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i'm thinking of trying out a dedicated phono stage preamp to go along with the champion w/unify tone arm thats on it's way to my home. I recently came across a used clearaudio basic and was wondering what changes, if any, there have been between the basic and basic plus now offered by clearaudio? and of any of those changes make for major improvements that shouldnt be missed regardless of the deal i might be able to get on a used piece of equipment that been treated well?
this is my first post here, i hope i've gone about it the right way.

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Canton man prepares for journey of a lifetime
CANTON, Ga. - Riding across the country on a motorcycle sounds like a challenge, but imagine doing it on a bike that is 103 years old. That is exactly what Steve Alexander from Canton is doing over the next two weeks as he participates in the Motorcycle Cannonball 2016.
So what is it, you ask?
It is a multi-stage, multi-day, coast-to-coast motorcycle race from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Carlsbad, California that is bringing together antique motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world...emphasis on the word antique.
In 2016, it's being billed as 'The Century Race' or 'The Race of the Century', and there's a valid reason for that. The competitors are required to ride motorcycles that are at least 100 years old. Yes, you read that right, a more than 3,300 mile race across America on a bike that is older than a century.
Steve Alexander from Canton will be riding a 1913 Douglas, a twin cylinder British bike that doesn't even have a clutch (it was optional equipment in 1913). The 21 cubic inch motor boasts almost three horsepower, and with the two-speed gear box, Alexander hope to find what he calls "the sweet spot", cruising from sea-to-shining-sea at about 40 MPH.
Why would an otherwise intelligent man subject himself to such an endeavor? The reasons are many.
First of all, Alexander loves vintage motorcycles. He also loves the personal challenge of completing all of the grueling miles. But there's another reason that he hopes will keep him motivated on his journey, his team (Team #103, named after his 103 year old machine) is riding to raise awareness and money for Autism. With a family member with ASD (Autism spectrum disorder), Alexander's life has been personally touched by the developmental disorder, and he hopes to help others in that situation.
To help offset the costs of his motorcycle "bucket list" endeavor, Alexander has set up a Go Fund Me Page, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Autism Awareness. If you are interested in helping out, here is a link gofundme.com/cannonballrace.
The Motorcycle Cannonball Race begins on Saturday (9/10) and wraps up on Sunday (9/25). If you would like to follow his progress, he will be blogging at cb103.wordpress.com/ all along the way.


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Building renovation gives valuable artifacts a new home
Controlling the environment
One of the team's major challenges was creating a workable environmental control system for the building. Most buildings are designed for a limited range of climate zones. In this case there were offices, a café, meeting rooms, and workshops, but those just needed to be kept comfortable for humans. In the building's archival areas, it was a different story. Most of the areas didn't require any extreme temperatures or humidity levels, though one section did have to be kept at 52 F and another at 26 F. But even in the rest of the warehouse the temperature and humidity must be tightly controlled. For example, the permitted humidity range is far narrower than that allowed under AHRAE 55-2010: Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy. Instead of allowing up to 80% humidity with no minimum, the Smithsonian required humidity to be kept at 50% +/- 5% year round. This wasn't for human comfort, but to protect the artifacts.
"The majority of the warehouse is one climate zone, with a standard humidity and temperature we dictate for the collections," said Evi Oehler, project manager for the Pennsy Collections. "We have to avoid wide swings in the humidity. If it swings up and down, the materials will expand and contract, damaging the artifacts."
Maintaining the humidity levels constant in all areas eliminated the risk of higher or lower humidity air leaking from one collection area into another. In some areas, however, the air did need to be kept separate. For example, some of the shops had dust collection systems that vented to outside collectors. Others had paint booths or soldering areas with Nederman snorkel exhaust units to remove the fumes. Some specialized labs required once-through air systems.
"There were a lot of specialized areas, each with its own climate control," said Don Posson, managing principal engineer from Vanderweil for the project. "We really wanted to keep the climate zones separated so there wouldn't be any cross contamination."
The library and rare book collections also needed their own climate control. In this case, Posson said the system had to be in accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration's policy directive covering Archival Storage Standards (NARA 1571). Among the Section 1571.8 requirements:
- Archives storage areas, processing areas, and preservation laboratories must be served from separate HVAC systems.
- The records storage areas of the facility must be kept under positive air pressure especially in the areas adjacent to the loading dock.
- Areas where records are used, processed, stored, or exhibited must be isolated from sources of pollutants and particulates, such as the loading dock, machine rooms, or areas where woodworking or painting take place.
Section 1571.9 covered the temperature and humidity, restricted daily temperature fluctuations to 5 F and/or 5% relative humidity. Paper records and most other artifacts have a maximum dry bulb temperature of 65 F, while some photographic media need to be stored at 35 F and 35% RH +/- 5%. The paper records were allowed a broader humidity range of 35% to 45% +/- 5%, though the preference is to maintain it closer to the 35%.
While there were a large number of air handlers, the building was able to get away with a single humidification system. Initially the warehouse was going to use a boiler, but this would have been too costly. Instead, the team went with a high-pressure fog system from Mee Industries of Irwindale, Calif., which is cheaper to operate and easier to maintain.
"The Meefog system is more energy efficient, especially for a building that is getting humidification throughout the greater percentage of the year," said Posson. "We originally were moving in the direction of a steam boiler system and steam injection, but the Smithsonian brought up that they were going to be spending a lot of money on utilities, so we looked at fog as an option to keep the operational cost down."
This Meefog system built for the Pennsy warehouse uses a redundant pump skid to pressurize the water and sends it through 2400 ft of high-pressure stainless tubing to 15 separate duct-mounted stainless steel humidification chambers. The pump can provide up to 540 lbs. of water per hour to arrays of impaction pin nozzles within those humidification chambers. The water passes through a .006 in. orifice in the nozzle and then strikes the impaction pin, which splits the water stream into billions of minute droplets that rapidly evaporate in the airstream. Solenoid valves controlled by the building management system open or close as needed to control the water flow to the nozzles, providing the exact amount of humidification needed at that moment in time.
Constant growth
Although the schedule was tight, the team did get the job completed in time. Some tuning was needed on the air handling systems to control the air pressure differential between different zones and prevent cross contamination. The museums started moving their collections into the new facility in August before their existing leases expired that fall.
For now, the museums have a beautiful new space to store and restore their artifacts and ready them for display. But even though the place is huge, it won't be big enough for long. Oehler is working with the different groups to maximize the space they have, but the warehouse is filling up.
"We don't get rid of things and our needs grow constantly," she said. "As we grow, we will fill this place up to the rafters."
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These sweet babies and their mom were picked up as strays, taken to the pound and almost euthanized (They were scheduled to die the day after we rescued them). These lovable little babies just want a wonderful home. They are good with kids, dogs and, so far, cars. They have been microchipped.
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SEX: 4 male, 2 female
NEUTERED/SPAYED: Yes, neutered/spayed; shots current
AGE: 8 weeks old
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Here are three (3) quick and easy tips to help you grill BBQ Chicken perfectly every time.
Tip #1: Simplify Your Prep.
It really is okay - after you wash your raw chicken thoroughly and after you pat it dry - to apply just 3 simple ingredients before putting your chicken on the grill. The 3 ingredients are:
Rub a generous amount of olive oil all over each piece of chicken. Season each piece with salt and pepper. For extra flavor, go ahead and add your favorite dry rub or mix up a quick one with garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.
Also, as part of your prep be sure to clean your grill grates, then heat them up and oil them before adding your meat.
Tip #2: Sear Chicken on All Sides first.
Once you put your chicken on the grill, be sure to turn it every 2-3 minutes at the beginning to sear the meat and lock in the juicy goodness.
Tip #3: Baste Sauce on Chicken During the Last 10 Minutes of Cook Time.
The drumsticks shown here cooked about 30 minutes total. The sauce went on at the 20 minute mark, and once sauce was added, we moved the chicken to a higher grill rack to move it farther away from the flames. Doing this keeps the sauce it's rich tomato-ey color, and you avoid the black char that is so commonly seen on grilled meats. If you don't have a higher grill rack, you can lower the heat on the burner directly under the chicken on a gas grill or just move it away from the direct flame.
The reason adding sauce late is a key to grill bbq chicken successfully is that direct flames which are around 2000 degrees will burn the sugars in most rich tomato-based sauces fast.
By saucing late, you will minimize this charring effect and greatly improve the look and taste of your bbq chicken and all your grilled meats.
If you're cooking other meats with a shorter cook time, the rule of thumb from our Chief Grilling Officer at Outta The Park, also known as my husband Scott, is to "add sauce during the last 1/3 of your cook time."
For best results on taste and appearance, we simply recommend saucing your meat late. That said, please know that you CAN marinate your meats in rich tomato based sauces for sure, and you can also sauce early, but to do this well and to be happy with your results on the grill, you'll need to be skilled at indirect grilling and you'll need to be diligent during the entire cook time about keeping the meat off the direct flame.
Got any great grill tips and tricks you'd like to share? We'd love to hear what works for you!


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You've heard of AMOLED, but what does it mean and which one's right for your phone?
AMOLED is basically an Active Matrix Light Emitting Diode….in English that translates into a screen that gives you a brighter, more vibrant and saturated colour than LCD panels.
Due to the way AMOLED screens work the blacks don't emit any light making them rich and endless perfect for atmospheric movies and black heavy user interfaces.
Super AMOLED.
It was first shown off on the Samsung Galaxy S but is still current on handsets such as the HTC One S. This technology is 20% better for outdoor viewing than standard AMOLED screens.
HD Super AMOLED
When a Super AMOLED screen resolution hits HD (720p) it becomes a HD Super AMOLED. These screens are perfect for viewing high-definition video and are available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy Note.
The Final evolution of Super AMOLED is Super AMOLED Plus.
All the AMOLED use something called PenTile Technology, at a microscopic level each pixel on the screen is composed of a red, a green and a blue sub-pixel. Pixels on a PenTile display share their green sub-pixel, which means for every one green you have two red and blue but Non-PenTile Technology doesn't share any pixels making for a sharper screen.
Super AMOLED Plus
Super AMOLED Plus means you have a Non PenTile display managing to give you a sharper panel with the same pixel count. It is found on devices like the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Samsung Galaxy TAB 7.7.


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Progressive Trance
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Compiled by Querox and Phaxe.
Querox and Phaxe are happy about their first duo CD compilation V.A 'Revolution' by Prog On Syndicate!It's not for kids, commented by Querox and Phaxe!Here is the revolution of the Progressive Sounds! Nine Artist of different categories of the Progressive Trance spectrum do shake their hands here!From Soft groove tracks to powerful offbeat productions across to coarse double base tracks, all there!
Progstorm 5
Now Or Never
On My Way
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Black Sheep
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**Remember, Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and their ads occasionally don't match up as prices may vary per store. (YMMV). If you shop at Frank's Elkhorn Store – they double up to $.50 every Wednesday – no limit as to how many but, limit of 2 like items
Thanks to Ashley from Coupons for Wisconsin for the great match up!
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Thread: Iptables and squid
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08-24-2006 #1
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Iptables and squid
I have set up a SuSE 10.1 linux box between my network switch and my ADSL router, and I want it to act as a proxy. So far, I've got Squid working fine - no complaints there.
However, my network PC's cannot send/receive emails if they use the linux box as a gateway. Logic tells me this is because the linux box is actively refusing connections from/to those ports. I don't need a firewall on linux at the moment, so I don't mind opening everything (even if it is just for now, so I can set everything up without worrying about access violations).
So, i've got the following idea. Please comment:
IN /etc/ini.d/boot.local, ADD:
iptables --flush iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -j ACCEPT iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -j ACCEPT iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -j ACCEPT
My second question is this: in order to make a transparent proxy, is this the correct iptables line to use:
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp dport 80 -j REDIRECT to-port 3128
httpd_accel_host virtual httpd_accel_port 80 httpd_accel_with_proxy on httpd_accel_uses_host_header on
09-22-2006 #2
i dunno if this will help but this was my question
about the other question...i have no idea, but i am testing it anyway
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Originally Posted by Aeros
Iptables port forwarding - Nating: http://amitsharma.linuxbloggers.com/portforwarding.htm
RSYNC server: http://amitsharma.linuxbloggers.com/how_to_rsync.htm
FIND command: http://amitsharma.linuxbloggers.com/how_to_find.htm
SAMBA basics & PDC rollout : http://amitsharma.linuxbloggers.com/how_to_samba.htm
09-24-2006 #4
When you want to send and receive emails you usually use pop and smtp which can't be routed through a proxy. You have to open the pop (110) and smptp (25) port on your router for your clients."Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect." Linus Benedict Torvalds
09-25-2006 #5
i agree with framp, ok lets do this step by step. You setup a linux as a proxy i dont see any problems with but if you will use it too as an gateway then you will to reconfigure your linux iptables to be a gateway and do a transparent proxy but i guess you already did the iptables script for the transparent proxy i guess you should double check and reconfigure your linux box to be gateway. Once this is done you can do a lot in the box you can transparent smtp, pop3 acceleration..etc


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You've been brewing with extract and have made great beers. Maybe you've experimented with steeping grains and have been able to manipulate color and flavor. Now you're starting to get curious about what the grain hype is all about.
There are dozens of different grains at the homebrew shop, each with its own color, aroma, and flavor. You start chewing on some of them with each visit and wonder what they can do for your beer. Maybe you want to brew beer the way they do at your local brewpub. Or maybe you haven't been able to achieve that special fresh malt aroma in certain beer styles.
What's that? You say you haven't got much space, don't want to take a lot of extra time, or spend a lot of extra money getting into an all-grain system? In short you have passed into the partial-mash zone. Don't worry about a thing. You're going to like it here.
Partial mashing consists of making beer the same way you've been doing it with extract, but instead of using all store-bought extract, you will be making a portion of the "extract" yourself. Doing a partial mash will allow you to begin experimenting with some of the wonderful possibilities of grain. Try adding a few pounds of English ale malt to the next ESB or IPA you make, or some Belgian specialty malts to that bock. This will introduce you to the principles of all-grain brewing, adding only a few simple steps to your brewing process and about an hour and a half to your brew day.
Best of all, doing a partial mash may dramatically improve your beers, and you can do it without buying a single piece of new equipment.
You may have already brewed some extract recipes that called for steeping some crushed grains in a mesh bag as you brought the brewing water to a boil. This is an excellent way to add color and extract sugars from certain types of malt such as crystal or caramel. Because of the unique process of making crystal malts, these malts have essentially been mashed in their husks. They contain hard balls of caramelized sugar that become soluble and dissolve into hot water when steeped. Other specialty malts, such as chocolate and black patent, can be steeped for color and flavor contributions in a similar fashion.
Regular pale malt, however, consists mainly of starch that needs to be converted to fermentable sugars in the mashing process. Although steeping pale malt in hot water (140° to 160° F) will yield fermentable sugars, the lautering process is left out. Lautering is the process that uses malt husks as a filter to separate undesirable proteins and tannins from the sweet wort. These proteins and tannins can cause beer to be very hazy and to have harsh flavors. Therefore, pale malt is best used in an all-grain process that includes mashing and lautering.
The partial-mash method allows you to use extracts instead of pale malt as your fermentable base and to fine-tune the color and flavor of the final beer with a range of specialty malts. These can include amber, Vienna, brown, chocolate, Munich, black patent, smoked malt, and many others. Because you're also using extract, partial mashing allows you more latitude than either all-grain or extract brewing. You will be able to brew, make mistakes, and learn without risking a batch of beer.
What You Need
To get started you need some sort of strainer to separate the grain husk from the sweet wort. A kitchen pasta colander works well. If you want to get more sophisticated, use a plastic food-grade bucket (available at your local restaurant supply or warehouse store) with lots of tiny holes drilled in the bottom. Or visit your local homebrew shop and buy one of the many mash/lauter systems available. Many retailers sell a simple brass, rotating sparge arm that fits over a plastic bucket and does an excellent job of evenly and thoroughly rinsing the grain. If you're the gadget type, you can build any number of mash/lauter tun designs using camping coolers and copper pipe or plastic false bottoms. For the sake of simplicity (and saving money), let's go back to the pasta strainer.
If you only have one pot that you plan to use for the mash and the boil, you will need another container to collect the wort runoff. This can be a food-grade plastic bucket or another cooking pot if you have it. You'll need a pot to heat the sparge (rinse) water — this could be the same pot you used for the mash. Also, you'll need a good thermometer (a dial face works best) to monitor the temperature of the mash.
The Process Step By Step
There are many ways to design the partial mash process to suit your space, equipment, and budget needs.
Go to your local homebrew shop and poke around in the grains. Smell them, taste them, and find some that intrigue you. Have the shop grind the grain for you. They will be able to set the mill properly for a good crush that will expose the starchy interior of the grain while leaving most of the husk intact to act as a filter bed.
Suppose you're brewing a batch of Toasted Red Ale. The grain bill that we have chosen for five gallons is as follows:
- 4 lbs. pale malt extract syrup
- 3 lbs. pale American two-row malt
- 8 oz. 40° Lovibond crystal malt
- 2 oz. unmalted roast barley (black barley)
This recipe will get about half of its fermentable sugar from malt extract and half from grains. It will have a deep red/amber hue from the crystal malt and black barley, and the black barley will lend a hint of toasty nuttiness. The beer should have an original gravity of about 1.050 to 1.055.
- The Mash. Use a quart of water per pound of grain for a thick mash that will hold its heat. For this grain bill, one gallon of water is perfect. In your brew kettle or another smaller enamel or stainless pot (such as a pasta boiling pot), heat the gallon of water to 168° F and shut off the heat. This is called the strike temperature. Mix all the crushed grains into the hot water and stir well. When the cool grains are added to the hot water, the temperature will drop 15 to 18 degrees and should stabilize near 150° F. If the temperature is below 146° F or above 156° F, use heat from the stove or boiling water to raise it or cold water to lower it, and stir well. Once the temperature has stabilized in the right range, let the mash sit covered for about 40 minutes.
To maintain the temperature you may need to turn on the heat periodically. Alternatively, you can preheat your oven to about 140° F, turn it off, and set the pot inside. You can also wrap the pot in towels or use a camping cooler to maintain the mash heat. Do what works best for you, and keep it simple.
Conversion. After 30 to 40 minutes the conversion should be complete. Different malts have different amounts of enzymes, so conversion may be quicker or take longer depending on the type of malt you use. This recipe uses American two-row barley, which is very high in enzyme power, so conversion happens quickly.
To test for conversion, take a spoonful of the liquid from the mash and place it on a white plate or bowl. Add a few drops of tincture of iodine, which you can buy at your local pharmacy. If there is still unconverted starch, the iodine will turn purple or black. If all the starch has been converted to sugar, the iodine will not change color. Make sure you discard the iodine-tainted mash; it is toxic. If the conversion is incomplete, let the mash sit for another half hour. After an hour in the right temperature range, your mash should be completely converted and you can proceed with sparging.
Sparging. Place your strainer over the rim of your collection pot or bucket. Carefully pour the hot mash into the strainer.
Use about a half gallon of sparge water for each pound of grain, or two gallons in this case. Heat your sparge water to 170° F (if you have an extra pot, you can do this while the grain is mashing). This will kill the remaining enzymes and make the mash easier to rinse. There are a number of ways to sparge, or rinse, the grains. The principle is to gently sprinkle or pour hot water uniformly over the grain bed while the sweet wort flows out through the strainer. The husk of the grain forms a natural filter bed, so once sparging has begun, don't stir or agitate the grains!
Some brewers use a bottling bucket with spigot for sparging. With the strainer and collection bucket below you, hold the bottling bucket of sparge water over the strainer and slowly open the spigot, allowing a sprinkle-like flow of water onto the grains. Just move the spigot around the grains in a circular pattern for an even sparge.
You should sparge slowly, allowing all of the grains to become thoroughly rinsed. It should take at least half an hour for the whole two gallons. After the first few minutes you can check the runoff for husk material that made it through before the grain filter bed was well established. Just recirculate this cloudy wort back through the grain bed and it should clear nicely.
That's it! You now have a couple of gallons of all-grain wort to add to your regular recipe. Just boil it, adding extract and hops as you normally would. If you begin heating your regular brewing water when you begin sparging, your extract base will be coming to a boil by the time you are done sparging. You can throw in the grain wort, and you've only spent about an extra hour to make better beer.
Other Equipment
As you experiment with the partial mash process, you may want to add some equipment, such as the mash and lauter system. The best piece of equipment you might think about making or buying is a lauter vessel. The plastic bucket with holes drilled in it works very well. Put the strainer bucket inside a larger bucket to collect the runoff. A larger bucket with a spigot would be easy to drain.
Make or buy a simple brass rotating sparge arm. These have a bracket that fits over the lip of the sparge bucket. Also, a section of thin brass tube with tiny holes drilled in it spins when water flows into it, creating a fine shower over the grain bed. If you have a sparge device, try to keep an inch or two of hot water on top of the grain bed, adjusting the outflow through a spigot to get an efficient lauter.
Some Suggestions
To really get a feel for what different grains can do for a brew, start some controlled experimentation. If you like amber ale, for instance, try the Toasted Red Ale recipe. Take good notes on the flavors and aromas, then make it again using the same recipe and yeast but changing one element of the grain bill. Instead of using American ale malt, for example, try using British ale malt. Or instead of black barley, try using chocolate or aromatic malt. You'll become a master at using and understanding grains in no time.
If you are not already doing a full wort boil, think about investing in a bigger kettle and trying it. For one thing, a bigger kettle will free up your old kettle for mash or sparge water use, making the process go faster. But most important, you will ensure sterilization of the whole wort, you will get better hop utilization, and your beer's overall flavor will improve.


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Critics in 1950 hailed William Inge's play as groundbreaking in its depiction of alcoholism. But, as with many "firsts," the piece has in five decades become so outdated that it's rarely performed. That makes it perfect fodder for director Danny Schmitz, who has a penchant for taking aging classics and not altering the script but comically skewering it beyond recognition through his actors' actions and tones. Here, with help from an exuberant and skilled cast, he has exploded the story's somewhat subtle sexual oppression by making all the characters appear as if they are in an X-rated movie, and he has acutely added a layer of bored cynicism. Because Schmitz insists on using the entire script, the production is kept from being a complete success. But it is an intelligent, if raunchy, send-up.
The story, on its surface, remains the same, except the title and the location, which has been changed to California's San Fernando Valley. Doc (Wayne Wilderson), whose medical career was ruined by alcoholism, is now a year sober after joining Alcoholics Anonymous. His wife, Marie (Anne von Herrmann), a lonely housewife, has nothing to do all day but pine wistfully for her missing dog. Lola (Andrea Hutchman), their college-student boarder, has an amorous boyfriend named Turk (John Altieri). That makes Doc, who is attracted to Lola, jealous.
But, in Schmitz's version, Marie and Lola are constantly making out. Marie rips the clothes off the mailman. The milkman, played by senior citizen Tom Carey, licks whipped cream off Marie's shoulder. And the house is filled with nudie magazines, as well as cocaine, which everyone but Doc snorts constantly.
Though this is broad comedy, the actors need to be exacting in their movements and delivery for it to work. Everyone does a fine job, Wilderson and von Herrmann in particular. Wilderson is on-target as a man unable to hide his contempt for his wife, his lust for Lola, and his never-ending desire to drink. And von Herrmann's wistful sighs for her dog Sheba and her fluctuations between hysterics and boredom are hilarious. The running time of about two hours is too long for camp, and the action drags in the middle of the first act. But the comic gems delivered by this cast far outweigh the slow points.
"Come Back Little Sheba, or Sheba Valley Porn Edition," presented by Buzzworks Theater Company at the Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Thu.-Sat. 8 p.m. Feb. 19-April 9. $20. (323) 665-4917.


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Fees waived for Iowa record replacements
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Gov. Chet Culver Thursday issued a disaster proclamation that waives fees for replacement copies of vital records and recreational vehicle registration documents destroyed due to severe weather and flooding. The proclamation applies in the 45 Iowa counties under state disaster proclamations from the series of storms that began on June 1.
The Governor's proclamation suspends fees for obtaining a certified copy or short form certification of a certificate or record, and for a search of the files or records when no copy is made or when no record is found on file. A person must submit a written statement confirming the original records were lost or destroyed in any one of the disaster counties as a result of the storms. The suspension applies only to replacement copies of original documents issued in Iowa, and may be relied upon by the state registrar or any of the county registrars in any Iowa county.
The proclamation also suspends issuance fees for duplicate registrations and title certificates for snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and boats, and for duplicate hunting and fishing licenses and hunter safety certificates, when the owner submits a written statement that the originals were lost or destroyed in the storms or flooding.
Counties in this area under disaster proclamations eligible to have fees waived include Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola and Sioux.


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Chief Quality Officer
Are you looking for a work family; a place where you can make a difference in the lives of others? We offer an opportunity to work in a culturally rich, diverse and rewarding healthcare environment with exceptional health benefits, Life insurance, PTO, paid holidays, retirement and more!
Community Health of Central Washington responds to community needs with innovation and collaboration to develop sustainable programs and services that drive health care equity. At CHCW we are committed to a workplace that is Helpful, Encouraging, Accountable and Team Oriented.
Community Health of Central Washington is seeking a Chief Quality Officer to provide direction and oversight for all aspects of the organization's quality improvement and risk management. Responsibilities include establishing policies and procedures at all levels of the organization; implementing and integrating quality process improvement efforts that will meet or exceed internal and external customer's needs and expectations, and collaborate with the CMO on the risk management and patient safety program, maintain records, and communicate the results of the program.
This is a data driven position and requires experience with report analysis, measurement and communication. The Chief Quality Officer will work closely with the CMO, COO and Site/Service Directors to continuously improve performance as measured with reporting tools such as Meaningful Use, UDS and PCMH. Incumbent will be instrumental in implementing and maintaining best practices for PCMH Level 3.
Ideal candidate will be results oriented, have knowledge of Electronic Medical Records systems; preferably AllScripts, experience and leadership in continuous quality improvement and total quality management along with measurable outcomes, proven leadership and management skills.
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Hello Andy,
My husband is also in this family. Would you share your info with me? I have the Walker Family chart and have "fleshed" it out some, but have made little to no progress in going back more generations. Thanks.
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Inter-Tel has added a new, high-end model to its line of Linux-based voice-over-IP communications servers for small- and medium-sized businesses. The CS-5600 supports up to 250 IP devices, and offers trunk expansion through a "digital expansion interface" (DEI) supporting up to 96 analog and digital phones, according to the company.
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VIDEO: Police Arrest Young Black Politician For Distributing Voting Rights Leaflets
by Cassady Craighill
September 2, 2014
This article originally appeared on ThinkProgress authored by Alice Ollstein CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINAThe stars of North Carolinas Moral Mondays movement took the stage on Labor Day at Charlottes Marshall Park to condemn the states record on voter suppression and racial profiling, and urge the community to organize and turn out at the polls this November. Just a few hundred feet away, police cuffed and arrested local LGBT activist and former State Senate candidate Ty Turner as he was putting voting rights information on parked cars. They said they would charge me for distributing literature, Turner told ThinkProgress when he was released a few hours later. I asked [the policeman] for the ordinance number [being violated], because they cant put handcuffs on you if they cannot tell you why theyre detaining you. I said, Show me where its illegal to do this. But he would not do it. The officer got mad and grabbed me. Then he told me that I was resisting arrest!


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Phillies at Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Jerry Hairston Jr., 3B
Mark Ellis, 2B
Matt Kemp, CF
Andre Ethier, RF
Juan Rivera, LF
James Loney, 1B
Luis Cruz, SS
A.J. Ellis, C
Nathan Eovaldi, P
Word spread among the Dodger beat writers that Chad Billingsley's MRI went about as positively as it could have gone, to the point that he was still in the running this afternoon to make a start Tuesday. The alternative appears to be a callup for Stephen Fife, the righthander who came to the Dodgers as part of the Tim Federowicz deal.
Fife is already on the 40-man roster, which makes him easy pickins. The Dodgers could make room for John Ely, but if it's only a short-term move, they might not want to bother.
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Since the Dodgers swept the Phillies in Philadelphia, writes Eric Stephen of True Blue L.A., the Phillies are 11-20 and the Dodgers are 11-21.


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Thursday, October 28, 1999 Published at 12:49 GMT 13:49 UK
Controversy over gay dads
The gay couple with their childrens' Californian mother-to-be
There has been mixed reaction to news that a gay couple will be named as legal parents on the birth certificate of their as-yet unborn surrogate twins.
A Los Angeles court made legal history with the ruling sought by millionaire businessmen Barry Drewitt, 30, and Tony Barlow, 35, from Chelmsford which means they can both be 'official parents'.
The children are due to be born to surrogate mother Rosalind Bellamy, 32, in the United States in December.
But the couple's actions have been described as another example of 'designing children for the benefit of adults'.
'Eggs on the internet'
Speaking to the BBC, the Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Rev Tom Butler, said the pregnancy was another example of the development of the "designer child".
He said: "On Monday it was maternal eggs on the internet. Today, it's children produced by very skilful means but still, in a sense, adults designing children for the benefits of adults
"We are producing a generation of children mixed up and insecure, not because they want for anything in a material sense, but because they are totally confused about their identity, because family life is in turmoil.
"It worries me that we continue to experiment with different forms of family life where at the end of the day it is the children who are the casualties, not the adults."
'Nuclear family evolving'
The couple, who have been together for 11 years, have spent Ł200,000 arranging the surrogate birth after an application to adopt a child in Britain was rejected.
Ms Bellamy had the embryos of another woman and the sperm of one of the men placed in her uterus.
The landmark ruling means the original birth certificates, which are legally binding in the UK, can bear the names of both men - including the non-biological parent.
Mr Drewitt had said he was delighted at the news and added: "We are celebrating a legal victory. The nuclear family as we know it is evolving.
"The emphasis should not be on it being a father and a mother, but on loving, nurturing parents, whether that be a single mother or a gay couple living in a committed relationship."
And the decision was also welcomed by the lesbian and gay lobbying group, Stonewall, which hopes courts in the UK will now be encouraged to take the same approach.
Mark Watson, of Stonewall, said: "It must be best for the child if two people who are bringing up and involved in the parenting of that child, both have legal responsibility for that child."
Essex Social Services, which turned the men down for adoption, refused to comment on the matter.
'Lots of love'
The mother of one of the fathers, Veronica Drewitt, defended her son's actions and said the children would want for nothing.
"All the family is very happy for Barry and Tony," she told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"Most of the family is going over to bring the children back and Barry and Tony are just so excited."
Asked what the children would be told when they were old enough to wonder why they did not have a mother, she said: "We will just explain to them.
"There are people in England now that have only got one parent. With two fathers they are going to want for nothing."
She added: "There is lots and lots of love."
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Jeremy Hobson: When you think of companies that really get consumers, Apple has to be up there. So what happened today in China comes as a bit of a surprise. Apple had to halt iPhone sales there after a disastrous and violent launch.
Marketplace's China bureau chief Rob Schmitz joins us now from Shanghai to explain what happened. Hi Rob.
Rob Schmitz: Hey Jeremy.
Hobson: So they were supposed to unveil the iPhone 4S -- what happened?
Schmitz: People waited in line all night, both at their stores in Shanghai and Beijing. And at the store in Beijing, the Apple crew in that store decided that the crowd looked a little too unruly. And they just announced 15 minutes after they were supposed to open that they weren't going to sell the iPhones, which led people into sort of a frenzy -- a barrage of eggs and things were thrown at the store. So it wasn't a pretty picture.
Hobson: And this is not the first time that Apple has had a botched launch of a product in China. I read that the iPad 2 there was a similar situation.
Schmitz: Right. Last year at the launch of the iPad 2, there was a fist fight at the same store, and a store window was smashed in the process of that.
Hobson: Now, this doesn't sound so unusual that there would be a big frenzy when one of these big Apple products comes out. But does it signal some kind of a misunderstanding about the China market by Apple?
Schmitz: Well, I think that when you talk to folks who look at the China market, that's exactly what they say -- that Apple does underestimate their popularity here in China. Of the 300 stores that Apple has globally, only five of them are in China, and that's despite the fact that China is now its second biggest market to the United States. And so that's not great representation, shall we say.
Hobson: Marketplace China bureau chief Rob Schmitz. Rob, thanks a lot.
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Reisterstown (Md.) Franklin wide receiver Ian Thomas holds 11 scholarships. The 6-foot-1, 187-pounder is currently not taking visits as he's training hard for an important summer ahead.
"I'm steadily training for my next camp," he said. "I'm working four or five days a week and this is my second month doing it. I started at the beginning of March.
"I'm seeing an improvement with my quickness and 10-yard speed. I'm coming off the 40-yard dash better and definitely seeing results."
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The Rivals250 prospect is putting in the work for an important camp this summer.
"I'm just going to keep training until June 18th for the Miami one-day camp," he said. "I really want to make a good impression on those guys, the new Miami coaching staff. It's a new environment down there.
"I would say that's a dream school for me. I'm not saying I'd definitely go there, I've got to go down and see what they have to offer."
Other schools including Georgia Tech, Clemson and Wisconsin are moving in as well.
"They all basically want to get out here during the evaluation period and talk to me and talk to my coach."
In addition, Thomas notes he is starting to think about cutting his list.
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* Market recovers following SNS sub debt wipeout
* Weak banks to suffer as investors ramp up credit analysis
* HSH Nordbank, MPS, Bankia and Commerzbank come into focus
By Aimee Donnellan
LONDON, Feb 15 (IFR) - The potential acceleration of senior bank bail-ins and increasingly aggressive treatment of subordinated bondholders in distressed banks have focused investor minds, but despite a knee-jerk widening few expect a broad repricing of financial debt.
Junior bondholders have been dealt a number of blows over the past three weeks. After the Dutch government's shock decision to nationalise SNS Reaal and write subordinated bonds down to nothing, investors in Spain's Banco de Valencia were hit by a similar move.
The troubled Spanish lender this week said it would write off as much as 90% of the value of its subordinated debt in a bid to restructure without relying on public aid.
And in a similar vein, compatriot Bankia is thrashing out an equally aggressive restructuring that could leave investors, including retail accounts, with equity in the failed bank.
The market reaction to the Spanish announcements has been surprisingly muted. Following the nationalisation of SNS, the gap between the Senior and Subordinated iTraxx indices widened to around 116bp, but has since come back in to less than 100bp.
It is clear that SNS gave investors a fright, but that is likely to lead to a more selective approach to credit analysis rather than an all-out retreat from the FIG market.
"Investors need to distinguish between banks that can raise private sector capital if needed, and those that will struggle should they need a capital injection in 12-18 months time," said Satish Pulle, a portfolio manager at ECM.
Bondholders had taken for granted regulatory forbearance in bank restructurings. But those days are clearly over.
"The Dutch regulator's action on SNS has now set a precedent that is likely to be followed by others," said a London-based hybrid banker.
"This is not only a wake-up call for institutional investors but for retail accounts that are exposed to a number of restructured Spanish banks."
Bankers are now warning that the bold move by regulators could extend to senior bondholders, who so far - except for those in Denmark - have been left untouched in European bank restructurings.
"It feels like regulators are getting more aggressive, even in the periphery, and for that reason I think we're likely to see the bail-in brought forward to 2015 rather than 2018," said another London-based hybrid capital banker, referring to EU plans to impose losses on senior bondholders.
Issuers are confident that investors are already adapting and are unlikely to retreat from the FIG market altogether.
"The market has recovered for decent credits," said Waleed El-Amir, senior vice-president of UniCredit's strategic funding and investments business.
"I'm sceptical that senior bondholders will be bailed in ahead of the 2018 deadline because almost all of the regulatory proposals have been delayed. However, events like the nationalisation of SNS are likely to increase the funding costs of weaker banks (and) that will now be in focus."
Bankers say investors holding paper in loss-making banks such as HSH Nordbank, MPS, Bankia and even Commerzbank risk potential write-downs by regulators.
This does not necessarily mean an across-the-board hike in banks' borrowing costs, bankers say.
"Senior bail-in will happen when there is EU-wide regulation but I don't think it'll be an issue for investors - it's just a matter of pricing your risk," said Oliver Gazzolo, global head of credit trading at Societe Generale.
"We've already seen the FIG market mature and a definitive and clear regulation will help investors to deal with these changes."
Indeed, the FIG market has a number of precedents of a knee-jerk reaction to credit events causing bank spreads to widen, only for the market to stabilise and recover following investor acceptance of heightened risk.
Last year, a legislative draft published by the European Commission proposed that senior debtholders be able to take losses from 2018 onwards, but the ramifications have been limited.
"Issuers have already been selling senior debt beyond 2018 which means that for the last few years of these deals they could be subject to bail-in if the bail-in regime is implemented as currently proposed," said Gerald Podobnik, head of capital solutions at Deutsche Bank.
"This hasn't stopped banks from being able to sell long-dated senior debt." (Reporting by Aimee Donnellan; Additional reporting Christopher Whittall; Editing by Alex Chambers & Julian Baker)


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Good, Or Bad, Only Life Lessons. - Poem by LaSoaphia QuXazs
Good is a happy marriage, but it can go sour in time,
Bad is a bankruptcy, but the smart learn never get into that grime.
When the bully overpowers the weak, eventually he/she learns to became strong
Finding self confidence or stay weak for life-long.
Good or bad teaches us for something useful to grow,
Why would we oppose, gripe, fight against any sorrow?
However, foolish pleasures are there not to be hooked on,
The law of life will prevail, you'll answer for it, you cannot run.
Think it over if you want to spend your life in misery,
In fear, anger, hatred, envy, revenge, sickness or tragedy.
Instead let go, follow your feelings & be happy in every moment,
Giving thanks for everything, true happiness & never have any resentment.
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24 Tasting Notes
As I have been able to acquire some decent tea making equipment during the last month, I have also had the opportunity to make "better" tea, knowing the exact water temperature and not using bad tap water.
One usually says that water is the tea's blood, and I think this is especially true for sencha and gyokuro teas. The tea today, torooricha, is one of the teas I have been experimenting various brewing methods on a lot since September. The tea is a stronger sencha and is supposed to have a more concentrated and rich taste than a normal sencha would. Testing a lot of different recommendations from different Japanese people and shops, the result was, well – various.
Making the tea now with better water and knowing what temperature the water had, made the result incredibly different. This time I also had in mind the wonderful saying Rob Yaple quoted in one of his tasting notes:
"The first cup is strong like love, the second bitter as life, and the third sweet like death."
And indeed they were. The first cup had a rich a strong flavor that remained for quite a while in my mouth after drinking it.
The second cup was bitter, but not so bitter as I feared. It might be that since the tea is made to strong and rich in taste, the second bitterness was then a bit overshadowed by this taste. And surprisingly enough, apart from the vegetal taste the presence of citrus was also very dominant. A most pleasant and delicious surprise indeed, but it made me really worried about whether or not the last cup would be sweet at all.
However, the third cup actually held a good amount of sweetness in it! Not on the level of gyokuro of course, but enough so that its presence could in no way be ignored. A wonderful end to a series of different tastes.
I've never heard of this! What does 'torooricha' mean, and how do they process it differently to make it so strong?
That is a really good question. I unfortunately heard just a tiny bit from the store clerk.
After doing some researching and consulting with a Japanese friend of mine, however, we have come to this conclusion: The tea's name means 'viscous tea' and is produced from shincha grade fukamushi sencha, but made in a way so that it will be a bit more starchy in the cup.
That is probably why the bitterness was not so strong after the second steeping, I think.
I received this tea from a Japanese friend of mine after he had been to Kyoto. ( I live just outside Tokyo at the moment.) Being all new to gykuro teas I decided to gather various information about the tea before even opening it.
Other than just searching for information in books and on the internet, I also visited a Japanese tea house in Ginza called Ichiri (いち利) and had their gyokuro. Being the first time drinking gyokuro, I must say that the taste was both wonderful and sweet, although I was, and still am, not quite used to drink lukewarm tea.
As I enjoyed it, I had a chat with the employee about gyokuro and how to prepare it. The recommendation was 60 degrees Celsius for 2-3 minutes depending on the quality of the gyokuro. After staying there for quite a while, I went home to try this method with my tea.
I was quite disappointed when I tried it at home and found the taste much more bitter and less sweet that what I was served at the shop. Of course, when you pay 1000 yen for about three small "Japanese sized" cups of tea there is bound to be a certain quality difference between the leaves, so I tried testing different amounts of tea leaves and water, but I never really got the wanted outcome.
When I looked at the label again, however, I realized that it said "nettou" (熱湯) or "full boiled". Looking this up it said that while usual gyokuro is covered from the sun for about 20 days, the netto gyokuro is only covered for about 7 days. This is to make the leaves more easy to prepare as a lot of Japanese people seems to find making gyokuro a hassle as it takes some time and dedication to do so. By covering it for only seven days one may use the same preparation methods as one use for sencha. About 80 degrees Celsius for about one minute. While not at the same level as "proper" gyokuro, one are supposed to still get the sweet and delicious result.
And it was certainly so! By using this method I got a much better result. The tea had a much more sweet and creamy taste than before. Being less lukewarm as well, I think this a tea I will enjoy a lot more from now on.
About one week ago I said that there might be a limit to how good a tea can taste when bottled and iced. I take that back – at least to some degree. Perhaps a bit ironically, it would be The "European" Jasmine Tea who made me change my mind.
Being from Europe myself, I found it pretty interesting how a European jasmine tea would taste, considering that I have never heard about this in Europe nor knowing that apparently "all" Europeans have the same preferences when it comes to jasmine tea.
The taste was however quite the pleasant surprise! As Ewa earlier pointed out, this jasmine tea had a more subtle jasmine flavour, comparing it with the other jasmine teas I have been drinking here or at Asian restaurants back in Norway. The absence of strong jasmine flavour removed the usual bitterness and made the taste much more round and delicate, which in my book, is a very, very, good thing. Even the hot version did not make any strong bitterness.
This is definitely a tea I would like to enjoy while relaxing in a park during the last chilly part of this Autumn. At least as long as the colourful scenery lasts.
I bought this tea while on a trip in Hakone, an place perhaps more known for its many hot springs than tea. The area is however very close to Shizouka, so the fact that it also was a fair amount of tea in the souvenir shop was hardly a surprise.
The name Yabukita is, as far as I have read, the most common tea variety for sencha. Judging from the more round and deep smell, this seems to be a slightly better one. ( Although, I have to admit that I bought it because of the beautiful canister)
I steeped the first serving using a strainer, but ended up having a very weak result. Doing it the more traditionally way with just the leaves in the traditional pot made the taste several times stronger. A beautiful green colour with a strong vegetal taste. Now, I know a lot of Japanese people like their sencha very strong, but this was maybe a little bit too strong for me. Having less tea on about 75 degrees celsius for 30 seconds made a much more suitable result.
Excellent with some Japanese sweets!
It's cool to hear reviews of tea directly in Japan! You'll certainly find a lot there that isn't available here in the States.
Iyemoncha seems to be quite popular in Japan, produced in a certain tea garden in the Kyoto prefecture (Unfortunately, I was unable to read the name of this garden), and possible to buy almost everywhere in its cold, bottled form.
I feel however that there is a limit to how good a tea can taste when bottled and iced this way. The taste is not what I would call bad, but has notable signs of "wasted" quality and did not really meet the expectations I had.
After trying the hot version and getting a somewhat better taste from it, I feel that the best way to drink this tea is to buy the leaves themselves and make it at home.
Ever since I got a 200g bag with Matcha iri Genmaicha from an old Japanese couple I was visiting back in 2009, I have been longing for more of this kind of tea. This time I went to buy a more expensive version to see if it differed from the usual one got last time. And it certainly did.
The amount of matcha being used in this genmaicha is both of better quality and larger amount than the previous one. This covers more of the usually very strong taste of roasted rice and adds a more deep and strong flavour to the tea, which I think creates a most wonderful taste. Now only I wonder if I ever could enjoy the normal genmaicha as much as I did before – and how long the new tea will last before I have to buy it again.
It is to be noted, however, that since the powdered matcha will dissolve in water the tea will lose much of its flavour after the first steep.
Black blended teas as Earl Grey can often be very good when one is living in a country full of green teas. Being in Japan at the moment, this is what passed through my mind when I bought this tea. (The box itself is a little bit different than the one on the picture, though.)
The taste is certainly better than the "average" Earl Grey I sometimes have here, but not much better. However, it makes a good dark colour in the cup and is less bitter and more round in flavour than I thought it would be.
A nice cup of tea to enjoy in the morning or in the afternoon.
Renowned for its quality and taste, I decided to try this although I am leaving for Japan in about two weeks and should really be consuming the tea I already have.
As I am not a big fan of the "official" way of making sencha, I always use less tea than normal, about 1 teaspoon per 2.5 dl. I usually works fine for me, but this time it came out really weak.
Increasing the amount of tea to 2 teaspoons to a 3.5 dl in a traditional Japanese teapot seemed however to do the magic!
A wonderful, round taste with a somewhat bitter touch.


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By Danny Freedman
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 5:18 PM
Lindsay Buscher, 27 -- JOB: Owner of Georgetown boutique Urban Chic.
SALARY: $45,000, though small business owners pick their pay, she said, ranging from nothing to everything.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's in political science from Salisbury State University; master's in public administration from University of Baltimore.
WHAT SHE DOES: Buscher is the creative force behind the store she opened nearly a year ago, overseeing inventory, layout and more. She heads to New York five or so times a year to snap up items destined to be next season's hot sellers; she also monitors trends by tracking who's wearing what on TV and in magazines. "We'll put a picture of [Cameron Diaz] wearing Rock & Republics on our front table, and those jeans will sell out in one day," she said.
WOULD YOU WANT HER JOB?: Not if you have a low tolerance for risk. Buscher is still in search of "that number" -- exactly how much stuff to buy without under or overstocking the store. Hiring workers who care as much as she does can also be tough. Some have great interviews, then "just kind of mope around and are lazy."
HOW YOU CAN GET HER JOB: Have a great idea, then secure funding and a killer location. Buscher, who's been "obsessed" with fashion since middle school, borrowed start-up money from her father-in-law ("I realize how lucky I am," she said). She worked with a commercial real-estate broker to find a choice spot, with major foot traffic and little competition.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Details on starting a business in the District are available at brc.dc.gov. The D.C. Chamber of Commerce Business Resource Center offers counseling and information on loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration's local office offers training, consulting and loan information.
This article first appeared in the Express on February 14, 2005.


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Police said that the 45-year-old suspect in a mass shooting in Brookfield, Wisc., Sunday has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The attack Sunday morning injured at least seven people at a spa in the Brookfield Square mall, and three later died at the hospital. The other four remain in the hospital, but police said they were in noncritical condition. The alleged shooter, Radcliffe Haughton, was the estranged husband of an employee at the spa, who had reportedly just obtained a restraining order against him.


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exe file gets deleted
I am having a strange problem. Out of nowhere, whenever i download something and tries to install it...the installation goes through half way and then the setup screen vanishes and so does the .exe file. This happens randomly as in it's not specific to any one installer, some gets installed while others don't. I am using Windows 7 32bit Professional. I did a complete reinstall of windows, and it went away for some time, but today it came again
Any ideas?
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What Antivirus software are you using? I've seen on many occasions that an AV will delete "suspitious" files without notification (including a .rar file for MalwareBytes ). You may want to check your Antivirus logs and Quaranteen areas.
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Thanks OS,
I just checked the AV and you were spot on. All the files are there in the quarantined section. I am using Kaspersky, I wonder why is it doing it. These are all really false alarms, because I was only installing CCleaner, Firefox and some other very popular programs.
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It depends on the files, some executables (that we don't mention on this site ) can get flagged but it's normally a false positive. You may want to check your AV settings as there could be a security setting that's set too high.
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Vista Home Premium x86 SP2
Thanks OS,
I just checked the AV and you were spot on. All the files are there in the quarantined section. I am using Kaspersky, I wonder why is it doing it. These are all really false alarms, because I was only installing CCleaner, Firefox and some other very popular programs.
Well, just because they left the server uninfected (because they came from servers you trust, such as the Mozilla one) doesn't actually mean that they are not infected.
If your router is infected, or some other malware is on your computer, these good programs might actually be infected by the time they arrive.
Release one of the files from Quarantine, and immediately upload it to VirusTotal - Free Online Virus, Malware and URL Scanner
If it comes back clean, fine, lower your settings; it it comes back as dirty, we can get a security expert to assist you.
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Kerala is rattled by the alarming case of sexual abuse of a minor and the perpetrator of the crime is the victim's father. Sudheer raped his 16-year-old daughter about two years ago after threatening to kill her.
The dreadful episode unfolded in Vaniyakkara, near Paravoor in Ernakulam district. But the horrific tale doesn't end there. Sudheer then pushed his daughter into prostitution, forcing her to have sex with as many as 69 men over two years.
Shockingly, these included several film personalities from Malyalam and Tamil cinema. The incident came to light after the victim's mother approached police. It was later revealed that the kingpin of the entire scandal was Manikandan, a Kanyakumari-based road contractor.
Manikandan paid money to an agent who in turn paid the victim's father for taking his daughter to several high-profile men. Manikandan was picked up by police from Chennai airport last Monday as he was trying to flee to Singapore.
The Crime Branch has dispatched squads to Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to nab the offenders and 29 of them have been arrested so far.
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Now is the time for runners to dust off their trainers to prepare for the 13-mile course, which starts and finishes at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium on Sunday, October 12.
Early entries get £2 off the price, which stands at £30 for the general public and £28 for UK Athletics club members.
And Oxford Mail readers can get another £2 discount until Friday, May 2.
Organisers are urging runners to get their entries in early to secure their place on the course which snakes through the city centre.
Race director Andrew Taylor said: "It is still a relatively new event but it has established itself very well.
"It has established itself as one of the more popular races in the South East. It is a fantastic course in a fantastic city.
"Oxford has lots of different landmarks in it. It is quite wonderful to have an event like this that covers key parts of the city."
The organisation of this year's race is being led by Mr Taylor, who has directed the Bath Half Marathon since 2000.
Former race director Dave Box, above, said: "The original team are delighted to have been able to secure the services of Andrew Taylor, using his experience of managing the Bath Half Marathon, to help develop a more consistent and professional level of event delivery and to take the Oxford Half on to the next level, to ensure the long-term future of the race."
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Gutsy + not installing system updates on install
When i was installing gutsy, I remember seeing an error about not being able to install some system updates and what not. Firsty, im interested on how i can install these updates now that gutsy is running on my laptop. Secondly, whenever i try to "sudo aptitude install" something, nothing happens... It can never find any packages and nothing ever gets installed. for example:
sudo aptitude install envyng-gtk
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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Once again, Consumer Day in China is here (March 15). Crisis 2.0 is nothing new to us in China, but it remains a powerful example of how the Internet Community is reshaping the relationship between brands and consumers. With this in mind, I thought it would be worthwhile to re-visit the post I wrote last year about the event and integrate some of our recent thinking from our Internet is THE Community white papers (see here and here).
About Consumer Day (from last year's post):
Sponsored by China Consumers' Association (CCA)", Consumer Day is the day that consumers are encouraged to share their customer service complaints (and perhaps kudos, but you don't see much of this). Consumer Day stories are featured prominently in mainstream media, and PR managers live in fear of this day.
In the post, I go on to outline key channels for consumer expression. We actually updated our thoughts on the overall IWOM/social media landscape in part 1 of our white paper, "The Chinese IWOM Landscape" and "painted" a picture of the landscape.
The big picture is that the Internet Community is reshaping the relationship between brands and consumers. For PR/reputation management, this means that "(w)ith so many platforms to communicate about and amplify brand experiences, one could say that everyday is Consumer Day in China."
But it is also important to understand this "reshaping" goes well beyond "scary" stuff related to PR/Reputation. This 'direct to consumer' feedback means that IWOM can serve as an intelligence platform where, as we outline in our white paper, consumers provide product feedback, inspiration for marketing (see below), and opportunities for collaboration. This means that within the marketing communications spectrum, everybody should be "listening," including PR, digital marketing, research, and advertising. The fact that our clients fill this spectrum is testament to this.


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Despite Spending $10M, Bugs Bugging Pa. Responders
Jan. 13--Pittsburgh and Allegheny County spent more than $10 million merging their 911 centers and upgrading technology over the past decade, but emergency responders and observers say problems persist.
County officials defend the system, saying technological advances moved it from the Dark Ages to the 21st century. Some public safety officials express concern over how the county treats the city in the combined system, though.
Several high-profile incidents involving people who died after calling 911 mar the advances and show problems in how calls are handled and in the way police, firefighters and paramedics respond.
The most recent incident involves two Pittsburgh police officers who answered an "unknown trouble" call from a Larimer woman and left her home without talking to her. Police found the caller, Ka'Sandra Wade, 33, dead in her home the next day. City and county officials are investigating the incident.
"I will say I think they've improved enormously in the last 20 years," said Louise Comfort, director of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Disaster Management. "They've got professional equipment. They've got training programs. They are operating within the letter of the law.
"But they are still missing cases. I think it's that extra step, that extra follow-up. It could be a follow-up phone call: Is everything all right? Did the officers arrive? Is the situation resolved?"
County Emergency Services Director Alvin Henderson said operators make follow-up calls when situations, such as a disconnected 911 call, warrant them.
Henderson said employees participate in extensive training and the combined 911 center in Point Breeze has four staffers devoted to quality assurance. He refused to release quality assurance reports, saying they contained confidential information about employees and callers.
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, which regulates 911 centers across the state, did not respond to repeated calls and emails.
Some tension remains between city and county officials since they merged 911 systems and centers in 2005 after years of debate. Ray DeMichiei, a former city operations supervisor in its dispatch center, said he initially supported the merger.
"We kind of lost our individuality," said DeMichiei, deputy director of emergency management and homeland security for the city. "If I had my druthers, I'd take our 911 service back tomorrow."
Standardization that puts Pittsburgh on the same level as smaller municipalities does not work, he said. The city accounts for 38 percent of all calls into the 911 center.
"You can't come up with 130 different ways of doing things, but the city of Pittsburgh needs a different way of doing things because we are a city," DeMichiei said.
Henderson and Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss said the city and county talk continually about improvements.
"It might be their center, but it's our information, it's our 911 calls from our municipality," Huss said. "It's in their best interest to work with us."
Officials made changes after some deadly incidents:
--In 2009, a 911 operator failed to tell Pittsburgh police that Richard Poplawski had guns in his Stanton Heights home when she sent officers there. Poplawski killed three officers. The 911 center instituted guidelines for asking callers about weapons and communicating answers to police.
--Miscommunication between the 911 center and paramedics contributed to the 2010 death of Curtis Mitchell, who waited for 30 hours during a blizzard for an ambulance that never arrived. The city and county in November settled a lawsuit from Mitchell's family for $280,000.
--A malfunction in June 2010 changed the street address in the 911 computer of a baby with a medical emergency and delayed paramedics by seven minutes. Jordyn Anderson, 3 weeks old, of Crafton Heights died. County officials said they found no evidence to suggest the delay led to her death. A committee has been working to eliminate duplicate street names in the city and county.
Henderson and a spokeswoman for the union that represents 911 workers said a $10 million computer-aided dispatch system installed in 2010 improved operations. The system has expansive mapping that permits dispatchers to immediately locate the origin of landline calls and narrow wireless calls to within 300 yards. It also offers a series of prompts that call takers use to ask critical questions.
But those involved report problems in communication among call takers, dispatchers and responders.
"They don't get the precise information," said Sgt. Michael LaPorte, president of Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1. "It's 'I wish I would have known that; I wish they would've asked that.'"
Anthony Weinmann, president of Fraternal Association of Professional Paramedics Local 1, said the 911 center can improperly assign high priority to calls.
"Some of these minor ailments are becoming high priority calls, and we have to send units to them," Weinmann said. "We get tied up on minor calls."
County spokeswoman Amie Downs said 911 workers follow state and national standards in asking questions and getting answers to responders.
Huss, who oversees city fire, police and EMS and once served as director of Cambria County's 911 center, said responders sometimes deflect blame to the 911 center and must realize they share responsibility for a call.
"I think sometimes we've been critical of them, and we need to be sure of what we're doing, too," he said.
Huss is among those reviewing the police officers' response to Wade's 911 call. Officers Louis Schweitzer and Lance Hoyson spoke to Wade's boyfriend, who later admitted fatally shooting her. He then killed himself.
City police are moving toward getting readouts from 911 calls sent directly to computer terminals in vehicles.
"Once we get it up and running, officers will be able to see all the information the call taker gets," said Deputy Police Chief Paul Donaldson. "They'll also see what action is pending. Right now, only supervisor cars have that capability."
Henderson noted that PEMA audits the 911 center every two years.
"If we weren't doing what we're supposed to, PEMA would not approve our center as they have," he said.
Bob Bauder and Margaret Harding are staff writers for Trib Total Media. Bauder can be reached at 412-765-2312 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Harding can be reached at 412-380-8519 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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