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Enjoy reading through some of the questions visitors of the Hollywood Walk of Fame ask us everyday.
Q: Where exactly is the Walk of Fame? Do you have an exact address and phone number please
If you want to experience the Hollywood Walk of Fame, we suggest you start at the intersection of Hollywood & Highland where you will find yourself in the heart of the star-studded Hollywood Walk of Fame. The closest address to that location is 6801 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a public sidewalk that stretches on both Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street for a few blocks. Be ready for a walk...
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For mailing purposes only, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce uses the office address as the official mailing address and phone number for this famous sidewalk at its new office location at 6255 Sunset Blvd, Ste 150, Hollywood, CA 90028 | 323-469-8311.
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You cannot get tickets to the Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremonies anywhere... because there aren't any. There is a public viewing area that is free for everybody to enjoy. There is a also a private viewing area that is reserved for family and guests that is free and not open to the public. Whether you are a fan or a relative, you do not have to pay for any tickets to attend and experience a Walk of Fame star ceremony. Do your research and don't be scammed.
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Because a fan of ENTER NAME HERE submitted a complete nomination form on behalf of ENTER NAME HERE; and among all the names submitted in that year, ENTER NAME HERE was selected in their category.
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There are several reason why your favorite talent is not on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The most common reason is because no one nominated ENTER STAR NAME. Another reason is because ENTER STAR NAME was nominated, but not selected. It is also possible that ENTER STAR NAME was nominated and selected, but has not yet set a date since they have two years to set up a date for star ceremony.
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We do not offer tours. And quite frankly, we don't recommend it either. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is best enjoyed with family, friends and loved ones. The experience is most memorable with photo shoots at your favorite star and conversations after reading the name on each star creating memories that you will remember for a long time. If you like to learn about the history of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, no one know is better than us... please read on this site: http://www.walkoffame.com/pages/history
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A. The Hollywood Historic Trust is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to preserve the history of Hollywood. The Trust assists the City in making repairs to the Walk of Fame when requested by the City and as its finances allow. The Trust does this on a voluntary basis and does not have any legal requirement to do so.
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A. The Hollywood Entertainment District (HED) is what is known as a business improvement district (BID). A BID administers funds assessed property owners within the district for programs that will benefit those properties. Among the HED's goals is to keep the area looking nice. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is located within the boundaries served by the Hollywood Entertainment District. The HED contracts with a private company to clean the Walk of Fame on a regular basis and to keep it looking good.
Q: How can I nominate someone for a Walk of Fame Star?
A: Each year, we announce the Walk of Fame Star Recipients for the following year. See how you can nominate your favorite star or you may send us a self-addressed stamped envelope to the new office location of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce at 6255 Sunset Blvd, Ste 150, Hollywood, CA 90028
Q: Who can do the nominating?
A: Anyone, including a fan, can nominate a celebrity as long as the celebrity or his/her management is in agreement with the nomination. If there is no letter of agreement included from the celebrity or his/her representative, the committee will not accept the application.
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A: Yes. One posthumous award is given each year.
Q: Can someone who is deceased be nominated for a star immediately?
A: No. A posthumous nomination has a five year waiting period.
Q: Is posthumous waiting period five years after the date of their death?
A: Yes. It is a five year waiting period after death.
Q: Can I nominate someone who doesn't fit in any of the five categories?
A: No. The categories do not change and the nominee must be or have been active in the field of entertainment.
Q: How long after someone has been nominated will the ceremony take place?
A: The recipient has up to two years to schedule their ceremony. If it is not done within the two-year period, it will expire and an application must be resubmitted.
Q: Does the committee accept signatures/petitions/phone calls?
A: The committee does not accept signatures, phone calls, e-mails, or any form of written or online petitions for a nomination. Beware of all online petitions that collect your email address to no avail. Only official Walk of Fame applications are accepted.
Q: Who are the members of the Walk of Fame selection committee?
A: Each of the five categories is represented by someone with expertise in that field.
Q: How often are stars voted in?
A: Stars are voted in once a year in June. An average of 20-24 stars are selected per year.
Q: If a nominee isn't selected during the voting process, do I have to re-submit the application for the following year?
A: The application is effective for two years. If, after two years, the nominee is still not selected, the applicant can file a new application or send a letter requesting that the application be reinstated. Updates on the recipients are accepted and included in their file.
Q: When does the Committee meet?
A: The Committee meets once a year, in June.
Q: How can I find out if someone has a star on the Walk of Fame?
A: You can find star locations on the Walk of Fame Directory on this website.
Q: Can I attend a Walk of Fame ceremony?
A: Walk of Fame ceremonies are open to the public. There is a public viewing area set up for all to enjoy. Please be aware that ceremony dates are subject to change. Call the Walk of Fame information line (323) 469-8311 or check our website for verification.
Q: How many nominations are submitted each year?
A: The committee receives an average of two hundred applications a year.
Q: Why do some stars face one way and others face another?
A: So that people walking either direction can see the stars easily.
Q: What are the stars made of?
A: Terrazzo and brass.


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That said what Canonical did with Amazon would have me pretty pissed if i was an Ubuntu user.
No announcement yet.
Richard Stallman Calls Ubuntu "Spyware"
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Look at vlc ... nice window popping up with a short (no scrollbar, whew !) text asking about sending data somewhere, with a friendly little sentence saying something like they don't like sending out any information without the users knowledge and consent. A checkbox and a button.
This can't be that hard to implement.
Canonical not doing such a thing, but apparently hiding the fact they send search queries to amazon - probably generating money for them and improving user profiles for amazon - is the evil. It's forcing the user to analyze every aspect of their system before being able to use it without concerns. Because you'll never know what "feature" they'll implement next. And since knowing all about such a complex system like an OS is impossible, even for professionals, there is not other choice but not to use it.
Betraying trust can't be undone, ever.
Ubuntu spyware non surprising for carefull user.
I did not need Stallman to see for myself that Ubuntu is spying on me,
I am long time Xubuntu user ,from around 2005/6, (you know, Ubuntu that uses XFCE desktop environment and not GNOME not Unity ).
And after installing Xubuntu 10.04 I have seen (in Firestarter firewall GUI) that I have unwanted connections.
I realized after investigating it, that UbuntuONE registers my computer's IP address to Ubuntu servers,
making Canonical having one nice collection of IP addresses of ALL Ubuntu-based computers in one place!
I removed all traces of Ubuntu one and lived happily untill 12.04.
Then I decided to try Unity as "new thing".
I was shocked. I was reading Ubuntu Unity terms of service (That I was not presented BEFORE or DURING install!) in disbelief.
I realized for myself that local searches return Amazon selling items (???? wth) ,
that my computer started to behave more like a market place ofr unwanted and unneeded closed source applications
and at the top of that, after removing all parts of Unity that smelled like spyware, not much of Unity was left actually.
I then realized that without all that spyware components , Unity is useless.
It is bad organized, it lookl like hell and acts like one.
It moves control functions of the OS "elsewhere" , I bet to Canonical to toy with your sanity as well as your private data.
I think it is safe to use Xubuntu for now. it will not steal the data form you and will give you plan, simple and usefull way of using Ubuntu packages.
Xubuntu is new Ubunutu.
Richard just was saying the same thing I was saying on #ubuntu IRC channel about month ago, when they shut me down for mentioning spyware in Ubuntu.
Well Canonical, you are bad, you are making free software aplications that are doing things against users, and you are going down.
Give up Unity, provide users back control of their data and lives. Or Xubuntu will be ofiicial way from comunity as saying "Piss off" to Canonical, after long years of coexisting.
ubuntu was never community distribution, but a company one. Bare that in mind when choosing Debian or Xubuntu.
Originally posted by locovaca View PostYour definition of Spyware is misguided. Spyware is simply software that reports back to an outside entity your actions without your explicit consent.
Identity theft, blackmail, etc. doesn't play into it.
Originally posted by Cthulhux View PostWhile RMS has a weird POV at times (see some Emacs versions violating the GPL), it is good that he points out again why people who want freedom should avoid Dumbuntu under any circumstances.
I absolutely disagree with Stallman. I think he should have told that Windows, OS X, iOS, Android and Ubuntu are all spyware. I think that he can return to the stone age, and that he would be happy there. I work with Linux and make programs for it, and I really want that the PC industry moves to Linux, because in my opinion Windows is killing it. I want SDKs, IDEs, games, and any kind of application for Linux both open source and commercial, and I think that having commercial applications in Linux will also be very beneficial for the open source allowing better drivers' support, better SDKs and IDEs, and better applications.
In my opinion Stallman is a caveman.
PS. I always thought that some people should never have gotten a computer. They make one great thing and then pass all their lives talking and saying non-sense things like Stalkman.Last edited by peperoni; 12-07-2012, 09:10 PM.
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Originally posted by energyman View Postpeople who want FREEDOM also should avoid the FSF. Because they don't care about FREEDOM. They care about their agenda. I want to be free and install non gpl, non mit, non bsd licenced software on MY computer. FSF wants to take that away from me.
The FSF showcases and ultimately recommends 100% free as in freedom distros because those are in line with what they themselves have set out to do. You can talk about how they still don't recommend Debian (I think it was only recently that they're targetting all free software), but they in fact do recommend an Ubuntu based distro called Trisquel. The point is to have no non-free bits out of the box if I understand it correctly, and certainly not to take away your ability to install software with any license you want manually and third party repos. No one's preventing you from installing wine and running your licensed copy of CS5.

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Dr Uurvi Chauhan
10 years old Mst. D.R. first saw me on 27nth august 2004 for the complaint of recurrent
development of corns over his soles.
When he came, he had 2 big peanut sized, blackish elevated corns -one over the back of his right great toe and one over the sole.
P: It itches a lot. If I scratch, it spreads. The poison inside it spreads on scratching.
(Quite strange way of description-"poison inside spreads" isn't it? Lets see if it holds any intensity.)
D: Tell me more about these corns?
P: I get problems while walking.
I get pains as if it's been pricked by needle. (HG of something pointed pricking).
As if it is from both the sides- inside as well as outside, some thing pierced my skin (same HG), as if something hurt me.
(Here, something very interesting I want to share. This kind of talk where a patient describes "some body trying to hurt me /cause me harm etc are quite a talk of a patient needing a remedy from Animal kingdom; because, one of the main issue of this kingdom is victim v/s aggressor- the feeling is either getting victimized by some greater force or they are victimizing the weaker.
But, most importantly, we cannot start thinking about the kingdom at this junction- it's too too early. First, we need to understand the entire phenomena in its complete existence, the way it is happening with in the patient, in order to understand the content and the context of it. Then, we need to palpate other uncompensated area of his life so as to check out what vital experience we get there, so to finally understand the vital core of the patient.
In this case, if he belongs to animal kingdom, the feeling of being victimized [being hurt and harmed] will come with lot more refinement and in many unrelated uncompensated areas. We will see this as the case progresses. )
D: Tell more about this pain?
P: It's as if, pressed hard over your hand, some object say-hummmm, table falls over your leg.
Pains as if pressed from both sides on toes, as if that corn is getting pressed and it pains on pressure.
Pain as if pricked by a throne.. as if a stone pricked my skin.
Stone is like,….. it's pointed stone like a needle. It pains me when I am seating in my class room.
(He is suffering from corns [name] which causes pains and itching, [facts], In that, what bothers him is associated pains-which are of pressing, piercing, pricking in nature and he gives various examples [delusions] to describe this pain.
Type of pains that he describes like piercing, as if pricked by a pointed stone / throne is not an unusual phenomenon with the pathology like corn–it's a common symptom of corns-so I am double careful even though it is coming with so much of intensity and gestures and if this is the vital- issue it should be true for rest of the uncompensated part of his life as well –so let's see further-)
(We can witness the issue of his talk – from "something hurting my skin" it is coming now as "throne pricked, stone pierced".)
D: How does it affect you? (Your C/C)
P: I cannot walk properly.
It's as if pressed from both sides (outward & inward) and then I feel that corn will burst.
(Again he goes back to pressure from both the sides)
D: Tell me what happens because of that pressure?
P: It pains as if a stick hit forcefully.
It pains while climbing staircase.
(He travels to another delusion (like hit by sticks) and level below but not further that, so I hold back to my original question.)
D: What's the effect of it upon you?
P: It starts with itching, which leads to scratching and then the pain increases.
Pains as if some injection has been given (HG same). As if hit by a stick / hammer, you just take off that part away, it pains like that.
I feel not to walk only, I just feel like stop my walking activities. I just want to get rid of it, just want to seat at home and rest.
(Instant reaction to pain is to "just take off that part away" points towards his miasm.)
(Witness or to be more precise palpate the quality of his talk, his experience, his reaction with pain- no where you sense the cry of victimization. In all the delusions, the experience is being described as a mere matter of fact experience- a throne pricking, a stone piercing, a stick or a hammer hitting, an injection been injected- that's it- and then an associated reaction. The entire focus of the narration by the patient merely represents the sensitivity towards that experience. This is the issue of Plant kingdom – a pure sensitivity towards a particular phenomenon/experience and the associated reaction pattern.
If this would have been animal kingdom, the narration of the talk would have been completely different – some thing like "some body trying to pierce, prick, hit, harm, hurt me, etc. The focus of the talk is not only the sensitivity of that experience [of hurt] but also the associated strong feeling of being victimized {he doing this to me} [if he needs a remedy which is a prey animal]
In this patient, in other uncompensated areas of his life again, you will witness the sensitivity of a plant kingdom)
On asking repeatedly the same question of "how it bothers you" he kept describing the type of pains. So, I decided to move on to further area in the case.)
D: What dream do u get?
P: of ghost- frightful, but I don't remember them completely.
But I do imagine a lot.
I imagine lion attacking me.
Animals (any) eating away my leg, my arm.
D: what's the feeling in a dream?
P: I am scared when lion attacks, I am scared that it will take me and kill me.
I feel ghost is besides me; I am scared, I just run away from that place. I am so scared that out of that fear I start shivering.(miasm)
D: Tell me about this fear.
P: fear…I feel scared. (Keep his hands over his chest).
D: Tell more about that fear (I repeated the same gesture what he did).
P: I feel scared (pointing at chest) – you know it feels (in chest) as if when somebody hits you tight- how you get scared – like that when my teacher hits me- I get scared. The part, which get hit, gets red, I get really scared. I then feel I wish I finished all my homework on time.
D: Tell me more about that fear of getting hit by teacher?
P: It pains, it pains as if it will start bleeding, as if I got a hurt, like a pin-prick, where she has hit me.
(This reminds me of one case of mine where the girl was very scared of punishments and hitting
from her teacher. When this fear was explored further, it beautifully leads to her sensitivity towards
blunt injuries- like beatings from scale, stones, injury, falls, beaten hard, like a punch etc. Her
Asthma was treated with Senecio that belong to the plant family Compositae.
The plant this patient belonged and that of compositae comes quite close to each other-
the differentiation amongst them, we'll see later.)
D: You were telling me about being attacked by a lion.
P: Yes, of his attack, I am very much scared. he will attack & his nails will hurt my skin. I am so much scared that I just don't want to be alone.
D: what about the attack that you are scared of?
P: The pains- it'll pain when nails will hurt my skin- it will be very painful as if something very pointed hit me. Some pointed object pricking inside – I am scared of that.
D: What are your other fears?
P: Nothing.
Only of this (points towards his corns), once it will go, my fear will go.
D: What is the fear about?
P: What if it grows in size & it will be v.v.v.big & what if it bursts?
D: So what will happen?
P: I will have to go for dressing. It will pain a lot.
D: What kind of pain?
P: As if when you press the corns intensely (HG), the way it pains.
D: Like?
P: as if a big throne pricked from one end and come out from another, very intense.
D: What is intense?
P: Meaning suddenly it happens like when there is an accidents. How you get scared when you observe that, you get startled- your thoughts starts "what will happen next; what I'll have to undergo" you know thoughts starts, but the way it creates an impact on you is very intense.(miasm clear-Acute)
D: Any other incidence which creates impact or which had created any impact upon you?
P: Yes, I didn't want to go to school & I wanted to be at home as I was so scared of my teacher. My schoolteacher hit me and the part upon which she hit, turned red & it pained a lot. There was itching & the part turned red. I was scared of getting beaten next time from her so I did not want to attend her class again and so was afraid.
D: Any other incidence?
P: I can't recollect at present.
D: Anything specific you enjoy/ prefer/ don't like in food?
P: I like salty food, like cucumber in salad.
D: anything else about you?
P: no.
So, from local when we move to a level higher and deeper (dream)-we get characteristic dreams and images (lion, ghost, being pursued, etc). He move from delusion to fear(feeling level)to again a delusion-being attacked and killed to again feeling-scared-there we get clue to the miasm-the intensity with which the fear happens and his spontaneous reaction to that- he then jumps to fear of his teacher- fear is when she hits him-where he jumps back to an incident of his life where one of his teacher had hit him and the fear was so intense that he didn't want to go to the same teacher's class again.
The interesting point is finally he came to something, which remained common to all the areas he spoke –and that was the sensation he experienced every where. The sensation is pricking, piercing, like a thorn, needle, injection, any pointed object.
His sensitivity pointed toward Plant kingdom in general and his sensation, towards the
Plant order Theales in particular.
Theales and Compositae come very close to each other.
Hypericum (belongs to theales) and Arnica (from compositae) are both very good drugs for injuries. But, the difference is –
As Phatak defines-
"An excellent remedy for the injury to parts, rich in sentient nerves, esp. fingers, toes, matrix of nails".
Punctured or penetrating wounds, very sensitive to touch.
Hence, the character of pains are-
"Intolerable, violent, shooting, lancinating pain".
Where as for Arnica- he mentions,
"INJURIES-falls, blows, BRUISES; after labour; over-exertion; sprains."
"Exertion of any kind."
"Excessive use of any organ"
Hence the pains are-
"VERY SORE, PAINFUL, BRUISED; all over."
The vital experience in Theales is pricking, punctured, piercing as if caused by injury with pointed sharp objects, as if the injury to nerve endings. This the patient will experience in all the instances of his life with or with out being actually injured over the nerves and / or with pointed object.
Where as, the vital experience of Compositae is hit, beaten, sore, lame, bruised as if after a blunt Injury (Punch /box/stick), fall, overexertion, etc. This is the basic difference between two amilies.
Miasm of the case:
His reaction to this sensation is very intense (shivering with fear) and instant (running
away, take off the part immediately, etc..) And he also feels it happening suddenly and
So, the miasm is Acute.
The patient's narration speaking of miasm:-
"You just take off that part away"
"I just run away from that place. I am so scared that out of fear I start shivering."
"Very intense"
"Suddenly it happens"
So Theales + acute is Hypericum perforatum.
Hypericum Perforatum:
In Allen's Keynotes-
"Bunions and corns when pain in excruciating, showing nerve involvement."
Also, Choudhuri mentions,
"Piercing wounds from sharp instruments," … "taking on nails, needles, pins etc., come under the influence of Hypericum".
" Excessive painfulness, therefore, should be considered an index of the remedy."
Rubrics- (Complete )
Sensitiveness: pain: to.
Pain: general: appearing suddenly
Pain: pressing: internal.
Plug, wedge or nail sensation.
Plug, wedge or nail sensation: external
Shuddering, nervous
Wounds: penetrating, punctured: palms and soles, of. {only 2 drugs}
Ailments from: fright or fear.
Delusions, imaginations: specters, ghosts, spirits, sees.
Despair: pains, with the.
Dreams: animals, of.
Starting, startled: fright, from and as from
Corns: general
Remedy given: Hypericum perforatum 1m one dose.
Follow up: 10/09/2004
(His corn over the great toe fell off in first week after the dose)
D: how are you?
P: corn fell off on the 6th day of after starting homeopathic medicine.
No pains/ itching.
New corn developing on (RL) sole – but no pains/ itching & small in size.
No dreams now.
No fear of school teacher.
Feel fresh, I feel very happy, I am really enjoying this.
I feel as if I have got new leg, as no pains/ discomfort.
I feel much better.
Plan: Placebo.
Follow up: 29/10/2004
Developed cold with throat pain (took allopathic treatment without informing)
P: Skin- Hypersensitive, turns red, it was like this since long time but I forgot to tell you.
D: What happens?
P: Skins turns red and itching.
(Appears like Urticaria)
O/E: Right sole: a small corn still present.
P: but no pains/ discomfort.
Plan: Placebo
Follow up: 10/12/2004
Overall much better.
Skin rash (urticaria) has decreased.
Corn on (rt) sole- > has decreased in size.
Now no frightful dreams. Previously dreamt of being attacked by ghost / lion, but now no such dreams.
D: What other changes have you noticed since the time of treatments?
P: I feel better, fresh. Now no pains at all. Now I don't get scared of my schoolteacher; now I don't think that she will hit me, no such thoughts. I feel good.
No fear of ghost or any such dreams since the first time itself (after the treatment started), now good sleep without dreams.
D: How are you with your energy?
P: I feel fresh, no problems.
No pains, so no thoughts, no fears, so no problems at all.
Previously if I walked / while seating in classrooms, corn used to give me trouble, pains etc. Now no such discomfort. So nothing is bothering me. I enjoy my studies. I do my homework well, so no fear of teacher as well.
O/E: Rt Sole: No corn, only black Scar of corn is present
D: How much better you can say in percentage wise?
P: 80% I am better.
Mother complaints that he does not eat vegetables at all.
Plan: Placebo.
(He kept reporting me time to time when he felt bothered and till corns went completely. His medicines were stopped and he was asked to report back if any problem appears.)


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Ed Lee came into office facing a $385 million deficit. By rethinking the pension system, he managed to save the city $1.3 billion over 10 years.
When he took over as San Francisco's interim mayor in January 2011, Ed Lee seemed like just the reluctant warrior the city needed to tackle its fiscal woes. He hadn't run for office since his bid for high school senior class president, and had no aspirations to break the forty-year trend when his caretaker mayorship expired the following January. "I didn't care about future office, I just wanted to do what was right for the city," he told me in a recent phone conversation.
Lee, who wryly admits he made more money as a city administrator, came into office facing a $385 million deficit out of a $6.8 billion budget. "We had to cut to the bone many of the critical departments: police, fire, social services, health," he said. "The city of San Francisco was trying to climb out of a big hole, and we didn't have a vision yet."
First and foremost, Lee knew he had to take aim at a public pension system that threatened to bleed city coffers dry in the not-too-distant future. Putting off these reforms, his administration thought, would mean starving San Francisco of the money it needed to fund infrastructure and other future investments essential in keeping the city competitive both domestically and internationally. The controller's office projected pension costs would nearly double in just three years, jumping from $275 million in FY2011 to $532 million in FY2014.
"All indicators were bad," he explained. "We weren't necessarily going to go under as a city, but if we didn't make pension reform the highest priority and make some structural changes, we would be faced with some of the examples that started popping up."
And San Francisco didn't have to look very far for other cities facing pension-related solvency problems. Vallejo, a Bay Area city of over 100,000, declared bankruptcy in 2008 after funneling more than 80 percent of its budget to pay the salaries and benefits of city workers. In nearby San Jose, the bustling hub of Silicon Valley, falling tax returns and runaway entitlement spending forced the state's third-largest city to lay off more than a fifth of its workers.
Lee came to the conclusion that in order to get meaningful reform on such a hot-button issue, he had to get political buy-in up front from the broadest coalition of stakeholders. "While I wanted to get everyone under the tent in order to get their best advice," he said, "I also had to get everybody to agree with me on what this economic picture looked like, because I didn't want to have people accusing me of lying or doing this for political reasons."
Throughout the summer and fall, Lee's office fostered extensive negotiations between the city, the private sector, and powerful labor unions—which had rejected past reform efforts—to build a consensus initiative. Pension reform in San Francisco requires amending the city charter and, therefore, must receive a majority vote in a public referendum. "The [negotiating] process worked so well," Lee said, "that it was many of these groups that asked me to continue to run for mayor. I was surprised at that kind of support."
Indeed, pension reform became a defining issue in the November mayoral election, where Lee's initiative squared off with an alternative proposal from another candidate, public defender Jeff Adachi. Lee's measure sought several reforms including: an end to so-called pension spiking, caps on pension benefits, increases in retirement ages, and greater contributions from both future and current employees.
The mayor's proposition, which most observers say triumphed because of Lee's consensus building campaign, is estimated to save the city $1.3 billion over ten years. Adachi's ill-fated measure, which would have required more concessions from labor unions and saved the city more money—approximately $1.6 billion over the same period–was primarily crafted with advisers.
But Lee readily admits there's more work to be done on this issue, as his critics are quick to point out. "We settled with a little less than we wanted to, but it was enough to keep everyone under the tent. There's no lawsuit, nobody is challenging it, and everybody is enjoying a little bit of a better time," he says.
Meanwhile, the city at the end of the bay has not been so lucky. While San Jose voters overwhelmingly endorsed pension reform in mid-2012, a series of union lawsuits threatens to undo the measures and, if nothing else, divert the city's already scarce resources to costly legal battles. Perhaps Mayor Lee can be of some assistance.
This post originally appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations' Renewing America blog, an Atlantic partner site.


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For those who'd forgotten or weren't in the know, Kristin Hersh's recent Guardian interview offers a fine reminder of just how awkward both she and her band Throwing Muses can be. That's not a Thom Yorke-ish weight of the world on her shoulders awkward. Not a Morrissey douchebag awkward. Not Kurt Cobain-style self-loathing. Not simple shyness and not, one suspects, a direct result of her well-documented mental health problems. Rather that from cheerily admitting the band 'aren't for everyone' and that she 'hates music' to the often starkly obtuse music itself (which she claims is all aggressively foisted on her whole by her subconscious) , much of her career seems to involve making things needlessly, gloriously difficult for herself.
This is certainly borne out by the tracklisting to Anthology, the first Muses compilation in the band's 30 year history. With songs picked whimsically rather than prosaically, the 43-song set packs in just one track from breakthrough album The Real Ramona, THREE from the four track Chains Changed EP, some hilariously wilful rarities and nothing written or sung by Hersh's half-sister and erstwhile bandmate Tanya Donnelly. I'm not at all convinced you can make sense of this band, but let's at least try and vaguely rationalise Anthology.
What do we actually have here? An awful lot of music, is the answer, much of it astonishing.
Despite only including one of the band's singles ('Bright Yellow Gun') the first disc is the more conventional best of, with everything on bar early single 'Fish' taken from the band's albums and EPs. Starting at the chronological beginning is possibly a bad idea when Anthology does no such thing, but Untitled, the Muses' debut album, is a truly unique artefact and the two tracks that represent it here – 'Hate My Way' and 'Vicky's Box' – are soul-freezingly powerful stand-outs. Ragged, agonised, structurally dizzying yet terrifyingly assured, it almost beggars belief that this stuff was written by a human, let alone a teenager. 'Vicky's Box', in particular sounds like almost nothing else, the blurrily beautiful metallic guitar figure of its opening section glistening and reflecting the brutal, mantric lyric "he, can't ride in cars anymore, reminds him of blowjobs, that he's a queer". That opening section descends into a claustrophobic, uncertain collapse that Hersh finally vaporises with her bellowed "WELCOME HOME", giving way to the song's incandescent final third ("I only love pieces of things that I hate"). Fuck knows what it – or most of the songs on Untitled - actually mean but there if there is a purer recorded expression of the brute power of a damaged mind, I've not heard it.
It seems profoundly unlikely that anybody could have carried on making records like that, but if the Untitled songs feel like the purest expression of Hersh's troubles, Anthology certainly favours the Muses' harsher, darker side over the kookier Hunkpapa and The Real Ramona material. So we've got the distant, unnerving farewell to emotion of 'Colder', the cryptic howling of 'Marriage Tree' the pummelling thrash of 'Flying', the imperious wall of sound and emotion that is 'Furious'. That said the band's poppier inclinations are nodded to with the enjoyable grunge-pop of 'Bright Yellow Gun' and the sherbet fizz despair of 'Cry Baby Cry' ("I'm not ever getting out, I'm always getting sicker"). Certain omissions feel obtuse, but disc one affords an introduction to the band that is oblique but of quality, and reflective of the live sets they've played since emerging from semi-retirement.
The only real bum note is the Donnelly-authored material – true, she didn't write many, but the likes of 'Phoenix', 'Pools in Eyes' and 'Not Too Soon' are pretty iconic and given how integral she was to the band, it's hard to escape the nagging feeling she's been airbrushed out. Yet Hersh has never seemed like one for sour grapes, and certainly leaving out her own 'Dizzy' and 'Counting Backwards' are as perverse as any decisions here, so let's just move on.
The second CD is more of a straight up rarities set, and in that regard it's actually considerably more comprehensive than the first disc, rounding up near enough all the band's b-sides, covers, instrumental, etcetera. That does make for some oddities across Anthology as a whole – two versions of 'Tar Kisses' and the inclusion of a so-so cover of the Beatles' 'Cry Baby Cry' (presumably only ever recorded because the Muses had a song of the same name). But actually this second disc is a very well rounded set that may lack moments of actual transcendent brilliance a la the best of disc one (though nervy 'lost' track 'Hillbilly' comes very close, as do 'Cottonmouth', 'Snailhead' and 'City of the Dead') but flows together well, showing a softer and more expansive side to the band after the harsh first disc. Despite her aversion to hooks, Hersh has always been a phenomenal guitarist and many of the rarities underscore that ferociously well (notably the punked up Zeppelin-isms of 'City of the Dead' and 'Manic Depression'). Only available with Anthology's limited edition, it's most obviously aimed at fans who already own the rest of the Muses back catalogue, but it seems fairly inconceivable that newbies will hate it if they enjoyed the first disc.
So what does Anthology tell us about Throwing Muses? Awkward. Dissonant. Dark. Damaged. Playful. Oblique. Heavy. Often brilliant. All those things are most certainly true. Still, I'm not convinced it's a better introduction to the band than In A Doghouse or The Real Ramona or the thousands of more conventional mixtapes fans have made over the years (indeed, here's one I did in 2009). But if Anthology is a showcase for the band's obtuseness as much as their brilliance, then that feels wholly appropriate.
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I'm In Logo Love: FedEx Logo Design
"I'm In Logo Love" is a new series on the crowdSPRING blog. Periodically, we'll pick a logo we'd like to take home from a bar and tell you why. And if you think it's a bit strange to have a crush on a cleverly designed logo, get in line – my mom has already lectured me on this topic. Today's post was guest written by Marc Köhlbrugge. Marc started out as a freelance designer (some of you might recall that Marc won crowdSPRING's inaugural web design project). Since 2009, Marc has co-founded two internet start-ups – PressDoc and *openmargin. Today, we'll look at the logo for FedEx.
FedEx is a company operating all over the world, but if by any chance you haven't heard about them before, here's the quick run-down from Wikipedia: "FedEx is a logistics services company, based in the US." Simply said, they make it possible for both businesses and individuals to easily ship packages around the world.
When the company began operations in 1973 they were initially named Federal Express. However, after a while Federal Express outgrew its name and headed towards a more global approach. Therefore, in 1994 they decided to rebrand the company to 'FedEx' (an already commonly used nickname) along with a new logo shown above, designed by Lindon Leader.
I always prefer logos that communicate the essence of the brand, have a unique and thus recognizable look, intrigue the mind and clearly show the name of the company. The FedEx logo achieves all of this and remains very simple.
The overall concept of the logo is very basic, the name of the brand in bold letters and a unique combination of colors. I won't say it's the most elegant typeface I've ever seen, but it's definitely bold and very recognizable.
To give the logo an extra edge Leader decided to make one minor tweak to the letters which has resulted in one of the most discussed logos out there. If you didn't see it already: the negative space between the 'E' and the 'x' forms an arrow symbolizing movement and precision. Which are of course two very important values for a logistics company such as FedEx.
Of course, not everybody will catch this detail immediately, but as soon as you do, you can't help but notice it every-time you see the logo. Even better, when I'm among other people and the logo comes across there's a big chance we'll actually start talking about the logo because it's such a clever design and it's great to share the 'hidden detail' with others. I can imagine other people feel the same, so it's not just a nice looking logo, it's also a great word-of-mouth marketing tool.
If you want to learn more about the designer and the logo, I recommend reading this interview, but first let us know what you think about this design by leaving a comment below!
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx
– http://www.corporatebrandmatrix.com/cases.asp?ca_id=51&case=Federal%20Express%201994
– http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000273.php
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Piano Gloss Aperion Verus Grand Center Channel Speaker
The punchline to a joke, the lyrics to a song, the subtle sounds that propel a plot—what else have you been missing? Nada will be the answer with the Verus Grand Center Channel speaker. We've fine-tuned our award-winning vertical array design to improve dispersion, ensuring a wide net of sound that envelops every seat in your house.
The incredible sonic clarity of our new Aperion Axially Stabilized Radiator™ tweeter, paired with our 4" woven Kevlar mid-range speaker, faithfully reproduces the voices and upper range on-screen. Two new proprietary 6" woofers dynamically handle the lows. And all these components fit into a gracefully curved cabinet with hidden rubber feet—so you can set the Verus Grand Center Channel at the best angle to enhance your room's sweet spot or the speaker's stellar looks.
Key Features
- 3-Way, Sealed Enclosure design
- One 1" Aperion Axially Stabilized Radiator™ silk dome tweeter
- One 4" Woven Kevlar® Mid-range driver with Aluminum Phase Plug
- Two 6" Woven Kevlar® Woofers with Butyl Rubber Surrounds
- Curvilinear cabinet with compound angles and internal bracing
- Furniture-grade gloss cherry wood veneer or gloss piano black finish
- VoiceRight™ phase correction switch for bass optimization
- 5-Way Gold-plated Binding Posts
- Acoustically transparent cloth -covered metal grille
- Ten year warranty
Customer Reviews For Verus Grand Center Channel Speaker
Part of an A+ Home theater system
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I received this in Oct '13, it is part of my new home theater system. I wanted a center speaker that was paired to my VGBs. The sound is more than I expected. A center speaker is primarily for voices in movie and TV sound tracks , and the VGC makes the actors sound as if they are sitting on you TV stand speaking their dialog to you. While watching an episode of STTNG, Patrick Stewart's baritone voice seamed to just bellowed out with so much resonance. This is their most expensive center speaker, and you get what you pay for, (5/25/14)
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i was blow away with the aperion grand verus center channel, with my sonus faber venere 2.5 towers is the perfect combination, this center it's 10 out of 10 so far so good, this center blow out of the water the venere center channel i had, the venere couldn't keep up with the towers at references levels, losing it's composure sounding harsh and shrill, but the verus grand was effortless, sounding clean, clear, and BIG, without compromise any sound quality, simply amazing.
Bravo Aperion Audio
5 stars to the Grand verus center channel in every way.
Beautiful Centerpiece
Greg D
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It's going on roughly a year now that I've been using the Verus Grand Center, and I can't imagine that I would have been happier going with anything else in this price range - I demo'ed a handful of competitors that had high praise on various AV forums and websites, and none of them were at the level of the the Aperion gear to my ears.
The sound is excellent - dialogue comes through clearly in movies, something I always had complaints about in previous systems.
The fact that Aperion is so involved in the various AV communities and is so willing to step in and help answer people's questions is another bonus that makes choosing their products a no brainer. Excellent price, excellent sound, beautiful finish, and a stand up company. Not sure you can ask for anything more!
Thanks Aperion!
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Received my Verus Grands yesterday afternoon, and spent the better part of the evening setting them up and calibrating the system. I haven't gotten a lot of listening time yet, but I'm loving what I'm hearing so far. My previous setup was a 9 year old Onkyo HTIB which, at least as far as HTIBs go, was pretty good. But we're talking night and day between them and the Aperions. Especially on the high end, I'm getting a lot more clarity and detail that I simply never noticed before. I watched the opening car chase scene of "Quantum of Solace," and holy crap! I was literally gripping my armrests as the VGs every visceral detail of the flying bullets and screeching metal as car after car was destroyed.
My Blu-ray of "It Might Get Loud" is currently on loan, so I popped in "White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights" instead. I tell ya, if these speakers can keep up with Jack White on the guitar (and they can), there's nothing they can't do.
After that came the "Within Temptation: Black Symphony" Blu-ray, and was once again floored by this immense wall of sound coming from the VGs. And again, I kept hearing tons of new details and even whole instruments that I had not heard before. The band, the orchestra, the singer, and the crowd were all represented well with excellent definition so nothing was lost.
Suffice it to say, I will definitely be recommending Aperion Audio to anyone who will listen to me. Even if they might not be able to afford Verus Grands like mine, Aperion certainly has a diverse lineup that should be able to fit nearly any budget.
Oh, and my system:
Denon 3313CI
Aperion Verus Grand Towers and Center in a 3.1 config
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Panasonic BDT210 3D Blu-Ray Player
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Look No Further...This is The Center Channel Speaker You Want!!
Gerald B.
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After auditioning my Verus Grand Tower (VGT) speakers and seeing how amazing they sounded, I decided to order the Verus Grand Center (VGC) speaker simply out of curiosity to see if it was as every bit great as the towers. Also, my current Infinity center channel sounded so anemic when sounds would transition between the VGTs and my center...totally distracting!!
When I got my package, I was utterly surprised at the size of the box. The VGC also came wrapped in velvet, gorgeous piano black finish, and this thing is heavy!! The design of it is also magnificent!! Same curves as the VGTs; just a beautiful piece. My only regret is that its huge... It does not fit in front of my big screen on the TV stand. Did I say its HUGE!!
So I just placed it on a couple of speaker stands I had from my previous Infinity speaker set; I really need to find a permanent solution, somewhere to put it, I may have to buy a new TV stand/cabinet all together. sigh
I decided to played some music through it first. I was utterly surprised at how great it sounded!! It was very similar to the VGT, but with slightly less bass, but still bounds and leaps above my old Infinity center which compared to the VGC sounds hollow and tinny. Music sounded great through the VGC...typically, center channels do not handle music well in terms of the full dynamic range of music; the VGC did amazing!!!
When I watched a few movies through it, one was Cowboys and Aliens, the voices sounded natural and authentic; had weight behind the voice... unlike with my previous speaker it sounded small even though it had two 5.25 drivers. For the first time, the action sounds coming from the speakers (VGT and VGC) had me jumping out of my seat!!!! Totally adds a new dimension to movie watching!!
I was so impressed with the Verus Grand Center that I just couldn't wait and ordered a set of Verus Surround speakers...
I highly recommend the Verus Grand Center channel speaker, but be forewarned, its huge!!!
Although, I now see, with size, comes great sound... :P
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Zechariah J.
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Starting out with only thoughts of making sure I upgrade to a timbre matched center I didn't think much about it. I figured that if the new VG center was as good as the 6C I would be more than happy with it.
The new Verus Grand Center has the same beautiful shape and lines of the rest of the Verus line.The one new functional use for the shape of the VGC is the ability to angle the speaker for optional positioning. The included feet allowing you to angle up or down for matching your listening position and placement.
After doing a large majority of my listening just on the VGTs I decided to make sure to do some VGC listening. At first I didn't hear any major differences between 6C and the VGC. I started with an A/B comparison between the 6C and the VGC. This really pointed out a few major differences to me.
The VGC really benefits from the new Aperion tweeter. Dialog is very detailed and accurate. I found that it presents no listening fatigue at all. The mids definitely benefit from the new tweeter and mid driver. I feel that the mids are now more open and less congested.
When presented with complex passages with dialog and special effects the VGT presents every detail without effort. This was a very welcome addition to my movie watching experience. --- Now to upgrade my surrounds.
Aperion offers yet another wonderful product at an affordable price. The new Verus line will definitely be in my home for some time.
Andrew I.
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I got the Verus Grand Center along with 2x Verus Grand Bookshelves and an SVS sub to make a 3.1 system for our living room. Looks really counted given that it was in such a public room and it came down to the Aperion Verus' and B&W CM series for more than 2x the cost. I am so glad I gave the Aperion's a shot because not only do they look just as good as the B&W's but they sound better!
In particular this is due to the Verus Grand Center. The finish is amazing. The lines are beautiful. And the sound is incredibly crisp and clear. My parents were in town this weekend and were incredibly impressed with the clarity of dialogue from Hugo (and they are coming from a very high-end M&K system which they bought primarily because of the center channel). I actually like the size of it too - it gives a commanding presence but because of the rounded lines looks more like a piece of furniture than another boxy speaker.
Overall my new speakers have been a huge hit, but the Verus Grand Center has been the definite highlight of all the components.
The Ultimate Center Channel
Scott A.
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I had been running the Verus Forte Center for about a month before deciding to upgrade to the Verus Grand Center. The VFC was a very competent little center channel that really did a great job and enhanced my listening experience. But it is nothing compared to the Verus Grand Center!
Currently, I'm running a pair of Verus Grand Bookshelves as my main left and right speakers in my living room. I have them paired with a HSU VTF-15H subwoofer for the low end (crossed over at 80hz) and these are mated to a Marantz 6005 receiver. My listening area is about 13ft by 13ft, but the room is about 21 feet long by 13 feet wide. The VGC is added to this, and crossed over at 80hz as well.
Listening Impressions:
I pulled the Verus Forte Center out of my entertainment center and politely thanked it for its role in providing a great music and movie experience for the last month. Then I unpacked the Verus Grand Center and hooked it up to my system. I did a quick level calibration with my SPL meter to make sure that things were set right and then sat down for a listen. I was shocked. The VGC sounded way better right out of the box than the VFC sounded after over 100 hours of break-in! It sounded much bigger, voices were more natural, and somehow my sub seemed to blend much more seamlessly with my entire system!
With a center as big as the VGC, it shouldn't surprise me that it sounds big as well! All of the music and movies that I watch really sound like they are right there in the room with me, it's pretty amazing!
The VGC really presents clean and natural sounding vocals and dialogue as well. With music, it often sounds as if the singer is right there in the room with me! Dialogue in movies is superb as well, and it is very rare now that I miss something that is said and have to rewind.
The coolest thing that I noticed with the VGC was how it seemed to allow my subwoofer to blend better with the rest of my system. I don't completely understand how it accomplished this, but I didn't change any other settings in my receiver, I just adjusted the volume of the center with my SPL meter to make sure that it matched the rest of the speakers. Anyway, kick drums and other bass notes sounded much more grounded in the center of my soundstage than they ever had before. My sub is located near my right speaker, so oftentimes I was hearing low notes and instruments from the right side of the room instead of in the center where they should have been. After adding the VGC, those low sounds are now very well grounded in the center where they should be, and sometimes even to the left of the center if the music called for it!
I think it goes without saying that the clarity and detail that the VGC provides is beyond my expectations. There really is no flaw with this center speaker!
If you are looking for the ultimate home theater experience, the Verus Grand Center should be on your shopping list. There are no shortcomings with this speaker in my opinion. It sounds big, clean, detailed, and I am utterly amazed at what it has done to improve my home theater system. If you have the cash, don't stop at the Verus Forte Center, get this guy! Well done Aperion!
Exceeded expectations
Martin B.
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I normally won't buy any audio without being able to audition the product. But because that was impossible with Aperion and because of the liberal return policy, I decided to order. But I always thought I would return it because lately, I usually wind up disappointed with the products that I buy. I ordered only the Center to see how it would sound with my classic DCM Time Windows as my fronts.
I purposely ordered within a timeframe so that the speaker would show up on my day off. As I tracked the delivery during the week, I thought there was no way it would show up on time. But it showed up exactly as promised (the delivery truck must have been driven 24 hours a day unless it actually shipped some of the way by air).
It was packed beautifully. I can't believe the speaker came wrapped with a fancy soft cloth bag. I feel guilty not finding another use for that bag - I think maybe my daughter should make a dress out of it. And it came with a large cleaning cloth which I now use to clean my TV screen. The finish was absolutely perfect and furniture grade. It's a shame this is going into a cabinet where you can't see how beautiful this speaker is. Hmm... no excuse to send it back yet.
So I hook it up to my Pioneer SC55 receiver and run the MCACC and start playing movie segments and multi-track audio. Sounds pretty fine! And it sounds remarkably good with my DCM Time Windows. Not exactly the same.... but close enough for music and extremely close for TV/movies where it's mostly dialogue in the center. It sometimes exhibits a slight bit of tubbiness, but that probably has more to do with the source audio and cabinet that it's in than the speaker itself. Most of the time I hear crisp, clean, but fully resonant dialogue that sounds like I'm listening to the live recording session on a near field monitor. So far, I've been really enjoying this extra channel of sound and the Aperion has given me nothing to complain about. So... did it blow me away by being the greatest audio I've ever heard? No. But do I expect to find anything better in its price range? Pretty slim chance. And of course, I kept it.... because it puts a smile on my face when I listen to it.
So now I have to deal with the surrounds. So do I keep the DCM Time Windows in the front and buy new surrounds or do I use the Time Windows as surrounds and buy new fronts? One of the Aperion managers spends time on some online forums where I posted this exact question. And he wrote that I should keep the Time Windows in the front (in spite of the fact that Aperion would make more money if I bought new fronts instead of buying new surrounds). So that really gives me a lot of confidence in the honesty and credibility of Aperion. While every company wants to make the most money it can, it leads me to believe that these are true audio guys (and gals) at heart and what they're into most is spreading the gospel of great audio. These are the kinds of people I don't mind sending my money to.
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Pro Reviews For Verus Grand Center Channel Speaker
Audioholics' Aperion Verus Grand Tower Speaker System Review
Performance Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Value Rating: 5 out of 5
"The Verus Grand Center was so clear, so distortion free, I have no problems saying it is the best center speaker I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing in my room. Sure it's a bit big but it is sooooooo worth it when you hear it."
"At just over $3k for a 5.0 system and an extra grand for a the Bravus II 12D sub, the Aperion Audio Verus Grand speakers are not an impulse buy. But they're not meant to be. Aperion has attempted to put together the very best speakers they can for the least amount of money. I have to say, unequivocally, they've succeeded. The Verus Grand Towers image as good if not better than any speaker I've ever experienced (sans electrostats). The Verus Grand Center is a joy to experience and makes a huge difference with listening to multichannel content. Our in-room and manufacturers measurements of the speakers are remarkably similar showing that not only has Aperion created a speaker that can measure well in a lab, but can do so in a real world environment. With Aperion's free shipping and 30 day in home audition with free return shipping if you don't like them, well, you've really got nothing to lose. Except for $3k because there is no way you're sending these back."
"The Aperion Audio Verus Grand Loudspeaker System has redefined, for me, value in high end, which is why they earned the Audioholics coveted 2010 Product of the Year Award. These are the speakers to beat and will likely send many of their competitors back to the drawing boards, or in their cases, their engineering sound labs. Highly Recommended!"
-- Tom Andry, Audioholics.com, January 2011
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Audioholics 2010 Product of the Year Award Bestowed upon Aperion Verus Grand Speakers
"Although 2010 was kind of a grim year economically for most of us, the A/V world belted out high value products improving on last year predecessors at little to no cost added? Loudspeaker companies have also raised the bar by creating a more audiophile focus on their products. Aperion Audio's new Verus line is a shining example of this."
"We've been hoping, and suggesting that Aperion Audio unveil a speaker line with higher audiophile aspirations. We knew they could do it, especially considering their existing lineup consists of quality crafted high performance products. Their new Verus line takes it to the next level however. Their specially designed tweeter is designed to play down much lower than most conventional dome designs with exceptional power handling. This allows the system to be crossed over at a lower frequency which improves off axis response by reducing beaming effects of the larger mid drivers as wavelengths become shorter than the cone diameter. We currently have their entire new Verus 5.0 system in for review and are finding it to sound exceptionally good with ample output capability, stunningly great imaging and lack of compression when really cranking it up loud. This is truly a great speaker line regardless of price, typically only found at brick and mortar stores but at internet direct pricing. Fit and finish are excellent and they just scream high end."
- Gene DellaSala, Audioholics.com, December 2010
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New Aperion PhaseSync Driver
The Verus Forte line is intended for intimate spaces, and we wanted everyone in the room to have the best seat. So we built a new driver that optimizes on- and off-axis performance in the smallest size possible. The PhaseSync Driver packs the woofer and ASR tweeter into a single space-saving package. Coupled with the midrange driver, the Aperion PhaseSync lets Verus Forte deliver as much true-to-life sound as speakers nearly twice the size.
New Aperion Axially Stabilized Radiator
We engineered the new silk dome ASR to handle frequencies beneath most tweeters. Now the mid-high frequencies emit the same crystalline tones as their counterparts in the penthouse. From the pluck of a violin string to the screech of tires, the result is pure, authentic sound.
One 4.25" Kevlar® Woofer and One 4.25" Kevlar® Passive Radiator
The strength of Kevlar gives our woofers a trio of advantages: even dispersion, enhanced acoustics and bulletproof reliability. Add extra-long voice coils to decrease distortion and you've got the low bass you love. With woofers powerful enough to drive all but bottom-feeding frequencies without a dedicated subwoofer, you'll find Verus' bass response truly earth-shaking.
Furniture-Grade Finish
The slim curves of the Verus line's first-rate cabinetry make us think "supermodel"—but the primo acoustic qualities means she'd have to sound as good as she looks. The finishing touch for every Verus speaker is a high-gloss cherry-wood veneer or piano-black lacquer that's so right for every décor, your coffee table will be jealous.
5-way gold-plated binding posts
The 5-way gold-plated binding posts let you connect your speakers any which way you choose: bare wire, banana plugs, spades, round pins or flat pins. Not only does the gold plating give your system some bling, it also serves a more practical purpose: to resist corrosion and provide the best possible connection to your receiver.
Magnetically Held Perforated Metal Grilles
To protect the speaker innards from accidents, pets or curious fingers, the entire Verus line sports perforated metal grilles that let sound flow through unchecked, improving imaging and reducing high-frequency reflection. Hidden magnets hold the grilles in recessed baffles.
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USGS says 1.5 earthquake hit town on Tuesday, but reports of booms came in over 24 hours beforehand
Paul Joseph Watson
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Friday, March 23, 2012
City officials claim the mystery of the Clintonville booms is solved with the US Geological Survey's announcement that the town experienced a series of mini-earthquakes, but residents remain skeptical and probably with good reason – the 1.5 magnitude earthquake occurred over 24 hours after reports of the booms first started to flood in, noises which were also heard in a town 80 miles away.
The saga which has captured national attention began on Sunday night, when police received a deluge of reports about strange booming noises that were described as sounding like underground fireworks, thunder, or someone slamming a heavy door.
For the subsequent four nights the booms continued to be reported, albeit to a lesser extent, prompting a town hall meeting and a promise by local officials to find the cause of the strange noises.
The USGS subsequently announced that Clintonville had been hit by a 1.5 magnitude mini-earthquake on Tuesday at 12:15 a.m, in addition to a subsequent swarm of small earthquakes. The earthquake was not initially detected by the USGS and was only discovered after reports of mysterious booms in Clintonville had attracted national media coverage.
"Clintonville City Administrator Lisa Kuss told the community Thursday "the mystery is solved." She says the rumbling can be explained by the micro earthquake that struck earlier this week," reports Fox 11.
However, residents first heard the strange booms on Sunday night, over 24 hours before the first 1.5 earthquake struck.
In addition, the fact that the booms were also experienced 80 miles away by residents of Montello is inconsistent with the mini-quake explanation. Even people relatively close to the epicenter of such a minor earthquake would not feel it in most places, never mind anyone located over 120 kilometers away.
The fact that residents of Clintonville felt the booms whereas people in California experience similar quakes on a routine basis without feeling them at all was addressed by USGS physicist Paul Caruso, who said that "the rock in Wisconsin is very old and well consolidated."
However, Caruso also stated that "the 1.5 magnitude quake would have likely only been felt within a few blocks around its epicenter," which fails to explain why people 80 miles away in Montello also reported hearing the booms.
Caruso added that it was the smallest earthquake the USGS had ever recorded which anyone actually felt.
Some residents remain unconvinced by the mini-quake explanation and suspect a cover-up. City officials have said that seismic technology which would have helped locate the epicenter and cause of the booms will now likely not be used.
"This doesn't happen here, something's wrong and something's amiss," said Cheryl Binger, one of the several residents who isn't buying the mini-quake theory, according to Fox 11.
Indeed, the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reports that residents have been feeling the booms for months, noting that, "Several residents questioned the solution. After all, earlier that week they were told earthquakes had been ruled out as a potential cause of the sounds that shook them awake for several nights."
The report also quotes University of Wisconsin-Madison geophysics professor Clifford Thurber, who casts doubt on the USGS' explanation.
"If it turns out it's coming from a mile or two deep, yeah, it's small earthquakes," Thurber said. But if the cause is determined to be only about 100 feet deep, then something else is happening, he said," adding that more research needs to be conducted.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show and Infowars Nightly News.
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Yesterday, the Greenhouse in Honolulu hosted the Oceanic Time Warner Social Media Hui (OCHui) and its second meeting. The first meeting was held at Oceanic's headquarters on February 3, 2012.
I wasn't able to attend yesterday's meeting in person, however, I was introduced to a new program called Google Hangout which allowed me to attend the meeting virtually using my web camera and internet connection to connect to the meeting remotely from the Big Island of Hawaii.
A brief synopsis of a "hangout" from Googles website:
Bumping into friends while you're out is one of the best parts of going out and about. With Hangouts, spontaneity hits the web. Whether you're home in your pajamas or hitting the streets with your mobile phone, video hangouts let you bring up to 9 people into your world. It's the next best thing to everyone being there.
Most folks have heard of or used programs such as Skype to do free video conferencing, however, I really liked this Google Hangout program for a few reasons of course the number one reason was that it allowed for a free video conference to be done from one island to another without the transportation cost and time that flying to Oahu would have required.
Here is a quick screen shot of what I was looking at most of the time… I could open and close individual windows but I wanted to keep my mug on the screen just to remind me not to do anything socially unacceptable and just to remind me that I was on camera!
According to the Google Hangout specifications, you can bring up to nine people in on a video conference. I can really see this as a great money savings tool here in the State of Hawaii where travel costs and time in general spent on travel is a huge part of each counties budgets.
The "Hangout" that we created was a secured hangout that only folks that were invited by the person creating the Hangout would be allowed to participate in.
Here are the members that attended and a link to their facebook pages:
Mike Sumida, Russ Sumida, Greg Yamane, Tara D. Coomans, Rob Bertholf, Peter Kay, Damon Tucker, Jerome Koehler, Jared I. Kuroiwa, John Garcia, Burt Lum, Doc Rock, Kiman Wong and Yasuo Ogawa
Kirk Izawa talked about Oceanic's new device which allows your house to basically be an "Intelligent Home" where you can physically set up a few cameras in your house for under a couple $100 bucks and be able to do things like watch the inside of your house from your mobile device.
My immediate thought was about the invasion of privacy issue and who else could possibly access the cameras in my house if I were to get one, however Izawa assured the Hui that only the folks that owned the system would have access to the system.
Greg Yamane over at Pulp Connection writes:
… At the core of this is home security. That's what really matters. If something's going down in my home, I don't necessarily want the ability to watch it in real time. I want someone to react in real time and act on the potential incident/intrusion. If I'm going to dish out monthly for this service, I want to rest assured that safety and security are paramount. The whiz bang tech is secondary… More here "Random ocHui Thoughts"
Getting back to the Google "Hangout" there were other benefits of using the program like the fact that as the notes were being taken using the Google Document's program… I could access them at anytime and print them out at any point during the meeting.
I had no problem seeing or viewing the person who was speaking, but I would suggest that an external mic be brought in to use as I wasn't able to hear most of the comments that were being said by others simply because the computer that was on that end of the receiving end of things was turned to the speaker and not the audience.
Ed Sugimoto (@WorldWideEd) spoke briefly about a Beta trial of a "Hotspot Loaner" program and there was also talks of a Micro-Sponsoring program where Oceanic would help out certain organizations possibly with internet connectivity during certain activities. I was able to somehow squeeze in the Pahoa Community Center as a place to be looked at for micro-sponsoring.
While this group is still small and just starting out… we hope to be making a difference in many peoples lives soon enough.
Our next meeting is scheduled for May 18th and unfortunately it is an invite only meeting.
Related articles
- Oceanic Time Warner's Social Media OcVIP's (damontucker.com)
- Google+ launches Apps section for Hangouts, API comes out of preview (thenextweb.com)
- Use Slideshare in Google+ Hangouts (freetech4teachers.com)
- Video: Google's big plans for Hangouts On Air (gigaom.com)
- Big update to Google+ Hangouts brings games, phone calls, and more (geek.com)
- How Google+ Can Succeed at Business Without Really Trying (mashable.com)
- New Apps for Google+ Hangouts Move Out of Preview (sproutsocial.com)
- All Startups Should Use Google Hangout (davidcummings.org)
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Auto makers are stockpiling these credits to avoid penalties in California and other states that require a portion of the vehicles they sell to emit zero pollutants. Tesla, which delivered about 2,650 vehicles last year, isn't required to meet the standard, but still generates credits every time it sells a vehicle. The company can then sell the credits to other car makers.
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