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Do you want to be able to share a printer or files with all of the other computers in your business? Do you want high speed Internet connectivity? How about sharing streaming Audio or Video files among computers? If so, then Computer Networking is for you.
At ADI we take the time to explain the different options for cabling and Internet connectivity to help you make the right choice for your business. Call or email today for a free quote or read on for more information.
Businesses of all sizes have a computer network today. With a computer network, you can share data and printers, digital photos, video, and music with other computers in your business. The network can be a server-based network using a Windows NT/2000/2003/2008/2012 or Linux server, or Network Attached Storage (NAS). Also, with high-speed Internet access becoming commonplace, a computer network makes a lot of sense. By adding a device called a router, all of the computers in the business can get high-speed access to the Internet at speeds from 1 Mbits/sec to 155 Mbits/sec or more. The most common options for business Internet connections are DSL and Cable Modems for small businesses and T1 (1.5 Mbit/sec) or DS3 (45Mbit/sec) up to 1 Gbps for larger businesses. The most common networking technology for moving data around your business are Etherent (10 Mbit per second and rarely used today), Fast Ethernet (100 Mbit per second), or Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbit or 1 Gigabit per second). These technologies run over 4 pair cabling as follows:
Category 3 cabling - Ethernet
Category 5 cabling - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gig Ethernet (with some limitations)
Category 5E cabling - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet or Gig Ethernet
Category 6 cabling - Same as Category 5e but made to a higher standard
Category 7 cabling - Same as Category 6 but made to a higher standard. This cable is shielded and will have a different connector (not a standard yet)
No matter what technology you choose for connecting to the Internet, or what operating system you choose for your network, you will want to run Ethernet between your computers. Ethernet has been around since the mid-eighties, and is by far the most popular option. Ethernet runs at 10 Mbits/second, and will run over Cat 3 or above cabling. Ethernet's big brother, Fast Ethernet, runs at 100 Mbits/second, and will run over Cat 5 or above cabling. Cat 5E fixes a near end cross-talk problem that is in some Cat 5 cables, and is preferred for Gigabit Ethernet. In reality, Fast Ethernet is more than enough for most business networks but since most products today support Gigabit Ethernet, you might as well use it. Most business class computers have an Ethernet adapter as a standard option which uses an RJ-45 connector and will allow you to connect it to the Ethernet network. You will need a device called a switch to connect multiple devices together. Ethernet is an IEEE standard (802.3), and the standard calls out a 4 pair (8-wire) cable. In reality, Ethernet only uses 2 pairs of wires, one for transmit and one for receive (Gig Ethernet uses all 4 pairs). At ADI, we recommend running a Category 6, 4-pair cable, home run to your data center. We usually run a Cat 6 cable for network to all locations that have a phone.
A switch is a device that inter-connects all of the PCs, servers and printers together so that they can communicate with each other. There are many options available here, but the main options are speed and managed or non-managed. Most low end switches today will support 10/100/1000 Mbit. Most low end switches are non-managed which means that you really have no way to look into the switch and see what is going on when things go wrong. Managed switches usually have a web interface so you can connect to the switch, configure it and also troubleshoot the network when things do go wrong. Switches can be purchased with 4, 5, 8, 16, 24 or more ports. High end switches are expandable so you can add more ports as your network grows.
In addition to running Cat 6 cabling all over your building, you could choose to add wireless. There are wireless options that are cheap and easy to install that run up to 600 Mbit/sec (802.11n). To make this work, you will buy an Access Point that will connect into your network, and a wireless Network Interface Card (NIC) for each PC that will be connected to the network. Most laptops, desktop computers and tablets are being sold with a wireless NIC built-in as a standard option. When using a wireless network, security is an important consideration. There are easily available tools on the Internet that allow you to snoop the airwaves and look for wireless access points. If you just buy a wireless access point and install it in a default configuration, ANYONE will be able to connect to your network and possibly hack into your computer systems. Here are some of the terms you will see in your access point:
Service Set identifier (SSID)--This is the name of your network and should be changed from the default. With easily available tools found on the Internet, you can sniff this name and if it is the only security you are using, it is not effective at all. Let's say you buy a Linksys access point and leave the SSID at the default, and someone in a neighboring business buys a Linksys wireless NIC card. Since they have the same defaults, he will be able to connect to your network. If you change the SSID, it at least makes it slightly harder. Keep in mind you have to change it on both the access point and all wireless network cards in your business.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)--WEP is an encryption algorithm whereby you setup an encryption key on both the access point and the wireless network cards. As data is transmitted it is encrypted (scrambled) and then decrypted (unscrambled) as it is received at the other end. WEP is rarely used anymore.
Wireless Protected Access (WPA) v2--WPA v2 is newer standard that still uses WEP, but it dynamically changes the key every so often. The idea is that by the time a hacker has hacked the WEP key, it is no longer valid. You should always use WPAv2 if it is available. Some older network cards and Access Points do not support WPAv2. Check the manufacturers web site and there may be a firmware update you can download to enable WPA v2.
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Instead of using a Windows or Linux server, a NAS is a great choice. In a small network, the server is usually only used as a print server and as centralized storage. Today's NAS products from Netgear, Western Digital, Lacie and others can act as a print server and have lots of storage and are much cheaper and easier to maintain than a server. Usually they will have RAID which guards against data loss. With RAID, if a single hard disk fails no data is lost! They are available in sizes from a few Gigabytes to 10 Tyrabytes or more.
If you have a connection to the Internet, you MUST use a firewall. A Firewall is a device that allows connections out to the Internet, but does not allow people to connect in to your network from the Internet. There are many options here, but Cisco, Checkpoint and Juniper are popular firewall options in large companies with Linksys, D-Link and Netgear being the most popular for small business use. You can buy models that have a 4 or 8 or 16 port switch, a wireless access point, and a firewall all in the same product on the low end. Or you can buy just a stand alone firewall and connect it in to your switched network.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is a technology that can piggy back high speed data services on to one of your existing phone lines. There are many types of DSL, all with different speed capabilities, and all incompatible with each other. The speed that you get depends on how far away you are from the Telephone Company, and how much money you want to spend. Speeds can be up to 50 Mb/second and may be asymmetrical (different speed in-bound than out-bound). Ask your Telephone Company if DSL is an option in your area, and what speeds are available. You get a DSL modem as part of the service, which has an incoming phone line connection, a phone output, and an Ethernet connection.
Other Telephone Company Options
For medium and large sized businesses, your Telephone Company will have options from fractional T1 (1.5 Mbit/sec) to fractional DS3 (1.5 Mb to 45 Mb) to DS3 (45 Mb) to OC3 (155 Mb) or larger. Call your Telephone Company to find out pricing.
Cable modems connect to the cable TV system, and give you a high-speed connection to the Internet. If it is available in your area, you will get a cable modem that connects to the cable TV system, and has an Ethernet connection for connecting to the computers in your business. The speed can vary, but is usually in the 5 to 50 Mbits/second range. Most cable systems have been engineered or re-engineered to be bi-directional, but typically the speed you get from your cable modem will be asymmetrical. It will be faster for downloads than for uploads. Also, Cable TV providers are now offering telephone services bundled together with high speed Internet access. Ask your Cable TV operator for details. Cable is typically used in small or medium sized businesses.
Wireless Broadband
Cellular companies like Verizon, AT&T (Cingular) and Sprint have a service that allows you to connect to the Internet by putting a card in to your laptop. But companies like Kyocera and D-Link make routers that will allow you to plug that card in to them. So as long as you are in Cellular range, you can use one of these routers and service to get Internet connectivity for many computers at once. Speeds can be from 1 Mbit/sec up to 20 Mbit/sec for 4G service. This is a great option for small businesses in remote areas where no other option is available, or for temporary networks like at a customer's site or a trade show.


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Chapter Twenty
Anorra awoke in the same room as before. The fire was long spent and the meal had been cleared from the board. She looked around and pushed the thick blankets down. Candles flickered. She felt as if she had lived this before, just a moment ago. But yet everything seemed so new. The fragrance of flowers filled her head. How pleasant, she thought. It reminded her of the sumptuous fare she had just eaten.
She stood and moved slowly to the table. Her fingers brushed against the smooth board. Images flashed before her. It was as if she had been here before—doing this very thing. Like a bad dream playing out over and over again. But this can't be a dream, she thought. It's all so real—so peaceful.
She gazed at the face looking back in the polished wood. Her eyes were soft and beautiful and brown.
She pulled away.
Something is not right. She felt as if she was watching herself from a great distance, standing on a hillside, observing a course like a shadow being cast from her true self, high on a ridge above.
Anorra turned to look out the window beside her bed. But there was none. She spun and looked to the far wall, and then beside the hearth. Suddenly she became afraid. There were no windows at all. She remembered this, too, as if something she had already lived.
But had she lived this only once before, or a thousand times over? She strained for memories. She knew she remembered something—but what, exactly, was beyond her grasp. She searched her mind's eye and then became frustrated. There were no memories outside of this room. Everything she knew, everything she had ever known, was right here. But that's absurd, she thought.
She walked over in front of the hearth where she and the Prince had reclined, where they had stared into the flames and he had spoken of a great invitation. To join him. She could see the flames dancing once again, the passion of the moment aflame in her bosom. She felt satisfaction in it. And yet…
And yet—
Something deep in her was left wanting. Fire.
She felt parched. She touched her lips.
The kiss!
She had kissed him! The Prince! She had offered herself to him! Memories, horrible memories of betrayal riddled her with guilt. Suddenly the terrible realization of what she had done filled her head. She had said yes! To a man she hardly knew—but he was so beautiful.
"What have I done?" she gasped aloud.
But betrayal? It ate away at her soul. To whom? All the images came to the front of her mind, of the Prince and his invitation. There was no one else.
Anorra felt confused. Everything seemed disjointed, as if she were missing some part of the picture, something significant. But how could she be forgetting something so significant? Important things are not easily forgotten. Remember! O, now her head was throbbing. It hurt to think. She reached up and began to massage her temples.
"Let me help you," he said.
Anorra screamed, and then spun around. It was the Prince. "How did you—"
Suddenly it was as if Anorra was watching herself in the same room—watching this scene play out as it had before. The Prince started laughing. And so did she. But she shouldn't. No, something was terribly wrong here.
"I'm so sorry for startling you, my beauty. I didn't mean to."
Something didn't fit.
"It's fine," Anorra laughed. "It's my fault, I was—I was just lost in thought, I guess. I can't even remember what consumed me so." But she did know. It was him; he didn't fit. None of this did.
"Well then, whatever plagues you, it is gone now." And with that he cradled her cheek in his hand.
But it didn't go away. In fact, Anorra suddenly saw everything for what it really was, as if a massive curtain had been pulled back to reveal a great mystery, now in plain view to all. She had been deceived.
"And you rested well?"
"Indeed," she said. His eyes weren't so beautiful now.
"Then I am pleased my dwelling suits you, for I would implore you to stay with me, Princess. Have you forgotten my offer?"
"Yes, your offer," she stated rigidly.
He tilted his head at her tone. "To join me as my bride," he said. "That I might share with you my kingdom and everything—"
"I remember," Anorra interrupted him.
The Prince's eyes narrowed. "And you have thought about—"
"Thought about who you are, good Prince? O, wait. Good isn't the word most reasonable people would give to you, now would they?"
The Prince stiffened. His eyes grew dark, and the room around them seemed to shimmer, as if ebbing from the realm of reality.
"You see, I am not so easily taken, Prince. Or do you prefer the name we call you? Morgui."
But as strong as Anorra was, she was not prepared for what befell next. The beautiful visage of the Prince melted right before her eyes. The flesh peeled back and fell in clumps, swollen with blood, twisting muscles snapping. A rancid smell stung her nostrils, and she winced as bile rose in her throat. The creature's eyes grew stronger, blacker, and pulled back into the disfigured face, drawing her in with them. So empty. So devoid of life. Hopelessness overwhelmed her with one look, and she felt her heart give way, her eyes filling with tears.
The human form began to expand, soon bursting from within, the weak shell of a man revealing the mighty shape of a being much more powerful. A pungent cloud swirled about the black morphing mass, revealing a bulging, grotesque musculature, throbbing with veins. Once free of the flesh, Morgui stood looming above her and then bent down. She stared up at his face, a hollow block of darkness, fangs protruding in ill fashion. There was no color about him, no hint of light, only swirling abysses for eyes and an eternally hungry hole for a mouth, gaping over her. There was not a single magnificent thing about him.
Anorra spoke first. "You do not frighten me."
When Morgui spoke, it was nearly unintelligible, ground out in a low, gravel-like thunder. "That is because I have not yet brought you harm."
She stood silent, not knowing what to say.
Suddenly a searing pain thrashed across her eyes. She screamed and fell to her knees. Her fingertips touched the burnt flesh on both side of her nose, going deeper into the place where her eyes once were. The sockets were charred and empty.
It was then that everything came back to her. The entire story of her life raced by her in a series of flashes, ending with Luik's face, the blue flame in the Lion's Lair, and the brilliant flash of light on the ramparts in Mt. Dakka. Luik's flame had been weak—had gone out. Hadn't it? She scolded herself now for not staying long enough to find out. She'd assumed the worst. Though there were no eyes with which to cry, her chest heaved as she sobbed in agony. He had tried to seduce her. He had tried to lure her away from the Most High.
But he had failed.
She was on her side now, curled up like a child. Whimpering.
Morgui neared her, his presence just a hand's breadth away. She could feel his emptiness. At least she knew this was reality.
"You are not thorough enough," she said in a whisper, choking in pain.
She felt him hesitate, knowing, though, that he would not reply to such a vague train of thought. But she would spite him. She would not afford him the pleasure of knowing he had won, that he could torment her. As a child of the Great God, made perfect in His image, she was superior. And always would be.
"I saw my reflection in your table. You were good," she chuckled, "but you weren't good enough." A shudder of pain momentarily halted her speech. "My eyes—if you ever took the time to see what the Most High made—are blue, not brown. I thought you should know for the next time you try to seduce a girl."
A rumble emanated from around her, growing in strength and rising in volume. But with the trembling came an increase in her pain. She moaned and tried to shove it away. It drilled into her head and then coiled around her neck, her chest, and soon her whole being felt like it was being crushed. She cried out once more.
But she couldn't hear her own voice. Just a ringing in her ears, an echo of the torment of her soul, so all-consuming that she asked just one request of the Most High, if He was even listening here in Haides: Please, take me home.
There was a flash, and a sudden flare of heat. Her face was mashed onto gravel, hot stones digging into her soft skin. A hot, sulfuric smell filled her head, and the pain lessened. Screams from without, mixed with creaking metal, stirring flames, and the lashing of whips, gave her to know she was back in her cell.
She tried to push her head up off the rocks, but she did not have the strength. It hurt so badly. Anorra could feel blood trickling down her neck. She clenched her teeth and growled to the air. She was so frustrated, so mad.
"I know you can hear me!" she screamed.
The demons listening must have assumed she was speaking to Morgui; even he, himself, was listening. But such an eroded being was far from her intended audience. She had an audience with the King of kings. With her Creator.
"If you will not rescue me, at least give me my sight!"
And then, for the first time in a long time, she heard Him.
My precious child, none of this is My wish for you. I have not forgotten you, nor is My hand short in rescuing you. But what you have asked, you already have been given. And your heart suffers for denying what you already own. Open your eyes…
Her heart soared. Here, in the deepest part of Haides, the place where she had felt He dared never go, she had heard Him. She had communed with the Most High. He would send His presence even here? Her spirit leapt within. And she had made up her mind: There was nothing she would not endure, no pain too wicked, no temptation too overwhelming, that she would ever doubt Him again.
And as for what He said, she knew it was truth. Why she had not seen it sooner, she did not know. But she would not blame herself; these were trying times.
Anorra lay there, her hands and face scalded on the gravel. She slowed her breathing and then allowed her mind to go back…
She saw herself atop her steed, riding through the fields of Ligeon. Gyinan was beside her, a noble smile on his handsome face. Their horses' flanks were soaked in foam, and the green grass was long and vibrant, shimmering in the sunlight. The animals lunged for every stride, hoofs beating the solid track ahead of them, nostrils snorting in the summer air.
Anorra laughed, feeling the warm sun beat on her face. She laid the reins across her horse's mane and spread her arms wide, basking in the glory of the moment. She was flying.
The moment passed in a flash, and she was atop a high peak. She knew it was Tontha. She stood there, one foot hanging perilously over a precipice. A blindfold was affixed over her eyes; she remembered the time well.
Another flash. Now she was bounding down the mountainside, leaping from rock to rock, racing down a river-worn track.
Flash. She was back on her horse, wheeling it around with her heels—one way and then back again. She lifted a bow and pulled the arrow to the corner of her mouth, lying backward over the horse's haunches. Then she let the arrow fly…
Dazzling white light filled her head and she steadied herself. Renewed life stirred in her veins. It was Him. She knew it was. She felt the strength to rise and pushed against the hot floor. And as Anorra lifted her head, she looked around her cell. The stones were a burnt red, as were the iron bars; she crawled forward and reached for them. Then, pressing her face between the rungs of her cage, she looked down into a vast sea of churning fire, and suddenly wished she had not had the gift she asked for.
She could see Haides.
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text: Well, I just spent the last 30 minutes or so reading through the old posts on my blog and looking at all the cute pictures - so fun! I must say though that I wish I had posted more this past year. Life was sooo busy with the addition of our adorable twin girlies and (as they should) my family consumed most of my time. But reading back over the posts of the last couple of years - yes, sadly, it only took 30 minutes - has made me want to keep up with this blog more. I don't have time to scrapbook these days, and the only journal I keep is my devotional journal to keep track of my Bible reading and daily blessings. I want to use this blog as a journal of EVERYTHING I want to remember. So, basically, I'm no longer posting for friends' and family's sake, but for my own. Someday, I will have time to scrapbook again and I know this blog will come in handy!! I love that I can organize our daily happenings and pictures in one spot and right now this is the fastest way!! So, in closing, here are a few of my favorite pictures from the last month.


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text: Hi, I would like to know if anyone of you has any objections against the following patch: It remove two obsolete text files in /Documentation/dvb. 1. They do not contain any technical information that is making sense. 2. The correct place for mentioning a developer's or contributor's name is a file header, but not a text file in case we're talking about a driver file, not a documentation text file. 3. These two files are NEVER administered or maintained, that is why they are not only useless but furthermore completely out of date. --- a/Documentation/dvb/contributors.txt 2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100 +++ b/Documentation/dvb/contributors.txt 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ -Thanks go to the following people for patches and contributions: - -Michael Hunold <m.hunold at gmx.de> - for the initial saa7146 driver and it's recent overhaul - -Christian Theiss - for his work on the initial Linux DVB driver - -Marcus Metzler <mocm at metzlerbros.de> -Ralph Metzler <rjkm at metzlerbros.de> - for their continuing work on the DVB driver - -Michael Holzt <kju at debian.org> - for his contributions to the dvb-net driver - -Diego Picciani <d.picciani at novacomp.it> - for CyberLogin for Linux which allows logging onto EON - (in case you are wondering where CyberLogin is, EON changed its login - procedure and CyberLogin is no longer used.) - -Martin Schaller <martin at smurf.franken.de> - for patching the cable card decoder driver - -Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger at cadsoft.de> - for various fixes regarding tuning, OSD and CI stuff and his work on VDR - -Steve Brown <sbrown at cortland.com> - for his AFC kernel thread - -Christoph Martin <martin at uni-mainz.de> - for his LIRC infrared handler - -Andreas Oberritter <obi at linuxtv.org> -Dennis Noermann <dennis.noermann at noernet.de> -Felix Domke <tmbinc at elitedvb.net> -Florian Schirmer <jolt at tuxbox.org> -Ronny Strutz <3des at elitedvb.de> -Wolfram Joost <dbox2 at frokaschwei.de> -...and all the other dbox2 people - for many bugfixes in the generic DVB Core, frontend drivers and - their work on the dbox2 port of the DVB driver - -Oliver Endriss <o.endriss at gmx.de> - for many bugfixes - -Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb at lidskialf.net> - for the tda1004x frontend driver, and various bugfixes - -Peter Schildmann <peter.schildmann at web.de> - for the driver for the Technisat SkyStar2 PCI DVB card - -Vadim Catana <skystar at moldova.cc> -Roberto Ragusa <r.ragusa at libero.it> -Augusto Cardoso <augusto at carhil.net> - for all the work for the FlexCopII chipset by B2C2,Inc. - -Davor Emard <emard at softhome.net> - for his work on the budget drivers, the demux code, - the module unloading problems, ... - -Hans-Frieder Vogt <hfvogt at arcor.de> - for his work on calculating and checking the crc's for the - TechnoTrend/Hauppauge DEC driver firmware - -Michael Dreher <michael at 5dot1.de> -Andreas 'randy' Weinberger - for the support of the Fujitsu-Siemens Activy budget DVB-S - -Kenneth Aafløy <ke-aa at frisurf.no> - for adding support for Typhoon DVB-S budget card - -Ernst Peinlich <e.peinlich at inode.at> - for tuning/DiSEqC support for the DEC 3000-s - -Peter Beutner <p.beutner at gmx.net> - for the IR code for the ttusb-dec driver - -Wilson Michaels <wilsonmichaels at earthlink.net> - for the lgdt330x frontend driver, and various bugfixes - -Michael Krufky <mkrufky at m1k.net> - for maintaining v4l/dvb inter-tree dependencies - -Taylor Jacob <rtjacob at earthlink.net> - for the nxt2002 frontend driver - -Jean-Francois Thibert <jeanfrancois at sagetv.com> - for the nxt2004 frontend driver - -Kirk Lapray <kirk.lapray at gmail.com> - for the or51211 and or51132 frontend drivers, and - for merging the nxt2002 and nxt2004 modules into a - single nxt200x frontend driver. - -(If you think you should be in this list, but you are not, drop a - line to the DVB mailing list) --- a/Documentation/dvb/readme.txt 2008-12-25 00:26:37.000000000 +0100 +++ b/Documentation/dvb/readme.txt 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem -============================================= - -The main development site and CVS repository for these -drivers is http://linuxtv.org/. - -The developer mailing list linux-dvb is also hosted there, -see http://linuxtv.org/lists.php. Please check -the archive http://linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/ -and the Wiki http://linuxtv.org/wiki/ -before asking newbie questions on the list. - -API documentation, utilities and test/example programs -are available as part of the old driver package for Linux 2.4 -(linuxtv-dvb-1.0.x.tar.gz), or from CVS (module DVB). -We plan to split this into separate packages, but it's not -been done yet. - -http://linuxtv.org/downloads/ - -What's inside this directory: - -"avermedia.txt" -contains detailed information about the -Avermedia DVB-T cards. 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Grappler, I know you come here to check out funky inverted sweeps and out-of-the-box strangulations and joint manipulations (rhyme intended). Occasionally, you'll join me in mocking professional BJJer's hairstyles and poor montage music choices for their highlight reels (among other things). We're cut from the same cloth, you and I. At the end of the day, we all just want to train Jiu Jitsu at the expense of our personal lives and careers and get really, really good at it. Amen.
But, there's apparently more to life than that, and sometimes it involves punching and elbowing dudes from the guard and mount positions. I'm talking about MMA stuff, and no one is better at coaching worldwide that Greg Jackson. I don't train MMA, but I definitely enjoyed watching Greg walk a group of seminar goers at Evolve MMA (Singapore) through his MMA version of the omoplata and the basics of ground n' pound. Scientific!
Oh, and Shinya Aoki's his training dummy/partner. That's gotta worth something. Go.
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- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 8:55 AM
the weird thing about this is, these poor guys have Shinya Aoki there, and they're getting instruction from, no disrespect intended, Greg Jackson.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Do you think it is coincidence that there are multiple lightweights(and featherweights) in Greg's stable that could hand Aoki his ass?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 12:57 PM
"Do you think it is coincidence that there are multiple lightweights(and featherweights) in Greg's stable that could hand Aoki his ass?"ReplyDelete
Who has Greg Jackson fought?
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 1:38 PM
He's a coach not a fighter...ReplyDelete
Look at Shawn Tompkins, did nothing but get knocked out in his own career, but became one of the best striking coaches.
His fighters don't call him Yoda because he's short
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:16 PM
"who has Greg Jackson fought?" how many contenders and champions does he work with. Fighters at the UFC level have pretty good nose for bullshitters, there's a reason guys wanna train with Greg.ReplyDelete


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Artist: Kitano Kie
Release Date: February 24, 2010
Label: Avex Trax
Personal Rating: 4/5
1. Sakura Saku
2. Brand new way
3. Itsuka Kitto Anata e
4. Sakura Saku (Instrumental)
5. Brand new way (Instrumental)
6. Itsuka Kitto Anata e (Instrumental)
I just love it when the music industry creates some rivalry between artists. In this case, Kitano Kie is the rival of Chikaki Kuriyama when both of their debut singles were released on the same date. However, Sakura Saku had beated Kuriyama's Ryuusei no Namida single by scoring higher on the rating charts.
Moving right along, Sakura Saku does give some some new freshness coming from a debut artist. Kiitano's voice doesn't sound too strainy and novice plus the arrangement isn't really boring. A decent song, for the most part.
Brand new way is pretty… upbeat. There was just something in the arrangement that made her voice sound completely different than what it sounded like in Sakura Saku. (I'm sure that there was no vocoder) Other wise, I found this song to be rather fun to listen to.
Itsuka Kitto Anata e seems laid back in terms of the contrast of energy compared to the first B-side. There wasn't really much to look forward to with the song because there wasn't much of anything in the arrangement whatsoever. If I were to listen to this track on the single, I'll probably pass.
Listening to really decent singles by models and actersses reminds me that "hey, debut singles may not be so bad after all!" Anyways, this turned out to be great.
Personal Rating: 4/5


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beck1 Posts: 1I am looking at buying the same exact vehicle to pull a 7500lb trailer. I am debating on whether it is the right vehicle. After reading your excellant article I don't think it is!!! I was originally looking at a 2500 Suburban, but was afraid of the gas mileage.0
princeabubu Posts: 45The 04 Durango Hemi we have is getting 11.5 around town. It has about 4500 miles on it as of now. Should I expect and imporvement? Or is this as good as it's going to get? The EPA estimate is a bit off... But what do they know...0
ajs Posts: 1Hi... I'm in Michigan too.
Where did you get your 04 Limited for $25,517.?
What goodies did you get?
I plan to buy in a couple of weeks.
Also, do you think that the Hemi is worth the poor gas mileage if I'm not going to be towing very often. Does re-sale come into play in that decision?
Thanks for any ones input!
califjohn Posts: 101does anyone know if the Durango will get the new variable displacement system now used on the Chrysler 300C, Dodge Magnum, and Jeep Grand Cherokee (2005) Hemi's? If it works as advertised (i.e. "seamless" transition between 4 cyl and 8 cyl operation)the system would be a real plus for fuel economy on the highway. I have read that a 20% increase is expected for highway travel, and that would put the Durango right at the top of my short list.0
Went to 2 different Dodge dealers over the past couple of days. The first dealer didn't have the color my mother wanted the Light Khaki Limited with just the heated seats. After sitting there for almost 2 hours we got the sales manager down to $29,995 in Graphite with the 4.7 liter. We went to the second dealer and they had Light Khaki with and without the Hemi. We told him to put us in this truck he had to beat the price from the other dealer. He gave us a price of $27,995. Later on we got my mom from work and brought her to the dealer for a test drive. I have to say it rides really good even over some torn up NYC streets. The 2nd row seats were very comfortable and my wife and I weren't thrown around riding through the bumps. I test drove it after she was done and liked responsiveness and the way the steering wheel felt while going over those craters lol. She kept telling me to slow down but I wasn't driving it any different then the way I normally drive heheh. If the guy plays his cards right my wife and I might pick up an Atlantic Blue Limited with a few more options along with a 300 in a little while. Although the one we test drove had a Hemi badge on the liftgate my parents are supposed to get the 4.7 liter and the Salesperson said that particular one was supposed to be the 4.7. If its a snafu and they get the 5.7 for that price that would be great. Then again I cant keep up with my mom now imagine if she gets that 335HP engine rofl.0
There is a Navigation system offered by Mopar. I think you would have to see the parts manager on how to get it installed. When I would build and Price the Durango it was part of the Mopar Accesories. It was a 6 disc MP3 CDplayer and a DVD Navigation system all in one unit for $1799. For some reason its disappeared from the website so it might be waiting for the 05 Model Year before it comes back.0
keeferb Posts: 81Can anyone tell me if the 04 Durango transmissions make that 'buzzing' sound that so many of the Daimler Chrysler vehicles make when shifting or coming to a stop?
Thanks in advance!0
lbj51 Posts: 1This is a great truck and I love it, especially the power, the infinity sound system, the split-folding third row seat, and the looks. I've had 2 problems with my new Durango: 1). the LED readout on the premium stereo went blank; the stereo works fine, but all of a sudden no readout or clock. The dealer has ordered a new one. Thankfully, it looks like all they have to so is remove a faceplate, take out 2 screws and slip in the new unit; 2). sometimes there is a squeaky "chirping" kind of rattle (can't think of a better way to describe it) coming from under the dash somewhere. I'm worried about it, but it doesn't happen all the time. I don't want the dealership taking apart the dashboard not knowing what to look for.
Any similar problems from anyone? Just curious. Any comments on that weird squeak?Thanks.0
Took a test drive today of the 04 Limited Hemi.
I am in the market for a large SUV and had really never thought of the Durango as I had no head room in the 1st Generation.
I started out testing the Sequoia and did like the ride, handling and finish. The engine and transmission felt good but lacked power. Felt like a great SUV for the long hall but not real exciting.
I then test drove the Armada a few times. Really wanted to make the Armada happen. The engine and drivetrain seem wonderful. More than adequate power for most. However, I heard the dreaded resonance issue they are having with the roof during the test drive. Also, on highway there was quiet a bit of noise in the cabin and I ended up with a bit of a bucking bronco ride over some expansion joints.
Finally, the steering wheel seemed to have a bit of play and vibration over the competition.
The Durango, Hemi had good power, makes the vehicle seem a bit smaller. Not as roomy as the Armada but had a much more solid feel to the ride. Rear seat is tighter than Armada but passable as kids get the back seat anyway. Overall package seems like a good value esp at invoice minus rebates.
Glad I took the test drive! Still deciding.0
My Durango impression, first off I was not sure if I like the styling but it is growing on me. It has more character than some of the other plain-Jane boxy look-a-like. I need and want a vehicle that does a lot of things very well e.g. room, comfort, cargo etc. Cars in general just aren't cutting any more for me.
I've test driven quite a few; 4Runner, Pilot, Element, Explorer, Expedition, Tahoe/Yukon, TB/Envoy, Forrester. As usual there are always pros and cons for all models e.g. too big/small, too expensive, reliability etc. For me there are a lot of factors in choosing a new ride, once I get past the vehicle setup it has to have a reasonable price and then be reliable. Right now the 4-Runner leads in reliability area, but it is borders on being too small. In the past, I've had my share of excessive unscheduled shop visits. My experience in general, the foreign have faired better than the domestic. But that is really hard to judge, for me it has been almost 50-50 not all of my foreign cars have been good, and not all of domestic have been bad.
First year models, make me nervous as I've had a couple of bad ones.
Engine: Two Durango test drives, 1st one was the 4.7, 2nd was the Hemi. Both are very smooth engines and most will be happy with either one. The downside of my Hemi test drive, it landed me my first speeding ticket in about 10 years (50 in 40 crap). Until you adjust, you really have to pay extra attention to the speedometer, cause oh-baby it can get away from you.
Exterior: you either love or hate it. As always subjective, but it got some character. The Hemi had running boards installed, and they stuck out way too far for my taste (kept bumping my shins). I would bypass on them, cause it is not overly huge jump to get on board.
Interior: Well done, with a couple of small exception. As well as the interior appear to be designed & put together, it almost seems like an oversight, that is that the door-handle inserts have the screws exposed, no plastic cover or caps. Just seems very odd, especially on a $30k truck.
I've never been a fan of the cruise control functions being separated, ON/OFF on one side, Accel, Resume, Cancel on the other. But I got use to it in our Caravan, so it is livable. BTW, our lease Caravan was one of our better domestic experiences; of course we only had it for 3 years.
I'm going to have to go back and double check, but it seems that the second row was a little tight in the leg room area. It would have been GREAT, if Dodge boys would have engineer the seat to slide forward and back et al Pilot.
No A/B setup for tripodometer.
In the end, the Durango made my short list.
Just my $.02, thanks for your time ~ Jim.0
Man, this sure is quiet group. I'm not sure if it means there not many people here, -or- if everyone is just out happily driving their DD.0
carguy1234 Posts: 233It's always been like that in here as far as I can tell.
Anybody know if the 6.2 will be made available in the Durango? How about the 5.7 with the cylinder deactiviation, ala 300C?0
Did most of the 04 Durango owners get the side air bags? I was looking at a loaded Limited but no side curtain airbag. In fact of the 40 on the lot not a single side curtain. "At least it had the shiny chrome wheels!"
I can understand people not wanting to pay the $500 but at least put it on a few Durangos with stickers over $40,000.0
I've noticed that as well. For those that might want them we would just have to wait for them to build one for us.0
I test drove a SLT Hemi, 2nd time. I felt the vibration on the gas pedal that has been mention before.
Well I'm a mere 6'1" and I find my left knee banging against the driver's door handle/panel, I could not seem to get the seat lower enough to get below it. And the 2nd row of seats very cramped, my knees were easily pressing up against the hard plastic seat-back of the SLT. I had to move the front seat way up to get some room [not good]. Heck I've got more knee room in my Mazda-6. As I stated before, to bad Dodge didn't think to put the 2nd row on some rails.
The 4Runner & Murano have more room in the 2nd row, but alas NO 3rd row, & less cargo room behind the 2nd row. Pro/Cons trade-offs etc. etc.0
Well, I am probably getting close to being placed into the rude consumers forum. I went back for another test drive of a loaded limited Durango. The only problem I noticed on the test drive was that there were no side airbags. Sticker was north of $41,000. I asked and they had no Durangos with side airbags. But they located one about 3 hours away and would do a dealer trade. I was not over-joyed with the prospect of having 200 miles on my new car and essentially getting it sight unseen.
We negotiated and I was getting a bit low balled for my trade. We were about $2500 apart on the deal when we started. We came to within $500 but I had the numbers I needed to hit or no deal.
My favorite line was Paul, don't let me lose your sale over $500. C'mon its only $500.
I thought, repeated back "Exactly, don't lose my business over $500, it's only $500"
They let me walk, but I will be damned if I did not get 2 phone messages that evening that they could do the deal. End of the month (Aug 30th). Probably lit the fire a bit.
Long story short I am still in my current car and keeping an eye on inventory.
There are probably 45 or more Limited Durangos on lots in the area. I will hold out for awhile more.0
Walking is good, but I wouldn't worry too much about a dealer trade for one 200 miles away. You'll have opportunity to test drive it before signing everything (insist on it).
Car sales across the board were down significantly in August, although Dodge did lots better than most, but you're still in good shape to get a great deal.
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For my parents in place but my dad ruined it the cheap bum that he is. My wife and I did the leg work looking for a Light Khaki Limited Durango with just the heated seats, folding mirrors and a 4.7 engine. First dealer only had Graphite and gave us a price of $29995. He also told us that Khaki was an unpopular color. Ok sounds like he was trying to snow us on the color. So we go to a 2nd dealer told them what we were looking for and he had about 6 Khaki's 3 Limiteds and 3 SLT's. Looked at a limited with only the options we wanted. He asked what he had to do to get us in it. Told him to beat the 1st price. So he told us $27995. Told my mother what we found and we picked her up after work to take it for a spin. Read the sticker and it was $37028. Although the one we test drove was a Hemi, it at least gave me an idea of what the 335hp can do. Dad nixed the deal saying he could get one for cheaper as the 05's arrive. I just want to slap the man. But we will fix him. The Durango road pretty nicely over a street with all the pavement ripped up and just the washboard left. I will definetly consider it to replace my Explorer.0
paisley Posts: 1We are a med size family used to driving in an Astro van everywhere, but our van has some miles on it so we are going to try to take the strain off of our trade in value and get a truck to drive
We are looking between the 1998 Durango and the 1998 Expedition, does anyone have any advice about the two, we are used to the larger ride, but are unsure about any major drawbacks about either vehicle.
Thanks for any help0
mpena1 Posts: 2Hi,
What dealership was this, that was a great price on a limited, I live in Northern NJ, looking for a limited Durango. My e-mail address is [email protected], I appreciate the tip.
Mike Pena0
Dealership was Star Auto group on Jamaica Avenue. They sell all 3 Chrysler products, and there is a Mitso dealer next door. They have at least 20-30 04 Durangos so you might get better deal since the 05 's are coming in. You can use this zip code 11434 to get the exact address.0
Can anyone suggest what might have caused this driving experience? Doing about 70 on an Interstate with cruise control on, but the tow haul mode off. The tach had been consistently around 2000 when suddenly the tach jumped to 3000, fluttered a bit, and when I instinctively slowed it settled down and going back to 70 was again 2000 rpm. Might have lasted a minute. Did it twice in a 50 mile stretch in the middle of a 700 mile trip. I believe it came out of overdrive but wonder why it would have done so. I really can't recall hearing a change in the sound of the engine. The road conditions did not seem unusual. Any comments would be most appreciated.
Thanks, Bill0
Could have been going uphill and the Durango just needed to downshift? My best guess.0
Thanks PHKCK, I did not notice an uphill grade but I suppose it could have been a gradual thing. We will be reversing the trip shortly and I will watch for uphill stretches. Have a great day.
sky1 Posts: 1I have a 2001 Durango I bought new. Had to have it towed to the dealer because the transmission went bad with only 30,000 miles. It wouldn't down shift, went up to 3,000 rpm and it felt like it was in neutral and I was just reving the engine. Just wondering if this is a common problem. Being told it will be about $1,000 to repair and of course the warranty just ran out in April this year.0
I am considering purchasing a 2004 Durango Limited (Demo - 1250 mi.) with various options : Hemi, Sunroof, Chrome wheels, Traction Control, trailer hitch, heated seats, the works (w/o satellite radio and DVD player). I have two questions for anyone willing to help:
1) The salesman at the dealership told me that the Durango I want has AWD, Elect Shift, Two Speed - Is this preferrable to the alternative? What is the alternative? Is AWD All time 4wd or is there another selectable all time 4WD option that I am missing?
2) The MSRP of the truck Im looking at is about $40K. Through an EC (friend of an employee) I get 4.5% below invoice on the truck - about $5200 off, along with the $5K cash back ($4K for incentive,plus $1K for financing through Chrysler), bringing the total down to around $30K and change. Any thoughts how much I should try and bring this down due to the fact that it's a demo? Is there a standard rule to go by?
Finally - according to Kelley Blue Book values, the trade in car I have (2000 Toyota Celica GTS with about 62K miles) should go for about $9500 for private party sale. However, I negotiated the dealer to bump this up to $12K (though this will include the discount I'm getting for the fact that the Durango is a demo). Anybody have any insight on the quality of this deal?
Thanks in advance for any guidance on this one - this is a major purchase for my wife and I.
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guss Posts: 1,181if you go to the smart shopper page and then real world trade in values Terry over there will give you a good idea what your trade in is really worth. think they have a form now that you can fill out and post.
I think dealers generally discount demos by only 15 cents per mile.0
Guss - Thank you for your thoughts on this. I definitely appreciate all the help I can get. I'll be posting for Terry shortly.
Anyone else have any thoughts on these topics?
Best Regards,
For those not familiar with the discussion, here's the link:
Real-World Trade-In Values
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vlad Posts: 9Hello,
I really enjoy reading your messages and I truly admire the level of expertise coming here from all corners of life. Recently I purchased my first SUV - a used 2001 Dodge Durango SLT with 77,000 km and 2WD, 4WD-high and 4WD-low driving modes. So, finally I also have some questions to ask:
1/ What goat-like surprises can I expect from 2WD Durango in the winter? Any tips how to improve its behavior?
2/ Since I live in the area of sometimes questionable winter driving conditions (Ontario), I wonder whether AWD mode couldn't be a better choice (in the summer, I often pull a camping trailer, nevertheless my questions relate to winter driving only).
3/ I would also like to receive your advice about when I should safely engage the 4WD-high mode while driving on-road (rain, heavy rain, snow, snow storm, ice?)
4/ And when exactly to apply 4WD-low
5/ Are skid plates really needed for a heavy snow? When mounted, do they create annoying obstacles for future maintenance of the vehicle?
Thanks in advance!
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He was once considered a mad man because of his love for the guitar but that did not deter the Mamelodi hit maker from his passion for music.
He soldiered on until he recorded a single resulting in him making a name for himself in the entertainment industry. However the road was not smooth as he was cheated by producers at South African studios.
He came back with nothing except a Gold Disc which proved that indeed his albums were doing well while he had no Thebe to show for it. He is currently working on an album to re-launch himself which is set to be released at the end of the year.
To sit down for this interview it took more than three weeks for Voice reporter Daniel Chida to track down the famous man in his tourism village, Maun.
Arriving an hour late for the interview at The Voice office at the Natlee Centre in Maun, the outspoken singer let it all out in no time.
Q. Why is it hard to track you down yet you are so popular?
I stay far from town and I prefer staying at my place instead of going out. It is either I am at my place or at the studio recording my album which will be released in December at Kelly entertainment studios in Maun.
Q. All the people I asked on your whereabouts asked me to go and look for you at Chibuku depots or shebeens, why?
Normally I go to depots to check on my relatives who own them or looking for a friend of mine Yellow, he is the one that likes playing in shebeen.
Q. Do you drink?
I do drink but not that much, maybe when people see me in depots they will be thinking I am drinking. I know longer drink in shebeens because of the behaviour of some youth who insult people after drinking.
Q. How would you describe yourself?
I am a soft and easy to relate to type of a person. I'm the first born in a family of two. I survive through music as a guitarist and a music composer.
Q. How and when did you land in the music industry?
I used to play a homemade guitar as a small boy until I met King Kong from Mahalapye who taught me how to play modern guitars and I recorded a song for Dipina le Maboko programme at Radio Botswana. The song, Katsire, which I recorded in the 80s, did put me in the limelight.
Q. How was it then compared to now?
There was no money and people used to assume that we (those who played guitars for living) were mentally disturbed until I recorded a full album in 1997. Today there is money and you also get respect from the public unlike in the past.
Q. What was your first album and how did it do?
My first album was called Khubama; it was recorded at Downtown studios in Johannesburg in South Africa. It did reach Gold Disc in sales but I got nothing from it because I was cheated. I was happy to see myself recording not knowing that there is a contract to be signed.
Q. How many albums are you having under your belt?
I have eight albums, Khubama, Mamelodi, Mashitakozirwa, Bana ba dikole, Sethukothuko, Xhuka Xhoke, Khoi Khoi and Zekondo
Q. There was a band called Stiger and Sister what happened to it?
My sister, Mayorees got married and that resulted in some band members leaving too thinking the band was dead. The likes of Snake Poison left to pursue solo projects and my sister too turned to gospel music. I'm now looking for women who can back me up and maybe call our band Stiger and the Eagles.
Q. What made you to have that kind of a band?
We had seen the potential we had in our family and wanted to have our own band but it did not last.
Q. Are we going to see the band releasing another album?
That band is dead but I will bring in different people whom I am still looking for because playing as a solo does not entertain people that much.
Q. Back to you, why did you refuse to take part during 2012 Independence celebrations which were held at the stadium?
I had been booked by some organisers who even paid me in advance. Those organisers who wanted me to perform at the Independence celebrations came at the last minute and their payment was not attractive at all.
Q. Do you think the payment you get from playing at drinking spots is better than what was being offered?
I have stopped playing in bars and shebeens because the owners do not take us serious. Apart from the payment being too little, it does not come easily. Shortage of public halls like in Francistown kills our music here.
Q. Some of your songs were popular in Motsweding FM in South Africa; did you get your royalties?
I did not get anything but there is a time they asked for my bank details and I gave them the Botswana Building Society (BBS) account which they turned down saying they need of an international bank. I opened an account with Stanbic and I'm still waiting for them to deposit though I do not know how much it is.
Q. How did you feel when you were considered to be a popular artist at Motsweding FM than with local radio stations?
It pains a lot and when you ask local presenters they will tell you that your songs are being played, what is the use of playing someone's songs at night when there is few or no listeners at all. Some people were on my case thinking I was rich just because my music was played in Motsweding.
Q. RB1 used to play your song only after 2pm news, what do think could have been the reason?
It was a great move by the station and I urge them to play our music no matter how bad it is at least we will get recognition and improve as time goes on.
Q. Some of the people who were famous like you, the likes of Kgobola and Kotaeshele are far from being the people we thought they would be, what could be the reason?
Some of the artists do not have patience and when money does not come as early as they had expected they turn to alcohol and lose focus.
Q. How can that be avoided?
Stay grounded and avoid loitering because people will not take you serious. I play my guitar until it drugs me when I'm happy or bored and that should be the case.
Q. Stampore is making it big in corporate events in Gaborone while you are not; your reaction to that?
I had financial problems after I was cheated and my current producer is helping me to record for free and I do not want to lose focus by looking at what happened in the past did.
Q. Do you have enough in your bank account as savings from music?
Yes, yes there is something for the family to rely on in case disaster strikes again.
Q. Local artists have a tendency of relocating from their places to Gaborone for greener pastures but we saw you heading to Francistown, what was behind that?
After being cheated in South Africa I thought doing business with a Pastor in Mpho Nakedi would help but the people he engaged to sell our products cheated us and ran away with our money. Francistown also came in because it is close to home unlike Gaborone.
Q. How many albums did you record there and how did they do?
I recorded three, Galalela, Bana ba dikole and Sethukothuko. Galalela sold 40 000 copies which was not bad while the other two flopped badly selling less than 700 copies.
Q. Why did you come back?
My mother got sick and I had to come back and that was in 2003 but unfortunately she passed away six years later.
Q. What has been the highlight of your career?
Performing with a live band in 1997 during a Corporative and Artist music show is the one I won't forget. Master Dee's band was my backings and the stadium was filled to capacity.
Q. Who are some of the big artists you have shared stage with?
Oliver Mtukudzi and Mahlathini and Mahotella Queens though I cannot remember the years.
Q. And the lowest/
It has to be between and 1999 and 2000, when everything fell apart with band members leaving and I had no income at all.
Q. You used to have a full live band but of recent you play solo, what happened?
They left because I couldn't manage to pay them.
Q. Are you a member of Botswana Music Union and what are the benefits?
I am a member and it helps when you want to sign a deal you do not understand because they help.
Q. Where do you see yourself five years from now?
I will be playing Jazz Music because my style is slowly loosing rhythm bit by bit and with Jazz you can relax a bit on stage.
Q. Anything you want to say to your fans?
They should wait for my hot album which will come out in December this year.
Q. How are you going to spend your weekend?
I will be playing my guitar and having drinks with my friend Yellow at my place.
Full Names: Monaga Stiger Molefi
Date of Birth: 12 June 1959
Place of Birth: Shorobe
Marital Status: Single
Favourite Drinks: Coke and Hunters Dry
Favourite Hangout: Home (Botshabelo)
Favourite local and international artists: Franco, Alfredo Mosimanegape and Steve Kekana
Role Model: Johnny Mokhali
Your Best track of all the time: Mashitakozirwa and Zekondo
Number of kids: 5 (1 boy and 4 girls)


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Routt County sends contested cellphone tower back to Planning Commission
Steamboat Springs — The Routt County Board of Commissioners let the air out of 40 rural residents Tuesday afternoon when they tabled a proposal by Union Wireless to locate a new telecommunications tower in their neighborhood.
Many members of the crowd had come to reiterate their opposition to the tower they said would intrude on views from their homes in Big Valley Ranch and Hilton Gulch. The commissioners agreed to take public comment but only on the tabling and not on the tower itself.
County Commissioner Doug Monger said the tabling was all about process and giving the Routt County Planning Commission another chance to address changes proposed by Union Wireless to reduce the visual impact of the tower.
Planning Commission voted, 4-3, on Sept. 26 to deny the application, but Union exercised its right to appeal the vote to the Board of Commissioners and protested that by denying instead of tabling its request, Planning Commission failed to take into consideration last-minute changes it had proposed to build a shorter "stealth tower."
After only a few minutes of discussion, Commissioner Tim Corrigan moved to table the matter in order to send it back to Planning Commission for a new hearing Dec. 5.
Monger said he understood Planning Commission members felt unprepared to vote on Union's amended proposal — which would have reduced the original 80-foot, lattice-style tower to a 50-foot tower that since has been identified as a "monopine" built to resemble an evergreen tree — but after consulting with county attorney John Merrill, Monger concluded that sending it back to Planning Commission was a necessary part of the county process.
According to meeting minutes, "we were heading to a tabling," Monger said, "and then they moved into a denial motion. The commissioners are fully aware of the potential of this coming back to us, but I feel pretty strongly that procedurally, we should go back to Planning Commission and allow public comment (on the revised application) and allow for our process as it was intended to be. "
Commissioner Steve Ivancie agreed.
"It's part of our process and a part of (the Planning Commission's) job," he said.
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XO, Christie
I'm linking up to the frenchcupboard.
Very romantic. I love the roses in this one. Dreamy!ReplyDelete
So beautiful Christie :) your roses are super gorgeous!!!
Oh yes. This are beautiful.
Hugs Bente
Love your new painting Christie!! Just beautiful! ♥
Warmest hugs, Brenda
Just gorgeous! ; )
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This is just gorgeous!!
So beautiful!!!
As always, I love it my friend!!
Take care, Sue
Oh, that's so lovely. The roses and french windows are beautifully made. Did you get that inspiration from a real place?ReplyDelete
Amei Christie,maravilhoso ,eu amo pintura com este romantismo que nos faz viajar para lugares que só a pintura pode nos levar.........amei amei bjs!!!!!ReplyDelete
I love this beautiful painting!ReplyDelete
Absolutely splendid!!!ReplyDelete
OMGOsh, Christie- This is beautiful! You outdid yourself again! xo DianaReplyDelete
Beautiful! I love the color of the roses and the pretty railing :)
Absolutely beautiful!!!
hugs~~~ Daphne
Christie, so pretty. Just love it!ReplyDelete
That is absolutely stunning. xxReplyDelete
Your painting is absolutely gorgeous!
A great, great charm! You depict so well " la douceur de vivre à la française".ReplyDelete
Beautiful Christie! Just gorgeous!~Hugs, PattiReplyDelete
I was just passing by and thought id stop to say hello. I'm checking new blogs today, and i hope you folks are enjoying the fall weather like we are having here in Pennsylvania. Richard from the Amish community of Lebanon county.ReplyDelete
Christie, Makes me want to look thur that window from the other side! One can imagine the view of the french countryside and the smell of fresh roses? Oh well...I'll keep dreaming.
Blessings,Becky R
I think you need to send it to me *winks* It's really beautiful (as always) Christie! VannaReplyDelete
Hello Christie, This painting reminds me of your house...it's so incredibly beautiful!
Hope you are enjoying the weekend and hope to see you soon!
Wow Christie!
Your works blows me away,this is seriously beautiful,
Oh, another one I can't live without. I love your work. Will this be a canvas print? From Dawn in MassachusettsReplyDelete
I just released a 16x20 giclee of this painting. www.christierepasy.com...ChristieReplyDelete
Christie, Another gorgeous painting! I could sit and stare out that window all day. So dreamy.ReplyDelete
Absolutely perfect..................j`adore!!ReplyDelete
I love it Christie! Cant wait to see what yu bring tothe next Vintage Marketplace.ReplyDelete
Oh it's beautiful and would make a lovely mural. Keep up the good work, love Linda xReplyDelete
That French window looks like a window from a fairytale! Is this window just a product of your imagination and creativity or you did you see it somewhere else? It must be a nice feeling to wake up in the morning and see roses outside your windows!ReplyDelete
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Khlo Kardashian Won Halloween With This Skintight, Latex 'X-Men' Costume
When it comes to makeup, hair and style, KhloKardashian doesnt need an excuse to go over the top.
Personally, I like to think the youngest Kardashian sister is making up for years of awkwardly towering behind Kim and Kourtneylike an oversized oak tree with a big butt.
With the thinnest body of her life and plenty of attention from eligible bachelors, Khlo puts on a red carpet amount of makeup to sit around her living room all day.
So, it only makes sense Khlo Money would turn up extra hard for the sluttiest holiday of the year, Halloween.
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New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Academicians and thinkers from Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Morocco as well as from the US, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland and Italy have gathered here for a two-day conference to discuss the future of Arab Spring and its regional and global ramifications.
The conference is being hosted at Sapru House by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in association with the New York-based International Research Network on Religion and Democracy (IRNRD) and Developing Countries Research Centre (DCRC).
Being held for the first time, the conference is to deliberate upon the wider political, socio-economic and religio-cultural implications of the democratic transformation in and around the region that began in Tunisia and spread to other countries.
In his opening remarks, ICWA director general Rajiv Bhatia observed that the developments in the Arab world in the past two years have changed the contours of the political and socio-cultural landscape of the region. He underlined that the Arab world, which strategically os significant for India, is undergoing transition. That has generated democratic impulses for the people in the region and beyond.


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Particularly in North County, cutting back on use doesn't have the same effect on what you pay
Cut your water use by 50 percent, save 50 percent on your bill. Right?
Not so much.
Across San Diego County's 23 water providers, only one rewards water savings with a proportionally lower bill — the
Customers of every other agency save less than half by cutting their water use in half, and the situation is particularly pronounced in North County.
In Escondido, Encinitas and Carlsbad, customers reduce their water bills by about 35 percent if they use half the water. In Del Mar, Valley Center and Vista, it's about 30 percent. In Fallbrook and the neighboring Rainbow water district, the reduction is closer to 20 percent, according to a survey of the region's water providers by The Watchdog.
"Even though I am saving water, I don't see the corresponding savings on my bill," said Steve Goble, who lives in the Helix Water District in La Mesa, where a 50 percent reduction saves 37 percent on the bill. "It's a disincentive to save water."
The Watchdog's survey was part of an ongoing assessment of water rates, which have risen by about two-thirds in recent years. It looked at three scenarios: Monthly bills for residents who use an average amount of water, or 10,500 gallons; bills for using half that amount; and bills for using five times that amount.
Water industry experts said some disparities result from geographic differences among districts such as elevation and houses per acre. Also, districts differ on how much of their bill is applied equally to all customers and how much is charged based on use.
The overall picture is that water agencies in San Diego County could do more with their rate structures to encourage savings or, on the flip side, to discourage waste.
Doing so involves upsetting decades-long practices, taking on financial risks if customers conserve, and pitting users on large lots against users on small lots.
To minimize such neighborly conflicts, some water providers — including San Diego — are looking at giving each home a water budget based on expected use for lot and family size and charging more for exceeding the allotment.
Several agencies have also developed drought-pricing strategies they can enact when water is scarce to penalize customers who aren't heeding calls for conservation.
Some water experts said the next two years are critical for agencies to embrace conservation-based rates because a wet winter means the region is expected to get a reprieve from mandatory watering schedules and other restrictions. Over the long-term, there's widespread agreement that California residents must keep trimming water consumption to weather droughts and sustain population increases.
Water bills are made of two main parts, fixed fees that customers pay no matter how much they consume and usage charges that vary based on how much water they use. Fixed portions of bills generally are linked to operations and maintenance items that the utility has to pay regardless of how much water is used.
The more costs are applied on an across-the-board basis, the harder it is for customers to cut their water bills through conservation.
Water providers have flexibility to set their fixed charges and many North County water suppliers bill a higher percentage of their costs across the board, leaving less leeway for customers to lower their bills by conserving.
It works the other way, too. Someone using 400 percent more water in Fallbrook would pay 230 percent more on their bill, in Valley Center it's 243 percent, and in Vista it's 277 percent. In Rainbow, that customer would pay just 165 percent more.
"Our district has just adopted the philosophy that we are going to pass on what the cost of water is and everybody pays the same," said Rainbow general manager Dave Seymour. "When you have tiered rates, typically the lower-tiered customers are being subsidized by the higher-tiered customers."
He said his agency's fixed costs are high because the water pipes, pumps and reservoirs are spread across 70 square miles but serve a relatively small number of meters.
Valley Center's general manager Gary Arant makes no apologies for not having tiered rates to encourage conservation. In fact, the agency is planning to increase its across-the-board charges to lessen exposure to conservation and seasonal ebbs even further.
"The cost of water is so high and has risen so fast, I don't really think a water agency has to artificially raise the price even more," he said. "I have a flat rate and look at my sales. We are down ... over 30 percent with our residential and commercial customers and we only asked for 8 percent voluntary conservation."
Several agencies do charge more for heavy consumption as part of their efforts to respond to water shortages. Sweetwater is the most aggressive, charging 556 percent more for a 400 percent increase in water, according to The Watchdog's survey. San Dieguito, Padre Dam and a few others take a similar approach.
Those agencies typically take more of a risk by linking the bulk of their revenue to usage fees, given that their revenue can plummet if conservation efforts spike.
Sweetwater recalibrated its rate structure late last year after a study to make sure that frugal users got a break and high-end users got a financial reminder to cut back. People who enter the top tier pay twice as much per unit as those who stay in the bottom tier.
"We have to take a long-term view here, which is, 'Water is finite,'" said general manager Jim Smyth.
District officials are conscious about their gamble to heavily weight usage charges.
"Sweetwater could not sustain its operating budget relying solely on the (base) fee," said Debra Farrow, who retired April 1 as Sweetwater's finance director. "In a way, it becomes a moot point. We know there will be water use for health and safety — essential water use — and some outdoor use."
As sales fluctuate, she said, "I am confident that Sweetwater will be able to operate within its means."
Some residents are unhappy with Sweetwater's strategy.
"The rates are based on a questionable study that unfairly penalizes medium-to-high water users while subsidizing low-to-medium water users," said Mike Seiler, president of the Bonita Highlands Homeowners' Association, which has larger landscaped lots than some other parts of the district. "This summer, it will definitely become an issue when people start seeing their bills go up 40 or 50 percent."
San Diego's city water rates fell between the extremes but critics at the Utility Consumers' Action Network fault them for not doing more to reward conservation.
City utility officials said they have exceeded conservation targets by relying on three rate tiers, but they are looking at other ways to encourage cutbacks.
Water department leaders recently told a City Council committee that they are evaluating "water budgets" for each parcel based on landscaped area, weather patterns, the number of residents and other factors. Consumption above the budgeted amount likely would result in higher fees, though the city has not published specifics.
Several industry analysts support property-based allocations, which are catching on across Southern California. Padre Dam has adopted a similar system and Rincon is evaluating it.
San Diego council members such as David Alvarez were intrigued by the potential that a new approach may underscore conservation goals.
"There is no better incentive than money," he said.


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Can Adobe's grip on the PDF market possibly be loosened? Nitro PDF is convinced it has a fighting chance with the revamped version of its PDF creation software, launched this week.
The headlining feature of Nitro PDF Professional (version 6.0) is the ability to convert PDFs into reliable Microsoft Word documents, something that is said to be extremely tricky to achieve when dealing with complex table-ridden documents.
The company also touts its faster PDF creation and file processing, a slicker interface, document management integration, and support for the barebones PDF/A standard, and a raft of minor tweaks that will make life easier for PDF creators the world over.
But the principle argument that has it winning friends in a more straitened age, is the simple one of cost.
There is no doubt that Nitro PDF CEO, Sam Chandler, has a case when he describes Acrobat as a "super-premium" product, retailing as it does at $449 for Acrobat Pro in the US, which translates into a hard-to-explain £511.75 ($831) in the UK.
"Egregious", said Chandler of this price point before mentioning that Nitro PDF recently won a large order from insurance company Swiss Re, which had previously used Acrobat across thousands of seats.
"In good times, businesses can justify paying a premium for a premium product," he said, but "companies such as Swiss Re are no longer prepared to pay a premium price."
The problem has been that Adobe has been able to charge high prices because it had no competition, he said. But customers now had a real choice of a rival product of the same quality. "Nitro does everything Acrobat does and then some," claimed Chandler.
The company is so convinced that it has the product to rival Acrobat that some months ago it moved its HQ from Melbourne, Australia, to San Francisco, in an attempt to access more investment capital, and tap a larger market more inclined to buy from a Silicon Valley company.
As good as Nitro PDF or any of a small clutch of other rivals might be as creation and editing tools, their long-term success in eating into Adobe's market share could hinge on having a free reader to push themselves at a new customer base. Chandler refused to be drawn on the issue, but identified worries over security as being a major weak spot for Adobe at the current time.
Adobe's reader is not universally loved, having suffered a slew of security vulnerabilities, thanks in large part to features such as Javascript support that were not around when it launched in 1994.
The program's erratic patching cycle has been another PR disaster after the company admitted quietly trying to patch holes earlier this year before starting a more regular, structured cycle only this month.
Some security researchers have even recommended using readers other than Acrobat in order to avoid the product's insecurity.
The other big battlefield could be online document creation and conversion, where Adobe's services remain in a beta state.
Nitro PDF Pro's security features remain mostly unchanged from the previous version, and include RSA encryption, password, copy and paste and print control, as well as incorporating digital signatures to verify a PDF's creator. The new version's overhauled interface did make it easier for non-experts to use certificates, Chandler indicated.
Nitro PDF Professional 6.0 is available from this week at a cost of $99 for a single licence, with volume discounts available.


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Australia's fast-growing start-up ecosystem, supported by the government's $1.1 billion National Innovation and Science Agenda announced in December 2015, provides great opportunities for Australian and international startups to test and build their businesses, said Ambassador James Choi at the investment seminar, titled, "Start Me Up," in Seoul on Thursday.
The event introduced Australia's startup ecosystem to Korean entrepreneurs, featuring insights from experts who have launched their businesses in Australia, and worked to build connections between the two countries' business leaders in innovation-driven industries.
|Australian Ambassador to Korea James Choi (Joel Lee/The Korea Herald)
"A better understanding of the start-up ecosystem and how we can support innovation through startups can help achieve new pathways to innovative growth," the ambassador said. "The Australian startup ecosystem includes over 500 support organizations that are becoming increasingly sophisticated and interconnected."
Supported by government programs and funding, Australia is playing host to numerous agencies that provide support to global entrepreneurs, encompassing incubators, accelerator programs and foreign investors, he added.
According to the Australian Embassy in Seoul, the country is home to internationally successful startups, including as Atlassian, Freelancer, CultureAmp, Canva and Prospa.
A culture of innovation has helped Australia become one of the world's fastest growing hubs for tech, with Sydney ranked in the top 20 cities worldwide to launch entrepreneurial business in the 2017 Silicon Valley Global Start-up Ecosystem Report.
"Thirty-six percent of startup founders in Australia were born outside our country, and a third of them had moved to Australia just less than 10 years prior," stressed Choi, arguing that collaboration between Australia and Korea can drive job creation and innovation in both countries.
"Australia's start-up ecosystem fosters business growth through overseas trade. Over a quarter of startups in Australia generate revenues through export."
The Sydney Startup Hub is a new innovation center backed by the New South Wales government and the first of its kind in Australia. It offers more than 17,000 square meters of space across 11 floors in the Sydney central business district, and houses startup co-working providers Stone and Chalk, Fishburners, Tank Stream Labs and The Studio, among others.
A survey by Startup Muster last year showed that nearly 30 percent of startups received an Australian government-funded grant or scholarship.
At the seminar, three entrepreneurs spoke on Australia's venture environment. They were Peter Park, co-founder of Assurety, a Brisbane-based investment and transaction advisory firm assisting investors and growth companies; Jean Lee, director and co-founder of Edwy, a Sydney-based educational tech firm providing an artificial intelligence-based search platform for international education; and Kim Yoo-jin, director of New South Wales Trade and Investment at Austrade Seoul.
Officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency were present at the venue at D-Camp in southern Seoul.
By Joel Lee (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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