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Since 2010, several swimming pool and spa chemical manufacturers have rebranded their products. This is not uncommon, but these updates are occurring at a greater rate than in years past.
In fact, half of the manufacturers who responded to an exclusive Pool & Spa News survey said they rebranded in the last two years to create a new image for their swimming pool and spa lines.
Following are the results of the survey along with a discussion about the rebranding initiatives and dealers' responses to the changes.
Information Age
Traditionally, companies tend to undergo a rebranding every seven to ten years. However, these days it's occurring much more frequently.
From firms that recently launched their products to legacy brands with more than 50 years on the market, manufacturers are reinventing their look to better connect with the consumer while still retaining a core identity, also known as "equities" or "anchors."
The increased frequency of rebranding comes, in part, as a result of consumers' reliance on the Internet. This has created an environment where consumers want the latest and greatest, and if manufacturers don't respond immediately, their products may be overlooked. What's more, the Internet and the abundance of resources available have compounded the already confusing nature of chemicals, a common complaint cited by a high number of the survey's participants.
"It's the Internet Age, and information is so readily available but a lot of it is not factual, which has added layers of complexity for the consumer," says Joe DeFuria, brand manager for BioLab's Pro Dealer Division. "People are very spur of the moment and if the consumer doesn't have the information at their fingertips, you have lost them."
The Lawrenceville, Ga.-based manufacturer hoped to meet this dilemma head on with its rebrand in 2010. In response to consumer focus groups, the company redesigned its core products to address concerns expressed by the end users as well as the dealers who sold the product.
In addition to tweaking its logo, BioGuard also established five categories for the user's specific need, including Maintain, Inhibit, Remedy, Improve and Off Season. This coincides with a color-coded system to distinguish the categories more and make the products "pop" on the shelf. For example, the algaecide now is labeled as a "remedy" and is color coded orange.
New competition
While consumers are turning to the Internet for information more regularly, the number of those making purchases online also is quickly increasing. Until recently, the chemical category remained a safe place for dealers because consumers were reluctant to purchase those products online, primarily because they don't have a strong grasp of what they need to treat their water. However, 36 percent of dealers who responded to the survey categorized the threat of online chemical sales last year as having "increased greatly" while another 31 percent indicated the threat had "increased slightly." Granted, 27 percent noted there had been no change, but in general it is a growing concern among brick-and-mortar retailers.
Currently, chlorine tablets seem to be the most popular chemical product purchased online, but in time this could change, observes Shawna Reynolds, assistant general manager of Pool World in Spokane, Wash. "Consumers don't buy their full season of chemicals online, but it could have the potential to get there," she notes. "But a lot of our customers do come to us for testing and knowledge they can't get online."
Indeed, e-commerce is slowly chipping away at in-store sales, but dealers are hoping their knowledge of specialty products, ability to test water, and friendly business practices will help to curb this shift. So much so that half of the dealers surveyed said they do not see the need for manufacturers to rebrand at all.
"We're so hands-on with our customers and we are in a specialty business, so the idea is they need our help," says Brad Schmoekel, sales manager of Ohio Pools & Spas in North Canton, Ohio. Schmoekel, one of more than 350 survey participants, said that his customer base is very loyal and consistently exhibits a need to rely on his staff for chemicals. During the summer, he even has a line out the door with people waiting to have their water diagnosed, he explains.
Modern world
Not all dealers see the rebranding as an unnecessary practice. In general, Troy Derheim's customers also rely on the staff to recommend chemicals. But contrary to some of his peers, the president of the Fargo, N.D., retail store Tubs of Fun, says products with a modern look and clear language will appeal more to consumers and build trust between him and his customers.
"A generic bottle seems generic. A label that's more appealing and easier to understand will build sales and people will be more dedicated to [the brand]," he says. "Everything you can do to bring the consumer to you and have them return is going to help."
Despite this clear divide between dealers, chemical manufacturers are recreating their brands' looks as a way to help bolster sales, influence buyers, drive business and moderize.
After 15 years, King Technology redesigned its logo, slogan and packaging in 2011 to do just that, says Lynn Nord, marketing manager for the Hopkins, Minn.-based firm, and a survey participant. As such, the company plans to update its design every few years as a necessity.
"There is no doubt that consumers are doing research online and they expect fresh new content," she says. "By its very nature, the Internet isn't stagnant, and we can't be stagnant either."
In essence, companies are counting on the refreshed look to add to the loyalty experienced by so many dealers because it helps consumers to draw a connection between the product and the seller. In marketing, this concept is called double insurance, says Terri Goldstein, CEO of The Goldstein Group, which recently assisted Lonza with a complete overhaul of its Poolife brand.
"Hopefully, you already have loyalty from the consumer to the dealer, but how about loyalty to the brand [the dealer] offers as well?" she asks.
As part of Lonza's restaging, Goldstein conducted eight focus groups involving consumers and dealers. The participants evaluated Poolife's packaging, language, logo and overall effectiveness in communicating with the consumer. The process took nearly six months, but in the end, the research pinpointed the changes needed to update the product line.
The brand officially relaunched at the 2012 International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo in New Orleans. The packaging taps into the "fun" aspect of owning a swimming pool, a characteristic not often associated with chemicals. By settling on an image that evokes an emotional response, Lonza officials believe customers will associate on a more positive level with their purchases.
"People want to be reminded of the joy they experienced when purchasing their pool," explains Gigi Carder, marketing manager of Lonza's Dealer Direct Division in Atlanta. "What they see is sparkling blue water, family and friends. Then we bring chemicals into it, and it becomes boring and technical."
The language used on the packaging also is a concern to many as manufacturers seek to connect with consumers and reinforce their brand's identity. Such is the case with SeaKlear, which also unveiled its new product line, the Mighty Pod, at the Expo. The packaging includes clear and specific symbols and language to help users understand the product's function, such as a heart for Weekly Pool Care and a cross for Weekly Pool Cure. This may be the future design inspiration for SeaKlear as the manufacturer considers a rebrand that could also include a new naming convention for its existing pool and spa products.
"We're trying to get closer to the end user and Mighty Pod is the first foray into that effort," says Kate Bovey, senior director of marketing and communication for the Bothell, Wash.-based firm's parent company HaloSource. "We're in planning mode for 2013."
Some changes are less about the language and more about overall aesthetics. Take Haviland Enterprise's Proteam Spa packaging, for example. After nearly 20 years of the same design, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based company replaced the product's dated bottle with one that resembled a shampoo bottle, with a pink, pearlescent color. The strategy, says marketing manager John Bereza, was meant to target the mid-50s female buying market, one of the largest to purchase spa chemicals.
A simple explanation of a product's purpose can also help dealers who have had to downsize due to the economic climate but who still have busy days during the summer months.
Having product with concise messaging on the shelves may reduce some of the burden placed on a store's staff, says DeFuria.
"In the current business climate, most retail stores have fewer staff, so having something that is simpler is a big help," he says.


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Indiana and Ohio State Earn Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
Oct. 1, 2012
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Indiana and Ohio State have earned Big Ten men's soccer weekly honors, it was announced on Monday. Buckeye midfielder Austin McAnena takes home Offensive Player of the Week accolades, while Hoosier goalkeeper Luis Soffner garners defensive honors for the second straight week.
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A very comfortable and spacious family house, with a separate cottage, located in rural surroundings, approximately 5kms north west of Lagos.
Built in 1997, both the main house and the cottage have been extensively refurbished. Large landscaped gardens, and exclusive use of the pebble stone pool, measuring 13.5m by 7.7m at the widest point. Very private yet only a few minutes drive from beaches, shops and restaurants, golf, tennis and a health spa. Plenty of space for indoor and outdoor meals, including purpose built barbecue area. Gardens ideal for both sun and shade. Outdoor table tennis. The grounds are fenced, and the property is entered through electronically controlled gates.
Maid service 3 times per week. Local English managing agent.
In recent years the house, and grounds, have been the successful venue for numerous family holidays, adult getaways, professional photo shoots, and wedding ceremonies.
I had high hopes for this property from looking at the photographs here - and they were completely exceeded! As you twist and turn down the dusty dirt roads you could never imagine what lies behind the gate; a real oasis, it felt like a little bit of the Caribbean. Palm trees and winding cobbled paths, soft grass underfoot, a pond full of terrapins, lots of shady nooks and crannies and that beautiful pale blue swimming pool at the heart of it! It was like having a tiny five star resort all to ourselves! The house was perfect too; open plan, well furnished and cool in spite of 30+ degrees. We were four adults, two teenage girls, one nine year old girl and a teenage couple who had the luxury of the separate detached cottage all to themselves (often the 'annexe' or 'studio' accommodation in rental villas is not as nice as in the main house - this was absolutely not the case here, the cottage is very high quality indeed). There are three twin rooms on the ground level, all spaced far enough apart for no noise to carry at all, and another gigantic bedroom upstairs with a full width terrace overlooking the tropical gardens.
The house had everything we could ask for; kitchen basics, pool towels, games, citronella candles, a library of books, guide books, enough cutlery and crockery for twice as many people as the house holds.Everything was clean and fresh, a testament to the time and care that housekeeper Julia takes during her end of stay clean and twice weekly visits.
Location wise, as others have said, a car is vital. It really does feel as though you're in the middle of nowhere as you approach the house (and not in a good way) and there is nowhere at all within walking distance. We ate out for lunch some days but had dinner in the villa every night to save on organising taxis which sounds like it might be a bit of a nightmare. But it's only ten minutes to the main road into Lagos and Luz so once you're on the road everything is very close at hand and accessible.
We rent a big villa every summer and this is by far the best and probably the first one that I would want to return to. Just magical and perfect, a little slice of paradise.
This really is a wonderful villa. We were a group of 6 adults (3 couples), a 2 year old, 14 month and 8 month old and there was more than enough space for all of us (including one bedroom we didnt use). It is about 1hr 15 min drive from faro airport. Very close (10min drive) to local supermarket and health club where you can go to spa, play tennis golf etc which we used. Also v close the the beach.
The house is beautiful and has all amenities you would need. Perfect for those with children - things like travel cots, mattresses, kids swim/beach stuff and eating utensils are all there so you can forget about it and have fun. The gardens and pool - well wow! We loved this property so much we will definitely come here again. The owner is also a pleasure to deal with and a very nice man, accomodating of our requests. The maid came twice a week and the garden and pool was also well tended to.
We recently booked the villa for a week and held our wedding there which was a very small intimate affair - everybody was in awe at the sheer beauty of the surroundings and commented on the natural beauty of the gardens.The villa has everything you could possibly need and feels like a home away from home (if your home is a luxury villa lol) If you like character and charm this is definitely right for you. The maid julia was excellent and although has no english she makes herself understood if needed,she whizzed about without being intrusive, also Emma the villa manager was only a phone call away and was so helpful. I dealt with the owner Stephen via email and found him to be very helpful. Car hire is a must to this villa and I would say it would not suit people who are planning on going out drinking every night as getting a taxi home caused us issues as the last kilometer to the villa is on a dusty track and the taxi men didn't want to have to wash their cars after!!! Initially the track can put you off as it feels like you are going into an isolated area and also the road getting slightly rougher terrain - however its completely worth it once you reach the villa. There are other villas around so you are not isolated but you do indeed feel like you are as nobody is overlooking you at all as the garden makes it so secluded. The wifi was perfect and also the satellite tv was indeed all our usual sky package channels including sports and movies although it was only watched for the odd match as the euros were on during our stay. Myself and my new husband plus my parents, my sister and partner and 3 kids stayed in the villa and I would recommend it to anybody holidaying with their inlaws as their is a separate little cottage on the same property (where my parents stayed) so for grandparents to have a little space of their own this is fantastic. Although not an issue for us I can imagine some inlaws would be happy to not be on top of one other all the time so this little cottage is ideal. Their is table tennis, lots of kids pool toys which we also added too...Im sure most people leave things behind. There is also the necessities such as salt, sugar, teabags - all there on arrival. I cant tell you how peaceful and beautiful this villa is so just go there and see for yourself. We had an amazing time and as the setting for our garden style wedding it holds wonderful memories - im hoping to return to celebrate many anniversaries to come.....
The villa and location far exceeded our expectations. You are situated close to the beaches and towns/villages yet feel like you are in your own secluded oasis in the countryside. The villa has everything you need to make your stay as relaxing as possible and the maid Julia does an excellent job. We are already booking our return for next year.
I recently stayed in Janelas Verdes with 9 friends. It was a stunning villa with amazing pool in a peaceful location. When we eventually managed to tear ourselves away from the beautiful garden, pool and terrace, it was very easy to explore the local area. You are well placed to visit the surfing beaches on Portugal's West coast and minutes away from pretty towns and more long sandy beaches. The villa offers an ideal place to relax with plenty going on nearby to keep you busy.
6 adults and a young baby stayed here for 2 weeks in May (ages from 6months to 70). Everything was excellent from the grounds, pool, rooms and service. If you want to relax in a home away from home this is the Villa for you. It is not all clean lines and minimalist like so many generic villas are these days, it is much more comfortable and therefore relaxing, its like a friend has let you borrow it for a few weeks. The pool is the star of the show, it is as good as the pictures which is not to detract from the house and grounds! Shops/beaches are a short drive away and easy to get to if you have a car (you need a car). Not much else to say other than if you want a few weeks winding down in extremely relaxing surroundings then book it. We would 100% do it again.
Cruz de Pedra is a small development of seven houses, which do not overlook each other. The setting is rural and private, but not isolated.The lively towns of Lagos, and Praia da Luz, are within a few minutes drive, with a wide selection of shops, bars, and restaurants to suit all budgets. There are several safe beaches within a 10 minute drive, and numerous other beaches as you travel west, and get further off the beaten track. A wide variety of watersports are available.
There are 4 good supermarkets a few minutes drive from the property.
Boavista Golf and Spa Resort is less than 10 minutes away, and several other courses are within easy reach. The Boavista Spa features a gym, jacuzzi, steam bath and sauna. Massage treatments are available, and the resort also has tennis courts.
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Relive PBA Baseball's Opening Night at Roger Dean Stadium
February 4, 2012
Written By: Michael Brown, Assistant A.D. for Athletic Communications
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- If you didn't have the opportunity to experience Thursday evenings baseball home opener at Roger Dean Stadium, you can relive the action through this video recap. The night began with a special return of PBA head coach Gary Carter in a touching pregame ovation and ended on senior catcher Travis Murray's game-winning, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs to push PBA to a 3-2 win over Palm Beach County rival, Lynn University.
Edite and produced by Brandon Martinez, the video below gives a glimpse of a special evening in the history of Palm Beach Atlantic University and its baseball program.
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This makes the Galaxy S4 the fastest selling Android device. Within a month of its launched it had already gone past the 10 million mark. In comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S III took a 100 days to reach 20 million sales.
This report will obviously quiet down analysts who speculated that Samsung is having troubles selling as many Galaxy S4s as it would have liked. Those same analysts suggested that with the arrival of many S4 derivatives, Samsung might be watering down sales of its most profitable device, the flagship S4.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 launched internationally at the end of April and reached the 20 million sales milestone by the end of June. Interestingly, most of those sales have happened across the globe and in Korea the S4 sold half a million units.
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Помогите написать ЭССЕ пожалуйста!!! Some people think that it is possible to get good university education only abroad and preferably in England
Помогите написать ЭССЕ пожалуйста!!! Some people think that it is possible to get good university education only abroad and preferably in England.
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Second Annual Drew Judycki Memorial Disc Golf Tournament
Sat-Sun, September 28-29, 2013 at Red River Ski Area in Red River, New Mexico
C-tier · PDGA sanctioned singles tournament
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Come on up and play the most beautiful course in New Mexico!! Nestled on the backside of Red River Ski Area, in the gorgeous yellows and oranges of the aspens, this course will challenge you both mentally and physically ...with big uphills, HUGE downhills, and crazy turns!!! You'll load the Platinum chairlift to start your round and play with some breathtaking views!! DON'T MISS THIS TOURNAMENT!!!
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Liverpool Street Station is a major railway and underground station in London. The station is in central London and close to The City, Shoreditch, The Barbican and Whitechapel.
Liverpool Street Underground Station is on the Circle Line, the Hammersmith & City Line and the Metropolitan Line. Railway trains are operated by National Express East Anglia Railway.
Liverpool Street Station is near many tourist attractions including Spitalfields Market, The Whitechapel Gallery and The Bank of England. There are London hotels near Liverpool Street Station. Use the map to explore the area around Liverpool Street Station.
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The Brazilian's deal was not due to expire until 2014 but he has agreed an early release with the Nerazzurri, which is looking to revamp their squad this summer
The former Brazil international still had two years to run on his existing deal with the Nerazzurri but the veteran center back has been deemed surplus to requirements at San Siro and his departure had been considered little more than a formality.
"F.C. Internazionale announce that the documents relating to the mutually-agreed termination of Lucio's contract have been filed in the offices of Lega Serie A," a statement on the club's official website read.
"The Brazilian defender, who was bound to the club until June 30, 2014, played 136 official games in the Nerazzurri shirt, scoring five goals and winning a Scudetto, two Coppa Italia titles, a Supercoppa, one UEFA Champions League and a Club World Cup.
"To Lucio and his family, the most affectionate farewell from all at F.C. Internazionale."
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Silva is fired up for Sonnen @ UFC 148
By Anthony Springer Jr.
When you've known someone for a long time, surprises come few and far between. But Anderson Silva's fiery demeanor on today's UFC 148 conference call got the attention of the organization's president, Dana White, media listening in and the social media world.
"I've never heard him talk like this," White remarked.
Silva was absolutely livid when asked about what–if any–strengths his upcoming opponent, Chael Sonnen has in their highly anticipated rematch.
"It doesn't matter if I'm on the bottom, side or top," Silva responded when asked how he'll avoid a takedown.
It got worse from there.
"Chael is going to get his ass kicked like he's never been beaten before. I'm going to make sure that every one of his teeth are broken. He's not going to be able to walk out of the Octagon by himself. I can guarantee that. The game's over, no more shit talking it's on now."
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Dead L.A. County coroner did NOT do Breitbart's autopsy
May 3, 2012 by Jack Blood
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Consider this a correction to our previous story…
By Andrew Steele
This is an update on Michael Cormier– a coroner for the L.A. Country coroner's office who recently died, and whose death is being looked at as a potential homicide because of poison found in his system. Conflicting reports are coming out from various media outlets regarding whether or not he was the coroner who performed the autopsy on conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart.
I called the L.A. County coroner's office to get the word straight the horse's mouth and they confirmed to me that Cormier did not perform Breitbart's autopsy.
Many news sources have falsely claimed otherwise and have not cited any sources, or any proof to contradict what the L.A. County coroner's office told me. Since I was able to easily verify this story with a quick phone call, no doubt more prominent news sources can do the same. Spreading this rumor without verifying if it's true or not equates to outright lying and the kind of deceptive journalism those of us in the alternative media are fighting against. Such rumors only serve to distract those who legitimately find Breitbart's sudden death on March 1st– the same day he allegedly planned to release damning Obama videos– suspicious, and discredit those who bite on such misinformation.
This doesn't mean that Cormeir's death should go unnoticed in journalists' investigations of Breitbart's death. (Cormier did die on April 20th– the same day that Breitbart's autopsy results were released– which is an interesting coincidence.) However in order for the truth to be learned the facts first need to be established so that the right questions can be asked.
For example, from the L.A. Weekly:
"L.A. County Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter tells LA Weekly that Cormier did not conduct Breitbart's autopsy. "Only doctors" ever worked on Breitbart, says Winter, because foul play was not suspected from the beginning."
Why didn't a coroner like Cormier take a look at Breitbart? Given who Breitbart was, his still somewhat young age, and the kind of high powered people he tangled with, wouldn't investigators want to put a coroner on the case, just to assure an increasingly vigilant public that murder was honestly looked at as a possibility but ruled out?
The fact that a coroner didn't look at Breitbart is a story in itself, proving that a "natural causes" bias was present in the minds of investigators from the start.
Did Barack Obama Campaign Threaten Life of Chelsea Clinton to Keep Parents Silent on Obama's Ineligibility?
April 3, 2012 by Jack Blood
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uH OH… maybe THIS is what Andrew Breitbart was threatening to reveal? Remember when Arkansas DNC Chairmen Bill Gwatney was Murdered in broad daylight? Or when hostages were taken at the Clinton NH campaign office.. A love letter from Rham? What about the fire that destroyed the Clinton Campaign Office In Indiana? Or when Clinton Super-delegate U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones had a sudden brain hemorrhage while driving her car?
ALL IN 2008 WHILE HITLERY WAS STILL CONTESTING THE NOMINATION (Rumors were flying that she would fight for a "brokered convention")
The Clintons learned to murder their opposition from the Bush's… Did the Obama regime learn from the Clintons? and did Obama's crew threaten Dennis Kucinich to support Obama-Care or else. What about Obama's Dead pool, including (some would say) Seal Team 6, AND Obama's own Grandmother! Guess this would be typical Chicago politics.
Most people in the US, especially Democrats, believe that the Obama Birther Movement was started by Republicans and or the Tea Party. They believe it is a smear campaign aimed to tarnish the image of their hero of change. But they may be shocked to learn that the Birther Movement was actually started by former President Bill Clinton and Hillary back in 2008.
Bettina Viviano was a vice president with Amblin Enterntainment, Steven Spielberg's company, before launching her own film production company in 1990. In 2008, Viviano was asked to produce a documentary about voter fraud within the Democratic Party. At the time, she says she was not a Democrat or a Republican and in fact had never voted in an election. She went into the project with the sole purpose of producing the best and most accurate documentary possible.
During the documentary process, Viviano says that she quickly became aware of just how dangerous and insidious the Obama campaign was. A number of the Democrats she interviewed refused to appear on camera and told her that their lives and property had been threatened by people working with the Obama campaign.
She also heard former President Bill Clinton say that Obama was not eligible to be president because of his lack of birth records. In fact, she said it was common knowledge around many top Democrats. Bill Clinton has often said that he would go public with the information when the time was right.
Before that could happen, his close friend and head of the Arkansas Democratic Party, Bill Gwatney was murdered in his office and then someone told Bill that he was next if he said anything about Obama's eligibility. In the video below, she said that Clinton was not intimidated until someone associated with the Obama campaign told him that his daughter Chelsea would be next if he opened his mouth. From that point on, the Clinton's remained silent about Obama's birth certificate or lack thereof.
This is a powerful video from a lady that has nothing to gain and probably everything to lose by coming forward with her information. It could well ruin her career in Hollywood as so many of the film industry are flaming liberals. It could also cost her her life.
I took note of how she described the Obama campaign's reign of terror and intimidation and how well coordinated it was. I thought to myself that if they were bold enough to threaten the life of the Clinton's daughter then have they made similar threats to all of the leading Republicans in both the House and Senate? Is this why Congress has remained so silent ever since Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's March 1st news conference where he provided the American people with the evidence that Obama's birth certificate and Selective Service Cards are forgeries?
When you see how blatantly Obama has defied the US Constitution and federal law without any apology or excuses, it's not hard to believe that he, like every other dictator in history, obtained his position by intrepidation, threats and outright violence. Knowing he is capable of this has to make every single American extremely fearful if Obama gets re-elected.
And if the voter fraud will be as prevalent in November as it was in 2008, it seems a sure thing that he will be re-elected. Obama has had the DOJ strike down every voter ID law and any other measure taken, to reduce the chance of voter fraud. They have set the stage for an old fashioned Chicago style election with padded and illegal votes. Wait a minute, he is a Chicago politician, so guess he's just following local history at a national level.
If he does get re-elected, I'm positive it will mean the end of free elections and free America. We will become another Soviet Union: a land run by an elite group of Marxists who will exploit all of the people for their own personal gain. America, for all intent and purpose will be dead if Obama gets re-elected.
Chris Rock Attacks Conservative Author Over Tea Party Racism Question
March 15, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Music/Book/Film/Art
The New York Times bestselling author of the explosive new book, Hollywood Hypocrites: The Devastating Truth About Obama's Biggest Backers, Jason Mattera, had his crew's camera snatched and hurled by comedian Chris Rock when he asked the star why he has called the Tea Party racist (video below).
"I was stunned," said Mr. Mattera in an exclusive interview with Big Hollywood. "Tea Party members get called the worst things imaginable and still remain peaceful. But ask a big Hollywood celebrity to explain himself and the guy goes ballistic, wrestles the camera away from my camerawoman, chucks it 50 feet, and then challenges me to a fight. It's unreal. And it perfectly illustrates why I decided to investigate and writeHollywood Hypocrites."
The confrontation, which took place around 2:00 a.m. on January 23, 2012, at Spike Lee's Sundance Film Festival after party at Tao night club, ended with Chris Rock challenging the conservative author to a fight, says Mr. Mattera:
"Chris Rock shouted, 'You want to throw down? Let's throw down right now!' Of course, he was standing safely behind two bodyguards when he said it."
The clash was ignited when Jason Mattera inquired about disparaging comments Chris Rock made about the Tea Party in an Esquire article in 2011:
When I see the Tea Party and all this stuff, it actually feels like racism's almost over. Because this is the last — this is the act up before the sleep. They're going crazy. They're insane. You want to get rid of them — and the next thing you know, they're fucking knocked out. And that's what's going on in the country right now.
Jason Mattera says his confrontation with Chris Rock is just the opening salvo in a series of forthcoming ambush celebrity interviews with some of the big name stars he chronicles in Hollywood Hypocrites.
"Hollywood celebrities preach to us to vote for Barack Obama and his leftist policies, yet not even they live by the values Obama and the progressive left stand for," said Mattera. "If conservatives and Republicans are going to win in 2012, we must muzzle Obama's backers. And that starts with a full-scale investigation of the positions they take and the lives they actually lead."
Among the celebrity targets Jason Mattera's investigates in his new book are:
- Alec Baldwin
- Matt Damon
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Madonna
- Bruce Springsteen
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Bono
- Arianna Huffington
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Spike Lee
Andrew Breitbart endorsed Jason Mattera's book, saying that it "unleashes a barrage of body blows to Hollywood's holier-than-thou limousine liberals that may make them think twice next time they open their pretty mouths."
As for when he plans to release his next celebrity interview for Hollywood Hypocrites, Mr. Mattera says: "As President Ronald Reagan used to say, 'You ain't seen nothin' yet!' The next video is likely to drop sometime next week."
Andrew Breitbart: Coroner wants to 'cover all the bases'
March 4, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Americas
The Los Angeles County coroner's office said it is awaiting the results of toxicology tests before releasing an official cause of death for conservative author and activist Andrew Breitbart, who died unexpectedly Thursday at age 43.
A source familiar with the investigation told The Times the tests are routine in a death of someone so young.
An autopsy was completed Friday, and the tests are expected to take several weeks.
PHOTOS: Andrew Breitbart's 10 key media moments
"It's standard procedure," coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey told Reuters. "We have a very young man who died suddenly and unexpectedly, so we want to make sure we cover all the bases."
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was still under investigation, said officials are working on the assumption that Breitbart died of natural causes. A witness saw him collapse while walking near his home and said that he had no external injuries, the source said. Paramedics rushed Breitbart to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead.
"It looks like a heart attack, but no one knows until "an autopsy is done, Breitbart's father-in-law, actor Orson Bean, told The Times.
"He was walking near the house somewhere…. He was taken by paramedics to UCLA, and they couldn't revive him," Bean said. "We're devastated. I loved him like a son."
Breitbart is survived by his wife, Susannah; four children; his parents; and a sister. The family has not announced memorial arrangements.
Sources said officials will also try to determine whether Breitbart had any underlying health problems that could have contributed to his death, a common tack in such cases.
Breitbart was a Hollywood-criticizing, mainstream-media-loathing conservative and shot to stardom with two stories in recent years: breaking the story over sexually charged tweets by former Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York, a scandal that led to his resignation; and posting a video of Shirley Sherrod, an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in which she appeared to make racially charged comments, leading to her firing and then a subsequent apology by the Obama administration when it was later revealed that the video had been heavily edited and her comments portrayed out of context.
Sherrod released a statement saying: "My prayers go out to Mr. Breitbart's family as they cope during this very difficult time. I do not intend to make any further comments."
Breitbart spent his early professional years helping to edit the Drudge Report and later helped launch the Huffington Post. In 2005, he started his news aggregation site Breitbart.com, which was designed to counter what he described as the "bully media cabal" that he said ignores stories at odds with prevailing liberal orthodoxy. His goal, he often said, was to "destroy the institutional left."
His big splash came in 2009, when he posted an undercover video in which a pair of conservative activists posing as a prostitute and her boyfriend asked employees of the community group ACORN for help with a brothel that would house underage Salvadorans. ACORN was embarrassed when some of its workers seemed too helpful; Congress responded by defunding the organization.
Breitbart's mother-in-law, Alison Mills Bean, called him "one of the most genuine people I've met in my life…. He always spoke the truth of his heart, and no matter what people agreed or disagreed with him he never wavered.
"And he was loved by a lot of people," she said. "And I know a lot of people found fault with his points of view … but everyone loved him. It is a great loss for everybody."There was no stopping Andrew Breitbart from fighting the good fight with every fiber of his soul," Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) said in Congress. "Goodbye and God bless, Brother Andrew. You are loved and mourned and ever remembered."
Breitbart lived with his family in Westwood. He had been adopted by moderately conservative Jewish parents and attended two of L.A.'s most exclusive private schools — Carlthorp and Brentwood.
His father, Gerald, owned Fox and Hounds, a landmark Tudor-style Santa Monica restaurant that later became the punk rock club Madame Wong's West. His mother, Arlene, was an executive at Bank of America in Beverly Hills and downtown L.A.
Breitbart collapsed near Westwood home
Andrew Breitbart's death: Twitter reaction
Breitbart's death to be reviewed by coroner
— Andrew Blankstein
Photo: Andrew Breitbart signs his book "Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!" Feb. 25 in Troy, Mich. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky / European Pressphoto Agency
Who Would Want Breitbart Dead? Its a Loooong List…
March 3, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
Note: MIKE MALLOY fill in and Major Breitbart nemesis BRAD FRIEDMAN will join us on "THE JACK BLOOD SHOW" this Monday AM. He will most certainly provide several motives, if indeed Mr Breitbart was murdered by leftist / globalist agents.
Brad was very respectful in his Obit, and is a good friend of ours… and though we share some of his critiques of Breitbart, we are certainly skeptical of his reported death by "natural Causes" – THIS SHOW WILL BE EXPLOSIVE!
VIA "Godfather Politics"
I got a call Thursday morning from my business partner asking me what I thought about the death of Andrew Breitbart. He wanted to know if I thought it might have been a hit job. First, I was shocked that Breitbart had died. I had not heard the news.
Second, the 1950 film D.O.A. came to mind. It starred Edmond O'Brien. O'Brien was a top-notch Oscar-winning actor (for the The Barefoot Contessa in 1954). Other films include The Killers, White Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Wild Bunch.
Here's the storyline. Frank Bigelow (O'Brien) is an accountant who goes to San Francisco for a last week of bachelor freedom before settling down with his fiancée Paula. After a night on the town, he wakes up with an odd hangover. He checks in with a doctor who tells him he's been poisoned with a "luminous toxin" that does not have an antidote. Frank is told that he has, at most, a week to live. A second opinion nets the same result.
He spends what's left of his life tracking down the person or persons who wanted him dead. He walks into the police station and says to the desk officer in charge, "I want to report a murder . . . mine."
You can watch the bar scene here, just the first two minutes:
Of course, so far, there is no indication that Andrew Breitbart's drink was laced with poison at the bar at The Brentwood, but the reaction by a number of people on the left reveals how they loathed him and wished him harm. Here are some comments that Mike Malloy made on his show in February of 2011:
Remember, these right wing scum — these are neo-Nazis! If I ever come across Andrew Breitbart, uh, there will be um, nastiness occur! Let me just put it that way — I hate these people!
[T]he right-wing needs to be stomped into the ground, they really do! The right wing needs to be crushed in the United States like a cockroach. The right-wing needs to be ground into the dirt! I'm telling you, they are destroying the country!
Here's a place to go if you want to read some of the oozing hate of the tolerant liberal class in America. The article is called "Liberals Celebrate Death of Andrew Breitbart." Read it and weep and understand what we are up against. Here's one of them:
Andrew Breitbart destroyed lives based on LIES, I will not be some phony liberal and pretend condolences. ROT IN HELL ANDREW U BASTARD!
Of course, Breitbart would have had a good laugh and then sent the tweet to all his friends. He understood that such vitriol is the gasping breath of a dying worldview.
Breitbart's Footage Shows Obama 'Paling Around' With Terrorists
March 3, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
'The footage that Andrew Breitbart planned to release just hours after his untimely death would have proven hugely damaging to President Obama's re-election hopes, because it shows Obama fraternizing with Weather Underground terrorists whose goal it was to set up a Communist dictatorship inside the United States.
According to former FBI agent Larry Grathwohl, who was assigned to infiltrate the Weather Underground's Central Committee, the organization run by Bill Ayers carried out bombings targeting the Pentagon, the State Department, as well as police stations and federal buildings, in an attempt to cause the United States government to collapse and open the door for Cuban, North Vietnamese, Chinese and Russian troops to occupy the country.'
This video shows an interview of Larry Grathwohl who was an FBI agent assigned to investigate the Weather Underground. William Ayers is the founder of the Weather Underground. This man is speaking about William Ayers. It was in William Ayers' livingroom that Barack Obama launched his political career.


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Commercial complete Gainclone kit for a beginner?
I have soldered before, is there a complete kit (including tranformer, power supply etc) to try a Gainclone for strictly plug one end on the wall outlet and connect to my DIY speaker (fullrange).
I can follow a "pictural how to" but not schematic, would prefer to order all in one kit form, is there a vendor for this?
Hi Gychang -
I can't help you but am on a similar quest.
I'm a Fan of yours from your B20 project and followed many of your other projects.
I had thought you'd done a gainclone and had troubles with the 1st one? If I'm correct can you elaborate? I can't afford $100 mistakes. Your answer will help me know what to avoid.
I've e-mailed 3 manufacturers to date with questions regards their instructions being clear enough for a newbee to handle and I don't even get replies.
Hope you get some feedback on this, seems 10,000 built them but had some 'Universal Knowledge' the rest of us don't possess.
I just finished the BrianGT chipamp.com 3886 kit - I know very little about electricity, can't read a schematic, and that was my first kit ever. I am surprisingly good with a soldiering iron, so that made it very easy.
The instructions at chipamp.com - ok, but not so great. AudioSector.com has a very similar kit, and the instructions/manual on the site is very easy to follow and has some pictures - I have never put that kit together, but I wish I had gone with the audiosector kit simply due to the ease of instruction included.
Neither kit comes with a transformer/toroid, plugs, cords, connectors, or a chassis. Those can be had fairly cheaply if you dig around, so don't be afraid to try some experimenting and hand craft some components for your amp.
However, now I believe I am a professional and can't wait to build my own custom 300b single-ended tube amp - NOT
I bet that with a piece of proto-board, a couple 3875's and a handful of components you CAN make an amp that you'll enjoy a great deal. There is certainly nothing wrong with the kit route, but from scratch is VERY attainable.
Print out the schematic in question and physically lay each component over it's symbol. Add a wire for each line and voila... noise, er-ahh MUSIC:D
Re: Commercial complete Gainclone kit for a beginner?
And here's a caveat:
Complete, as in achieving advertised results, also involves a preamplifier. The chip amp is a power amp, technically incomplete without a preamplifier.
Brian, BWRX, has two chipamps that include the preamp /w regulator, and this is the most complete design that I'm aware of. See www.transientharmony.com
Let's look at it from a "module" viewpoint:
Power amp
Power supply
Preamp /w regulator
Chassis /w heatsink
Although the module viewpoint looks intense at first glance, actually its easier in practice--because this makes for several small projects instead of one large unit.
(Approach is, several smaller problems instead of a big problem.)
That's enough for one post.
I will follow up with more later, and possibly a few shortcuts.
This is quite instructive and demonstrates simplicity of design.
A simple pot can be used instead of a "proper" preamp.
have fun,
For beginner use, chips with only five connections may be easiest. Those are LM3875 and LM1875. Both have five active pins.
Select either LM3875's 55 watts and plan to use a preamp,
select LM1875's 25 watts.
The purpose of a preamp is so that you don't have to increase the distortion with a gain of 45 on a power amp. Instead, the preamp does a portion of the gain and the power amp does a portion of the gain--with no stress on either.
Next, its transformer shopping time.
How to select?
Take the "watts output" of your amplifier and multiply by 1.5 to get the VA requirement for transformer.
Here's an example of VA, volt ampers: A 36v center tap (18+18 ac) transformer with 1 amper makes 36va.
Relating back to LM1875 above, 25 watts x 1.5 = 37.5, so you can see that the 36vct (18+18 ac), 36va transformer above can probably run a single LM1875 monobloc per each transformer.
Relating back to LM3875 above, 55 watts x 1.5 = 82.5. And, I didn't mention it yet, but LM3875 likes a 48vct (24+24 ac) transformer. That's 1.72 ampers. You can readily find 2 amper rated 48v (2a x 48v = 96va) center tap transformers, and that can run a single LM3875 monobloc per each transformer.
Stereo sidenote:
Although I'm going to cover monoblocs, here's a note for stereo layout. That implies using just one transformer running two amplifiers. Simply use double the VA, meaning select a transformer that's twice as strong. For the final note on stereo layout, its nice to have any left side connections exactly the same length as any right side connections.
My own personal preference is monobloc layout, inferring that each amp chip has its own transformer (no matter how few or how many are inside a given chassis/enclosure). Advantages and disadvantages are well documented, so you can decide for yourself.
And now where are we?
Hopefully, there's enough information in this post that you have selected a power amplifier and a transformer to match.
That's enough for now.
More to follow. . .
The directions:
LM3875TF has a build-in insulator.
However, these need a mica insulating pad between chip and heatsink:
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This photo illustrates where the five connections go.
Right side is speaker output with a protection zobel (pitched higher than the audio band)
Center is the power circuit.
The two small ceramic are 100nF (0.1uF, Bar 104).
The two large e-caps pictured are 220uF, although you could use 330uF or 470uF.
Top left is the NFB, Negative Feedback Loop, that is responsible for setting the gain. It is normally two resistors, although the presence of a optional 22uF (or greater) cap there indicates potential for using this particular amplifier without a preamp, as a cap there can prevent the amplifier from amplifying DC (makes zero dc offset).
Center left is shown an optional "ground lift" resistor, as you can see it connecting the ground of both NFB and inputer circuit (input star ground) over to the power ground. It can be 0R, 4R or 10R.
Lower left is the input circuit. There are many options shown.
Going in order from left-center to lowest left. . .
Most important at the input circuit is the resistor from input + to input -, as this presents a load for the source to drive.
Next is the small 330pF (Bar 331) ceramic cap, also a load, as this shunts away stray RF signals.
The ecap is a dc blocking filter, aka input filter cap.
Next is a 1 megaohm resistor set as a load.
Lowest left is a 1k resistor (optional) providing isolation, but also affecting tonality (can use any "pleasant" value there or 0).
See photo and compare to the circuit in the PDF's above.
EDIT: As you can see, this doesn't require a kit.
(listed because their documents and photos can be useful)
K50 document
K50 spare Printed Circuit Boards (without components)
*not exactly hifi as shipped, but can be modded easily by installing better components.
Basic power:
power document
*you can make better for less, but the document is fantastic.
preamp document
*an adjustable preamp that doesn't run your signal through a bunch of potentiometers
*this is quite necessary for neat, easy, soldering--can use #0000 steel wool to wipe carbonized flux off from the soldering iron tip to maintain a bright, glossy, silver color at each solder joint.
*a bit short on power, but it won't hurt components
Desoldering iron:
*this tool removes errors quickly
Another useful tool is a multimeter that's sensitive to DC (and readable at millivolts) so that you can check the dc offset of the amplifier before connecting speakers.
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Stock Coat...Long Coat?
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Can anyone tell me if this girl looks like a long coat? Dad is long coat, mom is stock coat...brother is letting me have one for free...prefer long coat. Thanks!!
Have you got any photos of the parents? True long coats (as in no undercoat) are pretty unusual.
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Mom is on left...dad on right. The pup is 4-5 weeks old in the pic.
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Difficult to tell, especially that young. When they get closer to 8 or 9 weeks, you'd have the best chance getting a long coat if you pick out the puppy with the most feathering around the ears, cheeks, legs, and belly.
But again, it can be hard to tell. My long-haired boy shed out his fluffy puppy coat at about 4 months and almost looked like he was going to be a stock coat, then grew all the feathering back in.
Thanks...she is the fattest/fluffiest of the bunch. Out of the nine, 6 look similar to dad 3 like mom. Any other opinions would be greatly appreciated...I kinda have my heart set on her, but love the look of daddy.
The puppy is too young to tell. Have the sire and dam had puppies before? If so did they produce long coats? If dam does not have the long coat gene then there may not be long coats in the litter even if sire is a long coat. Either way very cute puppy! Congrats!
Athena's Mom...no, this is the first litter. She is an adorable little thing...I just love her. Guess I will wait it out and see if she starts with the ear and foot "fluff" I keep reading about. Fingers crossed...
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I brought Ada home at 7 weeks...here are some updated pics. She is the biggest sweetheart.:wub: Anybody have any input on her coat? Thanks!!
Ada looks to be a coatie! :wub:
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German Shepherd Dog Forums (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/)
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My baby is growing up :) :(
Gunther is officially 1 year old today. Despite all the illness, frustration, nasty poo eating, and training difficulties, he has made the past year of my life so much happier. I love this dog so much it hurts. I don't want him to grow up. :( I need him to stay young forever and never get older where I might lose him. It may sound like a depressing happy birthday wish but I've been struggling with him being unwell for a month now and in 8 1/2 hours he goes to the vet to be checked for lyme disease. I just pray it's as simple as that.
I love you Gunther. You wake me up happy when you jump up and lick my toes and throw your head on my face. You bring joy to my heart when I come home and you greet me so happily despite my failures as a human. You make me swell with pride when you growl and bark at strangers stopping at our fence to protect me, when you put yourself between me and anyone else who comes close to me, when you obey a command that you've never heard before.
You have brought so many tears of both sorrow and joy to my life. You have made every single day so much more enjoyable.
It's ok if you want to stop growing up now. I will love you forever.
Happy Birthday to my baby!
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Birthday fun with his brother
Also, Gunther totally posed for that second picture. I tried to take one prior and he blinked and moved so when I lined up the camera again to wait for him to put his head down, he knew what I wanted and laid his head down and waited for me to take the picture.
Aw happy birthday young guy! And many more to come!
Wishing both of you all the health and happiness in the world together!
Praying the lymes is negative!
Keep us updated!
Happy birthday gunther :)
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Happy birthday Gunther!
Love the pics and thanks for sharing.
Yay Happy Birthday Gunther !! looking good boy. I cant wait till mine is bigger ! COngrats eli Gunther is very handsome
YAY!!!!!!!!!!! Just got back from vet and store and Gunther is fine. Well, as fine as he can be I guess lol. No lyme disease, no heartworm. He has no parasites of any kind. We are now leaning more towards a GI problem.
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"Oldboy" director brings new-look vampire to Cannes
By Jon Herskovitz and Kim Junghyun
SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean director who won the Grand Prix at Cannes for "Oldboy," a film that gave revenge a fresh and disturbing twist, returns to the festival with a movie that puts another Hollywood staple, vampires, in a new light.
Park Chan-wook sees his movie "Thirst," about a Catholic priest turned vampire and which will be in competition at Cannes when it opens this week, as a morality tale.
"I wanted to make audiences more conscious of the moral aspects of choices, whether large or small, by presenting a once-in-a-lifetime, life-or-death decision and exaggerating it to the extremes," Park said told Reuters in an interview.
"Many of South Korea's modern films do not dodge, but squarely confront, moral questions that other films in other countries tend to see as anachronistic."
Park, known for films that question human nature through scenes of shocking violence and dark humor, presents a blood-drenched thriller in "Thirst," which opened in South Korea this month to critical acclaim and strong box office receipts.
The movie, called "Bakjwi" in Korean, stars veteran actor Song Kang-ho as the priest who becomes a vampire during a medical experiment and who is then seduced by a bored housewife bent on murder, played by rising star Kim Ok-vin.
"I thought I could add some changes to this old genre by approaching the subject -- vampire-ism, so to speak -- without the usual mystery or romanticism but from a realistic perspective where being a vampire is sort of a disease," Park said.
The movie will be the first Park has entered in competition at Cannes since "Oldboy" in 2004. He will be up against movies including World War Two drama "Inglourious Basterds" from director Quentin Tarantino, who championed Park five years ago. Continued...


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Aston Villa Beat Reading last night 1-0 at home, and picked up a valuable 3 points, so after 14 games they have 13 points, just one point behind Newcastle, who are in 14th place, but a defeat tonight at the Britannia Stadium could see Newcastle slide even further down the league table, and right now we are only 3 points above the drop zone and 3rd bottom Southampton, who beat us 2-0 on Sunday.
Steven Taylor – now out until February
So it's time to turn things around for Newcastle, before we get ourselves entrenched in the relegation stakes, because history has shown that once clubs get down there and are fighting it out – the confidence drops significantly.
We really do hope that doesn't happen for Newcastle this season, but more bad news yesterday from Newcastle boss Alan Pardew that both Steven Taylor and Yohan Cabaye are out until February – so that's around nine weeks at least.
And of course we already have Ryan Taylor and Haris Vuckic out for the season, and Dan Gosling out for another few months, and when you have injuries like that to a small squad – it shows.
And that's certainly been the case in our last four league games, when we have just one point from the twelve played for, and our goal difference is -6, although it wasn't much better than that last season.
It would be a great time to get back to our winning ways at Stoke tonight, but if Sunday is anything to go by – it's going to be hard to pick points up at the Britannia stadium – but our players must start playing these games like their lives depended on winning.
A win would be terrific, and it would ease the tensions that are starting to grow with Newcastle fans, and give the players some confidence for our next league game at home to Wigan on Monday night.
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Pink flamingos and balloons popped up in Transcona on Saturday in support of Isabella Burgos, an eight-year-old girl who recently spoke out about being transgender.
About 50 people gathered at Transcona Centennial Square around midday for Pink 4 Bella, an event that also raised awareness of transgender issues.
Isabella was born a boy but transitioned over the summer and now identifies as a girl.
The Grade 3 student and her parents said they had to deal with bullying when she started the new school year as a girl.
Isabella said a classmate s parent told her she could not use the girls washroom at school. The same woman also confronted her mother and brother, according to the family.
But since the family spoke out about their experience earlier this month, Isabella has received messages by mail and on social media from people commending her decision to talk publicly about her experience.
Family members said they are overwhelmed by the support and encouragement they have received from people as far away as the Netherlands and Japan.
She just wants to be a girl like any other girl so, like, it s been stressful. It has been hard on our family, said William Perry McCafferty, Isabella s older brother.
We re hoping for the best and reaching out and seeing all the support … we want to see a difference made.
Isabella is currently using a gender-neutral washroom at Joseph Teres School. Her parents said she was initially allowed to use the girls washroom until the parent complained.
Her family has launched a human rights complaint against the River East Transcona School Division.
Isabella s parents said they have reached out to the Manitoba Human Rights Commission for help. Mediation with the school division is the next step, they added.
It s not just about bathrooms, it s just about basic human rights, said Dale Burgos, her father.
We don t segregate colours anymore, and this is just along the same line. It s about human rights.
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May 7, 2017, 12:00 PM - June 26, 2017, 4:00 PM @ Belair Mansion
If you're a fan of the smash hit TV show, or the book series, "Outlander" by Diane Gabaldon, or if you're an archaeology buff, spend the afternoon exploring both at the Mansion. The Maryland Archaeology Lab has created a top notch exhibit that explores artifacts from Maryland sites from the time period around the famous "'45," the last Jacobite rebellion in Scotland. Artifacts illustrate the similarity between colonial Maryland and Scotland. Sassenachs and followers of Bonnie Prince Charlie will all enjoy the exhibit. Ladies are invited to have their picture taken with a live sized replica of Jamie Fraser, the series hero. History, romance and science - all combined to enjoy at Belair!
May 7, 2017, 12:00 PM - June 30, 2017, 4:00 PM
Belair Mansion is pleased to host a new exhibit, "Outlander and the Artifacts of Maryland Archaeology."
"Outlander," a historical romance/science fiction story is the subject of a tremendously successful series of novels by author Diana Gabaldon. The novels are now a television series seen on cable tv. 1940's time traveler, Claire Beauchamp, slips through standing stones in Scotland in the early 1740's. There, she meets a young Scot, James Fraser. The novels take Jamie and Claire through a lifetime of adventure - beginning with the Scottish Jacobite Rebellion in the middle 1740's.
The exhibit is based on Maryland archaeological artifacts excavated from different sites around Md. that are contemporary to the time of the stories, and illustrate the historical reproductions used in the cable production.
Whether you're a Jacobite sympathizer, a Sassenach (outlander,) a history/archaeology buff, or a fan of the literary genre, you'll love "Outlander and Maryland Archaeology.
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Just waxed my baby yesterday too....got all the swirl marks the dealer put on there because they have no idea on how to wax cars....this is done by a buddy of mine who is a professional detailer.
I love her soooo much, I have tears dripping down my face as I am typing...lol
Coming soon will be pics of her with the Alpine In-Dash Navigation with back-up camera, and an Alpine flip down dvd player for the kids. I was considering getting 1 screen for each headrest, but I don't want to put holes in the headrests because I can void the warranty....just in case something happens to the seat down the road...
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Swirl marks aren't often from them [dealer] waxing the car improperly, unless the applicator is dirty (which, it most like is anyway since they probably use the same one for every car ). Though that doesn't exclude waxing as the cause, it most likely is due to their horrendous care when washing [brand new] cars and detailing them in general. Not sure why they bother telling customers they "detailed" their cars for pick-up, when there was likely zero attention paid to detail. I digress..
I hope your friend actually machine polished your swirls out, because wax does nothing to remove swirls and only helps to hide them (which it doesn't even do that well if your car has some seriously swirled up paint). Nice car, enjoy!
Trust me he knows what he's doing.....wash, clay bar, then 2 coats of wax....smooth as a babies bottom.
I wasn't trying to discredit your friend. I was just trying to clarify what kind of paint correction he did to remove swirls. Unless he actually polished the paint, those swirls are still there and will reappear once the wax has worn off. Furthermore, claying often leaves behind micro-marring of the paint so its good practice to follow up claying with a light polish before a wax or sealant.


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There's A Bear In Trey Wingo's Backyard
We now return you to your regularly scheduled non-bear news. [Twitter]
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"Clemson Tom" got into the ESPN offices with zero credentials. He was recorded asking a gate attendant if Wingo, whom he described as a "wiry little fella," is in the building. Giggling excerpts from 1010 Sports after the jump.
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NFL Live's silver-haired lead dog Trey Wingo is one of the more likable chaps over at ESPN and straddles the line between Disney drone and regular guy better than most other WWL employees. Wingo took some time away from cuddling with Mark Schlereth to speak to Dan Levy's OnTheDL podcast and gave an interesting…
During yesterday's Spygate meet-and-greet with the press, Roger Goodell and Matt Walsh revealed everything and nothing as to how this whole misguided mess actually transpired. What we do know? According to Goodell, Patriots coach Bill Belichick continues to be full of shit about his misreading of the rules excuse, the…
Trey Wingo's real name, in case you're wondering, is Hal Chapman Wingo III. Our family's naming conventions require the son to name his first son after his father, which means our name is William Franklin Leitch III, and our father's is William Bryan Leitch II. We've tried to come up with a good nickname for "William…
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In case of I found frozen caliper, I heard it can recur even I push the piston back. I read "If the holes in the caliper where the pins pass through are worn oversize, then a new caliper and pins are required. Except in cases of early failure of one caliper, calipers are often replaced in pairs, the logic being that if one caliper has failed, the other one is not far behind. It all depends on the nature of the failure."
So if I decide to replace the caliper,
1. do I need to replace the caliper bracket where the guiding bolt screw into?
2. do I need to replace caliper on both sides of axle?
3. do I need to replace the guiding bolt as well?
4. do I need to put brake grease on the guiding bolt as well?
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6. where is the bleed screws? The one connect to the caliper piston?
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Carolina To Visit Notre Dame In 2014
GREENSBORO, N.C. --- The Atlantic Coast Conference and the University of Notre Dame today announced the ACC opponents the Fighting Irish will play in the first three seasons of their football partnership with the league that begins with the 2014 season, and North Carolina will travel to South Bend in 2014.
As part of the agreement to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, Notre Dame will play five ACC teams each year, alternating between three home games and two away and two home games and three away each year. Notre Dame will face every ACC team at least once in the first three-year rotation of games.
"The football partnership between the ACC and Notre Dame will not only enhance our league's already ambitious football schedules but also will provide terrific fan excitement," said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "One of the benefits, moving forward, is that almost all of our student-athletes will have an opportunity to play against Notre Dame during their ACC careers which is extremely special."
In 2014, Notre Dame will play host to Louisville, North Carolina and Wake Forest. The Irish will have road games against Florida State and Syracuse.
In 2015, Clemson, Pittsburgh and Virginia will play host to the Irish, with Notre Dame hosting Boston College and Georgia Tech.
In 2016, the Irish will play host to Duke, Miami and Virginia Tech and will have road contests with NC State and Syracuse.


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Trae Tha Truth & The World's Freshest ft. Problem & Freddie Gibbs – "Wid It" [LISTEN]
Houston great Trae Tha Truth may be collecting those cartoon checks since his animated series was picked up by Marlon Wayans and Omar Epps, but he's still a rapper by trade and way of heart.
With the streets still buzzing from his I Am King release, the Grand Hustle rapper is giving the people some more of "Tha Truth" with a new EP to coincide with DJ/producer The World's Freshest's Tonight Show series.
The seven-song project will feature West Coast mainstays J. Stalin, Philthy Rich, Mitchy Slick, and Yukmouth as well as Problem and Freddie Gibbs, who have been a dynamic duo in recent months and are featured on the first single, "Wid It."
A nightmarish beat with pulsating bass lines makes for the perfect backdrop for the three amigos to outline the record in chalk with murderous verses.
The full monte will hit iTunes on January 21 and you can stream the bullet #1 from the new Tonight Show's gun below.
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|Lally, Nicola
|Jenkins, Mark
|Liddel, Susan
|Dubey, Jitender
Submitted to: Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/10/1997
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Neosporosis is a parasitic disease that appears to be a major cause of abortion in dairy cattle in the U.S. and worldwide. Congenital transmission of the causative organism, Neospora caninum, to the fetus may result in abortion, stillbirth, or delivery of a diseased calf which dies a few days after birth. The present study was conducted to study the subcellular location of a Neospora protein that can be used for serodiagnosis of neosporosis in a variety of animals including cows. Using genetic engineering techniques, our laboratory has cloned the gene coding for this protein. The gene was then introduced into Escherichia coli which produced a recombinant antigen (designated NCDG1) that is similar to the protein derived from the parasite. Recombinant NCDG1 is recognized by sera from Neospora-infected cows. In electron microscopy studies, the recombinant antigen was a component of intracellular dense granules inside the parasite. These experiments and work by others on similar proteins in related parasites, such as Toxoplasma gondii, indicate that NCDG1 may be useful as a vaccine antigen against neosporosis.
Technical Abstract: A full-length cDNA encoding a dense granule protein (designated NCDG1) from the protozoan Neospora caninum was cloned and expressed as a 37 kDa polyhistidine fusion protein in Escherichia coli. Northern blotting analysis showed that the NCDG1 sequence was transcribed as a 1.2 kb RNA in tachyzoites. Antisera prepared against E. coli-derived recombinant NCDG1 protein (rNCDG1) bound a 33 kDa N. caninum tachyzoite antigen in immunoblotting. Immunoelectron microscopy showed this antigen to be associated with dense granules of N. caninum tachyzoites and possibly secreted during host cell invasion. rNCDG1 was recognized by sera from cows with confirmed neosporosis-associated abortion. BLAST searching of databases showed that rNCDG1 protein, as predicted from translation of the DNA sequence, was similar to a 30 kDa Toxoplasma gondii protein. In addition, rNCDG1 appeared to share structural homology to several T. gondii idense granule proteins (GRA 4,5,6).


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|Baker, Robert
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Submitted to: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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Publication Acceptance Date: 7/9/2001
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Activity for six different glycosidases was observed in mature orange fruit peel extracts. They were a-D-glucosidase, a-D-mannosidase, a-L- arabinosidase, B-D-glucosidase, B-D-xylosidase and B-D-galactosidase. Activity for a-L-rhamnosidase was not observed. Anion exchange chromatography of rag tissue (composed of intersegmental septa, squeezed juice sacs and fruit core tissue) exhibited two peaks (one in the flow- through and one bound to the matrix) of B-D-glucosidase activity. The bound B-D-glucosidase peak was purified and characterized. B-D- glucosidase is capable of hydrolyzing a wide variety of substrates present in processed fruit juice and processing residues. Among these naturally occurring substrates are residual cell wall materials (comprising a considerable proportion of processing byproducts), glucosidic flavor and aroma precursors and glucosidic phytonutrient components. A survey with other glycosidic substrates indicates this enzyme is very specific for B-D-glucose. Of the numerous substrates tested the enzyme was most active against glucosyl-glucose disaccharides. Relatively high levels of activity were also observed for prunasin, sinigrin, salicin, hesperetin dihydrochalcone glucoside, hesperitin-7- glucoside and naringenin-7-glucoside. The wide variety of substrates from which this enzyme was capable of hydrolyzing glucose makes it problematic to assign its in-vivo role. Since the highest activity is observed against glucose disaccharides, this suggests it may have a role in cell wall metabolism. Its activity against phenolic and flavonoid glucosides indicates a potential for utilization for phytonutrient modification.
Technical Abstract: A B-glucosidase has been purified from Citrus sinensis var. Valencia fruit rag tissue (intersegmental septa, squeezed juice sacs and fruit core tissue). It was purified by ion exchange DEAE, CM-Sephadex and gel filtration (Superdex, Toyopearl HW-55S and BioGel P-100) chromatography. It has an apparent molecular mass of 64 kDa (denaturing electrophoresis) or r55 kDa (BioGel P-100). It has a pH optimum between 4.5-5.5 and a temperature optimum of 40 degrees C. It is inhibited by glucose and gluconolactone. The highest observed activity was with the disaccharides cellobiose, laminaribiose, gentiobiose and sophorose. Activity with the flavonoids hesperetin-7-glucoside and prunin was higher than with the artificial substrate p-nitrophenyl-B-D-glucopyranoside. This enzyme was also active with salicin, sinigrin, prunasin and hesperetin dihydrochalcone glucoside as substrates. Only minimal activity was observed with other p- nitrophenyl glycosides.