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Supreme feast: New Route 29 buffet delivers size, size, size
Dish recently had a chance to check out the spread at Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet, the all-you-can-eat Chinese-American restaurant that took over the Golden Corral space on 29 North in the fall. What a spread it is.
The owners claim it's the biggest restaurant in Charlottesville. Indeed, we're talking nearly 12,000 square feet of space transformed to look nothing like the old Golden Corral. It's really just one big room right now with the massive buffet spread, grill, and sushi bar right in the middle under an elaborate crystal chandelier. And there are 250 items to choose from!
According to owner/manager Leon Chen, the six-year old restaurant group already has 38 restaurants in the Southeast and plans to open several more in the near future. And you can see why. The lunch buffet is only $6.99 for adults, $3.75 for kids 6 to 10, and $2.45 for kids 3 to 6. And dinner is only $9.99, $5.75, and $4.55. We're talking an all-you-can-eat dinner for a family of four for under $30. Plus, there's a $1 discount for seniors and college students.
Now, Dish isn't saying that Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet is on the cutting-edge of the local cuisine scene, but with economic times being what they are, the abundance before us at such a reasonable price was indeed a spectacle. And, of course, it all depends on what you choose at these giant buffets.
Choose wisely at Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet, and you may be rewarded. Go light with some sushi and a salad, or feed the beast with ribs, steak, and General Tao's chicken. There's a grill area where you can select the raw materials for your meal and watch it being cooked for you, right next to a sushi chef at work. There's a small raw bar with octopus and shell fish, there's a fruit bar, salad bar, all the familiar Chinese dishes, spaghetti and meal balls, pizza, enchiladas, rib-eye steak, seafood selections, veggies galore, and a dessert and ice cream bar with a chocolate fountain.
Service is paramount at the place, too, and your empty plates and drinks won't linger on the table for long. The folks are busy in there, hustling around to clear tables, refilling buffet items, grilling up dinners while flames shoot in the air. Of course, one of the challenges of eating at Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet, or any big buffet where you strap on the feed bag, is knowing when you've had enough. So be cautious, foodies.
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Dave McNair- don't let the toy thing out, they may get shut down by Obamanation who are not in favor of "happy" meals.
@ Lost in a crowd
Anybody who would say that cooking your own food costs more and takes "hours in front of a stove every night" isn't doing it right, and doesn't know math, plain and simple!
The system that we use on my end is to cook things up (like a package of meat for instance) then store the extras it in containers in the fridge, to be re-heated and eaten in the following days. So you make your food for the next four days or so in one batch, and then all you have to do in the next few days is re-heat...not spend "hours in front of a stove every night." And by re-heat I'm talking about on the stove or in the oven. No microwave ovens here on my end. But no way does it take hours, every night. It may take half hour on the first night of initially cooking, but reheating takes no time at all.
Me and my boyfriend buy our own food and eat independently, we're not joined at the hip, held hostage to each other and forced to eat the same foods as each other the way most live-in couples or married spouses do, so it's easier for us to do this sort of system. He has his particular foods and diet that he likes and I have mine, so we each cook up whatever foods we like and store them in the fridge, and reheat as we go. One possible downside to this is that some people might not like the idea of eating mostly the same thing for multiple nights in a row. Me, I don't mind. Chicken for four nights in a row, fish for two or three, a steak for several days, whatever, it's all good. I'll change the veggies around, or use a different side dish, mix things up a little. :D My boyfriend has a penchant for making these really tasty soups and stews in large quantities, so he can freeze the extras in tubs in the freezer for later dates. Already pre-made, ready to go, just defrost and warm up in a pot on the stove. And doing the math - one package of chicken, steak, turkey, or some fish, etc. divided up by four meals average that a package can provide for one person and that's pretty cheap. Or like what my boyfriend does, making stews and soups with a good variety of ingredients, divided up among however many meals it can provide, it's pretty cheap. Nobody can argue that. Even for a family of four it would still be cheaper to feed them a package of meat that costs $8 total then to spend $8 *per person* at some restaurant. I don't see how people don't get the math on this?
Mr/Mrs/Miss Shame, perhaps their blue collar is why they might have to pass up the best $34.95 steak in town just 3 blocks south at The Aberdeen Barn. And maybe the fact that 98% of the population is now blue collar or living below the poverty level has a lot to do with it too. The Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffett probably looks pretty good to the public works employee who might be making $10 to $12 an hour and needs to feed a family of 5.
This is disgusting. From the ground up, and most of you have no shame eating garbage. IT'S GARBAGE, and because it's cheap, you consider it as fair. I like how somebody commented it was pedestrian, lol, IT'S A BUFFET, HELLO?!?!, really now what did you expect it to be? AND PEOPLE ARE REVIEWING THIS PLACE, lol. I am depressed that people are of this sort. Totally ignorant of food culture, good taste, and quality. We have people on this forum talking about the best thing on the downtown mall is meatloaf. I guess thats a real eye opener in itself. Im not too rich for meatloaf, but COME ON ALREADY. Do yourself a favor and flush your tongue down the toilet, just make sure your wallet stays in your pocket. Depressing, Disguesting, Mediocre, Over-indulgent and Over-consumed, and let me guess... You just don't know better? Don't know anything about food? Turn the tv on and get an education, or read, or cook, or go and eat at good wholesome places (you know, the ones that people like Tom knock in favor of a feeding troff), try something new! Your blue collar doesn't mean you have to be ignorant.
Do they have Chairman Mao's Moo Shoo too?
Chinese food is not meant to be eaten buffet style. Food cooked to a perfect state in a wok is meant to be eaten immediately, not set out under french fry lights for who knows how long.
I can't imagine eating Chinese food at a buffet style restaurant. I am not surprised that it is busy, look how many people eat at McDonalds.
Shopping for healthy food at the grocery store is expensive. You can get a salad at a restaurant that would probably cost more if you made it at home, especially accounting for all the different veggies. Sure, iceberg & tomato is one thing, but if you want a nutritious, filling meal, going out to eat (or getting takeout) is sometimes cheaper. Not to mention quicker, so if you're an hourly employee, you're not spending hours in front of the stove every night. Obviously you have to make conscious choices--many people at buffets probably don't--but I don't think it's accurate to say nixing meals out necessarily saves money.
Is this a paid advertisement Dave? Just curious...
If the economy is so in the toilet here, then how come every-time I go to the Clifton Inn, or Fleurie, or Duner's, Hamilton's, the C&O, or the Downtown Grill, it is packed?
We ate there a couple of months ago and felt that it was over hyped in terms of how they describe themselves. There wasn't anything I tried that didn't have a better version of it at some other buffet. (Our fave is East Garden on Pantops.) I actually didn't mind Golden Corral, despite how the name blatantly, yet indirectly, referred to its patrons as cattle feeding at the trough. :D
So we ate at Supreme Buffet once, felt disappointed, and concluded we wouldn't be going back. But by the looks of the near full parking lot and huge crowd inside when we were there I don't think they'll have anything to worry about in terms of business. Plenty of people will dig it, even if a few others don't. Like several people have noted, it's a good value and a huge spread of food, though none of it was exceptional or noteworthy imo.
"A thousand hairy savages sitting down to lunch
Gobble gobble glup glup munch munch munch..."
Great reviews! None of the so-called Chinese food is made locally anywhere, anyway. Those Chun Bo trucks just keep on moving from NYC throughout the East Coast every week.
The food is good for the price. The sushi is good and there is a broad selection. Of course, this is a buffet - so you're never going to get the same quality as a much more expensive cook-to-order restaurant (and the owners openly admit that) but for what it is I felt like I received good food at a fair price.
If you want snobby boutique food, go somewhere else. If you're simply hungry and want to sample a lot of dishes, give it a shot.
Maybe because FOOD and BEVERAGE is one of the last things people cut back on. When gas hits $5.00+ a gallon next year, I suspect these restaurants won't be packed when you visit them.
Went just before christmas. It was slammed-jam packed. Have to agree the food was not spectacular but was just okay. I do not remember the server smiling even once. The chandelier was real pretty, though.
just what america needs...another place to grow their gut! unfortunately they don't provide a treadmill at every table so the america's porkers can work off some of their pork hanging over their belt.
Be cautious? That's not enough of a warning. The food was awful. Couldn't find one redeeming dish. A complete waste of calories.
Patronize Asian Fusion or China King instead.
So, in other words, this place is worse than Golden Corral?
I'm not sure if this one is part of the same Chains or not,But I've eaten at a Hibachi Grill up in Maryland, Sounds like the same. Food up there is good for Buffett fare and something for everyone. I'll have to check out this place in the future.
Small Town, Small Minds must eat at one of the pretentious Downtown Mall eateries. The food here is fine, especially the food that is grilled to order. There is a nice variety of chicken and fish items, and a number of cold food items. It is the best value in C-ville.
I went and I thought you got what you paid for. The place was clean and the staff friendly, the food was plentiful but pedestrian.
how many different oversweet sauces can you put on battered and fried chicken pieces? trough style feeding at its finest. Glad i only paid the lunch price, as i would have felt robbed if i'd have paid for dinner. better sushi at any area grocery store. you can have that "value", tom.
This reads like promotional copy for this place. Is this a new "advertorial" kind of feature?
And what's up with the crewcut they gave to all of the trees on the property? Ugly.
We went once -- will never go again. Everyone had terrible stomach-aches afterward, and that was with trying to eat healthy. They "killed" the fresh meat and veggies on the hibachi. Became tough, tasteless, mush.
WORST food I've had in a LOOONG time.
It's just Golden Corral food with an Americanized "Asian" twist. No. Golden Corral at least had good rolls and steak tips. Between five of us we couldn't find one good dish.
No need to pay for the privilege of a stomach ache.
I ate there too and thought it was disgusting. This from a fat man who eats chinese food about three times a week, every week. Less is more they say, I'll stick to Asian Fusion, less selection, less grease, lot's of friendly servers. Never liked the China King either, so maybe I'm a chinese food snob...
@Big Boy: that's hilarious. (ps. that means i'm in trouble)
My spouse and I have eaten at Hibachi Grill twice. I think the shrimp is superb (lots of "fancier" restaurants overcook seafood). Some things I like at HG; others I don't. My preerence would be Chinese food only, but restaurants have to appeal to the masses these days (something for everyone).HG is fine for a meal, but if I wanted superior Chinese (or Japanese) food, I would try other area restaurants or restaurants in other parts of the state. LLMY
You folks need to get the message: Get on the bus or fall behind. This (All-you-can-eat) is the new way. Big people are the next step in evolution. We will crush the flacos...
@Tom -- I don't frequent the downtown mall. It's an over-priced tourist trap with severe parking issues, and except for a very few places, the DTM food is overrated. Best deal is the Nook's meatloaf sandwich, tasty and reasonably priced.
On our one visit to Hibachi Grill, the food was truly awful. We have no plans to return. As I said, Asian Fusion and China King do a much better job. They've had their ups and downs as any restaurant does, but nothing as disappointing as HG.
The food on the buffet was cold or luke warm at best, over-sauced, gummy, tasteless, etc. Get the real picture?
This darn place is why "A Patriot's Place" can't make a go of it! T- (doggy)Baggers are confused. Golden Corral was the place that they marched from, their "Selma". and it now is so awesomely full of food! How can they be expected to leave there to eat at a former aRBY'S? Some choices are too difficult.
I feel depressed about America when I hear about restaurants like this...and for the same reason I don't go to Walmart, Sam's Club, Costco, etc., I won't go to this restaurant. These places are aesthetically and psychologically deadening.
Tried it out about two weeks ago with a large group. The staff was friendly, but seemed to be a bit overwhelmed during a busy lunch time on the weekend.
The food selection was somewhat disappointing. It was nearly a 50/50 split between an americanized chinese buffet and just american buffet. Pizza, ribs, fried chicken, etc.
I still miss Hong Kong Buffet as it was my favorite in town for many years before closing. These days, I'll stick to Asian Fusion were the staff has always been great during my visits and the selection is more my style. Price is similar to Hibachi Grill as well, maybe a buck more.
Just my devil's advocate 2 cents, but I would think that if people are hurting economically, then eating out at *any* restaurant wouldn't be economically feasible. Just because it's all you can eat doesn't mean you're not still spending like $9-10 a person for dinner, per adult, plus tip. Say you have two adults, three kids. It's $20 just for the adults, plus beverages, (and let's face it, people who usually eat at buffets aren't getting waters the way me and my boyfriend do, they get sodas and ice teas usually...) and maybe it's free for the youngins, I don't know. But that's still at least $25. With $25 you could go to the grocery store and by the foundational ingredients to cook food that would result in multiple meals (and I'm not talking about microwave insta meals) instead of spending over $25 for a one time meal. But then again, as I've commented before, so many people nowadays are either too lazy to cook, or flat out don't know how to.
Anyway just seems to me that when one is financially strapped you don't go out eating at any restaurants, period. You cook your own meals.
I must say that was a nice plug for Aberdeen Barn, and your high opinion of them is equally entertaining. Being just above the povertly line myself, I eat well. I eat really well, BECAUSE IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN $300 car payments, $150 cable bills, $200 cell phone bills, lottery tickets, and all the other absurd things people spend their money on. Your preaching to the choir, and those people with 5 kids making $12 need to worry about alot more than eating at a buffet, like trying to be socially responsible and practicing birth control. Don't rule out a good home cooked meal either, don't have time? No excuses, MAKE IT. Im tired of excuses, and everyone wimpering about obesity and nutrition, and people thinking eating well is a rich mans right. It's about not being lazy and making a choice to eat well. DISCLAIMER: If you think eating well includes a Chinese Buffet, than this conversation has completely missed you.


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Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
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Why is this guy smiling? He just found out he's lost 70 pounds since adopting a healthy vegan diet in March of this year!
One of the most frequent questions I get from people when I tell them about my healthy eating lifestyle that I have adopted is, "doesn't it take a lot of time to cook all that good food?"
My answer? No.
Not in perspective to other things I used to spend my time on.
You know what takes a lot of time to do?
Checking your blood sugars 5-6 times a day.
Going to the lab to draw blood every 3 months.
Good to the doctor for your diabetes check up every 3 months.
Trying to find ANY cool looking clothes that you can afford in a size XXXL/XXXXL.
Going to the drug store for over the counter medicine to stop persistent heartburn, constipation, or diarrhea. Going to the endocrinologist.
Going to the pharmacy every month to buy your expensive prescription drugs.
Organizing all your pills in a way that you don't for get to take one of them.
I don't do any of these things anymore.
Some other things I don't do anymore which were sucking my time and perhaps more importantly my energy physically as well as psychically-
being anxious
worrying, or stressing about my health.
Being in pain. Back pain, stomach pain, foot pain, knee pain, ankle pain. There are all kinds of pain associated with my obesity and inactivity.
Not to mention mental pain. Low self esteem, low self confidence, feeling like an outsider, a wallflower you name it.
Cooking healthy food and making it a priority in your life is not effortless. It takes some work, planning, commitment, and dedication. I wake up early and sometimes stay up late to do it right. I spend part of my Sunday cooking for the week ahead. I make large batches of soup or roast veggies. I make a large batch of rice that will last at least until Thursday.
I like to look at cooking for health as an investment. A time investment. I am investing a little time away every day so that I will have the quality of life that I deserve. Barring getting hit by a bus I will hopefully live a long life and get to experience all the trappings of old age with disease and debilitation. I will make that investment now because I don't want to WASTE my time listening to a doctor tell me that I need to take this drug or that drug or subject myself to some invasive procedure that I have weigh all of the side affects against the possible outcome.
I am making this investment not just for me. But for my wife, my son, and my daughter.
Besides... growing old gracefully looks like a lot of fun to me.
I can't wait to be the cranky old vegan complaining about the lack of fat free vegan dressings at the salad bar of my local grocery store. You know I will.....I do it today, and I ain't getting any younger.
To your health.
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I have been in the food business since I can remember. My first stab at it was at Rico's pizza in San Jose, California when I was 14. As an Armenian kid I was told that I qualified for a job there just by being Armenian. I was super nervous when I approached the owner for a job. "I heard that if you are Armenian you can get a job here." The response? "When can you start?" Thus a life long career in the food business was born.
The last 15 years have been spent in the natural foods industry and of the last 11 they have been almost obsessively focused on selling cheese, wine, beer, chocolate...you know, the good stuff that everybody wants and nobody needs!
I tried to follow the doctors orders...kind of... and after about 7 years of getting progressively worse I was on the verge of being prescribed daily insulin injections. Mind you I was already on 4 drugs at this point. For me that was a wake up call. I ain't stickin' needles in me!
My employer offered a health immersion program for those of us that qualified. The way it works is that you go live at a facility for a week, eat healthy food, exercise, and learn about proper nutrition. More on that in a minute. Being the stubborn person that I am I decided I could do this on my own. I bought a vegan diet based book on how to reverse diabetes and I followed the plan for a month. My numbers drastically improved. I lost a little weight but my month long experiment ended on my birthday on a trans-atlantic flight to Zurich for a cheese buying trip.
All of my progressive reversed and quite frankly I got worse.
Fast forward 9 months and I apply for the aforementioned health immersion and find myself in Santa Rosa at Dr. John McDougall's program. I learned his system of how as humans we thrive on a low fat starch based diet. I also learn the danger of consuming other mammal's milk products. It was incredible the amount of information I absorbed in one week. It was also challenging everything I knew and believed about food.
Up until that point my main basic decision on weather a food was worth eating was solely left to my palette and my brain. My stomach and other organs whom have to process everything that goes into my mouth had absolutely no say in what I ate and very poor representation up in the brain. This 30 second experience in my mouth determined weather a food was good, average, bad, or mind blowing-ly phenomenal. I was never concerned about what the effects of that food would be on my system or my long-term health. For most of us this decision making process is the only process we have. Most of us have ideas about what is healthy and what is not but rarely does that guide us to make better decisions. We like pleasure. its natural. Its a normal human drive. The only interruption in this process for me was getting better information. This is precisely what happened when I got McDougalled.
Now I was presented with a choice and a chance. The choice was what to eat on a daily basis and how that food would either cause my body harm or it would heal it. The chance I was given was on the one hand-to spend the rest of my life on drugs, a regular customer of the medical profession, severely overweight, with low self-esteem, and most likely a limited amount of time with my wife and kids or choose the foods that the human body thrives on, heal my body and my mind and get to see my kids grow up and maybe even live into old age. The decision was relatively easy to make on the surface. The changes I would need to enact not so much.
In one week on this new way of eating and exercising I was able to kick all of my medications, lose 3 pounds, and begin a journey of self-healing. My total cholesterol dropped from 185 to 124. My fasting blood sugar went from 250 down to 110. I suffered from nightly heartburn that required me to take 3-4 tums a night just to sleep. This was also completely reversed with the elimination of dairy products.
When I got home I changed just about everything. I started to cook like a madman! I planned every meal I would eat for the entire week-3 meals a day 7 days a week. I started doing a daily power/fitness walk. I was eating ton of starches and was feeling incredibly full and never deprived. The pounds started to melt away. At work I was afforded the opportunity to lead a team that was focused on service rather than products. I would be lying if I said that I leaped at the opportunity. It was more a nudging on the part of some co-workers and one of my bosses. The changes were having an amazing affect on me and everyone who knew me could see the difference. The best part is that no one really knew the most significant changes. They were all in my brain. I was feeling so much better about myself. It is amazing what it feels like to make good decisions for ones well being even when they are difficult. You feel good about yourself and for me I quickly started to feel more and more positive about life in general. That isn't really that hard to understand. The crazy part is how I got better at work. My mind was awake! I became more organized, sharp, and thoughtful. My energy level both physically and mentally was off the charts. My boss said I looked like I was glowing. I felt like I was on fire!
As a type 2 diabetic I was counseled to stay away from potatoes, pasta, rice, wheat and other forms of carbohydrate. What I have learned is that if I choose "whole" unprocessed versions of these items and cook them without added fats my body and my blood love me for it!
That being said you will notice that my meals are all centered on starchy foods. They keep me full, give me energy, and quite frankly are so satisfying to my pallet that I never feel deprived. I start each day with hot or cold cereal and hashbrowns. Almost every day I eat hashbrowns. Does that sound like a diet to you? I eat a lot of soup, beans, potatoes, corn, rye bavarian bread, homemade veggie burgers, polenta with greens and beans, enchiladas, tacos, and burritos. The list goes on. I don't eat a lot of tofu and soy as it is generally pretty high in fat and calories. I don't eat the isolated soy protein products because while most are low in fat they are some of the most industrially processed foods on the market.
Living in California I have the opportunity to buy a lot of seasonal fresh produce. That will influence many of the posts. I will also show you how I ensure my success by planning ahead and leaving very little to chance.
This diet is incredible simple in structure and concept. Its very difficult to execute. We are surrounded by incredibly convenient really unhealthy food. When you make a decision to eat real food and limit your fat intake you will quickly realize that for the most part its a D.I.Y. endeavor.
If you have read this far then you must be related to me or have insomnia. At any rate that is the back story. The hardest part for you the reader is over. From here on out I will be focusing on the really exciting part...
For recipes and more stories about taking charge of my health through a low fat vegan diet check out my blog here-
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TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons travel to Louisville to begin a four-game series against the Bats at Louisville Slugger Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd split the four-game series with the Toledo Mud Hens to begin the second half of the season. Buffalo has won six of their last nine games. After their series with the Bats, the Herd will continue on to Indy for a four-game set.
vs. THE BATS: The Bisons are 2-2 against Louisville this year, as the teams split a four-game set at Coca-Cola Field, April 30 – May 3. Buffalo lost the season-series a year ago, 3-5. The Herd has a .543 winning percentage (50-42) against Louisville since returning to the IL in 1998.
FIGGY HONORED: Today, RHP Nelson Figueroa was named IL Pitcher of the Week for the period of July 16-19. The All-Star threw a scoreless inning in the IL's 6-5 win in the Triple-A All-Star Game. Figueroa then tossed a complete game shutout (7H, 5K) in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Toledo. Figueroa is a perfect 6-0 in his last eight starts, with only nine runs allowed and 52 strikeouts over his last 56.1 innings of work. On the season, Figueroa's 2.32ERA is the 2nd lowest in the IL (Carlos Torres, 2.20).
ON BROADWAY: RHP Lance Broadway is coming off his best outing as a Bison. The righty threw a 9.0-inning complete game on July 8 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In that outing, Broadway allowed just one run on seven hits while striking out five. The former #1 draft pick of the White Sox is now 2-3 with a 5.70ERA since coming over in a trade on May 31.
CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK: OF Chip Ambres had a solid day in the batter's box yesterday. The outfielder went 3-4 with three runs scored as well as two doubles on the day. The Bison slugger has a .400 batting average (8-20) with five RBI, three doubles, and two home runs in his last six games.
HEATING UP: C Rene Rivera continues to swing a hot bat. In his last 13 games, the catcher has averaged .326 (14-43) with three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored. The solid stretch has raised his average 36 points to .252. On Saturday night, Rivera also won the Bisons annual Home Run Derby, besting teammates INF Javier Castillo and OF Chip Ambres with seven home runs.


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Cambridge Audio must have got its time differences mixed up for CES, as it's announcing its spanking new 7.1 audio receiver two days before the show kicks off.
The Azur 640R V2 7.1 will pack HDMI v1.3 reception and uses 32-bit chipsets to support the full range of high-def audio formats, including Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution, the new Lossless Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
It can transcode analogue video to HDMI with just one cable to the TV screen and features Cambridge Audio Mic Controlled Auto Set-up (CAMCAS) for quick and easy room installation.
Everything but the kitchen sync
A handy LipSync audio delay feature means the user can simply adjust for processing delays in the source or TV, or in fact dial it up to freak out visitors.
The new AV receiver has triple HDMI inputs and no less than seven 100W amplifiers for some of the cleanest surround sound around, including post-processing of 2.0, 5.1 and 6.1 signals into the full 7.1 experience.
The Azur 640R V2 7.1 will sell in the US for $1800 (£1250) before tax - expect a slightly higher UK RRP when it's announced.


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Online Shopping
I will never, ever buy anything over the Internet! Have you ever said this? I have heard this statement from a number of people. The first question I ask them is; Why? When I ask them this question I get a range of answers but the most popular responses are: 'I don't know who I'm giving my information to, how can I trust them', or 'The internet is not secure enough', or 'There are thieves everywhere on the internet.'
Let go through a little scenario.
You take your family out for a nice supper at a local restaurant, and have an enjoyable meal. The waiter/waitress brings the bill, you check to make sure it right and then hand over your credit card, they walk away to process the transaction. The server brings you the bill and the slip, you sign the slip and hand it back, the server should check to make sure that your signature is correct and hands back your credit card. This sounds like a normal transaction that happens countless times everyday around the world.
Now let's look at what really happened here. When you handed over your credit card to this individual you gave them a wealth of information whether you realize it or not. The server has now walked away with your card and an unscrupulous person might take advantage of this. The information available to them to copy at their leisure is your credit card account number, the expiration date, the security number on the back of the card and a copy of your signature. This is more than enough information for a thief to use to purchase goods on your card.
We don't normally think about this because using our credit cards at the local restaurant or store is a normal part of life for most of us. We have a face and usually a name to the person that we are dealing with and that gives us a certain level of comfort, an perhaps instills a certain amount of trust in the individual and the business we are dealing with, but do we really know the person we are dealing with, in most cases probably not. So what we work on is the perception of trust.
Now this is a pessimistic scenario, most people are honest, and law abiding and the overall stats around credit theft in this manner is extremely low, so I don't want to alarm anyone but instead wanted to use this example to make my point. Doing business over the internet can be no more risky than handing your credit card over to the complete stranger serving you in the restaurant.
So now let's look to see what happens when you purchase goods on the Internet.
You surf to a site where you find something that you either really want or need. You go through the process to order the goods and come to the screen where the company is now asking you to enter your credit card number, this generally causes the customer to pause to contemplate whether or not taking the next step is the right thing to do. This is the right reaction, you are about to enter some sensitive information on a form where this information will be sent electronically over the internet to the company that you want to deal with. So to make you more comfortable in placing an order there are a few things that you should look out for.
Making your Shopping Experience Comfortable.
When dealing with the store down the street you know how to find them if there are any problems with the products you purchase. You have an address, a phone number and most likely the name of the person that you are dealing with, so if you have any problem you know where to go and who to talk to in order to get any issues resolved.
Since the business you are dealing with is online finding them shouldn't be a problem, but the company should also provide other means of contacting them in case you have a problem with the product.
Check to see if they offer a phone number and hours of business. If you are at all uncomfortable with dealing with a particular company, call them, you may find that a simple phone call will set your mind at ease. Suddenly you have a name and voice to go with the company.
Look for a physical address, a street address is always more viable than just a PO box. Either way this gives you another method of communicating with the company, and if your issue could lead to legal action sending a registered letter to the offending party can be very useful.
If you have questions about how a company operates, call them or send and e-mail. You'll be able get a sense about a company, in the way they respond and how prompt they are at responding at customer requests. If they don't respond in a professional manner then perhaps you shouldn't deal with them, or if it takes them a long time to respond to your request then you would have to wonder if this is the same service you would receive after the sale.
Technical Queues to Look for.
There are also other technical queues to look for as well. You are going to be sending sensitive personal and financial information over the internet so you have to make sure that the company that you're dealing with is looking after your interests as well.
The web page where you enter your personal and financial information should be protected by encryption. The form of encryption is called SSL (Secure Socket Layer) this is the industry standard for making secure transactions over the internet.
To verify that your information will be encrypted you should look for a visual clue that the web browser makers have built into the browser. For Internet Explorer users a small pad lock will appear at lower right hand corner of the browser window. If you see this you know that your information is being protected. For Firefox users a key will appear at the bottom right hand side of the screen to indicate that the information entered on the web page will be encrypted.
Depending on where you are in the world there are two commonly used levels for SSL encryption, 40-bit or 128-bit encryption, 128-bit being the stronger of the two types of encryption. In North America the two browsers mentioned offer 128-bit encryption.
The latest versions of the most popular web browsers, Internet Explorer and Firefox offer 128-bit encryption.
You can download the latest versions of these browsers from the following links.
Microsoft Internet Explorer:
Most companies doing business online also present a logo for the company that they use to provide the encryption, you might see logos like these. Insert logos for thawte and verisign . To make you more comfortable investigate these companies, the two mentioned here in this article are very well known and reputable sources for SSL encryption.
The link tells a story too.
When you surf to a web page that you believe to be secure or feel that should be secure you can also look at the link a the top of the page. The first charactersof the URL (Universal Resource Locator) determine what kind of information will be displayed on the screen. For example a normal web page will start with http://, this tells the web browser to expect a web page.
When a web page is supposed to be encrypted the URL will start with https://, the additional 's' tells the browser that the information collected and sent from the this web page will be encrypted.
So http: //www.mystore.com/buyhere.html is not an encrypted web page where https: //www.mystore.com/buyhere.html is encrypted. Just because the URL starts with https doesn't mean that you shouldn't look for the visual clue at the bottom of your browser, look at them both.
Making Payments over the Internet.
When most people think of shopping online they assume that they will have to use their credit card to make purchases. This, in my experience, can make people very nervous, especially when dealing with a company that they are not familiar with.
There are a number of things that you can do to limit the risk even further when dealing with a company that you are not 100% familiar with.
So you don't want to use your platinum credit card with the huge limit on it, because you don't want to risk that much credit on an unfamiliar company. Your credit card vendor should be able to provide you with another card with a smaller limit, somewhere around the $500 to $1000 mark, something that you feel comfortable with. So even if by chance you run into someone who is out there to be malicious your risk has been reduced by not offering them a card number that will give them access to thousands of dollars.
Another increasingly popular way to make payments online is through a payment processing company, here you place the amount of money you need to make the purchase in an internet account with the payment company and then the payment company will in turn pay the vendor you are purchasing from.
This form of payment is secure for both the purchaser and the online business. The company you are purchasing from never sees your personal financial information and your financial information is only available to the payment company. This way you are not sharing your credit card information with a bunch of businesses you only have to deal with one. In addition you are reducing your risk not only because you are only sharing your financial information with one company, this companies main purpose is to provide these services, it is their livelihood they are in that business to make it work not only for themselves but also for their customers, which include both the businesses that sign up to use their services but also for the consumer. Additionally youdecide how much money to place in this account, so instead of potentially risking more than the purchase price you can simply put in exactly the amount required to make the purchase, you control it, it's your account.
The downside to payment processing company is that not all online businesses are subscribers to their services. If you feel more comfortable making purchases over the internet in this manner call or write to the company that you want to deal with to see if perhaps this is an option. If enough people do it the company may decide to make it a payment option for their customers.
If you're not comfortable with providing any financial information over the internet contact the company they might be able to provide you with COD service, or take your order over the phone. Call the company most will be more than happy to accommodate your needs.
I hope that this has helped you to understand some of the issues and clear up some of the misconceptions about making purchases over the internet. In review here are the few things that you should look for.
1. Does the company provide multiple ways to contact them if there is an issue?
2. Is your personal information going to be encrypted when it is sent to the company?
3. Does the business offer different payment options?
4. Are you comfortable with the company you are dealing with?
5. How quickly do they respond to customer requests?
Here are a few things to look for once you have purchased from the company.
1. A confirmation that the transaction has been processed should appear on the screen as well it should be delivered in the form of an e-mail. This information should be the same as a receipt and contain information indicating when the order was received, an invoice number, an indication of when the order will be shipped and contact information incase there is a problem with the order. I would suggesting printing the web page containing the transaction information and when the e-mail arrives print it as well, for your records of the purchase. This is just incase the e-mail gets delete by accident.
2. Once the order has been shipped, you should receive another e-mail indicating the tracking number and the web link you can use to track your package.
If there are any issues with shipping your order the company should be prompt in sending a message to let you know what the issues are and when you can expect to seeyour delivery arrive. The company should also give you the option to cancel the order and get a full refund. Shopping online is not to be feared, it is the next step in commerce. Much like the advent of the catalogue and making purchases over the phone, shopping over the internet is simply the next logical step. The catalogue is now electronic and has the capability to reach millions of potential buyers, and instead of calling in your order the consumer simply enters some information and presses a few buttons on the screen. The advent of SSL and other technologies to make commerce online safe and secure has pushed this new avenue for businesses further than ever expected and there is no end to the growth in site. Every day there are more and more vendors embracing the internet as a source to reach new markets and open the world to new products. Just as the internet has made the world a smaller place to live electronic commerce is bringing people closer to the products that otherwise would never have been available to them.
If you have any additional questions that this article has not addressed or would like some clarification on any of the points made here, please feel free to send an e-mail to [email protected], or visit www.new2technology.com we are here to help.
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I am trying to upgrade Java. I downloaded Java SE 7 from the main site and followed the installation instructions. However, I get the following version information whenever I check my java and javac versions from the command line.
>java -version java version "1.6.0_33" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_33-b03-424-11M3720) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.8-b03-424, mixed mode) >javac -version javac 1.6.0_33
Why did the installation not upgrade java and javac as well?


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New 2020 Sure-Trac HD Low Profile 82x14 14K Telescopic
Sure-Trac HD Low Profile dump trailer 82x14 highlights:
- All LED Lights
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Whatever type of hauling that needs to be done, you will want this 82x14 HD Low Profile dump trailer. Along the exterior there are LED lights, a combo barn door spreader gate with cambar, and a power up, power down hydraulics which allows you to dump your load with ease. Inside the trailer you will find (5) D-ring tie downs so you can secure the contents of your load as you travel, plus so much more.
Whether you have hauling jobs around town or maybe a bit further you will want a Sure-Trac HD Low Profile dump trailer. You won't be disappointed with this line up! These trailers feature an EverLink high performance wiring harness plus there is an integrated tarp mount. The tires are 16" radial and there are self-adjust brakes. Along the front there is a handy tongue mounted HD control box with key lock. You can also choose from a few options such as a tarp kit or wheel options.
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Corrections officer convicted in disability fraud case
Facebook posts sunk Ryan Patrick Wenker, 35
A California corrections officer has been convicted of lying about being hurt so he could illegally receive disability benefits from the state.
Ryan Patrick Wenker, 35, was convicted of making a false statement to fraudulently obtain compensation, according to Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully, who posted the information on Facebook on Tuesday.
After Wenker said he was hurt, Facebook posts and video surfaced, along with his standings in a bike race that took place May 12, 2010 in Prairie City, according to documents that were part of an investigation done by the Department of Corrections.
The bike race took place two days after he filed a claim alleging an injury to his back, according to the documents.
KCRA 3 could not reach Wenker for comment Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for the DA's office said after its investigation, Wenker was ordered to serve 45 days in the Sacramento County Jail, and ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to the Department of Corrections.
The DA's office says a video posted online shows that Wenker is shooting video of mountain biking, using a helmet camera while riding behind others.
Prosecution for disability fraud appears relatively rare.
Data released to KCRA 3 by the Employment Development Department shows that there were 126 disability cases under investigation in the state in 2011, the most recent year for which records were available.
Of those cases, 22 led to a completed criminal prosecution. The dollar value on those was just more than $620,000.


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Edgewound...JBL Pro Authorized...since 1988
Upland Loudspeaker Service, Upland, CA
That Digidesign Venue was pretty damned appealing. Incredible power and ease-of use. I grokked it really fast - surprised myself for a newbie. They done really well in making it "analogue-guy friendly". However, all night I found myself wanting more warmth on the vox and used the strip parametrics to gently add a broad hump through the 400-1,100 Hz range - I kept moving the center frequency and varying the Q to best result, but nothing seemed satisfactory. Everything was crystal clear - great headroom too - but it lacked body somehow. I thought it was the venue/night/no dinner/etc. Then listening to my boardtapes (CD-R) made on my machine (Sony CDR-W66) I heard the same characteristic. It is the preamps - they are lacking that good old analogue distortion we are accustomed to. Call it warmth, whatever. I was sure drawn to the incredible power of the tool - it is extremely addicting with all the call back features, routing, programming, etc - but the sound is not (yet) likable to my ears.
Now to BMWCCA's inquiry.
This model is still being manufactured and is apparently still very popular, I was told that they were introduced in the late 80's....they are currently retailing for $4,100.00.
I recently scooped one up on ebay for $603.00 (beat someone out by $3.00 ), the unit looked like it was abused and I was a little surprised by the amount that it went for. It gets better, when I got the unit it indeed looked like it was not treated half as well as it deserved and when I hooked it up...oh boy, bad news, some of the knobs were produning very nasty snap crackle and pops when turned & I mean really nasty I thought it was going to damage my speakers (hooked it up to secondary set not the 4430's for which it was intended).
Immediately unplugged & shipped it to Meyer Sound, (great custommer service & great turnaround time, 1week). they replaced pots and re-calibrated the unit and are in the process of shipping it back to me, total cost for inspecting unit replacing faulty "stuff" and recalibrating was $270.00. This company is sooo professional, a real pleasure to deal with. I only wish other companies would begin to approach the level of customer service these guys provide, I am actually surprised that companies of this caliber are still out there.
Cant wait till it comes back
Just Play Music.
Hi Krunchy, FWIW I've found I only needed 3 of the 5 bands per ch for what Ilooking forward to integrating it into my system
wanted to achieve...
Do you have a measurement system (sorry, if you've posted that info)? Setting
these (parametric EQ) up by ear, especially while learning about them,
could turn into a very less-than-optimum selection of settings. -grumpy
Hi Grumpy,
No I do not have a measurement system at the moment and, I agree about setting these up "by ear". I could only envision someone's (who actually knows something about this) expression if they heard what I could potentially set these to . Been reading a lot here and am aware of my learning curve requirements (they're vast ). I am proceeding slowly & with some caution, thank you for bringing it up I appreciate your concern.
My saving grace (hopefully) is that I am aware of just how much I do not know about all this stuff.
Its all new to me but I want to at least have a very rudimentary understanding of how & why some things work and some do not (even though I might think they should). One thing that I have become aware of is how much I have to un-learn about sound, we'll see how that goes, cant make any promises there
Just Play Music.
cool. That EQ is a very nice tool & deserves knowledgeable use.
On your way to a -very- nice setup
All my CP-10's have cycled through service, to ensure they are functioning as designed. I'm not sure I understand the repair pricing structure, but whatever... I had one unit fry it's power supply - a very strange occurrence seemingly caused by my taking a split from a feed into the CP-10 (console output into my USBPre), and then trying to send from the USBPre into the console (Pink Noise). All the matrix outs and mono out were used, and there was no pfl out - a split was my only option. It wasn't happy with something about that. Meyer had it back to me within a week. Anyway, now I carry a Pink Noise CD, too.
To Grumpy and krunchy: after you are done revelling in their power, be modest with your filters. This is an intensely powerful unit - extremely narrow, Hi-Q focussed filters can be affected. Let us know how you like their sound...
To Grumpy and krunchy: after you are done revelling in their power, be modest with your filters. This is an intensely powerful unit - extremely narrow, Hi-Q focussed filters can be affected. Let us know how you like their sound...
Indeed. I knew what I was in for from the start. Thanks.
...appreciate the good words of wisdom/experience.
Listened to determine areas I wanted to focus on,
measured system to get numbers (freq, approx Q, and gain)
and to decide where to bother "fixing" things (& by how much),
set EQ,
measured again,
small EQ adjustments,
done adjusting for now.
Note that achieving perfect flatness was not my intent.
I like it because it's an appropriate tool for what I wanted to
achieve and because I -don't- hear it. -grumpy
Indeed I have no idea what I'm in for but am looking forwar to it & will proceed with caution and only when I feel comfortable with the unit.
Thank you Bo, will heed your advise.
Just Play Music.
hi Krunchy,
do you have a contact number for the service centre. There is a meyer here for £ 375 . I was thinking of sending it for a make over.
Hello Rich!
Here are the vitals.....
BTW I never sent them my sn # I just shipped them the unit, I didnt think it was that vital
"We have two levels of repair for CP-10's.
Level I is verify the unit is performing to spec and calibration. $180.00
Level II is any repairs needed and calibration. $270.00
We will make the determination once the unit is in whether it requires a Level I or Level II service.
If you wish to send in the unit for service we will need a serial number. If you have any specific complaints it is helpful for us to know that information, especially if any of the issues happen to be intermittent, so that we are sure to address it.
Kim SandholdtService Dept. Supervisor
Phone: 510-486-1166 x 324Fax: 510-841-0753
email: email@example.com
Service Dept. email: email@example.com
Just Play Music.
Good point Bo, I was'nt sure why they were requesting it, I just needed to get mine out asap.
I'll keep it in mind for next time but hopefully that wont be for a very long while.
Did you wind up getting the unit?
Just Play Music.
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Just in time for the holidays! This warm baked fruit dessert is made with Royal Riviera pears and seasonal tart cranberries, then topping with a oat-nut crumble topping – delish!
Harry and David[1] sent me a box of their finest pears[2] to develop a recipe for their blog Field Notes[3]. Royal Riviera pears grown in Southern Oregon are so sweet, juicy and tender, you can literally eat them with a spoon. Since these pears are so special, I wanted to create a dessert that would do them justice and since fruit crumbles are one of my favorite desserts, I knew exactly what I was going to make.
This recipe will serve 6 to 8 people depending on their appetites. If it's a special occasion and I want to splurge, I'll serve it warms with my favorite fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt from Stonyfield's and serve it a la mode.
Cranberry Pear Crumble
Servings: 8 • Size: 1/2 cup • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 6 pts (does not include yogurt)
Calories: 197 • Fat: 7 g • Protein: 2 g • Carb: 37 g • Fiber: 5 g • Sugar: 25 g
Sodium: 75 mg • Cholesterol: 0 mg
Click here to see the full recipe on the Harry and David Blog.
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Dating with "Baomoyuan"
Do you want to improve your chinese ?Do you want to make friends?Do you also want to learn more about Guangzhou,the culture of honest and upright official,the characteristic of Pearl River Delta,Lingnan gardening,Lingnan historic building ,the ancient and modern art, etc?
In this beautiful August, Classic Mandarin would like to meet you in "Baomoyuan", Which was built in the late Qing Dynasty ,a place of interest in Guangzhou. To appreciate the Lingnan civilization ,taste the local special snacks, make friends from different countries and learn Mandarin together. The details are below:
Time: 8:30 am on 28th August (get together at Classic Mandarin Training Center)
Place: "Baomoyuan" in Panyu District
Price: 90 yuan/person
We look forward to seeing you on 28th August! If you want to come, please let us know before 26th August. Call us on 020-2886-9082 to reserve your place or for further details. Thank you!
Add: Room 1302, West Tower of Stars Building, NO. 172 Huasui Road,Zhujiang New Town , Tianhe District, GZ.
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Re: Dating with "Baomoyuan"-Classic Mandarin Center
very good dating site I've found lately, it's called TickDating Online. Any opinion on that?
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Petition to Get 11 O'Clock Tick Tock In the Set List
Wysoon posted a topic in General #U2eiTour 2018Who's with me? I've seen them multiple times on every tour since '85 and have yet to see them perform one of my all time faves. They like to bring back songs that have been out of rotation for a long time and 11' O'Clock Tick Tock is way past it's time to be dusted off. LET'S LET THEM KNOW WE WANT THIS ONE! WHO'S IN?


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The latest from EWG's staff of experts >>
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- Use cast iron pans instead of nonstick. Read about Teflon health concerns.
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- Buy organic, or eat vegetables and fruit from the "Clean 15" list. Find out more about the "Dirty Dozen."
- Pregnant women should use iodized salt to combat chemical interference from the thyroid. Read about rocket fuel's effect on the thyroid.
- Seal outdoor wooden structures. Order a test kit to find out if your wooden deck, picnic table, or playset is leaching arsenic.
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This Father's Day, Pro cycling comes to Harlem for the 37th Annual Skyscrapper Classic.
Here is a press release: Get out of the house of Father's Day! Join other families and bike enthusiasts for a day of racing, games, prizes, music and food at the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic, presented by Rockstar Games.


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Fly Around Pesky Airline Fees
What seems like a mounting list of hidden and not-so-hidden airline fees can make travelers feel like they're being taken for more than just one kind of ride.
And you're not just imagining that flight-related fees seem to be buzzing through more and more of your travel budget. It's a sign of the times.
The airline industry has been hit hard by both high fuel prices and the recession, Rick Seaney, chief executive officer of FareCompare.com, told WalletPop. As a result, it failed to turn a profit in 2009. But that changed last year as consumers started to help foot the bill for the airlines' woes, "mostly on the back of fees," Seaney says.
Fees to check baggage and change a ticket have hit consumers the hardest, he says. But that doesn't mean travelers have no recourse.
Here's a primer on how you can avoid a number of these fees or at least keep them to a minimum.
Bag Checking Fees
First-checked-bag fees started to become widespread in 2008, "coinciding to some degree with the run-up in oil prices," Seaney says.
In July 2008, gas prices peaked at a whopping $140 a barrel.
So on most domestic flights the major carriers now charge about $25 each way for the first checked bag and between $30 and $35 for the second. Prices can really take off if you're traveling as a family.
To avoid that cost, a simple answer is to fly airlines that don't charge for luggage -- and the only ones that don't are Southwest and JetBlue, Seaney says.
But if that's not an option and you fly often, find out which airlines offer special membership rewards and frequent flier programs that waive baggage-check fees.
For example, Continental and Delta will waive some baggage fees if you book your flight using their branded credit cards. And while those airlines' credit cards come with an annual membership fee, using it once a year to avoid the bag charge can cover that easily, Seaney says.
What's more, members of frequent flier programs such as Continental's OnePass Silver Elite aren't charged to check a first or second bag.
Consider Shipping vs. Schlepping
In some cases, if you plan to travel with a lot of heavy bags, shipping luggage four or five days ahead can save you money.
Airlines will tack on an additional fee for luggage over 50 pounds. So it might work out cheaper to ship your luggage in advance via FedEx or UPS Ground, says George Hobica, president and founder of Airfarewatchdog.com.
For example, "You can ship 55 pounds of stuff via FedEx from Chicago to Orlando for under $40 each way," he says. "On most airlines, a suitcase that weight would cost $115 each way."
"The savings really kick in when you're going shorter distances with heavy bags." Just think of what you can save when flying your kid and his stuff off to college, he says.
A big added bonus of shipping vs. schlepping is that the shipping companies will track your bags much more closely and your luggage will be infinitely more secure in their hands, Hobica says. Consult Airfarewatchdog's "Shipping Versus Checking" chart for a side-by-side cost comparison of checking your luggage at the airport vs. having it shipped.
Changing Your Ticket
Most major airlines charge a $150 fee to change a domestic flight (and as much as $250 for an international flight). There's little way to get around this.
But if you are the type of flier whose trips often are subject to change, fly Southwest, which is currently the only airline that does not charge for a flight change. The airline will, however, charge you the price difference if the fare goes up.
It sounds simple, but in general don't pay for a ticket until you are as certain as possible that you won't need to make a change.
This is especially true for most leisure flights under $200, Seaney says. "If you change your mind, you are in essence throwing that ticket in the garbage."
Frequent Flier Programs
Read the fine print when you're signing up for airlines' frequent flier programs. They might end up costing you more than they're worth, Hobica says.
Although you're earning bonus miles with these cards as a way to qualify for free flights, you're likely paying an annual fee -- usually $75 to $100, he says.
Airlines also add fees for cashing in your frequent flier miles, cashing in miles close to your departure date, and upgrading to business class from economy class. So what's an alternative?
Consider earning cash for your flight with cash-back-rewards credit cards, Hobica says.
With cards such as American Express's Blue Cash Card -- which has no annual fee -- and the Discover Cash Back Bonus Card, you're earning 5% back in cash rewards for everyday purchases like groceries and gas, as well as clothing, restaurants, hotel stays and car rentals.
The benefit of these cards is that you're not beholden to airlines' fees, capacity controls and blackout dates, he says. Instead, "You can take the cash and buy a ticket."
Choosing a Seat
You've already paid for your ticket, but there's another fee to pick a seat on the plane? Come on. Still, some airlines now charge travelers to accommodate their window, aisle or legroom requests.
American Airlines charges for its Express Seats in the first few rows of the coach cabin. The price varies by mileage.
While these charges aren't yet common and usually are between $5 and $10, they can be as much as $20 for an exit row seat.
"Consumers can get around the fees by not choosing the premium options, letting the airline select their seats and by flying an airline that allows you to choose your seat for free," says Anne Banas, executive editor of SmarterTravel.com.
Check out Smartertravel.com's Ultimate Guide to Airline Fees, which has a reference chart of seat selection fees, as well as other fees from all the major domestic carriers.


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The only thing I've done to it is delete the patient's name and hack off the other doc's letterhead. Otherwise what you see is what I got.
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For the record, the "copies of my chart notes" never showed up.
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Don't you just love blank faxes? I asked for a medical history, as well as medication history, not a blank fax with the patient's name and DOB again. I already have that info!
If you'd like a second opinion, I concur with vanity press.
"Confidence" is hardly the word I was thinking of.
I'm sure the salesmen for the automated medical records said it would be a wonderful way of helping other physicians and bringing us into the utopia of free flowing medical information.
Maybe this is all the HIIPA rules would allow to go through? LOL
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Bancroft Gherardi
- Birthdate
- 1873/04/06
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Death date
- 1941/08/14
- Awards
- AIEE Edison Medal
1927 -1928
Bancroft Gherardi, AIEE President, 1927 - 1928, improved telephone transmission circuits by demonstrating that telephone transmission followed the same laws of attenuation as lower frequency telegraph.
Early Life and Education
Bancroft Gherardi was born in San Francisco on 6 April 1873, son of Bancroft and Anna Talbot (Rockwell) Gherardi. His father was an officer in the Navy, eventually rising to Rear Admiral. Given that the younger Gherardi would become an important engineer in telecommunications, it is interesting to note that the father, as Senior Watch Officer of the USS Niagara, took part in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858.
Gherardi received his B.S. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1891. He spent the following three years as a postgraduate student of engineering at Cornell University, receiving an M.E. degree in 1893 and an M.M.E. in 1894. He married Mary Hornblower Butler in Patterson, NJ in 1898.
Bell System Career
He began his professional career in 1895 as engineering assistant with the Metropolitan Telephone & Telegraph Co., inspecting and testing cables. Three years later, upon the formation of a traffic engineering department (the first in the industry in the US), Gherardi was appointed engineer in charge. In 1901 Gherardi was made engineer of the New York & New Jersey Telephone Co. Upon the merger of the company with New York Telephone Co., in 1906, he became assistant chief engineer.
Much of his research and innovations resulted in practical improvements in efficiency for the company's service. Cables were at the center of his early work. Underground cables were coming into increasing use as overhead wires were becoming unworkable in dense urban areas. He demonstrated that telephone transmission followed the same laws of attenuation as lower frequency telegraph, and showed that it would be an improvement to use less efficient cable with a greater number of pairs for the 'last mile' connections between customers and the central office, while using thicker, more efficient cables for trunk lines. He also supervised the construction of a "loaded" cable between New York City and Newark, NJ, the first commercial application of cable loading, a recent invention of Michael I. Pupin for improving transmission on telephone circuits.
Theodore N. Vail recognized Gherardi's abilities, and when Vail became president of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (the Bell System parent company) in 1907, he took Gherardi into headquarters as equipment engineer. Two years later he was made engineer of plant, in charge of plant development and standardization of the Bell system, and served in that position until 1918 when he was promoted to acting chief engineer. During the next year he was made chief engineer and from 1920 until his retirement in 1938 was vice president and chief engineer of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Although a strong supporter of fundamental research, his role at AT&T focused on the engineering and management surrounding the practical transfer of new instrumentation into the field. Through his long career he became recognized as one of the foremost authorities on telephone engineering, and identified with several significant developments including the opening of the trans-continental telephone service in 1915 and the trans-Atlantic radio telephone service in 1927. He held a number of patents on telephone and radio devices.
Professional Organizations and Awards
Gherardi became a Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1912, and served as both vice president and president of the organization. He was also a member of the United Engineering Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Standards Association, National Academy of Sciences, New York Electrical Society, Franklin Institute, Sigma Xi, Chi Psi, the University, Cornell, Engineers and Machinery Club on New York. He was active for a number of years in the affairs of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, being president of its alumni association in 1914-16 and a member of the board of trustees from 1917 to 1923, and in 1933 was awarded an honorary D. Eng. degree by that institute. In 1932 he was awarded the Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers "For contributions to the art of telephone engineering and the development of electrical communication."
Gherardi died at French River, Ontario, Canada on 14 August 1941.
Further Research
Papers of Bancroft Gherardi - A collection of Gherardi's papers scanned from the IEEE Archives
Buckley, Oliver E. Bancroft Gherardi 1873-1941: A Biographical Memoir. (Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences, 1957)


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Decorating can be and easy for any Halloween or fall party. Amber, gold orange and brown are the colors of fall and I think of black for Halloween. Any discount store has plenty of decorated table cloths, paper plates, cups and napkins. Also other fall decorations can be found almost every where. In fact, I noticed there are many fall and Halloween decorations on sale right now.
When children come to a party a person doesn't have to worry about, "What will we eat?" As long as it is kept simple there aren't too many problems. That is true for just about any party. It can be just snaky foods with fresh cider. Or if the kids are older, have an old fashioned wiener roast. I used to serve decorated marshmallows to my kids, or popcorn balls with candy corn mixed in. I used to also put peanuts in the marshmallows, but now with so many peanut allergies I think all nuts should be avoided for kids.
This is a snack all kids seem to like-even the name is fun. Feed to kids of all ages and it's good and nutritious too. BUT it does have peanut butter in it so know the kids that will eat it.
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***Dual Power Seats. ***Fog Lamps. ***Floor Mats. ***CD Player. ***Body Side Moldings. ***Parcel Net. ***White Face Gauges. ***Chrome C6 Style Wheels On Sumitomo Tires*** Approved For Sale To Residents Of California. ***60,000 Miles*** Owner Roger Judski has been dealing in pre-owned Corvettes since 1965. In that time he has established a reputation for honesty, trust, service before and after the sale, and above all, quality Corvettes! Roger considers each and every potential customer as a friend, and as such, he sincerely wants you to be happy in your selection. For this reason he concentrates on only the finest examples of late model/low mileage or especially unique vintage Corvettes. At Roger's Corvette Center your interests are our interests. Located in beautiful Orlando, Florida, an easy drive from Walt Disney World, Sea World, and Universal Studios, Roger's Corvette Center has become another "must-see" attraction to Corvette lovers everywhere. So on your next trip to Central Florida, Roger invites you to stop by to visit our air-conditioned 80 Corvette indoor showroom facility featuring dozens of fine vintage and quality late model and new Corvettes. Also on Display is Roger's complete Corvette Collection (Not for Sale) to include 1 of only 2 1969 Corvette ZL1's Produced for the public, three ultra rare 1967 and 1968 L-88's, 2 ZR-1's, a ultra rare brand new 1996 Grand Sport Convertible, 2 New ZR-1's, the series winning 1988 Corvette Challenge race car plus many other as new, never driven Corvettes. If you are in town on business or vacation, please take the time to visit with us. We're sure you'll enjoy your visit. As licensed and bonded by the State Of Florida, Florida residents must pay proper sales taxes based on the county in Florida in which they reside and appropriate tagging fees. No dealer fees! If you would like to visit with us to complete your purchase we would enjoy your visit. We would be glad to greet you during our business hours at one of our most local international airports, either Orlando international airport or Sanford International airport, whichever is most convenient and cost effective for you. Should you need shipping whether in the states or out of the country, we certainly are glad to provide assistance with making the arrangements through professional, reputable and knowledgeable transporters only. We've shipped many Corvettes and other Vehicles abroad to include Canada, most European countries, the Middle East and Australia for recent examples. The actual shipping expense is the buyer's responsibility. Why do so many people around the world choose Roger's Corvette Center to buy their dream Corvette? And why do so many USA and International buyers return to Roger's time and time again, often buying sight unseen? Trust? Honesty? Quality? These are all excellent reasons why we think you should buy your next Corvette from us. "There is more to Orlando than theme parks . . . Rogers Corvette Center has to be seen." -- Joe, Albany, NY Sincerely, Roger Judski Owner, Roger's Corvette Center, Corvette Enthusiast and Corvette Collector
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EPA Recognizes Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities as WaterSense® Partner of the Year for Promoting Water Efficiency
Release Date: 10/24/2013
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ATLANTA – The Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Public Utilities was among those recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a 2013 WaterSense Partner of the Year. The Partner of the Year awards program recognizes the commitment of WaterSense partners in promoting water efficiency to the American public. The award winners' efforts, along with those of more than 2,700 other WaterSense partners, have helped Americans save 487 billion gallons of water and $8.9 billion in water and energy bills.
"All of our WaterSense partners have taken steps to reduce our nation's water use, but several stood out in 2012 for their commitment to the WaterSense program and collaborative efforts to promote WaterSense-labeled products, new homes and outreach and educational programs," said EPA's acting Assistant Administrator for Water Nancy Stoner. "We are pleased to honor these organizations which have consistently supported our mission to protect the future of our nation's water supply."
The following partners were recognized for their water-saving efforts during the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, at a special awards ceremony cosponsored by the Alliance for Water Efficiency and Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Partners of the Year:
Promotional Partner of the Year: Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Public Utilities piloted a commercial program to educate restaurant owners on the benefits of WaterSense labeled products and celebrated Fix a Leak Week 2012 by holding workshops and installing WaterSense labeled fixtures in a community building that reduced its water use by 50 percent.
Large Manufacturer Partner of the Year: Delta Faucet Company conducted a coast-to-coast collaborative effort with a variety of WaterSense partners and stakeholders during Fix a Leak Week 2012. Delta installed its WaterSense labeled plumbing fixtures in 1,900 housing units in 10 cities across the country, resulting in more than 7 million gallons in estimated annual water savings.
Small Manufacturer Partner of the Year: Niagara Conservation Corp. partnered with local utilities and plumbers to develop Niagara Green City, a program promoting water- and energy-efficient products, and assembled plumbing kits with WaterSense labeled products for local utilities to distribute throughout their communities.
Retailer Partner of the Year: The Home Depot was recognized by EPA for the second consecutive year for its efforts to promote WaterSense in all of its U.S. stores, as well as online. The Home Depot's "Eco
Options" website, featuring WaterSense labeled products and water savings calculators, garnered more than 2.5 million hits in 2012.
Builder Partner of the Year: KB Home, now a three-time WaterSense Builder Partner of the Year, continued to break new ground in 2012 with the construction of WaterSense labeled new homes across the country. KB Home continued to raise the bar by building its first ZeroHouse 2.0 model in the Washington, D.C. area to also earn the WaterSense label.
Professional Certifying Organization Partner of Year: The Irrigation Association (IA) received the first-ever WaterSense Partner of Year award in the professional certifying organization category for encouraging irrigators to become certified through its WaterSense labeled programs, introducing WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers to thousands of industry stakeholders, and assisting WaterSense in continued work toward labeling soil moisture-based control technologies.
Irrigation Partner of Year: John Taylor, the president of Taylor Irrigation Service, Inc., in Houston, Texas, and a certified irrigation auditor, overhauled his company's business model in 2012 to focus on promoting water-smart landscaping and efficient irrigation practices, including WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers.
Sustained Excellence Award Winners:
Lowes, Inc., a three-time WaterSense Retailer Partner of the Year and 2011 Excellence Award winner, helped Americans become more water-efficient in 2012 by increasing its online inventory of WaterSense labeled products, promoting bilingual WaterSense marketing materials, and developing a smart phone application to help employees find WaterSense labeled product rebates for customers.
Kohler Co., a three-time WaterSense Manufacturer Partner of the Year and two-time Excellence Award winner, continued to drive demand for WaterSense labeled products in 2012. Kohler crisscrossed the country to promote its WaterSense labeled products at industry shows in Orlando, Chicago and San Francisco and even made a stop at Home Depot's 2012 Earth Day Celebration in New York City's Times Square to demonstrate the flushing power of its WaterSense labeled toilets.
Six Excellence Awards were also given at the conference to partners for their outstanding contributions in specific program areas:
- · City of Boulder (Colorado) Department of Public Works/Utilities for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products
· Colorado Springs (Colorado) Utilities for Excellence in Strategic Collaboration
· Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, and Town of Sharon, Massachusetts for Excellence in Education and Outreach
· Sonoma-Marin (California) Saving Water Partnership for Excellence in Promoting WaterSense and Water-Efficient Irrigation Practices
· Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver (Colorado) for Excellence in Construction of Affordable WaterSense Labeled New Homes
WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by EPA, seeks to protect the future of our nation's water supply by offering people a simple way to use less water with water-efficient products, new homes, and services.
Learn more about the 2013 Sustained Excellence Award winners, WaterSense Partners of the Year, and Excellence Award winners at www.epa.gov/watersense.
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