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Ronald N. Ron Perlman is an American television, film and voice actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast (for which he won a Golden Globe), Slade in the animated series Teen Titans and Clarence Clay Morrow in Sons of Anarchy. He has starred in the Guillermo del Toro films Cronos, Blade II, and as the comic book character Hellboy in both 2004s Hellboy and its 2008 sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army. He has also played Mr. Kellerman in an episode of Charmed titled Wrestling with Demons and as the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout. In 2010, he provided the voice of the Stabbington brothers in Tangled, Disneys animated film adaptation of Rapunzel. He narrated the television series 1000 Ways to Die on Spike. In July 2013, he appeared as Hannibal Chau in del Toros film Pacific Rim.
Perlman was born in Washington Heights, New York, to a Jewish family. His mother, Dorothy, was a municipal employee, and his father was a jazz drummer and repairman. Perlman stated in a 1988 interview that It was not a bad childhood but...I had a perception of myself that was, I was terribly overweight as a young kid, and it was sort of a low self image. Perlman continued to say that this experience is one thing that attracts him to playing these sorts of deformed people who are very endearing. Perlman was also made fun of for looking like a monkey, which also significantly lowered his self-esteem.
He attended George Washington High School and later Lehman College in New York City in 1971, which did not have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre at that time. He has said that he and his father were very close, and that it was his father, after seeing Perlman in a college production of Guys and Dolls, who told Perlman, You have to do this... You understand this? You gotta do this. Perlman says, So, he gave me permission to be an actor...wow. Perlman attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a masters degree in theater arts in 1973.
Perlman made his feature film debut in Jean-Jacques Annauds film Quest for Fire (1981). After various minor and supporting roles in films and television series, his breakthrough role came when he played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast, opposite Linda Hamilton from 1987 to 1990. This earned him a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in 1989.
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|No-Bake Healthy Chocolate Coconut Cookies
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Servings: 18
Preparation Time: 15
- 1 1/2 cups soft mejool dates, pitted
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/4 cup organic cocoa
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
- Optional: 1/4 cup additional unsweetened shredded coconut (for exterior shell)
Place all ingredients except shredded coconut in a food processor and blend until smooth.
Remove from food processor and roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll in extra shredded coconut if you desire the exterior shell. Refrigerate for 20 minutes before eating.
Store in an air-tight container for one week.
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Made these today and they were really good. I rolled them in pecan meal instead of coconut for an extra boost of nutrition. Wish there were nutrition facts for the recipe though...
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Users have mixed early reviews regarding the new senior center in Oak Lawn.
Some do not like the location in a former school in a residential neighborhood. Others are glad it no longer is on busy 95th Street.
Some think there's not enough room for the programs. Others are willing to give it a chance and work through growing pains.
The new location will be a home for seniors for at least two years, village manager Larry Deetjen said. The village signed a two-year lease, at $15,000 annually, with Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 to use part of the former McGugan Junior High School, 5220 W. 105th St., for the senior center.
The old center is slated for demolition to make room for a bank building.
Carole Gutsch, who attended the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony in the gymnasium at the school, said she misses the old place.
"We had a nice place there. What are we going to do for parking," she asked.
Moments later, Deetjen addressed that very issue in remarks to about 150 seniors who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Parking improvements will increase the number of spaces near the entrance, located on the north side of the building, Deetjen said.
"Change," he said, "is never easy. Any complaints you have, direct them to me. I'm more than willing to listen to you."
Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury said the senior center will be a work in progress.
"This is just the beginning. We're going to work ongoing. I know many of you have concerns. After you yell at Larry, come and talk to me about it. This is a wonderful space. There will be many, many happy times here," Bury said.
School District 123 recently added two air conditioning units to rooms that will be used by the seniors, Larry Fetchko, community liaison officer for the school district said.
Bury said she is glad the senior center is no longer on 95th Street, just west of the public library.
"It always made me nervous with the traffic around there. This will be better. This is more of a neighborhood spot. The goal is to energize the senior program," Bury said. "It's going to be different and with it there are new possibilities."
A church school and a healthcare training center also rent space in the old school. They all share the gymnasium which seniors will use for exercise classes, movies, bingo and a monthly luncheon, Deetjen said.
"I think this is a nice, safe location," Deetjen said.
Fetchko said the district wanted to rent out parts of the building not being used. There's one room for administrative duties, another room or various uses such as card playing, and a kitchen, he said.
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"They're moving us to this room," she said in a classroom. "We're an exercise group. Our instructor, Chris Kerr, is usually up on a stage. It's going to be difficult for us to see her."
Kerr said she and the seniors were not consulted before the center was relocated. Glancing around the classroom, she said it could be close quarters for an exercise class that usually attracts 30 to 40 people.
"We're going to be on top of each other, and we're not going to see her," Huttel said.
Bury, Deetjen and village Clerk Jane Quinlan requested patience. So did Jean Beyer, of the village's senior commission, who thinks seniors eventually will grow to like their new surroundings.
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Tide- The periodic rise and fall of the ocean's water level due to the pull of the gravity from the sun and the moon.
Tides are caused by a gravitational tug-of-war between the sun, moon, and earth. All objects exert gravitational pull on each other. The closer they are, or the larger they are, the greater the pull. All of the planets exert some gravitational pull on the earth. However, the pull of the moon and sun are most noticeable because the moon is so close to us and the sun is so big. It takes the earth 365 days to revolve around the sun. As it revolves around the sun, it spins, or rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. At the same time, the moon revolves around the earth once every 29 days. The gravitational pull of the sun holds the earth in orbit, while the gravitational pull of the earth keeps the moon in orbit.
As a result of this gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon, the side of the earth facing the moon is pulled towards it. Solid objects like the ground and buildings are not distorted as much as liquids like the ocean. A bulge of water occurs on the side of the earth facing the moon. As the earth rotates around the sun, centrifugal force causes an equal bulge of water on the opposite side of the earth. Water is pulled away from these two sides of the earth to form these bulges, or high tides. This leaves a depression, or low spot, in the oceans between. These are the areas of low tides.
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To infinite cuteness and beyond! Your little explorer can dress up as Buzz Lightyear, Space Ranger from Toy Story this Halloween in this amazing costume.
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Polka dots, puffed sleeves and plenty of bows? Why, it must be Minnie Mouse this Halloween!
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Your little one will be tangled up in sweetness in this pretty purple and pink Rapunzel costume.
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Today EPAC will host another webchat entitled Exploring obstacles to learning in times of transfer and transition and how can ePortfolios help? In preparation of the event, I answered some of the questions posed by Gerd Bräuer.
From your own personal experience, can you briefly describe a moment (or phase) of transfer / transition that felt significant with regard to your own learning? What specific obstacles and feelings do you recall?
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The transition has to do with the advent of the tablet pc as an integral part of my PLE. I had waited for this device for more than 15 months, as my technological expectations and ideological reservations forbade the acquisition of an "iPad". The time I had to wait until the desired alternative was finally available on the market provided me with enough time to ponder the potential impact of my transition from a mixed analog-digital to an almost entirely digital working and learning style.
Switching between analog and digital reading and writing, I felt, was always somewhat inefficient. Especially the fact that every piece of text I had produced by pen and paper and which later would turn out to be usable had to be transferred to a digital format sooner or later seemed cumbersome to me. Also, the filing of all the paperwork always was a chore. I had never really found a smooth and lasting kind of workflow in these matters.
That's why I put my hopes on the tablet long before I even got one – and in fact, long before the release of the first "iPad". (The first thing I wanted really badly was Plastic Logic's "Que Reader" which never made it onto the market. Back in 2007 the company had plans for a pdf-Reader with eInk-technology which was thin enough to allow for it to be rolled up like a piece of paper which I thought was terrific, but, let me try to stick more to the question…)
My feelings connected to this transition could be described as excitement, high expectations and curiosity – all rather positive. The obstacles include an uncertainty about whether the market, i.e. other customers, would share my desire to use this new technology mainly as a tool for learning rather than for entertainment. The marketing strategy of the first iPad, e.g., made me doubt that the potential of the device for learning would really be harnessed. Only if enough learners like me were interested, I thought, would there be enough applications for the device to make it a useful tool.
Now that the tablet has been with me for about three months, I know that applications are not the problem. In fact, apart from minor software glitches I cannot see any major obstacle for going digital any more. The real challenges for changing workflow and learning are not mainly connected to the technological aspects of digitization but rather to the two remaining terms of Weller's three-part concept of digital scholarship: According to this, working / learning should be digital, networked and open. It should be all this at the same time, not only one or two. So if my working / learning were only digital, but not also networked and open, I would miss out on a lot of the potential benefits.
That leads me to my main obstacle: building a network of fellow learners, getting connected to vivid communities of practice, finding sources (i.e. people) from who I can learn by observation and communication, people that share the same goals and interests, that to me seems the most crucial moment. Interestingly enough, these communities of practice, I reckon, are best to be found on the internet – and not, as social media-averse pundits like to claim – in real life. In searching for sustainable CoPs, over the last year, I've spent quite some time and money on real life further education, where I would only meet non-digital, non-networked, non-open people. Money and effort down the drain. He no, wait, I got nice sheets of paper, saying I succeeded. But – in what I do not know. To cut a long sentence short: I believe in the power of connectivism. As a neuron, you want to connect to rapidly firing neurons that feed you with exciting information rather than to neurons that don't hardly fire at all. For me, that is the main obstacle.
What do you feel more prominent when you think about this moment in your biography as a learner: Tension or excitement?
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Please go a step further in remembering your personal example of transfer / transition in learning:
Where there people and/or institutions involved that fostered or hindered your experience of transfer / transition? In what specific way?
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People that foster my experience of transition there are more than I can remember. Most of them I have never met in person, as they are autonomous, lifelong learners dedicated to open scholarship, rhizomatic / connectivist learning and the like. The first encounter with this kind of learners for me was the first German Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) #opco11. I spend most of the time "lurking" and observing a method of collaborative learning which was new to me. The fact that a lot of communication in this format is written made it even more appealing to me. I got to read a lot of prolific and readable writers which fueled my own productivity.
#opco11 gave me a good idea of how to build a PLN and how to find relevant people that continue to provide me with valuable input. On the first level, all you need to do is connect and observe.
People that hinder my transition are people, who either do not know or care (or in the worst case: both) about open scholarship / connectivism / open education / rhizomatic learning / the potential of social media for lifelong learning or whatever you want to call it. Such people will for example deride Twitter but if you ask them you'll see that they don't even have an account. People that mistake Facebook for Web 2.0 and who think that Facebook is all you need. People unwilling to care about digital literacy. People who justify their disinterest or idleness by claiming they are people who have greater things to do than spend their life in front of a computer – as if this were all that open scholars did. It is not the fact that such people exist that hinders my transition, but rather the fact that sometimes you are forced to somehow work together with them, although the minds just do not match.
Institutions that foster my experience of transition are all those active, "alive and kicking", "beehive style" communities of practice that support the current changes in education and learning and that continue to provide me with inspiring prompts for further research and discussion. Although institutions are more than often slow to change, it is also my home institution that allows me to do the kind of research that I am doing. Although the reality is sometimes quite different from what visionaries have in mind, the willingness to let me do what I am doing can be read as support.
And one more question with regard to your own story of transition / transfer: What forms of reflective practice (e.g. diary writing, portfolio, peer communication, reflective dialogue with members of an institution) did you use or wished to have used to optimize your effort in this transition / transfer?
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I already mentioned the tablet, which is one of the most helpful tools in my reflective practice. Always within reach, it captures thoughts, ideas, plots, scribblings – anything that seems worthwhile to be noted down. Tagging the notes helps in finding them again, and reviewing the tags from time to time offers a good picture of my learning development; also, it fosters deep learning. ePortfolio is something I am currently investigating. I am convinced of its potential, but I have not figured out yet how it fits into my PLE.
Where do you see the specific potential of ePortfolios to optimize the effort of everyone involved in moments of transition / transfer? In your answer, please concentrate on ONE perspective: learner, institution (administration), teaching staff/faculty.
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In moments of transition, the ePortfolio is a possibility not only to collect everything that has to do with this transition – regardless of the context, but to really carve out a line of development in the face of change. This development then is not just a byproduct of a random curriculum, but a deliberate action taken by a learner who takes control of her insights, as she is aware of what she already knows and still wants to know. Awareness is an important ingredient of deep learning and the ePortfolio is a tool that can raise this awareness. In consequence, the ePortfolio helps to connect content and topics of learning to the individual learner: What is important for me, what do I know now which I didn't know before – what have I learnt and how did I get there? The ePortfolio is a tool for the individual creation of meaning.
It seems like that moments of transfer / transition can trigger 'deep learning' especially when the learner deeply engages in this transfer / transition through reflective practice, including documenting, analyzing, and evaluating of what is happening. Based on your own experience or envision: How can portable digital devices (smartphones and other handheld devices) help to feed ePortfolios with authentic information "on the spot" and in the very moment of something happening?


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Kumler Chapel
Located on the Western campus, Kumler Chapel is a very popular chapel for weddings. A beautiful Romanesque church built of stone with a warm wood interior and stunning arches, it has a wonderful array of stained glass windows.
seats 235, aisle is 87', air conditioned, state-of-the-art sound system, piano available, small table with lectern for guest book, table in altar area for Unity candle, candles allowed only on the altar and in no-drip holders (customers must provide candelabras and candles).
Sesquicentennial Chapel
Another chapel on campus that is frequently booked for weddings is Sesquicentennial Chapel. Dedicated in 1959, it was built with contributions from alumni and friends as part of the University's 150th year celebration.
seats 218, aisle is 56', is air conditioned, no sound system, piano available, basement area with restrooms for changing area, 2 floor candelabras (7-12" tapers), table in altar area for Unity candle. Candles only on the altar and in no-drip holders.
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Both chapels are booked one year in advance; however, Miami mergers are allowed to book 13 months in advance. The charge for Kumler Chapel is $650 and Sesquicentennial is $600 (check/cash or valid credit card only). Payment is due 2 weeks after receiving the contract from our office. Refunds will be made for cancellations 120 days prior to the event.
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As you are likely aware CPL is 100 years old this year. If you are free this Saturday drop into any branch in the city for a whole lot of fun, food and festivities. Every branch has something a little different lined up, but I can tell you this: EVERY BRANCH has free cake! Check here to see what your local branch is offering.
Follow this link to a fun site over at AMC- you know them- they're Channel 47 here in Calgary and show some real classics, even if they show them far to often. I'm thinking Rio Bravo which seemed to run for about 18 months straight. All that aside, they offer up lots of fun trivia on their website and this glimpse of what was going on in filmdom in 1912 is very interesting.
Also lots more trivia at IMDB for 1912. Actually a good old google search of "films from 1912 " turns up lots of hits, including not just films made in 1912, but those that are set in 1912. Have fun and hope to see you at the party.


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There are several questions that people have asked (or been too confused to ask) about the DNR Invasive Species Order declatory ruling regarding swine. Mark is working on another video that may answer more questions, but here are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
First, this link will take you to the ISO declatory ruling itself. The declatory ruling came about as the Mighigan Animal Farmers Association requested clarification of the very vague ISO.
1) The DNR is only worried about "Wild Boars" and "feral pigs", but yours are domestic so you are exempt, right?
The legislature defined "feral" as an animal not living under human care and "domesticated" as animals that do live under human husbandry. The ISO states that sus scrofa linneas and any hybrids thereof are targeted, yet there are farms that raise Russian boars and hybrids in very much domesticated fashion and therefore are not sure if their hogs fall under the domestic exemption. Note that, according to Wikipedia, all hogs are descended from these "wild" breeds and are considered by most scientists to be a subspecies of sus scrofa. The DNR declared they will determine legality of an animal based on phenotype (how they look) rather than genotype. The list of characteristics they will use (pg.s 3 and 4 of the Ruling) is so generalized as to include all hogs. For example, the Vietnamese potbelly pig is all black, has a straight tail, and erect ears. Wild or domestic? You tell me. Legal? NO. It is apparently a sus scrofa hybrid. How about the Berkshire hog? This photo shows a solid black body, erect ears, and straight tail. Wild or domestic? Hmmm…. Legal? NO. It is apparently a sus scrofa hybrid. Note that the DNR will use one or more characteristics and these pigs each show three characteristics. In a letter to Representative Edward McBroom, DNR director Rodney Stokes stated:
"Any swine, whether pure or hybrid, exhibiting these characteristics are prohibited. All people in the state of Michigan are subject to this prohibition regardless of their use of this type of swine. Your constituents that wish to purchase swine can look at the characteristics listed in the Ruling and choose swine that do not exhibit the prohibited characteristics." (Italics are mine.)
So, it appears that, even though they state the ISO doesn't apply to sus domestica, the DNR will disregard the use of the hogs for slaughter for human consumption (as on our farm) if the hog demonstrates phenotypic relationship to a "wild hog" by having a curly or straight tail and erect or floppy ears and Mr. Stokes states no one is exempt. When the department has been asked to clarify this dicotomy they maintain their confusing stance and give no help to the farmer except to leave us fearful for our livelihood.
2) This is about hunting camps, not farms, right? Why would the DNR be concerned about hogs raised for human consumption on small farms like yours?
Firstly, hogs shot on hunting preserves are under human husbandry. They are tested and proved free of pseudo rabies, brucillosis, etc. They live and die stress-free, something we have to work hard to provide to our hogs in the same degree (it's hard to get a stress-free USDA kill in a large processing facility). They are fed regular hog feed from a feed mill along with what they forage. The camps themselves, are for the most part very well provisioned. This is not a red-neck recreation and the farmers involved are conscientious, capable, responsible people. The hogs are used responsibly for human consumption.
However, we do not sell our hogs to a hunting preserve. Our hogs are nicely maintained on our farm until they go to the USDA slaughter facility for processing and finally end up in someone's kitchen for food. We are conscientious, capable, and responsible people who do not allow our animals to escape and be unaccounted for. On the very rare occassions we've had escapes (3 times in the last 4 years), they head for the barn and trash the feed, then try to get back in. The sow we recently culled had become adept at escaping and we tired of cleaning up the barn. Our hogs are clearly under our husbandry and have no desire to be otherwise. Yet, a governmental agency decided they are a hazard to the environment and has made it clear that, regardless of breed, our curly and straight tailed hogs have to go. Our hogs meet their phenotypic criteria for an invasive species, regardless of how we use them. We raise a Mangalitsa hybrid (some crossed with Berkshire, some with some variant of Boar), but, as I showed above and you can see in the Ruling itself, any hog can meet the criteria. Genotype doesn't matter. That is our concern: that this ruling effectively eliminates genetic diversity in the Michigan hog population, leaving us with the less hardy, non-foraging hybrids suited only for large hog-house production.
Why is the Dept. of Agriculture allowing the Department of Natural Resources to run roughshod over a whole agricultural industry? The Michigan Pork Producers helped the DNR craft the ISO and declatory ruling. We also were told that the soybean and corn producers encouraged it (they have would stand to lose business if the large Pork Producers change status at all). Could politics, money, and power be at play? Why would the DNR be worried about what hogs are being raised inside farm fences? Aren't they in charge of what goes on outside farm fences? Deer do far more damage than hogs, and there are many feral animals currently. In fact, feral dogs are a greater hazard than feral pigs. Why the focus on hogs, calling them an invasive species rather than livestock?
Did you know our hogs aren't livestock? In the letter to Rep. McBroom, Mr. Stokes stated, "Indemnification cannot be paid to prohibited swine that are destroyed. Indemnification in statute is for livestock and invasive species are not livestock, and are therefore, not eligible for indemnification."
3) We don't want feral hog problems like they have in the southern states, so why not get rid of the source of the problem?
The source of the problem is hogs outside of fences for an extended period of time, by definition making them "feral." To control the feral pig population by eliminating farm pigs is like tackling the drunk driving problem by prohibiting car sales.
There are several reasons why the feral pig population in Michigan is not likely to flourish like the ones in the southern states.
1)They were not purposely planted (as a self-perpetuating food source) and allowed to flourish. They have been established since the Pilgrims and Conquistadors. Not so in Michigan.
2)With the winters we have they do not have the survivability rates of southern hogs and don't reproduce as often.
3) Michigan has an open season on feral hogs . In 2010 656,500 hunters shot approximately 418,000 deer. This year is expected to be close to the same. The DNR stated in a meeting on February first of this year that only 42 hogs were shot last year. How could so many hunters spend about 9.6 million total days in the field and only shoot 42 hogs if there are thousands of them out there?
On a recent Points North radio article on Interlochen Public Radio, Jim Moses made some good points regarding the whole invasive species problem. I've looked at pictures on the internet of feral hog "damage." It looked like our woods after the hogs have grazed through. Our experience has shown that the "damage" doesn't last long and that with the soil aerated the flora comes back stronger than ever. Humans are natural predators and we need to do our part to control wild and feral populations of animals. However, perspective is important. It isn't our hogs or the other heritage breeds raised by small family farms throughout the state that are running wild or going feral.
I hope this helps answer some questions. Please comment or e-mail if you have other questions relating to the ISO declatory ruling, pigs, or why this is an issue every farmer should be concerned about. We've chosen to stand up and take a legal stand in court to challenge this ruling not because of our Mangalitsa pigs, though what pig we could raise under this ruling is anybody's guess. We've chosen to take the DNR to court because American citizens sometimes need to tell the government to go home, relax, and not be so invasive to our pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of a legitimate and successful business. We feel that we represent all farmers who want to raise food that challenges the status quo. Any support, both morale and financial, is much appreciated as lawyers and courts are unfamiliar and costly territory. Let us know what you think!
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Installing Linux Integration Services v2.1 Hyper-V R2 On CentOS 5
Submitted by Polk (Contact Author) (Forums) on Wed, 2010-08-11 18:54. :: CentOS | Virtualization
Installing Linux Integration Services v2.1 Hyper-V R2 On CentOS 5
When installed on a virtual machine that is running a supported Linux operating system, Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V provides the following functionality:
1. Download Linux Integration Components v2.1
a. Download Linux Integration Components v2.1 from Microsoft Download site.
b. Extract the .exe file into a temp folder. You will need only LinuxIC v21.iso file.
c. Place the LinuxIC v21.iso file into your VM host server where you can mount the ISO as a CDROM for your Centon Virtual Machine.
2. Installation
You will need Development Tools installed to be able to compile the Integration Components. You could do that by running yum:
yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
NOTE: This command will try to use your network connection to download and if you used Synthetic Network Adapter for your Hyper-V machine you will not have internet connection. So make sure to install Development Tools during your Centos initial installation.
Now make sure you added LinuxIC v21.iso file to your Hyper-V CDROM as Image.
As the root user, mount the CD in the virtual machine by issuing the following commands at a shell prompt:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom
Copy Linux Integration Services to the virtual machine and unmount CDROM that no longer needed:
mkdir /opt/linux_ic_v21_rtm
As the root user, run the following command to compile and install the synthetic drivers:
cd /opt/linux_ic_v21_rtm/
NOTE: If you're using the x64 version of Centos, you have perform an extra step.
Attach the Centos ISO that was used for installation in the virtual machine, and mount it:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom
Install the adjtimex RPM for more accurate time keeping in the virtual machine:
rpm –ivh /mnt/cdrom/Centos/adjtimex-1.20-2.1.x86_64.rpm
To verify that all subcomponents are running,, as the root user, issue the following command at a shell prompt:
/sbin/lsmod | grep vsc
Please remmeber when using Network Adapters on Hyper-V, NIC names would be changed from eth0 to seth0.
Uninstalling Linux Integration Services
To uninstall Linux Integration Services, follow these steps.
1. From the Linux virtual machine, browse to the location where the installation files were copied (for example, /opt/linux).
2. From the command line, run the following command: make uninstall
3. Open /boot/grub/menu.lst or /boot/grub/grub.conf and remove the noprobe entries from the boot entries.
4. Restore the initrd image to the original file. For example:
To configure the Synthetic Storage Controller:
cp /boot/initrd-126.96.36.199-0.54.5-smp.backup0 /boot/initrd-220.127.116.11-0.54.5-smp
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ABC News' Rob Nelson Joining WABC as Weekend Morning Anchor
ABC News correspondent Rob Nelson is joining WABC, the ABC owned station in New York City, TVSpy has confirmed.
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Bless This House (Brahe, May H.)
This work likely not be in the public domain in the US (due to first publication with the required notice after 1922, plus renewal or "restoration" under the GATT/TRIPS amendments) in the EU and those countries where the copyright term is life+70 years. However, it is public domain in Canada (where IMSLP is hosted) and in other countries (China, Japan, S. Korea) where the copyright term is life+50 years.
Sheet Music
Complete Score (CA)
*#52756 - 0.46MB, 4 pp. - (13) - V/23/27
London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1927, 1932. Plate H. 12298
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Mixed Chorus
Complete score (CA)
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London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1932. Plate H. 15324
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
General Information
|Work Title
|Bless This House
|Alternative Title
|Brahe, May H.
|C major
|First Publication
|Helen Taylor (1876-1943)
|Piece Style
|Early 20th century
|Voice and Piano
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- Brahe, May H.
- Early 20th century
- Songs
- For voice, piano
- For voices with keyboard
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- English language
- For mixed chorus (arr)
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Time Warner Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.2875 per share on its Common Stock, payable in cash on September 15, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2013.
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Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
Samuel "Newman's famous Concordance was the third in English ever published and greatly superior to its two predecessors. The first edition was published in London in 1643...The second edition was published at Cambridge in 1662 and the concordance was usually known after that as the Cambridge Concordance. The concordance was reprinted at least as late as 1889, almost 250 years after it was first published."
A list of the editions and major printings of Newman's Concordance and his life in New England are found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Newman
Pepys retained in his library:
Newman, Samuel, 1600?-1663.
A large and complete concordance to the Bible in English, according to the last translation. First collected by Clement Cotton, and now much enlarged and amended for the good both of schollers and others: far exceeding the most perfect that ever was extant in our language, both in ground-work and building, by Samuel Newman, a poor labourer in the Lords vineyard. The manifold use and benefit of this work is sufficiently declared in the prefaces to the reader.
London : printed for Thomas Dovvnes and James Young, Anno Dom. M.DC.XLIII. [1643]
fo., [1376] p. ; 2⁰. Signatures: A⁴ B-5M⁶ 5N⁸ 5O-5Y⁶ 5Z⁴.
Wing (2nd ed.), N929 (Identified as Wing C6404 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 979:6.)
PL 2535 Inscribed on the title 'Price 1l. 7s. od. yet bought of a friend for 1l. 5s 6d.'
The "new Concordance of the Bible,"
A concordance to the Holy Scriptures; with the various readings both in text and margine. In a more exact method then hath hitherto been extant. By S.N.
[Variant: Concordance Cambr ]
Cambridge : printed by John Field, printer to the Universitie, 1662.
fo., [664] p. Signatures pi² a² B-5A⁴.; Xylographic vertical half-title on leaf pi1v: Concordance Cambr:.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), N925.
Editions to 1800: London 1643, 50; Cambridge 1662, 72 (enlarged), 82, 85, 98 (corrected & augmented with the concordance to the Apocrypha).
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Distance from airport: 0.8 miles
*Sales Tax - 10.38%
*Airport Access Fee - $3.00 total
Please allow sufficient time for transportation to your airport terminal, approximately 15 - 30 minutes.
FREE transportation to and from all terminals. Shuttle leaves every 1/2 hour starting on the hour.
Open 24 hours .
Clarion hotel at LaGuardia is located only 1/4 mile from the LGA terminals. They are open 24 hours a day and offer free and immediate shuttle transportation to and from LaGuardia Airport with complimentary luggage assistance. To be sure of a space with this operator you are advised to make a reservation today. A shuttle service is also available to Amtrack Station and Cruise Pier. Clarion Hotel at LaGuardia offer car care services, please ask about these when you check in with the parking lot attendants. Please allow sufficient time (15-20) minutes to get to the terminals at LaGuardia Airport when you arrive at Clarion hotel. After retrieving your luggage call 718-335-2423 and wait for shuttle bus outside of baggage claim.
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Excellent andveryprompt. Highly Recommended
Better signage to indicate the airport parking lot.
It's always a pleasure to park here; have used Clarion several times & always satisfied.
I have to say that you were fantastic, I searched the web and I found you. Read the reviews and was very pleased with them. They were right. This was the best going and coming back from our trip. I wish you would go to JFK too!!! Will ALWAYS use you from now on. Thank you!!!
company made it really easy for us to make our flight. We will recommend your service to our friends.
This was my first time using this service and I was very impressed. Easy to get to and super close to the airport. Everyone was very courteous. And the shuttle was prompt on both legs of the trip. Great value for the price paid. I will be using your service again. Thank you.
I've used this service for several years and plan to every time I fly out of LaGuardia airport. Excellent service and employees.
When I returned and called the 718 #, it either took forever for someone to answer, or didn't answer at all. Finally called the 800# and got a response right away. But car was right there and ready when I got to lot.
Easy to find, right near the airport. Shuttle was prompt, did not wait more than 10 minutes on either end of the trip. The lot entrance is just on the right of the hotel entrance, very easy to find. Will use again on future departures from LGA
Clarion continues to be prompt, courteous, and a pleasure to use hotel and/or parking.
not happy with the service, got the run around and had to wait a l0ong time for the shuttle at the airport. Don't think I will use again.
Very easy to find. Quick trip to the airport.
I had difficulty finding the parking lot. I had to go into the hotel and ask where the parking lot was and it was 100 feet away. When I returned from my trip I called the numbers provided several times without an answer. Security at the terminal advised that I take a bus or taxi. More phone calls and the attendant finally answered the phone and I was told the shuttle was already at the airport and would be right there. I sat outside with my 2 year old for another 15 minutes and a repeat call I was told the shuttle was getting gas. The parking spot shuttle passed me multiple times while I waited. My car was there when I finally arrived.
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Convenient waiting area at Clarion lobby. The phone was not answered for several tries when we returned from flight.
Following were a couple of issues, but we were happy overall and will consider you in the future. 1. When we first arrived to drop off car at 4:30 AM, the lights were off and we were confused driving up to lot. 2. When we arrived on 3/27 and called to pick up car at 8:30 PM, no one picked up phone the first time. When we called the second time, the person told us we had to call when we reached the street level, which then had us wait 15 minutes, with our 1-1/2 year old baby.
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While most of America is fretting and stewing about politics this week, down at the Scripps Research Institute, scientists have come up with a medical breakthrough that could do far more good for humanity than anything a politician might accomplish --- a vaccine for meth. Over to you, Bay Citizen:
Researchers and health officials are actively looking for ways to reduce dependency and keep the drugs out of people's hands. One idea that has been pursued for years is to design a vaccine that could attack the drug as it gets into the body and keep it from going into the brain and the nervous system. ...
Taffe and his colleagues at Scripps developed several compounds that they thought might work and gave them to rats to see what would happen.
One of those compounds, MH6, seemed to have an effect.
Rats "high" on meth not only have extremely high levels of energy, but their body temperature increases significantly as well. The compound MH6 blocked those two effects, leading the scientists to believe that the vaccine was preventing methamphetamine from reaching the nervous system.
Meth is certainly a disease. If the body could be taught to fight it instead of crave it, how much better off would addicts be?


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Alwardat, Yousef A. (2010) External auditors and clients: an investigation of perceptions of value for money (VfM) audit practices in the UK public sector. PhD thesis, University of Westminster, Harrow Business School.


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I wish I'd remembered to read the reviews beforehand, as the addition of wine seems like it would have improved what was a good dish, but lacking in depth and excitement.
this is not a twist on a classic italian dish because it is using barley. traditionally (going way way back before there was rice in italy) risotto was made with barley. you might say it is the real thing.
Read the notes and I've made a lot of risotto. Sauteed mushrooms and onions together to slightly brown, removed about 3/4, added barley, cayenne pepper, about 1/2 tsp lemon zest, and garlic to remaining, sauteed a little more. Added 1/4 c. vermouth, stirred around, used a very rich turkey stock from Thanksgiving. When nearly done (1 c. stock to go), added the reserved mushrooms and onions. At the end, added 1/4 c. parmigiano reggiano with the parsley. It was a nice brown color due to the sauteeing and very full-flavored. Delicious! Will definitely make it again!
This recipe needs just a few adjustments. Be sure to add a 1/4 to a 1/2 a cup of white wine to the risotto to give it a more authentic risotto flavor. Also, I added some lemon zest and red pepper flakes to kick it up a notch. add the lemon zest and some chopped up dino kale (stems removed) right at the end before you serve it. Do the things I mentioned above and this dish will knock your socks off!
I agree that this recipe needs to be spiced up a lit. I added more onions, 3 instead of 1 garlic, used the soaking liquid of dried mushrooms, added some white wine and just before serving 1 tbsp of butter and some parmigiano. this way it came out quiet nice.
I was disappointed. For the amount of time I put into this, I'd rather have used aborio rice. I normally love the texture of barley, but it just wasn't right for risotto.
Does the barley really turn out creamy like aborio rice? I would like to make this for a vegetarian dinner party but have reservations.If anyone who has made this could comment, it would be greatly appreciated.
this was good, but barley needs a LOT of extra flavour to be exceptional. I used mixed dried mushrooms-rehydrated with some of the rehydration broth instead of all chicken broth, also truffle oil while cooking and topped each serving with a pat of butter and more oil. The barley still needed some camembert cheese to really put this over the top. with a little tweaking, it's definitely worth making.
To make this Vegan I added safflower oil instead of butter and vegetable broth instead of chicken broth. I then served it in a roasted squash half. For the vegetarians - add parmesan. For the carnivores - add sausage, chicken bits or shrimp. I've made this a few times and I prefer the barley texture. Its easy, healthy and yummy. I'm going to try the suggestion of gently toasting the barley first. Add more mushrooms - makes it even better!


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fail2ban bug resurfaced?
I have this exact error in CentOS 5.3 x86_64, using ISPConfig 18.104.22.168:
FS#588 - CentOS: Monitoring plugin doesn't recognize fail2ban
I followed the The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.3 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] to the letter (and found another bug in it - you must run "yum install apr-devel" or you will fail compiling SuPHP).
Everything seems to be fine (still checking some functions), yet the fail2ban plugin isn't working.
Please post the output of:
which faul2ban
which fail2ban produces:
/usr/bin/which: no fail2ban in (/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin)
The command I used to install it was "yum install fail2ban", as described in the server howto.
The actual client is found, no problem:
which fail2ban-client produces:
The log file is here, but is empty:
Lol, nevermind, I made a configuration error, being new to fail2ban. I didn't realize the jails had to be activated before it would start logging. You'd think it would log something, even a "no jails active" message.
Now my problem is that I can't seem to figure out why it's not working correctly. I'm not sure what I should enable, or what's safe with ISPConfig 3. I'm getting logs, but they look like this:
2009-06-09 15:06:59,959 fail2ban.jail : INFO Using Gamin
Edit: I believe I enabled two conflicting jails. I'm now getting sane messages in my logs, and the email confirmations are working. Still not sure what's safe to use in conjunction with ISPC3, but I'll go with it for now.
ISPConfig is just displaying the log file in its monitor, so there is nothing safe or unsafe regarding fail2ban.
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Facility name: Breslin Field Sports Complex
City, State: Lyndhurst, Bergen County, NJ
Cost of Project: $594,461
Type of Facility: Collegiate Baseball Complex
Architectural Firm/Lead Architect: County of Bergen Parks & Rec Dept.
Status: Grand Opening October 1, 2013
Square footage: Two buildings, one story 680 square feet, two story, 752 square feet
Oldcastle Precast of Easton, Penn., an Easi-Set Building licensed producer, manufactured two transportable precast concrete buildings for use at the Breslin Field Baseball complex. The project consists of a single-story public restroom/concession building outside of the stadium and a two-story press box/stadium concession building housing two family restrooms and the field lighting control equipment.
Both buildings were fabricated and outfitted in a controlled plant environment and delivered to the job site in modular units, two for the one-story building and three for the two-story building. Final assembly was performed on-site. Each building was designed with matching precast concrete formed lap siding and stone finishes. Both were fitted with preassembled standing metal seam roofs. All interior and exterior surfaces were finished with an anti-graffiti coating.
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Facility Name: Rosedale Recreation Center
City/State: Washington DC
Cost of Project: $1.6 million
Type of Facility: Playground
Architectural Firm: District of Columbia's Parks and Recreation
Status: Completed
Square Footage: 16,000
Rosedale is an inclusive playground created to welcome children and families of all abilities. The facility offers a variety of play elements and site amenities to accommodate different play experiences including climbing, swaying, tactile, auditory, spinning and sliding. This playground brings the National Mall to a northeast neighborhood, and provides a creative a creative and safe place for children to congregate.
The playground features center around the National Mall theme, which highlights the signature design elements including façades of the White House, U.S. Capitol, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. Additionally, components provide hints of the Hirshhorn Museum, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Natural History Museum, Air and Space Museum, and Museum of Natural History. The playground structure was created for fully inclusive access with double-width ramps, a Sway Fun® accessible glider, a Rollerslide, push-to-talk panels in seven languages to describe the monument features and many sensory play elements. Bench seating was also incorporated along the ramps and decks to offer great areas to rest or gather with friends. The site also features a neoclassical pavilion and picnic tables.
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Remembering Johnny Pesky
Johnny Pesky passed away on Monday. He was a husband, a father, and a friend to more than just a small handful of people. He served his country admirably in the Navy during World War II. He was fiercely loyal to the people and the organizations in his life that he cared about. His smile was simple, genuine, and timeless.
And so was my Great Uncle Frank's. All of it. Everything. It's almost like he and Mr. Pesky had to have been brothers.
I lost my Uncle Frank in the spring of 2011. He was 90-years old. No, Uncle Frank didn't play baseball at its highest level. He was not a career .300 hitter, and his number is not retired, never to be worn by another member of the Red Sox again. One of his closest friends was not the immortal Ted Williams. And no, my Uncle Frank's name will not forever be associated with one of baseball's greatest franchises.
Uncle Frank and Mr. Pesky did have a lot in common, however. They were each married to their respective wives for more than 60-years. Both men were proud fathers. When their country called, my Uncle Frank and Mr. Pesky answered. They each served multiple years during World War II–both were Navy men. Both individuals lived long, rich lives into their 90's. Most importantly, spending time with my Uncle Frank, just having a conversation with him, made you feel enriched, a better person because of it. And after all of the stories that I have heard about Mr. Pesky, it is clear that he had the same effect on the individuals in his presence.
I don't have any personal Johnny Pesky stories to re-tell. You won't find a ball in my collection that has been signed by Old Number 6. I have only seen him from my seats in the bleachers on Opening Day or through my television at home. But really, that's all I needed. You could see the reaction from people when Mr. Pesky was around. They were overjoyed at the opportunity to meet him, to talk about baseball, to talk about family, to talk about life. And Mr. Pesky was just as thrilled to talk to people as they were to listen. He got as much, if not more, out of these interactions as they did.
My Uncle Frank was the same way. He was a bridge that took me (and so many others) back to the 1930's and 1940's, to what life was like for the Greatest Generation. Similarly, Mr. Pesky connected us, as fans, back to the days of Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr, to a time that truly made the game of baseball America's first pastime.
I'm sure that I am just one of many, many people who, when they learned of Mr. Pesky's passing, thought of a relative or a friend that reminded them of him or her. It's a testimony to the life that Mr. Pesky lived.
As the line of folks Upstairs who are waiting for a chance to exchange words with the old infielder begins to thin out a bit, I'm sure my Great Uncle Frank will make his way over to Mr. Pesky–just to say hello and talk about the good old days.


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Chipotle Wings and Homemade Blue Cheese Dip
Chef Brian Poe brings some much-needed heat to a Super Bowl standby. Crudité optional.
By Eric Gillin
Make the Blue Cheese Dip
While the wings are in the oven, you've got more than enough time to whip up the blue cheese dip. You'll need:
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup blue cheese crumbles
1 dash of Worcestershire sauce
1 poblano chile, diced
1 jalapeno chile, diced
salt and pepper, to taste
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- How is prostate cancer treated?
- Expectant management (watchful waiting) and active surveillance for prostate cancer
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- Vaccine treatment for prostate cancer
- Preventing and treating prostate cancer spread to bone
- Clinical trials for prostate cancer
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- Considering prostate cancer treatment options
- Initial treatment of prostate cancer by stage
- Following PSA levels during and after treatment
- Prostate cancer that remains or recurs after treatment
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Vaccine treatment for prostate cancer
Sipuleucel-T (Provenge®) is a cancer vaccine. Unlike traditional vaccines, which boost the body's immune system to prevent infectious diseases, this vaccine boosts the immune system to get it to attack prostate cancer cells in the body.
The vaccine is used to treat advanced prostate cancer that is no longer responding to initial hormone therapy but that is causing few or no symptoms.
This vaccine is made specially for each man – it is not mass produced. To make it, white blood cells (cells of the immune system) are removed from the patient's blood over a few hours while he is hooked up to a special machine. The cells are then sent to a lab, where they are exposed to a protein from prostate cancer cells called prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP). The cells are then sent back to the doctor's office or hospital, where they are given back to the patient by infusion into a vein (IV). This process is repeated 2 more times, 2 weeks apart, so that the patient gets 3 doses of cells. In the body, the cells help other immune system cells to attack the prostate cancer.
When used in men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy, the vaccine didn't seem to stop the cancers from growing, but it did help the men live several months longer on average. As with hormone therapy and chemotherapy, this type of treatment has not been shown to cure these cancers.
Studies are now being done to see if this vaccine can help men with less advanced prostate cancer.
Possible side effects of vaccine treatment
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Victorian Antique Cut Steel Bracelet
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Cut steel jewelry, although having been fabricated since the 17th century, was extremely popular during the mid-Victorian era and often rivaled diamond-set pieces for their intricacy and beauty. Please see our Jewelry History section for additional information.
A circle of steel provides the foundation for seven rows of faceted solid cut steel beads set closely together. The perimeter is accented with a scalloped border formed of open work faceted cut steel beads. Cleverly constructed, this antique bracelet opens easily and closes securely with a clasp but is not hinged. The solid steel backing flexes when the clasp is opened. This striking cut steel bracelet retains that characteristic desirable shimmer; it still remains highly polished.
Condition: Excellent although just a tad bit out of round.
Hallmarks: Interior has a faint black mark with numbers and the letters "gy" or something similar.
Measurements: Just shy of 1 inch (2.4 cm) in width and has an inner circumference of approximately 7 inches (17.8 cm). The antique bracelet has a weight of 40.6 grams.
Date & Origin: Circa 1870; most likely English in origin.


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I always found the sound from the HA-1 highly listenable.
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A noticeable step up from the stock 105 disc player we have already reviewed.
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It is clear to see the appeal of having music play from "nowhere"—no wires and just a few button pushes.
Published on July 07, 2014
A really effective DAC at a reasonable price which handles everything up thru 192/24.
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A grounded anti-static brush for all discs you play on your system.
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The best current cut-the-cord option if you receive good OTA TV where you are.
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A very high quality phono preamp at a reasonable price; runs on batteries.
Published on December 10, 2013
Taking your hi-res audio files with you portably is certainly worth it, but an expensive option so far.
Published on October 26, 2013
A useful tweak to improve the sound of most any speakers.
Published on September 10, 2013
A fine example of reasonably-priced bookshelf loudspeakers.


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Orange Crush drops first two games
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Coach Brad Purvis and the Orange Crush had their first summer softball games against Crocker last week. The Crush played varsity and JV with both games going to Crocker.
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