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Wiring Switch For New Chandelier
I am adding a chandelier to a dining room and need some advice on switch wiring. The dining room currently has low voltage recessed lighting. When this room was remodeled 10 years ago we thought we might add a chandelier, so the electrician ran unterminated romex from the potential chandelier location to the switch box. I've opened up the drywall, installed a junction box, and hung and wired the chandelier at the junction box.
The issue is now with getting the wiring done in the 3 gang switch box. As of now 2 of the three switches in that box are being used:
* Switch #1: Part of 3-way circuit controlling lights in the kitchen.
* Switch #2: Single pole switch controlling low voltage lights in the dining room.
*NONE* of the unused romex in the switch box seems to have any power. (And there's lots of unused romex in this box - like 5 cables. One of them goes to the chandelier as described. I know another goes to an outside location on the chance we'd add an outdoor light. The other ones - I don't know where they go."
I'd like to use the 3rd switch location to control the new chandelier. I understand I'll need to wire the chandelier romex in series with a circuit. Can I just use one of the power wires from the other two working lights switches? If so - it seems to be getting a small amount of power. This breaker is 15 amp. Can it be increased to get more power to the switch box? Is there something else I should be looking at or doing to get this wired up?
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If you have power at the switch location like the 2 top diagrams below.
In a 3-way configuration, if the new switch is at the location a 3-way switch "A", you can grab power...but at switch "B", there is only switched power.
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Elizabeth Richards, a junior from Latrobe, chalked a rendition of a photograph she took at a concert showing silhouettes and lights as her entry for Wednesday's Chalk on the Walk event at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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The Orwells headed back out to the Bowery Ballroom last night, this time as headliners (previously as pre-show preps for FIDLAR). Fellow Illinoisians, Twin Peax, revved up the energy levels in the room with their own pumped twist on garage pop. The boys may have stolen the charms of some of the young females up front whose hearts were already swelling as The Orwells set inched nearer.
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This article is taken from the book ASP.NET MVC 2 in Action. The authors discuss URL rewriting as a powerful deployment option that opens up new scenarios in URL canonicalization and seamless resource management.
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When we deploy our MVC application to Internet Information Services (IIS) 6 and earlier, we can consider a few
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Unfortunately, developing custom ISAPI filters requires C/C++ knowledge. Although some open source projects
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Out of the box, ASP.NET MVC applications will not work in IIS 6. Getting an MVC application to run successfully
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In this article, we will focus on custom extensions.
Instead of mapping our routes to the .aspx extension, a custom extension could reduce the confusion of users
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The packed crowed that filled West Wilson Middle School's auditorium Thursday morning didn't know exactly what "big announcement" they would be getting.
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As he took to the stage, Haslam said that it was an "extraordinary day" and that even before he took office in 2011 Tennessee's goal was to be the fastest growing state in education in the nation by 2015.
"I was tired of Tennessee being in the 40s when it comes to education," he said, before announcing results from the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress report.
Tennessee ranked as number one in the country for most educational improvement, followed by Indiana, Washington, Hawaii, Florida, Oregon, Iowa, California and Minnesota, respectively.
"It is safe to say that we moved into the thirties," he beamed, before adding that the progress should not stop there. "Nobody in this room is satisfied with being in the thirties. This is a step along the way … From the beginning I said Tennessee is a state that needs to not learn to settle."
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Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released a statement following the announcement to express his pride in this accomplishment. "Credit for this remarkable achievement goes to Tennessee's hard-working teachers, parents and governor. There couldn't be any more important news for Tennessee, in terms of the future of our state," Alexander said.
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Full disclosure: I think ripped jeans are ridiculous. It sounds old and crotchety but who wants to pay for half destroyed jeans? But in a completely hypocritical way I heart J Brand's Dark Vintage Low Rise Pencil ($187). The wash is great: a really nice medium indigo. I am so glad to see crotch zebra stripes going the way of the dodo. And hey, welcome back low to medium rise! I sure did miss you in the wake of low low low rise. Big back pockets are enough to seal the deal. Wishlist worthy indeed. Plus, I love how they named these pants the way my Dad says they name streets in New England. Name what ya see. Oak Tree Rock Road!!
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Who knew? Downtown San Jose is booming with exotic wildlife. Earlier this month came news that beavers had returned to the Guadalupe River after a long absence. Now … an update on the falcons that are making their nest on top of San Jose's City Hall.
This week biologist Glenn Stewart rappelled over the top of 18-story San Jose City Hall into the nestbox of the city's peregrine falcon family — stars of the FalconCam. Stewart was on a gender-hunting mission. The goal was to band the new baby birds and also figure out if they were females or males (tiercels).
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To get inspired, there are plenty video clips of the young family on YouTube.
Like the falcons, San Jose's beaver family includes little ones. And they also have their own video feed. The Guadalupe River Park Conservancy set up a trail camera to monitor their activity in the river, just across from HP Pavillion.
While the falcons have been in the area since 2007, the beavers' arrival in San Jose this year signals an important milestone for the ecosystem. Beavers had been native to the area, but fur trading decimated their population, and none had been known to live in the area for 150 years.
KQED's QUEST wrote extensively about their return. The beavers recolonized Martinez in 2007:
Since the beavers have settled in Martinez, the ecosystem has flourished, seeing at least 13 new species.
"The next year, the river otter returned, no doubt to hunt the now plentiful fish in the beaver ponds. Then the year after, the mink returned," said Rick Lanman of the Institute of Historical Ecology in Los Altos. "All manner of birds and fish have returned, and we don't even know how many species of dragonflies and damselflies."
Beaver supporters praise the benefits that beavers bestow on the environment. The "ecosystem engineers" are a keystone species, and they raise water tables, create wetlands, clean water, slow water down and restore topsoil.
Of course they also have their detractors:
Armed with two industrial-grade incisors, beavers are often considered a nuisance. They cause problems with agriculture, damming irrigation canals and chewing trees. They also wreak havoc in urban areas, gnawing landscaping and flooding fields.
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My wife called me from home telling me the tumor on Lonis belly started to bleed and ooze.
I was at work in the city, Hours away from home..I told her to call the vet immediatly .
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I pretty much believe that you can make anything inspirational with a sharpie in hand. Around Christmas time we showed you guys several ideas for DIY Inspirational Wrapping Paper - and I think Easter Eggs are another great way to have fun with a seasonal tradition. Another great idea would be to give the eggs away to your neighbors and co-workers! Brighten their day and share a little inspiration with them!
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VATICAN CITY -- Blessed John XXIII struggled to shake off many formalities that came with the papacy and often conspired with his valet to sneak out of the Vatican.
One covert road trip in the Alban Hills outside of Rome got Guido Gusso, the pope's valet, in trouble with the Italian police responsible for the pope's safety.
But the security breach just made the pope chuckle -- happy with their unauthorized escapade, Gusso told journalists during a news conference at Vatican Radio April 1.
While the conference was designed to unveil the radio's latest project of digitalizing its complete audio archives from Popes Pius XI to Francis, Gusso was among a number of panelists invited to speak about their memories of Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II, who will be canonized April 27.
Gusso, the son of a fisherman and a native of Venice, worked for five years for then-Cardinal Angelo Roncalli when he was patriarch of Venice. He followed the cardinal to Rome for the conclave in 1958 and remained in the pope's service for another five years until the pope's death, after which he was promoted to running the papal household.
Gusso said that a week after his election, Pope John was already bored with taking the same daily walk in the Vatican Gardens, confined within the Vatican City walls.
"The route is always the same one!" he said the pope complained. "Take me to the Janiculum Hill. Take me to Villa Borghese!" a park the pope knew from his days as a student in Rome.
When Gusso said it wouldn't be allowed, the new pope said, "How come it's not possible? It's easy. You've got the car, let's go!" But Gusso said the pope made only two secret outings in Rome: once to visit the British ambassador to the Vatican who was at the hospital, and once to see a journalist.
"It was also dangerous because we'd have to stop at the red lights," he laughed, which gave passersby the chance to identify his passenger since "he didn't wear a black overcoat" to cover up his white papal cassock.
However, when they went to the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, he said Pope John was much bolder about getting out. One day he hatched a plot to escape out the back gate of the pontifical villa.
He said the pope told him, "Let's do this.... Get the keys to the gate. Unlock it and let's leave it open for about 10 days so nobody will get what's going on."
Several days later, when they were in the car riding around the villa's gardens, the pope told his valet to take one extra spin around the property "so we'll make the gendarmes dizzy" and confused. They got to the unlocked gate, opened it and left for an excursion, he said.
Toward the end of their road trip in the Alban Hills, they passed through the town of Marino. The narrow streets were full of people taking their afternoon stroll and "we couldn't get through," Gusso said.
The crowds realized the pope was in the car and started shouting, "'Long live the pope!' And there'd be someone else saying, 'Yo, Jo! Yo, Johnny, our boy!'"
When they finally made it back to the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Gusso said he'll never forget the look on the Swiss Guard's face when he saw the pope driving up. "The gendarmes were freaked out, the Italian police -- I can't tell you. It was amazing."
The head of the Italian police, however, sent a formal letter of complaint against Gusso to the Vatican Secretariat of State.
The pope read aloud the letter from the police in front of Gusso and Cardinal Angelo Dell'Acqua, a top official at the Vatican Secretariat of State. "The pope started to laugh, happy, because we had succeeded in getting away with it, in defiance of everyone."
Gusso said they'd either take the huge Chrysler that had been given to Pope Pius XII or the valet's own two-tone -- ivory and blue -- Opel Record, which, the pope said, reminded him of the car he had in Venice.
The transition to the Vatican from his independent life in Venice was hard for Pope John, Gusso said.
The first night in the papal apartments, they looked out onto St. Peter's Square "and it was all dark, so dark," and completely empty of people.
"It was a disappointment for him" because he had been used to music, lights and nightlife going on past midnight in Venice's St. Mark's Square.
When the pope's personal belongings arrived from Venice, the pope was unable to put up with the dozen Vatican workmen deciding where all the pictures and paintings should be hung, Gusso said.
"The pope told me, 'Tomorrow, don't call anyone (to help). Have them leave the nails, hammer and ladder. And we'll do it.' A few days later I got up the ladder, and he held the foot of the ladder so it wouldn't slip, and he'd say, 'Higher, lower!'" indicating where to hang the pictures.
Pope John told his valet it was OK for him to call him, "His Holiness," but to otherwise pretend they were still in Venice and stop the hand kissing and the kneeling, adding that if the valet felt he needed to kneel, it was better in prayer before the Lord.
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[2010-09-03] An Ethnographic Exploration of Parental Beliefs of Migrant Farm Worker Parents The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the health beliefs of migrant farm worker parents in their own words. The concepts of health beliefs were explored using the qualitative research design of ethnography. ...


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CLEARWATER — To climb back to the top of the Class 7A, District 10 standings, Countryside had to defeat Seminole, the team that knocked the Cougars out of first place this season.
It was memorable and painful, and no matter how Countryside minimized the revenge questions, those feelings surely exist. The Warhawks had handed the Cougars their only loss of the season via shutout.
"We all knew coming into this game we needed to win or we wouldn't be happy with ourselves," Countryside infielder Hailee Keisling said.
Motivation was not a problem Tuesday, especially with so much at stake. The Cougars got what they wanted as their offense did just enough to engineer a 7-4 victory.
The win gives Countryside (14-1, 7-1) sole possession of first in the district.
"We were sloppy out there, but we were still able to get the win," Cougars coach Kaylyn Bayly said. "I was excited about the way we started, but we made too many mistakes. It was a little frustrating because we're usually not like that. But we were able to put the ball in play and get the hits when we needed them."
The story line playing out between the district's top teams is similar to last season, when the Warhawks won the first meeting only to lose the next two, including the district final.
Earlier this season, Seminole's Jennie Sittloh tamed Countryside's offense in a three-hit shutout. This time, the Cougars got to Sittloh early, scoring four runs in the second inning and jumping out to a 7-1 lead through four.
Countryside did it with a balanced offense that had six players get at least one hit. The leaders were Keisling, Samantha Sharpe and Alyssa Queen, who each had two hits.
Keisling had the biggest hit, a two-run triple in the second inning that jump-started the offense. Keisling, normally a catcher, started in the infield because her knees have been giving her trouble lately.
"It hurts squatting," Keisling said. "It'll get better with time."
The offense compensated for a defense that committed six errors, which allowed the Warhawks (13-3) to rally with a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh.
"It was a just a matter of not focusing on making the play," Bayly said. "We were peeking up and bobbling the ball, little things that should not be happening. It's something we can get corrected."
Seminole's Brooke Ours had a team-leading three hits, all singles.


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looking out on to very quiet street only 100 yards or so from Earls Court tube.
Bargain room, full english rather pricey and would prob use a local cafe next time. Floor boards creaked a little embarrassingly. Value.
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See our collection of our best green bean recipes for a variety of easy ways to prepare this popular vegetable including sautéing, steaming, and roasting. These simple green bean sides are anything but boring and bland. Whether you prefer nutty additions, a creamy sauce, or a hit of seasonal stir-ins, we've got the green bean recipe that's perfect for your table. Don't relegate green beans to the holidays; these dishes are perfect for your table all year long. Serve them with your favorite main dish, such as a roast chicken, smoked pork, or planked salmon for an easy, flavorful meal.
Green Beans with Pecans and Maple VinaigrettePair this nutty-sweet green bean side dish with creamy mashed potatoes and the protein of your choice for an easy yet impressive weeknight dinner.
Green Beans with Dried Cranberries and HazelnutsFrom the Kitchen of Ivy Manning, longtime contributor. "This side dish is positively Pacific Northwest, my stomping grounds. Oregon produces both cranberries and hazelnuts, which I source from local vendors."
Easy Summer Green BeansOther than the green beans, you probaby already have all the ingredients needed to make this easy and flavorful summer side.
Citrus Green Beans with Pine NutsTry a fresh twist on the typical green bean side with this citrusy dish. A dash of orange juice adds deliciously bright flavor, while toasted pine nuts give this side a nutty flair.
Sherried Green Beans and MushroomsDress up the traditional holiday bowl of green beans with exotic mushrooms, shallots, sherry, and fresh parsley and thyme.
Oven-Roasted Green BeansSeasoning the beans with olive oil, salt, and pepper and roasting in the oven brings out their naturally delicious flavor. Make sure to use the freshest beans possible for the best results.
Garlic and Thyme Green BeansSometimes the simplest of recipes are the most delicious. Plenty of garlic, some thyme, and really fresh green beans add up to more than the sum of their parts.
Rosemary Green BeansIncrease both the flavor and texture of your green beans by adding chopped pecans, fresh rosemary and grated lemon rind.
Sautéed Green Beans With BaconSauté lightly steamed green beans and top with chopped bacon and green onions for a simple and savory side dish.
Garlic Green BeansDress up humble green beans with a little garlic, butter, salt, pepper, and olive oil for a simple side dish that's sure to draw rave reviews.
Green Beans with Almond-and-Lemon Brown ButterAdd rich, nutty flavor to green beans by topping the steamed beans with a mixture of browned butter and toasted almonds.
Steamed Green Beans with Cracked Pepper and ChèvreThe combination of tender, sweet green beans and the tartness of goat cheese makes this side dish a nice complement to most main dishes.
Green Bean-and-Red Bell Pepper TossThis green bean dish goes from kitchen to table in just 20 minutes. Sliced red bell peppers add great color (and make this a festive choice for Christmas), while shallots and garlic punch up the flavor.
Marinated Green Bean and Potato SaladWhite wine vinegar adds a little bite to this blend of green beans, wax beans, and fingerling potatoes. Make preparation even easier by planning to serve this side when you'll have some leftover cooked bacon on hand.
Green Bean Salad with Vidalia Onion and MintIf you're in need of a light, refreshing side, check out this dish. Balsamic vinegar perfectly complements the sweet Vidalia onions, while fresh mint brightens all the flavors.
Wax Beans with Chorizo, Almonds, and ParsleyBelonging to the same vegetable family as green beans, wax beans make a great side dish and compliment the bright colors of Summer.
Green Bean, Grape, and Pasta TossDress up plain green beans with this pasta toss featuring pecans, bacon, red grapes, and red onion. It's reminiscent of broccoli salad and is perfect for taking to potluck dinners and supper clubs, or even just enjoying at home with your family.
Sweet-and-Sour Green BeansCider vinegar and sugar are the "sweet and sour" in this simple side. Cooking bacon slices and onion together, then sautéing the beans in the bacon drippings, adds even more incredible flavor.
Green Beans with Goat Cheese, Tomatoes, and AlmondsThis easy green bean toss features crunchy sliced almonds and the tangy bite of goat cheese. Don't like goat cheese? Try substituting feta cheese instead.
Spiced Potatoes and Green BeansFor a super-hearty and spicy side, pair green beans with cubed potatoes and flavor with ground New Mexican chiles, brown mustard seeds, cumin, coriander, minced ginger, and ground tumeric.
Green Beans in Vinaigrette with Feta
Washed and trimmed fresh green beans are a real time-saver. Cook them and toss with a homemade vinaigrette to liven up any dinner plate. Top with fresh crumbled feta cheese for a zingy, salty twist that brightens the flavor of the vegetable. Ready in no more than 15 minutes, this is a super simple recipe that brings excitement and a cheesy punch of flavor to green beans. We opted for feta with basil and sun-dried tomatoes for an added dose of herbs and sweet flavor.
Marinated Dill Green Beans
Choose fresh green beans that are crisp and blemish free for this dish. Marinate for several hours to allow the dill, garlic and onion flavors to permeate. Grated lemon rind brings fresh acidity and sharp flavor to this strong, aromatic blend of herbs. Combining the herbs with vinegar and letting the concoction sit for several hours allows for the different flavors to combine and create a salty, slightly pickle-like taste that brings these green beans to a whole new level.
Red Pepper and Pesto Green Beans
For this quick side, Red Pepper and Pesto Green Beans, we toss roasted green beans with a parsley-pistachio pesto. Traditional pesto is made with walnuts and basil, but we went with pistachios and parsley to switch things up in the kitchen. This vegetable side comes together in minutes and tastes best straight out of the oven. Bring it to a potluck or serve it as a side with dinner that the whole family can enjoy. Save the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.


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Introducing Advice from an Elancer (Volume 2)e_darrellj | Feb 08, 2013
Welcome to Advice from an Elancer – a place to ask your Elance questions (through Elance's LinkedIn page) and get them answered as thoroughly and personally as possible. My name is Dorothy D. and I have worked with Elance as a freelancer since April 2009. I have always tried to help other Elancers understand how things work and how to accomplish more. In Advice From An Elancer I will address as many questions as I can each week. In some cases, questions have been edited for clarity.
Question #1: Projects Cancelled
I sent Design and HTML/CSS and updates to my client. The client delayed their response and then client cancelled the job, who`s responsible? Another client hired me and I provided 7 - 8 design mockups. They liked 1 or 2 design concepts and then cancelled the job. What is going wrong?
Advice from an Elancer:
It would help to have a little more information about the situation, such as whether this is an hourly or fixed rate job, and how long the client waited to respond, but I'll do my best to answer.
First and foremost, as a Freelancer, you need to carefully review the Terms before accepting a job. On an hourly job, these include the rate, the number of hours authorized per week, and the duration of the job. These also include whether Work View ™ is required and any milestones that must be met. For a fixed price job, milestones, payment terms, and any agreement documents are included.
The best way to protect yourself is to use Work View on hourly jobs, as this guarantees payment for work that is completed. For fixed jobs, do not start any work until escrow is funded, so that you know that the funds are available.
If the Client is requesting that you provide mockups before the job is awarded, NEVER do this. This is a violation of the Terms of Service for Elance. No matter what area you provide services in, you should never provide a sample or mockup using their project materials. You may provide examples of your work, but not a personalized sample using the Client's project. This is providing free work and is not fair to you or other Freelancers.
All of this being said, if your client posted escrow or used Work View, you are entitled to payment. Call Elance to discuss this further with a representative regarding your individual situation. +1-877-435-2623
Question #2: Un-awarded Projects
Why are most of projects going un-awarded? If a freelancer loses a connect, then why not have the buyer put something at stake, so they award or cancel the project?
Advice from an Elancer:
I don't know for certain that MOST of the jobs are un-awarded. Personally, I have 6 jobs in my workroom that have been closed for several months and were not awarded. I believe this happens for a number of reasons. Either the Client has found a freelancer elsewhere, has decided to do the job in-house, has lost interest in the job, or just doesn't see anyone among the bidders that satisfy their need. Elance does notify these clients to cancel the projects, but more often than not, they don't bother. Some do not even bother to read enough about the site to realize that Freelancers pay to bid on their jobs.
Not every job is listed for free. Featured jobs cost the Client $25 to post. These are more serious Clients and are more likely to follow through with hiring someone. Most postings are Basic and are posted for free. Clients may also pay a one-time $5 fee to become verified and will have a seal next to their job. This means that their means of payment have been checked and they have a credit card on file with Elance.
Honestly, this bugs me too! I have often thought that Elance should refund connects to Freelancers if jobs go un-awarded after hiring has been closed for a couple of months. It's more the principle of the situation than the actual connects. Now that Elance has increased our connects, I think we can feel a little better about this situation.
The best advice I can give is this: Check the Client's profile. See how often they award jobs. If they don't award them very often, steer clear and spend your connects on something else.
Question #3: How to identify "Connect eaters"?
There are posts from clients who have spent $0,often posting their jobs in featured categories with lucrative pay ratse like "$15-20/hr" or with budget "$1000-5000", etc. but they end up not selecting any contractor. What should we do because our connects are wasted?
Advice from an Elancer:
If a job is, indeed, in the Featured category, the Client paid $25 to post it. This does seem to indicate serious intent to hire. Personally, before I bid on a job, I look at the purchase history. If they have over five jobs that are closed with no hires and no other purchase history, I don't bid on their project. This may end up being their first purchase, but I'm not comfortable taking the chance. You have to decide for yourself. If the Client has multiple listings closed with no hires, they might not be a serious Client.
Here is another scenario. I was hired by a Client with a very high hire rate for high paying jobs. I was very excited. What I didn't fully appreciate was the scope of the job. I had to cancel after doing the initial research. A little digging and I realized that MOST of their Freelancers hired by this Client had done the same thing! They knew that the scope was too big, the price tag was alluring, and that they would have the baseline work done so that one of their own people could finish it easily! Don't always go by the big budget! That job could be a nightmare!
That's enough for today. If you have questions or want to follow the conversation of other Elancers, visit the Discussion page of our LinkedIn page.
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Hello I have a question I referred my Linc with others and we recorded 5 people why not get $ 10 for each person registered. Thanks . http://viorel1951.elance.com
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February 13, 2013 - 12:12am
You will not get $10 to your referred contractor, you can get $10 if you referred clients. You can only have 10 connects on each contractor referrals.
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I referred to fem of my friends. they registered through the link I shared on face book. but i dint get any connects. only their names displayed in my referral list. what is the use of referring?
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My latest disc reviews for Sound & Vision Magazine:
Sully on UHD with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack
10 Cloverfield Lane on Blu-ray with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack
My latest Blu-ray/Atmos review is up at Sound & Vision: The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 2
I did not review The Hungry Games - Catching Fur, but if you're a fan of Sesame Street parodies, this is a good one. May the cookies always be in your flavor.
I've started contributing movie reviews to Sound & Vision, one of the last home theater magazines still available in print form (Home Theater Magazine merged with them back in 2013). You can also find some of my reviews on their site online; Everest is up. I'm focusing on titles with Dolby Atmos soundtracks and/or 3D for now.
This year's CEDIA has come and gone, and unless the journalists in attendance badly missed something, I didn't see many announcements with broad applicability outside the core custom install base. (I attended CES and IFA this year, but was not able to attend CEDIA live.)
Sony showed off new projectors, including a native 4K model priced at "just" $10,000, but these had been announced at IFA in Berlin.
JVC introduced a trio of projectors from $4,000 - $10,000 that create pseudo-4K from 4K source material.
Kaleidescape is now offering a 4K digital storage/playback solution in the $5000 - If You Have To Ask, You Can't Afford It range.
There were no new budget projectors announced; those seemingly will wait for CES. There were few new AV receivers, relatively little new home automation gear, and virtually nothing on the Atmos or HDR TV fronts. The exception: Sony's STR-ZA5000ES, a 9-channel, $2700 receiver with Atmos and DTS:X.
I was on the road covering Apple when this happened, so I missed it at the time, but it appears that Pioneer is divesting its A/V reciever and headphone business and selling it to Onkyo by March 2015. While Sony, Yamaha, and Harman all still make A/V receivers, Onkyo (and its Integra custom install brand) dominates the premium segment in a steadily shrinking market. If I read the disclosures correctly, Onkyo intends to keep the Pioneer brand, but will consolidate all back office functions and manufacturing. I like Onkyo's recievers, and Pioneer has been losing money, but this still feels sad. Goodbye, Pioneer.
It's been a long time since I've done a full formal home theater speaker review, but my "reference" Carver HT5.2 speakers are over 15 years old and I've had the upgrade urge for most of the past decade. When Orb Audio reached out early last year* and offered to send over a complete set of speakers with sub, I thought it was time to start the process of finding a new mid-priced system for our home theater -- or at least start listening to something new. Orb sells complete packages that start at $600 and go up to $2500; I tested the $1400 Mod2X. While that's not free, it is quite affordable for a product aimed at enthusiasts. One reason its prices are low is that Orb only sells direct online. Orb is hardly alone choosing this business model, and as the independent audio dealer channel shrinks and moves into higher price tiers, direct sales make more and more sense. Aperion, SVS, Outlaw Audio, and others also sell exclusively online. However, Orb really ought to overhaul its site. The web design is so outdated that it could cause some consumers to question whether the speakers are up to today's competition. (Spoiler: they are.)
Orb Audio's guiding design philosophy is contained in its name – its speakers are small orbs (spheres), each containing a single speaker driver. This means that they don't suffer from frequency dips or noise introduced by the crossover between the midrange and tweeter because there is no crossover and no distinct tweeter. The spherical shape also means that the cabinet does not produce standing waves. Orb is not the only company to use this approach -- Anthony Gallo and Morel are competitors with similar-looking products -- but Orb speakers are the only spherical speakers both designed and manufactured in the U.S.
I received three boxes:
The system that Orb sent over represents the pinnacle of its standard line, though the company does offer an Orb Mod4X Custom line for those who simply can't enough of these little spheres. Each Mod1 Orb is a bit over 4" in diameter; the Mod2X has two of these in an array, a Mod4X has four. I must commend Orb Audio on its naming scheme – it makes selecting a system easier.
You can order Orbs in several finishes – black, hand antique copper, hand antique bronze, hand polished steel, hammered earth, or pearl white gloss. Mine were hammered earth, which are brownish-copper, have a nice texture to them, and look stunning. Seriously, these are among the most attractive home audio products I have ever auditioned, and they really don't look like speakers as much as modernist sculpture. This is clearly the system for someone with a picky spouse; as long as the room has a modern esthetic and you have a spot to hide the sub, there should be no objections to these objects.
My units lacked an installation guide but I was able to download it online. Installation is not nearly as easy as it should be. I first tried to use my usual heavy gauge speaker wire and banana plugs, but the Orb's speaker connectors are too small to accept banana plugs, and even the bare wire was too thick to fit. Orb Audio had sent over 16 gauge speaker wire that it sells online (100 feet on sale for $38), so I used that. However, the wire does not come stripped (with the ends ready for insertion) or in pre-cut lengths like you find in home theater in a box systems. I have a wire stripping and crimping tool, so managing this was not a big deal for me, but it might be for your average homeowner. The bigger problem is that each Mod2X Orb consists of two essentially independent Mod1X Orbs connected to each other by jumper cables. These jumper cables are already inserted into the same connector holes as the speaker cable needs to. Unless there's a simpler solution that I missed, fitting both the jumper cable and the speaker cable into the same connector is both non-intuitive and quite difficult to do. The stands also get in the way of your fingers, further complicating threading the wires. I found myself yanking and pulling and cutting and [muttering politely] throughout the installation process – not the first experience you want a customer to have when they take a product out of the box.
Setting up the Subwoofer, on the other hand, was remarkably simple: plug it in to the wall, plug a standard RCA cable (like the speaker wire, Orb will be happy to sell you one) to the LFE out jack on your receiver, and you're pretty much done, unless you need to mess with the settings. There's a phase knob and you can select the low pass frequency if you aren't using a receiver. The wood veneer on my sub didn't exactly match my dark home theater surroundings but should fit into many homes. I have a pair of absolutely massive coffee-table sized subwoofers from Outlaw Audio; I was eager to see if the relatively small cube from Orb could produce reasonable output.
The Orbs produce extremely bright treble and incredible imaging; my notes describe it as "crisp, clear." It wasn't so bright as to be grating, but it is hardly neutral. The satellites also cannot produce much bass; the auto-configure setting on my receiver set the crossover at 150 Hz; my usual speakers are set to THX standard 80 Hz. Unsurprisingly, when listening to music via "pure direct" mode on my receiver (which bypasses all room correction, surround modes, and bass management) the music sounded thin and lacked bass — though even in this worst case scenario, imaging was superb. Mark Knopfler's voice on his album Sailing to Philadelphia was coming from the dead center of the room, and I had to double check to ensure that the center channel was indeed off.
Moving to stereo with bass management and room correction in place, I played some classic AC/DC (Back in Black) which was rich and loud enough that I had to turn it down for fear of waking small children two floors away. I tried jazz, classical, pop, rock… all are satisfying in a way that cheap speakers are not. Is this the best sub/sat system I've heard? Hardly. They are still on the bright side, and despite that they are not the last word in clarity. The sub is doing too much work in the upper bass (trombones from New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band were localized to the sub), and the highs lacked "air" around them (a clunky phrase, I know. Describing sound is imprecise).
For movies, the Orb system is far more satisfying than a soundbar, and the SubONE is clearly better than what you'll find in a cheap HTiB system. The SubONE is not as authoritative as the ore expensive Sonos SUB ($699) which I had on hand, and possesses none of the room-shaking stress of my reference pair of Outlaw Audio LFM-1's ($499 each, also $100 more than the $399 SubONE). Practically speaking, Star Wars Episode II's seismic charges scene (Chapter 28) didn't have the impact of the lowest frequencies. Explosions certainly had plenty of boom in the 50 - 100 Hz range where most of the bass is in soundtracks. But going through my other Star Wars discs, the brass in the main theme is quite brassy, and Darth Vader's breathing distinct from rest of sound mix.
A more recent John Williams score, for Lincoln, is much more understated. The music rarely calls itself out, and the Orb speakers absolutely shined, underscoring the movie without drawing attention to themselves in any way. Brass was sweet with no spitting, and piano notes had the proper resonance. The dialogue was exceptionally clear - a bit bright, perhaps, but that benefitted intelligibility.
For a final demo, I got lost in The Matrix on Blu-ray. Music. Expended shell casings. Self-important dialogue. Explosions. It's all good.
Orb Audio sells direct to consumers online, [cue infomercial voice] "passing the savings along to you!" The Orb Audio speakers are not the last word in sonics, setup was more difficult than it has to be, and the company needs to invest in a more attractive, modern web site. But the bottom line is that products that sound better are either more expensive or less attractive. Even compared to other online-only speaker vendors, Orb provides tremendous value for the customer who requires both good looks and good sound.
*Orb sent the system right away. It took me most of the year before I got a chance to finally unbox and set up the system. In the interim, Orb improved the subwoofer, so I swapped the old unit and tested the new one before giving the system a listen. Then it took me another few months to finish and edit this review. Orb is not a huge conglomerate with endless resources for reviewers, and I apologize for the endless delays on my end.
A practical guide for the order in which you should upgrade (or build) your AV system:
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I will be "freezin for a reason" on Saturday, January 24th at the Beaver County Polar Plunge at Bridgewater Landings Marina, for Special Olympics PA! I've not only committed to plunging, I've made the commitment to raise donations, which will be used to help further the mission of SOPA and help support the over 20,000 Athletes served in PA.
If you would prefer to make a cash or check donation, please make your check or money order payable to SOPA or Special Olympics PA. Please include my first and last name and "Beaver County Polar Plunge" in the memo line.
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