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Rather appropriately as I was moaning about CarTalk switching from RealAudio format to Microsoft, there is an article on slash discussing Reals fall from grace, and even quoting CarTalk and why they dropped Real in favour of Microsoft...
Anyhow with any luck the EU will force MS to remove their MediaPlayer from Windows, which won't make any difference to their monopoly, but at least it will encourage a few Windows users the opportunity to try something better.
I tried mplayer that some kind soul mentioned, however it segfaulted like mad, so I've given up on that for a while - if it worked mplayer looks good on paper though.
Apparently MPlayer will play Windows media files, and if you build on an x86 platform, you can even use various "Windows" codecs directly from their DLLs. So far trying to use MPlayer for Debian stable from debs, resulted in a multitude of Segfaults, and I've not tried to build from scratch yet.
I suppose it's one of my pet hates, but why do media players all have stupid graphic interfaces? with silly skins that make them terrible to use. The early ones were okay, but these days they all do it, and it's a
Their official reason are: Real is unreliable; Real trick people into buying their product, when they only wanted the "free" version, and WMP is free and installed by default so what could be simpler?
I've never found Real to be unreliable, their web pages are awful to navigate to get at the free version, and they do provide a version for Linux - something Microsoft don't. The fact that WMP only runs on some version of Windows, it comes free only in a $100 bundle, and it's not available on any other operat
I think Real do them selves quite a disservice by hiding the free version, and pushing the paid version. I'm quite happy to pay for something if I think it's a good buy, I've bought Opera and Eudora in the past, but, the in your face behaviour of Real is a real turn off.
I've never had problems with Real, only compatibility problems when the server is a generation ahead of the client, but you can get that problem from anything. There was a lot of bitching on Slash about Real, but I don't know how much of t
I agree that Real have shot themselves in the foot, with various underhand and annoying antics. They do deserve a slap in the face for that, and they will either learn or go bust.
Microsoft's bundling of their media player is quite different from a manufacturer installing a radio in a car and selling it to you. First off you don't need a special "Ford" tuner to listen to special "Ford" radio stations, that other radios are unable to tune to. Second, "Ford" don't produce a new radio that can't be retrofitte
I don't care what the dictionary says, Microsoft has been convicted in a court of law of breaking various anti-monopoly laws. These laws are there to prevent and regulate monopolies. Okay the punishment was a joke, but they were still convicted.
Last time I looked in a shop, I could have any PC I wanted as long as it had Microsoft Windows on. Most users, most of the time have no choice, you get Windows or Windows. I know you can buy another kind of computer, and Mac seems to be be doing well for a change,


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The Paladin's Shield is a rare drop from the Paladin miniboss from the Hard Mode Dungeon. It appears as a silvery-iron shield with a golden ornament on the front.
The Paladin's Shield is an unusual defensive accessory as compared to the other accessories. It provides everyone on your team with 25% damage reduction, dealing a portion to the player with the Paladin's Shield equipped. This makes it useful especially during Multiplayer as you can designate a Tank player with it. The shield also gives the same knockback immunity as the Cobalt Shield, Obsidian Shield and Ankh Shield (But not the fire block immunity).
Despite its main use as an accessory for a Tank player, it can still be fairly useful in singleplayer, since it boasts an impressive 6 defense boost. When reforged with the Warding prefix, it will provide you with a massive 10 points of defense. Although it is not optimal for maximum damage, this can greatly boost the survivability of any character class.
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The CIPD, in partnership with the Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA), commissioned YouGov to conduct a survey of employees working in the healthcare sector in the UK to find out their attitudes to working in the sector, the values in National Health Service organisations, trust within the health service, and culture change to improve patient care in the NHS.
The report, Employee Outlook: focus on culture change and patient care in the NHS, reinforces the message that ultimately what will improve patient care outcomes is a change in behaviour and organisational culture. This will depend on renewed clarity over organisational purpose and values, improved leadership from the top down to the front line to ensure that values are effectively role-modelled, greater engagement and consultation with employees and confidence among staff that they can challenge if they see something wrong. This is an HR agenda and presents a real opportunity for those in the HR profession to make a difference.
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Jennifer Aniston may be at the height of her career with millions in the bank, but over the last several years, her romantic life has been filled with ups and downs.
Having survived a marriage to Brad Pitt, a lengthy relationship with Vince Vaughn and an on-again, off-again romance with musician John Mayer, Jennifer has a pretty good idea why romance can sometimes fizzle out.
"I think it's laziness. I really do," she told the latest Australian edition of Harper's Bazaar magazine. "I think a good relationship is about collaboration. That's the way to go in a relationship. I think you just need to talk to each other. Say what you need. Say what you want. That way it's not threatening. You just need to say, 'This is important to me.' Don't expect your mate to read your mind."
The actress said when romances do come to a close, she prefers to turn the page.
"I think it's important to have closure in any relationship that ends — from a romantic relationship to a friendship," the actress said. "You should always have a sense of clarity at the end and know why it began and why it ended. You need that in your life to move cleanly into your next phase."
Jennifer, who told the mag she is "still a romantic" and believes "in love," said that while she isn't settled down with a man, she feels she's exactly where she should be in life.
"It's my experience and I feel good about it," she said. "I don't feel I'm supposed to be any further along or somewhere that I'm not."
Jennifer, who returns to the big screen in "Love Happens" opposite Aaron Eckhart on September 18, said that during bad times, she has taken comfort in two things – friends and work.
"I have great support and great friends. My close friends are important to me, so I make time for them," she said. "I've always wanted good friendships and they have supported me, through good times and bad. It's [also] good to have something creative, a creative outlet. I loved having work to go to."
As for work, Jennifer credits her drive and one particularly unfavorable comment from a former teacher for her current success.
"I just really wanted to work — to do good work — ever since I was at the High School of Performing Arts [in New York]. My Russian acting coach told me I was a disgrace to the Moscow Theatre. So I was determined to prove him wrong and do good work," Jennifer said. "I've never had my eye on a prize. I really wanted to enjoy the passage of time. Before 'Friends' and the success of that I have a graveyard of sitcoms that, thank god, you don't know about. I was happy to get a job every year, whether it went on or not."


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Now, baby boomers will follow Daniel Yankelovich
Pioneer opinion researcher dies in La Jolla at 92
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In 2006, home buying had reached a tipping point. The price of homes, after soaring for several years, peaked and began to fall. Homeowners, many of whom were given teaser loans based on faked or no documentation, faced sudden balloon payments and found themselves unable to pay.
As mortgage holders fell behind in their payments, David Zepeda set up the first ring, opening a mortgage refinancing office in San Bernardino. According to court documents, Luis Macias, a notary, was selling prepaid cell phones at a storefront down the street. Yunuen Medina, who is described as "a Hispanic female, 5ʹ tall, 110 pounds, with black hair," came into Macias's business to buy a phone. A matchmaker of sorts, Medina had already met Zepeda, and she introduced the two men.
At the time, Macias was facing foreclosure on his home. Zepeda, who with his brother John had already defrauded a few underwater homeowners, told Macias that if he quitclaimed his house to Zepeda, the bank would have trouble seizing it. Macias signed the deed, conveying the property to the David Zepeda Trust. Then Zepeda lowered the boom. Macias would have to move out of the house so that Zepeda could rent it. Macias realized he'd been snookered.
Macias got an idea. Call it a reverse golden rule. Why not do unto others what the defrauder Zepeda had done unto him?
Such was the way the scheme gained momentum, said Vance Welch, a deputy district attorney with the real estate fraud unit of San Bernardino County. Welch portrayed the David Zepeda–Luis Macias link as one of "mentor and disciple." A victim would set up his own dummy loan-modification business in a part of town that Zepeda had not yet colonized. Welch compared the Zepeda contagion to a Ponzi. A victim says, "I'll try and recoup my losses from the people I'm going to screw in the future."
Under Macias's leadership, a company called Home Recovery Trust was born. The Macias-Medina ring set up its business office in Rialto, one town west of the city of San Bernardino. The pair advertised their services in Hispanic communities, principally on TV and radio. Welch said that in Medina's Spanish-language commercials, she "would tout herself as a successful woman." At 23, she was young and attractive, a self-made immigrant. Welch noted that she would claim, "'I used to be beaten by my husband, but I went out and took my own initiative and now I'm working for this great company, Home Recovery Trust, who can save your home.' Then she outlined the program."
Home Recovery Trust grew, Welch said, doing especially well in churches, where "Yunuen was very active" and where she'd offer seminars on alternatives to foreclosure. "A lot of our victims," Welch said, "came from churches." Soon, desperate homeowners were coming into the Rialto office and signing documents left and right.
The ring's quitclaim deeds, falsely notarized by a woman named Reina Rogers, were transferred to the Michael Martinez Trust, another dummy entity. In addition, Home Recovery Trust required its clients to pay up-front fees (between $2500 and $3500) and make monthly rent or mortgage payments to the trust as well as sign powers of attorney.
Bank records showed that Macias and Medina took in more than $5 million. Maurice Landrum, senior investigator with the San Bernardino County district attorney's office, said that Macias "personally withdrew" a little over $1 million "based on bank slips signed by him."
Macias lived "like a rock star," Welch said. "He rented a big portion of the Queen Mary to renew his vows with his wife," bringing in guests via hired limo. He paid "$17,000 to rent a yacht. There were expensive hotels, clothes, the whole bit. If you had a chance then to see the victims — a blind lady, an elderly couple with a 35-year-old daughter in a wheelchair — and Macias was sitting across the table from them, saying, 'We will save your house. Just keep sending us the money.' It's unconscionable. It's just evil."
In 2010, the Macias-Medina ring was busted. Ten people were arrested and all of them pled guilty.
Luis Macias was arrested April 20, 2010, in the hallway of the San Bernardino County superior courthouse, where he was facing, according to a district attorney's press release, "felony charges in another real-estate-related fraud case." For the felony charges with Home Recovery Trust he got five years and eight months in state prison. The trust was valued at $350,000, a paltry slice of the $5 million it had taken in. Restitution payments for the more than 450 victims have not yet been awarded.
Yunuen Medina served 180 days in county jail. She was then deported.
Big Day
The original ring involved David Zepeda and his brother John. About the time investigators were closing in on Macias and Medina, they were learning where the pair had gotten their training: from the mastermind David Zepeda.
The story of David Zepeda begins with his end — a day in August 2010 when Maurice Landrum had a crazy bit of luck. That day he happened to be checking crime reports. He found one that a David Zepeda had filed. Landrum knew the name. Sheriff's deputies had been investigating Zepeda for real estate fraud, although they didn't have his current address. Someone, Zepeda complained in the report, had thrown a rock through the window of his Bentley.
Zepeda had bought a white Bentley sedan with white leather upholstery from Las Vegas Motor Cars and paid with a cashier's check for $78,602. He'd parked the car in the driveway of his North Ofelia Drive home, located on a cul-de-sac in a new enclave in San Bernardino, close to the I-15 and I-215 merge. Eyeing window glass strewn through the Bentley's lush interior, he called to report the crime so that his insurance would pay for the repair.
Though he was surprised, Landrum shouldn't have been. "Crooks always do something stupid to lead you to them," he said. He began surveillance and notified James Motz, an investigator for the real estate fraud division in the district attorney's office in San Diego. Authorities here had gotten many complaints, as had the California Department of Real Estate, about loan-modification companies working in Vista, Fallbrook, Chula Vista, and elsewhere. The San Diego district attorney's office had put Motz on the case.
may they BURN in hell
Incredibly sad and distressing for all who got conned. But how funny that the villain's downfall came about because he called the cops about someone vandalizing his expensive car. Whoever threw the rock thru his windshield has proven that, in this one case at least, crime DID pay! Who knows how many more people would have been burned, had that vandalism not been reported by the con artist himself?
These scumbums ought to be strung up by their thumbs and hung out to die. What really burns my hide about this is that they would take advantage of those who were already in trouble financially. And they used the churches! Preying on the weak-minded, targeting their "affinity group." Low lifes like these really should be made to pay back every penny even if it takes the rest of their lives. I think they felt encouraged to do these things by the climate of the times.
But the thing that has me really baffled is, what the hell does this story have to do with Christmas? Or, the Grinch? I don't get the cover art at all.
Ugly covers are a Reader tradition. They probably were trying to make up for the nice one with the picture of Bill Tall that recently ran. This one sure did the trick--ugly and senseless.


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WASHINGTON (Dec. 9)
An organization composed mainly of young Jews in government service, the Jews for Urban Justice, announced plans today for a series of anti-war demonstrations here on Thursday and Friday including a rally and silent vigil in Lafayette Park, across from the White House at Friday noon.
The group will also conduct a "teach-in" on the American University campus and a series of workshops on the Jewish role in the peace movement. One workshop, dealing with peace in the Middle East, will be addressed by Simcha Flappan, a Mapam Party leader.
The organization complained today that Conservative synagogues in the Washington area would not permit use of their premises for the organization's activities which are part of the nationwide December Vietnam Moratorium program.


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Cheesy, Crazy, Cute Korean Rap Video
You may not be able to stop watching it…
You may not be able to stop watching it…
Meh, I prefer Bubble Pop
not kr but ja. weird and corny all at the same time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 Is the non Remixed one.
Here's the version by the guy that wrote it. Bizarre video indeed.
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Well, her not so rich voice makes her "Oppa Gangnam" sound sweet, especially of you've ever heard his (Psy's) version before.
I like the original better.
Same here, she is riding the coattails of his song. Psy's Song, Gangnam Style is pushing the envelope in S. Korean Culture. Very daring on his part in a country that doesn't have the freedom of speech that America has. Basically one does not Provoke the "Donald Trumps" of South Korea who have far more political power than they should.
The original is better… I found Hyuna's voice a bit meh, and the other video has a lot more crazyfunny.
Very interesting "Western" (heh) parody here:
Currently PSY's version is topping the listings here in UK and is also the most watched on you tube!
I love the Gangnam style videos… some of them can be so funny.
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The family of a Westport man who died after a motorcycle collision on Ky. 53 has filed a civil suit against the drunk driver who caused the crash and two businesses he visited just hours before.
Charley Klosterman, 65, died nine weeks after a head-on collision with a Chevy Malibu tossed him from his motorcycle onto the shoulder of Ky. 53.
A South Oldham High School student was hospitalized Friday after another student threw hot coffee on him — and both students are being charged by police and being disciplined by the district.
Steve Hood Jr., 18, suffered burns to his neck and was taken by Oldham County EMS to a local hospital.
According to police, Hood was released from the hospital the same day.
The other student is a juvenile.
With a nearly 69 percent voter turnout in Oldham County, polls remained busy throughout Election Day Nov. 6. When the votes were tallied, all four school board incumbents retained their seats and Courtney Baxter earned the Commonwealth's Attorney role. Baxter is the first female to hold the position in the 12th Judicial District, which includes Oldham, Henry and Trimble Counties.
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Leftover Halloween candy is normally a temptation, an appetite-spoiler or an at-work giveaway.
But today, it will be welcome at Ideal Dentistry, 9527 U.S. 42 in Prospect – and also Nov. 8 at the new Ideal Dentistry office, 4010 DuPont Circle, Suite 469, Louisville.
After the biggest change in state assessment in almost 30 years, the first round of Unbridled Learning scores are being released state-wide today.
Oldham County is the highest-ranked county district in the state and the seventh-highest ranked overall. The top six schools are all independent districts.
The new accountability system awards recognition levels based on percentiles.
As a district, Oldham County is one of just two county districts in the state's nine Districts of Distinction, the highest recognition level.
Ten Thoroughbred horses died in a barn fire in L'Espirit early Monday morning, according to La Grange Fire Department officials.
The department responded to a call at 3:40 a.m. to Park Shore Road and found the barn fully engulfed in flames.
A neighbor called 911 after realizing the barn was on fire.
The horse owners were leasing the land; there is no home on the property.
If you're headed back to Oldham County from eastern Jefferson County, be mindful of several ramp closures that may impact your route.
According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, crews will be paving two ramps as part of the project to construct acceleration and deceleration lanes at the I-71/I-264 interchange.
The entrace ramp from US 42 to eastbound I-264 and the exit ramp from eastbound I-264 to northbound I-71 (exit 23A) will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, until 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29.
A Jefferson County resident, formerly employed as a police officer and officer with the Kentucky Department of Corrections, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court for mailing threatening communications to a federal law enforcement officer and knowingly depositing a firearm in the mail, according to David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
The Oldham Era will publish submitted bios and photographs of candidates in the upcoming General Election.
Candidates are asked to complete this form by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29.
The form is also available at this address: http://www.oldhamera.com/content/candidates-participating-nov-6-general-....
Thanks and good luck in the General Election!
Two recent fatal shootings share remarkable similarities — and not just in the disputes, but in the victims' backgrounds.
Fatal shootings are uncommon in Oldham County — yet one occurred in Smithfield in September and one in Goshen earlier this month.
Oldham County Police arrived Oct. 15 at a residence along U.S. 42 near Goshen to find the body of Richard Hild, 63, killed by a gunshot wound in the chest.
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Parting ways with her own Republican Party, Gov. Jan Brewer today proposed expanding Arizona's Medicaid program to take advantage of the federal Affordable Care Act.
In her fifth State of the State speech, Brewer said she shares concerns that expanding eligibility to everyone up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level will end up costing the state a lot more. Arizona now covers most people below 100 percent, about $19,000 for a family of three.
While the federal government has agreed to pick up most of the costs, Brewer said she remains convinced that the money will always be there. So she promises to put "circuit breakers'' into the law to ensure Arizona is not stuck with the bill.
But the governor said it makes no sense not to take the federal dollars. She said it's not like opting out of what's been called "Obama care'' will save federal dollars or go toward debt reduction.
On the other side of the equation, Brewer said not taking the money will continue to mean a high number of uninsured in Arizona, people who show up in emergency rooms to get care but are unable to pay. The governor said those costs amount to a "hidden tax'' of $2,000 per family.
Brewer could have a fight on her hands: While a few Democrat lawmakers stood to cheer, most Republicans not only stayed seated but refused to applaud.
Brewer also said today she wants 200 more caseworkers for Child Protective Services.
"Arizona's abused and neglected children need help,'' the governor said.
Brewer said the need is so critical that she wants emergency funding to add 50 caseworkers immediately. And she said the budget proposal she will unveil later this week for the coming fiscal year will include money for another 150.
There are currently about 1,075 caseworkers, supervisors and support staff.
On top of that, Brewer promised to seek additional cash to boost foster care, adoption services and emergency placement of children needing rescue.
"We cannot strike evil from the hearts of those who would harm an innocent child,'' the governor said in her prepared remarks. "But these common sense steps will help at-risk children get the assistance they need before it's too late.''
The governor told legislators that she and they have "tackled hard questions and faced moral challenges'' since she took office almost exactly four years ago.
"My friend, this, too, is a moral issue,'' she said. "Arizona must protect her children.''
On a broader front, Brewer also addressed her views of what Arizona needs to do in the wake of the killings of 20 students and six adults in Connecticut. The priority, she said, is ensuring that children have a safe place to learn.
"The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary was unimaginable,'' the governor said. "Our job now is to take common sense steps that lessen the likelihood of a similar tragedy in Arizona, while resisting the urge to turn a school into a fortress.''
As expected, Brewer promised to ask lawmakers for more money to help hire school resource officers, sworn police officers specially assigned to public schools.
Funding for those officers was cut in half in prior years, with Brewer's concurrence, as part of the state's budget-balancing plan. The remaining $8 million in the program cannot be touched because it is part of voter-approved funding.
Brewer said the program has "a track record of success'' and needs to be expanded. She did not, however, provide a figure.
"Let's come together for the safety of our schools, allowing our teachers and children to focus on what's most important: learning,'' the governor said.
House Minority Leader Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, already is asking for an extra $17 million for the program.
There is nothing in the governor's plan about asking lawmakers for any new restrictions on weapons. But the governor also is on record as opposing any expansion of where guns can now be legally carried, having vetoed measures to permit them in public buildings and the rights-of-way through college and university campuses.
Brewer also vowed to seek more money for public education overall.
"Whatever your point of view, we should all agree that it's time we start funding the academic results we want to see,'' she said. But Brewer's plan has a twist.
Under current law, schools essentially are funded on a per-capita basis: Each student translates into a set amount of state aid. There are add-ons for special needs, like learning disabilities and limited English proficiency.
Brewer said she's not suggesting scrapping that. But she wants to provide additional dollars -- and not on a per-student basis.
"What I am proposing is the nation's first comprehensive performance funding plan for our districts and charter schools,'' the governor said. "This plan will reward schools that earn high marks or see real improvement in performance.''
Brewer provided no details other than to say what she has in mind will augment existing funding "with an innovative approach to promoting school performance while maintaining local control.''
Separately, Brewer also held out an olive branch of sorts to the Obama administration with whom she has fought -- and criticized -- almost incessantly over the issue of illegal immigration: She promised to work for immigration reform.
But Brewer's cooperation is conditional on first having the border secured.
She said the record shows that can be done, citing the improvements made in the Yuma sector -- from the western edge of Pima County into the Imperial sand dunes of California -- where illegal border crossings have been slowed to a trickle.
"The steep decline in illegal crossings is proof that our border can be secured when the federal government employs the right mix of fencing, manpower and technology,'' the governor said. Brewer said she now wants the president to "finish the job'' by securing the Tucson sector which covers the rest of Arizona's southern border.
"Fulfill your promise to the American people, and I'll make good on mine,'' she said.
On a related front, Brewer said she was issuing an executive order setting up a task force to fight human trafficking.
"This is truly a crime against humanity, a modern-day slavery in which men, women and children are sold into forced labor or prostitution,'' the governor said. She also credited Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, with being "a leading voice'' on that issue.
Brewer also made a push for simplifying sales taxes, saying that the current system where local communities can enact their own tax codes can "make it difficult for businesses to simply pay what they owe.''
And the governor also established a new Natural Resources Review Council to provide input on how to best use the state's resources located on federal land. That includes the national forests, where there has been criticism of federal logging policies that some have said has led to the devastating fires of the last few years.
Brewer last year vetoed legislation which would have required the state to demand the federal government turn over its holdings to the state. While describing herself in that veto message as a "staunch advocate'' for state sovereignty, "we still must be mindful and respectful of our federal system.''
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Rachel Jahner, Lexi Yates and Rachel Silkey each finished with two hits as the Midgets defeated Fargo Davies 3-2 during the third place game on Saturday.
"The girls came out after an emotionally and physically exhausting game last year," Dickinson head coach Bill Butterfield said the team's loss to West Fargo during the semifinals. "They came out good today and finished strong."
After the Eagles tied up the game 2-2 in the top of the fourth inning, the Midgets waited one frame to score the game-winning run.
Silkey scored the game-winning run after Yates single to left field. Silkey and Yates both finished 2 for 3, while Jahner was 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and scored a run. Mackee Hoffmann finished 1 for 3 with a RBI and Avery Privratsky ended 1 for 3 with a run scored. Madison Jahner and Riana Cooper each posted a hit.
Haley Butterfield picked up the win for the Midgets (28-6) after she went six innings, allowed two unearned runs on four hits and struck out one. Madison Jahner pitched the final scoreless inning.
The Eagles' Carly Kottsick went 2 for 3 with a double and a RBI. Mercedes Swanson and Morgan Smith each had a hit. Carla Binde was tagged with the loss. The sophomore pitcher threw six innings, allowed three runs (one earned) on 10 hits and struck out one.
Dickinson's third-place win marks the final game for 11 seniors.
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The technological development that most liberated the sound film, however, was the practice known variously as postsynchronization, rerecording, or dubbing, in which image and sound are printed on separate pieces of film so that they can be manipulated independently. Postsynchronization enabled filmmakers to edit images freely again. Because the overwhelming emphasis of the period from 1928 to 1931 had been on obtaining high-quality sound in production, however, the idea that the sound track could be modified after it was recorded took a while to catch on. Many motion-picture artists and technicians felt that sound should be reproduced in films exactly as it had originally been produced on the set; they believed that anything less than an absolute pairing of sound and image would confuse audiences.
For several years, both practice and ideology dictated that sound and image be recorded simultaneously, so that everything heard on the sound track would be seen on the screen and vice versa. A vocal minority of film artists nevertheless viewed this practice of synchronous, "naturalistic"sound recording as a threat to the cinema. In their 1928 manifesto "Sound and Image," the Soviet directors Sergey Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Grigory Aleksandrov denounced synchronous sound in favour of asynchronous, contrapuntal sound—sound that would counterpoint the images it accompanied to become another dynamic element in the montage process. Like the practical editing problem, the theoretical debate over the appropriate use of sound was eventually resolved by the practice of postsynchronization.
Postsynchronization seems to have first been used by the American director King Vidor for a sequence in which the hero is chased through Arkansas swamplands in the all-black musicalHallelujah (1929). Vidor shot the action on location without sound, using a freely moving camera. Later, in the studio, he added to the film a separately recorded sound track containing both naturalistic and impressionistic effects. In the following year Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front and G.W. Pabst's Westfront 1918 both used postsynchronization for their battle scenes. Ernst Lubitsch used dubbing in his first American sound films, the dynamic musicals The Love Parade(1929) and Monte Carlo (1930), as did the French director René Clair in Sous les toits de Paris (Under the Roofs of Paris, 1930). In all these early instances, sound was recorded and rerecorded on a single track, although some American directors, including Milestone and the Russian-born ArmenianRouben Mamoulian (Applause, 1929; City Streets, 1931), had experimented with multiple microphone setups and overlapping dialogue as early as 1929. Generally, through 1932, either dialogue or music dominated the sound track unless they had been simultaneously recorded on the set. In 1933, however, technology was introduced that allowed filmmakers to mix separately recorded tracks for background music, sound effects, and synchronized dialogue at the dubbing stage. By the late 1930s, postsynchronization and multiple-channel mixing had become standard industry procedure.


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A MAN allegedly abused two children, raping one of them and repeatedly performing sexual acts in front of the other, a jury heard.
Raymond Kavanagh, 52, was said to have touched the boy. The child turned his head away, because it was 'rude and made him feel sad'. The defendant also allegedly raped a girl, who didn't tell anybody about what had gone on at the time, Burnley Crown Court was told.
Kavanagh, of Bracewell Street, Burnley, denies three charges of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and three allegations of sexual assault of a child under 13, against the boy. He also pleads not guilty to rape of a child under 13 and an alternative count of sexual assault of a child under 13.
Peter Horgan, prosecuting, told the jury the children were interviewed by police in November 2012.
The boy described how Kavanagh had told him to touch him, but the boy had said no because 'it was rude and not nice'. The defendant allegedly committed a sexual act in front of the boy more than once.
Kavanagh, said to have committed the offences at a house in Burnley, allegedly raped the girl on a sofa and, said the prosecutor: "She was quite clear the incident had occurred."
Mr Horgan said the boy told an adult what he claimed had gone on and the conversation was taped on a mobile phone. The matter was reported to the police and the defendant was arrested and interviewed in November 2012.
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Australian stocks finished slightly weaker today, led by weaknesss in the banking sector after investors ignored surprisingly strong jobs data and worried that the central bank may not have done enough to shore up the domestic economy.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 11.1 points, or 0.25 per cent, lower at 4,509.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 12.3 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,515.7.On the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was 13 points lower at 4,512, with 22,534 contracts traded.
Australian employment outstripped expectations for a second month in November and the jobless rate surprised everyone with a drop to 5.2 per cent, an encouraging report that could lessen the urgency for more rate cuts.
IG Markets analyst Chris Weston said the local market had been weak before the jobs figures.
''It hasn't really changed the landscape at all,'' he said.
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The European Central Bank (ECB) could also downgrade its guidance.
Locally, some defensives were weak with telecommunications giant Telstra dropping 0.2 per cent while supermarket giant Woolworths lost 0.4 per cent.
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its main cash rate to 3.0 per cent at its monthly policy meeting on Tuesday, equalling the low hit during the global financial crisis.
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NAB fell six cents to $24.25.The big miners were stronger, with BHP up 12 cents at $34.41 and Rio Tinto 57 cents higher at $59.92.
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Patent application title: Pressure Gauge and Diaphragm Adapter for use with Sanitary ConduitAANM Feldmeier; Robert H.AACI FayettevilleAAST NYAACO USAAGP Feldmeier; Robert H. Fayetteville NY US
Robert H. Feldmeier (Fayetteville, NY, US)
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Class name: Measuring and testing fluid pressure gauge mounting and connection
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A pressure gauge adapter for sanitary conduit accepts a standard pressure
gauge with a male threaded stem. The adapter has a flange to mate with an
upper flange of a tubular stub where a diaphragm is positioned to serve
as fluid barrier to block process liquid from leaving, and to serve as a
seal gland. A hollow cylindrical wall rises from the flange member, with
a sealing flange at its upper end. An elongated piston is situated within
the hollow cylindrical wall with a lower head upon the lower diaphragm,
and an upper head reaching the top end of the cylinder. A cap or dome
situated above the cylinder has a flange member that mates with the upper
flange member of the cylinder, with an upper diaphragm therebetween. The
cap defines a space above the upper diaphragm, and is filled with a
transfer liquid. A threaded bore in the cap accepts the threaded stem of
the pressure gauge.
1. Pressure gauge adapter for use in connection with a sanitary conduit
through which a liquid product flows whose pressure is to be monitored,
the conduit including tubular stub formed on said conduit to mount a
pressure gauge and to permit communication of pressure to said gauge from
said fluid; and wherein said pressure gauge has a body portion and a
male-threaded stem for attaching to a female-threaded gauge fitting; the
adapter comprising: a flange member of a diameter to mate with an upper
flange of said tubular stub; a lower diaphragm disposed between said
flange member and said upper flange blocking any flow therepast of said
liquid product, and sealing between the flange member and the upper
flange of the tubular stub; a cylinder having a hollow cylindrical wall
rising from said flange member and having an upper flange member at its
upper end; a piston situated within said hollow cylindrical wall with a
lower end situated upon said lower diaphragm, and an upper end; a cap
member situated above said cylinder and having a flange member arranged
to mate with the upper flange member of said cylinder, the cap member
defining an enclosed space above said cylinder and said piston; and said
cap member having a threaded bore therein to accept the threaded stem of
said pressure gauge; an upper diaphragm disposed between the upper flange
member of said cylinder and the flange member of said cap member and
closing off the space defined within said cap member, the upper diaphragm
contacting thee upper end of said piston; a fill of a non-compressible
pressure transmitting liquid within said cap member above said second
diaphragm; and said pressure gauge having its stem fitted into the
threaded bore of said cap member; wherein said piston is formed so as to
have a low thermal conductance; and wherein said cylinder has at least
one aperture through the cylindrical wall thereof to provide a visual
indication of leakage in the case of a failure of either of said lower
and upper diaphragms.
2. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein one or more of said diaphragms are formed of a silicone rubber.
3. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein one or more of said diaphragms are formed of an EDPM.
4. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein said cylinder has two or more apertures through said cylindrical wall thereof.
5. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein said cylinder has a length to diameter ratio of about 1.5 to 2.5.
6. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein said piston has a length to diameter ratio of about 1.5 to 2.5.
7. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein said piston is formed of a stainless steel.
8. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 7, wherein said piston is in the form upper and lower heads of a diameter that is nearly the inside diameter of the cylindrical wall, with a rod member of smaller diameter joining the upper and lower heads.
9. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein said piston is formed of carbon.
10. Pressure gauge adapter according to claim 1, wherein said cylindrical wall is formed of a stainless steel.
[0001] This invention relates to monitoring equipment for processing of liquids used in products for human consumption, e.g., dairy products such as milk, cream, and ice cream mix, other liquid food products, e.g., fruit juices and soups, or pharmaceuticals. The invention is more particularly concerned with an adapter and a technique for employing a standard pressure gauge on sanitary conduits in which such liquid products are processed, and which permits the pressure gauge to be changed out or replaced when necessary, without incurring high material or labor costs and while maintaining sanitary conditions within the conduit. The invention is more specifically directed to a pressure gauge adapter which employs diaphragms and a piston to transmit the pressure of the process liquid to a working liquid which in turn transmits the process liquid pressure to the pressure gauge.
[0002] Pasteurization is a process for heat treating milk or other food or ingestible product in order to kill pathogens such as bacteria or other microorganisms. The U.S. Public Health Service has published standards for equipment for the pasteurization of milk and other milk products, and there are similar regulations concerning equipment for processing other products. By law, the milk or other product has to be heated to certain temperatures and held at a particular temperature. The pressures and pressure differentials of the product have to be closely monitored at certain points in the process. This means that working pressure gauges have to be present in the conduit, and must be replaced whenever they fail. On the other hand, in order to ensure that the sanitary conduit can be cleansed and sanitized between processes, the conduit is designed so that it can be completely cleaned of any milk or other product by washing it and rinsing it with a cleaning fluid that must reach every point on the interior of the conduit. No threaded connectors can be used anywhere that the liquid product flows, because of the difficulty in cleaning the threads.
[0003] Standard pressure gauges typically have a threaded stem that is used for securing the gauge into a threaded nipple in the associated equipment. However, there cannot legally be any threaded connections at any point at which the product would come into contact with the threads. Because these standard gauges rely on threaded connections to install them and hold them in place, an alternative technique has been employed for using pressure gauges and the like in sanitary conduits.
[0004] One technique that has been employed previously has been to install a diaphragm and flange disk onto the pressure gauge, and then to clamp the disk and diaphragm in place on top of an annular flange portion of a stub member that is affixed onto the conduit. A sanitary clamp, e.g., a so-called tri-clamp, compresses a sealing gland or ring between these two flanges, so there are no threads exposed to the product in the sanitary conduit. Unfortunately, these specially constructed gauges are many times more costly than the standard pressure gauges, and thus much more expensive to replace.
[0005] In addition, the standard pressure gauge and the diaphragm type gauge mentioned above do not have any means for disclosing a leak or a failure of a seal within the gauge assembly.
[0006] In a regenerative heat exchanger of the type that is used in many pasteurizers, critical temperature differences have to be maintained between the raw product side and the pasteurized product side (typically, only a few degrees). To achieve this, flow rates must be kept within narrow limits, which requires critical pressure differentials. For efficient operation it is important to monitor pressure there very closely. It is also desirable to be able to replace a gauge quickly when it fails, and to employ standard gauges of relatively low cost, yet still of acceptable accuracy.
[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a pressure gauge arrangement that can be easily installed for use in conduits for liquid food products, and which avoids the drawbacks of the prior art.
[0008] It is another object to provide an adapter that permits installation of a standard type of pressure gauge on a sanitary conduit, while avoiding any threaded connectors being in contact with the liquid product.
[0009] It is a further object to provide an arrangement that is straightforward in construction, and which facilitates installation and change-out of the pressure gauge.
[0010] According to one aspect of the invention, a pressure gauge adapter is provided for use in connection with a sanitary conduit, e.g., a product-product heat exchanger of a pasteurizer, through which a liquid product, e.g., milk, flows. The pressure of the product is to be monitored as the product flows through the conduit. At various pressure measuring points along the conduit there are tubular stubs for mounting pressure gauges. Each of these tubular stubs permits communication of pressure to the gauge from the fluid. The pressure gauge is a standard type of gauge with a body portion and a male threaded stem for attaching to a female-threaded gauge fitting on the adapter.
[0011] In any of various preferred embodiments, the adapter has a flange member of a diameter to mate with an upper flange of the tubular stub. A first diaphragm is positioned here between the flange member of the adapter and the upper flange of the tubular stub, and serves as a fluid barrier to prevent the process liquid from leaving, and also serves as a seal gland. A tri-clamp or equivalent sanitary clamp means holds the flange member in sealed engagement with the tubular stub. A cylinder rises from the flange member, and has a hollow cylindrical wall and a sealing flange at its upper end. An elongated piston is situated within the hollow cylindrical wall with a lower end situated upon said lower diaphragm, and an upper end that reaches the top end of the cylinder. The piston enjoys sliding motion in the cylinder over some limited range of axial motion. A cap member is situated above the cylinder and has a flange member arranged to mate with the upper flange member of the cylinder. The cap member defines a space above the cylinder and piston. The cap member having a threaded bore therein to accept the threaded stem of the pressure gauge. The pressure gauge has its stem fitted into the threaded bore of the cap member.
[0012] An upper diaphragm is disposed between the upper flange member of the cylinder and the flange member of the cap member. The upper diaphragm closes off the space defined within said cap member. The upper end of the piston contacts the upper diaphragm.
[0013] There is a fill of a non-compressible transfer fluid, i.e., pressure transmitting liquid (which can be oily or aqueous, as needed for a given application) within the cap member space above second or upper diaphragm. The liquid can be, e.g., water, glycol, or another fluid of the type that is commonly used for such purposes. The piston is in contact with both the upper and lower diaphragms, and is able to transmit pressure from the process liquid (below the lower diaphragm) to the pressure-transmitting liquid (above the upper diaphragm), so that the pressure gauge shows the pressure of the process liquid.
[0014] The piston is formed of a material of low thermal conductance, e.g., stainless steel, and can be in the form of a spool or dog-bone, with upper and lower heads joined by a narrow rod or bar member to minimize heat transfer between the process fluid and the pressure transfer fluid. Alternatively, the piston could be formed of carbon. The cylinder has at least one aperture through the cylindrical wall thereof to provide a visual indication of leakage in the case of a failure of either of the lower and upper diaphragms. Preferably, there are two or more leakage detecting apertures in the cylinder.
[0015] In preferred embodiments, the diaphragms may be silicone rubber (food grade) or may be and EPDM material (ethylene-propylene diene monomer). The cylinder of the adapter may be formed of a stainless steel so as to have high mechanical strength and a low thermal conductance. The cylinder and piston can be relatively tall, so as to isolate the pressure transmitting liquid within the cap portion of the adapter from hot process liquids below the adapter. Preferably the cylinder and the piston can have a length to diameter ratio of between about 1.5 to 2.5.
[0016] In a favorable implementation, the flanges at the top and at the base of the cylinder have a radially tapered outer edge adapted to receive a standard sanitary tri-clamp. The pressure gauge may be of any standard design, and may employ a mechanical or aneroid sensor mechanism, a load cell detector mechanism, or any other system, which may be of conventional design. The gauge may employ either a standard needle dial or a digital display, or may provide an electrical output for remote monitoring. In other embodiments, the flange need not have a strictly circular profile, so long as it is capable of mating with the upper flange of the associated tubular stub.
[0017] The processing equipment associated with this invention may be used for whole milk, skim milk, cream, or other dairy products such as flavored milk or ice cream mix. The arrangements of this invention may also be used for processing orange juice, grapefruit juice, apple juice, or other fruit juices. The equipment may be of a tubular heat exchanger design, and may be cleaned-in-place with a minimum of down time. A triple-tube heat exchanger that is suitable for use in various possible processes is described in Feldmeier U.S. Pat. No. 3,386,497, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0018] The above and many other objects, features, and advantages of the arrangements and techniques of the present invention will become apparent from the ensuing detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, when considered in connection with the accompanying Drawing.
[0019] The Sole Drawing FIGURE shows an adapter according to one embodiment of the invention.
[0020] The pressure gauge and adapter of the present invention can be employed in connection with a pasteurization process such as that described in my U.S. Pat. No. 7,186,430, Mar. 6, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0021] With initial reference to the sole FIGURE, the invention may be employed on a tubular sanitary conduit 10, which may be of the type that processes a dairy product, such as milk or ice cream mix, another edible product such as fruit juice, sauce or soup, or a pharmaceutical product for human or veterinary use. In this case, a tubular stub 12 rises from one side of the conduit 10, and provides a location for installing a gauge. The stub 12 has a ring flange 14 at its upper end. The ring flange 14 has a flat upper surface and a tapered lower surface.
[0022] An industrial pressure gauge 16 here represents any of a large variety of suitable gauges, of various types and having a variety of pressure ranges, depending on the application. In this example, the gauge 16 has a body portion 18 that is disposed outside the conduit 10. There, the body portion 18 is of a generally cylindrical or disk shape, with a dial, indicator needle, face with pressure gradations, and a cover glass or lens. Alternatively, the gauge could have a digital display or could simply have conductors emerging to lead away toward a pressure display on a control panel or console. As is standard in these gauges, a stem 20 having male threads emerges from the body portion 18.
[0023] Atop the tubular stub 12 is situated a cylinder 22 with a flange ring 24 facing the ring flange 14, and with a cylindrical wall 26 that extends upwards from the flange ring 24. There is an upper ring flange 28 at the top of the cylindrical wall 26. A lower diaphragm 30, formed of a sheet of flexible, resilient food-grade material, e.g., silicone rubber or EPDM, is situated between the facing surfaces of the ring flange 14 and the flange ring 24, serving as a seal gland between the flanges and also serving as a barrier to the process fluid below the diaphragm 30.
[0024] A piston 32 is situated within the cylinder and has a generally cylindrical lower head 32B that rests on the diaphragm 30 and a similar upper head 32A that extends even with the top of the cylinder 24. The heads 32A and 32B of the piston have nearly the same diameter as the inside diameter of the cylindrical wall 26, but have enough play to permit some sliding action. The heads 32A and 32B are joined by a bar or rod 33 of a smaller diameter, so as to minimize transfer of heat between the process fluid in the conduit 10 and the pressure transfer fluid associated with the gauge 16. This piston 32 is formed of a material of good strength characteristics but with a low thermal conductivity. In a preferred embodiment, the piston is formed of a stainless steel. There is an upper diaphragm 34 situated across the top of the cylinder 32 and the upper ring flange 28.
[0025] The upper diaphragm 34 at the upper end of the cylinder 22 is in contact with the upper end of the piston 32. This diaphragm 34 may be made of the same flexible, resilient sheet material as the lower diaphragm, or may be made of other material as it is not in contact with the process fluid. A cap member 36 or dome is situated above the cylinder 22 and piston 32, and includes a flange ring 38 that mates with the upper ring flange 28 of the piston. The diaphragm 34 extends between the flange ring 38 and ring flange 28 and serves as a seal gland and also serves to block flow of fluid from the cap member 36 into the cylinder. The cap member 36 defines an enclosed space 40 above the upper diaphragm 34, and is filled with a suitable transfer fluid, e.g., water or glycol. The cap 36 also has a threaded aperture or fitting 42 that mates with the threaded stem 20 of the pressure gauge 16. Here the enclosed space 40 within the cap 36 has the same inside diameter as does the cylindrical wall 26.
[0026] Approximately midway along the cylindrical wall 26 of the stainless steel cylinder 22 are two (or more) leakage detection openings 44. These serve as failure disclosure indicators. In case of a failure of either diaphragm 30 or 34, liquid will begin to leak out through one or both of the openings 44 and will provide a visible indication of leakage. The leak detector holes 44 will serve as an outlet for any fluid that may leak past one or the other of the two diaphragms, and provide a visible indication of leakage or diaphragm failure. Normally, the diaphragms 30 and 34 will keep the annular space between the cylindrical wall 26 and piston 32 dry and free of any fluid. However, if either the edible food product or the pressure transmitting fluid does leak through or past the respective diaphragm, noticeable droplets will form at the leak detector openings 44.
[0027] In this embodiment, the lower flange rings 14 and 24 are held together by means of a tri-clamp 46, and the upper set of flange rings 28 and 38 are also held together by means of a tri-clamp 46.
[0028] In this embodiment, a threaded bore 50 is provided in the upper part of the cylindrical wall 26 to receive a stop screw 52. The stop screw 52 extends beneath the upper head 32A of the piston to limit downward movement of the piston 32. This can prevent damage to the diaphragm 30 in the event of a sudden pressure drop inside the conduit 10.
[0029] The stainless steel cylinder 22 and piston 32 each have low heat transfer characteristics, and serve to isolate the transfer fluid within the space 40 of the cap from the liquid product in the sanitary conduit 10, which may be at a temperature of 300° F. or higher in the case of a pasteurizer. The outer surface of the cylindrical wall 26 also serves an air-cooling surface to further protect the transfer fluid from high temperatures.
[0030] Alternative embodiments of the invention could have pistons made of alternative materials, or with incorporated voids. Other suitable materials may be used for the diaphragms.
[0031] While the invention has been described with reference to a selected embodiment, it should be recognized that the invention is not limited to that precise embodiment. Rather, many modifications and variations will be apparent to persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention, as defined in the appended claims.
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I'm taking a red-eye from Phoenix that gets me to Boston by 630am midweek. I have about three hours to kill before my friend arrives so we can get a rental car (it's under her reservation). I'll be hungry and as I recall, Logan is small and restaurants don't open til 11.
So my options are:
1. Leave the airport, go somewhere for food then come back to the airport to meet my friend.
2. Leave airport, go somewhere and have my friend pick me up when she arrives and gets the rental car.
3. Leave airport, wander Boston and meet up with my friend at South Station, where we are supposed to pick up another friend around 11am.
4. Stay at Logan until my friend gets there. Starve.
My question, to you boardies, is:
Are there any breakfast places open around 7am to make it worth my while to leave the airport at all?
*Note I will have one small rolling suitcase with me. I don't mind wheeling it around, though it could be cumbersome since if I leave the airport, I'll be on the T during rush hour. And Logan does not have storage so I cannot stash it there.
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