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Cain: Ryan may alter electoral map
Herman Cain on Saturday gave Mitt Romney two thumbs up for picking Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, praising the GOP presidential candidate for refusing to "pander" to voters in key swing states and saying "it could change the electoral map."
"It could change the electoral map. The choice of Paul also says that Gov. Romney didn't try to pander to the state of Florida. He didn't try to pander to the state of Ohio. He did not pander to Virginia. No," Cain said on Fox News. "What it said is he realized that he needed someone who could help him properly frame and explain first what the problems are and secondly what the solutions are."
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He added, "The people in those states are not stupid. I think this is a statement to that because he is more interested with Paul Ryan in solving the problem than kicking it down the road."
Romney's decision to put Ryan on the ticket – officially revealed at the U.S.S. Wisconsin in Norfolk, Va., earlier this morning – put an end to weeks of speculation about the VP pick. Others rumored to have been Romney's shortlist included Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio and Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia.
A recent poll showed Obama leading Romney 51 to 45 percent in Wisconsin, Ryan's homestate.


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Schafer, Omdahl join to oppose Measure No. 2
Because proponents of the property tax repeal have taken comments by Gov. Ed Schafer and me out of context, we have issued a joint statement making it clear that we are opposed to Measure No. 2.
Some of our past statements have been used widely by the sponsoring committee to create the impression that we favor repeal of the property tax. We want the record to be clear. We both will be voting NO on Measure No. 2.
In our joint statement, we made several major points. Our primary concern is the loss of local control by school boards, county commissions, city governing boards, township supervisors and other local officials. Local control is a North Dakota tradition worth protecting.
We find the language of the measure dangerously vague. It directs the legislature to "fully and properly fund" local services without defining the meaning of "fully and properly." Apparently, the legislature will have to make this important decision for local governments.
We are convinced that the legislature does not have the time to deal with the particular needs of 2100 local governments. It will be forced to adopt a "one-size-fits-all" formula that will not fit the needs of the wide range of local governments. Under "one-size-fits-all," some local governments will get too much and some will get too little.
In addition to the reservations Governor Schafer and I shared about this measure, there are other issues that must also be addressed,
Some supporters of Measure No. 2 keep claiming that the measure is a tax cut when the language clearly states that the legislature must replace the lost revenue for schools, cities, counties, townships and other local governments. This mandate means that Measure No. 2 is a tax shift and not a tax cut.
In other words, the supporters of this measure want somebody else to pay for their schools, their law enforcement, their fire protection, their ambulances, their roads, and their other local government services. That is what this tax shift means.
Another bogus issue has been created. In an attempt to spread fear among older taxpayers, supporters are talking about the low income elderly getting thrown out of their homes because they can't pay their property taxes. This is not happening now nor will it happen in the future.
The legislature has already established a program to help keep the low-income elderly in their homes. Under the homestead credit legislation, low-income elderly can get their property taxes reduced. This credit can be expanded if the need arises.
This argument assumes that property taxes are going to be increased when, in reality, the opposite has been happening. The legislature has been reducing property taxes. In the last session, it provided over $300 million through the school system to reduce property taxes.
The reductions have been significant. Six years ago, we paid $4300 in property taxes on our residence. Last year, we paid $3800. Since there has been no change in our assessment, we know that the reduction came from the tax cuts provided by the legislature. This tax cut has occurred for taxpayers all across the state.
On the basis of the legislature's record in reducing property taxes, we can expect future sessions to look at the state's needs and its income. It will keep balancing the taxes we pay. A gradual biennial reduction is far better than one radical action, especially when we can't know all of the unintended consequences.

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Tusculum College varsity basketball players recently visited with students at Hal Henard Elementary School in Greeneville to give support to a reading program several of the elementary students are taking part in. Tusculum College players told the pupils about the value of reading in their own lives and its importance to career success in any field. Pictured are, front row from left: Hal Henard students Mack Mathis, Desmond Dabbs, Spencer Anderson, Matthew Bestman, Matthew Bentley, Jacob Hamilton, Charlie Boss, Katlyn Garber and Eian Hurd. In the second row, from left, are Pioneers Carlie Lake, Emily French, Chassity Martin and Kathryn Spears. In the back, from left, are Pioneers Jordan Lear, Eric Williams, Serge Poppe, Tyler White, Nora Ramsey, Corey Poindexter and Gabe Story.
Students in grades two through five who achieve a certain level in the point-based "Slam Dunk Reading" program will earn a party for their school class and attendance and recognition at a Pioneer basketball game. Students receive scores based on reading books and answering questions about those books.
Several Pioneer players visited with the pupils to give support to the reading program and describe the importance of reading skills in their own college careers and life in general. Several players autographed Pioneer basketball posters for the Hal Henard students.
Also present at the event along with their teams were Head Coaches Jim Boone and Missy Tiber of the Pioneers, and several assistant coaches, plus staff members from Tusculum College Institutional Advancement.


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Body Art & Indoor Tanning
All tattoo shops in Cattaraugus County require inspection and a "Certificate of Sanitation" issued by the Health Department. The Sanitary Code of the Cattaraugus County Health District defines a tattoo shop as any room or space tattooing is practiced or where the business of tattooing is conducted. Please note that the tattooing of a minor is prohibited by NYS Penal Law.
Each tattoo shop receives an annual inspection to ensure compliance with "Part 26. Tattooing, Tattoo Shops, and Tattoo Artists" of the Sanitary Code of the Cattaraugus County Health District. Quarterly autoclave testing is performed at all tattoo shops, unless single use pre-sterilized needles are used exclusively.
If you intend to operate a tattoo shop in Cattaraugus County, please contact the Environmental Health Division prior to construction or remodeling. Many of the Sanitary Code requirements pertain to the construction of the physical facility.
Body Piercing
Body piercing does not require a "Certificate of Sanitation" in Cattaraugus County, however, there are Sanitary Code requirements pertaining to record keeping and the piercing of minors. Any piercing of a minor, other than the piercing of the outer lobe or perimeter of the ear, requires parental consent. This consent must be documented by retaining copies of the parent's acceptable photo identification and a copy of a birth certificate or a certified copy of a custodial order or guardianship order. The parent giving consent must be present during the procedure.
Indoor Tanning
Effective August 15, 2012, New York State Public Health Law prohibits the use of ultraviolet tanning facilities by children 16 and under. Additionally, patrons 17-18 years of age require parental consent to use these facilities.
All tanning facilities in New York State using ultraviolet radiation devices are required to obtain a permit to operate. However, the Cattaraugus County Health Department does not currently have an indoor tanning program. Tanning facilities in Cattaraugus County are permitted and regulated by the New York State Department of Health.
Please see the NYS Department of Health webpage on Indoor Tanning for more information.
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Application & Forms for Body Artists
Sanitary Code of the Cattaraugus County Health District (see Part 26: Tattooing, Tattoo Shops, and Tattoo Artists & Part 27: Body Piercing)
NYS Penal Law, Section 260.21: Unlawfully Dealing with a Child in the Second Degree


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As if Facebook couldn't get creepy enough, the popular social media website has definitely taken the form of "stalking" to a new level. For those of you in couples, Facebook is now pleased to announce that you have your own couples page. Yup, it's just a little something Facebook thought would be really nice to do for couples but instead, it seems a bit too much. If you and your significant other go to your couples page at facebook.com/us you can see everything from your shared interests, mutual friends, events you both attended, pictures of the two of you together and so much more. The best part is that you can't get rid of it and Facebook did it without your permission so you're basically stuck with it until they decide to find a new and improved way to get more involved with your Facebook life. Privacy is so 2011. But then again, if the new couple page makes you feel uncomfortable about the privacy issues and personal space, you can always try to delete your account.
Facebook Makes Couples A "Couple Page" Without Permission
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Godsmack Stand Together, Not AloneGodsmack exude an unabashed American toughness, which nowadays seems largely absent on the modern rock charts. But every band has its limits, physically and psychologically.
New Kids On The Block, Carole King & James Taylor To Play 'Boston Strong'Some of New England's greatest musical exports are coming together for "Boston Strong: An Evening Of Support And Celebration," a huge fundraiser to take place at Boston's TD Garden on May 30. Tickets from the show will benefit the One Fund Boston, a foundation set up by Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and Boston mayor Thomas Menino to help those most affected by the tragic events that occurred on April 15.


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The ACT Branch 2nd Year Prize for Studies in Psychology acknowledges excellence in studies in psychology at an early stage of a psychology program in order to encourage interest and enthusiasm for studies in psychology and to increase awareness of the Society and its contributions to the development of young psychologists.
(a) The ACT Branch is responsible for administering the Award and for funding of the Award.
(b) The ACT Branch committee will arrange for delivery and presentation of the Award.
(a) Nominees need not be members of the Society.
(b) Nominees must be students completing an APAC-accredited undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Canberra or the Australian National University.
(c) The Award may only be conferred upon students who have completed their second year of studies in psychology within six (6) months of the date for close of nominations.
A call for nominations for the ACT Branch 2nd Year Prize for Studies in Psychology will be provided to the Heads of Department of the University of Canberra and the Australian National University.
Candidates will be nominated by the Head of Department of those institutions.
a) Judging will be conducted by the undergraduate course convener at each university and will be based on the highest aggregate mark across all 2nd year psychology units.
b) Units completed in 2nd year from other areas of study will not contribute to the mark for the prize.
Successful candidates for the ACT Branch 2nd Year Prize for Studies in Psychology will receive an award of $250 and a certificate.
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Reporters Without Borders voiced deep regret today at the death of Abdul Qodus, a cameraman and driver employed by the Kandahar bureau of the privately-owned TV station Aryana, who was killed when a Taliban suicide bombing in Kandahar on 22 July was followed another in the same place a short while later.
"We voice our strongest condemnation of the use of suicide bombings by the Taliban against civilians," the press freedom organisation said. "The tactic of staging a second bombing in the same place, thereby threatening media employees and others, is especially appalling."
Qodus was helping to film the aftermath of a suicide bombing that killed two Canadian soldiers when - 40 minutes after the first bomb - a second suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of the crowd that had gathered, inflicting fatal injuries on Qodus and four other civilians and injuring many others. The cameraman died of head injuries after being rushed to Kandahar's Mirwais hospital.
After this double bombing, Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Yousaf issued a warning to civilians not to approach the scene of a bombing because a second or even a third one might follow in the same place.
The Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) said Qodus joined Aryana eight months ago after working for the national radio and TV broadcaster. He is the second journalist to be killed in a bombing in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime.


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First-term District 26 Sen. Al Melvin has filed the paperwork to seek re-election in 2010.
The SaddleBrooke Republican faces the repeat challenge of Dove Mountain Democrat Cheryl Cage, who announced her plans to run for the seat last week.
"We have got plenty of work to do here at the Capitol and I'll make sure that it gets done, but it makes little sense to allow local Democrats any sort of head start in the 2010 campaign," Melvin said.
Melvin defeated Cage by 51 to 49 percent, 48,191-46,225, in the 2008 District 26 race to succeed Democratic Sen. Charlene Pesquiera.
Melvin is running on a pro-business platform, with reduced state spending and a reluctance to increase taxes. He said Arizona Democrats, "including Cage, ran in 2008 on a platform of higher taxes and more spending, and they did so in the face of dire economic times.
"Today, those times are even more difficult than we anticipated, yet the Democrats in the State Legislature have proposed a budget that increases spending in the face of declining revenues, then proposes making up the difference with dramatically higher taxes on Arizona's working families and retirees," Melvin said.
Melvin said he'll give Cage and the Democrats "points for honesty. They campaigned on higher taxes, lost here in Arizona, have proposed higher taxes in the Legislature, and are already back on the campaign trail campaigning for higher taxes again," Melvin said. "But they are simply wrong on this issue, and one needs only to read each day's e-mails or attend any of the town hall meetings I have had to hear from folks who are at their breaking point. … Working families who are already facing uncertain and difficult economic times cannot add another $300, $500, or $800 in taxes to their budget without taking off essential items."
Cage believes the Republican-dominated Legislature is making harsh cuts in K-12 funding.
"I don't think you can balance the budget, No.1, on the backs of our children," Cage said last week. "A budget to me is a moral document, it says as a community what we believe in and what we care for. To cut education as dramatically as they are, to cut services to the most vulnerable of us, to me is a travesty."
Melvin said Cage and her "her liberal allies will demagogue on issues like education." He counters that 2009 spending cuts for K-12 education amounted to 1.3 percent. "No one likes to reduce education funding, but with our state facing massive shortfalls and education spending representing more than 40 percent of our total spending, it is obvious that we went to great lengths to spare education funding from the brunt of cuts," Melvin said.
Last week, Cage said she plans to run as a traditionally funded candidate, rather than as a Clean Elections hopeful. Both Cage and Melvin ran as Clean Elections candidates last year. Melvin said he would fund his 2010 campaign through traditional means. Arizona's Clean Elections system is under legal review, and "there may be changes to Clean Elections funding," Melvin said Friday. "In the worst case, it would be almost impossible to conduct a viable campaign."
"I've been at this four years," Melvin said. "I have enough name recognition, I'm able to raise enough money to conduct a winning campaign."
Melvin said Cage "promises to work harder, raise and spend more money, and campaign longer this time. Those of us who care about the long-term health of Southern Arizona are therefore called to match that effort and carry our message to every home in the district. Properly done, these debates are healthy for the process and the product. I look forward to it and I look forward to knocking on each and every one of your doors very soon."
He wants a campaign that is "thoughtful and focused on the issues."
"But it is easy to be skeptical when Ms. Cage follows me from town hall to town hall, watching as I speak with hundreds of LD26 residents, then kicks off her campaign by claiming that I don't listen to people," Melvin said. "The 2008 campaign was filled with similar falsehoods and the voters saw through them."
Melvin said he is "honored to serve this great district," and remains "humbled by my election in 2008."
"I do not forget that I campaigned on the importance of government living within its means, and easing the burdens on Southern Arizonans," he said. "I have kept my word and will continue to do so."


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by Christopher Freeburn | December 2, 2013 10:12 am
[1]With more consumers watching TV shows on their own schedule, cable TV provider Comcast (CMCSA[2]) has developed a way to put current ads into older episode[3]s. CMCSA shares surged more than 4% in Monday morning trading.
Usually, advertisers are only charged for ads that run during live broadcasts or are included in on-demand replays that are watched within several days of the original broadcast. Comcast is hoping to boost revenues with technology that permits it to include ads running on current broadcasts into older TV episodes in its on-demand library, Reuters notes.
One industry research firm estimates that ad placed in on-demand programming currently generate about $1 billion a year. That could grow, if Comcast — the largest cable TV provider, with 22 million customers — can persuade broadcasters to pay additional fees for fresh ads run on older episodes.
Comcast partnered with Nielsen (NLSN[4]) to create the new ad-placement system. It is testing the technology in shows aired on Disney's (DIS[5]) ABC as well as its own NBC broadcast network. Comcast says that CBS (CBS[6]) has expressed interest in the technology.
Last month, reports surfaced indicating that Comcast plans to begin selling downloadable copies of movies through it Xfinity service[7].
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In a story you thought was made up but is actually true, we brought you the news earlier today that Maria Sharapova was changing her name to "Sugarpova", for the duration of the U.S. Open. Why do this? Because of her line of premium candy, called "Sugarpova", needed a sales boost, I suppose.
Coincidentally, today is the one-year anniversary of the launch of "Sugarpova" candy, which can be found on your grocer's aisle, right next to the "Honey Bunches of Andre Agassi". Daily Mail:
It is estimated that almost 2 million bags of the sweets were sold last year, topping up Sharapova's yearly earnings to £15million.
The Russian may still need the permission of the grand slam committee but if that is granted, she could be introduced and addressed as Miss Sugarpova. Scores would also be read out in favour of her new moniker.
However, cooler heads have apparently prevailed.
The agent for Maria Sharapova has told ESPN's Darren Rovell that after brief consideration, the tennis superstar will not pursue a request to change her last name to "Sugarpova."
Max Eisenbud said that despite the novelty of the potential marketing stunt, "we ultimately decided against it."
Or, it was purely a marketing stunt from the get-go, and they had no real plans to actually change her name.
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect puzzle for you
What's boring and slow and will rot out your teeth?
Girls playing tennis, while selling you sweets
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hey guys ,
have you guys seen anyone surfing without boots and gloves??
cause i got a oneil 4.3 but i dont have anything else, how is the water in ny?
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is the water still that cold?
wayyyyy too cold still .....wait until late may/june until you drop the gloves
in nova scotia the water is hovering about a quarter of a degree above freezing..
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Definitely too soon. Maybe you would be good for 20 minutes. You can maybe get some deals on gloves and boots now that it's towards the end of the season. It would be a good investment, they last years.
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agreed with all the above. expect to be in boots and gloves probably for the next month at least. though you could probably last for a while with a 4/3 and all the right gear - i used a mutant 4/3 all last winter


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Here's what a few businesses will be serving. Complete list in this link
It seems you buy one $25 ticket rather than purchasing separately.
Gregoire: Blood Orange Mousse with White Chocolate Sauce
Dara Lao Cuisine: Sticky Rice Puff (mixed with pumpkin and coconut flakes) served with Peanut Sauce or Dara's Nam Somn(cured pork and crispy rice tossed with fresh herbs)
Cha-Am: Pad Thai Noodle with Chicken, Vegetarian Spring Roll
SOOP: Four-Ounce Serving of Argolemono (Greek lemon, egg, chicken and rice soup)
Kirala 2: Choice of Sushi Rolls and Vegetable Croquette
Masse's Pastries: Churros with Creme Anglaise
LoCoco's: Slice of Specialty Pizza
Saul's Delicatessan & Restaurant: Mini Pastrami on Rye or Mini Egg Salad on Rye
Chester's Restaurant and Bar: Tapa – Eggplant in Yogurt Garlic Sauce
Bistro Liaison: Quenelle Souffle – Salmon and Scallop Mousse with Shrimp & Cream Sauce
Cioccolata Di Vino: Warm Cannellini Beans with Rosemary & Garlic, Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookie
Firehouse Gallery: 23MonkeyTree Kombucha & Wine Tasting
Taste of the Himalayas: Choice of Momo, Pakora or Samosa
Virginia Bakery: Tiramisu or Strawberry Delight
Chick-O-Pea's: Falafel with Hummus, Tahini and Zachuq
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In Reply to: I lost weight, what now? posted by Marshall on October 25, 2000 at 20:17:51:
: I am a 21 year old male who has recently lost about 90 pounds. While I feel great, I have so much loose skin around my midsection. I feel like I have done so much hard work and Im getting gipped bc I still can't take off my shirt without being embarassed. I inquired about surgery but they told me it would be around 8000-10000 dollars and there is no way a college student can afford that! Does anyone have any suggestions for me?????
Good for you! I know how you feel. I went through the same thing, although I was older. My Dr. said it would take up to three years for the skin to shrink. I did notice some change over the year I was thin, but I got pregnant and never got a chance to see if he was right. You are so young, you have a good chance! However, you might contact a burn unit. I read about a guy who called to donate his skin, and the victims family paid for it. Good Luck!
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Dr. Jack Kernohan, O. D., 73, of Lorain, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007 in Cleveland Clinic Hospital, Cleveland following a brief illness.
He was born May 16, 1934 in Cleveland. He graduated from Rhodes High School in 1952. He moved to Lorain after graduated. He also graduated from Ohio State University College of Optometry in 1957. During that time he was an active member of Lambda Chi Optometry fraternity.
He served in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Japan in communications.
Dr. Kernohan owned and operated West Lawn Optical in Amherst past 40 years. Prior to that he did research for Bausch and Lomb.
He was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was a member of Black River Lodge 786 Lorain. Dr. Kernohan was a past President of the Lorain County Shrine Club in 1992. He earned a Million Dollar Pin by single handedly raising money for Shriners Burn Hospital for Children.
Dr. Kernohan was also a past president of the Lorain Jaycees and a past president of the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame in 1976. He was a life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Mullen-Murray Post 453 and a member of the Amvets Post 47, both of Lorain, and the Lorain Lions Club. Dr. Kernohan served as Democrat Committee Man of the 8th Ward, Lorain. He was a contributing member of Saint Peter Church, Lorain. He was an avid sportsman, he was a 50 year member and was a past vice president of the Beaver Creek Club, enjoying snow skiing, golf, fishing, hunting, scuba diving. He also taught hunting and gun safety to children.
Among the survivors are his wife of 26 years, Margaret "Peggy" Kernohan (nee Bisgrove) of Lorain; sons, David Loudon Kernohan of Jacksonville, FL, John Jay and Mark Willard Kernohan both of Amherst, James Campbell Kernohan of Boston, MA, and Matthew Carl Kernohan of Columbus; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack in 1968 and Jennie (nee Sudworth) Kernohan in 1982; and sister, Nan Hawk (Kernohan) in 1982.
Friends may call Friday, August 17, 2007, 4 to 9 P.M. in The Catholic Church of Saint Peter, 3501 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, where a Funeral Mass for Jack will be held Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 10 A.M. Rev. Charles W. Bisgrove S. C. J. of Eluru, India, will preside and Ken Wolnowsky, pastor will concelebrate. Burial will be private.
In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to The Scholarship Fund of Saint Peter School, 3601 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, OH 44053 or Shriners Hospital for Children, Cincinnati, 3229 Burnett Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095.
Funeral arrangements are by the Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, Lorain.


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Connection, Central in semi-final showdown
Couva rivals DirecTV W Connection and Central FC are fired up for a go at each in the semi-final round of the 2014 Digicel Pro Bowl.
It may be the final match for Central head coach Terry Fenwick, as the 54-year-old Englishman is set to join Belgium lower division outfit CS Visé on a three-year-deal in the coming weeks.
However, today he will lead Central against W Connection from 8 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.
Two hours earlier, dethroned Pro league champions, Defence Force meets Police.
"It's going to be another good game, I'm sure," said Fenwick who guided his team to two titles this season and a second-place finish in the Pro League on Tuesday night behind champions W Connection and a Caribbean Football Union Club Championship qualifying spot.
Central defeated North East Stars 3-0 in the quarterfinal round of the Pro Bowl a week ago while W Connection defeated Caledonia AIA 3-1.
Now Central, winners of this season's First Citizens Cup and Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, and W Connection, the present League, Digicel Charity Shield, Toyota Classic and FA Trophy champions, will face each other for a staggering seventh time this term.
The head-to-head of the six previous meetings shows Central bettering W Connection with three wins, one draw and two defeats.
According to W Connection assistant coach Earl Jean his club has achieved its major goals this season, by winning the league championship and qualifying for the CFU Club Championship, towards the Concacaf Champions League.
"We are always fired up because that's who we are," said Jean, a former W Connection and St Lucia forward.
Defence Force and Police are coming off defeats 1-0 (against San Juan Jabloteh) and 3-0 (against North East Stars) respectively and a win means one step closer to ending the season on a high.
The winners will advance to next Friday's final at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya for the $100,000 winner-take-all prize to end the season.


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Recall and destruction of specific batches of yellow fever vaccine from Institut Pasteur, Dakar
Following completion of a vaccine quality investigation which took place from August to November 2010, WHO recommends that, as a precautionary measure, lots 2148 (20-dose ampoules, expiration September 2012) and 2159 (20-dose ampoules, expiration October 2012) of yellow fever vaccine, Vaccin Amaril Stabilisé, produced by Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal be recalled and destroyed by the manufacturer (50 000 ampoules total for both lots). From the quality perspective, since vaccine from the affected lots can be expected to have induced satisfactory immunity, there is no need for revaccination of persons who have already been administered vaccine from these lots. Corrective action has been implemented by the manufacturer, and thus the vaccine remains on the list of WHO prequalified vaccines.
On 6 August 2010, WHO recommended the temporary suspension of the distribution and use of lots 2148 and 2149 of the yellow fever vaccine produced by Institut Pasteur, Dakar, due to the presence, in some ampoules, of dark brown material which was sticking to the neck of the glass ampoule. This action was taken as a precautionary measure pending investigation of vaccine quality complaints from the Central African Republic and Côte d'Ivoire, received by WHO on 29 July 2010.
The manufacturer conducted an investigation to determine the root cause of the defect. The national regulatory authority of Senegal also conducted an on-site inspection to investigate the root cause of the defect and potential implications for other batches of the vaccine. WHO checked whether any reports of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) with this vaccine had been received.
The investigation conducted by the manufacturer concluded that the residue found in ampoules of lots 2148 and 2159 resulted from a sealing problem. The inspection report by the national regulatory authority of Senegal concurred with this finding. These conclusions were supported by independent testing commissioned by WHO. No adverse events following immunization with Amaril have been reported to WHO.
Corrective action in the form of revalidation of the sealing process has been implemented by the manufacturer, and preventive action in the form of establishing acceptance limits for rejection due to appearance is being taken, to ensure compliance with good manufacturing practices.
In view of the rapid response by the manufacturer and regulatory authority to identify the root cause, and the introduction of simple corrective measures, WHO considers that the risk-benefit ratio for future batches of this product remains favorable, and so the product remains on the list of WHO prequalified vaccines.


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Upper-intermediate grammar exercise: phrasal verbs
English grammar practice exercise, upper-intermediate / advanced level.
This exercise gives you practice using phrasal verbs.
|Structure of phrasal verbs
|A phrasal verb can be made up of:
|a verb + adverb
|throw away
|a verb + adverb + preposition
|put up with
Each of the following sentences contains a phrasal verb. Choose a suitable word to fill each gap.


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text: Hi, thanks for applying the patch! I wrote: > I did one change that may be controversial: Because the processor > sign-extends 32-bit immediate values to 64 bits when operating on > qwords it was more regular to print most immediates as signed values. Juho Snellman answered: > This seems appropriate for 32-bit immediates, but I find it a bit > disorienting for bytes: > > ; 42E: 403CA2 CMP AL, -94 I agree with this feeling. Exactly this example led me to make the remark about controversiality. CMP on bytes is often used for tag tests and looks to me to be more difficult to read this way, since the programmer thinks of tags as unsigned values. So, it seems better to make all byte immediates unsigned. Then the question remains: Which sizes of immediates should be printed as signed numbers? All that are larger than bytes, i.e., 16, 32 and 64 bits, or only 32 and 64 bits, or only 64 bits, or none? (I understand the size of an immediate to be the operand size of the instruction, independent of the encoding of the immediate. E.g., ; 9A8: 4883C0FA ADD RAX, -6 is a 64-bit immediate, which could be printed signed, as here, or unsigned as ; 9A8: 4883C0FA ADD RAX, 18446744073709551610) If there is an agreement on what is wanted, I will happily work on changing the disassembler suitably. Yours Lutz Euler


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Does the intensafire work with the lighted xcm controller shell? It looks like they use some of the same contact points on the xbox 360 controller board. I ask because you're using one in the video with the intensafire right? Did you use alternate contact points or am I not seeing the points correctly?
Where can i get my hands on one ??
Has anyone tried or heard of anyone owning one of these? Wiimote with rapid fire function.
Wildfire FX Controller inc Rapid Fire Funtion (Similar to Wiimote) on Nintendo Wii from Gameseek.co.uk - The Webs Favourite Gamestore
call me a noob but what does the rapid thingy actually do?
Hold down B button and you get rapid fire for games like resident evil umberella and Call Of Duty.
I am gonna buy one will report how it is.
LMAO @ getting banned for BS'ing
BTW - Confirmed this morning, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is FULLY compatible with the intensafire on both modes 1 and 3. Yes we have tested it. Video to follow in a few hours.


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|This is a great golf course. It has many great obstacles. It is also a great learners course.
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|Known by the locals as the "rock pile", Pine Crest was going through some renovation the last time I played it in the summer of 04. This is an easy course to play, and is very hilly. Tee boxes look like the carpet on your Grandma's back porch. Most are in poor shape and will break a tee when setting up a tee shot. Greens are in fairly good shape for the most part and are fairly large. Fairways are wide open and part of the course goes through some heavily wooded sections. The good thing is the staff is friendly, and you can play 18 with a cart for reasonable money. The improvements being added should make this course even more appealing. Don't look for any beer carts at this course and be patient as its a favorite with the local seniors. Refreshments can be had at the small clubhouse, also being renovated. The attached Pitch and Putt Par 3 course is excellent for beginners. Lots of golf balls to be found in the OB areas here. Play here and take the money you save and spend it at one of the many local beer gardens where you can still buy a draft for a half a buck.
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February 2013 – Christopher M. Wenzler '90, Carroll News Alumnus – Former Editor in Chief
Stop me if you have heard this before.
"This place sucks."
So says the person who spends all his time in his room during the week when not in class, or the girl who goes home or to another school every weekend. The lesson here? Always consider the source.
That also applies when I say that I love John Carroll and I think it is a special place. But unlike those who espouse negativity about their John Carroll "experience", I have actual experiences to back up my claim.
I can point to meeting the person I married and making the best friends I still have in this world. I can show how my associations with the Carroll News, WJCU, the athletic department, and the alumni office have helped shape and continue to shape my career. I can quantify the courses I took and the people who taught them as life changers — fundamental moments in time where my horizons were expanded considerably. In each of these instances, there is a common thread. Engaging my community made all the difference in how I viewed my world.
My first weekend on campus, when I was still full of self-doubt, I was walking along the quad when two gentlemen sitting on a bench stopped me. It was not until the end of the five-minute conversation that they introduced themselves as Fr. Jerry Sabo and Fr. Casey Bukala. I remember walking away from that short interlude feeling so much better about myself and my surroundings.
I am still here 27 years later.
The fascinating thing is that you never know when a connection will take you to a better destination … Which is why you should never burn the proverbial bridge. A chance meeting led me to be the Sports Editor of the Carroll News. Discussing my career aspirations with my freshman year boss led me to another job on campus – in sports information as a sophomore.
Even a seemingly negative incident, such as when an English professor dressed me down for a lack of commitment to his class, had a profound effect on me. Do not be fooled by thinking that the only measure of one's collegiate endeavor is what you get out of it. Measure your time here by what you put into it as well.
Open your eyes and ears. Do not ignore the signs in the atrium. Maybe the direction your life is taking changes because you decided to attend that "Backpacks to Briefcases" event. Do not simply toss away what you find in your mailbox. Maybe the words of a speaker will touch your heart and mind in an unexpected way.
There is a misguided sense with all the technology available to us that we are more connected than ever before. True, we are connected in more ways, but the most important type of connection continues to diminish, and that is the actual human one. Dare to break away from the cell phones, the emails, the texts and the tweets. Engage your world.
As a child of the 80's, I close with a quote from one of the most famous anti-heroes of my generation, Ferris Bueller.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
I could not agree more.


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Latest Blee search fruitless
June 25, 2000
Another fruitless search was conducted Saturday for the body of Marie Blee.
The Craig Daily Press did not attend because of stipulations imposed by the Moffat County Sheriff's Department.
Three different areas close to Hayden were searched by dogs, members of the Marie Blee Task Force and volunteers. Members of the media were invited to attend as long as they followed two stipulations: That no photos were taken of the search sites and that the locations were not disclosed to the public.
The media was only allowed to take photos as the task force left for the search, or if Moffat County Sheriff's Investigator Chuck Warner looked at the photos and gave permission for them to be printed.
The Daily Press was not willing to follow these stipulations. It is against Daily Press policy to cover a story when stipulations limit what can be printed.
Moffat County Undersheriff Jerry Hoberg said that the stipulations were imposed to protect the investigation.
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"We did this so that the people responsible (for Blee's disappearance) don't know the locations that we are searching," said Hoberg.
"There are basically three suspects out there that we have interviewed and think that are involved in the disappearance. We don't want them to know exactly what we're doing," Hoberg added.
When asked if there was a possibility the volunteers could leak the location of the search, Hoberg said "yes," even though the task force asked them to not disclose the location.
"They could give it out, it could be out already."
Nothing pertaining to the 20-year-old missing persons case was found during the search, said Hoberg.


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FOOTBALLERS cut a dash on the catwalk as they modelled the latest designs.
Sunderland players including Fraizer Campbell and Phil Bardsley took part in the Fashion Strikes event at the Stadium of Light last night to raise money for the club's charity section, the Foundation of Light.
The night had a James Bond theme to mark the recent release of the latest 007 blockbuster Skyfall, and there was music from X Factor contestant Carolynne Poole.
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The foundation works with youngsters and their families and runs several educational programmes.
Mr Bardsley said: "It is a bit of fun for the foundation and it will raise a bit of money for the charity, which is valuable for the people of Sunderland.
"It's nice for the boys to get involved and participate in it as well. A few of the lads last year, (Anton) Ferdinand and Bolo Zenden, were pretty decent at it.
"I'd say this year Fraizer Campbell thinks he can strut his stuff for a bit.
Matt Kilgallon has been in the mirror for about threeand- a-half hours beforehand, so he'll be looking forward to getting up there and walking down the catwalk."


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Noticed something wrong with my shifters last night. Upon inspection, the left mount for my XT thumbshifters has cracked and twisted. Looks like it's going to snap soon, I've had a couple of heavy falls recently. These have been on my main ride for 16 years since upgrading to 8 speed, I thought they would last forever
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R.I.P. XT thumbshifter
I've got some Suntour XC pro's thumbies still going strong from a bike I bought 18 years ago. I would be equally p*ssed if they broke, outstanding piece of equipment.
16 years since upgrading to 8 speed, I thought they would last forever
I think in mtb years, 16 is forever.
Can you get replacement mounts for xt thumbshifters?
I bought a pair about 2 months ago, plenty around if you look, no need up change to new fangled shifters yet!
The DX Thumbshifters were the same as the XTs IIRC but the mounting bracket was heavier - and therefore stronger - so you can replace with them too.
Still some out there new - or were last time I looked.
Mine are still going, use them every workday on the commute hack.
Ha! I've got one set of Deore and two sets of XT thumbies. Because you never know!
Keeping them though. Not rare, but precious. All hackers and retro builds need them
DX ones were steel and bent sometimes.
DX ones were steel and bent sometimes.
Exactly - you could bend 'em back again.
THe XT mounts were alloy so you couldn't.
If I'm remembering correctly?
Yep, DX ones were pressed steel, XT were forged alloy. I think I've got a DX pair somewhere in the spares bin, otherwise I guess I'll be haggling on retro-bike...
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~The song will always let you know which direction it wants to take. It will just feel right when it's done. I find it amazing to see a song materialize from hand, to pen to paper. Sometimes I buy a new pen or writing book, just to open my mind to the possibility of a new song heading my way~ :)
~Finished writing two new songs! "Unleash a Frozen Fire" and "Fool" Excited to get them tracked!!!~
~The moon is so beautiful and serene looking I wonder if she ever feels alone Nestled within the trees sublime Could she ever really belong to anyone Eyes behold your beaconing light Feeling their stares caressing you once again Just one look and you will never be forgotten You make me dream of places unknown For from where you are, you see everything...~ (lyrics from Moonlight by Melodie Gliem)
~I love writing music, most of the songs I write are written with guitar and vocal at the same time. I don't judge what initially shows up, because I realized that I don't have to use it if I don't like it. :) I believe the songs that have the most feeling are the ones that just seem to flow out, as if I've known it all along. I just leave myself in total abandon to the song that is about to appear~
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~GLIEM "Where You Stand" live performance January 6 2012 at The Club~ http://youtu.be/E4OHEXFj5ZA Had a blast!~ :)
~GLIEM will be performing a set at The Exchange in Regina,Sask. this Friday Jan. 6th! We should be taking the stage at around 10:30 p.m. Love to play! Hoping to catch some video~
~Hi everyone! I finally decided to get the GLIEM facebook band page up and running! I invite you to the site! Woot! :) http://www.facebook.com/pages/GLIEM/157724447628228
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Meet the head honchos of some of New York City's most iconic restaurants—Fresco by Scotto, Bubby's, Ceci Cela, The Cecil and Le Cirque—and learn the secrets behind how these world-class, awe-inspiring food destinations got that way.
The Scottos: The Family Affair
"From day one, we had a great lunch crowd here, but a very bad turnout for dinner," recalls Anthony Scotto Jr., of his family's 1993 entry into the Manhattan restaurant scene with Fresco by Scotto, a primo midtown Italian eatery whose fans range from the Clintons to the Steinbrenners. "For about two years we worked very hard convincing lunch customers to come back at night," he adds. "Now we're equally as busy at dinner—in this area, where no one lives."
Business for Brooklyn natives Marion Scotto and her children—Anthony Jr., a restaurateur whose past successes include Bar One in L.A.; former fashion publicist Elaina; and Good Day New York co-host Rosanna—has been going strong for more than 20 years now, boosted by monthly appearances on the Today show, guest spots on Ellen, a bustling takeout business (Fresco by Scotto on the Go), and three cookbooks with titles like Scotto Sunday Suppers and Other Fabulous Feasts.
Key to the restaurant's success are its unfussy and lighter-than-they-look dishes (like spaghetti alla Chitarra, with tomatoes and fresh basil) as well as top-shelf nationwide media exposure guided by three-time Emmy Award-winner Rosanna.
"I'd invite all my TV friends, like Regis Philbin," says Rosanna. "We'd comp things because we wanted people to come here. The good news is that hard work pays off. Now we're doing catering—Elaina oversees a lot of the backstage cooking at Yankee Stadium and at various concerts, through Live Nation and the Barclays Center, for acts like Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand."
(Of Streisand, Elaina notes: "She likes to eat very simple. We had to cut the stems off the broccoli, and that's what she'd have for a crudite.")
As could be expected from a tribe of passionate Italians, many dishes on Fresco's menu are inspired by family trips to the motherland. The marinara pizza—with whole-wheat flour and a touch of molasses in the crust—was discovered in Venice, as was the layered eggplant-zucchini pie.
What did they bring over from Brooklyn? "Our attitude!" says Anthony. –JS
Ron Silver: The Hometown Favorite
Bubby's Ron Silver is a man with a mission: defending the American table.
What that means, explains Silver, founder and chef at the Tribeca institution and its recent High Line outpost, is "making sure there's always room for somebody else."
Jewish and a native New Yorker by birth, Silver grew up in Salt Lake City surrounded by lots of people with "blonde hair and blue eye shadow," he says, making him a prime example of America's cross-cultural melting pot.
And his menu reflects that diversity, from his beloved sourdough pancakes to the "white trash food" he grew up savoring, like sloppy joe sliders or his mom's meatloaf.
"I'm driven by fond memories of the past," says Silver, who named his restaurant after the Yiddish word for grandmother. "Bubby's success is a combination of my having a foundation in something solid that I really believe in: American food, with all the ethnic and geographical variations that go with it. And then, doing everything we can to stay innovative and relevant."
That's included gradually taking Bubby's off the commercial food grid. They now source locally as many ingredients as they can—look for specials featuring asparagus, ramps and strawberries this spring—and even make all their own sodas. For instance, if someone orders a Sprite, "we cut up a lemon and lime, muddle it and add syrup," Silver says.
And it doesn't get any more all-American than the soda fountain Silver is launching at the High Line location. The multitude of mouthwatering syrup and ice cream flavors on offer at the 1920s-inspired venture will, of course, all be homemade.
There's a folksy feel to Bubby's that's kept customers loyal for 24 years at the Tribeca location, and continues to be a magnet for comfort-food-seeking diners in the midst of the velvet-rope boîtes surrounding the new High Line branch, which opened this past October.
"Bubby's feels like home to a lot of people–including people who just walked in for the first time," says Silver, 51. "I've heard of lots of children whose first word is 'Bubby's!' I've known kids from the day they were born, then given them their first job at Bubby's."
That includes Silver's own brood: The eldest of his four boys, 17-year-old Abraham, is serving up lattes at the High Line. –RR
Laurent Dupal: The Confectioner
Occupying a tiny sliver of a storefront on Spring Street near Lafayette, patisserie Ceci Cela, French for "this, that," has made a major impact on Manhattan taste buds with its celebrated croissants. Bite into one and witness the phenomenon of a pastry seeming to "breathe," its lung-like cavities filling with air and then springing back into perfect shape.
In both the basement of this Spring Street shop and in a 6,000-square-foot Williamsburg factory, 10,000-plus croissants are produced daily for Ceci Cela's 400 delivery clients, including Dean & DeLuca (which sells the almond croissants), Sullivan Street Bakery and the The New York Hilton hotel. "That's a lot of dough," says Ceci Cela's owner and pasty chef, Laurnet Dupal, seemingly unaware of the pastry pun.
A native of Nancy, France, who was raised in both the city and the countryside (where his parents still have a small solar- and wind-powered home), Dupal, 46, says he made apple tarts with his mother as a teenager to avoid studying. "The more apple tarts I was making, the less homework I was doing," he recalls.
As a young adult, Dupal joined the prestigious Compagnons du Devoir du Tour de France, where he perfected his baking skills before coming to NYC and working as a pastry chef at The Odeon and Tribeca Grill. In 1992, he carved out his own niche in the city with the opening of Ceci Cela.
Dupal's earnings, in those early days, were decent enough that he could afford to close shop and take the month of August off. "We were so French," he says. "Who would do that in New York today?" Especially now, with Balthazar Bakery and Starbucks just blocks away, drawing potential customers. But Dupal sees neither as competition. "My coffee doesn't taste the same as Starbucks', and my croissant is totally different from Balthazar's. We are making the same products, but do we have the same tastes? No."
Flavor and texture are what Celi Cela does divinely. A pistachio madeleine, perfectly spongy, goes beyond simply being green and actually tastes like pistachio. A mocha latte is rich, smooth and deeply chocolatey.
Surrounded by his decadent creations, Dupal says that most mornings he's content to skip the sweets and breakfast on an apple and a cup of Earl Grey tea. "I'm not in this business to eat pastry," he says. "I'm in it to make people happy."
And to make dough, of course. –JS
Alexander Smalls: The Gastronome-Explorer
When Zagat released its list of the "19 NYC Restaurant Power Players You Need to Know" last October, landing at stately No. 8 was Alexander Smalls, executive chef and co-owner of two recently opened eateries that had gourmands heading north to Harlem all winter: the Afro-Asian-American-inspired The Cecil and throwback jazz lounge Minton's.
Smalls, a South Carolina native who grew up around good food and good music, is a familiar face to restaurant-savvy New Yorkers who remember his baritone—he's a Grammy- and Tony-winning former opera singer—and his '90s-era bistros Sweet Ophelia's, The Shoebox Café and the acclaimed Flatiron spot Café Beulah. At Beulah, Smalls introduced "Southern Revival" cuisine—his take on Low Country fare—to celebrity friends and fans.
"I went from the opera to Café Beulah during the height of NYC's cafe society," says Smalls. "Catherine Deneuve would be at the bar. Gloria Steinem would be there. George Clooney came after he hosted SNL. It really was a special time."
By 2002, when all three restaurants had shuttered, Smalls went on a journey to rediscover the food of the African diaspora, tasting the culinary influence that slavery had on flavor profiles around the globe. His travels to places like Africa, South America and China helped create The Cecil's culinary concept, where today, dishes like oxtail dumplings with green curry root and cinnamon-scented fried guinea hen recall the tastes of a number of continents.
Minton's, the upscale revival of the 1940s-era Minton's Playhouse where Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Billie Holiday once scatted, serves a reincarnation of Café Beuleh's Southern Revival cuisine. And although you may find fried chicken and collard greens on the menu, don't dare call it "soul food."
"I'm militant about people not calling my food 'soul food,'" proclaims Smalls. "It lumps all black-owned restaurants together, and I want to break those stereotypes." Indeed, Minton's collards come stuffed in sweet potato ricotta dumplings, and the expertly cooked fried chicken is served with a lively green bean provencal.
Within weeks of his Harlem haunts opening their doors, foodies began to take note and critics were rejoicing the return of Alexander Smalls.
"Some people say I'm fearless, opening two restaurants within the same month," he says. "But there were two ideas that had to come out at the same time. It was like giving birth to twins—you have no choice!"
But best of all, "my old friends are finding me here," continues Smalls, who welcomed longtime friend Steinem and opera singer Jessye Norman at The Cecil recently. "I've moved [to Harlem], but my restaurants are like my living rooms, and everyone's invited." –CH
Sirio Maccioni: The Captain
This month, on the heels of Le Cirque's 40th anniversary, its ringmaster, legendary restaurateur Sirio Maccioni, had the distinction of receiving the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
It's an honor that's "good if you don't believe it," cracks the dryly hilarious Maccioni. "I believe in a few things: I believe in my wife. I'd like to elevate all the restaurants in the world to her level of cooking—that would be great food." In fact, no chef has ever been granted a job in the famed eateries' kitchens without matriarch Egidiana's nod of approval, notes son Marco, who helps oversee operations for the family franchise that includes six restaurants in NYC and Las Vegas.
"I spent my life trying to understand what food is all about," he says. "In the end, there's only one thing: good food or bad food. It's the same everywhere, in every country. New York has good food. Le Cirque has very good food."
The key to that very good food? "Simplicity," he says, having just made a dent in a plate of fresh honeydew melon cut into bite-size chunks, as if to illustrate his point.
In its three local incarnations, Le Cirque has been the culinary stomping ground for the world's boldface names for four decades now. It was a hit from the start, when unexpected droves of customers—including stars like legendary actor Douglas Fairbanks—lined up around the block and were asked to fetch their own plates from the kitchen.
Once a favorite of Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali, today Le Cirque gets a different kind of artist. Jay Z and Beyoncé were regulars when they resided in the Bloomberg Building, where the restaurant is housed on East 58th Street, a few blocks east of the original 65th Street location inside the Mayfair Hotel.
The key to Le Cirque's staying power lies in the man behind the business, who shows up daily, even at age 82. "You have to listen to your customers, and I respect them," says Maccioni, setting forth one of his driving principles about trusting his own instincts. "But then you have to be able to judge what to forget!" –RR


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text: Finally got my two lone wolf barrels. They had been on order since mid nov. I guess they came in stock a while ago but I had one of the barrels blind marked and engraved. I got one stock length .40 SW conversion barrel and one threaded blind marked 10mm barrel. My first impressions were that the lock up on both barrels is very tight. Next the barrel support seems to be very good. My stock barrel is a late model gen3 that has never givin me smiles even with hot loads. Also the chamber seems to be tighter. So here's the bad news, I have three standard loads that I shoot. 1st. 180 fmj at 1.25" that fits fine. 2nd my HD load 135 Nosler at 1.25". This also chambered and feed fine from the mag. The last load is a bear tooth 200gr HC at 1.26". Here's the problem, at that length the bullet hits the rifling before its fully seated. It's a pretty hot load that gives me 1230fps from the stock barrel (no smiles) so I really don't want to shorten things up. I really only plan on using the LW barrels at the range, and the 200gr BT are just for fishing trips. I really but want the barrels to make my brass last longer. I'll shoot them this week and give a report.


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Photographer's Note
I was on my way to Pudu Raya Hostel at the rush hour, and I found this taxi driver was curiously waiting for the next passenger.
... but hey, look at the stop sign, he was not supposed to stop there, wasn't he? :D ... as long as no police and ringgits were waiting for him? ^^
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ibahadir (300) 2011-02-15 18:55
Hi Ary,
This is a nice shot of daily life in Kuala Lumpur. It gives a good impression of the city. Nice colours too. Well done.
jadesgran (5431) 2011-02-15 23:03
Hi Ary
A very colourful street scene.Well seen.
Best wishes Gladys.
pajaran (71598) 2011-02-16 2:59
Taksisti ne postuju saobracaj, samo negde zure ...
Dobar trenutak snimka sa lepim pogledom na deo grada u saobracajnoj guzvi, dobra kompozicija.
Dobar rad, tekst, ugao i ostrina snimka, lepe boje i fotografija.
Sve najbolje.
Taxi drivers do not observe the traffic, just staring somewhere ...
A good time recording with a beautiful view of the city in the traffic jam, good composition.
Good work, text, image sharpness and angle, beautiful colors and images.
All the best.
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- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-05-24
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: Nikon 40x, AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF DX Nikkor
- Exposure: f/4.2, 1/60 seconds
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when does the request dispatcher returns null??
I provided the correct path of the destination to get the
request dispatcher.Even then it is giving null for the
request dispatcher.
can anyone provide me the solution for this problem?
thank u
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- Posted on: March 06 2003 06:00 EST
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- regarding the REQUEST DISPATCHER?? by Lasse Koskela on March 06 2003 07:50 EST
regarding the REQUEST DISPATCHER??[ Go to top ]
Post the code (how do you use the RequestDispatcher and the relevant parts of web.xml). Then someone might figure out the problem.
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- Posted on: March 06 2003 07:50 EST
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TV, washing machine, dryer, printer kitchen utensils and everything you need is right there!
Best view of the City and ocean
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Remember the time you first heard Bolt Thrower and Grave and said music cannot be heavier and more mind blowing than this? Well, this band is here to prove you wrong. Ladies and gentlemen, Enter The Realm of Death… and Doom.
I had this band's 2005 release "Envenom" which I rejected saying it was just another death/doom record. But now that I've rediscovered them and realized how much variety and quantity they have to offer, I must say, I'm late and feeling quite stupid and regretful.
You increase the number of slower sections in the aforementioned bands and this is what you'll get, rest of the characteristics remaining same, like the uncountable number of skull crushing riffs, or the equally heavy, pounding and shattering work on the drums. This would be one of the few bands that are able to retain their aggression and brutality even during the slower more atmospheric sections; an area where most bands usually end up sounding dull and middle-aged.
The vocals and guitars have an unbelievably dark & gloomy feel to them, which is only amplified and inflamed by the keyboard overtones, the outstanding bass lines and other atmospheric effects which have been incorporated to ensure perfection and flawlessness in the grimness of each and every song. The best example of this would be the title track. There just aren't any compromises, which makes this album a class apart. Nicklas Rudolfsson has made riffs worth a discography and used them on this one album which is not even an hour long. That's more than enough proof of how non-monotonous this is and how it is probably a step ahead of its peers.


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Seau retiring … again
Patriots linebacker Junior Seau has indicated he is retiring from football — again. Seau announced it during a taping of Showtime's "Inside the NFL" on Wednesday.
"Cris, I'm surfing," Seau told "Inside the NFL" host Cris Collinsworth. "It's all over with the speeches. Whatever happens, I can say, honestly say, that that probably was my last game."
The program is scheduled to air tonight at 9 p.m.
Seau has played for the Patriots the last four seasons; he's joined mid-season as an injury replacement the last two.
If indeed Seau is done, he will have capped a 20-year NFL career with 12 Pro Bowls and 1404 tackles. He played in seven contests for the Patriots after coming out of retirement and signing with the Patriots on Oct. 16, 2009. He recorded 14 tackles this season, but his best game came in a blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the postseason. Seau played at inside linebacker and had six tackles in the loss.
Seau first "retired" from the NFL in 2006, using the word "graduated" to describe his transition from gridiron to surfboard. He signed with the Patriots four days later.


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The first time Kevin McKenzie, artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, saw Daniil Simkin dance was not on stage, but on the computer. Like countless others who had watched videos the young dancer had uploaded to YouTube (garnering a few million hits), McKenzie was impressed.
It was an unusual introduction, but then, much is unusual about the 25-year-old Russian native, who became a principal dancer with the company last December and is heading into his first ABT fall season in that role, starting on October 30. Even the training of the Russian-born dancer defied tradition: Simkin studied with his parents, both ballet dancers, at home, while also taking classes in his free time. "I avoided all the noise and comparisons you find in academies," he says. After winning gold medals in several international competitions, he joined the Vienna State Opera's ballet company, and in 2008 signed on with ABT as a soloist.
The transition to ABT wasn't an easy one. "Here, you rehearse from 12 to 7, working on four to five ballets a day, then you perform eight shows a week," he says. "The schedule was excruciatingly taxing on the body." But whatever he has put into training has yielded a dazzling prowess onstage—his soaring jumps leave audiences gasping. Recent bravura performances have led critics to compare him to Baryshnikov and Nuryev.
Simkin says he adapted to New York—eight months a year he lives on the Upper West Side; he spends the other months traveling to artist gigs around the world. Wherever he is, he keeps in touch with fans via social media. "I'm a bit of a geek," he says, adding: "Many people think dance is old fashioned." Simkin is determined to change that perception, with the help of the Internet. "Social media offers transparency," he says. "I can show the work behind the stage, and in the studio—it's mind-bending, what bodies can do. The videos can ignite people's curiosity."
Now, he's looking forward to the roles he'll tackle in the fall. After dancing in The Tempest, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, he'll take on Theme and Variations by Balanchine, followed by Piano Concerto #1, also choreographed by Ratmansky. In 2012, Alastair Macaulay of The New York Times saluted Simkin for "taking exciting risks." Says Simkin, "The second you go on stage, you're taking a risk, especially in ballet. You're not able to fake it. As a dancer, taking risks is your job."
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Times Watch for May 26, 2004
The Times' WMD Mea Culpa
The Times engages in some unusual self-criticism in a long Wednesday Editor's Note titled "The Times and Iraq"-accusing itself, believe it or not, of excessive gullibility regarding WMD in Iraq. The unnamed focus is on stories by reporter Judith Miller, long under fire from anti-war critics for being too receptive to Allied arguments regarding the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and being too credulous of claims by Ahmad Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress.
From the Times note: "Over the last year this newspaper has shone the bright light of hindsight on decisions that led the United States into Iraq. We have examined the failings of American and allied intelligence, especially on the issue of Iraq's weapons and possible Iraqi connections to international terrorists. We have studied the allegations of official gullibility and hype. It is past time we turned the same light on ourselves".we have found a number of instances of coverage that was not as rigorous as it should have been. In some cases, information that was controversial then, and seems questionable now, was insufficiently qualified or allowed to stand unchallenged. Looking back, we wish we had been more aggressive in re-examining the claims as new evidence emerged-or failed to emerge."
Among the general self-criticisms (which lead to more detailed examinations of particular articles dating back to 2001) the editors admit: "Editors at several levels who should have been challenging reporters and pressing for more skepticism were perhaps too intent on rushing scoops into the paper. Accounts of Iraqi defectors were not always weighed against their strong desire to have Saddam Hussein ousted. Articles based on dire claims about Iraq tended to get prominent display, while follow-up articles that called the original ones into question were sometimes buried. In some cases, there was no follow-up at all."
In a heads-up article before the Note's release, Slate's Jack Shafer discusses the elephant in the room, Judith Miller, arguing that "so many of her sensational stories never panned out."
Such self-criticism by news organizations should be encouraged-though for the paper to focus on alleged gullibility over WMD strikes Times Watch as showing oversensitivity to its liberal readership. (If the Times ever wants to indulge in further contrition over flawed reporting, Times Watch has a few modest suggestions.)
For the full mea culpa, click here.
" Editorial | Iraq War | Judith Miller | WMD
NYT Giving Liberal Readership What It Wants
A new survey of journalists by the Pew Research Center singles out the New York Times as the national daily news organization most often mentioned as having a liberal point of view.
Sunday's Times brought another indication the Times serves as a reliable home base for liberals. Thomas Feyer, editor of the Letters page, emerged from behind the curtain to answer some questions from Times readers, including this one: "You've said that the letters page 'does not have a political coloration of its own.' Yet liberal opinion seems to dominate, and conservatives seem to have a lesser voice. Why?"
Feyer responds: "In selecting letters, I try to present a fair sampling of reader opinion, as well as a balance of views, pro and con. Writers to The Times-by no means all, certainly, but a clear majority-tend to be liberal, often vociferously so. Among our letter writers, critics of the Bush administration, especially over the war in Iraq, outnumber its defenders by a substantial margin. On same-sex marriage, to cite another example, proponents far outnumber opponents among our letter writers. But there is more of a divide on other national issues, like abortion, affirmative action and immigration. We welcome opinions from all sides: the majority, the dissenters, the contrarians. While I naturally have to use my judgment, it's not my opinion that determines the complexion of the page, it's yours."
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World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships - Premana, Italy - 6th August
Trial: Three Peaks Race - Playing Fields, Horton-in-Ribblesdale - 29 April 2017
European Mountain Running Championships (Uphill) - Kamnik, Slovakia - 8 July 2017
Trial: 4 June 2017 - Keswick
World Mountain Running Championships (Up & Down) - Premana, Italy - 30 July 2017
Trial: 18 June 2017 - Sedbergh
Short: Sat 8 April - Donard Challenge
Medium: Sat 17 June - Tebay and Sat 12 Aug - Maesgwm Muddle
Long: Sat 6 May - Stuc a Chroin
The British Athletics Fell and Hill Relay, sponsored by Pete Bland Sports, will be held on Sunday 15th October at Llanberis, N Wales.
The 2017 Mountain Running selection policy can be found here.
The series consisted of three key races in the calendar:
Saturday 13 May 2017 – Inter Counties Championships (up & down): Broughton, Scotland Sunday 4 June 2017 – Trial for the European Mountain Running Championship & British Athletics Mountain Running Champs (uphill only): Keswick Sunday 18 June 2017 – Trial for the World Mountain Running Championship (up & down) plus Senior Home Countries International: Sedbergh
Full results can be found in the attachment below:
Inter Counties Championships 2017
13 May 2017
Broughton, Scotland
Full results can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2EfPi0Un7R2LW1zWFlKQk1sUjA
Junior Inter-Counties Championships 2017
10 June 2017
Cowpe Institute, Waterfoot, Rossendale
More information to follow
European Mountain Running Championships Trial
Sunday 4 June 2017 - Keswick, Cumbria
The World Championship Trial (up and down) and Senior Home Countries Internationals
Sunday 18 June 2017 - Sedbergh
World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships Trial
Saturday 29 April 2017 - Three Peaks Race - Playing Fields, Horton-in-Ribblesdale
British Athletics Hill running and Fell running Championships
The four races for the British Fell Running Championships 2017 are as follows:
Short: Sat 8 April - Donard Challenge
Medium: Sat 17 June - Tebay and Sat 12 Aug - Maesgwm Muddle
For further information about the British Championships, please contact Ian Hartman by e-mail (email@example.com)
Race reports
Donard Challenge & Stuc a Chroin race reports
Tebay race report
Maesgwm Muddle report
*Reports courtesy of Ian Hartmann
2017 British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Championships incorporating Home Countries International
Saturday 16 September 2017
Further details are TBC.
Results from the 2015 British Athletics Mountain Running Challenge can be found below.
Archived Results & Standings
Mountain Running Challenge: Winners
Andrew Douglas, Inverclyde
Emma Clayton, Leeds City
Emma Clayton, Bingley and Sarah Tunstall, Kendal
Nick Swinburn, Northumberland
Emma Clayton, Bingley
Steve Vernon, Stockport
Katie Walshaw, Holmfirth
James McMullan, Thames H&H
Lizzie Adams, Hallamshire
Orlando Edwards
Victoria Wilkinson, Bingley
Results: 2015-2010 Mountain Running Challenge - Men final rankings
Results: 2015-2010 Mountain Running Challenge - Women final rankings
Britiish Athletics Mountain Running Championships: Gold Medal winners (Individual Championships)
Betws-y-Coed (Up & Down)
Robbie Simpson, Deeside
Sarah Tunstall, Kendal
Sedbergh (Uphill)
Rebecca Robinson, Kendal
Whinlatter (Up & Down)
Rob Samuel, Eryri
Glenridding (Uphill)
Skiddaw, (Uphill)
2015-2011 British Athletics Mountain Running Championships medal winners
WMRA: World Mountain Running Association: www.wmra.ch
European Mountain Running Championships: Link tbc
World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships: Link tbc
World Mountain Running Championships: Link tbc
WMRA Mountain Running World Cup: www.wmra.ch/
Mountain Running Advisory Group
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Now is a very good time to be an audiophile. The market is awash in high quality, high value audio components from many, many manufacturers. While even just a few years ago, you could easily spend lots of money for marginal performance, today there's a great selection of moderately priced equipment that really deliver the sonic goods. I recently replaced my stalwart Plinius 8150 integrated amp with a preamp and amplifier combination from Emotiva, the RSP-1 and RPA-1. These US designed and Asian manufactured components were clearly superior to the $3000 Plinius, but at roughly half the price.
- 2100 Preamplifier
- Design: Stereo, Solid State
- MFR: 10 Hz – 100 kHz, ± 3 dB
- S/N: 105 dB, A-Weighted
- Input Impedance: 30 kOhms
- Output Impedance: 60 Ohms
- Dimensions: 4.25″ H x 17.25″ W x 14.5″ D
- Weight: 13 Pounds
- 2250 Power Amplifier
- Design: Stereo, Solid State
- Power Output: 250 Watts/Ch RMS into 8 Ohms, 385 Watts/Ch RMS into 4 Ohms
- MFR: 20 Hz – 50 kHz, – 3 dB @ 1 Watt
- THD+N: 0.02% at Full Output
- S/N: 114 dB, A-Weighted
- Input Impedance: 33 kOhms
- Dimensions: 2.5″ H x 17.25″ W x 16″ D
- Weight: 25 Pounds
- Parasound
Parasound is a well-respected manufacturer of high quality electronics dating back almost 30 years, and they have always had a foot in the "value high end" arena of affordable but high quality electronics. Their "New Classic" line of amplifiers, preamplifiers, processors, and source components are in many cases based on previously successful Parasound designs, and offer high quality at reasonable prices.
The components reviewed here, the Model 2100 preamplifier and 2250 power amplifier, are virtually identical in specification and features to my new Emotiva components, and are also comparatively priced. I was excited to be able to try some value separates that many audiophiles would be able to find in local brick and mortar stores. While the Emotiva pair is fantastic, I know many people are just not interested in buying components over the Internet without being able to listen to them first. The Parasound 2100 and 2250 are much more widely available.
The Design
As one would hope with high quality electronics, a cursing UPS driver delivered the Parasound pair. I guarantee I will not be on the UPS Christmas list with all the incredibly heavy boxes delivered to my house. While not ridiculously heavy, the Parasound amp and preamp need to be shipped in sleeved heavy duty boxes with built-in plastic lifting handles.
After unpacking, one can see why they are heavy, as both units are housed in heavy gauge pressed steel chassis with a crackle black paintjob. Unlike Emotiva, each component gets its own custom designed enclosure. Both the amp and preamp sport a machined aluminum face, with very clean and unobtrusive cosmetics.
The Model 2100 preamp has a relatively slim enclosure, with simple front panel controls. A rotary encoder is used to switch between sources with relay based switching. A potentiometer does volume control duty, in addition to pots for sub level control, tone controls (defeatable), and balance. A mini-jack input labeled "MP3" is available on the front panel for iPod connectivity, in addition to a mini headphone jack. A vacuum fluorescent display shows the selected source and tone settings. For those like me who want to integrate a high quality two-channel preamp in their home theater setup, a bypass input is available that simply routes a set of inputs through the preamp, allowing use of an SSP for home theater duty.
The rear panel offers a slew of RCA single ended inputs, but no balanced inputs or outputs. A phono stage, based on the well-received Zphono preamp, is included, as well as a defeatable subwoofer crossover. While only a single pair of RCA outputs is provided, the Parasound amps all offer daisy chained RCA outputs for additional connectivity. For custom installation, RS-232 control, as well as 12V trigger inputs and outputs are provided.
The simple remote for the model 2100 gives you all the controls you need, and none that you don't.
Inside the 2100 preamp chassis, all the circuitry is contained on three PCBs. A small but well built power supply board supplies the DC power to the other two boards. Behind the front panel lives the control board, with all the front panel related electronics. This talks to the main audio board located at the rear of the unit via several discretely wired umbilical cords. The amplification is based on TI NE5532 dual op-amps, with relay-based source switching. Compared to the Emotiva RSP-1, the Model 2100 gives up a little in internal features (the Emotiva RSP-1 offers a larger power supply, higher quality op-amps, and balanced inputs and outputs), but it is still clear that the Model 2100 is a very well built component that belies its $600 price tag.
The model 2250 power amplifier is a beefy 250WPC stereo amp capable of delivering 45A peak into each channel. The amp is housed in a matching crackle black painted chassis with a machined aluminum front panel. Given the considerable heft of the amp, the lifting handles mounted on the rear panel were a welcome addition. Dual binding posts are provided, but not for bi-wiring. Two sets of speakers can be connected to the amp, and selected via an A/B selector on the front panel. An extra set of loop RCA jacks on the rear panel allows daisy chaining amplifiers or connecting to an active subwoofer. The amp can be bridged to mono to deliver 600W of power. A ground lift switch is provided to get around ground loop noise problems. Auto turn-on is present, as well as an adjustable level control. This can be set to a reference detent when not needed.
Inside, the amp has a single large power transformer, and two large extruded heat sinks dissipating the waste heat of all the output transistors. The amplifier's circuitry is contained on a single large PCB, independent from the power supply. This is a traditional stereo amplifier topology, as opposed to the dual-mono construction of the Emotiva RPA-1 that has two separate power transformers and two separate circuit boards for the right and left channels.
The Parasounds stuck mainly to my preferred ideals of offering only necessary features without lots of extra bells and whistles. I could have done without the adjustable gain on the Model 2250 (just another pot for the signal to go though), and the inclusion of tone controls and a subwoofer crossover on the Model 2100, but overall the execution of these two products was excellent.
The Sound
As usual, I installed the Parasound duo in my system and ran them on home theater duty for a few weeks before doing any critical listening. The bypass mode of the preamp made this job very easy. As with previous amplifier/preamplifier combos, I listened to these as a single unit, and made no attempt to separate the performance of the amplifier and preamplifier.
After this break-in period, I had a system that sounded very close to what I had before (with my Emotiva separates). If you've read the review of those components, then you will understand the sound quality was excellent across the board. It took some careful listening, and going back to the Emotiva pair, to find all the small differences between these components. The short answer is that I would be an extremely happy audiophile with either of these preamp/amp pairs.
As with the components they replaced, the Parasound duo offered excellent tonal and spatial separation of instruments. The Emotivas were champions in the tonal separation of instruments, but offered slightly flat, two-dimensional representations. The Parasounds gave much rounder, three-dimensional images but at the expense of overall clarity and tonal sharpness. This might be due to the balanced design of the RPA-1 and RSP-1. When used with single ended interconnects, the Emotivas lose some of their clarity. Overall soundstage depth and width was also superior with the Parasounds. This surprised me, as the Emotiva RPA-1 has true dual mono construction inside, while the Parasound Model 2250 is a traditional stereo amplifier. This is just another example of why a list of specifications can't tell you what a component sounds like!
With an additional 50WPC, the Model 2250 did an excellent job controlling the bass of my Gallo Reference 3.1s. The extra low-end grunt had me readjusting the gain on my Gallo Reference SA subwoofer amplifier that drives the second voice coils of the Reference 3.1s. The Emotivas might have offered just a tiny bit more bass agility and clarity, but the big model 2250 really delivered in the impact department. If you have power hungry speakers, this $1200 amp could be just what you need. If you have REALLY power hungry speakers, you can even get two and bridge them to mono.
I found that the phono stage in the Model 2100 was very similar in performance to the excellent phono stage in the Emotiva RSP-1. When listening to LPs, I heard the character of the components as with any other input. Both phono stages were excellent at getting out of the way of the music, and were obviously superior to the Lehmann Black Cube phono stage I used to own. For those out there who still love listening to LPs, the Model 2100 should be on your short list of reasonably priced preamps with good built in phono stages. In fact, the $600 MSRP of the Model 2100 is about what I paid just for my Black Cube.
Overall, the Model 2100 and 2250 are excellent products, and perform way beyond the $1800 asking price for the pair. They are clearly superior to many products I have heard costing twice as much, including the Plinius 8150 integrated amp that the Emotivas displaced. Compared to that amp, which garnered many awards from reviewers, the Parasound pair is superior in almost every way. The bass impact and control of the 2250 is absolutely spectacular. The wide, deep and three-dimensional soundstage offered by the Parasound pair is also superior to the Plinius, although the Plinius did have the ability to reproduce a very tall soundstage that could reach from the floor to the ceiling. The Parasounds also bested the Plinius in terms of overall clarity and image separation. While I do believe that the Emotivas have the edge here, the Parasounds still outperformed the $3000 Plinius. While I did not have the Plinius for direct comparison, it was still obvious to me that the Parsounds sounded better.
On the Bench
Measurements were made with PHS SpectraPlus FFT analysis software and a Roland Edirol UA-101 24 bit 196 kHz USB sound card. 8 ohm 300W power resistors were used as the load for the amplifier, with a divide by 100 voltage divider to reduce the amplitude of the measured signal at the input of the sound card.
2100 Preamplifier
Here we see the output of the preamp with a 1 kHz sine wave at the input. Harmonics are at least 90 dB down from the signal, with the second harmonic the highest in amplitude. The more objectionable third harmonic is more than 10 dB lower in amplitude.
The intermodulation spectrum shows the output of the preamp with 2 and 3 kHz sine waves at the input. The 1 kHz intermodulation product is also about 90 dB down from the signal tones.
Frequency response is flat as a pancake from 20 Hz to 50 kHz, and rolls off by less than a dB to the Nyquist frequency of the sound card ADC at 96 kHz. These data have been normalized to the frequency response of the sound card.
Crosstalk is below the noise floor of the sound card at -85 dB below 1 kHz, and rises to around -60 dB at 20 kHz. The crosstalk from the left input to the right output (solid line) is a bit higher than the crosstalk from the right input to the left output (dashed line). These data have been corrected for the frequency response of both the preamp and the sound card.
The THD+N vs. Frequency is 0.002% at 20 Hz and rises to 0.02% at 20 kHz. These are vanishingly small. In my opinion, the first plot showing the harmonic spectrum is a more important measurement, but the THD+N results shown here are still very good.
2250 Power Amplifier
The output of the model 2250 with a 1 kHz sine wave at the input into a 8 ohm power resistor is shown here. Harmonics are at least 60 dB down, with odd harmonics at higher amplitude than the even harmonics. Harmonics are clearly visible to relatively high order (10th harmonic).
The intermodulation spectrum resulting from 2 kHz and 3 kHz sine waves at the input shows a 1 kHz intermodulation product 60 dB down.
The frequency response of the amp is also flat to about 50 kHz and then very gently rolls off. The rolloff is very small (less than 1 dB) and may be a measurement artifact, as with the preamp measurement. Amplifier crosstalk was not measurable with my measurement setup. The dynamic range of the setup with the voltage divider was insufficient to measure the crosstalk above the noise floor of the measurement setup.
The THD+N vs. Frequency of the 2250 is a low 0.2% from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, and is essentially flat. I also measured THD+N into 4 ohms and 2 ohms and got essentially identical results.
For both the model 2100 and model 2250, the measured results show solid engineering that is fully consistent with the high quality performance I experienced with my ears.
As I said at the beginning of this article, now is a good time to be an audiophile. The Parasound 2100 and 2250 offer sound quality across the board so good I would have thought you'd have to pay at least $3,000 to get it. At a mere $1,800, the Parasounds are a steal. The $600 Model 2100 preamp offers a killer phono stage in addition to its already great performance. When combined with the big 250WPC Model 2250, the combo can drive almost any speaker and deliver first class performance. And unlike my reference Emotiva RSP-1 and RPA-1, it can be found in many brick and mortar audio retailers, so you can listen before you buy. If you have $2K to spend on a preamp and amp, you can't go wrong with the Model 2100 and 2250, and you'll have to spend quite a lot more to do significantly better.


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By Marty Ross
I always thought groundcovers were simply low-growing, ground-hugging plants, like ivy. But look around at gardens in your neighborhood: Groundcovers can be short or tall, and they don't have to be evergreen.
Vinca and ivy are traditional evergreen groundcovers in Midwest gardens, but don't stop there. Daylilies can be groundcovers, and hostas can do the job too. In the Midwest there are many hardy, hardworking plants that will fill in the bare spots and cover the ground gracefully.
Melanie Cavender is a garden designer in Kansas City with a personal garden that shows off her well-developed eye for design. She has strong opinions about groundcovers. In some cases you really don't need them, she says.
"I like crowded, spilling-over cottage gardens, but I like to keep the ground clean," Cavender says. Instead of letting groundcovers grow unchecked, she chooses carefully and keeps them from spreading into places where she doesn't want them to be.
I like vinca as a groundcover, but it's one of the plants Cavender says has the potential to become a "trash catcher," and I understand why. Sometimes vinca romps through a garden instead of treading lightly, and autumn leaves and twigs have to be raked, very gently, from the foliage. It also needs occasional clipping.
I feel the same way about English ivy: It looks distinguished and old-fashioned until it starts climbing trees.
Cavender loves candytuft (Iberis umbellata) for its white spring flowers and dense evergreen foliage. She likes sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) in woodland settings, and she grows golden creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea') too. "But it really can get out of control and sometimes looks messy," she says.
In my garden Japanese painted fern, lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina), hellebores, and bigroot geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety') all are hardy, handsome, drought-tolerant, well-behaved groundcovers that do not need pampering. It's great to have so many choices. What are your favorites?
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