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Reviewed: January 6, 2014 by Bigstretch
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Reviewed: December 3, 2012 by jjane47, a Straight Married Female
I unwrapped the usual plain brown parcel from LH (nice to know that packaging is always discreet ) and I'm sure a small gasp must have passed my lips as I was taken aback by the sheer length.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just Brilliant!,
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This review is from: Panasonic TX-50A400B 50-inch Widescreen 1080p Full HD LED TV with Freeview (New for 2014) (Electronics)
Love Panasonic TVs and this one currently is on my son's bedroom wall. The fact that aforementioned son now lives in London allows his Dad to watch ALL the Football and Rugby without upsetting "she that must be obeyed" as she watches cultural feasts like "Coronation Street', "Call The Midwife', "Downton Abbey' etc downstairs, whilst I'm upstairs doing something more useful, watching sport!
A very light TV and very easy to set up, Really pleased I bought this! The next stage (after this Panasonic TV) is how to convince her that what my son's bedroom REALLY needs is a beer fridge.......Suggestions welcomed!
277 of 296 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent TV after adjustment,
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Well it looks like I'm the first person to review this TV so I'll keep it short and sweet.
Good points: The picture. Out the box it's amazing for a computer game, but for more realistic colours and softer viewing I just needed to adjust the TV settings to something a little less garish and bright. This isn't a fault, it's set to what most people like these days at switch on. It's got a better picture than my previous viera TV and cost half the price! Sound is OK for a slim TV with some tone adjustments. I didn't need a smart TV as I just use my TV as a monitor, I don't even use the TV's tuner. Most people these days use roku, sky, humax etc so having a multitude of internet added apps just seems a waste as I never used them on the previous TV. Despite tech specs this TV does have an ethernet connection although I have no idea what it's for. Bad points: Only 2 HDMI inputs. A bit stingy to say the least but it's enough for my set top box and ps3. TV gets 5 stars and I'm far from disappointed. Excellent if you don't need all the bangs and whistles (that you'll never use)
198 of 214 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smarter than I expected!,
This review is from: Panasonic TX-50AS500B 50-inch Widescreen 1080p Full HD Smart LED TV with Built-In Wi-Fi and Freeview (New for 2014) (Electronics)
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Yes, this is a 4.5-star television. I have some criticisms.
Obvious good points are HUGE screen, FULL 1080p HD (where available), Freeview, Internet/Web connection and impressive sound. I don't know how such a thin telly can produce such a good sound. (But then again I know nothing about electronics, so this ignorance is not unexpected.) It is relatively easy to assemble - I mean to fix the stand to the TV and to connect all the cables. But it was a two-man job, really. The buttons actually on the TV are tiny and quite hidden away on the back at the right side as Panasonic probably thinks (a) everyone uses the remote now and (b) that people will only ever turn the product on once and then leave the set on stand-by for the rest of its life. I'm not sure what the power consumption is on stand-by but I know and am pleased that LED sets are much cheaper to run. On Amazon's page it says the set's "energy efficiency class" is A+, which I'm guessing is the MOST efficient category currently available. Switched on power consumption is only 63 watts! That's like one incandescent (old) light bulb - amazing! I like the thin frame/bezel. The remote is good as all the buttons are quite large and are marked well. The remote has many buttons. All the usual things that older sets had, but it has, in addition, FOUR main buttons: Apps, Home, Guide and, in the centre, OK/Select. The Home Screen, accessed by pressing Home button on remote, is the centre of the TV's 'smartness'. Here you can access apps (and add more) - like YouTube, BBC iPlayer, Netflix, etc. - and you can manage any photos or media you have uploaded. You can also use a search box if you're ever stuck of have a query, and you can re-play tutorials. I do like the on-screen graphics - things like fonts, colours and general design. It's easy to navigate and looks good. The Guide button on the remote displays a comprehensive TV guide. There is no paper manual. Home is also where you can customise your viewing experience. You can select backgrounds from a limited library or take and upload your own photos. This is also where Settings is based. In the Settings menu you can tweak the display, sound and other things to your heart's content. I think the default is OK as it is. I didn't need to change anything like brightness, contrast, saturation or anything. But if you experiment too much and want to cancel your changes, it's good to know you can reset to default settings! And start all over again... or not. The "100hz Back-Light Blinking" is interesting. I didn't know what it was at first when I read the details on the box. I thought it may literally be a light projection from the rear of the set to complement what's on the screen - e.g. when watching football with mostly GREEN grass on the screen, I thought green light would gently surround the TV, too. I have seen this feature before. Anyway, it basically means that the picture fades out gently and then fades in again whenever you switch screens - e.g. changing a channel. So there is no quick and jerky picture change that most sets have, or used to have. Without this, sets blink, freeze or flash when the screen is changed for whatever reason. I was really looking forward to the "mirroring" feature which basically projects whatever is on your smartphone or tablet onto the big screen. I had some trouble with this. I eventually learned, with some help and discussion, that I had to press the remote's Apps button, then scroll down to Mirroring virtual, on-screen button. On doing this the screen displays a cryptic message to the effect that now one must connect one's smart device to the television, but gave no clue as to how this could be achieved - not even a hint. I eventually discovered that I had to search for Wi-Fi Direct on my tablet until a Viera connection was available, which I accept. Then on my tablet I select Options > Display > Cast Screen and am then asked by the Panasonic if I want to accept this connection. I do this and a connection is established. The resulting projection is a little slow - it definitely lags behind my tablet by a second or so. So, not dramatically slow, but a small irritation. However, this is the best way to access the Net with this TV. The TV does have its own Web browser but it is tiresome using this with the remote control. Also, a Panasonic app can be had on one's smartphone or tablet (free on Android, at least). It basically turns one's tablet/phone into a remote control. I'm not really sure that this is needed as why would more than one remote be required for ONE television? Only one screen can be watched at one time so only one remote is required. This is a bit like an experimental app... or just a gimmick. And then... The picture is good, the sound is good and the set is lighter and thinner than my "HD Ready" slightly thin Sony Bravia, which this item replaced. The UI is very intuitive and easy to get the hang of. Like I said, the buttons' functions are clearly marked. The remote takes two AA batteries (supplied). I don't think I really have anything bad to say about this. The only related disappointment was that not ALL channels are currently 1080p HD. (I know this isn't Panasonic's fault.) This is most evident when national news changes to regional news. An error message comes up saying that HD is not available in my region and the screen displays a countdown timer counting down the minutes and seconds until HD is restored. BUT why can't this 'smart' TV AUTOMATICALLY change back to regular digital when no HD is available and then switch back to HD when that resumes? Why must the user do this manually if the TV is so 'smart'? I suppose this will be resolved in the fullness of time... As an aside, to convert the main channels to HD just add 100. So, BBC One HD is 101, BBC Two HD is 102, ITV HD is 103 and so on. Surprisingly someone had to tell me this as I would have had to research that online or stumble across HD whilst exploring the television's guide. Seems like an embarrassing oversight and presumption on Panasonic's part. Not everyone is an expert in new technology. In summary: I like it very much. I recommend it.
98 of 107 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good lightweight basic full HD LED TV,
This review is from: Panasonic TX-39A400B 39-inch Widescreen 1080p Full HD Slim LED TV with Freeview (New for 2014) (Electronics)
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Used to flat screen tvs of even a few years ago, the first very pleasant shock on receiving this tv is how light this 39" tv is, circa 10kg. Light enough for me to easily carry single handed and for me to also mount it with no difficulty on a plaster board faced hollow wall! See photos.
The screen bezel is very small which contributes to a pleasing overall appearance. Auto-tuning was quick and painless with Freeview HD giving excellent results. Connecting to a Sky HD box via one of the two HDMI sockets was easy , even with the wall mounted TV offering limited space for cables. One issue(not the fault of theTV) was that it could not automatically detect the Sky box and switch to the HDMI input. A problem I believe with the Sky box not sending the appropriate signal as opposed to the TV. It was very easy in any case to switch on the remote from 'TV' to 'AV" as the two buttons are side by side at the top of the remote. UPDATE- Sky confirmed that the issue lies with the Sky+HD box being an early model lacking the necessary hardware, a later box allowed the TV to auto detect the correct HDMI socket. Picture quality out of the box needed some adjustment which was easily done using the compact remote control and a bit of trial and error. In common with most TVs, the picture 'as is' out of the box is quite vivid and we found that taking the 'normal' picture setting more towards the true cinema settings resulted in an excellent lifelike picture. And if you get carried away, it is easy to reset the tv back to shipping condition and start again! Certainly the combination of the news channels, Wimbledon and the World Cup confirmed that the final picture settings were more than satisfactory. Viewing angle in common with all LED sets is not as good as a plasma set (although plasmas are getting rarer and rarer now) and we found that at more extreme angles, the colours would fade out. If in doubt, see it in action before committing. Sound quality is everything that you can expect from an ultra slimline affordable TV but, in all honesty, we have found it perfectly satisfactory for its use in a second room. If you crave surround sound, check that the available sockets (digital, HDMI ARC) meet your requirements lest you need to upgrade to a more fully featured tv. No smart capabilities (i.e. no internet access/apps) but many people can access these via their set top box so no great hardship there. If you want a smart tv, look further up the range. Software updates are however done via the internet (ethernet port) but none are available yet. Only two HDMI sockets which may be limiting to some if for example you have a games console, satellite box and blu-ray player. Power consumption is low. Our one small irritation is that to completely switch off the tv requires pressing of the side mounted on/off button for a few seconds. Get it wrong and it restarts the tv. Not a huge issue though . Overall, a very good very basic TV that gives excellent picture quality but none of the 'smart' web based frills that have appeared on sets in recent years. If you simply want a full HD Freeview HD set, then this is well worth considering. For those that are interested, I mounted the tv on the plasterboard faced hollow wall using an excellent bracket from Amazon i.e. VonHaus by Designer Habitat PREMIUM LCD, LED & Plasma Slim TV Wall Tilt Bracket Black Fits All Models - Samsung LG Sony Philips Toshiba - (23 - 37"), Super-Strength Load Capacity 75Kg, 15 Degree Up/Down Tilt Mechanism, Free Spirit Level which fitted this lightweight 39" tv perfectly. Add six Rawlplg plasterboard anchor bolts and the tv is very securely fixed to the wall.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good TV, limited on apps.,
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For the price an excellent TV. Picture and sound are good and the SMART side is very easy to use.
Just a couple of points the apps available are quite limited, it says catch up TV but in reality this is just BBC iplayer, none of the others like ITV player or 4od are available. Plus it doesn't work with Amazon Prime. Only other small issue is the layout of the buttons on the control, may be just me but I keep pressing the home button instead of the up arrow to go through the menus. Overall though I find it to be good quality, the setup was easy and for the price I am really not complaining.
54 of 61 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Panasonic / BBC apps upload from 15th April 2014,
This review is from: Panasonic TX-39AS500B 39-inch Widescreen 1080p Full HD Smart LED TV with Built-In Wi-Fi and Freeview (New for 2014) (Electronics)
I have been looking at this model and can advise that the BBC apps will be automatically uploaded onto these TV's from the 15th April 2014....this means that all you have to do is accept the message that appears on your screen and the BBC apps ( BBC i player, BBC News, BBC Sports ) will upload onto the TV.
109 of 124 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
First foray into Smart and flat TV,
This review is from: Panasonic TX-32AS500B 32-inch HD Ready Smart LED TV with Built-In Wi-Fi and Freeview (New for 2014) (Electronics)
We have gone from an old cathode ray Sony massive beast of a Telly to this one. Quite a change indeed. First impressions are very good.
1. Setup, really easy, took all necessary software updates from the go, and put a few apps on. Plugged in the HDMI cable, ethernet lead, tv aerial, composite video (for the Wii) and all ready to go in minutes. 2. Picture - very impressed. I have held off on LED tvs as they seemed to be a bit shadowy and not as good as old fashioned tvs. not any more. the HD channels in particular, on freeview, and from my humax freesat box all look very good. 3. Sound - the TV sound itself is fine for us but not stellar, I was not expecting that to be brilliant. What is good though is being able to feed optical surround sound from the tv to the surround sound system we have, and because that is also Panasonic the volume syncs so you don't need to change remotes, nice! Movies over freeview through the surround sound kick a nice 5.1 surround sound out, maybe not as bassy as a DVD, and also the volume has to be really pushed up to be right, so remember to turn the volume down again before you switch to a DVD! 4. Apps - This was suprisingly good. We don't have superfast broadband and our previous attempts at iplayer on the humax or wii have been dire, and youtube on the laptop leaves a bit to be desired. On the Panasonic Youtube, iplayer, and now our netflix trial all work fine, no buffering. I guess the technology has moved on a bit and somehow these things stream better. HD videos of cycle stunt riders on youtube never looked so good! I do use eurosport player on the laptop from time to time, I get the crowd pass for some months of the year, May in particular for the Giro d'Italia cycle race. Unfortunately this APP on the Panasonic is dreadful. It stops and starts all the time and then goes black, and does not recover. This does not happen at the same time of day when the same thing works fine on a laptop and netflix/youtube etc all work fine on the Panasonic at the same time of day. So assuming Eurosport have not got a very reliable App there so raised a support call with them. Any down sides? There should be more HDMI ports, 2 is not going to be enough for the future. There is bound to be another device we want to plug in soon. Also why is there no SD card part. The thing I like on other Panasonic TVs I have seen is being able to put an SD card in from your Panasonic video camera and play videos straight from there, nice an neat but sadly missing from this TV. One final minor gripe is the Home button and the up arrow are too close together, I keep pressing home when I am half way through typing in a search on youtube, ARGH! Overall. Could not be happier with it. I could have got a 42" but its simply too big for the space we have, so 32" is just fine and has really improved our enjoyment of vision and sound in out living room. Hard to believe that these things now come so cheap compared to a few years ago.
45 of 51 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great TV! First model faulty and no shipping refund,
This review is from: Panasonic TX-50A400B 50-inch Widescreen 1080p Full HD LED TV with Freeview (New for 2014) (Electronics)
The TV is fantastic, although after a week it developed a fault where the green light would flash, as if a button was being pressed. I removed all remotes and batteries in the room and still nothing, this would cause the menus to spaz out and basically make it un-usable.
A first worldy-nightmare wait for two failed courier pickups, the 3rd finally arrives for their �45 fee [inc insurance incase it goes missing]. And Amazon refunds for �3.99 for postage; so i'm �41.01 out of pocket to ensure the safe arrival of this huge tv. Most couriers didn't want to touch my parcel due to the weight & size. So it's either risk the TV going missing, or pay the insurance on the cost. So is this legal? I think being 40 quid out of pocket due to a fault is pretty messed up. Not happy Amazon!
41 of 47 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic TV for the price!,
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If you don't need a smart TV then this is well worth considering. Excellent picture, nice thin bezel, easy to set up, sound isn't the best but not too bad. I didn't buy it for the sound anyway as it's hooked up to a dedicated surround sound system. For my viewing I used the factory dynamic setting and toned it down slightly in the settings, this gives a great picture well suitable for TV, films and games. For this price you can't go wrong, very pleased I went for this model.
33 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Value 50" Panasonic TV,
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Some 'techie' sites on Google...the ones that look into the depths of the blacks and the noise of the picture etc......would have you believe that this was probably not the best value TV on the market. And perhaps at the 2014 release price of �629 there would have been a fair few other TV's to compare it with. However I have just bought mine for less than �401 including delivery and I consider that to be a bargain for a Panasonic 50" LED/LCD TV. There are a few 50" TV's that are cheaper but with names like Digihome - Cello - Bush and Alba it is a bit of a lottery. The built in Freeview HD picture is stunning and considering the wafer thin chassis the sound is far better than expected. There are only two HDMI inputs but one has ARC so you can feed any audio back through whatever surround sound speaker system you have. I bought a �5.00 HDMI splitter from eBay and ran my DVD/Surround Sound system through HDMI 2 with the splitter connected to HDMI 1 running a Freesat box plus a NOW TV box and a Smart TV box all with the choice of TV sound or surround sound. There is also a SCART socket..I use mine to run audio from the TV channels to surround sound... and there are a set of RCA inputs and an Optical Toslink input/output if you have a sound bar system. It looks fantastic as the picture goes all the way up to the 10 mm rim and size wise it is only a fraction larger than my 42LG7000 that it has replaced. If you are looking for a 50" LCD/LED TV I don't think you will be disappointed.
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Creative Economy Council Holds First Meeting
Council will develop statewide strategy and help to promote key industry sector
The 25-member Council is chaired by Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Daniel O'Connell and includes Senate President Therese Murray, Senators Stan Rosenberg and Bruce Tarr, Representative Vinny DeMacedo and two additional members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House in the coming weeks. It also includes representatives from the state's travel and tourism and business development offices and leaders from academic, arts, technology, and travel and tourism organizations.
"The creative sector is a driving force in economic development," said Secretary Daniel O'Connell. "Strengthening the sector now helps to ensure that Massachusetts will emerge from the current economic situation with an even stronger overall economy. This Council will encourage the kind of collaboration that assures growth and success."
The initial meeting, hosted by the Institute of Contemporary Art, included presentations by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which has a seat on the Council, and Mt. Auburn Associates, which has been tracking and studying the Commonwealth's creative sector for over a decade.
"The Commonwealth needs a strong and coordinated Creative Economy Council even more so now than when the idea was first hatched. This council will help harness the great potential that we have in this sector of the Massachusetts economy and the council will make strides to further develop and focus all of its far reaching elements. I look forward to seeing what will be accomplished by this excellent group of highly talented specialists representing the many aspects of this economic sector," said Representative Daniel E. Bosley, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, who sponsored the legislation creating the Council.
The creative sector is broadly defined as the many interlocking industry sectors that center on creating and promoting intellectual property products, such as visual and performing arts, film, digital media, design, advertising, architecture and tourism. The creative sector strengthens traditional economic sectors, creates new jobs in the technical, service and management areas, and helps to revitalize downtowns and attract new businesses and residents.
"Massachusetts has been a leader in the creative economy for more than a decade. The Massachusetts Cultural Council's investments in the arts and culture as an engine for economic growth have delivered dividends in every corner of the Commonwealth. The new Creative Economy Council makes this work a top priority, and a potent strategy for rebuilding our economy," said Anita Walker, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
The Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development is one of seven Secretariats that make up the Governor's Cabinet. Under the leadership of Secretary Dan O'Connell, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development oversees the Department of Business Development, Housing and Community Development, and Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.


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Exactly what I wanted: bitter and sweet and nutty and garlicky. Also good with pasta, if you use more olive oil, and grate some Romano cheese on top.
Tasty! I used dried cranberries instead of raisins which made a lovely red and green dish (would work well for christmas).


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Naperville delays action on regulating puppy sales
Publication/Event date: 2014-09-03
Publication name: Daily Herald
URL for more info: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140903/news/140909661/
Puppies will continue to be on the minds of the Naperville City Council and city staff members as they research whether the city should limit the sale of dogs from so-called puppy mills....
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Orland Park Mulls Pet Store Ordinance
Publication name: Cindy Lu's Muse
URL for more info: http://cindylusmuse.com/2014/08/orland-park-mulls-pet-store-ordinance/
On Monday evening, an Orland Park committee convened with a hot topic on the docket – namely, the sale of pets by pet stores within the town boundaries. After a few months of listening to experts explain the details of the symbiotic relationship between pet stores and the puppy mills they source their pets from, as well as defensive remarks by pet store owners, the committee gave the subject a thorough review and created an ordinance proposal.
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Orland trustees focus on pet shop disclosures
Publication/Event date: 2014-08-19
Publication name: Chicago Tribune
URL for more info: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/orland-park-homer-glen/ct-orland-puppy-mill-ban-tl-ssw-0821-20140819-story.html
A committee of Orland Park trustees Monday endorsed replacing a ban on the sale of commercially bred pets passed in Cook County earlier this year with a local ordinance focusing on disclosure requirements.
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Animal Rights Activists Face Off Against WeHo Deputies as They Protest Whole Foods Rabbit Meat
Publication name: WEHOville
URL for more info: http://www.wehoville.com/2014/08/18/animal-rights-activists-face-weho-deputies-protest-whole-foods-rabbit-meat/
Animal rights activists faced off against Sheriff's deputies as they staged a demonstration on Sunday in front of the Whole Foods grocery store in West Hollywood to protest the grocer's decision to sell meat from domestic rabbits.
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Rabbit meat: Whole Foods Market roils animal rights activists in West Hollywood
Publication/Event date: 2014-08-18
Publication name: Examiner.com
URL for more info: http://www.examiner.com/article/rabbit-meat-whole-foods-market-roils-animal-rights-activists-west-hollywood
Animal rights activists from the Bunny World Foundation and the Companion Animal Protection Society staged a protest of Whole Foods Market in West Hollywood yesterday, participating in a nation-wide protest of over 40 Whole Foods Markets to immediately stop the sale of butchered rabbits. About 20 activists brandishing signs and chanting "Whole Foods has blood on its hands!" marched near the front door of the supermarket and collected signatures from shoppers.
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Press Release: Rabbit Meat Protest at Whole Foods
August 16, 2014
*WHO:* Bunny World Foundation (BWF) and Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
*WHAT:* BWF & CAPS will participate in the "National Day of Action and Awareness to Protest the Sale of Rabbit Meat at Whole Foods Market." BWF and CAPS will join over 100 animal rights activists, 70 businesses, humane societies, animal rescue groups, as well as 10,000 people who have petitioned Whole Foods Market to immediately stop the sale of butchered rabbits. On August 17th, community protests will be held outside over 40+ Whole Foods Market locations nationwide.
According to the 2012 American Pet Products Association (APPA), 2.5 million households now live with pet rabbits.
"Whoever at Whole Foods decided it was a lucrative idea to sell butchered bunny meat is a Neanderthal. While Whole Foods is busy selling dead pets, we are working to draft legislation to further protect rabbits in Los Angeles. After years of successfully combatting illegal animal traffickers who abused unweaned bunnies in LA, we now find that Whole Foods will be selling them dead? Not on our watch! If Whole Foods has its way, millions of rabbits will be tortured and killed. Whole Foods must remember that Los Angeles is a humane city and that consumers are revolted by the sale of pets as meat. We want to inspect Whole Foods' dead rabbit suppliers. If Whole Foods' customers could see what happens in one of its rabbit slaughterhouses, they would run. Have you ever heard a rabbit scream?"
-Lejla Hadzimuratovic, Founder and President of Bunny World Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit rescue organization and rabbit advocacy group.
"Whole Foods calls rabbits "Fryers" and that tells you everything you need to know. Rabbits are not "fryers," they are beloved companion animals. Whole Foods is going to face a sustained boycott and protest campaign if they think they can get away with the sale of butchered companion animals in our city. We are the folks who successfully stopped LA pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits from cruel commercial breeding factories. How can we allow Whole Foods to sell them dead? We want the names and USDA license numbers of every single dead rabbit supplier so we can examine their facilities and inspection reports. We plan to enact legislation to make the sale of butchered companion animals illegal in our city. The sale of dead rabbits is simply barbaric and Whole Foods is not in step with LA's progressive stance regarding animal protection."
-Carole Raphaelle Davis, West Coast Director, Companion Animal Protection Society
A phone survey conducted of 39 Northern California Whole Foods Market Stores revealed that only one of 39 store managers interviewed were aware that they were selling meat from domestic rabbit breeds. Most believed the meat came from either wild rabbits or from New Zealand. Most employees said they were very unhappy about the decision- especially those employees who have shared their lives with pet rabbits along with cats and dogs.
Whole Foods Market has repeatedly declined to explain the contradiction in their decision to kill rabbits while promoting products not tested on the very same type of rabbits. Whole Foods Executives have responded to consumer complaints with a form letter claiming "sensitivity to the issue," while touting the "highest standards" for large scale rabbit meat production and slaughter with "the goal of creating standards for other companies to follow."
Lisa Rockwell, who started the petition which surpassed 10,000 signatures, says "I was horrified to see rabbit meat at my local Whole Foods. It was offensive and condescending for Whole Foods Markets to send me a form letter about their standards. Standards are not the issue. They are selling the meat of pet breed rabbits, just like mine."
For further information, please see http://www.saveabunny.org/stop-whole-foods-rabbit-meat and http://rabbit.org/tell-whole-foods-to-stop-killing-bunnies/.
*WHERE: *Whole Foods Market – West Hollywood, 7871 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
*WHEN: *Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 11:00 am (PST).
*Media Contacts: *
Lejla Hadzimuratovic, President and Founder, Bunny World Foundation, cell: 310-498-8600
Carole Raphaelle Davis, West Coast Director, Companion Animal Protection Society, cell: 310-990-5758
About Bunny World Foundation (BWF)
Bunny World Foundation (BWF) is a non-profit 501(c) 3 animal welfare organization founded in 2008 LA, California. Its mission is to combat animal cruelty, illegal animal sales, exploitation and neglect of all animals, through rescue efforts, public education, research, investigations, legislation, special events, and media attention. BWF has rescued over 4,000 rabbits in the city of Los Angeles.
About Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
Founded by President Deborah Howard in 1992, the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. CAPS actively addresses the abuse and suffering of pet shop and puppy mill dogs through investigations, education, media relations, legislative involvement, puppy mill dog rescues, consumer assistance and pet industry employee relations.
Models Against Puppy Mills: Putting a Pretty Face on a Difficult Scene
Publication/Event date: 2014-08-04
Publication name: truthAtlas
URL for more info: http://truthatlas.com/models-against-puppy-mills-putting-a-pretty-face-on-a-difficult-scene/
For over 20 years, Deborah Howard, founder of CAPS, and her team of investigators have been going undercover, under the guise of employees, in an effort to disclose inhumane and squalid puppy mills and the most egregious offenders of the Animal Cruelty Act. She, along with her team, have witnessed such horrible conditions, including emaciated and mentally anguished dogs, that the scenes haunt them for years.
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Fighting for Animal Rights
South Shore Woman recently published an article about CAPS President Deborah Howard and her work fighting pet shops and puppy mills.
Click on the link and read more about Howard's work with CAPS!
Publication/Event date: 2014-05-24
Publication name: South Shore Woman
URL for more info: http://southshorewoman.com/issue/summer-2014/article/fighting-for-animal-rights
An eight-week old yellow Labrador puppy with open cuts, pressed his injured leg against the metal grate that housed him. The smell of filth was profound, and intense noise was deafening to young canine ears.
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Naperville City Council discusses puppy mill issue again
Publication/Event date: 2014-07-15
Publication name: Naperville Sun
URL for more info: http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/2014/07/15/naperville-city-council-discusses-puppy-mill-issue/
Pet store owners and opponents of puppy mills continued their battle before the Naperville City Council Tuesday night.
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A push to raise penalties for animal abuse
A lot has happened since "Puppy Doe" was dumped near a playground in Quincy, MA last summer.
Read the following article about House Bill 4244 (a bill that would raise the penalties, fines, and imprisonment for those who abuse animals) and CAPS' work with Massachusetts State Representative Bruce Ayers and other animal welfare groups drafting a bill that would ban the sale of puppy mill animals in MA pet shops.
Publication/Event date: 2014-07-10
Publication name: The Boston Globe
URL for more info: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2014/07/10/quincy-legislator-activists-raise-stakes-against-animal-abuse/goiZWP7xLr2c2nmWzAt8XK/story.html
State Representative Bruce Ayers grew up in Quincy with a black Labrador named Smokey. A dog lover, Ayers was appalled, along with the rest of us, over "Puppy Doe," the female pit bull dumped in bushes near a playground in Quincy last summer. Puppy Doe had been starved, stabbed, beaten, and left for dead.
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11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. Inside and outside shall you overlay it, and shall make a gold molding around it. | 11 Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. |
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HomePatrol-1 Simple Program Scanner
HomePatrol-1 simple program scanner lets you quickly hear the communications systems used by Public Safety, Aircraft, Military, Weather Spotters, and More. Simply enter your zip code and HomePatrol-1 does the rest. Whether it is across town or across the street, HomePatrol-1 keeps you informed. Great for use as a mobile base or handheld.
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Tune in and stay informed with the HomePatrol-1 simple program scanner from Uniden. Just enter your zip code or city on the easy-to-use touch screen, and the scanner will listen for transmissions in your area. The scanner tunes in to open two-way radio signals and allows you to quickly hear the communications systems used by public safety, aircraft, military, weather spotters, and more. Batteries Not Included With Refurbished Models Mobile Use with Vehicle MountMount this Uniden HomePatrol scanner inside your vehicle and connect it to your car speakers to receive all the latest information while you are on the go. GPS location provides accurate positioning, so you get the best coverage as you travel.Record Broadcasts and Play them BackDon't miss important information. This scanner allows you to record transmissions and play them back to get all the information. The scanner�s memory stores hours of audio on its 4 GB memory.Easy Touch Screen Digital TuningThis scanner makes it easy to listen to transmissions in your area. Use the digital touch screen to see a list of radio services and choose the ones you want to listen to. You can tune to your local fire station or police department or to any open two-way radio transmission.Software Included for easy updatesRadio system database updated weekly so you'll always have the latest information.Convenient Headset CapabilityEquipped with a standard headset jack, this Uniden scanner allows you to connect a set of headphones so you can listen to transmissions without disturbing others. |
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5 Most Expensive Coffee Beans
The 5 most expensive coffee beans have rich flavors and even richer stories. There are seemingly endless varieties of coffee beans in the supermarket and the local coffee shop, let alone all over the world.
- Kopi Luwak. The rarest and most expensive coffee bean in the world comes from Indonesia where it is actually processed by an animal's intestines. The palm civet, a wild cat-like animal found in much of Asia, ingests the reddest coffee beans and excretes them whole and ready for brewing. The palm civet is also kind enough to take care of removing the bean's outer covering. A pound of Kopi Luwak coffee beans sells for $160 on average.
- Hacienda La Esmeralda. This red coffee bean is native to Mount Baru in Western Panama and grows at 5400 feet above sea level. Hacienda La Esmeralda is often described as having a strong jasmine fragrance. A pound of this coffee sells for up to $140.
- Island of St. Helena. This coffee grows on the Island of Helena, a small island in the South Atlantic. It is reported to have been the favorite coffee of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was exiled on St. Helena in 1815. Today, a pound is sold for around $80.
- El Injerto. This coffee is grown in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, an area with excellent rainfall and humidity perfectly suited for coffee. It is described as a spicy coffee with some chocolate and caramel flavors. A pound of this coffee sells for over $50.
- Fazenda Santa Ines. This coffee, grown in Brazil, holds the record for the highest score from the judges at the Cup of Excellence coffee competition. It is described as having notes of lemon and clove. The coffee is packed in special lightproof and airtight containers to preserve its unique flavors. A pound sells for $50.


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Product Homepage: http://www.prey.com
Prey is one of the newest games to be added to our benchmark lineup. It is based off the Doom 3 engine and offers stunning graphics passing what we have seen in Quake 4 and does put quite a lot of strain on our test systems.
At the lower resolution we can see a gain that almost equates to 10%. When we move up thought, while the card continues to perform better, the gap is smaller.


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PBS Web Sites and Databases Hacked
Sounds lame and jerk (387 comments)
Sorry I don't have any sympathy for LulzSec or whatever their name (Geeze at least get a cooler name or they are bunch of high school drop outs).
Announcing: Slashdot Deals - Explore geek apps, games, gadgets and more. (what is this?)
We are sorry to see you leave - Beta is different and we value the time you took to try it out. Before you decide to go, please take a look at some value-adds for Beta and learn more about it. Thank you for reading Slashdot, and for making the site better!
Sounds lame and jerk (387 comments)
Sorry I don't have any sympathy for LulzSec or whatever their name (Geeze at least get a cooler name or they are bunch of high school drop outs).
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read (363 comments)
Well key is How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read. A fun book by Pierre Bayard.
Intel doesn't lead in server market (95 comments)
When it comes to desktop, laptop and server chips, Intel's pretty much got a lock on the market but everyone can see the writing on the wall: mobile chips and architectures are the future of computing thanks to the popularity of smartphones, but Intel doesn't have anything to offer in that regard.
Server market is a different ball game. Xeon are only in the low end server. IBM has lead in middle and high end servers with their P and Z systems. P and Z chips are custom designed for IBM systems only.
Re:Don't lose out on experiencing her life with he (527 comments)
Agreed. Not exactly, but this comic says it as well. http://abstrusegoose.com/291
Found it in my SPAM box (186 comments)
I got notification from them as well but it went to the SPAM folder. Sorry.
Re:What's Next? (156 comments)
There are many patents on random number generator. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=random+number+generator+patent&btnG=Google+Search
IBM Power7 also has 8 cores (186 comments)
If it is matter of core-war, IBM's latest Power7 also has 8 cores. It is actually based on 45nm technology compared to Intel's latest 32nm. What makes Power7 exciting is that it has on-die 32MB L3 cache. They achieved this by introducing eDRAM (embedded DRAM) in the technology. Both Nehalem-EX and Power7 are targeting low-end server market, so it should be interesting battle.
Twice (168 comments)
But can it the same place twice ?
Disclaimer .... (144 comments)
Maybe you want to check the disclaimer too
Note: Damage caused by overclocking AMDâ(TM)s GPUs above factory-set overclocking is not covered by AMDâ(TM)s product warranty, even when such overclocking is enabled via AMD software.
Another recent related story (293 comments)
Artist Sues The A.P. Over Obama Image. There seems to be a war going on
Similar to Nokia Morph idea (79 comments)
Slide Rule - old school ! (776 comments)
Well can still use it online, so there !
Souther Hemisphere ? (241 comments)
But will it spin other way round in other hemisphere (sorry had to say it).
In Soviet Russia, water spins electric field !
Re:these guys don't get out much? (255 comments)
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to get back to stalking this one chick....
Sorry to disappoint you. That is a guy with female login-id.
Re:Not to Worry (564 comments)
Agreed. And there are more reliable ways to do background search than randomly putting your name on Google. Because it is equally likely that if there is a Nobel Prize winner with same name as yours, they wouldn't be thrilled either.
CowboyNeal option ? (261 comments)
Give it to CowboyNeal ?
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Why do you hate India ?
I was on Slashdot all day (517 comments)
and replied to every comment posted in every story.
Unfortunately there is no option of deleting a submitted story before it gets accepted. I was expecting that editors will reject it realizing it was a dupe. Alas, it got accepted !!
I sent an email to Zonk (who seemed to be posting stories at that time) and CmdrTaco about it. It still shows the status as "accepted" for the story.
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A new unit to defend against lawsuits was created by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Monday, drawing a court challenge from County Attorney Andrew Thomas within hours.
Supervisors dump Thomas as civil cases counsel
The board voted unanimously to strip Thomas' office of about $527,000 allocated to hire outside lawyers to defend the county in civil cases. That money, coupled with about $194,000 from other accounts, will be used to create a civil litigation unit that will answer to the county manager.
By Monday afternoon, Thomas' office sought a temporary restraining order asking a judge to block the board's action.
Thomas and the board have been warring since December, when county prosecutors announced the indictment of Supervisor Don Stapley on 118 criminal counts. Within days of that announcement, the board hired its own outside lawyers for advice and has since stripped Thomas' office of its power to represent the county in civil litigation.
Thomas sued the board in December. The motion to block the board's most recent action was filed in that case. A judge has yet to rule whether the board overstepped its bounds in bouncing the county attorney from civil cases. Rather than wait for a resolution of that case, "the Board has steamrolled ahead in its plan to disenfranchise the County Attorney of his statutory duties," Thomas said in his motion for a restraining order.
Aside from their duties as prosecutors, county attorneys typically defend county agencies when they are sued and act as legal advisors to boards of supervisors and county agencies. But since the Stapley indictment, board members have complained that Thomas has a conflict of interest in prosecuting Stapley while acting as the county's legal advisor.
Thomas contends state law clearly gives the county attorney the responsibilities both to prosecute crimes and act as the county's lawyer in civil cases. He has also accused the board of retaliation for the prosecution of Stapley, and of trying to hinder the ongoing investigation of the Mesa Republican.
Stapley was indicted on 118 criminal counts that accuse him of failing to list business and real estate deals on financial disclosure statements he is required to file.
Board chairman Max Wilson characterized the vote Monday as an attempt to control spiraling costs of hiring outside lawyers to defend county agencies under Thomas. Under Thomas' watch, the cost for private lawyers representing the county has gone from about $12 million in 2004 to about $22 million last year, according to county estimates.
Richard Romley, a former Maricopa County attorney hired to advise the board in its battles with Thomas, said Thomas has dramatically overspent his budget for hiring private lawyers. The board's action is part of an ongoing attempt to control those costs, Romley said.
As to the timing, Romley said the lawsuit filed by Thomas challenging the board's actions could drag on for years. It would not be prudent to wait for that case and any appeals that may result from it to be resolved before moving forward with a county litigation office that would help control costs, he said.
"The budgets have been busted under Thomas for too long," Romley said.
The board's action Monday would create a separate unit under the control of the county manager to handle civil litigation for the county. Because the money taken from Thomas' office comes from his budget for private lawyers, creation of the new unit will not result in staff reductions in the county attorney's office, according to a county news release.
Thomas contested that notion in his request for a restraining order, arguing if the board is successful it would force the layoffs of many of the 32 attorneys in his civil division.


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Bassmasters and Fans Fill Tulsa
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Cliff Pace took a seven-pound lead Saturday in the Bassmasters Classic at Grand Lake O' the Cherokees.
Pace, from Petal, Miss., had a two-day catch of 43 pounds, 4 ounces. With one day left, Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, was second at 36-4, followed by Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., at 35-3.
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Integrity and liability, or samplers shouldn't throw stones
Mentioned this before on Twitter and Facebook, but I've been ignoring the sample litigation over here which really is the home of such discussions (for me anyway).
This article on PolicyMic about the recent Beasties win made me kind of annoyed. Really not sure the Beasties suing people for millions of dollars is the epitome of integrity? Or them trying to avoid paying more sample licensing (the TufAmerica Trouble Funk case, which they might win because it's not 100% than TufAmerica owns those rights)?
Where's the artistic integrity there? Oh it's only their integrity that counts? Others may vary according to the size of their legal bill? This along with the sad GoldieBlox case which also cost them a million – for charity, but still – it all seems a little too corporate, however they sugarcoat it hiding behind MCA's will. It's just business.
There is also link to mashups since it was a DJ Z-Trip mix that Monster Energy used (and naughtily Monster Energy seemed to pass off a one-word email from him as some sort of magical sample clearance – DOPE! does not mean 'yeah I cleared all the samples for your campaign for free' in any language). Another aspect is with most of these videos it's far from obvious with online promotional/commercial works what the damages (or profits) are too. Certainly millions for an online YouTube video seems really harsh…
I hope the Beasties for instance cleared the Syl Johnson they used, he's on the warpath at the moment too (ask Markie Mark and others), And the previous time limit over IP has just been taken down on older works…hence the Led Zep vs Spirit 'Stairway' case, the Spiderman one…or the Raging Bull case (the one that changed all this, basically the daughter of a playwright inherited his plays after his death, but the studio allegedly took part in Hollywood accounting, and there has been discussion about sequels).
So the Beasties letting everyone know they've got money in the bank and are 'all for artistic integrity' with one of the most sample-loaded albums in history might actually backfire…because it's a piece of piss to turn around their arguments over control and respecting the wishes of the artist (aka MCA) against them for their past sampling. I really hope you cleared it all, lads.
And given that apparently new technology means you can now find hidden samples as with the Vogue case I suspect Hank Shocklee and gang as well as De La Soul might be worried…but they haven't just had a public $1.7 million cash injection, unlike the Beasties.
I just get the feeling that the remaining Beasties are trading on good feelings post the loss of MCA, but they might win the battle but lose the war if they keep getting overly litigious, not only with the public but also in the courts. At the moment they're mostly seen as 'little artist protecting their rights against big bad corps' but a few nasty losses against other smaller artists not getting their slice might put paid to that. Hence the title – those who sample shouldn't throw stones, especially in the glasshouses of the courts (and more importantly, the courts of public opinion).


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No, really, one does.
But, at this point, expecting the Republicans to act in the national interest is like expecting a mule to sing karaoke. Let us direct our attention to Ben Nelson and Weepin' Joe Lieberman, one a putative Democratic senator and the other something that a putative Democratic senator might scrape off his shoe on a very hot day. They are the two non-Republicans who voted with the Republicans yesterday to sink the president's latest attempt to put people to work repairing the country's crumbling infrastructure. For those of you scoring at home, nine percent of Connecticut's bridges are rated "structurally deficient" by the Transportation for America folks. And that's pretty good. The good people of Nebraska, who keep sending Ben Nelson back to Washington, probably because they want somebody else to have the job of watering him every morning, have 18.2 of their state's bridges rated that way, making Nebraska the sixth-worst state in the country in that regard.
Okay, we'll be civil.
No, we won't.
I hope one of these guys is driving over one of these bridges and it collapses. I pray that no innocent people are injured when this happens. But these two guys?
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44 Stay with him awhile, until your brother's anger cools down. | 44 Stay with him for a while until your brother's fury subsides. |
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True love — and sacrifice
The 50th edition of the New York Film Festival honoured two movies that are not the usual avant garde festival fare.
Indeed, the unusual fare was the fairy tale. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — a straight up fairy tale — was honoured on its 75th anniversary, and The Princess Bride — a fairy tale one part straight up and one part spoof — marked its 25th anniversary with a cast reunion.
The feting of The Princess Bride caught my eye; it is simply a marvellous film, hilarious and heroic. I encourage my students, now younger than the film itself, to watch it, and I refer to it in my teaching. When I do so there are usually a few present who have memorized large portions of the dialogue. For those readers who have not seen it, I envy you. You will have the joy of watching it for the first time.
The two fairy tales are about love and treachery, honour and villainy. As such they are relevant wherever one finds the human heart, animated by all that and more. Yet here in New York, the search for "true love," as The Princess Bride puts it, has a particular relevance.
New York is full of talented, well educated, attractive, dynamic young people. Yet hardly a dinner advances to the main course without hearing the ubiquitous lament that it is impossible to find somebody to marry. I have heard this complaint at tables where, astonishingly, the complaint was aired by eligible young men and women, at the same table at the same time. These are wholesome and cheerful people, in the flower of youth. I do not speak of the nightclub hook-up culture, which does not attract those looking for serious commitments.
So what is going wrong — and not just in New York, although the urban professional scene is apparently more afflicted than most? What has made the fairy tale rescue of the damsel in distress a fantasy?
One observes first that the damsels are not in distress. They are doing just fine, with good jobs, an active circle of friends, participation in health clubs, book clubs, even a dynamic parish life. They are not lounging on the couch, playing video games and waiting for the phone to ring.
Perhaps many of them feel like Snow White, waiting for their prince to show up while stuck with the seven dwarfs, men of arrested development content to hang out with their "bros." An increasing number of young women hear the depressing compliment from their boyfriends that they are "just like one of the guys." The dream of every girl: to be an eighth dwarf.
A good number of such women have adapted to the bro culture, hanging out with men who become boyfriends without ever having had to summon up the moxie to take a girl on a date, involving actual planning and consideration of what she might like to do. It's au courant to be sure, but just as the film festival pays tribute to the fairy tale, so we might learn lessons from an older way of doing things.
One does not slouch toward love, but sacrifices for it, which begins with striving. |
In The Princess Bride, the farm boy Westley simply says "as you wish" to every command of Buttercup. Cary Elwes, who played Westley, commented on his line: "I think when I die, they'll say on my gravestone 'as you wish.' Every woman wants to hear that."
Every woman wants to find somebody who puts her wishes ahead of his own interests. Westley does so in an extreme and endearing fashion. In time, Buttercup learns that love demands the same of her, to sacrifice for the good of the beloved. She, like Westley before her, rises to the occasion. The measure of love, and its only real evidence, is the willingness to sacrifice my good for the one I love.
In the fairy tale world the prince — or the farm boy — has to prove himself worthy of love by some act of heroism. The Princess Bride teaches that, with the added lesson that good humour and loyalty are lovely and lovable qualities too. Everyone remembers the line, both poignant and comical, expressing the depths of filial love: "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Fairy tales are written for those in the real world, including Manhattan, where Westleys and Buttercups need instruction. One does not slouch toward love, but sacrifices for it, which begins with striving. True love without sacrifice? As The Princess Bride reminds us still: inconceivable!
Father Raymond J. de Souza, "True love — and sacrifice." National Post, (Canada) October 11, 2012.
Reprinted with permission of the National Post and Fr. de Souza.
The Author
Father Raymond J. de Souza is chaplain to Newman House, the Roman Catholic mission at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Convivium and a Cardus senior fellow, in addition to writing for the National Post and The Catholic Register. Father de Souza's web site is here. Father de Souza is on the advisory board of the Catholic Education Resource Center.
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I have a RUDD Heat pump unit that won't restart after it shuts down. When the unit starts up after a shut down the compressor comes on, but shuts down after a few minutes because the fan doesn't come on. If I hit the reset button on the unit after a cool down period and then gently give the fan a little nudge then it starts right up and works fine.
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