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Cygnus Systems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, et al
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ORDER pursuant to General Order 05-25 granting 16 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice; granting 17 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice; granting 18 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice; granting 19 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice.Per the Court's Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, applicant has five (5) days in which to register as a user of the Electronic Filing System. Registration to be accomplished via the court's website at www.azd.uscourts.gov. (BAS, )(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)
Cygnus Systems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, et al Doc. 20 Case 2:08-cv-02337-NVW Document Filed 02/02/09 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Cynthia A. Ricketts (Arizona Bar No. 012668) email@example.com Shane D. Gosdis (Arizona Bar No. 022471) email@example.com DLA Piper US LLP 2415 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Telephone: (480) 606-5100 Facsimile: (480) 606-5101 Attorneys for Defendants Costar Realty Information, Inc., and Costar Group, Inc. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA PETER STROJNIK, an individual, Plaintiff, v. THE COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC., a Corporation; COSTAR GROUP, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2:08-CV-01276-PHX-SRB DEFENDANTS' REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED COMPLAINT (Honorable Susan R. Bolton) Despite its title, Plaintiff's Response brief does not actually respond to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Instead, much like the Amended Complaint itself, it is composed of little more than vague and conclusory statements, none of which have any basis in law or fact. Plaintiff does not (and cannot) establish that his claims escape preemption under the CAN-SPAM Act and the Supremacy Clause and likewise fails to establish that the Amended Complaint alleges facts sufficient to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.1 1 Plaintiff mischaracterizes Defendants' Motion to Dismiss to say that Defendants "admit[] intruding into Plaintiff's business and trespassing his computer" without any citation or further explanation. Response at 1:17-18. Contrary to Plaintiff's claim, Defendants have never admitting to "intruding" into Plaintiff's business and "trespassing into his computer." Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:08-cv-02337-NVW Document Filed 02/02/09 Page 2 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I. PLAINTIFF'S ACEMA AND ACFA CLAIMS ARE EXPRESSLY PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW; THE FEDERAL PRE-EMPTION IS NOT LIMITED AS PLAINTIFF CONTENDS. Plaintiff cites to 15 U.S.C. § 7707(b)(1) in his misdirected attempt to circumvent the CAN-SPAM Act's preemption requirement. Plaintiff's Response to Defendants' (Second) Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Motion for a More Definitive Statement ("Response") at 3:15-19 [Docket No. 14]. In particular, Plaintiff emphasizes the fact that the CAN-SPAM Act does not "prohibit falsity or deception in any portion of a commercial electronic mail message" and that the CAN-SPAM Act does not define "falsity" or "deception." Id. The reality, however, is that CAN-SPAM Act was intended to prevent the very result Plaintiff seeks here, namely the application of differing state laws that force companies to put differing subject lines or text in their e-mails to create a uniform national standard: Section 8(b)(1) sets forth the general rule concerning the preemption of State law by the legislation. The legislation would supersede State and local statutes, regulations, and rules that expressly regulate the use of email to send commercial messages except for statutes, regulations, or rules that target fraud or deception in e-mail. Thus, a State law requiring some or all commercial e-mail to carry specific types of labels, or to follow a certain format or contain specified content, would be preempted. S. Rep. No. 108-102 at 21-22 (2003) (emphasis added). Nowhere does Plaintiff address the CAN-SPAM Act's stated purpose of developing a uniform federal law that regulates commercial e-mail nor does he address any of the cases cited by Defendants. See generally Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Motion for a More Definitive Statement ("Motion to Dismiss") [Docket No. 7]. Instead, he stubbornly insists that the purported exception to CAN-SPAM Act is such that it would swallow the entire CAN-SPAM Act. Id. II. PLAINTIFF'S ACEMA AND ACFA CLAIMS FAIL TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION UPON WHICH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED. Not only are they preempted, Plaintiff's ACEMA and ACFA claims fail to state a cause of action upon which relief may be granted. Motion to Dismiss at 7-9. Plaintiff -2- Case 2:08-cv-02337-NVW Document Filed 02/02/09 Page 3 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 does not dispute that fact. In fact, Plaintiff completely fails to address any of the deficiencies in his Amended Complaint, as outlined by Defendants in their Motion. See generally Response. Plaintiff's silence is a tacit admission that the Complaint fails to properly allege ACEMA and ACFA claims. Plaintiff's failure in this regard is especially unwarranted given that he has filed two Complaints, the latest of which was filed after Defendants' initial Motion to Dismiss was filed road mapping the deficiencies with Plaintiff's Original Complaint. Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint does not correct the fatal deficiencies in the Original Complaint. Accordingly, Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint should be dismissed. III. THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE SEPARATELY PREEMPTS PLAINTIFF'S COMMON LAW CLAIMS BASED ON CONDUCT EXPRESSLY ALLOWED BY FEDERAL LAW. Plaintiff likewise fails to address the fact that his common law claims for trespass and intrusion upon seclusion are preempted under the Supremacy Clause. As set forth in Defendants' Motion, the Supremacy Clause preempts conflicting state laws such as ACEMA. Motion to Dismiss at 9-11. Plaintiff's Response fails to address any of the arguments raised or cases that Defendants cite demonstrating that the Supremacy Clause separately and independently preempts Plaintiff's common law claims. See generally Response. As with his other failures to respond to Defendants' claims, Plaintiff's silence is a tacit admission that the Supremacy Clause does in fact preempt Plaintiff's common law claims. As such, Plaintiff's Amended Complaint should be dismissed. IV. PLAINTIFF CANNOT ASSERT A TRESPASS TO CHATTELS CLAIM BASED ON A SINGLE E-MAIL FROM DEFENDANTS. Plaintiff's Amended Complaint fails to allege basic elements of a trespass claim. See generally Amended Complaint. It does not allege that Defendants' e-mail message dispossessed Plaintiff of his computer or that the e-mail impaired the condition, quality, or value of his computer. Id. Plaintiff's Response does not address these glaring deficiencies. See generally Response. Instead, Plaintiff simply states that Defendants -3- Case 2:08-cv-02337-NVW Document Filed 02/02/09 Page 4 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "invaded Plaintiff's private computer and squatted in its memory" without any citation to the Amended Complaint or any other portion of the record. Id. at 7:6-7. Not only does he fail to allege the basic elements of a trespass claim, Plaintiff's cases are inapposite. In Compuserve, Inc., the plaintiff was a large Internet service provider, not an individual e-mail recipient like Plaintiff. See Compuserve Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc., 962 F. Supp. 1015, 1017 (S.D. Ohio 1997). The plaintiff brought a trespass claim against defendant arising from defendant's practice of sending unsolicited e-mail messages to hundreds of thousands of internet users. Defendant had concealed the origin of its messages by forging header information and replacing the sender information with a different, false address. Id. Compuserve notified the defendant that bulk e-mail was unauthorized, but defendants continued to send the bulk e-mail messages. Id. The court eventually found defendants liable for trespass based on the fact that they had created an "enormous volume of mass mailings," which placed a "tremendous burden" on plaintiff's equipment. Id. at 1019. In reaching its holding, however, the court recognized "a tacit invitation for anyone on the Internet to utilize plaintiff's computer equipment to send e-mail to its subscribers." Id. at 1023-24. The court held that plaintiff's tacit approval to use the computer equipment was revoked when plaintiff informed defendant that he was prohibited from using CompuServe's equipment to send his junk e-mail messages. Id. at 1024. Defendants had become aware that Compuserve did not want to receive messages and that plaintiff was taking steps to block receipt of those messages (essentially, an opt out request). This clearly is not the situation here. Unlike Compuserve, this case involves a single e-mail message not "bulk e-mail messages." Id. at 1018. Plaintiff's reliance on Mobilisa is similarly misplaced. See Mobilisa, Inc. v. Doe, 217 Ariz. 103, 170 P.3d 712 (Ct. App. 2007). In Mobilisia, plaintiff brought statutory claims and a common law claim for trespass against defendant, alleging that plaintiff had accessed plaintiff's protected computer systems and email accounts without authorization. Id. at 107, 170 P.3d at 715. Notwithstanding Plaintiff's inferences to the contrary, the -4- Case 2:08-cv-02337-NVW Document Filed 02/02/09 Page 5 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Mobilisia action does not address or otherwise analyze Plaintiff's trespass claim. Id. Finally, Plaintiff's reliance on eBay, Inc. is intentionally misleading. See eBay, Inc. v. Bidder's Edge, Inc., 100 F. Supp. 2d 1058 (N.D. Cal. 2000). Plaintiff cites eBay, Inc. for the proposition that even if a "(spam e-mail) occupies a small portion of the Plaintiff's computer memory, liability lies." Response at 6. Unlike this case, eBay, Inc. involved software search robots that were used to "crawl" eBay's website in search information useful to Plaintiff's on-line auction business. Id. at 1060-61. V. PLAINTIFF HAS FAILED TO STATE A CLAIM FOR INTRUSION UPON SECLUSION. A. A Single Promotional E-mail Does Not, As a Matter of Law, Constitute Intrusion. Plaintiff does not dispute the fact that a single promotional e-mail does not qualify intrusion under the Restatement. Indeed, Plaintiff does not address any of the cases cited by Defendant nor does he cite any of his own. Plaintiff's silence is yet another tacit admission that Defendants' e-mail does not, as a matter of law, constitute an intrusion. B. Plaintiff's E-mail Account Does Not Qualify as the Type of Solitude or Seclusion Envisioned Under the Restatement. Plaintiff likewise does not dispute that his Amended Complaint is silent as to solitude or seclusion. The Amended Complaint does not allege that Plaintiff's e-mail address is an inherently private affair or concern such that he takes steps to protect it from the public's view. C. A Single Promotional E-mail Does Not, As a Matter of Law, Constitute Extreme and Outrageous Conduct. In his Response, Plaintiff claims that the "constant bombardment" of "tens, sometimes hundreds" of unsolicited e-mails is "highly offensive." Response at 8:4-9. By his own admission, however, Plaintiff only received one e-mail from Defendants, not tens of e-mails, not hundreds e-mails, and certainly not a constant bombardment of e-mails. See Complaint at ¶3. Under those circumstances, no court has held that a single promotional e-mail qualifies as the extreme and outrageous conduct required to establish a -5- Case 2:08-cv-02337-NVW Document Filed 02/02/09 Page 6 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 claim of intrusion upon seclusion. See Motion to Dismiss at 14-16. Plaintiff does not cite any case law to the contrary and fails to respond to any of the cases cited by Defendants.2 CONCLUSION Plaintiff does not (and cannot) establish that his claims escape preemption under the CAN-SPAM Act and the Supremacy Clause and likewise fails to establish that the Amended Complaint alleges facts sufficient to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Accordingly, the Court should dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Complaint in its entirety without leave to amend. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 21st day of August, 2008. /s/Shane D. Gosdis Cynthia A. Ricketts Shane D. Gosdis DLA Piper US LLP 2415 East Camelback, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Telephone: (480) 606-5100 Facsimile: (480) 606-5101 Attorneys for Defendant Costar Realty Information, Inc. and Costar Group, Inc. Plaintiff claims that if the "average person" were asked whether "spamming is `highly offensive,'" that person would "certainly elicit a positive response," as if that were the standard to state a claim for intrusion upon seclusion. To the contrary, Plaintiff must allege facts establishing extreme and outrageous conduct on the part of Defendants. Plaintiff has failed to do so. 2 -6- Case 2:08-cv-02337-NVW Document Filed 02/02/09 Page 7 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on August 21, 2008, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following ECF registrants: Peter Strojnik firstname.lastname@example.com THE LAW FIRM OF PETER STROJNIK 3030 N. Central Ave., Suite 1401 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorney for Plaintiff /s/Linda Farrell -7-


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Is this a good time to bring up the chap whose tattoo celebrates both the 2007 and 2011 All Blacks victories?
Is this a good time to bring up the chap whose tattoo celebrates both the 2007 and 2011 All Blacks victories?
"Your averages, captain, coaches and players can probably survive incompetence over a relatively short series, so if youre going to be rubbish, make sure its against Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand or someone."
That's the spirit!
Avatar now by choice. 5-0 in the Ashes and all.
No software to download - I think HeathDavis just does all the work for us. We just check the thread from time to time to see what happened.
Click on the link and sign up - just follow the instructions pick a position that no one else has picked.
Best Wishes
So I was flipping through the channels today, and I came across the Canada vs USA rugby match. I'm guessing it was a warm-up for the World Cup.
Stoked to see Canada beat the US 28-22. That in itself is the World Cup for me.
Anyway, it's the first time I've actually watched a live rugby match for longer than 10 minutes. Still trying to understand the game in its entirety. Seems like a decent sport, there'd perhaps be more interest here if Canada were any good, which I'm not sure if they are or not (one of you rugby junkies to confirm). But it's all good, as long as we beat the US consistently.
Also, seems like rugby is quite similar to cricket in that only a handful of nations are any good at it or follow it religiously.
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Canada has a good grass roots following of the game in BC - unlike Cricket it is played by people born in Canada as opposed to ex pats from other countries - I think Canada is ranked about 13th or 14th in the world.
Yes their arch rivals are the US and Canada normally wins.
I would like to see rugby take off in Canada more than cricket - as there is more potential for it.
Yep, there are only about 10 seriously rugby-following countries in the world. And three and half of them are this country.
Yeah, I remember my high school being one of the few to have a Rugby team. But it was never really popular compared to a lot of the other sports. I see most of the national team consists of players from BC and the Toronto area. A couple of players seem to be from Europe as well.
I think I'm going to give Rugby a chance here and give it a watch during the World Cup.
Well the 3 1/2 he refers to are Wales Ireland and Scotland, with 1/2 being England Ph34r
PS: Men's rugby in the US is only seriously played at Berkeley.
World rankings at International Rugby Board - World Rankings: Full world rankings
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I can count about 8 teams - then there are others I am not sure about
Is the game followed in Argentina - probably not but I have met an Argentinian fan before so maybe...
I seem to remember there being a big, noisy crowd when the ABs played in Argentina once. But I might be imagining that.
It's surprisingly sizeable in Japan, but this isn't reflected in their ever-poor national side.
Canada actually made the world cup Quarter-Finals in 1991, thanks to wins over Fiji and Romania.
Cricket Web's 2013/14 Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"I don't believe a word of Pietersen's book, but then I don't believe a word anyone else has said either."
- Simon Barnes renders further comment on KP's autobiography superfluous in a sentence
It appears I've got a good dose of the thread title - I just felt compelled to cough up the healthy sum of money for a ticket to the NZ v Tonga game. Really looking forward to it.
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Tips for Photographing Funerals
Written by: steve
By Steve Russell
For birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and other special occasions, cameras and photographs are an integral part of the festivities but what about funerals? Funerals are solemn, sad occasions and cameras seem to be intrusive; an invasion of privacy. Still most people who have lost a close family member or loved one would probably appreciate some photographic record of the event. Whether you're photographing a funeral as a family member, someone who has been asked by the family to photograph the funeral or it's a public ceremony of a well-known figure and you're photographing for your own "memory book" a few tips might be helpful.
Don't Act Like a Photojournalist – You're not out there trying to capture a photo that'll be on the front page of the newspaper or the cover of a magazine. Maintain a level of dignity and respect that the event requires. Yes, you might miss a really good shot, but what you really want to be is as invisible with the camera as possible. This probably means using a long lens but a long lens is much better than sticking a camera in the face of someone who is overcome by grief.
No Flash – It's difficult to be unobtrusive when your flash is firing every few seconds. Leave the flash in the bag. This will probably require that you use a high ISO. It also means that you will be better served by using a custom white balance instead of having your camera set on AWB (automatic white balance). You'll be happy you did this especially when you're shooting inside unless you really enjoy sitting in front of the computer and adjusting the color temperature of every image.
Be Respectful of the Family – Most people don't want to be photographed while they're overcome with grief and sobbing uncontrollably. Yes, it's important to get photos of the family and it's possible to capture some poignant moments, but be respectful at the same time.
Know What To Expect – There are many cultures and religions in the world and the differences can be very pronounced at funerals. Take time to talk to the family and the person conducting the ceremonies. Learn what is going to happen and when it's appropriate and inappropriate to take photos. Remember that cameras are not allowed in some churches, synagogues and mosques. Do yourself and the family a favor by knowing and following any rules regarding the prohibition of cameras.
Military, Police and Fire Fighter Funerals Present Different Challenges and Opportunities – Frankly, there's a lot more to photograph at military, police and fire fighter funerals and to a great extent these are the photos the family wants to have. This is another situation where it can be extremely helpful if you know what to expect and the order of events. That way you'll know where to be and where to be looking.
There Are Other Differences – Religion and culture are not the only reasons a particular funeral can be quite different from the so-called norm. Sometimes location and the background of the deceased can have a tremendous influence on the manner in which the ceremony is conducted. The two images above were taken at the funeral of a very well-known jazz musician in New Orleans.
Photographing a funeral might be one of the most difficult photography tasks you ever attempt. However, by using a good dose of common sense and thinking before shooting you can provide the family with a tasteful set of photos that they will appreciate for years.
Photo Credits:
Nacho & Little Grandma by Jacob & Kiki Hantla on Flickr Creative Commons
Presenting Flag to Widow by piratey joe on Flickr Creative Commons
RCMP Funeral by twostoutmonks on Flickr Creative Commons
Funeral at Arlington National Cemetery by mudflapDC on Flickr Creative Commons
Man in Top Hat by dsb nola on Flickr Creative Commons
Man Playing Trumpet by dsb nola on Flickr Creative Commons
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W+K Gives Isaiah Mustafa a Breather in Latest Old Spice Campaign
You know, these ads just aren't the same without Isaiah Mustafa, but then again, maybe it was time for W+K Portland to make a fresh start with its valuable client, Old Spice. But we don't know if this spot, which may have been copywriter/art director Eric Kallman's last writing effort for the brand (didn't he jump to BFG9000 already?), is it. Here, a sea captain with the worst fake facial hair since Theo and Cockroach on The Cosby Show charms a lass while punching an octopus. The swagger and nod to Mustafa is still in effect, but our swooning has long since ceased. TV credits and a print element after the jump.


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We honor revelation too highly to make it the antagonist of reason, or to believe that it calls us to renounce our highest powers.William Ellery Channing
Providence is a greater mystery than revelation.Richard Cecil
Unspontaneity is of their essence. In these rites I discover that something is approaching me here that I did not produce myself, that I am entering into something greater than myself, which ultimately derives from divine revelation. This is why the Christian East calls the liturgy the "Divine Liturgy", expressing thereby the liturgy's independence from human control.Pope Benedict XVI
Unlimited trust should only be placed in the real Word of the Revelation that we encounter in the faith transmitted by the Church.Pope Benedict XVI
Know that the essence of a person, as such, is quite impossible to perceive without his material embodiment (...) This is because our five senses and our imagination do not offer us anything more than the revelation of the actions of the essence, but not the essence itself.Yehuda Ashlag
All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error.Mahatma Gandhi
God hath in truth testified in His Book and so also have testified the company of His angels, His Messengers and those endued with divine knowledge, that thou hast believed in God and in His signs and that everyone is guided aright by virtue of thy guidance. This is indeed a boundless grace which God, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, hath graciously conferred upon thee aforetime and will confer hereafter. And since thou didst believe in God before the creation, He hath in truth, at His own behest, raised thee up in every Revelation. There is no God but Him, the Sovereign Protector, the All-Glorious.The Bab
Virtue consists in doing our duty in the several relations we sustain in respect to ourselves, to our fellow men, and to God, as known from reason, conscience, and revelation.James Waddel Alexander
The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.Ralph Waldo Emerson
For is not a Symbol ever, to him who has eyes for it, some dimmer or clearer revelation of the God-like?Thomas Carlyle
An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.William James
If we were required to know the position of the fruit dots or the character of the indusium�s, nothing could be easier to ascertain, but if it is required that you be affected by ferns, that they amount to anything, signify anything to you, that they be another sacred scripture and revelation to you, help to redeem your life, this end is not so easily accomplished.Henry David Thoreau
Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.Max Ernst
In the point of rest at the center of our being, we encounter a world where all things are at rest in the same way. Then a tree becomes a mystery, a cloud a revelation, each man a cosmos of whose riches we can only catch glimpses. The life of its simplicity is simple, but it opens to us a book in which we never get beyond the first syllable.Dag Hammarskjold
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.Nelson Mandela
Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery.Unknown
The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with revelation, with God, with itself, loses its life, just as the body droops when debarred from the air and the cheering light from heaven.William Ellery Channing
Tho' the world could turn from you, This, at least, I learn from you: Beauty and Truth, tho' never found, are worthy to be sought, The singer, upward-springing, Is grander than his singing, And tranquil self-sufficing joy illumes the dark of thought. This, at least, you teach me, In a revelation: That gods still snatch, as worthy death, the soul in its aspiration.Robert Williams Buchanan
Consciousness is either inexplicable illusion, or else revelationC.S. Lewis
Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.Ansel Adams
A revelation, that may be supposed to be really of the institution of God, must also be supposed to be perfectly consistent or uniform, and to be able to stand the test of truth; therefore such pretended revelations, as are tendered to us as the contrivance of heaven, which do not bear that test, we may be morally certain, was either originally a deception, or has since, by adulteration become spurious. Reason therefore must be the standard by which we determine the respective claims of revelation; for otherwise we may as well subscribe to the divinity of the one as of the other, or to the whole of them, or to none at all.Ethan Allen


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Digital Piano
F-20: Digital Piano
The Perfect Choice for a First Piano
If you're looking for the first piano for your child, the F-20 is the ideal choice. Delivering Roland's acclaimed piano technologies at a breakthrough price, this compact and attractive instrument offers best-in-class performance that provides a solid foundation for learning the instrument the right way. Its rich, authentic tone inspires young players to explore and develop their musical expression, while the fine weighted keyboard action—derived from Roland's flagship models—provides a true acoustic grand touch that's essential for proper piano education. As a digital instrument, the F-20 presents many advantages over traditional acoustic pianos to encourage learning and make playing fun, including recording and metronome functions, onboard rhythm accompaniment, and a wide selection of sounds beyond the piano. In addition, free Roland piano apps allow you to use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the F-20, providing a great way to motivate kids with play-along songs and enjoyable interactive features.
- Roland's top-level piano technologies deliver best-in-class performance
- Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement for an authentic grand piano touch
- Highly acclaimed SuperNATURAL® Piano sound engine from top-line Roland models provides the rich, expressive tone of a fine acoustic grand
- Play along with favorite songs in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using the free Air Performer app
- Develop basic music listening and reading skills with the free Piano Partner app for iPad
- Built-in Rhythm feature that intelligently follows your playing, plus a wide selection of additional sounds such as organs, strings, guitars, choir, and more
- Dual and Split modes allow you to layer tones and play different sounds with the left and right hands
- Connect USB memory to save songs you've captured with the onboard recorder and play along with WAV and SMF songs
- Compact wood cabinet with your choice of Contemporary Black or Simulated Dark Walnut finishes; optional matching stands available for each finish
- Included DP-10 Damper Pedal provides continuous response for half-pedaling and other traditional acoustic piano techniques
- Convenient headphone storage hook included with optional KSC-68 stand
Top Roland Quality, Incredible Value
Though it comes at an entry-level price, the F-20 delivers sound, features, and performance directly inherited from Roland's high-end pianos. With its compact size and built-in stereo speaker system, the instrument fits nicely into any home environment and is easy to move from room to room. The stylish wood cabinet comes in your choice of Contemporary Black or Simulated Dark Walnut finishes, so you can select the perfect color to compliment your living space.
Authentic Touch and Tone to Translate Emotion into Sound
Offering quality sound and playing touch that far exceeds other instruments in its class, the F-20 delivers solid performance that will carry your child through many years of musical development. The Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement inherits the functions, appearance, and texture of keyboards found in our flagship instruments, providing an authentic grand piano touch for building fundamental playing techniques quickly and efficiently. The famous SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine—also derived from Roland's top-line models—allows students to develop their skills with the rich tone and expressiveness of a world-class acoustic grand.
Air Performer and Piano Partner Apps Motivate Your Child to Play
Roland's free apps for Apple iOS devices offer a unique way to motivate your child's interest in playing and practice. With the Air Performer app, they can play along with favorite songs in the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch wirelessly* through the F-20's sound system. The Piano Partner app for iPad includes Flash Card, an interactive music program that kids will love, plus an intuitive graphical interface for selecting tones, songs, and rhythms in the F-20. Flash Card develops listening and reading skills in a fun way by challenging your child to identify notes that are shown on the iPad's display and sounded from the piano, with awards given after five challenges. Available from the Apple App Store, these powerful apps make it easy to use today's mobile technology to enhance your child's piano development.
*Wireless communication requires the Roland WNA1100-RL Wireless USB Adapter (sold separately) and a wireless LAN access point with an Internet connection.
Intelligent Accompaniment Helps Develop a Sense of Rhythm
With its onboard Rhythm feature, the F-20 lets your child experience music with a beautiful backing ensemble, so they can have fun and develop their timing skills at the same time. This amazing piano automatically accompanies their playing, intelligently following with chord backing and rhythms. 32 different accompaniment styles cover a variety of musical genres, and it's simple and intuitive to select rhythms from the F-20's panel or the Piano Partner app. The app also allows young students to play the fundamental elements of the F-20's accompaniment (drums and bass or drums only) without the other backing instruments, a great feature for daily piano practice.
Digital Advantages Enhance Learning and Enjoyment at Home
Unlike acoustic pianos, which require regular tuning and maintenance, the digital F-20 never needs to be tuned, so your child can enjoy perfect piano sounds year round. It also includes a wide range of useful onboard features for practicing and fun, such as a metronome, a recorder for capturing performances, and a Twin Piano mode that splits the keyboard so two people can play side by side in the same octave ranges. You can easily adjust the piano's volume to suit the room, or use headphones for private practice without disturbing others. Additionally, convenient output jacks give you the ability to connect the piano to an external sound system for broader coverage at parties and family gatherings at home. The F-20 also includes electric piano, harpsichord, organ, guitar, strings, and even synthesizer sounds, allowing students to explore a world of instruments beyond the piano.
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- Keyboard
- Keyboard
- 88 keys (Ivory Feel-G keyboard)
- Touch Sensitivity
- Key Touch: 3 levels, Fixed Touch
- Keyboard Modes
- Whole
Dual (volume balance adjustable)
Split (split point, volume balance adjustable)
Twin Piano
- Sound Generator
- Piano Sound
- SuperNATURAL Piano Sound
- MIDI Format
- Conforms to GM2, GS
- Max. Polyphony
- 128 voices
- Tones
- Piano: 6 Tones
E.Piano: 7 Tones
Other: 22 Tones
- Stretched Tuning (only for piano tones)
- Always On
- Master Tuning
- 415.3 Hz to 466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)
- Transpose
- -6 to +5 (in semitones)
- Effects
- Ambience (Off, 1 to 4)
Brilliance (Mellow, Normal, Bright)
Only for Piano Tones:
String Resonance (Always On)
Damper Resonance (Always On)
Key Off Resonance (Always On)
- Recorder
- Part
- 1 part
- Save Format
- Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
- Note Storage
- Approx. 30,000 notes
- Controls
- Song Select
Mix Balance
All Song Play
- Tempo
- Quarter note = 20 to 250
- Resolution
- 120 ticks per quarter note
- Metronome
- Tempo
- Quarter note = 20 to 250
- Beat
- 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4
- Audio
- Playback
- File Format: Audio File (WAV 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format)
- Controls
- Song Select
Playback Speed
- Internal Memory
- Save Song
- Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
- Songs
- Max. 1 song
- External Memory
- External Storage
- USB Flash Memory
- Songs
- Max. 99 songs
- Rhythm
- Rhythms
- 32 types
- Controls
- Rhythm Select
Mix Balance
- Tempo
- Quarter note = 10 to 250
- Playable Song Format
- Standard MIDI Files (Format 0, 1)
Roland original format (i-Format)
Audio File (WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format)
- Save Format
- Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
- Other
- Internal Songs
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- Rated Power Output
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- Speakers
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- Volume Level (SPL)
- 96 dB (This value was measured according to the method that is based on Roland's technical standard.)
- Language
- English
- Control
- Volume
- Pedals
- Damper (capable of continuous detection)
- Other Functions
- Panel Lock
MIDI Visual Control
Tone Demo
Auto Off
Roland Wireless Connect (wireless LAN function *2)
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- Connectors
- DC in jack
Pedal connector
Output jack: Stereo miniature phone type (usable as Phones jack)
Phones jack: Stereo miniature phone type
USB MEMORY port: USB Type A
USB COMPUTER Port: USB Type B
- Power Supply
- AC adaptor
- Power Consumption
- 9 W (2 W to 18 W)
9 W: Average power consumption while piano is played with volume at center position
2 W: Power consumption immediately after power-up; nothing being played
18 W: Rated power consumption
- Accessories
- Owner's Manual
Music Rest
AC Adaptor
Power Cord (for connecting AC Adaptor)
Damper pedal (capable of continuous detection)
- Options (sold separately)
- Dedicated Stand: KSC-68 (includes headphone hook)
Keyboard Stand: KS-18Z, KS-12
Damper Pedal: DP-10
USB Flash Memory *3
Wireless USB Adapter: WNA1100-RL *3
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50-1/2 inches
- Depth
- 296 mm
11-11/16 inches
- Height
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5-1/4 inches
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44 lbs. 2 oz.
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50-1/2 inches
- Depth
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16-6/16 inches
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36-1/8 inches
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61 lbs. 12 oz.
Damper Pedal
This well-built, real-feel pedal comes with a non-slip rubber plate — essential when performing on hardwood or slip-prone surfaces — and an extended cable (2.2m) for stacked multi-keyboard setups.
Keyboard Stand
The KS-18Z keyboard stand is attractive, easy to transport, and sturdy enough to hold even the heaviest 88-key keyboard securely.
Wireless USB Adapter
Compact wireless USB adapter that supports Air Recorder and V-Drums® Friend Jam for iPhone.
Monitor Headphones
Comfortable and lightweight open-air headphones optimized for digital pianos.
Monitor Headphones
Light and comfortable headphones with 40mm drivers and rotating earpieces.
Open Air Headphones
Professional studio headphones with open air design.
Comfortable and accurate headphones for superior monitoring.
Stereo Headphones
Offer the clarity, sonic accuracy, and comfort needed for mixing and silent practice.
Stereo Headphones
Roland's top-of-the-line headphones.
RH-5 headphones are perfect for electronic musical instruments such as Roland's digital pianos and V-Drums.
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A Candia police officer directs traffic after a couple of vehicles skidded off the road on Route 43 in Candia Wednesday morning.
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Rollovers, spin-outs and fender-benders happened throughout the Granite State during Wednesday's snowstorm.
Eric Stott, spokesman with the state Traffic Management Center in Concord, said speeds were reduced to 45 mph on the state's major highways because of snow-covered roads and reported crashes. On some sections of Interstate 93, especially through the Hooksett-Manchester area of exits 7 to 9, traffic was moving about 35 mph Wednesday morning during the brunt of the snowfall.
The snow tapered off Wednesday evening, with forecasts calling for sunny skies today and Friday, but with a chance for snow to return this weekend.
Stott said while Wednesday's was not the first snowstorm of the season, it has been a mild winter so far and motorists appear to need to learn again how to drive in snow. Drivers, he said, should slow down and allow extra time to reach their destination.
The State Police reported 67 crashes and 65 cars off the road statewide.
The Traffic Cam Alert system, which monitors the state's major roadways, sent out alerts for nine accidents between 6:34 and 7:37 a.m. They ranged from Salem on Interstate 93 to New Hampton, Epsom, Wilton, Bedford and Auburn.
State DOT workers were out between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. pre-treating some of the state roads to prevent snow from sticking to the surfaces, Stott said.
Wednesday's storm, he said, featured fine snow that, in some instances, limited visibility and fell during the morning commute in the middle of the week when traffic is heavier.
In Rochester, three people were sent to the hospital after slick, snowy conditions caused an accident along Route 202 Wednesday morning.
Police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded at 6:59 a.m. after a northbound 2003 Saturn Vue, driven by Nanette Vaughan, of Rochester, and a southbound 1998 Jeep Cherokee driven by Wilfred Dow, 43, of Rochester, along Washington Street - Route 202 - between Dry Hill Road and Estes Road.
Vaughan and two passengers - police did not release their names because they are minors - were taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester for treatment along with another juvenile. All three suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to police. Dow and his passenger, Shawn Cota, 33, of Rochester, refused transport, according to police.
Police said Vaughan lost control of her car while driving down a hill near Dry Hill Road. She crossed the center line and her car was hit on the driver's side door by the Jeep, according to police.
From Belmont to Concord to Epsom to Windham to Auburn to Rochester and beyond, emergency personnel were dispatched for cars off the road and rollovers.
More than 150 schools closed for the day in New Hampshire, according to WMUR's website.
In Manchester, city officials enacted a snow emergency Wednesday, asking people to get their cars off the street or be prepared to cough up $110 when it is towed. A snow emergency is in effect in the city so public works' crews can finish cleaning snow off city streets.
Any vehicle parked in violation of the snow emergency will be towed to a lot at Derryfield Park, off Bridge Street. To get a towed vehicle back, the owner will be required to present proof of ownership and pay $110 within 24 hours of the vehicle being towed, or possibly face additional towing and storage fees, according to city officials.
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In many Reform congregations, one of the most crucial roles is greeting and responding to callers, both Jews and non-Jews, both members and strangers. This responsibility usually falls onto the administrative and support staff. The receptionist, administrative assistant, rabbi's secret...
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Studies report decreased involvement in Jewish communal life on the part of both men and boys. Anecdotal information backs up this trend. There are often more women than men at services, more girls than boys in youth groups, and more women than men on the synagogue boards. What is behind these numbers and why? This book presents ideas, reflective essays, and program ideas meant to start the conversation in the synagogue about this phenomenon. There are no definite answers here, rather a choice to test some ideas and begin a dialogue.


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People walk near a crater caused by what activists said was an air strike on a secondary school from forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad that hit a secondary school in Raqqa, eastern Syria September 29, 2013. At least 12 people, most of them students, were killed in an air strike that hit a secondary school in the rebel-held Syrian city of Raqqa on Sunday, activists said.
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday that he will abide by the United Nation's agenda to destroy his 1,000-ton stockpile of chemical weapons by mid-2014.
"We joined the international agreement against the acquisition and use of chemical weapons even before this resolution was passed," he told Italian television station RaiNews24 when asked if Syria would comply with Friday's resolution.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution on Friday that demands the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal — but does not threaten automatic punitive action against Assad's government if it does not comply, in which case another resolution would have to pass.
"Of course we have to comply. This is our history to comply with every treaty we sign," he said in a video of the interview posted on the Syrian presidency's official Facebook page. "According to every chapter in the agreement, we don't have any reservation."
The U.S.-Russia deal forestalled a U.S. military strike against Assad's government, which Washington blamed for an August 21 sarin nerve gas attack on a Damascus suburb that killed hundreds. The Syrian government and its ally Russia blamed anti-government rebels for the attack.
As Assad spoke of compliance with the U.N. accord Sunday, an air strike hit a secondary school in the rebel-held Syrian city of Raqqa claiming the lives of at least 16 people — mostly students — activists said.
Raqqa in northeastern Syria has been under the control of insurgents fighting to oust Assad since March but the city remains subject to regular aerial bombardment by government forces.
British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group with a network of opposition sources across the country, said the death toll following the air strike was at least 16 — 10 of them students a the school — but that the number would likely rise, as some people were critically wounded.
Opposition activists based in Raqqa, a city of around 250,000 people, published a list of 14 people they said were victims of the strike on the school and said there were more than 30 others wounded.
Videos posted online by activists showed the bloody and charred remains of bodies said to have been from the air strike in Raqqa, Reuters reported. Some of the victims appeared to be young men, possibly in their teens.
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Cubic oxides of general formula AE2O4. These species are sub-divided into three series: Spinel series (E = Al), Magnetite series (E = Fe), and the Chromite series (E = Cr). Also known as Spinelid.
Compare also Thiospinel Group, a group of spinel-type non-oxides.
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Rinne (1928), Jb. Min., Beil.-Bd.: 58: 43.
Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 687-689.
Navrotsky, A. and Kleppa, O.J. (1967), The thermodynamics of cation distributions in simple spinels. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry: 29: 2701-2714.
Hill, R.J., Craig, J.R., and Gibbs, G.V. (1979) Systematics of the spinel structure type. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals: 4: 317-339.
Essene, E.J. and Peacor, D.R. (1983) Crystal chemistry and petrology of coexisting galaxite and jacobsite and other spinel solutions and solvi. American Mineralogist: 68: 449-455.
Grimes, N.W., Thompson, P., and Kay, H.F. (1983) New symmetry and structure for spinel. Proceedings of the Royal Society: A386: 333-345.
O'Neill, H. St.C. and Navrotsky, A. (1983), Simple spinels: crystallographic parameters, cation radii, lattice energies, and cation distribution. American Mineralogist: 68: 181-194.
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-- Professional and recreational sport shooters in the Kerrville, Waco and San Antonio areas will benefit from the $240,000 in matching grants that their local target range facilities will receive to continue previously funded construction and renovation projects.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the target range grants at the Aug. 27 public meeting in Fort Worth.
Recipients of the fiscal year 2010 funding include the Hill Country Shooting Sports Center near Kerrville. This International USA Shooting and training facility has been approved to receive $60,000 for the fourth and final phase of a four-year construction project to complete parking and storage for their Air Hall facility used for hunter education, state archery competitions and international air gun shooting events. This site previously received a total of $480,000 between the 2006 and 2009 fiscal years.
Another grant recipient is the Central Texas Rifle and Pistol Club near China Springs, west of Waco. The club will receive an additional $90,000 for the third phase of a five-year construction project funded with two previous grants. The third phase implement the recommendations of a certified range technical team advisor from the National Rifle Association.
Improvements will include enhancements to berms, baffles and other safety features on new and existing ranges.
The third facility to apply for and receive a grant is the Bexar Community Shooting Range. The facility received $90,000 for the second phase of a construction project that will create new facilities and enhance existing outdoor range facilities, including rifle, pistol and shotgun ranges, classrooms, parking, restrooms and storage. This range is a long-time TPWD project that has been used for the Guadalupe County 4-H Shooting Sports Club and for hunter education in the greater San Antonio and Seguin areas.
TPWD education director Steve Hall said that providing grant money to legitimate shooting ranges allows the operators to improve and promote their facilities. This investment ensures that the ranges will be available and open to the public for a long time.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Assistance, administers a target-range grant program to provide funding for qualifying applicants from both the private and public sectors that open their shooting facilities to the public and offer hunter education.
Applicants must provide 25 percent of the total project cost, and the federal grant funds, made available through Texas' "hunter safety apportionment," fulfill the remaining 75 percent. The grants allow recipients to enhance their existing ranges or to build new facilities, including ranges, storage units, and accessible restrooms, roads, parking areas and hunter education classrooms.
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ICU RN in need of less physically demanding unit, PACU?
- 0Feb 11, '13 by SunshineRN32I have been working in the ICU since I was a new grad a little less than 2 years ago. I love it SO much, but I know that I physically cannot continue. I am on worker's comp right now for a back injury while pulling up a patient only a few weeks after a neck injury! Additionally, I have a rheumatologist trying to diagnose a possible autoimmune disease that has left me fatigued, lightheaded, with joint pain and numbness.
I am considering applying to the PACU. Now, I am in no way saying PACU nurses have an "easy" job. I'm just looking for less turning every 2 hrs, cleaning incontinent patients up, getting OOB to chair, running from room to room, etc.
I thought PACU would be a good transition. Any input or thoughts? I don't know much about the PACU.
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- 1Feb 11, '13 by family6I am an ICU RN, but work with a PACU RN who does PRN work on our unit. She loves the PACU and says it is much less physically demanding.
- 0Feb 12, '13 by SunshineRN32Thanks so much for that reply, family6. I was thrilled to read that. However, on another thread I just got a comment stating," PACU is similar to the ICU. While there is not necessarily turning every two hours....The PACU is literally a race against a time clock that is generally set at 45 minutes. We reposition patients, boost them up, help them get up, etc. PACU RNs also spend a lot of time on their feet. I spend more time on my feet in PACU and more time walking than I ever did working in the unit. Also, some PACUs require that RNs transport patients to their rooms...which includes transfers." So now I am confused! I'm sure there will be different opinions. Any other PACU or ICU RNs that can weigh in??
- 0Feb 16, '13 by SunshineRN32Quote from dah dohThanks for the response! Hmm. Once my back heals, my hope is that I can still move patients but just will have a little break from the amount I've been doing in the unit... I was considering pediatrics, but I am having the hardest time finding hospitals willing to take RNs without peds experience. They seem to even prefer new grads to an experienced adult RN. The other thing, as I mentioned, some of my health issues cause me to have bad reactions to stress. Although I am not diagnosed right now, the Dr.s are telling me that working in less stressful environment will help keep my flare ups and symptoms down. So I'm not sure if the NICU or PICU would be a good idea even though the physical part is better. This is why I was thinking about PACU since I already have my ICU experience to fall back on...is pre op any better? I don't have experience in that but maybe someone would take a chance on me. Any other positions/units you'd suggest? Thanks again.PACU nurses still pull up patients, help them up, and push beds, but not as much as ICU nurses. Since you like ICU, maybe you should consider NICU or PICU. Smaller patient size may be easier on your back.
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- 0Feb 17, '13 by SunshineRN32Quote from dmh2007That's great and encouraging to hear! I'm okay with standing a lot, it's the lifting and pulling that gets my lower back (which is actually where my injury was). And the fact that there's no help! Maybe the PACU is the answerI left a step down unit to come to PACU and I find it much less physically demanding. Yes, I am standing more, but do a lot less pulling up, turning, etc. my lower back rarely aches now. I also find it is easier to get helpers in PACU than it was on step down.
@sun0408...the NICU sounds amazing. Maybe when I get my health issues a little more squared away it'll be a possibility.
Thanks for the replies. I appreciate any input!
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- 0Feb 21, '13 by sbfairyMaybe it depends on where you are but I work in a busy 20 bed PACU and I do a lot of pulling up, turning, and pushing beds. We routinely have patients that weight upwards of 300 pounds. Just recently I was on call and had to push a bed, by myself because transport is not on call, with a man who weighed 322 pounds. Just keep in mind that many of your patients will be dead weight or barely able to help. I used to work med/surg and I find PACU has its moments where it is just as physical. If you are concerned about back/neck issues maybe you should look into pre-op or day surgery. Just a thought.


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When that grand threat finally fell under its own weight aided by constant pressure of resistance from the rest of the world, led by America, Americans expected a "peace dividend," where the military, already the greatest force in history, could be allowed to coast for a while, when technologies could be diverted from war-making back to productive use, and where talent and manpower could turn to useful rather than destructive work. To some extent, that happened.
Through a father and son, sandwiched around a playboy, the American presidency generally maintained a post-Soviet demeanor, and the only economic crises were brought about by government's direct meddling with the economy and some co-option by Wall Street; but Americans recognized this, and protested, sometimes effectively.
Then, in a grand lapse of judgment, led by what can only be described as an anti-American press, a new heir, from an unknown part of the American family, took over. He wanted to "fundamentally change America," and he set about doing so, interjecting federal government into areas where it had been long deemed unnecessary or unwanted. He ruled without opposition for two years; then, for three more, he ruled with only the lightest opposition; his critics were neutered, afraid of being called racists by the press and his other minions.
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The previous chairman, William C. Nolan Jr., died last week. Deming was elected as chairman in December and was slated to take over for Nolan upon Nolan's retirement on May 1.
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In a historic address to the American Jewish Committee this past July, Secretary of State John Kerry called on U.S. citizens to build a "great constituency for peace" in support of his nine-month goal to facilitate a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Our screening of The Other Son on Nov. 6th, the product of an unprecedented two-month collaboration between leaders from Georgetown Israel Alliance and Students for Justice in Palestine, facilitated by J Street U Georgetown, opened the door for dialogue and marked a strong first step in building this constituency here on campus. Attended by nearly 100 students and accompanied by joint statements from leaders of all three organizations as well as Georgetown's Rabbi and Imam, the evening was a powerful rallying cry for peace.
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the 230-250-280SL is actually pretty common around California. I see 1-2 almost every day. They made a lot of them (around 50,000!)and many consequently have survived due to popularity and excellent build quality.
You can still buy them from say $16,000 for a decent driver to $30K on up for the real beauties. A few of them have the very rare 5-speed manual transmission, but most are automatics and less are 4-speed sticks. The stick shift is no fun to shift but it can be worked over to be shift-able.
The reason the 5-speed is great is that you get a sort of overdrive. One big drawback of the 280SL is that it is really wound up tight at 70 mph and not very pleasant to drive because of all that engine revving.
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andre1969 Posts: 22,152check out this cute little booger for sale. Too bad they don't list a price.
I always thought these 80's hardtops were cool, but aren't they considered money pits?
250SE...looks to need some cosmetic tidying...maybe 10K if mechanically sound. They can rust.
500SEC...probably about half that if it is sound. It's not too cool with 92-style wheels and those wheelarch trim pieces. If you like those, seek out a late 560SEC - best of the style. Very easily a money pit, an engine rebuild is easily twice the value of the car.
Just bought my first Mercedes, a 1988 190E 2.3 series. It's a great little vehicle has lots of power for a 4 cylinder. I am having problems with the electronics for the trunk access. The access is normally from the outside with the key which isn't working. Is there access to the trunk from the inside of the vehicle? Or some other way to bypass the electronics to open the trunk?
Yeah, there's no interior button to unlock/open it as far as I know. When you unlock the doors, the trunk unlocks, and when you lock it, everything locks at once. Sometimes the lock cylinders on those cars canm get iffy if you try to unlock it from the trunk lock - it can take a few tries. Just unlock a door and it should all unlock.
I'm pretty sure, at least on my mom's 300E of the same year, that there's a way to lock the trunk and disable the trunk lock from working--certainly that could be the problem. Don't remember there being a 'valet key' or any such thing per se, though. Make sure the trunk lock cylinder is in the vertical (IIRC) position, as it's on 'lockdown mode' if it's in the horizontal (or maybe I have that reversed--either way, experiment a bit).
My 126 300SE had a square-fob key for normal driving, and an oval-fob key for valet. I think it just didn't unlock the glove box, maybe the trunk. I remember that 126 had a sticky trunk lock cylinder...often it would take several tries for me to unlock via the trunk. It might be an issue among period MB.
I really don't know much about that engine technically, but once I was looking at a 350SD (the very rare SWB model made in 90-91) and my MB specialist told me to stay away. I think there must have been a reason.
It's a little off the target of this thread, but I know the W140 was offered in a diesel in 92-93...I wonder how those are.
I recall reading in a Benz buyer's guide one time that the W140's diesel engine was the exact same unit from the W126. They only sold them here for four years (1992-95) until they pulled the cars from the American market for emissions issues. I've seen very few W140 diesels- apparently nobody wanted them even when new.
The 140 diesel cars were indeed badged "300SD" but that was only for the first two years, 1992 and 1993. When Mercedes revised its model numbering system, then they went to the "S350" badging. Yes, the engine in all W140 diesel cars was the infamous 3.5-liter unit first seen in the 126. If you have an opportunity go to www.msn.com and look up reviews for the S-Class from '92-'95. You'll find that most consumer reviews of the 300SD/S350 are less than positive.
That'd be a R129, aka W129. I think the pick of the series is the 6cyl cars...I'd run from a V12. They all up depreciating to the same level anyway. I've seen higher mileage ones for under 10K, decent early models for 15K or so. The last of the 01-02 Silver Arrow cars still carry asking prices near 40K. We got them in 300SL/SL320 and 500/600 series.
...unless you really 'need' the rear legroom of a LWB 126 (the 300SDL) would be a W124 300D Turbo, eh? I think, though, they were only sold in the U.S. for one year, though (1987), so they're a bit hard to find, and kind of expensive. The 300TD wagon of the same year (if you're into that) has the same engine, IIRC.
This solution came from a building contractor and dedicated Mercedes owner:
turn the key in the trunk lock to the left, push in, and tap the top of the trunk edge with a free hand.
Glory be this really worked! For the 1988 190E series there does not appear to be any interior access - amazing for German technology.
Many, many thanks for all who responded to my plea.
great idea on one level, and thanks for the suggestion, but we are the "Classics" board, so we sorta kinda have to keep it about "old" cars....what would you think about a topic in the Maintenance & Repair board...something like "Dealing with Out of Warranty German Luxury Cars?"
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