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Very Thomas Hart Benton!ReplyDelete
Ha! Love! Both potato salad and chirpy daughter:)ReplyDelete
I am giggling. Only you m'dear could weave an encounter with The Hilbilly Brothers ("We could git her for our wife!"), casually mentioning having been accepted to the CIA and Van Gogh into a fabulous post - one that left me really wanting to eat potato salad and a good thing too since my Honey put something like 20 potato plants in our garden and we will soon have them covering every counter in our kitchen! Although, I don't think that I will be attempting the fancy, all micro-greeny recipe at the end. No, no - just bring on the bacon. :)
Sending so much Love to you and Strength (as in that 100 bottle kit of Haelan 951),
I adore potato salad, probably a bit too much, but with all due respect sweet pickles in it would be my worst nightmare.Some great looking recipes here, though, that I'll look forward to trying. Can you believe the 4th is coming up so fast?ReplyDelete
I love potato salad. Alas, I've become so allergic to potatos that I could go into shock the next time I would be so stupid as to eat my absolute favorite food. The Hotel IS GORGEOUS--what an amazing summer. xoxo MaryReplyDelete
As a new devotee I am still getting to know your world, todays glimpse into the past was a joy, thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
Thanks, Ellie, I look forward to trying all of these potato salads.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the many potato salad recipes! Will help to feed the hordes over the fourth! xoxoReplyDelete
OMG! A very good friend of mine used to be a really successful salesman for Ron Junge in wine at the Wine Center for a couple of years when we were really young until he "defected" to open his own very successful wine store in St. Louis. I even worked with him for a while at the Wine Center and worked for Joanne on some project at BassPro and we used to go out to Joanne's parent's house for some reason - maybe to deliver things?. So many years ago! Can barely remember. Their children were just tiny back then - that's how long ago it was!! She used to tell me about her mother's oyster dressing at Thanksgiving or Christmas? But we've been to Big Cedar lodge many times and my brother and I have always taken our children there and love it. That's the ONLY reason we go near Branson. I remember Branson when the main street was a two lane road to Silver Dollar City and last summer I actually did have to go down there for a basketball tournament for one of my sons and I ended up at a Wal-Mart and called my sisters and told them I had just seen the decline of civilization as we know it and they're all in Wal-Mart!!!!!! It was very scary and I told my son I was NOT going back down there!!! I couldn't even stand staying in the hotel which was supposed to be one of the nicer ones nor could I eat at the restaurants!! My oldest son's senior trip this year was to Branson and he declined to go and frankly, I didn't blame him.:) Actually, most of the students skipped the trip! Anyway, my grandmother made the BEST potato salad!! My mother's isn't bad either. Mine is acceptable.ReplyDelete
Silver Dollar City! Fire in the hole! XOXO EllieDelete
I marinate my potato overnight in kind of an Italian dressing and then add thinly sliced radishes etc the next day with half sour cream and half mayo - delish. I am happy to report that I tried your corn casserole recently - delish too. I used a red pepper, a sweet onion and light cream. A nice way to serve summer corn on the cob without the mess - especially for company. Big Cedar Lodge looks wonderful. Take good care.... Olivia.ReplyDelete
I love your irreverent comments about Branson. I've actually never been there but I've often thought if I did, I would discover the very same thing. I know people that go there so I consider the sources. You're always refreshingly honest. I like that! Thank you for the potato salad links but I'm not a potato salad person either. I will look forward to that peach cobber though.ReplyDelete
Sounds like you met Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee at Walmart! Actually it sounds like you met Harrell and Darrell - identical twins here in town who drove "The Honey Wagon" and pumped out septic tanks. They, too, wore overalls and were missing the exact same teeth. A sight to behold, them and the honey wagon.
By the way . . . that lodge is spectacular!!
My eighth grade trip was to Meramec caverns in the Ozarks and I thought it was so cool. I was probably 14 and I guess I was a hillbilly, even though I was from a town close to St. Louis. Maybe I was just a hick. Maybe I'm still a hick but I think
I've grown up into a worldly, intelligent, (debatable, that's for sure!) Paris-loving, sophisticated, fashion-loving, epicurean who loves to cook, travel, watch foreign films, and devour British t.v. on PBS. Maybe Ferguson has helped given Missouri a bad rap.
There's lots of really good people there, though.
Sheila in Port Townsend
I love Meramec caverns also. So fun. I don't think Missouri has a bad rap, just Branson.Delete
Branson got ruined for me when they brought in these theaters with the entertainers from days-gone-by. They found it easier to stay in one place at a theater than to travel around the country performing at casinos and state fairs and the like. With tour buses bringing in droves of people, the businesses sprung up like crazy to cater to them. Branson used to be just a small town with a few cute, Ozarky charming tourist places. They've ruined it now and you can't go back. I guess it gave people jobs there. But is that really the case; because so many people had to move there to fill the positions that were created.
Sheila in Port Townsend
P.S. Doesn't anyone else put hard-cooked eggs in their potato salad? It's what I grew up with and it's yummy.
Sheila in Port Townsend
Hi could eat a bowl of every recipe right now, best not, pass on Branson, touche' on Big Cedar Lodge.....my mouth is watering for these potato salads, the French Potato Salad reminds me a bit of warm Greek potatoe with onion, olive oil poured on while hot...my mom's best friend from Tarpon Springs, Fl made this every time I came home to visit, with all the olives, trimmings, great homegrown tomatoes that tast like a tomato, feta cheese, and more! YUMMMM, I am hungry and chubby, no potato salad....its 100 degrees here today.....sometimes makes me not want to eat.....lol....xoxoReplyDelete
Your mother's potato salad recipe is the same as mine. My recipe came from my mother, who added hard-boiled eggs and chopped green onion to the mix. She got her recipe from her mother, who was the child of a Swedish immigrant family that settled in upper Wisconsin. We always used Grandma's not too sweet/not too sour pickles (and some of their juice) and homemade mustard and mayonnaise in this potato salad...nothing like it! (I, being a terrible cook, certainly have not been able to replicate it.) I've tried many other kinds of potato salad but keep returning to this version, using a bit less mayonnaise. What kind of mustard and mayonnaise does your mother like to use? Best wishes on your return to potato salad this July 4, Leslie (White Trash)ReplyDelete
Oooh, a potato salad recipe without onions, I cannot wait to try it! Thanks for sharing. Big Cedar Lodge looks magnificent and almost makes me want to leave New England for a week . . .
I enjoy your blog so much Ellie. You are a multifaceted gem of a woman and you make the world a richer place :)
- Karen
Here is my Branson story. I live in Kansas City and my daughter was in a dance competition at the Hilton in Branson. My girlfriend and I shared a room with our girls and for HOURS sat in a freezing, dark banquet room watching one dance routine after another. I couldn't take it anymore and decided to go to the upscale shopping center that was right next to the hotel. After making a purchase I asked the sales associate if she could point me in the direction of a book store. "Book store? I don't think there's any bookstores in Branson," she said and I thought she had to be joking.
She wasn't.
YOU have done SO MUCH in YOUR LIFE..................you just keep on pulling these punches that are OUTSTANDING!Keep them coming............WE love hearing all about YOUR LIFE!WE really DO!
The inbreds - you had me howling ! The ones here have blond hair , big black glasses , Lululemon uniforms . As always , love you , AReplyDelete


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Michael Clark Proves That (20/10 Vision) Does Exist In The Basketball World
If you don't know Michael Clark then it's about time you get...
Led behind guards Camille Parks and freshman Jasmine Cannon, the minor setback, kept them poised for a major comeback as they started a new era of Lady Tiger Basketball as Texas Southern captured a 51-39 season opening victory over the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at Delmar Fieldhouse.
"The first win of the regular season feels awesome," TSU women's head coach Yolanda Wells-Brougton said. "I am really proud of our players. We went through a lot of changes this week having to practice at Yates High School and later having to move our home opener to Delmar Fieldhouse."
"This game revealed our character and poise, which will be important factors as we go throughout the season."
TSU,1-0, held the Ragin Cajuns to 14-of-49 shooting and pressured them into committing 28 turnovers. Parks and Cannon led the Lady Tigers with 12 points each. Junior guard Trikeyia East had 9 rebounds and JUCO forward transfer Inisha Daugtry added three key blocks late in the second half to seal the victory.
The Lady Tigers trailed 21-19 at halftime, but turned things around in the second half by outscoring Louisiana-Lafayette 32-10. Cannon, scored 10 of her game-high 12 points in the second half.
"In the first half I was a little shaky," guard Jasmine Cannon said. "But in the second half, I just knew that I had to go out and play my hardest for the team. I just gave it my all and we all came together and got the win."
Due to a power outage at Texas Southern earlier in the week, the Lady Tigers had to practice at a local area high school. The game was originally scheduled to be played at the Health and Physical Education Arena on the campus of TSU.
"It was a minor setback for a major comeback," Wells-Broughton said. "I am so proud of my players. With the adversity they were faced with, it revealed their true character."
The Lady Tigers will take to the road this week with games at Texas A & M Corpus Christi, Lamar, and LSU. TSU will play a home-road game when they face cross-town rival Houston on December 5th.
TSU will return home next month to face Texas-Pan American on Thursday, December 18th at 12 noon and Sam Houston State on Saturday, December 20th at 2:00 p.m. The Lady Tigers will host "Middle School Day" at the Texas-Pan American game.
The team is also sponsoring a "Get on the Bus" trip when the Lady Tigers travel to Prairie View A&M on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. For further information, contact Coach Stinson in the women's basketball office at 713-313-1951.

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Texas Federal Judge Blocks Executive Order on Immigration: A Setback for American Immigrants
All necessary naturalization forms have been posted through the Department of Homeland Security. Tens of thousands of illegal residents in the United States wait eagerly to apply. And a federal judge in Texas, just hours before the President's executive order… Continue Reading


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The digital magazine Vacay.ca advises travelers to go north…way north… as it rates Adventure Canada's Arctic cruise as the number 1 vacation to take this year. Founder and editor Adrian Brijbassi said: " The Canadian North is being redefined because of climate change, new infrastructure and increased tourist traffic. It also provides a chance for Canadians and others to be educated in the lives of Indigenous people at a time when interest in Aboriginal culture is peaking". 2nd Place went to Dawson City, Algonquin Park/ Toronto were 6th. For a complete list of the top 20 places to visit in Canada this year go to: vacay.ca #vacay.ca
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New Peugeot 208 Style Special Edition
Priced from £13,445
The new Peugeot 208 Style Special Edition is now on sale priced from £13,445. This special edition is based on the best selling Active trim level but includes additional equipment including satellite navigation, parking aid, leather steering wheel, new seat trims, style badging, chrome door mirrors and the fantastic cielo panoramic glass roof. This is exceptional value as all these extra trimming are worth more than £1400 yet this model is only £750 more than the equivalent Active model.
The 208 was launched in 2012 and there are now over sixty thousand Peugeot 208's on UK roads with prices starting from £9,995 for the 1.0-litre VTi, . This version is capable of 65.7mpg and has CO2 as low as 99g/km. Recently the new Peugeot 208 was awarded 'Best Small Car 2014' at the Fleet News 2014 awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Stephen Briers, Fleet News Editor said "Peugeot has made massive in-roads into fleet with the 208 thanks to its highly efficient petrol and diesel engines and competitive running costs. Quality is excellent throughout and residual values have held up well since launch thanks to a strong fleet policy. The 208 is very stylish and has broad appeal for many types of driver."
The Peugeot 208 Style is available with a range of engines, the PureTech 1.2-litre VTI, the 1.4-litre HDI or the 1.6-litre e-HDI Stop & Start engines. It is priced from £13,445 in three-door body style and £14,045 in five-door. The value for money message is emphasised by the 208 Style's bespoke print advertising campaign, which highlights how the car comes 'With Everything On Your Wish List'. There is a advertising campaign to promote Peugeot's innovative PureTech three-cylinder petrol engine technology. PureTech offers performance normally associated with much bigger engines but with significantly improved fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, supported by the signature 'Compact engine – Huge spirit'. PureTech is a product of Peugeot's 125 years of intelligent, innovative engineering and combines reduced weight materials with the efficiency of applying direct fuel injection to three cylinders. It's available in turbocharged and naturally aspirated formats.
'Just Add Fuel Package'
It is also worth remembering Peugeot's 'Just Add Fuel' Package' that covers all major motoring expenses including three years road fund licence, comprehensive insurance,warranty, roadside assistance cover and vehicle servicing, in convenient fixed monthly instalments. It remains popular with customers, especially in major city areas which allows motorists from the age of twenty-one to get into a brand new car in an 'inflation proof' three year package.


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Voting machine trouble.
Indiana and Ohio
Delaware County, Indiana
Allegations of Election Fixing in Salt Lake City, Utah
Hundreds of Election Monitors from the US Justice Department
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Election 2006: 9:30 AM CST Update
Voting machine trouble.
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An informal gathering of musicians and dancers to improvise and collaborate from their respective traditions (Flamenco and Middle Eastern). Note: this is not a performance but rather a participatory jam session. Artists, aficionados and friends[…]
Big Rock Shabbat
Jon will be joining Cantor Sharon Hordes and Gregory Acker for the Big Rock Shabbat sponsored by Keneseth Israel on July 27.
RiverPops: Annie the Musical
Jon will be playing in the RiverPops production of Annie the Music on the Jeffersonville RiverStage July 19-22. See details in the link below.
Disney's Newsies MOVED
The performances will take place at Floyd Central Auditorium as the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts undergoes repairs after the recent fire. Please view the schedule below for dates and times.
Americana's 28th Annual GlobaLou Festival
Jon will be performing with Raqs Maqam (Sulh + Crescent Moon Dance Company) at the Americana Community Center's GlobalLou Festival on June 2, 2018. Raqs Maqam will be performing music and dances from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan,[…]
Photos: A/tonal at the Kentucky Center
Some photos of the A/tonal show at the Kentucky Center have been posted on the A/tonal Facebook Page. Please visit the link below to view them.
Videos: NatyaHasta School of Classical Indian Dance and Music
ArtwWave in Cincinnati has posted a couple of videos of Sulh and Baba Alani's performances with BharataNatyam dancer, Phane J Sen, and Bellydancer, Romana Bereneth at their Facebook Page. Visit the link below to view[…]
Photos: Brett Eugene Ralph and the Kentucky Chrome Review
Some photos of the Jon performing with Brett Eugene Ralph and the Kentucky Chrome Review have been posted on Facebook. Please visit the link below (and scroll down) to view them.


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Colorado Turkey Hunt – This hunt may be purchased by anyone but is to be taken by two youth hunters who will hunt on the Dancing Pines Ranch. The hunts may be taken in the spring or fall of 2018.
1 guide to 1 hunter.
Any accommodations needed before, during, and after the hunt dates. Travel to the Dancing Pine Ranch, Bayfield, Colorado. Meals. Hunting license. Taxidermy, shipping fees.


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upon the mountain
angels undulating
a burning bush
upon the mountain
angels undulating
a burning bush
Where am i going?
Am i growing up, to you,
or just wild in the night?
Is my vision true,
to be with you, my love,
i'm running in the dark
will i hit the wall?
Where are you now,
and your higher power,
when flesh is weak,
yet so very strong?
Who will win the war,
this tug of war?
Your hand is strong –
it can pull me up,
but so hard to touch.
Did you send your love?
Did she fall from above?
Is she there, for me –
Are you in her eyes?
Can she save my soul,
before i let go,
of your hand
to drown, within myself?
Where are the angels?
Where is your burning bush?
I am that I am,
that's what you said,
but who am i?
Stay with me.
All is dark
i tried to touch your mind,
whispering intuitions
as i unwrapped them,
chanting visions
of perfect children
with your face and mine.
i painted you
upon every thought,
and every wall,
but human distance is hell.
it's wearing me thin,
and your moths are forgetting the poems,
distracted by tambourines
and the flamenco at night.
i stoke the bonfire every day.
it has consumed everything,
more than i own.
can you feel the warmth?
can you see the glow?
but now, love, my body cries
to be fed,
to be released,
to transcend, and
my angels have flown
to higher ground;
said i was a ghost
wandering in violets
searching for your body –
following the butterfly
of inspiration.
your warmth i feel
before we touch
as i lay back
and watch angels
caress your body
with perfection


text: This famous movie car is memorable for exactly 3 reasons (scenes): $500,000 bosom cameo of Halle Berry, the annoying manner in the scene in which John Travolta smokes cigarettes and the selection of director Dominic Sena of the TVR Tuscan Speed Six. This beast is powered by a silky and smooth straight-6 and it is with no safety feature other than 3 pedals, a steering wheel and your skills. The 2002 TVR Tuscan is simply adorable and gorgeous.


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前两天,ETS"推迟公布中韩两国学生10月11日考试成绩"的决定在广大中国考生和家长中掀起轩然大波。一时间,各种声音都有,有焦虑,有不安,有人大骂ETS对中国学生不公,更有人宣称要组织律师提起诉讼。然真相究竟如何,ETS和College Board这次为何下这么大的决心要给中韩考生一个警示?这封10月30日《华盛顿邮报》刊登 的曼谷考官在11号考试结束后发给ETS的邮件,也许能说明部分问题
(一名作弊的中国女生被我们抓了现行,)她把iphone手机藏在外衣口袋里。而当我们在考前收集学生手机时,她谎称早上已经把手机交由妈妈保管了,但她在考试过程中偷偷查看手机却戳破了她的谎言----她被监考老师抓了现行(我们并不会对考生进行搜身检查,所以考生到底有没有私藏手机我们也无从得知。)。检查她的手机时,我发现里面满满地都是当天试题的"正确"答案,所有都来自她一个叫Blue Ocean的"朋友"。根据这位考生的供述,这位所谓的朋友即是她所在中国培训机构的老师。后来考生还告诉我们,所有的答案都来自当天早些时候在澳大利亚举行的同一场考试。
An account of exactly how students cheated on SAT in Asia
"I have always felt that it is our responsibility asa World IB School to serve the wider community in Bangkok and offer seats tostudents that wouldn't be able to take the SAT tests in Thailand otherwise. TheCollege Board simply doesn't have enough centers here. We have the facility and staff needed to do this. On Saturday we tested 130 students. I am not happy to serve test preparation centers in China though. This is certainly organized crime. The 10 Chinese students that tested at our center this Saturday all satin the same row. They had consecutive registration numbers. This indicates that they were registered by one person, probably an officer at a Chinese test preparation center. Included in the test preparation center's package is probably also visa application, plane ticket, and the option of getting the test answers sent to your mobile phone in the morning before the test. I am sure these guys make a lot of money. They are probably also represented in several countries across the time zones.
The test-taker that was caught had her iPhone hidden under her sport jacket. When we collected students' phones before the testing began, she said that she had given her phone to her mother in the morning. We don't strip-search test-takers, so it is impossible to know if they have a phone hidden in their clothes. Her mistake was that she checked the notes on her phone during testing, and one of the proctors noticed it. As I searched her phone I saw that it was full of messages including the day's"correct" test answers for each section. These messages were sent from her friends and a person called BlueOcean, who according to the test-taker, is her teacher at the test preparation center in China. She further said that the answers were taken from a test given earlier that day in Australia.
I tried to call the TAS International phone number given in the SAT Supervisor Manual, but got to talk to an answering machine only. This is certainly a flaw that needs to be corrected. There is nobody who can answer your call outside office hours. I realized that I uncovered an organized crime, and I needed some guidance. Having a look the content of the test-taker's phone, and following up on the contact information of the people who distribute the test answers would obviously be extremely valuable for the College Board. I didn't feel that I have legal rights to keep her phone, and I certainly don't want to be the person that makes the decision. Considering the scope of this, I am sure it wouldn't be too much of a hassle to have someone on stand-by who can answer the phone and give guidance in case of an emergency when the tests are administered around the world.
I also recommend that the ETS includes a standardized form in the SAT package sent to test-centers where it is stated that the test-taker's unauthorized device is confiscated due to a fraudulent situation and that it will be returned by courier or post after the content has been investigated. The form can then be signed by the supervisor and the test-taker. I would feel more comfortable confiscating a test-takers device this way.
I feel sorry for the test-takers that come prepared to take the tests in an honest way, and who deserve a standardized, quiet and relaxed setting. I also want to say that we haven't seen this kind of cheating among test-takers in Thailand. They try to work over time sometimes, and go back to previous sections to make changes based on recommendations from their friends during the break, but that's about it."
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FreePBX v3 and Asterisk Installation Guide on Fedora 12
Anyone who is familiar with Asterisk has probably taken a look at FreePBX at one time or another. I decided to give the newest version of FreePBX a try. Since the Asterisk Driver has only recently come available, there aren't any good installation guides that I could find. I ended up using the FreeSwitch Installation guide at the FreePBX website as a guide to get started.
I am using Fedora Core 12 with only the standard repos. All software was installed via YUM except for FreePBX which I checked out via subversion. I know a lot of people look at YUM with disgust, but I find it a pretty useful tool. Building from source is fun, but unless I have a real reason to do so I try to stay away from that. I chose Fedora over CentOS because the packages available for CentOS are generally behind (i.e. stable? :P) and FreePBX v3 requires PHP >= 5.2.
So, here are my installation steps to get a working installation of FreePBX v3 and Asterisk 220.127.116.11, which is the latest version available via the Fedora repo.
Loosely based on http://www.freepbx.org/v3/wiki/Installation
Install Fedora Core 12
yum update
You can omit nano and use your favorite command line text editor… I like nano.
yum install nano php php-pdo php-mysql php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap mysql-server mysql libpri libss7 subversion dahdi-tools openssl openssl-devel mod_ssl bind sendmail bison bison-devel gcc gcc-c++ ncurses ncurses-devel zlib zlib-devel gnutls-devel
Optionally install sendmail, bind and configure mod_ssl. Also setup your httpd.conf how you see fit and probably enable AllowOverride All.
service httpd start
service sshd start
service mysqld start
chkconfig mysqld on
chkconfig httpd on
chkconfig sshd on
nano /etc/sysconfig/iptables and ensure you have the rules:
-A INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 80 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 443 -j ACCEPT
-A input -m state –state NEW -m udp -p udp –dport 5060 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 22 -j ACCEPT
nano /selinux/enforce and change 1 to 0
nano /etc/sysconfig/selinux and set selinux=permissive (or disabled)
yum install asterisk
service asterisk start
chkconfig asterisk on
mysqladmin -u root password 'setyourpasswordhere'
mysql -u root -p
grant all privileges on freepbx.* to freepbx@localhost identified by 'setpasshere';
flush privileges;
go to your web enabled folder (i.e. /var/www/html) and run: svn co http://www.freepbx.org/v3/svn/trunk freepbx/
chown -R apache:apache freepbx/
nano /etc/asterisk/manager.conf
enabled=no to enabled = yes
add (i added all privileges which might not be neccessary and made sure i locked down ip / made super secret password):
secret = yoursupersecretpassword
deny = 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
permit = 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.0
read = system,call,log,verbose,agent,user,config,command,dtmf,reporting,cdr,dialplan,originate
write = system,call,log,verbose,agent,user,config,command,dtmf,reporting,cdr,dialplan,originate
now go to http://yourhost/freepbx and follow the installer
read, agree, and hit continue
if you get prompted that cache and logs aren't usable try:
chmod 777 /var/www/html/freepbx/freepbx/cache
chmod 777 /var/www/html/freepbx/freepbx/logs
check to be sure your database settings match what your user / pass was that you granted privileges for and hit continue
select the asterisk driver and enter the info you put in manager.conf
continue, don't select any modules that arent selected (you can add them later if you want them and can get them to work)
continue through the wizard and you should end up with a working installation.
One nice thing to note is that permissions were greatly simplified with v3 compared to the v2 branch. Essentially, FreePBX now uses Asterisk Manager so it doesnt need access to your /etc/asterisk folder, just the files in your web enabled directory.
Now I know I'm missing some stuff such as asterisk sounds and addons and such but this should be a pretty good start at getting a SIP based Asterisk installation up and running with FreePBX to experiment on. I do not recommend, and niether does FreePBX, using this as a production server yet. The interface is easy to follow so you shouldn't need any more instructions once you can login.
Good guide to test out FreePBX V3.0


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The State of Tennessee has brought back something that I never thought I would hear about being used in my lifetime.
The Electric Chair.
There is an exception to the rule, the chair is only allowed to be used when the drugs used for lethal injection for the typical death penalty is unavailable.
I can't believe it. The electric chair.
I remember watching the history of the elctric chair that it wasn't efficent and the person was only rendered unconscious, than the blood vessels were ruptured when they tried a second time. It took about 10 minutes for him to die, the executioner shocking him multiple times.
Of course the technology has advanced since the chair was first used in 1890.
I only believe in the death penalty in extreme cases. If they are people like Hitler, Osama Bi Laden, Stalin, etc. I understand completely.
But for everybody else, no. I don't believe in the death penalty.
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Now, before I explain the title of this post, let me give you some background. Unlike a lot of people, I'm not a home fix-it kind of guy. My father, who was a college professor, earned his way through college as a carpenter and is incredibly skilled in carpentry and home repair. My brother is a programmer who's picked up our father's skill set at starting (and occasionally completing :-) home projects. And even my wife, who's a nurse, has become a home fix-it kind of person. In fact, my father finally gave up a few years ago trying to give me tools for Christmas–and now gives them to my wife. So, my confession, up front, is that I'm not a Home Depot kind of guy.
That said, last Thursday, my father sent me a list of things he needed from Home Depot to complete the installation of a new sliding glass door at my home. Not necessarily excited by the task, I got in my car and drove over to the local Home Depot, with my list in tow, and entered "The Unfamiliar Zone."
I call it that because it's all out of my comfort zone. And in my previous journeys to Home Depot, I've rarely met anyone who's been exceptionally helpful. Despite advertising to the contrary, most of the time I ask a question of someone at Home Depot, they point down the concrete pathway and says, "I think that's on aisle … about halfway down on your right." Thanks!
However, last Thursday, that all changed. As I walked into Home Depot (at the lumber entrance), a Home Depot employee was walking towards me and, probably noticing my pained look, asked, "Can I help you?" To which I quickly replied, "Absolutely!"
He asked, "What do you need help with?" I pulled out the list my father had sent me by email and said, "My father sent me a list of items he needs to complete the installation of our new sliding glass door."
He (his name is Shadi–picture below) said, "Can I see the list?" "Absolutely!" As soon as he saw what I needed (chair rail, floor base and trim) he took hold of my cart (one of the lumber ones) and started walking me toward the correct area of the store. As we were walking Shadi asked, "Do you know the sizes of each of these? And what kind of trim or chair rail you need?" Etc.
Fortunately, I had taken measurements and photos with my iPhone so I could show someone what I needed (since I knew I didn't have the right vocabulary). He said, "Perfect. I know exactly what you need."
And then Shadi did something wonderful, he literally walked me to each of the three places where I needed to get what was on the list, pulled out what I needed out, cut the wood into the exact lengths I needed, and even helped me save some money. It was truly wonderful. In fact, I even said, "This is like having a personal shopper!"
So, why did I title this post, "Shame on You Home Depot!"?
Because when we were done and I had shared with Shadi how much I really appreciated everything he had done for me (and he did it rather quickly, by the way), I asked, "So, Shadi, do you have a comment card I can fill out on you about how terrific your service was?" He could only reply, "No!"
I continued, "Well, is there a manager I can talk with?" He politely said, "Don't worry, it's nothing. It was my pleasure." As I walked to the front of the store, I kept looking for a manager to share my story with–and couldn't find one. I asked the cashier, "Do you have any comment cards I can fill out?" She said, "No!" I said, 'Really?" And she said, "The only thing we have is a computer way down at the other end that you can log onto and fill something out." End of story. Fortunately, Shadi had walked to the front of the store by then so I could grab a photo of him with my iPhone (which you can see below).
But shame on Home Depot for not making it easy for someone like me to brag on one of their employees! They should be collecting these stories and sharing them in every location all the time. Great customer service doesn't just happen. You have to cast vision about it. And nothing speaks louder than a compliment from a customer about a great service experience.
So, how about you? Do you have a system in place that makes it easy to capture customer testimonies? Do you use multiple capture methods? Do you have some Shadi's that you need to lift up? Do you regularly cast vision about great customer service? Etc.
At the end of the day, you and I don't know Home Depot by their executive team. We know Home Depot (and every other business) based on the Shadi's of the world–the people we actually interact with. And the same goes for you and your company. So who are the "Shadi's" of your company? And how are you going to make heroes out of them today?
To your accelerated success!
10 Responses to "Shame on You Home Depot!"
Hi this is Stephanie, Social Media Specialist at Home Depot. Glad to hear you had a good experience in the store. We are making a lot of improvements; it's nice to see that it's taking effect at your store and Shadi was such a great help to you.
We actually have a few ways you can express your comments about a store experience. One, your receipt has a web address (www.homedepotopinion.com)that leads you to our online survey. Two, you may call Customer Care at 800-466-3337 and share your experience with a Resolution Expediter who will in turn share with the store management. Three, you may reach us on any of our social media pages (Twitter,Facebook,& YouTube)
Thank you again for sharing your feedback.
Stephanie, Social Media Specialist
It's amazing that Stephanie tracked you down! Your posts must really be getting out there or does Home Depot have a fancy tracking software that alerts them any time someone types their name on the web!? ;)
I also agree Bruce. You should have some simpler and faster way to share the recognition for Shadi. Later on with time constraints it really misses you mind.
It's great to know that there are people like Shadi out there when i have a list of thingamajigs and whatchamacallits to purchase at Home Depot. I think we've all spent a fair amount of time wandering around looking for products we weren't quite familiar with!
I really enjoy the way this blog is laid out. I think it is good. If you dont care me asking, what template is the blog? Thanks.
Awesome post, keep it up :)
You have to cast vision about it. And nothing speaks louder than a compliment from a customer about a great service experience. And the same goes for you and your company. Glad to hear you had a good experience in the store. My only recommendation would be to think like a customer. People who are ticked off will go online. You should have some simpler and faster way to share the recognition for Shadi. Later on with time constraints it really misses you mind.


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