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Q & A with Billy Meyers '03
Alumnus: Billy Meyers '03
Age: 27
College: Bachelor of Science in physics, minor in Chinese, Duke University, 2007
Family: Jingyi Wang Meyers, a high school geography teacher at Chinese school, and son, Caleb, born October 7, 2012
Current home: Beijing, China
Are you fluent in Mandarin? Yes
Were you fluent prior to moving there? I had taken six semesters of Chinese, but my fluency has improved immensely since moving here.
How long have you been in China, and how long do you plan to live there? I've been here for five years, but am planning to move back to the U.S. next month!
How he came to be in Beijing: I moved to China three months after graduating from Duke in 2007. I was a physics major with a Chinese minor and had no work experience at the time. I had studied abroad in Beijing in summer 2006 and really wanted to come back to China. My plan at the time was to come here for one year and improve my Chinese language skills in a business setting, all while trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.
At the time, the only options for going to China were to teach English or go as a manager. Many people told me that I should first find a job at a multinational company in the U.S. and then request to relocate to China after five years. But I was determined to go to China right away, and I didn't give up.
I finally came across an internship program at the University of Minnesota that connected Chinese-speaking Minnesotans with small- to medium-sized businesses in China. I applied for the program, was accepted and got placed with a marketing internship at a small Chinese company in Beijing. So I packed my bags in 2007 and moved to Beijing.
This was my first work experience, and it was quite a learning experience! At the end of the first year, I decided I wanted to stay in China, so I submitted my resume online to a Chinese headhunting company. I got a job offer from a luxurious real estate development company, so I left my marketing internship and joined the new company. Things didn't go so great at the new company, so I went back to the same headhunting company and got another job working the night shift (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) selling online software to U.S. newspapers. I left that job after a month and went back to the headhunting company. I got offered a job as a financial analyst at a small Chinese investment bank. After a year at the investment bank, a friend of mine at the international church in Beijing told me about an opening for a project manager at her friend's book publishing company. I have now been at this job for the past three years and truly love what I'm doing.
After all my experiences working in China, I have observed the following:
1. As a Caucasian male who speaks Mandarin fluently, I have had no problem finding jobs at Chinese companies. I definitely feel like people look up to me in China (literally and figuratively) simply because of my ethnicity and gender.
2. Although jobs have been fairly easy for me to come by, QUALITY jobs have been next to impossible to find. For the most part, while working at Chinese companies, I was expected to just be the token white guy who gave the company "face" at meetings with officials or was mainly there to give English lessons to the Chinese staff over the lunch break. I was trusted with very little actual responsibility. Quality entry-level opportunities with clear career progressions are almost nonexistent for foreigners.
3. But this was not necessarily a bad thing for me. Because of this, I have had to truly find my own way in Beijing. There was no set path, no going through the motions, no easy way out. I have grown up and matured faster while living abroad than I think I would have while living in the U.S.
I would easily say that moving to China and living here for the past five years has been the best decision of my life. I have made lifelong friends, found my life passion and learned so many life lessons that I can't even begin to count them. Living in China is not for everyone, but it has been an incredible experience for me.
Regarding what role Blake played in getting me here, while it's sort of indirect, I am very thankful to Blake for teaching me to love to learn and be a lifelong learner. I don't think I would have stuck with Mandarin, which is a very difficult language to learn, if I didn't have the foundation that was established at Blake.
Why were you interested in living abroad? I studied abroad in college and fell in love with Beijing and China.
Had you done much international travel prior to this? Traveled to China each of the summers before my junior and senior year in college.
What is your home like? I currently live with my Chinese wife and mother-in-law in the south of Beijing. My wife's mother is helping us take care of our new baby boy, who was born in October. We live in a 105-square-meter apartment with two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room, a computer room and a kitchen. The current market value of this apartment is around USD $400,000.
What are some things you do during your free time? My wife loves to travel, and one of the greatest things about living in China is the close proximity to Southeast Asia. We have traveled to Thailand, Singapore, Philippines and Hong Kong together and been to some of the best beaches in the world.
What's a typical day like in Beijing? Wake up at 6 a.m. and eat breakfast of egg, meat, 饼 (round flat cake) and 点心 (pastries). Take the subway for one hour to the office. Work in the morning answering emails, meeting with clients, writing proposals and reviewing the status of current projects. Lunch with colleagues at the nearby 盖饭 restaurant (rice with meat and vegetables). Leave the office by 5:30 p.m. and take the subway back home. Stop by the local 超市 (supermarket) and pick up some yogurt and apple juice. Arrive home to some delicious home-cooked Chinese food. Spend time with my wife and son before going to bed. On the weekends we meet up with friends from the international church, visit the sites in Beijing (parks, Tian'anmen, Temple of Heaven, etc.) or go to the mall for shopping, dinner and a movie.
What are some of your favorite things about living there? The people here are very warm, kind and friendly. Many Chinese are still not used to seeing foreigners, so I get a lot of stares and whispers when I walk down the street or get on the bus. And I love seeing the surprise on people's faces when they say something that they think I don't understand and then I start speaking back to them in fluent Chinese. Alternatively, I love that I can usually get out of uncomfortable situations by just pretending that I don't understand what they are saying (telemarketers, policemen, etc.).
What are some of the challenges you face in Beijing that you may have taken for granted back in the U.S.? Finding a taxi. The biggest challenge about living in China is getting used to the sheer number of people here. China is roughly the same size as the U.S., but has five times the population. Everywhere you go you have to get used to dense crowds of people. You quickly find out that personal space is no longer something you can take for granted.
Do you have a network of friends in Beijing who are also from the U.S., or is your primary circle of friends native to Beijing or from elsewhere in the world? My closest network of friends is from the international church. I love it that I have close friendships with people from Mexico, Philippines, Rwanda, United Kingdom, Australia, Indonesia, Burundi, Russia, etc. We had guests from 12 different nations at our wedding in Beijing!
This Q & A is part of the "Alumni At Home Abroad" series featuring Blake alumni living as expats across the globe. Their stories will be published in future issues of the Bulletin as well as posted on the school's website.


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CHEB I SABBAH By Derek Beres Published September 27, 2005 La KehanaSix Degrees
Algerian-born DJ Cheb I Sabbah moves from the mercurial sonic liquid of India to the low-end heaviness of North Africa with La Kehana. While his South Asian trilogy honed in on the sound of sitars, sarangis and tablas, here Morocco is summoned up with heady twists of the bass-heavy gimbri, oud and metal krakeb cymbals. Sabbah's work is trademarked by a balance of tight rhythmic structures set to heart-thumping (and often-breaking) beats. He accomplishes this not so much by digital tampering as by allowing the artists to perform untouched and brushing it with subtle nuances. "Im Ninalou" is a killer dancefloor cut backed by rolling percussion, while the devotional "Sadats" is sung by B'net Marrakech and backed by a steady rhythm of handclaps and krakebs. The gimbri (a North African lute) never sounded as good as on "Sandya," La Kehana's catchiest number, featuring a head-bobbing melody by Gnawa musician Brahim Elbelkani. Background help by Bill Laswell, Karsh Kale, Gaurav Raina and Mercan Dede fill out what is destined to alter the way we sonically perceive North Africa.

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Chronic Skin Condition May Lead to Tumor Growth
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The researchers also plan to use Notch-deficient mice to provide a system in which to identify molecules and cellular interactions responsible for the oncogenic effect of chronic wounds. Based on such analyses, new drug targets might be identified to develop therapies for cancers of the skin and perhaps other organs.
"It's very reasonable to assume that chronic wounds in a variety of tissues have similar characteristics," Kopan says. "The skin of these mice is easy to monitor and will give us the ability to further analyze tumor promotion and find answers that might apply to any chronic wound."
Funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences supported this research.
Journal reference: Demehri S, Turkoz A, Kopan R. Epidermal Notch1 loss promotes skin tumorigenesis by impacting the stromal microenvironment. Cancer Cell, July 7, 2009.
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Eco Resources
Improve It Green
Resource site for green building products and services, organized by county.
Resource site for consumers featuring chefs who support sustainable food choices by sourcing local, sustainable ingredients and practice environmentally responsible methods in their restaurants and businesses.
51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment
Online version of 51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment from Time Magazine.
Green House Interactive Graphic
Fun graphic of house with ideas for reducing carbon emissions.
West Coast Green
Expo of green building products open to individuals.
San Francisco Chronicle Green Resources (online)
Chronicle's "green" resource pages.
PG&E Energy Center
Online resource pages for saving energy, green building, and education.
Energy Atlas
Great information on renewable energy throughout U.S.
Local Governments for Sustainability
Non-profit serving local governments throughout the U.S. and internationally. Provides estimates of CO2 emissions, education, and strategies to promote sustainability. Based in Oakland.
Ecology Center
Non-profit resource center for events, newsletters, classes, and advocacy with a community and social justice orientation.
City of Berkeley Buy Local – Buy Green
Directory of local businesses with green products and services.
Walk Score - Find a great neighborhood
This site evaluates and scores any address in the United States for its "walk friendliness" and looks at such factors as proximity to amenities, public transit, weather, etc. More importantly, it gives insight to important ways we can lower our carbon footprint.
SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture Education)
Non-profit organization working to link sustainable agricultural practices with urban food security needs; focusing on the connections between community health, sustainable agriculture, metropolitan infrastructure and growth, housing, and regional land use planning.
San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners (SLUG)
Information page about SLUG, one of the nation's largest urban gardening programs that combines economic-development and job-training components with urban farming in San Francisco.
Organic Consumers Association
Campaigning for Health, Justice, Sustainability, Peace and Democracy
City Slickers Farms
City Slickers is committed to increasing food self-security in West Oakland by creating organic, sustainable, high-yield urban farms and back-yard gardens.
Berkeley Community Gardens
Information page listing urban community garden projects in Berkeley and related educational projects.
Berkeley Ecology Center
Promotes environmentally and socially responsible practices through programs that educate, demonstrate, and provide direct services. Links to other sponsored projects in the area, including Berkeley Farmers Markets.
Center for Ecoliteracy
Center dedicated to education for sustainable living, including the Rethinking School Lunch Program.
Green Business
Green Business web site, with great links, book reviews, etc. Based in Oakland, serves national audience.
Green Business Certification Program
Green Business Certification Program including Alameda County
Teleosis Institute
The Teleosis Institute is an education not-for-profit organization devoted to Green Health Care. They offer information and training programs aimed at linking good health to environmental concerns.
Sustainable Business
A membership organization comprised of companies who are committed to greater sustainability in their business policies and practices. Local to the East Bay.
Bay Area Council
The Bay Area Council is a business-sponsored, public-policy advocacy organization advocating for a strong economy, a vital business environment, and a better quality of life for everyone who lives in the Bay Area.
Green Building
U.S. Green Building Council
A community of leaders working to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated. They envision an environmentally responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.
LEED Green Building Rating System
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
Build It Green
Provides information and referrals regarding green building and design
Oakland Public Works Agency
Link to the City of Oakland's Green Building Classes
Computer Recycling for Alameda County
Alameda County Computer Resource Center refurbishes old computers and donates them to low-income people locally and globally.
Recycling Market Development Zone
Recycling program that combines recycling with economic development to fuel new businesses, create jobs, and divert waste from landfills. Zone covers portions of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland.
Recycling of old clothes, furniture, etc.
Salvation Army
Recycling of old clothes, furniture, etc.
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Stores are a great place to recycle old clothes, electronics, furniture, toys, etc. Goodwill runs its stores through a community workforce development program.
Out of the Closet
This thrift store chain generates funding for HIV/AIDS programs and services and offers HIV testing at many store locations.
Community Energy Services Corporation
A non profit on contract through PG&E to provide energy assessments, "smart lights" assistance, etc. to both small businesses and residents in Berkeley, Oakland, and Albany.
Go Solar (State of CA program)
State of California solar web site with calculators, rebate info, lots of great stuff.
California Energy Commission
State's commission on energy use and conservation, with links to special programs as Low Carbon Fuel Standards and Go Solar California!
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)
Information page on Local Government Commision page about Community Choice Aggregation, an alternative electrical supply plan that the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, and Emeryville are currently exploring.
Solar Energy Industries Association
Information on Federal Tax credit and energy rebates on using solar power.
Natural Resources
The Conservation Foundation
Established in 1972 by business and community leaders, The Conservation Foundation is a not-for-profit land and watershed protection organization.
Greenbelt Alliance
The Bay Area's land conservation and urban planning non-profit, committed to protecting the area's greenbelt and improving the livability of its cities and towns.
Save the Bay
Membership organization committed to protecting, restoring, and celebrating the San Francisco Bay. Leads campaigns to increase public access to the Bay and decrease harmful urban sprawl and pollution.
KyotoUSA is an all volunteer, grassroots organization that encourages U.S. cities and their residents to reduce the global warming greenhouse gas emissions for which they are responsible.
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (SFBCDC)
State agency committed to preserving long-term use of the Bay and regulating development in and around the Bay.
Spare the Air
Program aimed at educating residents about the effects of air pollution and encouraging them to take action to improve air quality in the Bay Area.
Bay Area Urban Forest Ecosystem Council
Organization comprised of local government agencies, private organizations, non-profits, and individuals that meet quarterly to network, share information, and discuss projects that will improve and expand the urban and community forests in the nine county San Francisco Bay Area.
Urban Permaculture Guild
Local organization working on permaculture projects and urban sustainability.
Friends of the Urban Forest
Provides financial, technical and practical assistance to residents of San Francisco for tree planting, tree care, community involvement and youth education.
California State Parks Eastshore Park
Info about Eastshore State Park, 8.5 miles of shoreline that includes Albany.
SF Bay Area City Initiatives
City of Oakland:
Oakland's Green Food Packaging Ordinance, which requires businesses to start using compostable / biodegradable disposable containers.
Information page on Oakland's signing of the Chicago Climate Change, the nation's first voluntary but legally binding system to reduce greenhouse gases.
City of Berkeley:
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil/2007citycouncil/packet/013007/2007-01 30%20Item%2016%20BATES%20Measure%20G%20Implementation.pdf
Link to Measure G Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative Implementation. Measure G sets an 80% reduction in Berkeley's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Berkeley Climate Action Plan
Sustainable Berkeley is a non-profit organization providing outreach and assistance through a community-based approach.
City of El Cerrito:
Link to the City of El Cerrito's Environmental Stewardship and sustainability efforts
City of Richmond:
Link to the city of Richmond's sustainability efforts
San Francisco Sustainable City Plan—an outline of 5-year Sustainability Plan for the City of San Francisco.
State of CA Climate Change Portal—web pages for research, policy, and legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce climate change throughout California.
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Marissa LaMagna: various
Giles Mingasson: various
Emmet Brady: various
Lana Husser: tour group photo with bus (slideshow)
Pedal Express: bike towing mattress (slideshow)
Zoey Burrows: Green For All (solar installation photos)
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Instagram retreats from policy changes
Dec 21, 2012
The photo sharing app Instagram is retreating from its new privacy policy after users cried foul. How common are such reversals in the tech world?
Backlash against Instagram over photo policy
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Dec 19, 2012
The mobile phone app Instagram rose to fame on its filters. There's the 1970s filter, Nashville and Sierra, which give photos an artistic sheen. Now it might be time to add another one: Rage.
New Instagram privacy policy frustrates users
Dec 18, 2012
Photo-sharing site says it has the right to sell user photos to advertisers.
Using scary online photos to motivate saving for retirement
Dec 6, 2012
Investment company Merrill Edge wants you to start saving retirement, so badly that they've built an online tool that will help you do it, and terrify you in the process.
Facebook and Zynga retool their relationship
Nov 30, 2012
The game company and the giant social network loosen the ties that have bound them.
FBI uses social networking to track suspects
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Nov 26, 2012
Fraudsters beware, the FBI is giving a new meaning to "following" a suspect.
Nintendo's Wii U, and Facebook's sales tracking tool for e-retailers
Nov 19, 2012
Nintendo's Wii U tries to offer a game changer, and Facebook tries to draw a direct line between advertising and sales for retailers.
'Like' to find a job? Facebook has an app for that
Nov 15, 2012
Facebook enters the job-search market with listings of nearly 2 million job openings. But be careful, especially if you've friended your boss.
Facebook employees poised to cash in
Oct 23, 2012
Restrictions on the sale of Facebook stock by the social media firm's employees end this week, meaning many of them will be millionaires, not just millionaires "on paper." But the sale will likely drive the stock price down.


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Chase Austin, a 21-year-old driver from Eudora, Kansas will make his rookie debut with Willy T. Ribbs Racing in the Firestone Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2011, and thus becoming the first African American to start a Firestone Indy Lights race.
Austin took his first green flag at the age of eight in a worn out little go-kart that he pieced together with his dad, Steve. Little did he or his family realize that just ten years later and barely eighteen, Austin would become the first Black driver in history to compete in a NASCAR Nationwide Series oval track event, at Memphis Motorsports Park.
Determined to earn his way up the racing ladder from the start, Austin spent his formative years competing in anything with an engine and four wheels, from tiny 900-pound midgets to intimidating 700 horsepower dirt late models. Racing exclusively on dirt, and mostly in equipment fielded by his unsponsored, family-owned team, he continued to chase the dream by earning victories in virtually every type of car he had the opportunity to drive.
He began to draw attention when, as one of the youngest in the starting field at age 13, Austin bested an invitation-only group of the country's top teenage dirt late model drivers, winning the "Future Dirt Track World Championship." In the following two years, the young talent posted more than 100 feature wins and had earned numerous Points Championships and Rookie of the Year awards in the process.
Signed as a developmental driver for Hendrick Motorsports just weeks before his 15 birthday, Austin made history as the youngest driver to secure a contract with a NASCAR team, going on to earn one pole position, two race wins and six top-10 finishes in the ASA Late Model Series that season. The program was dissolved shortly thereafter following a tragic plane accident that took the lives of several of Austin's friends and mentors from Hendrick Motorsports, responsible for driver development.
In 2007, Austin was picked up by Rusty Wallace Racing and made history as the first African-American driver to start in a NASCAR Nationwide Series race on an oval track, and only the second (after Bill Lester) to compete in series history. Austin made starts in 11 NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series races, earning four top-10 finishes while also making his first ARCA Series start. The highlight of the 2007 season for Chase was his sixth place finish at one of the most imposing and difficult tracks; the high-banked Dover "Monster Mile".
Most recently a part-time driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series, Austin also made his first open wheel start in May 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in INDYCAR series sanctioned Firestone Indy Lights competition with Willy T.Ribbs Racing for the 40 lap/ 100 mile Firestone Freedom 100.
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Belardi Auto Racing is owned by Brian Belardi, a former collegiate football player who has focused his competitive juices into auto racing. Located near Indianapolis, the Belardi team campaigns cars in the Indy Lights and USF2000 National Championship in support of the Mazda Road to Indy development ladder system.
Belardi is a tough competitor. A former defensive back at the University of Colorado, he had his eyes set on a NFL career before being sidelined with injuries, Belardi understands what it takes to compete at the highest levels of sports. As a former driver, Belardi also understands the specific needs of racer that is in pursuit of a championship.


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Around 300 printers and technology suppliers from across the nation gathered last night at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, to celebrate the best in Canadian printing, environmental implementation, and industry achievement. The eighth annual Canadian Printing Awards, hosted by CBC's Heather Hiscox, saw over 80 awards presented in the evening.During the evening, PrintAction encouraged attendees to live tweet about their experience at the awards gala. The Twitter log is included below. PrintAction would like to extend its congratulations to this year's award recipients as well as thank all parties involved, including the judges, sponsors, attendees and submitters for supporting the Canadian Printing Awards, as well as the student volunteers from Ryerson University's Graphic Communications Management program.Stay tuned for more coverage of the event coming in the January edition of PrintAction Magazine.
John A. Young Lifetime Achievement Awards
Gaetano Gagliano, St. Joseph Communications
Jack Youngberg, Somerset Graphics
Community Leader of the Year
Alexandra Djukic, Manager of Social Enterprise, Phoenix Print Shop
Emerging Leader of the Year
Dylan Westgate, Sydney Stone
Printing Leader of the Year
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There's nothing like being in the church when Barack Obama is seated there. You witness the Senator, the preacher and congregation's reactions to another prejudicial Muslim-like tirade called a "sermon.â€
Newsmax writer Jim Davis was there. Obama says he was elsewhere giving a speech. Not so. Davis says he saw Obama with security personnel all around him.
The church has two morning and one evening services. Obama could have been elsewhere for part of that Sunday. Obama says he was not in Chicago that Sunday. He was in Chicago part of that day. He definitely was back in his pew for a July 22 service.
Obama would have never dreamt that on that
Sunday a reporter would be present to note Obama's response to Jeremiah Wright's anti-America-white blackist brainwashing.
Davis writes for Newsmaz.com: "Obama was in the pews last July 22 when the minister blamed the 'white arrogance' of America's Caucasian majority for the world's suffering, especially the oppression of blacks.
"Wright tore into America, referring to the 'United States of White America' and lacing his sermon with expletives as Obama listened.
Newsmax.com's reporter Ronald Kessler reports: "Hearing Wright's attacks on his own country, Obama had the opportunity to walk out, but Davis said the senator sat in his pew and nodded in agreement.â€
". . .nodded in agreement.†Nodding to that which could have been delivered by a mosque cleric.
Can't you just see The Boy nodding his head to the mentor who crowned Nation of Islam's founder, Louis Farrakhan with a "lifetime achievement†award? Of course he did. And not just that Sunday, but for the last two decades. Michelle likewise.
In 1984, Oprah Winfrey starting going to that church. But she quickly stopped listening to the rants. Wright wrote her off—"excoriated her for having broken with 'traditional faith.'â€
Traditional faith of what history? Surely not Christianity. Then it must be Muslim's "'traditional faith.'†What's preached there is in line with the Koran, Islam and mosque teaching against America.
Obama lies. Muslims lie because Islam considers lying for Allah a virtue.
Obamas are members of an Islamic hate center disguising itself as a "church†in league with a theologically liberal denomination—the United Church of Christ (Congressional).
Read "Obama Attended Hate America Sermon†at http://newsmax.com/kessler/Obama_hat%20e_America_sermon/2008/03/16/80870.html?s=al&promo_code=9990-1
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axt113 on
March 17th, 2008 5:14 pm
Wrong Bitch! Newsmax lied Obama was in miami at the time Dumbass
PinguMama (Sr. Moderator) on
March 17th, 2008 6:08 pm
Just for reference:
NewsMax's Kessler: Date was wrong; Obama campaign: 'Story is false'
I personally find it hard to believe Obama's BS that with all the hate and crap espoused by his spiritual mentor and advisor that he just happened to never, not once, be present when he said some of these things.
LibertarianPrince (Moderator) on
March 17th, 2008 6:21 pm
What was it that liberals used to claim? Oh yes, now I remember!
It's the seriousness of the charge that counts! Facts be damned!
I'm with ya PM. I doubt that Mr. Wright simply timed his outbursts for when Obama was not present.
Annie on
March 27th, 2008 1:05 pm
Of course Obama knew Wright was spewing hate, he attended this Church with his family for 20 years. He made this man his close friend and advisor. He calls Wright his uncle. Why doesn't the media cover the numerous lies by Obama. Saying he speaks fluent Indonesian when he can't, saying his parents conceived him during Selma when he was born 4 years later and the numerous other lies he has been caught in. Oh, let's not forget the biggest lie. He said he wasn't involved with Resko from Chicago. That Resko didn't raise much money for him or help him buy his home but during the Wright controversy, he admitted he was deeply involved with Resko. That Resko raised a lot of money and did buy his home. This is very disturbing that he can lie about such important matters but the media doesn't bother to cover it. Obama scares me and whether it's Clinton or McCain, it won't be Obama I vote for!
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I play the keyboard for multiple ensembles and bands and between them I use 5 different keyboards. I seem to always run into the problem of finding a really good sound for a song on one that I can't replicate on the other due to either the sound itself not being there or inefficiently being able to edit sounds on the specific keyboard. Two of the keyboards are mine, so I can play with them all the time and get the sounds just the way I want to. The other three however I only have access to while practicing or playing a show and I don't have the most time to fiddle with the sounds. I was wondering if there was some kind of program that I can create and edit sounds for a keyboard on my computer and load them on to any kind of keyboard.
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A way round this is to use a module. E.g. Roland do JV1080 (getting old now), which has all the capacity of the (also old !) XP keyboards.The unit is the size of a briefcase, and can be programmed at home, then taken to the gig and midi'd with any other midi keyboard. This way, you have all your sounds with you, accessible with any keyboard. |
There are so many different architectures for keyboards that this is not really possible. Even cross-loading sounds from other models by the same manufacturer is not terribly widespread. And that doesn't even account for how many don't have support for loading and saving sounds with a laptop. The only real solution is to always bring your own keyboard(s), or bring your own module and just use the house keyboard as a MIDI controller as has already been suggested. You could also run a DAW on your laptop and MIDI to that. |
Any reason why you can't just pick the one keyboard with the best sounds? And hook up any additional keyboards to it with midi? Any program to edit the presets of a keyboard will likely only be able to do THAT keyboard due to preset incompatibility. |
You could find yourself a favorite midi-controller keyboard, one with a feel you really like, and use it to control a Macbook (or other suitable computer) onstage. Many sample libraries come in the form of Kontakt libraries. Thus onstage the sound would be coming from your laptop. So I'd say the program you're looking for is probably Kontakt and/or something like Mainstage, but instead of loading the sounds into a keyboard, just bring the computer with you. --edit: I just noticed in your reply that you have to use a "house keyboard". Though I don't fully understand your comment, it still seems likely this "house keyboard" would have a usb port on it, such that you could control your laptop from it. |


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Congratulations on the purchase of your new baby. You mentioned your purchase was model year 2012 but I believe it is probably a 2011 since the CXL trim level was dropped after 2011 and replaced with seven new "Group" flavors for 2012. Nonetheless, enjoy the ride and welcome to the growing and satisfied Buick LaCrosse family. -
john178 Posts: 48It's great to hear about your new LaCrosse. And the black color- Wow! I understand your excitement. I had the same feelings when I purchased my 2011 CXL red LaCrosse last year. The Buick image has definitely improved with the LaCrosse ( and Enclave which we owned before trading in for a GMC Denali Acadia AWD, and Regal) addition to their lineup. I absolutely love my LaCrosse- it handles so well and the ride rivals the comfortable ride of a Cadillac DTS I had previously(2006). My friends constantly say they can't believe it is a Buick! This has been my favorite car of many I have owned over the years. Enjoy your new LaCrosse!!
howell777 Posts: 5Have a 2010 CSX Lacrosse. What backlight color should the display screen be when radio and navigation off? Mine used to be blue but after some work by the dealer it is now black - a minor thing but I did prefer the blue. What color is yours? And..............does anyone know how to change the color?
joelippard3 Posts: 18I too have a 2010 CXS. What kind of work did they do to yours? Mine has the blue with the Buick logo in center and the day/date/time when the radio is off and it matches the ambient blue lighting. I would not stand for having that black screen and make them put it back the way it was immediately.
gmcustsvcsarah Posts: 1,964I looked through the 2010 Buick Lacrosse Navigation Manual , and am not 100% sure if the following will allow you to adjust the backlight, but wasn't able to find anything else closer.
Press the "CONFIG" hard key to display the Set Up Menu
To scroll through the available set up options, continue pressing the "CONFIG" key and look for anything marked "Display".
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howell777 Posts: 5Tried this and the only options available are: Rear Camera - imming and Display Off. Seems strange since my 2004 Prius allows several screen colors. Oh Well since I know thanks to another csx owner that the screen should be blue I will go back kto the dealer tomorrow.
One would think that the GM technicians would have this kind of stuff down pat. When I first questioned them on this their response was "thats the way the screen is supposed to be - black" -
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anonymous17 Posts: 4My brake pedal pulsates with the classic warped rotor signature after 20k miles on my 2010 LaCrosse. I pulled the wheel to inspect and the brake pads are darn near new! I intended to pull back the caliper and remove the rotors to get them turned as i have done many previous cars, but i was unable to ge the rotor off. I was reluctant to give it a serious whack to dislodge it from the hub . Any pointers?
cooterbfd Posts: 2,770One would assume that the rotors may still be under warranty. If so, let the dealer do it on their dime. Ive yet to pull a wheel to check mine.
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Do not attempt rotor removal unless you are a qualified mechanic and even then it would completed free of charge by any Buick dealership in the country so why do it yourself?
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gmcustsvcsarah Posts: 1,964As a 2010 Buick will have a 4 year/50,000 mile Bumper to Bumper limited warranty, it will probably be worthwhile to bring your vehicle to your dealership. Please let us know if/when you decide to go in, and whether you would like for us to assist in the process.
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e_net_rider Posts: 1,380If you read carefully, you will likely find there is some coverage, but probably not under the bumper to bumper, that is 4 years/50K miles. If you get that much, it would be almost unbelieveable.
I don't understand why people are having warped rotors? Unless you have been ignoring advice to check behind anytime a wheel is removed for any reason. I guess I could slap myself, but it was my wife's vehicle and I did not take it in. I think she had a rotation, but about two weeks later the pulsing/shaking showed up. That dealer had always been good about torqueing, except that one time. Damage done, but I wanted to stop it from getting worse, and it actually got a little better. With the torque wrench set and trying to back off nuts so I could retighten, some almost needed standing on the wrench to brake loose. Probably around 160 ft.lb. Then I found a couple of them very loose. The first one like that I hit with abandon trying to shock it loose. I went rolling on the ground and think it maybe only had about 40 ft.lb.
If you shop a bit, you can find nice torque wrenches for around $20 when on sale. They are Chinese, but seem to have quality and accuracy. If you are doing precision work, then I'd say have the annual calibrations done or whatever the job calls for.
BTW, I was angry that they messed up and dropped by dealer to give chewing. They had a woman behind the counter that would not know the difference between a fork and a shovel. Argued with me that she never heard of improper torqueing causing rotor warpage. Obviously an idiot and I hate dealing with incompetent people. This very morning I had to deal with her again. Somehow my wife got a screw in the same exact position on the new Michelins as previous tires. Woman said she'd plug it. She obviously does not know what she is talking about because plugging a tire has been against the law for some years now. And that is federal because they found out the old method of sticking a plug in from the outside led to blowouts. The steel belts would cut the plug with time. What is required is a patch/plug. It looks like a patch with the plug attached. You dismount, buff the area of the hole, pull the plug portion through from the inside and apply pressure for awhile. That way it becomes an integral part of the tire and not a problem if the plug portion is cut.
BTW, you can buy an armful of torque wrenches for the price of one rotor job. Turning is just a get-by. New car, new rotors, I'd demand new rotors so they last the expected life. A single turning could easily cut the life expectancy in half. -
gmcustsvcsarah Posts: 1,964If the pulsation described in the original post was due to a manufacturing or workmanship error, and not to accident/misuse/alteration, and does not pertain to maintenance items (wheel alignment and balancing is considered routine maintenance after 7,500 miles, replacement of brake pads/linings are maintenance), then per the dealership's diagnosis this concern may be under warranty.
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anonymous17 Posts: 4This is definitely not a warranty issue as the problem only occurred about 2k miles ago with about 20k miles on the vehicle. I suspect the previous (non-GM) service provider did not torque my lug nuts appropriately. So I cannot reasonably assert it as a warranty issue. The rotor does not wiggle at all when i try to remove it. It seems to be stuck big time.
dodgeman07 Posts: 574The mileage on your vehicle is not relevant provided it's under 50,000. A problem with warped rotors would be covered at 49,000 if that's when it starts occurring.
If a non-GM service provider damaged your rotors by leaving lug nuts loose? That would not be covered under warranty. The previous service provider would be liable.
Now, take the car in to a Buick dealer and explain the problem. This is a 2 year old car and you're not sure what happened. It is under full warranty and as GM CS explained, you are still covered since this is not a maintenance item. -
bwia Boston Posts: 1,314Buick LaCrosse sales for 2011 was a mixed bag. Although sales increased in December 2011 by 4.3% (5,360 Vs 5,140 units) sales for the year as a whole dropped by 4.4% (58,474 units in 2011 Vs 61,178 in units in 2010).
Not sure who is stealing LaCrosse's sales but the Cadillac CTS sales were up 20.6% for 2011, 55,042 Vs 45,656 units in 2010. Perhaps consumers are finding the CTS a better value or simply the LaCrosse has peaked in popularity.
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This is a really filling soup that's easy to make. Each serving is a hearty 2 cups! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 39.9g | Fat: 3.1g | Fiber: 8.9g | Protein: 28.1g | Calories: 289.8
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There are different types of loan forgiveness available to some borrowers. Public Service Loan Forgiveness is one common type, where the remaining balance of student loans (after 120 payments) is forgiven for public service employees.
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If you have taken out a PLUS Loan to help pay for your child's education, all or part of it may be cancelled (discharged) for several reasons. Cancellation is different from forgiveness in that forgiveness is an incentive for borrowers working in certain fields. Cancellation relieves the borrower from repayment obligation for extenuating circumstances. You may qualify for total or partial loan discharge if:
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I had been using a small cordura pouch as a spare cash/change/receipt holder that I keep clipped into my backpack or Ristretto. But I was never fully comfortable with it, because I felt like it was too obvious that I was keeping valuables in there. (As a traveling poker player/reporter, I sometimes carry my bankroll with me, but don't want the bulge in my back pocket.)
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As you may have heard, earlier today, Citigroup announced that CEO Vikram Pandit would be resigning from his post at the bank, effective immediately, along with several longtime lieutenants. While the news came as a shock to Wall Street, it was assumed that on the inside, employees had been given some advanced warning and time to get used to the idea of life without Uncle Vik. That they weren't just realizing now those hugs on the elevator Monday had been their last. That he'd stashed something away for them to remember him by. (A one dollar bill with this face on it. A glossy 8X10 photo to keep on their desks. SOMETHING.) That he hadn't just left in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for those who've grown quite attached to Vickles since he took the reigns in 2007, however, that's exactly what happened.
The news of Mr. Pandit's departure after five years atop the company came as a shock to Citigroup employees, including senior executives. In the firm's London office, some executives emerged from a meeting and read the news on their computers and Bloomberg terminals, well before the bank's internal memo was released. Soon a dozen employees were crowded in front of television monitors, following the story on financial business shows. Others were seen around a water cooler on the trading floor, discussing the news. Still others retreated to their desks to parse Citigroup's recent earnings release, looking for hints of internal conflict. "There's shock," said a Citigroup executive based in New York. "Even senior people were surprised."
And although early reports suggested that Count Vikula had simply decided that Citigroup had come so far since he'd taken the gig five years ago that his work was done, and that while it was time to move onto the next stage of his life, he'd cherish the memories and the people he met at Citi, it now sounds like the split was a bit more acrimonious than that. Read more »


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Live Dubia roaches are an excellent food source enjoyed by bearded dragons, all species of geckos, arachnids, tree frogs, toads and all other species of amphibians. Even chickens like to eat these roaches!
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I'm late getting my garden in and its way too late to plant garlic (zone 5b and its June 21). I have some grocery store garlic that's sprouted, can I plant it beside my tomato plants to help repel pests? Also can you eat garlic shoots the way you eat onion shoots.
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