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SON HOUSE : Top Gear session - 6th July 1970 (Radio broadcast).
"Several years ago when I was driving to Frank Freeman's Dancing School in Kidderminster with Captain Beefheart, the Captain told me that the person he most admired was Son House. And if somebody had told me two or three years ago when this programme started thatwe would be having Son House on Top Gear, I wouldn't have believed them, but we do & it's a joy that he is, because Son House basically is where it all began."
Remarkably, Eddie James "Son" House Jr. was 68 years old (& still touring!) when he recorded this session for John Peel's Top Gear show back in July 1970. Transmitted on 11th July - producer John Walters' birthday - Peel appeared both delighted & somewhat flabbergasted to have Mr. House on his show - "the nicest show we've had for as long as I can remember".
Earlier that month, Peel had attended a Son House performance at Oxford Street's 100 Club & was reportedly furious that some factions of the audience were rude enough to talk throughout his set, culminating in Peel clambering on stage to reprimand the culprits, demanding they either be quiet or go home, & offering to personally refund the cost of their tickets so that the rest of the crowd could listen undisturbed.
The session was taped on 6th July at the BBC's Playhouse Theatre in London's West End, & was produced by Walters with engineer Pete Ritzema. A recording of the complete hour-long show is available online if you can be bothered to search for it - replete with further sessions from Kevin Ayers' recently-formed Whole World troupe & Bristol's best-forgotten East Of Eden.
Track-list: My Good Gal / Monologue 1 / Death Letter / Monologue 2 / Grinnin' In Your Face.
(Son House portrait by Robert Crumb from his Heroes of The Blues Trading Cards series.)
● Mississippi Department of Corrections
DAVE GRANEY & THE CORAL SNAKES : At His Stone Beach EP (Fire 12", 1988).
Dave Graney - droll lounge-loving troubadour, safari-suited cowboy punk, laconic Renaissance man, eccentric Australian icon, etc - formed legendary post-punk band The Moodists in 1980 from the debris of Adelaide-based outfit The Sputniks with long-term partner / drummer Claire Moore, & Steve Miller, later drafting in Chris Walsh (The Negatives, The Fabulous Marquises) & ex-Fungus Brains guitarist Mick Turner (a member of The Dirty Three nowadays), to concoct the anomalous mid-'80s leather-clad ex-pat scuzz triumvirate of Engine Shudder, Thirsty's Calling, & Double Life, bagging themselves a gone-in-a-heartbeat Creation Records' contract into the bargain, before discreetly disbanding eight years later:
"We lived & played in the derelict, bohemian Melbourne suburb of St. Kilda & when we travelled to Sydney, we played almost exclusively in the derelict, bohemian inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. In Australia, the suburban pubs were where you went to pursue a career in music. We only played the inner city venues. We never even really tried to venture any further. In essence, most of the inner city crowd all came from the outer suburbs & didn't really want to go back. In late 1983 we moved to London where we spent the rest of what was our career... Our friends & contemporaries were The Go-Betweens, The Birthday Party, The Laughing Clowns, The Triffids, The Died Pretty, The Beasts of Bourbon... Our first shows in the U.K. were opening for The Fall & The Go-Betweens. I would characterise it as more of an inerior, mythological trip we were on. All the music we heard & the magazines we read were imported. It was all exotic & so very far away. I loved living in London & touring in Europe. It was dramatic & exciting. I learned so much & was able to dive into my obsessions & interests: pulp crimes books & rock music. Saw lots of great live music. I landed in 1983 with £70 & spent 40 on a leather jacket. I never intended to return to Australia but ultimately didn't have the right heritage or visa to stay."
When The Moodists formally fractured in 1987, Graney, Moore & Walsh briefly renamed themselves The White Buffaloes & released their comprehensively shunned My Life On The Plains LP, wherefrom Graney's Buffalo Bill-indebted raconteur-persona slowly began to evolve. Resting place of the classic "Robert Ford on the Stage" & the unassumingly lovely "Girl In The Moon" - still two of my absolute favourite Graney songs - its covers of Gram Parsons, Fred Neil, & "The Streets of Laredo" must have sounded resolutely alien alongside Surfer Rosa, Isn't Anything, Viva Hate, & Daydream Nation. But I wouldn't know because, like virtually everybody else, I was too busy dribbling over Hairway To Steven to give it the time of day (sorry, Dave). The White Buffaloes were pre-dated by a formative & equally short-lived incarnation of The Coral Snakes - featuring ex-Orange Juice / Josef K guitarist Malcolm Ross (who'd appeared in The Moodists' terminal line-up with O.J.'s David McClymont) & Rudi's Gordy Blair on bass - who only managed to record a solitary e.p. for Fire Records in 1989 before visa issues finally forced Graney & Moore back to Australia. Produced by Barry Adamson, At His Stone Beach's four croon-fronted piano-led songs similarly made little-to-no impression. At this point, Graney maintains, he was largely concerned with becoming a writer for other artists - preferably female vocalists - which perhaps explains why this germinal clutch of songs sounds so different to The Moodists' well-established vernacular? Though Graney's major breakthrough followed a couple of albums later with the reformed Coral Snakes' Night Of The Wolverine LP in 1993, it's My Life On The Plains, & particularly At His Stone Beach, that I still pluck off the shelf most frequently.
Reportedly, Graney is currently supervising the digital release of the acoustic demos for Night Of The Wolverine & some unreleased late-period Moodists recordings. Let's see what happens.
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● Another life flashed before my eyes
KLEENEX : Live at Concordia, Zürich - 12th (or 13th) March 1979 (Cassette recording).
"It was a small scene & everybody knew everybody. When we started, we just had four songs & we played for our friends. We played the four songs in fifteen minutes & they'd say "Go again! Go again!" so we'd play the songs again for four hours. We thought it would be fun to do the single with our four songs for our friends - the same four songs we would play at gigs for hours & hours until we got tired. Somehow John Peel got the E.P. & he played it over & over. Rough Trade heard it - they organised a tour for us in England. We were on a package tour with The Raincoats & Spizzenergi. It was a great experience.
In the beginning, we were just in Zürich & we never thought that we would go abroad. The Kleenex company found out about us & they said we had to change our name or otherwise they will call Rough Trade to destroy all the records & we couldn't sell them anymore. We had to pay thousands of Swiss francs for this so we had to decide to change the name. Also, Regula Sing left & then we thought we were city indians or small like Liliput, little girls.
We had great support in Zürich, it all started with this youth riot. I was a bit older than the people in the riots, but it's a small town & there were these political questions & we had to say what we thought. We didn't have songs like "Fuck The System" like other bands had. We didn't throw stones & smash windows. We stood there & played songs. Though it sounds like nonsense words, it always had to do with the situation." - Excerpts from an interview with Marlene Marder by Jason Gross, Perfect Sound Forever, May 1998.
Parenthetically, I've dragged the lake (so to speak) hoping to discover what Kleenex's former members have been up to since Liliput separated in the mid 1980s, but details are scant - that's to say: non-existent. Other than Klaudia Schifferle 's well-documented subsequent career as a prolific & highly respected painter / sculptor, the only other information I've found refers to Marlene Marder's work with the World Wildlife Fund. Any more for any more?
Set-list: You / Nighttoad / Hedi's Head / (Unknown) / Madness / (Unknown) / Nice / Ain't You / Lust - Thumblerdoll / I Love You (1) / I Love You (2) / Beri-Beri.
● Never mind the bollocks
PINK INDUSTRY : What I Wouldn't Give (Zulu 7", 1984).
"Nothing that's got any potency is ever accepted by the established art world at the moment of potency... it's only in retrospect that they're able to assimilate it into their culture" - Jayne Casey talking about the KLF, though she might just as well have been talking about her own unjustly neglected Pink Industry.
Big In Japan & Pink Military - two storied arbors of Merseyside's punk &s post-punk eras ("A magical portal where a generation of Liverpool musicians discovered the lexicon of life", she says) which both included Jayne as vocalist - have never really captured my imagination (look, I've tried, but...). Pink Industry, however, are a band that I've admired since the early 1980s - from the moment I heard John Peel broadcast their penultimate session (of four) for him. August 1983, in fact.
Following the dissolution of the short-lived (but highly regarded) Pink Military in 1981, Jayne dispensed with the idea of joining another default-4-piece post-punk guitar band, choosing instead to collaborate with local multi-instrumentalist Amrbose Reynolds (who'd also played briefly with Big In Japan, as well as the embryonic Frankie Goes To Hollywood). Pursing a distinctly more electronic (& experimental) direction than before, the duo operated a revolving door policy as far as supporting musicians were concerned, though guitarist Tadzio Jodlowski would be recruited on a full-time basis in time for their second LP.
Perpetually hampered by a debilitating dearth of funds & a frustratingly "make-do" collection of equipment, it's (arguably) the band's fleshed-out BBC sessions that capture them at their most impressive. Sadly, said recordings are only accessible via grainy Youtube uploads (from disintegrating timeworn cassettes) nowadays - though a handful of them allegedly appeared on a limited edition pressing of an already impossible-to-track-down Brazilian Pink Industry compilation CD a few years ago. Of their trio of cheaply recorded (at home) but near-perfect LPs, only the first, 1983's Low Technology, has ever been reissued - carefully repackaged & sympathetically remastered by Germany's Isegrimm label. It's a dispiriting situation, but perhaps Jayne & Ambrose prefer it that way? After all, sometimes it's better to simply draw a line & walk away...
1984's provocative "What I Wouldn't Give" 7" - with it's cheeky Morrissey-bedecked sleeve - slid briefly into the top ten of the independent singles chart upon release but still passed most people by. A lot gem, it's one of Pink Industry's finest productions: Jayne's carnal drawl - a sort-of Marlene Deitrich-meets-Lou Reed affair if you can imagine that? - weaves an enticing path between Ambrose's languid dual basses, the pulsating drum machine, & an apparitional sax submerged in a slough of opiated sound effects. An unusual, thought-provoking, & curiously timeless record by one of the '80s great "lost" bands.
● Leave it buried at the bottom of the bed
NICO & THE FACTION : Live at Gaskessell, Bern, Switzerland - 28th November 1986 (Cassette recording).
"I don't have a home. (On my passport) it says "ohne festern Wohnsitz", which means "without a fixed address". And I prefer that, because it's like being married when you have a home. God, it's terrible. I lived on a ship, but I don't live there anymore. I live in Brixton now. Hell's Kitchen on the Lower East Side in New York is much more dangerous. When you live in a dangerous place, you also become increasingly dangerous. You might just wind up in jail.
I grew up on opera with my mother taking me when I was a child & it sort of got branded in my brain. But I always preferred jazz already, as a young adolescent I preferred jazz, free jazz. I met Bob Dylan & he sort of changed the idea that I had that I should only sing torrid, torrid songs, you know, love songs. I started singing Bob Dylan songs - when I was on three Ready, Steady, Go! shows in England, two Dylan songs & one Gordon Lightfoot song. (Dylan) sang me a number of songs when he used to baby-sit for my son, & so I asked him if I could have if I could sing that song, he sent me a demo with the melody & the lyrics. Dylan's manager, Albert (Grossman) bought me a ticket & said I should come over there (to America). That's how I met Andy again, whom I'd met previously in Paris. I only wanted to be with the underground people, I wasn't interested in fashion anymore, & I also had studied acting with Lee Strasberg, which helped me a lot to sort of discover myself like all young people always have to discover themselves.
(Jim Morrison), he was my soul brother. He taught me to write songs. I never thought that I could. He really inspired me a lot. It was like looking in a mirror then. Musically, I might get inspired by Egyptian music, & some Pakistani music. Arab music. I love Arabic music. Music like Philip Glass, Stockhausen, Steve Reich, I love that too. I want to write more songs in India. I'll stop there for a month. Then I have to go to England & continue singing. I would have liked to have gone to the Amazon river, just sail along & record my record there with the drumming..." - Extracts from an interview by Steven Walker, Melbourne, 19th February 1986.
Set-list: My Heart is Empty / Purple Lips / Procession / Harry Hudson / Janitor of Lunacy / König / Frozen Warnings / You Forgot to Answer / I'll Be Your Mirror / Tanamore / Eulogy to Lenny Bruce /
Fearfully in Danger / Genghis Khan.
● Das lied vom einsamen mädchen
THE CURE : Live at Markthalle, Hamburg - 16th October 1980 (Cassette recording).
""It's fun watching people disintegrate." C'est la bloody vie. Crumpled in the back seats of a minibus erratically bumping & grinding through the wasted plains of Benelux. Acne, dirty clothes & hotel rooms. Unglamourous "sufferings". The pitfalls of this falsified situation. A bedroom-bound school band sensible enough to remember & retain the aura & values of those Saturday gigs in the church hall - uncluttered & direct. Dancing down the lonely aisle of my teens, only to be stopped in my tracks by the eerie cascade of Seventeen Seconds. Morbid, hateful, tender & frightened. Growing up in public, exploring & expanding the grey matters of one black & white incident, canning a mood & repeating it relentlessly in the bedsits of (other) young lovers. Sometimes it's hard to believe all that sound is emanating from just the 3 figures washed in the alternating blue, white, red, green floods of light. "All Cats Are Grey" drifts by through the clouds of dope smoke hanging in the hall. I close my eyes & think of Hawkwind, the Buzzcocks, Pink Floyd, Joy Division. "I'm still not sure what people make of us. We did a gig with The Fall, & Mark E. Smith just sat there saying we were a bunch of art school wankers, & there he was going through the same old motions, pissing himself up to bring out his feelings. Who's totally wired?"" - Excerpts from Playing For Today, an article by Simon Dwyer, Sounds, 8th November 1980.
Side 1: The Holy Hour / Play For Today / Three Imaginary Boys / Primary / 10:15 Saturday Night / Accuracy / In Your House / At Night;
Side 2: M / Fire in Cairo / Boys Don't Cry / Another Day / Jumping Someone Else's Train / Another Journey By Train / Grinding Halt / A Forest / Seventeen Seconds.
● Everything's coming to a grinding halt
TALKING HEADS : Live at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco CA - 3rd December 1977 (Cassette recording).
By the time Talking Heads played this December 1977 show, their "Psycho Killer" 45 was already an established underground hit & David Byrne was well on his way to becoming a commanding on-stage presence - terse & economical rather than, as per somewhat muted earlier recorded performances, nervous & reticent ("I was a peculiar young man", quoth he, "borderline Asperger's I would guess").
With Jerry Harrison on-board, filling out their once-skeletal sound with keyboards & additional guitar, the band sound lean, tight, & super-confident. Recorded at Bill Graham's Old Waldorf music hall in San Francisco, their set was broadcast on local FM radio & quickly bootlegged as part of the oft-referenced Sharp Objects series. In addition to offering an opportunity to hear formative versions of these songs before Eno fed them through his subtle textural processing devices for More Songs About Buildings & Food, it's also far better than anything on the officially released - & profoundly disappointing - The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads live LP.
Sadly there were no Question Mark & The Mysterians covers on this occasion, just a smidgen of 1910 Fruitgum Co. flavoured bubblegum.
n.b. Tina Weymouth photograph taken from Big Star #3, pub. 1978.
Set-list: Uh-oh, Love Comes To Town / With Our Love / The Book I Read / Artists Only / Stay Hungry / The Big Country / New Feeling / Thank You For Sending Me An Angel / Who Is It? / Psycho Killer / No Compassion / No Compassion (Reprise) / 1-2-3 Red Light.
● I wish you wouldn't do that
SLEEPARCHIVE : Elephant Island EP (Sleeparchive 12", 2004).
Teutonic basement techno with a gratifying android crunch.
Some time ago, a friend of mine was listening to a Sleeparchive mix on his iPod while wandering across town to pick up some lunch. Passing a bustling building site, he instinctively leapt into the street, confusing the sounds on his headphones with the clatter of falling masonry & fearing imminent death. I can't think of a greater recommendation than that, frankly...
Listening back to "old" (a decade being a relative eternity in club music terms, of course) productions like this, it's not difficult to see why so many admirers of progressive electronica were comprehensively dismissive of - for instance - Factory Floor's app-driven Blast First era.
Sleeparchivist Roger Semsroth is currently based in Berlin & continues to release new music under various guises, here & elsewhere.
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riding mower repair question
The front axle on my JD LA175 just broke in half.
It's not really an axle in so far as it doesn't turn.
It has sockets for elbow shaped bars that hold the tires.
The two rods connected to a plate at the base of the steering column pull those elbows to move the front tires.
So this is just a cast iron bridge-shaped piece.
I found the part online for $50 and I'm thinking of trying to swap it out myself.
It's tight quarters under the mower, and I couldn't tell on first inspection if the motor would have to come out to do it. It looks to me like there is just one bolt running through the center of the axle that holds it in place on the frame.
Has anybody else done this? Is it worth the risk or should I have JD pick it up, fix it and return it (surely for a lot more than 50 bucks).
I have never actually had to change a front axle on a lawn tractor, but have worked on enough of them to be comfortable in saying yes, I believe that there is only one bolt holding it in place. I cannot imagine having to remove the engine, or anything such as that. I would raise the front of the tractor, preferrably with a floor jack, but a lever and fulcrum should suffice if necessary, and block the front end off of the ground with a beam or jack stands positioned behind the front tires, ensuring that it is safely supported. For $50, it's hard saying what you would get, whether it has the hubs on it, or is broken down at the spindles, but it should be pretty straight forward either way. There will be some manner of stop, so that the axle can only pivot so far, so compare the old axle and new axle before reinstalling it, to make sure that you have all of the parts in place.
Should be a pretty simple job. I'm not familiar with this particular model, but most models are very similar. On models I am familiar with the axle always comes out from the bottom, so the engine would not be in the way. You will have to remove the mower deck (very easy) and then lift and support the frame of the tractor though. Here is an exploded view from johndeereparts.com
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Even though this tablet has yet to be announced, it will definitely be capable of 4G speeds courtesy of T-Mobile's HSPA+ network. Huawei's tablet is a member of the 7-inch display family, packing a resolution of 1280x800. Rumored to be fueling the device is a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, which should be plenty of juice to power the Android Honeycomb 3.2 operating system.
Web browsing on this tablet should be a nice experience as well considering it will have flash 10.3 aiding it. Like many of the other tablets that are two cameras. There is one on the front and one on the back, but the resolution and capabilities of these cameras are not yet known.
The rumored price point for this device is $199, but there is a catch. In order to get that price T-Mobile may require that you sign on for a two-year contract. None of this is a definite yet so we are all just going to have to keep our eyes peeled.
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The Nerja Caves are located close to Maro. Few visitors knew anything about this part of the coast until 1959, when five young boys, out hunting for bats behind Maro discovered a remarkable system of caves and ancient cave paintings. Now the caves attract visitors every day who come to wonder at this underground cathedral with its strange, melting-wax rocky architecture and what is reputed to be the largest natural column in the world.
On Halloween, the last day of October, Maro celebrates an ancestral tradition by paying tribute to the chestnut! The Chestnut Fiesta brings locals and visitors together to participate in the consumption of thousands of kilos of the dried fruit together with another speciality of the area, roast sweet potato. Live music, entertainment and dancing continue into the night. Details of Maro and Nerja´s other annual festivals can be found on our fiestas page.
Maro`s whitewashed buildings are a good example of the common domestic architecture in towns and villages on this part of the Mediterranean coastline. The village dates back to the early Christian era, its first structure being the Roman fortification known historically as Detunda, meaning "defence." This is now the site of the Plaza de la Iglesia, the Casa Granade and the begining of Calle Ancha.
It is a genuine pleasure to stroll through the village streets, with flowerpots on balconies and all the charm of a true Andalucian coastal village. One of the most beautiful streets is Calle Maravillas, where one can look out over the sea from the vantage points. There are also wonderful views from here of the surrounding countryside. Beside the Balcón de Maro, one finds the Iglesia de Nuestra Séñora de las Maravillas, dating from the 17th century. Here also is the Casa Grande and the ruins of the old sugar works, the building of which began in 1585, financed by the then Lord of Maro, Luis de Armengol.
Not far from the village centre, beside the N-340 road going towards Nerja, is another famous monument, the Águila Aqueduct. This was built between 1879 and 1880, to ensure that water would reach the San Joaquín sugar factory. There is a section of old Roman road beside the sugar factory, on the way from Antonino de Cástulo to Malaca, on which the Detunda fortification was built.
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On 13 September 2010, following communication with Diabetes UK Northern Ireland, MLA Paul Frew asked the then Minister for Education, Caitriona Ruane, if she aimed "to improve care for children with diabetes and end discrimination against diabetic pupils who face exclusion from school trips and extra curricular activities as a result of their condition?". In the Minister's response she stated that "No child should face exclusion from school trips or any other activity for the reasons the Member referred to".
Following this a letter was sent to every school to highlight the question and the Minister's views on the issue.
Adhering to the Children (NI) Order 1995, schools must bear three main principles in mind when organising and sanctioning visits:
Best practice guidance indicates that the Board of Governors for a school, and their principal, must ensure the school has a written policy on educational visits and that a risk assessment has been carried out.
If your child has been told they cannot go on the school trip ask to see a copy of the risk assessment form. If it identifies a genuine and real risk to your child which means it is unsafe for them to go then it must be accepted that it is in your child's own interest not to attend.
If no reason is identified or you feel it is not accurate you should raise this with the school by calmly indicating your reasons. If you still feel unhappy with the response contact the relevant Education and Library Board.
Ultimately, a Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal for Northern Ireland (SENDIST) will decide if less favourable treatment has occurred and whether or not that treatment was justified.
On occasions parents may be tempted to release the school from responsibilities in order to ensure their child can attend a school trip or activitiy.
It should however be noted that any agreement signed by them, which releases the school from making reasonable adjustments or indicates that no action will be taken if the pupil is excluded, is not legally binding and is therefore not an option for the parties involved.


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By Barbara Goldberg
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (Reuters) - Just weeks after a surgical team on New York's Long Island began a series of operations to rebuild both lips of an 8-year-old boy mauled by chimpanzees in Africa, the sound of success filled a play room at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.
"Slurp!" was heard as Dunia Sibomana sipped a spoonful of chicken broth through his newly created lips. The surgery has already helped him keep food inside his mouth, speak more clearly and stop constant drooling, said lead surgeon Dr. Alexander Dagum, the hospital's chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Two years ago, Sibomana was playing with children in his native Democratic Republic of Congo when chimpanzees attacked, ripping off his lips and killing his younger brother.
The rare double-lip reconstruction requires several surgeries over the course of about nine months, and the first took place on Jan. 11.
Complications arose during the surgery, which was expected to last eight hours but stretched to 14, as Dagum harvested a rectangle of skin, nerve, tendon and vein from the child's forearm and used it to form the circle of both lips.
It turned out the vein was too short to reach a crucial blood supply in the neck so Dagum scrambled to collect a second vein from the boy's upper arm to make the connection.
Racing against the clock to keep the transferred tissue alive by surgically restoring the blood supply, Dagum looked through a microscope and sewed vein to vein and nerve to nerve.
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Find the right shade of foundation
I swear I can never find the right shade of foundation! Its annoying. What are some easy ways to figure it out. I get my make up from Walmart (I dont want to spend 40 on a little thing of foundation) And there is no natural light and I'm not sure if you can return make up. CVS i know you can but its more expensive there.
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To me, this is the most difficult part of makeup and it has been very frustrating. One problem I've found is that the foundation always dries much darker than in the bottle - think of paint drying. Even when foundation is tried on my skin in a dept. store, it looks very different 5 minutes later. Also, it oxides during the day which changes the color.
I've been trying stick foundations and they don't seem to change as much as liquid or creams for some reason. I don't know if you can find much selection in a drugstore for a stick type foundation. As the saying goes "I feel your pain!"
The suggestion to get tested at MAC is very good because they have so many colors but in my experience the MAC people don't give out samples. You might try a Sephora if you live near one - they've given lots of samples to me and that really helps. Also, Estee Lauder will give you a free sample which is supposedly in your best foundation color. Any Estee at any dept. store will do this.
Good luck with this. I'm actually beginning to think I'll conquer the whole hair thing before I conquer the foundation thing!!! :banghead:
as TNB said, go get properly matched at MAC or Sephora and then go to Temptalia and use their foundation-matching matrix to find a drugstore brand.
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Finding the right foundation is super hard, it took me forever to find the one that just disappears into my skin. I caved and bought Benefit 'Hello Flawless' liquid foundation since it made me so happy, I wear it everyday (and for me that everyday use justifies the higher cost, I'm still on my first bottle from April).
If you have tricky skin tones water based foundations allow for a little translucence, thus letting your natural skin tone to come through a little. Heavier silicone ones, though giving a more 'flawless' look have much less wiggle room, in my experience, in terms of color.
I know covergirl.com has a whole skin tone matching quiz to go through and it then puts a little pink dot next to every product that would complement your skin tone on the website.
Hmm.. I have never had any issue returning makeup to Walmart, Rite Aid, or Walgreens. They take it back and give a full refund as long as there is a receipt...even if it's opened. I think color matching for a difficult match really has to be done by the individual themselves because ultimately they know what looks best on their own complexion. I'm a difficult match myself and I've never seen one sales clerk that can accurately match me. I think many of them learn the cookie cutter recommends to various complexions. I have a red undertone but my skin is a bronze tan..and it baffles the hell out of store clerks. I also get not wanting to pay so much for a foundation (or any makeup). However, foundation is the one thing I'll pay a bit more for makeup wise. I use Bare Minerals Matte. It's $28. I get it from the website or QVC. They have excellent color ranges and cater to various undertones as well. I just think if your foundation is right and perfects the overall look to your face you can get away with a lot of dirt cheap makeup for everything else. For difficult matches sometimes you really do have to spend a bit more for foundation because a lot of drug store color ranges are limited.
I love Avon foundations. And they refund if you get the wrong product or color. My problem is I am between 2 colors of my favorite type so I buy both and mix 1/2 and 1/2. However, this is their mineral powder makeup which has fewer choices than their liquids.
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5 Series HK vs. 3 Series HK
Can anyone tell me why my buddies HK Sound System in their 2000 and 2003 540i sound so much better than my 2003 330i HK System? The difference is extremely noticable. Mine seems to have too much mid that I can't seem to eq right.
Even the non-DSP E39 sounds better than my HK, IMO :dunno:
the hk in the e46 is utter, pure, complete CRAP
Lately, I've wondered what it would be like if you had someone who liked their 3's HK system and someone that hates their 3's HK system sat in each others' cars with familiar source material and just did an A/B compare. I suspect there are good and bad batches of HK systems. :dunno:
I've spent some time in my father's 2003 non-DSP E39, and I definitely think my sound system is better (especially the bass response, since the HK has subwoofers).
In my car, I tweaked the treble between center and max, and the bass one notch below center.
I'm happy with my HK. But I'm no trunk-thumping, vehicle-vibrating, public-pulsing, kinda audio guy.
This doesn't answer the question specifically, but I can definitely say that my wife's X5, which has 5-series level trim/option, that her base level stereo is far better than the e46 base stereo. Makes sense, I guess, based on the price of the cars...
I had the Nav/DSP sound system in my X5, and I think it's unbelievably better than the HK in my 330... When I first listened to the HK, it honestly felt like I had cotton stuffed in my ears. That's the best way I can describe it.
I think the 2005 HK system in the e46 is very good. Its not great but its better than good for a stock system that comes with the car. I don't know if I would have paid extra for it but I think it compares favorably with the stock systems offered by other luxury car makers.
I'd also like to think that people buy these cars for their driving characteristics, performance, build, etc. and that the stereo system is secondary (hopefully even lower). If you're the kid with the 1995 Honda Civic whose stereo system is more expensive than the car its riding in, that's another story. People don't buy bimmers for the audio system.
The E39 and E46's stereos are architecturally completely different.
I really enjoy my HK system in my 2005 330. Sounds really crisp and clean.
I don't know much about it, but it seems like a lot more thought went into it. All mids and woofers are installed in enclosures, instead of just bolted to the door/deck, as an example. I'm no expert, but the E46's system is an infinite baffle setup where the woofers have the conflicting jobs of playing sounds while trying to control its own motion from forces other than its intended movement.
The E39's amps don't appear to have power supplies, so it souldn't have any more power than an E46's.
To my ear, the settings have made a world of difference. It came with the speed sensitive volume fairly high in the value range. I have since cranked it all the way down, so that it doesn't react to speed anymore (I have volume controls on the steering wheel, for Pete's sake!), and it sounds a hell of a lot better. Higher volumes don't distory, and I have my bass cranked up about mid +2 and my treble about max -2.
(I went down a notch of center for the bass and forward a notch or two on the fade so my passengers aren't overwhelmed in the back. I know, I know. F' 'em. :) )
I think the quality of the system depends on the source (Radio vs CD vs MP3) and settings.
Mine sounds perfectly fine to me. When the car was new it didn't sound too good, but once broken in things are fine. The subwoofers are junk though. There's just not much you can do with 6x9 drivers and an amp the size of my hand.
For comparison, my system is max treble -2 and bass at mid. I also have the spacialization thing turned off. It seems to add some weird tinge to the sound, but it does sound good on occasion since it centers the sound in the cabin so everything isn't focused where you're sitting.
I also listen to cds, which I imagine sounds better than mp3s and radio. Classical sounds very good. Most stuff is more than decent. The bass isn't too good once cranked so lower settings are best. The sound in VWs sound better to me though since there are 4 nicely sized woofers.
My sources are always CDs or high-quality MP3s (LAME --preset standard, VBR that averages a little north of 192 kbps) via aux-in. All bets are off with radio.
I definitely noticed a difference from my old E39 non-DSP to the E46 with HK. I had to crank up the treble and cut back on the bass on the HK to make it sound reasonable...it sounded so muffled before. Then I transplanted the amp and 10" sub from the E39 and it sounds about on par with the old system. The HK subs just aren't enough...I guess the Germans only like very tight bass, nothing too overpowering :dunno: . One thing I do notice is that I hear some more background detail in the music from the HK system over the E39 non-DSP....some of my old CDs sound almost new again.
Just because everyone else is telling......+1 Bass, +2 Treble.
Is it possible that the HK has been improved somewhat in each new year? I hear far fewer complaints about the 2005's than the previous years and as I mentioned, I think the HK in my '05 330i is pretty good.
I'll join in- I think my HK is pretty decent. I still think there's still something missing though, but can't put my finger on it. For the record, I've always had the treble maxed out and the bass max - 2. That's the only setting that's sounded decent for me :dunno:
There's just not much to do to overcome the shortfalls of the HK system. The use of paper cones, head amp, and the trunk amp just don't cut it. Has anyone even seen how small the amplifier is in the back?
Hmms.. Yeah.. I wish the system sounded like a Mark Levinson.. After all, Mark Levinson is part of the Harmon Kardon Specialty group... But the system is fine for the car.
Getting back to the topic, the standard sound system in my X5 is undoubtedly better than the HK system of my 330i.
But yes, people's ears are different as they age, but some things you can quantify with frequency response measurement, and some qualitative things you can quantify with A/B comparison tests.
In this case, find a Person A that likes their E46 sedan HK system and a Person B that doesn't like their E46 sedan HK system (or use coupe owners instead):
Hypothesis to disprove: Person A finds Sources A and B to sound appealing in both Cars, and Person B finds Sources A and B unappealing in both Cars.
Well, I'm in the group with BahnBaum. I don't like either bass or treble to dominate the music (unless the original music was recorded that way). I don't want to have it so loud that it entertains (or annoys) people a block away.
I have found that every time I get a new car I discover new nouances in my music. I detect lyrics that I never heard before on the same CD. Seems to me that each new system is getting better than the last. Of course many will say: "It's got no [fill in the blank] at all. It SUCKS!." That is their perogative.
I want my music to sound as close to the original performance as I can, excepting for volume -- the Grateful Dead's "wall of sound" would just be TOO loud in a car -- and I happen to run the HK system in my 325xiT dead flat -- everything at centre --- and it sounds just fine to me. It might not to you, but as Bob Dylan once said: "You are right from your side and I am right from mine..."
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I had the ECM update performed last week and no hiccups so far. :thumbsup: I'll let you know if they return...
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I had the ECM update performed last week and no hiccups so far. :thumbsup: I'll let you know if they return...
I can say that my car idles a hell of a lot better after my oil change. I had it done at 1k miles as I never like my car to go too long with the original oil in it. Old school I know but it has not failed me yet. I noticed a vast improvement in overall smoothness. However, that could just be a placebo effect. Time will tell.
@cathycpc -- can you kindly to post the details of the update so I can go to my dealer and request them to perform the same ECM update? It would be great to show the exact work order line item description from your invoice that will help them. Not sure ECM firmware is same since yours is 2.0T and mine is V6 but I have the same identical issue and hoping that there will be a update for my ECM as well.
Would you believe I still can't get a firm answer on which engine the idle calibration update is for? This issue has been reported with all three engines and it would be nice if it was finally put to rest -- six months of shaking is enough. Perhaps one of the Caddy Customer Service folks who frequent the forum can do some investigating?
here it is definitely on V4 turbo and V6 engines for sure. Pretty much most if not all V6 have this problem but the effect is not as dramatic as some of the V4 owners reported. According to one post here, it may be as a result of very aggressive idle tuning (very low rpm at idle?) by GM/Cadillac to squeeze out most mileage. It sounds like they could be right...my car idles around 450-500 rpm (it is approximate but I am going to measure with OBDII accurately over this weekend). After some google search, it appears that passenger car idle rpm should be between 600-1000 depending on engine type so definitely this is low and could be the reason.
@aselvan -- With my 2.5 engine, the tremble, since day one, has been light to moderate. In the past month, it kicked up enough to cause a stall on three occasions. Idle is around 700 rpm routinely and the shaking even occurs when first starting the car and idle's around 1000 rpm. On the other side of the coin, there are times when the idle is around 500 rpm and it's smooth as silk.
This issue does not create any computer codes and my dealer's response to every issue I've had since last December (and still
occurs) is "we need a code" and/or "we can't do anything if we can't reproduce the problem". It's getting very old.
" Pretty much most if not all V6 have this problem "
Not sure about that! Mine could hardly be smoother and the same for the CTS that was traded in.
Wow I thought I was also just being picky, the other day I noticed my seat moving when I take turns, turning out after reading on here that many people have the same problem...... Then recently noticed just a bit of a stumble at idle especially when cold and, once again, upon reading here, many people seem to have had the same issues! Admittedly I did not read all posts in thread, but has anyone mentioned stretched timing chain?? Someone I know who works for gm told me these engines have had a problem with timing chains that first shows up as rough idle and may show a misfire code. I dont know about you guys but for a $50,000 car, I expect it to idle smooth as glass and my seat to be solid as a rock!
@bluecrayon -- welcome to the party :bigroll: Problem is, the tremble has been reported with all three engines and even with a stall, there are no computer codes. And, the degree of tremble is all over the place. Lots of people don't have it at all. There is an SPS update for idle calibration for the turbo (my dealer says it's for the 6 cylinder). So far, nothing for the 2.5 engine. BTW -- I've now stalled four times and this coupled with numerous on-going electrical issues, I sent an email to Cadillac this afternoon requesting a field engineer. Bottom line -- after six months and a clueless service department, I want the car fixed or replaced.
Ha thanks! Yeah I'm sorry to hear people are having these problems with a high end car such as this. I guess any new model will have similar growing pains.
My service writer keeps telling me that all four cylinders do that. He is also trying to tell me that if it did't throw a code, it's not happening.
If this issue "was normal" for a 4 cylinder, there wouldn't be a technical service bulletin out, nor would that explain why some
ATS's do not have the issue and others have it ranging from mild to severe. Sounds like your dealer is like mine. I appreciate
the fact that the ATS is a new animal and will have gremlins. But, one would think, with all Cadillac has riding on this vehicle
and their public relations image, they'd bend over backwards to get things fixed. BTW, Cadillac Customer Assistance just called me. My six months' worth of electrical issues and the worsening tremble are now in the hands of a District Specialist. We'll see what happens.
I am just wondering since there are enough of us with this problem, is there anything we all can do collectively to take this w/ GM directly instead of working with your respective dealers who seem to be clueless? Luckily for me, this is not as bad as some of you but still makes me very mad --- we are talking about $40K+ car here not low end.
Other than this problem and few CUE issues, I love this car and it is so awesome to drive this!
@aselvan -- does GM think we're idiots? TSB's are not issued for something that is normal. There's a TSB for the tremble --
it is not normal. If enough people file complaints with the NHTSA, it could potentially lead to a recall and I don't think GM would
want that for 'the car of the year'.
I got Caddy involved because of electrical issues since day one. Yesterday, after six months, I was able to duplicate one of the
issues for my service consultant and a tech even managed to duplicate it. They still have no idea of what's going on with my
ATS. And now, they're even telling me the Powertrain Control Module is shutting down and losing memory and I don't have any
powertrain issues and that has nothing to do with the electrical issues. It's going to come down to a field engineer who will
either find the problems and fix the car or authorize a swap or buy-back. I love the car but I'm totally fed up. Not a good
first Cadillac experience.
Hi All,
I am sorry your ATS vehicles are experiencing a trembling issue. I understand how you can be frustrated with this situation. If anyone would like me to look into their case number for them, or discuss their concerns, please private message me.
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In the Appeal of :
Delivered by the Hon. Chief Justice Mr. Justice T.S. Cotran on the 18th day of September 1984
The appellant (who was the second accused at the trial) and another accused (who did not appeal) were charged with stock theft (two heads of cattle) contrary to Proclamation 80 of 1921. The Stock Theft Proclamation as amended by Act 33 of 1967 abolished theft as formerly defined in the Proclamation. It was therefore wrong to have mentioned the Proclamation but there was no prejudice to the appellant. He was found guilty of theft whilst the first accused, who did not appeal, was found guilty of receiving the stock knowing it to have been stolen.
The appeal is against conviction and sentence.
The facts were simple. Two beasts were stolen from the complainant some time in January 1982, a red cow and a brown bull.
A few days later one Motsololo Tom (P.W.3) the younger brother of the complainant saw the stolen red cow in the cattle kraal of Tlalo Naleli who was the first accused at the trial. The appellant however was not present at the time and the only evidence of his connection with the theft was a "confession" by the first accused, not made on oath at the trial, but extrajudicially in the absence of the appellant, when he was
beaten up, that it was the appellant who had brought the two animals to him. When the appellant was arrested and taken first to the complainant and then to the police he allegedly confessed to an officer that he stole the two beasts. The magistrate, in convicting the appellant of theft, relied on the statement of the first accused (made extrajudicially in the absence of the appellant after a beating) followed by a confession to the police officer some time later.
The statement by the first accused against the appellant is utterly worthless..
The magistrate in his acceptance of the appellant's confession to the policeman, relied on the Judgment of Jacobs C J, in Mabothotsa v R. 1967-1970 LLR 235 who in turn relied on the Judgment of Ramsbottom J, in R. v Malakeng 1956 (4) SA 232 but with respect there was nothing in common between the cases. The essential point in Mabothotsa and Malakeng, supra, is that the accused was found in possession of the stolen property. Here the appellant was never found in actual possession. The "confession" to the policeman that he stole the two heads of cattle was therefore inadmissible.
Without this nothing remains. It follows that the appellant should have been found not guilty and acquitted.
The appeal is allowed and the appellant is to be released unless he is held on some other charges.
18th September 1984
For Appellant : Mr. Phakoana
For Crown : Mr. Kabatsi


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Edible bug industry hopes crickets and kin are the next sushi
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - Just like raw tuna is a favorite of foodies everywhere, Robert Nathan Allen foresees a day when crickets will make their way onto consumers' plates.
A growing need for more food sources as well as a desire to treat animals more humanely have proponents predicting entomophagy, or eating insects, will eventually spread more heavily to western and developed countries. They envision pancakes made with cricket flour or falafel chocked full of mealworm goodness will be just as desirable as sushi.
"Sushi took 30, 40 years to really become a normal thing, but kale took like five years and kale's not even very tasty," said Allen, head of Austin, Texas-based Little Herds, a nonprofit founded to educate the public on the nutritional and environmental benefits of edible insects.
Allen and about 150 others are gathering at Wayne State University in Detroit through Saturday to talk about edible bugs and how to grow the nascent industry. The conference is being billed as the first of its kind in the United States.
They want to overcome what one speaker called the "yuck factor," a feeling shared by many in the United States and other developed countries.
From ants and beetle larvae eaten by tribes in Africa to crispy-fried locusts enjoyed in Thailand, almost 2,000 insect species are dined on by about two billion people globally today, according to a 2013 United Nations report. With the world's population growth indicating food production will need to almost double by 2050, people need to check their revulsion and give bugs a second look, the report said.
Since food scientist Lee Cadesky envisions a huge food sector over time, he and his brother founded C-fu Foods in Toronto, an ingredient company that makes meat, dairy and egg alternatives from insects.
Under the brand name One Hop Kitchen, they will launch this week the sale of two kinds of insect Bolognese pasta sauce made with mealworms and crickets as the stand in for the traditional ground beef ingredient. Cadesky said it fooled most consumers in taste tests at food trade shows. Continued...


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DENVER – The University of Denver men's lacrosse team (1-2) snagged its first win of the season, defeating the No. 20 Albany Great Danes (0-1) 17-13 in front of 811 fans at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Denver's offense stepped into high gear as three Pioneers finished the day with hat-tricks and six others netted goals to give DU head coach Bill Tierney his first win in crimson and gold.
"This was a great way to regroup from our two losses last weekend," Tierney said. "Our offense has started to find its rhythm and you can really see our guys working together and understanding what we are asking of them. We are a young team but I think we proved a lot to ourselves today with this win."
Sophomores Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario) and Alex Demopoulos (Canton, Conn.), along with freshman Cameron Flint (Georgetown, Ontario) all scored three goals each for the Pioneers. Demopoulos also finished the day with three assists for a total of six points.
Also contributing for Denver with two goals apiece were junior Todd Baxter (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and sophomore Patrick Rogers (Portland, Ore.), while seniors Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas), John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) and Cameron Kerr (Cherry Hills Village, Colo.), along with freshman Colin Scott (Ridgefield, Conn.), all dished in a goal apiece.
Charley Dickenson also finished with a season-high four assists, moving him into fourth all-time in the Pioneer record books for assists.
Coming off back-to-back 17-save performances a week ago against No. 1 Syracuse and Jacksonville, ECAC Co-Defender of the Week sophomore Zander Buteux (Madison, N.J.) made 11 saves to get his first win of the season. Senior Peter Lowell (Freeport, Maine) also made an appearance for the Pioneers tallying two saves.
With the scored tied 7-7 at the half, the Pioneers used an eight-goal barrage in the third quarter and two more goals in the fourth quarter to seal their first win of the season. The Great Danes made several attempts to answer, but were only able to score six goals in the final 30 minutes of action.
Derek Kreuzer, Dave Brock and Joe Pompo led the scoring duties for the Great Danes, scoring three goals each, while Joe Resetarits added two goals and one assist. Albany goalie John Carroll finished the day making 12 saves, stopping eight Pioneer shots in the first half.
As a team, Denver finished the day with 37 shots, held the advantage in ground balls 45 to 32 and converted on three of five man-up opportunities.
Next up, the Pioneers host the 9th Annual DU Face-Off Classic, welcoming Penn, Lehigh and Air Force for the two-day event at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Action starts off on Saturday, March 6 as Air Force will face Lehigh at 11 a.m., followed immediately by the Pioneers' game against Penn. The Classic will conclude on Sunday, March 7 as Air Force will take on Penn in the first game of the day, followed by DU's game against Lehigh at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets for the Face-Off Classic are available through the DU Ticket Office, our through Ticket Master. Two-day passes (four games) are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Face-Off single-day passes (two games) are $15. DU students are free with a valid Pioneer Card. For more information visit www.DenverPioneers.com.


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WNED documents 'A New Season'
Bisons/Blue Jays partnership means big things for area fans
By Buffalo Bisons | May 22, 2013 5:24 AM ET
This year, a new chapter will be written in sports history as the Buffalo Bisons begin a new affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays. WNED-TV will be taking a special look inside this binational partnership in "A New Season for the Bisons and Blue Jays" airing Sunday, May 26 at 10:30 p.m. The program will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, May 29 at 8 p.m. and Friday, May 31 at 1 a.m.
Last fall, the teams signed a two-year contract making the Bisons the Triple-A farm team of the Blue Jays. The closeness of the two cities creates new opportunities for both teams and baseball fans in this binational region.
"Western New York and Southern Ontario are becoming more connected and important to one another every single day," said Donald K. Boswell, WNED ǀ WBFO president and CEO. "Now our communities are fortunate enough to be tied even closer in the sports realm."
This half-hour, WNED-TV production explores the new affiliation, how it will impact both teams and what fans can expect in the season ahead. Viewers will watch in-depth interviews with key Bisons and Blue Jays officials and scenes shot at Coca-Cola Field and the Rogers Centre.
Sponsorship for "A New Season for the Bisons and Blue Jays" was provided by Rich Products, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Buffalo and D'Youville College.
For team information, visit bisons.com and bluejays.com.
WNED-TV has a proven commitment to telling the stories of the binational region. In recent years, they have produced many programs focused on the history and culture of both sides of the border. These include: Buffalo's Houses of Worship, Toronto's Houses of Worship, Hockey: More Than a Game, Polonia, Wineries of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, and Canada's Niagara Peninsula, Remembering Toronto, Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Chefs of Toronto and most recently The War of 1812. WNED-TV is currently producing a documentary on Canada's Shaw Festival.
Through WNED-TV, ThinkBright and Well/WORLD TV, Classical 94.5 WNED and WBFO-FM 88.7, member-supported WNED ǀ WBFO Buffalo-Toronto provides high quality programming and services to local, regional and national audiences that enlighten, inspire, entertain and educate Western New York and Southern Ontario communities. Additional information about WNED ǀ WBFO can be found at wned.org.
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Hi, I'd like to help you with your question.
Are you male or female? Is your partner male or female? What types of things is your partner saying to you about your friendship with other males?
Thank you,Kate
I am a female and my partner is male. I am cutting and pasteing directly from conversation with him earlier today. see below:
Am I always going to have to hear and see all your dam exes. I don't trust the things that can happen givin the right situation. I ain't gone never take it easy on that part.
By the way to him everybody that is a friend of mine must be an ex or someone who liked me to the degree of wanting to be my mate. I tell him that he has issues he needs to address because I shouldn't have to stop being friends with people I have known practically all my life because i'm with him. I also ask him why does that apply to the women as well if he wasn't jealous and insecure. He is more adamant about the males than the females though.
Thank you for the additional information.
It sounds like your partner may have a jealousy issue. From your description, you have done all the right things. When in a relationship, it is ok to have friends of the opposite sex as long as you include your current partner in the relationships. That means introductions, invitations to be a part of get togethers and keeping your partner fully informed of any contact. If you have done all of those things, then it is your partner with the issue.
Many people get into relationships thinking that their partner will love them unconditionally and that any problems they had before will improve or even disappear. When they find out that the person they are with as their own needs or wants, their issues come back, sometimes even worse. So if your partner was insecure before, it will be worse now especially because he now has a "reason" to feel the way he does.
It may help your partner for you both to sit down and talk this out. Let him know that you understand his problem and you want to help. But he needs to see that he is part of the problem and it is not all about you and your choices. It would help you to talk with him if you know more about insecurity and how it affects relationships. Here are some resources to help you:
Once you know what your partner's issues might be, it will be easier to talk with him about working on his problem so he can feel better about himself.
You may also want to try making some special time for just the two of you. Focus on each other over dinners, special trips, and other activities. Surprise him with a homemade candlelit dinner or take him to a place he loves. It will help him feel more sure that you love him.
If your partner feels he cannot work through his jealousy, he may need to see a counselor. He can find one through his doctor or search on line at http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/. His issues may be deeper than he can handle on his own and a therapist can help him learn why he feels this way and what he can do to help himself.
I hope this has helped you,Kate
If he is unwilling to get help for this issue, you are right to hold off marrying him. Problems like this only get worse once you are married.
If you feel that he will not listen to you or see that he may be part of this problem, it may be a good idea to take a break from the relationship. As long as he does not have any insight and is not willing to address his jealousy, then a healthy relationship is impossible. This is especially true if he is not allowing you to meet any of his friends. Your relationship has become one sided, with the focus on you and your friends. That does not make it easy for your relationship to grow.


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Towards the end of last year, Apple announced there was a problem with a batch of the 1st generation iPod Nanos - issue with a small number of batteries overheating, potential fire hazards etc. Some people will have sent theirs back as a precaution, some might not be bothered, some might not know about it at all.
Sent our 1GB Nano back a few weeks ago - the battery was getting tired anyway so thought it'll get a new battery and it'll keep going for a bit longer so if not for safety concerns, a replacement battery for free. Nice.
Got the replacement notification through the other day disclosing the serial number of the replacement unit. Turns out they're not sending out a reconditioned 1st Gen Nano as I expected they would, but the current model 8GB Touch Screen Nano instead. Sweet! Turns out a number of people have reported the same so appears to be the exchange policy in general for this particular program.
If you've got one and not already checked it on the support site, get it done and possibly get a free upgrade at the same time.
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Ladrillo Project
Ladrillo is the name for brick in Spanish. What we do is help build brick houses in Mexico for others who are surviving in structures made of pallets, cardboard and corrugated metal.
Starting in the year 2000, Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church began assisting in building shelters in Agua Prieta, Mexico. Teaming up with Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Douglas the SELC crew assisted in the construction of a halfway house for men on their was back into society in Agua Prieta.
Taking the construction knowledge they gained in 2000, SELC agreed in 2001 to fund and construct a house on their own. The challenge for 2001 was that the existing dwelling the family was living in had to be moved due to the fact that their new house was going to be where the current structure was. After a weekend of disassembling the existing dwelling and and rebuilding it, half the size it was, the new footing could be dug and poured the following week. Once the new home was completed, the family could move from a house made up of pallets and cardboard to a house constructed of bricks, wood and metal.
In 2002 another home was constructed in the same area, with more SELC members contributing their time and talents.
With good weather and the SELC crew gaining construction experience, two homes were completed in 2003, 2004 and again in 2007. The second house each year was only possible though generous donations of funds from SELC friends and members.
The second home in 2004 was finished just in time for the expecting mother to have a new home to move into after the birth of her child.
If you have a talent for baking, making quilts, sharing you time with the local children, a willing attitude to learn how to use a trowel, hammer or shovel, we can use you help to build another house this year.
If you think you can help in any way, why not be a part of the team for this year and make a difference for at least one more family.
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ALMOST EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES (IN FOUR PARTS...): Masato Takasaka
Melbourne-based artist Masato Takasaka's sculptural practice takes the riff, reference, collage and re-working of the ready-made as a starting point, and he will for the first time, configure a new site-specific solo project for the Gertrude main gallery spaces. This project will bring together work from across his practice, comprising new and re-worked sculptural forms, where Takasaka will act as artist and curator of his accumulative and ongoing retrospective project entitled, the EVERYTHING ALWAYS ALREADY-MADE STUDIO MASATOTECTURES MUSEUM OF FOUND REFRACTIONS (1994-ongoing).
Takasaka's practice jams together modernist abstraction with the ready-made, blending it and extending it as a comment on the art historical adage that 'nothing is ever new'. More recently Takasaka has been looking at 1980s Japanese Shopfront design with its myriad of art historical references and diorama-like forms. As a function of this research, and central to the exhibition, is the concept that as Takasaka states, the 'display will be on display'. Re-configuring the main gallery space and employing the materials of architectural models Takasaka's meta-structure both supports and obscures a series of re-worked sculptures housed within it.


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Now that school's back in session and Labor Day is over, it feels like summer has finally come to an end ... tears.
But don't lament for long!
With fall begins the harvest and the crush ? bringing its own sense of pride and activity to our agricultural community. Seeing the leaves change color in the vineyards is a beautiful sight to behold.
Speaking of new beginnings, starting this September is a new session and new opportunity to join our Smoking Cessation Classes. I know I mentioned this last week, but I want to extend another open invitation to join our free introductory class. Seems like an opportune time to begin a new season and a new healthier you! Please call (707) 463-7391 to join the free introductory class.
Getting back to beauty, let's talk Botox. Yes, that's right I said Botox. Well this particular form of Botox isn't used to treat wrinkles per say, but actually used to treat migraine headaches.
Michael Young, D.O., local interventional pain management specialist is using a new treatment method with Botox injections to treat migraine headaches. This is just one of many techniques the Center for Pain Relief team uses to treat a variety of pain disorders.
If you are suffering from pain that you've had for more than six months, including back pain, joint pain, migraines, pain from sports injuries ? please join us at the free seminar, Living Without Pain, on Sept. 12, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center.
This will be a great opportunity for you, a family member, neighbor, or friend ? to ask questions and learn from the experts to see what they can do to help alleviate your pain. RSVP to (877) 596-0644 today.
Oh yes ? back to my original thought. As you see the season change, enjoy it, absorb it, breathe it in, and be in the moment!
Until next week, stay healthy my friends!
Nick Bejarano is the Regional Communications Manager for Howard Memorial Hospital and Ukiah Valley Medical Center. He's looking forward to seeing the leaves on the vineyards burst into color.


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i do tend to find that my hair feels more voluminous (and sometimes more curly) on the second day, provided that i haven't worn it back/up. i'm not sure why that is. i feel like my hair doesn't like to be too 'soft'- the curls just get droopy and limp- and something about the hair getting a bit dried out (or getting past the softness/conditioning of freshly-done hair) seems to work well for me. when i was in college, i only shampooed (horrors!) and rarely used conditioner for fear of weighing down my fine hair. it was SO much more curly then! i'm almost tempted sometimes to do that again, almost the opposite of CG, just to have that curl back!
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Now that we are into September and the end of the year is less than 4 months away, it may be time to think about upgrading your computers before the end of the year. I won't get into the tax benefits, as that is what CPAs are for, but I will discuss some ways you can tell it is time to get new PCs, possibly upgrade the ones you have, or whether you should consider adding a server to your network when you upgrade your PCs. As with everything else in life, this article does not apply to each and every office, and your particular set-up and configuration may be unique. You should consult a trusted systems integrator (computer guy/gal if you prefer) before purchasing any new equipment.
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1. You want to install the latest version of your practice management software, but your system doesn't meet the minimum requirements.
If your practice management software company has released a new version of its software and there is a feature or two that you really need, but you cannot install it because your current PCs don't meet the minimum system requirements, then it is time to purchase new PCs or maybe upgrade some components. Also, if you are more than 2 versions behind in upgrades because you don't meet the requirements, it may be time to purchase new PCs. Please don't think for one minute that I recommend you install the latest release of software as soon as it reaches your office. I prefer to let other people do the field testing of new releases for me, but that is just me.
You may be able to upgrade the RAM, the processor (think Pentium or CPU), the hard drive, and/or the video card to meet the minimum system requirements, so I would check these first to make sure. If the PC is more than 3 years old and it was the cheapest one you could find at the time of purchase, then you probably won't have this option. But if it is a year or two old and you meet all of the requirements except maybe the RAM, you can probably add more RAM to the system for less than $150 and be okay.
2. You are faster than your PC most of the time.
I hate to break the bad news to you and maybe even bruise a few egos, but your PC should be faster than you most of the time. Granted, when you first start it or when you open a program, you may have to wait for your PC. But, if you are typing a Word document and you are 4 or 5 keystrokes ahead of what is on the screen, then it is probably time to get a new PC. Getting back to the start-up of Windows, when you first turn on your PC and the desktop shows all of your icons, programs are still loading in the background. This is why it can take a few minutes for your PC to be usable even though you can see everything. If you can get a coffee, read the Business section of the morning paper, finish the crossword puzzle, and see a patient or two before your PC is ready to use, then it might be time for a new one.
Constantly waiting for your PC to catch up with you or to finish processing a task can hurt productivity. Not only does it slow you down, but the frustration it causes can result in broken keys and a mouse toss or two. If it took 3 times as long as it does now every time you wanted to adjust the patient chair in your treatment room, how often do you think you would adjust the chair? If you like it higher, you might consider a stool to make easier for patients to get in and out of the chair so you don't have to wait for it every time, or you may adjust your own chair, or you may just live with that back pain for a few weeks until your muscles adjust. Are your staff members adjusting their work routine or the way they do things because they are waiting for the PC to finish processing? Yes, there are people who get frustrated with a second or two delay, but you can watch them perform a few tasks to see if the delay is reasonable.
3. The hard drive never stops and the drive light on the front is solid most of the time.
If your PC is a few years old or older, then you may have noticed that it is louder and you can hear what most people describe as a grinding sound. The front of your PC tower probably has lights on it, one that stays solid green (you hope) and another one that flashes a lot or may go solid for a second or two when you open or close a program. The second light is usually the hard drive light, and it shows hard drive activity. If that light is mostly solid, then you probably have a hard drive that is close to failing, a program that is running amok, your hard drive is heavily fragmented, or you are taxing your system and it is time to upgrade. A good computer technician should be able to tell the difference. As PCs get older, they tend to start using the hard drive more or take longer to access the hard drive, thus the hard drive light shows a lot more activity by being solid most of the time. Unfortu-nately, there is no hard and fast rule that will tell you what is causing this, only diagnostics, defragmenting, and experience will pinpoint the solution.
4. The Smithsonian wants your PC for an exhibit.
That may be a bit extreme, but some of you may have just had a knowing, nervous laugh at that statement. On average, the useful life for a PC is 3 to 4 years. Yes, I know, you have had your PC for 6 years and never had a problem with it, so the 4-year rule is bunk. There is a reason why most cars come with a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty: not because they will fail after this time, but because some actuaries figured out that after this time frame, things start to fail, on average. The standard warranty on a PC is 3 years, but you can usually get a shorter or longer warranty. Does that mean after 3 years your PC is junk? No. But it may be too slow or not meet your needs after 3 years.
Another issue with older PCs is antivirus software. Each year a new version of antivirus software is released with new features, scanning capabilities, and higher system requirements. If you really want to slow down your 3-year-old PC, install the 2007 version (or latest version) of your an-tivirus software. The system requirements for the new version are probably higher than what you have in your system, but they don't check this before installing the upgraded version. So, do you keep renewing the 3-year-old version until they won't let you renew any more, and then just stop updating after that? I hope not.
5. That loud noise could be telling you something.
In addition to the louder hard drive, are you hearing other loud noises? Your PC has other moving parts, in-cluding fans, diskette drives, and CD-ROM drives. As cars get older, you have to start replacing parts and eventually make the decision whether to replace a part or get another car. The same holds true for PCs. When the part is covered under warranty, it is pretty easy to decide to replace the part. But when you have to start paying for replacement parts, then you have to decide which route is more cost effective. Another thing to consider is the availability of replacement parts. As PCs get older, it gets tougher and more expensive to find replacement parts. If your PC is 6 years old and the only place you can find a replacement part is a used one on eBay, then it might be time for a new PC.
6. Limitations on network access for Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Microsoft has set limits on the number of network connections that a PC running Windows XP or Win-dows Vista can accept. The limitation for XP Home and Vista Home Basic is 5 connections. The limitation for XP Pro, Vista Home Pre-mium, Vista Business, and Vista Ultimate is 10 connections. This means if you have a PC that is acting as a server, it can only have that many computers connecting to it across the network. You should not be using XP Home, Vista Home Basic, or Vista Home Premium on a business network. So if you are using Pro or Business and have 10 PCs on the network, then you won't have any problems, right? Actu-ally, when you get to 8 or 9 you will start to have connection problems, as XP and Vista don't always recognize that a PC is not connected and may count a PC twice.
There is no hard and fast rule, but when you get more than 5 PCs on a network, it is time to start considering a server. If you only use a basic practice management program for scheduling and electronic claims, then you probably don't need the server up to 8 PCs or so. But if you also have digital imaging, scanning, and a lot of word processing, then you may want to get a server with 5 PCs. You don't want someone to use the server as a workstation, so it will sit on its own and you will access it daily to check your backup (you do check your backup daily, right?) and to do other tasks and upgrades. The other advantages of a server will be discussed throughout the rest of this article, which should make your decision easier.
7. Minimize system downtime.
Your server should have a RAID configuration of some type. RAID basically means redundancy for the hard drives. The 2 most popular are RAID 1 and RAID 5, and both protect you from a single hard drive failure. Some PCs now have RAID as well, and you should look into this if you are not going with a server. But most offices that use a PC as a server only have one hard drive in the computer, so if that drive fails, then it is down until it can be replaced. If you are running a server with RAID, then a hard drive failure is usually a system slowdown, not a complete failure. The server will stay up and running, and you can usually continue using the computers, but they will be a little slower. To solve the issue, you replace the failed hard drive and rebuild the RAID. You should not have to reinstall everything or restore from a backup.
If you are only using the scheduling and electronic claims software, then you can probably live with a day or two of downtime. But when you add in digital imaging, scanning, word processing, and maybe even e-mail, how much downtime can you live with? I would estimate that a few hours of downtime is costly, and the cost for a server with RAID is a lot less than the cost of the downtime that could have been avoided.
8. Centralize administration of users and file access.
Having a server on your network gives you a central location for managing user accounts and user access to certain files. I won't get into the details of a workgroup versus a domain, but suffice it to say that I recommend a domain, as it gives you complete control. Some techs will argue that it requires more overhead and management, but an experienced technician will not have difficulty configuring and managing a domain. The biggest difference between a domain and a workgroup is that in a do-main all of the user accounts and passwords are managed on the server, while in a workgroup the user accounts and passwords are managed on each computer and the server. In a workgroup, if you have an employee who leaves and you want to change the password for the administrator account, then you have to go around to each PC and do this, while in a domain you change it on the server and it changes it for the network.
Another issue a server addresses is limitations on access to a file by group or user account. On a Windows XP computer, the ability to share the practice management software data and QuickBooks data is easy, but the ability to limit access to one and allow full access to the other is difficult. On a server, you create access rights to each folder share ( a shared folder on the server accessible to certain, designated users) and can easily limit access based on the user account. For example, you have a share called Data that is for your practice management software, and a share called QBooks, which has your QuickBooks data file in it. You can allow all users full access to the Data folder and limit access to the QBooks folder to the bookkeeper and doctor. This may mean more user ac-counts, but that is usually not an issue. For this example, a staff user account, a bookkeeper user account, and a doctor user account will suffice.
You can also use a server running a domain to set policies that affect all or some of the computers. You can force all the computers to log off at a certain time (to ensure a good backup, because we all know that no one ever leaves the software open when leaving for the day, causing the backup to fail), hide the games, and limit what the user can change on his or her computer, ie, stop them from changing the background.
9. Too much data or network usage for a PC to handle.
The Windows software on a PC is not the same Windows software on a server. The Windows on a PC is designed to handle local tasks and allow for network access. The Windows on a server is designed to share data and perform tasks for network access, and allow for local tasks. A server is more than a supercharged PC, as the hardware and software are engineered for different tasks. If you are buying all new computers and you have less than 10 PCs, then you may not notice a slowdown if you use a PC as a server. But as time goes by you will be taxing that PC (acting as a server) and you will notice a slowdown. You will also probably use this PC as a workstation, with someone using it throughout the day, which takes away resources from the network sharing.
10. Consolidate data and backups.
Do you store your patient files in multiple locations throughout the office, or are they mostly in a certain area? How about your data files? Are they spread out across all of the PCs? A server gives you a central location to store your data files, allows for standard access, and allows for a centralized backup. It is easier to control and manage files when they are stored in a central location. Also, it is easier for users to access and share information if they can all do it from one location. You can also manage which files are backed up, and increase the backup speed if they are all on the server. This also makes the transition easier for new employees, as they know where to look for a file instead of having to remember that it is on the backroom PC for one letter and on the front desk if it is a different letter.
The decision to upgrade your PCs and whether to add a server is not easy or cheap. But the benefits are numerous. The upgrade process can have a hiccup or two, but should not have flu-like symptoms. Choosing the right equipment, a technician with dental office technology experience, and a good plan will help the process go smoothly. A new PC or server will not solve all of your problems, but can give you peace of mind and less complaints from office staff. I truly believe that patients hardly notice technology that is used effectively, but they will certainly notice it when they are delayed in leaving your office because your systems are slow.


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