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by Fred McMillin
We're talking about wines, not people. When invited to a friend's dinner, what wine to bring? On Wine reader Kirk Stoller asked the question; his budget will allow up to $60 for a bottle.
At my Ft. Mason (S.F. City College) classes we occasionally find a wine that every lady and gent rate very good. So they probably will please everyone at a friend's dinner. Here are those winning wines...
|Chardonnay, Hess, $25, 2006
|Pinot Gris, King Estate, $25, 2006
|Sauvignon Blanc, J.Phelps, $32, 2005
|Viognier, J. Phelps, $50, 2001
|Brut Rosé, Domaine Carneros, $36, NV
|Roussanne (botryised), Bonny Doon, $30, 2006
|Cabernet Franc, St. Supery, $40, 2004
|Cabernet Sauvignon, Grgich Hills Estate, $60, 2004
|La Vita, Bargetto, $50, 2002
|Meritage, Dry Creek, $40, 2004
|Petite Sirah, Silkwood, $39, 2004
|Pinot Noir, G. Farrell, $38, 2002
|Syrah, Adelaida, $55, 2003
Voltaire (1694-1778), French philosopher and satirist, wrote: "Wine is the divine juice of September."
Fred McMillin, a veteran wine writer, has taught wine history for 30 years on three continents. He was voted one of the U.S.A's 22 Best wine writers by the Academy of Wine Communications. For information about the wine courses he teaches every month at San Francisco City College (Fort Mason Division), please fax him at (415) 567-4468.
Copyright © 2008, Fred McMillin. All rights reserved.
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Now that you've seen some of the best looks on the runway, here's a look at the overall trends. There were some obvious ones like lace and tulle dresses, and then some more subtle detailing such as Obi bows that after a few shows we started to see. Here's Part II of WeddingWire's Bridal Market Trend Report:
Floral Details
About two years ago fabric flower embellishments took the bridal world by storm and this detail doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. This season designers went big, featuring large floral designs on skirts, one-shoulder necklines and at the waist. For brides not looking for a such big embellishment there were also a number of wedding gowns with smaller floral details as well.
{Wedding Dress by Lazaro}
Opting for a more modern bow detail wedding designers featured Obi and origami styled bows in a range of sizes. And as an alternative to placing these bows at the back of the waist, designers placed oversized bows on bodices and skirts too.
Chelsea Clinton (and Vera Wang who designed her wedding dress) can be credited with the belted wedding dress detail. Before her wedding last summer belts were a small part of the bridal accessory market, but this season almost every designer as well as accessory company were showing a variety of belt options.
{Wedding Dress by Ines Di Santo}
While many brides will wear a white or ivory wedding dress there are some who will opt for a wedding dress in a color. Last month Reese Witherspoon wore a pale pink Monique Lhuillier wedding gown and brides looking to emulate the Oscar winner will have no shortage of blush or light pink colored wedding gowns to choose from.
{Wedding Dress by Monique Lhuillier}
Illusion Necklines
In addition to tulle as a bodice and skirt fabric, some designers featured tulle straps for the bride who doesn't want strapless but who doesn't mind showing some of her arms. There were two styles of illusion necklines: Either tulle or lace, or tulle with lace or beading detail that mimicked the gown's other details.
{Wedding Dress by Alvina Valenta}
Remember that the wedding dresses shown at Bridal Market in April will start arriving in bridal salons in September/October, however some salons will have special trunk shows over the summer with these dresses. To find out about trunk shows in your area visit designer and bridal salon web sites for a schedule. Or check Wedding Wire's events page for trunk show dates and designer appearances in your area.
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Boston Scientific Announces Physician Communication Related to Products in Its CRM GroupJun 26, 2006 | www.fda.gov
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Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it is providing safety information and retrieving a specific subset of pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators from its sales force and hospital inventories. The specific subset of devices includes INSIGNIA and NEXUS pacemakers, CONTAK RENEWAL TR/TR2 cardiac resynchronization pacemakers, and VENTAK PRIZM 2, VITALITY, and VITALITY 2 implantable cardioverter defibrillators. These products are manufactured by the Company's Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Group, formerly Guidant's CRM business. Boston Scientific acquired Guidant on April 21.
Boston Scientific CRM has recently identified a supplier's low-voltage capacitor that is not performing to the company's expectations. A capacitor is an electrical charge storage component. Some capacitors from specific lots may perform in a manner that leads to device malfunction, including intermittent or permanent loss of therapy or premature battery depletion. To date, a total of five confirmed events have been reported out of approximately 27,200 implanted devices from this subset. One event involved a device malfunction discovered at the time of implant. The other four events involved devices that were implanted and subsequently required replacement.
Patients with affected pacemakers may experience intermittent or permanent loss of output or telemetry, or premature battery depletion. Patients with affected defibrillators may experience inappropriate sensing or premature battery depletion. There have been no reported patient deaths associated with this issue. There have been two reports of pacemaker patients experiencing syncope associated with loss of pacing output.
Engineering analysis is ongoing and the company will further communicate on this issue when it has additional information. Implanting and following physicians are being asked to schedule an in-clinic follow-up visit as soon as possible for all patients with implanted devices from this subset to assess device function. At this follow-up visit, physicians should look for behaviors that may be indicative of capacitor malfunction such as premature battery depletion, intermittent or permanent loss of therapy or telemetry, fault codes, pacing or sensing abnormalities, or loss of daily measurements.
"Boston Scientific believes in notifying physicians in a timely, transparent and responsible manner," said Jim Tobin, Boston Scientific President and Chief Executive Officer. "This action reflects Boston Scientific's industry-leading commitment to implementing recommendations made by both the Heart Rhythm Society and the Independent Panel Commission chaired by Dr Robert Myerberg. Boston Scientific is the only CRM company that has committed to implementing these recommendations, which it believes are in the best interest of patients and physicians."
Physician communications can be viewed in their entirety at http://www.guidant.com/physician_communications/.


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Newsday readers share photos of their insanely cute pets. (Captions are submitted by readers who share their photos.)
reader photosKristen Sme, College Point, NYHappy 4th of July from Norma, our newest addition to the family. Only 5 weeks old!
reader photosKristen Sme, College Point, NYHappy 4th of July from Bella, our 3 year old Chiweenie.
reader photosLori SamsonRosie posing with her new pet piggie she received from her aunt najia
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reader photosAlexander Schluntz of RonkonkomaNala, 1 1/2 year old Chesapeake Bay retriever, loves going to the beach and catching balls in the water, she never stops goes on for hours.
reader photosKate Farley, Blue Point, NYAt almost 2 years old, Charlie Jankowski is having fun getting to know his furry Yorkshire Terrier cousins, Ella and Hudson.
reader photosJeanine bragaglia, smithtownRugged from smithtown. He may not like fireworks but he sure does love USA!
reader photosLynn WolfStella, the Pembroke Welsh corgi, says "aloha" to summer!
reader photosKaren marcheseIt's XENA in the box!
Mom I brought you some flowers!!
Franklyn is one Cool Dude
reader photosDunkin mommy... Sharon Arem plaiDunkin playing in his pool on a hot summer Long Island day!!!
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Who says only little kids like making forts out of big boxes!
reader photosLaura MastrianoPhoebe the Bulldog catching some rays on this beautiful day!
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reader photosMarrisa, FreeportOur happy puppy, Bella!
Harley from Ridge New York
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Our Snowshoe cat Mia shows some love to her doppelganger friend, Grumpy Cat.
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reader photosSusan Burkhoff, CommackLucas, a 3.5 yr old bichon mix, grabbed a piece of romaine lettuce that fell on the floor when I was preparing salad. He ran to his dog bed with it and just sat there with the prized leaf in his mouth. We had to laugh at the sight of it. He really wanted to eat it, but it was too big for his little mouth and he didn't understand why this was not like the small pieces I sometimes toss to him. After I took the picture, my husband tore it into small pieces for him to enjoy.
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Piper is ready for Memorial Day weekend
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Soon to be St. Olaf graduates Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren are planning a canoe adventure of a lifetime. Following in the footsteps of Eric Severeid and Walter Port their trek is to begin June 2nd in Minneapolis and end sometime in early September on the banks of Hudson Bay. While several have recreated the canoe trip documented in the book "Canoeing with the Cree" it has never been done by two women.
Speaking via Skype we talked about the trip, the challenges, and the message they would like to share with others. One challenge we talked about was the first 330 miles of Minnesota River they will paddle as they head to Big Stone Lake. They will put in at Fort Snelling and be upstream on the Minnesota River until the transition into the swamps of Lac Qui Parle Wildlife Management area. Ann and Natalie told me about the pelicans in the WMA, as many as 30,000 will nest there in a given year.
A second challenge they mentioned would be the water levels on a small creek before they enter the Hayes River. If all goes well they will be at the northern end of Lake Winnipeg sometime in August, and lack of water could be an issue. If they can't paddle the creek they would be dragging and portaging, and that could make for a difficult run into the Hayes.
Third, Lake Winnipeg is big water, and can get nasty therefore, I asked them if they plan to consider a towboat or launch in case of wind. Both were adamant and determined, they will wait out the wind and not consider getting a lift. They have time built into their schedule to account for weather eventualities.
Naturally, the first question is: "why do you want to be the first women to recreate this adventure?" For both ladies it is about sending a message to other young women. They want the show through example how accessible the wilderness is to girls of all ages ready for an adventure. And, for them it doesn't mean trips as lofty as the BWCAW or Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. They want young people to realize that the wilderness and adventures can still be found in right in your own back yard.
For me, the author, that could mean one of the rivers or lakes around the Twin Cities. Or you can find adventure near Duluth on the St. Louis River or the Apostle Islands.
Stay tuned for part two of my interview with Ann and Natalie tomorrow.
Best of luck in your adventure ladies. I know you will make Hudson Bay.


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4-way circuit with 9 duplex receptacles
With the cost of wire... my first 4 way circuit for my garage, I need to do it efficiently. I have 3 entry doors and want to control about 10 amps of lights from all three.
My panel box is near one of the switch boxes (say left front), the other switches will be left rear and right front with the lights all in the middle. I'm not actually wiring lights I'm wiring std duplex receptacles so I can use pre-wired T8 lights with whips that cannot be flush mounted because of heat. I want to use 12-3 even though the lights will only draw 8-10 amps because in theory you could plug something else in there (if you climbed a ladder) and it is a load of receptacles.
Any suggestions or code questions would be appreciated.
IMO you should use #14 to be efficient, and make it easier on yourself.
Also, do not plan on plugging anything into these receptacles other than lighting. Wire some real GFI protected receptacles on a separate 20 amp circuit.
The only easy way, without complex wiring and odd (14/2/2) cable, is to go from the source, to a switch, to a switch, to a switch, to the lights.
I would not consider doing it any other way.
See here:
3 & 4 way switch diagrams
thanks for the quick input speedy! Well I should have mentioned that I have some #12 purchased pre copper mine strike! Everyone complains about pulling 12-3 but I'm running through an open attic so there wont be any "pulling".
Second, right now I dont "plan" on plugging anything in there... but I try to think of my kids who might own this place some day. I already have a string of gfi protected receptacles roughed in down both sides. Only the first receptacle, the actual gfi, is hot right now so I can use my drill!
I guess if the light circuit was just a three way (much more adaptable), the nearest receptacle in the middle could be used to cut down on the 3 conductor, then jumper all the receptacles from that one with 2 conductor. So it would go source>3 way>receptacles>3 way
That handyman always shows the power going to the light box first on his four ways. Most usually go as u said source>3 way>4 way>3 way> lights. I understand how it works so I figure the best way to really learn it is to wire one from scratch and I really want that third switch.
thanks again
you will need 3 conductor cable just to have the three way setup. this is if you go. 3 way four way 3 way rec
If you put the rec in the middle 3w... rec 4w... 3w now you will need 4 conductor cable for part of your circuit. in the above example from the first 3w to the rec.....
ok the possible compinations go on and on.
I see no need for half switched outlets in a ceiling. as you said you have plenty of outlets on the wall.
There is one way you can use only three wire, and still have half switched recs and the three and 4 way setup.
feed is at the first rec.
source........rec........rec.........rec.........r ec etc
(come off the first rec) 3w.....rec.....4w......3w
The point about the #14 was not about pulling. It was about terminating.
When you make up those 3-ways and especially that 4-way you'll see what I mean.
jwhite, I see what you are saying, but there is a diff. between physical location and whether the wire actually goes to each location. You can also wire a 3way>rec>4way>3way by running the 3 conductor through and tying in 2 conductor properly from the first switch like this:
Marking the whites with black tape to use them as hot... or potentially hot in this case. This used to be allowed providing they were marked with any color other than white or green as I recall. Has anything changed to not allow this?
aaaaah, gotcha, yeah I've closed up a few, I just never laid out and rough wired one. Glad I bought those deep boxes. I'll keep the linesmans pliers handy... lol
crecore, we are saying the same thing, but having trouble communicating. I am too tired and it is too late for me to get into my drawing software to do up some pics.
Yes you can still mark the wires, and use them as travellers or in a switch loop.
BTW if you really wanna have some fun with controls forget the house switches. try hanger doors, or industial machine automation. that is where the fun with switches and relays starts. :) I i dont mean DDC controls, that would be cheeting. I am talking about troubleshooting the old stuff.
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Congratulations to our half marathon winners, Jenna Challenor for the second time (1:16:25) and David Manja also for the second time (1:02:51). In the 10km, Nyahora Rutendo won the ladies race (0:34:02) and Gladwin Mzazi crossed the Gun Run finish line first for the fourth time (0:29:32). Well done to everyone who completed their first race and all those who achieved PBs out on the Gun Run course yesterday. Thanks to the organisers, partners, sponsors and the Top Events timing system.
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Ray J Hit With 10 Different Charges [VIDEO]
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After being arrested and put into jail back in May for an altercation at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Ray J has now been charged with 10 different crimes stemming from that incident.
Ray J was originally arrested for vandalism, trespassing, resisting arrest and battery for kicking out the window of a police car and spitting on an officer.
He was released on $20,000 bail that night but now must return to court to face the ten misdemeanor charges: Four counts of resisting arrest, three counts of assault and battery, two counts of vandalism, and one count of battery.
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Classic gear from yesteryear; vintage audio standing the test of time.
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Vintage Magnavox CD Player
|Posted on May 9, 2010 at 10:20:33
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|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on May 9, 2010 at 10:44:08
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Location: Oregon
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I think it was CDP 650. I remember wanting one and the wife getting it for Christmas. Pretty good-should have kept it.Around 1984- 1986.
|CDB-460 and a couple of variants...., posted on May 9, 2010 at 15:38:16
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Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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They were much like the Toshiba rage we saw a few years ago here - much-talked-about, solid, basic CD players with an SPDIF output for upgraders. I believe it was Walt Jung that published modifications in Audio magazine that helped kick them up a notch.
I remember doing the mods, which amounted to replacement of the output chips, rebiasing of those chips and some power supply mods. They helped a bit, IIRC.
The transports, however, turned out to be quite solid and reliable and were used in many other vendor's products until they were discontinued.
|CDB 650, posted on May 9, 2010 at 15:46:23
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Location: Atlanta
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I bought one new and used it for a good while. My son still uses it now.
* I'm like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store *
|Be careful, posted on May 9, 2010 at 17:11:45
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mine was a sonic turkey. Don't recall model number.
|2 reasons Vintage Magnavox CD Players sound good?, posted on May 9, 2010 at 18:17:43
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see my post below for the 1410 - apparently pre-cursor DAC to the near legendary 1541 chip set. notice the pcb is copper-plated. the drive is a Philips CDM 2/10. google or follow link below that electrovice posted. great info. this thing sounds damn analog.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well-preserved piece, but to slide across the finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on May 10, 2010 at 11:48:14
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I am currently plaing around with some Magnavox CD players to see what all the talk is about. I sold audio equipment in the 80's. It has been my experience that the CD player from the early to middle 80's are flawed. They did not get good until the late 80's and ealy 90's. These are years for the Magnavoxes that I would look for.
My experience beared out when I picked up a Mission DAD 700, which is a modified Philips CD 104. I had hig hopes for this sturdy, nice looking CD player with a very cool remote, that was very highly thought of in the mid 80's. To my suprise, a low end, early 90's Sony ES player trounced it in every respect. It wasn't even close.
|That mirrors my experience, posted on May 11, 2010 at 12:49:21
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My first CDP purchased in 1984 was an inexpensive Magnavox. It played CDs all right, but wasn't close to the sound I was getting from vinyl. I ended up giving it to my mother (who rarely listened to her Yamaha / ADS system) and it worked for several more years before losing a channel. In 1995, I replaced that with a Pioneer Elite PD-54 that was significantly better, although a bit pricier too at $428. The PD-54 shared the same "stable transport" as the PD-65 although its DAC and analog output were not as good. Its sound improved with the addition of Sound Mat on the underside of the platter and on the inside of the cabinet walls along with replacing the cord with a shielded one. I later used it as a transport for a used Manley DAC / linestage. The PD-54 still works fine today although I now use a Pioneer Elite changer in the vintage system.
|Many Model #'s, all Philips 1541 DAC's, posted on May 12, 2010 at 08:27:48
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These are general comments, so I may be wrong on some counts. But, older Magnavox players were made by Philips in Belgium. For a number of years, the famous TDA1541 (later, the slightly better TDA1541A) was the DAC chip of choice. Many of us still feel this could be the best DAC ever made. The earliest units used the 1540 (in pairs as it was a mono chip). They sound pretty good, but not on par with the 1541. A few of the cheaper units used the 1543. While it may not be quite as resolving, that chip also has some advantages (less analog circuitry required). You can still find NOS 1541's in a couple of very high end units (AMR comes to mind) and a few DIY products. The 1543 also appears in some more interesting niche market DACs (from Chinese firms to Peter Daniels Audio Sector products).
All of these chips are very popular run non-oversampling. Searching "NOS DAC" or "NOS 1541" should give you plenty of info. It is very easy to convert the players from their stock oversampling to NOS, and in my opinion, well worth it. The mod is also reversible. You can easily spend a few hundred bucks on a NOS 1541 DAC, or you can buy an old Magnavox (or Philips or Marantz) player for $20-40 bucks), convert it and have all that fanciness for a very low price. When I mess with these players I also tend to disconnect the circuits that aren't useful to me (the disc memory functions, headphone amps, etc) and remove the muting transistors (yucky things to have in the signal path).
Though not specific to the old Magnavox units, old transports are also nice as they are mechanically much quieter than new DVD transports. The Philips units (here mostly CDM2 AND CDM4) are great. Sony probably had the best, though. The downsides are that the plastic tray gears wear out and they aren't as happy with CDRs.
I posted a link with a list of Magnavox model numbers and DAC's, so you can get some idea. You can also find Magnavoxs that use Philips player model numbers, so check that area of the list too. I have recently owned a FD2040 and CDB472. I'm now listening to a Magnavox CDB650. The 2040 is the only player I've owned with 1540's. I was surprised to find that I the 650 sounds better than the 472. I expected the 472 (mine, despite what the list says, had a latter 'A' version of the chip) to have an edge as it is more minimalist, but perhaps the better parts quality of the 650 is shining through. I'm positive the 650 is the model number you were thinking of, btw.
When I picked up my first 1541 based unit (a Philips CDP 650) and modded it to NOS, I promptly sold my Philips SACD player. The SACD player was tonally better (more harmonically fleshed out) and a little more spacious. But, the 1541 DACs are much more musically right. I suspect that when I have the time to get the analog stage in this Magnavox 650 up to par, it will beat many newer players on all counts. Watch craigslist. These old players are everywhere!
|RE: That mirrors my experience, posted on May 12, 2010 at 14:33:30
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I think there are people who still like the PD-65!
|The transport of both is really nice, posted on May 12, 2010 at 15:51:17
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Don't know if you've seen one, but you place the CD upside down on what looks like a small turntable platter. That eliminates the laser breakthrough issue suffered by most players (and addressed my the Marigo mat).
Stable transport
|RE: Many Model #'s, all Philips 1541 DAC's, posted on May 13, 2010 at 11:28:04
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I have been considering converting my Mission DAD-7000 to NOS. It works great but the sond, as-is, is dated. The build quality is such that I think it would be a good candidate for this type of mod. I also have a working remote! I have seen some DIY intructions on the web for this. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for the info an TIA!
|Drawings, posted on May 14, 2010 at 06:39:39
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For the 1541 players, there are instructions all over. You can find discussion in the Tweaker's Asylum, for one. These folks do have some nice pics though: http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hi_fi/com.htm
Your Mission is a whole different ball a' wax, though isn't it? Google tells me it is a CD104, which would be a 1540 player. And it has the CDM1! And you got yours for $15, you lucky devil. I linked to "lampizator" below, as he appears to NOS one. Be careful with that old girl. I'd be tempted to try and turn it into a transport, even though that might a little more difficult. I wonder if there is a PCB out there to turn I2S into SPDIF.
|RE: Drawings, posted on May 14, 2010 at 14:37:07
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$15 with the remote!
The DAD-7000 is small, but when you pick it up, it is quite solid. It took quite a lot of diasembly to change the belt in it (I used an o-ring from the hardware store), and I got a good look at it's guts. It is quite well built. Actually, it was my success with the Mission that had imboldened me to work on other CD Players.
In stock form I thought the Misson sounded great for something of its time perieod, but it did not stack up against late 80's and early 90's players that I have, soundwise. I had wondered why they were still bringing so much on ebay. I thought it was just nostalgia.
Those are very clear, consice instuctions. I think I can handle that. I will have to bush up on my soldering skills, because I have not done chipwork before. I have worked on mostly tube gear. I think that RadioShack has a practice kit.
I also have a working Magnavox FD1000 (Philips CDP-101). I wonder if that would be a good candide for this. It is already NOS but the brickwall filter does not do good things to the sound!
Thank you for all the help and advice!
|RE: The transport of both is really nice, posted on May 14, 2010 at 20:19:00
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I haven't seen one in the flesh, but I have been reading about it enough that I am hoping to find one on a thrift store shelf.
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on July 2, 2010 at 15:14:39
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Philips made the Mag cdps cd460 and these used a 14 bit dac w/ cdm 1 transport and it had smoothitis.
Then they stepped up to the cd650 (and similar versions) using the 16 bit TDA1541 dacs w/ Philips cdm3 transport and things got much better.
The last of the early great Mags was the cd492 (and similar versions) utilizing the dual 16 bit TDA1543 dac w/ the CDM4/19 transport. This is the best sounding of the '80s cdps. The dac is still used today by high end manufactures making NOS cdp's and dacs (1543 chip). Also the cdm4/19 swing arm transport was the best of the early transports.
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on July 2, 2010 at 19:37:20
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Hi Mike,
I might have to check, but I had a CDB-460, and I'd swear that it had the TDA1541/SAA7220 combo.
The board layout was pretty much the same as the CBD650, CDB560 and CDB465.
I seem to recall the most commonly modified ones were the 560 and 650 followed by the 460. Cal Audio Labs, Van Alstine and others come to mind using these players as bases for their mods/players.
A real rarity is the Sylvania CD560 which is identical to the Maggy CDB560, but used LM833 op amps in the outputs instead of the (then) commonly used NE5532s.
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on July 2, 2010 at 20:17:14
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I am also not 100%, as it has been a while since I owned Philips/Mag. I do know the first ones were 14 bit for sure and they had the cdm1 transport. Besides the players you mention Denon and a few others had rebadged Philips. I'd like to own the Denon. I did have the '89 Mag cd492 because of the tda1543 chip and cdm4/19 swing arm transport. It was smooth yet plenty of detail, though by 1989 the build wasn't as good, but the guts were super nice with copper shielded circuit board.
Here was the one I had.
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on July 2, 2010 at 20:31:32
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Hi Mike,
I'd love to see the Denon variant just out of morbid curiosity.
I've worked on the 492 before: a very nice sounding piece made MUCH better with a few minor mods.
The only PITA on that machine (along with the CDB471/2/3 and Philips 880 and others) is that flexi PC cable between the main board and the transport. In order to remove the board you have to finess the cable out of its slider-type socket to remove the transport and then the board.
Resinstalling is even more fun, as it takes some long skinny fingers to work "blind" to reinsert the connector.
Overall I like the tda1543 "sound", but I'll always have a soft spot for the 1541a.
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on July 3, 2010 at 03:45:59
I use a CD482 manufactured Feb 1989 that looks identical to the CD492. The CD482 uses same 1543 chip set & CDM4/19 transport. I compared this to the CD560 and hear little difference with perhaps a slight performance edge to the CD482.
I also tried that Toshiba that had all the rage a few years ago as stated below and even after mods of upgraded caps in audio section & PS plus Burr Brown chip sets, the Magnavox CD482 & CD560 blew the Toshiba away. The Toshiba was way too clinical sounding and had a tilted high frequency range with a slight smear and glare in both the midrange & high frequencies- just awful sonics playing thru a SET amplifier.
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on July 3, 2010 at 04:39:35
Dan, I agree exactly. The 1543 has a slight sonic edge over the 1541 chip set in the Magnavox CD players I own. The 1541 is so smooth, but I like the 1543 performance in my audio system. The 1543 is also smooth, not edgy.
I also find these Magnavox plays any CD including CDR.
|RE: Vintage Magnavox CD Player, posted on July 6, 2010 at 04:47:35
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I forgot about another vintage cdp that would be great to find. Meridian had a mid-80s cdp that was a Philips. I was a $4k player so it either had a huge mark-up or Meridian modded the Philips w/ better analogue stage or parts.
|RE: CDB-460 and a couple of variants...., posted on July 14, 2010 at 20:29:30
|I also threw my money away with mods on the Toshiba. Bright with glare and in your face presentation. I even placed upgraded caps in the damn Toshiba. What a joke, now back to Tweakers.


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Norway topped the ranking, followed by Australia, Netherlands, United States and New Zeland.
Peru dropped 17 places on UN Human Development Index
The latest report, released on Wednesday shows Peru ranking 80th, out of the 187 nations surveyed, compared to 63rd in 2010.
The index measures statistics regarding schooling, life expectancy, and per capita income to rank countries in terms of human development.
Norway topped the ranking, followed by Australia, Netherlands, United States and New Zeland.
The annual study has changed its methodology, meaning rankings shouldn't be compared to previous years.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, Peru is surpassed by Chile (44), Argentina (45), Barbados (47), Uruguay (48), Cuba (51), Bahamas (53), Mexico(57). Panama (58). Trinidad and Tobago (62), Costa Rica (69), Venezuela (74) and Jamaica (79).
On the other hand, Peru placed above Dominica (81), Ecuador (83), Brazil (84), Colombia (87), Dominican Republic (98), El Salvador (105), Paraguay (107), Bolivia (108), Guyana (117) , Honduras (121), Nicaragua (129), Guatemala (131) and Haiti (158).
Peru's HDI score increased marginally to 0.725 from 0.723 in 2010.
Correction, November 3, 2011: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Peru had climbed a spot on the UN's HDI.


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Alex Salmond has received a £330m windfall from the chancellor to plough into the "shovel ready" road- and school-building projects Scotland's first minister believes are essential to revitalise the economy.
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Scotland's allocation under the so-called Barnett formula will receive an increase of £331m over two years, for spending on new roads, schools and hospitals – indirectly offsetting other falls in day-to-day spending on public services that resulted from Osborne's cuts elsewhere in Whitehall.
The chancellor has faced intensifying demands from the first minister and his counterparts in the Welsh and Northern Irish governments to dramatically increase capital spending to stimulate the economy and tackle unemployment.
Salmond signed a joint letter with Carwyn Jones, the Labour first minister of Wales, and Peter Robinson, the first minister of Northern Ireland, urging an "immediate and targeted boost" to public sector construction programmes.
Last month, the Scottish finance secretary, John Swinney, published a list of more than 40 "shovel ready" projects across Scotland worth some £800m, which could begin within the year, including industrial parks, road upgrades and new medical centres.
Capital spending in all devolved areas had previously been cut by up to a third which, he said, had heavily affected investment and economic recovery. Their attempts to cushion the full effects of those cuts had only been partly successful.
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The £5bn capital spending for English projects outlined in the autumn statement means Scotland's capital spending will rise by £394m by 2015, while other increases in Whitehall revenue raised spending for some areas by £90m for the Scottish government.
But other cuts in day-to-day spending of 0.2% and 0.4%, totalling some £160m, meant the net effect was an overall increase of £331m.
The Welsh government's capital spending will increase by £227m and by £52m for day-to-day revenue spending; Stormont's capital budget will grow by £132m.
Michael Moore, the Scottish secretary in the UK government, said Scotland would do well from a series of measures in the autumn statement: freezing fuel duty again would benefit 2.7 million drivers, another 21,000 Scots would no longer be taxed from next April, and there were cuts in corporation tax and new allowances for North Sea oil firms.
"Against a difficult economic backdrop, we are taking the targeted measures we can afford to get Scotland's economy moving," Moore said. The extra capital spending was "new money", he added. "There is a good deal of specific, positive news for Scotland."
Margaret Curran, the shadow Scottish secretary, said that Scottish voters "were trapped" between the UK and Scottish governments, both of which had got their priorities "all wrong".
She continued: "Unemployment is worse in Scotland than across the rest of the UK and the economy is showing few signs of recovery. The 218,000 Scots who are out of a job need action now."
Grahame Smith, general secretary of the Scottish TUC, said the extra capital spending would only partly soften the impact of Osborne's misguided economic strategy.
"The additional £330m for Scotland is of course welcome but it is important to be realistic about the potential for this spend to turn around economic performance," Smith said.
"The coalition is failing, not just on growth and jobs, but also on its core purpose of tackling the deficit and stock of debt. The Office for Budget Responsibility's fiscal forecasts are much more optimistic than the consensus of independent forecasters. It is almost inevitable these will once again be revised down in the spring budget.
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A member of the music faculty gave her orchestra students the assignment of creating a derivative work or arrangement of a previously composed orchestral work now in the public domain. At the conclusion of the term, the faculty member advised the students that she would be using the best of the arrangements as examples for upcoming classes and would also make the arrangements available to middle school and high school music teachers for their use at school concerts. Some of the orchestra students protested, saying the faculty member did not have the right to freely use their works in that manner. The faculty member asserted that she could use their works in whatever manner she wanted because she created the assignment and their works were all based on music already in the public domain. Who is right?
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Late-night TV host David Letterman reached a deal on Friday with the union for striking screenwriters that will let his show return to the air next week while bringing his writing staff back with him.
The Writers Guild of America called its pact with Letterman's production company, WorldWide Pants Inc, a sign of union readiness to negotiate a deal with major film and TV studios to settle Hollywood's worst labor crisis in 20 years.
The WGA said its "comprehensive agreement" with WorldWide Pants included provisions to pay writers for work distributed over the Internet -- presumably covering the large assortment of advertising-supported video clips of Letterman's show that CBS posts on its Web site.
Compensation for Internet content has been the main sticking point in stalled talks between the WGA and studios aimed at ending the writers' strike, now in its eighth week.
The work stoppage by 10,500 WGA members has thrown the U.S. television industry into disarray, postponed production on several major motion pictures and is threatening to spoil Hollywood's annual awards season.
The Letterman's deal will pave the way for his "Late Show," and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," also owned by WorldWide Pants, to resume CBS broadcasts of fresh episodes with their writing staffs intact starting on Wednesday.
Letterman, who like his late-night peers on other networks has kept his show off the air and in reruns since November 5 in support of striking writers, said in a statement he was "happy to be going back to work, and particularly pleased to be doing it with our writers."
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Hi,my vet says puppy need 3 boosters around 8,12,16 weeks,and also rabies which can be given around the 16 week.After they have had those 3 boosters then you can do the 3 year shots along with the rabies after that.which is nice your pup only has to get needles every 3 years.
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Typically puppies get 3 sets of booster shots at 8, 12, and 17 or 18 weeks. Then year-long shots are given. The vaccinations that your puppy should have are:
Kennel Cough
Puppies should also be treated for worms.
Godd luck!
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Puppy boosters are generally first started at 6-8 weeks of age, and then repeated 2-3 weeks after each one, up until the age of 4 months. Rabies can then be adminstered at 16 weeks. Next round of shots will only be administered once a year, or you can opt for 3 year rabies. But your puppy will only receive the 3 year rabies after a one year rabies has been given. Then again, some areas require dogs to be vaccinated for rabies once a year, therefor your 3 year vaccine wouldn't be an option.
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My puppies were adopted at a shelter and got only the vaccinations they needed to travel by air. Once home, they were treated for worms (which they had) and then never got another vaccination while under my loving care. I do not plan to give them ANY vaccinations ever. Vaccines are dangerous and cause more harm than good. When they remove the harmful mercury from vaccines and actually make them safe, I will consider it. But a vet almost killed my Katie Bella giving her a vaccine that she didnt need. She went into anaphylexic shock, and had I not had a homeopathic health care practitioner willing to make a house call on a Saturday and give her a remedy for poison, she would have died. And our other dog Prince a beautiful Beagle developed a tumor on his eye and had to have his eye removed. "What would cause a tumor in his eye?" we asked our vet. Her answer? "too many unnecessary vaccinations." No more vaccines.
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In the UK we only have 2 sets of shots,as we don't have to give rabies shots in the UK for some reason,so we give them at 8 weeks then 10 weeks,then they have yearly boosters.
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I'd shop around at all the BMW dealers in you area because $1,800 seems really high. I paid $1,100 for my hitch and installation at my local dealer. There is a lot more to the BMW hitch than the hitch itself. There is a bunch of reprogramming done to the vehicle. It will automatically disable the rear backup sensors when you connect a trailer, it add's a zoom on hitch function to the backup camera (which makes backing and hooking up the trailer super easy), and it alters the stability control behavior to accommodate for towing when you connect a trailer (which is a safety issue). Plus it is a hidden design so you don't really see the hitch when you aren't using it.
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Global climate change is occurring now. Historical weather records over this last century show that precipitation is increasing both in terms of the number of days we have rain and the intensities of rain. Statistical analyses of the records have indicated that there is a less than one in a thousand chance that the changes in these patterns of precipitation could have occurred under a stable climate. We expect in the future that parts of the country will become wetter, and parts will become drier. We also have good scientific reason to believe that temperature will increase in the US during next century as well. As rainfall, temperature, and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels change, so will soil erosion. In this study we used computer simulation models to look at how changes in precipitation, temperature, and carbon dioxide levels might affect erosion rates in the United States. Our results indicate that changes in both runoff and erosion may be significant, and overall will increase. Changes in runoff can have major impacts on flooding, which has been a serious problem in recent years in many parts of the U.S. Changes in soil erosion may mean that we will need changes in our conservation strategies. The impact of this research will be better and more targeted conservation strategies for the future, which will ultimately result in a better soil resource base for growing food in this country.
Technical Abstract: Climate in the United States is expected to change during the next century, and soil erosion rates may be expected to change in response to changes in climate for a variety of reasons. This study was undertaken to investigate potential impacts of climate change on soil erosion by water. Erosion at eight locations in the United States were modeled using the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model modified to account for the effects of atmospheric CO2 concentrations on plant growth. Simulated climate data from the Hadley Centre's HadCM3 Global Circulation Model were used. The results indicated an extremely complex set of interactions between the several factors that affect the erosion process. Direct effects of rainfall increases and decreases to runoff and erosion increases and decreases, respectively, were observed, but were often not dominant. One of the key factors of change in the system was the biomass production. Changes in soil moisture, atmospheric CO2 concentration, temperature, and solar radiation each impacted the biomass production at differing levels at the eight different sites. Different types of changes occurring at different periods of the year also complicated the response of the system. Overall results suggest that where precipitation increases are significant, erosion can be expected to increase. Where precipitation decreases occur the results may be more complex due largely to interactions of plant biomass, runoff, and erosion, and either increases or decreases in overall erosion may be expected.


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Kyle Busch parked after wrecking Hornaday; Harvick wins
FORT WORTH – Kyle Busch did something in Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race that won't be soon forgotten.
And for it, he's been parked for the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway— including Sunday's Sprint Cup race, NASCAR President Mike Helton announced.
Under a caution brought out on lap 14 of the Winstar World Casino 350K at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch drove into the rear of Ron Hornaday's truck, spinning the championship contender into the wall and ending the night for both drivers.
NASCAR parked Busch for the night; Hornaday's car was ruined. The sanctioning body said Saturday morning that Busch would be parked for the weekend. Michael McDowell was set to assume Busch's ride.
The intentional act Friday night drew an immediate firestorm on Twitter among NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, with Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin among those speaking out.
And Kevin Harvick, owner of Hornaday's No. 33 truck and the eventual winner of the race, was heard on the radio after the incident saying, "Kyle Busch is going to get his ass whipped, I hope. He better sit in his motor home. I'm going to find him."
Hornaday, who entered the night 15 points behind series leader Austin Dillon, told reporters afterward that NASCAR should park Busch for Sunday's Sprint Cup race.
"Let's have at it, so I can go in there and beat (him)," Hornaday said outside the NASCAR hauler after the race. "He lives too close to me. We'll see what NASCAR does. If they don't handle it right, I'll be at his house Monday morning."
Hornaday got his wish.
In the interview room after the race, Sprint Cup championship contender Harvick said he had been "threatened with my life to stay away from Kyle Busch. … Three more weeks."
Busch was interviewed on Speed, which was airing the race, and said Hornaday was being careless when he tried to split a lapped truck and Busch going around a corner. Hornaday got loose, grazing Busch, whose No. 18 Toyota side-swiped the wall. That brought out the caution, and that's when Busch accelerated into Hornaday's bumper.
"If you consider Ron was in the championship, maybe Ron could have played it a little bit smarter on lap (14) and checked up a little bit," Busch said. "Obviously if you make it a three-wide situation, I can't go in the dirt. There's not three lanes out here.
"If I just lay over and give up everything for Ron Hornaday, that's not Kyle Busch's fashion. I'm out here to win a race just as much as anyone else is.
"I ended up losing my cool. I've been wrecked four weeks in a row, and finally I just had enough of it."
On Twitter immediately following the wreck, Keselowski tweeted, "No place for intentional wrecking in this sport. That's ridiculous!"
Keselowski, who along with Busch is a Chase for the Cup contender, added later on Twitter: "Imo, Regardless of anyone's thoughts or precedents about retaliation, intentionally altering the points standings should be a huge penalty."
Harvick wrapped up the season owners' title for his No. 2 truck, finishing ahead of series points leader and pole-sitter Dillon, who takes a 20-point lead over Johnny Sauter into the final race in two weeks.
James Buescher finished 19th, but was third right behind Dillon before running out of fuel on a caution that set up a green-white-checkered finish. Buescher dropped from second to third in points, 28 back.
That yellow flag wiped out a 4-second lead for Harvick, but he still drove to his fourth victory of the season and 13th in the series.
Busch and Hornaday made contact when trying to go three-wide around a slower truck of Johnny Chapman, who was on the inside. Hornaday ended up in the middle and made contact with Busch when they got loose, then both bushed the wall before the caution flag came out.
"I think Kyle definitely showed his immaturity, and why he's just one of those guys that just can't stand to loose, and just a poor loser," Harvick said. "Unfortunate for Ron. It's too bad that a guy over here trying to win races got in the middle of the championship fight. At some point, he'll feel the pain."
"This is just stupid," Hornaday said. "He knew I was there. … He just drove me into the fence."
Hornaday dropped to third to fourth in points, his deficit increasing from 15 points to 48 after finishing 34th in the 36-truck field.
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HP Reactions: Dell, Jobs, and 20-20 Hindsight
When Hewlett-Packard announced on Thursday that the company was eliminating its consumer operations, one might have expected the resulting flood of reactions. After all, HP has been a major player in the PC world for decades, and captured headlines throughout the last year for its acquisition of Palm and subsequent attempts to get WebOS devices such as the TouchPad off the ground.
There seemed to be a snide element to many of the responses, such as the attempted humor of Michael Dell, the Chief Executive of long-time competitor Dell.
HP.... They are calling it a separation but it feels like a divorce, tweeted the self-proclaimed family man, later adding If HP spins off their PC business....maybe they will call it Compaq? in a (decade-in-the-making) reference to HP's acquisition of the fellow PC-maker.
Dell's tweets may or may not have been malicious, but not many found them side-splittingly funny. One of Dell's few replies granted well played, but another tweeted instead of bashing HP, why don't you focus on fixing your own crappy PCs.
Dell may have slightly less to worry about than HP, but both companies face what is commonly termed the post-PC era a term first brought into mainstream parlance by none other than Apple CEO (and, arguably, tech guru) Steve Jobs. The model that Jobs has followed with Apple is to gradually taper off the traditional desktop and laptop offerings, replacing them on the hardware side with smartphones and tablets -- and all the while, keeping the software firmly in-house.
HP's efforts, if only for the past year or so, have taken that model to heart -- but HP CEO Leo Apotheker may not have had his heart into going head-to-head with the Apple monolith. In fact, when Apotheker first took control of HP last year, he was extremely clear that he had little to no interest in hardware, or the consumer market in general. In hindsight, it may have been less of a surprise that the TouchPad failed than it was that Apotheker's HP even attempted the project in the first place.
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Lea Michele was interview by her best friend (and former Broadway and "Glee" co-star) Jonathan Groff for the March issue of Teen Vogue.
Inside the pages of the mag, the 27-year-old star, who lost boyfriend Cory Monteith just seven months ago, opened up to her pal about her relationship with Cory and what a supportive partner he was - especially when it came to giving feedback about her debut album, "Louder."
"He was such a fan, you don't understand. He would be like, 'You're going to be a pop star! What are we going to do? Are we going to, like, go on the road?' He would say, 'This is going to be big!' And I'd be like, 'I don't know,'" Lea told Jonathan for the mag. "He heard every song and gave me his notes on everything. He loved 'Battlefield.' I'm getting chills thinking about it.
PHOTOS: 'Glee' Beauty Lea Michele
"I would say 'Burn with You' was his favorite," she continued. "He came into the studio that day."
Jonathan complimented Lea on how she has handled losing the love of her life while having her every move watched by the public.
PHOTOS: A Look Back - Lea Michele & Cory Monteith
"I feel like the world has been compassionately watching to see how you would react to what happened. And across the board, you've presented yourself in such a classy way. You really are the quintessential role model," the "Looking" star said. "And as your friend, watching you go through what you went through, I saw you exhibit so much strength. Where do you think that strength comes from? I can't comprehend it."
Lea said she draws strength from Cory's memory and the good times they shared.
"I somehow feel the insane love Cory and I had for each other morphed into this strength that I have right now," she said. "There's just something about knowing he's watching everything I'm doing and feeling like I have to do everything now not just for me but for him. I also have a safety net below me--if I fall or if it's too much, my friends and family will be there to catch me."
Read the full interview with Lea and Jonathan when March's Teen Vogue hits newsstands on February 4.
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Seattle • A former vice principal at a Catholic school said he was fired for marrying his male partner and that the school's leader suggested he could get a divorce to keep the job.
Mark Zmuda said in a YouTube video posted on Saturday that he did not resign his position, as officials at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish have reported.
He said he was terminated and the head of the school, Sister Mary Tracy, even suggested that he could get a divorce and keep his job.
"It was a piece of paper, they said, that was the reason that I was being let go," Zmuda said in the video, an interview conducted by one of his former students. He said he was shocked that divorce was an option on the table and rejected the idea.


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A walk in the rain and mud and then finally sunshine
January 2010
I was asked to lead an 8 day walking trip which I initially thought would be a full on hike that covers 150 kilometers or so. As it turned out it was not such a serious hike and thank fully, because of the conditions we encountered it wasn't a long 8 day slog in mud! It had rain, was raining and would rain more! I could see it; conditions were not just damp but wet and cold! You may not think that East Africa can be that way-think again- in El Nino years at altitudes over 5000 and 6000 feet it can be a little miserable! 3 of our party took it on the chin but I felt sorry for two guests that found some of the ordeals tough indeed.
We hiked the woodlands of Ndutu climbing kopjes for a better view, we traversed the open plains of Lemuta both on foot and by vehicle, we waded through waist deep water in the Ol Karien Gorge and we drove through relentless mud to reach or final goal-the private safari concessions of Loliondo. Here we planed extensive walks but the rain worked against us that first day! There's a long story here that I won't bore you with, but to summarize we ended up sharing a wet camp with 10 students and abandoned my vehicle for the night!
The next day was different and the sun shone every blessed hour! We moved our camp, got my vehicle out of the mud and hiked all afternoon in glorious sunshine. Oh so glorious! We hiked the Serengeti border one afternoon and the views from the ridge top were extra special. Buffalo herds, elephants, zebras in numbers and impala everywhere. The clocks went back 100,000 years and we were early man exploring on foot and with the sun shine warming our backs- it was indeed worth all the discomfort to get there to that spot.
All in all we had an amazing safari with interesting walks and spent our time on foot as much as we could, albeit sometimes hiking for miles in 6inches of muddy water! We were rewarded by unforgettable scenes of migrating wildebeest as all of us forgot our personal discomforts and I remember at one point we all just stared in awe at one incredible scene of wildlife movement. This was just as we left our Nasera Rock mobile camp and we were driving northwards towards Loliondo. These high plains are spectacular enough with 100,000 migrating animals but with over half a million moving wildebeest it was one of those scenes even I get a little silly about!
With such rains and wildlife movement February was sizing up to be an incredible month.
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PaleyFest 2014 Honors "Mad Men"
Gearing up for the final season, Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, and Christina Hendricks attended PaleyFest 2014 Honoring "Mad Men" on Friday (March 21).
The dashing Don Draper wore a light three-piece suit with a black tie as his gorgeous redhaired co-star donned a pretty emerald dress with bronze heels and a matching clutch. Nearby, Peggy Olson herself strutted onstage in a little black dress and matching blazer.
Unfortunately, at the event series creator Matthew Weiner declined to offer any clues about what the new season holds in store for the stars.
Talking about saying goodbye, Jon told the audience, "Emotionally, we're in some phase of grief, which is probably denial. We are collectively realizing that the end is coming, and there's no way to prepare for it."


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Every Song Beyoncé and Jay Z Could Perform Together This Summer
There's a long tradition of husband and wife pop stars going on tour together, from Sonny and Cher to Win and Régine. But when Beyoncé and Jay Z — the two biggest stars in their respective genres and each an international phenomenon — announced a set of joint summer dates yesterday morning, it was kind of a big deal. In fact, it's such a big deal that the world didn't bat an eye when they announced a summer tour in matching ski masks.
The On the Run tour, launching June 25 in Miami, is named for one of the couple's recent collaborations, "Part II (On the Run)." The song is just one of nine occasions on which they've guested on each other's albums since 2002. It's also likely one of nine (and maybe more) occasions on which fans can expect Bey and Jay to take the stage together while on tour.
The songs present quite a love story. While they strongly hinted at their relationship in "'03 Bonnie and Clyde," they announced it to the world with the mega-hit "Crazy in Love" in 2003. A decade later, they're married and apparently still going strong, with the recent anthem "Drunk in Love." The Carters are a couple of hits away from a joint greatest hits album, but there are some misses in the back catalogue ("Hollywood," "Part II"). But performed live this summer, even those songs will likely provide some fireworks for fans.
Here's a timeline of the couple's collaborations:
1. "'03 Bonnie and Clyde" (2002)
2. "Crazy in Love" (2003)
3. "That's How You Like It" (2003)
4. "Upgrade U" (2006)
5. "Déjà Vu" (2006)
6. "Hollywood" (2006)
7. "Lift Off" [with Kanye West] (2011)
8. "Blue Ivy Carter" (2012)
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The unlikely surroundings of the City of Manchester Stadium will play a significant role in George Burley's thoughts this weekend. If, and at this point it remains no more than that, the Sunderland manager, Ricky Sbragia, opts to restore Craig Gordon as his goalkeeper for the away game, the debate over whether the £9m man should represent his country in the Amsterdam ArenA next week will enter a new phase.
Burley, battling to keep alive Scotland's aspirations of World Cup qualification, appears in a serious quandary over his choice of keeper for the daunting visit to Holland. Allan McGregor has emerged as a creditable challenger to Gordon, a matter more to do with impressive showings for Rangers in Europe last season than for what he has done in this one.
Gordon, who has recently been Martin Fulop's deputy at the Stadium of Light after recovering from an ankle injury, may be the same age as McGregor, 26, but his 35 international caps compare strikingly with the Rangers man's three.
It would be harsh if Gordon does not pull on the yellow jersey for Scotland's clash with the Dutch, even if Sbragia does not select him. Not only has Gordon never let his country down, he has in the past excelled on the big occasion and against high-profile opposition. If course and distance matters at all, Gordon should get the nod.
The typical west of Scotland clamour for McGregor's promotion has been evident for more than a year. Ironically, though, while a heavy section of Rangers fans believe their goalkeeper is superior to the one Hearts sold to Sunderland for such a lavish sum, others remain unconvinced. Radio phone-ins north of the border regularly echo to the tones of Gers fans who "don't fancy" McGregor.
The case for his inclusion is simple. McGregor is playing every week and for a team who do not concede many goals. Gordon, meanwhile, has featured in only one first-team game in more than four months. Those European showings earned McGregor widespread acclaim, most notably away to Werder Bremen.
This season, though, McGregor has earned less praise. Partly, of course, because Rangers' involvement in Europe was so brief but also on account of more than a few wobbly moments – the latest against Hamilton Academical in a Scottish Cup tie this month. McGregor retains a capacity to look more than a little suspect under cross balls, his excellent shot-stopping notwithstanding.
Despite all of those who claim McGregor is the equal of Gordon, and despite Rangers' much-publicised financial troubles in January, it appeared significant that no clubs from south of the border made meaningful attempts to coax him from Ibrox. Neither has McGregor been touted as a player of the year in this most mediocre of Scottish domestic campaigns.
Gordon featured for Sunderland's reserves on Monday night and, even taking into account the low-key nature of a fixture in Morecombe, it is a harsh truth that the first-team strike forces of Falkirk and Kilmarnock do not include the likes of Benni McCarthy, against whom Gordon kept a clean sheet.
Meanwhile, Norwich fans may have cause to be miffed. Their team's goalkeeper, David Marshall, has been almost flawless in the last year and again is part of the Scotland squad but, bizarrely, he has not been afforded any action by Burley. If current form alone is the key component of an international player, Marshall arguably has more of a claim to replace Gordon than McGregor.
Gordon has done little or nothing wrong to merit the loss of his much-treasured Scotland jersey. Many would argue, in fact, that Sbragia has been unduly harsh in not handing the Sunderland No1 spot back to him upon return from injury. Gordon had been in fine form, probably his best while on Wearside, before his fitness troubles and came back for a match against Bolton Wanderers in the vain hope that it would keep Roy Keane at the club. It didn't, and further damage incurred on that ankle prompted another spell on the sidelines.
Now fully fit, he has never been an individual to rest on his laurels or let standards slip. There should be no comparison with Kris Boyd, who was denied regular club action, and therefore had no Scotland action, and subsequently took the huff. Nor Alan Hutton, who would represent a genuine risk to Burley if returning at full-back in Amsterdam, having not kicked a ball in any competition since November. Hutton's fitness would be sorely tested against flying Dutch wingers.
An interesting footnote relates to the Scotland goalkeeping coach, Jim Stewart. His full-time job is with Rangers, despite previously having worked with Gordon at Hearts.
It is far from inconceivable he will push Burley towards McGregor, the man with whom he works daily. Burley and Gordon also have familiarity from the pair's time at Tynecastle, when Gordon's coach was the impressive Mal Webster.
Burley cannot afford gambles at this stage in the campaign after defeat in Macedonia and a home draw with Norway. He should be reassured that fielding Gordon, a man rated by his peers as one of the finest goalkeepers in the world, represents nothing of the sort even against Holland.


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PPG and GGC exhange offer arbitrage
Posted by: whopper investments (IP Logged)
Date: January 11, 2013 08:54AM
PPG is divesting one of its units into GGC in a complicated merger / spin off deal (see prospectus). The basics of the deal are this- current PPG shareholders choose to exchange their shares for GGC shares at an 11% premium to the VWAP price of GGC for the three days preceding January 5th. Given GGC is so much smaller than PPG, the offer is subject to proration and also has a upper limit on the number of shares to be issues which would be hit if GGC's stock price sunk while PPG's rose (see page 23 of the prospectus for a description of
However, for odd lot shareholders (holding less than 100 shares) the offer is not subject to proration. So the trade here is pretty easy- on Tuesday, Jan 22, buy 99 shares of PPG's stock- note that you need to buy on this date so you own the shares by Jan. 25. Call your broker to tender the shares.
I believe the new GGC shares should be trade-able on that Monday, but if not you can just calculate how many shares you will receive using this site PPG set up and short that many, and in a week or so the shares you receive will net out that short. Make 11% + or – any swings in the market in that week or so.
Now, you will note that you are subject to market fluctuations here. If the market dropped 20% in a week, you'd be looking at a loss. Or if GGC shares got crushed while PPG shares stayed flat or rose you might hit the upper limit and not make as much, or even take a loss. You could hedge in a couple of ways
I think the best option is actually just option 3- buy PPG and say that the market will do what it will do. You're only exposed to market risk for a week, and, over a long career, sometimes the markets will rise and you will benefit a bit, sometimes they will fall and hurt you a bit. But the market exposure here will basically balance out over your whole career(likely a bit in your favor, since markets tend to rise).
Personally, I think the ALJJ tender is still more attractive. But once that Tuesday rolls around, buying and exchanging the share will look awfully attractive for the odd lot position.
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