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The Mystery of the Filthy, Filthy Carpet — PART SIX: The Subtle Warning Signs of Impending Doom in YOUR Area
[ Click above to embiggen: Canaries in a Coal Mine, more relevant than ever today ]
NOTE to OUR READERS: This is PART SIX in a ten-part investigation into "The Mystery of the Filthy, Filthy Carpet" and its true meaning in the bigger picture of what's happening in our nation's economy here in 2013. A recap of the investigation so far can be found HERE...and the complete collected Mystery is archived in our special "Mysteries" page in the HillBuzz.org archive, where mysteries such as this will continue to be solved in the spirit of our "political action, analysis, and adventure" mission around here. As always, there is an easy-to-use Search Box located just to the right in the sidebar (as well as an archive of articles by month)…should you have any desire to look up absolutely everything I've written on any topic in the entire existence of this site.
I need to take a moment to thank all of you out there who are assisting our mystery solving efforts either in comments or through private emails…because it's been a lifelong goal of mine to tackle the most important issues of our time via epistolary investigations such as this…which reach out to the great experts of our age (and retired cast members of tee-vee shows I always liked) for their own input. We're living in a time when the national media has become a true Ministry of Truth that protects all of the Left's secrets…leaving only amateur sleuths and armchair detectives like ourselves to expose everything that the Obama Regime doesn't want the public to know. Through prayer, hard work, and determination I believe we can get to the bottom of a great many things…one mystery and letter-to-whomever at a time.
It's become clear that the Left has indeed won the Culture War and we're faced with the reality that everything set in motion in the public school system and the media ranks in the 70s, 80s, and 90s has at last come to fruition in the here and now…but if you believe, as I do, that the very concept of an "America" as we know it is still important to the world, then we must endeavor to do a little bit each day to undermine the Left's current stranglehold on power. That means tackling one mystery at a time in a thoughtful and determined way that turns a lot of the Left's favored tactics against them.
I am proud and delighted to have your help with mystery-solving and thank you in advance for all the ideas, intel, and information you will hopefully continue to provide as this series continues as a daily feature here. Before you know it, we'll all emerge as mystery-solvers unlike any who have ever existed in the political world…with no ready counter to our work on the Left and limitless potential for what next we can focus on.
KD for HB, Chicago — 2/27/2013
Today marks the stage in concerted mystery-solving where everything starts to really heat up and happen rapid-fire…with lots of emails, calls, and messages pouring in from all over the country offering insight into our new economic theory that "dirty carpets in a big law firm" is an idiomatic 21st Century update of the old canard "canaries in a coal mine". Since it takes a hot, shirtless miner with an iPhone to make coal shafts or canaries relevant to a lot of people today (particularly the self-obsesssed and difficult-to-focus "Millennials", or those who were taught in public school that "coal is evil"), I think addressing the observable warning signs of an impending economic collapse in more relatable terms is crucial to getting the word out that we're all in much greater danger than the Ministry of Truth that is our national media would ever have us believe.
If you've been following our investigation, you'll know that the germ for this new economic theory originated with my exposure to the filthy carpeting I found in the lobby of the purportedly prestigious law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson in downtown Chicago on 2/20/2013…where I additionally discovered a men's washroom that appeared neglected and not-cleaned for some time (with standing water on the floor, severely clogged toilets, and feces bobbing in urine under flickering, creepshow lighting). The shock of walking into a shiny, steel-and-glass high rent skyscraper in the middle of the Loop and encountering filthy and unsanitary conditions more predictable in the Third World inspired me to think about the general shabbiness I'd noticed in other unexpected places in recent years. In fact, staring at that filthy carpet on the waiting room couch at the Hinshaw firm made me realize that myriad establishments I'd visited since 2008 were similarly coming apart at their seams.
It just all can't be a big coincidence…and I know this is not just happening here in Chicago; it must be part of something bigger that the Ministry of Truth just doesn't want us to talk about and the Obama Regime is desperate to keep hidden at all costs. Dirty carpeting in a big law firm is one piece in a bigger puzzle that, when assembled with other clues YOU are picking up where you live, completes a larger picture of just how much 2008's "Hope and Change" became "Misery and Ruin" by 2013.
[ Click above to embiggen: the actual filthy carpets at the Hinshaw & Culbertson offices that inspired the "dirty carpets in a big law firm" idiomatic meme ]
I took a walk around my neighborhood here in Boystown today and tried to keep aware enough of my surroundings to detect any oddities similar to the filthy lobby carpeting at Hinshaw & Culbertson downtown. It's stunning how little time or effort it took to see that our emerging economic theory is right…and that all around us there are serious indicators that the Obama Regime's impact on our economy has caused all sorts of "stress fractures" that are visible to anyone who cares to see them. And this, I remind you, is before the full blow of Obamacare hits business in January 2014 (with massive layoffs expected across the board in all industries where some of Obama's mandates can be avoided by drastically shrinking an employer's payroll).
This all makes me think of a very heavy, iron weight placed haphazardly atop a block of ice or a glass container…and the heaviness of that burden has caused chips and cracks in what's trapped beneath it; it is now obvious to observers like us that a collapse is coming (though we still don't have enough information on the system to determine precisely when total failure will occur). I don't know very much about managing a law firm, but I at one time was a manager in a large hotel back in Cleveland and I can assure you that if we ever allowed our carpets to look like those photographed above that it would be a matter of just a few months before the hotel would have to close its doors. That's because the very last thing we would ever cut back on before we could no longer stay in business would be shampooing the rugs and making sure the bathrooms were spotless. If whatever financial weight was upon our business that we felt pressured to stop cleaning the carpets and to turn the men's rooms back over to nature just to save a few shekels, then Great Merciful Zeus our days as a business would have truly been numbered.
There is just no corner of my wildest imagination where our hotel would have ever been allowed to fall into the sort of ruin I observed in the Hinshaw & Culbertson offices last week.
On my walk around Boystown this morning, I thought about this…and about any hospitality venues in the city who clearly couldn't survive in the current Obama economy…or who were forced to drastically cutback on goods or services. A great many restaurants and other small businesses have closed around Chicago in the last three or four years (which amounts to a very rapid die-off in a city where these sorts of establishments seemed fairly stable and secure up until 2008); interestingly for our purposes, all of these places that closed appeared shabby and evidenced "stress fractures" (like filthy carpets and uncleaned men's rooms) in the months leading up to their closings.
Just off the top of my head I can think of the "Orange" chain of breakfast-only eateries that I've written about before…which shrank from a four-restaurant chain in the city to just two locations in the last year or so; before Orange closed the Boystown and downtown stores, it seemed like all maintenance and upkeep stopped in those restaurants. Those now-shuttered Orange outlets just didn't sparkle or seem as clean as they always used to be. I happen to love Orange, so it was heart-breaking to watch their standards decline so precipitously; in retrospect, I now understand that the heavy burden of our current economic woes just forced this company to skimp on essentials…until the Obama economy necessitated laying off half its staff and closing two locations.
A pattern's emerging here, where first a place starts to look shabby…then the quality of its services drops…and finally it cuts its staff and eventually shuts its doors for good.
Other restaurants in the neighborhood have drastically shrank their portions and have stopped doing elaborate menu changes for the seasons (since it's much cheaper not to change gears and do creative or special things for a limited time only). Nookie's Tree, a favorite eatery on Halsted, was seemingly unable to afford a reprinting of their menus…so they just ran-off copies of a Word document for inserts and used a black Sharpie to cross out all the things they no longer offered their customers. Based on my understanding of the hospitality industry, I saw a direct correlation between expensive ingredients and the drastic cuts to the Nookie's menu…since everything crossed out was either too costly to continue serving or was very labor-intensive (and, thus, a drain on the bottom line if perhaps the kitchen staff was sliced in a budget cut behind-the-scenes). You might not realize just how sensitive restaurants are to changes in food costs…or how little wiggle room for error there is in budgeting a restaurant to stay in business and remain worth the time and energy of keeping the doors open.
Charlie Trotter's, a gourmet Chicago staple for over a quarter century, shuttered late last year…under a weird cloud of obfuscation that it was because the eponymous chef "wanted to do something else with his life and maybe study philosophy". That sounds a lot like when a politician is forced from office but cites a sudden desire "to spend more time with his family" as his primary motivation for disappearing into obscurity. At one point prior to 2008, Trotter sat atop an empire of restaurants, publications, retail, and even a tee-vee show…but one by one his restaurants in other cities closed, he stopped putting out new books, his "Trotter's to Go" epicurean shop boarded up, and then his signature Chicago restaurant folded. I just don't see any of this as being voluntary, because the man loved what he did and was the sort who spared absolutely no expense to bring the world's greatest ingredients to the platings on his degustation menu.
Seeing Charlie Trotter's close and the entire Trotter's gourmet brand essentially vanish in the last few years was shocking…because even in the Great Depression the fine-dining and luxury brands didn't collapse, because people who had the money to afford the 1930s equivalent of Trotter's never lost their ability to keep drinking champagne and enjoying 12-course "tasting menus"…even while everyone else around them wondered where their next meals would be had. We are in uncharted territory where it's not just the places like Orange or Nookie's that are evidencing economic "stress fractures" in service and staffing cuts…but the likes of Charlie Trotter lose empires they built painstakingly by hand over 25 years (and their collapse happens in just three or four years under Barack Obama's stewardship of our country).
Honestly and truly wrap your heads around this, but Trotter is a man who lost an empire he built and successfully ran for 25 years…but it all crumbled to pieces and was then swept away by changes made to our country by Barack Obama and the Democrats currently in power. I know you see this happening where you live, too, with people always known in your community for building something wonderful from scratch that has just not been profitable since 2008 when our entire world was changed by the Left.
The grocery stores around here seem to lack a lot of the more exotic fruits and vegetables that were always so plentiful before 2008. Pomegranates and water chestnuts are just two ingredients that I used to enjoy including in various dishes that are suddenly difficult to find, even at Whole Foods. I put pomegranate seeds in salads and also enjoy making jelly and a Persian chicken dish with them, but I have not seen the giant baskets of pomegranates in any store in Chicago in the last three years; when I first moved here, every year during pomegranate season there would be enormous displays of this fruit (but now, there's none to be found). Similarly, the fresh water chestnuts that I like using in kung pao or orange chicken are never in the produce section any longer…and the canned versions are about a dollar more costly since Obama took power. I've talked often on this site about the chicken itself being around two or three dollars more per pound than it was when George W. Bush was still president…and the same is true for every other meat I buy at the store. Even the once "cheap" meats like short ribs or pork belly are ridiculously expensive all of a sudden. So much so, in fact, that sometimes going to the grocery store I feel like those old pictures I remember in textbooks of life just after WWII in Germany, where it took barrels of marks just to buy bread and milk. This is, indeed, the "Change" we were delivered by Democrats.
All of this, I believe, is attributable to the Left's desire to hike gasoline prices as high as possible…because I think it's the fastest way they have come up with to tank our economy completely. Grocery stores and restaurants are uniquely impacted by hikes in gasoline because everything they sell is shipped on large trucks from farms, and then shipped two or three more times on various modes of transportation until it's received at a loading dock and prepared for customer purchase. Each step in that supply chain adds a higher fuel charge that the shipping companies are passing onto consumers…and that ultimately results in me feeling like it's now costing barrels full of cash just to keep dinner on the table for Justin and me.
I applaud and deeply respect all of you out there who are somehow managing to do this for large families, because I have a $300/month grocery budget that I need to be more creative each month to survive on for the two of us…and I couldn't even imagine how I'd be able to stretch even double that to feed a household with children.
I think the restaurants that have gone out of business or have dramatically shrank their operations were victims of the gasoline hikes, since their purchasing costs are much higher than a family's would be. The grocery stores are probably decreasing the number of shipments they receive, or just forgoing certain items because they've become too costly to order from their purveyors…and there's no longer a justifiable profit margin in even carrying the pomegranates, water chestnuts, or whatever any more. Why spend limited resources bringing in things that aren't helping the bottom line in a period of history where loss-leaders and exotics just aren't worth the effort anymore because of the gasoline prices?
I bet you can think of all sorts of things like this that you notice where you live…and I invite you to add them in comments below, because one of the worst fears of those in the Ministry of Truth is that regular people on the ground will communicate amongst one another the things that they see happening where they live…and then start piecing it together that none of this is isolated or specific to one city or town. This is not just something that's happening in Chicago because our sales tax is high or because Illinois is so messed up. It has nothing to do with winter here or other common excuses. It's all part of a much bigger picture that indicates that, YES, we are currently in an economic Depression (and this is precisely where the Leftists want us to be, since they see a manufactured crisis like this to be the perfect opportunity to cease complete power).
People often feel powerless in the face of a reality like this and wonder, "Well, what can I do?"…and I think the first thing to do is to start talking openly about all of it. That's one of the things that totalitarian and repressive regimes dread the most…when ordinary people start effectively communicating with one another and everyone can see that the same terrible things that are happening in Chicago are going on in Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Los Angeles and Houston too. Democrats gain and maintain power by carving everyone up into tiny fiefdoms and increasingly more specific buckets…but if communicate with each other and talk about all the warning signs we can detect that this really is a Depression and that things are indeed going to get worse before they get any better, then the Ministry of Truth will ultimately not be able to suppress the truth any longer.
"The Mystery of the Filthy, Filthy Carpets" might not have made sense to some of you when I first launched this important investigation last week, but I truly do believe the Holy Spirit pushed me to see a deeper meaning in those dirty stains at the Hinshaw & Culbertson offices (and their pigsty of a men's room) that relates to this sort of thing happening all over the place…in businesses that before 2008 would have never dreamed they'd allow their offices to become so filthy or their store shelves to go bare. But, here in 2013 we're all encountering surprise filth in places we used to take for granted would be immaculately clean…and I can honestly say I never experienced anything like this before in all of my life. It really is the sort of thing I only encountered in communist countries or dreadful places like Mexico or India…and I never thought skyscrapers in Chicago would fall into this sort of similar neglect and disrepair.
Several days ago, after my investigation was launched, Scott M. Gilbert (the young partner in the Hinshaw firm whom I was supposed to meet with the day I went there) asked a judge here in Chicago for a court order to silence me…because he claimed it was "harassment" for me to tell all of you about the filthy carpeting and the dirty men's room at Hinshaw's corporate headquarters. I think he was mad because I let the Senior Partners know that I was there because he was supposed to have a meeting with me and maybe they were upset with him for having me come to their offices when they all knew it was so dirty up there. The judge refused to give Mr. Gilbert such a gag order and told him that if he wanted to complain about me that he'd have to write a motion and present it to her (since apparently you have to do this sort of thing in writing and Mr. Gilbert wasn't allowed to just blurt it aloud in open court because he was so upset at that moment). I personally think this was all kind of ridiculous of Mr. Gilbert to do, because if you really are embarrassed and don't want anyone to know about how filthy the carpets were in your offices or how stinky your men's room was then I don't understand the strategy behind trying to get a court order to silence the guy who is talking about it. The net effect of that is really just the "Streisand Effect" of drawing more attention and interest to the story than ever would have existed if you hadn't tried to make it a federal issue (literally…in a federal court, before a judge who is widely believed to be on the shortlist for a future Supreme Court nomination). This is totally the sort of embarrassing thing I'd pretend wasn't even happening, instead of making it more interesting for everyone following the ongoing investigation into "The Mystery of the Filthy, Filthy Carpet".
I haven't heard anything more about any motion since, but I don't see how it's possible for a big law firm like Hinshaw & Culbertson to prevent a visitor like me from telling all of you about the filthy and unsanitary conditions I found when I came to their headquarters for a meeting (especially since I took pictures as proof of how bad it was). If a company really was able to order someone's silence, then I don't see how YELP! would still be in existence…since frequently people write on that site about filthy conditions in restaurants, bars, hotels, doctors offices, etc. and I don't see how law firms have any sort of special privilege afforded to them that would prevent people from describing the dirty carpets they find in such big law firms.
Hinshaw & Culbertson might not like the fact that their filthy carpet and stinky men's room inspired not only my investigation but a new Internet meme…but considering the First Amendment I don't think there's a whole lot that they can do about it (besides regret not keeping the carpets cleaned and the washroom tidied to begin with).
Mr. Gilbert was very upset, however, that I told people about what I'd seen…and he also seemed clearly very embarrassed by the condition of the place when I spoke with him the day of our meeting. He sheepishly admitted that he didn't have a conference room available, but then gingerly danced around the fact that he couldn't have our meeting in his own office on another floor. That was so strange, and felt a little like back in the days before I met Justin and I'd be on a date with a guy and he was embarrassed to ask me back up to his place because he knew it was too dirty for company. That's one of the most tense and heartbreaking moments in gay dating…when you're having a nice time and are inclined to head somewhere private, but the guy just knows that he'd be mortified if you saw how dirty and messy his place was. It's totally apocryphal that gay guys are neat and clean…when in fact we're all just like straight guys in this regard, only we like dudes (so a lot of times apartments get even messier because gay guys figure the other guy won't really care). I felt really bad for Mr. Gilbert in that moment, actually, because he seemed like a nice man and was very polite to me…but I believe the filth in the lobby may have been nothing compared to what the rest of the behind-the-scenes Hinshaw offices must have been like if he couldn't just meet with me in his office or elsewhere.
I almost wanted to tell him that it would be okay and that I wouldn't tell anyone about it being dirty in his office and that we could really have our meeting there, but I didn't want to embarrass him any further than he already was. He never asked me not to take pictures of the filthy carpet in the lobby or to not tell anyone about that or the stinky men's room…so I didn't even realize it would become a federal issue for the Hinshaw & Culbertson firm that I'd write about it all. They clearly know I'm a writer and that all of my work is based on my life experiences, so I don't really know what they expected in having me come to their offices when anyone could clearly see that the place was so rundown and shabby.
It's scary to think about just how much trouble the entire country's in if this is what a corporate headquarters of a big law firm is now like in "The Golden Age of Hope and Change" delivered unto us by Barack Obama. Filthy carpets, not having a presentable location to meet, disaster areas in a washroom…these are the kinds of embarrassments that people had to cope with behind the Iron Curtain in states controlled by the Soviets (and their particular brand of resource management and wealth distribution). But the Chicago corporate offices of Hinshaw & Culbertson prove this is happening HERE with Barack Obama and his motley crew of Chicagoans in the White House.
"Dirty carpets in a big law firm" really has become a fitting update of the "canaries in a coal mine" warning sign…and so it just remains to be seen how big of a disaster this alarm indicates. That's what I'm now trying to determine, as our investigation continues and I attempt to collect everything I'm learning into one unified economic theory. Since none of this is good for the Left or the Obama Regime, I just know that nobody in the national media or academia will ever be inclined to investigate and study it. That means it's just up to me and my friends and all of you out there reading this (which is kind of redundant, since I've come to regard all our regular readers as friends of the variety that "I just haven't met yet").
In thinking of who to reach out to next in our continuing investigation into what "dirty carpets in a big law firm" means for the country's economic health as a whole, I remembered the story of The Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee and how it survived the Great Depression…but had to close down for a spell in the 1970s because of the urban decay and financial malaise of the Carter Administration. The Peabody is also famous for maintaining a collection of wild ducks in the hotel, and at one time housed alligators and other creatures…which no doubt all made all sorts of messes. Oprah Winfrey stayed there a few times, I think, which also couldn't have been beneficial to the carpets.
Memphis is a city with a massive boondoggle of a public works project in its "Pyramid Arena", that was built with plenty of taxpayer money under a grand delusion that it would save the city from ruin. Currently, the building's scheduled for conversion into a Bass Pro Shop, but there's a lot of squabbling between the company and the city about just how ugly it all will be. I figured writing to The Peabody might elicit some insights into any warning signs the staff could remember before the hotel shut down when Carter was president…and possibly could give us some scoop on if the staff's seeing any augurs of another closure ahead during the Obama Regime. I have not heard back (yet) from the Senior Partners of Hinshaw & Culbertson, actress Ann B. Davis, Heloise the Household Hints lady, author John Grisham, or HRH Princess Caroline of Kennedy…but the mail here in Chicago is just dreadful and it often takes a while for things to reach people in different states (so I'm sure that's the main reason for why I don't have a response from any of them yet).
When letter-writing for assistance in solving important mysteries, I have found that the more people you write to then the greater chance you'll receive a response from some of them. I also think it's very helpful and quite nice when those of you reading this give me your take in comments or via email as well…since often hearing from you is much more enjoyable than getting a letter from a member of the "Kennedy Family" or whomever any day.
Duckmaster Anthony
The Peabody Hotel (Memphis)
149 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Dear Mr. Duckmaster,
As you're aware, this week I'm hard at work putting the finishing touches on a groundbreaking new economic theory that my readers and I have been developing…which seeks to provide a warning sign for approaching economic collapse in much the same way that "canaries in coal mines" once warned miners of deadly toxic gas when they were deep in the bowels of the Earth. The inspiration for my sudden entry into the field of economics came from a foul experience I had in the law offices of Hinshaw & Culbertson here in Chicago; specifically, it was the filthy carpet in their lobby waiting area and the stinky mess that defiled their men's washroom that made me think about places I expect to be spotlessly clean in any economy…but are noticeably disgusting here in 2013.
This leads me to believe that we're currently in a global Depression, but the Ministry of Truth that is our national media just won't admit it for political reasons…and that things are going to get much worse economically before they get even a little better.
I thought to seek your input into all of this because, obviously, as a "Duckmaster" you have experience with all things "fowl"…and must certainly have encountered all manner of stains and odors as a result of your unique position. I also think that from your perch at The Peabody you know a thing or two about buildings that might be closed in a bad economy, since The Peabody itself ceased operations and was boarded up for a period in the late-70s and into the early 80s (if memory serves, it seems like that overlapped quite perfectly with the Carter Administration in Washington and all the corresponding damage it caused to our country).
I originally wrote to the Senior Partners of Hinshaw & Culbertson about the neglected and shabby appearance of their offices…and told them at one point that I believed it looked like they rented their lobby out to a veterinary clinic or livestock auction house on the weekends to make extra money. I wonder if you could have a look at the photographs of their carpeting that I've attached and determine — once and for all — if you believe that animals of any kind were involved in making these stains. I know that might seem ridiculous to you, but I need this information for my important economic theory…because animals on the loose in a law office would skew the anecdotal and idiomatic value of my experience at the Hinshaw firm. For me to assert that "dirty carpets in a big law firm" is truly a warning sign of a major economic crash on the horizon I need to be 100% certain that the filthy carpeting in question was just the result of upkeep and maintenance failures…and not evidence of a Noah's Ark-style parade of all God's creatures through this lobby several times a day on (at least) the weekends.
Can you tell from photographs if the filth in the Hinshaw & Culbertson offices was caused exclusively by human foot traffic or if at least some sort of animals had to be involved? I know you're a Duckmaster and not a zoologist, but I remember "Bones" from Star Trek always screaming about how he was a "doctor" and not a "engineer" or a "Duckmaster" and that guy always managed to come through in a pinch once he got all the drama out of his system.
I don't know if all my readers know this, but The Peabody Hotel is famous for keeping a flock of ducks in its lobby fountain…and the hotel's "Duckmaster" is responsible for training the ducks to be able to walk from their "Duck Palace" on the roof to an elevator and then along a red carpet to the fountain. Apparently, there's a similar position in the current White House where someone more or less does the same thing with Michelle Obama (whom I imagine is not as easy to deal with and as fun to be around as the Peabody's wild ducks). Glad I don't have to worry about cleaning those carpets!
From what I can tell, the Peabody ducks are all female except for one green-headed drake…and they only live at your hotel for a few months before they are returned to a farm where children are told they "choose to head back into the wild". I'm 36 years old and still like believing there's a Santa Claus and that our votes actually are counted and mean something at election time, so I'll also go along with the story that these ducks never, ever end up on anyone's dinner plate after they've been entertaining the guests of The Peabody. I even want to believe there's really a place called "Duckburg" and that the happiest and safest ducks of all live there, having endless adventures and having Duckmasters a plenty to care for their every need. Life is pretty bleak here in Chicago after what Barack Obama has done to our economy for five years now…so "Duckburg" might be a place that far too many others out there would dream of living now as well.
In many years past, the hotel apparently had alligators and other creatures in the lobby fountain…which is a fun and interesting tradition that survived even the worst economic collapses that hobbled just about everything else around the hotel at various points through the years. I'm wondering if there's any pressure to eliminate the ducks or the "Duckmaster" position at The Peabody in these depressing economic times. Here in Chicago, it feels like every day some longstanding tradition or spark of local color's being mothballed…because there just isn't any money left to keep these marvelous things going in the age of Obama-induced austerity.
I know you weren't around when The Peabody closed its doors due to the Carter-provoked economic ruin of the 70s, but I wonder if you have any historians at your hotel who have ever given you insight into what cutbacks management made to the building that in retrospect could have been seen as signs that The Peabody just couldn't stay in business any longer. I used to work in the hotel business while I was in college and graduate school…and 9/11 occurred during the time I was head of security of a major hotel in downtown Cleveland. The penny-wise but pound-foolish General Manager we had at the time decided to scrap a lot of the maintenance and upkeep programs that he felt were "too expensive" at time when his quarterly bonus depended on slashing hotel costs. One of the stupidest things he did was to fire both the marble cleaning company and the sprinkler system inspectors…because he felt they just cost too much and that the hotel's own housekeeping and engineering staff could just work a little harder and take care of these things.
Well, the housekeepers (who were never trained to clean marble properly) ended up damaging the very expensive flooring in parts of the lobby…because they used the wrong solutions and equipment when trying to clean that marble. Engineering just didn't understand the sprinkler system well enough to detect any problems that the professional inspectors would have quickly found…and about five months after the General Manager fired those guys a sprinkler line burst and flooded several floors of the hotel. That ruined carpets, wall paper, bed linens, and caused us to lose those hotels to paying guests for several months while it all had to be remodeled. Not surprisingly, the General Manager soon "early retired" from the company…and now works at a small bed and breakfast somewhere in Montana that few people ever visit.
It's been a long time since I worked in a hotel, but I wonder if your staff is under pressure to keep cutting back on cleaning and maintenance in this depressed Obama economy. I also wonder if you could show the photographs of Hinshaw & Culbertson's filthy carpeting to the housekeepers where you work and see if they can either identify what caused all those stains or offer advice on how Hinshaw can remove them. I am very much inclined to believe that budget cuts at this big firm resulted in the carpeting becoming so filthy…in much the same way that the foolish General Manager at my old hotel believed saving a few bucks on marble cleaning and sprinkler upkeep would make him look good to the accountants (who surely stopped patting him on the back when they processed the enormous bills for marble replacement and the renovation of three entire floors that those cutbacks to maintenance ultimately caused).
I am sure that taking care of five ducks in a very large building must keep you endlessly busy…but I appreciate any information you can provide us in the matters of stain identification and possible removal, as well as anything you can find out about what The Peabody was like immediately before it was closed for that spell in the 70s during the worst of the Carter-induced economic malaise Americans suffered back then.
Best of luck with all of whatever it is you do in this most unique and interesting position,
Kevin DuJan
Editor-in-Chief, HillBuzz.org


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Free 25 grms Aqualyte hydration solution with every purchase until stocks last !!
Meet the Antidote®. More than just a reservoir, the Mil Spec Antidote Reservoir redefines the ultimate delivery system for an operator's water supply
and provides maximum adaptability for changing missions or combat environments.
The reservoir image on this page is backlit to show detail. Actual color of the reservoir film is black.
Capacity: 70 oz (2 L)
The new Mil Spec Antidote Reservoir with Quick Link™ System-- the ultimate cure for dehydration.
The best way to care for your reservoir is to clean and dry it after every use, especially if you fill the reservoir with anything other than water. However, if a reservoir has not been cleaned after every use, and mold or discoloration develops:
These steps will make your reservoir safe for use. If there are still spots left behind, these are permanent mold stains that may not be removable. However, your reservoir is still safe and usable after you've cleaned it.


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Second thread is here
CAG Gamesharing FAQ
Q: How does gamesharing work?
A: It's simple. Once you buy a game, that game is tied to your PSN ID. Basically all you do is give someone your account info, and they click "download again." Both players will have the game, but remember, don't delete the account from your PSN, or the downloaded game will be gone!
Q: This whole gamesharing thing sounds sketchy to me. Is it legit?
A: From CheapyD, the man himself:
Approved by Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America
Sony announced that players who download games from PlayStation's online shop can share them on up to five other PS3 machines.
If a player logs into his PlayStation 3 account on a friend's system, he can download any game he has already purchased. "You can send that content to four other friends for that initial investment," said Tretton. "We want to get the game in as many hands as possible." "It's not about generating profits at each and every interaction with the consumer," he said. "I think that really offsets the argument that says, 'Wow, that's a really pricey system.'"
Q: Feedback should be left for this transaction, right?
A:No. Per Trading/Feedback rules and guidelines in the trading forum:
Trading on CAG is "at your own risk". However, there are some special cases where feedback is not allowed and engaging in this specific trading activity warrants a special warning. Onto the list :
Playstation 3 gamesharing. You are opening up your account to trouble here. You know the risks.
Q: Are there restrictions?
Downloadable PS Store content (DLC) is region locked, whether disc or digital download, you need it from the same region as your disc or psn version for it to work.
Region 1/NTSC: North & South America
Region 2/PAL: Europe, Australia, NZ
Region 3: Asia
Region 4: Japan
Q: What are the things you cannot gameshare?
Games such as:
GT prologue
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation
some MMO's
Some DLC
Gran Turismo 5 DLC
Metal Gear Online Expansion packs
Videos and Avatars
Q: For games that aren't available in the US store, can you can play them on your US account? Trophies, saves, etc aren't effected?
A: Yes. They will be saved under the user profile that you play them in.
To Users Setup on the Old Board
Here is the link:
PSN Download Sizes
Remember to have at least twice as much space available for the download part.
Changed or Lost Passwords
If anyone is uncomfortable with exposing their email, feel free to remove or obscure it with asterisks.
Whoever has a password please contact the user/s in parentheses. If you're not a host, don't let that stop you from helping another CAG
UK/EUROPE exclusive games (can still be gameshared and played on the main account)
EUR/UK store update:
Known Scammers:
Please only add if you are 100% sure
Accounts stolen and deactivated by Lubu1001/Hammer_jay
November 18, 2011 FAQ
Gamesharing will no longer be the same. Massive changes has been announced on November 4 that will affect the gamesharing community.
Changes include:
1) Content purchased AFTER Armageddon will be limited to 2 system activations.
2) Content purchased BEFORE Ragnarok will still have 5 system activations
3) It is now possible to deactivate systems remotely from your PS3 (frees up activation slots held my bricked PS3s)*
4) PS+ works in a similar fashion, everything downloaded before the 18th can be downloaded 5x, anything after can only be downloaded twice.
*This can only be done once every 6 months.
Phantom Sharing:
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Lake View Prestige Room
The beautiful and newly refurbished Lake View Prestige Rooms combine elegant interiors with the majesty of the Lake, in an embrace of exquisite and delicate colours.
From their balcony you can enjoy breathtaking views over the brilliant blue water. The scenery is filled with pure light, taking in the stunning Riviera delle Azalee from Bellagio to Punta Balbianello.
Lake View Prestige Room
- Location: in the heart of the Palace
- Balcony on the Lake
- Max Occupancy: 2 adults + 1 child
- Bed: King or Twin
You will never forget the romantic view of the lake from the lovely little terrace: relax and let your mind wander in front of the astounding spectacle of the lake.
The delicate colours of these rooms and the shades of the precious and renowned Como silks decorating this romantic alcove will stay in your memory forever.
You'll feel like a king or a queen surrounded by the opulent marbles of the luxurious en suite bathroom.
Small balcony facing Bellagio
Air conditioning
Minibar with small bottle of champagne
Safety deposit box
LCD flat screen satellite TV
DVD player with selection of movies
High speed Wi-Fi internet
Direct phone line
Renovated bathroom
Hair dryer
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From: U.S. EPA <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:00:00 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Lead RRP Update: Summary of Revisions to RRP rule (Part 1)
In 2008, EPA issued the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rule. Since then, the rule has been amended several times, most significantly in May 2010 and in July 2011. This message provides a summary of the most significant changes to the RRP rule. The changes listed below are those most relevant to certified renovators and renovation firms (and, by extension, to the training providers who instruct them). Our next message will include changes most relevant to the training providers themselves. For more detailed information and a more complete set of changes, please refer to the rule and amendments at http://epa.gov/lead/pubs/rrp.htm.
Changes from the 2010 revision are effective now. Changes from the 2011 revision will be effective as of October 5, 2011.
No "opt-out" provision (2010 revision)
• The opt-out provision (which allowed a renovation firm to "opt out" of the some of the RRP requirements where the firm obtained a certification from the owner-occupant of a residence that no child under age 6 or pregnant woman resides in the home and the home is not a child-occupied facility) has been removed and is no longer in effect.
Required information for owners and occupants (2010 revision)
• Renovation firms must provide a copy of records demonstrating compliance with the training and work practice requirements of the RRP rile to the owner and occupant of the housing, and operator of the child-occupied facility, in a short, easily-read checklist or other form. A sample checklist for these items can be found at http://epa.gov/lead/pubs/samplechecklist.pdf, but firms may develop their own forms or checklists as long as all of the required information is included.
Paint chip sample collection and related records (for purposes of determining whether components are free of lead-based paint (as defined by statute)) (2011 revision)
• Starting on October 5, 2011, certified renovators may collect paint chip samples from components to be affected by a renovation as an alternative to using EPA-recognized test kits to test the paint, as previously allowed. If paint chip samples are taken, they must be sent to a laboratory recognized by NLLAP for analysis (see http://epa.gov/lead/pubs/nllaplist.pdf). Prior to the effective date of the rule, EPA will be making information available to certified renovators on how to take paint chip samples.
• If paint chip samples are collected, those records (description of the components that were tested including their locations, name and address of the NLLAP-recognized entity performing the analysis, and results for each sample) must be prepared by a certified renovator and maintained for three years, as already required for other records.
Vertical containment (2011 revision)
• Vertical containment means a vertical barrier consisting of plastic sheeting or other impermeable material over scaffolding or a rigid frame, or an equivalent system of containing the work area. Vertical containment is required for some exterior renovations but it may be used on any renovation.
Interior renovations
• Renovation firms may erect vertical containment for interior renovations. This allows renovation firms to erect vertical containment closer to the renovation activity than the minimum floor containment distance specified in the RRP rule, to give renovation firms more flexibility in designing effective containment strategies for particular work sites.
• Interior floor containment measures may stop at the edge of the vertical barrier when using a vertical containment system consisting of impermeable barriers that extend from the floor to the ceiling and are tightly sealed at joints with the floor, ceiling and walls.
Exterior renovations
• If the renovation will affect surfaces within 10 feet of the property line, the renovation firm must erect vertical containment or equivalent extra precautions in containing the work area to ensure that dust and debris from the renovation does not contaminate adjacent buildings or migrate to adjacent properties. Vertical containment or equivalent extra precautions in containing the work area may also be necessary in other situations in order to prevent contamination of other buildings, other areas of the property, or adjacent buildings or properties.
• In addition, renovation firms may erect vertical containment for other exterior renovations. This allows renovation firms to erect vertical containment closer to the renovation activity than the minimum ground containment distance specified in the RRP rule, to give renovation firms more flexibility in designing effective containment strategies for particular work sites.
• Exterior ground containment measures may stop at the edge of the vertical barrier when using a vertical containment system.
HEPA vacuums (2011 revision)
• HEPA vacuum cleaners must be designed so that all the air drawn into the machine is expelled through the HEPA filter with none of the air leaking past it. HEPA vacuums must be operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
• The use of machines designed to remove paint or other surface coatings through high speed operation such as sanding, grinding, power planing, using a needle gun, abrasive blasting, or sandblasting, is prohibited on painted surfaces unless such machines have shrouds or containment systems and are equipped with a HEPA vacuum attachment to collect dust and debris at the point of generation. Machines must be operated so that no visible dust or release of air occurs outside the shroud or containment system.
Doreen Cantor Paster
Associate Chief, Lead, Heavy Metals, & Inorganics Branch
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (7404T)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-566-0486
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King EFW2420 2000W 240V Large Economy Wall Heater
- 240 volts, 2000 watts
- Heats an area of up to 200 square feet
- Overheat protection with automatic reset
- Reviews
- Description
- Specifications
- Benefits
- Resources
King EFW2420 2000W 240V Large Economy Wall Heater
The combination of low cost, high power, and durability make the King EFW2420 2000W 240V Large Economy Wall Heater a fantastic choice for apartments and other similar spaces. The EFW is designed for a recessed installation and includes a recessed wall can with groundwire to ensure a fast setup. Long life lubrication on bearings and high quality components are used to keep the unit low maintenance for both tenants and landlords while safety features help to prevent any accidents and allow for peace of mind during usage.
Overheat protection
Safety features are an important consideration when installing new heating units into your home. The EFW series features a built-in overheat protection feature which automatically powers down the heating element and motor if normal operating temperatures are exceeded, so you don't need to worry about any damage or accidents during usage. The unit will automatically reset once temperatures have returned to normal. A light illuminates when the cutout trips, and turns off on reset. It lets you enjoy your heat without stressing over poor design choices and safety concerns.
High quality engineering
Several high quality components are used in the EFW. The motor is made of heavy duty cast aluminum with long life bearings that can operate at 1440 RPM. A high efficiency, dynamically balanced 5 blade aluminum fan puts out 185 CFM, enough to provide ideal heating for apartments. The heating element itself is constructed of coiled nickel chromium alloy which is corrosion resistant and strung through mica insulator.
Durable and long lasting
Great for both tenants and landlords, the EFW series is designed to be low maintenance and long lasting. It utilizes permanent lubrication with an oil reservoir for the motor as well as cooling to keep it lasting for a long time after initial installation. The heating elements are corrosion resistant and the grille is powder coated to maintain a fresh look.
- 240 volts, 2000 watts
- Steel recessed can
- Built-in safety features
- Great for apartments
- White finish
- Durable and long lasting
Ideal for apartments
With 2000 watts of power, this heater can provide adequate coverage for an area of up to 200 square feet. The EFW's high wattage options and low cost make them the ideal choice for heating apartments and other similar spaces. They're built to last and have safety mechanisms in place to save both tenants and landlords trouble with accidents or maintenance.
Simple modern design
It won't be hard to fit this heater in with the rest of your decor and furniture. It has a straightforward modern design with a glossy white louvered grill. An powder coating covers the whole unit, keeping it looking good and performing well throughout its lifetime.
Steel recessed can
The EFW is designed for a recessed wall installation and comes with a 20 guage electrogalvanized steel recess can. The can has factory installed groundwire which is approved for direct contact with building insulation. Installation and setup is a simple and pain free process.
- Model: EFW2420
- Product Type: Large Economy Wall Heater
- Product Dimensions: L: 13.00" x W: 3.75" x H: 21.75"
- Product Weight: 16.50 lbs.
- Product Color: White
- Application: Indoor heating
- Warranty: 1 Year Limited Manufacturers Warranty
- Type: Wall Heater
- Fuel Type: Electric
- Coverage Area: 200 square feet
- Voltage: 240 volts
- Watts: 2000 watts
- Amps: 9.6 amps
- Certifications: ETL , CSA
- Built-In Thermostat: No
- Timer: No
- Automatic Shut-Off: Yes
- Thermal Cut-Out: Yes
- Automatic Reset: Yes
- Fan Delay: No
- Frost Protection: No
- Indicator Light: Yes
- Construction: Powder Coated Steel
- Finish: White
- Mounting Options: Recessed
- Includes Wall Bracket: Yes
- Energy Star Rated: No
- Hard-Wired: Yes
- Heat Range: 45 - 80 F
- Digital Display: No
- LED Touch Screen: No
- Automatic Temperature Control: No
- Motor Type: Cast aluminum
- Durable and long lasting
- Easy to install
- High quality components
- Safe operation with built-in protective features
- Space saving recessed installation
- Subdued modern look with white finish


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SpacePilot Pro's patented 6-Degrees-of-Freedom (6DoF) sensor is specifically designed to manipulate digital content or camera positions.
Simply push, pull, twist or tilt the 3Dconnexion controller cap to intuitively pan, zoom and rotate, while your other hand simultaneously uses the regular mouse to select, create or edit.
Click the controller cap for a short demo video.
The dual-function QuickView Keys extend the power of the controller cap by providing one-touch access to a range of useful views, making it easy to inspect models from any angle for improved error detection, design review and design presentation.
Move your mouse cursor over the buttons to learn more.
90° Rotate
90° Rotate Counter
(top / front / right)
(top / back / left)
SpacePilot Pro automatically recognizes the active application and environment and assigns 10 relevant application commands to its dual-function Intelligent Function Keys.
As there's no need to use the standard mouse or keyboard to select the commands, users experience a significantly streamlined workflow.
A short press activates the keys primary function (commands 1 - 5).
Press and hold the key to activate its secondary function (commands 6 - 10).
The convenient Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Esc keys allow you to simultaneously navigate your 3D model while accessing special application functionality or editing capabilities.
This significantly reduces the need to move the hand from SpacePilot Pro to the keyboard, resulting in a more optimized workflow.
The full-color LCD provides visual feedback on the function keys, navigation setting status and workflow applets ensuring quick access to important information without interrupting your workflow.
Move your mouse cursor over the LCD icons to learn more.
The function key applet displays the commands that are assigned to the Intelligent Function Keys. SpacePilot Pro includes out-of-the-box function key Profiles for leading 3D applications including: CATIA V5/V6, NX, SolidWorks, Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, Solid Edge, 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and SketchUp.
Quickly view information such as file size and type, creation date and time, name of the last person to edit the design, as well as mass, volume and density of the active part on the SpacePilot Pro's LCD Workflow Assistant. The applet is compatible with SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Creo and NX.
The mail applet retrieves information from Microsoft® Outlook® and displays the most recently received e-mails including the sender's name and the e-mail subject line. Pressing the LCD OK key on a selected e-mail opens the e-mail in Outlook on your main computer screen. You can also view information on tasks and calendar entries.
* Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later required on host PC.
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- 31 programmable keys in total
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Archive for June 2016
Zone Tech LED replacements for Malibu Landscape light 5 LED SMD SMT 194 T10 Wedge Base Warm White 12V DC/AC 1407WW (Pack of 8)
Zone Tech LED Replacements for Malibu Landscape Lights 5 LED SMD 194 T10 Wedge Base Warm White 12V DC/AC 1407WW-Pack of 8
This page features 8 pieces of Brand New High Quality Super Bright T10 5 SMD 5050 Bulbs.
The diameter of the bulbs is approximately 12mm and overall length is 28mm
Each T10 LED bulb contains 5 Beautiful High Quality 5050 SMD LEDs, which are 90-Percent more efficient than incandescent and halogen lamps.
Besides of the beautiful color, these LED lamps also have longer lasting than stock tungsten lamps. Usually, a LED lamp has average of 50000 hours lifespan and it consumes less power as well. Also, unlike those blue color tungsten lamps, LED will never burn your wires nor melt the lamp covers.
Furthermore, these are SUPER EASY to install. There is no modification needed at all. All you need to do is to remove the lamp covers with a small flat screwdriver and direct replace the stock lamps with LED lamps. Since LED lamp has positive and negative terminals, so if there is no lighting after inserting it into socket, simply reverse polarity; change the terminal oppositely.
These commonly replace the parker lights, map lights, trunk lights, number plates lights, license plate lights, side indicator lights, gauge and dashboard lights in cars, boats and bikes . They work great for stair lights, deck lights, Malibu lights, DRL, City lights, outdoor lighting housing and much more.. Replace your standard wedge bulb with these Super Bright T10 5 SMD Warm White Bulbs!
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This rabbit, while not part of the collection, was brought to
the Museum in the early 1900's for inspection. According to
Head of Zoology and Curator John Demboski, this is caused by a
virus related to the family of human Papilloma viruses (HPVs) and
thought to be the basis for the Jackalope myth. Volunteer
Boyd Fletcher discovered this 5 x 7 glass plate negative while
scanning the collection.
Catalog #IV.00-5543
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Mint Chocolate Recipes
Cardamom Spritz Cookies dipped in Mint Chocolate
I've made spritz sablé cookies before. The most recent variation was one made of orange and dark chocolate. The girls felt like baking today and they really wanted to make a fresh batch of the sablé cookies. I was all for it but I wanted to teach them to be creative and come up with a new flavor combination.
There was a tall pitcher of my mint and cardamom-flavored Arnold Palmer on the counter. Sunny, the eldest, looked over at it, then back at me, and said "why not mint and cardamom-flavor spritz sablé?". - I thought it was a brilliant idea. If you browse through the recipes on the website, you'll notice that I use cardamom in almost everything, from savory dishes, to drinks, to desserts. I knew it would make a perfect flavoring for the cookies.
I didn't want to add mint extract directly to the cookie dough because I thought it would be to overpowering. Instead, I used Guittard pink-colored mint chocolate chips to make a ganache, which I dipped the cookies in, once they baked and cooled. These particular spritz cookies are thicker and chewier than the orange and dark chocolate version. They both taste great so it's really a matter of personal preference. Try both and see which one you like!
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Mint and Chocolate Filled Rose Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint cookies are similar to sablé cookies. They both have the texture of shortbread. The characteristic thumbprint shape is created by pressing down on the cookie with a spoon half-way through the baking process. A sweet filling is placed in the resulting cavity. The cookie itself has a mild sweetness that goes very well with the sweeter filling. The filling can be jam, preserves, caramel or even chocolate.
I chose a pink mint filling because of my little five-year-old sister-in-law. She came to me with the cutest request. She adores Cookie Monster, and often shares her cookies with the Cookie Monster doll we got her. Today, she came to me, hid her face with the stuffed animal and said in her best Cookie Monster impersonation, "Cookie Monster is hungry, I want pink cookies." My heart melted; I can't say no to my little munchkin.
All the girls gathered in the kitchen and pink cookies it was. I looked in the pantry and found several choices for a pink-colored cookie. Some pink-colored mint chocolate chips from Guittard, raspberry and strawberry extracts or rose paste. The girls voted and we went for a rose-flavored cookie dough with pink mint chocolate filling. Sunny, my 13-year-old eldest sister-in-law wanted to create some fun design in the filling, so we melted some bittersweet chocolate and vanilla chips as well. This has to be some fun designs.
We were all very happy with our unique cookies and needless to say, Cookie Monster also enjoyed our creation.
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Lumidee In The Streets Outside The Apollo Theater In Harlem! (Remembering Michael Jackson "The King Of Pop")
Lumidee IN FRONT OF THE APOLLO 125st , NY @ 3.30 AM AND PEOPLE WERE STILL WILD BEHIND MICHAEL JACKSON PASSING AWAY R.I.P MICHAEL JACKSON 1958-2009
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This Date In Royals History – October 13, 1985
Back to the playoffs and on this date a pivotal yet largely forgotten game from the 1985 postseason run for the Royals. As we covered a couple of days ago George Brett's greatest game helped get Kansas City a win against Toronto in ALCS Game 3, but the Royals lost Game 4 here at home and faced elimination for the first time…luckily it wouldn't be the last.
Sunday afternoon October 13, 1985 and it seemed all of Canada (or at least Toronto) was sure the World Series was heading north with the Blue Jays. But in Game 5 the Royals tried instead to send the American League Championship Series back to the Great White North with the World Series still in doubt.
Dick Howser sent LHP Danny Jackson (from the University of Oklahoma – as a Sooner I'm required to get that in here) to the mound to keep the Royals season alive. Though his starting rotation mate Bret Saberhagen rightly gets credit as the Royals postseason pitching hero, without Jackson's less heralded – but no less spectacular – effort the run would have screeched to a halt right here.
The Royals scored one in the first when Lonnie Smith doubled, stole third and came home on a George Brett groundball. In the second Frank White led-off with a bunt single, advanced to third on a Steve Balboni hit and scored on a Sac Fly off the bat of Darryl Motley. As it turned out that was more than enough offense for Jackson. He was absolutely dominant – throwing a complete game shutout scattering eight hits with one walk and six strikeouts. After the game I'll always remember the crown scoreboard message:
"Good Luck In Toronto – Bring Us Back A World Series"
Just A Bit More: Speaking of Lonnie Smith, here are some interesting notes regarding our old friend 'Skates'. While Smith was not a superstar by any means, he was a successful player with a solid 17-year MLB career. Did you know he finished third in the 1980 National Rookie of the Year voting? It's true, just behind Montreal's Bill Gullickson and the winner Steve Howe of the Dodgers. He followed that by placing second in the 1982 National League MVP race behind Atlanta's Dale Murphy.
But the most fascinating trend in his career is this one. Lonnie was drafted by Philadelphia and in his first full year with the Phillies they won the 1980 World Series (defeating the Royals). He was traded to St. Louis and in his first season with the Cardinals they won the 1982 World Series. He was traded from St. Louis to Kansas City on May 17, 1985 and in that first season with the Royals…
Well, guess what? Talk about coming full circle!
(Curt Nelson, Director – Royals Hall of Fame)
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Great piece on two gutty, underrated players. Not only did Lonnie play in the ?80, ?82 and ?85 Series but in 1991 & 1992 as well with Atlanta. DJ pitched for the 1990 champion Reds, 1993 NL champion Phillies and two other division winning clubs in Pittsburgh and St. Louis.


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Toyota (NYSE:TM) may have experienced its first decline in two years across several of its divisions, but the company still managed to sell more vehicles than its next largest rival in the first six months of the year.
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The Japanese automaker sold 4.91 million cars and trucks globally from January through June, a decline of 1.2% a year ago, according to data released Friday. However, it topped its next closest rival, General Motors (NYSE:GM), which sold 4.85 million during the same period.
That's not to say GM isn't catching up. The car manufacturer earlier this month said it sold 4% more cars than it did a year ago as it continued to grab a larger share of the U.S. market amid rebounding truck demand.
U.S. car makers are luring more domestic demand away from their Japanese adversaries this year, evidenced by strong sales demand that has helped boost GM and its domestic peers Chrysler and Ford (NYSE:F). Japan, meanwhile, has also struggled against growing backlash from consumers in China following a dispute over land.
GM has been trying to regain its title from Toyota as the world's top-selling car company after losing the top spot in 2008 after a seven-year reign. While it temporarily nabbed the throne in 2011 when Toyota suffered from the nation's devastating tsunami, Toyota has since recaptured it.
Shares of Toyota were down 4% in morning trade, mirroring a sell-off in the broader markets. Shares of GM slumped about 1.5%.


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Financial institutions require quality, reliable fire protection and timely information in order to maintain a profitable operation. That's why life safety officers work to stay informed and to contract with reputable installation companies for the installation of code-compliant, false alarm-free fire detection systems.
Consider how the evacuation of key personnel can adversely affect a bank's operation and its profitability. Whether an alarm condi-tion is related to an actual fire or a simple false alarm, when bank tellers, money counters and other support people are evacuated from a financial institution for even a short period of time, work stoppage causes a significant amount of money loss.
There are several things that can be done to minimize the likelihood of such a situation. Fire of any kind, even when it involves sup-port services outside a bank's own building, can adversely affect a financial institution's profits. The communication and data transport infrastructure that carries transactions between banking locations is especially vulnerable when proper fire detection and suppression are not provided.
For example, on March 1, 2007, a cable vault under a Philadelphia street caused enormous problems for the branch location of Sover-eign Bank. The fire took place in a manhole, damaging a grouping of AT&T fiber optic cables. The outage lasted for 19 hours, causing a disruption in services to Sovereign Bank clients.
According to Linda Rosencrance, a journalist with Network World Inc., Southborough, Mass., the outage affected Sovereign's personal online banking, BillPay and telephone banking services.
"In addition, some branch offices outside the Philadelphia area were affected, [and] tellers in some branch offices were unable to provide customers with up-to-date account information," Rosencrance said.
Incorporating a backup communication plan will reduce the likelihood of such an outage. When the bank is large enough, a higher level of fire protection, including fire suppression, should be insisted on where it involves one or more outlying communi-cation hubs.
Productivity depends on early fire detection
Because the evacuation of all banking personnel can mean huge monetary losses, it's important that bank officials receive early warning of a fire, so maintenance personnel can have the time they need to deal with the situation while critical banking operations continue. Early warn-ing potentially can prevent premature evacuation or, if the fire is stopped fast enough, evacuation all together.
"One of the areas they look at is very early warning. The reason is they don't want a disruption to their facility because of fire," said Jeff Klein, business line leader, System Sensor, St. Charles, Ill. "What they want is early warning of smoke, so they can do something about it in time to prevent downtime."
One way to accomplish this is to incorporate sophisticated detection systems that have the ability to detect even the faintest whiff of smoke. Of course, this is not an easy task when using conventional fire detection equipment because of the fine line that exists between early warning and false alarms.
"Early warning smoke detectors can detect a whiff of smoke, in which case the fire alarm system can notify someone that there's a poten-tial problem with the equipment in that space. This warning gives them the time they need to take action," Klein said.
The key to early smoke detection involves the use of a laser instead of a common light emitting diode (LED) in a photoelectric smoke de-tector's smoke chamber. The use of laser light gives Klein's early warning smoke detector the ability to achieve a sensitivity rating as low as 0.02 percent-per-foot and as high as 2 percent.
Intelligent multiple criteria fire detection also helpful
Another way to deal with early detection is through the use of smoke detectors that rely on multiple signatures, such as smoke with temperature detection and carbon monoxide detection.
"One of the most important developments in the last couple of years is intelligent sensing. Intelligent sensing uses the various sen-sors, the detection algorithm and the processor in the panel in make decisions in trending," said Peter Ebersold, director of marketing with Notifier.
Trending technology enables the fire alarm panel to determine the presence of one or more elements that are commonly found in a fire situation. Carbon monoxide (CO), for example, signals the presence of fire because, even in the earliest stages, a fire produces CO.
"Even when the level of smoke in an area rises slowly but steadily over a period of time, today's intelligent analog addressable pan-els can detect that and respond in a variety of ways," Ebersold said. The most common way is for the panel to provide an early supervi-sory signal. This will allow bank personnel to deal with the situation before it results in an open fire, which would cause a valid evacuation signal.
Reliable banking depends on reliable installation
Poor installation practices and a general lack of code compliancy are other areas of great concern to financial institutions. When a smoke de-tector is positioned in an area that is considered hostile to sensitive electronic gear, false or missed alarms can occur. For example, automatic smoke detectors in elevator pits can cause problems because of the dust, dirt and oil found in these locations. A boiler room where the ambient temperature exceeds the manufacturer's specifications is another example of an environment that can prove hostile to smoke detectors.
The code allows for the substitution of smoke detectors in such instances, in which case heat detectors can be used.
Section 18.104.22.168 of the National Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72, 2002 Edition (Section 2-3.6.1, NFPA 72, 1999 Edition) reads, "The se-lection and placement of smoke detectors shall take into account both the performance characteristics of the detector and the areas into which the detectors are to be installed to prevent nuisance alarms or improper operation after installation."
When maintenance, inspection and proper testing of fire alarm systems are not in the manner NFPA 72 prescribes, problems can occur. Section 10.2.1.1 states, "To ensure operational integrity, the fire alarm system shall have an inspection, testing, and maintenance program. Inspection, testing, and maintenance programs shall satisfy the requirements of this code, shall conform to the equipment manufacturer's published instructions, and shall verify correct operation of the fire alarm system."
Furthermore, Section 10.2.1.1, NFPA 72, states it is absolutely imperative that fire alarm technicians and other low-voltage con-tractors follow the manufacturer's installation instructions when installing smoke detectors, manual pulls and other components in a fire alarm system. Unfortunately, a significant percentage of low-voltage/fire technicians do not.
Failure to read the manufacturer's instruction manual when installing a new fire alarm system can result in immediate problems and can lead to problems down the road. The new multiple-criteria smoke detectors provide a good example. A general lack of code knowledge or not understanding the equipment to be installed can jeopardize the ongoing operation of the system. Technicians must know and understand any new requirements set forth by the manufacturer as well as any applicable codes.
NFPA 72 actually requires that all technicians read the manufacturer's installation manual. The code recognizes that, in a fire alarm technician's job, properly performing installations is vital because lives depend on the work.
The advent of new fire detection technologies combined with more stringent fire codes promise to reduce the number of false alarms and needless work stoppages in banking institutions. As always, technological advancements and code compliance reduce the chance for error and loss of product.
COLOMBO is a 32-year veteran in the security and life-safety markets. He is currently director with FireNetOnline.com and a nationally recognized trade journalist located in East Canton, Ohio.


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The last time we heard from Mike Myers, the comedian was spending his days painting images of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Col. Sanders.
That's not a joke.
Though in recent years the actor has lent his voice to the green ogre at the center of the "Shrek" franchise — most recently in 2010 — his career in Hollywood has otherwise stalled. Last year, he did a Funny or Die skit with Kevin Kline. It's also been rumored for years that he would make a fourth "Austin Powers" film, but the project has yet to come to fruition.
So what has the 50-year-old been up to, exactly? Apparently preparing for his directorial debut. On Monday, A&E IndieFilms said it had partnered with Myers on "Supermensch," a documentary about talent manager Shep Gordon.
Gordon, who met Myers in 1991 on the set of "Wayne's World," helped shape the careers of musicians such as Alice Cooper, Luther Vandross and Teddy Pendergrass. His larger-than-life personality has been well-documented over the years: He traveled on the Concorde, dated Sharon Stone and drove a white Bentley, according to a 2011 profile in Oprah magazine. He later became the guardian of the four children of a Wilhelmina model whom he briefly dated.
The film will focus on Gordon's life in the "uber fast lane," according to a press release, and will feature the manager's clients and friends, including Cooper, Michael Douglas and Sylvester Stallone. A picture sent by A&E to promote the film showed Gordon, his body covered in hair, sporting only his tighty whities and sunglasses.
When Myers met Gordon, he found him to be "a perfect combination of Brian Epstein, Marshall McLuhan and Mr Magoo," the actor-turned-director said in a statement. "I've been trying to get Shep to agree to let me make a movie about him for 10 years. Last year he finally said yes. I loved him like a brother before we started making this film and now having sifted through his life and his legacy, I love him even more."
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Sockpuppet (Internet)
A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception. The term, a reference to the manipulation of a simple hand puppet made from a sock, originally referred to a false identity assumed by a member of an Internet community who spoke to, or about, themselves while pretending to be another person.[1] The term now includes other misleading uses of online identities, such as those created to praise, defend or support a person or organization,[2] to manipulate public opinion,[3] or to circumvent a suspension or ban from a website. A significant difference between the use of a pseudonym[4] and the creation of a sockpuppet is that the sockpuppet poses as an independent third-party unaffiliated with the puppeteer. Many online communities attempt to block sockpuppets.
The term "sockpuppet" was used as early as July 9, 1993,[5] but did not become common in USENET groups until 1996. The first Oxford English Dictionary example of the term, defined as "a person whose actions are controlled by another; a minion," is taken from U.S. News and World Report, March 27, 2000.[6]
The history of reviewing one's own work under another name predates the Internet. Walt Whitman and Anthony Burgess both reviewed their books under pseudonyms.[7] Another notable example was Benjamin Franklin.[8]
On October 21, 2013 the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) condemned paid advocacy sockpuppeting on Wikipedia and, on October 23, specifically banned editing by the public relations firm Wiki-PR.[9]
Ballot stuffing
Sockpuppets may be created during an online poll to submit multiple votes in favor of the puppeteer. A related usage is the creation of multiple identities, each supporting the puppeteer's views in an argument, attempting to position the puppeteer as representing majority opinion and sideline opposition voices. In the abstract theory of social networks and reputation systems, this is known as a sybil attack.
A sockpuppet-like use of deceptive fake identities is used in stealth marketing. The stealth marketer creates one or more pseudonymous accounts, each one claiming to be owned by a different enthusiastic supporter of the sponsor's product or book or ideology.[10][11]
Strawman sockpuppet
A strawman sockpuppet is a false flag pseudonym created to make a particular point of view look foolish or unwholesome in order to generate negative sentiment against it. Strawman sockpuppets typically behave in an unintelligent, uninformed, or bigoted manner and advance "straw man" arguments that their puppeteers can easily refute. The intended effect is to discredit more rational arguments made for the same position.[12] Such sockpuppets behave in a similar manner to internet trolls.
The term "meatpuppet" (or "meat puppet") is used as a pejorative description of various online behaviors. The term was in use before the Internet existed, including references in Ursula Le Guin's science fiction story "The Diary of the Rose" (1976),[13] the alternative rock band Meat Puppets, and the cyberpunk novelist William Gibson's Neuromancer (1984).[14] Editors of Wikipedia use the term to label contributions of new community members if suspected of having been recruited by an existing member to support their position.[15] Such a recruited member is considered analogous to a sockpuppet even though he/she is actually a separate individual (i.e. "meat") rather than a fictitious creation. Wired columnist Lore Sjöberg put "meat puppet" first on a satirical list of "common terms used at Wikipedia," defining the term as "a person who disagrees with you."[16]
Nevertheless, other online sources use the term "meatpuppet" to describe sockpuppet behaviors. For example, according to one online encyclopedia, a meat puppet "publishes comments on blogs, wikis and other public venues about some phenomenon or product in order to generate public interest and buzz"—that is, he/she is engaged in behavior more widely known as "astroturfing."[17] A 2006 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education defined a meat puppet as "a peculiar inhabitant of the digital world—a fictional character that passes for a real person online."[18][19]
Legal implications of sockpuppetry in the United States
In 2008, 49-year-old Missouri resident Lori Drew was prosecuted and found guilty by a Federal court jury in connection with the creation of a MySpace account on which she claimed to be a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans. Drew's goal had been to create a relationship with Megan Meier, a 13-year-old girl who had been in conflict with Drew's daughter. After "Josh" ended the relationship with Megan, Megan committed suicide. Drew was found guilty in connection with misrepresenting her identity in violation of the MySpace terms of service. Although the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney claimed that this conduct was covered by federal computer fraud legislation against "accessing a computer without authorization via interstate commerce,"[20][21] the trial court granted a motion by Drew to throw out the verdict. Drew successfully argued that her use of a false identity did not constitute unauthorized access to MySpace, citing a 1973 breach of contract dispute where a court of appeals ruled that "fraudulently induced consent is consent nonetheless."[22] The prosecution appealed the trial court judge's decision to throw out the guilty verdict, but later dropped its appeal.[23]
In 2010, Raphael Golb was convicted on 30 criminal charges, including identity theft, criminal impersonation, and aggravated harassment, for using multiple sockpuppet accounts to attack and impersonate historians he perceived as rivals of his father, Norman Golb.[24] Golb defended his actions as "satirical hoaxes" protected by free-speech rights. He was disbarred and sentenced to six months in prison but remained free on appeal on $25,000 bail.[25]
Examples of sockpuppetry
Business promotion
In 2007, the CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, was discovered to have posted as "Rahodeb" on the Yahoo Finance Message Board, extolling his own company and predicting a dire future for its rival, Wild Oats Markets, while concealing his relationship to both companies. Whole Foods argued that nothing that Mackey did broke the law.[26][27]
During the 2007 trial of Conrad Black, chief executive of Hollinger International, prosecutors alleged that he had posted messages on a Yahoo Finance chat room using the name "nspector", attacking short sellers and blaming them for his company's stock performance. Prosecutors provided evidence of these postings in Black's criminal trial where he was convicted of mail fraud and obstruction. The postings were raised at multiple points in the trial.[26]
Book and film reviews
An Amazon.com computer glitch in 2004 revealed the names of many authors who had written reviews of their books using pseudonyms. John Rechy, who wrote the best-selling 1963 novel City of Night, was one of the more famous authors unmasked in this way, and was shown to have written numerous five-star reviews of his own work.[7] In 2010, historian Orlando Figes was found to have written Amazon reviews under the names "orlando-birkbeck" and "historian", praising his own books and condemning those of fellow historians Rachel Polonsky and Robert Service. The two sued Figes and won monetary damages.[28][29] During a panel in 2012, UK fiction writer Stephen Leather admitted using pseudonyms to praise his own books, claiming that "everyone does it". He spoke of building a "network of characters", some operated by his friends, who discussed his books and had conversations with him directly.[30]
David Manning was a fictitious film critic, created by a marketing executive working for Sony Corporation to give consistently good reviews for releases from Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures, which could then be quoted in promotional material.[31]
Blog commentary
American reporter Michael Hiltzik was temporarily suspended from posting to his blog, "The Golden State," on The Los Angeles Times website after he admitted "posting there, as well as on other sites, under false names." He used the pseudonyms to attack conservatives such as Hugh Hewitt and L.A. prosecutor Patrick Frey—who eventually exposed him.[32][33] Hiltzik's blog at the LA Times was the newspaper's first blog. While suspended from blogging, Hiltzik continued to write regularly for the newspaper.
Lee Siegel, a writer for The New Republic magazine, was suspended for defending his articles and blog comments under the user name "Sprezzatura." In one such comment, "Sprezzatura" defended Siegel's bad reviews of Jon Stewart: "Siegel is brave, brilliant and wittier than Stewart will ever be."[34][35]
Government sockpuppetry
As an example of state-sponsored Internet sockpuppetry, in 2011, a Californian company, Ntrepid, was awarded a $2.76 million contract under the auspices of US Central Command for "online persona management" operations[36] to create "fake online personas to influence net conversations and spread US propaganda" in Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Pashto,[36] as part of the programme called Operation Earnest Voice (OEV), which was first developed in Iraq as a weapon of psychological warfare.
See also
- Astroturfing
- Catfishing
- On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog
- Online reputation
- Passing (sociology)
- Shill
- Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia
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- ↑ A legitimate pseudonym is sometimes termed an "alt," short for "alternate identity."
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- ↑ OED, online edition, June 2011 (accessed August 18, 2011). The reference is to one Jennifer Brand, a 24-year-old student who backed President Clinton in 1996, by calling Gore 'a sock puppet.'
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Amy Harmon, "Amazon Glitch Unmasks War Of Reviewers," New York Times, February 14, 2004.
- ↑ "Name that Ben," PBS.
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- ↑ Sweney, Mark (May 21, 2008). "Should stealth marketing be regulated?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 23, 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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- ↑ Thomler, Craig (April 27, 2011). "Battle of the sockpuppets," Government in the Lab: The Online Magazine for Government and Politics Around the World
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- ↑ "Dispute Over Dead Sea Scrolls Leads to a Jail Sentence" (November 18, 2010) New York Times
- ↑ "NY lawyer gets jail in Dead Sea Scrolls case" (November 18, 2010) AP.
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- ↑ Richard Lea and Matthew Taylor "Historian Orlando Figes admits posting Amazon reviews that trashed rivals", The Guardian, April 23, 2010
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- ↑ Jake Kerridge, "Do Consumer Are RJ Ellory's faked reviews the tip of the iceberg?," UK Telegraph, September 4, 2012.
- ↑ John Horn. "The Reviewer Who Wasn't There." at the Wayback Machine (archived June 9, 2001) Newsweek web exclusive. June 2, 2001.
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