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The only thing that's good in me is Jesus. I'm so thankful for His love. I don't know where I would be in life without it. What He did on the cross made me who I am today: forgiven, born-again, healed. Because of His death on that cross, I now have a future. I now have a path to follow. I now have life everlasting. So, now, I've got to try and tell you about myself. Ok, well, I've been married to the most beautiful woman that I know since 2002. God created her just for me, and I couldn't be happier!! Being in love is awesome!! I also have a 13 year old step-son. However, his bio-dad has never been in his life. That means God's given me the awesome privilage and responsibility of being this young man's Dad, which I love!! I'm so proud of him!! He is my son. Thank you, Jesus, for him!! On December 31st, 2004 on my 30th birthday I lost my mother to lung cancer. Four months later I found out that I had testicular cancer. 2005 was the year that God molded me into who I am today. That year my faith in God was tested like never before. Today I am completely healed, cancer free, and all for His glory!! I've been though the fire. I've been tempered. I've been sharpened, and now I'm ready to go to war and fight the good fight of faith. Currently I'm serving as the youth pastor at our church. I'm also taking steps to become a licensed minister. After that, I'll be stepping up to take on the assistant pastor's position at our church. God's got me busy, which is just the way I like it. I spent the first 30 years of my life living for myself. It took me getting cancer to see that. Now I live for the Lord---it's His plan, His purpose from here on out!!


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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Jared Hughes took a huge step forward during the 2011 season after he changed his arm slot to a three-quarters release, and was moved into the bullpen. The hard throwing 6' 7" right-hander believed throwing over the top would be more deceiving for hitters, trying to use his height to get hitters out. But once Hughes moved his arm slot, he saw himself throwing more strikes. He also saw himself move quickly through the Pirates system.
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WAUKESHA, WIS.— Carroll University's Jazz Ensemble continues to embrace the Swing tradition at its concert on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. The evening of classic Jazz begins at 7:30 p.m. in Shattuck Music Center, 218 N. East Ave., Waukesha. This event is free and open to the public.Jazz Ensemble will perform Louis Prima's "Sing, Sing, Sing", made famous by Benny Goodman, "Caravan" form the Duke Ellington library, "Killer Joe" by Benny Golson, and "Moten Swing" by Bennie and Buster Moten. The ensemble is directed by Pete Lange, who teaches music at Catholic Memorial High School.For more information, contact the Music Office at 262.524.7182 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I'm not sure you could make the extra cost of a diesel worth while at all. I'm going to use the Canadian figures I have on hand. Take 2 cars in the same size class, Hyundai Elantra (for the sake of I don't know of a more efficient conventional gasoline engine car, non hybrid, non turbo...etc) and VW Jetta TDI. In Canada they're rated for 58 and 61mpg(imp) respectively on the highway. That means the VW does only 5% better on fuel despite the extra cost of the diesel engine and the fact that diesel often cost more than gasoline.
The way I see it, a diesel car would have to do a lot better than a current Jetta to be worth while and for myself to consider buying one. Gasoline engines have improved in quality, durability and efficiency quite a bit in the last decade. I'll add to the fact that I live in a place where the temp can often drop below -30c (-22) and stay that way for a couple weeks, and even an occasional unholy -40c (-40f). A diesel car should start ok in that if plugged into a block heater (maybe). But what about those occasions where you stayed somewhere over night and don't have anywhere to plug in? Or your work place doesn't provide plugs. I do of course understand that only a very small percentage of North Americans live in a climate that cold and shouldn't be a factor in bringing a diesel over here.
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Locally based company has six California offices
Michael McBurnie
A company based in Nederland also has six offices in California. Founded in 2008 by Michael McBurnie, MyTherapyCompany & Pathways to Speech build positive, mutually rewarding relationships with school districts, regional centers and therapists.
The company's therapists work in schools and home-based early intervention settings throughout California. On Aug. 1 through 5, McBurnie had about 12 of his managers from California out to Nederland for leadership training. He also hired some local residents and has started providing Speech Therapy Services in Boulder County. He and his wife reside in Nederland with their two dogs.
As president and CEO of MTC, McBurnie and his staff have more than 20 years of experience working with school districts and early start agencies. Frequently visiting California from the MTC home base in Nederland, McBurnie meets with his management and clinical staff regularly and makes it a point to be invested in every aspect of the company's growth and expansion.
Under McBurnie's leadership, MTC has maintained an excellent retention rate with less than a 5 percent employee turnover. MyTherapyCompany has offices and regional managers in San Francisco, Berkeley, Encino, Pasadena, Los Angeles and San Diego, Ca.
The Company is an annual donor to Wild Bear Ecology Center in Nederland and also sponsors and hosts student interns each summer for Wild Bear Programs. MTC also was also a sponsor and organizer for Earth Day 2012 in Nederland.
Prior to MTC, McBurnie was the former president of Progressus Therapy, which he founded in 1999. He sold the company to Sylvan Learning in 2004. Prior to Progressus, McBurnie owned and operated Medical Resources, Inc., and Sunbelt Therapy of America.
McBurnie is a leader in the field of healthcare staffing. He has hired and trained more than 2,000 staff members as it relates to special education, early intervention, government, state regulations and business development. McBurnie serves as a board member on a number of non-profit foundations devoted to education and environment issues. McBurnie founded a political action committee and nonprofit in 2007 devoted to issues of clean air and water. He has also assisted with lobby efforts with the renewal of IDEA in Washington, D.C., and federal immigration reform legislation.
McBurnie was awarded People to People Volunteer of Year in 2008 as part of his efforts on clean air and water and the Jefferson County Mayor's award in 2010 for his efforts in using his business to support non-profits on an ongoing basis. In Nederland, he is on the NedRec Board and has been helping out at the Visitors' Center.


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Isozymes and the Analysis of Genetic Structure in Plant Populations
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Ecologists and plant evolutionary biologists have long recognized that plants are not distributed at random within communities but, rather, are clustered in distinct patches. Environmental heterogeneity is usually cited as playing a critical role but colonization patterns and stochastic events affecting establishment and mortality are also important. More recently plant evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that genetic variation in plant populations is also distributed nonrandomly (Antonovics, 1971; Allard et al. 1972; Hamrick and Allard, 1972; Turkington and Harper, 1979). Rather, like the plants themselves, genes and genotypes tend to be clumped, with marked genetic differences occurring over short distances. This nonrandom distribution of genetic variation is often referred to as the genetic structure of a population (Loveless and Hamrick, 1984).
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I found this nice article on the question defense website and I'm trying to follow the steps, but I'm running into some errors.
I've tried the steps on my VM running BT5 Gnome 64-bit and also my usb running BT5 Gnome 32-bit. I'm using BU-353 GPS receiver which is same receiver used in the article.
The steps to start BU-353 GPS receiver are found here :
I first ranThen after plugging in the usb gps I ranCode:gpsd -h
and confirmed my gps receiver is ttyUSB0 by getting this message:Code:dmesg | tail -n 20
Next I started gpsdCode:usb 2-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
and that resulted in no errors and no changes on the screen.Code:gpsd -n /dev/ttyUSB0
When I go back to the wireless recon article and start my gpsd with this command:
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I thought I'm getting this error because I ran a command earlier to start gpsdgpsd: launching (Version 2.92)
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gpsd: command sockets create failed, netlib errors -1, -1
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By Zach Stipe, Media Relations Graduate Assistant
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee freshman Kelsey Floyd was tabbed the SEC Female Swimming and Diving Freshman of the Week by the conference office on Tuesday.
Floyd, a native of Lexington, Ky., won three events and added a runner-up finish in the Lady Vols' 193-103 home-opening victory over Kentucky last Friday.
Providing versatility and endurance for the Big Orange at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, Floyd captured first in the 1000y free right after swimming a leg on the winning 200y medley relay that earned a B-cut and a season-best time (1:42.23). She also finished first in the 200y back and second in the 100y back in her first dual meet ever at the AJIAC.
Her efforts set the tone for Tennessee, as it won 12 of 16 events against the Wildcats.
In her first season at Rocky Top, Floyd ranks second on UT in four events: 100y fly (55.70), 200y free (1:51.96), 1000y free (10:13.28) and 200y back (2:00.83). She has 11 top-three finishes in three meets this season.
Floyd and the Lady Vol swimming and diving team will look to remain undefeated in the SEC this Friday at the AJIAC when South Carolina comes to Knoxville for a 1 p.m. dual meet.


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"Kenya's Water Women"
Catherine Ondele and Rosemary Atieno were featured Al Jazeera English's documentary "Kenya's Water Women" for their Women Make Change Series! The documentary just won the New York Festivals Best TV and Film (Social Issues).
Watch the video here.
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WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO: Women are changing the course of water in Africa!
GWWI is building a movement of local women water experts to address the issue that affects them the most: WATER.
Women and Water Academy
The GWWI Women and Water Academy is a training programs that equips grassroots women with the skills and tools to bring sustainable water solutions to tackle the health and violence risks, and lost income and educational opportunities associated with the lack of safe water and sanitation in their own communities. GWWI conducts a multi-year training programs to transform women from passive recipients of failed water projects to WASH providers. Women gain the expertise to become TECHNICIANS, TRAINERS and SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS.
GWWI strengthens women's leadership in the WASH sector - whether at the village, government or NGO level. Women are taking the lead bringing demand-driven income-generating services to solve their local water crises - improving community health, building simple technologies and MAKING MONEY!
Here's how we do it.
Transforming women from water bearers to water providers!
Challenging Gender Stereotypes
As technicians...
(masons + bricklayers)
...women are trained and supported to build 'appropriate' WASH technologies. "Appropriate technologies' can be made with local materials, are durable, effective and accepted by the community, thus keeping the prices affordable and maintenance easier. If something breaks down, the replacement parts and materials are available locally.
Women can build solutions including
rainwater harvesting systems
water storage tanks
pit latrines
composting toilets
cleaning bays
water filters
Changing Behavior to Improve Community Health
As trainers...
(facilitators + educators)
...women offer hygiene education in the community to encourage proper hygiene practices to reduce the risk of water-related disease, protect and clean water sources as well as train other women to construct.
Ensuring Financial Self-Reliance
As social entrepreneurs...
(manufacturers + contractors)
...women and the organizations for which they work diversify their funding streams. Women earn income by making and selling water and hygiene related products as well as professionalizing their services as masons hired to construct various technologies. In addition, the organizations they work for learn to strengthen their proposal writing skills and have increased access to international WASH funding, local government contracts and micro-loans to finance their projects.
Women learn to make and sell
REDUCED PRODUCTIVITY - Women in sub-saharan Africa can spend up to 8 hours a day fetching water and doing water related chores
LACK OF EDUCATION - 1 out of 10 girls drop out of school by the 8th grade when they start menstruating because there is no water or toilets at the school. Girls are 3x more likely to be malnutritioned which is usually caused by diahrrea from dirty water
HEALTH RISKS - Over half the hospital beds in the world are occupied by people with water-related disease WHILE 3-5 million people die every year of water related disease
FINANCIAL STRESS - women are the caretakers of the families. When they cannot work because they are fetching water or if a family member falls sick, they spend time and money providing health services and medicine
PHYSICAL STRESS - a typical 5 gallons (20 liters) container of water, a typical jerican weighs 44 pounds that women and girls carry on their heads, shoulders and backs
VIOLENCE - when fetching water far from home or school, or relieving themselves in the open when there are no toilets, women and girls are in danger of being violently attacked and even raped
• RETURN ON INVESTMENT - For every $1 invested in water and sanitation there is a return of $3 - $34
• ACCESS TO EDUCATION - With each year of primary school a girl's future wages increase by 10-20% and more educated females desire less children
• IMPROVE HEALTH - If you cut the water fetching time by 15 minutes it can reduce the incidence of diarrhea by 41% and under 5 child mortality by 11%
• FAMILY WELLNESS - Since women are the caretakers of the family and cook, clean, wash and provide drinking water, if they have access to safe water and practice good hygiene they can reduce the risk of water related disease for the whole family
• ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES - Women tend to be more entrepreneurial because they have no access to the formal labor force. If they don't have to fetch water, they can participate in income generating activities. They are also more likely to pay back loans than men
• SAFETY AND SECURITY - when women and girls have access to water and sanitation, there is a reduced risk of violence and sexual attacks, they don't have to walk over rough terrain and no longer have to carry nearly 50 pounds of water
The Global Women's Water Initiative was launched collaboratively and was incubated by three international organizations: A Single Drop, Crabgrass and Women's Earth Alliance (WEA). The GWWI collaborators came together to address the lack of women's leadership in the WASH sector, despite their central role as water stewards. We hosted our first training in 2008 at Green Belt Movement with the support of Nobel Peace Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai (pictured above).
Today, GWWI has evolved and grown to become it's own operation and is currently a project of Earth Island Institute (EII). As a project of EII, GWWI benefits from the EII network which includes dozens of local and international social justice projects.
Since its launch, GWWI has trained and built partnerships with women-led organizations who have different social issues they are tackling. Their organizational missions range from improving maternal health, introducing bio-intensive farming, vocational training for vulnerable women, providing housing for orphans and widows and the like. Each of these organizations have recognized that in order to reach their organizational goals, they had to provide one of the main services that their communities are crying out for: access to clean water.
GWWI supports these organizations, or what we call our Implementing Partners, to build a supplemental WASH program to meet their communities' water needs and in turn, strengthen their existing programs. For example, KSHP in Kitale, Kenya teaches communities bio-intensive farming methods to support food security. After attending GWWI trainings, they are offering income-generating WASH products and services and are ensuring water security in addition to food security. Another example, Life Bloom in Naivasha, Kenya counsels commercial sex workers and provides vocational training so they can seek alternative livelihoods. They've since trained their clients in WASH strategies and some have moved on from working the street to become WASH masons and trainers.
And of course, we are so honored to have our Funding Partners who have provided the resources for us to build this movement.
Meet our International Training Team, our Implementing Partners who have been participating in our multi-year training program and our funding partners!
Gemma Bulos
Executive Director, Co-Founder
Gemma is a multi award-winning social entrepreneur and musician. Prior to stepping in as Director of GWWI, Gemma was the Founder/Executive Director of A Single Drop (USA) and the Founding Director of A Single Drop for Safe Water (Philippines), developing innovative programming that creates income-generating community-led water service organizations. For this innovation, Gemma received national and international social entrepreneur awards from Echoing Green, Ernst Young and Schwab Foundation, and is currently a Stanford Social Entrepreneur Fellow. Her programs also won accolades including the Tech Museum Tech EqualityAward and Warriors of the UN Millennium Goals, sponsored by Kodak Philippines. In 2011, she was recognized as one of the Most Influential Thought Leaders and Innovative Filipinas in the United States. In 2012, Reuter's named her one of the Top 10 Water Solutions Trailblazers in the World. Gemma is also an internationally renowned singer most well know for building The Million Voice Choir, a global peace mission to unite people around water through song. Read more about Gemma's incredible story and watch her TED talks here.
Godliver Businge
Head Technology Trainer
Godliver is challenging gender stereotypes in the WASH sector by being a technology trainer with expertise in bricklaying, welding and other construction skills. She graduated as one of three women at the top of her class at the Uganda Rural Development Training Program where she was given a scholarship to attend. She soon went on to being #1 in her class again at St Joseph's Technical Institute in Uganda – and incidentally, the ONLY WOMAN! Not only did Godliver receive top marks in Civil Engineering, on April 28, 2012, she gave the commencement speech attended by the Minister of Education, who soon after invited her to his office and offered her a job. She graciously declined because she has her sights on getting her degree and ultimately her PhD in Civil Engineering. Godliver is GWWIs Head Technology Trainer and will be training all the women graduates in appropriate water technologies in their villages. Read about her in a Reuters feature, "Female Engineer, Role Model, Empowers Other Ugandan Women"
Rose Wamalwa
Country Director, Kenya/Tanzania
Rose came to GWWI as a Fellow in 2011. Her background as a volunteer for an organization in Kisumu and her tireless dedication to women's empowerment in the WASH sector made her a perfect candidate for the GWWI inaugural Fellows program. After attending the GWWI training programs to strengthen her skills as a WASH expert, she started her own organization Women in Water and Natural Resources Conservation (WWNRC). Because of her stellar commitment to her GWWI grassroots teams she was assigned to coach and support for the year, she was hired by GWWI as our first regional Coordinator for Kenya/Tanzania and her organization WWNRC is a GWWI East African Regional host partner. Rose was recently named as one of the '8 African WASH Women to Watch' alongside African Presidents Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and Banda of Malawi by WASH Advocates in Washington, DC and is currently an IREX Community Solutions Fellow sponsored by the US State Department.
Hajra "Comfort" Mukasa
Country Director, Uganda
Comfort was selected amongst a highly competitive pool of East African women candidates to attend GWWIs inaugural Fellows Program. As a public health official and graduating 2nd in her class receiving her Master's at Makare University School of Public Health, Comfort brought an impressive combination of academic rigor as well as field experience into GWWIs training program. Because of her incredible commitment to her GWWI teams and the strong trusting relationships she built with our trainees, she has since been hired as GWWIs first regional Coordinator for Uganda. Within a year with GWWI, she launched her own organization, Uganda Women's Water Initiative (UWWI) inspired and informed by the work of GWWI. UWWI became a GWWI host partner in 2014 and is poised to take over GWWI operations in Uganda by 2018. Hajra was selected as a delegate for the Women in Public Service Institute "How Women Will Solve the Earth's Water Crisis". The program was launched by Hillary Clinton and sponsored by the US State Department
Meet the women bringing H2ope to their communities!
Action for Women and Awakening in Rural Environment (AWARE)
Kaabong, Uganda
TEAM: Josephine Auma and Grace Loumo
MISSION: Maternal health, HIV/AIDS, emergency relief
Our favorite AWARE story:
Blog: With Women Empowered, Change is POO-ssible! In recognition of World Toilet Day 2014
Bukoba Women's Empowerment Association (BUWEA)
Bukoba, Tanzania
TEAM: Grace Mushongi and Rachel Nyamukama
MISSION: Women's livelihood, animal husbandry, farming, soy mills
Global Women's Water Initiative, Moyo (GWWIM)
Moyo, Uganda
TEAM: Martha Adong and Angella Tassas
MISSION: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Our favorite GWWIM stories:
Blog: Guest Blog from a Visiting Photographer Who Traveled to Moyo, Uganda to Witness GWWIM in Action!
Blog: Angella and Martha Win the Best Booth Award (It was all about water) at the local Women's Day Festival
Blog: GWWI Trainees Launch the First GWWI Local Chapter in Moyo, Uganda With Huge Support from the Community and Local Government
Katosi Women's Development Trust (KWDT)
Katosi, Uganda
TEAM: Rose Namukasa, Betty Kajule and Mastula Namaganda
MISSION: animal husbandry, micro-loans, WASH
Our favorite KWDT story:
Blog: KWDT Wins the Kyoto Water Prize, One of the Top Water Prizes in the World!
Kilili Self-Help Programme (KSHP)
Kitale, Kenya
TEAM: Jane Joseph and Elizabeth Nasai
MISSION: biodynamic farming, food security
Our favorite KSHP stories:
Blog: Buying Books Instead of Medicine! KSHP Eliminates Typhoid in Local Kenya Schools
Blog: KSHP Wins Top Prize from Ministry Of Water and Irrigation
Blog: KSHP Enhances Their Food Security Program With Water Security
Blog: Unique Community Driven Program to Bring Clean Water
Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET)
Kisumu, Kenya
TEAM: Rosemary Atieno, Joy Nambare and Maureen Opondo
MISSION: maternal health, HIV/AIDS, participatory integrated community development
Life Bloom Services International, Inc (LBSI)
Naivasha, Kenya
TEAM: Wanjiru Ngigi, Phionah Mbugua and Catherine Wanjohi
MISSION: counseling, livelihood development, vocational training for vulnerable women and girls
Our favorite LBSI stories:
Blog: From Sex Worker to Water Champion: Phionah Quits Walking the Streets for A Career as a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Technician and Trainer!
Blog: LBSI Director Is Elected as Board Chair of Her Local Water Board Integrating Women and Influencing Local Water Policy. Read her letter!
Blog: LBSI Trains Women Prisoners To Provide Their Own Clean Water. Read more here.
Blog: Commercial Sex Workers Become Masons and Find An Alternative Income-Generating Skill
Orphans and Widows Association for Development (OWAD)
Amuria, Uganda
TEAM: Florence Atidi, Helen Rose Achen and Eunice Aliamo
MISSION: housing for orphans and widows, solar energy
Uganda Women's Water Initiative (UWWI)
Gomba, Uganda
TEAM: Beatrice Namukasa, Betty and Irina
MISSION: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Women's Center for Job Creation (WCFJC)
Jinja, Uganda
TEAM: Charity Ndhura and Isabella Ainomugish
MISSION: women's livelihood, craft making, salon training, animal husbandry, farming, seed saving
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Who Benefits from Apple Going DRM-Free?
Posted by Mark Mulligan on January 7, 2009
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Apple's announcement at Macworld on Tuesday that they drop
DRM from the iTunes Music Store catalogue is an intriguing mix of necessary
development and non-event. DRM
really should already have disappeared from premium digital music stores long
ago, and the digital music market is not suddenly going to accelerate because
this is now happening. And yet the
DRM-free move is an important enabler for the long term viability of the
digital music sector. Consumers expect
to be able to play music when, where, and how they like. That's what decades of the CD has taught
them. Only DRM-free music offers the
same freedom. But there aren't hoards of
would-be music buyers waiting for DRM to drop. Rather, this is about removing barriers to entry for long term organic
adoption by more mainstream consumers.
The short-term benefits of this initiative are almost all
- Apple customers get a better music buying experience
- Apple mitigates the first hints of competitive advantage that the likes of Amazon and 7 Digital had via their own MP3 catalogue
- Ongoing DRM-related complaints from the Nordic consumer ombudsmen become largely
The fact that Apple can now sell to other MP3 player owners
doesn't even register. Apple are in the
business of selling devices. They sell
services to enhance the value proposition of the devices. Apple are not in the digital music business
for the sake of selling music. In fact,
it is such a low-margin business for them that it could almost be preferable
for them not to sell into non-Apple devices.
So the rest of the digital music stores that make up the
small remainder of the non-iTMS digital music market needn't worry too much
about Apple stealing their customers. But they do need to accept the fact that they're now less likely to
steal customers from Apple. They now
need to focus hard on differentiating via other factors such as pricing,
programming and discovery.
So the benefit is predominately Apple's. But there is important precedent here for
other hardware companies such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Both have launched their own twist on the
locked-ecosystem that Apple pioneered with iTMS / iPod. But crucially their offerings (Comes With
Music and Play Now plus) focus on providing music on a free or near-to-free
basis to consumers, using DRM to mitigate misuse. Removing DRM from the premium download stores
puts vital clear blue water between them and these offerings. Thus DRM will be increasingly used to
differentiate premium stores from subsidized and ad supported download services
(e.g. Qtrax, Spiral Frog). In short, the
more you pay, the less DRM you have to tolerate.
So this is very much a case of 'DRM is dead, long live DRM!'
with Apple as the near-term winners and the broader market benefiting in the
longer term.
re: Who Benefits from Apple Going DRM-Free?
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Plus, of course, there's the small matter of a few million dollars in revenue which Apple gets from people "upgrading" previous purchases to their DRM-free equivalents. I did a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation which leads me to believe Apple will make around $90 million if 5% of songs sold so-far are upgraded. Of course, that's not clear profit - but in a tough economic climate, every few million counts.


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The 2009 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament returns to Indianapolis and Conseco Fieldhouse for the second of a five-year commitment. This year's tournament will tip off on Thursday, March 12 and the champion will be lauded on Sunday, March 15. The women's event will be held at Conseco Fieldhouse March 5-8.
All 11 teams participate in the men's tournament with the winner receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The team that finishes atop the regular season standings is the Big Ten champion. The bracket will be seeded according to the final regular-season standings with the conference champion earning the top seed and the top five finishers receiving first-round byes.
The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament has made its mark both nationally and locally in its first 11 years of existence. Sell-out crowds, exciting and competitive games, national television coverage and throngs of media have been featured in past conference tournaments. It is a highlight reel of college basketball that showcases the finest coaches and student-athletes in the nation. The strength and depth of the conference have also been displayed, as the tournament final has featured teams seeded 11th, 10th, 9th and 6th, while the No. 4 seed has advanced to the championship game on three occasions.
After welcoming 969,038 patrons in its first decade, the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament broke the one-million mark in total attendance with a sellout crowd of 18,691 during the Friday night session at Conseco Fieldhouse in 2008. Through five sessions, the Big Ten welcomed 80,012 fans to boost the all-time tournament attendance to 1,049,050.
Since the inception, the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament has seen five different conference representatives crowned Tournament champions, with Michigan State (1999, 2000), Illinois (2003, 2005), Iowa (2001, 2006) and Wisconsin (2004, 2008) claiming the honor twice along with Ohio State (2007) capturing one. In addition, every tournament game in the past 10 years has been televised live on CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Plus or the Big Ten Network and will continue in 2009.
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Managing a hung parliament can be a tricky business. Convincing a renegade member of the opposition to take up the role of speaker can seem like a masterstroke. It simultaneously boosts the government's vote, diminishes the opposition's vote and causes internal conflict within the opposition. However, it can be a dangerous game to play.
One hundred years ago, the same game was played by a Labor government in NSW. Labor lost its majority when two members resigned, mid-debate, over a rural land policy. Facing an imminent loss of confidence, the acting premier, Bill Holman, convinced his speaker to resign. The opposition realised that it could not form a government and provide a speaker from its own numbers, so Labor remained in government until the byelections were held. Labor won one and lost the other, leaving the numbers tied. This made the election of the speaker critical. Whichever side provided the speaker would lose its capacity to govern. If no speaker could be elected, the Parliament could not function and a new election would have to be held.
Holman's coup was to convince a Liberal, Henry Willis, to be speaker. Upon his nomination, the opposition embarked upon a campaign of abuse. Willis was described, among other things, as a vile worm, a political leper, a pariah dog and a skunk. All night the opposition filibustered in the chamber, hoping that either Willis would give up or the governor would become so fed-up that he would force an election. But the opposition had made a tactical error in not proposing an alternative speaker. The government realised, in the middle of the night, that in the absence of another candidate, Willis could be ''called'' to the chair by acclamation. At 7.30am, while the opposition members were at their most exhausted from a night of unrelenting abuse, an army of Labor supporters burst into the chamber, bawling out ''Willis'' while his nominators quickly dragged him to the chair before the opposition realised what had happened. Willis was speaker and the opposition was thwarted.
This did not end Labor's problems. First, it was careless in losing members, with one tripping over on the stairs, flying over the balustrade and having to take up residence next door, in Sydney Hospital. Its second problem was that Willis was an erratic and aggressive speaker who seemed to provoke disorder. The opposition, however, needed no provocation. Its rage at the traitor was manifested by unruly behaviour and dissent within the chamber. Matters came to a head on September 19, 1911. The Herald reported that the speaker raised tensions by referring to the opposition as ''a pack of ruffians''. Crowds flocked to the public galleries ''on the tiptoe of excitement'' to see how the opposition would respond. The speaker disallowed all questions on the subject and then ''named'' an opposition member who was, the Herald reported, ''sitting most inoffensively in his seat''. When the sergeant-at-arms tried to remove him, several opposition members of ''large stature and weight'' surrounded him so he could not be ousted. The speaker then adjourned, ''harmless paper missiles'' being thrown in his wake.
Upon the resumption of Parliament, another opposition member was named for no obvious reason. The opposition responded in the same manner but this time the speaker pressed a button and ''a posse of heavyweight policemen rushed into the midst of the struggling legislators'' to the cheers of the crowd. Some described it as resembling a scene from a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, while the Herald described it as ''one of the most disgraceful episodes of disorder and confusion'' ever witnessed in a parliament.
While Labor was frustrated by its obnoxious speaker and the disruption of Parliament, it was the opposition that ended up suffering most. Its unruly and negative behaviour had led the people to believe that it could not be trusted with forming a government. Labor won ensuing byelections and formed a comfortable majority of three. The speaker was finally eased out, resigning to cheers and applause from the opposition and public gallery in 1913. Labor survived a full term and won a clear majority at the next election. Holman was lucky. Will history repeat itself?
Anne Twomey is an associate professor at the University of Sydney law school.
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This is the fourth in an Advent series of eight posts that will wind their way through Christine Pohl's new book Living into Community: Cultivating Practices that Sustain Us (Eerdmans 2012 Buy now: Amazon // Kindle ). This book was chosen as The Englewood Review's Book of the Year for 2012, and as I hope will become abundantly clear over the Advent season, it fits very well with what John and I have been describing as Slow Church.[ Read an Excerpt of LIVING INTO COMMUNITY ]The Previous Post in the Series…In the season of Advent, we wait for the coming of Jesus, and wait as the Isra … [Read more...]
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Thank you kind people for your suggestions. I think I'm going to end up with quite a lot of herby/ scenty things I think. Pam, I have a sarcococca in a pot and was thinking about using it there. In fact I want them all!!! I love the idea of evening smellies.
I have had a few rows of paving laid in front of the conservatory and now have an empty section between it and the old path across to the shed. I am wondering what would be good to plant there. I will probably have a couple of stepping stones in line with the conservatory door and I need a bit of room to walk round the pond which is just off the left of the photo. Nothing too high but I don't want grass because the chickens will scratch it up. It's sunny during the mornings in summer other wise shade / partial shade, well-drained, slightly alkaline.
Thanks in advance for suggestions. Flo x
Thanks Chicky you're a brick-y
Fish pie was v. nice Bunny, though I say so myself. Wine was too though I can't claim to have made that with my own fair mitts!
5 mins. to fish pie. Oh, and a glass of wine
Dove - you wouldn't be soon to retire by any chance, would you
Chicky, thank you so much for that information. I shall seek out the May mag. forthwith!
Afties all. Have spent a little while sitting out enjoying the sun!!! (I know!!!) and trying to decide where to plant the shrubs I already have. Round my new paving in case I failed to make that clear. Came in to find requirements for shrubs I have so far. Now I really need to find somewhere to obtain reasonably priced 'little stuff' - small lavenders and thymes for starters as GC pots work out rather pricey.
Great cake, Bjay - get practising!
Morning all.
Just a flying visit as I have to be at dog rescue open day all morning. I hope the sunshine lasts so I can get outside this afternoon.
Hope the sun shines where you are too
This is all sounding rather exciting Becks and Bjay. I need something bricky to repair the edges of my pond. If those paviors are not too thick, they might be just the thing! And we have a Wickes not too far away.
Was very sad to have to let Pete the Paving man dump most of the topsoil he dug out, I would loved it to have gone to someone who wanted it
Bjay, I share your drain pain! Luckily I can usually make mine do the ploop with my own drain rods. Not a choice job, though. Good for speedy Dynorod.
Glad Beechgrove has been mentioned, thanks folks. I'd managed not to notice when it was on so a Sunday repeat will be welcome.
Morning everyone.
Glad workmen have gone so I don't feel like a specimen in a glass case - not that they peeked in but I was always aware that they were there. Too cold to do outside stuff at the mo. but may be off to GC for lunch later with my sis. so a bit of browsing may be on the cards
Glyn, like GG, I am SO glad that my marking days are behind me .
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The Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared shortly after midnight on Saturday 8th March 2014. The Boeing 777 departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 00:41am local time on Saturday and was due to arrive in Beijing at 06:30am local time. But it jumped off radar and lost all communication at 01:30am over the South China Sea. The Boeing 777 is considered as one of the most popular and safest jet, but this incident has compelled us to think otherwise. The MH370 was reported to be carrying around 239 passengers and other crew members.
Probable cause of disappearance
It might seem like an act of Houdini, but a number of speculations and theories are circulating all around regarding the disappearance of this airplane.
- Terrorist act – It was reported that 2 individuals on board the MH375 had made use of stolen passports, one Italian and one Austrian, to board the plane. This might be a planned act all along from a terrorist agency. Adding fuel to the speculation is the fact that, officials had received an anonymous warning stating, terrorists were targeting Beijing's international airport.
- Serious mechanical malfunction – There are numerous conditions and aspects a aircraft has to withstand while cruising at high altitude. The air pressure inside is significantly higher than that outside. Even the temperature difference is astounding. The aircraft under such condition travels at a speed of around 1,000kmph and even a minor glitch can prove to be catastrophic.
But being said that, even the above mentioned mishaps would have generated ample debris that the rescue team could have discovered easily. In case of serious malfunction, the transponder present in the cockpit relays a distract signal which would have been received by the staff at the ATC. The hijacking of the MH370 can't be plausible either, as it could have dodged the radar only by flying the plane below radar, but the Boeing 777 being a 200 x 209 feet aircraft, it could never have escaped unnoticed.
Reasons for not finding any evidence
The aircraft disappeared in the South China Sea that varies widely in depth and is prone to fast-moving currents that could easily carry debris more than 50 miles a day. In this region, the water is as shallow as 300 feet or as deep as 3,000 feet. At such a depth, the ocean is dark and the temperature is as low as 40 degrees. GPS signals are not that effective in salt water and the acoustic signals that are sent from the plane's emergency beacon could be faint.
Steps adopted for the search and rescue mission
Efficient search crews from around 10 countries are scanning 10,500 square miles to search for any survivor or any possible debris. They are sending crews to the most likely impact point, where they are lowering listening devices into the ocean and are attempting to pick up the signals from the "pinger", which is attached to the plane's two black boxes. Debris from the Malaysia Airlines might have been pushed miles from the impact point already by wind and ocean currents.
The real reason behind the mysterious disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines, can only be answered with time. The search and rescue crew are working hard and support has been rendered from a number of countries and provinces to further speed up the process.
What you can do to help the search
The company DigitalGlobe based in Longmont Colorado has trained cameras from its five orbiting satellites on the Gulf of Thailand region where Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last known location was.
The images will be made available for free on Tomnod, which will crowdsource the search by asking the public for help analyzing high-resolution images for any sign of the missing airliner
The imagery has already been uploaded to the Tomnod website – and the want people to help with scaning the pictures, where each pixel equals half a meter, and tag anything that looks suspicious.
Algorithms will then determine which areas have the most tags, and in-house experts will then follow up on any leads generated by the system.


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The Saint (Highland Guard Novel - Book 5)
by Monica McCarty
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I don't know what to say about this book without repeating myself (if you read all of my other reviews about the Highland Guard Series, you know what I'm saying)...
Monica McCarty is one of my favorite authors and still she manages to make me "love" her more with each new book. I have a few favorites among them (The Chief, The Viper) and this is one of them. Each character is well defined, built not only based on true historical facts but from a wonderful and powerful imagination.
In here we found a strong, powerful and trustworthy warrior. Magnus MacKay struggles with his passions and beliefs as well as a sense of betrayal that only make him more 'likeable'. It is the Highland way, to put honor and the clan first and in here we can see what the feuds did to the clans (even if this romance is fictional).
Still waters run deep and that's all I have to say about Magnus.
As for Helen, well, she was a woman and I believe that it was hard to be one in those days. She is strong, faithful and resourceful, she isn't a lady in need of rescue. I believe that they made a great pair.
In this book we learn more about the Highland Guard and they 'modus operandi', there is more battle and action scenes as well.
This is a must read.
The review that follow is a partial review. To read the full review, please visit TBQ's Book Palace!
Already a devoted fan (scratch that: obsessive fan) of Highlanders, especially in my romance novels, it should come as no surprise that The Saint is a top contender for my favorite book of this year. But not all Highland romances are the same, and it takes a special, and very talented author, to create not only a hero for the reader to fall in love with, but also a whole cast of other characters for the reader to enjoy and connect with. Monica McCarty is such an author, and while The Saint is only my second journey into her work, I can promise you one thing—it will not be my last!
Helen de Moray is just the sort of heroine that I enjoy reading about—and wish that I could be. She's not only beautiful (perhaps not classically, but who cares?), but also very strong and determined, she cares about her family, and she works hard, especially doing what she loves (healing). She's not one of those heroines that whine all day; she's not one to complain when things get tough.
And, as she is soon to find out with Magnus "Saint" McKay, passion runs through her veins and she's been waiting for that one person to offer her what she's been missing in life--"more". More love, more passion, more adventure; Magnus can fulfill all of those wishes and more for her.
Part of the secret Highland Guard, Magnus has always been teased by his fellow brethren for being so pure (not turning to woman and drink during times of celebration or relaxation). But they don't know that he's already found the woman of his dreams—and she turned him down. His pride hurt, he turned away from her, joined the Guard, and never looked back. Though he still thinks of Helen, the fiery lass he fell in love with when they were both younger, he's never tried to talk to her, to tell her how he felt—how he still feels. But when William, his Guard partner, goes home to marry Helen, Magnus finds that he is torn—between loyalty to his friend and love for his Helen.
Stubborn pride gets in his way again, and Helen goes through with the marriage, thinking that Magnus has no feelings for her. Soon after, she realizes her mistake—she sees the way he still looks at her, the longing and love in his eyes...and the tick beneath them that means he is lying. How can she stay married to William when her heart belongs to his friend? Various events lead to Helen become a widow only a few weeks after her wedding. But even then, Magnus won't come near her. It's almost like he blames her for something...or perhaps blames himself for something he had to do? Helen's determined to win his heart back though, and she will stop at nothing—even if it means crawling into his bed naked one night...
I loved Saint! From page one, he had my attention, and within a few short chapters he had stolen my heart just as easily as he stole Helen's. Saint (as he shall always be known as to me) was not only an extremely sexy man, but also one with a lot of heart and courage, strength and honor, loyalty and pride. He was a bit flawed—he wasn't perfect, and his relationship with Helen was truly messed up for the longest time, which lead to a great deal of heartache and pain on both of their parts. But it was partly because of all these things that I fell for him. I would have pushed Helen out of the way in an instant to take her spot! But I know how wonderful they are together, how much they belonged together, so I'll just quietly lust for him from afar instead!
As much as I loved Saint, he wasn't the only character that I liked. Helen, as I mentioned before, was a great heroine, both a perfect match for Saint as well as a good woman that I could respect and relate to as well. But then there were also a few of the secondary characters—from Helen's brothers to her friend and fellow healer Muriel, to the great King of Scotland, I enjoyed reading about them all, and look forward to reading more of their stories in other books (ie: the rest of the Highland Guard). McCarty did a wonderful job at creating vivid characters for the reader, and I loved the sideline romance we had in this one as well, between Will (Helen's oldest brother) and Muriel. In between panting for Saint, I was also rooting for them.
But perhaps the thing that I loved the most about The Saint is the writing. McCarty has a way with words, and every bit of her talent came through with this book!
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345528409, Mass Market Paperback)Robert the Bruce consolidates lands and loyalty in a bold war for Scotland's independence, as his elite team of warriors, the Highland Guard, fight for king, country . . . and love.
Magnus MacKay is the ultimate Highlander: tough, proud, able to master any terrain and to best his enemies. Called "the Saint" for his refusal to discuss women, as well as for his cool and steady leadership, Magnus hides a painful truth. It isn't virtue or piety that keeps him silent, but a wound of love and loss that cuts so deep he cannot bear to speak of it. But when the woman who refused him is betrothed to his friend and fellow Guardsman, Magnus is tested by love's battle cry.
A wild and innocent beauty, Helen chose family duty over her desire for Magnus. Now the anger in his eyes mirrors the tormented regret in her heart. But as deadly subterfuge stalks the King and his Guard, Helen vows to right her youthful mistakes with a woman's determined spirit. Still, Magnus harbors secrets and an iron will not to weaken to temptation—or heartache—again. But as danger looms, it's the kiss not of a saint, but of a sinner, that can save them.
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"Magnus MacKay is the ultimate Highlander: tough, proud, able to master any terrain and to best his enemies. Called 'the Saint' for his refusal to discuss women, as well as for his cool and steady leadership, Magnus hides a painful truth. It isn't virtue or piety that keeps him silent, but a wound of love and loss that cuts so deep he cannot bear to speak of it. But when the woman who refused him is betrothed to his friend and fellow Guardsman, Magnus is tested by love's battle cry. A wild and innocent beauty, Helen chose family duty over her desire for Magnus. Now the anger in his eyes mirrors the tormented regret in her heart. But as deadly subterfuge stalks the King and his Guard, Helen vows to right her youthful mistakes with a woman's determined spirit. Still, Magnus harbors secrets and an iron will not to weaken to temptation-- or heartache-- again. But as danger looms, it's the kiss not of a saint, but of a sinner, that can save them" -- p. [4] of cover.… (more)
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I'm still reluctant giving him the Deramaxx, and so I did some research on a natural anti-inflammatory and found a product called Flexicose that contains many natural ingredients that are suppose to reduce inflammation and for joint care.
I'll check with my Vet, but I was wondering if anyone gives their pet Deramaxx and at the same time, Flexicose or something that has Glucosamine, vitamins, Yucca, Chondroitin, MSM, Omega 3 fatty acids, Boswella, Manganese and hyaluronic acid (all found in Flexicose).
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Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
. Dish soaps do remove them but some people have reported with repeated use it dried out vinyl and rubber trim pieces.
Any decent polish with good arm pressure or a buffer would remove the old sealant or wax so I doubt that was the cause. I would try to polish the area again. Also what products (polish, pad, buffer vs hand) are you using?
The M205 and a white pad should be able to remove a lot of the buffer trails and is one of my go to combinations. If that doesn't do it or if that combination leaves too much behind try using the ultra light finishing polish
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I'm surprised to hear the M105 and M205 didn't remove the majority of swirls. I typically use at least two orange pads with the M105 and two white pads with the M205 afterward. Use about 10lbs of pressure and turn the PC up to speed 6, move slow and steady for best results. if you need more power try the
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I did the Orange pad w/ M105 for the main part and finished up with a black pad w/ M205. I got a lot of the cloudiness out, but not the buffing trails. I didn't do that much correction work either. Longer work times in an area I suppose? It was my first time using my Porter Cable.
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I took it down but it's still beeping
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Smart CheckA signal is sent to the control panel when the detector requires cleaning. This allows a regular, non-emergency service call to clean the detector before it goes into alarm.
So how do I get it to stop beeping?
When a smoke detector sensor is contaminated by the smallest part of dust or dirt, it can be very sensitive and begin beeping but it is a false trip Cleaning the unit by the user manual instructions should calm it down
okay -= do you have those instructions
I am looking for those exact instructions right now
is this a system or a stand alone?
I think a system = it's connected to my alarm system (security)
Yes it has a wireless transmitter, I want to use their verbage for cleaning this model I know I have a pdf on this , just a minute or two
there is the manual in pdf format you can print off for other issues I will pick out the cleaning instructions for you
The 5808W3 is powered by a single 3-volt CR123A or DL123A Lithiumbattery (included). The detector checks for a low battery at leastevery 65 minutes. If a low battery is detected, the transmitter sendsa low battery message to the control panel, which beeps and displaysthe detector's zone number. In addition, the red LED of the 5808W3will blink every 45 seconds and the test switch will be disabled. Thiscondition will exist for a minimum of 7 days, and then the detector'shorn will "chirp" about every 45 seconds. Pressing the test switchduring this time will silence the chirps for 12 hours. The batteryshould be replaced BEFORE the chirps begin. Be sure to replace thebattery with a fresh one.
It is a very complex device, I forgot it also has the low battery alarm does the chirping fall into the above? about every 45 seconds
NOTE: Before performing maintenance on the detector, notify theproper authorities and the central station that maintenance is beingperformed and the system will be temporarily out of service. Disablethe zone or system undergoing maintenance to prevent any unwantedalarms, and follow this procedure exactly, referring to Figure 5.
1. Remove the detector housing from the base by twistingcounter-clockwise.2. Remove the battery from the unit.3. Wait 20 seconds. (To ensure proper power-down sequence, thebattery must be removed from detector for a minimum of 20seconds before continuing to the next step.)4. Remove the detector cover by turning counter-clockwise.5. Vacuum the cover or use canned air to remove any dust or debris.6. Remove the top half of the screen/sensing chamber by liftingstraight up (see Figure 5).7. Vacuum or use canned air to remove any dust or particles thatare present on all chamber sections.8. Replace the top half of the screen/sensing chamber by aligningthe arrow on the screen/sensing chamber with the arrow on thehousing. Press down firmly until the screen/sensing chamber isfully seated.9. Replace the detector cover by placing it over the screen/sensingchamber and turning it clockwise until it snaps into place.SpecificationsPower Source: One 3-volt CR123A Lithium Battery (included). (Replace with Duracell DL123A, Sanyo CR123A,Panasonic CR123A or ADEMCO 466.)Height: 2.3 inches (58 mm)Diameter: 5.3 inches (135 mm) with mounting baseWeight: 8.5 oz. (241 g) without batteryOperating Ambient Temperature Range: 32° to 100°F (0° to 38°C)Operating Humidity Range: 0% to 95% Relative HumidityHeat Sensor: 135° F Fixed Temperature Electronic ThermistorsFreeze Warning Sensor: 41°F (5°C)Agency Listings: UL 268 – Commercial and Residential InstallationsPlease refer to insert for the Limitations of Fire Alarm SystemsFOR WARRANTY INFORMATION AND FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE LIMITATIONS OF THE ENTIRE ALARM SYSTEM, REFER TO THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THERECEIVER/CONTROL WITH WHICH THIS DEVICE IS USED.This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and RSS210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.The user shall not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless authorized by the Installation Instructions or User's Manual.D100-100-00 I56-2768-005R10. Reinstall the battery into the battery compartment noting properorientation. The red and green LEDs will flash once every 5seconds for approximately 20 seconds until the power-up cycle iscomplete.11. Reinstall the detector and test (see the Testing section).12. Notify the central station when the system is back in service.IMPORTANT: If this procedure is not followed exactly, thedetector may indicate a maintenance trouble after the power-upsequence is complete. If this happens, remove the battery for 20seconds and then reinstall.
pg 4 has a photo of the sensor removal for cleaning,
Testing Programmed LoopsThis test should be performed before installation to ensure that allloops intended to be used have been programmed and are operationalin the system.1. Activate the system's TRANSMITTER ID SNIFFER mode fromthe keypad (see the control panel's instructions). All programmedwireless zones will be displayed, one by one, on the systemkeypad. Make sure all smoke detector zones are displayed inthe sequence. (If they are not, recheck that all zones have beenproperly programmed.)2. With the detector mounted to the bracket, press the smokedetector's TEST switch. All zones associated with the smokedetector should disappear from the keypad on the next displaycycle. This means that the system has received a transmissionfrom each loop you programmed.3. When testing is complete, enter the Installer code + the OFF keyto exit TEST mode.When all system testing has been completed, notify the central stationthat the system is back on line.- 3
A. Test Switch1. A recessed test switch is located on the detector housing (seeFigure 4).2. Push and hold the recessed test switch for a minimum of 5seconds. Use a small screwdriver or Allen key with maximumdiameter of 0.18 inch (the alarm panel will trigger and then thesmoke detector will go into alarm. If the tool is removed from therecessed switch the sounder will shut off.)If the detector is within the listed sensitivity limits, the LED onthe detector should blink once per second and the horn shouldsound within 3 seconds.
Dependent on the chirp timing will determine the fault every 45 seconds for a low battery
1. Activate the wireless system's GO/NO GO TEST mode fromthe keypad.2. Depress and hold the smoke detector's TEST switch. If thedetector has not previously detected a low battery conditionand it is within proper sensitivity limits, the detector shouldimmediately transmit an alarm signal to the control panel.The built-in horn will start to sound about 2.5 seconds afterdepressing the button.3. The wireless system's keypad should emit at least three audiblesounds when the alarm transmission is received and will displaythe transmitting detector's zone number.4. When the console has received the test signal, release the TESTswitch. The horn will immediately stop and a few seconds laterthe detector's zone number will clear from the console display.5. If the console does not respond as noted, check the polarity of thebattery and be sure it is fresh. If this is an initial installation,try moving the detector to another location that provides properreception. Also be sure that the detector has been "enrolled" bythe control panel (see PROGRAMMING). Then, repeat the test.6. Turn off the system's TEST mode from the keypad (securitycode + OFF).
Green LED Red LEDPiezoelectricHornPower UpBlinks every5 secBlinks every5 secOffNormal (standby)Blinks every10 secOff OffOut of Sensitivity OffBlinks every5 secOff
time the beeps to determine the exact amount of time between beeps,


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The big righty gave up just one single - an infield chopper that second baseman Nate Sutton couldn't get out of his glove - while striking out five and walking one on 61 pitches. He retired the last 10 hitters he faced.
In a statement after his outing, Colon said "I felt good out there and I'm really looking forward to my next outing."
That outing may come with the Quakes or he could head to the Pacific Coast League, depending on weather conditions in Salt Lake City.
Notes Aldridge isn't the only Quakes pitcher who wasn't ready to leave camp at the end of Spring Training. Starter Stephen Marek is working on a few mechanincal issues to limit injury risk and is expected to join the club within a few weeks. Fellow righty Tommy Mendoza, 19, is trying to avoid surgery for a labrum problem and is early in a rehab throwing assignment. If he is able to avoid the knife - a precident set by Angels' lefty Joe Saunders - he might be in the California League by the middle of the season. Surgery would push him back to some time in the 2008 season.
Outfielder Drew Toussaint didn't even make it into the game, but apparently had a rough go of it anyway. About an hour before gametime, the Epicenter scoreboard reported that Toussaint had already opened his season with a groundout and he was sporting an 0-for-1 going into the season opener.
As impressive as Colon looked, Quakes righty Brok Butcher matched his performance, retiring the first five batters and working four scoreless innings as wekk. The 2005 25th-round pick gave up just two singles to a Storm lineup that will score a lot of runs this season.
"He was outstanding," said manager Bobby Mitchell. "He keeps the ball down really well and he threw a couple real good changeups tonight and threw strikes."
Sutton, returning to the Quakes after he posting a .278 average in 2006, opened the fourth with a triple just inside the first baseline, then came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Midwest League homerun champ Jordan Renz.
"I like the fact that we were able to get him in," said Mitchell. "We struggled some last year getting guys in from third with less than two outs. So it was a good sign."
With closer Ryan Aldridge working through a slight arm strain and still in Tempe, Darren O'Day closed out the game, using his sidearm delivery and biting slider to induce two meek groundouts and a strikeout against three right-handed batters.


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Your CEO just gave you your marching orders. "We're going to organically grow the top line and profits by 30% over the next year. We're going to grow the sales force to make this happen. I've discussed this with the Board and they agree with the strategy. So tell me what you need to accomplish this and let's move forward."
As a sales leader the opportunity to rapidly grow sales seems exciting. You've got the backing of the CEO, and the Board of Directors. You've got air cover. You've got a mandate. This is the stuff that great success stories are written about (and great resume's), right? Yes it'll be hard work, but you can just envision a year from now when your boss recognizes your success in growing the business on a big stage.
As the Chief Sales Officer, one of two options is now available to you.
Option #1
Your boss, the CEO, told you to jump and you answer "How high?" You're going to do exactly what your CEO told you to do. So you gather your management team and enthusiastically communicate the challenge and opportunity ahead. They're all for it and will help rapidly put the plan together. You talk with your counterparts in Human Resources, Training, and Sales Operations (who will coordinate with Facilities and IT for the required resources). They're all behind you (after all, this comes from the CEO). A week later, you present your formal plan to the CEO and tell her that interview scheduling is already in process. You're on your way to growing sales and being a visible leader in a great success story.
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French cuisine has influenced the eating habits of people around the world, especially those who enjoy "haute cuisine" in restaurants. But there are also many regional (or "provincial") styles of cooking that remain unique to France.
4 veal chops
Salt and pepper
2 T flour
3 oz. plus 3 T butter
2 T Calvados (apple brandy)
1/4 c. tomato pasta
1/3 c. half and half
2 egg yolks
1 t lemon juice
1/4 c. white wine
Season veal with salt and pepper. Coat lightly with one tablespoon of flour. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet. Add chops and fry for approximately 5 minutes on both sides. Arrange chops on a platter and set aside.
Add remaining tablespoon of flour to skillet and stir into pan drippings. Add brandy and tomato paste. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in half and half well and set aside.
Melt 3 oz. of butter in a small saucepan and set aside.
In a small heatproof bowl, beat together the egg yolks along with the lemon juice. Place the bowl over a bowl of hot water. Whisking constantly, slowly add the melted butter, a few drops at a time. When the butter has been added, remove the bowl from the water bath and stir in the white wine. Then stir in the tomato paste mixture. Pour hot sauce over chops and serve.
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This notice provides transitional relief for determining the timeliness of federal tax deposits (FTDs) under section 6302 of the Code.
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The American people are currently enjoying a slug fest that goes by the name of an "election." Countless hours of TV are spent on presenting ads that make certain one and all know that I am the right person for the job and my opponent somehow escaped from the local asylum. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, you know, the guy who helped give us the war in Iraq, called upon the European Union to consider the concept of a President for the continent of Europe. I guess he is upset that Europeans miss out on the madness that is an American every four year exercise in smearing another person.
Tony believes the current economic crisis proves the European Union needs someone who can help to untangle the economic disaster that has hit several nations like Greece or Spain. Tony believes a presidential election will "involve the public" and from that involvement will arise political solutions- just like those soon to appear in America.
Now, we offer one guess as to who would be the perfect candidate for this new job? Who knows how to create a disaster by invading other nations? Who knows how to wreck the economy of England?
There is only one person and his initials are: TB!(we do not refer to the disease– or do we?)


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The Beethoven Five piano Concerti: A comparison for the Ages
The five Beethoven piano concerti are a major landmark of the classical repertory. They form a nexus between the classical and early romantic literature, reflecting the change in Beethoven's style from his early through middle period. Because of the importance of the Beethoven 5, any new recording of the complete set is eagerly awaited and invariably compared to the recognized standards of the recorded literature. So when the recently released GM recording (GM5002CD) of the Fifth with the eminent American pianist Russell Sherman and The Monadnock Festival Orchestra conducted by James Bolle became available, comparison with my reference setthe legendary Leon Fleisher/George Szell/Cleveland Orchestra set (Sony) from 1959 (#4) and 1961 (Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5)followed.
Thirty or so years ago I received the Fleisher/Szell set as a gift from my good friend, the estimable Max Dudious. Truth be told though, it was Max's father, Irv, who touted me on the excellence of George Szell and the magnificence of his creation, The Cleveland Orchestra. Irv was the rare father who was able to establish a dialogue with that paragon of the implacable, the sixteen year old adolescent male.
"The Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell seems to me to be the best band in the U.S, rivaling the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics as well as the Concertgebouw." Challenging words from a resident of B'morenot even a "homer" from Shaker Heights. Baltimore then was visited 10 times yearly by "The Philadelphians" with Eugene Ormandy. This was near blasphemy.
Of course Irv was correct and not really the heretic I fancied him to be.
I first saw The Cleveland under Szell in NYC in 1957. The Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride was performed with such polish, precision and unbounded joy that I was swept up by this music making. Remarkably, during the ensuing 45 years I have always found performances by "The Cleveland" to be at this level, whether in Severance Hall, New York, or as it was this February in the new Verizon Hall in Philadelphia.
Max gave me the Fleisher/Szell set in the early 1970s. It was recognized then as now as one of the reference interpretations of the 5. Leon Fleisher was inside these works. He expressed the joy, the sadness, and the pervasive energy found in the Beethoven 5.
George Szell died in 1971. His accomplishment in leading The Cleveland Orchestra to a level second to none was internationally acknowledged. His orchestral contribution to the Beethoven Concerti is faultless, refined, vital, and chamber-like in phrasing and detail. The playing is immaculate.
Exuberance is the defining quality of Beethoven's music. The five piano concerti are no exception. They carry in every movement this stamp of Beethoven's forceful personality. Of course there is also abundant contemplation of peace and sorrow throughout these works. There is no small amount of poetry for the artist who looks for it.
Russell Sherman finds the poetic throughout the 5 concerti. He phrases the slow movement of #2 and #3 eloquently and is expansive in his playing of the second theme of the first movement of the magnificent 4th concerto. His phrasing of the 5th concerto's slow movement is hauntingly beautiful, creating the tension filled introduction to the rambunctious finale of the 5th. And the exuberance of Beethoven is ever present
The orchestral accompaniment provided by The Monadnock Festival Orchestra under James Bolle is quite splendid. The wind and brass soloists are first rate and are allowed to express themselves as soloists by conductor Bolle. The strings play with great refinement and impeccable tone.
Each of the 5 concerti is performed as a joint statement by soloist Sherman and conductor Bolle. And of course there is marvelous spontaneity ever present because these are live performances. These recordings were made at the Peterborough Town House, Peterborough, N.H. September 1 and 3, 2000. Judith Sherman was the producer and engineer. The reproduction she provides for these performances captures both the piano and orchestra in a natural well defined soundstage. The dynamics of the Beethoven are all there. The recording is beautifully rendered.
George Szell has been described as a besserwisser; one who believes he knows everything better (than anyone else). Musically, he did. His tempi and phrasing of the five Beethoven concerti are models of vitality and consistency. There is an inexorable drive to Szell's Beethoven. Yet, the result is light to the touch, mercurial, never ponderous.
Szell does not linger to highlight the poetic phrase. The music speaks for itself. It speaks for Beethoven.
Leon Fleisher was 33 years old in 1961, George Szell, 63. The Beethoven concerti represent Szell's vision. He created in The Cleveland a wunderkind orchestra which fulfilled his ideals in performing the orchestral repertory like a group of chamber players with an elegance of style and a transparency of tone which allowed the inner details of the music to be heard. Leon Fleisher's collaboration with Szell in the Beethoven 5 is chamber music like. The Sony recording of the Beethoven 5 Concerti is a prime example of George Szell's art. It is Beethoven without editorial comment. It is elegant and always cohesive. The recording made in Cleveland's Severance Hall by engineers Harold Chapman and Bud Graham has a surprisingly deep and well defined soundstage, considering it was produced 20 years B.D. (Before Digital). There is no stridency; just very smooth, very enjoyable sound.
Do the Szell/Fleisher performances lack poetry and variety? Perhaps, when compared today to such a recording as the Sherman/Bolle/Monadnock effort.
Forty years separate these two recordings. The Szell/Fleisher/Cleveland is a classic. It has stood the test of time, and has remained vibrant and unanimous of purpose.
Nevertheless, the Sherman/Bolle/Monadnock recording has much to recommend itself. It is fresh, and excels in spontaneity and poetic vision, and has much to say. I believe that, together with the Szell, it will become a reference for those Beethoven 5's to come.


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From Roger's Rangers to the Revolution, Civil War, World War I & II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Bin Laden raid, this book covers over 250 years of American Special Forces action. America's Elite takes the reader through some of the most dramatic special forces operations in US history, from sniping British commanders during the Revolutionary War to Riverine incursions in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, and from demolition missions on D-Day to the SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in 2011. Training and selection procedures are explained in detail, and the book also describes some of the technologies that have separated regular soldiers from their Special Forces counterparts. Illustrated throughout with striking photography and artworks, America's Elite forms the most comprehensive and visually impressive single-volume guide to US Special Forces available.
About the Author
Chris McNab is an author and editor. To date he has published over 25 books, including Twentieth Century Small Arms (2001), Gunfighters -The Outlaws and their weapons (2005, contributing editor), The Personal Security Handbook (2003), The Encyclopedia of Combat Techniques (2002) and The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War (2000). He is the co-author of Tools of Violence (2008) and has recently completed Hitler's Armies (2011), both for Osprey. Chris has also written extensively for major encyclopedia series, including African-American Biographies (2006), USA 1950s (2006), and Reformation, Exploration and Empire (2005), and has contributed to The Times on the war in Iraq. The author lives in Great Britain.
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"This book is a great overview of the men and women that make up the most elite warriors of our time. The operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Granada and Pakistan show how our nation depends on these people to be our first and most formidable line of human defense and offense in a dangerous world. Lastly the author tells of the raid on Bin Laden's hideout where SEAL Team 6 brings that terrorist to justice."
- The San Francisco Book Review (July 22, 2013)
"Here is a complete survey of how the US Army, Navy, and Air Force developed and used the concept of elite soldiers, considering key operations, training, and technology that separates them from regular soldiers. The combination of striking artworks and in-depth history makes this a 'must' for any military holding."
- The Midwest Book Review (July 2013)