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A roofer had his truck towed to a Grand Prairie auto repair shop for a $900 engine diagnosis. But when the truck owner was told that the repairs would cost nearly $9,000, he balked. He wanted his truck back.
Larry Duncan, owner of Einstein Transmission Repair, refused to give it back to him for the $900 diagnosis charge. He said he wanted several thousand dollars for dismantling the engine, towing and storage for a couple of weeks in the shop.
So the roofer hired a lawyer to call the repair shop on his behalf. The lawyer, H. Charles Hamm III of Fort Worth, called Duncan and tried to negotiate a settlement. Things did not go well.
Hamm describes the phone call with Duncan as "20 high-strung minutes." He recalls that Duncan told him, "Maybe we should have a face-to-face meeting or we could even handle it around the corner in the alley."
I called Duncan a few weeks ago. He cursed at me and said, "I don't care what you write." Then he hung up. For this report, I sent him an e-mail describing the facts as told to me by the lawyer and his client, roofing company owner Scott McCall. Duncan has not responded.
In September, The Watchdog reported how Duncan told another vehicle owner that he had to pay $2,500 in cash or by cashier's check to get his truck back. Duncan originally promised a $1,500 repair job, the vehicle owner said.
In a brief interview in September, Duncan said he sometimes has to face angry customers, but that's part of doing business.
Promises and untruths
In this latest case, McCall has been without his work truck for more than a month. Before going to Duncan, McCall got a repair bid from another shop for $7,000. But McCall's father found Duncan on the Internet, where Duncan attracts many of his customers, and Duncan promised a $5,000 price for the repair, Scott McCall said. Duncan's business also goes by the names Transmission 33 and Transmission/Engine Shop.
When Duncan told McCall later that the repairs would cost $9,000, McCall asked Duncan where his shop is so he could deliver the $900 and pick up the truck. But he said Duncan refused to tell him the address, which does not appear on the invoice for the diagnosis. McCall says Duncan told him, "I don't meet with my customers."
McCall found the address -- the shop is in the 1800 block of South Great Southwest Parkway -- on a website that lists numerous complaints against Duncan. He visited the shop, and Duncan told him he could get his unrepaired truck back for $2,700.
Later, Duncan placed a mechanic's lien against McCall, increasing the cost of returning the vehicle to $3,700.
A week ago, the lawyer and his client sent by courier a letter demanding the return of the truck. The letter included a $900 cashier's check. But a shop employee told the courier, "We know your tricks," and refused to sign for it, Hamm said.
When McCall called the shop again, Duncan told him, "Now I'm going to play hardball because your lawyer is involved and you're wasting my time," McCall said.
On Duncan's transmissionshop.biz website, he says his business is accredited by the Better Business Bureau. That's not true. The BBB website says the business is not accredited and shows that his shop has an "F" rating. The state comptroller's office also lists the business as "not in good standing" because it is not up to date on a business tax.
The fallout
McCall has been borrowing a truck from an employee for his roofing business and driving a rented Toyota Corolla. He went to the Grand Prairie police but says he was told that this is a civil matter and police cannot help him unless there is an argument or a fight on the premises.
McCall says he will never shop again based on price alone. "I'm going to research the heck out of people," he said. "Anything involving substantial money, I'm researching now."
If he had, he would have seen The Watchdog's September report on the Internet describing Duncan's business. These days, it's not hard to steer clear of business owners who may want to settle expensive matters in a back alley.
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Here is the next interview in our series of interviews with some of the bands we featured in our Top Picks for Bloodstock 2015 article last week.
Skarthia are a London based melodic death/groove metal band who released their debut album Retaliate in 2012. Following their fantastic performance on the Bloodstock New Blood Stage we asked the band a few questions about their experience at Bloodstock and what to look out for from the band in the future.
Can you introduce us to the band?Av: I'm Av, I'm the lead vocalist and guitarist, assuming the front-man role.
Sapir: I'm Sapir I cover guitar and female vocals.
Wayne: They call me the Butcher but you can call me Wayne, I'm the drummer.
Gigi: And I'm Gigi, I'm the reason your floorboards and doors creak at night
How and when did you find out you would be playing at Bloodstock this year?Gigi: I got a ping on my mobeol device when I was circulating pluto.
Wayne: Yes, it's worth noting that Gigi is a being from another multi-verse so he's not bound by time.
Sapir: We found out in the beginning of June at the Metal 2 The Masses final at the Purple Turtle.
Wayne: We were selected to play by Simon Hall along with Wretched Toad.
Sapir: We'd actually played the competition before reaching the final in 2013 and he remembered us, he told us we were the most improved band he'd seen.
How did you prepare for your performance?Av: We've all taken tasks upon ourselves to develop further, it's generally been a case of focusing on the small details that all add up in the big picture.
Wayne: Yeah really it's the music that we've paid the most attention to
Av: Everyone has done their part to give the audience the best possible show, make them want to raise their fists and head bang.
Gigi: I prepared by walking down the street and snapping peoples necks to get used to doing it well.
We really enjoyed your BOA performance. How was it for you?Sapir: We were very prepared but it was the first time we played outside, it was difficult to gauge the sound that the audience were hearing but the crowd were unbelievable especially for a time slot like ours.
Av: We had so many people in there it was really amazing to see, especially at 10:30am after 3 days of partying.
Wayne: Yeah they were really getting into it, you wouldn't have known it was so early.
How was the overall Bloodstock experience?Gigi: Terrible, there was so much cattle walking around freely that should have been in cages.
Sapir: But for us humans it was absolutely amazing, meeting the people, the bands, all three stages were on fire. Just having trouble getting over festival blues now.
Av: It was such a comfortable environment for us, we always find it hard to adjust back into the society.
Who else did you get to see during the festival?Sapir: Opeth, Trivium and Sepultura were the highlights for me. Codex Alimentarius blew away the New Blood stage.
Wayne: Yeah the New Blood bands were shockingly good, it was odd that we hadn't heard of some of them before.
What is coming up next for the band?Av: Well we have some dates lined up, highlights being Halloween in Norwich and a possible Christmas gig. We've got Breaking Bands Festival lined up for next May too.
Wayne: But we'll be focusing on album two during that time, so expect a new record in 2016.
How can we keep up to date with what you are doing and get a hold of your music?Av: You can find us all over the web, Facebook, Reverbnation, Youtube. You can listen for free on Spotify or if you have a console, via Sony Unlimited and Xbox Groove. We have a merch store where you can order T-shirts or the album with Bigcartel, the album is available digitally with iTunes and Amazon.
Gigi: If you buy it, I'll sign it for you next time I come by to haunt your house.
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Greece to lay off old people, hire 'young, capable' replacements
- How margin accounts work today versus 1929
- China's local government debt is 'out of control'
- Germany's economic experts consider a wealth tax to fund bailouts
Greece to lay off old people, hire 'young, capable' replacements
Antonis Samaras – Greek Prime Minister
Greece's prime minister Antonis Samaras has confirmed that the latestdeal with the "troika" of organizations bailing out Greece — theEuropean Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) — calls for 15,000 layoffs of civilservice employees. There will be 4,000 layoffs in 2013, and 11,000more layoffs in 2014, violating the provision in Greece's 1911constitution that civil servants have lifelong job security.
Ordinarily this news story wouldn't be that big a deal — justdescribing one more Greek commitment that probably won't be met. Buthere are the two paragraphs in the news story that made my eyes bulge:
"The premier also confirmed that a total of 15,000civil servants would be dismissed before the end of 2014, with4,000 to go this year, but he stressed that each departure wouldbe replaced by a new recruit. 'The same number of new people willbe recruited in their place,' he said.
Poul Thomsen, the head of the International Monetary Fund'smission to Greece, struck a similar note at a conference in Athensorganized by The Economist, saying that public sector staff 'willnot be eliminated but replaced by young, capable people.' He didnot confirm explicitly that the one-hiring-to-one-firing ratiowould apply."
Huh? Are we really being that explicit about tossing out the oldergeneration to make way for the "younger, more capable" generations? Iguess we are. Kathimerini
How margin accounts work today versus 1929
In yesterday's column, "16-Apr-13 World View — Forced selling hits gold, commodities and stocks", I described how the 1929 crash was not caused byan emotional panic, but was caused by forced selling — a cycle ofmargin calls, forcing investors to sell, pushing down prices, causingmore margin calls.
There's a commercial from Interactive Brokers that seems torun a zillion times a day. The announcer says the following:
"Central banks are flooding the world with cheapmoney.
Interactive Brokers will lend USD 1 million at 1.3% for every USD200,000 in a portfolio margin account.
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YouTube – Interactive Brokers commercial
And so, if you're in the 99%, then you can't borrow any money at all,certainly not for anything so mundane as paying salaries or buyingequipment to build a business. That's why all these trillions ofdollars pouring out of the Fed and other central banks don't causehyperinflation.
But if you're in the 1%, then you can borrow millions of dollars fromInteractive Brokers at 1.3% and use the money to buy stocks (and,presumably, gold) at only 20% margin. The stocks are supposed toyield over 5%. Sounds like a good deal.
From 1926 to 1929, the amount of margin credit grew from $2.5 billionto almost $10 billion. After the 1929 crash, the amount ofmargin debt fell, along with the stock market. Even as lateas 1959, margin debt was only $3.4 billion.
Margin debt in 1990 was about $30 billion. It started taking offrapidly in the 1990s, at the same time as the tech bubble. Today,margin debt is $366 billion. It was $289 billion just one year ago.The reason that it grew so rapidly in the last year is because the Fedis "printing" $86 billion per month in new money liquidity, and a lotof that money is being loaned to investors by companies likeInteractive Brokers, creating huge margin debt accounts.
John Kenneth Galbraith, in his 1954 book The Great Crash -1929, defines margin as follows:
"Margins — the cash which the speculator must supplyin addition to the securities to protect the loan and which hemust augment if the value of the collateral securities should falland so lower the protection they provide — are effortlesslycalculated and watched. The interest rate moves quickly andeasily to keep the supply of funds adjusted to the demand. WallStreet, however has never been able to express its pride in thesearrangements. They are admirable and even wonderful only inrelation to the purpose they serve. The purpose is to accommodatethe speculator and facilitate speculation. But the purposescannot be admitted. If Wall Street confessed this purpose, manythousands of moral men and women would have no choice but tocondemn it for nurturing an evil thing and call for reform.Margin trading must be defended not on the grounds that itefficiently and ingeniously assists the speculator, but that itencourages the extra trading which changes a thin and anemicmarket into a thick and healthy one. At best this is a dullby-product and a dubious one. Wall Street, in these matters, islike a lovely and accomplished woman who must wear black cottonstockings, heavy woolen underwear, and parade her knowledge as acook because, unhappily, her supreme accomplishment is as aharlot."
This shows the problem that the Fed faces. The Fed has created a truePonzi scheme, where more and more money has to pour into the system tokeep stock prices up. If the Fed lets up on the $86 billion permonth, then customers of Interactive Brokers and similar firms who arecounting on new stock market highs are going to be stuck. Once stocksstart falling, and the margin calls start, then there's nothing toprevent a major panic and financial crisis. And that's exactly whatGenerational Dynamics predicts is going to happen.
New York Stock Exchange Market Data Factbook
China's local government debt is 'out of control'
Zhang Ke, a senior Chinese auditor, and head of leading Chineseaccounting firm ShineWing, is refusing to sign off on further bondsales by local governments in China because local government debt isUS housing market crash, according to Zhang
"We audited some local government bond issues andfound them very dangerous, so we pulled out. Most don't havestrong debt servicing abilities. Things could become veryserious."
It is rare for a figure as established in the Chinese financialindustry to make such stark comments. FT Blog
Germany's economic experts consider a wealth tax to fund bailouts
Germany's council of economic experts, known as the "FiveWise Men," is considering a plan to raise bailout money bylarge increases in real estate taxes on property. The Europeanshave been looking for ways to fund bailout programs, and inCyprus it was done by confiscating 60% of bank accounts above100,000 euros. But many consider that unsatisfactory, becauserich people can easily transfer their money out of a countrywhen it appears that the country is headed for a bailout.However, rich people cannot transfer real estate out of acountry, and so taxing real estate seems the best way tomake the rich pay.
The idea of a wealth tax has gained support after publication lastweek of the European Central Bank (ECB) report that found that Germanyhad the lowest median net household wealth in the eurozone, whilecountries like Cyprus and Spain had much higher values. ( "11-Apr-13 World View — Is Germany the poorest country in Europe?") The non-intuitiveresult is attributed to the fact that Germany has much lowerhome ownership than other countries, and home ownership isthe biggest contributor to household wealth. Telegraph (London)
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The Scientific journal "KI – Künstliche Intelligenz" is the official journal of the division for artificial intelligence within the "Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V." (GI) – the German Informatics Society – with contributions from throughout the field of artificial intelligence. The journal presents all relevant aspects of artificial intelligence – the fundamentals and tools, their use and adaptation for scientific purposes, and applications which are implemented using AI methods – and thus provides the reader with the latest developments in and well-founded background information on all relevant aspects of artificial intelligence. For all members of the AI community the journal provides quick access to current topics in the field and promotes vital interdisciplinary interchange.
Answer Set Programming Unleashed
Answer Set Programming (ASP) has become a popular paradigm for Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR), in particular, when it comes to solving knowledge-intense combinatorial (optimization) problems. The growing popularity of ASP in research and application domains rests upon the following pillars. First, ASP builds upon a simple yet rich modelling language with clear semantics that offers, for instance, cardinality and weight constraints as well as means to express multi-objective optimization functions. Second, all these constructs are well supported by highly performant solving technology leading to seamless support of such constraints along with sophisticated optimization algorithms. Finally, a primary asset of ASP is its versatility, arguably elicited by its roots in KRR and AI: ASP offers complex reasoning modes for enumerating, intersecting, or unioning solutions, as well as combinations thereof, e.g., intersecting all optimal solutions.
ASP can be looked at from different perspectives. For one, it can be seen as the computational embodiment of nonmonotonic reasoning. Similarly, it can be regarded as an extension of propositional logic and its solving machinery with closed world reasoning. For another, it can be viewed as an extension of database systems with possibly recursive rules. And although its original semantics was proposed to capture logic programs, its logical foundations have meanwhile been traced back to constructive logics.
This particular combination of different paradigms along with the aforementioned versatility made ASP a successful tool in AI research with a wide range of applications in academia as well as industry. Starting with an introduction to the essentials of ASP and its logical foundations, the special issue includes several articles on salient application areas of ASP. This is accompanied with interviews reflecting its upbringing from the early days of AI to modern off-theshelf ASP engines. And last but not least, the special issue features several reports from the field.
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AI-based systems are becoming increasingly pervasive in modern society. Their influence extends from movie recommendations to mine optimisation, from border security to financial securities, from driver assistance to medical assessments. All of these applications bring with them different requirements in relation to, and definitions of, trust.
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TheRaceSite.com: Tell me about your background and how you got into racing.
Jack: I have been in a business service profession my entire career.
I got into racing 25 years ago when I bought and restored a 1956 Lotus Eleven and no, I didn't buy it new. I raced in vintage with the Eleven for about 3 years and then went to club racing with an RX-7. Since then I have raced Mazda powered IT and GT Cars with the SCCA. My current car is a tube frame, 3rd generation RX-7.
For the last 3 or 4 years I have considered organizing a Grand-Am team based on various manufacturers' offerings. When the RX-8 came along I knew it was the one to go with in the series.
TheRaceSite.com: I understand that you have an experienced crew assembled to run the team. Tell me a little about those people you chose and their background.
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Norm: I became interested in sports cars and road racing while in high school. I was following Formula 1 in the car magazines. Then, one weekend while in college, and driving a sports car, I discovered the SCCA and an autocross event. I drove in several events with good results, several FTDs, and had lots of driving fun. A few years later I became more active in SCCA and volunteered as corner worker and then technical inspector. I then volunteered as co-builder, chassis engineer, and crew chief for an SCCA E-Production driver. We built the entire conversion from street car to race car. The team achieved great results over several years with numerous wins, lap records and several SCCA SE Division and National championships. My next racing involvement was as team owner/partner and chassis set-up engineer of a professional team the won the inaugural Pro Sports Renault series. In fact our three drivers swept the top three championship podium positions: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
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Since the start of the moral enhancement debate in 2008, longtime human enhancement advocates Ingmar Persson and Julian Savulescu have argued that we urgently need to be morally enhanced. The capacities natural selection has endowed humans with may have served the species adequately in the past, but the coupling of our moral psychology with advanced technologies spells disaster. The point was elaborated in Persson & Savulescu's 2012 book, Unfit for the Future: The Need for Moral Enhancement. Curiously, before the moral enhancement debate it was standard for human enhancement proponents to advocate for intelligence enhancements as a "golden standard", an example of an enhancement that could benefit any life plan. However, Persson and Savulescu now argue that intelligence enhancements are not that desirable since they may further increase the gap between our ability to cause great harm and our outdated moral psychology. For the same reason, fast technological progress was typically heralded as a harbinger of hope among the pro-enhancement crew, while Persson and Savulescu have since argued that the risks of new technologies often outweigh the gains. As a positive outcome of these provocative stances, the discussion has since spurred many enhancement proponents to spell out more clearly which enhancements they deem valuable, and why.
The bulk of the subsequent criticism that the book received echoed the criticism their argument had received in the preceding years, such as, worries about totalitarianism. Persson and Savulescu, worried about the fact that certain technologies make it possible for single individuals to cause global disasters, argue for restrictions to privacy and citizen liberties. However, their preference for liberal democracy over totalitarianism is precisely why they endorse moral enhancement: they believe the only way to ensure safety within a liberal democracy with the currently available technology is to improve the moral psychology of the citizens. They argue that we should research possibilities for doing so biomedically, since they are unimpressed with the track record of conventional education.
In this blog post, I won't say much about the technological feasibility of moral enhancement, the probability of global catastrophe, or about the ethical problems concerning mass enhancement, such as whether people can be obligated to undergo enhancements. My focus will be on the concept of moral enhancement as used by Persson and Savulescu: what do we need if we need moral enhancement? What changes in human abilities are they advocating, and how are these changes moral enhancements?
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Today I had teriyaki for the first time; chicken teriyaki with soba noodles.
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(sorry about the crummy presentation lol)
One thing was a bit funny though; while I was preparing the food I took a small spoon and tasted the sauce pretty directly after I started heating it and my first reaction to the taste was that it tasted like beer or something. xD I don't know what's wrong with my tastes but I didn't feel this same taste later when the food was done, hah.
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I know that this has been brought up before, but I am very (still) interested in seeing true integration of a remote control interface on MainLobby. While strength of ML is that you are not tied to a single product for your interface, I think that this fact also may inhibit the growth of the product. I make the later statement because so many people so many different interfaces, I believe that it limits ability of users to share scenes and images as every device is very unique. IMO, changing the interface to the TV (16:9) and an IR/RF remote may simply many aspects of the base product.
As we continue to see home automation enter into the mainstream population, having the ability to control ML through the television to me seems like a very logical progression. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the touch screens in the house and I am looking forward to trying something with my iPhone as well. However, I always have the TV on in the house and having the ability to use items such as DVDLobby and MusicLobby right on the display seems all too convenient. In fact, I do this now but just have to have use the wireless mouse kept near my sofa to enjoy using ML on the TV. My guests are always much more impressed by this as opposed to the tabletPCs or wall-mounted touch screens. I believe that this is because it gives them a sense that, "I can have that too."
Would it be a massive change of code and/or architecture to allow selected 'buttons' or 'images' to be navigated via a hand-held remote control (via USBIR6 interface)? I thought that one could tag the 'button' or 'image' as remote activated and use the arrow keys on the remote to move/cycle through the tagged 'buttons' on each page.
I am sure that I am over simplifying the changes and effort that Cinemar would require to make the above scenario ring true but I wanted to through it out there that I believe that the effort would be well worth the reward.
I recall the thread where DVDL was being used on a 10-foot wide screen as I may have responded in that thread that I was interest in joining the party. However, I never invested the time to code my pages as I continue to re-organize and re-do my scenes and continue to hold out hope that this feature type of feature would be offered in the standard package.
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There also is a program for the iPhone/iPod Touch called Air Mouse - this allows you to use your iPhone screen as a mouse cursor pad. This allows you to use any existing MainLobby interface rather easily.
There also is a program for the iPhone/iPod Touch called Air Mouse - this allows you to use your iPhone screen as a mouse cursor pad. This allows you to use any existing MainLobby interface rather easily.
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About Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge sits on the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers, and is a relatively new city. In 1973 it was created from the amalgamation of four separate communities: Galt, Hespeler, Preston and Blair. The best places to stay in Cambridge, Ontario are all well placed for exploring the city and surrounding area.
The four original towns that make up Cambridge had their own distinct identities and a sense of rivalry remains to this day. Though there is a strong German cultural influence in all of the areas, as many of the earliest settlers were German speaking Mennonites from Pennsylvania.
Galt began as a farming town then developed industrially during the mid nineteenth century, Preston was a mill town - flour milling continues to this day on the oldest continuously operating industrial site in the region. The discovery of mineral springs led to Preston becoming a spa destination and the arrival of an electric railway system in 1894 transformed the town and brought it economic prosperity.
Cambridge has a continental climate with summer temperatures in the high twenties and mainly moderate winters, which makes it a good year round destination.
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Leeds North West MP, Greg Mulholland, has expressed his concern and disappointment at the decision to approve plans to build 100 homes on fields east of Otley Road in Adel, around 100 yards from the Grade I-listed St John the Baptist Church.
At the Leeds City Council South and West Plans Panel meeting today, the application was approved by 7 votes to 3.
Mr Mulholland had objected to the original proposals to build houses on the green fields in April 2014, which were rejected. The MP had also objected to the most recent application, and had been urging local residents to also express their concerns about the application, and the impact the development would have on local infrastructure, as well as the setting of the Grade 1 listed 12th Century Adel Parish Church of St John the Baptist, which is one of the best examples of Norman architecture in Britain.
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- Asynchronous up to 115200 bps
- RS-232 and RS-485 options
- RTS/CTS and SCADA flow control (Modbus, IEC-101/102, gateway IEC-104)
- WWAN interface (optional)
- Built-in hardware module with EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+ or LTE technology
- 2 external antennas with SMA connector
- Internal Dual SIM trays
- Dimensions and Weight
- Length x Width x Height: 186 x 203 x 47 mm (without protection)
- Approximate weight: 680 gr.
- Format: DIN track and wall mounting
- Environmental specifications
- Temperature: -20 to 70º C
- Relative humidity: 5 to 95%
- Atmospheric pressure: 700 to 1060 mbars
- ADSL/VDSL compatibility and functions
- Multiplexed VC and LLC with IP, PPPoE, PPPoA, Bridge, MLPPP support
- UBR, UBR+, VBR-nrt, VBR-rt, CBR with traffic shaping
- Up to 31 PVCs and OAM support
- IP protocol
- ARP, ARP Proxy, MTU discovery, NAT, ECMP, BFD
- RIP, OSPF, BGP, Policy based static and dynamic routing
- Virtual Router Forwarding (Multi-VRF)
- IP protocol (2)
- Multicast: IGMP (v1,v2, v3), PIM-SM, MSDP, MLD, MLDv2
- IPSLA service probes (delay, package loss, jitter)
- High availability: VRRP, TVRP (HSRP compatible)
- Security
- IPSec support in transport and tunnel mode
- Pre-shared authentication, RSA, Certificates, MDS, SHA-1
- DES (56 bits), 3DES (168 bits), AES (128, 192 and 256 bits), IKEv1, IKEv2
- Security (2)
- Certificates: CSR, SCEP, X.509v3, PKIX, LDAP revocation
- Static and dynamic access lists and Stateful Firewall
- Detection of DoS and DDoS attacks
- IP services
- DHCP, DNS, FTP, SFTP, SSH, Telnet server and client
- NTP, LDAP, Syslog, SCP client. TFTP server
- DHCP, dynDNS relay
- Service quality
- Classification, marking, BW management, BW prioritisation and limitation
- Up to 32 types 16 queues per interface
- Strict policies (PQ), Low latency (LLQ), according weight/types (WFQ, CBWFQ
- Specific WWAN functions
- Automatic hand-over (passive and active probe-based detection)
- Advanced link monitoring (package, latency, jitter error)
- Dual SIM associated with the hand-over mechanism
- Management
- CLI configuration and storage in a plain text file
- Assignment of user and user profile licenses
- RADIUS and TACACS+ AAA support
- Management (2)
- Netflow, RMON V5 and V9, SNMPv1, v2c and v3, Syslog support
- Manageable via SMS
- Remote Wireshark compatible traffic collection
- LEDs
- Type RS232
- Default speed 9600 bps, maximum speed 115200 bps
- 2 status/speed LEDs per Ethernet port
- Certifications (I)
- 2 wireless status/coverage LEDs
- 1 System LED (configurable)
- Isolation (EN 60255-5) for electrical resistance and impulses
- Certifications (II)
- Immunity (I): EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5
- Immunity (II): EN 61000-4-18 Electrical: EN 61000-4-11 and EN 61000-4-29
- DB-9 connector with proprietary pinouts (including adapter)
- Climatic: EN 60068-2-78, EN 60068-2-2, EN 60068-2-1, EN 60068-2-14
- Mechanical: EN 60870-2-2, EN 60068-2-6 EN 60068-2-27


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YKK makes the best zippers in the world. Period. They are more reliable over a longer period of time, and they withstand the stress of heavy equipment and the abuses of travel. And we only use the self-healing zippers with specially designed zipper coils that easily reconnect if they separate from over-packing.
You never know when you might have to put your bag down on a wet surface. And you might not even know what put the "wet" in "wet surface" (I'm looking at you, New York City subway platform). This bag features a special abrasion and moisture resistant panel on the bottom to keep the bag dry and protected no matter what's on the ground.
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Your screen is to small to play this free online game.
Hobo returns as he fights off demons in Hell. The same gross combos return along with a new ones. Have fun!
Do you have an opinion about hobos, and do you also like to play a fun online game? If you are in the same mood as us today, you probably would like to play our free Hobo Hell game online. Are we correct? ;)
Use your arrow keys to play this fun online game. A key to punch, and S key to kick.
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Orbx Rügen Güttin Released!/
FSX/P3D. Am I correct in assuming this project will be freeware for FTX Global? Orbx forum and beta team member Eberhard Haberkorn has uploaded a number of new screenshots depicting the airport is at an advanced stage of development also leading me to assume the project is in beta status. For those who frequent this region of Gremany, you should have a good time breezing in and out of this little island airfield. Have a look at the latest screenshots via the soure link below. Update: Released!


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6216 Moongate Drive Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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This lovely updated home is located on a sweet cul de sac in a great RPV neighborhood! Move right in and start enjoying a casual California lifestyle summer! This delightful home features an eat in kitchen with new quartz-type countertops and crisp subway tiled backsplash. Living and dining area have expansive windows and opens to the lush back yard, great for parties and ready for your outdoor entertaining! Anchored by an enchanting storybook tree, youll delight in dining al fresco on the shaded stone patio or sitting around the gas fire pit on a chilly summer evening. Additional features of this outstanding home include freshly painted interior and exterior, new carpet throughout and newly refinished bamboo flooring, renovated/updated bathrooms, dual glazed windows and beautiful low maintenance front landscaping. Like technology? Home features a Nest thermostat, Ring doorbell, and a 220V outlet in garage for an electric car charger. Plus, Tesla solar panels (transferable to new owner) help keep costs down and help the environment. Property is located in the highly acclaimed Palos Verdes school district, and is convenient to shopping, restaurants, freeways and is only minutes to area beaches!, Directions Follow navigation guidance
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By Rob Benneian
(LaSALLE, ON) – It's official. The LaSalle Vipers are headed to the Sutherland Cup Finals. After winning a hard-fought 7-game series against the Elmira Sugar Kings, the Vipers will meet the Golden Horseshoe champion Caledonia Corvairs, who knocked off the Western Conference champion Leamington Flyers in the other semi-final.
"It was a real proud moment to see the guys celebrate what they have accomplished," said head coach Bill Bowler. "To be one of the last two standing, and going up against a team that has only lost three (playoff games), what a challenge and what a lot of fun."
The defending Sutherland Cup champion Corvairs were the regular season champs, going 44-3-2. They followed that up by posting a 12-1-1 record in the playoffs before defeating the Flyers in five.
The Vipers, meanwhile, have taken a less conventional route to the finals, emerging as the Sutherland Cup wild card after finishing the regular season as the Western Conference's fourth best team.
"On any given night everyone has had to step up," Bowler said. "You don't get to the finals without everyone pulling their weight. Everyone has risen to the occasion."
Paolo Battisti, who stopped 37 shots in the game 7 victory against Elmira, agreed.
"Heading into this playoff run, a lot of people weren't sure what would happen, but we've really come together," said Battisti. "There's been no quit with this team."
The Vipers' official slogan on Twitter is #NeverQuit.
The Vipers will begin the Sutherland Cup Final tonight on the road in Caledonia before retuning to LaSalle for game 2 on Friday at the Vollmer Centre. The puck drops at 7:00 pm.


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Partners Play Key Role in Sales Success
For years, one of the most dominant duos in the NBA was John Stockton and Karl Malone. Whether it was the pick and roll or fast break, Stockton always found Malone – and as they used to say, The Mailman always delivers. Stockton and Malone were each phenomenal players individually, but together they reached the Hall of Fame. For the vast majority of us, our work lives don't include striving for an NBA championship, but the enterprise is a highly competitive market, and it never hurts to have a partner passing you the ball when you're open for the game winner.
Stockton and Malone worked so well together because there was synergy in their games, effort and goals. In business this is mission critical; recently, Fusion unveiled an infographic, which highlights the key points of a top notch partner program.
Fusion leverages its Channel Sales Managers to aid partners with account management and onboarding new clients, but it doesn't end there. Its dedicated Partner Support Team, Sales Engineers and Implementation Coordinators are there every step of the way to ensure each deployment results in happy, productive and prosperous end users.
In addition to the physical benefits of a dedicated channel team, partners receive education and certification in the complete product suite. And to add to the education component, partners can purchase items at a discount for internal training or demonstrations.
With partnership comes perks, which include a dedicated partner website that outlines initiatives, co-marketing (co-brand your website, use the Fusion name to forge ahead) as well as an inline sales portal. The sales portal leverages MasterStream, an online sales and quote tool which makes estimates, qualification and deployment that much quicker. Top performers earn a shot at once in a lifetime experiences.
ROI is clearly different in professional sports than the enterprise, but one thing is abundantly clear: There is no "I" in team. A successful sales force is a function of "we." Happy partners result in happy customers. It's like the old saying goes, "teamwork makes the dream work."
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My Pilot License is Taking Off!
sdeluca — Permalink | TrackBack: http://stephanedeluca.com/trackback/355 — updated on Sept. 8th, 2006 20:51 exists for 11 years & 11 months agoSept. 3rd, 2006 01:38 by
My first lesson of piloting was great! I could pilot the plane -- a ROBIN DR400 120 -- myself during the flight -- huhuhu, though I did not land the plane nor took it off...
I could make a tour on top of Saint-Émilion and Libourne, at around 1,500 feet. The lesson took place at Les Artigues de Lussac -- next to Libourne.
My instructor gave me the handle, without any advice... It was a little bit stressy. But the plane actually is very handy. I could roll, pitch and yaw. I must say that the roll is very impressive... you feel like falling in the air.
My instructor landed the plane and, once on the track, I drove the plane back to the parking, using for the first time the swing bar... That's not that easy to stay on the line, but after one minute, I could park the plane.
Mélody and Cathy -- who took the photographs -- was of course my passengers...
I am really impatient to start again!
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I found audio and video files of my synthesizer of 2009. The circuit is easy built, ready for DIY. Minimal required is a quad NAND Schmitt trigger logic IC "4093" to get RC oscillators with control input.
The oscillation occurs due to the bistable characteristics of the Schmitt trigger input. It detects a high signal only after an upper voltage level is reached and low beyond the lower trigger level. The hysteresis is about Vcc/5. The frequency can be calculated easily when considering the exponential charge curve: oscfreq.pdf
The circuit shows one RC-oscillator and an optional amplifier. With jumpers you can select the output signal and let oscillators enable/disable each outer. If the enable input is unconnected a resistor maintains the high state of the input.


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Question: What are Electronic Cigarettes?
Answer: An electronic cigarette consists of a battery and an element to heat the nicotine liquid. Activating the device vaporizes the liquid into vapor, which the user inhales.
Question: What is a cartomizer?
Answer: A cartomizer is simply the marriage of a cartridge (which contains nicotine liquid) and an atomizer (which vaporizes the liquid). We've found through extensive testing that a cartomizer produces a higher quality experience as compared to separate atomizer/cartridge designs.
Question: Do electronic cigarettes have an odor?
Answer: Unlike traditional cigarette smoke, vapor dissipates quickly and does not leave odor on your hands, clothing, or surroundings. The vapor produced by an electronic cigarette has a faint, but pleasant smell that resembles your flavor.
Question: Are electronic cigarettes safe?
Answer: The FDA has recognized the main ingredient in electronic cigarettes, propylene glycol, as generally safe for human consumption.
Question: What is propylene glycol?
Answer: Propylene glycol is the substance used to produce the "smoke-like" vapor which delivers the nicotine to the user. It is used in many common products from food coloring to medical inhalers.
Question: Can I use my electronic cigarette in non-smoking areas?
Answer: No smoking sections refer to the smoking of tobacco. You are only prohibited from using your electronic cigarette by an establishment that bans them specifically. Statewide general smoking bans do not apply to electronic cigarettes. Be courteous and respectful of those who question your device.
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Answer: Ultimately, quitting comes down to you. By law we are not allowed to market Nictricity products as smoking cessation devices. Electronic cigarettes can contain nicotine and are used much in the same way as traditional cigarettes. Many people have found that electronic cigarettes reduce their need to smoke, and often prefer them over their harmful counterparts. Nictricity provides you with a healthier alternative to smoking.


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Being ultra frugal doesn't mean I don't like to make a cute comfortable home. I love tablecloths for two reasons. One, it covers the grooves in the farmhouse table I built and I don't have to have the daily chore of running a butter knife along the grooves to get the cracker crumbs out. Secondly, it's an easy inexpensive way to add a splash of your favorite color (in my case red).
I always buy fabric on clearance. I never pay more than 3$ a yard. My table is 6 feet long so I buy 2.3 yards. I hem up all four sides and whala. Tablecloth. At that cost I can have one for every day of the week, if I wanted. I am adding more tablecloths all the time with season and holiday themes. (so long as they all have a splash of red) J
Recently we re-did my son's room. We knocked out the closet to allow for more room and covered hideous paneling with drywall mud to create the look of real "walls". (Easier and cheaper than tearing out the paneling and hanging new drywall) When it came time for the curtains, he wanted a certain style and color. So off to the store we went. I haven't bought curtains in so long that I nearly fell over at the price! We ended up buying two panels at just over 20$ apiece. (And they tell me that's cheap!) Trust me, I was snarling all the way to the register.
Could I have said, "No way, boy, let's go home, Mama will make you some curtains." Sure. But I wouldn't do that. We don't want to push our lifestyle on our kids to that level. His room is his room and he can decorate it however he wants. After all, I can always close the door (that we made) and not have to look at it.
My "new" kitchen curtains, however, are much more frugal. I spent 3$ on a king size sheet at the thrift store. It was so thick and soft I almost hated to use it for curtains. And whoever donated it used great fabric softener. It smelled wonderful. Nevertheless, the print curtains I have didn't go with the table cloths I'd recently made. Both were print. So I am swapping the curtains out for some bright white curtains.
I simply folded the sheet top to bottom and cut along the line. I sewed in a top hem for the rod and done. (If you cut it this way, you can use the existing hems of the sides and bottom of the sheet and save some work.)
I like straight no nonsense curtains that hang from a rod. I make the hem for the rod large so I can just throw them open and throw them closed. It's better for the cats, too. Any lace, frillies or tie backs are just too tempting and next thing I know, there's a pile of curtains on the floor and a freaked out cat racing past me. Yes, it's happened.
I have no store bought curtains in my house. (Save my son's room) I just can't see the point. Not when fabric and quality used sheets are so easy to come by. It took me all of 10 minutes to sew and hang my curtains tonight.
Whenever I pass by a house with a plain sheet tacked over the window (You know the kind, I'm sure you've seen it) I just want to grab my sewing machine and knock on their door and say, "That looks like crap! Let me show you how to make it cute." Drives me nuts.
Here are some other curtains I've made. I found this fabric for a dollar a yard and bought the whole bolt. More than enough curtains for three large windows in the computer room.
My favorite curtain set to date is in the living room. I found Waverly valances at Goodwill for two dollars a piece. There were eight or nine matching ones. They are made of heavy woven fabric and really keep the cold out. I took my stitch ripper and took apart the valances. (This took three days!) Then I turned them on end, re-hemmed everything and made the pocket for the rod. I had to use two rod supports, however, since the fabric is unbelievably heavy.
As for cloths, I am working on sets of matching napkins to go with each tablecloth. I simply sew up two twelve by twelve squares (prints facing) on three sides. Flip right side out and fold in the last edge and sew using a pretty zigzag stitch.
Currently, Pearl, (the only other "lady" in the house) and I are having a disagreement over tablecloths. I bought two swaths of fabric of the same print, different colors. There was no problem with the red cloth, white flowers. But ever since I put on the white cloth, red flowers, Pearl sees to it to pull it up, chew on it and otherwise do her best to tear it off the table. Right after I straightened it this morning I found that she mussed it up again and gave me a look, daring me to fix it.
I don't believe she likes this cloth. I might have to use it on the patio table outdoors.
Anyway, I'm sure some of you that are more talented with a sewing machine could come up with some beautiful sheet curtains. If you have, please email me pictures so I can showcase them!