text: BUILT-IN WINE CHILLER / VINERA PARA EMPOTRAR INSTRUCTION MANUAL MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES Model Number / No. de Modelo: WCR5403SS BEFORE USE, PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. La sección en español empieza en la página 16. Avanti Products has a policy of continuous improvement on its products and reserves the right to change materials and specifications without notice. Avanti Products, A Division of The Mackle Co., Inc. P.O. Box 520604 - Miami, Florida 33152 www.avantiproducts.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Appliance Safety 3 Important Safeguides 4 Help Us Help You … 5 Parts and Features 6 Important Safety Instructions 7 Installation Instructions 7 Before Using Your Wine Chiller 7 Installation of Your Wine Chiller 7 Electrical Connection 8 Extension Cord 8 Reversing the Door Swing of Your Wine Appliance 8 Installing Stainless Steel Handle 9 Operating Your Wine Chiller 10 ON/OFF Power & Control Panel Unlock Function 10 Setting the Temperature Control 10 Storage 11 Interior Light 11 Door Lock 11 Shelves 11 Care and Maintenance 12 Cleaning Your Wine Chiller 12 Power Failure 12 Moving Your Wine Chiller 12 Energy Saving Tips 12 Troubleshooting Guide 13 Service for Your Appliance 14 Wiring Diagram 14 Your Avanti Products Warranty 15 Instrucciones en Español 16 ~ 18 Registration Information and Registration Card 19 2 APPLIANCE SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the Safety Alert Symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or injure you and others. All safety messages will follow the Safety Alert Symbol and either the words "DANGER", "WARNING" or "CAUTION". Danger means that failure to heed this safety statement may result in severe personal injury or death. Warning means that failure to heed this safety statement may result in extensive product damage, serious personal injury, or death. Caution means that failure to heed this safety statement may result in minor or moderate personal injury, or property or equipment damage. All safety messages will alert you do what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and let you know what can happen if the instructions are not followed. 3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUIDES Before the appliance is used, it must be properly positioned and installed as described in this manual, so read the manual carefully. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock or injury when using the appliance, follow basic precaution, including the following: Plug into a grounded 3-prong outlet, do not remove grounding prong, do not use an adapter, and do not use an extension cord. Replace all panels before operating. It is recommended that a separate circuit, serving only your appliance be provided. Use receptacles that cannot be turned off by a switch or pull chain. Never clean appliance parts with flammable fluids. These fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. And do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. Before proceeding with cleaning and maintenance operations, make sure the power line of the unit is disconnected. Do not connect or disconnect the electric plug when your hands are wet. Unplug the appliance or disconnect power before cleaning or servicing. Failure to do so can result in electrical shock or death. Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of your appliance unless it is specifically recommended in this material. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician. FOLLOW WARNING CALL OUTS BELOW ONLY WHEN APPLICABLE TO YOUR MODEL Use two or more people to move and install appliance. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. To ensure proper ventilation for your appliance, the front of the unit must be completely unobstructed. Choose a well-ventilated area with temperatures above 60°F (16°C) and below 90°F (32°C). This unit must be installed in an area protected from the element, such as wind, rain, water spray or drips. The appliance should not be located next to ovens, grills or other sources of high heat. The appliance must be installed with all electrical connections in accordance with state and local codes. A standard electrical supply (115 V AC only, 60 Hz), properly grounded in accordance with the National Electrical Code and local codes and ordinances is required. Do not kink or pinch the power supply cord of appliance. The fuse (or circuit breaker) size should be 15 amperes. It is important for the appliance to be leveled in order to work properly. You may need to make several adjustments to level it. Never allow children to operate, play with or crawl inside the appliance. Do not use solvent-based cleaning agents of abrasives on the interior. These cleaners may damage or discolor the interior. Do not use this apparatus for other than its intended purpose. 4 HELP US HELP YOU... Read this guide carefully. Write down the model and serial numbers. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new Wine Chiller properly. You'll find them on a plate located on the rear outside wall of the Wine Chiller. Keep it handy to answer your questions. If you don't understand something or you need more assistance, please call: Please write these numbers here: ____________________________________ Date of Purchase Avanti Customer Service 800-220-5570 ____________________________________ Model Number Keep proof of original purchase date (such as your sales slip) with this guide to establish the warranty period. ____________________________________ Serial Number CAUTION: Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your Wine Chiller. THIS WINE CHILLER IS NOT DESIGNED FOR THE STORAGE OF MEDICINE OR OTHER MEDICAL PRODUCTS. If you received a damaged Wine Chiller, immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the Wine Chiller. Save time and money. Before you call for service, check the Troubleshooting Guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself. IF YOU NEED SERVICE We're proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are some steps to follow for further assistance. FIRST, contact the people who serviced your Wine Chiller. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem. NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details, including your telephone number, and send it to: Customer Service Avanti Products 10880 NW 30 Street Miami, FL 33172 USA 5 PARTS & FEATURES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Control Panel Security Lock Stainless Steel Door Frame Stainless Steel Door Handle Large Shelves (Total 6) Bottom Shelf (Small) (Total 1) Bottom Grille Leveling Legs Cabinet 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your appliance, follow these basic precautions: Read all instructions before using the Wine Chiller. DANGER or WARNING: Risk of child entrapment. Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned appliances are still dangerous . . . even if they will "just sit in the garage a few days". Before you throw away your old Wine Chiller: Take off the door. Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside. Never allow children to operate, play with, or crawl inside the appliance. Never clean appliance parts with flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. Do not store or use gasoline or any other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. -Save these instructions- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING YOUR WINE CHILLER Remove the exterior and interior packing. Check to be sure you have all of the following parts: 6 Large Shelves 1 Bottom Shelf 2 Keys 1 Stainless Steel Handle Assembly with 2 Screws, 2 Flat Washers and 2 Lock Washers 1 Door Lower Hinge Bracket for Door Opening from the Right Side 1 Instruction Manual Before connecting the Wine Chiller to the power source, let it stand upright for approximately 2 hours. This will reduce the possibility of a malfunction in the cooling system from handling during transportation. Clean the interior surface with lukewarm water using a soft cloth. Install the handle on the left side of the door. INSTALLATION OF YOUR WINE CHILLER This appliance is designed to be for free standing installation or built-in (fully recessed). Place your Wine Chiller on a floor that is strong enough to support it when it is fully loaded. To level your Wine Chiller, adjust the front leveling legs at the bottom of the Wine Chiller. Locate the Wine Chiller away from direct sunlight and sources of heat (stove, heater, radiator, etc.). Direct sunlight may affect the acrylic coating and heat sources may increase electrical consumption. Extreme cold ambient temperatures may also cause the unit not to perform properly. Avoid locating the unit in moist areas. Plug the Wine Chiller into an exclusive, properly installed-grounded wall outlet. Do not under any circumstances cut or remove the third (ground) prong from the power cord. Any questions concerning power and/or grounding should be directed toward a certified electrician or an authorized Avanti Products service center. 7 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Warning Improper use of the grounded plug can result in the risk of electrical shock. If the power cord is damaged, have it replaced by an authorized Avanti Products service center. This appliance should be properly grounded for your safety. The power cord of this appliance is equipped with a three-prong plug which mates with standard three prong wall outlets to minimize the possibility of electrical shock. Do not under any circumstances cut or remove the third ground prong from the power cord supplied. For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded. This appliance requires a standard 115/120 Volt AC ~/60Hz electrical ground outlet with three-prong. Have the wall outlet and circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is properly grounded. When a standard 2-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your responsibility and obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded 3-prong wall outlet. The cord should be secured behind the appliance and not left exposed or dangling to prevent accidental injury. The appliance should always be plugged into its own individual electrical outlet which has a voltage rating that matches the rating label on the appliance. This provides the best performance and also prevent overloading house wiring circuits that could cause a fire hazard from overheated. Never unplug the appliance by pulling the power cord. Always grip the plug firmly and pull straight out from the receptacle. Repair or replace immediately all power cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at either end. When moving the appliance, be careful not to damage the power cord. EXTENSION CORD Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, it is strongly recommended that you do not use an extension cord with this appliance. However, if you must use an extension cord it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL/CUL-Listed, 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord having a grounding type plug and outlet and that the electrical rating of the cord be 115 volts and at least 10 amperes. REVERSING THE DOOR SWING OF YOUR APPLIANCE This appliance has the capability of the door opening from either the left or right side. The unit is delivered to you with the door opening from the left side. Should you desire to reverse the opening direction, please call service for reversal instructions. 8 INSTALLING STAINLESS STEEL HANDLE This wine cellar includes a stainless steel handle that is not required to operate this unit. To install the handle please follow the below instructions: For your convenience the screws used in the installation of the handle have been put in place at the factory. 1. Pull away the door gasket in the area where the handle is to be installed on the left side as shown below in Illustration # 1. The gasket is easily displaced by hand, no tools are necessary. 2. Align the handle with the screws installed. Tighten the screws using a Phillips head screwdriver until the handle sets both flush and secured tightly against the door frame. (DO NOT over tighten as this will cause damage to the handle assembly). 3. Replace the door gasket to its original position. 4. If you choose not to use the handle supplied, simply follow step 1 to access the installation screws and remove them and then place the two decorative plugs into the two holes separately. Continue on to step 3 to replace the door gasket to its original position. Illustration # 1 1 Gasket 2 Phillips Head Screw Illustration # 2 Phillips Head Screw Driver Handle 3 4 9 OPERATING YOUR WINE CHILLER It is recommended you install the Wine Chiller in a place where the ambient temperature is between 23º-26ºC/ 72º-78ºF. If the ambient temperature is above or below recommended temperatures, the performance of the unit may be affected. For example, placing your unit in extreme cold or hot conditions may cause interior temperatures to fluctuate. The range of 5º-18ºC/40º-65ºF may not be reached. Recommended Temperatures for Chilling Wine. Red Wines Dry/White Wines Rose Wines Sparkling Wines 15º - 18º C 9º - 14º C 10º - 11º C 5º - 8º C 58 – 65º F 48 – 57º F 49 – 51º F 40 – 47º F You can select temperature display setting from Fahrenheit to Celsius degree by touching the ºF/ºC mark. Fahrenheit or Celsius degrees indicator will appear in blue color in the temperature display window. ON/OFF POWER To turn OFF the appliance, touch the mark and hold for 2 seconds. Control Panel Lock. Your Wine chiller is equipped with an automatic Control panel lock function. This function will prevent any unwanted changes to your temperature or power settings. The lock function will activate automatically 12 seconds after the last time a button is pushed on the control panel. To unlock the control panel lock press and hold the (↑) and the (↓) buttons for 3 seconds the control panel will beep and blink once indicating that the control panel is active and the settings can be changed. SETTING THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL You can set the temperature as you desire by touching the UP or DOWN mark. When you touch the two marks for the first time, the LED readout will show the original temperature set at previous time (the temperature preset at the factory is 12ºC/54ºF). The temperature that you desire to set will increase 1ºF or 1ºC if you touch the UP mark once, on the contrary the temperature will decrease 1ºF or 1ºC if you touch the DOWN mark once. When you store mostly red wines, the temperature which you control by touching the above two marks need to be set at between 15º - 18ºC/58º - 65F and the LED lamp under "RED" will be lit red. When you store mostly white wines, the temperature needs to be set at between 9º - 14ºC/48º 57F and the LED lamp under "WHITE" will be lit green. When you store mostly sparkling wines, the temperature needs to be set at between 5º - 8ºC/40º 47F and the LED lamp under "SPARKL" will be lit amber. The temperature inside the unit will be appeared in blue color in the display window. 10 NOTE: If the unit is unplugged, power lost, or turned off, you must wait 3 to 5 minutes before restarting the unit. If you attempt to restart before this time delay, the Wine Chiller will not start. When you use the wine chiller for the first time or restart the wine chiller after having been shut off for a long time, there could be a few degrees variance between the temperature you select and the one indicated on the LED readout. This is normal and it is due to the length of the activation time. Once the wine chiller is running for a few hours everything will be back to normal. STORAGE Many bottles may differ in size and dimensions. As such the actual number of bottles you may be able to store may vary. NOTE: You can place 54 standard bottles in this wine chiller. Bottle capacities are approximate maximums when storing traditional Bordeaux 750 ML bottles and include bulk storage. INTERIOR LIGHT You can turn the interior light ON or OFF by touching the mark . The light will be turned off automatically if it remains ON for 10 minutes. You have to touch the mark again and the light will turn back on. DOOR LOCK Your unit is provided with a lock and key combination. The keys are located inside the plastic bag that contains the User's Guide. Insert the key into the lock and turn it counterclockwise to unlock the door. To lock the door do the reverse operation making sure metal pin is engaged completely. Remove the key and place it in a secure place for safekeeping. Pull-out Roller Shelves (Total 6) To prevent damaging the door gasket, make sure to have the door all the way opened when pulling shelves out of the rail compartment. For easy access to the bottles, you must pull the shelves approximately 1/3 out of the rail compartment. To remove the shelves out of the rail pull each shelf approximately 1/3 out. Use a long flat screwdriver to press down the right plastic notch as shown in Figure A and at the same time lift the left plastic notch as shown in Figure B. Then proceed to pull out the shelf slowly. Contact our service department if assistance is needed. Figure A Figure B 11 CARE AND MAINTENANCE CLEANING YOUR WINE CHILLER Turn off the power, unplug the appliance, and remove all items including shelves. Wash the inside surfaces with a warm water and baking soda solution. The solution should be about 2 tablespoons of baking soda to a quart of water. Wash the shelves with a mild detergent solution. Wring excess water out of the sponge or cloth when cleaning area of the controls, or any electrical parts. Wash the outside cabinet with warm water and mild liquid detergent. Rinse well and wipe dry with a clean soft cloth. Do not use steel wool or steel brush on the stainless steel. These will contaminate the stainless steel with steel particles and rusting may occur. POWER FAILURE Most power failures are corrected within a few hours and should not affect the temperature of your appliance if you minimize the number of times the door is opened. If the power is going to be off for a longer period of time, you need to take the proper steps to protect your contents. MOVING YOUR WINE CHILLER Remove all items. Securely tape down all loose items (shelves) inside your appliance. Turn the adjustable leg up to the base to avoid damage. Tape the door shut. Be sure the appliance stays secure in the upright position during transportation. Also protect outside of appliance with a blanket, or similar item. ENERGY SAVING TIPS The Wine Chiller should be located in the coolest area of the room, away from heat producing appliances, and out of the direct sunlight. 12 PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WINE CHILLER? You can solve many common Wine Chiller problems easily, saving you the cost of a possible service call. Try the suggestions below to see if you can solve the problem before calling the servicer. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM Wine Chiller does not operate. Wine Chiller is not cold enough. Turns on and off frequently. The light does not work. Vibrations. The Wine Chiller seems to make too much noise. The door will not close properly. POSSIBLE CAUSE Not plugged in. The appliance is turned off. The circuit breaker tripped or a blown fuse. Check the temperature control setting. External environment may require a higher setting. The door is opened too often. The door is not closed completely. The door gasket does not seal properly. The room temperature is hotter than normal. A large amount of contents has been added to the wine chiller. The door is opened too often. The door is not closed completely. The temperature control is not set correctly. The door gasket does not seal properly. Not plugged in. The circuit breaker tripped or a blown fuse. The light button is "OFF". Check to assure that the Wine Chiller is level. The rattling noise may come from the flow of the refrigerant, which is normal. As each cycle ends, you may hear gurgling sounds caused by the flow of refrigerant in your Wine Chiller. Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause popping and crackling noises. The Wine Chiller is not level. The Wine Chiller is not level. The door was reversed and not properly installed. The gasket is dirty. The shelves are out of position. 13 SERVICE FOR YOUR WINE CHILLER We are proud of our customer service organization and the network of professional service technicians that provide service on your Avanti appliances. With the purchase of your Avanti appliance, you can have the confidence that if you ever need additional information or assistance, the Avanti Products Customer Service team will be here for you. Just call us toll-free. Product Information 800-323-5029 Part Orders 800-220-5570 In-Home Repair Service 800-220-5570 AVANTI PRODUCTS CUSTOMER SERVICES Whatever your questions are about our products, help is available. You may order parts and accessories that will be delivered directly to your home by personal check, money order, Master Card, or Visa. An Avanti Products authorized service center will provide expert repair service, scheduled at a time that is convenient for you. Our trained servicers know your appliance inside and out. WIRING DIAGRAM 14 YOUR Avanti Products WARRANTY Staple your sales receipt here. Proof of original purchase date is needed to obtain service under warranty. WHAT IS COVERED LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase by the original owner, Avanti Products will, at its option, repair or replace any part of the unit, which proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use. During this period Avanti Products will provide all parts and labor necessary to correct such defects free of charge, so long as the unit has been installed and operated in accordance with the written instructions in this manual. Avanti Products will provide you with a reasonably similar replacement product that is either new or factory refurbished. In rental or commercial use, the warranty period is 90 days. All Avanti Appliances of 3.5 cubic feet capacity or less must be brought/sent to the appliance service shop for repair. LIMITED SECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEAR WARRANTY For the second through the fifth year from date of original purchase, Avanti Products will provide a replacement compressor free of charge due to a failure. You are responsible for the service labor and freight charges. In rental or commercial use, the limited compressor warranty is one year and nine months. Cost to move the appliance to the servicers' shop and back to the user's home, as may be required, are the user's responsibility. WHAT IS NOT COVERED Content losses of food or other, due to spoilage. Incidental or consequential damages. Parts and labor costs for the following will not be considered as warranty: Door springs, and/or frames. Inner door panels, door rails and/or door supports. Light bulbs and/or plastic housing. Plastic cabinet liners. Punctured evaporator that voids the warranty on the complete sealed system. Repairs performed by unauthorized servicers. Shipping and handling costs associated with the replacement of the unit. 15 Service calls that do not involve defects in material or workmanship such as customer education, door reversal, or proper installation. Surcharges including, but not limited to, any after hour, weekend, or holiday service calls, tolls, ferry trip charges, or mileage expense for service call to remote areas, including the State of Alaska. Service calls that are related to external problems, such as abuse, misuse, inadequate electrical power, accidents, fire, floods, or acts of God. Replacement of house fuses or resetting circuit breakers. Failure of the product if it is used for other than its intended purpose. This warranty does not apply outside the Continental USA. INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD ATENCION INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA CONEXION A TIERRA Este aparato electrodoméstico debe estar conectado a tierra. En caso de un cortocircuito eléctrico, la conexión a tierra reduce el riesgo de choque eléctrico proporcionando un cable a tierra con una enchufe de conexión a tierra. Este enchufe debe estar conectado en un tomacorriente instalado correctamente y conectado a tierra. ADVERTENCIA – El uso inadecuado del enchufe de conexión a tierra puede resultar en un riesgo de choque eléctrico. Consulte con un electricista o persona de reparaciones competente si no comprenden bien las instrucciones de conexión a tierra o si existe alguna duda sobre si el aparato esta conectado a tierra correctamente. NO USE UN CORDON DE PROLONGACION ELECTRICA Use un tomacorriente de pared exclusivo. No conecte su vinera a cordones de prolongación eléctrica o junto a cualquier otro electrodoméstico en el mismo tomacorriente de pared. ADVERTENCIA IMPORTANTE: Una vinera vacía es una atracción muy peligrosa para los niños. Saque todas las juntas, pestillos, tapas o puerta de todo electrodoméstico que no esté en uso, o tome alguna medida para asegurar que no presente peligro. INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACION Saque los embalajes exteriores, limpie bien el exterior con un paño suave seco, y el interior con un paño húmedo y tibio. Evite colocar la vinera cerca de una fuente de calor, luz de sol directa, o lugar húmedo. Ubicación 1. Seleccione un lugar con su piso fuerte y nivelado. 2. Evite la luz directa del sol o calor. La luz directa del sol puede afectar la capa de acrílico. Las fuentes de calor en su proximidad provocarán un consumo mayor de electricidad. OPERACION Para evitar vibraciones, el compartimiento interior debe estar bien nivelado. La temperatura variará dependiendo de la cantidad de botellas almacenadas y la frecuencia con que se abre la puerta. Cuando la vinera no se use por un período largo, desconecte el enchufe y deje la puerta entreabierta. Nota: Espere entre 3 a 5 minutos antes de volver a encender si el funcionamiento ha sido interrumpido. Se recomienda que Ud coloque su vinera en un lugar donde la temperatura ambiental se mantenga entre 23-25 grados centígrados. Si la temperatura ambiental oscila afuera de esos límites, pueda afectar la temperatura de la caja. Por ejemplo, si su unidad está situada en lugares donde hay temperaturas muy frías o calientes también puede afectar la temperatura de la caja. 16 Temperaturas recomendadas para enfriar vinos: Vinos tintos Vinos blanco/seco Vinos rosé/Zinfandel Vinos blanco/espumante 15º - 18º C 9º - 14º C 10º - 11º C 5º - 8º C 58 – 65º F 48 – 57º F 49 – 51º F 40 – 47º F ENCENDIDO/APAGADO Para apagar el refrigerador de vino, presione el botón ( de 3 segundos. ) y manténgalo presionado por un mínimo PANEL DE CONTROL DE SEGURIDAD Su refrigeradora de vino está equipada con un Panel de Control de Seguridad de función automática. Esta función previene cualquier cambio no deseado en el control de temperatura. La función de seguridad se activara automáticamente 12 segundos después de la última vez que cualquier botón del Panel de Control sea presionado. Para poder hacer cambios en el Panel de Control, presione y mantenga presionados los botones (↑ ) y (↓ ) por 3 segundos, el Panel del Control emitirá un sonido de "Beep" y parpadeara una vez, indicando que el Panel de Control ha sido activado y que puede efectuar cambios en los controles. Operación "y" " localizados en el panel de controles para programar la Oprima los botones marcado " "o" " por primera vez, el indicador en la temperatura. Al presionar los botones marcados " pantalla mostrará la temperatura programada de fábrica o la más reciente. Oprima el botón marcado ( ) una vez y la temperatura aumentará un grado. Si Ud oprime el botón marcado ( ) una vez la temperatura bajará un grado. Si en su mayoría Usted solamente guarda vinos rojos, debe programar esa temperatura entre los 58~65ºF. El indicador marcado (RED) se alumbrará en color rojo. Si Ud solamente guarda vinos blancos, programar esa temperatura entre 48~57ºF. El indicador marcado "WHITE" se alumbrará en color verde. Cuando Ud guarda vinos espumosos, programar esa temperatura entre los 40~47ºF. El indicador marcado "SPARKL" se alumbrará en color amarillo. Luz interior La luz interior se controla manualmente y no funciona al abrir ni cerrar la puerta. Para prender o ) de la luz ubicado en el panel de control. Si la luz apagar la luz, presione el boton marcado ( esta prendida, por mas de 10 minutos, se apagara automáticamente. Cerradura de la puerta Su unidad viene equipada con una combinación de cerradura y llave. Las llaves (2) están dentro de la bolsa plástica junto al manual de instrucciones. Introduzca la llave en la cerradura y gírela hacia la izquierda para abrir la puerta. Para cerrarla, gire la llave hacia la derecha. Quite la llave y colóquela en un lugar seguro para evitar que se pierda. Descongelación 17 Su refrigerador para vinos ha sido diseñado con un sistema de descongelación de "ciclo automático". Las superficies refrigeradas del compartimiento para vinos se descongela automáticamente, durante el ciclo "apagado" del control de enfriamiento (termostato). El agua descongelada del compartimiento es eliminada automáticamente, encauzándola hacia una bandeja de goteo ubicado en el compresor. La transferencia de calor del compresor evapora el agua. ADVERTENCIA Asegúrese de tener la puerta abierta completamente se Ud desea remover las repisas o moverlas hacia adelante para extraer una botella. NOTA: Para remover las repisas corredizas, vacíe las repisas antes de sacarlas. Hálelas aproximadamente un tercio hacia afuera hasta que la marca en el raíl se alinee con el poste plástico en ambos lados. Levante cada repisa y sáquela suavemente de la unidad. Para reemplazar de nuevo la repisa, repita los pasos anteriores en dirección opuesta. CUIDADO Y MANTENIMIENTO Limpieza Para limpiar el interior, use un paño suave con una solución de una cucharada de bicarbonato de sodio por cada cuarto de agua, o una solución de espuma de jabón suave, o un detergente suave. Para lavar las rejillas, sáquelas deslizándolas con cuidado, y use una solución de detergente suave; luego séquelas con un paño suave. Limpie el exterior con un paño húmedo suave y un poco de detergente suave o productos de limpieza para electrodomésticos. Corte de corriente La mayoría de los cortes de corriente se corrigen en una o dos horas y no afectarán las temperaturas de su vinera. Sin embargo, Ud. deberá reducir la cantidad de veces que abra la puerta cuando la corriente esté apagada. Si Ud. se muda Saque o asegure todos los artículos dentro de su vinera. Para evitar que los tornillos nivelantes se averíen, gírelos completamente hacia la base. Algunas reglas importantes para el uso correcto de la vinera. Las bebidas se deben guardar en botellas cerradas. No sobrecargue el compartimiento interior. No abra la puerta a menos que sea necesario. Si la vinera se guardara sin uso por períodos largos, se sugiere que, luego de una limpieza cuidadosa, se deje la puerta entreabierta para permitir que el aire circule dentro de la caja y evitar una posible formación de condensación, moho u olores. Nunca cubra los estantes del compartimiento para vinos con papel de aluminio o cualquier otro material para cubrir estantes que puedan obstruir la circulación del aire. 18 REGISTRATION INFORMATION Thank you for purchasing this fine Avanti products. Please fill out this form and return it within 100 days of purchase and receive these important benefits to the following address: Avanti Products, A Division of The Mackle Co., Inc. P.O. Box 520604 - Miami, Florida 33152 USA Protect your product: We will keep the model number and date of purchase of your new Avanti Products product on file to help you refer to this information in the event of an insurance claim such as fire or theft. Promote better products: We value your input. Your responses will help us develop products designed to best meet your future needs. ----------------------------------------------------------(detach here)---------------------------------------------------------Avanti Registration Form __________________________________ Name _____________________________________ Model # Serial # __________________________________ Address _____________________________________ Date Purchased Store/Dealer Name __________________________________ City State Zip ______________________________________ Occupation __________________________________ Area Code Phone Number As Your Primary Residence, Do You: Own Rent Did You Purchase An Additional Warranty: Extended Food Loss None Your Age: under 18 18-25 26-30 31-35 36-50 over 50 Marital Status: Married Single Is This Product Used In The: Home Business How Did You Learn About This Product: Advertising In Store Demo Personal Demo Other_______________________________ Comments____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Reason For Choosing This Avanti Product: Please indicate the most important factors that influenced your decision to purchase this product. 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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86006383450867450152018-03-07T07:35:08.579-08:00Kamau Case DocumentsMLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-68826536966138529242012-01-26T21:22:00.000-08:002014-06-03T22:43:12.537-07:00Change,org PetitionIn 2011, I filed a petition on Change.org demanding that the U.S. DOJ and President Obama take action to prevent Diop Kamau from defrauding and harassing people. I also asked them to improve and simplify federal procedures for filing complaints against law enforcement officers. My petition garnered over 100 signatures until it was taken down by Change.org at the end of December 2011.

Just prior to taking down my petition, Change.org sent me an email offering me the chance to extend the length of time my petition was posted on their site. However, when I clicked on the link for this that was provided in the email, I got a message saying I could not make any changes to my petition. I immediately sent a reply email telling Change.org I wanted to extend the posting of my petition but couldn't, and I asked them for their help in doing this. I never received any reply from them, and my petition was taken down.

Since Change.org will no longer let me post it on their site, I'm posting a copy of my petition here for your consideration. If, after reading it, you agree with my position, I'd appreciate your adding your signature and any comments you might have using the comment feature at the end of this post. You can do this anonymously here if you like, but I would greatly appreciate it if you would at least leave a general location where you're from, because this information is very important to me for a number of reasons.

Here then is my petition:

Title

Demand an end to police complaint fraud!

Description

U.S. citizens trying to file complaints against police officers are being deliberately directed to the website of a criminal who defrauds, defames, stalks, and harasses them. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is aware of this but does nothing to stop it—and may even be encouraging it.

Persons attempting to file complaints of police misconduct or corruption have had to search hard on the Internet to locate the official DOJ site for doing this, which described a slow and involved procedure that required sending the complaint and supporting documentation by regular mail. This site was set up ten years ago and never updated.

Much easier to find is the website of the Police Complaint Center (PCC) of Washington, D.C., since there are numerous links to it on legitimate law enforcement websites, and its website pops up first on all the major search engines with searches for "File police complaints", "Police abuse", "Report police corruption", and the like. Instead of the dull, outdated, and complicated DOJ website, visitors to the PCC site find a slick and attractive site that boasts of past Emmy award-winning investigations done for all the major media outlets (which are mentioned by name) and promises of all manner of help and assistance for victims of every sort of police misconduct.

The truth, which victims usually do not discover until it's too late, is sordid and shocking. The PCC's Washington, D.C. address is simply a mail drop. The PCC's "Executive Director" is Diop Kamau, a former Los Angeles-area police officer named Don Jackson, who changed his name and moved to Tallahassee, Florida in an effort to escape a criminal past. Kamau, who has also served as an adjunct professor of criminal justice at Florida State University and Florida A & M University, is a former licensed private investigator in Florida; his license was revoked in 2009. Kamau and his various PCC associates are not known to hold valid private investigators' licenses anywhere in the U.S. at the present time. The PCC's Florida address is also simply a mail drop.

Persons contacting the PCC to request help are told their situations do not qualify for any of the free assistance promised on the PCC's website. Instead, they are conned and manipulated in various ways into purchasing various expensive goods and services they never receive.

When victims eventually discover they've been defrauded and try to file complaints, their nightmares begin in earnest. Kamau and his associates begin openly stalking and harassing them, both online and in person. Victims are threatened, defamed, and extorted for additional money. Some of those who try to file serious complaints against Kamau also become victims of illegal surveillance, organized stalking, and computer hacking.

Kamau and his associates don't just victimize those trying to file complaints, either. If the subject of the victim's complaint is a well-connected officer backed by the right people, they are tipped off about the complaint against them and given the complainant's personal information for a fee. If the officer being complained about is in a weaker position, he or she can expect to be blackmailed.

Worse, anyone trying to file complaints against the PCC, Kamau, or any of his associates very quickly discovers that law enforcement at all levels won't do anything at all with regard to investigating or prosecuting the PCC, even when the complaints are extremely serious and very well-documented. Victims have sought relief and justice by filing complaints with the Washington, D.C., Florida, and their own states' OAGs; the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the agency that licenses private investigators in Florida); the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); the FBI; iC3; and the U.S. DOJ. These complaints are routinely ignored.

One victim filed an open records request with the FTC for copies of all the complaints they had on file against the PCC. They received over thirty pages of these that did not even include many complaints filed by known victims. A similar request sent to the Washington, D.C. OAG resulted in documentation of just a handful of complaints, all of which were already known to the victim filing the request.

Victims of the PCC and Kamau also report that private attorneys flatly refuse to represent them in civil lawsuits because of threats they've received. Angry victims with no other recourse have turned to the Internet, where they attempt to warn potential victims by posting poor ratings and complaints against the PCC at various consumer and law enforcement sites. These victims quickly find themselves on the receiving end of Kamau's wrath. He posts heavily doctored voice recordings of them or about them that are so misleading as to be utterly false. He posts their personal information on his websites, including their social security numbers. He defames them in ways that are clearly criminal. He posts unflattering photos with their names on them that are actually of someone else.

The U.S. DOJ is aware of all of this yet does nothing to stop it. Worse, there are signs that the DOJ may actually be deliberately sending potential victims to the PCC's website. In fact, when this was recently pointed out online, someone at the DOJ quickly removed all the content from their official police complaint website.

The U.S. DOJ needs to immediately stop aiding, abetting, and covering up the national disgrace of serious police complaint fraud and start actively prosecuting it!

For general information, including a link to the U.S. DOJ's former webpage for reporting police complaints: http://medawarscornflakes.blogspot.com/2010/11/bent-american-police-federal-agents-how.htm.

For extensive documentation of a complete case that includes criminal fraud, criminal conspiracy, illegal surveillance, wire fraud, mail fraud, and law enforcement complicity: http://kamaudocs.blogspot.com (includes proof of Kamau's private investigator's license having been revoked; also includes sample complaints filed by multiple victims)

The PCC's main website: http://policeabuse.com

Comments by law enforcement about the PCC, along with sample responses from Kamau: http://forums.leoaffairs.com/viewtopic.php?f=52021&p=553100

Information about Kamau and PrePaid Legal Services: http://vocct.blogspot.com

List In

Criminal Justice

Filed By: M.L.

Target Email

email@example.com

Target Official

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

Letter

Subject: Stop police complaint fraud!

Salutation: Attorney General Holder:

I'm asking you to instruct the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to immediately stop aiding, abetting, and covering up serious nationwide criminal fraud and other very serious crimes being committed by Diop Kamau and other persons associated with The Police Complaint Center against people attempting to file complaints against police officers. Furthermore, I'm asking you to lead the DOJ in aggressively investigating and prosecuting these crimes.

U.S. citizens trying to properly file complaints of police misconduct and/or corruption are entitled to full protection under the law. They should not be victimized twice, first by the officer or officers they are attempting to file complaints about, and then by the people they are sent to for help! And when they are victimized, their very serious complaints need to be thoroughly investigated and aggressively prosecuted by the DOJ and other law enforcement agencies at all levels. Law enforcement appears to be conspiring to punish citizens for filing complaints instead of helping them.

I'm also asking you to instruct the U.S. DOJ to carefully examine its procedures for the proper filing of complaints against law enforcement officers, repair or replace the official website set up for this purpose, and take steps to insure that persons wishing to file these kinds of complaints can easily find and use it.MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-26986367366079296322010-11-28T21:38:00.000-08:002014-06-03T22:42:35.346-07:00Reporting Police Corruption In The United StatesThe following is a copy of a post from my other blog, Victims Of Organized Crime In Central Texas, found at http://vocct.blogspot.com. I'm posting it here as well because it contains new information on Diop Kamau and the Police Complaint Center, and also because it has important information victims of corrupt law enforcement desperately need to see.

By now, I believe the vast majority of Americans have come to realize that our nation is currently awash with crime. Whether it's organized, petty, gang-related, serial, white-collar, drug-related, etc., the fact remains that it's all rampant and largely unchecked. This simply doesn't happen when law enforcement is doing its job properly.

The problem of law enforcement corruption is not one of lack of knowledge; there are plenty of us citizens willing to come forward and report what we know in an effort to get needed relief from being victimized and make our homes, communities, and country safer. Instead, the problem is one of finding safe and reliable ways to give our information to law enforcement with the understanding that it will be treated seriously, used properly and effectively, and not be turned against us or others.

If you have information on corrupt American law enforcement officers, whether it's at the local, state, of federal level, there is an important new post you must see:

http://medawarscornflakes.blogspot.com/2010/11/bent-american-police-federal-agents-how.html

This post explains the current situation and problems with reporting corruption very well. It also gives step-by-step instructions complete with links to the proper ways to report your information that give victims the best chances for obtaining relief, given the current sorry state of U.S. law enforcement.

The article referenced above does an excellent job of evaluating the options for victims of law enforcement corruption who are desperately seeking help and relief. I have only a few minor additions to make that are based on my own personal experiences.

First and foremost, I need to underscore the conclusions reached in the afore-referenced piece. Do not under any circumstances turn to Diop Kamau and/or the Police Complaint Center for help! If you'd like confirmation of the fact that this is a scam, go to http://kamaudocs.blogspot.com, where you will find my entire criminal fraud and conspiracy case posted for your examination. My documents are posted in chronologic order starting at the beginning of the blog, and I recommend looking at them in this order for maximum shock value and understanding of how Kamau operates. At the end of the blog, I've included a number of sample comments and complaints from other victims as well.

If you're able to make it through all or most of my documents, you'll get a very clear sense of how my complaints and information were actively used against me and my children as I was being defrauded and stalked. You will also be able to see firsthand how I was increasingly victimized by law enforcement at all levels. Also notice that even after I posted proof of illegal surveillance by law enforcement (see "Illegal Surveillance, Part 4", posted at my vocct blog on 11/14/09) and a death threat received from an officer (see "Other Police Threats", posted at my vocct blog on 10/3/09), the U.S. DOJ still refused to do anything.

As I've noted previously in this blog, I have information on dozens of other people who've been victimized by Diop Kamau and the Police Complaint Center. These people turned to him in desperation for help in dealing with police corruption because they were unable to receive assistance elsewhere. Instead, they wound up being victimized twice: first by crooked law enforcement and then by Kamau and his associates. Many found Kamau through links from law enforcement websites, as I did, or through referrals from well-known agencies. For example, one woman was sent to the Police Complaint Center by the NAACP after her son was shot to death by a police officer; she was then defrauded out of several thousand dollars by Diop Kamau, who promised her legal assistance she never received.

I correspond regularly with many of Kamau's other victims, particularly the ones who are ongoing victims of serious cyber harassment, defamation, identity theft, and stalking as I am. In an effort to try and find out how many other victims there might be, one victim filed a freedom of information request with the FTC asking for copies of all complaints they had on file against the Police Complaint Center. He received over 30 pages of these, yet they did not contain complaints from many of the other victims we know about. One victim received an email from the Better Business Bureau of Washington, D.C. stating that Kamau had informed them he was shutting down the Police Complaint Center for good after he lost his investigator's license and received an "F" rating. However, his websites remain up and continue advertising for clients, and my fellow victims and I continue being contacted by new victims looking for help. Now one victim has learned that the DOJ may actually be providing Kamau with funding and is in the process of filing complaints and freedom of information requests in an effort to find out if this is in fact the case.

While I completely agree with the author of the above-referenced post in theory that it's important to complain to the DOJ in writing as the proper first step to take regarding reporting law enforcement corruption, I'm also painfully aware that as a practical matter, doing this first may not be wise for everyone. At the very least, it may be a waste of time and money, as I noted in my comment left at the end of the piece and as is shown by the response I received from the DOJ that's posted on my vocct blog under "DOJ Civil Rights Division" (6/28/10). In the worst cases, the information you provide to the DOJ may potentially used against you, as has happened to my children and me, because law enforcement corruption now goes so high. Each person will have to weigh their own situation carefully before deciding how to proceed.

In any case, I can recommend the British reporting link without hesitation. While it's a sad state of affairs indeed that we Americans are being forced to turn to other countries for the help our civil rights and tax dollars supposedly entitle us to at home, it's also encouraging to know there are places to turn where our information is treated with the care and consideration it deserves. It's a real blessing to realize there are others out there who are still serious about stopping crime and making our world a better and safer place.MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-35329525404220051502010-09-23T22:43:00.000-07:002010-09-23T22:49:40.397-07:00Kamau Victim 4
Copy of an email received by a Florida victim of Kamau from an official with the Florida agency that licenses private investigators.MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-38319938723328559892010-09-18T20:14:00.000-07:002010-09-18T20:18:18.573-07:00Kamau Victim 3MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-35146551542053242742010-09-18T20:10:00.000-07:002010-09-18T20:13:53.742-07:00Kamau Victim 2MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-81934592371087085442010-07-11T12:15:00.000-07:002010-07-11T12:22:28.046-07:00Kamau 251
Letter to the editor published in the Kerrville Daily TimesMLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-75671229169322363052010-06-24T22:00:00.000-07:002010-06-24T22:06:19.780-07:00Licensing Letter 2
Official letter stating Kamau is not licensed as a private investigator in the District of Columbia. Diop Kamau does not currently hold a valid p.i. license anywhere as far as I know.MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-56488366335654973002010-06-24T21:47:00.000-07:002010-06-24T22:08:14.062-07:00Licensing Letter 1
Official letter stating Kamau is not licensed as a private investigator in the state of New Jersey. As far as I know, Diop Kamau does not currently hold a valid p.i. license anywhere.MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-49817874220747652882010-06-17T00:03:00.000-07:002010-06-26T23:29:21.569-07:00Webpost 7
Item posted by unknown person with apparent law enforcement experience who agrees Diop Kamau exhibits signs common to cons and is committing cyberharassment and libel.

It's important to note that when this webpost comes up in search engines, only the first part containing the totally false statements about me and other victims of Diop Kamau comes up.MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-15220692447441001632010-03-18T23:09:00.000-07:002010-06-24T21:44:53.078-07:00Kamau 250
Recent email I received. I did not click on the link provided, but instead went to this website on my own. Despite what this email says, I did not see any new/additional content on my complaint, so I went back and printed out the source and header information from the email.MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-50546365676877325172010-01-19T23:22:00.000-08:002010-01-19T23:35:48.380-08:00Kamau Victim 1
Letter shared with me by another victim of Diop Kamau and the PCC that was received from Ricardo West (who was not connected with my own case as far as I know).

This letter, written on PCC letterhead, appears to be a generic one sent to multiple victims. Note that the date on the computer file causes the date on the letter to change to the current date each time the file is opened (so the date printed is NOT the date it is sent but rather the most recent date it was viewed).

I'm posting it because I believe other victims will recognize it, because it contains important payment information and an investigator that are different from what I've posted from my case, and also because of the comment printed at the bottom of the page.MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-5705196960873556432010-01-14T16:37:00.001-08:002010-06-24T22:15:42.670-07:00Kamau 249
Copy of a portion of the complaint I filed with the Florida OAG in 2007.
I obtained this from another victim of Kamau who filed an open records request and shared this with me. As far as I know, the FL OAG never did anything about this.MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-25126736129248730522010-01-10T21:54:00.000-08:002010-06-24T22:26:02.759-07:00Kamau 248
Copy of my complaint against Kamau and the PCC filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This copy was obtained by another person victimized by Kamau with an open records request and shared with me. (They received lots of these!)MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-61030910766952199052010-01-04T17:50:00.000-08:002010-01-04T18:15:14.406-08:00Webpost 6
Postings on the Internet by other people victimized by Diop KamauMLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-65152267807794791042010-01-02T10:12:00.000-08:002010-01-02T10:36:41.748-08:00Webpost 5
Webposting by unknown person, possibly from Kansas City, concerning Greg Slate and the Police Complaint Center. Note that this was posted on 1/9/2008.

I do have some important additional information regarding Greg Slate and the PCC. Another person victimized by Slate and Kamau was kind enough to share copies of correspondence they received from Mike Matthews with the Florida agency that licenses private investigators there. The following excerpts contain public information that can be verified by calling 850-245-5459:

9/15/08
"Mr. Kamau's agency was charged with employing an unlicensed private investigator, Greg Slate, and using a name not approved by the state, The Police Complaint Center. Slate was terminated from this agency sometime back in Dec. of 2007 and his exact whereabouts are not known at this time. We may take action against him once we locate him."

5/26/09
"...Diop Kamau and his agency licensed in Florida as The Center One were charged with employing an unlicensed private investigator (Greg Slate) and conducting or advertising business [sic] under a fictitious name (Police Complaint Center) without prior approval of the Department and the filing of a certificate under Section 865.09 Florida Statutes. A compliance letter was issued and the charges sustained."MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-64421269765869755852009-12-29T22:46:00.000-08:002009-12-29T23:17:08.347-08:00Webpost 4
Complaint posted on the web by an unknown victim from an unknown location.
Note: This post is the first I've heard of Greg Slate's having registered the PCC in Alabama, and I keep forgetting to check on this.
[If the person who posted this should happen to see this, I'd really appreciate your contacting me at email@example.com, because I'd like to add your information to our victims' database.]MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-20568128331848787132009-12-23T21:28:00.000-08:002009-12-23T21:58:46.872-08:00Kamau 247
Letter I just received concerning Diop Kamau
Note: Despite what this letter says, I DID NOT contact this agency and do not know why I received this. In the past, I did contact the Texas agency discussed in this letter, and they refused to prosecute Kamau or help me get my money back. The only person I know in Wisconsin is the former Secret Service agent discussed in my other blog, http://vocct.blogspot.com under the "He Said" post from 9/17/09, who was willing to commit perjury against me as shown in the letter from him posted there. This man has a history of harassing me since I began filing complaints about him with various agencies.MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-1311340946881617882009-12-20T15:49:00.000-08:002009-12-20T15:51:59.730-08:00Webpost 3
Web posting by a fellow professor of Kamau's at Florida State UniversityMLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-78794925326169741612009-12-20T15:33:00.000-08:002009-12-20T15:45:18.567-08:00Webpost 2
Copy of item posted to the web by unknown person
[Note the mention of Kamau's use of a voice changer, which he also used in my case.]MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-4790436776094079072009-12-11T21:23:00.000-08:002009-12-11T21:33:41.179-08:00Webpost 1
Webposting about Diop Kamau on a law enforcement websiteMLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-64802019259235627452009-12-11T16:55:00.000-08:002009-12-11T17:37:04.802-08:00Additional InformationI have some important additional information I need to share. I will soon start posting copies of a sampling of posts various people have made on the web concerning Kamau, the PCC, and various associates. These will be postings not directly related to my case, will be in random order, and will be listed as "Webpost [#]" for identification purposes and to differentiate them from my own case documents. I'm doing this in order to give interested parties a collection of what's been/being said on the web regarding or by Kamau and co. that they can quickly and easily browse. In addition to posts I've collected, I'm also interested in knowing about additional posts when you run across them. I've set up an email address, firstname.lastname@example.com, for you to send these to, and you can either send them anonymously or with your contact information (which I will not post).

I am also looking for case documents from other victims to post here (with all identifying information covered). I'm not as interested in why you went to Kamau and the PCC; I'm mainly wanting to post copies of contracts, emails or letters or text messages you received from Kamau or others, and copies of the backs of any checks you wrote to Kamau or anyone else connected with the PCC (with all account info. removed, of course; what's important here is who endorsed your check and how they did it). Also of critical importance is any proof/documentation of either mail or wire fraud by anyone connected with the PCC, since this makes it easier to catch the feds.' attention and stiffens the potential penalties considerably. If you are willing to share anything here, please email me at the email@example.com address.

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN DEFRAUDED BY DIOP KAMAU OR ANYONE ELSE CONNECTED WITH THE POLICE COMPLAINT CENTER (PCC), PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY:

 1) This is the MOST important thing to do, and you should do it as soon as you possibly can! Go to the iC3.gov website, click on "File A Complaint", read the instructions, fill out the webform as accurately as you can, and submit it. It is fairly quick, easy, and you can always use the code #s you will be given at the end to go back and make changes or additions later. Please do this even if you were victimized a long time ago, and if you've already filed a complaint with them in the past, you need to file your same complaint again if it was filed before 2009. (Someone in federal law enforcement told me this.) The reason this is so important is that several of us have been told by the FBI that they usually won't go after anyone unless the dollar amounts of losses are over $250,000. We know they are easily over this by the # of victims we're in touch with plus ones we've seen who have posted their info. on the 'net, but we need to get cases filed formally so the dollar amounts on record will go over this. (If you know anyone else who's lost money to Kamau, please get them to file complaints as well.)

2) Also fill out and submit an online complaint form at the FTC's website. I think their complaints end up at the same places as iC3, but because they're also federal, I still think it's helpful to file with them as well so we can keep up the pressure on the feds. Both of these federal complaint systems are completely private; that's important, because Kamau has a serious retaliation history (more on this in a minute).

3) I also strongly recommend that you make copies of ALL of your documentation (emails, letters, contracts, invoices, cancelled checks, equipment, and anything else you have from your dealings with Kamau and the PCC) and take them with you to your local FBI office. You don't have to make an appointment; just show up during business hours and ask to talk to an agent. You can expect to get the brush-off to some extent, so be sure to tell them you are in touch with our group, that the total losses to fraud from this guy are high, that he retaliates against victims who complain in scary ways, and that you will be continuing to complain if they refuse to do anything.

4) Email Mike Matthews with the FL p.i. licensing bureau and tell him what Kamau et al. did to you. Mike's contact info. is: Mike Matthews, Bureau of Regulation and Enforcement, P.O. Box 6687, Tallahassee, FL 32314-6687, 850-833-9146, Fax 850-833-9149. You should know that Kamau has lost his p.i. license in FL, that the PCC is not licensed in FL, that Kamau's associate Greg Slate has never been licensed as a p.i. as far as I know(but has often impersonated one and got Kamau in trouble as a result; it was for this reason that Slate and Kamau parted company, despite what Kamau has posted on the internet), and that as far as anyone in our group is aware, Kamau is not licensed to work as a p.i. in any other state. (You should also try to file a complaint against him with whatever office licenses p.i.s in your state as well, although we have found that these groups usually refuse to do anything.)

5) Depending on your situation and how brave/gutsy you are, we also recommend that you file a consumer complaint with the Washington, D.C. Office of the Attorney General. When you do this, at some point in the process (depending on whether you do this online, by letter, by fax, by phone, etc.) they will ask you whether you want them to contact Kamau about your complaint. If you say no to this, they will simply add your complaint to their files on Kamau and that will be the end of it, and Kamau will not know you complained. If you want them to try and get your money back, however, you must give them permission to contact Kamau to get his response to your complaint. You should be aware that if the experiences of our group are any indication, you can expect Kamau to swiftly retaliate against you by posting lies about you and your case and possibly also your personal identification info. on one of his many websites. You may also find yourself stalked and harassed in various ways. Worse, the D.C. OAG will not do anything to protect you from this!--see my posted letters from them about this on my blog (address below). The D.C. OAG has also not been at all forthcoming about giving one of the other victims I'm in contact with copies of all complaints against Kamau when he filed an open records request with them.

6) Compare your documentation to mine and see if any of it is similar (it usually is!). Right now, I'm working on a chart that I'll be posting soon that lists victims we currently know about (that I'll be updating regularly) by state only (no names), approx. dates they interacted with Kamau/PCC, total dollar amounts they were defruaded out of, and a simple Y or N as to whether we have any contact info. for them. If you are willing to share your information to add to the chart, please email it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com. This chart will allow us to keep a running tab on amounts people have been defrauded out of and will provide a great deal of helpful information for law enforcement. Although it won't be on the chart, it would be helpful for me to know if you feel you were retaliated against in any way by Kamau or anyone else with the PCC.

7) There are some things you can do to help me personally with my case that might also be important to yours. The main one of these is to obtain copies of the backs of any checks you paid Kamau or anyone else with PCC in order to see who the money was actually paid to as mentioned above. You will need to do this in order to make any kind of fraud case anyway, but it's also important in my case because I have reason to believe that my check backs (which I've posted below) will look very different from yours, even if both of ours were endorsed by Kamau. You could help me even more by emailing me a copy or copies of your check backs (please remove or mark out all account info. first and any other personal info. you don't want to give out--see exs. below). Unlike Kamau, I have a very firm policy of not giving out or posting anything provided to me privately without getting permission first, I always conceal identifying info., and I will take down postings that are not my own if asked to. For my files, I could really use the name of the state you're from, the dates of your first and last interactions with Kamau, the names of any PCC associates involved in your case, the total dollar amount you were defrauded of, and where you've filed formal complaints. Again, please ask any other victims you know of to contact me ASAP.MLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-50065842353600116742009-12-08T22:47:00.000-08:002009-12-08T23:03:31.872-08:00Kamau 246
Email from Diop Kamau to the Washington, D.C. OAG concerning my case
[This document is out of order.]MLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-61211738336750858942009-12-08T22:41:00.000-08:002009-12-08T22:46:39.939-08:00Kamau 245
Letter I received from the Washington, D.C. OAGMLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-63427451249538115212009-12-08T22:35:00.000-08:002009-12-08T22:40:12.222-08:00Kamau 244
Web posting by Diop Kamau that discusses my case and those of other victims I'm in contact withMLhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600638345086745015.post-14914924378081936192009-12-01T19:40:00.000-08:002010-06-24T22:34:50.654-07:00Kamau 243
My letter to the Washington, D.C. Office of the Attorney General that I sent in response to Kamau 240 and 241 shown belowMLhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld reacted to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's remarks about Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) by criticizing his "repeat defenders" for forgiving things that they wouldn't tolerate from other politicians on Monday's broadcast of "The Five."
Gutfeld said, that Trump "knew he crossed a line" and issued a "correction" by repeating "hero" multiple times afterwards. And "Donald's not to blame for being Donald. The fault lies with those who yield to his rules: That either you're a groupie or a traitor. But, in reality, critics be both. … His repeat defenders always paint Trump's gaffes as blunt honesty, which turns them into Bill Maher's audience, pliant, they let stuff slide."
He then stated, "If Obama had mocked McCain's service, the right would storm the White House. When you perceive criticism as disloyalty you turn fans into minions. But criticism is your guardrail. Embrace it and you avoid these petty feuds and these nasty gaffes."
Gutfeld continued that Trump "may have slayed the self-serving denigrations found amongst Republicans once and for all. Those who normally call you an unreliable conservative are embracing the same one in Trump. The guy helped Democrats and he gave to the Clintons. When you see righties defending jokes about POWs, it says this game of 'I'm more conservative than you' is about ego and not issues."
He concluded, "In the end, the ideal leader speaks for you, not the reverse. Trump's your id, but he's not your conscience. And so, we embraced him, exposing TV's true purpose, which is ratings. An election is in 16 months, but ratings come out for us every single day, and Trump delivers."
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Ratchet & Clank
-Console: Playstation 2
-ESRB Rating: Teen
-Genre: Action/ Platformer
– #Of Players: 1
-Difficulty: 1
-Published by: Insomniac Games
– Memory card usage: 350kb
– #Of Disks: 1
Presentation: 8/10
An action platformer can suffer from all kinds of flaws especially if genres are mixed together. Luckily with Ratchet and Clank, everything comes together to make an awesome game and a great start to the series.
Story: 8/10
The game's story puts players into the role of Ratchet, a Lombax, who is trying to see the universe. Clank the robot ends up crash landing on his planet requesting his help to find the legendary hero Captain Quark that can save the universe from the evil Drek. Since Ratchet needs a robot to help him pilot his ship they agree to team up together. The game's story is not particularly deep, but it does a great job keeping gamers interested in what they are trying to do. Scenes are filled with humor but manage to keep their seriousness, making the whole experience a compelling one. The length of the story mode is just right as well, not ending too quickly, or wearing out its welcome.
Sound: 8/10
All of the voice-overs are done perfectly. It is simply a pleasure hearing everyone speak. Characters are perfectly fleshed out, and filled with enthusiasm. None of the voices are annoying. All of the talents are perfectly matched to their roles.
Most of the music is techno. Though there are changes during more dramatic moments. The synthesized music fits the game well, it has a tendency to simply fade away, only coming out when you stop to take a look around or plot your next move.
Graphics: 8/10
The graphics are on par with other platformers on the system. Locations are populated and colorful. Insomniac Games' artistic staff deserves credit for creating so many beautifully diverse backgrounds. Every area is different from another, and manages to achieve a perfect balance of nature and technology. The drive to see what is just ahead never dies. Cutscenes are also done just as well. All of the character models are expressive and keep gamers enthralled. Each time one plays, it is a treat to watch.
Also graphically, this game does some many interesting things. Though personally, the magnetboots sections became nauseating at times, being able to walk along the side of a building and have the camera give a behind the back view was really nice touch. The difference in scale in the few levels that Clank solely participates in also provides an extra layer of realism.
The effects are nice, and explosions are pretty. Most of the time the game moves at a pretty smooth speed. Though there are occasional times when slowdown occurs, especially after a group of enemies die at the same time and their carcasses explode in a shower of bolts, the game's currency.
Gameplay: 8/10
The gameplay mixes many genres, and does a great job of spacing out different kinds of objectives. Each experience, whether it takes place jumping across a series of ledges to find a new hidden area, or shooting down enemies in the space ship dog fights manages to feel familiar, but much better than you remembered. The game even manages to make the stealth sequences interesting. Infiltrating areas using the hologuise put a new spin onto an aging experience. Even though it is challenging, the difficulty never becomes unfair. Checkpoints are spaced frequently enough so death isn't as big of a threat in other games. Only in the last few areas will you find yourself doing some serious backtracking after a mishap.
The weapons are wonderful and creative, and most have their own unique uses in the game. From the Decoy Glove that places an inflatable doll of Ratchet that all of the enemies chase after, to the Morph o' Ray that turns enemies into chickens, all are interesting. Going though a tough area, using some of the more creative weapons provide for many interesting moments. The feeling of accomplishment after setting a trap and watching it come to fruition is exponentially more enjoyable than going in and just blowing everything up, even though that is really fun too.
The game does a great job of teaching gamers how to play. Also if a player misses out on a help update, there is an area in the pause menu that chronicles all of the updates, and how each of the gadgets and weapons work. Also every area has a detailed map that can be accessed at any time that shows objectives, and at a later time, hidden areas for extra exploration. Since the levels do branch out into multiple paths, and getting lost would be really easy without them, it is a welcome addition. I only wish that there could have been more of the other areas, where some of the other objectives, like the fighter jet segments, or Giant Clank areas took place.
Longevity: 8/10
Upon completing the game players will be given a choice of going back to the beginning with all of the weapons and bolts that they have acquired. By going through the game again, players will also be rewarded with the ability to level up some of their weapons to the Gold level. Gold weapons sport drastic improvements over their regular counterparts, like increased power and added effects. However getting some of the better weapons costs a lot of bolts, so gamers will find themselves spending extra time trying to get all of them.
Also players can gain extra goodies by finding all of the skill points and gold bolts necessary for the weapon upgrades hidden throughout the each of the levels. By passing these hidden objectives like shooting down a certain number of spacecrafts that are flying by in the sky, players can unlock an art gallery with creator comments and other great things.
Final Score: 9/10
Ratchet and Clank is a great game. With an interesting story, good graphics and unique gameplay that will push the genre as a whole forward, it is very impressive. The game is a welcome change to the norm in platforming. If gamers haven't taken the dive into current gen platforming, this game will be a great place to start.
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Hey Everyone!
I have spent a little time cleaning up my side bar and footers today. Not finished just yet, but thought they could use a little overhaul. I also am going to start with cleaning up the subpages- adding some new ones, editing some of the current ones and that kind of thing 🙂 It really is the little things it seems like get let go the most! I am also wanting to work some on southern belle- but I haven't decided EXACTLY what I want to do over there just yet. It is supposed to be my blog that is more for family/real life folks to read and I am thinking about using it for my VA website (in part) a little bit of local stuff, ramblings and even things about church and faith and all that kind of thing…. It was kind of an impulse buy because I loved the domain name, but I haven't managed to make it pop just yet- not to worry it still has that new blog smell and is such a blank canvas still. I LOVE THAT 🙂 Not that I am going to neglect good ole AR here, heck no- put way too much in on this one to do that… 🙂
David will most likely be working on his Ipod tonight .. so I won't really have custody of the computer- just the ipad and the tablet. Thankful for that Ipad keyboard I can pretty much do anything I would have done on the computer! I actually went ahead and charged it while ago…I would LOVE to get a keyboard for my android tablet…if i ever find one reasonable enough! I actually need to tweak my android tablet because I haven't really ever got going with it since I got it. I had the one that David now has all set up but the voice controls didn't work so we switched..and I had reset it a couple of times before that because it had some auto app that kept throwing stuff I had deleted back up on the screen (darn pre-installed stuff lol).
I am a bit worried about the weather next week….David can miss one day of work and it would be "ok" things would be TIGHT but we could probably make it. However, if he has to miss more than that.. it is gonna be BAD news bears. I know that he had a couple of weeks back around the holidays where he had to miss 2 days for Christmas/New years (thankfully they were on 2 different pay periods..) and we almost didn't make it. I know if I have to I have some emergency money that I have saved for YEARS (Since I was a child actually) It is at my parents house in their safe and my dad has told me several times to just take it if i need it but I always just leave it be. I also know that my mom would help us out of we need it to thankfully. Have I ever mentioned living pay check to paycheck SUCKS? UGH!
You'll be proud of the fact that I did manage to stay up this morning after David left. I also did manage to shave and exfoliate- and change sheets on the bed. Actually in a few hours if I really wanted to I could go start tanning- but I will likely wait and go tomorrow! I also got the dishes put up and a few other random things 🙂 I actually need to go finish cleaning up the tub before david gets home ha ha. I am never quite sure if he gets off of work at 5 or 530 anymore. I figure with him getting a little extra on wed, and today being friday it will prob be 5!
I am looking forward to a nice cuddly weekend with Dav and the fur babes… I am hoping for NO visitors /houseguests this weekend and hopefully getting back into going to church too! I get in the habit of watching online and end up not going in person :/ David isn't volunteering anymore for right now but he might get back into that at some point. I would love to find something to do myself- I think the only thing that might be for me is the whole data entry thing and I think they even have where you can do it through the week too.
We actually started not crating marley when we leave a few weeks back and she is doing really well with that. We have left her out up to about 4 or 5 hours too! It makes me feel better because I hate putting her up like that especially when she is such a good dog! she never bothers nothing or anyone so.. it kind of gives me a little bit more freedom as well.
well.. if you can't tell I am in chit n chat mode but I am going to dash off here and see what I can get into before David gets home. I wasn't sure about dinner so I told david we have plenty of chicken sausage patties, waffles, hashbrowns and various other frozen goodies I think we could make some sort of of meal or two out of ! I actually ate some fried rice for dinner and I am kind of full still lol.
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Hello once more, my FGC brothers & sisters! Aphro Dynamek here again in my ongoing quest to keep things interesting for all those moments when we're not waist deep in battle, be it online or in person. Before we get started, I just wanna ask if you were tuned in for BANHAMMER? Well, I was there & I'm here to tell you that it was awesome. A lotta good matches, some surprising rage quits and an overall damn good time made KPB's first tourney something truly memorable. But enough reminiscing for now... just know that I am personally looking forward to the next one.
In the spirit of BANHAMMER!, though, today begins my contribution to the FGC as a whole. Know what? That's not entirely true. What I intend to start here today could actually help the industry itself by shedding light on a few things. Today, I start "The Malloy List". Before we get into that, there are a few things I need to clarify.
How many of you are familiar with this scene? If you're not, don't worry, just know that we have ALL heard that famous line ("I could have been a contender!") at some point or another. So you know, that's the iconic Marlon Brando scene from the 1954 crime drama, "On the Waterfront". In this classic, Brando plays Terry Malloy, a promising boxer whose forced to throw a major fight. There's a LOT more going on in this flick, but I'm focusing on Terry here. The Malloy List is going to document characters from all over fiction (books, comics, anime, games, movies, etc.) that deserve a little consideration when it comes to who should fill out the roster for a fighting game. All the characters you see on this list have, in this gamer's humble opinion, the 'chops' to make an impact. But where, oh where, should we start? I'll tell you where we start...
It blows my mind that Sigma hasn't been in a fighting game yet. Honestly, I was kind of expecting him to be in MVC2 along with X & Zero. Alas, we got *sigh* Tron Bonne and Servbot. Far be it from me to question any of Capcom's decisions, but Sigma's omission from MVC 2 & 3 has always bothered me. Honestly, why put in Zero and leave out Sigma? You've already put in a number of other characters & their respective foils (Ryu/Akuma, Chris/Wesker, Jill/Nemesis, Dante/Vergil, Arthur/Firebrand), so why the hell skimp on Zero's antithesis?
I digress. Now, given how many appearences Sigma has made/had over the years, something tells me you might be curious as to why I'm focusing on X4's version. Well, that's simple: X4 Sigma is the most important incarnation of the character. It's this version of Sigma that reveals the truth about Zero. (Granted, this scene from Bass' ending in "Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters" was the first hinted appearence of Zero's origins and predates Mega Man X4 by a whole year, but let's be perfectly honest... next to no one played that game.) Furthermore, through his usual schemes & treachery, Sigma actually managed to impact some fairly massive social change. Remember, the primary plot of MMX4 centers around the Repliforce's movement to declare its independence from human society. That movement would have never come to pass if Sigma hadn't been secretly meeting with the General and also plotting with Double to sabotage things from within the Hunters' ranks. Not to mention, all his devious machinations led to Zero having to kill Iris. Simply put, X4 Sigma is a villain's villain.
On a functional level, Sigma has a lot of tools at his disposal. Beam scythe, laser eyes & detachable bladed boomerangs all open up some interesting combat possibilities... and that's just his general form. Overall, Sigma has all the necessary attitude and more than enough in his arsenal to be a serious contender in any fighting game. Personally, to touch on the sentiment from earlier, I would have wanted to see him in Marvel because of the relationship to Zero and because I think UMVC3's graphics would really do his design justice.
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Britain's Lords say shale gas is 'national priority'
Britain's Lords want the UK's nascent shale gas industry to be treated as a 'national priority'.
The House of Lords' economic affairs committee today said the advantages of shale gas hugely outweigh the disadvantages, and recommends a number of measures that would see the government provide more support.
"Exploration and appraisal are urgently needed to establish the economic potential of the UK's shale gas and oil resource," the report said.
"Shale gas is not the answer to all the energy policy challenges facing the UK. Substantial economic benefits would however flow from successful development."
"It would reduce imports and help maintain security of supply. This would be especially valuable given the continuing fall in output from the North Sea and Europe's reliance on Russia, its biggest gas supplier, highlighted by the crisis in Ukraine."
Whether the opportunity is seized or not, the Lords believe the UK will feel the impact of a global shale gas revolution – either as a producer or an importer.
Whilst the development of the shale industry could directly create jobs, the report also warns that if the country's own shale resources aren't developed quickly enough existing British jobs could be at risk.
"If the UK does not develop its shale resources in a timely fashion, it runs a serious risk of losing the energy intensive and petrochemical industries which depend on competitively-priced energy and raw materials and which employ around 250,000 people."
The report goes on to suggest George Osborne chairs a new sub-committee to ensure the government's pledge to "go all out for shale" if followed by action.
The Lords' also recommend that the "unwieldy" regulatory structure should be streamlined and improved, to make it "effective and rigorous".
Also the government should take a lead in out the economic benefits of developing shale hydrocarbons and reassuring the public that through proper regulation the environmental and health risks are low, the report said.
It also recommends shale gas companies should be "good neighbours" and should engage better with local communities.
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CLIFTON J. GORDY, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, since May 24, 1985. Member, Conference of Circuit Judges, 1989-94.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1973-75, 1977-85. Member, Board of Bail Bond Licensing Commissioners, Baltimore City, 1982-85. Born in Delmar, Maryland, November 6, 1946. Attended Salisbury High School, Salisbury, Maryland; Maryland State College, B.A., 1968; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1973. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1973. Member, Maryland State and Monumental City Bar Associations. Member, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1983-85; Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) Faculty, 1984-. Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Urban League; American-Israel Society. Board of Directors, West Baltimore Community Health Care Corp; Committee, Baltimore Museum of Art. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Maryland, 1990.
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I did a search on "Scottish characteristics" and this came up. While I'm only descended from Scottish ancestors, and am several generations removed from that beautiful land, the description of the Scottish personality struck me as very apt, and somewhat descriptive of myself as well.
I've often wondered if a nation, or at least a culture, could be said to have a personality. Is it possible, for example, to describe the entire Scottish Nation as though it were a single, homogeneous, person with distinctive character traits.
We're all familiar with the idea of stereotypes of course, and with the stereotypical Scot: He of lank ginger hair and sickly pale skin. Constantly drunk, abusive, aggressive and tight-fisted but at the same time generous and warm hearted. Normally dressed in a Tam O Shanter bunnet, kilt and munching on a raw haggis.It's an image that's travelled the world, and it's quite often there to meet we Scots however far we roam. God help us if we make first contact with intelligent alien life. They'll probably claim to be descended from someone on sky and then try to copy the accent.
How much of this is true though…
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As many of you know, a little while ago Health and High Heels was named "Best in Show: Instagram" in the WEGO Health Activist Awards! I am very excited to share my winner's interview with you–Check it out on WEGO's blog here or read below!
1. Why did you become a health activist?
After being diagnosed with Lyme Disease in 2014, I was inspired to explore happiness through a healthy lifestyle, and of course, all while wearing a great pair of high heels! I became gluten, dairy, and soy-free and began to experiment in the kitchen. What I discovered was a new world filled with wonderful flavors! I began to photograph my journey and as my passion for healthy living grew, I knew I needed to share it with others…thus, the birth of my blog, Health and High Heels! Come visit me at healthandhighheels.org. This is where I share my healthy recipes, photographs, "fun foodie facts," and healthy product reviews. My goal is to excite you about healthy living and to encourage you to try a recipe or two, visit your local farmer's market for fresh organic produce, or even come up with original recipes! Overall, I urge you to begin discovering what healthy living means in your life!
2. What are your goals for Health Activism in 2015?
My goal is to continue promoting Lyme Disease and nutrition awareness through my blog, speaking engagements, and social media!
3. What awareness event or effort are you most excited about in your condition?
I am really excited because the month of May is Lyme Disease awareness month! I can't wait to continue spreading awareness throughout my community and helping others understand what it's like to live with an invisible chronic illness like Lyme.
4. If you could tell others a few things about your condition and your community, what would you want them to know?
According to LymeDiseaseChallenge.org, "Lyme Disease has been called 'The Great Imitator' and can be mistaken for ALS, MS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, autism, and other illnesses." Also, "Over 63% of patients treated for Lyme Disease continue to suffer symptoms that can be debilitating," but "fewer than 50% of patients with Lyme Disease recall a tick bite or any rash."
5. What advice would you give to patients and/or caregivers just beginning their Health Activist journey?
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More Firefox problems
Posted Jun 15, 2004 in Browsers.
Firefox 0.9 just isn't playing ball with me at the moment. I can only start it in safe mode. If I try to get it running in it's default mode, all I get is a dialog box saying:
Firefox is finishing installing extensions. This could take a minute...
Well, it is taking more than a minute. I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling, rebooting, and even shouting at it. No matter what I do, 0.9 simply won't get past this dialog box.


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Come on, Charlie, relax. Go with the flow.
So what if you`re due back at your Manhattan office this afternoon. The tax consulting business will survive without your expertise, Mr. Vice President.
Sit back and loosen your tie. After all, the brunette at the wheel of the convertible is very easy on the eyes. Take another swig from the bottle of Scotch.
Boy, you`ve never met anyone like her before.
And you`ve never done anything like this before, either. You may never again. Just make sure to cover your tracks, Charlie. There`s no reason for your wife and kids out on Long Island to find out. Ever.
Relax, Charlie. This will be fun -- maybe.
Director Jonathan Demme`s offbeat Something Wild is fun, at first. Then it becomes deadly and weird and engrossing. Predictable it is not.
While the popularity of the movie remains to be seen, acclaim as a cult film seems a sure bet. Nothing this curious has come to screen since Martin Scorsese`s bizarre After Hours (1985). In many ways, Something Wild is better.
The film is basically an adventure featuring three characters. First, there is Charles Driggs (Jeff Daniels), ostensibly a conservative, family-oriented New York executive. When he strolls out of a downtown diner without paying his lunch tab, Lulu Hankel (Melanie Griffith) spots the petty theft and decides she has found a latent ``live one.``
Wearing a Louise Brooks page-boy haircut and dripping with African jewelry, Lulu confronts Charlie and threatens to call a cop.
She agrees to shut up, but only if Charlie accepts a lift back to his office in her car.
Before you can say Port Authority, Charlie and the mysterious lady in black are zipping through a tunnel heading for New Jersey instead of uptown. Charlie can only hold on; he`s both frantic and fascinated.