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The details of raising your children are often a point of contention between many parents. While Ohio courts would ideally like parents to figure out these details amicably, they are prepared to intervene when necessary. When courts are making child custody or visitation rights decisions, they will take a number of factors into account. These factors are taken into consideration with the understanding that the ultimate decision must be in the best interests of the child. Some information regarding child custody and child visitation law in Ohio is provided below, but it is bly recommended to consult an Ohio child custody attorney when going through child custody or child visitation proceedings.
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In Ohio, courts will award custody in the manner that is in the child's best interests. Factors taken into consideration when making a decision include the following:
a) child's wishes
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c) child's interaction with each parent and siblings
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Criminal Convictions - the Ohio court will look at the criminal conduct to see if the conduct resulted in his or her child becoming neglected. If the conduct resulted in the child becoming neglected, then this factor will weigh against the convicted parent when deciding whether to give him or her full custody or even shared custody of the child. If the crime at issue involves criminal sexual conduct and the victim of such crime was a family member, then the convicted parent will not be able to receive sole custody or even shared custody of the child unless a court finds that it is in the best interests of the child to award custody to that parent.
Custody Plan - If the parents file for joint custody, then they must submit a custody plan to the court for approval. The court will not approve a shared custody plan unless it believes that the plan is in the best interests of the child. If the court does not find that the plan is in the best interests of the child, then it may return the plan to the parents so they make changes according to the courts concerns. Courts in Ohio aim to have shared parenting plans set up in a way where both parents have "frequent and continuing contact" with the child. When deciding whether to grant shared custody, Ohio courts consider the following factors: a) the ability of the parents to cooperate and make decisions jointly; b) ability of each parent to encourage the sharing of love and care between the child and other parent; c) any history of or potential for child abuse; and d) the geographic proximity of the parents.
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An electrical system for a vehicle such as a truck wherein a power source is split or divided into a plurality of branch power lines to transmit power and data to a variety of systems and subsystems throughout the vehicle, each line having a fuse and a filter so that the data is isolated on the individual circuits while power is delivered to such circuits. In one embodiment, the system includes a J560 connector with a data filter, data control circuitry, and one or more power line transmitters and receivers being incorporated into the J560.
1. In an electrical system for a truck or like vehicle, wherein a power source is split into a plurality of branch power lines to transmit power to a variety of systems and/or subsystems in the vehicle, the improvement which comprises:
at least one line containing at least one filter in a fuse box to isolate communications that are transmitted over said line while not blocking the transmission of power over the same said line;
said electrical system having at least one J560 connector;
and wherein a data filter, data control circuitry, and one or more power line data transmitters and receivers are incorporated into the J560 connector.
2. The invention of
3. The invention of
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Priority is claimed under 35 USC 119(e) for Provisional Patent Application No. 60/308,457, filed Jul. 30, 2001 and Provisional Patent Application No. 60/308,318, filed Jul. 30, 2001.
Field of Invention
In a vehicle such as a truck, a single power source, such as a battery, drives a plurality of circuits through a plurality of fuses. In a truck these plurality of circuits are used to power both the tractor and trailer(s). The trailer needs power for marker lights, brake lights, and various other systems. Each one of these branch lines, or circuits, on a trailer is identified by a unique color. The standard configuration is as follows:
One colored line and the white line (or ground return) line make up one circuit, so these seven lines make up six circuits. These six power lines and one ground line originating from the tractor are connected to the trailer through an industry standard SAE J560 (seven pin) connector, Surface Vehicle Standard SAE J560 Specification, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., June 1993. The primary purpose of these lines is to deliver power. However, they may also transmit data. An example of this is the anti-lock braking system (ABS).
For purposes of this disclosure, any device or system that transmits and/or receives data over the power lines, singularly or in combination, are herein referred to as Power System Communication Devices (PSCD). Furthermore, PSCD may be factory installed or may be retrofit in an after market installation.
The data transmitted by these PSCD may communicate collision avoidance data, anti-lock braking data, temperatures, tire pressures, and other data to the driver. Currently each PSCD manufacturer uses its own communications protocol, and no single industry standard has emerged.
In professional trucking applications, power system communication is desirable because the existing wire harness may be used and dedicated cables do not have to be routed throughout the vehicle. This is of particular concern if communication is required between systems on the trailer and systems in the tractor. In practice, most tractors are hitched to many different trailers. The standard SAE J560 (seven pin) connector serves to standardize the power connection and thus allows a tractor to be paired with any trailer.
Currently there is no provision for a standard data connection between the tractor and the trailer. It is not desirable to run "rogue" data connections between the tractor and the trailer because tractors and trailers would no longer be universally compatible. Because no standard exists, data connectors might be routed in different physical locations, have different connector types, or even different pin assignments. Therefore, to maintain the universal compatibility between tractors and trailers, it is highly desirable to use the exiting power system for communication.
Power system communication is also desirable in other articulated vehicle applications (such as but not limited too, boats trailers, campers, or car trailers, and other like towing applications) when communication is desired between a lead vehicle and a vehicle in tow. Although universal compatibility is not paramount in these other applications, it is still desirable to eliminate additional wires and connections if at all possible. By using the power bus for communication, the elimination of extra wires is achieved.
Because all of the circuits in a truck are ultimately tied together at the battery in the tractor, communications on the power lines is similar to a telephone "party line" where anyone who picks up their receiver will hear the conversations of everyone else who is talking on the receiver. Therefore, the potential exists for a PSCD from one manufacturer to interfere with the operation of another PSCD from a different manufacturer as they both communicate over the power lines. Interference can occur even if the two PSCDs are on different circuits.
This invention comprises a method of isolating the communications on multiple power lines of a tractor from one another without affecting the power transferred to the branch lines, or circuits for the purpose of generating multiple data buses. This will be accomplished though the use of one or more data filters. For purposes of this disclosure, the term "data filter" refers to one or more inductors, resistors, capacitors, transistors, and/or any combination of like parts known in the art with the purpose of filtering the data communications while passing power through it. Furthermore, this invention isolates the data on the tractor from any trailer or trailers that are electrically connected to the tractor while still allowing the power to be transferred to the branch lines, or circuits. Furthermore, this invention isolates the data on each of the trailers that are electrically connected to each other while still allowing the power to be transferred to the branch lines, or circuits.
This invention allows the number of PSCD that can be attached to the tractor and/or trailer(s) to be increased. It prevents interference between multiple PSCDs. It allows for the use of multiple communication protocols among the different PSCDs sharing the power lines. This is done without alteration to the existing tractor's or trailer's wiring and thus adhering to the SAE J560 standard. This invention also adheres to Safety Standard 121 that requires an anti-lock brake communication signal between the tractor and trailer. This invention also relates to the selected isolation of portions of the power lines.
This invention relates to data isolation on a power system of a truck or like vehicle for the transmitting of power and data over a common electrical system.
In a first embodiment, the truck is comprised of a tractor only, and the individual circuits within the tractor are isolated. This embodiment allows PSCDs to be placed on different circuits in the tractor while preventing interference between PSCDs produced by different manufacturers.
In a second embodiment, the truck is comprised of a tractor and one or more trailers sharing an electrical system for the transmission of power and the transmission of data. As in the case of the first embodiment, this invention isolates the communications on any number of the circuits on tractor. In addition, this second embodiment isolates the communications between the tractor and each of the trailers connected to the tractor. This second embodiment also provides for communications between the isolated circuits on the tractor and the trailer(s) with or without altering the data as it is passed from one isolated data bus to another.
This is beneficial to the industry because it reduces the need for complex software protocols to select individual PSCDs while deselecting other PSCDs and thus increases the amount of useful data that can be transmitted. The invention herein also allows multiple circuits to be used independently and thus increasing the number of PSCDs that can be installed.
For purposes of this disclosure, the term "fuse" refers to, but is not limited to, slow blow fuses, thermal cutoffs, circuit breakers, automatic switches, and other devices designed to create a break in the circuit it is attached to when one or more predetermined criteria are met. Furthermore, the term "fuse box" refers to any box, housing, or like container that contains one or more fuses.
A variation on this solution would have the PSCD's ID codes reprogrammed each time a trailer is connected and/or reconnected to a tractor. However, this solution would require added tools and manpower to reprogram each sensor every time the trailers are disconnected and/or reconnected. This would also add delay and expense that large trucking fleets would not tolerate. This also poses the problem of potential legal liability, for example if a worker forgot to reprogram the PSCD's ID and this resulted in an accident.
The data perceives this filter as two isolated circuits and all data must be passed through the data control circuitry (34).
In one embodiment presently contemplated for the practice of this invention, the system shown in
It should be noted that this embodiment is one of many that can be used to implement and practice this invention and other methods may be employed to achieve similar results. These other methods are within the scope of this invention and include connecting and disconnecting the power to the trailers in a manner prescribed by the SMART560 or commands sent to the SMART560 from the control module. The SMART560 and control module working independently or in conjunction may reprogram the sensor ID codes on the trailer it is controlling. All of these methods still require the SMART560 to block the data transmissions and/or power.
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All wrapped up and ready - all the rest is already in the garage awaiting i_vanman_coco
Van arrived
Looks higaldi-pigaldi but it is padded and secured with straps
Unfortunately Coco put his back out on the tapped horns - something that would get slowly worst before it would get better.
On the journey up we stopped at a Tesco and bought 2 cheap hifi racks.
There, were loaded them in the space between the gear and van side sliding door. Coco held them in place while I shut the door. Good job he has forearms like tree trunks
He did laugh a lot honest. Unfortunately no pic of that.
Random parking by - what else, a BMW
Wee cockup on the room front - it was either this, or ram the room wall with the van. I did take the saw along just in case actually.
All installed and a quick shake down (that's what Toccata on tapped horns does for you)
Randoms while waiting for the curry
don't light that alfie
James: Happy or evil? - I can't quite work it out
Got back from the curry and played loud until 2am
I could hear the Viole de gambe loud as anything while having a pee in my room 2 floors up! God knows what the bassy stuff was like...
It was at this point that Austrian Death machine peaked at 113dB and Jack cried enough - well what he actually said was, "that as a bit too loud".
Ended with Ginger Baker Cream re-union 11min drum solo with the master vol right round. At this point I felt a bit sorry for the 2 wammers who had gone to bed and were lodging above our room and so turned it off the master switch - Tomorrow is another day
Sunday morning walk
Bob's room
Packing them in on Sunday. More bodies the better the sound. Maybe we could hire some pretty cheerleader girls to line the room and dance according to the music next year
Back home and repairing ongoing - still playing very nicely though on Monday
Phew - what a weekend.
I really enjoyed it and wanna do it again in a room that the mid bass speakers actually fit into.
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Step 1: The prizes
First prize: Full 12 month Pro membership.
Second prize: six month pro membership
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Various "honourable mention" patches.
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- It should be a Make, rather than a collection of bits of advice.
- It should have original images produced especially for the project.
- It should have a vaguely international theme. For instance, if it is a recipe, it should be a type of food from a country other than that in which you live, or it could be a device created to make foreign holidays more fun. This requirement is very, very vague.
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Thank you very much. I am honoured to be granted the first prize!
And congratulations to all participants.
This may have been a small scale contest, but a proud one! I hope it is a start for more like contests like this.
I think an important challenge is to bring this kind of initiatives to the attention of a lot of Ibles-members as possible. The Ibles-team is very kind to bring it to attention here and there, but there is still a big difference with being in the list of contests, obviously.
Personally, I do not think big prizes are necessary for a contest.
I am thinking to launch a contest of my own, but I'm always running short in time to work on my time machine ;-)
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I may do another challenge soon.
I got a patch :) Thanks!
Thanks a LOT!!!
I may run another challenge, if I can get more entries next time ...
And I'm only just in time! :)
In the case the Jury decides to award my entry a Prize, I would prefer a nice, shiny Patch. This is not because I despise the Pro-memberships, but because I can extend my current Pro-membership well beyond the year 2020 with the coupons that were given to me as a Prize(! Hey, isn't that illegal these days?) by one of Autodesks' Business Units.
I'm working on a new, very very internationally themed I'ble right now, which I will submit shortly :-)
Thanks for making me smile, Kiteman!
This is kinda funny cause I had the idea of an unofficial contest a while back but then I realized I have no prizes I could give and pretty much no-one would see it.
Its great to see someone else had the same stroke of genius as me, but were famous (by instructables's standards) and so could actually do it.
Oh... also I realized that since I have been very inactive for a while, I have a whole lot of spare patches so could I add some to the prize pool? Maybe for... uhh... silliest idea or something.
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I would like to enter this one: http://www.instructables.com/id/Disarming-Game/.
Something to train future "International (Wo)Men of Mystery" ;-)
I would wave a Pro membership as I have one for some time to come, but I'm going for an "honourable patch".
A statue from a block of marble, a sheet of paper from a tree, a mains drill from a cordless drill. Same thing.
It is international in the sense that the project would be impossible without the imported raw materials.
Gotta lurv the sophistry!
Ok, I was just wondering if there was something in particular in "step 2" that I was to look out for or look at (mentioned a few posts ago :-) As per normal however, I probably will not get enough time to finish it in time....
I'll try to think of something great for this.
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I've been thinking about doing a series like this for sometime now --listing my top five favorite images for each room of the house.
I think I'll start with the living room today. Here are the photos of living rooms that I fell in love with instantly when I saw them. The kind I'd be happy to have in my own house.
I think this one is probably my favorite of the bunch. I adore the bright, white walls, the relaxed vibe, the stripes on the chairs and the yellows and blues mixes together. There is more pattern that I might normally use, but I do love it here. It has just the right touch of wood and warmth to balance the cool white. The beams on the ceiling and the fireplace shape are perfect. And there is just enough asymmetry in the decorating to throw the symmetry of the room off a bit. It feels cozy and casual and anything but pretentious.
I wish there were wider angle views of this room (there is another photo, which you can see here), but regardless, I love everything I see. The overscaled illustration, the casual/natural feel of the furnishings, the gorgeous warm brass sconces, the bright white walls with tons of contrast, even the pattern on the navy blue pillow is fabulous. A room full of texture.
Just as an aside, I do wonder if we are drawn to rooms that feel familiar to us. For the longest time, white walls seemed anything but acceptable in the decorating world (at least it was repeated over and over again in magazines), but I've always loved them. And I think it's because I grew up with bright white walls in house filled with light. My mom painted a huge wall of brick like this in our living room, and we always had wood antiques, which I think think are divine against white.
LOVE. Jessica Helgerson designed this one and she remains one of my absolute favorite designers. The eel traps above the fireplace are pure genius. In fact the entire room feels a bit sculptural, doesn't it? Not a single antique here, but lot of mid-century stuff. Which surprises me since I have very few mid-century pieces in my own house. Then, again, I grew up in mid-century built house, so maybe that's where this love comes from. Anyway, I'm not sure I'd love to get comfy in this room, but it is beautiful nonetheless.
This is one I was delighted to find on Pinterest, as it had been a tear sheet from Cottage Living years ago. This room feels so current, yet I think it was featured at least five years ago, maybe more. I remember that it is a California cottage. I love the rustic wood, the bright white walls, the casual feel of the sofa (I think there's another parallel to this one), and the contrast with touches of black and dark wood.
I think it's important to realize that our tastes can evolve too. Below is a living room that I still love, but it doesn't land in my top five anymore.
Oddly, this living room (also from Cottage Living) is probably more similar in style to my current living room that the aforementioned photos with its dark antiques and floors, classic architecture, beige sofa...
If one pays attention to the advice of magazines (which were my main source of decorating advice before blogs and Pinterest) one might feel the need to follow someone else's rules about decorating. Use lots of color! Neutral is boring! Introduce varying patterns in different scales! Well, folks, I've come into my own when it comes to decorating and I'd say it's clear what I love. Neutrals; lots of natural texture; balance of symmetry and asymmetry; a few overscaled pieces; wood tones against white walls; smalls bits of color in greens, blues, and yellows; very little pattern; and lots of contrast.
But it took years to get here. To get to a place where I can identify what I think it good decorating and beautiful for another's house, but not for my own. That's the key, really. We can admire a style, but how do we differentiate that from our own?


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--- Darren Haydar: Paced the team with 3 goals and 5 points in three games last week, which included bagging his seventh AHL hat trick on Feb. 5 ... Dished out 2 assists on Saturday to pass former teammate Jason Krog and move into third place on the Wolves all-time scoring register with 343 points (120G, 223A) in 310 career tilts in a Chicago sweater ... Ranks first on the team with 20 assists and 32 points in 39 games this season ... His 12 markers hold third on the club
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When Toledo native Patrick Rynn first met Chris James inside of Chicago's B.L.U.E.S. Etc. music club in 1990, he wasn't impressed by what he heard or saw.
"I was sitting at the bar by the front door and I look on stage, and all of the sudden there's this guy up there," Rynn said. "He's got a tie, a shirt, dress pants and these girls are all falling all over this guy, and I'm like 'I'm not impressed.' Well, as I'm walking to the bathroom, wouldn't you know it, we passed each other at the same time. I told him 'You didn't impress me, man,' and I walked to the bathroom. But, what I didn't know was he had already seen me play and he wasn't impressed, either. I wasn't any good and he knew that. We didn't think much of each other back then."
But 22 years later, the inseparable San Diego-based blues duo can claim two albums and multiple award nominations and reminisce about not-so-humble beginnings as they prepare for their first trip back to the Glass City in two years.
At 9:30 p.m. May 26, Rynn and James will perform at Mickey Finn's Pub at 602 Lagrange St. Tickets are $10.
The last time Rynn and James came to Toledo, they played a show at the Maumee Indoor Theatre on Conant Street.
"I've only been back one time two years ago," Rynn said. "At the time, we couldn't get clubs to bite on a gig, so I thought we'd try this ourselves. It turned out really well. We had good people, my friends and family, and it went really well."
This time, Rynn said the choice to play at Mickey Finn's was a "no brainer."
"It's a happening joint for blues," he said.
Fate and the Guitar Center
The four-time Blues Music Award (BMA) nominees made up for the rough start to their friendship only days after tht late-night encounter at B.L.U.E.S. Etc., when James made a trip to the Chicago-area Guitar Center where Rynn was working. The duo credit fate for their second meeting.
"A few days later, I got the 'Aw, I gotta deal with this guy again' moment," Rynn said. "I was the only guy at Guitar Center that was into blues. All the other guys wanted to be the rock stars and I was the blues guy. So, one day, I'm in there finger-picking blues and I got a call to the phone in my department. I get on the phone and my back is against a wall so I can't see anyone come in and I hear the most authentic finger-picking blues I have ever heard. I literally had to tell the guy on the phone, 'Listen man, I gotta' go.' So, I turn around and I see that it's Chris, and he's sitting there and grinning at me. Without saying a word, he put me in my place and we've been friends ever since."
From that point on, Rynn said James would continue to come to the store and play, and discuss blues whenever he was working. It was then, Rynn said, when James helped him turn from "closet guitar player" to full-time bassist.
"He came in to where I would work and right next to my department was the acoustic room," he said. "We would play and he looked at me and said, 'You play guitar like a bass player, man. You're a bass player.'"
Bass has always been in Rynn's bloodline. Growing up, Rynn's older sister played bass in the orchestra at Bowsher High School. Originally a cello player, Rynn said the transition from junior high to high school brought a musical change that would follow him into his career.
"My older sister left before I came into Bowsher," he said. "She played bass in the orchestra and when I came in there were 13 cello players and one bass player. I remember the teacher told me, 'Hey, your sister played bass, do you want to?'"
The hard-hitting, emotional rhythms of blues were not the first to swim into Rynn's ears. As a child growing up in the mid-1960s, he said he found himself fascinated by the popular rock 'n' roll of that time, inspired by a certain music festival that drew quite a crowd.
"In 1969, I can remember all my sisters and my older brother gathered around a 13-inch Admiral TV and they showed Woodstock live," he said. "I remember I saw Sha Na Na, Joe Cocker and Mountain. My brother, who is 10 years older than me, belonged to the Columbia Records Club where they would send you records through the mail. Well, I remember my brother had an old Sha Na Na record, so when he wasn't around, I'd sneak in and play it."
Rynn said he was well into his teen years when he first fell in love with the blues. While rummaging through various blues records at the University of Toledo bookstore, he picked a blues tape out at random, just because he thought the cover was cool. He did not know at the time that the Elmore James record would change how he listened to music.
"I was driving home from [UT] one day and I remembered I had the tape, so I put it in and right from the first two or three notes, it raised the hair on the back of my neck," Rynn said. "The whole process was passion. The absolute, uncontrollable takeover of me by the music."
Doo-wop and blues
While a teenage Rynn formed his love for the blues on his own, San Diego-native James learned to appreciate the blues early in his childhood with the help of his stepfather.
"It was my stepdad," James said. "He would listen to R&B, Doo-wop and blues and I was maybe 10 years old."
Not only was James fond of blues early on, he was classically trained at blues piano by the time he was 4 years old.
"The music just hit me," James said. "I was playing professionally by the time I was 13 years old. The music chooses you, you don't choose the music."
James said he traveled to Chicago in 1990 on a sort of vacation, deciding not to bring his prized guitar. Though, after a chance encounter turned into a steady gig with blues legend Detroit Junior, he had his family ship his six-string to him immediately.
"I was walking down to a store to get some cranberry juice and I hear this blues piano coming out of a speaker in an underground club," James said. "I go in and I see Detroit Junior onstage. So, I said to him 'Would you mind if I sat in and played guitar with you?' He looked at me and said, 'I don't know you. I don't let just anyone play with me.' I told him I completely understand and I walked away."
When the opportunity arose to get on stage with Junior later that night, James said he played with one of his idols for the entire night.
"I played a two-song set and as I shook his hand and got ready to leave, he grabbed my arm and said 'You wanna finish the set?' So, I finished the set with him and when I went to leave, he grabbed my arm again and said, 'Do you have any plans? Do you want to finish the night?' By that time, it was like 4 a.m. and I'm trying to get out of this place.
"But, I said 'OK' and I finished the night. After the night was over, he came up to me and he said 'What are you doing tomorrow? You're hired.' I had just gone out for cranberry juice."
Throughout Rynn and James' career as a musical duo, they have had the opportunity to play alongside many key players in the blues world, having the pleasure of calling artists like Junior Wells, Sam Lay, David Myers of the Aces and Tomcat Courtney friends.
"Patrick and I have been fortunate to be around legends and we were very fortunate to be able to call them friends," James said. "It's not very often you get to be around your idols and can call them your friends."
While the two currently reside in San Diego, they said it was very important to keep their music deeply rooted in Chicago soil. So, in 2008, Rynn and James signed with Chicago's Earwig Records, the label responsible for releasing both of their albums.
The duo released its first studio album, "Stop and Think About It," in 2008. Recording alongside them on the album were bluesmen Lay and David Maxwell, men they had previously played with many times.
The duo released a follow-up album in 2010, "Gonna Boogie Anyway." The 12-track release came in at No. 18 on the Living Blues Top 50 Blues Albums for 2010. The release featured Chicago drummers Willie Hayes and Lay, as well as Maxwell, Henry Gray and fellow blues musician Rob Stone on harmonica. Stone will join Rynn and James for the May 26 show.
Continuing their tradition of working with some of the most notable names in blues, Rynn and James said they just finished recording their third album through Earwig, a 12-track set complete with the same overall style their fans are used to, but with a little different flavor.
"The new CD will be more geared toward piano players," James said. "The previous records had a lot of harmonica parts and acoustic guitars, but this record will be more focused on piano."
Rynn and James said while they have a distinct sound, they try to focus on making every album tell a unique story that grabs the emotions of the audience.
"What I dig the most, musically, is that blues music just pulls at you and gets inside of your heart, and it doesn't let go," Rynn said.
The duo is working on another passion, creating a blues hall of fame in Memphis, Tenn. Under the slogan "Raise the roof," Rynn and James said they are working hard to pay homage to all of the greats that came before them. Currently accepting donations through the Blues Foundation, the duo said things are looking up for the cause as there has already been $900,000 raised out of the proposed $3.5 million needed.
"Rock has one, country has one and all of the other genres have one; but the music that gave birth to all the other music in this country doesn't have one," James said. "Blues has a lot of sidemen that get lost in the shuffle and it's important for us that we don't want anyone forgotten."
The May 26 show will begin with a pair of acoustic sets from local musicians. The first will feature local artists Kenneth Knab and Steve Miller. The second acoustic set will feature Mark Karamol and Rick Caswell.
Tickets for the May 26 show can be purchased at Culture Clash Records, 4020 Secor Road.
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Facebook 3.1 with Push Notifications for iPhone Now Available
Facebook for iPhone just received an update that contains one of the most sought after missing features, push notifications. It has been a long time coming as most of us hoped for this feature when Facebook 3.0 was released. The only other difference noted in 3.1 is very Android-like, the ability to sync your friends with your address book.
Now all we need is for Apple to step up to the plate with iPhone 4.0 and give us a better to handle our notifications. At least we can all dream right?
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Facebook 3.1 with Push Notifications for iPhone Now Available
@antonio - Personally I prefer it that way, this way no one can creep your stuff! But maybe they will add an option in a future version to get a summary. I know Apple only lets you push a certain amount of data in a Push Message, my guess is Facebook didn't want to teeter to close to that limit.
I turned off the SMS summary also awhile back too. My friends like to creep from time to time haha :P
You navigate to friends and press the sync button in the upper right hand corner. It simply adds Facebook profile pictures and links to your contacts. It does not add any contacts or anything like that.
I'm not seeing this as an update on my iPhone yet. I'm In NYC & facebook Still says 3.0.3 to download. Anyone else?
I had the same problem as fastlane.... I only did the sync because it had the option to leave the existing photos. Did the sync, and now I lost all the the ones that I took of people, a number of which were pretty memorable to me. Not happy with that at all. I wonder if there will be a way to undo short of restoring my phone....
@johnfox im not getting sounds either. isnt it a server issue as appose to an app loaded sound??
I'm 14 years old and just started going to this site after I saved up to buy myself a iPhone 3G and I had facebook installed before this update and was kind if impressed and them this update came along and I tried syncing to my contacts. I don't have every last name entered into my contacts so only the ones that have their phone numbers on facebook or that I've got a last name entered on my phone, synced over. And the weirdest part: I have my grandparents entered into my phone as 'Gramma & Grandpa "Smith" ' (just an example last name) and when I was looking thru I thought oh well she has a facebook I wonder if it synced without her first name and I got a weird profile from a random person (name didn't change in contacts list) and it wasn't a common name so I'm unsure where they were from but their last name wasn't "Smith" and their first name was not 'Gramma & Grandpa' that's for sure. So now other peoples profiles are being synced that I'm not even friends with.
I noticed a few of my contacts, whom I didn't even know had Facebook accounts, now have a photo and a link. It must be because they used the same email address for Facebook as I had in their contact info.
That can be a good thing, and a bad thing. I don't want people with this app, who only have my email address, necessarily being told that I have a Facebook account. :shock:
Josh H, i use grip lockinfo to handle notifications. I don't get popups in the middle of the screen, they appear in a little bar on the top for a few seconds like on android phones. Then I can see a report of all push notifications received via a sbsettings shortcut or in lockinfo screen. That's why having message summary instead of only simple alert is usefull.
And Jeremy is totally right: a new notification system is a must for 4.0
Just noticed a second thing. Now that it has erased my pictures and replaced them with facebook ones (though it was set to not replace), they show up tiny in the corner as opposed to full sized. I can go through and click to edit each one and change that, but I'm just going to restore my phone and get my real pictures back instead, maybe I'll try to sync again and see if it honors the image choice this next time since it seemed to work for Josh H.
no sound or vibrate with the push notifications???? whats the point???
Finally ... Shet. >:(
What exactly is pushed?
I know they have listed, comments, photo tags etc
but what exactly...?
ALL comments? like status, wall post comments, tagged status comments, photo comments?
ALL photo tags? tags of your own photos (even ones your not in), tags of only photos your in, someone tagging your photo?
Just so I know what email notifications to turn off, because if they will get pushed I'll end up getting loads of duplicates.
Also is there any way to have the sound/vibrate function and just a badge - I dont really want the blue box popping up every so often.
See who needs winey Joe what's his name working on this...
Anyone else notice the disclaimer in the contacts sync that the contacts from your phone would be uploaded to facebook?
"If you enable this feature, contacts from your device will be sent to Facebook... Please make sure your friends are comfortable with any use you make of their information."
Ummm, I don't really think so. No contact syncing for me doc, FB doesn't need my address book.
I want to know which notifications to disable via the web facebook, as in the actual full site. if you go to settings then click notifications, they have so many options in more detail, and I wanted to know which ones to un tick on there so I don't get notifications via the app AND notifications through my e-mails too.
I synced and all my FB contacts got a new "homepage" URL in Address Book with the brand new (and unusable) protocol "fb://". WTF? Fail!
@Christian Løverås -I think that the fb:// protocol is for calling the FB app. Just like if you're exchanging http:// with pdf:// in a Safari link to a pdf file to make it open in e.g. Aji pdf reader.
@Leslie -I'm getting no push whatsoever, and no error messages either, so maybe it's off for the weekend? ;v)
Ok, So I synced all my contacts from Facebook to my iPhone.. but I was under the impression that once i did that, all of my friends who are on Facebook with their phone # published will automatically go to my phone? or is it just the people who are in your phone and on your friend list?
@Amy I was looking for a solution to the same issue you had.. And I found it here:
Quoted: "Btw, if for some reason you decide to stop using this feature, you can undo the syncing process and remove all photos from your address book by going to Friends > Sync and then clicking on Remove Data."
Hey guys,
Can someone please help me!! A friend of mine had logged on to facebook on my iphone even after he has logged out and its been a month I am still receiving his notifications, whether im logged on or not.In my settings all options are put as off. I have repeatedly deleted the app aswell as restored my phone all together but i still receive them. I have notifications waking me up at 2 in the morning cause apparently it vibrates now when a notification appears!! i at the point where i just want to break it!!!Called Apple and dey said they can't do anything.. I've tried everything.. Somebody please help


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Galena Cellars Vineyard
The Lawlor family proudly offers tours and tastings of more than 40 award-winning wines at its Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery. Take a vineyard tour, then kick back with a glass of wine on the veranda. Galena Cellars also has a tasting room on Main Street in Galena, housed in a beautiful brick 1840s grain storehouse with a shaded wine patio.
Chestnut Mountain Resort
Ski along scenic slopes at Galena's Chestnut Mountain Resort, perched high above the Mississippi River. Rated by Ski Magazine as one of the top ski resorts in the Midwest, Chestnut Mountain goes all out with a snowboarding park and night skiing. Stay at the rustic 120-room lodge, which has three restaurants, including the fine-dining Sunset Grille. There are fun non-skiing activities in the summer as well, including boat cruises on the Mississippi Explorer and the exhilarating Alpine Slide, which speeds 2,000 feet down a hillside. Or try the new Segway Mountain Adventure Tours, a three-mile guided ride through rolling terrain.
Apple River Fort State Historic Site
Apple River Fort State Historic Site, located in Elizabeth, Illinois, is the site of one of the battles fought during the Black Hawk War. Black Hawk and his 200 warriors attacked the hastily erected fort on June 24, 1832. His story and that of the early settlers are told.
Goldmoor Inn
Magnificent full-service inn celebrating more than 30 years of hospitality. Featuring elite amenities, dining and spa services in a romantic setting overlooking the Mississippi River.
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa
At Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa go golfing on one of four championship courses, horseback riding along hilly wooded trails, boating on the sapphire waters of Lake Galena, or soaring over the countryside in a hot air balloon with Galena on the Fly. Relax in the luxury of the resort's Stonedrift Spa with a pampering massage. Eagle Ridge offers a wide variety of lodging that ranges from traditional inn rooms to golf villas and distinctive homes.
Fever River Outfitters
From kayaking and biking to scooter rentals, Fever River Outfitters has everything you need to add a little adventure to your Galena getaway. The staff here knows the area well and offers excursions that take care of every detail—whether you're kayaking to an island picnic or taking a scooter to a vineyard for an afternoon wine tasting. Want to explore on your own? Simply rent or purchase outdoor gear and set off on your own adventure along the many biking paths, waterways and winding roads of this scenic part of northwest Illinois.
Galena Carriage Co.
Historic carriage rides, dinner rides, "romance and roses" rides. Friday-Saturday evenings, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Seasonal sleigh rides. Reservations recommended.
Galena On The Fly, Inc.
Hot air balloon rides sunrise and sunset daily. Reservations required. Gift certificates available. Groups welcome. Call for pricing and information.
Mississippi Explorer Cruises at Chestnut Mountain Resort
Jump aboard Mississippi Explorer's latest 1.5-hour cruise. Experience the magical splendor of Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge.
Galena River Trail
Scenic biking and hiking along a six-mile trail featuring views of the Galena River and towering bluffs.
Alpine Slide at Chestnut Mountain Resort
Fun for all ages. Ride your own sled down 2,050 feet of terrain-tailored track to the banks of the Mississippi.
Linmar Gardens
Enchanting Linmar Gardens is nestled in a hillside overlooking the historic town of Galena. The secluded 3.5-acre garden is situated on natural outcroppings which have been enhanced with hand-built terraces. Meander on a guided tour along paths through a collection vibrant annual and perennial flowers including hostas, viburnums, conifers, grasses and daylilies.
Adventure Creek Alpaca & Goldendoodle Farm
Come and visit the Netzel's prized alpaca farm! The alpacas are quiet, stately, regal animals that are friendly to people - especially to smaller children. While there, make sure to meet Quincy, a TV star. Take one of the alpacas for a walk or learn about their lives. Or come down to the farm just to say hello to the alpacas and goldendoodles.
Long Hollow Scenic Overlook
This scenic overlook, located along the Great River Road on U.S. Hwy. 20, includes picnic tables, shelters and restrooms. Perfect place for photos to be taken as you can see a spectacular view of Jo Daviess County's rolling countryside.
River Cruises
See the beauty of the Mississippi from the deck of a real, old-time riverboat. Relax, unwind and recharge!
CITY:Scales Mound
Alice T. Virtue Water Park
Beautiful family water park with waterslide, drop slide, diving board, and full menu concession stand adjacent to full-service park.
Apple River Canyon State Park
Apple River Canyon State Park is in the hilly northwest corner of Illinois in Jo Daviess County near the Wisconsin border. Limestone bluffs, deep ravines, springs, streams and wildlife characterize this area. Once a part of a vast sea bottom that stretched from the Alleghenies to the Rockies, the scenic canyon area was formed by the action of the winding waters of the Apple River. The park offers hiking, day use, camping and fishing, plus Millville, a National Historic Register site.
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Winston Tunnel State Natural Area
230 acres for public hunting, hiking, nature viewing and an historic railroad tunnel.
Grant Park
This park features a pavilion with tables, a gazebo, fountain, a play lot, basketball court, historic cannons and monuments, and a walk bridge across the Galena River to Galena's downtown historic shopping district.
Tri-State Market Pumpkin Barn
Open-air market offering fresh produce, honey, jams, veggies. October family fun: pumpkins, apples, bounce house, corn maze, hay rides, farm animals and food.
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The Galena River
The Galena River, also known as Fever River, meanders through the lush scenery of Northern Illinois before winding through Galena's historic downtown. Put-in near Galena's Main Street which will offer you plenty of opportunities to explore the river on your own, or to take day excursions offered by a local outfitter.
Iris and Jack Witkowsky State Wildlife Area
A part of the Apple River Canyon State Park Complex, the Iris and Jack Witkowsky State Wildlife Area is 1,100 acres for public hunting and nature viewing. Beginning of a transcontinental bluebird trail segment. Sign in/out at lots #1 or #4.
Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort Golf
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa is home to four award-winning golf courses. As Illinois' largest golf resort, Eagle Ridge has become the premier destination for golfers from throughout the Midwest. The General course, the resort's crowning achievement, is ranked by Golf Digest magazine as one of America's top 100 greatest golf courses. The North Course sports elevated tees, long vistas through the countryside, rolling fairways and large undulating greens. Carved through a heavily wooded valley, a stream and natural rock outcroppings create dramatic views at the South Course. Lastly, an excellent test of accuracy, shot making and putting touch makes the par 34, nine-hole East Course unique.
Buehler Preserve
Hike or bike into Buehler Preserve from Galena and experience the prairie life! Pets welcome. Fishing is allowed.


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Novice Member
Joined: 9/08/11
Yes, harsh death penalty please. And since its going to be more sandox, i wish my gear stays on my body. In Addition, only epics should be LORE and stay with you on death.
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Joined: 7/02/11
Originally posted by CalmOceans
Nice padding of the numbers. They reached 450K at peak around 2003. They went through more than 1.5 million subscibers, but lost the majority of them due to harsh gameplay. Enter a more casual EQ2 to catch those gamers who couldn't stand how hardcore most of the Original EQ was. EQ still has a pretty strong following, estimations would seem to be below the 100k mark. Keep in mind that you now have an EQ with no corpse runs as you can summon your corpse with NPC's at the guild lobby so you can use a resurrection spell for some XP return and you don't leave loot on the corpses anymore either. You have a huge teleport hub in the Plane of Knowledge, so travel is incredibly easy and fast. You now have mercenaries that let you solo to your heart's content. Potions for everything and the list goes on. So, tell me, what exactly is it about this game that helps retain players when most of the hardcore, time wasting mechanics are gone?
Joined: 3/06/09
Poacher killer.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
For many of us, which appears to be a growing number, overly easy breezy mmos are simply not fun. Fun is why we're all here, a fact that seems to elude you from reading your posts. There are certain types of people that are not as easy to entertain. More power to you though that you're finding such a vast sea of fun with the genre's current crop of titles. I guess it's almost like having a very low tolerance for alcohol; in the end it's nothing but a win win.
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Originally posted by whiteoak21
Vanguard was the first game that I played that had corpse runs, since I chose to play DAoC over EQ in my early MMORPG years. The knowledge that I could lose all my stuff didn't make the game more exciting. In fact, when I did die and if it was deep into somewhere dangerous, it would frustrate me to no end. I absolutely hate that mechanic. I honestly prefer xp loss as a death penalty and would approve of it in EQNext.
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Joined: 12/21/07
Originally posted by Cecropia
If you need a game to be impossible, time-consuming, and requiring huge commitment to be fun, i think you are out of step with the mainstream consumers. Thus, that is the reason why you are complaining here, instead of enjoying the greatest latest game.
(And jsut in case you ask, i usually post when i am bored at work. Thus, you see me less in the evening when i am actually playing the games i talked about).
Originally posted by madazz
Umm, I think that's a personal problem, and I don't mean that in an insulting way. I say this because when I'm playing WoW or any easy mode game, I still care if I die, because I hate the time it takes to run back to my corpse, so I'm always careful about where I tread and how many enemies I can take on.
Novice Member
Joined: 7/25/03
The Sandbox Foundation does not exist!
Again, its not the harshness of the penalty, its the gameplay of it. You dont need to have a harsh penalty at all, but you should build some things around it, like being rewarded for living, speccable abilities and a strong tie to the lore of the game.
Weve tried lots of random "rules", lets try an indepth system.
Originally posted by Vorthanion
Wrong. It lost them to other games such as daoc/wow/eve.
Originally posted by Torvaldr
If you want people to use thought and tactics in combat, then developers need to make common encounters require thought and tactics, otherwise people just turn off their brain and just faceroll through the leveling process, like in WoW. Death penalties have nothing to do with this. If encounters are faceroll easy, does a harsh penalty really make people more careful? Nope, because they won't ever die. But if the encounters require a persons attention to actually win, the player will pay attention anyways, regardless of death penalty.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 7/16/11
I played EQ in beta and on , and liked the harsher penalties for xps loss and corpse runs.
Out of the two I'd prefer to have corpse runs for this reason.
Vanguard was the next game after EQ that people actually stuck together in , as in if you went down as a group you stuck together to fight your way back to get your gear , today's mmorpg games are too easy to never group , or if you do its for a brief moment then off you go.
I liked the fact you depended on each other in EQ dungeons and in VG , and if the group you were in disbanded or someone dropped you'd find other folks who'd join in to help with the corpse runs.
It fostered community. I liked that.
It's ok to have easy no penalty on death games , but all of them dont have to be that way.
It would be nice to have a modern/new mmorpg that did require thinking , sticking together , and was not forgiving in death terms.
There's obviously tons of candyland easy mmorpg's , why does it bother so many that some of us want one modern EQ'ish one to play ?
(and for the record I also loved the community around trading in the East Common tunnels , you haggled in person , in chat and met up and exchanged goods and money , it was enjoyable and another thing that made it feel like a living breathing world , I just would like to have a modern graphics original EQ style game and have no problems saying so.)
Novice Member
Joined: 8/12/10
"Yes...... that's a Duck Staff of D00M!!!"
........yes there needs to be risks to enjoy the rewards or over all emersion in games. Like in EQ 1 my necro would get /wispers " can you summon my corpse?" that helped build game community, which games LACK now!
Apprentice Member
Joined: 7/16/11
Originally posted by TheJoda
I loved those parts of true EQ (as in pre PoP expansion) also.
Necros for just that , you'd have bard taxi parties to run groups to far off spots , druid and wizard teleports to other locations etc ,
I left EQ because they slowly got rid of the virtual world feeling of the game , not because it was "too hard".
It become too unfun , too unlike it was at launch after PoP and went down from there for me.
Advanced Member
Joined: 1/28/04
Originally posted by whiteoak21
Actually, I don't play games to be in fear, I play them to have fun. Odd concept, that one.
Harsh death mechanics are a terrible idea for a variety of good reasons.
- not fun for people who are sane
- discourages exploration
- discourages experimentation
- discourages grouping
What bothers me most in MMORPGs these days is the solo emphasis and lack of grouping opportunities. You wanna talk original EQ? Talk about forced grouping making players play well, behave, and worry about and develop a good reputation since if you couldn't get groups, you didn't level. Period.
I would never want to return to the boring days of camp and grind and forced grouping, but I WOULD like to see MMORPGs be more about grouping and less about solo ez-mode, which IMO, leads to lots of brats and poor players. I would like to see MUCH more group content and grouping potential.
We'll never get to a point where grouping is encouraged and more optional group content is viable with harsh death penalties, because nobody wants to group if there's a risk of losing xp and/or gear due to someone else screwing up. It's critical to have tolertable death penalties to encourage grouping.
Harsh death penalties are akin to a kick in the nuts. Do you really need to be kicked in the nuts to enjoy your game? If you do, I sure hope you're the minority.
Premium MMORPGs do not feature built-in cheating via cash for gold pay 2 win. PLAY to win or don't play.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
You are correct that the market hasent been in our favor these last what, 7 years? Most in part to WOWs huge success. With that said. The market as infact started to show signs that people are looking for something else. A modern MMos life span isent very long. a few short months if.
Our lack of a quality MMO is huge reason why we complaine here ther is no question about that. But perhaps all the bitching and complaing over the years and the long term success of modern MMOs will start to slide the bar back to our side again.
With games like EQN, AA, EoC, DF UHW, BD, WarZ, Salem and so on and so on, The future is looking up for us.
Originally posted by Dahkot72
all of this x10 =)
i want either a harsh death penalty or a very long leveling curve, im sick of mmorpg that i finish faster then my single player games.
I am pretty much done with this genre unless something change. I have playd it for 10 years and should't realy complain, but i can't help it though. When i finish my mmorpg faster then my single person games, i feel the main draw of this genre is over.
edit : Since wow i cant remeber the last game i playd past the 30 free days, i did sub an extra month to Tsw but since i never log in after doeing so i dont count it.
Advanced Member
Joined: 12/21/07
Originally posted by xAPOCx
quality is in the eye of the beholder. Anything that requires "wasting" 20 min to walk/talk before i can run a dungeon (or whatever the core gameplay is) is bad design to me ... and i am sure you have a different opinion.
I doubt the mainstream games are going to require people to commit their lives before it is fun. If you look at the big successes like LOL, it is all about jump in, and have fun fast.
However, the market is big. And there are smaller effort to give somethign different. Even point and click adventures are making a come back (like the Walking Dead Adv games).
Personally, i won't play a game that can't be played on my schedule, and fulfill my need for entertainment. However, i do wish you find what you are looking for.
Novice Member
Joined: 3/19/04
since i have no desire to ever play another SOE game I say whenever you die a team from SOE should visit your house and give you a unanesthetized colonoscopy broadcast on live webcam and charge your credit card 100 dollars. Now that would be a incentive to stay alive
I miss DAoC
Novice Member
Joined: 7/28/06
Hope it is just like EQ1. Where there is a chance to delevel. Dying in that game sucked let alone having to try to get your body back and the gear. I hope they implement all that. Miss the old EQ. I hate SOE but I guess If I want to play EQNext I gotta suck it up.
Hard Core Member
Joined: 7/02/11
Originally posted by xAPOCx
Wrong, they were bleeding subs long before DAoC / WoW and Eve was even more hardcore, so that argument doesn't make sense. DAoC came out in 2002 and never peaked above 250K subscriptions. WoW didn't release till 2004 and it released a couple of weeks after EQ2. EQ's peak subscriptions were reached in 2003 and according to a statement made by Smedly when asked why they were making EQ2, he had said that by the time the original EQ peaked in 2003, more than 1.5 million players had tried the game, but they could never retain more than 450k, so that combined with DAoC's low numbers would completely disprove your comment. They lost a lot more subs once EQ2 released, but had been hemmorhaging long before that. Once WoW came along, casuals had their first real game to call home and all bets were off at that point.


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