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Mike, 22 Aug 2006 @ 2:11am
Hmmm...Makes you wonder how the other brick and mortar music stores are doing, or if this is just an isolated case of mismangement.
Mousky, 22 Aug 2006 @ 5:48am
Re: Hmmm...What other brick and mortar music retailers? There still may be a market for small independent music retailers but the era of a nationwide chain music retailer is over. There is too much competition from other retailers who use music as a loss leader.
I have seen the same thing happen with a garden center chain here in Canada. It went bankrupt because every grocery store and department store had their own garden center. That's how the free market works. You either adapt or you call it quits. Quitting or failing should not necessarily be seen as a negative or bad thing.
ibeetle, 22 Aug 2006 @ 6:20am
Re: Hmmm...How are they doing?Mike--
You wonder how the other guys are doing. Not very well. CompUSA has all but shut down their CD/DVD/Video Games section; Musicland inc. (Sam Goody's, Suncoast, Media Play) is gone. Folded earlier this year. Transworld (FYE, Coconuts) is unofficially reorganizing its debut. And Best Buy and Walmart have made no secret they they sell new release CD's and DVD's as loss leaders just to get people to come in.
I do not think there is any one reason why Brick-and-Mortar stores are closing. Mismanagement? Pricing of product? Changes in taste how media is purchased? Who knows? All of these. Maybe none of these.
The two Tower Record stores I have been in recently were smelly, grungy pits. Poorly managed with expensive general stocked media. Full retail for a DVD is crazy when one can go to the companies own website and get it for 40 percent of that price.
Brent, 26 Aug 2006 @ 12:13pm
Re: Hmmm...I think this is just a case of Tower being horrendously overpriced.
Bull Shifter, 22 Aug 2006 @ 3:33am
Double Hmmm...Yep, embracing music as a promotion tool. Giving it away. Sounds like it paid off for Tower. A very good example of the new business model of the future.
Re: Double Hmmm...Yep, embracing music as a promotion tool. Giving it away. Sounds like it paid off for Tower. A very good example of the new business model of the future.
Um. The point is that they didn't really embrace using music as a promotional tool... The companies that have (Apple, Wal-Mart, Best Buy...) are the ones who are selling the most music.
Bob, 22 Aug 2006 @ 4:35am
Failed ModelI think this is a result of poor music, not Tower. If you listen to music CD's, the rule now is about 2 good songs to the CD, and the rest of it sucks. Why pay $20. for the entire CD? Go online, download the two songs you like for a buck a piece, and you have saved $18. Until the music industry realizes their 50 year old model no longer works, this will continue. Only discount stores such as Wal-Mart will sell music, because they do not have to make ther profits on it.
Matt, 22 Aug 2006 @ 5:17am
Triple Hmmm...What the article is saying is that Tower failed because they DIDN'T use music as a loss leader similar to stores such as Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Mike, your question of an isolated case of mismanagement is completely off. The corporate strategy at Tower was completely off, not just an isolated case here. Furthermore, any store (brick and mortar or otherwise) that is simply trying to keep the lights on by profiting on CD's will go under because they will be undersold by the big boys (Best Buy) who can bring you into the store for a $9.99 CD (much smaller margin than what would support the success of a music only store) and then sell them a $2000 TV. Tower Records apparently is walking around with blinders on these days....
Scott, 22 Aug 2006 @ 5:44am
Just Music?I have very fond memories of purchasing very poor quality "B" movies from Tower as well as music...Oh, I bought some regular movies, but their niche was in the bad "B" Movies...I suppose the movie market is dying as well? I vote for poor management.
Anonymous Coward, 22 Aug 2006 @ 6:11amYeah, sometimes old technology and methods need to move out of the way for the new.
Jakeu1701, 22 Aug 2006 @ 6:28am
"Wall to wall mini-tunes, you used to call them coIf music becomes a "Give Away" or "Promotional Only" for somoething else, the quality of music is going to decrease dramatically. Degenerating a once loved institution into a distasteful jingle of the week.
I would rather that the companies continued with the online market, priced their CDs better, eliminated a good deal of overhead and paid the artists what they should.
That would drive up sales, quality and a genuine interest from the customer base.
Louis, 22 Aug 2006 @ 6:47am
Re: "Wall to wall mini-tunes, you used to call the"the quality of music is going to decrease dramatically. Degenerating a once loved institution into a distasteful jingle of the week. "
That boat has long since left the harbor and is halfway to India already. Most if not all of the songs that are getting prime radio time are 3 minute jingles written for 14 yr old cellphone owners.
Don't kid yourself, money doesn't make art better.
Topher3105, 22 Aug 2006 @ 6:39am
How many times does it take to learnThat selling CD's for $20 - $25 a piece DOESN'T WORK.
I mean, even Best Buy and Wal-mart and other big box stores sell CD's consistently for 9.99 - 15.99, and the upper end of the price range is usually for CD's that come with bonus material or DVD's. Amazon.com is slashing prices from 18.99 to under 9.99. I would much rather pay $11.99 for a CD at a big box store then to go to iTunes and buy it for $9.99.
Tower, HMV, all these dedicated music stores stores consistently are selling music way over priced and I avoid them. They sell DVD's too like 35 - 40 each.
I don't have any compasion for a corporation selling a product for much more then competitors, and then going bankrupt. This is the second time around I have heard Tower go bankrupt, how many more times before they realize they don't have a clue as to how to sell music.
TriZz, 22 Aug 2006 @ 6:51am
B & M...I'm going to miss the brick and mortar Tower stores. They always have great books and magizines that are difficult to find anywhere else, but the atmosphere of those stores is really cool.
cyen, 22 Aug 2006 @ 6:59am
overpricedI was around buying music in my late teens early 20's when Tower was the hotspot for finding the best new music. They had the best selection and decent prices. Then they started expanding...T-shirts, crappy jewelry, magazines, books, and the music suffered. Then they started jacking prices higher and higher. The same CD would sell at Tower for $18.99 where Best buy would be at $12.99. The selections dropped. They hired punk kids who didn't care about the store. Seeing their downward spiral firsthand, this news does not come as a shock.
LoveAngelMusicBaby, 15 Sep 2006 @ 7:46am
Re: overpricedthey hire those punk kids because they are able to pay them minimum wage and fire them when ever they choose....If they paid their workers appropriately maybe they would care more about the store....I am actually a former employee of Tower Records, where I worked for. I loved working there and was paid practically nothing for the amount of work and responsibility that I had there. I was treated very badly by the company at the end of my employment with them which really hurt considering how much I cared about the place. They are not good to their employees. It's karma.
Anonymous Coward, 9 Oct 2006 @ 3:22am
Re: overpricedi work at tower punkass, it's priced more than at best buy because we get jacked so much and we have to pay our staff and pay rent, we don't sale major applicances and electronics like best buy who makes shit loads more money then tower, so suck it
Motopsycho, 22 Aug 2006 @ 7:03am
towerI'm gonna miss them too, We've got a real nice Tower here in Vegas, and they generally have alot of stuff I can't find anywhere else in town.
Sure, ordering online is nice, but it just doesn't have the same feel of digging through the bins to find the gem, then walking out of a brick and mortar store treasure in hand.
music is not loss!!!how dare you internet hippies talk about music as a loss for some other product. music is great! music is king!
kids aren't going to want to be rock stars if music is secondary to other products. then there will be no american idol, or britney spears!! oh noes!
/sarcasm off
seriously, when i was a teenager, i spent almost all of my money on tshirts and posters and concert tickets. some times i bought my own albums, some times i copied my friend's stuff, especially if it was rare or imported, or on vinyl. i was way more likely to buy tapes at a show because that was often the only place you could find those artists. they damn sure weren't available at tower records, i can tell you that.
Dam, 22 Aug 2006 @ 7:57am
It Happened In Publishing, TooSmall, local bookstores used to be a staple of every city and town. Now, when you buy a book, the majority of buyers head to Amazon.com or BN.com (Barnes & Noble). If they're going to a brick-and-mortar store, it's probably Wal-Mart or Costco, or one of B&N's brick-and-mortar locations.
That this would happen to the music biz is not unexpected, but losing the human interaction of a real store and the ability to handle the product before buying and see professionally designed cover art is something I personally will miss.
I suspect the next generation will someday realize what they're missing too, I won't be surpprised if the opening of a stand-alone "record" or music store will become a celebrated event.
Anonymous Coward, 22 Aug 2006 @ 8:13am
Re: It Happened In Publishing, Tooit might come as a shock to you, but there is a bricks and mortar b&n as well as several other big box chains. I suspect a fair few people go to those places. And frankly, for me at least, these stores are better than junky local places. If you want esoteric oddness, which is about the only thing these stores had going for them, youre better off online anyway.
SirTimothy, 22 Aug 2006 @ 9:06am
Re: Re: It Happened In Publishing, TooMaybe the brick-and-mortar music shops could take a cue from the brick-and-mortar bookstores. A major reason for Borders / B&N being able to stay in physical stores is because the physical stores have a great advantage over shopping online - you can check out the product fully before you pay hard earned cash for it. I've ben able to sit in a plush leather couches for hours reading novels at B&N without hassle from the staff - they've even been so kind as tto bring me other books that are similar, but that I hadn't heard of. In short, the stores make it worth my time to go there, and they offer value above and beyond their competition. I'm willing to pay 15-25% more for that, and for the convenience of having a local bookstore to use when the mood strikes (rather than wait a week for Amazon to ship me something).
In contrast, the music stores I've been to treat me like some sort of criminal. If I linger by a CD for too long, but walk out without purchasing, I'll get stopped and searched by security. If I want to listen to a CD, I get a 30 second sample of the song already on the radio - nothing of the rest of the $20 CD. If I spend more than five minutes listening (if by some miracle they acualy let me listen to more of the CD) I get an annoyed salesperson pressuring me to buy or get out ("This isn't a library." *scowl*). I get the impression I'm supposed to fall in reverent awe that they allow me to purchase their products, because when I don't, I'm treated to angry stares.
Bottom line: I'm happy to shop at B&N or Borders - my wife and I occasionally make a date night of it, getting coffee and reading books together, and we usually purchase two or three at the end of the night. I refuse to shop Tower, MediaPlay, Sam Goody, etc. because they make the entire process miserable - and iTunes is wonderful.
John Q Public, 22 Aug 2006 @ 9:04amThe Towers around here are on premium land, and considering the only time I've ever seen it crowded is duing the holidays, I can't see how they could pay their leases.
Book stores have a better chance probably because you can scan the whole book instead of a few pages online, but with CDs you only need to hear a snipit of the other tracks to realize the rest of the disk sucks. Most of the books at Tower are also at Borders or Guitar Center.
We all hate the cost of CDs period. I will always have at least six or more CDs in my hand, but only buy two or three, and one of them is always a classic I've been meaning to add to my collection (and then get home and hate one of them anyway).
Oh well, I'd go to the movies far more often if $5 would buy more than a drink or popcorn, but not both, so they suffer and raise prices to compensate, guaranteeing that I wait for the DVD.
Dillenger69, 22 Aug 2006 @ 9:59am
No music stores any moreThere used to be a tower records right near where I worked 3 years back. I'd go in and get a CD every few weeks. I've since changed employers a few times, now I'm back in the same building I was in 3 years ago.
The tower records was gone.
I went to the mall a few blocks away thinking there woudl be a music store ... nope. Not a single music store in the mall.
There are a few retailers like Barnes and Noble or Fred Meyer (a Seattle area wal-mart-esque store) that happen to also sell music, but the selection never includes what I'm looking for.
I did a web search and the closest music store to where I work is miles away. Not worth my limited time to go out of my way for an impulse music purchase.
On-Line is the only alternative left for my music it would seem.
Annoying, but a fact of the times.
KevinG79, 22 Aug 2006 @ 10:34am
Great...Of course, the RIAA is going to use this as yet another example of how P2P music swapping is "killing the music biz." I can see it now... The RIAA's going to be interviewed about the Tower Records downfall and say "well of course you can thank online P2p, which is why we're sueing every tom, dick, and harry who even THINKS about downloading a song..."
Erd, 22 Aug 2006 @ 8:40pm
B&NSounds like you've never seen a brick and mortar Barnes & Noble. As I understand it, the one here in Philly does pretty well, seeing as it occupies prime real estate in Rittenhouse Square, has destroyed the area Borders stores and is constantly full of people. I much prefer brick and mortar Barnes & Noble to online... gives me an opportunity to sit down and read a chunk of a book I've heard was good before I go and buy it. Reviews can only tell you so much.
The difference is that books are almost always the same price at different stores. You can't very well find the same book $5 cheaper at the next bookstore down the street. Everyone's right about Tower dying out because of discounters using CDs as loss leaders. I'd also agree that the drop in the quality of music has eroded the urge to buy an album as opposed to buying or pirating the 4-6 tracks you actually like.
I prefer to buy the album, but I'll hitch a ride to Target where it's $8 cheaper and they're not bending me over for a 40% profit.
Gary Higdon, 24 Aug 2006 @ 2:10am
What they really need to do.......They do not need to do this they ounce were the giant of music and again they can be. I f a small town record store can still stay in business and not have they bank account that tower records does, it is for sure that it is the idea people working for them. You take a new idea man or women and get a idea for what music is heading for like the internet. You balance your store with a idea that everybody is using to get there music like the internet. Try making all the store become the first down load music stores faster downloads than any other anywhere at every store made for every mp3 or cumputer to use as easy as possibale. Stop the selling of products that wal-mart and big inventory buyers carry push the sales of downloads and video downloads. People would use this everytime they come to the malls and store of tower records. They can push monthly memberships for unlimited downloads only at the stores no net. This bring the mp3, laptopers, video psp's and cd burners into the store for downloads and just like a gas station they will buy the idems on the shelfs also. There are many ways to make them great again they just need the new idea employees to take over the old one. You always have to change with the time and now the times are downloads.
jack, 24 Aug 2006 @ 8:01am
Re: What they really need to do..........and the money to do that comes from where?
Look, people. Tower has definitely made some poor decisions over the years: over-expansion and aquisition of debt, lack of customer service (which has dramatically improved in recent years), ego. The fact of the matter is that Tower is paying for years of mismanagement during the 80's and 90's. Today's current business model is much more along the lines of how Tower operates.
As for prices, it's not a TOWER thing that is the problem...it's a global ability and market for expanded options. I love record-store shopping, and have done it for nearly 30 of the years I've been alive. That said, I don't always have an opportunity to jump in the car and go see if a record store has what I'm thinking of at that moment. BUT...I can certainly jump online and check, and whether a good thing or bad thing, I can find a used copy of just about any record (cd) for $3 somewhere. Tower (and its constituents) don't have the luxury of selling $3 cds. The general public blames Tower for high prices- anyone who does that is ignorant beyond reproach. The average $18 cd costs a brick an mortar store $12 to purchase (not counting any applicable discounts). Tack on shipping charges, manpower to shelve the product, and the price of that product just went up another 10-15%. Before you even begin talking about payroll and operations costs, you're down to a measely $5 profit per cd. Factor in costs of operations (payables, salaries, etc.) and that profit is even smaller...and all that is contingent on the $18 sell price. I'd be willing to bet that 60-70% of what Tower sells is priced at sale-prices, meaning the entire scenario above needs to be gone through with a $12 cost, and $13 or $14 sell price. You do the math.
Look, blame this on whatever you will. Tower certainly has made mistakes, but they are victims of a global economy. Independent retailers are closing down at a faster rate then ever before. Hell...there is a page in the Barnes & Noble manager manual that states bonuses will be handed out if indie book stores shut down due the competition. There are many consumers who would normally be willing to pay a few dollars more for an item at a specialty store, but I said NORMALLY. In the days of $2 gas, affordable rents and liveable economics, that was doable. Today's living demands greater care, and with $3.50 gas, $2k+ rents/mortgages, huge overall COL, people have less desire/will/ability to support retail stores that sell the same product that can be had elsewhere for nearly 1/2 price. I don't blame this on anyone...it's just the current state of economic development. For Tower to survive, they'd need to drastically rethink store count, and technology. Store count could certainly diminish, but to upgrade stores and make them more appealing would take more money than I bet they have. Call me pessimistic, but even with a sale of the company, I don't see how they can operate outside of their top 20-30 stores, and their online store. Good luck to 'em...I will miss the ability to browse in a record store if they go away.
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DRE, 26 Aug 2006 @ 9:05pmgoing to a good old record store in the 70's was an incredible experience. you could discover new music, hang with music people. the corporate stores like Sam Goody never could capture that feeling. I have been in a few Towers that did. If they go, try to shop at a local independent record store if you are lucky enough to have one close. I live near Portland and we have Music Millenium that has stayed cool since my first visit in 1970 !!!
ian s., 6 Oct 2006 @ 11:12pm
speaking as a recent tower employeei loved my job at tower. i got to hang out with decent folks, listen to music. receive music. let it soak into every pore in my being, and enjoy a laid back vibe in a professional atmosphere.
is there mismanagement going on? i think that is the case with most retail stores, as my experience goes. but i do like to comment that it was by far the most professional atmosphere i've worked in a very long time.
loss leaders killed tower. do the math...10.99 or 16.99 down the street? not a brain buster for most folks. i'm not angry. i am sad that the little guy...small label artists featured and promoted through tower are getting less opportunity than they would have elsewhere.
lastly, tower reminded me to speak my mind at every given chance.
well...we'll see. expect the worst, hope for the best.
cheers you fucking soul-less robots reading this.
Anonymous Coward, 9 Oct 2006 @ 3:17amit's horrible i work for tower, we are losing our jobs and our second home, this whole thing is horrible
Peter, 9 Oct 2006 @ 7:01pmTower Records used to have the best prices by far for a CD when I began buying them in the eighties. The price for new discs then was $9.99 - $11.99. They were a little more expensive than albums, but most were worth the price. For years I would spend large portions of my disposable cash on Tower Records cd's. But then several years back, their standard price kept going up, and up ,and up, and my cd spending cash kept going down. I stopped buying cd's from them when the prices hit about $16.99. I still go in ocassionally but the $18.99 price prohibits me from buying. I will miss them and their midnight madness sales on Monday nights.
Anonymous Coward, 10 Oct 2006 @ 11:16amdamn no more Tower Records!!! dis sucks!!!
artlife, 13 Oct 2006 @ 11:48am
tower recordsi worked for tower back in the day, in sf at columbus and bay
the pay was low, but the perqs were great
it was one big family, employees could be true to themselves, lots of room for personal expression - and everyone just loved music and knew so much about it - it was a lifestyle to be in the music business back then
i was hired away by a record company and tower was my biggest account in norcal - everyone was great to work with
a few years later i moved to hawaii for 2 years, and when i came home and needed a job, the manager at the sf store hired me on the spot
it's just too bad tower did not keep up with the times - for its day, the depth and breadth of the stock was revolutionary
Eddie, 16 Oct 2006 @ 2:02am
My warning fell on deaf ears...I used to be a buyer for 10 years. Almost five years ago Tower started to implement cantralized purchasing-the idea that a small group of buyers are capable of making all the buying decisions for the chain as a whole. First they implemented automatic reorders based on sales trends and models, then came the automatic new release orders. Worse of all, I could not lower any numbers...I was forced to accept Zydeco music for a store whose customer base is a mix of latino and asian. Believe me, they collected dust.
If I wanted to add more to the order, I had to e-mail the buyer and EXPLAIN my decision. Did I forget to mention that my former store posted sales increases every month (we were up for the month of 9/11).
We all knew that Classical music was taking a nosedive in sales, and that more than half of the stores were losing money. As a way to help generate traffic back into the stores I proposed selling the full-price classical at just a dollar above cost. Other words, instead of $18.99, sell them for $12.00. Mid-priced Classical (Generally $12.99) for $2 off, $9.99 a dollar off, but keep the budget stuff as-is. My District Manager was not impressed, let alone the General Manager.
Tower management forgot how important it is to have local buyers speaking and listening to their customers. No two stores had the same inventory, because each individual buyer tailored his/her buying patterns on the community that supported that specific store. By removing the local buyers, they lost their ability to be proactive in their buying decisions.
Of the dozen or so (I forgot how many) stores in the Los Angeles region, only four stores were profitable throughout the end of 2003. Amazingly, the Sunset store is the one who lost the most money (double-digit) every month. Once Amoeba Records opened their store next to the Cinerama Dome, Sunsets' losses were as high as 22-25% on top of the previous years double-digit losses to Virgin. I never signed a non-disclosure agreement, so there!
I also told my GM, RSM, and the District Manager the following: "Music+ used centralized purchasing...where are they now? Wherehouse used it as well, and so did Sam Goody's/Musicland. Where are they now? When it comes to music retail, centralized purchasing is a failed model...unless you want all the stores to look the same." This was back in 2001. Tower used their newfound sales model in an attempt to make the chain more lucrative to a potential buyer, but we all know what happened. Two years ago their "fix" cost them 85% of the company.
I was offered a position as Product Manager for my former store, but it was made clear that my buying decisions would be restricted. It was described more as doing inventories and sending the data back to someone else who would decide what we needed. Could you imagine someone who does not set foot in the store or makes contact with their customers making buying decisions? Instead, I refused the offer, went back to school, and got out of the retail business.
Three years ago, as I was "ousted", I told my former co-workers that I was glad to know that nobody lost their job because of a bad buying decision on my part. Nobody.
TowerNoMore, 3 Jan 2007 @ 3:29pm
Re: My warning fell on deaf ears...Amen, brother. Everybody wants to attribute Tower's demise to circumstances beyond its control such as the Internet and Best Buys but places like Amoeba prove that this is complete BS. I remember when Tower started to go to pot a several years ago and while I wasn't on the inside, it was clear to me that whoever was running the show was simply going through the motions. The prices went through the ceiling and the selection continued to get worse to the point where many locations were just like super-sized Wherehouses. Well, Tower had been in the toilet for quite some time so I'm glad somebody came by and finally flushed. By the way, Virgin should be headed the same way and good riddance.
Mgretton, 13 Nov 2006 @ 11:25am
TowerTower deserves to go under, it was full of loser punks with up to 50 earrings/piercings per employee and multicolored hair. Got tired of them sneering at me, a tie-wearing GOP guy. See ya!
Eric Talbot, 18 Dec 2006 @ 1:27pm
The Demise of Tower Records and VideoMonday, December 18, 2006
I live in Chicago, Illinois, where until very recently we had two Tower Records stores, one downtown in the Loop, the other on the North Side in Lincoln Park (on Clark Street at Fullerton Ave.). Both were nice stores with loads of inventory of every musical description which put the usual mall-store and big-box retailers (such as WalMart and Best Buy) to shame.
Tower also offered an amazingly wide selection of otherwise hard-to-find periodicals and magazines from all over the world.
Now (as of Saturday, December 16, 2006) the downtown store has closed and the one in Lincoln Park is shutting its doors this coming Thursday the 21st..
Farewell to Tower Records !!
From reading all the other postings above, it is clear to me that many things have changed in the business and retail worlds since Tower reigned supreme, as well as the evident fact that its top management made some fundamentally bad business-model decisions - and as for me, for the past two years, every time I passed by a Tower store, I found myself always wondering if I would find it closed. My premonitions were correct: that Tower Records would be history sooner rather than later.
The best Tower Records store IMO was the one in New York City on Broadway (66th Street near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Juilliard School of Music) where the classical music selection was second to none, and there was plenty of choice in every other genre of music as well.
Here in Chicago we still do have Virgin Records, but its music selection is nowhere near as comprehensive as Tower's was.
The demise of Tower Records is a sad day indeed in many respects, although in recent years, as noted above, a number of their stores had become dirty and seriously mismanaged.
Somehow, however, despite the price advantages offered by today's technology and the Internet, downloading mp3 files onto our i-pods will never quite measure up to the rewardingly satisfying feel we get from holding in our hands a well-produced CD complete with its printed program booklet and cover art.
Who knows? Maybe some day we might get to see the revival (to some extent anyway) of the brick-store approach to music retailing - if it's done right and done well.
jasheyla, 26 Feb 2007 @ 7:36am
watwell wat can i say u guys suck!!!!!!!!!!
al, 31 May 2010 @ 9:41pm
unfriendly serviceBack in sacramento we had a tower records & video store well any way one of the stores here never asked if i needed any help even when i was near one of the employees, if a white male or female came in later and was next to me looking or just browsing for certain items that employee would go to these people and ask if he would help them out, Which means they are trained or catered to ignore certain race of individual and just help certain range of people- mostly whites. Thats why im glad Tower record went under I don't care if management or employee lost their jobs they are just racist I wish whenever i went to their stores I I had 20/20 abc news conduct a hidden news story about how they treat one customer different from another
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"Trying to Make Sense of TOFA" 36 Austl. Tax Rev. 160 (2007).
"The Emerging High Court Jurisprudence on Part IVa" 9 Tax Specialist 235 (2006).
"Corporate Shareholder Tax Integration" (with S. Lanigan), LXXXVIIIa Cahiers de droit fiscal 131 (Australia, 2003).
"How Well Does TVM Express the Current Income Tax Base?" 16 Australian Tax Forum 361 (2001).
"International Experience with General Anti-avoidance Rules," 54 SMU L. Rev. 83 (2001).
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Pacific Energy Wood Stoves & Inserts FAQ
The efficiency on my stove in the brochure says 80.7% but the tag that came with it says much less. Why?
- The north American efficiency numbers are generic based on emissions, the higher efficiency is based on the European calculation using our existing test data. It is much more accurate.
What is the best way to clean my glass?
- Cleaning glass is best done in 3 stages.
- Just allow the normal burn cycle to clear the glass a Low burn will create some soot build up in the corners and is considered normal.
- Damp paper towel dipped in ash from the stove is a mild cleaner.
- Hearth store retailers carry commercial woodstove glass cleaner.
- Do not use oven cleaner or abrasives, they will etch and permanently mark the glass.
What is the right stove for my house?
- Many factors must be considered when choosing a stove, square footage, ceiling height, insulation, windows, burn time requirements, chimney size and length and many others. Have a professional Pacific Energy retailer evaluate your situation and help you choose the right product.
I'm confused about hearth pads.
- Hearth pads must fulfill the requirements of local and national standards for heat and ember protection. We provide the basic guidelines in the manual and brochure, if you have further questions contact your local Pacific Energy retailer or inspector.
I have this angled piece with holes in it, what is it.
- Likely it is the manifold from the bottom of the stove, it fits in just behind the bottom of the door frame with holes facing the back of the stove.
What thickness is the steel on the stoves?
- We use many different types of material and thickness varying between 3/8" plate steel to 12 gauge stainless steel
What kind of maintenance do I need to do?
- Maintenance will vary depending on use, fuel quality, chimney size and length and several other factors. Make sure to regularly replace gaskets or broken bricks, visually inspects interior for signs of abnormal wear and have your dealer clean and inspect the stove annually. Discuss a chimney maintenance schedule with your Pacific Energy retailer or sweep.
What about burning artifical logs that I see on TV?
- Your stove is designed and warranted to burn regular cord wood only. Burning of manufactured fuels, building materials or garbage will damage your stove and void your warranty.
Should I use a flue damper?
- Flue dampers can be considered in situation with excessive draft, consult with your local pacific energy Dealer before making any modifications.
Outside air, do I need it?
- Outside air is recommended when possible as it helps with combustion air. In colder climates this is not always practical but the stove will not perform well in a negative pressure environment.
- There is many solutions to help with negative pressure in the home, consult with your local Pacific energy Retailer.
What is the clearance to a non-combustible surface?
- There is no required to test to non combustible materials and therefore we have no data to share.
My glass broke, how could that happen? And, what is thermal breakage?
- During the first few fires the door or clamps may put excessive pressure on the glass causing breakage. After that period the vast majority of breakage is caused by impact or pressure from closing the door on a piece of wood.
- The stove cannot produce the temperatures required to damage the ceramic glass from temperature.
Can I run my insert without the blower?
- Yes, all woodstoves must be safety tested without power.
How long do firebrick last?
- Firebrick are more prone to damage from impact than temperature. They will need to be replaced periodically as they are damaged or deteriorate.
A few facts about out Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Prior to September 1, 1996, Pacific Energy offered a 5 Year Coverage on all wood stoves and inserts.
- Our Limited Lifetime Warranty is valid on wood stoves and inserts purchased after September 1, 1996.
- After July 1, 2004, Pacific Energy's Limited Lifetime Warranty was extended to include Baffles on all wood stoves and inserts.


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25 July, 2010
DrrrrrrrrrrDuDUZooropa, RDS showground , Dublin, August 1993 show number 1. At 18 yrs old, concerts were never the same again. 70 speakers on each side, crystal clear music you felt before you heard. From Zoo station (DrrrrrrrrrrrDuDu) to Can't Help Fallin' in Love, Elvis was definitely in the building (I wouldn't have missed it if I were him). Rock-star-phone-home: "Dad: Take those ridiculous horns off!" - Great Rock n' Roll moment, up there with the TV going out the window.... Odds beaten, no accident.... over 33, happy with my investment.


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Getting back in the swing of things.
I told you I wanted to get back to baking and blogging so here I am with another post. I planned to take these little gems to work this past Monday, but alas I have a baby that attends day care which means he gets sick...a lot. I took Noble to the pediatrician Monday to find out he had an ear infection. Poor little guy. He also happened to bring me home a cold. I am not certain that he was the carrier, but I am think it is safe to assume. Noble and I are feeling much better now, but needless to say these blondies never made it into work. Zack was able to take half to his work and then I ate a few too many at home. They are really simple to make and very delicious. The original recipe used Rolo's, but I thought it would be fun to use Peanut Butter M&M's and they turned out great.
Peanut Butter M&M Blondies
recipe ever so slightly adapted from Two Peas and their Pod
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 cups light brown sugar1/2 cup creamy peanut butter2 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 11.4 ounce package Peanut Butter M&M's
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch pan and set aside.
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from the heat, and stir in the peanut butter, until creamy and combined. Set mixture aside to cool.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the eggs, one at a time, to the peanut butter mixture, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared dry ingredients, and stir until batter is smooth. Stir in the M&M's.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, spreading the batter evenly to the edges of the pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden and the edges are slightly browned. Remove blondies from oven and place them on a wire rack to cool. Once cooled, cut into squares and serve.


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The Mercer County PVA Office is dedicated to serving the public and assisting the public with understanding the operations of the PVA office. In an effort to better reach taxpayers and other interested parties, the Mercer County PVA has developed a website to be explored on the Internet.
This website will provide general information, property information, as well as, important forms and schedules for filing taxes. This site also has links to state agencies, local agencies and associations.
This website contains information regarding property located in Mercer County, Kentucky. The Mercer County PVA Office maintains the website to assist the public with any questions regarding the Kentucky Property Tax System. New policies, procedures and current statutes will be posted to keep taxpayers informed. The current certified Tax Roll (assessments), characteristics (when available), as well as, ownership information, are available. Limited information is provided to guests of this site.
To access our entire database you must subscribe to our website. To subscribe, go to the Contact Us Tab and click Subscriber Application.
Kentucky property tax law establishes the assessment date as of January 1st. All property is assessed as of that date. Ownership of property for tax purposes is also set by the January 1st requirement. If a property is purchased after that date, state statute requires the tax bill be issued in the name of the former owner until the next calendar year. An attempt is made to mail the tax bill to the new owners using information provided to us by recorded deeds. If, however, a new owner does not receive a copy of the tax bill, the owner may contact the Mercer County Sheriff's Office at (859)734-4221 to obtain that information.
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Don't Be AIPrl_Fooled is a grassroots campaign to bring awareness to the fact that hundreds of thousands of Californians are accidentally registering as members of the American Independent Party (AIP), based on their assumption that checking the AIP designation means that they are now registered as "independent" of any party. The AIP is actually a strongly ideological party created in 1967 with a segregationist platform to help nominate George Wallace for President.
The Don't Be AIPrl_Fooled Campaign is being spearheaded by Mark Vargas, a Los Angeles based small business owner, an advisor for the Burbank YMCA's Youth & Government program, and a former member of the Little Hoover Commission.
Noteworthy people who have mistakenly registered AIP include the wife of Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom. The then-Mayor's office responded to her registration in 2008 by saying:
"Siebel is actually an independent voter - "decline to state," in registration lingo - and checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do."
San Francisco Chronicle, April 23, 2008 [ link ]
That same year, African American former Los Angeles Police Chief and current City Council Member Bernard Parks, with a similar response:
"Parks said he had been trying simply to register as an independent."
Los Angeles Times, September 29, 2008 [ link ]
More recently, in 2012 Supervisor Dave Roberts was attacked for being affiliated with George Wallace's political party:
"He thought he was registering as an independent."
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The customised Rolex Submariner worn by Roger Moore as James Bond in 1973's Live and Let Die is being offered at Christie's Important Watches sale in Geneva on Nov. 14. Expected to fetch up to about $450,000, it's the most famous 007 Rolex as it was designed to incorporate several special features by Q Branch.
The timepiece's two most notable tools were the hyper intensified magnetic field powerful enough to deflect the path of a bullet even at a long range – plus unzip a Bond girl's gown to boot – and a rotating buzz saw bezel, both used by Bond at climatic instants in the movie.
The inside case back is signed Roger Moore 007, and it comes complete with two framed black and white prints showing Moore wearing the watch. Designed by the film's art director Syd Cain, the watch is a modified 1972 model. At the beginning of the movie Bond uses it to unzip Miss Caruso's (Madeline Smith) dress.
When she comments on the delicacy of his touch, he replies, "Sheer magnetism, darling". While the watch no longer has a movement as it was removed to allow the customisation, it's sure to draw fierce bidding from collectors.
The Rolex still has its original bracelet but it also carries proof that the hyper magnetic field was not real: a pinhole from which a fine thread was connected to Smith's dress zipper to help the secret agent pull it down.
The lot will be sold together with an original construction drawing and two signed images from the set The bidding estimate is expected to be in the SFr. 200,000 - 400,000 region ($230,000 and $450,000.)


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mheath necesitaba un nuevo diseño de tema de wordpress y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 87 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
I work for the Federal Aviation Administration in a job that consumes way too much time.
The domain name was inspired by Dragon Ball Z. I didn't intend to blog about work when I registered it. I was just going to run a simple personal blog and talk about a software project I was working on.
The reality though, is that I spend a large part of my time thinking about my job and the need for improvement. It's a big part of who I am, I guess.
It's dry material, no question. I don't expect a designer to make it interesting, just professional and clean.
I have a pretty good sense of humor, though it probably isn't apparent from the subject matter.
My co-workers primarily. I hope for a place where we can discuss and build consensus. Supervisors and developers are aware of the site, so it's definitely in my mind that I'm writing to an FAA crowd exclusively.
It's not for profit; I'm not trying to build a brand. Just need a clean and professional place to express opinions and address issues.
You can see from the existing site that I've chosen something simple. One big reason for that is that we still use IE6 at work.
EDIT: I found out the day after I posted the contest that IE 6 is finally going away! We will have IE 8, and I use Safari at home, so no worries.
The calendar widget is not necessary. I'm open to simple designs that make some of the most recent entries quickly available.
I have two logos that I have already purchased which can be seen on my site at the following address:
They do not have to be used. I realized after I bought them that I didn't know how to make them fit. I don't want to limit anyone if you have a better color scheme or text treatment in mind.
I should say at least something specific:
I would like the name Incredible Superpowers to appear in the heading, with the subtext of Life At an OCC. They might not go together, but I intend that the domain will remain, while the category of OCC may eventually be moved off the main page when I'm done ranting.
I'm not good with color schemes, so I don't have fixed ideas there. Readability is key to me.
I will make use of images, blockquotes occassionally, and sometimes use the 'pre' tags for code. I'm open to suggestions for best presentation.
Some of the blog designs I like are:
so basic; extremely readable. Not looking to clone this, I just admire it.
simple design and attractive menu
About the best overall design I've seen. Really nice looking to my eyes.
I'm not set on a color scheme. Light background or dark background. Doesn't matter as long as it is professional in appearance. I usually prefer something simple over something busy.


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The latest and greatest technology can go a long way toward improving your business' overall efficiency and profitability. Small and medium-sized organizations often have to upgrade hardware on a regular basis just to stay competitive and reliable in an ever-changing business environment. Certainly the other businesses in your area won't be caught using anything less than the best, so your organization needs to put your best foot forward and invest in quality technology solutions.
Network Technologies of Kansas has been providing professional IT Support for businesses in and around Topeka, KS since 1999. We strive to give our clients Enterprise-level services and solutions at prices that work for small businesses. Time and experience has helped us develop best practices and workflow procedures around a proactive philosophy designed to keep your focus on your business, not your technology.
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Last weekend I committed some dummy-syscalls to the linuxulator in FreeBSD-current. I also added some comments to syscalls.master which should give a hint which linux kernel had them for the first time (if the linux man-page I looked this up in is correct). So if someone wants to experiment with a higher compat.linux.osrelease than 2.6.16 (as it is needed for a CentOS based linux_base), he should now get some kernel messages about unimplemented syscalls instead of a silent failure.
There may be some low-hanging fruits in there, but I did not really verify this by checking what the dummy syscalls are supposed to do in linux and if we can easily map this to existing FreeBSD features. In case someone has a look, please send an email to email@example.com.


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Bake a gingerbread gable instead of a whole house!Monday, December 12th, 2011
Is just the thought of baking a whole gingerbread house too cumbersome for you? An easy way out is to make only one wall with gable that you decorate with icing and a ribbon. I used my normal gingerbread dough and rolled it out thinly directly on a parchment paper. I cut out a wall with a gable and a chimney on free hand with the help of a ruler. I used a small square shaped cookie cutter for the windows. I then carefully placed the parchment paper on a baking sheet and baked it for 6 minutes in 200 degrees C. When it was completely cool, I decorated it with icing, silver dragees and a ribbon. Don't forget to make holes in your gable before you bake it if you want to thread it with ribbons.


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Welcome to Oakdale, CA
Website Sponsors
Oakdale, CA is a charming community of 20,000 people. Oakdale's location is 90 miles between beautiful Yosemite National Park and the Pacific Ocean; a great destination for your travels. Spend time visiting the quaint shops, museums, major grocery stores, and many choices for great food. Oakdale is the Cowboy Capital of the World visit us and find out why. For additional information about Oakdale visit the City of Oakdale's Website.
Travel and Tourism
Download the tourism brochure here. For more tourism information, visit Oakdale Tourism & Visitors Bureau.
The Oakdale District Chamber of Commerce
Formed in April 1917; initially the organization represented only a few businesses. Today it represents just under 330 businesses and 3200 employees. Our Board of Directors consists of diversified business people who serve Chamber members and associated committees.
The Chamber's Mission
Unite the business community by enhancing business, economic growth and tourism; while retaining the high quality of life in Oakdale.
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Chamber Champions are taking the lead for creating a desirable environment for business in the Oakdale District. Thank you for your support.
Take Advantage of Event Discounts Offered
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noble4 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 116 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Noble Group
We are a family-run hybrid creative/business consulting firm working with clients that range from start-ups to mid-size energy firms. We are HIGHLY service-oriented and client-centric and have a long history of expertise in green building, clean technology, and sustainability.
We need your help! After several years of operating on an ad hoc, side-project basis, several of us have quit our corporate jobs to build this company full-time. We are finally launching our web presence, and require a homepage and interior page design for a brand new website.
We often outsource design work, and so this contest is a great opportunity for the top designers to receive REPEAT WORK from us.
To address the tastes of both our consulting clients and our creative/design clients, the website design needs to BOTH dignified+professional+clean AND visually interesting+fresh. Sophistication balanced with creativity will get a very good response from us.
Our clients range from start-up companies to medium and large-sized firms. Many are in the clean energy space.
We need the designs for a home page, a "services" page and a video gallery page.
COLORS: Maximum of 3 different colors, one of which should be green as we are an eco-friendly company that provides sustainability & LEED consulting…
LOOK & FEEL: We don't plan to have a ton of content up on the site – we are big fans of short and sweet, and are happy with that idea being carried through the design.
We DO NOT want this to look like a template - be creative!! - but please keep it simple with easy navigation. The less scrolling required the better, so please design it so that almost everything on the homepage fits on the screen.
GRAPHICS/IMAGES/LOGO: We've attached illustrator file that has several different arrangements of our logo. Do with it whatever you think looks best.
We would love for you to create some graphics/visual interest on at least the homepage and "services" page, as we are not going to display a lot of our portfolio of work (except for the video library page) because certain categories, like Advisory services will seem too empty. Graphics could represent things including: green business; digital animation; animated videos; quality service; pay less, get more; located in ny, san fran, and san diego.
LAYOUT & NAVIGATION: Intuitive and simple/easy to navigate
This is our first project, so if we have left something out or sthg doesn't make sense, just ask!
The HOMEPAGE should have:
• 2-6 calls to action, whether buttons or blocks with images. We like the way http://www.apple.com and http://www.gm.com accomplish this. A different approach might be to make a tiled homepage like this one: http://www.digitalpodge.co.uk/2009/, which we really like. Some tiles may just be the tagline written in styled text. Other tiles could have a graphic that represents one of the taglines. When you scroll over any of the tiles it it would reveal the descriptive text. Just an idea. Usable text is provided in the attached pdf – please make sure to definitely use text from the "Affordable and..." and "Green that goes..." calls to action.
• The major homepage tagline and paragraph included at the top of the attached pdf
• 4 menu tabs: About, Services, Work, and Contact
The SERVICES PAGE should have:
• The same menu as the homepage
• Navigation for the subpages: Design, Marketing, Media, and Advisory
• An area for describing the services (again, use attached pdf for copy). This includes a way to show the types of service (e.g. service = "ADVERTISING" and the types of that service = online, POP displays, tradeshow displays)
• A way to display 2-3 small thumbnails/teasers of portfolio work that readers will click on to get to our portfolio page
The VIDEO GALLERY should have a space to view videos, and navigation for the different videos somewhere on the page.
http://trentwalton.com/ (simple and impactful, nice balance of colors, but too playful for our purposes)
http://blakeallendesign.com/ (again, simple and impactful, but maybe a bit too punchy. Would like a bit of softness – could be balanced with the use of serif fonts…)
http://secondandpark.com/ (like layout below header, the impact of the large font)
http://www.digitalpodge.co.uk/2009/ (like how refined yet very fun and visually interesting (graphics are great). Softness of the colors is nice. Layout is nice)
http://www.dba-co.com/ (like clean, distinguished look and impactful font with image)
http://www.apple.com (like the timelessness of it, image is impactful and very functional, like the call to actions at the bottom)
http://glue.be/en/ (very easy on the eyes and easily navigable, we don't however like the font or cheesy photo images, it also looks too similar to a template)


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When two men beat and robbed David Rolando Oliva in the South End in 2010, little did he know it would put him in line for an immigration benefit allowing him to stay legally in the U.S. and later apply for permanent residence.
NEW BEDFORD — When two young men beat and robbed David Rolando Oliva in the South End on a summer's night in 2010, little did he know it would put him in line for an immigration benefit allowing him to stay legally in the U.S. and later apply for permanent residence.
Some time after the beating, Oliva, who said he was living in the U.S. illegally at the time his tourist visa expired, learned he qualified for a so-called U Visa, if he cooperated with police and aided in the prosecution of his case.
And he did cooperate with police, according to New Bedford Detective Capt. Steven Vicente.
Oliva saw one of the suspects getting into a vehicle in the South End, got the plate number, identified the suspect from a police photo lineup and the suspect was arrested by police, Vicente said. The second suspect was never found or arrested.
With the help of a lawyer from Catholic Social Services, Oliva applied for a U Visa weeks after the Aug. 22, 2010, beating and robbery and in May of last year he received it.
Visas are approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service for victims of certain crimes, including assault, abduction, kidnapping, rape and witness tampering to encourage victims to report and contribute to the investigations and prosecutions regardless of their immigration status, according to information on the Homeland Security's website.
Undocumented immigrants often don't report to police when they are the victims of crime, according to both local immigrant leaders and law enforcement officials. Many are afraid if they report their presence in the country, they will be deported.
The U Visas allow crime victims to stay legally in the U.S. for four years and apply for a "green card" (permanent status) after three years, according to the website.
Visas are capped nationally at 10,000 per fiscal year, said Daniel Modricker, a spokesman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Also, certain immediate family members of U Visa recipients may also be eligible to live and work in the U.S., according to the website.
"It's a great difference from being hidden underneath the shadows," Oliva said, reflecting on his new status as a temporary legal resident. "It feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
"As one of my friends said, it's unfortunate that someone has to suffer a brutal beating to get their legal status," he said. "It's a great program."
Oliva was fearful he might be deported because he had to reveal his immigration status when he applied for the U Visa.
He came to New Bedford in December 2007 from Miami as a tourist to visit a daughter, after arriving from his native country of El Salvador, he said.
The tourist visa expired, but he decided to stay in the U.S. because of economic conditions in his native country, he said.
"The truth of the matter is yes," he said when asked if he was scared revealing his status while applying for a U Visa. "It's fearful to enter the system, but I was supported by a lawyer (from Catholic Social Services.)"
But the intent of U Visas is to encourage immigrants to report crimes and assist law enforcement regardless of their immigration status, according to the website.
"We treat any victim first and foremost as a victim regardless of their status," Modricker said.
Despite what ICE says, Police Chief David Provencher said for many immigrants coming forward is very hard.
"They still have to overcome that basic fear of government and government institutions," he said.
As chief of police, Provencher certifies that the applicants were victims of crime and have assisted law enforcement, he said.
He sees U Visa as an avenue toward citizenship for immigrants and as an investigatory tool for law enforcement. "It's a real benefit for them to come forward," he said.
He certifies about two U Visas a month and said they are becoming more well known.
Oliva, now 56, has some security and family around him. His wife and a daughter are covered under his visa, he said.
He continues to live in New Bedford, not far from where he was beaten and robbed, and has a job in a textile factory in Fall River. His U Visa is valid until May 14, 2017, and he intends to file for permanent residency between 2016-2017, as the program allows.
He encourages other immigrants to come forward, report crimes and assist police in the investigation as he did, if they are ever victimized.
"I encourage them (other immigrants) to go to the authorities because there are laws that protect them," he said.


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Did you know that there are over 150,000 injuries to American athletes each year and female athletes are 2 to 8 times more likely to injure their ACL than their male counterparts?
Surgery is recommended for many ACL (anterior cruiciate ligament) injuries and most athletes are able to get back to their sports within 6 to 12 months. All athletes should know what they can do to prevent ACL injuries or how to take care of an ACL injury if it occurs. Join Emory Sports Medicine surgeon, Sam Labib on Tuesday, March 26 at 12 noon for an interactive, live, web chat on ACL injuries. Dr. Labib, will be able to answer questions about the ACL including what the ACL does, how ACL injuries occur, symptoms of an ACL injury, treatment options for ACL injuries, how to get back to your sport after an ACL injury and new research on the horizon.


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Yesterday, the Faculty Development and Diversity Committee along with the Office for Multicultural Affairs sponsored a talk on immigration law. The two lawyers, Roy Watson and Greg Suskind, specialize in working with academics and physicians.
I understood vaguely about the difficulties noncitizens face in finding work in the United States, but I was overwhelmed by the complexity. According to their slides, trainees can work in the United States under an alphabet soup of visas: J-1, J-2, O-1, or H-1B. Some of those have time limits or require the worker to return home for two years before reentering the U.S.
It seems that the entire system has been set up to make it difficult for foreign nationals to secure permanent employment in the U.S. This policy makes sense in theory, and many of the sending countries probably enforce similar laws to protect their citizens. Still, in the medical and scientific field, the presence of researchers from abroad enhances collaboration and enriches our country.
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I think the key is not when but who, and to whom. Every language has very familiar registers we use in the most informal, comfortable relationships, such as friends and family. A conversation between two 15-year-old classmates, in any era, in any country, will likely yield the same result: non-standard innovations which overturn and mock powerful social orders, break the bonds of taboo and raise a carnival of slang.
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09 October, 2010
tribute to Freddie MercuryFrom the moment the warm-up DJ came out on stage and down to his convertible car DJ booth to the playing of Love is Blindness by the band the concert was perfect in every way. The DJ opened up with Rock N Roll by Led Zepplin while parading down to his booth wearing a full length leather jacket with Elvis Presley on the back. U2 opened with Zoo Station and later Bono dedicated the concert being broadcast via satellite to London to Freddie Mercury who had just passed away. The band played Killer Queen in his honor. The set list was incredible the music incomparable the video amazing. Does anyone remember the Buffalo running around the entire arena wall amidst a snowy landscape. The concert was so good I cried. Thank you Band and Crew.
29 July, 2010
Two Out of Two Is GreatMy friend Liz was able to get us tickets for Sacramento and Oakland (and the Outside broadcast later on) through the fan club, and what a treat! Both shows were incredible. U2 blew our eyes and ears out for a second night in a row. The show was so dense that we saw completely different things the second night. I think this was the night they played a very mournful version of "Dancing Queen," which was incredible.
17 November, 2009
My first U2 showOpeners Sugarcubes Public Enemy It was a great show. My friends went to the Joshua Tree show and told me I better not miss it. I was going to Humboldt State at the time and drove down with my roomate, his girlfriend and my girlfriend (Who ended up becoming my wife). I will see if I can't dig up some photos.
25 September, 2009
I was there !My first concert and first contact with U2. It was the first time I traveled abroad and my american friend (thank you Lauren !) offered me a place to see the show (I was a rap fan, so U2 was very far from my music). Since those time, I've never leave them and bought all their songs. The show in Oackland was incredible for a little boy came from french campaign !!! Thanks a lot Lauren. Sebastien


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I have a gf and soon to get married.
After 10 years I came across my college friend with whom once I had open relationships and that too just for sex and nothing else.
Now she is also committed and me too committed.
She is ready to enjoy with me without intercourse.. She ready for only bj and hj.
I'm in a relationship with my gf since 5 years but her sexual drive is very low and she is depriving me of sex. She haven't yet given me bj or hj.. I just fondle her sometimes and then she is done and I remain deprived of sex since a long time. I love her though and will marry her soon.
Now my ex friend of pleasure is accessible. I tried very hard to keep away any physical intimacy with my ex. She started sexting but after 2 days i stopped that too..
I am starving hard and my libido is on high to enjoy with her as I m not getting anything from my gf .
What should I do? Should I go for one time event with my ex friend .. just foreplay and all? It has become difficult to control my libido now. Trying hard since 3 months.
We even met yesterday but I tried hard to avoid it and was successful in keeping away myself from this lust. Now I feel strong strong strong urge to have it atleast once before marriage.
Please suggest fast what should I do??
Note* Please do not advice to convince my gf to have sex or to talk to her to understand my desires as I tried it but was in vain.
Just advice on having foreplay enjoyment with my Ex-Friend. I could control myself to just foreplay as 10 years back we were not into intercourse... We used to pleasure each other only.


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If you have a snoopy roommate or a curious sibling, this trick will help you find out if they've been using your computer when you're not around.
While you could always set a password or install something like Prey ahead of time, you might be in a position where you suspect someone's already used your computer without your permission. Checking your computer's built-in logs is a great way to do that after the fact. While it won't give you a ton of information like Prey would, it can at least confirm your suspicions about whether someone's been using your machine. Here's how to do it on Windows and OS X.
How to Check the Windows Event Viewer
Windows users just need to open up a program called the Event Viewer, which logs a ton of different things that your computer's recently done. In order to find out when it last awoke:
- Head to the Start menu and type "Event Viewer" in the search box. Hit Enter when its option comes up in the menu.
- Double click on Windows Logs in the left sidebar, then click on System.
- Right click on System and choose Filter Current Log.
- In the window that pops up, look for the Event Sources drop down. Choose Power-Troubleshooter from this dropdown and hit OK.
- Look at the middle pane of the Event Viewer window. At the top, you should see all the applicable recent events, in descending order of time. Find the time you suspect your computer was used, and see if there are any events. If there are, you can click on them to see more details, like what woke up your computer, in the bottom middle pane.
You'll need to have a general idea of what time the snooper did their business, but if it was recent, it should be pretty easy to find in the logs. If you find that it was used while you were away, you can then check out your Recent Documents, browser history, and other such locations to see if the snooper left any tracks behind. Of course, the next step would be to install an anti-theft program, in hopes that they try again and you can catch them in the act.
How to Check the Mac OS X Console
If you're using a MacBook, Redditor Moosehadley shares a tip (which inspired this post) to find out when it was last opened. Here's what you need to do:
- Click on the Spotlight icon and search for Console. Open up the Console app when you see it in the menu.
- Click on kernel.log in the left sidebar. If you don't see the sidebar, click on "Show Log List" and expand /private/var/log first.
- Head up to the search bar and search for "Wake reason: EC.LidOpen" (no quotes).
- You should now see a list of every time your MacBook was opened and awakened, listed by time. The logs should go back about two weeks according to Moosehadley, so just scroll to the time where you think it might have been opened and see if your suspicions are correct.
Like the Windows method, this requires that you have a general idea of when you yourself have used your computer, since the log won't tell you who woke it up each time. But, if you find that your computer was awakened when you weren't nearby, you know you've got a snooper, and you can then check your browser history, recent apps, or recent documents to see what they might have done. If not, an anti-theft app like Prey will help you catch them if they try again later.
It isn't the simplest or most informative way of catching snoopers, but unlike other solutions, it works even if you didn't have any anti-theft software installed beforehand—so you can catch them after they've already used your machine. If you've got any other tips for finding out who's used your computer (or what they've done on it), be sure to share them in the comments below.
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dm-crypt is the Linux kernel's device mapper crypto target. From Wikipedia:dm-crypt, it is:
- a transparent disk encryption subsystem in [the] Linux kernel... [It is] implemented as a device mapper target and may be stacked on top of other device mapper transformations. It can thus encrypt whole disks (including removable media), partitions, software RAID volumes, logical volumes, as well as files. It appears as a block device, which can be used to back file systems, swap or as an LVM physical volume.
Common scenarios
This part introduces common scenarios to employ dm-crypt to encrypt a system or individual filesystem mount points. It is meant as a starting point to get familiarized with different practical encryption procedures. The scenarios cross-link to the other subpages where needed.
See /Encrypting a non-root file system if you need to encrypt a device that is not used for booting a system, like a partition or a loop device.
See /Encrypting an entire system if you want to encrypt an entire system, in particular a root partition. Several scenarios are covered, including the use of dm-crypt with the LUKS extension, plain mode encryption and encryption and LVM.
Drive preparation
/Drive preparation deals with operations like securely erasing the drive and dm-crypt specific points for partitioning it.
Device encryption
/Device encryption covers how to manually utilize dm-crypt to encrypt a system through the cryptsetup command. It covers examples of the Encryption options with dm-crypt, deals with the creation of keyfiles, LUKS specific commands for key management as well as for Backup and restore.
System configuration
/System configuration illustrates how to configure mkinitcpio, the boot loader and the crypttab file when encrypting a system.
Swap device encryption
/Swap encryption covers how to add a swap partition to an encrypted system, if required. The swap partition must be encrypted as well to protect any data swapped out by the system. This part details methods without and with suspend-to-disk support.
/Specialties deals with special operations like securing the unencrypted boot partition, using GPG or OpenSSL encrypted keyfiles, a method to boot and unlock via the network, another for setting up discard/TRIM for a SSD, and sections dealing with the encrypt hook and multiple disks.
See also
- dm-crypt - The project homepage
- cryptsetup - The LUKS homepage and FAQ - the main and foremost help resource.
- cryptsetup repository and release archive.


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ROCKFORD — Danielle Walker said this year's Rock Valley College women's softball team was primed to make history.
After finishing sixth at the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament last year, Walker and the rest of the Golden Eagles can now say they are national champions. The RVC community gathered Thursday at the school for a celebration where the team was honored for winning the college's first NJCAA Division III championship for softball.
"It's really nice to have brought it home for the first time and to be with this group of girls because we really worked hard and we put in the effort that we needed to," said Walker, a sophomore shortstop and former Guilford product.
The Golden Eagles defeated defending champion Herkimer County Community College (New York) in a 2-1 rematch for the title Sunday in Rochester, Minnesota.
RVC pitcher Amanda Blankenship allowed one earned run on four hits with one walk and nine strikeouts in seven innings. She was named the tournament's MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher as the Golden Eagles capped off their season with a 42-9 record.
"It was all about being able to bring our offense, defense and pitching together at the same time," said Blankenship, a sophomore and former Belvidere North standout.
RVC President Mike Mastroianni praised the athletes and the coaching staff for their success as they became the sixth Rock Valley team in just more than three years to win a national championship.
"We're very proud of you," Mastroianni said. "You are the best ambassadors a school can have. Nothing is better than having a team that is made up of character and integrity and that are not only good at athletics, but are good people, too. You did the college proud and we're looking for more in the future."
RVC coach Darin Moore said when he took over the program three years ago, he had a vision and a several goals in mind about where he wanted to take the program. Among those 10 goals, the first one was to win a national championship.
"We had a lot of adversity, but this team is tough," Moore said. "They continued to battle. They stayed focused and humbled. We had our ups and downs, but we got it done."
The Golden Eagles could be in the winning circle again as they return 13 of 15 players. The program has also signed 11 high school seniors for next season.
"I'm excited," Moore said. "We've put the bull's eye on our back, but we've got a quality group of kids coming back."
Blankenship and Walker will finish their careers as NJCAA All-Americans. The two were named to the first team, while freshman first baseman Kaytee Keefe was selected to the second team.
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The world famous Mavericks Surf Contest might be wiped out for good.
The lone sponsor, Barracuda Networks, has pulled out, saying it wants to redirect its efforts to other projects. At the same time, The Half Moon Bay Surf Group, which was formed to help run the contest, has announced it is disbanding.
The San Jose Mercury News says Barracuda had agreed to a three-year sponsorship of the contest, but since no contracts were signed, the company pulled out.
Mavericks did not happen this year. In February 2010, organizers dealt with criticism after violent waves hit the beaches, injuring a number of spectators.
Even though the surf contest may not go on, the major Hollywood movie, "Mavericks", will. Scottish actor Gerard Butler is slated to play Jay Moriarity, the Santa Cruz surfer who was a successful surfer at Mavericks. He died in 2001.


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Cincinnati Reds not staying true to their name with new spring duds
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cincinnati Reds should have the easiest decision in baseball when it comes to a color palette for uniforms. You wouldn't put the Reds in blue, or orange, or yellow, or burnt siena, or aquamarine, or magenta. If you buy a box of 64 crayons, that should be 63 too many.
Okay, they have a green getup for St. Patrick's Day, but that's a one-off, and it's always been kind of cute because, hey, it's the Reds in green!
This spring, the Reds have debuted a black jersey for Cactus League games and batting practice. It says "Reds" in white script across the front, and there are red accents — the reverse of the Reds' other batting practice and spring jerseys, which are red with white lettering and black accents. The Reds also have black caps, which feature the somewhat terrifying visage of the mascot Mr. Redlegs, smiling maniacally as he trots along while holding a bat. Mr. Redlegs' own cap on the cap appears to be falling off his mustachioed, egg-eyed baseball head.
PHOTO GALLERY: 10-year-old ranks all of MLB's mascots
The point, though, isn't that Mr. Redlegs is a nightmare-inducing melange of 19th century railroad baron, potato chip mascot, and Mr. Met. He has, after all, found love with Mrs. Redlegs, and good for them because love is beautiful. The point is what is not beautiful, and that is the Reds wearing a color other than red.
"I'm going to wear whatever they tell me to," Reds pitcher Homer Bailey said. "I guess we're wearing this today. You know, what can you do? Thankfully, I don't have to make those decisions."
Bailey may not know exactly who makes those decisions, but he does know why they are made. It's merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made.
"It's definitely not designed for Arizona, I can say that," Bailey said. "I don't want to make anybody feel bad. They look great, for a fan to be wearing them or something like that."
Does that make Bailey, who signed a six-year, $105 million extension this month, simply a well-compensated fashion model?
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SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois Senate committee has approved a plan to ask voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour.
The plan to put the nonbinding question on the November ballot passed the Executive Committee on Tuesday by a 10-5 vote. The measure comes after Democrats failed to muster enough votes to increase the state's minimum wage from $8.25 to $10.65 per hour.
Democratic Sen. Kimberly Lightford of Maywood is sponsoring the legislation. She says the referendum will give unsure lawmakers more confidence to vote for an increase later.
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- Help Stanford University scientists studying Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's, and many cancers by simply running a piece of software on your computer. The problems we are trying to solve require so many calculations, we ask people to donate their unused computer power to crunch some of the numbers. In just 5 minutes... Add your computer to over 333,684 others around the world to form the world's largest distributed supercomputer.
Install the foldingathomeAUR package. In order to use your GPU for folding (highly recommended), you'll need the appropriate OpenCL package for your GPU. Nvidia users can also use CUDA.
/opt/fah/FAHClient --configure as root to generate a configuration file at
/opt/fah/config.xml (the Arch Linux team number is 45032). Alternately, you can write
/opt/fah/config.xml by hand and use
/opt/fah/sample-config.xml as a reference. With a config file in place, you can start the daemon, check its status, and make the daemon automatically start at boot time.
$ cd /opt/fah # ./FAHClient --configure
Then start/enable the
foldingathome.service systemd unit.
The graphical way
You can manage the daemon by opening a web browser and heading to http://localhost:7396/. Alternately, you can install fahcontrolAUR and use the FAHControl program.
The daemon can also be controlled remotely. Instructions for doing so are listed in
/opt/fah/sample-config.xml. Remember to open firewall ports if necessary.
The terminal way
To see the current progress of foldingathome, simply
$ tail /opt/fah/log.txt.
The behaviour of foldingathome can be customized by editing
/opt/fah/config.xml. Some options that can be specified:
- bigpackets, defines whether you will accept memory intensive work loads. If you have no problem with Folding@home using up more of your RAM, then set this to big. Other settings are normal and small.
- passkey, to uniquely identify you. Though not needed, it provides some measure of security. For details, see [1]
<passkey v='passkey'/>
- Slots for CPU or GPU
<slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
Run f@h with limited privileges
It's not necessary to run folding with root privileges. The easy way is to use foldingathome-norootAUR, which makes use of
DynamicUser feature. Note that certain files are in different locations, and there is a script
/opt/fah/fah-config to generate the
config.xml. To set it up manually, read on.
Create a dedicated user
fah for folding without critical privileges:
# useradd -u 999 -s /sbin/nologin fah
Now edit the
foldingathome.service to use the new user:
# systemctl edit foldingathome.service
[Service] User=fah WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/fah ExecStart= ExecStart=/opt/fah/FAHClient --config /var/lib/fah/config.xml --exec-directory=/opt/fah --data-directory=/var/lib/fah
Make the user
fah own it:
# chown -R fah:fah /var/lib/fah
Monitoring work-unit progress
There are several ways of monitoring the progress of your FAH clients, both on the command line and by GUI.
The FAHControl software distributed by folding at home provides you with efficient means to control remote hosts. Just add another client with the corresponding button "Add" and enter the name, ip address, port and password (if you set one) and hit save. The software should now try to establish a connection to the remote host and show you the progress in a seperate client tab.
In AUR there is fahmonAUR[broken link: archived in aur-mirror], which provides a GUI with the ability to watch multiple clients and get info on the work-unit itself. Fahmon has a dedicated site at http://www.fahmon.net/
On the CLI, you can add a command to your shell configuration file (e.g: .bashrc or .zshrc). Replace fah_user with the actual user first.
fahstat() { echo echo $(date) echo cat /opt/fah/fah_user/unitinfo.txt }
Or for multiple clients :
fahstat() { echo echo $(date) echo echo "Core 1:";cat /opt/fah/fah_user/unitinfo.txt echo echo "Core 2:";cat /opt/fah2/fah_user/unitinfo.txt }
Also, replacing
cat with
tail -n1 will give just the percentage of work unit complete.
On foldingathome-smp 6.43, the unitinfo.txt file is not placed inside the user folder. The correct directory would be
See also
- Folding@home site
- Folding@home FAQ
- Folding@home Configuration Guide
- Folding@home SMP Client FAQ
- Arch Folding@home team page
- Extended Arch team statistics in extremeoverclocking.com


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The Libertonian is a museum in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in Middle Park, Algonquin.
The museum is located on the eastern edge of Middle Park fronting Columbus Avenue and Middle Park East, Algonquin, Liberty City. At the time of the game's setting, the museum is under renovation and is closed to the general public. It features various pieces of historic exhibits (some of which are yet to be unpacked or are covered), as well as skeletons of three dinosaurs in the main lobby.
In GTA IV and The Lost and Damned, the player may gain access into the building through a side door on the southern side of the museum (the north entrance is inaccessible except in Collector's Item where Johnny enters), through a path that leads to the museum floor. The lobby and the mezzanine, and loading backrooms are the only areas inside the museum that are accessible, but the player may also reach the rooftop of the museum on foot via a series of scaffolding outside the museum, on the west side of the building. As the museum is closed to the public, the front doors are locked.
In The Ballad of Gay Tony the museum is inaccessible apart from the mission Not So Fast.
The Libertonian's name is a play on "Smithsonian".
Its front and interior is based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the housed artifacts are based on the American Museum of Natural history.
Prominent Appearances in Missions
The location is used in "Museum Piece", "Collector's Item" and "Not So Fast", where Niko Bellic and Johnny Klebitz meet Isaac Roth and his associates in a diamond deal on the second floor. However, Luis Lopez opens fire on the diamond deal ensuing a chaotic escape for the dealers. It is also the starting point for the Chinatown Wars mission Rat Race.
Grand Theft Auto IV
Niko Bellic drives to the museum, meeting Johnny Klebitz at the side, then they both head in. After the deal is ambushed Niko shoots his way out, killing Ancelotti goons before escaping.
The Lost and Damned
Johnny Klebitz drives to the museum, he waits at the side for Niko Bellic, the two head in. After the deal is ambushed Johnny takes the 2 million in cash, betraying Ray Boccino, he kills Boccino's goons and escapes.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Luis Lopez arrives via Buzzard, landing on the roof, he scopes out the deal, and then attacks. He steals the diamonds off Isaac Roth, then escaps with the Buzzard before taking out pursuing police helicopters in the air.
Chinatown Wars
Huang meets with Uncle Kenny at the front entrance of the museum, where he informs him about the incriminating FIB document that he and Wade obtained. After revealing to Huang that Hsin took out contracts on both of them, Uncle Kenny and Huang get into Kenny's Cavalcade FXT (parked near the back exit of the museum), which has a Minigun with unlimited ammunition mounted on the back, as they drive to Hsin's penthouse to warn him.
Easter Egg
- There is an easter egg in the museum; the plaque describing the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops. The texture of the text is low-resolution, and thus hard to read properly, but reads, roughly:
"This big bastard took a few days to knock up because it had to be done by the sole hand of a prop artist. But alas, and feast your eyes on this 21000 poly maniac. Trex right up your arse. How do you like them apples?".


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Earlier today, Deadspin, seeking clarification on some of the issues surrounding the recent suspension of Ryan Braun for unspecified "violations of the Basic Agreement and its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program," conducted a question-and-answer session via email with officials from the Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball. A transcript follows, lightly edited for clarity.
Deadspin: After studying the press release and various media accounts, we're still a bit confused by the Braun situation.
The release indicated that Braun was suspended in part for violations of the Basic Agreement. That's different from the usual drug suspension release, which just cites the testing and treatment agreement. We were wondering which specific provision he violated.
MLB, via a spokesman: I can't go into specifics beyond what yesterday's release said on the violations of the collective bargaining agreement and the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Do you need a copy of our Joint Drug Program?
Deadspin: We have a copy, but we're still perplexed. Can you at least point us to the section of the Basic Agreement that applies here?
Deadspin: Okay, we're unclear on what authority MLB exercised in this suspension, and which of the various agreements between baseball and the union we'd turn to to find it spelled out.
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