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Mellotron M4000
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The new M4000 Mellotron is based on the best of the classic Mark II and M400 models, featuring a single-manual 37-note keyboard, with three sounds available for selection. But is there still a place for a big, heavy mechanical keyboard that relies on playing back bits of magnetic tape?
No matter where you are amongst musos, everyone has an opinion on Mellotrons. They're either outdated rubbish, fundamentally unreliable and outpaced by a half decent sampler and some CD-ROMs. Or they're iconic; the Shangri-La of keyboards, with an indefinable mystique that sounds like nothing else. It's that magical combination of metal, wood and plastic (yes, Mellys even have their own smell) that is so beguiling. If you've ever owned or played one, nothing else will do, despite all the blandishments of the digital fans, and the Yahoo! Mellotronists group is one of the most enthusiastic set of navel gazers on the web. Well, now there's a brand new 21st century model that will have Melly fans everywhere raiding their bank accounts, and will probably sound the death knell for all those wildly inflated prices on eBay — the M4000.
The new M4000 takes a radically different approach to previous 'new' models, being the result of much brainstorming by Martin Smith and John Bradley, of Streetly Electronics. This new keyboard takes the best of the classic Mark II and M400 models as it's basis: a single-manual 37-note keyboard, with three sounds available for selection, but combined with the Mk II's banks of sounds on extended tapes (there are eight banks available). And, if that's still not enough for you, there's a double keyboard version available — the M5000 — with twice the features of the M4000.
Why not digital?
Okay, you may be wondering why Streetly have returned to the original technology that dates back nearly half a century. According to Streetly, when using tape technology, things happen that will never happen in the digital world. To model them, which Streetly investigated, was too complex to really bring out all the inter-modulations, capacitances and 'oddball things'. Sampling a Mellotron will produce results, obviously, but it's the interplay of adding notes together through replay heads and preamps that can produce unexpected results. The true Melly fan (or anyone with a good pair of ears) can detect the difference.
Initial thoughts by Martin, John and Norm Leete (Mellotron enthusiast par excellence and the deviser of the digital controls on the M4000), were for a VST instrument, but were quickly dismissed as not the type of technology that they were associated with. It would have sounded like any other Melly VST, with a high probability that the program would have been cracked in days. The next idea was for a tabletop solid- state replay machine. This initially seemed promising and a prototype was built, but A/B tests with an original Melly showed that, while convincing on single notes, block chords were incapable of recreating the nuances of the tape technology.
On reflection, it was sensible to return to the original technology. Streetly have many years experience of restoring the originals back to pristine condition, meaning the M4000 is fully compatible with existing machines as regards the parts used. So, on the hardware side, the technology is tried and tested, and fully proven for its longevity. Despite what detractors have said, a regularly maintained Mellotron is no worse than any other mechanical keyboard instrument, for reliability.
The thinking behind the M4000 is to take the best aspects of the Mark II: its height (you stand up comfortably to play, rather than stooping with consequent strain on your back); light and fast keyboard action and cycling system of six banks of three tapes; and the improved tape motor, preamp and (relative) portability of a single manual M400. In addition to this, the tape heads are fully adjustable for azimuth settings. One of the problems mentioned with Mellotrons is the relative dullness of the sounds. This is not a nature of the instrument itself, but inconsistencies between tape alignment and tape stock. Other companies developing Mellotrons have been criticized for the sound and the lack of easy adjustment. On the M4000, this problem has been overcome by using the tape stock of the originals — EMI tape. Streetly have a carefully hoarded store of genuine tape and have discovered that it gives exactly the right sound. After all, if EMI tape is good enough for Beatles master tapes at Abbey Road (which haven't shed oxide and don't need restoring after 50 years), why not here? In fact, experiments with more modern tape formulations produced variable results, although the mechanism is designed to work with other makes when Streetly's stock is exhausted.
Not so much a keyboard, more the sounds of life
At first sight, the M4000 looks identical to an M400 in its Birch Ply cabinet, until you realise that it's taller, both for playing style and to take the full mechanism. The 35-note keyboard is built to the same specs. In fact, many of the parts are still made by the same companies that provided the originals back in the '60s. In some cases, only one person was left still working for these companies who remembered how they were built.
The keyboard action is very light and more easily adjustable than the originals, with the pressure pads and pinch rollers only needing a third of a turn on the pad and one turn on the roller adjusting screws, rather than one turn on the pad and two whole turns on the originals. The keys themselves have re-sited pressure pads to stop the tapes stalling and improved leather key stops, giving a lighter and vastly improved touch response.
Wherever possible, all the parts are hand-made in-house, and it shows in the beautiful and lovingly assembled engineering. Just observing the innards makes you realise that this sort of handcrafted work is no longer produced in the UK to any great extent. Each instrument's mechanism is hand-adjusted to the keyboard and case, so each one is slightly different, as you might expect with instruments as complex as these, that are essentially hand-built from the ground up. In fact, Streetly admit that some of their parts are 'over-engineered' with traditional technology to make sure that the part's life can be measured in decades. One example of this approach is shown in the fact that Radiohead's restored Mellotron hasn't put a foot wrong in nearly 10 years and needs no maintenance!
On the Mk II, the tapes were 42 inches long, with six banks (or 'stations') on tap. The addition of another two banks means that the M4000 weighs in at 60 inches of tape per key! John Bradley was told that such a feat would be impossible to keep in time and tune under tension. This impossible feat has been achieved with an outrigger and extra flywheel that keeps the tapes in tension along their full length, and totally accurate to a quarter-inch along the entire length — a considerable feat of engineering!
The tapes are stored on rollers, as on the Mk II, which are linked by Reynolds bike chains to keep them fully in sync. This supposedly Heath Robinson system has been found to be a 'belt and braces' system that locks the rollers and is a reliable and foolproof method of working — the original Mellys are now approaching their half century and restored versions are still running as well (and, in many cases, better) than the day they were built. In fact, one of the decisions to use bike chains and Meccano gears is that they are easily available, off the shelf, and are traditionally long-lived items. If it ain't broke, don't fix it...
The motors come from E & D in Romford and are based on washing machine motors (if you can believe it!). They have more torque than ever before, and are very stable in running both the capstan and stepper mechanisms for the cycling system. As a result, playing two-fisted chords on the M4000 will not defeat the motor and lead to tapes slowing and going out of tune — a common fault in the early days.
Set the controls for the heart of the Tron
It's when we get to the control panel that we see the more profound changes that have been made to the Mellotron. The volume, tone and tape speed controls are still the same, but in the middle of the panel is an illuminated two-digit display and four control buttons that work the cycling mechanism. On the original Mk IIs, these used push buttons on the upper control panel to operate the Station Select Control Units that used a separate sync tape — state of the art in the 60s, but rather old-fashioned nowadays, and full of Germanium transistors that could drift and upset the settings. The first attempt at the new system used a servo driving a DC motor, which proved unreliable. So, with some help from former Steve Hackett keyboardist, Nick Magnus, Norm Leete developed a 3 x 2-inch microprocessor card with a software program.
The audio is muted on power-up, to eliminate the 'bang' that you used to get on the originals, and is also muted when cycling between banks. When playing, you don't get the 'zip' of the originals when the tapes are returning, and the key click has also been eliminated.
On the left side of the display are up and down increment buttons and you press the relevant buttons to select the tape banks, or 'stations'. On the right side are two buttons marked Cycle and Inch. If you press Cycle, having selected the desired bank, the M4000 does an impression of a spin dryer (with soft start), while the tapes revolve to the desired bank and the two-digit display shows that the instrument is cycling. When the chosen number is shown, you're ready to play.
On the original Mk II, if you played the keys when cycling between banks, the tapes would jam and break. So, a large warning notice was printed on the top: 'Don't Play while selecting banks!' On this new unit, there's a failsafe that automatically stops the cycling. At this point, the display will show '0' (error), and you can start again.
The Inch button is an ingenious feature. Pressing this literally 'inches' the tapes along from their start points, giving you the option of different attack points in each sound. With re-timed tapes, the recorded attack of each note is actually available for the first time! Badly adjusted tapes on the originals might start well into the sound and lose definition. Custom start points can be saved, and are memorised on power- down.
One of the fun aspects of the Mellotron is the track select control. On the original Mk II, you had the option of intermediate settings between the three tracks that would give you combined tones from two sounds. Genesis', 'Watcher of the Skies', is the classic example of this — a mixture of strings and brass. On the M400, you could set the track select control between sounds and it would give the same results, but could be rather imprecise. On the M4000, the control is smoothed in response, so that combination tones can be achieved smoothly and with no loss of volume.
At the bottom of the case is the Filtron system. 'What's this?' you ask. The idea came from Henry Dagg, keyboard player with Genesis tribute band, In the Cage. As the band use stage smoke and dry ice (no prog tribute band should ever be without smoke generators), he had problems with tapes hanging up inside the mechanism and not returning. Cleaning with meths cured the problems for a while, but then they returned — the smoke was being sucked into the mechanism through the holes in the M400 base and deposited on the mechanism. Henry Dagg designed a unit to block the holes, suck air in through a filter paper, and pump the clean air under pressure through the mechanism, thereby eliminating ingress of anything else into the cabinet. He now makes Filtrons for Streetly, which can also be retrofitted to any M400 Mellotron, keeping the tapes clean and sounding excellent.
The M4000 is a classy act from the moment you look at it. It's got the look and the feel, with space on the top for much more than the standard Minimoog that used to grace the top of Mellotrons in days of yore. It's also got the smell (readers of a certain age will recognise it as the aroma you always got in recording studios in the tape era). Switch on, and you hear the main motor hum smoothly up to speed.
The keyboard action is as light as a synth, which may be a surprise to anyone who ever played an M400, where you had to occasionally fight the action if you wanted to play fast solos. Here, you'll find that the articulation on each note is superb, and you can play 200mph solos to your heart's content.
The pitch bend still has the same range — nearly two tones in either direction, allowing for up to a fourth between the stops. The EQ is the same, and with re-mastered sounds, EMI tape stock and properly aligned azimuth heads, gives a rich and full sound, miles away from the 'frozen string' tones you might have heard in the past. As stated above, the track select control gives a very smooth transition between sounds with clean combination tones and the output signal is beautifully clean. The cycling mechanism works perfectly, and although you may think it takes a while to run through the banks (it IS tape and not RAM, after all), you soon get used to it.
As for the sounds themselves, this is the combination of the timeless and classic sounds that made the Mellotron's reputation, with some unusual and new tones that could easily be the basis of future classic tracks. Although Streetly have over 100 sounds in their library, they've found that the same 20 or so are the ones most people want: Strings, Brass, Choirs, Orchestras, Organs and Woodwinds. That said, you can always specify your own selection and, for the more wealthy owner, there's always the opportunity of the M5000 twin keyboard, with 48 sounds on tape for your delectation. Trying out the sounds is nothing less than an emotional experience — you're playing a sizeable slab of rock history, with a tradition that goes back to Harry Chamberlin's recordings in the early '50s, taking in The Beatles, Prog-rock and Ambient music on the way. No other instrument, I would suggest, has this 'Stradivarius' quality of linking you to history in such an uncanny way. The sounds breathe. They are human, emotional and, in their own delightful way, imperfect. It is this very quality that gives the Melly its appeal.
Do I want one?
Various keyboards have iconic status in music: Rhodes, Minimoog, the Hammond C3, and Prophets. You name it — they all have their adherents. Mellotron fans are probably the most enthusiastic of the bunch, and once you've played one, you can see why. The M4000 is a throwback to the days of mechanical as well as electrical engineering, and it shows in each lovingly handcrafted component lurking inside the case. You can spend hours with the lid up, just looking inside and marvelling at the invention and dedication of the original designers, as well as all the people involved with its development over the years. As a tried, tested and proven technology, it has no equal. Whilst those who think that everything can be done by computer technology will turn their noses up and walk past, the muso with eyes to see and ears to hear will have no problem loving the instrument for what it is, and all its foibles. The M4000 is a wonderful instrument. A carefully thought out development of the original design, fully backwards compatible with previous technology, and designed for decades of use without hassle or tears. The look, the feel and the sound is truly timeless and outside the vagaries of fashion. And M4000s are designed to still be ticking over when today's PCs and VSTs have gone the way of the dodo.
Yes, it's not cheap, but Rolls Royce build quality never is. What you have here is the product of dedicated people who believe in the highest quality and personal service to the owner, built to exacting standards rather than volume. The Mellotron maintains it's mystique amongst fans — twenty people sent in deposits on instruments as soon as it was announced, even before anything was made. At the time of writing, the first one is being used to record in Sweden and the next few lucky owners are about to take possession of what is simply, for me, the classic keyboard of all time.
And if you think I've gone overboard on this instrument, you're perfectly correct! As a former Melly owner, I loved the originals, but this is even better. A timeless classic, improved out of all recognition — I want one. 0
M4000 Standard Tape Set
Bank 1: Mk II Flute/ Mk II Violins/ Cello — the archetypal Melly tape set.
Bank 2: String Section/ 8 voice choir/ Church Organ — the combination strings, classic choir and the infamous St. John's Wood church organ, which will endanger ears and speaker cones at 20 yards.
Bank 3: Mk II Brass/ Mk II Tenor sax/ Mk II Trombone — the famous GC (for George Chisholm) layered brass.
Bank 4: Male Choir/ Female Choir/ Boys Choir — the renowned choir sounds in all their glory. The boys' choir is much brighter and punchier than the ex-Barclay James Harvest set I used to have on my M400.
Bank 5: M300A Violins/ Russian Choir/ Sad Strings — the somewhat different string mix from the Mellotron 300, the sonorous Russian choir, and the new Sad strings mix.
Bank 6: Mk II Church Organ/ Ian McDonald Flute/ Mk I Clarinet — the Mk II Church organ, which is actually a Lowrey/Leslie combination and was used with pitch bend on the Moodies classic, 'Thinking is the best way to travel'. The Ian McDonald (King Crimson) flute is a new addition, with a controlled and delayed vibrato that's very expressive, and a nice contrast to the Mk I clarinet next door.
Bank 7: Vibes/ 'Watcher' Mix/ Orchestra — vibes combined with the iconic Genesis' 'Watcher of the Skies' Mix (itself a combination of Mk II Strings and brass) and the Orchestra Mix, which is another cabinet wrecker of astonishing sonority.
Bank 8: Bass Clarinet/ Cor Anglais-Oboe/ Mediaeval Woodwind — the unusual bass clarinet, which can sound synth-like at times, the Cor Anglais/ Oboe Mix, and Mediaeval Woodwind, which has an interesting fifth harmonic overtone in the middle.
Of course, you can specify any combination of 24 sounds that you like, from the 100 or so on offer. See Streetly's guide to sounds, with MP3 audio examples, on their web site at www.streetly.com
Published in PM October 2007
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Mellotron M4000 £4500
It's a genuine Mellotron, with proven mechanical technology that's good for another half century! Hand-built and beautifully constructed, as a musical icon should be.
Real tapes give the real sound, and they're brighter, richer and more wonderful than you ever thought possible. Eight tape banks give a wider choice of sounds than ever before, in any combination. Superbly thought-out tape bank system with failsafe means no more broken tapes. 'Filtron' air cleanser keeps the dust and dirt out of the works. The downside is you'll have to wait for one, as they're all hand-made.
Streetly Electronics:
+44 (0)1889 504211
Tech Spec
8 stations, 24 sounds.
Inching facility for alternate start points, which are storable.
Cycling option failsafe when changing banks/stations.
Mk II keyboard feel; lighter than the M400.
Mk II playing height, for a comfortable standing position.
Filtron positively pressurised cabinet to keep grot out of the works.
Azimuth-alignable tape heads.
Choice of standard 24 sound sets, with the option of any sounds from the extensive tape library.
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Today, 150,000 Americans are expected to re-enact the 1963 March on Washington, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. transfixed and transformed a nation struggling with racial justice and equality. The crowd will include dozens of Sacramento area residents.
The Bee asked five local civil-rights activists why they are joining the march.
James Shelby
Shelby, 67, is president and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Urban League. All 100 affiliates of the National Urban League are marching to "Redeem The Dream." The march will end at the Lincoln Memorial.
"In the summer 1963, I was a senior in Jackson, Miss., when civil-rights leader Medgar Evers was killed while trying to desegregate the schools. I'm marching for the future. A lot of things have changed since then, but a lack of jobs is the No. 1 issue in this country. We have kids without jobs hanging out on street corners. We need a Marshall Plan for rebuilding America.
"I'm also marching for 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, whose voice and that of other young people of color was never heard. We have a Congress that is afraid to do anything about guns, and there is a fear in this country of Latinos and immigration reform."
Rahim Reed
Reed, 61, is associate executive vice chancellor for the Office of Campus Community Relations at UC Davis and an expert on federal requirements for affirmative action.
"In 1963, I was one of the first five African Americans to be bused from my neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pa., to an all-white middle school ... I was treated as some kind of alien invader, and the question always was, 'Why are you at our school?' I lamented why white kids couldn't be bused to my neighborhood of Hazelwood and why my schools couldn't have been of the same quality of the schools I was bused to.
"The march was designed to provide people equal opportunity and equal access, some of the issues we're still talking about today, including the peeling back of voters' rights and some of the other hard-fought gains. The country has changed tremendously for the better, and I'm happy we're commemorating where we were with an eye toward where we want to go."
Kevin Carter
Carter, 52, is founder of Sacramento Occupy's Urban Outreach-Occupy The Dream representing Dr. King's Poor Peoples' Campaign, which was stopped by King's assassination in 1968.
"My passion is to march with civil-rights leader John Lewis, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. III and Al Sharpton for jobs and Trayvon Martin. We had 450 people at the Trayvon Martin march here to bring an understanding of the case, which revolves around the NRA and Florida's gun law. We have to tell the NRA that guns without education leads to chaos; a bullet has no eyes and knows no name. Where is our conscience as a society when it comes to guns and gun laws?
"King, who planned a Poor Peoples' March for Equality on Washington, D.C., in 1967, said if you get banks and corporations to lead us, they will lead us into poverty. We have to start in our communities and reach out from there to civic and state leaders and create a method to turn our neighborhoods into safe places where we remove gangs and other negative elements."
Nailah Pope-Harden
Pope-Harden, 25, is secretary of the Avondale Glen Elder Neighborhood Association, which defeated a local gas company's bid to store 7.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas underground in her neighborhood.
"Growing up in south Sacramento's Glen Elder neighborhood, I watched my grandfather rally people to establish Allensworth, the first historical African American park in California, and saw my parents volunteer countless hours to establish neighborhood programs for kids.
"The values of justice, fairness and compassion were deeply instilled in me, and I believe it's necessary for everyone to be engaged in their futures.
"I grew up hearing about the march. It was an amazing part of history. I've been saving up for it ... My generation is definitely lacking the drive to be active in politics. We take a lot of things for granted. Going to the march with four of my friends will re-energize me and give me something to be able to bring back to Sacramento."
Danielle Williams
Williams, 28, is president of the Sacramento Urban League's Young Professionals and a community organizer for Sacramento ACT. She coordinates the Lifeline for Healing Program to end mass incarceration and violence, and demonstrates for immigration reform.
"My mom grew up in Eutawville, South Carolina, in the Jim Crow South, and she and my dad always talked about Kennedy and King and how proud they were of the 'I Have a Dream' speech.
"My grandpa was in the army and had his own car, and used to have to drive people out of town if they got in trouble with the KKK or the police. Our family owned a grocery store, so some considered them 'uppity Negroes.' Their neighbors were sharecroppers who worked on different farms and plantations, the way undocumented workers are treated now.
"I went to a Baptist school that didn't talk about the civil rights movement, but my mom made me read about King, Malcolm X, Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass and Jackie Robinson and write reports about them. I said, 'Why am I writing about this? I'm not learning about it in school. It's irrelevant.' But 50 years later, we're still marching about the same things, especially voting rights.
"The impact of the U.S. Supreme Court removing Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act could be devastating for black political power and influence in America.
"I'm marching to show Congress we need to pass legislation to protect our voting rights so states that have a history of violating those rights will still have to get pre-clearance from the federal government to change their voting laws, including very tough photo ID requirements.
"There are folks in the South who don't have driver's licenses or photo IDs, and some states are saying college IDs don't count, so kids coming home from college out of state can't vote."
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FA is hands down the best driver on the grid and the F2012 is now very strong.


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Peter Senior re-wrote the history books at the weekend when becoming the oldest man to win the Australian Open.
The 53-year-old Australian, who surpasses the record set by a 43-year-old Peter Thomson, defied a three-hour suspension in play at The Lakes due to the 80km/h winds with an exceptional final-round 72 to prevail by one shot on 4-under.
Standing proudly under the spotlights on 18 while raising aloft the Stonehaven Cup he last won in 1989, Senior confessed that although he did not bring his A-game to Sydney, his short game more than made amends.
"I did not play particularly well this week but I got it up and down all week and today was no exception," said Senior, who topped the field in putts per round with his trusty broom putter with a stellar 24 putts per round average.
"The key to today's round was that I never put any pressure on myself with the putts. The chips and bunker shots were pretty close and were just tap-ins. I really did not have to work hard knocking four and five footers in across the breeze."
With many of the leading contenders falling at the final hurdle, with the last group of John Senden and Justin Rose shooting a combined 12-over, the Champions Tour veteran explained the brutal weekend conditions suited his game down to the ground.
"These are the conditions I thrive in – had they been good I think the really good players would have shone through," added the Champions Tour veteran, who also became the oldest player to win the Australian PGA when defeating Geoff Ogilvy in a playoff two years ago.
"Winning the PGA a couple of years ago at Coolum was great, but I tell you what, nothing beats winning this one."
Senior has had ten top-ten finishes on the Champions Tour this year, but no wins, which made yesterday's victory – with his son Mitch caddying – all the more special.
"It doesn't get any better than this. We've had three years on the Champions Tour, where Mitch has caddied for me for the last two years, and we've lost three playoffs, so it feels unbelievable to win with him on the bag."
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Tonight's game features two of the most interesting teams in the league. I'd love to hear the thoughts of our readers on what I'm watching for tonight, so please post your opinions in the comments, along with whatever you're looking forward to seeing.
1. The Colts have won 20 of their past 21 home games -- with the only loss coming against Drew Brees' Chargers in 2005. Can Brees continue to do what no other QB has done, and beat the Colts at the RCA Dome?
2. Joseph Addai had more than 25 carries in a game just once in his collegiate career, and has yet to do so as a pro. With Dominic Rhodes now in Oakland, Kenton Keith and DeDe Dorsey are the backup running backs in Indianapolis. Keith was in the CFL the past four years, after spending four years at New Mexico State where he averaged 534 yards per season. By my count, Dorsey is the first player from Lindenwood to ever play in the NFL, and has already been waived once by the Colts. Suffice it to say, Addai should see a ton of carries this year -- Colts RBs have averaged 410 carries the past four years. Can he hold up? Does he get 25 or 30 tonight?
3. Does Reggie Bush explode this year, and leave Deuce McAllister in the dust? Does he turn his success at the end of last year into a huge season as as sophomore, like Frank Gore did in 2006? I know I've written about Bush quite a bit, but seeing him against the Colts defense should be a treat for any NFL fan. Well, except those that root for Indianapolis.
4. What does Marques Colston do for an encore? Colston was leading the entire league in receiving yards and receiving TDs through 10 weeks last year, before injuring his ankle on the first series of the game in week eleven. Since the merger, no rookie has ever led the league in receiving yards, and only Anquan Boldin and Randy Moss finished in the top three. Boldin would record 158 receptions in his next 24 games, and Moss would rank in the top five in receiving yards in four of the next five years.
Only six rookies have ranked in the top three in receiving TDs in a season. Moss and John Jefferson both led the league as rookies, and Jefferson made the Pro Bowl in his second and third years. Charlie Brown ranked 2nd in receiving TDs, and would play even better as a sophomore and make another Pro Bowl trip. Sammy White tied for third in receiving TDs as a rookie, and would finish in the top five each of his next two seasons in that category. And then there was Randy Vataha, who tied for 2nd in the league in receiving TDs as a rookie for New England in 1971, but flamed out shortly after. Calvin Williams tied for third in receiving TDs as an Eagles rookie in 1990, but failed to excel after that. While there are a couple of counter-examples, the history books indicate that Colston has a great chance of earning several trips to Hawaii -- but how does the former Hofstra product fare this year when he's now the number 1 WR?
5. The Colts defense was terrible last year, and has since lost both starting corners (including Jason David to New Orleans), its top tackler and former Pro Bowl LB, and its top run stuffer (Booger McFarland). However, none of those players were elite, and we've seen some very positive things from the Colts defense in the pre-season. A healthy Bob Sanders will go a long way towards curing the historically bad run defense from last year, which has to get better almost by default. If LB Freddie Keiaho and CB Antoine Bethea can improve as second year players, that will go a long way towards improving the defense. The Colts flat out couldn't tackle last season, and the early returns so far are promising. Cato June was a liability last year, and neither Nick Harper nor Jason David were good cover men. Is it possible that we'll see addition by subtraction in Indianapolis this year?
6. This game features two of the best coaches in the league. Sean Payton justifiably earned praise as perhaps the game's best play-caller, consistently making the right calls in leading the Saints to the NFC Championship. He'll match wits against Tony Dungy, who has the exact same career record as George Seifert. Among coaches with 50+ career wins, Dungy and Seifert rank third in career winning percentage behind Don Shula and George Halas.
7. While all eyes will be on the QBs that led their respective conferences in passing yards in 2006, you might want to look to the left a little bit. He doesn't have the reputation of Walter Jones, Orlando Pace or Jonathon Ogden, but third-year left tackle Jammal Brown might just be the best in the league. While he suffered a bone bruise on his right knee a month ago, he should be ready to go tonight against Dwight Freeney, the most well paid defensive player of all time. Brown has quick feet and excels in pass blocking, making this perhaps the top one-on-one battle in all of week one.
The Colts had one of the best pass blocking tackles in the league as well, but Tarik Glenn's recent retirement leaves Indianapolis in a bind. They'll be going with rookie Tony Ugoh to protect Mastercard's favorite pitchman. It's hard to overstate the important of solid left guard play, especially on an offense like the Colts. Indianapolis doesn't want to have to keep TE Dallas Clark and/or RB Joseph Addai in to protect Manning on every play, but they're not going to let him get roughed up, either. And Colts fans better hope that Tony Ugoh got prepared by facing Dwight Freeney in practice, because he goes up against the NFC's best right defensive end in Will Smith. While the Smith-Ugoh matchup isn't strength vs. strength like Freeney/Brown, how Ugoh handles Smith might be the deciding factor in the game.
Prize: 20 virtual dollars with which to sponsor a page at PFR. Also honor and glory.
Scoring and Rules: In order to win, you must pick the correct winner of the game. Your score is calculated as follows:
1) Compute the difference in total points scored between your projection and the final result. Square that number.
2) Computer the difference in margin of victory. Raise that number to the 2.5 power.
3) The person with the lowest score wins. All tiebreakers will be broken chronologically by when you posted your pick. PFR management reserves the right to handle any disputes in the matter that causes it the least amount of hassle. The winner will be announced tomorrow or at PFR management's earliest convenience, whichever comes later.
4) Everyone is limited to one entry per person. If you decide to enter more than once, all your entries will be disregarded and I'll make you watch this video over and over again.
5) Please post your prediction in the following way: Winning Team, Winning Team Score, Losing Team, Losing Team Score. This will make my life a lot easier. Example: Indianapolis, 20, New Orleans, 17.
Examples on how your score is calculated: Suppose the final score is 35-31 Colts. Poster A predicts 20-17 Colts, Poster B predicts 31-17 Colts, and Poster C predicts 35-31 Saints. Poster B would win with the lowest eligible entry. Poster A scores 842 points, Poster B scores 640 points and Poster C is ineligible due to picking the wrong winner.
Good luck to all, and most importantly, enjoy tonight's game!
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Q&A with Alexis Thorpe (Cassie, DAYS)By Posted: Aug 1, 2003
Soap Opera Weekly: What has it been like playing a character as unusual as Cassie?
Alexis Thorpe: I was watching an episode the other day that had flashbacks from when Eric Winters (Rex) and I started. I was embarrassed watching it. I felt bad for her. She was mocked and ridiculed, every day. I was excited when we were able to start talking and adapt to Salem society. It was nice as an actress to start fresh. I felt I got to mold Cassie from a baby, because she really had no life experience. This character is truly mine. Everything that she's turned into, thanks to the writers, has been a ride. She's gone from being this innocent little girl who couldn't even talk to someone who maneuvers herself around to get relationships and what she wants.Weekly: Did you learn anything from having to act without the luxury of being able to speak, when the role began?
Thorpe: You have to trust yourself and not the words. You have to trust that through your eyes and expressions, and not by overusing them, that you can get your point across. Because you don't want to look like you're a mime. I see actors sometimes and their faces are like moving clown faces. You're like, "OK. Tone it down a little bit!" Because it's all about subtlety.Weekly: On Y&R you were the quintessential good girl. Was it difficult adjusting to playing the bad girl?
Thorpe: It was wonderful! I hated, hated, hated playing Rianna a lot of the time. I felt like there was so much more they could have done with the character and yet she was trampled on by every boy in Genoa City. I felt like it was this poor-pity-me act every single day.Weekly: Who have you learned the most from at Days?
Thorpe: I love working with Thaao Penghlis (Tony). He is so in the moment. Anything he does is so dynamic. He doesn't even have to talk. He's got this strength about him, but he uses it in a subtle way. He's not always big, when it could be really easy to do with his character. When we have father/daughter scenes I love working with him. I feel like he really is my dad. When he's mad at me in a scene it hurts me. He's fun, too. He'll teach me how to tango. In the middle of dry block we'll start dancing around.Weekly: Is there anybody on the show that you hang out with off-screen?
Thorpe: I feel fortunate, because the cast as a whole gets along really well. Of course, there are tiffs every once in a while. We were taping [the Basic Black] fashion show the other day, which was a huge production, and we all had the best time. Kirsten (Storms, Belle) and I are still really close. I hang out with Jason (Cook, Shawn) every once in a while. He bought a new house and is completely redoing it. So I go there and help him paint or whatever needs help with for the day. Eric (Winter, Rex) and his wife and I go out every once in a while. Recently, I've been talking to Arianne (Zuker, Nicole) a lot more. I feel like I'm going through something in my life, taking that next step toward maturity. I'm over going out. For a while, I was out all the time. Kirsten and I were dancing at clubs, going on trips.... Things have quieted down, because I've chosen to move on and move forward, instead of playing around like a 5-year-old.Weekly: What's your typical day off like?
Thorpe: I take my dog, Samson, out, because he's in way too much when I'm working. We go walking or to the beach or to the park. I do that in the morning to get my day started. To relax, sometimes I get a massage. I also go out to Orange Country to visit my family a lot. We're very close. I'm the oldest of four. I have two sisters, Lauren and Kathryn, and a brother, Joe. My brother plays basketball, so I go down to to watch his tournaments, which I love. I really get into it.Weekly: Do you enjoy getting away from the hustle and bustle of L.A.?
Thorpe: I love Orange County. There's no traffic. It's not smoggy. There's no pretension. You can go out for coffee looking like crap, and nobody cares. Everyone from my hometown is really sweet. There's no violence there. No drama. It's very family-oriented. It's sad sometimes, because I get in the car to leave, and I'm almost in tears. I'm sad because I know I'm not going to see parents and brother and sisters again for a week. I try to convince them daily to move up to Los Angeles. That would make me so happy. But it's best for them to be in Orange County. It's a whole world away.Weekly: Let's get back to Cassie for a moment. She's related to almost all the eligible bachelors in Salem. Any thoughts on who could be her love interest?
Thorpe: I'm thinking maybe we could bring Ashton Kutcher on (laughs). I'd like to see her with somebody older. Also, I don't want to see her chasing after somebody again. That's her pattern. They're always unavailable guys, who are bad for her. At the moment it's better for her to be single. There's nothing wrong with being female and being single. It's sad sometimes. Women always think they need to have someone in their life or a man around. That's not how it is. You can do so much more for yourself when you're on your own. Right now, Cassie needs to figure herself out. Then, we'll bring on Ashton Kutcher.


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As shown in the screenshot above, Avira appears to be the best followed by G Data (dual antivirus engine) and then Kaspersky. Do note that being at the top of the chart means there are more false positive as well, meaning to say 'some' viruses caught by these antivirus might not be a virus, this will cause some problem for system admin as they run back and forth explaining and monitoring the situation whenever a false positive occurs. Visit AV Comparative and read more about the 'Retrospective/Proactive Test' released on November 2009.
p.s. I was using Norton Antivirus on computer 1 and AVG on computer 2, while transfer my entire backup files, both failed to detect a 'keygen' as Trojan. When I purchased my new Sony Vaio FW55GF, it comes installed with Avira Free, it caught the Trojan. Not sure if it a false positive.


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Though it's been more than five years, Carol Kent still chokes on her words as she recounts those terrible, irrevocable moments in the courtroom galley, watching her only child, just 27, face a verdict on his life. Dusty blond hair neatly combed, prison uniform tidy, back straight, blue eyes calm, Jason P. Kent, former U.S. Navy Officer, awaited sentencing for the murder of Douglas Miller Jr.
The jury handed the judge their decision, and Jason stood. Carol wondered at her son's composure, more proud of him than she had ever been as he accepted with pure grace his sentence: life in prison, without the possibility of parole.
"Jason received the punishment with quietness and almost reverent respect," she says. "He didn't break down. He didn't show anger. He was much more at peace than the rest of us." As he left the courtroom, Jason glanced back at his mother and mouthed the words "I love you."
Carol, a popular Christian writer and speaker, doesn't want to give anybody the impression her son—who shot and killed a man—is a hero. Instead, she wants to share her painfulpassage of faith. Her journey began on the morning of October 24, 1999: A telephone call at 12:35 a.m. informed her and her husband that their son had been arrested for the murder of his wife's ex-husband. Carol went into shock.
The Kents desperately wanted to believe there had been a mistake, but it was true. Their son—who loved Christ, lettered in sports, was president of the National Honor Society, donated his time, his money, even his blood to help others, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy—had become so obsessed with the safety of his two step-daughters that he followed their father to a busy restaurant and shot him in plain view of passers-by.
Six days after Jason's arrest, Carol received another call, this time from a federal institution. Jason wept into the phone, "Mom, I've just been beaten up by ten guys. My two front teeth are broken and they stole all my stuff … They just kept kicking me in the head." Eleven hundred miles apart, they cried together, embarking on an odyssey of anguish, strife, and prayer.
What Carol learned during her ordeal is the subject of her latest book,
"God tested Abraham, and said to him, 'Abraham!' And he said, 'Here I am.' He said, 'Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.' So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey … Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, '… Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?' Abraham said, 'God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.' So the two of them walked on together" (
Gen. 22:1-3, 7-8, NASB).
Carol realizes that Jason is not a mirror of Isaac, who was blameless. She knows his actions would not have been God's plan for his life. Yet Jason is her personal "Isaac." God enabled her to lay down her claim to him with complete trust and submission, even while her mother's heart recoiled at letting go. In doing so, she sacrificed on the altar her own desires: prideful ambition for her child, longings for grandchildren and memorable family holidays, dreams of an idyllic future.


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It smells like chicken to me. Those people are experienced players that all noticed the hit detection problem. Anybody can write down stats on a forum with nothing to back it up, you've proven nothing with that. Proving myself to an offline player means very little to me. Top three in virtually every match with teams of experienced players that did the same is not average. If you played it enough, you would know that. Your lack of experience shows up more each time you speak. Keep up the good work.Originally posted by Dirtymurph:
Ahhh the sweet smell of defeat. Smells like biscuits and gravy. If stats don't mean anything then why did you ask what mine were? You sure were boasting about your stats until you seen mine weren't you? How is LAN hiding? There is way more competition on LAN than in public matches where its mostly casual players. Not only that but the connections are way better for tournaments. Who posts the names of people they know to try and prove they are good lol? Are you sure you are an adult? 20 and 7 average for a person that plays mostly TDM? Thats not that good, average at best.


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Post Processing made Easy – Photoshop, Alien Skin and the X100
Had a few requests for a video on how I processed the truck image from the X100 so here you go! Very quick, very easy! It came out a bit different than the original but I spent less time on this one. Same steps though. Enjoy! If you want to check out Alien Skin Exposure 3, you can download a free Demo HERE.
15 Responses to "Post Processing made Easy – Photoshop, Alien Skin and the X100"
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Your site made me aware of what am I missing. It's a film feel and colours – thanks for letting me know about ASE – THANKS!!!
Thanks for the Vid & insights. I was playing catch-up with your earlier posts, came across that pic and thought – man, I wish he'd relate how he processed that! I plan on picking an X100 up when I get back to the States, and I'll be sure to route through your site.
Thanks for the tutorial vid, Steve. It is fun to see how people work with their photos. That was GREAT!
12% discount coupon on Alien Skin…… didn't use it myself..(yet) ..but I guess it is worth a try!
Good work and thanks for the video, however I have to disagree with you, the editing performed was neither "easy" not "simple". When you trivialize the ease of such a process you turn your back on all the hours you spent familiarizing yourself with the programs used. Processing is one of the most daunting aspects of digital photography. The need for an approachable method of teaching is badly needed. You have done your time in the classroom and your work reflects it, kudos sir.
Thanks Steve! Really simple this one. Just one question left – would there be a way to actually get rid of the banding in the sky? What I could not see from the video was whether you worked in 8 or 16 bits per channel in the CS5 while applying the filters.
Great tutorial. I am wondering how Exposure 3 compared to ColorEfex. What makes you use one versus the other? I looked at the website and I get the impression that Exposure 3 has more interesting color styles. D!RK
I have both Color Efex 3 and Exposure 3. Exposure 3 is nothing more than a bunch of film presets, which you can modify, and save your own custom settings, as well. There are over 500 color and black film presets. You can download a full working 30-day trial from Alien Skin and see for yourself.
For me, Exposure 3 is way more authentic looking than the Film Effects in Color Efex. It's also a very simple plug-in to use. Thye even have some old dust and scratches, with slide film borders, etc…
Give it a try. It is addicting.
That's what I thought. Thanks for sharing your insights, Charles. I will download the trial and give it test.. D!RK
Thanks Steve. Keep the X100 images coming. I'm still waiting for mine to ship so I am shooting vicariously through yours for the time being.
Exposure is great because you can combine layers to make your own film stock from some of your favorite films of the past!
Hi Steve,
Great video! I know the image is a little old but I'd love to see a video on how you edited your self portrait you took with the X1 in the snow. That is an awesome shot.
Great little how to. Thanks Steve!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Steve, i always wonder how your images always have this quality that i cant quite put my finger on.. Thank you again!!!


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There are times in our life when we agonize with questions we have no answers for--times when we feel weighed down by disappointment, discouragement, and distress. I call those times my "Elijah in the cave" days; you know, times when we want to throw in the towel and give up the fight.
I was feeling like that one afternoon upon returning home from work. I found myself in a foul mood. Things didn't seem to be going well. I was wondering if the new call to ministry I had accepted had been a wise and God-led choice. I had left my home in New York, my family and friends, and moved to Chicago, and two years later I was struggling with feelings of loneliness and doubts about the effectiveness of my ministry to the Latino community I had been called to serve. I wanted some answers. I wanted to see some results and I wanted it all yesterday!
That afternoon I came across an article in the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times. The story described the life and 30-year ministry of Kenny Ruiz in the streets of Humboldt Park in Chicago. Kenny has been actively working with troubled teenagers--teens involved in gangs. Armed with nothing but his deep faith, his Bible, and lots of street smarts, he travels lightly. He travels into the crevices of the city--dark streets and deserted alleyways. He seeks those troubled young men and ministers to their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. I felt immediately uplifted. What exciting ministry was taking place right in my back yard!
I had the privilege to speak with Kenny one afternoon over the phone. "You are real!" I laughed, alluding to the fact that he was more than a newspaper story.
He laughed too. "Oh, yeah," he said, "I am a regular guy."
"What's it like, Kenny? What is it like to reach out to those troubled men you relate to day after day?" I inquired.
"Well," he said, "some I can reach and many I cannot."
Briefly he spoke about the joys and sorrows, the sowing and reaping of his ministry. Humboldt Park in the city of Chicago is an economically depressed area. Over 60 percent of its predominantly Latino community is under 18 years of age. About 30 percent of those young people are involved in gangs. Countless others are courted for recruitment. For so many of them, self-destruction and early death is all they will reap out of the violence they sow.
That was the case of one particular young man, a member of a gang known as "Disciples."
"Don't you want to be a real disciple for Jesus Christ?" Kenny had asked him one day as they talked.
"Yeah, sure. We'll talk about it tomorrow," he answered.
Days later he was shot to death.
These real situations resulting from violence have become more and more common in our world. We live in a world held hostage by fear, confusion, hatred, discrimination, poverty and neglect. These demonic forces affect and impact our communities, our work places, our schools and our homes. No longer is violence confined to the inner city and to poor communities. Violence cuts across all communities, ethnic and racial groups, and social and income levels.
This country has certainly seen a disturbing harvest of what has been sowed, especially in our youth. We are witnessing an increased appetite for violence in entertainment and in daily life. The media has had a powerful influence in our lives and the lives of our children. It is believed that 80 percent of television programs contain violence. By the time children leave elementary school, they have watched an average of 100,000 acts of violence on TV. Glorified acts of violence convey the message that conflicts are resolved through acts of aggression. Our world has become distorted and broken.
One gets the impression that the towns and places where the seventy were sent, as described in today's Gospel lesson, were no better. Imagine being sent like lambs in the midst of wolves. Who were the people in these towns? Were they old or young? Religious or not? Rich or poor?
What I find interesting in this lesson is that they are sent to preach the message of a kingdom that was near...but not fully in. There was no cross; there was no Easter story. There had been no pouring of the Spirit at Pentecost to empower them. They carried no Bible or sermon. All they had was a message, a greeting of peace and blind trust in the one who sent them. No promised results, no guarantees, no acknowledgments for these preachers.
Now I don't know about you, but the thought of being given a task without the necessary tools to carry it out are frightening to me. Accepting an invitation to come out to work in Chicago, an unfamiliar city, had been a huge undertaking for me. I knew very few people there. Behind me was all that had been familiar to me all my life.
Moving was stressful in other ways. It isn't until we start packing that we notice how much stuff we have accumulated over the years. Isn't that so? What do you take? What do you leave behind? Now, granted, there are things you have never even opened boxes for. However, you just know that as soon as you get rid of them, you're going to find that you really needed them after all. And then there are those things you hold on to because they hold sentimental value: the first drawing your child made in school, old letters, a dried corsage that someone whose name you have forgotten gave you on your first date. And what about those pictures? You go through boxes and boxes of pictures you always meant to put in albums but never got around to it.
What might it have been like for the seventy to be told, "Take nothing with you"? No bags, no shoes, no little keepsake to keep you grounded when you travel. "Go into towns and places where Jesus would be going"--that's what we are told they were sent to do. No red carpet, no publicity fliers to announce their coming, no agenda to map out their program, no informal get-together in some little hotel lobby. "Greet no one. Eat what is in front of you and speak your piece. Heal the sick, deliver your speech, and move on." No time to waste for these travelers.
Do you think these seventy, of whom we are told very little, might have been a little weary after all this travel? Do you think that perhaps the thought of giving up and going home crossed their minds? Could it be that they might have felt at some point, "Well, if people don't want what we bring, why bother? ... What's in it for us? ... What kinds of numbers are we looking at when all is said and done?"
And where are we sent to proclaim the kingdom of God? What do we know about the kingdom? "Go!" Jesus commands us. Make the kingdom happen--right there where you are. The road will not be easy. There will be pain and disappointment. There will be rejection. It is a dangerous journey, but I am sending you.
When we pray, "Your kingdom come," where might we see the kingdom? In the distant future? In our churches? In our committees? Do we see it only in the faces of those who look like us, speak like us, worship like us? Might we recognize it in the naked, the hungry, the alien, the thirsty, the sick, and the imprisoned? When we pray, "Your kingdom come," we are inviting God to come.
And how does God come to us? How do we know that the kingdom of peace is in our midst in a world where peace is a fleeting thought? God comes to us in acts of love. He comes in a tender, healing word. He comes in powerful, transforming acts of mercy. He comes when we are alone with our thoughts. He comes to us when we doubt. He comes when we grieve and he comes when we laugh. He comes in the stranger, the needy, and to us when we have lost our way. He comes to us when we are ready to give up.
Pentecost is the longest season of the church calendar. Its green color reminds us that the earth has sprouted much of what was planted in the months of spring. Not much to do but rest from all the work we have put into our gardens. And so we wait. Ever notice how much time we spend waiting? We wait for the summer months to give way to fall. We wait for our kids to return to school. We wait for the church year and all of its activities to begin anew. We wait for fall's harvest. There are times when all we can do is wait.
Waiting is probably the hardest thing we sometimes have to do. It makes us weary. We grow impatient. We want to give up. But if we give up, we miss out on the promise of the harvest. Paul reminds the Galatians, "If you plant in the field of the Spirit you will gather the harvest of eternal life." In verse 9 he adds, "So let us not grow tired of doing good, for if we do not give up, the time will come when we reap the harvest."
Those who plant in the field of the Spirit look to the future and await the promise--God's promise for a harvest of hope and anticipation: the anticipation of the kingdom, near and in our midst. However difficult the task, however daunting, however dangerous, even when it is redemptive, we are encouraged by the promise of a rich harvest--if we don't give up.
Where is God's kingdom firmly planted? Our tendency is to look far and wide, but look around you; it's in your backyard and mine. It's amidst the outcasts, the poor, the oppressed, the prisoner, the gang bangers and those who stand at the margins of society. It's among the ones with whom Jesus stands.
God and his Spirit define our call. We--you and I--are called to unknown places. H. George Anderson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, calls them "uncomfortable places." But we do not go alone. Taking Christ at his word, we are called in community to plant a word of hope and expectation as we look to the future in anticipation of Jesus' return to establish his kingdom fully in our midst. Like the seventy, we are called to make ready the place where Jesus is expected. We are not guaranteed results, but in every harvest, we face the newness of the kingdom of God--if we do not give up.
"So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest." There are times when all we can do is wait. For Kenny and for us, that means waiting and trusting that over time redemption has happened. The Psalmist reminds us: "Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy as they bring in the harvest."
Let us pray.
Faithful God, the harvest is indeed plentiful. So much to do and so much to be done. Our communities, cities and towns, our own harvest fields today are ripe for the picking. Make us faithful to the task. When our bodies grow weary, when our arms grow tired, when the harvest to be gathered seems more than we can handle, speak a word of grace and envelop us in your peace. May we be reminded everyday that you have called us to sow and to reap in the Spirit for your kingdom. Grant that we may not feel tempted to give up. Amen.
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I'd like to try simplifying our setup a bit. There is some legacy configuration and some cruft I'd like to remove if possible. Here's an overview of our System.
The ADdomain.local is the domain name tied to AD and is used for authentication.
The zimbra.publicdomain.com was used for testing alongside our old exchange server, but is also the hostname of the zimbra server.
I'd like to remove or rewrite both of these so any emails going outside the email server are from email@example.com
There are two issues sprouting up from having the ADdomain.local there.
The GAL's results are always firstname.lastname@example.com when a user is searched for. This is the lesser of the two issues, but I think ultimately it's causing the larger issue.
The Larger issue is that on occasion ZimbraUser1will email email@example.com cc'ing ZimbraUser2. ZimbraUser1's email will be addressed FROM firstname.lastname@example.com. The CC'd user's address will show up as email@example.com as it was selected from the GAL or Address Book, which causes an issue if OutsideUser wants to Reply all to the message as ADdomain.local is an invalid domain name for sending mail.
If possible I'd like to remove ADdomain.local but don't know if we can. Email should not be sent to that domain, and should only exist for authentication.
Additionally, nobody is using the zimbra.publicdomain.com, but i'm afraid to remove that from the domains as it's the host name of the server and again, don't know if it would break anything.
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I like to listen to my zen in the car. The car has no audio jack socket or cassette port. I have tried various different fm transmitters with varying degrees of success from the frankly awful to the not very good. The signal transmitted by the best of them is not very loud which means I have to whack the volume up on both the zen and the car head unit, which means I get a lot of fm static and noise in the quieter parts. My thinking is, the sound quality is much improved (though still not good) with the zen turned up, so if I got a bit more oomph before the transmitter and after the zen I would not have to have the zen or the radio so loud.
So, which is better? Obviously if the hiss generated by the amp negates or worsens the background noise it's a no go. I'm inclined to the E5 as it has a usb chargeable battery and is smaller, and the spec suggests its louder too...they're both about £18 on Amazon
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I have the Boostaroo Revolution 4-ch and the FiiO E5
The Boostaroo Revolution is supposedly a superior amp to the Boostaroo you speak of.
The choice is obvious. The FiiO is a clearly superior amp. The Boostaroo are treble enhancing and volume enhancing amps (drastic volume enhancement), while the FiiO do somewhat more "normal" volume enhancement (note, not PAINFUL) and provide a more balanced, and in the case of the E5, a selectable Bass Boosting option.
Go with the FiiO E5.
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A working capital crunch, exacerbated by the dramatic slide in the rupee, has forced Tata Power to rethink its expansion plans, the managing director of Indias largest private power producer told FE. The company has around 11,000 MW of thermal projects at various stages of development and under consideration. At an average cost of R4-5 per MW, these projects would have required an investment of R44,000-55,000 crore.
Were going back to the drawing board, looking at all our expansion plans to see whether theyre still feasible, Tata Power MD Anil Sardana said. Founded in 1906 to supply power to Mumbai, the company has set a long-term generation target of 25,000 MW, a nearly threefold increase from its current capacity of 8,521 MW.
Sardana said it has become increasingly difficult to fund losses for the companys bleeding 4,000 MW Mundra power plant in Gujarat, and also to support the cost of carrying regulatory assets at its Delhi and Mumbai power distribution businesses. The companys total long-term borrowings stood at around R31,600 crore at the end of March 2013. The company confirmed it would be looking at all avenues of fund-raising but did not divulge any details.
There is big challenge on how things will pan out for us, more so there is an issue with regards to working capital, said Sardana. We havent been able to firm up how well raise these funds, well have to see what our best option is, he added.
The veteran power sector executive said the company could abandon its plan to add two more units of 800 MW each (combined 1,600 MW) at the companys Mundra plant, which would have necessiated an investment of more than R7,000 crore. Tata Power has spent nearly R18,000 crore to set up the Mundra project. Seventy five per cent of the project cost was funded through debt and the remaining through equity. As of the first quarter of this fiscal, debt drawn for the project stood at Rs 13,000 crore, while equity investment stood at Rs 5,100 crore. The project is currently averaging losses of Rs 500 crore per quarter and awaiting a final verdict from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on a compensatory request to help account for increased fuel costs due to a change in Indonesias coal export policy.
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In its defence Sahara said: Sebi's order for attachment of the assets is based on old facts and details of assets as of January, 2012. Since then, facts have changed in view of redemptions made by Sahara from time to time. This fact of redemption was known to Sebi. Hence, the order does not take into account the changed facts and circumstances. According to the company, as per the SC's order, the liability to refund the money lies with SIRECL and SHICL. Hence, attachment of assets of individuals by Sebi is incorrect. It said that not only has the company paid Sebi amounts much higher than the outstanding liabilities of the two companies, the fact also remains in the whole affair Sahara is genuinely concerned for investors.


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Any Club that plans to travel needs to coordinate their event with their assigned Student Life Assistant Director. You must fill out a Club Travel Request.
If you need additional funding for your trip, the proposal you submit will be sent to the Student Life Board's Finance Committee for review. If approved, funding will be given following the guidelines just below.
Whether you are using your own funds and only need Student Life approval, or if you are requesting funds from the Student Life Board after approval, you need to schedule an appointment with the Administrative Assistant in Student Life & Activities in order to process payment and receive trip waiver forms.
If the travel is to occur out of state, or overnight, as per Brookdale policy the office of the College President must approve the travel plan. Please use the ASBCC Miscellaneous/Travel Advance Form to get approval. This form will be given to you when you meet with the Administrative Assistant.
Because the approval process needs to go through the Dean, Executive Vice President and College President, your Club must adhere to the proposal deadlines given. No travel will be approved outside of the deadlines.
Work with your Student Life Assistant Director to develop the best cost estimate for your trip. If your proposal is approved, the Student Life Board's Finance Committee will fund the cost of one (1) advisor per every ten (10) student attendees at 100%.
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To reserve a van for a trip please contact Administrative Assistant Mary Jo Burkhard at 732-224-2391.
Any current Brookdale employee may drive a Brookdale van, but a copy of his or her driver's license must be on record with the College. Your Club must fill out a van reservation sheet that lists who is going to be going on the trip as well as an emergency contact number. These forms are available from Mary Jo Burkhard in the Student Life & Activities office, lower level of the Warner Center.
If driving a Brookdale van, be sure the van is clean of all trash and that you leave gas (at least ½ tank) in the tank when you return to campus. Turn in any gas receipts for reimbursement. The office will work to ensure that all vans given out are at least 3/4 of a tank full before any trip.
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The office of Student Life & Activities can work with your Club to request a charter or school bus for trips. As charter bus companies' schedule fill quickly, particularly in December and April, please work early to reserve a bus.
We can also get tickets for NJ Transit or the Sea-streak ferry. At all times a trip chaperone must accompany students, even when using mass transit, if Brookdale funds are being used for travel. After talking to your assigned Student Life Administrator and receiving approval for the trip, Mary Jo Burkhard may assist you with the bus or mass transit ticket purchase process.
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If you drive your own car, we will reimburse for gas and tolls OR mileage (beginning/ending mileage must be written down) – not both. We may only reimburse one person per car. Mileage reimbursed will be at current IRS recommendation per mile. You may only drive your own personal vehicle for Club travel if approved as part of your organization's original travel proposal.
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The importing of monkeys (Simiae) and lemurs (Prosimiae) is forbidden according to Article 79, para. 1 of the EDAV. This import ban is primarily due to the risk of disease transmission to humans (for example Marburg virus, viral hepatitis or AIDS).
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Secretary Locke Statement on March 2009 Trade Numbers
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the March 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department's U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today's report showed that U.S. exports decreased by 2.4 percent to $123.6 billion since February 2009. Imports decreased 1.0 percent to $151.2 billion. Overall, the trade deficit grew 5.5 percent during the same time period. "Today's numbers are better than many economists predicted, and it's worth noting that the trade deficit is half of what it was in the first quarter of 2008." (More) (Fact Sheet)


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This morning, Belgian Google Street View was launched in the Town Hall in Brussels. VISITBRUSSELS also presented its application based on this technology. With this application, the Tourist Department in Brussels offers tourists an online presentation of the seven most important tourist attractions in the district of the Brussels capital.
With the launch of visitbrussels.be, it was possible to discover the location of certain tourist attractions selected by VISITBRUSSELS via an integrated Google map. However, visitors to the site will have a completely new experience as of today. As a result of the integration of Street View, visitors to the site will now be able to discover the not-to-be-missed places in Brussels there. Whereas visitors would previously have been directed to a map with possibly some photographs, they can now view the whole area around the destination.
Street View has been integrated into all pages on which Google maps were already used. A whole page has also been devoted to Street View, where visitors to the site can immediately discover the seven most important monuments in Brussels: http://visitbrussels.be/bitc/front/streetView/displayTop.do.
"Nowadays, people are planning their journeys online to a greater extent. The online sale of train and air tickets is increasing. Hotel bookings are now also more often being made in this way. Today's tourist books his journey from behind a screen in his own environment. As a result of this technology, he can also discover a bit about Brussels from that location. He can as it were go for a walk in the neighbourhood of his hotel in order to discover whether it meets his expectations", explains Patrick Bontinck, CEO of VISITBRUSSELS. "As a modern Tourist Department, we are very aware of how this can help us to promote our destination, so we are very happy to be able to offer this technology on our website as of today."
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State general franchise relationship laws are critical to resolving franchise disputes in states where such laws have been enacted and apply to the franchise. However, also keep in mind that even in states where there isn't a general franchise relationship law, there may be industry specific laws that provide comparable protections. For example, while Maine does not have a general franchise relationship law, it has a statute that specifically regulates the treatment and termination of distributors of power equipment, machinery, and appliances. Similarly, many states have laws protecting farm equipment dealers, and many states have "ABC" laws regulating relations between brewers and beer distributors, etc.
We waited until the Italians came to Australia to build the place. Long before my time but they tell me it was hard work watching. The first kick in the butt I ever received came from an Italian fruiterer who could run a hell of a lot faster than he looked. Ahh the things you try to get away with in your 40's.
Don't y'all have Eyetalians in Australia?
Excellent link to a site selling franchises where the broker doesn't have the courage to name brands. This moron cannot spell lawyer and professes to be an attorney. Big words are tough but come on.
This is the type of come-in that only fools go for. My suggestion would be for any franchise buyer to AVOID this site and anyone associated with it. Franchise For Sale | Information on Franchises and Business Opportunities
It is absolutely essential that consumers be protected by state laws after they buy a franchise. Wrongful termination of a franchise agreement is unacceptable. The more resources that franchisees have to fend off such violations the better!
Next DDIFO is now tackling the issues on a Federal scope with the introduction of the Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights. We'll make sure every DD franchisee is protected! Only a few brave and courageous men are capable of gathering support against IFA movements in Rhode Island shot down. We'll soon support GA once membership numbers improve.
For now, gimme a "D"!, gimme a "D"!, gimme an "I"!, gimme a "F"!, gimme an "O"! - go D-D-I-F-O!
It was widely reported on Blue MauMau and is loosely based on Wisconsin's law.
After passage, the IFA and some of it's members, mostly Dunkin' Donuts (then in the process of vigorously suing hundreds of it's franchisees to get their businesses for free)' tried to have it repealed.
DDIFO, the Dunkin' system's independent franchisee association, fought the repeal successfully and negotiated an amended law that all seem to be able live with a few years out. Courageous given the raft of litigation against franchisees for allegedly trumped up charges-some brave souls volunteered to speak at legislative hearings, knowing putting their own franchises at risk. Bravo!
The IFA's threats of having it's franchisor's pull out of RI seem pretty silly and low right now, don't they?


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In 1989 the Washington State Legislature passed the Omnibus Alcohol and Controlled Substances Act that provides funding for state agencies to conduct a variety of programs that address the public's concern about the level and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. The Prevention and Intervention Services Program, operated by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), places intervention specialists in schools to implement comprehensive student assistance programs that address problems associated with substance use and violence. As stated in the act (ESSHB 1793, Subpart B, Section 310, Paragraph 2), intervention specialists are to (a) provide early alcohol and other drug prevention and intervention services to students and their families, (b) assist in referrals to treatment providers, and (c) strengthen the transition back to school for students who have had problems of alcohol and other drug abuse.
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