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Independence Place: Our resource center for independent living in central Kentucky is nestled among the horse farms, expanding residential neighborhoods and developing industrial areas in Lexington. Independence Place is a federally funded, non profit, consumer directed resource Center for Independent Living. The nonresidential Center is responsible for providing information and referral, peer support, independent living skills training and education, and advocating on behalf of consumers with disabilities on both the individual and system levels. The center also provides intervention for people with disabilities to assist them in moving out of institutions or to assist them to stay in their homes. The organizations objective is to assist people with disabilities to achieve their full potential for community inclusion through improving access, choice and equal opportunity.
The Kentucky Office for the Blind is a state government rehabilitation agency that offers assistance to persons who are blind or visually impaired. We also provide various services for employers interested in hiring or accommodating workers who have a vision loss.
KADB is an organization for individuals who have combined vision and hearing loss.
If you are a disabled person seeking employment, try these resources:
National Business & Disability Council and click on "Job Seekers" or call 1-516-465-1519.
Job openings for the entire state of KY government.
ENTRY POINT! is a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering outstanding internship opportunities for students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business. To meet the challenge of the competitive global economy in the new millennium, private industry and government research agencies must expand the pool of technical talent. AAAS has developed unique partnerships with IBM, NASA, Merck, Google, Lockheed Martin, CVS, NAVAIR, Pfizer, Infosys, Shell, Procter & Gamble and university science laboratories to meet their human resources needs.
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The Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST) Coordinators are case managers who have responsibility for the coordination of services for severely disabled visually impaired Veterans and active duty Servicemembers. VIST coordinator duties include providing and/or arranging the provision of appropriate treatment in order to enhance functioning such as making referrals to Blind Rehabilitation Centers, Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Services, VICTORS, VISOR, and low vision clinics. Other VIST coordinator duties include identifying newly identified individuals who have severely disabling visual impairment, providing counseling, problem resolution, arranging a review of benefits and needed services, and conducting educational and outreach programs relating to VIST and blindness. The VIST Coordinators for Kentucky are:Brenda Hibberd
Louisville VA Medical Center
800 Zorn Avenue
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- Mortgage Guide for People with Disabilities
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- NFB Braille Initiative
- Macular Degeneration Foundation
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- Schwans Foods - Order Online and Delivery to Your Door
- Talking signs
- VIBUG: Visually Impaired And Blind Users Group
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- Web Design Group - Help In Building Websites
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National Association of Guide Dog Users
Being a Division of the National Federation of the Blind, NAGDU provides a forum for guide dog users and seeks to promote a positive philosophy of blindness and the use of such dogs by blind individuals. By doing this NAGDU works to fulfill the over-all goal of the National Federation of the Blind to integrate the blind into society on a basis of equality with the sighted. Visit the NAGDU information webpage to access the listserv and contact information.
This is a list for people who are graduates, former graduates, puppy raisers, and anyone who is interested in the various guide dog schools.
Are you applying for a guide dog and don't know which program to attend? Do you have a question about a specific school? Would you like to talk to other graduates from a specific school?
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There is now a new e-mailing list called Intro-Date for blind single people where you can send in lengthy introduction messages in the hopes of meeting that special someone.
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Leggett Presents Capital & CIP Budgets
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett unveiled his six-year Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Capital Budget and FY 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) that continues to make funding the County's unprecedented growth in school enrollment the highest priority.
The budget also includes needed capital spending for approved plans to spur economic growth in Wheaton, Shady Grove, White Flint and the Great Seneca Science Corridor — part of Leggett's plan to create 100,000 new jobs in the County.
Overall, Leggett is proposing a $4.49 billion fiscal year (FY) 2015-2020 CIP budgets — an overall spending increase of 2.3 percent — while moving forward on the County's priorities in education, economic development, mass transit, road maintenance, affordable housing and facilities serving seniors and youth.
"Montgomery is the number one education County in the State of Maryland," said Leggett. "Over the past eight years, I have increased County resources for school construction by 36 percent — despite the challenges of the Great Recession. Our growing enrollment — with 25,000 more students expected in the next dozen years — makes it even harder to give County students the classrooms and buildings they deserve. I will continue to advocate in Annapolis with other County Executives and our delegation for more school construction resources from the State. The County, however, will continue to dedicate an unprecedented amount of its resources to education. This budget increases County school construction dollars by more than 13 percent over last year."Quick links to key sections:
Children Prepared to Live and Learn
Higher Education
A Strong and Thriving Economy
Affordable Housing in an Inclusive Community
Public Safety
Public Health
Quality of Life
Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission
Fiscal Summary
Children Prepared to Live and Learn
Leggett's budget recommendation supports Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) at record levels:
- Funds the construction and technology request, including State and local contributions, at $1.7 billion, up 25.8 percent from the previous CIP.
- Funds the total local contribution to schools at $1.247 billion.
- Funds a significant increase in the local contribution for school construction totaling $1.117 billion – up 13.1 percent or $129.5 million from the approved FY 13-18 CIP – and an historic high.
This increase is partly possible through reprioritizing and reducing County Government projects by $308.3 million — or 14 percent less in tax-supported dollars. Supplementing local funding, the budget assumes $240 million in traditional State funding and $230.7 million in new State-supported funding for MCPS. The County expects this new funding to increase to the full $600 to $700 million as MCPS completes feasibility studies for other projects to add classroom capacity.
"We are known nationally for our school system, which contributes directly to our ability to attract and retain an educated workforce, business and industry," said Leggett. "To maintain the County's role as a key economic engine of the State of Maryland, we must address the needs created by our double-digit school enrollment increases – the highest in the State."
From 2009 to 2014, MCPS grew by 13,500 students, more than the growth of the student population in Anne Arundel, Howard, Frederick and Baltimore counties combined over the same time period. In October 2013, Leggett announced a $600 to $700 million initiative to build additional classrooms. He was joined yesterday by Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Prince Georges County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III to kick off the effort in Annapolis for this critically-needed funding.
Increased state aid is essential to fund four new elementary schools and two new middle schools; new additions in 18 elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools; and future school capacity projects that are under development and needed to address current and future needs.
Under the Executive's recommended FY 15-20 CIP, 455 new classrooms would be added.
The recommended budget also supports the MCPS request for improvements to the Blair Ewing Center; modernization projects at 21 elementary schools, four middle schools and five high schools; and a $37 million increase in funding to improve heating, air conditioning and ventilation in existing classrooms.
To address challenges faced by at-risk children and their families, the budget funds Linkages to Learning, school-based health centers, high school wellness centers, child care in schools, a feasibility study to consider adding a High School Wellness Center at Kennedy High School and $13.5 million to relocate the Children's Resource Center and use the site in Rockville for the new Richard Montgomery Elementary School. State funding has been requested to support this essential project.
Higher Education
Support for Montgomery College and The Universities at Shady Grove strengthens education and boosts economic development by ensuring a highly skilled labor force. Twenty-five percent of MCPS graduates from 2013 attended Montgomery College in fall 2013. Funding for Montgomery College totals $348.1 million, with $89.6 million assumed to be provided by State funding.
Leggett's recommended budget includes the following Montgomery College projects: For the Rockville campus, constructing the Rockville Parking Garage in 2015; completing the renovation of the Science West Building in FY16; and initiating design of the Rockville Student Services Center in 2014, with an estimated completion date in FY17.
On the Germantown campus, the Bioscience Education Center will open in FY15, the Germantown Science and Applied Studies Phase 1 Renovation will be completed by FY17 and design will begin in FY19 for the Germantown Student Services Center.
On the Takoma Park campus, design for the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Math and Science Center project will begin in FY18 and construction will begin in FY20.
The budget also maintains $20 million to build a parking garage at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), leveraging State support for a new Biomedical/Engineering Education academic building and allowing USG to expand its academic offerings.
A Strong and Thriving Economy
Leggett's recommended capital budget supports initiatives to further boost Montgomery County's economic vitality and create good jobs. The budget leverages the County's fundamental economic strengths and the investment of outside partners to grow jobs, particularly in areas supported by mass transit.
Funding continues the County Executive's Smart Growth Initiative to facilitate private, mixed-used, high-density development near the Shady Grove Metro Station, including:
- The relocated Emergency Maintenance and Transit Operations Center (EMTOC) that opened in October 2013 cleared the way for the old County Service Park West to be sold for private, mixed-use development in October 2014. Compressed natural gas fueling stations (one of which will be open to the public) and a new day laborer center will be constructed on the EMTOC site.
- Construction of the new Public Safety Training Academy will begin in late 2014 so that the old Academy site will be available for private, mixed-use development, including a significant number of affordable housing units. Enhancements at the new academy will include high bay training areas for firefighters; cityscape features for police exercises; increased parking; a burn building with both residential and commercial components; and enhanced K9 facilities.
- Staff is finalizing a request for proposals from private developers to redevelop the County Service Park East, including addressing MCPS bus depot needs.
To support White Flint redevelopment, nearly $340 million in public funds has been dedicated in this CIP to leverage significant private sector resources, including more than $170 million for:
- Special tax district financing for construction of a new road and bike lane – Main Street/Market Street;
- A reconfigured Executive Boulevard North;
- A reconfigured intersection at Old Georgetown Road, Executive Boulevard and Hoya Street that constitutes the western workaround. (The workaround is comprised of transportation projects needed to handle traffic while Rockville Pike, Executive Boulevard and Nebel Street are reconstructed to establish a new street grid system in White Flint.); and
- Various projects in the eastern workaround.
To further support White Flint redevelopment, the recommended capital budget includes another $169 million for the Montrose Parkway East and Chapman Avenue Extended projects and the relocation of the White Flint Fire Station.
Plans are underway to build a new, structured parking garage for the conference center that includes future retail and affordable housing. Once planning is completed, a new CIP project will be forwarded to the County Council for approval.
The Wheaton Redevelopment project is also moving forward to bring more investment and transit-oriented, mixed-use development to the Wheaton Central Business District. Negotiations are underway with the firm selected to construct the new Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) headquarters and a town square near the Wheaton Metro Station.
Leggett's budget recommends a balance of road, mass transit and pedestrian-bikeway projects while also focusing resources on maintaining core transportation infrastructure. Anticipating that Maryland and the federal government will fund the Purple Line (which will provide light rail service from College Park to Bethesda), the CIP includes $144.2 million to support the project by funding the Bethesda South Metro Station south entrance, the Capital Crescent Trail, the Silver Spring Green Trail and State-requested changes to the Silver Spring Library. The County also anticipates providing land donations and in-kind staff support for the project. Additionally, the State has indicated its commitment to the Purple Line by setting aside $711 million from the Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2013.
The County Council recently approved the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan, which identifies specific corridors for a rapid transit system to reduce congestion on County and State roadways, increase transit ridership and improve air quality. Leggett's recommendation includes $10 million provided by the State in its Consolidated Transportation Program for 2014-2019 to begin facility planning for the MD 355 and US 29 corridors in the approved Master Plan.
Funding is included to construct the Needwood and Frederick roads bike paths; plan and design the Falls Road East Side Hiker/Biker Path and the Seven Locks Bikeway and Safety Improvements project; and a previously approved grade separated crossing across Georgia Avenue for the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
To reduce road congestion that costs County residents precious time and damages the environment, the budget includes funding for the following projects:
- Observation Drive Extended. This extension will support existing and future development in the UpCounty area and provide needed congestion relief between Germantown and Clarksburg.
- Clarksburg Transportation Connections. A public-private partnership will provide connections between existing roads in Clarksburg, including Little Seneca and Snowden Farm parkways, and improve the Brink Road intersection to support development and enhance traffic flow.
- Goshen Road South. Widening existing lanes and adding center medians, sidewalks and bike paths will provide traffic congestion relief and safety improvements.
- Snouffer School Road and Snouffer School Road North (Webb Tract). These two related projects will provide traffic congestion relief and safety improvements, including sidewalks, turning lanes and traffic signals, in the vicinity of the County's future Multi-Agency Service Park.
- East Gude Drive. Sidewalk safety improvements and enhanced turning lanes at intersections will improve existing and future traffic flows.
- Montrose Parkway East. A new east-west road will include a bridge, interchanges, sidewalks and bike paths. The road will connect the existing Montrose Parkway/Rockville Pike interchange to Viers Mill Road and improve access to the White Flint area and to I-270. The County is coordinating with the Maryland State Highway Administration on several portions of the project.
- Seminary Road. Realigning an existing intersection in Silver Spring will improve traffic flow and enhance safety by adding on-road bike lanes and sidewalks.
The recommended CIP also includes $154 million to protect and maintain roads. An additional $20 million, added to the previously approved $36.9 million in funding, is allocated to the residential and rural road resurfacing project – a more than 50 percent increase over the approved FY13-18 investment to cost-effectively preserve the County's existing roads. A timely investment of $147,000 per lane mile in road resurfacing avoids a future rehabilitation cost of $680,000 per lane mile.
To upgrade the County's bridge infrastructure, the Valley Road, Piney Meetinghouse Road and Park Valley Road bridges will be replaced.
Affordable Housing in an Inclusive Community
Preserving and increasing the affordable housing supply in the County – particularly in partnership with the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), private entities and nonprofit housing providers – remains one of Leggett's top priorities. Through these partnerships, the County has leveraged $4.18 for every County dollar invested. Together, the Affordable Housing Acquisition and Preservation (AHAP) project and the Montgomery Housing Initiative have financed 4,097 units of affordable housing. When added to other County programs, the total number of affordable units produced and preserved over the past seven years is 9,100, including seven affordable senior housing developments with 599 units.
The budget exceeds the Executive's stated goal of issuing $100 million in bonds to support affordable housing projects. Loan repayments from many of the projects will be reinvested in new housing – further multiplying the impact of the original investments. The budget also includes $8 million in general obligation bond funding for the AHAP project.
The County, a for-profit developer and nonprofit service providers are partnering in the 100,000 Homes Campaign to increase housing options for homeless persons. By relocating the Progress Place Homeless Service Center and using County funds, 21 co-located living units will be built for formerly homeless people. nonprofit service providers will operate the facility.
Funding is also provided to support HOC's efforts to expand and improve housing options for low and moderate income persons.
Investments in Core Facility Infrastructure
One of the challenges of addressing growth in the County is to maintain existing infrastructure. Leggett's capital budget recommends boosting critically needed investment to undertake MCPS' heating, air conditioning and cooling projects; fund repairs to County Government buildings; make essential repairs to the Western County Outdoor Pool, the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center and the Red Brick Courthouse; fund M-NCPPC projects to maintain trails, protect streams, replace obsolete equipment and computers; and add female facilities at the Cabin John #30 and Gaithersburg #8 Fire stations.
Leggett is initiating a pilot project to bring a new approach to the way Montgomery County updates facilities. Public Libraries will be the first department to benefit by shortening facility closure times and expediting more cost-efficient renovations. The Department of General Services will seek opportunities to apply this strategy to other County facilities.
Public Safety
To address a backlog in equipment replacement resulting from funding shortfalls during the recent economic crisis, Leggett is recommending a new $51.9 million fire apparatus replacement initiative to create improvements in coverage and response time. The program will provide a steady stream of CIP funding, primarily from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Transport Insurance Reimbursement Law, to put the County back on track in addressing fire equipment needs. During the six-year period, the following units will be replaced: nine aerials, 64 EMS units, 21 engines, four all-wheel drive brush/wildland pumpers, four rescue squads and two tankers. The program will also be funded through the operating budget to purchase equipment for the apparatus, additional apparatus and pay debt service costs.
The recommended CIP adds funds for:
- Planning and construction of a new White Flint Fire Station to replace Rockville Station #23;
- Construction of a permanent Clarksburg Fire Station;
- Replacement of the Glenmont #18 Fire Station in 2016;
- Renovation and expansion of the Kensington (Aspen Hill) #25 Fire Station in 2018;
- New female facilities at Gaithersburg Fire Station #8 added to those already planned for Cabin John Station #30; and
- Planning for renovations of the Glen Echo and Rockville #3 Fire stations.
Leggett's recommended budget will replace the existing 2nd District Police Station in Bethesda under a general development agreement cost-sharing arrangement between the County and a private developer. This arrangement is a win-win for the County and the taxpayers, leveraging private funding while enhancing development opportunities in the Bethesda Central Business District.
CIP funding includes a hands-on training center for correctional officers at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility and renovation and expansion of the 35-year-old kitchen and dining area at the Pre-Release Center to improve energy efficiency and provide adequate capacity. State funding for 50 percent of these projects is being sought.
The proposed capital budget continues funding for the Public Safety Systems Modernization program. This project is critically needed to enhance the quality and response of the County's public safety departments by:
- Modernizing the County's core public safety radio communications system to improve efficiency and reliability for first responders while leveraging the latest technical advances and meeting new federal standards by 2017;
- Upgrading the fire station alerting system at 43 existing fire stations with modern alarm systems to enable better quality service for first responders and residents;
- Establishing a new computer-aided dispatch system to meet future needs and allocate the appropriate resources to emergencies; and
- Acquiring a new records management system that will promote greater cross-sharing of information across several public safety departments.
Public Health
The budget continues support for construction of the new Dennis Avenue Health Clinic, which will begin soon and be completed by summer 2016. State funding is under consideration by the governor. This facility handles one out of every 150 cases of tuberculosis in the United States — 75,000 patients a year – which is more than 10 times the caseload in 1984 when the center opened.
The Department of Health and Human Services has also worked with Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene representatives to identify State support for replacement of the Avery Road Treatment Center. State Mental Health officials have encouraged the County to pursue possible public-private partnerships and have asked the governor to indicate a preliminary interest in providing $100,000 to assist with planning costs for the project. State assistance for construction costs will also be pursued.
Quality of Life
Leggett's recommended budget invests in facilities and services to maintain the high quality of life for which Montgomery County is known. Funding is continued for the Silver Spring Library, which is scheduled to open later this year, and the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center, scheduled to open in FY18. To boost the Wheaton project's cost-effectiveness, it will also include offices for the Charles W. Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity, previously located in the Mid-County Regional Services Center.
To enhance recreation, the recommended budget includes FY14 funding for a new Potomac Adaptive Sports Court project, which would be the only outdoor team sports surface for persons with disabilities in the County. The Friends of Potomac CRC, Inc. has agreed to donate $25,000 to support the project. In addition, the capital budget includes funds to complete the Ross Boddy and Good Hope neighborhood recreation centers in 2015 and 2017, respectively. The North Potomac Community Recreation Center will be completed by 2016, providing needed community recreation and meeting space in North Potomac.
For parks, County funds will leverage $2 million in private funding through the Montgomery Park Foundation Capital Campaign to rehabilitate the historic Riley/Bolton House at the Josiah Henson Historic Park and build a new visitor center. Site improvements will provide experiential learning about slavery and Josiah Henson, a slave whose real life escape from the Riley plantation inspired Harriett Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Another new project, the Western Grove Urban Park that was acquired through a partnership with Chevy Chase Village, will provide green space near the densely populated Friendship Heights Metro Station area. In addition, the budget supports Phase V for Brookside Gardens, which includes construction of a new greenhouse and plant propagation facility, leveraging state Program Open Space funding and a $1 million private donation. The proposed budget also includes construction of the Woodside Urban Park; funding for preserving and maintaining existing park facilities; and increased funding for hard surface trail renovations, stream protection, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) projects and enterprise facilities.
The Revenue Authority will construct a new facility with a restroom and grill/snack bar area at the Hampshire Greens Golf Course near the ninth tee. Improvements at the Little Bennett, Needwood, Northwest, Falls Road and Poolesville golf courses and the Montgomery County Airpark are also included in the budget.
The recommended budget will ensure Montgomery County's environmental quality for future generations and maintain the County's environmental leadership position in the state and the country. Leggett's budget will invest more than $363 million in stormwater management actions that will help meet federal clean water act requirements. The measures will significantly enhance the County's efforts to improve water quality in local streams and, ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay, by shifting the focus from concrete structures to natural treatments such as rain gardens, bioretention fields and other cutting edge "green" technologies. The budget includes $16.6 million in storm drain projects to safely and effectively protect property and the environment. As a necessary corollary to smart growth policies and plans, $5.6 million is included to preserve agricultural land easements to protect the County's investment in the Agricultural Reserve and preserve open space as the County continues to grow and develop.
Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission
To achieve environmental goals and improve efficiency, the recommended budget continues construction of improvements to wastewater treatment and solids handling facilities at the regional Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. The funding includes construction of the Bi-County Water Tunnel scheduled for completion in July 2015.
The Large Diameter Water Pipe Rehabilitation Program is fully funded to repair, replace, monitor and protect large cast iron and pre-stressed, concrete, cylinder pipe (PCCP) water mains. The budget extends these efforts to 36-inch diameter PCCP mains. Also fully funded are the Trunk Sewer Reconstruction Program that inspects, evaluates and repairs sewer mains in environmentally sensitive areas; upgrades to the Blue Plains, Seneca and Damascus wastewater treatment plants for enhanced nutrient removal to meet the environmental goals in the Chesapeake 2000 strategy; and increases for replacing small diameter water mains from 51 miles in FY14 to 60 miles in FY15.
The total FY15-20 Recommended CIP, excluding WSSC, totals $4.492 billion for six years, an increase of $103 million, or 2.3 percent.
The recommended CIP assumes general obligation borrowing for the six-year period at $324.5 million a year. Leggett is recommending this increase in bonds due to the pressing needs for schools and improvement in a number of fiscal factors. The CIP allocates pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) funding at 10 percent of the amount of general obligation bonds to be issued each year, or $32.5 million a year. This PAYGO funding level is consistent with approved County policy and with information shared with bond rating agencies.
The recommended CIP is available at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OMB.
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Montgomery County Board of Education President Phil Kauffman, Board Vice President Patricia O'Neill and Superintendent Joshua P. Starr released the following statement concerning the release of County Executive Isiah Leggett's Capital Budget Recommendation: "We want to thank County Executive Isiah Leggett for his commitment to school construction in his recommended Capital Improvements Program for Fiscal […]
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett unveiled his six-year Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Capital Budget and FY 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) that continues to make funding the County's unprecedented growth in school enrollment the highest priority. The budget also includes needed capital spending for approved plans to spur economic growth in Wheaton, Shady Grove, White […]

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Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by relman, Mar 26, 2001.
anyone got experience with these????
I've played a 200s and a Coliseum. The 200s sounded incredible but I think it's only 60watts (it sure is a loud 60 watts if I may say so). Both those are no longer in production, what did you want to know?
Had a Coliseum long ago and played through an old 300.
My experience tells me -
Vintage, ("REAL") Sunn - Very nice if it has been lovingly maintained or restored
New, (Fender) Sunn - There's a lot better out there for the same/less money.
Back in the late '70s I used to alternate playing rhythm guitar and bass in my band. I used a Rick 4001 through a Sunn Solarus head and Fender 2x12 cab and thought it sounded very good.
I don't remember much else about the amp; I think it's actually a guitar amp as it belonged to the band's guitarist....
We used to play bars, wedding receptions and high school gyms, and it always seemed to have adequate power.
I don't have any experience with the newer models.
60 watts! Was that all? I used to have a 200s Sunn with two 15" JBL D 140's. It sure was loud. played huge gymnasiums, outdoor festivals, etc. and the bass was more than adequate.
Where's that Rich B. guy? I figured he would be all over this one, he's an avid proponent for Sunn gear.
One of my local stores just got in a 300T atop one of their 2x15 cabs. It's the first time I have seen Sunn in any of the stores near me, and there's a bunch of them(Mars, GC, Sam Ash, locals...).
I did not have a chance to try it out because I was picking up some strings in a rush.
Same here. I just saw a sunn 2x15 cab in a music store last week for the first time. It was priced fairly reasonable, but I dont remember what it was. I was also in curious if its a decent cab. I dont know any details on it (watts, ohms....), but I wonder if it would go with my RC210?
Oh hey fisk, sup man. So you have the RC210 now?
I remember you from the 'Carvin Amps' thread from a couple weeks ago. You posted near the end that you decided on the RC210.
So how do you like it?
By the way, I remember a heated debate over Sunn's stuff in the FDP(Fender Discussion Page) about a month ago. I don't know how the Sunn 215 will *sound* but there was a lot of technical evidence weighed against it in the thread from what I recall. A lot of it had to do with the dimensions and design of the cab itself rather than the drivers. Most of the people with a solid technical background in cab design were trashing the 215.
As with most things, best to try it out yourself and see what you think. I plan on giving it a go just for the heck of it next time I visit that store.
Yes, I finally got my RC210 on monday morning. I had to ***cough, cough*** call in sick so i could be there to take delivery. It sounds awesome. When they say its not plug N play and to read the directions, they arent joking. All the various ways to dial in different sounds in unbelievable.
I'll have to look into the 2x15 closer when the time comes to add another cab, but i'm leaning towards the carvin 18 or even a 4x10. Not sure yet. I'm still playing with my new toy now, and i've got at least two months before i'll have the money to buy anything anyway.
I currently own a 1200S Sunn head. It's reliable, loud, has good tone, lotsa head room. I use either 2 EA 208 cabs (400 watt cabs @ 8 ohms each) and occasionally add a 1 10 EA (250 watt/8 ohm also). It pushes any and all of these combinations or individual cabinets with ease. It's a warmer sounding head with two pre-amp tubes and 1200 watts @ 2 ohms, I haven't figured out the wattage at 4 ohms or 3.2/whatever with three cabinets attached, but in any case there's more volume than I need available.
I tried out the 300T on a gig with SWR Goliath Jr III cabinets about 2 years ago, and, if I would have a stronger back and added a broad band graphic, it took would probably work, but that beast is a heavy muthah with tube biasing and replacement add on's which didn't make it work for me.
I have owned both Sunn Coliseum and Concert heads in the bass and have had nothing but reliable, clean sound the whole time.
If you need a higher powered head, I strongly prefer the 1200S, as it not only has the above headroom, but also has a nice graphic, hi and low compression and some other neat extras for a much lower price than SWR 900 or EDEN 800 have. I personally think that these heads honk and are no bargain at all.
It's up to you. Be cool. The head's a good bargain if it sounds right for your style, your speakers and your axe.
You mean this Rich? www.richbriere.com
Cool man, enjoy! You can take your time getting a low end reinforcement cab, this thing will be plenty loud in the meantime, just not as deep as a 15 or 18. When you do go for one, I might caution you on a 2x15. Though it's a great way to move air in principle on the low end, a 2x15 is no joke! It's a bear, and it will make your back hurt just looking at it. This is just a suggestion, but make sure you go size one up at a local shop before you buy, or you'll be stuck with one hell of a return.
lol, yeah that's the one!
If he doesn't work for Sunn, they should hook him up. I never saw anyone push their stuff with so much enthusiasm. He took on the world over at the Fender forum a little while back.
Anybody remember the PBG episode over sunn?? yikes, that was freaky.
Back in the late 70's, I had a Sunn Concert Bass amp with its matching 215 cab. It sounded loud and deep, but I had to use an external EQ to get the tone I really wanted.
I wish I never sold it, though...
As far as I remember, this amp was rated @ 200 W, but delivered only 150 W with the 215B cab. Sorry, I don't remember the accurate specs and impedences. But I wish to say it again : these were 150 LOUD watts !
What I had is exactly what is shown on the bottom right of the picture (cab + what is called "80's head" but was actually released in the late 70's).
Just a point about the Sunn bass amps : the early ones had one more knobs than the later ones. This knob, that has curiously been removed, was used to add some drive to the tone. It was useful, and though it couldn't beat an SVT in the tubey drive department, it sounded great with some basses that love drive, i.e. Rickenbacker. I had to use external things to recover that drive, but in the end it sounded great. Though, 2 or 3 years later, I sold the head and got a Marshall Lead 100 in replacement.
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The guitar player in my band who is also a bass player, let me play through his '70s Sunn Coliseum. Are they supposed to sound distorted like that? Or was his in need of some repair.. He also has an early '70 SVT. He never gets rid of any equipment.
They should. At least, in the 70's they did
But it's more a kind of subtle drive than a Motorlica distorsion.
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since there was already a lengthly reply about teh 1200s that i agree with. ill just say ive owned sunn gear it was awsome.
I have an early 70's Sunn Coliseum and a mid 70's Concert. I've also got a 215B cabinet just like the one in the picture above, but I replaced the speakers with EVM 15b's a long time ago.
The Coliseum has a bright switch and 4 band active eq with a switchable center frequency on the mids. More wattage than the Concert, but not high wattage by the current definition. As I recall, it's 300w at 2 ohms.
The Concert has a bright switch and a passive 3 band eq. 200w at 2 ohms.
You can tell if the eq is active or passive by turning all the tone controls to minimum - if it's active, there will be no sound. The passive eq is OK, but the active is a bit more flexible since you can shape more drastically.
These heads do not do a hi-fi sound. Very midrange heavy, plenty of highs, not a lot of lows. A bit of an aggressive grind to them. The Coliseum cranked up through the 215B is LOUD. It sounds just like mid 70's John Entwistle (He used Sunn for quite a while). Think of "Can't You See The Real Me" on Quadrophenia. These heads are not real versatile, but they do what they do very well.
I don't really use them anymore - I bring the Coliseum as a backup, but I'm using a more flexible and more powerful pre/power amp set up
these days. You can't get nice thick lows out of these heads at anything close to high volume. They'll cut through like crazy, though.
If one day or another you feel ready to sell your Coliseum Bass or your Concert Bass, please PM me.
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Lexington police said they are searching for two teenagers in connection with a shooting Monday morning.
Charles Taylor, 18, and Lamarius Gates, 19, are wanted in connection for the shooting at Shopper's Choice on Georgetown Street that left one man with non-life threatening injuries, according to a news release from the department.
Taylor is charged with first-degree assault, and Gates is charged with first-degree complicity to assault.
At 11:07 a.m. Monday, police were called to Shopper's Choice where they found a man with gunshot wounds to his shin and buttocks. The man said he was shot at the store by an unknown person, the release said.
On Tuesday, police released surveillance video of two men engaging in a conversation with the man who was shot. One man shot a gun, and both men were seen fleeing the Shopper's Choice after the shots were fired. Anyone with information about Taylor and Gates should call police at (859) 258-3600.


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23. Modern Age
In the late fifteenth century and early sixteenth century, Europeans cross the Atlantic and reach the unknown lands by them. Is the era of so-called discoveries, which for Europeans, this means new products, new investment opportunities and new business further strengthening national states with the formation of colonial empires. The capitalist world economy is about to rise and changes in Christian Europe in the fifteenth century were so great that eventually producing a new epoch in history known as the Modern Age, was in this period that the Renaissance emerges.
In the Renaissance, the world appears as a setting of human actions, and not as an expression of divine will. The word Renaissance indicates, in all its aspects, the pursuit of economic, social and cultural life that happened in Italy and then the rest of Europe. The society of the time took a lot of Renaissance culture, which today comes to us. The Renaissance was undoubtedly the dawn of the Modern Age.
It is during this period that the great voyages and the discovery of the Americas happened. And Brazil was discovered in 1500 by Portugal , which did not arouse much interest to the Portuguese crown would rather trade with the Indies and keep in Brazil only removes brazilwood. Afraid of losing the land to other nations, Portugal in Brazil to create calls hereditary captaincies, large tracts of land that were donated to worthy within the Lusitanian court. General government was also created in Salvador, considered the first capital of Brazil and was Tomé de Sousa, the first Governor of Brazil, who arrived in 1549. The General Government remained until the arrival of the royal family to Brazil in 1808 and was the colonial period the longest period of Brazilian history. Over more than three centuries, which had its extinction formally in 1821, a year before the Declaration of Independence.
While Brazil was colonized by Portugal in Europe, Germany lived divided among various feudal lords and practicing an agrarian economy, the Church gathered there numerous taxes and owned large tracts of land, and to make matters worse, sold the church offices to the highest bidder and offered forgiveness of sins by paying indulgence. It was during this period that Martin Luther, the German monk, criticized the abuses and began to publicly denounce the corruption of the Roman Church and expounded his ideas that became known as the 95 Theses Luther. The Lutheran doctrine spread throughout Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, also emerging in Geneva, at the preaching of John Calvin, Calvinism, and in England, under the reign of Henry VIII, met a new religion called Anglicanism, which recognized the king as supreme head of the Church and the State. The Protestant movement has reduced the influence of the Roman Church in several countries and led to the loss of their lands in these areas.
The rapid expansion of Protestantism and the pressure of Catholics for the moralization of religion made a reaction to affirm the Catholic faith arise, but the Church could only reassert itself definitively after the promulgation of the resolutions of the Council of Trent established that the rejection of Protestantism, maintenance of the seven sacraments, the mandatory use of Latin in the Mass, maintenance of celibacy for priests, order the sale of indulgences and the restoration of the Holy Inquisition courts for trial of actions and ideas contrary to Catholic thought. The moral rehabilitation of the Church stopped the advance of Protestantism, but did not prevent the division of doctrines. From the Reformation, the world was no longer subjected to the supremacy of the Roman Church.
It was in this period of European history that absolutism arose, this time enlightened and progressive, established a political order expressed in the constitution of the modern state and the existence of a new collective entity that, as of today, would form the nation. All that remained absolutism in Europe during the sixteenth , seventeenth and eighteenth centuries its final breakup encouraged the development of new economic policy. This meant that England could provide favorable conditions for being a pioneer in the Industrial Revolution and France with its ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in the French Revolution that occurred between the years 1789 to 1799 and was a period of intense political and social unrest France, which had a lasting impact on the country's history and, more broadly, the entire European continent, with the end of the Modern Age and the entry of humanity in the Contemporary Age, which is the current specific period in the history of the Western world.
Chronology of the Modern Age
- 1453 - Taking of Constantinople.
- 1453 - End of the Hundred Years War.
- 1455 - Preparation and printing of the first book printed on a press of reusable furniture types: the Gutenberg Bible.
- 1492 - Voyage of Christopher Columbus to America.
- 1497 - Vasco da Gama leave to India.
- 1500 - Official discovery of Brazil by Pedro Alvares Cabral.
- 1517 - Martin Luther published the "Ninety-Five Theses". Beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
- 1545 - First session of the Council of Trent. The last session was held in 1563.
- 1776 - Independence of the United States on July 4.
- 1789 - Start of the French Revolution.
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Braille is a tactile system of raised dots representing letters of the alphabet. To read braille, the fingers gently glide over paper that has been embossed with the braille code. For note taking, a pointed instrument is used to punch out the dots on paper held in a metal slate. The readable raised dots appear on the other side of the paper.
Braille has been an effective means of communication for people who are blind since 1829 when it was invented in Paris, France by Louis Braille. Louis Braille lost his sight at the age of three as a result of an eye injury. As a young boy at school, he became frustrated with the large and bulky raised letter alphabet used to learn reading and writing skills. Later in his life, a French artillery officer, Charles Barbier de la Serre, gave him the idea of reading by a tactile code. After many years of experimenting, Louis Braille developed a successful reading and writing system that today is used around the world.
The basis of the braille system is known as a braille cell. The cell is comprised of six dots numbered in a specific order. Each dot or combination of dots represents a letter of the alphabet. For example, by checking in the braille alphabet, you will see that dot 1 is the letter "a" and dots 1 and 2 the letter "b".
Numbers and punctuation signs are also represented in braille. By looking at the chart below, you will see that braille numbers are announced by a sign using dots 3, 4, 5, and 6. The use of dot 6 just before a letter indicates a capital.
Try and read the following phrase adapted from the novel The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
The phrase you just read is in Grade 1 elementary braille. Just as sighted people invented shorthand, people with vision loss use a contracted version of braille which is space saving and allows for more rapid reading and writing. The next sequence is the contracted version of the first half of the braille phrase you just read.
Braille is to the person with vision loss what the printed word is to the sighted individual - access to information and contact with the outside world.
It is the building block for language skills, a means to teach spelling to children with vision loss, and the most direct contact with the written thoughts of others. Braille books are available in all subject areas, ranging from modern fiction to mathematics, music and law. As with print, braille is used for taking notes and labeling objects. Braille-adapted devices such as watches, games, playing cards and thermometers are examples of some of the practical and recreational uses of braille.
Like any new "language", braille takes time and practice to learn. Braille is taught to persons with vision loss as part of CNIB's adjustment to vision loss program. It is also taught in schools within the community. Sighted volunteers transcribe the original printed text into braille.
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With Kelsey Grammer's penchant for much-younger brides and a sex-tape scandal in the '90s, you might think that the "Fraiser" star has already experienced a mid-life crisis.
But RadarOnline.com claims that the 57-year-old actor is now experiencing a full-blown mid-life crisis, citing reports that he recently got his first tattoo and renewed his wedding vows to his 32-year-old wife.
In April, Grammer walked into a tattoo parlor in Chicago's Noble Square and paid $60 for a tattoo of his wife Kayte Walsh's first name in blue ink on his right hip. And on Saturday night, he and Walsh, who is pregnant with twins, renewed their vows at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas.
"I seriously think Kelsey is going through a mid-life crisis," a source close to the actor tells RadarOnline.com. "He has married a woman who is twenty-five years younger than him, he recently got his first tattoo, of her name, he decides to renew his wedding vows after being married for a little over a year? This behavior is far away from the Kelsey that I have known for years, it's like he is reliving his youth. He used to be such a private person."
In February, Grammer and ex-wife, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Camille Grammer, amicably settled their custody battle over their two kids and continue to negotiate the financial terms of their divorce, reports Us Weekly.
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Retail pharmacies up consumer satisfaction
Pharmacy benefits managers like CVS Caremark and Express Scripts compile reams of data about patients' medication adherence habits and refill trends. This data is particularly helpful for employers and payers seeking to lower healthcare costs, with one idea being, more medications on hand results in stronger regimens. The carrot in this scenario is often mail-order pharmacy fills, offering patients a lower overall cost for a prescription fill that lasts a longer amount of time than one that can be typically be picked up at a retail counter.
Yet a study by JD Power indicates that mail order's edge appears to have plateaued and the shift can be seen in refills: 74% of polled consumers used mail-order for refills in 2012 and 2013 -- what JD Power's director of healthcare Scott Hawkins calls mail-order's bread and butter -- while 61% of polled consumers said they used retail pharmacies for refills compared with 58% three years ago.
Retail pharmacies have been on a tear of late, increasing patient services to offer an increasing array of vaccinations, physical exams, as well as offering diagnoses of conditions like diabetes and high cholesterol.
Hawkins said retail has some up-front options for improving the consumer experience and has been adept at meeting the customer. "They can make the counter location more convenient. They can add drive-up windows," he said.
Hawkins did not have any retail-adherence data to share, but said that the inversion of satisfaction ratings is significant for the mail-order channel, which has to provide high-touch and consumer convenience.
But notes that this does not mean mail order does not have the same opportunity to better connect with consumers, despite fewer touchpoints. Instead, he says mail order needs to get more creative about using channels like phone, internet and other forms of outreach to create a better service profile. This is not just about pretty sites or well-written texts, however. Hawkins notes that mail order has to contend with a mindset that can accompany what payers consider a mail-order incentive. "If somebody is compelled to use mail order, their satisfaction is much lower," he says.


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Dueling Methods for Writing the Equation of a Line
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Objective: SWBAT write the equation of a line using the slope-intercept form and point-slope form.
Big Idea: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the students to point-slope form by using a comparison chart with slope-intercept form.
Warm up
Today's Warm up is intended for the students to complete in 5 minutes. It sets up the introduction of a new model for linear functions. I have not introduced the point-slope form to write the equation of a line previously. Therefore, I instruct my students to complete only the left side of the comparison chart. In other words, I expect my students to write the equation of a line using slope-intercept form, y=mx + b.
After my students complete the Warm Up, I will demonstrate point-slope form by completing the right side of the comparison chart. I encourage my students to take notes as they follow along and complete the right side of the table with me. I demonstrate introducing the Warm Up and using Point-Slope form in the following video:
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I want to give my students a lot of time for practice today, so I will allow them to work on the Independent Practice until there are about 10 minutes left in the period. The Independent Practice is similar to the Warm-up: students to write the equation of a line using slope-intercept form on one side of the worksheet. On the other side, they use point-slope form.
Because I want students to recognize linear relationships in different forms, in this practice students to write the equations of the lines from different representations:
- a linear graph
- a point and a slope
- two points
- an x-intercept and a slope
- two points with the same x value
- a table
At the end of the Independent Practice I provide a Select All type multiple choice question. Students will be assessed in this format on the PARCC Exam this year.
With about 10 minutes left in the period, I instruct the students to complete the Independent Practice as homework to be handed in the next day and we move on to today's Exit Slip.
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Today's Exit Slip requires about 10 minutes. It provides me with a quick formative assessment to check student understanding of using Point-Slope Form to write the equation of a line. The students are instructed to use Point-Slope Form, but I expect some students will apply Slope-Intercept Form.
Examples of Student Work
- Student 1 solved the equation correctly for the y intercept, but then wrote y=3x -17.
- Student 2 calculated the wrong slope and then distributed incorrectly to the 2nd term in the parentheses.
- Student 3 wrote the correct equation y=3x + 17
Based on the examples shown here, I learned that it will be important to emphasize precision (MP6) in future lessons because many errors were small and resulted from a lack of precision in the application of a method.


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Students face many adjustments in school. From year to year, there are changes in teachers, classrooms, school and class rules and procedures, performance expectations, difficulty of the work, and peers. Their successes in negotiating these challenges predict school success.
School adjustment has been construed historically in terms of children's academic progress or achievement (Birch & Ladd, 1996). This outcome is important, but being very limited it narrows the search for precursors and events in children's environments that may affect adjustment. On a broader level, we might think of adjustment as involving not only children's progress and achievement but also their attitudes toward school, anxieties, loneliness, social support, and academic motivation (e.g., engagement, avoidance, absences) (Birch & Ladd, 1996; Roeser, 1998; Roeser et al., 1998).
Investigators have argued that interpersonal relationships affect children's academic motivation (Newman, 2000). Connell and Wellborn (1991) contended that involvement, or the quality of a student's relationships with peers and teachers, is a powerful motivator. Ryan and Powelson (1991) noted that school learning can be promoted by learning contexts that enhance student involvement with others. Research shows that children's loneliness and social dissatisfaction relate negatively to school achievement (Galanaki & Kalantzi-Azizi, 1999).
Researchers are increasingly studying the role of friendships, or voluntary reciprocal relationships between two children (Berndt, 1999; Birch & Ladd, 1996). Research by Ladd and his colleagues supports the proposition that friendships affect motivation and achievement (Birch & Ladd, 1996; Ladd, 1990; Ladd & Kochenderfer, 1996). Friendships support children in the school environment and assist with their adjustment (Newman, 2000). Students with a friend in the classroom can use that peer as a source of support to deal with problems and avoid becoming lonely. Friends show consistent similarities on many motivational measures including perceptions of competence, importance of meeting academic standards, and preference for challenges (Altermatt & Pomerantz, 2003).
Berndt (1992, 1999; Berndt & Keefe, 1992, 1996) proposed that friends influence one another in two ways: (1) students are affected by the attitudes, behaviors, and other characteristics of their friends; and (2) students are influenced by the quality of friendships. Both positive friend characteristics and intimate relationships affect school adjustment in constructive fashion.
Four motives affect the influence that friends have on students' school adjustment: need for approval, identification, self-enhancement, and need to be correct. Students want to be liked, so they try to please friends and engage in actions that friends will approve of. Identification denotes the need to think and act like friends. Self-enhancement means that students compare themselves socially with friends and judge their capabilities partly on the basis of these comparisons. Need to be correct refers to a student's desire to hold correct beliefs. Trusted friends are deemed to be important sources of information for confirming beliefs. Students can focus on what their friends are saying to gain a better understanding of the situation, rather than judging the accuracy of the source. Research supports the influence of each of these motives (Berndt & Keefe, 1996).
Berndt and Keefe (1992) found that when peer pressure operated, it often functioned in a positive rather than a negative manner. Friends often discourage negative behavior, drug and alcohol use, and poor academic performance, and encourage prosocial behavior, good studying behaviors, and academic motivation (Berndt & Keefe, 1996). Friendships can affect students' success in the transition from elementary to junior high school. Berndt, Hawkins, and Jiao (1999) found that students with high-quality friendships that endured across the transition demonstrated increased leadership and sociability. Conversely, students' behavior problems increased across the transition if they had stable friendships with peers high in behavior problems.
With respect to friendship quality, research shows that children and adolescents whose friendships have a positive quality display greater prosocial behavior, are more popular, hold higher self-esteem, have fewer emotional problems, have better attitudes toward school, and achieve at a higher level in school, compared with other students (Berndt & Keefe, 1996). Wentzel, Barry, and Caldwell (2004) found that friends' prosocial behaviors predicted changes in peers' prosocial behaviors as a function of changes in goals to behave prosocially. Friendships with negative qualities lead to less student classroom involvement and more disruptive behavior. Interestingly, number of friends is weakly correlated with school adjustment. Thus, relationship quality is more influential than quantity. Although much of this research is correlational, Berndt and Keefe (1996) also report longitudinal data showing that friendships with positive qualities increase academic involvement (motivation). In sum, there is good evidence that peers play a dynamic role in students' school adjustment.
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Sixty minutes, 266 yards, 64 plays, zero touchdowns. Those numbers stung the Bengals for a long time.
They went to Cleveland for the fourth game of the season and failed to get into the end zone during a 17-6 loss that left them embarrassed. An offense with so many options couldn't even cross the goal line one time.
So much went wrong. So much has changed.
The Bengals (6-4) went on one of the best offensive surges in club history after that game, pulling away in the AFC North. Lately, they've dropped two in a row in overtime on the road, giving Cleveland (4-5) a chance to elbow its way back into the race on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.
There's more to it, though. That first game on Sept. 29 is still a sticking point.
"I don't care what player you are in this league, you've been humbled at some point," left tackle Andrew Whitworth said on Wednesday. "And sometimes it takes a week that humbles you a little bit to get the best out of you.
"So they caught us and it was a good day for them, and we get another chance. Round two is coming up."
The first time the Bengals faced their intrastate rival, they had an overriding issue. With rookie tight end Tyler Eifert and rookie running back Giovani Bernard blending into the passing game, Cincinnati was still trying to figure how all the pieces fit on offense.
The no-touchdown loss in Cleveland prompted offensive coordinator Jay Gruden to dub the offense a jack of all trades and master of none. Looking for that identity, the Bengals committed themselves to running the ball the following week and beat New England.
Andy Dalton then went on the best three-game stretch of his career, throwing 11 touchdown passes in wins over Buffalo, Detroit and the Jets. The offense had come together.
In the last two weeks, it's reverted to a pass-dominated approach that's come up just short.
Dalton threw 53 and 51 passes in overtime losses at Miami and Baltimore. He was sacked 10 times in the two games and threw three interceptions in each game. The Bengals managed only three points in the first half at Miami and were shut out in the first half at Baltimore, forcing them to throw in order to pull off second-half comebacks.
"Part of the reason we're down is because of the turnovers," Gruden said. "We're putting ourselves into a hole with the turnovers. We're putting ourselves in little holes and then they turn into big holes because we're pressing."
A lot of it is on Dalton, whose interceptions have been too much to overcome. It's the first time in his career that he's thrown six interceptions in two games.
"I've got to do a better job of not turning the ball over, and that's what it comes down to," Dalton said. "You've got to understand when you can take your chances and when you can't. That's something I've got to do a better job of."
The Browns put cornerback Joe Haden on A.J. Green, and Dalton tried to take advantage of the one-on-one coverage. Fifteen of his 42 passes went toward Green, who managed to come down only seven of them for 51 yards.
Green got frustrated and showed it in his body language. Afterward, he called it a mistake and has gone back to keeping his emotions in check. He'll get a second chance to get the best of Haden, who gave him few openings in Cleveland.
"It wasn't my best game," Green said on Wednesday. "A lot of out-of-character stuff. I can't get frustrated like that ever."
Notes: TE Jermaine Gresham, who sat out the loss at Baltimore with a groin injury, practiced fully on Wednesday, an indication he'll be available for the Cleveland game. ... LB Vontaze Burfict (knee), S Chris Crocker (hamstring), C Kyle Cook (shoulder), LB Rey Maualuga (knee), DT Devon Still (elbow), DT Brandon Thompson (ankle) and guard Kevin Zeitler (foot) were held out of practice. LB Mike Boley (hamstring) and CB Terence Newman (ankle) were limited.
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The insider advice on this page is from one of Wendy's Trusted Travel Experts for Turkey: Earl Starkey of Sophisticated-Travel.
Turkey has been Earl's second home since he first ventured to Cappadocia 20 years ago. He opened Sophisticated Travel in 2002 to offer travelers tailor-made luxury itineraries with a wider array of cultural and culinary experiences than were typically available at the time. He now lives half the year in Istanbul but is constantly crisscrossing the country to stay abreast of the latest hotel, restaurant, and gallery openings and to collect even more uniquely Turkish experiences that other travel firms don't offer—say, a private cooking lesson in the home of a noted chef or access to a normally off-limits ancient ruin. Earl knows that a guide can make or break a trip, and he is known for handpicking only the savviest, all of them highly educated, personable, and accomplished in their own right. Earl was also included in Perrin's People, Wendy's award-winning list of top travel specialists, which was published annually in Condé Nast Traveler magazine from 2000 to 2013.
Where to Stay and Eat
Hotels worth the splurge
The Four Seasons Bosphorus is the best hotel in Istanbul. I recommend taking the Courtyard rooms or the Palace Courtyard rooms, as they're a third the price of Bosphorus-view rooms. You can enjoy the views of the water from the hotel's huge terrace or the restaurant and save a fortune. My travelers receive a full American breakfast, either in their room or in the restaurant, a $100 food and beverage credit, and a one-category upgrade based on availability.
People also love the Park Hyatt. There is no view here, but the rooms are beautiful, and there is a lovely pool on the terrace. The hotel is in the Nisantasi neighborhood, which is one of the chicest areas of Istanbul. My travelers receive breakfast and a space-available upgrade here.
Restaurants the locals love
At Ciya Sofrasi, in Kadikoy, on the Asian side, Chef Musa Dagdeverin is a culinary archaeologist, unearthing long-forgotten Anatolian foods from all over Turkey and preparing them with the finest and freshest ingredients.
Chef Dilara Erbay's latest restaurant, Datli Maya, is a tiny place that serves what they're calling "slow fast food." Everything is delicious. I especially like the pide (Turkish pizza). The restaurant is so small that guests have to use the bathroom at the mosque across the street, but the food is so wonderful that it's worth it!
Savoy Balikci is a local fish tavern, and my favorite hangout. Have whatever fish is in season—I look forward to winter, when I always have the hamsi (fried anchovies). All the mezes are great, too.
Best brunch spot
Turks take breakfast very seriously—Turkey is probably the only place in the world where you will be invited to someone's home for breakfast. The next best thing is to have a long, leisurely brunch at Kahve 6. Be sure to try the cilbir, lush pide bread with a layer of spinach and two poached eggs. I also love menemen, a Turkish dish of tomatoes and scrambled eggs. I could write poems about the tomatoes in Turkey.
Meal worth the splurge
The hilltop Sunset Restaurant has views of the Bosphorus as incomparable as its food. Come in good weather so you can sit outside and enjoy the vista along with the white-glove service.
Must-have dish
Turkish cuisine is world-class, and there are many dishes you should try, but my absolute favorite is hunkar begendi, which is said to have been a favorite of the sultans. It's lamb served over an eggplant puree. Delicious! And the best place to have it is at Hunkar in Nisantasi. Also try the simit, a bagel-like bread covered in sesame seeds that is a Turkish staple for snacking. You can find the vendors who sell them everywhere. And, of course the mezes, a myriad of small appetizers, are delicious.
What to See and Do
Don't miss
The Asian side, which has many worthwhile places to see, including the beautiful summer home of the sultans, Beylerbeyi Palace, and the charming little village of Kuzguncuk, nearby; Kadikoy and its teeming markets; Bagdat Caddesi, Turkey's Fifth Avenue, and Camlica Hill, which has incomparable views of the Bosphorus.
Don't bother
Staying in Sultanahmet. Istanbul's Old City, Sultanahmet, is no doubt beautiful, but it's also very touristic and you miss out on the real day-to-day life of Istanbul if you stay there. It's better to base yourself on the European side, where the hotels and restaurants are better. (Though it's a bit confusing, both the Old City and the European side are in Europe, but the European side is called that because the embassies to the Ottoman Empire are located there.)
Hidden gem
The Duran Art and Culture House, located within Istanbul University, was donated to the university by the painter Feyhaman Duran and his wife, Güzin, in 1969, and has been serving as a museum since 2001. Only five people at a time are permitted inside the house, which allows for an intimate look into the life and work of the man best known for his portraits of Atatürk (the Republic of Turkey's beloved first president). The university, which is located next to the Grand Bazaar and dates to the fifteenth century, is a destination in its own right.
Cheap thrill
I love Istanbul's parks, which are largely overlooked by visitors. My two favorites:
Emirgan Park, which covers 117 acres and is home to April's Tulip Festival and three lovely pavilions. The Pink and Yellow pavilions are in the Ottoman style, while the White, now a restaurant, is neoclassical.
Once the imperial gardens of the palace of Sultan Abdulhamit II, Yildiz Park is filled with plants from all over the world and has commanding views of the Bosphorus. A porcelain factory that was established there in the nineteenth century, during the reign of Abdulhamit II, is still in operation today.
Take a ferry across the Sea of Marmara to lush and lovely Buyukada, the largest of the Princes' Islands. It's like going back in time: There are no cars, so you tour the island by bicycle or horse-drawn carriage.
A visit to the ancient St. Nicholas Monastery is considered a pilgrimage, but if the hill is too steep, you can rent a donkey to carry you up.
Perfect souvenirs
Evil eyes and lanterns and hookah pipes make perfect souvenirs and can be found all over the Grand Bazaar in a wide range of prices. Turkish towels are renowned the world over: Haremlique sells my favorites and also has great linens.
You can't go wrong at Armaggan, a magnificent store with unique and gorgeous designer items from Turkey.
I bought a carpet on my first trip to Turkey and I still cherish it. My favorite carpet shop is Punto Carpets, which sells wonderful carpets and kilims.
April, for the annual tulip festival, when the city is awash in millions of colorful blooms, and May, June, September, and October, when the weather is at its sunny-and-mild best and before the heat and humidity of summer or the gray rains of winter set in. My personal favorite, though, is December. Istanbullus love the trappings of Christmas, and they have turned New Year's into a similar celebration, with the city beautifully decorated with lights. There's a huge fireworks display on New Year's Eve, a night that families get together to exchange gifts and share a special meal.
I don't think there is a bad time to come to Istanbul. It's a vibrant city year-round. Even in winter you can sit outside, as the restaurants all provide outdoor heating. If you're sensitive to heat, August can be steamy but not unbearably so—you can always find a cool place to sit.
Turks are a friendly and very helpful people, but they are naturally reserved. They would not normally approach someone unless they perceived they were having a problem. If someone comes up to you and starts chatting, they either want money or to sell you something. These touts can be charming but they can also waste your time. So be wary.
The line to get into Hagia Sophia is sometimes hours long, but we can arrange for you to have this massive sixth-century structure, which has served as both cathedral and mosque, all to yourself for two hours, accompanied by one of the city's best guides. Travelers work up an appetite taking in the domes, arches, mosaics, and other artwork, so we typically follow the tour with an elegant dinner at Nar Lokantasi, located in Istanbul's most chic design store.
We can also arrange for a tour that includes a visit to the rooftop of the Grand Bazaar (off-limits to most everyone but James Bond, as seen in the movie Skyfall) or a climb to the top of a minaret (though not at one of the city's iconic mosques).
The art scene in Turkey is booming, and for any of our guests who are interested in buying pieces or just window shopping, we have a contemporary-art concierge who can recommend exhibits, introduce you to artists, and help organize visits to the hippest galleries in Istanbul.
Galata Tower is popular with tourists for a reason: Come at sunset and put up with the crowds for a glorious photo of the sun setting on the Bosphorus and the city bathed in a warm pink glow.
One really has to be careful of the taxi drivers in Istanbul, especially the ones from the airport. I always recommend arranging your transfer through us or through your hotel, even though it costs a little more. It is always best to take taxis from hotels or restaurants where they're familiar with the taxi stand. If you must hail a cab on the street, make sure there is writing on the side of the taxi. It means they are from a taxi stand and more likely reliable. If you feel you are being ripped off or have any trouble at all, be sure to take down the taxi's number. Another common scam is that you will give the driver a big bill and he will show you a smaller bill and say you didn't give enough money. I have actually fallen for this one more than once.
Istanbul Airport is modern and easy to navigate (the domestic and international terminals are connected by a short walkway). It's good to have a euro coin or a lira coin so that you can get a luggage cart. The baggage allowance on domestic flights is lower than on international flights, so you may want to leave some of your luggage in the secure luggage room to avoid paying extra charges for overweight bags.
Remember to get your visa in advance. Visas on arrival will no longer be available after 2014.
You cannot leave a tip on your credit card. You should tip in cash, and 10 percent is customary in restaurants. Turkish people do not tip taxi drivers.
People often ask me how to dress in Istanbul, but this is a very sophisticated city and normal Western garb is worn here. Definitely bring a European plug for your electronic equipment, especially now that the TSA has said it will confiscate any electronic equipment that cannot power up coming back to the United States. I recommend that women bring their own headscarf for visiting mosques. Some of the streets are made of cobblestones, so a comfortable pair of shoes is a must.


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Abstract:The U.S. has an abundance of wind and wave offshore resources suitable for industrial-scale power generation, the best resources are in deep waters. Cost-of-Energy (COE) is defined as Production Facility's Total Costs (C) divided by the Amount of Energy Produced (E), i.e. COE=C/E. It's clear that improvement of COE requires reduction in C accompanied by increase in E. Existing offshore methods require extensive at-sea assembly: massive components and hoisting equipment are delivered and assembled piece by piece. The process is time consuming and very expensive. It contributes 25-40% to the cost of constructing a wind farm. Consequently, the COE produced in deep water it is projected to be prohibitive. The core priority of HighSeasWind has been to devise technologies and methods that reduce the COE generated in deep waters. HighSeasWind's floating concept eliminates the need for at-sea construction by constructing on land in a shipyard, it streamlines turbine manufacturing, deployment, maintenance and weather-protection practices. This approach reduces C. We are also augmenting the wind turbine with a wave converter on the same platform, thus increasing E at minimal marginal expense. End result - 50% COE reduction in comparison to a typical wind energy plant.


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Now I Have to Keep Living
By Alive2
May 31, 2012
I came out of the hospital after finding out how Sustiva could affect a person mentally, and once all the medications were corrected I started to feel better. I was so glad to be back home with my wife and children; being away was trying to me mentally. Not to mention the hospital food isn't fine dining.
During my hospital stay, I found a different doctor to see, since I wasn't comfortable where I was first directed to go. The new doctor was open to hearing ALL my concerns and thoughts, unlike the first doctor. I think the doctor had suspicion about anyone asking for pain medications, and he was very apprehensive about narcotics. I had a bad problem with my joints and I hurt all over, which he told me was partly because of the depression.
Not shying away from what I was telling him, he asked me if I truly needed the painkillers. Being I'm not one to be coy and beat around the bush, I insisted it was something I felt I needed, and when I proceeded to tell him I bought them to help ease my pain from working construction and it didn't matter if he prescribed them for me or not, I would still get them, he sent me for some nerve tests, x-rays, MRI, and any and every test known to mankind. He knew I wasn't just looking for painkillers for fun, that I indeed did have a lot of issues I hadn't tended to because of lack of medical insurance. He relented and prescribed me what I had already told him was in my blood, along with marijuana. I think it's the fact that I didn't try to con him; everywhere I had pain and was tested for was in fact the truth and I did need them.
After I started and became a bit used to the pills, I tried to return to construction and get back on track with life. That didn't last too long; my stamina just wasn't there, nor was the balance which is vital when climbing ladders and walking steel.
After realizing I can't do what I had done all my life (work every day), I fell into a deep depression. It was so bad my attitude went south. I tried to convince my wife she would be better off without me, and about a week after that I tried to end my suffering. Thank god I failed there. For me the place in my mind I was at was dark and lonely, I could find no happiness, joy, or reason to keep trying to live. I was a wreck, didn't know where I was going in life. So, to a head doc I went. Good thing, he prescribed me some antidepressants, and after about a week they were in me good enough that I started to understand I was being selfish, and inconsiderate to my wife and kids. I kept seeing this doc for about 3 months or so, and I felt good about myself and my life. That was when I knew, now I have to keep on living, if not for me, for my family.
I guess being so focused on just HIV/AIDS held my mind captive. And until I fully understood what the whole process does to a person and know how to break that way of dwelling on just that one aspect of my life, I wouldn't break the depression. But I did break it eventually.
Once I freed myself of the guilt of feeling like I was worthless and not worthy of continuing on in life, I started to feel great again. Sure, not great like no problems, but great in the sense I was in a way better frame of mind. A frame of mind where it was OK to laugh, joke around with people and just enjoy whatever happens, good or not so good. Then I knew, there was something I needed to do with the things I was learning, both from reading and from my doctor.
That's when I first came here to TheBody.com, and ...
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Founders Part II
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wow... reverse exellis.. he's a holy grail to many people.ReplyDelete
I hope you're keeping at least one of each of these guys for yourself, Matt... just for posterity
As a relatively recent convert, I'm grateful for releases like these. Makes catching up on all the Glyos goodness much easier. Thanks, Matt and company. :)ReplyDelete
NICE just picked up 3 pahse, 1 for original and 2 for loose heads I have. 1 reverse and one standard Exellis. Gotta keep the order low for the RxH release later this month. This is awesome Matt so happy I got a few Phase.ReplyDelete
with the 2 waves of founders that are out, will there ever be a rerelease of Pulse pheyden and andromeda? That would be awesome!ReplyDelete
Thanks guys! If you want to use these to build with, I have a couple suggestions. Take a small box (like the folding type we send out) and cut about a 5 inch slice into a mini flap on the top of it. Throw your FEMALE parts in the box and then stick the front of a hairdryer in the flap on the top of the box (be careful) once the box is closed. After about 20-30 seconds of applied heat the box will get warm and the higher temp will soften up the hard parts. Use the rigid male limbs to assemble the figures and things should go much easier. Just heat in intervals and watch the temp on the hairdryer. We call this the "Hot Box" method (yeah it's a loaded nickname). It will make customizing easier and more efficient when using the harder figures.ReplyDelete
As far as other styles making return appearances, it is a definite possibility. Andromeda probably will not come back though, he was a truly rare piece and a pain to put together on the production side. Pulse on the other hand....ReplyDelete
One more quick comment about the RXH releases. The prices on the figures will not be the standard resell prices that you see on RXH. These are true collaborative projects, and Mori wants to make sure everybody has a chance at these figures without breaking the bank. The minis have added articulation at the arms (and even the waist on Pheyden/Sarvos) so their manufacturing cost is slightly higher. That being said the price will still be under $40 USD. The current price on a mini with no arm articulation here in the USA is $40 USD. We will be bringing the retail on the RXH crossover series as low as possible, per orders from Mori himself. These will not appeal to everyone, but our goal is to have something for all tastes and budgets. The runs will be very limited to begin with and based on the response we will evolve.ReplyDelete
Customs Customs Customs! :DReplyDelete
Lol Hot box! Hmm :-x Is that why you make some strange food creations? LMAO. Glad to hear that more founders "may" come back. Very happy to be getting older figs and with a crazy price to boot. You keep thanking us all along. I would like to thank you for making so many wonderful things and for everything that you do for us Glyos FansReplyDelete
Order up! It's great to able to get the original figures for the collection. And ones with such customizing potential, like Phase Pheyden are sure to sell quickly.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the Hotbox tips, Matt. I've been known to put figure parts in a colander and set them over the radiator --- works like a champ but drives Mrs Cappy nutz. heh.
I just wanna say how excited I am to see these back in the shop. although the original stock plastic makes building a bit more difficult I love that i can carry the figures around in my pocket and not have to worry about them falling apart and everything. oldskool ftwReplyDelete
I'm impressed that any were still available at this hour. Thanks again for digging these out and making them available for those who missed-out!ReplyDelete
Now, if only we could see Cyber Ghost Exellis and Frontier Pheyden return...
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for us to enjoy. And what a
price! Much appreciated!
"Hot Box!" Glyos is pure poetry. Bring back Eclipse and Empire!ReplyDelete
im still wating for my pack it has been 11 work days sigh uuuuuuuuuuuuReplyDelete


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