally give him the finger.


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The Eurofighter Typhoon has flown its first combat missions over Libya as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn, giving a boost to its European makers' drive to sell the $120 million, delta-winged fighter in big-ticket strike jet deals in Japan and India.
"It never hurts to have the 'as used in combat' stamp," said Francis Tusa, editor of the Defense Analysis newsletter.
The Typhoons from the British air force flew their first missions Monday, the third day of Operation Odyssey Dawn, as part of the 906 Expeditionary Air Wing based at Gioia Del Colle in Italy.
The Eurofighter consortium consists of Britain's BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense company, Finmeccanica of Italy and the European Aeronautic, Defense and Space Co.
The Typhoon may be in action but it remains questionable just how much its involvement in Odyssey Dawn will bolster its sales prospects.
So far the twin-engine, supersonic jets have flown five-hour patrols in the U.N.-mandated no-fly zone over Libya, though only in the air-superiority role for which it was designed.
But aerial dogfights with Moammar Gadhafi's outnumbered air force are unlikely since allied commanders say the Libyan air force has been pretty much crippled already.
So the Typhoon won't be able to show off its paces by downing Libya's Russian-built MiGs and Sukhois or French-built Mirages.
It's the ground-attack jets like British Tornados, U.S. F-16s and F/A18s, covered by the Typhoons, that are racking up the missions by hitting Gadhafi's air-defense missile sites, radars and ground forces.
The Typhoon won't have ground-attack capability until 2018.
The fighter was designed in the 1970s to combat Soviet fighters but since the collapse of communism in the late 1980s there hasn't been much call for air superiority fighters.
Indeed, it's been criticized as little more than a relic of the Cold War and pretty much outdated as soon as it went into service with the British air force.
The Typhoon is also in service with Germany's Luftwaffe and the air forces of Spain, Italy, Austria and Saudi Arabia.
But Tusa says that in theory the Typhoon could be armed with precision-guided munitions designed to take out hardened ground targets like bunkers and command centers.
"In terms of boosting exports, you want Typhoon doing this," he said. "Having spent the money there's no reason it can't."
Riyadh, which has traditionally bought British as well as U.S. aircraft, confirmed in September 2007 that it had signed a $7.17 billion contract for 72 Typhoons, 48 of which would be built in the kingdom.
The first 24 of the European-built jets were diverted from the British air force after it decided to trim its order for Eurofighters because of defense budget cutbacks.
The Saudis have been reported to be considering an additional 24 Eurofighters. But their plans to buy 84 Boeing F-15S fighters as part of a massive $60 billion arms deal with Washington could mean the Typhoon scheme will be dropped.
Meantime, the Eurofighter is one of several advanced jets in a contest to supply the Indian air force with 126 multirole combat aircraft in a contract worth in excess of $10.5 billion.
The other contenders are the Boeing F/A-18N, the Rafale built by Dassault Aviation of France, Lockheed Martin's F-16IN Fighting Falcon, Saab of Sweden's Jas 39 Gripen NG/IN and Mikoyan's MiG-35 from Russia.
The Typhoon is also involved in a contest for 40-50 new fighter aircraft for Japan.
Due to Tokyo's traditional defense ties to the United States, Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter and Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet are considered top contenders.
The F-35 program has been hit by delays and cost overruns that could make it less attractive.
The consortium that builds the Eurofighter has also been aided by the U.S. decision not to sell Japan the jet it really wanted -- the now-abandoned F-22 Raptor -- to maintain the secrecy of its advanced technologies.
"Eurofighter has offered Tokyo lots of sweeteners, including industrial participation," said Michael Auslin of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.
"If the U.S. can't come up with something equally attractive, it will be difficult for Tokyo to choose a less-beneficial deal."
The Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar has been evaluating the Eurofighter for an order for 24-36 fighters. Contenders include the F-35, F/A-18, F-15 Eagle and Dassault's Rafale.
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