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Uzbekistan is one of those "stan" countries, a part of the former Soviet Union, a predominantly Muslim country with legendary cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, but it had been practically unvisited by tourists for over a hundred years. I had no idea what to expect there as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and nobody could tell me much either.
At age 56, I had traveled the globe extensively on business and pleasure, and I felt up to anything. Besides, as it turned out, there really was no way that anything or anyone could have prepared me for Uzbekistan.
The suffix "stan," incidentally, is Arabic for "the land of. . . ." Thus, Uzbekistan is "the land of the Uzbeks," and Afghanistan is "the land of the Afghans," and so forth. I had always wondered about that.
The countries of the former Soviet Union share a unique history and a peculiar uniformity of style. Except for some variations in language and food, casual observers wouldn't know if they were in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, Vilnius, Lithuania, or Vladivostok, in far eastern Russia. In fact, I met a young English woman while I was there who was studying Soviet architecture. She told me that she could look at an apartment block and tell in which year it was built, whether it was in Murmansk or Almaty or Baku, because that was the design that had come out of the Moscow architecture office that year.
A strange specialty, I thought.
But, beneath the surface, if you looked past the Soviet overlay, Uzbekistan was the most truly foreign place that I have ever been in my life. Once you got past the ugly, quasi-modern cities, and out into the old population centers and the villages, a wonderful view of an ancient culture came into focus.
The Uzbek people are primarily descended from the nomadic tribes that originated in the region called the Altai, in the mountains north of Mongolia, although they have been influenced by an incredible array of visitors over many centuries.
Samarkand and Bukhara were at about the halfway point of the ancient Silk Road, the trade route that Marco Polo traveled on his way to see the great Kublai Khan. And many others have been here as well: the Persians of ancient history, the Greeks with the young Alexander, the Mongols under Genghis Khan, the Tatars, Syrian traders, Turkish armies, Europeans, Chinese, and finally the Russians.
I was fortunate to be sent to lovely old Bukhara to spend my term of service. Bukhara and Samarkand officially celebrated their 2,500th birthdays while I was there, although all agreed that some organization or bureaucrat had rather arbitrarily settled on that particular age. They're likely a lot older. On my first day in Bukhara, I was shown the very spot in the ancient citadel, "The Ark," where Alexander had wrestled a lion in 327 B.C.! I was overwhelmed by the history surrounding me, and remained so for the duration of my stay.
My duties as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bukhara were twofold: I served as an advisor to the crafts community of the region, specifically in the marketing of their products to foreign buyers and tourists, and I taught economics in a high school, in English, to students for whom English was their third, fourth, or even fifth language.
Both of these tasks were challenging and highly rewarding. I had experience in marketing handcrafted merchandise, but I had never taught school before. I discovered that I loved teaching, and it has really had a major effect on my life. When I returned from the Peace Corps, I got involved as a tutor and substitute teacher in my hometown, where I spread the Peace Corps message every day.
The transition from life in the United States to that in a country like Uzbekistan, or, indeed, in most of the countries of the world where Peace Corps Volunteers serve, was certain to be somewhat unsettling. Learning to live within a Muslim society, indeed with a Muslim family where no one spoke English, was memorable, to say the least. I learned the Uzbek language, and came to know quite a lot about Islam from asking questions and from discreetly observing. During my stay, my Uzbek friends included me in their religious observances. I often attended the mosque with them for regular prayers, and I was invited to important events like weddings, circumcisions, and funerals. I was always made welcome, and I was grateful for the opportunity to learn far more than I taught.
I had an extraordinary opportunity to get to know the mufti of the Bukhara region. The mufti is the chief cleric in an area, as might be compared to a bishop in a Christian church. This man's name is Gauferjon, and I tutored his daughter in English. I spent many evenings in their home, eating delicious food, and having long conversations with the mufti. This was possible thanks to his daughter's excellent English translating skills.
Gauferjon was very well informed about how Islam is perceived in the West, and he was saddened that Westerners had gotten the impression from the news media that all Muslims threw rocks or bombs and caused civil disturbances. He likened it to a "what if" situation where his only knowledge of Christianity might be the news he received from Northern Ireland.
He also was a student of Islamic history, and told me about the Moorish period in Spain and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and how these enlightened Muslims allowed all religions to flourish under their benevolent rule. He also felt that Islam had fallen behind the rest of the world in some ways, and longed for it to return to its real roots in the words of the Prophet, not influenced by the fanaticism that has unfortunately fueled its current reputation.
When I left Bukhara, Gauferjon gave me a doppa, the skullcap that is worn by all Muslim men. This particular doppa is white, with delicate white embroidery, and had been brought back from Mecca, when Gauferjon had made a hajj, or pilgrimage, to that holy city. It was a special gift for him to give me, and one that I will always treasure.
In fact, I will treasure all of my doppas. I have a lot of them, and there is a story behind each. I was given a traditional black and white Uzbek skullcap as a gift early in my stay, and, one very hot desert day, I put it on to walk into the old city of Bukhara. I didn't want to burn the top of my head again (the hair up there doesn't cover like it used to). I was, as I said, in my fifties, with gray hair and a gray beard, and, when I wore my doppa, people told me that I looked like a mullah or a wise elder.
I discovered that I enjoyed that image, so I wore a doppa every day for the rest of my stay in the country. My Uzbek friends, noticing this, started to give them to me, all sorts of doppas, embroidered silk doppas, hand-worked felt doppas, crocheted doppas, plain cotton "working man's" doppas, and all in a rainbow of colors. I ended up bringing home a nice collection.
There was a distinct advantage to being older in the culture of Central Asia. To these people, age and wisdom are assumed to be linked, and I was treated with respect and a certain deference, which I, of course, came to appreciate.
I tried to wear my doppas once in a while after I returned to the United States, but nobody at home told me that I looked like a wise elder. I miss that, a lot.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech players are using words like "high-energy" and "intense" to describe new defensive coordinator Ted Roof.
Roof describes his first week of spring practice as a sweet homecoming.
Roof, who played linebacker at Georgia Tech from 1982-85, is back for his second stint as an assistant coach. He made his first return to his alma mater in 1998 as an assistant and then defensive coordinator.
Last year, Roof had success leading Penn State's defense in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal and NCAA sanctions. Now he faces the challenge of reviving the Yellow Jackets' defense which has been a weak spot in coach Paul Johnson's five seasons.
Roof's departure from Penn State surprised some observers. He says his homecoming makes sense because "it's all about family."
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TYSONS CORNER, Va. (WUSA9) -- All throughout the day on Wednesday WUSA 9's Peggy Fox reported from Tysons Corner and McLean on the weather conditions as snow fell.
In Tysons, Peggy said the roads were slippery but passable for drivers. Road crews were able to keep up with the snow for the most part.
In McLean, some residents wanted to clear as much snow and slush as they could from their homes. Peggy spotted a few joggers out and others running some errands. A group of girls ventured out in the snow to build "Bob" the snowman.


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Hey everyone,
I have a number of users who access Zimbra only via thick clients. Since these users never log into the webclient they are often unaware when their free space runs low. Is there a way to configure Zimbra to e-mail users at a certain threshold? If not, is their a command line way to get the used/free storage for each account so I could write a script to provide this notification? I'm sorry if this is documented somewhere and I missed it. Thanks!


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Here is a guest post from Pierluigi Paganini. He is a security researcher for InfoSec Institute. InfoSec Institute is an information security training company now offering a mobile computer forensics course.
The IT landscape is dominated by the rise of paradigms such as cloud computing, mobile networking, and social networking, three concepts that have totally revolutionized the daily user's experience on the web. Continue reading


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I have just downloaded Zimbra after reading some documentation and playing with the demo. I mangaged to build and mkae the simple examples provided in the Ajax/WebRoot/examples.
I would now be looking for an example where there is a real AJAX call between the client and the server.
Once I am finished with my task, my goal is to have a tree component, that makes an AJAX call when the user clicks the first time on the expandNode button, and that can handle several resizable column.
You allready have a tree and tables with resizable columns. I'd like to have something that is a combination of the 2.
Thus, have you got any example that I could run where there is a true AJAX call between client and server ? Do you have any thoughts about what I intend to do ?
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My grandchildren loved this mac and cheese. I added buttered crushed **** crackers to the top during the last 15 minutes. It was delicious.
This was so easy and it tasted really good. It had the consistency of a quiche or possibly a souffle or custard probably because of the egg. I did cook it longer than the recipe called for. Very cheesy.
This recipe was easy and I already had the ingredients in my cupboard. my grandkids raved about it over and over and they ate so much their stomach hurt. Music to this Grandmas ears.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - An investigation by KPIX-TV in San Francisco found that Safeway overcharges more often than other stores surveyed in California.
The station reviewed 1,800 scanner inspections over the last five years in California and 11 other states. They found Safeway, and its affiliated stores (Vons, Pavilions, Carrs-Safeway, Dominick's Finer Foods, Randall's and Tom Thumb) overcharged in more than 30% of the inspections. Safeway has grocery stores in Maryland, DC and Virginia.
In 2012, California inspectors found 28% of all grocery stores inspected in the state overcharged for at least one item in the survey. KPIX reported Safeway's failure rate that year was 44%.
In a statement Safeway says "we never intend to overcharge our customers. We don't think the numbers reflect Safeway's actual performance."
The company says its overcharging rate falls within industry norms, and it's committed to eliminating all pricing errors.


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Brooklyn, NY (Sports Network) - Joakim Noah had nine points, six rebounds and
one block in the fourth quarter, as the Chicago Bulls held off the Brooklyn
Nets, 90-82, to even this first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one
game apiece. Noah, who continues to play through a painful right foot
injury, ended with 11 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for the fifth-
seeded Bulls, who bounced back from a 106-89 defeat in Game 1 on Saturday.
Luol Deng added 15 points, 10 boards and two blocks for Chicago, which shot
48.1 percent from the field. Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich each had 13
points, with the former also pulling down 12 rebounds. Brook Lopez ended
with 21 points and three blocks for the Nets, who were trying for their
first 2-0 lead in a playoff series since 2004 when they swept the New York
Knicks in the first round. Joe Johnson and C.J. Watson tallied 17 and 10
points, respectively, for Brooklyn, which shot 35.4 percent from the floor.
The third contest of this best-of-seven series is set for Thursday in Chicago.
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I setup a mac, and all was working fine, until the user discovered smart mailboxes.
So my user has a smart mailbox which shows her all unread mail, all mail in her inbox, and any mail that is flagged important
When new email arrives it is showing up in the smart mailbox, then about 2-5 minutes later a second email shows up a duplicate of the first.
I have no clue why.
Her email is setup with the isync connector, and imail is setup to sync with exchange.
If I log into the email on the web, I only see one copy of the email, so it is definitely only the imail program showing two email messages.
So how do I correct?
1) troubleshoot this and fix
2) remove zimbra connector and delete the email profile and recreate it
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In W.Va., Napolitano vows 'every available resource' after storm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Speaking in front of a line of West Virginia Army National Guard trucks loaded with pallets of food and drinking water, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Saturday pledged to bring "every available resource to bear" to complete the state's recovery from Superstorm Sandy.
"Sandy was one of the most serious storms ever to face us, leaving a swath of destruction the size of Western Europe," Napolitano said. "My heart goes out to those who have lost homes and businesses here in West Virginia."
Napolitano was briefed on, and shown images of, storm damage and the state's recovery effort during a presentation at West Virginia National Guard headquarters by Adj. Gen. James Hoyer, assisted by state emergency management director Jimmy Gianato. The briefing included video teleconference sessions with emergency officials in hard-hit Preston and Randolph counties.
"I want to thank you for all you have done and all you are doing to care for those still out there needing help," Napolitano said. "The derecho you went through was bad enough, but having this on its heels is a big blow. The only silver lining may be that FEMA still has an office here, and it's still open."
Saturday's briefing also was attended by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va.
Among items covered in the briefing were:
- The number of homes and businesses without power has dropped from more than 300,000 to less than 60,000.
- National Guard critical-infrastructure teams are examining school buildings in areas where deep accumulations of snow remain to make sure they are structurally sound before reopening.
- Facebook and other social media are being used to monitor for unmet needs, since "even in a power outage, people somehow manage to get their I-phones up and running," according to Hoyer.
- Air National Guard bases in Charleston and Martinsburg are playing a key regional role in distributing federal aid materials, and could prove valuable in future emergencies.
- National Guard helicopters are being used to deliver supplies to, and evacuate people from, remote areas in Preston, Tucker and Nicholas counties.
- Trees in counties with the heaviest snow accumulations have been broken by high winds, and then been uprooted from soggy ground as the snow melts, prompting the need for numerous chainsaw crews from the state Division of Highways, National Guard, state Division of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, and private contractors to clear roads.
- Restoration of power and the clearing of snow and trees from secondary roads are the state's top two remaining recovery tasks.
Hoyer told Napolitano that the often unsung work by volunteer firefighters, ambulance personnel, and Division of Highways crews plays a key role in the state's continuing recovery effort.
"I'd take West Virginia's first responders and [Division] of Highways crews to war with me any time," he said. "They're that dedicated."
After Tomblin praised the federal response to West Virginia's tornadoes in March, a derecho in June and the hurricane-generated blizzard in October, Napolitano quipped, "You know, there are easier ways to get on my speed dial."
Napolitano said President Obama "has been very clear that our mission is to lean forward and get resources to the people who need them just as fast as possible."
She noted that the president signed a disaster declaration making possible federal reimbursement for recovery of expenses needed to restore state and local infrastructure the day before then-Hurricane Sandy made landfall.
"That allowed us to put key assets in strategic locations before the storm hit," said Tomblin, who also is seeking a major-disaster declaration, which would extend federal assistance to individuals and families affected by the storm.
Tomblin said a list of polling places for Tuesday's General Election is being given top priority by power-restoration crews.
"It looks like about 99 percent of polling places will be open as planned," he said. "Everyone will have the opportunity to vote."
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May 25, 2016
County Commissioners voted 4 to 1 in favor of the concept offered by developer Bob Blackerby. Commissioner George Gainer opposed the plan.
Blackerby plans to build a new city hall and help build a new public library on land near Johnson Bayou. The land presently houses the old Bay Line Train Depot.
In return, the city will give Blackerby land at the downtown city marina, where he plans to build a condominium project.
In other action, Bay County Commissioners voted unanimously in support of a resolution opposing development on Shell Island.
Commissioners were unanimous in voicing concerns over some of the properties included in Panama City's Millville redevelopment plan, or CRA. They said they don't feel the Cove Gardens Apartment complex, which was turned over by the Air Force to a private developer, qualifies as a blighted area.
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This loan is part of Amasezerano Community Banking's Ezukame ("agriculture") program, designed to provide capital to poor farmers in rural Rwanda. ACB invests a higher percentage of its portfolio in agriculture than any other Kiva Field Partner, and is strongly committed to serving the needs of rural borrowers. This type of loan has terms ranging from one to 36 months, with the option to repay in full at the end of the term or in monthly installments.
This flexibility is critical in Rwanda where 85% of the population is employed in agriculture, but many formal financial institutions consider the sector to be too risky to invest. By funding this loan, you are expanding opportunity to farmers with limited options.
About Amasezerano Community Banking, S.A.Amasezerano Community Banking, S.A., is a for-profit microfinance institution founded in 2005 by the Rwandan NGO African Evangelist Enterprises-Rwanda and 61 individual shareholders, and has been a Kiva partner since June 2010. The mission of Amasezerano Community Bank (ACB) is to have a holistic, positive impact on the lives of poor people by providing quality financial services. ACB's client base is composed primarily of farmers, small-business owners, women entrepreneurs and low-wage private-sector salaried workers. Credit offerings are tailored to meet client needs, and include group solidarity loans, agricultural loans, loans for women entrepreneurs, small-business loans, and loans for salaried workers. ACB also offers mobile money transfers, currency exchange and life insurance services to its borrowers.
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Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Kiva allows our Field Partners to re-use the same photo for individual borrowers that have been posted on Kiva's website once before in a 24 month period, and we allow them to re-use group photos for up to 24 months, provided that 80% of the current group's membership is represented.
Taking, collecting, and uploading photos of borrowers is one of the most challenging elements of using Kiva for our Field Partners. In order to make Kiva easier for Field Partners to use, we have allowed them to post successive and concurrent loans without taking a new photo of the borrower if the criteria above are met.


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The University of Alabama provides comprehensive, high-quality, and easily accessible health care for its students through the Russell Student Health Center (RSHC). Located at the corner of University Boulevard and Hackberry Lane, the RSHC is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The RSHC can meet most, though not all, medical needs of University of Alabama students.
The center includes a large outpatient facility (averaging 250 visits a day) and services include counseling, women's health, pharmacy, clinical laboratory, X-ray, health education and wellness, medical records, insurance, and administration. RSHC employs a highly competent staff comprised of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and psychologists, and laboratory and X-ray technologists that are fully licensed and certified as required by the State of Alabama.
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[UPDATE] -- Echols County, Ga. February 20, 2012 --
Sheriff Randy Courson told WCTV that one of the suspects, Kenneth Keen, tried to escape after being taken into custody.
He said "Mr. Keen, when he was in the back of the patrol car, he had a hidden handcuff key on his possession. He attempted to use the key to try and undo his cuffs for a possible escape attempt, which the deputies intercepted and it ended up being a defective key."
Both suspects are being held at the Lowndes County Jail.
-- Echols County, Ga. February 20, 2012 --
[Media Release from Echols County Sheriff's Office]
On 02/18/2012 at approximately 10:56 P.M., deputies from the Echols County Sheriff's Office responded to the Sandlin residence located at 1426 Sardis Church Road after receiving information of possible methamphetamine being manufactured there.
Upon arrival deputies observed Joseph Sandlin, 30 of Lake Park and Kenneth Keen, 54 of Lakeland at the rear of the residence trying to burn something. Upon initial contact and after receiving verbal consent to search from Sandlin; deputies noticed that Sandlin and Keen were trying to burn a meth lab and all of its components. Deputies retrieved the evidence from the fire as well as some finished Methamphetamine product, which was wrapped in paper on the ground near the spot where both individuals were standing. After an initial search of Keen, he produced and dropped a hollowed out pen from his pocket which Keen later admitted was used for smoking Meth. Keen reached down and grabbed the pen before deputies could get it and threw it into the fire. Both Keen and Sandlin were taken into custody. Both individuals admitted to snorting and smoking meth earlier. While in custody Keen retrieved a hidden hand cuff key from his possession and attempted to use it to unlock his handcuffs for a possible escape attempt. Deputies were able to retrieve the defective key from Keen. Both Sandlin and Keen were charged with felony manufacturing of methamphetamine, and felony possession of methamphetamine. Keen was charged additionally with destruction and tampering with evidence.
Sheriff Randy Courson stated that this is about the fourth time in the past four months in which they have responded to this particular residence for methamphetamine activity, which has resulted in several arrest. Sheriff Courson stated "We will continue to be aggressive in addressing and combating these types of calls." Courson also credits the calls coming in from concerned citizens stating, "This is a joint effort between the Sheriff's Office and the citizens of this community in an attempt to clean up these areas. A lot of what we deal with is people who are not even from the county, but who come from elsewhere to try and produce this poison in our backyard and we just won't stand for it."
Anyone with any information of illegal activity is encouraged to call the Echols County Sheriff's Office at 229-559-5603. You may remain anonymous.


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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Vikings and the University of
Minnesota have reached an agreement for the NFL team to play at the college's
TCF Bank Stadium during the construction of the franchise's new building.
Details were not provided by the university, but the deal is subject to
approval by the school's Board of Regents. The operations committee is set to
meet Thursday with the full Board to vote Friday.
According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the agreement is for 2014 and 2015.
It would allow the Vikings to play only Sunday games and one weeknight game
per season at the stadium that also houses the Golden Gophers' football team.
The Vikings will play the 2013 season at the Metrodome, their home since 1982.
A new $975 million stadium plan for the Vikings was approved by team, state
and city officials last May. The team hopes to break ground near the site of
the current Metrodome in October before the old building is demolished some
time in early 2014.
The Vikings' new stadium is expected to be ready for the 2016 season.
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Vintage Hi Fi and my little CF amp
Anders did some damn fine work. Although I haven't listened.... yet I'm sure it will sound fine. My other amp sounds great!!!! Hell...I built it. Imagine what one of these will sound like when someone who knows what they're doing assembles it.
My little amp returned with my daughter from another trip to Pittsburgh. Vosh dropped off one of my Lightstar amplifiers to have the meters and lamps repaired by way of one of my cousins who lives in Butler Pa, but works in Pittsburgh. The meters didn't work when the amplifier arrived here in Ohio from the North Wet and one of the meter lamps quit working after being transported to CF'10. Tom is going to give them a try.
Good luck my friend!!!
When I opened my little amp lo and behold there were 2 pre tubes in the tube sockets. How FREEKIN' KEWL was that. I'd asked Tom what he recommended in the way of tubes when we talked on the phone a couple of weeks ago as I had managed to pick up a second set of output tubes in Bryson City last year but had no idea what to use for pre tubes.
Tell ya what!!! That's a first class operation Tom runs in Pittsburgh!!! I'd trust him with any of my gear....afterall he does have one of my prized Lightstar amplifiers. Hey, y'all need something repaired look no further than Tom.
Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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Dr. Vivian Fonseca, Tulane University School of Medicine, researched paths to ease symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. (Photo: Paula Burch-Celentano)
Vitamin therapy is a promising avenue to improving symptoms of pain, tingling and numbness in hands and feet typical of diabetic neuropathy, a study by Tulane University researchers concluded.
The six-month study involved 200 type 2 diabetes patients. Some patients were given Metanx, a vitamin-rich prescription medical food developed by PamLab, a Covington, Louisiana-based company, while others received a placebo.
"Within about two to three months patients taking Metanx started doing significantly better than those taking the placebo," says study leader Dr. Vivian Fonseca, Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes and past president of science and medicine for the American Diabetes Association.
"Neuropathy basically means abnormalities of the nerves," says Fonseca. "In diabetes the classic case is peripheral neuropathy, affecting the ends of nerves in the hands and feet."
Approximately 50 to 60 percent of diabetes patients experience symptoms of peripheral neuropathy and the condition can worsen if the disease is not managed.
"The major causes of neuropathy are diabetes; in the past, leprosy; some infections; and vitamin deficiency," says Fonseca.
Several years ago Fonseca came across reports that high doses of vitamins may ease neuropathy symptoms. "I also found reports in the literature of Metanx, which contains high doses of B vitamins, helping people with neuropathy," he says.
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Lokar Shifter Installation - Cool ShiftWritten by on November 1, 2010 The Purple Pig Gets A "Live" Transmission
Though I installed the Gearstar 200-4R transmission in my project '49 Chevy months ago when the motor went in, I never fitted the trans cooler or shifter. With all the big fabrication jobs out of the way the time had come to do so. I've reached the point in the project when all the "little" jobs that take so much time to get done are required, with the exception of fabricating the exhaust system and installing a wiring harness. They're the two "big" jobs outstanding.
Gearstar supplied a Hayden trans cooler with the Level 2 200-4R, and I'd originally planned to fit it under the car, but space constraints meant I could find nowhere suitable, and though I could have switched to a finned aluminum "log"-style cooler, the Hayden unit is supplied by Gearstar for a reason; it is matched to the requirements of each particular trans they supply. I decided to mount it at the front of the car, behind the grille. Common practice seems to be to mount a trans cooler to the A/C condenser, then mount them both to the radiator, but that puts a lot of restriction on airflow and makes the fan's job that much harder. The fact that I didn't have room on the front of my condenser notwithstanding, I elected to mount the cooler off to the passenger side, where there'd be more airflow around it, also giving me the added benefit of it hiding the A/C hose fittings from view through the grille.
In most of my previous projects I've either used a stock shifter ('39 Ford trans), column shifters, or modified stock automatic shifters, but for the '49 I made a call to Lokar for one of their trans-mount shifters, as well as a kick-down cable, throttle cable, throttle pedal, and trans dipstick. The Lokar throttle and kick-down cables are designed to work together on the same bracket at the carburetor end, so it made sense to source all the components from one company.
While I, and I suspect you, hate to see tech stories where a manufacturer's product is bolted in step by step, I will show just how simple it is to mount the Lokar shifter, as well as the company's neat new adapter that allows virtually anything to be used as a shift knob, eliminating the push button in the stock knob and converting it so that the knob is simply pushed downward to change gears and overcome the lockout positions in Park and Reverse. The Lokar instructions are simple and precise, with the hardest part of the job being to decide where to cut the hole in your trans tunnel! This was made easy on the '49 as the top of the tunnel is a removable panel, so fitting the shifter was a snap, as was the location of the hole. This will be slightly more difficult on a regular "fixed" trans tunnel. Let's get out in the workshop and get the Chevy one step closer to the road!
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A pair of 3/8-inch Allen setscrews act as tension bolts, locating in the aluminum plugs we already installed. Once the side-mount brackets moved 1/8-inch away from the trans casing, jam nuts were added to lock the setscrews.None of the bolts were tightened fully at this stage, as I now had to decide where I wanted the shifter. I'd selected a short 8-inch lever as I wanted the shifter to be as unobtrusive as possible, and wanted to mount it as close to the seat as I could. This shows the shifter in the First gear position, very close to the seat with no leeway for moving the seat forward if needed. The shifter would come through the floor quite a ways forward of the seat here too.Once the shifter position was determined (I went with the second option above), all the bolts were tightened and the tension setscrews fore and aft on the main plate were bolted down against the trans casing, setting the position of the assembly.Once the shifter position was determined and the assembly bolted down, the length of the threaded rod (arrow) that connects the shift gear lever to the transmission lever could be determined, as per Lokar's instructions. This is supplied over-length, with two rod ends. All that's required now is to check all gears select as intended, and wire the neutral safety switch.By turning the lever around it could be mounted as far back on the main plate as possible and still allow room to move the seat forward, even in First gear as shown. The gear plate can also be rotated in the "banana" holes (arrow), and was rotated to allow the lever to be as far back as possible. This arrangement looks a little weird when the shifter is in Park though, with the lever bending forward.While the Lokar shift knob with its push button and shift pattern is a nice piece, it doesn't really fit the theme of the Chevy. However, Lokar has developed a shift knob adapter that allows the use of most aftermarket knobs with a 3/8-16 or 3/8-24 thread, or indeed anything that you can tap with these threads. It does lengthen the shifter by a couple of inches though. Once the jam nut and knob were removed, this new jam nut and inner sleeve were installed on the lever. Note the cable protruding from the top that allows gears to be selected. The slots in the sleeve (arrow) allow the outer adaptor to slide up and down to operate the cable.By way of illustration that anything can be used as a shift knob with the adapter kit, here's one of Dennis McPhail's shift knobs in place of the eight ball. I have a large aluminum Easter Island head that I may modify for use in the future, as with careful machining I'll be able to hide most of the hex-shaped adapter inside the knob. We'll see ...The outer adaptor was installed as per the instructions, with the two setscrews located in the slots on the inner sleeve. Shown is an eight ball knob selected from Lokar's range, along with its threaded adapter.I ordered a shifter boot kit from Lokar too, which is supplied with this stainless trim ring, which I used as a pattern to scribe and cut the hole in the trans cover. My trans is pretty close to the tunnel, and the neutral safety switch contacts are somewhat close to the sheetmetal. I'll probably fabricate a small tapered raised section and re-install the trim ring and boot an inch or so higher for clearance.
With the shifter sorted it was time to move to other trans-related components. The dipstick was sourced from Lokar, though I fabricated a deeper mounting bracket than that supplied. A small plate with two round carriage bolts welded to it made light work of mounting it through the toeboard from inside the car.With the new knob installed, instead of using a push button on the knob, the whole knob is now pushed downward to select gears.This was the neatest place to mount the top end of the dipstick, next to where the fuel lines protrude on the lower right side of the firewall. The deeper bracket was required to clear the sheetmetal lip.With the throttle cable bracketry installed at the carburetor baseplate, I could fit the kick-down cable. The outer cable was cut to length after determining how long it should be by installing it without the inner cable. Masking tape shows where it needs to be cut.The lower end of the inner cable looks like this and was connected to the kick-down hook-up in the trans as shown, before locating the outer cable and locking down the bracket. It's recommended that a little silicone sealant be added to the O-rings to prevent leakage.Before I could install the kick-down cable I had to run the throttle cable, which meant fitting a pedal! This black floor mount Eliminator pedal from Lokar's Midnight Series best fitted my needs, most closely resembling a stock pedal. I made sure to leave enough space for carpet beneath the pedal before drilling the mounting holes and cutting the slot for "through-the-floor" cable mounting.Here's what the cable mounting bracket under the floor looks like. The cable itself is a "cut-to-fit" item. The small setscrew at the top of the arm is an adjustable throttle stop. There's one on each side of the arm. The cable was fitted as per the instructions, and is supplied with the necessary bracketry.As with the fuel lines a couple of months ago, the braided cable was cut with a cut-off wheel. The masking tape prevents the ends from fraying.
To set up the kick-down cable, Lokar recommends holding the throttle to wide open and pulling the kick-down inner cable as tight as possible. The cable stop should then be tightened as shown, up against the cable slide fitting. Gearstar recommends using a geometry kit (available from Summit Racing) to install the kick-down cable. I'll see how it works as shown first.All that was required for my transmission to go "live" now was a fluid cooler. Gearstar supplied this Hayden item with my Level 2 200-4R, but with no space to fit it under the car, at least not if I wanted to run an exhaust system, I elected to mount it up front, behind the grille, for maximum airflow.Of course mounting the cooler at the front of the car meant I had to fabricate fluid lines to run along the inner chassis rail. My local hardware store sells steel brake/fuel lines in pre-made lengths, so a couple of these were pressed into service. One is shown already bent to fit, one as bought.The advantage of the pre-made tubing was that each end already had a perfect double flare and nut. I used the flaring tool I got from Classic Performance Products when fabricating my brake lines to put a double flare on the other ends of the lines once cut to length and bent (though without the nut). Though they'll have rubber hose clamped to them, the flare will prevent the hose from pulling off.With the plumbing clamps cut off at their bends and welded to the tubing, I had a lightweight cooler mount with insulated rubber mounts for the cooler itself, for under $10 and a couple of hours of time invested!The short section of tube shown in the previous picture was formed to make one of the two cooler lines entering and exiting the trans. Gearstar supplied my trans with unions to accept 5/16 double flared fuel line fittings (arrows). The reason for the cooler lines running so high is to clear the exhaust pipes as they'll have to run through here. I'll use Thermo Tec heat shielding on the lines to protect from the heat. While probably unnecessary, I always like to double clamp any rubber hoses on trans or fuel lines for added safety.I'll paint the bracket semigloss black when I get around to final paint and assembly. This shows the trans cooler lines running down through the lower front pan. You can get a better view of the captive rubber mounts here. And yes, I still have to add hose clamps to the cooler lines!No expense was spared when it came to fabricating a mounting bracket for the cooler! Four household plumbing clamps were modified to accept 1/2-inch rubber captive nuts, while a couple lengths of leftover steel fuel line were bent to form a bracket.


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Le Mars Plans for Independence Day Celebration
(Le Mars) -- Here is a run down of the schedule of events being planned for today in Le Mars. At 10:00 a.m. this morning will be the Independence Day parade that will start at the Le Mars Community High School parking lot. The parade route will travel east along 8th Street to 3rd Avenue Southwest then to the Plymouth County Veterans Park. Any entries are welcome as long as they have a patriotic theme. At 11:00 a.m. will be the Celebration Program from the Plymouth County Veterans Park. A noon lunch will be served at the Le Mars Convention Center, upper level. From 1 to 5 p.m. the Plymouth County Historical Museum will off root beer floats at the Miller's Lunch. At 3 p.m. will be a watermelon feed also to be held at the Plymouth County Historical Museum. The Le Mars Municipal Band will perform a concert beginning at 8:00 p.m. The free concert is open to the public and will be held at the Foster Park. To conclude the day's festivities will be the Fireworks Sky Show being held at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds. Those fireworks will begin at 10 p.m. and you can tune your radios to KLEM 1410 AM and 96.9 on the FM for a musical salute during the fireworks display.
City Council Discusses Former IDOT Property
(Le Mars) -- In yesterday's Le Mars city council meeting, there was much discussion focussed on city owned property near Business Highway 75 on the north end of town. The city wants to sell the property that has a machine shed and several smaller utility sheds. The city had acquired the property from the Iowa Department of Transportation, as it was used as a maintenance and equipment storage facility. Real estate agent Lance Sitzmann, who is on contract with the city to assist with the selling of city-owned property, informed the council that there is some interest by people to acqire the property. The city council decided to ask for bids on the property with a August 28th deadline.
Howard Concerned About Costs With Paving Project
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars city council heard from a concerned citizen regarding the installation of concrete paving of the curb and guttering along 6th Avenue Southwest. Jeremy Howard resides on 6th Avenue Southwest. He says he isn't opposed to the idea of installing the concrete. But he was worried his property taxes would increase, and the amount of money being asked by city exceeded his level of funding his share of the project.
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City Councilman Rex Knapp negotiated with Howard. Knapp asked Howard if the city would extend the payments over ten years with a low interest rate, if Howard would be acceptable to the plan?
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The city has two of the three residents affected by the paving project in agreement. The property of the third parcel has multiple owners, and the city is trying to reach some type of agreement with each owner.
City Council Evaluates Administrator's Performance and Approve Salary
(Le Mars) -- During closed session, the city council evaluated the job performance of both the City Administrator Scott Langel, as well as Assistant City Administrator Bill Cole. The council reconvened in session and approved the salary level of $92,000 plus mileage for city business at the approved city rate for fiscal year 2013 for Assistant City Administrator Bill Cole. The council also approved the salary level of $129,600 plus mileage for city business for City Administrator Scott Langel. The council approved both salaries on a 5-0 vote.
Le Mars Officials Want Residents to Conserve Water
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars City Water Department is requesting residents of Le Mars to voluntarily conserve water. Water Superintendent Gayle Sitzmann says all seven of the city's wells and pumps are active and pumping more water than the system is accustomed. Sitzmann says on June 28, the city pumped nearly 5 million gallons of water, and under normal daily usage, the city would utilize about three million gallons of water. City officials have had to turn down the valve on one of its wells since the pumping level is getting low due to multiple wells operating at once.
Hull Residents Are Restricted On Water Use
(Hull) -- The residents of Hull, Iowa are being told to conserve water. As of last Tuesday, City officials have declared a water emergency. Les Van Roekel is the city adiministrator for Hull. He says Hull gets its water from Rock Valley and from Sioux Center and the dry conditions forced the city to make the restrictions.
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Residents are prohibited from outdoor watering and irrigating of lawns and gardens. No water may be used to fill private swimming pools or any other recreational use. No water may be used for nonessential use. Car washing is prohibited except in commercial establishments that provide the service. Van Roekel hopes the city doesn't have to impose additional water restrictions on essential water usage.
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Wall Lake Couple Indicted On Bank Robbery Charges
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted a northwest Iowa couple on bank robbery, conspiracy and firearm charges.
47-year-old Jeffrey Schoon and 40-year-old Roxena Schoon are accused of robbing four banks.
Jeffrey Schoon pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City. Roxena Schoon is scheduled to be arraigned July 12.
The indictment alleges that the Wall Lake, Iowa couple robbed Iowa State Bank in Odebolt on Dec. 29, Citizens First National Bank in Early on Jan. 11, Westside State Bank in Vail on Jan. 28 and
Heritage Bank in Lytton on March 23. A total of nearly $33,000 was stolen.
The indictment says Jeffrey Schoon robbed the bank, and his wife drove the getaway car.
Kroll Pleads Not Guilty To Beatings
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Sioux City man has pleaded not guilty to bludgeoning two people in their sleep with a crowbar.
23-year-old James Kroll entered the plea Monday in Woodbury County District Court.
Kroll is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and first-degree burglary. Police say Kroll beat 54-year-old Jeffrey Moravek to death and seriously injured 54-year-old Mary Tope after breaking into Tope's home on June 13. Tope remained hospitalized at Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City last week. An updated condition report was unavailable Tuesday.
Police say Tope's daughter, Emily Tope, was in the house at the time and identified Kroll, her former boyfriend. Court papers say Kroll was distraught that his relationship with Emily Tope had
Highway Patrol Will Watch Holiday Travelers
(Le Mars) -- The Iowa State Patrol wants to remind people to use their seat belt and to refrain from drinking and driving during this holiday. Trooper Vince Kurtz says the Highway Patrol will be on the roads looking for violators. He says normally the July 4th holiday has a high rate of alcohol-related accidents and incidents, but since the Independence Day holiday falls on Wednesday this year, Kurtz says he isn't certain as to what the statistics may show, but he hopes the number of incidents may be lower.
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Kurtz suggests motorists to take along a "summer survival kit" when traveling. He says motorists should be prepared for the heat. He suggests taking an extra bottle of coolant for your car, in case it were to over-heat, and he says motorists should have extra bottles of water to stay hydrated, and to have a cell phone fully charged in case you were to be stranded.
Transportation Officials Warn Travelers About Highway Buckling
AMES, Iowa (AP) - State transportation officials are urging drivers to watch out for pavement problems as the high temperatures heat the highways.
Officials say pavement blowups happen when thermal expansion forces the pavement to buckle and shatter.
A blowup can happen anytime without warning. Officials urge drivers to pay special attention to highways when driving during afternoons when the mercury climbs to 90-degrees or higher.
The DOT says many of the blowups result in a pothole or with small chunks of concrete on the pavement, and they take time to repair.
Officials say the repairs cost an average of $400,000 each year.
Education Officials To Study Length of School Day
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A task force will study whether Iowa's public schools should lengthen the school day and make other changes to their calendars.
Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass on Tuesday appointed the members of the Instructional Time Task Force, which was created by lawmakers as part of their education reform law.
The committee will study whether the minimum length of the school day and year should be extended for some students or all students and whether schools should have a uniform start date. The group will also consider whether summer break should be shortened, with days off spread out throughout the year.
Glass says time in school should be applied differently to students based on their individual needs, but that adding time should be carefully studied because of its expense.


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Seaports face pressure to concentrate on throughput
July 12, 2013 - LM Editorial
In the not-so-distant past the great cargo seaports in our global marketplace were fairly fixed destinations, with little incentive to change.
Several disruptive developments on the horizon will alter that scenario.
Rich Thompson, Managing Director of JLL's Ports Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, told LM in a recent interview that shippers should expect to see fierce competition among ocean cargo gateways in the near future.
"Steamship lines are transitioning to larger and larger ships given the economies of scale involved," he noted. "The ports must be able to accommodate these larger ships by establishing an environment for connectivity and more efficient throughput. This changes the focus from port capacity to throughput capacity."
That means better automation, longer gate hours, and better IT, but it also means having a more complete integrated vertical real estate solution to connect to the port system, said Thompson.
"The ports capable of handling the increased volumes at the dock must also have the capability of efficiently and effectively moving the containers to industrial distribution center markets. This is the key to success."
Like many other analysts, Thompon observed that when the Panama Canal expansion is completed by 2015, larger ships will become the norm rather than the exception.
"We expect more competition at seaports offering the infrastructure to handle the larger ships and their inventory at one time," he said. "We are seeing many of our corporate clients formally re-evaluating their distribution networks."
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I have stage 2 hypertension tried lopresor 50 a day then 100 a day they made me tired for the first week then I was better and i didnt like the fact that i had to eat a lot to avoid stomache upset and my bp was still around 160/100 then i tried bystolic great i could take my 20 mig with just a sip of my decafe coffee but it still didnt lower my bp then I suggest cardizem to my dr its by far the cheapest bp med ive tried I have no side effects and my bp was 130/80 today its been 6 weeks and i'm happy BY they way i also take lisinopril 40 mg will all other bp pills .
Take this drug for atrial fibrillation caused by my thyroid medication which occurs periodically.
Previous Rx was metoprolol which made me tired. This med, Diltiazem ER 240, is trying to control rate, which it does fairly well. It has, however caused muscle myopathy and muscle weakness which I find barely tolerable my cardiologist insists this is more tolerable than yhe metoprolol but I'm skeptical. Be prepped for the weakness!
I was on Metoprolol and it made be lethargic. My doctor changed my medication to Diltiazem. For the past nine months, I have had no side effects and seldom have an afib episode; if I have one, it's very mild.
within about 30 to 45 minutes my eyes bulged out my lips were blue and I had trouble breathing the doctor called it antiphylactic shock ( unsure of spelling)
Took beta blocker after pacemaker fitted.This put me "to sleep". Changed to diltiazem cd and flutter has gone and AF significantly reduced after 15 doses.
Medicine works but makes me tired and bloated.
I felt like I had the flu all the time, headache, body ache, sharp pains in the temples, feverish, tired felt like I was pinned to my chair, anxiety, and mind was not clear while taking this drug.
This drug was added as 3rd. drug to my treatment as other drugs failed to lower my B/P. IT WORKED ! Need to take it 3 times/day. Sometimes forget middle dose. The long acting version available but too expensive. Used both Cardizem and diltizem. No difference. (120 mg. 3 times per day.)
The first 3 days I started taking the medication , I felt sleepy for an hour or two soon after I took it and that went away after the fourth day. I have only had a few flutters of the heart since I have been on it. My heart rate and blood pressure are good.


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happy veterans day, thank you to all of those who have served for our country. you guys and gals are number 1!!
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I wish to thank all my brother and sister veterans for their service too. As a disabled vet, I know and am thankful for everyones service and sacrifices.
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Thanks to all that ahve served! My girlfriends mom told me "happy veterans day" yesterday, I told her "thanks, same to you" and she said "but Im not a vet" I told her "yeah but you put up with 2 of them regularly". My girlfriend and I (we are both OIF vets) got a free donut and coffee at krispy kreme, lunch at Texas roadhouse, and employee pricing at Cabelas, and agreed that our family's should get a full week of recognition for putting up with us


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boo hoo, obama's nominating WHITE MALES for his cabinet position. that damn barack obama and his WHITE MALE bias.
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boo hoo, obama's nominating WHITE MALES for his cabinet position. that damn barack obama and his WHITE MALE bias.
how am I an extreme liberal and still think they are insane
where are the black people in the obama administration??
rayne did you also see that video on Imgur?
kirbys brand of 'extreme liberal' is similar to its analog on the far right because both groups of people believe what they believe out of a combination of peer pressure and irrationally drawn conclusions. kirbys definitely better but only marginally so, and purely by accident.
I used to consider myself an extreme liberal, but then I found tumlbr. There are some bat-shit insane feminists who are almost as bad as the religious right. Although allot of what they believe is pretty authoritarian so it probably is not technically liberal.
authoritarian? you should hook kirby up.
What is authoritarian about kirby?
obviously youve never heard him disgorge his political views
How do I figure out my political views. Somebody ask me political things
yeah but what if I just told you I'm okay with taxes as long as wages are fair, gays should marry and guns should be allowed, I like government just not an overreaching one and other stuff :( THEN WHAT DO YOU SAY
i also support abortion for women and cheaper higher education and a reformed basic education system!!
center left to an arbitrary degree on the us domestic political spectrum
This is from a while ago, so I may have gone further to the left.
youre a liberal like most white males on the internet who havent read rand yet
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I have been searching but have not found any reports/solutions for some problems our users are facing in Windows 8 Browser apps.
On a touch screen device, when in the IE10 app (Metro) or the Chrome App, clicking on a folder or a link at the top pulls up the on-screen keyboard. When signed in as the Mobile Zimbra, the keyboard will not even pull up at all.
This does not happen in any other email's I open (ex. Yahoo, Gmail, etc), or even casual browsing until I enter a free text field.
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I'm testing the ZCS Open Source Edition in a RedHat ES 4 x86 Server. Everything seems to be working perfectly, except some character converstions taking places. Accented characters such as: á é í ó ú, ñ, Ñ, etc.. get converted to: �.
It doesn't always happen, when testing emails sent to my server from gmail arrive perfectly, but if I send them from hotmail.com, this strange conversion takes place.
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I have installed iRedMail, everything works, but it takes very long time before e-mail arrives from other domains.. but when I'm sending between my accounts it takes normal time. what can it be?
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ABC, a KROQ favorite with hits like: Poison Arrow, Look of Love, Be Near Me, How to be a Millioinaire, Vanity Kills, When Smokey Sings, and many more.
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A needle biopsy of the lung or pleura is done to remove a sample of lung or pleural tissue or fluid. Pleura is the lining of the lungs and chest wall. Once the tissue is removed, it will be examined in a lab.
This procedure is used to diagnose abnormal tissue in or around the lung. Possible reasons for abnormal tissue are:
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a needle biopsy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
Make sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant.
Your doctor may order:
Leading up to your procedure, do not start taking any new medicines without consulting your doctor.
You may be given pre-procedure medicines for certain conditions (eg, to suppress a cough).
Talk to your doctor about your medicines. You may be asked to stop taking some medicines up to one week before the procedure, like:
Your skin will be cleaned with an antiseptic solution. You will be in a seated position, leaning forward, with your arms resting on a table for support. You should remain as still as possible. An ultrasound or CT scan will be used to locate the exact area.
A small cut will be made in your skin. Then, while you hold your breath, the biopsy needle will be inserted through the cut. The needle will be passed between your ribs until it reaches the lung or pleura. Your doctor then withdraws some cells through the biopsy needle. The needle will be withdrawn. Pressure will be put on the site of the incision. When the bleeding stops, a bandage will be applied.
Between 30-60 minutes
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
Ask your doctor when to expect the results of the biopsy.
After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Charles Street.( Disappeared streets 3)
A photo showing the closeness of the street despite the immense poverty.
5 comments:
- Tom said...
I'd forgot about this... I heard my mum talking about this street many times... my grandparents on my dads side lived on Mary Street, and on my mums side on Hamnett Street at one time... Was this street apart of the area known as Donnybrook?
- Tuesday, 10 August, 2010
- Hydonian said...
Yes, that's right,Tom. I'm not quite sure which streets were actually known as Donnybrook...I'll ask my dad!
- Tuesday, 10 August, 2010
- linda said...
Thank you again, this is amazing. I lived on George St, between a butchers & hairdressers (if my memory serves me right)from around the age of 3 to 8 in the 60s. I also remember a pub being across the road, I think it was called the Star. I have no pictures of Hyde & no longer live in the area, therefore this really helps bring back the memories
- Friday, 31 December, 2010
- Tom said...
Hello Linda..
Glad to be of service.. we will try to get a few pictures of George Street posted sometime soon. I hope we can come across the shops and your old house... keep calling back..
- Friday, 31 December, 2010
Hi linda i lived there im the 50s 60s we may know each other
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What is the protocol when our executive team requests salaried employees to perform work outside their job description? It is a situation that has occurred before, resulting in some salaried workers having to work weekends/off days to keep up with their regularly described duties. Job duties of a salaried employee often are fluid, but would it be better for us simply to abandon job descriptions? I wonder about things like employee burnout, turnover, stress levels and engagement.
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Original recipe yields 8 burritos.
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Fry chorizo in large skillet on medium heat until chorizo is cooked and has a saucy consistency. Drain grease according to taste, but do not drain off entire amount, as this will take away from the chorizo flavor. Add beaten eggs to chorizo and scramble, mixing thoroughly. Cook to desired consistency. Warm flour tortillas in a medium hot skillet. Place ¾-1 cup chorizo and egg mixture
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Dyer Mazda of Vero Beach, proudly offers a superb selection of new Mazda models and used cars to drivers in the greater Melbourne, Port St Lucie, and Stuart areas. Our expert staff is ready to help you make truly informed decisions about everything from cars to service, service to parts.
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We added up the total number of stores in Massachusetts, and we're pretty sure it's over a billion. Boston's Back Bay is headlined by two malls in the heart of the city: the upscale Copley Place and the always-bustling Prudential Center. Just across the Charles River is the CambridgeSide Galleria, with three floors, over 100 stores, and moorings for those that like to travel to the mall by boat. The Square One Mall in Saugus has almost a million square feet of retail space, Legacy Place in Dedham has an exceptional line up of restaurants plus the Showcase Cinema de Lux that lives up to its name, and the Natick Mall has more stores than any other mall in New England. Yup, that's definitely at least a billion stores.
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A New Approach to First-Year Student Housing
The Office of Campus Life is introducing a new approach to first-year student housing at Urbana University. As part of the student-centered experience at Urbana University, the office is asking first-time UU students to select a theme for their residential experience. The housing theme will allow the Campus Life and Resident Assistant staff to create a more engaged and active residential community, while allowing students to have a better connection with their residence hall neighbors. Resident Assistants will be hired and placed based on their ability to work with a certain community and population. The RA staff will be asked to partner with faculty and staff to create programming around their theme. By involving university faculty inside the residence halls, Urbana is committed to developing a total living/learning community.
Participation in theme communities offers multiple benefits such as encouraging students in their academic and social endeavors. Residence Hall staff in each themed wing will be dedicated to promoting the ideals of that community. Initially, the themed communities will be in Sycamore and Hazard Halls with the hopes of expanding to McConnell Hall after the first year. Students will select their theme when completing their housing application through the admissions process. If students have ideas on other themed communities while at Urbana, the Campus Life staff is eager to work with them to put their ideas in motion!
"The goal of this program is to create a more engaged, involved, and excited residence life program at Urbana" states director of campus life Mitch Joseph, '08. "This has been a successful program at numerous other small universities across Ohio and the US, so it makes perfect sense for us to implement this type of program at UU and I am excited to see how these communities will develop."
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Blue Knight Pride!
The Blue Knight Pride wing is for students who have a variety of interests, and want to experience the breadth of what UU has to offer. Students in the Blue Knight Pride wing will engage in spirited activities, and show off their Blue Knight Pride! Students will meet others with a variety of interests and lifestyles, and have the opportunity to develop relationships with a diverse population.
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The Leaders at the U wing is a community in which students focus on exploring leadership opportunities on campus and in the community. Students live together and plan and participate in programming that discovers their leadership potential. These students set their own community standards in regards to quiet hours and study habits. These students create a community of engaged, academically focused students.
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Immersion blenders -- also known as hand or stick blenders -- can save you a lot of time, hassle and cleanup in the kitchen. Shaped like a wand, with a control button on one end and a guarded blade on the other, a hand blender can quickly mix smoothies and milkshakes, or puree soups and vegetables right in the pot. No more wrestling hot soup into a full-size blender or food processor, or washing a big countertop appliance and all of its parts every time you want to whip up a few scrambled eggs or one serving of homemade baby food. Serious cooks also say that immersion blenders excel at making emulsions, such as homemade mayonnaise and hollandaise sauce. They're also a great choice for salad dressings, dips, pesto, hummus, and whipping cream.
The best immersion blenders are easy to use and clean. It should have a long cord so you can reach around the kitchen. The blending shaft should be detachable and dishwasher-safe. Any included blending bowls or utensils should be dishwasher-safe on the top rack at the very least. It's a pain, users say, to have to wash a hand blender when the shaft does not detach, so that should be a top priority.
Accidents involving immersion blenders are not common, but they can be gruesome and they get a lot of press. Most happen when the cook tries to clear stuck ingredients from the inside of the blending hood when it's still plugged in and the power is accidentally triggered. First of all, hand blenders are NOT intended to be used for heavy-duty ingredients like cookie dough or blending stringy veggies like celery. Second, if you do get food stuck in an immersion blender, always unplug it before attempting to clear it out -- and use a rubber spatula, not your fingers. This is another reason to avoid hand blenders without a detachable blade, they are much more difficult to clean and that can result in more accidents.
Last, but not least, make sure you're using the right tool for the job. Large quantities of liquids require a full-sized blender, not a stick blender, for optimal mixing performance. We recommend the best full-sized blenders in our report on blenders. Mixing dough or dealing with larger quantities of ingredients for emulsions or salsa, or pulverizing tough veggies requires a good food processor, which we cover in our report on food processors. If you're a serious juicer and you love vegetable smoothies, you need to see our report on juicers -- no machine handles kale and spinach as well as those dedicated appliances.
Multi-use immersion blenders. Ranging in price from $50 to $100, these are highly versatile hand blenders that include a variety of attachments and accessories. These usually include whisks and chopper attachments, making them a good appliance not only for immersion blending, but also chopping nuts and cutting vegetables into smaller pieces. You'll need to pay a bit more if you want to make nut butters or have the silkiest of purees, but even the less expensive models in this category are highly versatile, triple-duty tools.
Basic immersion blenders. This is the hand blender you want for your basic kitchen tasks such as blending soup or mashed potatoes, or making smaller quantities of purees. They're very straightforward -- just a stick blender and a container -- but reviewers say it's great to have one around for the convenience factor.
Cordless immersion blenders. In general, cordless immersion blenders are not as well-reviewed as corded blenders. As is often the case when comparing cordless kitchen appliances to corded ones, cordless immersion blenders simply don't have as much power as the corded models do, and most get dismal reviews for their ability to hold a charge. They're also more expensive than corded versions. Which brings us to Braun. For many years, German-based Braun was a popular manufacturer of kitchen appliances, including a few excellent corded and cordless hand blenders. In 2008, Proctor & Gamble discontinued sales of Braun kitchen appliances in the North American market. Braun cordless hand blenders were among the few that got top ratings for performance and there still are some available online. Most are sold with 110-volt adaptors for use in U.S. kitchens. We also found a couple that are widely available in the U.S., but recommend them only if you need a cordless immersion blender for a specific reason: such as needing a hand blender and not having easy access to an electrical outlet.
We found some good professional tests for immersion blenders, including ConsumerReports.org, Cook's Illustrated, and TheSweetHome.com. All had thorough roundups of hand blenders that compared and contrasted a number of models, and included both testing and research. Men's Journal had a helpful roundup of a few models tested and recommended by professional chef, Matthew Lightner. We also examined hundreds of owner reviews at sites such as Amazon.com, Cooking.com, BestBuy.com and BedBathandBeyond.com to see how all of these stick blenders perform and endure in the real world. The results of all this research is the best in immersion blenders, so you can find the one that works in your kitchen.
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Best Multi-Use Immersion Blender: Some immersion blenders come with enough attachments and accessories to perform a wide variety of tasks. We review several all-in-one hand blenders with whisk and chopper attachments.
Best Basic Immersion Blender: The original and most common use of the immersion blender is for blending soup or pureeing ingredients. These basic hand blenders will do that job quickly and efficiently.
Best Cordless Immersion Blender: Although they're not as powerful as corded immersion blender, a cordless hand blender can be a handy tool if you don't have constant access to an electrical outlet or just don't like the hassle of wrangling a cord.
Buying Guide: Want to avoid buyer's remorse tomorrow morning? Our Buying Guide explains what to look for in the best immersion blenders.
Our Sources: Links to the expert and user reviews we use to select the top immersion blenders, along with our assessment of each reviewer's expertise, credibility and helpfulness.
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