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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Please, no bad snow!
The Route
We'll be carrying and dropping a very high tech red powder like these folks did in order to track our progress. Don't worry, its biodegradable.
While the top part of this track is what we'll be taking, the lower part is different. This line starts from the Comet Falls Trailhead as opposed to the Paradise trailhead.
This is a shot of the route. The red track from the bottom of the picture is the Kautz Glacier route. The Alpine Ascents crew sets up camp I at around 8000', and the high camp around 11,000'. I believe we'll be staying away from camp Hazzard (more on that later), but we'll see!
Why we chose Kautz
The second reason has to do with our desire to expand our experience. A summary of our group's experience to date (plus or minus):
- 4-day Basic + Advanced Mountaineering Course (Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue) through Sierra Wilderness Seminars (Shasta)
- 4-day Review Course and summit via Bolum-Hotlum route through Sierra Wilderness Seminars (Shasta)
- 3-day self-guided AT approach, summit, and ski descent via Bolum-Hotlum route (Shasta)
- AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Certification (Alpine Skills International, Tahoe)
- Moderate backounty AT travel (Tahoe)
- Extensive downhill skiing
- 3-day ice-climbing course (planned early 2008, Tahoe)
- Extensive backcountry backpacking
Based on our experience, we wanted to really get into something where we could use our skills. Examples would be to gain significant team rope-travel, fixed line travel, ice climbing, high-camp settlement, and glacier route finding. To date, the Shasta ascents gave us some good steep work, but not the more technical aspects of Rainier, and the Kautz route.
If you are interested, details on the trip (route, gear required, background, etc.) is located here: http://www.alpineascents.com/rainier-climb-kautz-info.asp
So, as you can see, based on our choice of guides and desire to work our skills, the Kautz route was the way to do. We've placed our reservations for the June 30th-July 3rd date, hopefully the snow will still be good at that time (it is the last date offered for this route).


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Short term goal: 17:59 5K
Mid term goal: 2:54:59 marathon
Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).
Ball of Fury
Wow! I guess it's a really good thing they postponed the FM!
PRs: 5K 22:59, 10K 46:54,HM: 1:51:15
Happy to be here.
That's very sad.
Half PR: 1:34 (August, 2012)
Marathon PR: 3:45 (October, 2012)
Next race: ???
Next Marathon: 2015???
delicate flower
WHOA. Bluerun ran that and PR'd by like six hours.
edit: oops...bluerun did Jerusalem.
That's really horrible. I'm a bit surprised however, I run in 90+ degree (dry heat) temperatures quite frequently in the summer and never thought of it as dangerous, as long as I had plenty of water. I guess it was the combination of race effort, plus lack of acclimatization that did people in.
Life is good.
Damn. Medically induced comas is some serious stuff. Hopefully that was a precaution and there is no more loss of life.
Very sad. My first marathon it was 95 degrees and people were collapsing all over, but thankfully no one died.
I wonder if the low humidity made things worse? Moreover, I'm really surprised to see folks collapsing like this in a half marathon. I would not have thought that most would be out there long enough for overheating to be a problem. I would obviously have been wrong.
Super B****
WHOA. Bluerun ran that and PR'd by like six hours.
edit: oops...bluerun did Jerusalem.
2:07:39, actually. I WANTED to do this one too, but I couldn't stay away for that long... I guess that turned out to be a good thing? I know some people who ran the 10K, and they were complaining that it was 96 in the shade. But the person I spoke with did Jerusalem too, and she posted a better time here.
I was also really shocked to see this happen in a half... I wouldn't have been as surprised if it were to happen during a full, but this was not something I would have expected. Then again, it's kind of freakish for it to be THIS hot in March, so I guess nobody was really acclimated, even people who live there.
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Drink up moho's!!
Sadly we see those numbers in the US as well. Back in 2007 for the Chicago marathon the carnage was 1 dead and about 250 in the hospital along with hundreds more getting on course medical treatment.
Holy shit. That's awful...
I'm happy, hope you're happy too...
So sad. It sucks that some people get all excited for a race and get all geared up, and then they show up just to have a terrible experience and end up on a stretcher. Poor people
I guess I could check the results to see where people are from, but I wonder if it made any difference if people are coming from northern climates where it's winter now or if they were from the middle east and acclimated to the heat. And that's an interesting question - what's worse: Humidity that hinders your ability to cool yourself or dryness that causes you to lose more fluid?
I was surprised that so many had problems in Chicago in 07 because for an October race they did long runs in the heat of the summer. But maybe I'm overestimating the acclimatization factor.
The two times I got heat exhaustion during runs I didn't do anything different than any other day and it wasn't any hotter. It was friggin hot but I was used to it. Don't know why it happened those times.
Barking Mad To Run
Dang, that's awful, and sad. As someone said, probably a good thing they moved the full to another date.
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so you all think this is not true? If so, you are all naive. Keep doing the things you all do, and when you make a miraculous difference, I will say "you're right, and I was wrong".
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nattering nabobs of negativism....
Then you're going to have to fess up with a big MEA CULPA because not only has public outcry made an impact in this situation (the primary legislators have vowed that they will continue, but they are now getting negative responses from their colleagues), but the public outcry against the banks when they wanted to impose fees on ATMs ended that policy that was going to be enacted by Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Chase, among others.
The reality is that the individual can often feel hopeless and emasculated by the power of big money, as it seemed to be in this case because of all the media corporations pushing and paying the big bucks to get senators and congressmen to pass these restrictive bills. (They wanted to make it so they wouldn't have to sue each individual who illegally posted their material, and this was going to save them money and time… it was big media that was being lazy in this case…).
It is easy (and I'm sure it feels cool) to be cynical, but the reality is when people speak up in numbers, it makes a big difference.
one crisis at a time.....
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Jan 19, 2012, 01:13 PM #25
This entire issue is a result of laziness on the part of those in the intellectual property industry who support these bills--music companies, publishers, etc. They have lobbied these proposals in an attempt to change the way copyright law works and have the government perform a function that is legally their burden.
Example: Any one person or entity's rights are only protected if they are exercised. If you don't exercise your rights you lose them--this is how it works. The burden of prosecuting and limiting pirating falls on the owners of intellectual property. It is their job to track their property and make sure it is not improperly used, although this can be costly and time consuming. So, in an effort to reduce their overhead, they have lobbied the government to do the legwork for them. This is Crony Capitalism in yet another form in that they are attempting to "privatize profits and socialize losses." As a free market capitalist myself, I am categorically opposed to this and my actions in opposing this are an effort to block the unintended consequences that would likely reach through many more industries in addition to the web.
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quick summary of SOPA for the lazy: https://www.eff.org/sites/default/fi...age-SOPA_0.pdf
more indepth reading: http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/techn...-sopa-and.html
sopa can not pass or the internet as we know it will drastically change
Jan 19, 2012, 02:17 PM #27
Jan 19, 2012, 02:42 PM #28
The A.S.S. Association (Appalachian Surf Sliders) is vehemently opposed to this outrageous violation of our basic right of free speech. Erock is right. The increasing number of attempts by the powers that be to socialize and control society need to be checked. I called my congressman as well. I'm worried about what will be left for the kids.
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Well the results are in, check them out. That is what we did.
They dropped the SOPA/ PIPA acts for the time being.


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CALGARY - Nobody whispered in their ears. Nobody tipped the hand. Nobody offered the slightest clue.
Canadas two high-profile walking wounded players had to suffer along with all the healthy guys.
Jonathan Huberdeau, the No. 3 overall pick in last years NHL Entry Draft, who has been out with a broken foot and yet to skate here, tossed and turned all night along with all the other hopefuls.
And Quinton Howden, believed to have suffered a mild concussion resulting from a late hit by Brett Connelly in a Red-vs.-White game, spent the same fitful night as everybody else.
But the dreaded phone calls didnt come at 6 a.m., and an hour and a half later head coach Don Hay was knocking on their doors to congratulate them for making the team to play for Canada in the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship, medically cleared to be back in time to be full-fledged members of a 22-man team from the git-go.
For sure. I was the same as everybody else. I didnt know how they were going to to handle it, said Huberdeau, who showed up here wearing a walking cast. I love the confidence theyre showing in me by making this decision. I hope to be ready for those last two pre-tournament games, he said of the Dec. 22 game against Switzerland in Red Deer and the Dec. 23 game against Sweden in Edmonton. The tournament opener is on Boxing Day in Rexall Place, against Finland.
Its just awesome to be picked to play for Canada. Not many players get to go through this, said the Saint John Seadogs forward who was a Florida Panthers pick in the draft.
Howden, the Moose Jaw Warrior, was also a first-round pick of the Panthers, going 25th overall in 2010.
Yup. I was the same as everybody else. I didnt know if I was going to get that call or not, said the forward who is one of only four players returning from the team that won silver last year.
Im not sure what the timeline is going to be on it. We have good doctors. Im sure they felt I was going to be able to be back out there sooner than later. Were just going to go forward day-to-day.
Im going to come to the rink every day and do whatever I have to do to be ready to play, and play well, when the tournament starts. Its going to be fantastic to be able to have a second chance to win gold. Losing that final game last year was heartbreaking. This is a whole new team now. And a great chance to do what we werent able to do last year and win the gold.
Howden said he wasnt going to have a problem with fellow returning player Connolly.
Were very good friends. He was just finishing his check. Weve talked. Were OK about what happened. Were going forward together with the idea were just going to get this done this time.
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A BURGLAR who re-offended within a month of being given a suspended sentence has been jailed.
Drug addict Michael Jacques was said by his own barrister, Martin Towers, to have a "shocking" criminal record.
Jacques, 30, of Nickstream Lane, Darlington, had been given a suspended jail sentence in October this year for burglary.
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But between November 2 and 5 he broke into an empty house that was being renovated in Pennine Close, Darlington, stealing a camcorder, digital camera and a key.
The crime was captured on CCTV cameras. Jacques was at it again shortly afterwards, on November 11, burgling another unoccupied house in Oakhurst Road, Darlington, and leaving his fingerprints on a kitchen window.
He admitted two offences of burglary and also asked for two further offences, a theft from a skip and the burglary of a garden shed, to be taken into account.
Judge Tony Briggs, sentencing him at Teesside Crown Court, said he was a long-term drug addict with a "typical drug addict's record".
Jacques had complained that he was not getting the help he needed for an amphetamine addiction, despite being given access to a drug treatment course.
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BANGALORE, India -- An Indian-Israeli innovation fund with an initial investment of about $2.2 million will underwrite research and development among semiconductor companies.
The fund was created by the state government of Karnataka in southern India along with the Israeli Industry Center for Research and Development. Also known as Matimop, the Israeli government agency promotes international R&D programs between Israeli and foreign firms.
Matimop will run the joint program, and the Karnataka government is expected to increase funding for the semiconductor initiative, said Ashok Kumar Manoli, the states principal secretary for information technology.
Opening the fourth Embedded Systems Conference here, Manoli said the new program aims to encourage the semiconductor companies here. He said the program will be launched shortly.
Bangalore-based companies account for 80 percent of Indian chip design work. The cooperative R&D effort seeks to encourage the existing base of chip developers while nurturing design innovation, Manoli added.
The Indian government has set aside a 500-acre area in a nearby technology park to attract foreign direct investment in electronics and semiconductors. The regional government is initially targeting IC assembly, test and packaging technologies, Manoli said.
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Heidmar Inc. announced on Feb. 12 that longstanding pool member, Tsakos Shipping and Trading S. A., entered the M/T Selini into the Star Tankers pool on January 12, 2009. A second new building, the M/T Salamina, is scheduled to enter the Star Tankers pool in mid-February. Both vessels were built at Sungdong Shipyard in Korea.
Heidmar also announced that Sanko Steamship Co. has committed two additional vessels to the Star Tankers pool. The M/T Moonlight Venture entered the pool on January 17, 2009 and the M/T Larvik will enter in March.
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Healthcare reform's requirement that people buy insurance is constitutional because everyone participates in the healthcare system, the Obama administration argued in an appeal to a legal challenge in Michigan.
The brief was filed Friday in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case brought by the conservative Thomas More Law Center. Thomas More says the mandate exceeds the government's constitutional powers by regulating inactivity.
The administration won the first round in that fight in October when Detroit-based U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh, a Clinton nominee, upheld the individual mandate. Another Clinton-appointed judge in Virginia has upheld the law, while a George W. Bush appointee rule against the mandate in the case brought by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
Separately, a ruling is expected as early as next week in a 20-state challenge in Florida.
Friday's brief argues that while the four plaintiffs in the case have opted not to buy insurance but instead pay out of pocket for healthcare costs, such decisions have repercussions on government budgets, insurance profitability and people's premiums. Uncompensated care provided to people without insurance reached $43 billion in 2008, the brief argues, creating "substantial adverse effects on the interstate health care market."
"Unlike in other markets," the brief argues, "consumers receive very expensive forms of medical treatment without regard to their ability to pay. Health insurance is the most effective means to restrict the extent to which individuals shift their health care costs onto other market participants."


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PDC International Corp. has introduced a shrink banding system with a tooling and product handling package used initially for oysters and envisioned for fresh produce as well.
The PDC model 75C-E shrink bander and sealer was developed for the shellfish and produce industries to handle irregular shapes and sizes.
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October 13, 2007, 01:04 PM
**Please do not post replies in this thread** It is intended to be an ongoing FAQ. Feel free to IM me with something you want answered.
October 13, 2007, 01:08 PM
To own any NFA item, you must first live in a jurisdiction where it is legal. This means State, Town, Township, County etc...
There is no blanket "license" to own NFA items like machineguns, suppressors etc....for non-dealer individuals. For each item that you want to purchase, you must pay the Federal Government a one-time $200 transfer tax. This happens when you go to transfer a machinegun or suppressor or any other NFA item from a dealer, or if in-state, an individual. You submit the application for transfer along with $200 to the NFA division of the BATFE and uppon approval, you can take posession of your item.
October 13, 2007, 01:16 PM
If you live where it is legal then, yes, machineguns are legal to own. For individuals, there are 2 kinds of machineguns that you need to be familiar with.
Transferable-these were made and registered before May 19, 1986.
Non-transferable--these were either made but not registered before May 19, 1986 or made after 1986.
For non-dealer individuals, the only machineguns you can own are transferables. You must bear-in-mind that some parts that are intended to convert semi-automatic firearms to fire automatically (such as Sears and Lightning Links) are classified as machineguns and must have been registered to be legal.
October 16, 2007, 09:51 AM
According to the Federal Government, suppressors are legal to own. Your locale may have laws prohibiting them, but they are legal at the Federal level. Actually, suppressors have never been illegal. They were regulated by the GCA 1934 and require a $200 tax paid at the time of transfer, like any other NFA item. At least one report that I have seen lists the reason for adding them to the NFA was for fear of poaching during the depression years, not for fear of them being used in other street crime. There is no "cutoff date" for legal suppressors. Suppressors are still being manufactured, and you can own a brand-spankin-new one if you wish. In fact, suppressor technology is still evolving and there are units out there that are very efficient (read: quiet).
October 16, 2007, 09:57 AM
By definition a short barreled rifle, or SBR, is a rifle (which is defined as a shoulder-fired, rifled bore firearm) with a barrel length of less than 16",
or an overall length of less than 26". In measuring barrel length you do it from the closed breech to the muzzle. On a folding stock weapon you
measure with the stock extended, provided the stock is not readily
detachable, and the weapon is meant to be fired from the shoulder. The rules are pretty cut-and-dry as to the definition of a SBR.
October 16, 2007, 10:01 AM
Let's examine the definiton first. A Short Barreled Shotgun, or SBS, is defined as any shotgun (which is defined as a
shoulder fired (read "has a stock" this is important), smooth bore firearm) with a barrel of less than 18"
or an overall length of less than 26", or any weapon made from a
shotgun falling into the same length parameters. There is always some confusion as to whether a weapon is a SBS or an Any Other Weapon (AOW). We'll get to that later, but if your weapon has a smooth bore, a shoulder stock, and has a barrel less than 18" or an overall length of less than 26", then you have an SBS.
October 16, 2007, 10:15 AM
Any other weapons (AOW's) are a number of things; smooth bore
pistols, any pistol with more than one grip, gadget
type guns (cane gun, pen gun) and shoulder fired weapons with both
rifled and smooth bore barrels between 12" and 18", that must be
manually reloaded. This category always causes some confusion. I'll provide some examples to try and clarify things.
A weapon is an AOW and not an SBS if the weapon never had any kind of stock attached. If a virgin (shotgun) receiver was delivered without a stock, has a barrel length of less than 18" and registered with the NFA, then it is an AOW. As soon as you ad a stock, it becomes a SBS. This is a bad thing, because the AOW's transfer with only a $5 tax. Uncle sam will want his $195 if you want to put a shoulder stock on. You cannot go from an AOW to an SBS without re-registering. You can, however, remove a stock from a registered SBS and put a pistol-grip on without penalty, it's still an SBS. The important part is how the receiver started it's life.
**I'll add more info to this one as time permits.**
October 16, 2007, 10:32 AM
A destructive device (DD) can be two basic categories of things. It can be an explosive, incendiary or poison gas weapon, like a bomb or grenade. It can also be a firearm with a bore over 1/2" with exceptions for sporting shotguns, among other things. I call the second category large bore
destructive devices. As a general rule only this second category is commercially available. Some obvious items I can think of are 37mm and 40mm launchers, and the Striker-12 & Streetsweeper shotguns. This category does contain some of the most subjective language in the NFA. The Striker-12 and Streetsweepers were ruled to be DD's and thus part of the NFA not because of any measurable characteristic, but because they were "declared" not to be suitable for any sporting purpose. The Strikers were banned from importation and the ones already owned were ordered to be registered (tax free at the time) or destroyed. The language used in the definition of a DD in the United States Code says: Destructive device.--The term "destructive device" means * * *
any type of weapon by whatever name known which will, or which may be
readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or
other propellant, the barrel or barrels of which have a bore of more than
one-half inch in diameter, except a shotgun or shotgun shell which the
Secretary or his delegate finds is generally recognized as particularly
suitable for sporting purposes; ..."
This is where subjectivity comes into play. If the Sec. doesn't like it, then it is no longer a shotgun, but a DD.
November 17, 2007, 02:27 PM
No they cannot. Individuals who legally own NFA items are NOT subject to random inspections from ATF. This is a huge misconception of the NFA laws. Agents from ATF cannot conduct any sort of checks of your premesis without a warrant. This, of course, does not apply to licensed dealers, however.
November 28, 2007, 03:08 PM
When dealing with NFA items, there are different forms that must be used to effect a transfer of an NFA item. I will list the ones commonly used by individuals and when dealing with a Class 3 dealer.
Form 1: A Form 1 is an application to make and register a firearm. If you wanted to, for example, make your AR15 into a Short Barreled Rifle, you would need to file a Form 1. Even though your AR15 is already a complete rifle, you are "making" it into an NFA item, thus the application to "make and register" it. Any time you "make" an existing firearm into an NFA firearm, you would use this form. Form 1's require a $200 tax.
Form 3: A Form 3 is a dealer-to-dealer transfer of an NFA firearm. Lets say I wanted to buy a suppressor from a dealer in another state. I would have to get that dealer to transfer the suppressor to a dealer in my state before I could have it transfered to me. Form 3's usually get processed in a matter of days or a week, not nearly as long as transfers to non-dealer individuals. Form 3's do not require any tax be paid.
Form 4: A Form 4 is an application for tax-paid transfer of a firearm. When you go to buy an NFA item, whether it be from a dealer or an individual in your state, you use a Form 4. If you go to your local dealer and decide you want to buy a suppressor, you must first file a Form 4 in order to have that suppressor transfered from your dealer to you. Form 4's require a $200 tax for all NFA items, except AOW's. If the item being transfered is an AOW, the tax is $5.
Form 5: A Form 5 is an application for tax-exempt transfer of a firearm. Form 5's are most commonly used to will a firearm upon the death of the owner. If your Grandfather passes-on and leaves you his Thompson SMG, you must file a Form 5 before you can take posession of the firearm. Form 5's do not require any tax be paid.
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Two Australian Credit Union Giants to Merge
BRISBANE, MELBOURNE and SYDNEY Australia - The Australian credit union world was startled by the announcement that the country's two largest credit unions will merge if their respective members approve at their annual general meetings scheduled for November 24th and 25th. If approved, Credit Union Australia (CUA) would absorb the Australian National Credit Union (ANCU). The goal is to have 25% of Australia's credit union market. The resulting organization would have 75 branches, 400,000 members, 800 staff and AUS$5 (US$3.75) billion in assets. Founded in 1949 under the name Endeavor, ANCU has brought 14 credit unions under its umbrella and has also made deep commitments to the aborigines by operating First Nations Credit Union. Rob Nicholls who has been ANCU's CEO for the past 11 years oversaw much of the growth while being an active participant in national and international credit union activities. ANCU operates in the Sydney, New South Wales and Melbourne markets. CUA was founded in 1966 and served the postal and public service area. CUA has a strong presence in Brisbane but lacked brand awareness in Sydney and Melbourne despite having branches in both areas. CUA's Managing Director Peter Graham Olrich joined CUA in 1992 as general manager, operations and became their CEO in December 1994 He became the Board's Managing Director in July 2001. The merger has been under discussion for the past 18 months. Nicholls said, "Graham and I were both looking for ways to increase brand awareness, while continuing to build value for our members in our respective markets, and realized there could be significant benefits gained by merging." Besides the advantages of increased market penetration, Olrich and Nicholls project reduction in member fees of at least AUS$2 (US$2.39) million annually from economies brought about by the merger. They wish to open at least 10 branches making access easier for their members. "The boards of both credit unions want to ensure our members continue to have access to a credit union that has the financial strength and profitability to meet their future financial needs in the highly competitive financial services market," said Olrich. Staff reductions are expected more by attrition than lay offs. Although the credit union will operate under the CUA name, the merged organization will continue with ANCU's positioning statement of "Australia's Friendliest Banking". If approved, the merged credit union will officially begin operations on January 1, 2006. -email@example.com


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Voxpak is a GUI for playing, editing, renaming, etc. voice and fax messages. It includes scripts for popping up sticky-notes or requesters with caller ID info, renaming voice messages to date+callerid, using Python and pyGTK. A small Kaptain script is also available as an alternative.
SCMxx is a console program that allows you to exchange certain types of data with mobile phones made by Siemens. Some of the data types that can be exchanged are logos, ring tones, vCalendars, vCards, phonebook entries, and SMS messages. It works with the following phones: S25, C35i, M35i, S35i, ME45, S45, SL45, M50, and probably some others, too. It basically uses the AT command set published by Siemens (with some other additional resources).
Bluel VMail is a semi-complete voicemail system that supports automated attendant, call transfer, e-mail delivery of voicemail messages, etc. It was designed to work with the Diamond SupraExpress ISA modem and Panasonic KX-T61610 hybrid phone switch (cheap!), but is probably portable to similar configurations.
fonmon is a remote phone monitor for isdn4linux. It includes a server application for your ISDN-enabled computer (e.g. an ISDN gateway) and a client for your workstations (Linux and even Windows). You can easily monitor all incoming calls through your network with various clients, with features like highlighting, logging, and number/name exchange. The server won't run on a machine without an ISDN card in it.
YaPS (Yet anothewr Paging Software) is primarily designed to send message to pager devices (including cellular phones) which are able to receive SMS. It is a simple command-line driven program with a global and a personal configuration file, but the protocol implementation is kept as a seperate library. YAPS can transfer Pager Messages with UCP, TAP, and Script Protocol.
Ekiga (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is a soft phone, video conferencing, and instant messenger application for use over the Internet. It supports HD sound quality and video up to DVD size and quality. It is interoperable with many other standards compliant software, hardware, and service providers as it uses both of the major telephony standards, SIP and H.323.
SMS spoof is a PalmOS application that allows you to send spoofed SMS messages. It uses a dialup connection to an EMI/UCP-compatible SMSC. It can be used with a modem connected to the Palm, such as an IR link to a GSM phone with a built-in modem. SMS spoof has been tested with Telenor's SMSC in Norway, but it should work with any SMSC that supports the EMI/UCP protocol, as long as no authentication is required.
A "one-click" file sharing Web application.
A Wordpress clone written in GNU Bash.


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A powerful Brooklyn lawmaker who leads the Brooklyn Democratic Party denied accusations on Monday that he sexually harassed female employees, allegations that led him to lose an influential leadership post.
The denial by Assemblyman Vito Lopez came as reports emerged Monday that New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in June authorized the payment of more than $100,000 to settle a separate sexual-harassment claim against the lawmaker.
Assembly records indicate that a settlement payment of $103,080 was recorded on June 6, about a month before a state ethics committee began investigating sexual harassment complaints against Mr. Lopez made by two other staffers. The New York Times reported that the payment was to a woman who accused Mr. Lopez of inappropriate conduct.
Mr. Lopez denied any wrongdoing Monday in a statement distributed to reporters. He rebuffed calls by a host of prominent Democrats, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to resign
"Never did I intentionally touch or attempt to kiss either of the complainants. I have never forced myself on anyone, nor would I," he said.
"I urge my friends and colleagues not to allow the media to determine a dedicated public servant's fate," Mr. Lopez said. "I have no intention of resigning and instead look forward to continuing to represent my constituents to the best of my ability."
Mr. Silver couldn't be reached for comment. A spokesman for Mr. Silver said the Assembly refers all charges of sexual harassment to an internal ethics committee.
"The only instance in which a complaint would not be handled by the ethics committee would be if a victim insisted for reasons of personal privacy that it not go before the committee. The Assembly would only keep such a matter confidential at the express insistence of the victim," said the spokesman, Michael Whyland.
The eight-member Assembly ethics panel unanimously backed claims made by two staffers, who described repeated touching and suggestive comments by Mr. Lopez.
Mr. Silver, a Lower Manhattan Democrat, accepted the panel's findings and removed Mr. Lopez from his post as chairman of the Assembly's Housing Committee.
A female employee who worked for Mr. Lopez alleged that he had pushed his hand between her legs during a trip to Atlantic City in July, according to Mr. Silver. She and another aide described repeated incidents in which Mr. Lopez allegedly touched them or made suggestive comments, according to Mr. Silver.
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"Meth Mom" Sentenced to Federal Prison
Veronica Ring – one of two so-called "Meth Moms" – has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine out of the Kearney home she shared with five children.
Ring was convicted in March of one felony meth charge, after admitting to selling the drug to support her drug addiction.
Neighbors said they had their suspicions about possible drug activity in Ring and Sherri Burrows' home at 1920 15th Ave., and according to court records, police had followed up on reports about the women's alleged drug dealings in the past.
But investigations turned up nothing until last fall.
On November 9, police executed a search warrant on the trailer, and inside the women's bedrooms found safes filled with 10 ounces of meth, marijuana, various drug paraphernalia, a list of suspected drug buyers and lockboxes full of cash.
Also living in the home were the women's five young children, ranging in age from 7 to 13.
But for nearly two weeks, 38–year–old Burrows and 32–year–old Ring were nowhere to be found.
They were finally arrested on November 26 and later charged, and in March, Ring pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of meth with intent to distribute, saying that she committed the crime to support her addiction to the drug.
A federal judge Friday sentenced Ring to five years in prison – with credit for the time she has already served. She was also ordered to complete a 500–hour drug treatment program, and once released, will serve another four years of supervised release.
Burrows has pleaded not guilty to five felony charges, and will make her final plea next month.
Ring will surrender to the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to begin her sentence on September 25.
All five children were placed in protective custody after their mothers' arrests, but no word on where they are now.
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A wind catcher in Yazd, nicely lit at night.
Central Iran has a very large day-night temperature difference, ranging from very cold to extremely hot, and the air tends to be very dry all day long. Most buildings are constructed of very thick ceramics with extremely high insulation values. Furthermore, towns centered on desert oases tend to be packed very closely together with high walls and ceilings relative to Western architecture, maximizing shade at ground level. The heat of direct sunlight is minimized with small windows that do not face the sun. Therefore, wind catcher was invented to ventilate the house. Wind catcher (Baadgir in Persian) is a traditional Persian architectural device used for many centuries to create natural ventilation in buildings.
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2011-09-29
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Cannon Powershot S2IS, Kingston SD 1GB
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|Sarraf-Yazdi S, Sharpe M, Bennett KM, Dotson TL, Anderson DJ, Vaslef SN
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Six years after initiating a monthly antibiotic cycling protocol in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), we retrospectively reviewed antibiogram-derived sensitivities of predominant gram-negative pathogens before and after antibiotic cycling. We also examined susceptibility patterns in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) where antibiotic cycling is not practiced.Antibiotic cycling protocol was implemented in the SICU starting in 2003, with monthly rotation of piperacillin/tazobactam, imipenem/cilastin, and ceftazidime. SICU antibiogram data from positive clinical cultures for years 2000 and 2002 were included in the pre-cycling period, and those from 2004 to 2009 in the cycling period.Profiles of SICU pseudomonal isolates before (n = 116) and after (n = 205) implementing antibiotic cycling showed statistically significant improvements in susceptibility to ceftazidime (66% versus 81%; P = 0.003) and piperacillin/tazobactam (75% versus 85%; P = 0.021), while susceptibility to imipenem remained unaltered (70% in each case; P = 0.989). Susceptibility of E. coli isolates to piperacillin/tazobactam improved significantly (46% versus 83%; P < 0.0005), trend analysis showing this improvement to persist over the study period (P = 0.025). Similar findings were not observed in the MICU. Review of 2004-2009 antibiotic prescription practices showed monthly heterogeneity in the SICU, and a 2-fold higher prescribing of piperacillin/tazobactam in the MICU (P < 0.0001).Six years into antibiotic cycling, we found either steady or improved susceptibilities of clinically relevant gram-negative organisms in the SICU. How much of this effect is from cycling is unknown, but the antibiotic heterogeneity provided by this practice justifies its ongoing use.
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The Thursday evening that I spoke with Mr. Stern, he was either on the way from or trying to rest from the hectic schedule of recording new compositions or touring around the world. This evening he was happy to talk about his music career, the experience playing with Miles Davis, his musical heroes, being sober well over a decade and counting, and family. He sounded tired, but he still was gracious and inviting to this fellow musician that was and still is enamored of his playing. We spoke for most of the evening about his new DVD which features such great musicians as Dave Weckl on Drums, Tom Kennedy on Electric Bass, Bob Franceschini on Saxophone, and Mike Stern on Electric Guitar. We spoke about what a great cast of characters he had assembled for this recording date, the original tunes, and their influences.
The vibe created by the band on stage seemed effortless and very comfortable from the first tune of the set "Tumble Home", all the way to the last number "Chromazone." You can tell that the group was seasoned and well acquainted. Each member had an enduring association with Mike from back in the day. When asking Stern about the chemistry that the band had on stage his reply was,
"Chemistry, well this band is a great grouping of authenticity. Authentic love of the music is important when you perform for an audience. The audience can tell when you aren't being truthful with yourself or more importantly with them. Each member of the band has a real love of music and I truly believe that music should come straight from the heart."
When watching the DVD you can tell that Stern has been influenced by some really great musicians that are still here on earth and some great musical legends that have past on to the great festival in the sky. You can see and hear him being hugely influenced by musical legends such as Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, to name a few, in his every performance. So, what does Stern want people to walk away with after they see him perform,
"When I was performing with Miles he would always say 'You might catch some one tonight'. I want the music to connect to people reach people every time I or my group performs. I want them to walk away with the same joy, hope and love that I put into my music."
With some one of Stern's stature, you have to truly admire his talent, his ability to communicate a beautiful line, his talent for writing great songs, his indomitable spirit to over come drug addiction, and above all his love for life and music. During the interview Mike spoke candidly about his family & life. When asked about inspiration to create and grow as a musician he attributed a great majority to his mother, a classically trained pianist, who played a huge role in his musical maturation, along with his adoring wife Leni that has been by his side, for the ride, for the past 30 years.
"I have found that life influences music, and that it is not just music influencing other music. I've learned from music and life that you should be positive, and that the deeper you get into the music, it allows you the ability to appreciate art and all other forms of expression."
With this new concert DVD "New Morning-The Paris Concert" and his soon to be released LP "Big Neighborhood" through Heads Up Records, Stern has knowingly or unknowingly followed in the footsteps of his mentor/former bandleader Miles Davis. Like Miles he has continued to be in the vanguard leading the way for the innovation and progress of jazz music over 5 continents for the last 3 decades. This progress has been evident in every CD, DVD, and live performance that Stern is part of. No longer can his success be soli attributed to these great musical association with the likes of Miles, Brecker, Henderson, Cobham but rather he has become the association to be made with. Stern has pasted from the status of great side-man into the status of jazz great during the past 30 years. "New Morning - The Paris Concert DVD" is a documentation of what Miles Davis once called his "Fat Time" referring to Stern's ability to interpret any groove or tempo into a lay back swinging solo. Again Stern has delivered the "Fat Time."


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How serious is stage fright? At the Hanging Hill Playhouse, it can kill you.
After narrowly escaping a malevolent spirit in The Crossroads, Zack and Judy are hoping to relax during the rehearsals for a show based on Judy's best-selling children's books. Little do they know that the director is planning to raise a horde of evil specters from the dead, and to accomplish this, he needs a human sacrifice...and Zack fits the bill perfectly.
This second book featuring the intrepid Zack and his stepmother, Judy, is full of the same humorous and spine-tingling storytelling that has made Chris Grabenstein a fast favorite with young and old alike.
©2009 Chris Grabenstein; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
"All in all, this successor to The Crossroads is a successful stand-alone. The story line is hauntingly delicious as the fully fleshed-out creepiness comes tempered with humor. It's a throwback to the kids' matinees of yore." (School Library Journal)
"Wonderful Story, Terrific Narrator!"
I bought this because my family loved the first book in this series (THE CROSSROADS) by the same author/narrator team. We all LOVED it! I think my kids (boy 9, girl 11) liked this one even more because it was so action packed. It takes place in a haunted theatre and it is full of great surprises. The narrator did an amazing job bringing these characters to life! There are many characters in the story & several of them are men (JJ Myers is female) and each character was very clear and different from the others which really helped us follow the story. This is a great listen for the whole family. I hope there will be more from this author/narrator team.
"These kids deserve a better reader. Ugh!"
Maybe it's just me, but I think if I were hiring vocal talent to narrate a kids' book, I'd make sure the hiree could do kids' voices. Not ventriloquist's dummy kids, but real live kids. JJ Myers has one very bad voice for all the kids in this story- boy & girl alike. She even uses it for one of the adults. It truly sounds most like that of a bad, bad amateur ventriloquist. All high nasal nonsense. I cannot finish, and I will return. Let me be clear, this was a special $3.95 purchase.
I have greatly enjoyed many of Grabenstein's works. It seems, to me, this would be an interesting story for maybe 10-14 year olds. I hate to disagree with the other reviewer, but found the narration to be torturous. I will be sure not to purchase books with this same narrator again. Most characters sound like the narrator is breathing helium. I was surprised it was published like this. I wish readers could give two ratings on the books purchased, one for the story and another for the reading.
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The China legal services market has entered an important new stage. Twenty years ago there were only a handful of foreign law firms providing China foreign direct investment (FDI) legal services out of Hong Kong.
Ten years ago local Chinese law firms based in Beijing and Shanghai began to play a more important role in the market for Chinese FDI-related legal work, and foreign firms started moving a limited number of professional resources into their Beijing or Shanghai offices.
In the last five years, the game has started to change dramatically. Chinese deals are more sophisticated and complex, and as the economy continues to flourish and the regulatory environment develops, the nature of legal issues expands.
A nationwide approach
Many foreign companies have established nationwide operations and require support for legal problems across all regions of China. At the same time, Chinese companies from all parts of China are aggressively expanding into international markets.
Legal matters involving Chinese parties and interests are just as likely to arise in Chongqing, Wuhan, Qingdao or even Chicago, Singapore or Dusseldorf as they are in the orginal centres of Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai.
As new investment projects reach well beyond Beijing and Shanghai, a local on-the-ground legal services capability will become ever more important. The same is true for the legal services requirements of China subsidiaries of foreign multi-national corporations.
There are certain categories of legal services that are by nature local. However, it is increasingly common for major contentious and non-contentious matters in China to involve international elements. These matters typically require both international and domestic legal counsel.
The local situation
It is uniformly acknowledged in the market even today that the prevailing standard of legal practice among the top end of the domestic legal profession in China is below international standard.
The vast majority of local Chinese law firms are nothing more than a loose collection of sole practitioners operating under a shared name. Offices of the same firm are, more often than not, completely independent profit centers.
Not surprisingly, cross-selling is uncommon, quality control measures are weak, and staffing and coordination of larger transactions can be problematic in the absence of cohesive teams within the local law firms.
Looking back at the very recent origins of the modern legal profession in China, this is understandable and to be expected. In fact, it is more remarkable that the top end of the local Chinese legal profession has been able to progress so far in such a short period of time given the nature of the impediments faced by Chinese lawyers in the early stages of the re-establishment of the profession.
We are now at the stage where we can see the beginnings of a viable, vibrant and (at least in respect of commercial matters) independent Chinese legal profession. Much still needs to be improved before even the top end of the Chinese legal profession begins to approach parity with international standards, but certain key pieces are beginning to be fitted together.
The challenge for the in-house lawyer in western companies with China business operations has always been the same – how to identify the leading local law firms in the second-tier cities across China.
Robert Lewis, local managing partner, Lovells' Beijing


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Barnes makes successful comeback
Wallabies World Cup hopeful Berrick Barnes got down and dirty in a successful comeback from footballers' migraine on Saturday.
Barnes scored one try, had a hand in another and landed six conversions from 10 attempts in Sydney University's 62-7 rout of Penrith on the University's muddy No.1 oval.
Having not played for six weeks following a series of head knocks during New South Wales' Super Rugby campaign, Barnes started at full-back and ended up at fly half in an encouraging return.
The classy midfielder and one-time Wallabies vice-captain grew in confidence after effecting a couple of textbook front-on tackles in the opening exchanges and played out the full 80 minutes in a solid workout.
His general-play kicking was also sound, almost setting up three more five-pointers with probing kicks.
"It was good to get back out there with the boys," he said.
"I felt fine in the head. I was a little bit rusty so obviously I needed to get some footy.
"But, other than that, I'm pretty happy with it all and the head was fine."
With the Rugby World Cup seven weeks away, Barnes remains a strong chance of forcing his way into Australia's 30-man squad for New Zealand.
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans, who dropped 92-Test veteran Matt Giteau from his 22-man squad for Saturday night's Tri Nations opener against South Africa, will no doubt be following Barnes's club progress in the coming weeks.
"I'll be sticking around here with Uni, I'd say, and I've got to get some footy under my belt yet before any of the other stuff," Barnes said.
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Herding with costly information and signal extraction
Costly signal acquisition compels decision-makers to choose between acquiring private signals and following their predecessors, which can result in problems associated with signal extraction. The results show that the information externality of the second decision-maker influences the efficiency of herd behavior among subsequent decision-makers. If the second decision-maker acts differently than his predecessor, the followers take a free ride on his signal acquisition and act correctly. However, if the second investor acts in the same manner as his predecessor, the followers will acquire the costly signals only if the precision of their private signals is significant, otherwise herding is inefficient.
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The Global IT Services company e-Zest has released its predictions for the upcoming technology year. According to e-Zest, they believe that this year will see an overall growth in IT spending, with the largest contributions from enterprise software and device sales. The study was conducted by e-Zest's business research team.
The research team predicts that 2014 will be a positive one, as governments and businesses shift to use technology for customer service and innovation. Some of the key technologies that further develop include cloud computing, mobility and big data. These technologies will help break down boundaries between the physical and virtual business world.
e-Zest also predicts that cloud computing will also become more accessible and mainstream, as further solutions are released from cloud service providers. There will also be a push for application interoperability so that clients can access these applications over vendor-neutral cloud applications.
Additionally, paper-based processes will be replaced by tablets and smart devices, according to the company. Organizations are also going to be consuming more big data analytics to help understand their customers and trends.
Other technologies that will also develop more are wearable computing, foldable screens and 3D printing. e-Zest further predicts that new hardware, operating systems, software and applications will change how we interact with computing devices.
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|Filmed operas
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Giovacchino Forzano; Francesca Kemp; Annabel Arden; Alessandro Corbelli; Felicity Palmer; Marie McLaughlin; Riccardo Novaro; Massimo Giordano; Sally Matthews; Vladimir Jurowski; Vicki Mortimer; Nicky Gillibrand; Paule Constable; Giacomo Puccini; Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company.; London Philharmonic Orchestra.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.; Opus Arte (Firm)
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|Sung in Italian, with optional English, French, German, Spanish or Italian subtitles.
|Opera in 1 act.
Title from end credits.
Program notes in English, French, and German (24 p. : ill.) in container.
Special features: interviews, synopsis, the miserly knight, cast gallery.
|Set designer, Vicki Mortimer ; costume designer, Nicky Gillibrand ; lighting designer, Paule Constable.
|Alessandro Corbelli (Gianni Schicchi), Felicity Palmer (Zita), Marie McLaughlin (La Ciesca), Riccardo Novaro (Marco), Massimo Giordano (Rinuccio), Sally Matthews (Lauretta) ; supporting soloists ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor.
|Event notes:
|Recorded in performance July 11, 2004, Glyndebourne Opera House.
|1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
|DVD-9; NTSC, all regions; double-layer disc; widescreen (16:9 enhanced) presentation; DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo sound.
|music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giovacchino Forzano ; television director, Francesca Kemp ; stage director, Annabel Arden ; Glyndebourne Festival Opera ; a BBC/NHK/Glyndebourne co-production.
In this new production, filmed live at the Glyndebourne Opera House, Alessandro Corbelli takes the title role in Annabel Arden's whirlwind production of Puccini's compact opera.
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"People are people," the old saying goes. That means everyone brings his own personal baggage with him to work. People make poor choices, act rashly and defend their own comfort zones. People have agendas all their own that often have nothing to do with the work agenda that you as a self-storage owner are promoting.
Sometimes the selfish and petty things people do are no surprise. If you let them, some employees repeat behaviors that have been seen many times before, such as infighting, jealousy, jockeying for position and defending turf. Other times, the selfish and petty behavior is quite a surprise. In contrast, every workplace also has people who perform well, take care of themselves, are supportive of others on the team when needed, and keep below the radar.
Good self-storage owners try hard to motivate and guide their people to meet agreed-upon goals. They put procedures, protocols and guidelines in place to keep things fair and organized. They give feedback, motivation and direction. But at the end of the day, the best owners realize there is no good way to manage people. But since managing people is the key to any business success, you have to try anyway.
There are many books on people management, and you may have practiced all the different styles. If you boil down all the great people-management advice as much as you can, there are really only two things to do. One is to make sure your staff members are receiving ongoing training, feedback, correction and motivation for all their work-related behaviors. The other is to leave your people alone and let them work. The trick is to know when to do which with each person.
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Online Resources Corp. of Chantilly, Va., said it has signed the $2 billion Northwest Federal Credit Union in Herndon, Va., to a multi-year agreement for online banking and bill pay solutions.
The 105,000-member Northwest FCU will use the Architect retail banking solution, which includes personal financial management, small business banking, one-to-one marketing and social media integration, the company said.
The credit union will be able to administer and configure the end-user experience using a client toolbox, Online Resources said. Northwest FCU also chose a hosted bill payment solution that includes e-bills and expedited payments for same-day posting.
"Our goal is to provide our members with an exceptional banking experience at every interaction," said Gerrianne D. Burks, president and chief executive officer for Northwest Federal Credit Union. "Through the enhancement of our online channel, we can offer our members customized, advanced online banking and bill payment capabilities."
The conversion is expected to take place next year, the company and credit union said. Online Resources said it now provides online banking and bill pay services to more than 450 credit unions.


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Earlier in his recruitment, Cincinnati (Ohio) Northwest linebacker Rasheen Jones said there were pros and cons to playing out his college career in his hometown, but the cons never outweighed the pros and Jones made his commitment on Sunday.
"I committed to UC today," Jones reported. "It was Cincinnati all along. They are all about family and I am all about family. Just being here, knowing my city and knowing I'm playing for my city now, it's a tremendous honor."
Jones was on Cincinnati's campus Sunday to take part in the Bearcats one-day camp. He did not even wait until the camp had concluded before revealing his decision to the Cincinnati coaching staff.
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"I was in the linebacker drills and when we were finished I told the linebackers coach. He was tremendously excited. After all that I went to Coach Butch [Jones] and I was assuming he already knew. He was asking me whether I was going to anymore camps, and I told him I didn't think so. He asked if I came to a decision, and I told him I committed already. He was excited too."
Cincinnati projects the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Jones to the linebacker position, and said he could play either inside out outside. Jones is ranked as the No. 34 outside linebacker prospect in the country is a three-star.
Besides Cincinnati, Jones had also been offered by Kentucky, Louisville, West Virginia, Bowling Green and Ohio, but he is pleased to have the process behind him now.
"It feels real good and is a big weight off my shoulders," Jones said. "Now I can focus on other things besides this."


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You are never very far from a whisky distillery in Scotland, but it is around 150 years since there has been a Scottish distillery producing gin.
Pickering's Gin, based in Edinburgh, has changed that with a new operation that will distill, bottle and sell small batches of the spirit.
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