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PRAGUE - Life here can sometimes feel a bit like stunted adolescence. Remember freshman year of college, when you realized you could have Lucky Charms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and no one would lecture you? Same concept here - minus the Lucky Charms.
Its architecture and history may be hundreds of years old, but Prague itself is a "young," transient city. Most who land here are just one or two years out of college. They come with their oversized backpacks to teach English, drink cheap beer, and escape the responsibilities waiting for them on the other side of the world. They party till dawn and sleep until noon. They live paycheck to paycheck and spend their free time at Internet cafes working on their Facebook accounts and text-messaging strangers they met the night before. I sometimes wonder whether I am not getting the most out of this overseas adventure because I'm not flipping sausages at one of the corner food stands littering the city. But then I look around at the '70s-funk-style flat I share with these two guys from the Midwest and realize I am having a slightly different - albeit just as poignant - starving-artist moment.
It's true what they say about time passing in the blink of an eye. Here, though, time has a tendency to play tricks on you. Days and weeks meld, leaving you with a bunch of vivid memories but no sense of when exactly they happened.
For instance, I forget when precisely I figured out the night tram system, but I remember it was a big deal in my little world here, and my roommates took me out for a celebratory round, relieved, I'm sure, they no longer had to draw a map for me whenever we stayed out past midnight.
There are, however, other things that are not so easy to swallow on public transit, like - oh - sex on the metro. OK, maybe I'm slightly overstating things, but the rampant - not to mention intricate (borderline acrobatic, even) - public displays of affection seen around these parts come, in my opinion, dangerously close to porn. I can't figure out if I have turned into a prude or if the former Eastern Bloc has just lost all sense of modesty.
The first time I got on a scale I nearly had a panic attack, not realizing it was in kilos, not pounds. And it's just a fact of life, I quickly learned, that someone's going to slam you with their shopping cart if you take too long picking out fruit or a box of cereal at the downtown Tesco. Trying to make small talk with the folks working the checkout counters? Also a no-no. They aren't nice people. But then there are those days when I'm walking around Old Town or surveying the city from atop Petrin Hill, and everything is just so perfect and breathtaking.
I have been roughing it here for just over a year now and have found that homesickness hits me in the most unexpected ways: I miss having a shower curtain in the bathroom. I miss my car. I sort of miss Taco Bell. (No judgment, please.)
Somehow I had gotten it into my head that moving to Europe would feel more like an extended vacation rather than a final destination. I hadn't factored in the whole "making a living" thing. The euphoria I felt the first few times I went out to dinner and realized I could get a top-of-the-line meal for the equivalent of $7 has long since faded. I am now thinking in crowns instead of dollars, and the difference is palpable, especially given the dollar's humiliating decline. The biggest adjustments, however, have been the ones I've had to make on the job, dealing with a post-communist country that still seems light-years away from truly embracing a free press. The liberties Western journalists are accustomed to do not apply here. Wit and charm will get you nowhere fast. Threats don't work either. Nor does reasoning. Or low-cut tops. (Just kidding about that last one!)
A woman I shared drinks with at a recent press mixer summed things up when she noted: "We're living in a parallel universe." She had a point.
Julie O'Shea, from California, is an editor with The Prague Post.


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An Historic Night in Houston
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Annise Parker made headlines all over the world with her convincing win in Saturday's runoff election.
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And not just because she was a Rice graduate, as she joked in her victory speech.
The George R. Brown Convention Center room was rocking as Parker finally seemed comfortable enough, now that she had won, to publicly embrace the historic nature of what happened.
"This election has changed the world for the lesbian, gay and transgendered community, just as it is about transforming the lives of all Houstonians for the better," she told the rapt crowd.
For all of its joyousness — and perhaps, just a touch too much self-satisfaction from supporters about how open and accepting Houston is — the overall celebration Saturday night was relatively low-key.
Police were expecting raucous street demonstrations in Montrose — at least to the extent they had plans that included some barriers to divert traffic — but there was no equivalent of a Harvey Milk parade.
Maybe that's because of the candidate herself, who's certainly no firebrand (despite a well-done victory speech).
And maybe it's because she's been very clear on the problems she'll be tackling. The budget, HPD and Metro are all high on her list; none of them are very sexy, and handling them will require, as she told reporters later, saying "no" to a lot of people and agencies who will be pushing their own budgetary requests.
But all that pain is still to come. Saturday was a night for celebration (except in Portland, Oregon, where the sad headline was "Portland No Longer Largest U.S. City With Gay Mayor"). The inauguration in January will be another such occasion.
After that, the novelty will wear off pretty quickly, we're guessing.
Suing the Homeless
Lawyer fights a downtown church
By Mike Giglio
Clients at The Beacon, a downtown day center for the homeless, received a strange visit recently during the afternoon's free lunch: attorney Andy Vickery, who held a press conference to announce that he and other lawyers will be representing both them and The Beacon.
Christ Church Cathedral, which runs The Beacon, was recently sued by a neighbor who alleges that the "derelicts" it assists have become a public nuisance, destroying the value of his business and property in the process. So the church has taken the unusual step of hiring a lawyer and public-relations firm to defend itself in and out of court.
"It's unique that a homeless organization would be sued. Especially during the season of giving and compassion," says the church's new PR man, Jay Hickman.
Personal injury attorney Harry C. Arthur, who filed the suit, runs his practice and owns offices in the Marine Building across the street. He claims the 400 or so clients The Beacon attracts daily from Friday through Monday are scaring away tenants and clients.
"If this was Skid Row like in New York City, or Skid Row like in Los Angeles and you come down and feed these people, that's one thing. But this isn't where people normally stay and sleep. And the thing that attracts them is the church," Arthur tells Hair Balls.
According to Arthur and neighbor Deborah Keyser — another lawyer who recently wrote a letter in support of the suit — The Beacon's clients regularly sleep, litter, go to the bathroom and use drugs on and around their property, especially after The Beacon closes at night.
"No matter how good your intentions are, when you are affecting someone's peace — that's what a nuisance is," Arthur says. "If all you do is feed them, you encourage them to stay on the street. And I'm afraid that may be kind of a little bit what's happening. They don't have any incentive to do anything."
Arthur says the problem has greatly increased over the past year as more and more people have arrived to access The Beacon's services. By summer, The Beacon was reporting a 20- to 30-percent increase in clients, which its director Tracy Burnett credited to the worsening economy. But Arthur believes the new clients are being bused in from elsewhere.
"I think they've always been homeless," he says. "I don't know that the economy has anything to do with it...I guess maybe a little."
The unemployment rate in Houston is now 8.6 percent, up from 5.3 percent at this time last year.
Anthony Love, director at the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, likens Arthur's actions — which call for $250,000 and a court injunction to shut down The Beacon's services — to "suing a hospital for having too many sick people" and says it could set a dangerous precedent for shutting down other homeless services in the city.
Says Vickery: "I guess the bottom line is that homelessness is a problem. It's a significant problem. But The Beacon didn't cause homelessness. And we're working like crazy to be part of the solution."
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La Carafe's plans stymied by city
By John Nova Lomax
About three months ago, we reported exciting news for downtown drinkers who also liked to light up. La Carafe was planning to expand into the vacant lot next door. The addition was to be in the form of a beer (and wine) garden.
Back in 2008's Best of Houston® issue, we awarded the handful of already existing tables on the sidewalk outside the venerable bar's front door "The Best Place to Smoke and Drink."
In defense of that pick, we cited the "prime view of the skyline" and the chance to bathe in the sweet sounds of the bar's killer juke, and even trotted out a quote from late columnist Sig Byrd, who once called Congress Street that "old, crowded, tired avenue once so proud, so bright with gaslight and hearty laughter."
And we rejoiced that more people would soon be adding their hearty laughter to that tired avenue, people smoking and drinking in the beer garden outside of La Carafe.
Apparently the City of Houston has other plans.
Although Carolyn Wenglar owns both La Carafe and the vacant lot in question, she has been told that patrons would not be allowed to carry drinks from the bar to the tables on the lot. Wenglar told Hair Balls that the narrow space between the two properties is a city-owned alley, and to cross that alley with booze in hand would bring on the Mayan Apocalypse two years early, or — perhaps more likely — be in violation of Texas liquor laws, and thus have held up her permit.
"I just don't understand," Wenglar says. "I own both properties. And you'd think they would want the chance to make money off my expanded business."
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Posted 21 April 2010 - 07:16 AM
Within stats, there is an option in the settings to "Clean automatically",
Once selected and saved...
What will this clean out? when is cleanup done?
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So this would clear tables ps_connections or ps_connections_page?
And have no effect on current orders? / Sales stats?
I have around 205,000 enteries in one and 768,000 entries in another. (1 year)
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// Records of connections details older than the beginning of the specified interval are deletedDb::getInstance()->Execute('DELETE FROM `'._DB_PREFIX_.'connections_page`WHERE id_connections IN ( SELECT `id_connections` FROM `'._DB_PREFIX_.'connections` WHERE date_add < LAST_DAY(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL '.$interval.')))');
The ps_connections_page contains the links between connections and pages only, not the actual connections, which are in ps_connections. I guess that means it won't affect the connections that are displayed on orders.
Posted 21 April 2010 - 01:57 PM
Can you confirm this?
The database is getting very large with both ps_connections & ps_connections_page
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I have
public static function cleanConnectionsPages() { $period = Configuration::get('PS_STATS_OLD_CONNECT_AUTO_CLEAN'); if ($period === 'week') $interval = '1 WEEK'; else if ($period === 'month') $interval = '1 MONTH'; else if ($period === 'year') $interval = '1 YEAR'; else return; if ($interval != null) { // Records of connections details older than the beginning of the specified interval are deleted Db::getInstance()->Execute(' DELETE FROM `'._DB_PREFIX_.'connections_page` WHERE id_connections IN ( SELECT `id_connections` FROM `'._DB_PREFIX_.'connections` WHERE date_add < LAST_DAY(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL '.$interval.')) )'); } [spam-filter]In mine have just had to dump lots of old stats data and took ages - even deleting 10,000 rows at a time! Any ideas anyone?
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I had a look at the code and found that every time a connection is created, all connections in the ps_connections_pages table that were added before the specified interval are deleted. The setNewConnection($cookie) function in classes/Connection.php calls the cleanConnectionsPages() function.
Hi Rocky - my client has PS 1.3 and having initially set the automaic clean to 'never', after a few years the ps_connections_page table is now huge - it has nearly 3 million rows! I know I can manualy empty this, but I need to know that the automatic clean ins working so I set this to 'yearly' which I assumes would delete all entries older than on year. However three days later and the ps_connections_page table still has just as many rows!
Why woudl these have not been cleaned out by the automatic clean function if this is run every time a connection is made to the site?
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Aside from 2010's synthy, poppy, goofy Permalight, all of Rogue Wave's albums have been generally consistent and enjoyable. Led by Zach Rogue, The Oakland natives have developed a knack for the kind of smart, vibey indie rock that music supervisors just can't get enough of. They may not have achieved the same level of notoriety as contemporaries like The Shins and Spoon, but with countless film, TV and ad placements (most recently on the Iron Man 3 soundtrack and the Apple iOS7 campaign), there's a good chance that their music has reached your ears at some point.
However, along with their success, the band has suffered a fair share of adversity. Prior to Permalight, Rogue suffered two slipped discs in his spine that rendered him paralyzed for months, drummer Patrick Sturgeon battled kidney failure, and former bassist Evan Farrell died of smoke inhalation during an apartment fire. More recently, Rogue's father passed away during the recording of this record.
On Nightingale Floors, their first release on Vagrant Records (after two on Brushfire and two on Sub Pop), Rogue Wave look to return to form while reflecting on the past ten years, examining the present and looking toward the future. The album deals with recurring themes of life and death, inner peace and happiness.
Opening track, 'No Magnatone,' with its marching snare and steady build is classic Rogue Wave, albeit with a larger, more expansive sound thanks to producer John Congleton (Modest Mouse, David Byrne, St. Vincent). Throughout the record's 10 tracks, the production is spacious and rich without being bloated. Similarly to the composition, it is a more fleshed out, grander version of that found on 2007's Asleep At Heaven's Gate and 2004's superb debut Out of the Shadow.
On coming-of-age anthem, 'College', the band hops and swings loosely before segueing into a slow pulse that eventually fades. The transition is at once smooth and effective; subtle as it is drastic. 'Figured It Out' is an optimistic take on what's to come, with strummed acoustic guitar, fuzzy synth, and a mix of electronic and acoustic drums driving forward as Rogue sings in a relaxed, complacent tone, "I know I'm gonna be so proud."
Unfortunately, the rest of the album fails to find the same level of success. 'Siren's Song' trudges along, trying to rock, but never quite hitting the spot. The dreamy, slow-burning ballad, 'The Closer I Get' provides a perfectly-placed lull, but leads into a series of utterly forgettable tracks.
'S(a)tan' is lazy and droning whereas 'Used To It' is little more than a placeholder. 'Without Pain' is a boring attempt at a stripped-down folk song that goes absolutely nowhere. As soon as it begins, it is over, and at no point does it move me. 'When Sunday Morning' continues in the same vein. Forgettable.
It isn't until the last track, the 'Everyone Wants to Be You' that Rogue Wave regain the momentum that they build on the first half of Nightingale Floors. The epic song churns along slowly and surely as Rogue's voice emotes over cavernous drums and fragile guitars. He sings, "I know you're taking a break from who you are/And the people you used to play with, they are gone," before his voice gives way to a climbing piano, swelling guitars and wall of feedback. The noise builds and builds until it all falls away, leaving only the guitar remaining.
The album closes with a hidden track that finds Rogue singing in a falsetto over a strummed acoustic guitar. It is simple and straightforward, providing a much-needed sense of closure.
Nightingale Floors is far from a perfect album. There are few spectacular moments, and plenty of filler. But while it may not be a huge progression from their earlier work, it is an earnest release that is easy to listen and relate to. Despite its flaws, Nightingale Floors stands on its own as yet another solid release from a band that is growing and ageing gracefully.


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Animal Protection > Worldwide Actions > United StatesSALT LAKE CITY -- An animal-rights group planning to protest mink farming in Morgan has filed suit claiming the Utah Department of Transportation's permit process tramples their right to free speech.
UDOT is requiring the Salt Lake Animal Advocacy Movement to buy a $1 million liability insurance policy and pay for an off-duty highway patrol trooper to act as security at its planned Nov. 28 protest in Morgan.
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Mpo [m'POH] and Tendai [TEN-dai],* live in Zambia. One day they were hot and thirsty after playing. They sat down in the shade to rest. Then Mpo jumped up. "There's a b-i-g watermelon growing in a field near here. Let's go get it!"
The two boys set off toward the field. "Mpo ran ahead and grabbed the watermelon from the vine and raced toward the bushes. Tendai followed his friend. He wanted to ask permission to eat the watermelon before taking it, but when he reached his friend, Mpo had already broken the watermelon open. The sight of the juicy melon made Tendai's mouth water. He scooped up a piece of melon and ate it. Soon the boys had eaten the entire watermelon. They sat back, full and satisfied.
It was getting late, and Tendai hurried home. When he arrived home, his mother said, "Dinner is almost ready."
"I'm not hungry," Tendai said. "I ate with Mpo."
Mother frowned. "OK," she said. "Then do your chores and come inside for worship."
After worship, Tendai lay down on his straw mat and fell asleep. He dreamed that his family went to heaven, but he couldn't enter because he had stolen the watermelon. He awoke with a start, crying. The next night and the next he had the same dream. He awoke the third morning knowing that he must tell his mother about the stolen watermelon.
"We must tell the farmer whose watermelon you stole," Mother said. Mother and Tendai walked to the farmer's house. Tendai confessed that he and his friend had stolen the watermelon. "It was wrong," he said. "I'm sorry."
The farmer nodded. "It was wrong to take the watermelon. Now I must buy another one. Do you have the money to pay for a watermelon?"
Tendai shook his head.
"Then you will work to pay for the watermelon," the farmer said. Mother nodded at Tendai. "I need a new rubbish pit. I'll show you where to dig it." Tendai took the man's shovel and followed him to a field. He began digging. It was hard work, and the sun was hot on his back. But he kept digging until the rubbish pit was done. Then he gathered the rubbish from the land around the pit.
Now when Tendai is tempted to do something wrong, he remembers the hot sun beating on his back as he dug the rubbish pit. He remembers his dreams, too, and he turns away from temptation, for he doesn't want to miss out on heaven.
*Not their real names. This story was told to Mission by Mirriam Kashweka.


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I'm trying to add a new user to the Users table:
using(var myContext = new MyContext)
var user = new User() { ... };
user.Roles.Add(new Role() { ID = 1 });
The same role can be already be used by another Users, so, when I try to add a new User with the same Role, I become Primary key violation as EF tries to add a new record to the Roles table.
Is there any way to tell the Entity Framework not to add a new record to the Roles table, when such role already exists, but only update the Users and UserRoles tables? EF version 1.0
Thanks in advance.


text: Iąd recommend looking into the following... These links should help. OMA / UAProf (http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/profiles/index.html - which is based on CC/PP) W3C / CC/PP (http://www.w3.org/2001/di/) The above are the łofficial˛ recommended approaches, then there is, of course WRFUL... WURFL (http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/) The carriers and device manufactures are working diligently on ensuring UAProf will be reliable. Especially since those of us in the W3C are now closely working with the OMA / 3GPP organizations. Compound Document Working Group - http://www.w3.org/2004/CDF/ Device Independent Working Group - http://www.w3.org/2001/di/ senior.product.manager | // mobile // pervasive_publishing | w.1.408.536.5015 | m.1.415.309.3108 | aim brandexperience On 1/26/05 7:01 AM, "D_C" <email@example.com> wrote: > there are a few sites that benchmark performance of java devices... > you donwload a little applet and it communicates dev-caps back to the > server. > > for wap, I'm sure there must be such a project... > > /dc > > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:46:02 +0900, Frengle, Nik, VF-JP > <email@example.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> I am wondering if anyone is aware of a markup language or DTD (xml) used to >> describe mobile handsets, or of any projects with that as their object. >> Best, >> Nik Frengle >> >> This mail was sent to address firstname.lastname@example.com >> Need archives? How to unsubscribe? http://www.appelsiini.net/keitai-l/ >> >> >Received on Wed Jan 26 22:35:07 2005


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ââ¬ÂªLindsay Lohan is heading back to court on Thursday, a rep for the District Attorney's Office confirmed to City News Service.
According to CNS, the actress will go before a judge at the LAX Courthouse at 10 AM over an alleged probation violation, however Sandi Gibbons of the DA's office had no specifics.
"We are unclear as to the violation because we have not gotten any paperwork," Gibbons told the news service.
Radar Online alleged on Wednesday night that Lohan tested positive for alcohol earlier this month – on June 12 or 13 – leading to Thursday's now-confirmed hearing. TMZ also reported on Wednesday evening that Lohan tested positive for alcohol last week.
"Lindsay tested positive for alcohol. The judge in her DUI case, Judge Elden Fox, said she couldn't consume any alcohol while on probation. The probation department has prepared a report, and Lindsay will be in court tomorrow," a source told Radar.
Calls placed by Access Hollywood to Lohan's attorney, the court's public information officer and the actress' publicist were not immediately returned on Wednesday night.
The actress did not address the situation on her Twitter account.
In addition to the court-related report, Lohan reportedly pulled out of an interview with Matt Lauer for NBC's "Today" show, according to a statement a spokesperson for the show gave to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Matt traveled to Los Angeles after Lindsay Lohan agreed to a sit-down interview at her home," a "Today" rep told the trade mag. "When he arrived at her home, she had a change of heart and wasn't prepared to talk for more than 15 minutes as she had agreed, so the interview was canceled."ââ¬Â¬


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Pretoria - A ban on still photographs during Oscar Pistorius's murder trial would infringe on the right to freedom of expression, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Wednesday.
Nick Ferreira, for print media houses, was asking the court to allow two photographers in court during the Paralympic athlete's trial.
"We are proposing that there will be no flash photography, no close-ups and no cabling in court. There would be no identifying logos on the cameramen or the cameras," Ferreira said.
The photographers would take "silent photographs" to avoid disturbing proceedings.
"The NDPP (National Director of Public Prosecutions) has consented to the taking of still photos. A blanket ban is a restriction on the right to freedom of expression. Only Mr Pistorius objects to the relief sought," said Ferreira.
Steven Budlender, for eNCA, said Pistorius's claim that broadcast activities would distract witnesses was implausible. He referred the court to several high-profile cases across the world that had been broadcast live.
Budlender said if the court could not grant permission to broadcast, media houses would settle for audio coverage.
Frank Snyckers SC, for MultiChoice and Eyewitness News, submitted that the equipment was not obtrusive and was controlled remotely. He said the media houses had secured the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) support.
"Principles of open justice and right to freedom of expression are part of the right to a fair trial," he said.
"In fact, the trial judge can be given the means to deactivate the recording."
Pistorius is accused of killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14 last year. His trial is expected to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria from March 3 to 20.
Snyckers told the court that if granted permission to film the proceedings, MultiChoice would broadcast the full trial unedited. He said however "unconsenting witnesses" would not be filmed.
The NPA on Tuesday said it would not oppose the application. However, NPA spokesman Nathi Mncube said it did have a number of conditions. He would not say at the time what these were. - Sapa


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Replacing siding with stucco a major job
Published 2:23 pm, Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Q: My house has the original vertical wood siding, and I'd like to replace it with stucco. I want to educate myself before I get bids from contractors so I understand at least some of the jargon and can compare apples to apples.
Does the contractor first need to replace the siding with another substrate before doing the stucco or can we re-nail the existing siding and use that as the substrate? Also should we go ahead and insulate the walls if the siding is coming off? Looking forward to your input.
A: This is a big, expensive job, but our dad always said, "A job worth doing is worth doing right." In this case that means ditching the old siding.
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With the walls open you should absolutely add insulation. It's also a good time to add electrical outlets or fixtures inside and out. And, if your windows are single pane or more than 20 years old, you should consider an upgrade. Check to see if the federal tax credit for energy upgrades is still available.
Replacing the siding will also give you the opportunity for a seismic upgrade. It's a simple matter to add diagonal strapping to the corners which, when coupled with new sheeting, will form a diaphragm that will resist lateral movement during an earthquake. The new 1/2-inch plywood sheeting also serves as the substrate for the stucco.
A classic stucco job is a three-coat process. Preparation includes affixing tar-impregnated building felt to the sheeting to form a waterproof membrane. Then galvanized wire lath is nailed to the substrate with special nails equipped with a spacer to raise the wire away from the membrane. This allows the first coat to key itself into the wall.
The first coat of stucco is called the scratch coat. The plasterer will trowel a 3/8 -inch layer of stucco on the wall. Stucco is a mixture of Portland cement, lime, sand and water. It may also include additives including fibers and synthetic acrylics that add strength and flexibility. While the stucco is still wet, the plasterer will score the surface with a flexible wire comb-like tool to ensure a good bond with the next coat called the brown coat.
The brown coat is applied in the same 3/8 -inch thickness as the scratch coat and scored in the same manner.
The third and final coat is the color coat or finish coat. Powdered pigment is mixed into the plaster of the final coat. The finish coat can be troweled smooth, hand-textured, or floated to a sand finish.
A finished stucco wall is only as good as the substrate, so don't skimp, and make sure that part is done right.
Make sure you get a building permit for the job. The city or county inspector's blessing is good insurance that the work is done properly.
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Making news
Expect short red Snapper season in 2012
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council held a meeting Tuesday in Austin, Texas, and it ended with bad news for the recreational red snapper fishermen. Federal scientists believe recreational fishermen may have exceeded their annual quota by 1 million pounds despite a short, 48-day season. That means next year's red snapper season could be fewer than 48 days. Just last Friday, an emergency rule was published that added 345,000 pounds to the quota due to fish not caught during the Gulf oil spill. There was a possibility that a fall season would be added, but that will not happen with this announcement. The reason for the exceeded quota is because federal data showed the average weight of red snapper caught this year was 6.22 pounds, up from 5.34 pounds last year.
Popular scallop count draws near
The Great Bay Scallop search, led by the nonprofit environmental conservation group Tampa Bay Watch, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 27 starting at the Fort De Soto Park boat ramp. This resource-monitoring event has been conducted nearly annually since 1993 to help scientists determine the health of the bay's waters. Because scallops are sensitive to pollution, they serve as good indicators of changes in water quality. The search will include 45 volunteer boaters and approximately 200 volunteer divers who will count the scallops, which are protected in Tampa Bay. For information, call (727) 867-8166.
Recent counts
The scallop totals from the past six searches:
2005 1
2006 17.5
2007 555
2008 624
2009 674*
2010 32
* Highest total in count's history
Things to do
Thursday: Kayak fishing seminar with guide Neil Taylor, who will discuss techniques for artificial baits. 6:30-7:45 p.m. at Bill Jackson Shop for Adventure in Pinellas Park. Information: (727) 692-6345.
Sept. 17-18: Bruce Watters Green Fleet Regatta hosted by St. Petersburg Sailing Center just off the Pier downtown. The regatta is for young and new sailors, ages 7 to 12 years old. Registration is at 9 a.m., racing starts at approximately 11:45 a.m. Information: (727) 896-8101 or SPYC.org.
Rodney Page, Times staff writer
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Stocks closed out their worst month in more than a year by sliding again on more unsettling news about Europe. The Dow Jones industrials dropped 122 points Friday after Fitch Ratings gave Spain the second downgrade of its credit rating in a month. May was difficult as persistent and intensifying worries about Europe's debt problems sent the Dow down 7.9 percent and the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index down 8.2 percent. Both indexes had their worst monthly performance since February 2009.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 122.36, or 1.2 percent, to 10,136.63.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 13.65, or 1.2 percent, to 1,089.41.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 20.64, or 0.9 percent, to 2,257.04.
For the week:
The Dow is down 56.76, or 0.6 percent.
The S&P is up 1.72, or 0.2 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 28.00, or 1.3 percent.
For the year to date:
The Dow is down 291.42, or 2.8 percent.
The S&P is down 25.69, or 2.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 12.11, or 0.5 percent.


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Gaia seems to like fossil fuels much more than many of her followers. Earlier today, Japan announced that it successfully accessed ocean deposits of a new, relatively clean-burning, and hyper-abundant energy source: fire ice. More accurately called methane hydrate, fire ice exists under Arctic permafrost and deep underwater, primarily on seabeds along continental shelves. Up to this point it has seemed out of reach. Not anymore, the FT reports:
Japan Oil, Gas & Metals National Corp said on Tuesday it had successfully extracted gas from deposits of methane hydrate…Other countries, including the US and Canada, are also conducting research on methane hydrate, which experts say is at least twice as plentiful as all known reserves of natural gas.
Methane has previously been extracted from methane hydrate buried deep under Arctic permafrost, but not from ocean deposits. The substance is formed by a combination of high pressures and cold temperatures. To produce usable gas, methane is separated from from a "cage" of ice by sucking out seawater to lower the surrounding pressure. One cubic foot of solid methane hydrate yields about 164 cubic feet of gas.
Greens will already be familiar with this compound, as it plays a key role in many global warming nightmare scenarios. In the worst-case, this is how it would work: greenhouse gasses warm the earth, raising the temperature of the oceans. As the temperature rises, the "ice cages" trapping methane on our seabeds melts. The methane then makes its way into our atmosphere, further warming our earth, creating a positive feedback loop of destructive warming.
This is certainly enough to strike fear into the hearts of us all. Fortunately there's a way around this problem. Methane is one of the world's most powerful greenhouse gasses—about 20 times stronger than carbon dioxide—but when burned, it is cleaner than both coal and oil. By purposefully accessing these methane hydrates, we could potentially stave off this feedback loop and provide the world with a new energy source at the same time. Still, the stakes are high. Mistakes during drilling could leak methane into the atmosphere with potentially severe consequences.
In the end, Japan's work in this field is good news. This is still a very new technology, and it is likely to become significantly safer the more we learn and study it. More R&D needs to go into the technology supporting offshore drilling for methane hydrates before we can seriously consider doing this, but the potential is certainly there.
The energy revolution just keeps getting better.


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Uw locatie: \ home \ onderzoeksclusters \ Number Theory and Algebra
Research Programme 1.1: Number Theory and Algebra
Programme leader: H.W. Lenstra
- Staff (situation at November 1, 2008)
- Description of the project
(situation at November 1, 2008)
permanent staff
- prof.dr. R.J.F. Cramer
- dr. J.H. Evertse
- prof.dr. J.P. Hogendijk
- prof.dr. H.W. Lenstra
- dr. R.M. van Luijk
- dr. B. de Smit
- prof.dr. P. Stevenhagen
- prof.dr. R. Tijdeman
PhD students
- N.J. Bouman M.Sc.
- drs. J. Bouw
- drs. J.F. Brakenhoff
- drs. J.L.A.H. Daems
- drs. B.E. van Dalen
- drs. W.H. Ekkelkamp
- drs. R. de Haan
- O.R. Johnston
- drs. W.J. Palenstijn
- ir. I. Smeets
- drs. T.C. Streng
- ir. M.M.J. Stevens
- A. Timofeev Dipl. Math
- E.L. Toreao Dassen M.Sc.
guest researchers
- drs. H.M. Matthijsse
- G. dalla Torre M.Sc.
Description of the project
The main focus of the research programme is number theory. Number theory studies the properties of integers, with a historically strong emphasis on the study of diophantine equa-tions, that is, systems of equations that are to be solved in integers. The methods of number theory are taken from several other branches of mathematics. Traditionally, these include algebra and analysis, and in recent times algebraic geometry has become increasingly im-portant. Another recent development is the discovery that number theory has significant im-plications in more applied areas, such as cryptography, theoretical computer science, the the-ory of dynamical systems, and numerical mathematics. This discovery led to the rise of algo-rithmic and computational number theory, which occupies itself with the design, analysis, and efficient implementation of arithmetical algorithms. The overall result has been a unification rather than a diversification of number theory. For example, the applications in cryptography depend heavily on algebraic geometry, and algebraic number theory, which used to stand on itself, is now pervading virtually all of number theory. Themes of the programme reflect the research areas mentioned. They include finding points on algebraic curves, applications of group theory and algebraic number theory, the theory of finite fields, diophantine approxima-tion, words and sequences, discrete tomography, primality tests and factorization methods, and the development of efficient computer algorithms. The algebra portion of the programme is strongly oriented towards the applications of algebra in number theory and arithmetic geometry and towards algorithmic aspects. Themes include Galois theory and various aspects of group theory and ring theory. The research programme also includes cryptology and the history of mathematics. Main themes in cryptology are the applications of number theory and algebra to the design of cryp-tographic schemes, and foundational issues are considered as well. In the history of mathe-matics, the emphasis is on the edition and translation of early Islamic mathematical and as-tronomical texts.
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Energy Resources of Australia (ERA)
It hasn't been a great year for investors in uranium producer
Following a recent visit to ERA's Ranger mine in Northern Territory, broker Citigroup said the stock could rise almost 70 per cent to hit its target price of $23.30 a share if its project hurdles can be cleared.
The stock slumped to $12.51 in May, its lowest price in 19 months. It has since risen about 5 per cent.
ERA faces many risks including being a single commodity/single mine operation. And being located in a national park is a greater environmental worry.
Its earnings are more sensitive to movements in the $A, rather than spot uranium prices, as uranium is sold on long-term contracts that typically have only slight reference to current prices.
The other key risk to earnings and valuation is the life of Ranger, which the broker assumes can be mined until 2016, based on recent exploration results. The broker has a hold/high risk rating on the stock.
ERA's other key asset is Jabiluka, one of the world's largest undeveloped uranium deposits, where development is stalled pending consent from the indigenous owners.
Korab Resources (KOR)
Ukraine and Australia-focused gold play
Last week its shares hit a 23-month high of 46.5¢. Eligible Korab shareholders will receive 1.266 shares in spin-off Lugansk Gold at an issue price of between 26¢ and 34¢ a share and 1.266 shares in Melrose goldmine, at an issue price 20¢ to 24¢ a share. Korab's shares will go ex-entitlement on July 6.
Eldorado Gold (EAU)
Broker Credit Suisse has upgraded its call on Canadian-based miner
Eldorado has been in fine form since listing in Australia in December following the purchase of Sino Gold, rising as much as 43 per cent to $21.48 in early June.
Most gold stocks have been buoyed as investors flocked to the safe-haven metal, but some analysts expect more volatility in the gold space in the medium term.
Although the macro-economic and foreign exchange environment has significantly influenced the short-term gold price, Credit Suisse expects this influence to wax and wane. and as such we can expect some volatility in the gold price.
"Our global equity strategy team believes that there is an 80 per cent chance of a renewal of quantitative easing, either owing to the sovereign credit crisis or a double dip occurring, in which case the current macro-environment will likely reappear." the broker said.
Oceanagold (OGC)
Renowned gold bug Baker Steel Capital Managers has sold down some of its substantial holding in New Zealand and Philippines goldminer
The Australian Financial Review


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cant install Linux multi media software on ubuntu hardy heron ubuntu 8.0.4 gnome
Hi everyone
for the past 2 days now i have trying to install lmms on my distro i have tried everything from changing repos to trying to unpack the folders using konsole and terminal the file comes in 3 packages control.tar.gz
data.tar.gz and Debian binary the computer says they are installed yet there is no icon available. if there is someone who could suggest how to unpack these archives or suggest a less troublesome audio workstation package i would be much obliged
thank as always for your unwavering support
If only the icon is missing, you can launch it by typing lmms into a terminal.
Installing lmms in Hardy Heron
This is the way I did it successfully.
Note: Those items to be entered by you and marked with quote marks do not need the quote marks typing as part of the entry.
1.Start Synaptic by clicking "K", "System" then "Synaptic"
2.Once in Synaptic click "Settings"
3.Click "Repositories"
4.Ensure that every box except the greyed-out one is ticked.
5.Click the "OK" button then follow the instructions to reload the repositories.
6.Click "Search"
7.Enter "lmms" in the search box.
8.When the search locates the lmms files click their check box to mark them for installation then click "Apply" and wait for the download and installation to finish.
To add lmms to your KDE menu
1.Right click the "K" icon.
2.Select "Menu Editor"
3.In the menu on the left click "Multimedia".
4.Click "New Item" in the toolbar.
5.Type "lmms" in the "New Item - KDE Menu Editor" dialog box. This will cause an entry to appear in the dialog box to the right.
6.Enter your preferred application description in the line titled "Description".
7.Click the folder icon to the right of the line marked "Command". This will open a Konqueror style file manager.
8.Navigate in the file manager to "/usr/bin"
9.Scroll right until you see "lmms", click it and click the "OK" button. This will add the lmms command to the dialog box.
10.To select an icon to go with the package click the icon to the right of the "Name" and "Description" lines.
11.In the "Select Icon - KDE Menu Editor" dialog box select the radio button "Other Icons". This might bring up a selection of the lmms icons but you can find more by clicking the "Browse" button which opens up a Konqueror style file manager.
12.Navigate in the file manager to "/usr/share/lmms/themes/default". You will find a large number of icons in this directory. You might like to use Konqueror first to review your options before using the menu editor.
13. Close the KDE Menu Editor, remembering to save your menu changes when asked.
You should now be able to click the "K" button then "Multimedia" then "lmms" and the package should run.
You can add lmms to the quick launcher in the usual way and this procedure will display the icon you selected in step 12 in the quick launch bar.
Sorry if I appear to be attempting to teach my Granny how to suck eggs, but I am hoping that these step by step instructions will be of help to others who might be struggling to install packages or their icons. I teach Age Pensioners how to use Windows and this is the method I use in my class notes. I am trying to convert all of the pensioners to Linux.
Unpacking tar.gz files is not my favoured way of installing packages. Some times it is unavoidable, but where a package exists on the Ubuntu repositories I prefer to get it from there as it will have been properly tested.
From time to time I read of a new package in a magazine and am pleasantly surprised to find it and then install it by this method.
Now you have whetted my appetite I am looking forward to trying lmms which is now loaded on my computer.
Good Luck
Look at the medibuntu repository
Look at this site http://www.medibuntu.org/ and you will be able to install a lot of multimedia applications.
Also look at the package ubuntu-restricted-extras, that will give you some multimedia stuff, like codecs.
Remember to always install your application using synaptics.
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SEVENTY years ago the Royal Australian Navy would have been trying to destroy it, but now it has been called in to help preserve one of the Japanese midget submarines that attacked Sydney Harbour.
Crew from HMAS Yarra, a minehunter based at Waverton, set sail this week on a mission to survey the resting place of the sub off Bungan Head - discovered by amateur scuba divers in 2006.
The mission follows a request from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, which manages the site, after concerns it had been the target of souvenir hunters who may have disturbed the sub.
HMAS Yarra deployed a $4 million remote camera vessel 54m below the surface to survey the wreck - a war grave already protected by a 500m exclusion zone, onshore cameras and a sonar listening device.
Despite claims illegal activity was occurring at the heritage site, the submarine appeared intact.
"The support from the navy in surveillance of M24 has been outstanding," NSW Heritage branch deputy director Tim Smith said. "It's a rarity, there are only a handful of Japanese midget submarine wrecks still underwater.
"We're confident it will survive for hundreds of years."
As the submarine's hatch is too small for divers to enter, it is not known if the front of the vessel is secure or if it still holds the remains of the two Japanese sailors who manned the craft.
"It's a mystery, we haven't imaged that part of the internal space . .. there's the potential for human remains," he said.
There are no plans to raise the submarine - which would cost millions - and Japan wants it to remain a war grave.
M24, was involved in the 1942 attack by the Japanese on Sydney Harbour. One of its torpedoes sunk the ferry HMAS Kuttabul, killing 21 people. Two other midget subs were sunk in Sydney Harbour. Their crews were given full military funerals in Australia.
The state government is looking at opening up the dive site once a year, holding a public ballot for access to the wreckage.
The Office of Environment and Heritage said the site was one of only a handful of in-situ Japanese midget submarine wrecks in the world.
The wreck lies upright on sand and is half buried in sediment.
Both torpedo tubes are empty, confirming the identification of the vessel as M24, the only vessel in the 1942 raid to successfully fire both of its torpedoes.
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Deal Profile: Aetna to Spend $5.7 Billion on Coventry
Aetna's planned purchase of Coventry Health Care for $5.7 billion in cash and stock has caused a rally in both company's shares.
Aetna, which is adding to its government-financed health-care options with the deal, is up 4% to $39.56, and earlier topped $40 the highest it has traded in a month.
Coventry, meanwhile, is up 18% to $41.35, just below the $42.08 offer and its highest point since June 2008.
Coventry mainly serves individuals, employers and government agencies through its network of insurance brokers. Aetna sees value in Coventry's consumer-based lines, which are big in midsize and smaller markets where Aetna hasn't focused, as well as in its government business.


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Monsanto employees across the country are participating in the company's third bi-annual Rural Hunger Volunteer Initiative this spring.
"Monsanto continues to support the Rural Hunger Volunteer Initiative because we are dedicated to getting food on the tables of those who need it most," said Brenda Cockrell, Monsanto's global volunteer program manager in a statement. "Hunger is an ongoing issue for many people in this country and we are working together to be a part of the solution."
More than 750 Monsanto employees volunteered nearly 2,500 hours in 81 communities this past November, as part of the second bi-annual Rural Hunger Volunteer Initiative. This spring, employees from nearly 20 locations across the U.S. including Woodland, will again volunteer at local food banks. The Woodland Monsanto Site helped fill 1,700 bags of food filled with fresh vegetables, canned goods, and pastas at the Sacramento Food Bank.
"This is a great organization that's truly making a difference in our community. They do way more than a normal food bank," stated Laura Galvan, employee at the Woodland Monsanto site, in a news reelase. "They have volunteers help with a clothing program, parent and adult education, senior care, after school programs to keep kids off the street while parents are working and can't pay for daycare, a community garden, and much more."
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Hyperbaric Oxygen for the Treatment of a Dry Mouth Which Occurred After Radiotherapy
This study has been terminated.
(poor recruitment)
Thomas Kuhnt
Verband Deutscher Druckkammerzentren
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Thomas Kuhnt, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 16, 2008
Last updated: October 26, 2016
Last verified: October 2016
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether hyperbaric oxygen is effective in the treatment of a dry mouth that occured after radiotherapy for head and neck tumours.
|Radiation-induced Xerostomia
|Drug: Hyperbaric oxygen
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized Phase II Trial of Hyperbaric Oxygen for the Treatment of Radiation-induced Xerostomia
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Dry Mouth Oxygen TherapyU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Thomas Kuhnt, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- change of overall salivation (millilitre per minute over 5 minutes measured at rest and after provocation) in percentages [ Time Frame: baseline compared with measures on day 28, 56 and 146 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Adverse Events in all patients as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: baseline until 4 weeks after end of study treatment ]
- Xerostomia scores assessed by investigator according to Eisbruch et.al. [ Time Frame: baseline compared with measures on day 28, 56 and 146 ]
- Improvement of symptoms/discomfort due to xerestomia assessed by the patient on a visual analogue scale [ Time Frame: baseline compared with measures on day 28, 56 and 146 ]
- quality of life measures (EORTC QLQ-H&N 35) [ Time Frame: baseline compared with measures on day 28, 56 and 146 ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: HBO
40 treatments with hyperbaric oxygen once per day, five days per week, 2.4 ATA, 100 % oxygen (10-15 minutes compression with air, 90 min of oxygen breathing - two 10 minutes break for breathing air after each 30 minutes of oxygen, 10 minutes decompression with oxygen)
Drug: Hyperbaric oxygen
40 treatments with hyperbaric oxygen once per day, five days per week, 2.4 ATA, 100 % oxygen (10-15 minutes compression with air, 90 min of oxygen breathing - two 10 minutes break for breathing air after each 30 minutes of oxygen, 10 minutes decompression with oxygen
|No Intervention: non HBO
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- complaints of xerostomia (visual analogue scale)
- at least 6 months after radiotherapy of the head and neck region including all salivary glands with at least 50 Gy
- objective hyposalivation / xerostomia (at rest < 0,25 ml saliva per minute, stimulated < 0,1 ml saliva per minute)
- patient must have given written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- prior radiotherapy was an intensity modulated radiotherapy
- prior hyperbaric oxygen therapy after radiotherapy
- conditions which might be an additional risk for the treatment with hyperbaric oxygen such as spontaneous pneumothorax within the last two years, surgery of the eardrum or the middle ear, acute infection of the upper airways, not adequately treated epilepsy, concurrent radio- or chemotherapy, hereditary spherocytosis, psychosis, lung emphysema, asthma, severe COPD, prior surgery of the thorax, pace maker
- myocardial infarction within the last 6 months
- drug therapy which might induce xerostomia
- known intolerance or hypersensitivity to Wrigley's Freident®
- pregnancy or breast-feeding women (for women aged less than 60 years a pregnancy test is mandatory)
- women of childbearing potential with unclear contraception. The following contraceptive methods are recommended: combined oral contraceptives or progesterone-only pill, hormone-dispensing or copper intra-uterine system, hormone patches, long-acting injections, vaginal ring
- treatment with other investigational drugs or participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to enrollment
- refusal of cooperation or consent
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00682747
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00682747
|Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Clinic for Radiotherapy
|Halle, Germany, 06120
|Druckkammerzentrum Traunstein
|Traunstein, Germany, 83278
Sponsors and Collaborators
Thomas Kuhnt
Verband Deutscher Druckkammerzentren
|Principal Investigator:
|Thomas Kuhnt, MD
|University Hospital Rostock, Clinic for Radiotherapy
More Information
Keywords provided by Thomas Kuhnt, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Thomas Kuhnt, Dr. med., Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00682747 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 16, 2008
|Last Updated:
|October 26, 2016
Keywords provided by Thomas Kuhnt, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg:
hyperbaric oxygenation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Salivary Gland Diseases
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH were honored with the "Best Hard Rock" award at Sweden's "Grammis" gala, which was held on January 9 at Globen in Stockholm. MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee presented the award to MUSTASCH, who beat out such veterans acts as CANDLEMASS, ENTOMBED and CLAWFINGER for the honor.Watch video footage of MUSTASCH accepting the "Best Hard Rock" award at the "Grammis" below. The bands were each been nominated for their most recent releases, all of which came out during 2007. The nominees were as follows: ARCH ENEMY - Rise of the Tyrant
CANDLEMASS - King of the Grey Islands
CLAWFINGER - Life Will Kill You
CRASHDIET - The Unattractive Revolution
DARK TRANQUILLITY - Fiction
ENTOMBED - Serpent Saints
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR - Dreamin' in a Casket
LILLASYSTER - Hjärndöd Musik Till En Hjärndöd Genaration
MUSTASCH - Latest Version of the Truth
TAKIDA - Bury the Lies As previously reported, MUSTASCH will release a "best-of" album, entitled "Lowlife Highlight", in late February 2008 through Regain Records. The CD will feature 18 songs from the band's back catalogue originally issued by EMI. MUSTASCH recently inked a new deal with Regain Records for the group's follow-up to "Latest Version of the Truth", scheduled for a 2009 release.


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Update: Officer-involved shooting
Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:36:41 GMT —
The investigation continues tonight into a deadly officer-involved shooting in Richland county last night.
Sheriff Leon Lott discussed the details of the case this afternoon in a press conference.
Lott says the shooting resulted from a traffic stop that turned into a chase just off Decker Boulevard around 10:30 last night.
Lott say Deputy John Parker pulled the car over after noticing the driver acting suspicious.
Deputy Parker ran the tag number, but it didn't belong to the car.
At that point, Parker put on his blue lights and stopped the car.
Lott says the suspect pulled over, gave Parker his driver's license, then took off.
"Why he ran, we have no idea. He was carrying a small container about this size that had some marijuana in it. I don't know if that is what generated him running, we just don't know at this point." says Lott.
Sheriff Lott says as the deputy chased the suspect, the suspect started firing.
The officer shot back, killing the suspect.
We're still waiting for the coroner to id the suspect.
Meantime, SLED is continuing to investigate the incident, which is customary in officer-involved shootings.
It's the third officer involved shooting for the Richland County Sheriff's Department in the last nine months.


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8-Channel Audio Mixer with USB
Whether it is for a recording or a performance, a good mixer should be a part of every musician's toolbox. However, mixers can be expensive, but that was before Monoprice got into the Pro Audio business!
This 8-channel mixer features a full suite of input options, including four balanced XLR microphone inputs, four unbalanced mono 1/4" TS line inputs, two pairs of unbalanced mono 1/4" TS inputs ganged together for stereo control, a single USB 2.0 input/output for connection to a computer, a 3.5mm stereo TRS input, and a pair of RCA inputs. The mixer can provide +48V Phantom Power to all four XLR mic inputs.
In addition to the USB 2.0 input/output, this mixer has five additional outputs. The Phones output is an unbalanced stereo 1/4" TRS connection, while the Aux Send and the R and L outputs are all unbalanced mono 1/4" TS connections. Additionally, there is a pair of RCA outputs. The R and L outputs are ganged together for stereo control on the mixer.
- Four microphone/line inputs
- +48V phantom power for condensor microphones
- Accepts 2-channel stereo input
- 3.5mm stereo TRS jack for input from CD or mp3 players
- 2-band equalizer with +/- 15dB adjustment at 80Hz and 12KHz
- RCA jacks for stereo input/output
- Separate headphone output control
- Main L/R stereo output control
- 2-channel, 4-LED level display
- Supports USB audio input and output
- Includes AC adapter for use anywhere in the world (100-265V, 50/60Hz)
- Includes stand-mount adapter
USB cable not included.
Full Specs
4x XLR / 1/4" TS mic/line level
4x 1/4" TS line level
1x stereo RCA line level
1x 3.5mm TRS line level
2x USB 1.1
2x 1/4" TS line level
1x 1/4" TS AUX send
1x 1/4" TRS headphone level
1x stereo RCA line level
|Phantom Power
|+48V on all mic inputs
|2-band ±15dB EQ at 80Hz and 12kHz
|Variable Gain
Mic: -20dB ~ +45dB
Line: -20dB ~ +25dB
|Frequency Response
|20 Hz ~ 20 kHz ±1dB
|THD+N (0dBu)
|< 0.008%
|Signal-to-Noice Ratio
Main Outputs: -103dB
USB, RCA, and Phones Outputs: -90dB
Aux Send -85dB
|Input Impedance
Mic: 2.3 kΩ
Line: 20 kΩ
CD/RCA: 24 kΩ
|Input Power
|Maximum Power Consumption
|11 watts
|8.7" x 8.3" x 2.7" (220 x 210 x 68 mm)
|2.2 lbs (0.98kg)
Support Files:
- User's Manual (Mar 11, 2013)
- Manual de Usuario (Español) (Sep 25, 2014)
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PROS: Works as expected - both OSX and Win7 detected the input and output devices.
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From a hardware perspective, the mixer is very light and very compact. The knobs do not all rotate consistently some are more free than others. I'm not a fan of the layout of the board, especially with regards to the bezel running across the top that splits the EQ controls, but it's clear that these choices were made due to space constraints. The mixer does come with a bracket for mounting to a stand It is surprisingly useful when on the road, and I am a huge fan of it. Overall, I do not believe this mixer would stand up to heavy abuse, but its portability makes it easy to take on the road.
I had three use cases for this device: using it when out gigging, using it when jamming with friends at home, and using it as an audio interface for single track recording. For gigging and jamming, I have no issues with this device as far as sound quality goes. However, the USB I/O is disappointing. When using it with a Linux workstation using the JACK connnection kit, there is a pronounced hum. When using it with the pulseaudio server, the hum is not present. I am unable to isolate settings to resolve this issue. This means that to record with this mixer, I must use a different sound interface. While talking to monoprice support, I learned that it is not recommended to use the USB interface for recording, which begs the question of why it was included in the first place.
For single-track recording, it turns out that neither this mixer, nor any of the 8-track mixers out on the market would suffice while using their USB or 2TK I/O. This and other comparable devices mix the external audio with the instrument input and then send that mix out. This is the opposite of what you need for single-track recording you want the instrument sent out before being mixed so that your new track is isolated. It is not possible to alter this behavior. My workaround is to record the instrument using the AUX bus and monitor the entire mix using the 2TK-IN. This has the disadvantage of not using the USB interface (which is unusuable due to the hum in any case).
All in all I give this device an 8 out of 10. I reduced the score due to the build quality with regards to the layout and feel of the knobs, and due to the issues with the USB audio. Had I known about these quirks ahead of time, I would still choose to purchase this device.
PROS: Fantastic price point
Adequate sound quality
Very portable (the stand mount is surprisingly helpful!)
CONS: Mediocre build quality
Hum with USB I/O
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PROS: -Supposed "buzzing" by other reviewers is not present (Maybe was fixed finally?)
-Allows for a plethora of different options of audio input finding the levels and sound you want
-Very dynamic piece of hardware
CONS: -Recorded audio quality sounds much lower when played back from laptop in contrast to how it sounds when headphones plugged directly into device (?)
-Doesn't record in separate audio tracks in Audacity Audio Program
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So the trick is DONT MONITOR USB OUT ON THE MIXER!
I have been able to resolve the issue and tested. I thought it was just the mac, but other USB devices seemed to work fine. It seemed to work fine on my desktop, but I don't think I've actually been pushing audio back out at the same time (monitoring the audio over USB) on my linux box.
I use renoise on the mac and when I turn on the audio out to be the USB, instant hum... I plugged the headphones into the mac directly, and stopped monitoring the audio through the mixer and, amazing NO HUM.
Monoprice responses are stupid, Its not the power, or anything like that. I've even tested with an independent 12v battery supply, hum is still there. It's only the fact that I was monitoring the audio over usb, while recording.
Get yourself a virtual loopback cable software and monitor through the mac's audio out.
PROS: Great interface for a simple setup
CONS: USB hum at 1khz (and resonance), only on my mac! But I have a solution.
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I am a electronics guy/computer guy/guitarist who likes to record multi-track recordings at home for personal use. Before buying this unit, I have used multiple other USB audio input devices and bought this because I wanted an adjustable clean USB recording input and the ability to add in all my inputs via a single control unit (and the phantom power for my mics kicks butt).
First let me say that every one of the devices I've used for recording hum when connected to my desktop. However, using my Macbook Pro all my other recording devices get zero hum from power interference, except for this mixer, it still gives me the hum.
With all my other USB audio input devices (Line 6 HD500, POD X3 Live, POD Studio UX2 and Digitech RP-350) I can record one track and listen to it while I add any additional tracks without issue. With this mixer, in order to hear my first track while recording the next track, it plays back the existing track on top of the new track into the new track. Basically re-recording the previous tracks in the background of the new track. This makes it impossible for recording as it muddies up the recording. This looks to be because you have to press the 2TK to MAIN buttons to hear the input and output at the same time, but it doesn't understand that you don't want to re-record what the USB is playing back.
Beyond that it's really nice to have my drum machine, MICs, and amplifies all connected and mixable with this board, but I am unable to usefully record with it.
Cool mixer, not really great for recording. Probably would NOT replace with the same unit if this one dies.
PROS: - Affordable mixer
- Phantom power
- Easy USB recording
- Stand Mountable
CONS: - USB Hum (even using separated power and laptop)
- Pretty useless for recording multiple separate tracks (see review)
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Unfortunately, the USB IO on this mixer automatically routes it's output to the main mix, as well as routing itself back in as an input source. This has been discussed by other reviewers.
Unfortunately, just monitoring from another audio source, which was suggested by another reviewer isn't a good enough solution and defeats the purpose of purchasing a mixer that is designed to consolidate audio sources into 1 convenient board for ease of control.
So, with some regret, I had to generate an RMA and return it.
If all you want to do is combine audio sources for live or recording purposes, this mixer would do the trick. It's compact, built well, and has everything you need.
However, if you really need to take advantage of simultaneous Bi-directional USB IO, this mixer does not properly implement this feature without generating a feedback loop. I urge the powers that be to consider revving this model to include a switch that would prevent the output of the USB signal to be sent back through the mixer as an input source, while still allowing it to be monitored through headphones or main outs.
PROS: Compact, light, well built, A great little mixer for basic audio tasks.
CONS: No way to take full advantage of simultaneous bi-directional USB IO without feedback loop.
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PROS: Works great as a simple mixer using XLR cables.
CONS: After a long time not trying it, finally tried using USB connection. High-pitched hum makes this impossible to use, and basically worthless when connected via USB.
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Support would be greatly appreciated, but I honestly don't know what else I can do to fix this issue.
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PROS: Excellent options for the money
4 mic inputs
Multiple inputs for any device
separate gains for all mics
CONS: none based on what I need it for
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