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A Speech Remembered
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington, TIME Magazine asked several important people what the speech means to them. Here are some of their responses.
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader
In many ways, the March on Washington was a culmination of actions from Dec. 1, 1955, to Aug. 28, 1963. We were on the dawn of a new day, and it had taken daylight a long time to come. The essence of Dr. King's speech was not the dream; it was the broken promise.
We had been promised the accommodations of full citizenship, the right to vote. We had been promised equal protection under the law and equal opportunity. Yet in our quest for citizenship, the promise was broken.
The spirit at the march was that we were winning, and we were doing it together. Blacks, whites--we were a multiracial social-justice coalition. That was before we had the public accommodation and before we had the right to vote. But those victories were in sight.
We had this sense that we were winning; we were rising up. We had overcome fear. That speech was an early indication that if we keep marching, if we keep pushing, we're going to win this battle. It was a dawn-to-daylight speech, and we won.
Now we have the sense that we're at dusk, moving toward midnight. One thing we can learn from Dr. King is that the forces of equal protection should neither sleep nor slumber. We got the right to vote in 1870 after 200 years of slavery. In 1965 we got the Voting Rights Act, but in 2013 the Supreme Court eviscerated it. The struggle for democracy and equal protection will never be a past-tense discussion.
We've got to keep marching.
–By Jesse Jackson
Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State, 2001 to 2005
I was in Vietnam in August 1963. I was not able to see or hear Dr. King's speech, and in those days the news to Vietnam traveled slowly. My wife Alma was in Birmingham with our infant son. During that ugly summer, my father-in-law stood guard to protect my family while I was fighting for our country 8,000 miles away.
I returned home to find America embroiled in a second Civil War, one led by Dr. King. It was a war of morals, righteousness and the aspirations of our Founding Fathers. The "I Have a Dream" speech held up a mirror for all Americans to look deeply into the spirit and soul of our country.
The "Dream" speech, along with the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act that followed, finally broke the bonds of segregation and Jim Crow that had imprisoned our finest dreams. Not only were African Americans given a berth of freedom, but white America had a horrible burden removed from its back. Fifty years later, we have seen great progress. But we are not yet where we need to be. Education, jobs, health care and good housing for all Americans must remain our goal. We all must work together if Dr. King's dream is to be fully realized.
—By Colin Powell
Maya Angelou, Poet and Author
It was 50 years ago when the Rev. King had that dream and dared to say so, that little black children in Florida and in Mississippi and in Georgia and in South Carolina would stand with little white children and hold hands, that they themselves would dream the dream. What a dream. Can you imagine if we did not have this undergirded hate and racism, prejudices and sexism and ageism? If we were not crippled by these idiocies, can you imagine what our country would be like?
This is not to say we have not had progress--in fact, tremendous progress. After the lives and deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and the Kennedys and Fannie Lou Hamer--young people may say, You mean it is no better? But it is better.
There is still hope. If there were not, there would be no reason to get up in the morning. There is hope. Sometimes you need to be jarred into finding it, jarred into sharing it. I remember a statement of the Rev. King's that you ought to believe something in life, believe in something so fervently that you will stand up with it until the end of your days. I think we all have to believe that the day will come that we do not have to be saddled; we will not be crippled with all this idiocy. I hope for that. I am still working for it. I am still writing for that. I speak of that. I sing about that. I pray about that.
—By Maya Angelou
Malala Yousafzai, 15, Student and Women's Rights Activist
Martin Luther King Jr. inspired millions of people, including me, to dream. His words—still so powerful after half a century—empower us to continue the journey to our destination of peace and equality. He was, of course, a great human-rights activist and leader. He stood up against segregation and inspired America to be a country for people of all colors and creeds. He raised his voice for freedom with honesty. He dreamed and changed the world with a few unforgettable, powerful words.
His legacy is that those words reached far beyond America's shores and far beyond the generation to whom he spoke. They are relevant today. They are relevant to me, a girl born almost 30 years after he died, from a country more than 7,000 miles away.
My dream is to see every child with a book and pen. I dream that every woman in the world will be treated with dignity and equality. Fifty years on from his famous oration in Washington, D.C., I have a dream too.
—By Malala Yousafzai
Ted Olson, U.S. Solicitor General, 2001 to 2004
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech should be required reading for every American. Like the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address, it is an elegant, passionate and unforgettable distillation of the aspiration and inspiration of America. In just a few paragraphs, King expressed his anguish at unfulfilled promises, the urgency facing America to live up to its ideals and his abiding faith that it could and would do so.
King pronounced the time for patience to have expired and shared his deeply rooted conviction that his dream would, at long last, coalesce. He made clear that the need for action was immediate and compelling, while exhorting blacks to renew their faith in America. There has been no greater reminder of what this nation held itself out to be and no greater plea for us to attain those ideals. No greater invocation of the spirit of Jefferson and Lincoln. No greater manifesto for America.
—By Theadore B. Olsen
Shonda Rhimes, Writer and TV Producer
I've known large parts of this speech by heart since before I could read. My father likes to quote the words of great men at the dinner table. King's definitely qualified.
To me, a child born in the '70s, the words of his speech seemed vaguely confusing. What was the fuss? King had a dream, and it came true: I held hands with the little white girl next door almost every day when I went out to play. As I got older, I came to realize that while King's dream had become something of a reality in small pockets of America, in the larger world it was more ethereal.
We are living in a strange time in terms of race in this country. We're teetering on a tightrope between greatness and madness. A man of color can be President of the United States. A man of color can be shot for wearing a hoodie. We haven't gotten to King's promised land. There's still work to be done.
—By Shonda Rhimes
Marco Rubio, Republican Senator from Florida
A half-century has passed since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to awaken our nation's conscience. His vision was simple yet profound: that America must fulfill the promise made in her founding documents by allowing every citizen to access their God-given rights.
Dr. King helped bring hope to men and women of all backgrounds who wished to contribute to American exceptionalism. That included immigrants like my parents, who made a new life here after coming from Cuba. They immigrated in 1956--the year Dr. King led the Montgomery bus boycott--and raised my siblings and me in the wake of his legacy, telling us our dreams were possible regardless of the circumstances of our births.
I have taken my own children to the Lincoln Memorial and shown them where Dr. King spoke to the unfulfilled promise of our nation. Standing in that place, I was filled with pride to know my children live in a nation where the cultural landscape is dramatically different from the one that Dr. King saw just 50 years before.
Dr. King reminded us that opportunity and freedom are American ideals, belonging to no singular demographic. His message and legacy must live all around us and his dream must continue to lead us as we move toward America's brightest days.
—By Marco Rubio
John Conyers, Democratic Congressman from Michigan
I am proud to say that I owe my political career to the inspiration that came from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I first met Dr. King and his wife Coretta in the early 1960s. After the Supreme Court upheld the principle of "one person, one vote," Michigan was required to create a new congressional seat in Detroit, which I ran for in 1964. Thanks to the recommendation of my good friend Rosa Parks, I became the only congressional candidate ever endorsed by Dr. King.
I was proud to cast one of my very first votes in Congress for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. That document, along with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act, is a crown jewel of our civil rights laws. They represent the very spirit of King's "I Have a Dream" speech (a phrase he first used in the Freedom March in Detroit, two months earlier).
Despite the historic election of our first African-American President, the challenges remain daunting. In June the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act at a time when many states are adding onerous new voter-ID requirements. Affirmative action is under assault in the courts. Our schools are becoming resegregated. But these challenges are not insurmountable. Through a renewed commitment to the teachings of Dr. King, we must keep the struggle alive.
—By John Conyers
Geoffrey Canada, Educator
Fifty years ago, the No. 1 issue for African Americans was blatant discrimination. Due in part to Dr. King's powerful words, the country passed legislation that led us away from Jim Crow and moved us toward embracing our differences and seeing them as a source of strength.
Today, though, we still have a black-white achievement gap in education and deeply troubling statistics about incarceration, substance abuse and unemployment. They tell us Dr. King's dream has not been fully realized. Our country has come a long way in terms of civil rights, but we still have a long way to go.
Education is the key to achieving the dream. Our public-education system, the step up for so many Americans, is failing to prepare huge numbers of our children for the future. That threatens the dream for all of us.
—By Geoffrey Canada


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A powerful HTiB system for Blu-ray players and flat panel displays, featuring a 105W 5-channel A/V Receiver with HD Audio decoding, 1080p-compatible HDMI with 3D and Audio Return Channel (4 in/1 out), iPod/iPhone and Bluetooth® compatibility, 4 SCENE but...
YHT - 595 Home Theater in a Box
A powerful HTiB system for Blu-ray players and flat panel displays, featuring a 105W 5-channel A/V Receiver with HD Audio decoding, 1080p-compatible HDMI with 3D and Audio Return Channel (4 in/1 out), iPod/iPhone and Bluetooth® compatibility, 4 SCENE buttons with a 5-channel speaker package and a powerful 8" 100W Subwoofer
USB Digital Connection for iPod and iPhone
A USB port on the front panel provides convenient connection for your iPod/iPhone, which also charges when connected. Because the digital signal from the iPod/iPhone is transmitted directly to the AV Receiver, noise interference is minimized and sound quality is much better.
HDMI with 3D and Audio Return Channel
1080p HDMI with 3D and Audio Return Channel (4 In/ 1 Out) deliver crystal-clear, all-digital audio and video via a single cable, HDMI dramatically simplifies cabling and helps provide consumers with the highest-quality home theater experience. HDMI can provide an interface between most audio/video sources, such as a set-top box, Blu-ray player, DVD player, or A/V receiver and a video monitor, such as a High Definition Television (HDTV), over a single cable.
Audio Return Channel (ARC) is a distinctive 3D-ready function allows consumers to use a single HDMI connection to transfer digital audio from the TV back to the AV Receiver eliminating the need for a second cable between the TV and the home theater AV Receiver.
HD Audio with CINEMA DSP 3D
CINEMA DSP 3D provides a wide, high and dense sound field. HD Audio format decoding lets you enjoy HD Audio sources. Virtual Presence Speaker delivers 3-dimensional sound without actual use of presence speakers.
The actually measured sound field data contain the information of the height of the sound images. CINEMA DSP 3D mode achieves the reproduction of the accurate height of the sound images so that it creates the accurate and intensive stereoscopic sound fields in a listening room.
On-Screen GUI (Graphical User Interface)
This clean and simple interface makes setup and other operations extremely easy. The on-screen display can show album art, provides a choice of various languages and is visible over 3D images.
SCENE for One-Touch Start
The Four SCENE buttons make operating the receiver easier than ever. They are initially set to default settings for BD/DVD Viewing, CD Disc Listening, TV Viewing and Radio Listening. Pressing a SCENE button will automatically launch a number of operations that initiate play of the source controlled by that button. Other SCENE settings are also available, such as iPod Listening, SiriusXM Listening [model dependent], TV Sports Viewing and Action Game Playing. Browsing and selecting the settings is quickly accomplished by changing Input via the front panel and watching the on-screen display. The settings can be selected for one-time use, or they can replace the original default settings. The SCENE names can be changed also.
YPAO Automatically Sets the Best Sound for Any Room
Yamaha's YPAO system uses a small microphone and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. First it checks the speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by the microphone to analyze the room acoustics and sets a variety of parameters, such as the speaker size, the distance of the speakers and even the sound pressure level, etc. Until it achieves the best sound conditions for your room and you don't have to do anything!
Compressed Music Enhancer
When music is encoded into a digitally compressed format like MP3, the frequency response suffers. This function restores what was lost, so your music always sounds the way it should.
Eco-Friendly Design
The RX-V471 has a low standby power consumption of 0.1W (1.2W in HDMI Standby Through mode) and an Auto Power Down feature (selectable to 4, 8 or 12 hours) which help make this an environmentally friendly receiver
Optional Accessories for Added Convenience
Yamaha Docks make it easy to enjoy your favorite music from your iPod or iPhone, with or without cables. With the YDS-12, all you have to do is set the unit in the cradle.
Universal Dock for iPod/iPhone YDS-12
yAired Wireless Dock System YID-W10
Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver YBA-10
Audio Features
- 5-channel powerful surround sound (105W per channel)
- HD Audio format decoding: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio; Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
- Burr-Brown 192 kHz/24-bit DACs for all channels
- Direct Mode for high quality sound reproduction
- Low jitter PLL circuitry helps optimize sound imaging
Video Features
- 1080p-compatible HDMI (4 in/1 out)
- Supports Deep Color (30/36 bit), x.v.Color, 24Hz Refresh Rate and Auto Lip-Sync compensation
- HDMI with 3D and Audio Return Channel
Advanced Features
- SCENE buttons (BD/DVD, TV, CD and Radio)
- Quick and simple to use
- HDMI CEC powers up compatible TVs and Blu-ray Disc™ players
- Front panel USB Digital Connection for iPod and iPhone
- iPod/iPhone song titles displayed in English and Western European languages on the front panel
- Multi-language on-screen display GUI including album art
- HDMI CEC with versatile control from AV Receiver remote control
- YPAO sound optimization for automatic speaker setup
- Audio input assign capability for HDMI and component video input
- Ability to change HDMI input while in Standby Through mode
- iPod/iPhone compatibility with optional YDS-12 Universal Dock
- Wireless connection for iPod/iPhone with optional YID-W10
- Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with optional Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver YBA-10
- Initial Volume Setting and Maximum Volume Setting
- Audio Delay for adjusting Lip-Sync (0-250ms)
- 40-station preset tuning / Auto preset tuning
- Preset remote unit
- Background video feature (for tuner and USB only)
Surround Realism
- HD Audio decoding with CINEMA DSP 3D (17 DSP programs)
- Compressed Music Enhancer with CINEMA DSP
- Virtual Presence Speaker function for CINEMA DSP 3D surround without Front Presence Speakers
- Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) and Adaptive DSP level
- SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP
Eco-Friendly Design
- Auto power down function with variable time setting
- Low Standby Power Consumption of 0.1W
- Low Standby Power Consumption of 1.2W (HDMI Standby Through mode)
Yamaha receivers displaying this icon support 3D HDMI pass-through from 3D-compatible Blu-ray Disc™, game and broadcast devices to 3D-compatible HDTVs. 3D provides a more engaging audio and video consumer experience when using 3D-capable products and 3D media content. Note that special eyewear may be required for viewing 3D content.
Dolby® TrueHD
Dolby® TrueHD is Dolby's next-generation lossless technology developed for high definition disc based media. Dolby® TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high definition entertainment experience on next generation discs. When coupled with high definition video, Dolby® TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you enjoy sound as stunning as the high definition picture.
DTS-HD featured products have the ability to decode all streams required for DTS-HD Master Audio™ and may have limitations in channel output and/or sampling frequency or may utilize unique post processing.
HDMI® (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio / video interface. Providing an interface between any source (such as a set-top box or AV receiver) and an audio / video monitor (such as a digital television), HDMI supports standard, enhanced or high-definition video as well as multichannel digital audio using a single cable. HDMI transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements. When used in combination with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), HDMI provides a secure audio / video interface that meets the security requirements of content providers and system operators.
For further information on HDMI, visit the HDMI website at "http://www.hdmi.org/." HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
Made for iPod® and iPhone®
Made for iPod® and iPhone®" means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect
specifically to iPods and iPhones and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.
Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and
regulatory standards.
iPod and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc.
This unit is equipped with a USB port that allows you to enjoy audio files from a USB memory device (USB flash drive).
iPod Digital Connection
iPod digital connection means that the digital signal from the iPod is transmitted directly to the system, minimising noise interference and allowing use of the DAC not in the iPod, but in the system. This results in more precise sound reproduction.
Made for iPod and iPhone (Docking Station)
The "Made for iPod and iPhone" combination logo indicates that the product is equipped to use an optional Yamaha Universal iPod/iPhone Dock that lets you connect your iPod or iPhone to this product. With the optional dock you can listen to your music and operate the iPod/iPhone via the product's remote control while at the same time charging the battery. Depending on your product's specifications, some will allow you to use the On-Screen Display feature on your video monitor to navigate your music. Some products can even allow you to view your photos and movies from your iPod/iPhone on your video monitor (view the Specifications of each product for iPod/iPhone playback compatibility)...
View Products that use Made for iPod and iPhone (Docking Station)
The Bluetooth® logo indicates that the product is equipped to use the optional YBA-10 Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver that lets you connect the dock to the receiver and supports A2DP audio streaming. With the optional YBA-10 Bluetooth dock, you can enjoy music wirelessly from Bluetooth enabled mobile phones, portable devices, or personal computers.
(view the Specifications of each product for Bluetooth® dock compatibility)
CINEMA DSP 3D Mode
The measured sound field data contains the information of the height / presence channels of the rooms sound image. CINEMA DSP 3D mode reproduces the height of this sound image so that it can create an accurate and intensive stereoscopic sound field in a listening environment.
Virtual Presence Speaker
Virtual Presence Speaker mode provides a three-dimensional sound field without the installation of front presence speakers. This allows for a 3D sound field and provides more height, width and envelopment during audio playback in the listening area of the room.
Yamaha has developed a natural, realistic DSP algorithm for headphones. Parameters for headphones have been set for each sound field so that accurate representations of all the sound field programs can be enjoyed with a pair of headphones.
Compressed Music Enhancer
Yamaha employs sophisticated digital signal processing with exclusive algorithms to enable playback that improves the performance of compressed music formats, including MP3 and WMA. With the Compressed Music Enhancer, highs and especially lows are richer and smoother, bringing music back to life to be as close to the original recording as possible.
SCENE – A New Level of Operating Ease
With most AV components, watching or listening to what you want requires a number of steps. You have to turn on the AV receiver, turn on another component like a Blu-ray Disc™ player, select the source, select the surround mode and then press play. With the SCENE feature from Yamaha, all you need to do is press one button and both components turn on, the correct DSP setting is made, and play begins.
View Products that use SCENE – A New Level of Operating Ease
YPAO™ Automatic System Calibration
The Yamaha Parametric Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) uses a small microphone and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. First it checks the speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by the microphone to analyze the room acoustics and sets a variety of parameters, such as the speaker size, the distance of the speakers and even the sound pressure level, until it achieves the best sound conditions for your room.
Advanced YST
Advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology (Advanced YST) is a unique system in which the speaker and amplifier work together to cancel out impedance so the speaker unit has a perfectly linear motion. Advanced YST helps to ensure the highest levels of sound pressure and overall performance.
Audio & Video
AV Receiver
|Amplifier Section
|Rated Output Power (1kHz, 1ch driven)
|105W (8ohms, 0.9% THD)
|Rated Output Power (1kHz, 2ch driven)
|85W (8ohms, 0.9% THD)
|Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms)
|Surround Sound Processing
|Yes (3D)
|DSP Programs
|Audio Features
|Compressed Music Enhancer
|Surround Sound Processing
|Virtual Presence Speaker
|SILENT CINEMA / Virtual CINEMA DSP
|Dolby TrueHD
|Dolby Digital Plus
|DTS-HD Master Audio
|Audio Features
|YPAO sound optimization
|Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control)
|Initial Volume & Maximum Volume Setting
|Audio Delay
|Yes (0-250 ms)
|192kHz/24-bit DACs for all channels
|Yes (Burr-Brown)
|Video Features
|HDMI 3D pass-through
|HDMI Audio Return Channel
|Deep Color/x.v.Color/24Hz Refresh Rate /Auto Lip-Sync
|Extensive Connection
|HDMI Input/Output
|4 / 1
|Yes (SCENE, Device Control)
|USB Input
|iPod/iPhone, USB Memory, Portable Audio Player
|Dock Port
|1 (for optional YDS-12, YID-W10 or YBA-10)
|Front AV Input
|USB/Mini Jack/Analog Audio/Composite
|Digital Audio Input/Output: Optical
|2 / 0
|Digital Audio Input/Output: Coaxial
|2 / 0
|Analog Audio Input/Output
|4 (front 1) / 1
|Component Video Input/Output
|2 / 1
|Composite Video Input/Output
|5 (front 1) / 1
|Headphone Output
|Tuner Section
|FM/AM Tuner
|User Interface
|On-screen display
|Graphical User Interface
|SCENE (4 sets)
|Remote Control Unit
|Yes (Preset)
|Audio Technical Specifications
|Signal-to-Noise Ratio
|100 dB (Direct, 250 mV)
|Standby Power Consumption (IR only)
|Auto Power Standby
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|17-1/8'' x 6'' x 14-1/4"
|18.1 lbs.
|Cabinet Type
|Front Speakers
|Speaker Size
|3" woofer and 1/2" tweeter
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|8-1/4" x 5-3/8" x 4-1/2" (each)
|Weight (lbs.)
|2.93 lbs. (each)
|Center Speaker
|Speaker Size
|Dual 3" woofer and 3/4" tweeter
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|4-7/8" x 14-5/8" x 5-1/2"
|Weight (lbs.)
|5.6 lbs.
|Surround Speakers
|Speaker Size
|3" woofer and 1/2" tweeter
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|8-1/4" x 5-3/8" x 4-1/2" (each)
|Weight (lbs.)
|2.71 lbs. (each)
|Power Output
|Driver Size
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|11-3/8" x 11-3/8" x 12-7/8"
|Weight (lbs.)
|18-3/4 lbs.
General specifications
|Complete Package Dimensions (WxHxD)
|29" x 18-1/8" x 24-1/2"
|Shipping Weight (lbs.)
|71 lbs.
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- Needs better speaker wire
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The only thing I changed was to replace the speaker
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I mainly use the product when I watch TV.. listen to my CD'S... watch my Blu-Ray's... and listen to my LP,s.... It has a teriffic sound that you can constantly adjust if you like depending on the source....I do not have any negative comments about the system...

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VIDEO: Deerhunter, "Strange Lights"
Music is more or less a mess of tensions — between two notes, one chord and the next, melody and harmony, tone and noise, rhythm and sound, lyrics and musical mood, and so on. But if you asked for a favorite, I'd say tone and noise. It's maybe the most "rock" of them all, too, given the weird nature of the genre's key instrument, the electric guitar; the ability to amplify soundwaves comes at the price of distorting them, muddying them up. Most ignore that fundamental irony; some can't get past their own nihilism and just start noise bands; a few others try exploring somewhere in the middle but come up short or self-satisfied or both. Atlanta's Deerhunter aren't the new Sonic Youth, or whatever, at least not yet. (Right now, anyway, Sonic Youth are the new Sonic Youth.) But between their fantastic Cryptograms album and their new Fluorescent Grey EP, which is even better (both are on Kranky), they're thinking of themselves along those lines, as a pop band unafraid to sabotage themselves, to let the instruments take over and resonate, reverberate, kick, yell, and scream in all their alternating current glories.
It's the dud of duds to talk about honesty or purity in pop, especially since all critics have seen The Matrix by now and think they're obliged to point out how everything everywhere is just a construct (dude). Either way, a song like Deerhunter's "Wash Off" tells a good rock-and-roll story: the buzzing guitar amps and disjointed beats and piano vamps, the tense haze of unintelligible vocal reverb and atonal guitar stabs set to drum 'n' bass motorik, the huge messy impossibly catchy release, the whole thing apparently a tale of ardent youth and the loss of it. "I was 16," sings Bradford Cox. Another one, "Like New," might be the best Coldplay song ever written, a soaring ballad devoured by guitar strums stuck interminably in echo. Once again the lyrics are masked — all we get is a command, or a wish: "Be like new."
A pop band like Deerhunter (who come to the ICA next month) can be incredibly frustrating, however. They can and do write huge songs, but they always futz with them or bury them in an album of guitar drones, and for some music fans that must seem self-indulgent.
The same cycle of infatuation and disgust plagued the UK shoegazer scene in the early '90s, of which London's Seefeel were a vaunted but mostly tangential member. On Quique (Too Pure) — their 1993 debut, which has been reissued this year with a second disc of alternate mixes and remixes — the techno-rock band set slow-morphing tundra-like soundscapes to motorik drum machines and unrushed dub bass lines. Guitar is present in looped samples, and occasionally voices glide atop the analog kling-klang, wordless ("Plainsong") and/or worldless ("Industrious"). Seefeel weren't a traditional guitar-based shoegazer band like My Bloody Valentine or Ride or Slowdive. They inherited the same tone-versus-noise struggle, though, and — less hindered by the electro-acoustic condundrum — they abstracted the struggle into something more impressionistic.
There aren't the inches to speculate why Deerhunter's "Octet" drone oscillates like Seefeel's "Climactic Phase 3," but with better drum sounds. Or whether Deerhunter aren't celebrating themselves — as so many shoegazer bands were said to have been doing — so much as celebrating electric rock music, wishing no fame for themselves, only to be rock's real mouthpiece. It might just be good drug music, end of story. Still, with Deerhunter especially, it's nice to romanticize again.
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MP489, Reviewed October 1993
The structure of local governments is getting more complicated and confusing. New commissions, departments and agencies are added to the organization of local governments frequently.
While governmental structures seem unnecessarily complicated at times, they are a natural and normal reflection of the growing complexity throughout the world.
Citizens and public officials must improve their abilities to control and properly use the complicated structures of government that democratic values and the circumstances of modern living have created. That requires effort and involvement in a constant process of planning, evaluating and adjusting the functions of local governments.
The question is not whether there will be governmental planning, but rather how to regulate the scope, improve the quality and maintain democratic planning. Some of these questions can be answered by knowing how an official government planning operation relates to the community at large.
When officials and citizens are concerned with how official planning fits into their community, they depend on the enabling law and the formal rules of organization to understand how planning works. These laws and rules are important factors indeed. But, actual planning agencies, even with the same enabling laws and rules, may relate to the community in extremely different ways. The following classification system provides officials and citizens with new criteria for comparing how planning organizations relate to their community.
This system of "ideal types" does not answer the question of what ought to be done. It gives a place to start a new perspective of official planning agencies and the community which can lead to new considerations.
Citizens interested in their community's official planning operations often ask: "How does all this planning activity relate to what is happening in the community?"
Usually, the response to this question is phrased in terms of:
These elements are significant to the formal structuring of planning operations, but such information seldom helps citizens classify the planning activities in a way they can evaluate the operation.
Different planning agenciesEven those with similar formal organization, with identical legal responsibilities, and with advisory committees that closely resemble each other — may relate to the community quite differently.
Explaining the official planning operations in terms of legalities or formal organization does not give sufficient evidence of how it performs in the community at large.
The relationship between a planning agency and the community is largely determined by what the people involved consider as their purpose.
Of course, legal requirements and patterns of formal organization have substantial effect. These features should not be neglected. Yet, whether intended or not, how people act and react within a formal setting actually results in different types of planning operations from one community to another. The expectations, attitudes, skills and values, of both officials and citizens, vary considerably from one area to another. The kinds of concerns felt may not be alike. The severity of community problems, the degree of cohesion within the community, the accepted modes of making community decisions, and the purposes of the official planning operation are the kinds of things that are dissimilar about communities.
These variances account for the different kinds of approaches easily distinguished in official planning agencies. It may not be conscious it may not be planned but, in fact, behavior determines the relationships of planning to the community more than formal organization does.
Using categories not based on formal organization can help citizens classify the type of relationships between the planning operations and their community. Five categories adequately stereotype the common characteristics of planning-community relationships. No community-planning operation, in fact, will correspond exactly to any of the types presented. However, these stereotypes help identify and measure the performance of any planning agency.
The five categories are called:
The Isolated official planning operation maintains a low level of contact with the community at large.
The planning group, its staff and consultant raise and discuss questions among themselves. Often, difficult and sophisticated studies or reports are made about various issues. The results, however, are simply fed back into the planning operation. Aside from occasional news releases, the results of planning efforts do not find their way into the community's decision-making process.
Frequently this isolated, small corps of people develops a high level of information and knowledge about the community. This, however, does not particularly benefit the community because the planning group maintains no effective relationships with other officials, agencies, voluntary groups or citizens. For the most part, those directly involved in official planning do not communicate with anyone outside their limited network.
A planning group may become the Isolated type for many different reasons, but the common characteristic is an extremely low level of interchange between the planners and other elements of the community.
The Agency Oriented official planning operation directs all its efforts to the demands, concerns and needs of an outside agency. Usually, the outside agency has a particular program or grant money that some portion of the community wants. Planning is done simply to qualify for this program or grant.
In recent years many communities have established planning organizations in order to meet the requirements of an external agency. Some of these continue to operate their planning completely oriented to this agency. What they plan about, what procedures they use, the form, content and timing of reports they produce — all are directed by the criteria of the outside agency. Those involved in planning feel the purpose of their operation is to please the agency so they will qualify for its program or money.
Not all planning groups started by stimulation from an outside agency remain in this agency-oriented pattern. But some, year in and year out, plan only for the review of a particular external agency. They do not intend for the planning to affect the community at large except for the particular program they want.
This type of planning operation often produces extensive plans that only a handful of people in the community know about, but which circulate around the country, through agency channels, as examples of good local planning.
The Imposing type of planning operation intends to affect the community by developing a plan and then imposing this plan on the community.
During plan development, the planning operation appears similar to the Isolated type. While the studies and planning are underway, the group has little contact outside those directly involved in the organization. Once the plan or part of the plan is complete, an organized effort is made to get the community, or at least selected segments of it, to accept the plan. This phase of the operation is commonly called "selling the plan to the people."
The community's part in this type of planning is basically to implement the program as devised by the planning group. The planning group develops relationships with the community as part of a strategy calculated to bring about adoption and implementation of the plan.
The reasons for taking this approach vary from one case to another, but usually the integrity of the plan in practice is more important to the planning group than the integrity of the community.
The Imposed Upon planning operation shows no initiative. The official planning organization does nothing except in response to very specific pressures and demands. Various organized interest groups in the community largely determine the questions with which the planning agency will deal, how they will be dealt with, and what the planning agency's recommendations are to be.
As long as there is no strongly organized opposition, the planning body tends to satisfy those who forcefully establish their point of view. If counter demands come from several organized sources, the planning operation is likely to be immobilized. Because the planning group cannot function under its own directive, it usually becomes confused, insecure and unable to act when conflicting demands are received from several sources.
The Imposed Upon planning group makes no input into the community decision process on its own. It performs a ritual of giving formal recognition to various interest groups' projects as they come along.
The Immersed type of planning operation works as a regular part of the community. The planning group maintains relationships with external agencies, local officials, interest groups, ad hoc groups and citizens. Many avenues of access to the planning operation are open to everyone. Multiple channels for sending information about what is happening and what will be happening in the planning operation are used to reach the community.
The planning group will accept input from anyone in the community, as well as from sources outside the community. Activities are initiated by sources within the planning group, and in response to input from outside. The output of the planning process is transmitted into the community. Feedback, even negative feedback, is accepted from the community, and when appropriate, leads to corrections in the planning process.
The planning group itself controls and carries out a variety of procedures on its own. At the same time, the group accepts that it is only one part of the enterprise that creates and determines community policy.
In order for planning to be effective in a community, all the following may be necessary:
None of these constitute the purpose of planning, however. The purpose of the official planning operation is to improve the community's ability to
In American communities, experience indicates that this is practical only when there is broad involvement in the planning process. The talents, energy and knowledge of highly trained professionals, governmental officials and the citizens are all necessary in the planning process. Planning, to be practical, must be a joint enterprise among many different kinds of people.
Adopting and implementing plans are continuous processes. The Immersed pattern provides the best model for the relationship between the official planning operation and the community — workable plans can be developed and carried out for the purpose of improving the community as a whole.
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So Takahashi, Kozuka, and Hanyu will go to Worlds?
Im just wondering who will be sent to 4cc? Takahashi, Kozuka, and Machida?
So Takahashi, Kozuka, and Hanyu will go to Worlds?
Im just wondering who will be sent to 4cc? Takahashi, Kozuka, and Machida?
I didn't said the competition is necessarily biased in favor of Takahashi but the way the skaters were scored in the international competitions before nationals definitely has an impact at the national level.(remember how Mirai got hit with UR, some of them absurd, in 2009-2010 nationals, just because she had a reputation of UR her jumps? and then went to olys where she got a huge score for a clean skate, like the one she did at nationals, without UR any jump. This is a pure example on how the national judges are influenced on how the skater does internationally that season prior to nationals).
It's not like Kozuka had a clean competition and lost, that would be biased. I do believe Kozuka should have won. Daisuke had momentum going into nationals and had a great SP for which of course the judges awarded him with sky rocket scores while Kozuka had an OK Sp. This happens all the time, last year for example Miki Ando's PCS were bigger than Mao's at nationals because Miki was the front-runner for worlds. I don't think this win is satisfying for Daisuke. Neither was last year for Kozuka(he said it himself). The skaters know better than us what they have to do to be the best and I don't think that national scoring has anything to do with it. I agree nationals should be fair. Sometimes they are, sometimes not 100%.
SkateFiguring, I don't want to make this thread into a Chan vs Takahashi. My point was that even though Daisuke didn't fall at SC, he had many mistakes while at NHK his skating was much better and his PCS went up(7 points!). Then at the GPF when he skated a flawed Sp his PCS went down again. So far, on the international scene, Daisuke was not over-scored or won anything without deserving it.
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Mura's FP was really great! What are his chances of getting a GP event next year?
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Shoma Uno is so adorable. Is he going to the winter youth olympics thing?
I wish he would go to another coach to fix his flutz
One of the amazing parts of the competition was the amount of gifts that were thrown to the skaters. I would love to a be figure skater in Japan. I think someone gave Takahito Mura something from Burberry.
I am very disappointed once again with the judging system.
Edited to add: Does anyone else think that Yuzuru Hanyu looks like he could be Mao Asada's brother?
It's just funny to see that the same people (not you) went ballistic at Chan winning with falls seem to be very fine at Dai winning also with falls. That just showing
To be fair, it has very little to do with the system, the latter is working fine if you include the +SEQ penalty to my earlier calculations. These 3 errors likely caused him to lose about 20 points in TES in total, not exactly a small chunk. Had this being an international competition with close competitors and judged by a more impartial panel, there is very little chance that the same result can be replicated, not with a 20 points impact on TES alone, even without factoring what the impact should be for many of the PCS components. I think we are looking at a net impact close to - 25 points factoring both TES and PCS and that's enough to drop him outside of Top 6 in the World based on the competitiveness of last year's World Championship.I am very disappointed once again with the judging system.
On another note, Kozuka really didn't help his own cause either. His jumps were cautious and not as solid / smooth as they normally were and his facial expression is as wooden as he can possibly be. For comparison, this is how Chen interpreted the same piece of music as Kozuka: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOl2G...eature=related Look at the demonstrated emotions and movements, the difference is very obvious.
1) Why did Murakami and Machida each get a GP spot this season, while Mura got none? Mura was in 5th place at last years Japanese Nationals, while Machida finished 6th and Murakami finished 7th.
2) Why did all men and ladies get a PCS boost at the Japanese Nationals compared to their PCSs at international competitions? Why was Hanyu the only exception and why did he receive lower PCS at the Japanese Nationals than at GPF?
Re disruptive falls, Kozuka, in contrast, sprang from his 3A fall into a 1T jump. Now that's speedy fall recovery with presence of mind! I haven't been bothered by his oft sited "wooden expression" because I generally don't have my attention on facial expressions when a skater is moving fast on the ice. Nonehteless, I want to thank Wallylutz for bringing Lu Chen's skate. What a treat!
I too find the JN judging of Takahashi's programs questionable but it doesn't have the same effect as the US Nationals questionable judging which crowned a rather undeserving champion and sent the B team to Worlds with resulting reduced number of entries for the next year. With much stricter judging, Takahashi would still medal and represent Japan with honour.
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Ingham Frozen Chicken Extra Large - $18.49 for 3kg. Serves 12.
When is a chicken not a chicken? Apparently when it is frozen.
I've had a few rather distressed readers email me about this particular brand of frozen chicken. Like most of us they scanned the freezers of their local supermarket looking for a frozen chicken, thinking they would get a chicken which had simply been put in a bag and frozen.
What they discovered when they got home, however, was that a chicken is not always just a chicken. In fact, in this frozen chicken which looks and feels like an ordinary chicken, only 91 per cent of it is actually chicken.
"How can this be?" asked one reader. "I bought a chicken and now I have all these additives. Why would they need to add them and are they bad for me?"
• Chicken (91 per cent) - The label tells us that this is New Zealand chicken, barn-raised with no hormones. The definition of barn-raised, according to the SAFE website, are hens that are kept in large sheds with limited space and no access to outdoors. A maximum of seven hens can be kept per square metre. So we're not talking free-range chicken here.
• Water - No idea how much water has been added to this chicken, but an awful lot came out as it defrosted.
• Salt - There is 705mg of sodium per 250g serving of this chicken. There is some sodium in raw chicken - for a chicken breast there is about 162mg per 250g - so we're looking at about 500mg of added sodium.
• Mineral salts (451, 450) - These are diphosphates which are salts of phosphoric acid which are commonly used in processed foods as texturisers, emulsifiers or sequestering additives which preserve the colour, flavour, texture or appearance of a food product.
• Sugar - This will most certainly be in here as part of the "marinade" for flavour. There isn't a lot at less than 1g per 250g serve.
• Hydrolysed vegetable protein (soy) - This is otherwise known as HVP and is created when soy is boiled in hydrochloric acid and then broken down with sodium hydroxide to release the protein. It is used in foods as a flavour enhancer and sometimes as a protein filler.
• Thickeners (415,410) - These are xanthan gum and locust bean gum, both natural products and here to thicken something, what I'm not sure. It's a chicken, what's there to thicken?
Made in New Zealand with 100 per cent New Zealand chicken plus local and imported ingredients. This tells us that the chicken is from New Zealand but there could be some ingredients in the 9 per cent that aren't chicken and that have been imported from other countries.
My recommendation
Closer inspection of the packaging surrounding this rather enormous chicken are the words "tender marinated chicken", which explains the seven additives such as thickeners, mineral salts, salt and sugar.
None of them is a health concern and they are in there presumably to keep the chicken tender and tasting good when cooked, because I would imagine a chicken this size could get rather dry when cooked. But I think many people would be fooled into buying this chicken thinking that they were just getting a chicken as it comes once the feathers have been plucked.
All other frozen chickens in the freezer I looked at stated "100 per cent chicken" on their ingredients label, so this is an unusual product.
My advice would be to buy fresh chickens if you can, frozen if you can't, and if you feel they need a marinade then apply that yourself using natural ingredients like soy sauce, garlic, chilli and a little brown sugar if you really have to.
Looks like a chicken but is only 91 per cent chicken.
No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.
Seven additives to marinate and keep the chicken tender plus an awful lot of water.
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EPT9 Deauville: Trip Highlights & Bloopers
Season 9 EPT Deauville has come to an end. Kristy shows you highlights from the trip and ends with a few bloopers.
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Vojtech Ruzicka from the Czech Republic took down the EPT Deauville High Roller event. He talks to Kristy just after his win.
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POCATELLO, Idaho - A Pocatello man who killed his wife will serve a fixed, 20-year sentence behind bars, Judge Stephen Dunn ruled Tuesday.
Michael Lane Sparks, 53, had been charged with and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, but the charge was reduced to second-degree murder due to "aggravating circumstances."
Sparks' first mental evaluation was done in 2006, where records show substance abuse issues and a brain injury which causes him to lack self-control.
Dunn ruled the killing was not a premeditated act. When Sparks went to visit his wife, Judith Johnson, and her boyfriend, Sparks struck and killed her with a baseball bat and a rifle in May 2011.
Bannock County Prosecutor Steve Herzog said Sparks killed Johnson in front of his two children, aged 10 and 15 at the time.
"The case is concluded," said Dunn. "To save the family from a trauma, from a difficult trial experience. … I don't want to subject the children to that."
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Radisson Blu Centrum Hotel, Warsaw contains a ballroom, meeting room, a conference room and banquet facilities. Audio-visual equipment is available as well as a technology helpdesk. Multilingual staff are on hand to provide secretarial support, or guests can use the self-service business center. Additional amenities include an on-site gift shop/newsstand, luggage storage, concierge desk, tour assistance, dry cleaning/laundry service, secure parking (surcharge) and an airport shuttle service (surcharge).
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Business center
- Conference space
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 311
- Number of floors - 10
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare
- Television in common areas
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Luggage storage
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Terrace
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Indoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
Radisson Blu Centrum Hotel, Warsaw offers 311 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Room service (24 hours)
- Air conditioning
- Soundproofed rooms
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room massage available
- Free newspaper
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Ogrodowa - A "Super Breakfast Buffet" (surcharge) is served in this bright, cheerful room, where red and green chairs are lit by colored light fittings. At other times, the Ogrodowa can be used for special functions.
@ ferdy's - Named after a famous Polish novel, ferdy's serves an eclectic assortment of cuisine that includes pastas, Argentinean beef steaks, and traditional Polish specialties. Lunch and dinner are served amid walls of dark wood and black and white photographs and sketches of Argentina and Paris. Guests can play chess in deep leather couches, read, or enjoy live Latin music.
Lobby bar - Serving drinks, coffees, and a classic bar menu with international snacks, the lobby bar, with its view of the street, is often full of business guests holding impromptu meetings.
For guests in a hurry, the hotel serves a Grab & Run complimentary breakfast in the lobby from 5 AM - 7AM. Inclcudes tea, coffee, apples, and muesli-bars.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Fitness classes on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at noon
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Check-out time is noon
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Posted 21 April 2010 - 08:56 PM
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Posted 22 April 2010 - 04:45 PM
Do you know the size and type of kilns that the rec center was using for the firings that had the matt glazes that now are coming out shiny?
I'm guessing quickly here that the shiny versus matt thing is due to the cooling cycle of your kiln. Cooling has more to do with glaze development than you thnk. A larger kiln with more thermal mass or a kiln with more insulation will coll slower....... promoting the micro-crystaline growth on the surface that many matt glazes depend upon. It is also possible that they knew this fact and were firing down with a computerized controller on a similar sized kiln.
Are you using witness cones on the shelves? Are you using a "cone fire" program?
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Adjunct Professor of Ceramics; New Hampshire Insitute of Art
Former Guest Professor, Wuxi Institute of Arts and Science, Yixing, China
Former President and Past President; Potters Council
Posted 23 April 2010 - 10:38 AM
Posted 23 April 2010 - 04:04 PM
Help! I am having some issues with a kiln yard set up. I am firing with natural gas that has been set up by the city. The gas line is hooked up to a cone 10 downdraft about 30 cubic with safety features. The same line goes to a fiber drum raku kiln with a seperate safety system and then the same gas line goes to another cone 10 up-draft again with safety features. Each kiln has seperate turn-offs, safety systems and all fire great! But I do not fire all at the same time. Here is whre I need the help. The city inspector is questioning the safety of the "gang" system. My experience shows this to be standard. Any ideas where I can get "professional" explanations of the validity of this system!?
Hi Sandra.
I do professional kiln design and installation and workshops and such.... been doing it since the 70's. Used to do this work for Cutter/ Eagle Ceramics years ago....as well as privately for my own business since then. VERY hard to diagnose this kind of stuff accurately from afar and without DETAILED information (and images and such).
That being said........
If the inspector is happy with the individual separate components of the flame safety system as to their suitability for the intended purpose, then the sum total of the parts should not be an issue. Are you sure that you fully understand his/her exact concerns? It DOES sound a bit strange to me.
Is it maybe that you are exceeding some maximum BTU city code for a single location if they all were on at the same time? (Certain BTU draws on a single units typically can kick in "heavier" regulations for flame safety complexity.)
If the capacity of the gas supply (due to line size. meter capacity, limiting plates, etc.) is such that IF your were to try to fire all the units at the same time you would then have a pressure drop on the main line that resulted in a lack of stability of the individual burners,....... then the flame safetys on the individual units would shut off those unstable units.
It is VERY common to have multiple units sharing a main gas supply with individual branches off that main.
Maybe he/she is concerned because the main gas supply was not sized correctly for the whole "big picture"....... and the kilns were added sort of piecemeal over the years to an existing meter/ gas line that is under capacity?
Are each of the units set up individually on secondary 2nd stage regulators? Or is there only one regulator on the entire system at the meter area?
I'd be asking for a very detailed explanation of exactly what the concerns are. In some cases it REALLY is simply that the inspector has not a CLUE about ceramic kilns. And they have to put THEIR signature (and reputation / job) on that line in signing off. What you might have to do is perform a bit of gentle education to get them comfortable with the whole deal.
Hope this helps.
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Former Guest Professor, Wuxi Institute of Arts and Science, Yixing, China
Former President and Past President; Potters Council
Posted 28 August 2013 - 05:34 PM
Hi John,
We have a similar situation at our college studio, which was built about 3-4 years ago. It's a beautiful studio and is supposed to be 'state of the art'. Inspections passed and all was fine until we got a new fire marshall. He red tagged it and claims the raku kiln needs to be 50 feet from any building, etc. Where can I find reference information to give him 'gentle education' as you say to get our kiln back on?
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Goalie fights. There's nothing like them.
Wednesday night, those who live to see the blockers and mitts dropped were treated to an entertaining ' albeit very brief ' bout between Brent Johnson and Rick DiPietro after DiPietro took a cheap shot at (and here's the ironic part) Penguins forward Matt Cooke. The former Boston University netminder has a history with Cooke, as Cooke twice was called for goaltender interference the last time the Islanders were in Pittsburgh. A scrum ensued after the hit, with Johnson skating the length of the ice to his teammate's defense.
The fight didn't take long, as it took, to quote philosopher Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, "one shot, bro" before DiPietro was down on the ice.
Vezina favorite Tim Thomas saw the fight and shared his thoughts on netminders dropping the gloves with WEEI.com on Thursday.
"Well, it was two American guys going at it," Thomas said. "That's the first thought that crossed my mind. The second thought that crossed it was that if I'm in the same situation, watch for both hands, because I don't think DiPietro was ready for the left.
"The third thing I thought was, I'm glad that wasn't me that got hit and knocked down on Versus, because so many people watch on Versus."
While the play was certainly amusing given how short-lived the fight ended up being, Thomas could appreciate why it unfolded, as DiPietro was responding to Cooke, with Johnson simply having the back of his teammate.
"I just saw the way it played out with Cooke and DiPietro, and that's hockey, and it kind of played out in the way that it should," Thomas said. "DiPietro was frustrated, I understand that, but Johnson coming down and sticking up for his teammate, I understood that, too. It was just a fair hockey play."
Could Bruins fans, who were delighted back in the day when Byron Dafoe squared off with Olaf Kolzig, see one of their goaltenders fight any time soon? Thomas admits he hasn't envisioned himself fighting another netminder, regardless of how frustrated he may be with a certain player on a particular night.
"You don't think about it," Thomas said. "It's hard. I try to play honest, so because of that it's going to lower the chances that it ever happens with me. DiPietro stepped out of his way at Cooke. I try not to do that.
"I have been frustrated enough to do that before, don't get me wrong. I've responded to [Sean] Avery, and probably went a little bit over the edge against the Capitals at the end of the season. I overreacted when Jason Chimera hit me, but I don't know. I'm so focused on stopping the puck and getting the win that night, that my mind doesn't switch to that way of thinking very easily."
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As of May 10, 1993, certified private pesticide applicators must maintain record(s) of federally restricted-use pesticide applications. The record(s) must be maintained for two years following the pesticide application.
In addition, effective May 11, 1995, the record information must have been recorded no later than 14 days following the pesticide application, instead of the previously allowed 30 days.
Spot treatments are especially useful in the control of noxious weeds. If you apply restricted use pesticides on the same day in a total area of less than 1/10 acre, you are required to record the following:
This provision excludes greenhouse and nursery applicators, who are required to keep all elements as listed.
There is no required federal form to maintain your records; however, the form included in this publication meets all requirements and may be reproduced and used to meet compliance of the regulation.
All commercial applicators will continue to maintain the records they currently keep under Missouri or Federal regulations. The new Federal pesticide record-keeping regulations require all commercial applicators both agricultural and non-agricultural to furnish a copy of the application record to the customer within 30 days of the restricted use pesticide application.
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USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is currently conducting surveys on pesticide use for agricultural production. The information gathered from these surveys is used to maintain a data base on the utilization of pesticides by agriculture. This information is used to provide annual reports to Congress, and can be valuable in policy discussions involving pesticide use.
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Hi to all Chefs
Hi there
Hi to all the Chefs.
my name is Kenneth Williams, from Cape Town, South Africa. I did a training course under David Higgs(one of the top Chefs in SA) for a year. I qualified then got a job with The Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel which i was there for 1 year in the Fine Dining restaurant(The Towers Club). I worked under 2 amazing chefs(Thomas Laberer and Marcus Ree Taylor) they tought me a well and i learnt some great recipe ideas. Now im in Valencia,Spain working for Team Shosholoza, its the South African Yaught Racing Team. Im running the kitchen with a Italian Chef, my pastas have improved so much its scary:D . Anyway id just thought that id share something with you all cause its my first time on this forum!
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#2 Fri 07 Jul 06 11:45am
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Re: Hi to all Chefs
Hi Kenneth!
Nice to meet you... i only joined the board yesterday, but i'm sure you 'll love it. everyone is so friendly!
Sounds like you have had some great experiences.. look forward to hearing from you more.
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Re: Hi to all Chefs
Welcome to the forums!
Looking forward to your input!
It's a GREAT place, have fun!
All The Best!
#4 Fri 08 Dec 06 12:05am
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Re: Hi to all Chefs
Hey Ya, Kenneth,
My name is Frans, I'm also a South African, and I also studied in Cape Town at Zevenwacht Chef School.
I graduated last year and is currently working in the UK as a Head Chef of a small country reastaurant.
Last year I worked for Zorgvliet Wine Estate and later went to work for Winelands Caterers before I got contacted by the lady I'm working for now. I don't think that I will stay in the UK.
So where in the world are you now?
Cheers Chef!
Chef Frans.
#5 Mon 26 Feb 07 6:15pm
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Re: Hi to all Chefs
Hi Chef Kenneth!
Im new here, and I really apreciate your profission!
I want to be a Chef!!! Ive finish the High School and I will study in a respected college here in Brazil.
Well Im really sorry about my English Chef, Its not that perfect but Im studing hard
If you can give me some advice or maybe we can make contact!
Love Rafa O x
#6 Mon 26 Feb 07 6:16pm
Rafa Oliveira
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Re: Hi to all Chefs
Chef Frans!
The same to you!!!
Im from Brazil and I want to be a Chef!!!
Lets keep in touch
See ya
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Washington is obsessed by picking winners and losers. But the Establishment media has the story all wrong again. The Republicans, they say, won this skirmish over debt. But actually Republicans displayed a total lack of commitment to their principles.
The only winner in the "Budget Control Act of 2011″ is massive government and the Washington bureaucracy it feeds with your money.
We are embarrassed for Republican members of Congress who go out with a straight face and talk about how they controlled spending, when they voted to increase the debt limit by between $2.1 and $2.4 trillion, the biggest explosion of debt in American history.
In reality, the bill as Rep. Tom McClintock, R-CA, points out, "allows the government to avoid spending reductions for the next two years while squandering our last best hope of averting a sovereign debt crisis." This bill literally guarantees the economy will get worse, and the budget deficit will explode higher.
As a Republican state senator in California, McClintock predicted and fought against the policies that have bankrupted Sacramento and has now taken his crusade to Washington, D.C. He exhorted his colleagues to see reality, giving excellent reasons he voted against the Boehner/Obama bill: "The purported cuts, even if realized, are far below the $4 trillion deficit reduction that credit rating agencies have warned is necessary to preserve the Triple-A credit rating of the United States government; it blows the lid off the House budget passed in April by more than a half-trillion dollars over ten years; it makes no significant spending reductions for at least the next two years, essentially freezing spending at an unsustainable level."
McClintock further explained, saying, "While the debt increase occurs this year, significant spending cuts aren't to be made for many years and can be ignored or reversed by future acts of Congress; the spending caps are easily circumvented by declaring appropriations to be an emergency, a response to a 'major disaster,' or necessary for the 'global War on Terror'; and the balanced budget amendment provisions are illusory because the amendment is completely undefined."
But even more damaging to Republicans is the way they handed their citizen mandated legislative power to Barack Obama, damaging the U.S. Constitution in the process. Constitutional scholars….


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Just wondering, how would I attach the backplate to the vest using snaps, and how many would I need/where would i need them.
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