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How can l offer my content on iTunes?
To offer your content on iTunes, complete the application.
What types of movies can I offer on iTunes?
iTunes accepts feature-length motion pictures or documentaries that were initially released either in theaters or directly to video, as well as short films of theatrical or DVD quality.
The iTunes Store does not accept adult movies, how-to videos, user-generated content, and other video types that are not normally considered to be motion pictures or documentaries.
Concert films are available in the Music section of the iTunes Store. To offer concert films, complete the music application.
Movies must be provided in the language(s) of the territory you are applying to distribute in, or they must be dubbed or subtitled in the language(s) of that territory.
Can I work directly with Apple or should I use an aggregator?
Aggregators are experts in delivering content to iTunes. For a fee they can correctly format and deliver your content to Apple's specifications. The majority of independent movies offered on iTunes is provided by one of our aggregator partners. View Apple-approved aggregators.
If you want to deliver your movies directly to iTunes, complete the movies application.
What is the difference between aggregators and encoding houses?
Aggregators are experts in delivering movies to iTunes. Apple pays the aggregator for sales, and the aggregator then pays the content owner.
Regardless of whether you choose to use an aggregator, all content must be encoded and delivered by an Apple-approved encoding house. The encoding house processes the content in the Apple-specific encode that is required for distribution on iTunes.
Do I need an Apple ID to offer my movies on iTunes?
Yes, you must have an Apple ID and a current credit card on file with the iTunes Store. If you don't have an Apple ID, you will need to create one using iTunes.
How much does it cost to sign up to offer my content on iTunes?
Signing up to offer your movies on iTunes is free. Additional details on the sales terms are available during the sign-up process.
Do I need a U.S. Tax ID?
Yes, a U.S. Tax ID is required as part of the iTunes Connect sign-up and authentication process. This requirement also applies to providers not based in the U.S. Request a U.S. Tax ID.
Be sure to enter your U.S. Tax ID correctly when applying. If you are prompted to complete U.S. tax forms on iTunes Connect, you must use the same U.S. Tax ID.
I get an error message that my name does not match the name for the Apple ID. What do I do?
Make sure that you have entered the correct Apple ID. To edit the name associated with your Apple ID, go to appleid.apple.com.
I already have an iTunes Connect account for another media type (such as apps, books, TV, or music). Can I use it to offer movies?
If you currently have an iTunes Connect account to offer apps or books, you must create a new iTunes Connect account with a different Apple ID.
If you currently have an iTunes Connect account to offer TV or music content, or if you have an Apple ID that you used to apply to offer TV or music content on iTunes and the application is pending approval, you can use that Apple ID to complete the application.
Who should apply to offer content on iTunes on behalf of my company?
Someone with the legal authority to sign documents on behalf of your company should apply to offer content on iTunes. Only that individual can accept the standard iTunes contract on iTunes Connect.
Should I use my own name or my company's name as the legal name?
If you're registered as a company, enter the legal entity name. If you're signing up as an individual, enter your first and last name. The legal name you enter should match the name associated with your U.S. Tax ID and Tax ID type that you provide with your application.
How will I be notified of my application status?
You will be notified via email. Make sure your account is set up to receive email from firstname.lastname@example.com and check any spam filters on your email account.
If my application is accepted, in what countries and regions will my content be available?
After your application has been accepted, you can request contracts for all regions in which the iTunes Store offers movies. When a contract for a specific region has been finalized and all other requirements have been met, content that has been delivered with territory rights cleared in that region may be made available there.


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All businesses when operating generate documents that contain information about their employees, customers and suppliers as well as financial information about the company itself. Over time, some of this information is no longer needed and has become useless or is also being stored in an electronic system. Storing the documents is also a waste of precious office space. Cases of theft of important and confidential information from private documents have really increased. It is crucial for companies and the government to get rid of the excess paper is a way that is safe to ensure that the information contained is kept confidential.
Some of the documents that need to be destroyed include correspondence between firms which included addresses, tax documents, credit cards, and bank statements. In the wrong hands these can provide unscrupulous people with information that can be used for illegal purposes. This is why most businesses nowadays prefer getting shredding services to do their document destruction to make sure that they are completely pulverized. There are many advantages to working with proper document shredding services for businesses including affordable cost, service effectiveness and saving time.
It has become very popular to use document shredding services so the competitiveness is very high in this industry. There are many companies offering these services therefore it is easy to get quotes from several companies and bargain for the best deal. These companies either come to your location with the necessary equipment or take the materials to be shredded to their facilities. Either way you are getting a further cost savings as there is no need to purchase the equipment. Your workers are too busy to be worrying about the physical process of document destruction and need to focus on their daily tasks. This time savings is also a cost savings to the overall operations.
The basic service is the same so the effectiveness of the firm needs to be considered. All the documents need to be shredded into little pieces that no one can identify. However, the reliability of the firm you have chosen is important. How often will they come to destroy the documents? If one company comes every week but another one only once a month, even if the price is lower it is not a better deal. Better firms will provide certificates proving that your documents have been properly destroyed. Their service people will be respectful and efficient. Also, these firms are environment friendly. This is because they are dealing with shredding of papers, and papers can be recycled. They should have a program in place to recycle the paper.
What is the best way to find a document shredding service you can trust. Online research is a good place to start this task, as any professional company will have internet presence. Perhaps reviews exist from past client's interactions with a specific shredding company, and their experiences are documented to help you make your decision. There are direct benefits to any given company or corporations when document shredding is done properly and efficiently by a professional company. While personal shredders do exist, to save time headaches and money, hire a document destruction company to do the work for you in a secure and professional manner.

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A quick Ayurvedic solution for hyperacidity
Avipattikar is a choice of preparation in Ayurvedic practice for quick and long lasting treatment of chronic acidity. According to Ayurvedic text, excessive sour, hot or heavy indigestible food stuff spoils normal digestive pitta (bile and gastric acids) and induces its over secretion which eventually results in hyper acidity. By gentle purgative action Avipattikar Tablet expels out abnormal pitta, normalizes the secretion of bile and digestive acids, resets whole digestive system back to normal.


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At one time, a typical Mac user would no more have connected a couple of computers to the Internet via a local network than they would have extracted their own kidney. If you just mentioned the word networking (outside the context of calling former business associates to seek a better job), those around you shook with fear.
Blessedly, those days are almost entirely over. Now, just about anyone can configure and join a network. Let's see how it's done.
A little background
I'm going to assume that you already have some variety of Internet service--along with a broadband modem (the box that brings broadband Internet service into your home or office) that includes or is connected to a router (a device that distributes network addresses to computers and mobile devices connected to it). When you signed up for that service, either someone installed it for you or you were sent the gear you needed and you followed the instructions necessary to connect to the Internet.
In most cases, the modem/router relationship works this way: Your Internet service provider assigns something called an IP address to your Internet account. This address is selected from a range of addresses that the ISP owns, and it can change depending on the kind of account you've signed up for. (If you have a static account, you'll always have the same IP address; if you have a dynamic account--which is most common--your IP address can change.) This IP address is your main thoroughfare to the Internet.
The router, as its name implies, routes devices connected to it (either with a wire or via Wi-Fi) so that they can access your Internet connection. The router creates a number of internal IP addresses--private addresses used only within your local network. When you log on to your network with your Mac or an iOS device, it's assigned one of these addresses. An easy way to think of a local IP address is as the device's network name--like Shane, Courtney, Anastasia, or Gub-Gub--only in this case, the name is represented by a string of numbers separated by periods (192.168.0.22 or 10.0.1.29, for instance).
I don't want to burden you with a load of technical terms, so perhaps an analogy will help you understand how they all fit together. Imagine that the IP address assigned by your ISP is a road in front of your house. The modem is your home's driveway. The router is the home itself. And the router's IP addresses are the many doors you use to enter and exit your home.
Configuring the Network preference
Now that the theory portion of the lesson is over, let's move to its practical application by choosing System Preferences from the Apple menu and selecting the Network preference.
Along the left side of the Network window, you'll see any network avenues available to you. Exactly what you see here depends on the Mac you're using. A Mac that sports an ethernet port and carries Wi-Fi circuitry will, at the very least, display ethernet and Wi-Fi entries. A green dot next to any entry indicates that the connection is active and available to use. A yellow dot means that the connection could be active, but it's not yet configured. And a red dot tells you that there is no connection (a FireWire entry will show the red dot if there's no FireWire cable attached to your Mac, and the Wi-Fi item will have its own red dot if you've turned Wi-Fi off). You may also see listings for Thunderbolt Ethernet, USB Ethernet, FireWire, Thunderbolt FireWire, and Bluetooth PAN. We'll concern ourselves with ethernet and Wi-Fi, as they're the most commonly used connections.
Select one of these active connections (again, one with a green dot). If you've selected Wi-Fi, you'll see a Status entry to the right, which should read Connected. To its right is a Turn Wi-Fi Off button. To disable Wi-Fi, just click this button. Below the button you'll see the name of the network you're connected to as well as the IP address assigned to your Mac.
If you choose an active ethernet connection, you'll spy the same Connected entry with an IP address below. (Note that if you have both an ethernet and a Wi-Fi connection active, this IP address will be different than the Wi-Fi address because each connection gets its own internal IP address). In most cases, you should then see Using DHCP in the Configure IPv4 pop-up menu, along with your Mac's IP address, subnet mask, router, DNS server, and search-domain information. You can ignore the bulk of this information.
Troubleshooting your network
There are, however, two items I want to draw your attention to. The first is the Advanced button. Click it and a sheet appears that is sure to set the new Mac user's teeth on edge (so many numbers and acronyms!). Don't panic--we're going to look at one entry only.
If you find that you're unable to make an Internet connection and that the dot next to your normally active connection has turned yellow, it may be because your Mac has become confused about its IP address. In such cases it can help to renew that address. To do this, in the Advanced sheet, click the TCP/IP tab and click the Renew DHCP Lease button. This sends your router a "We need to reestablish our normally cozy relationship--could you make sure we're on the same page?" message. With a little luck, renewing that lease will restore your connection. When you're finished, click OK.
This method is hardly a cure-all, however, and that's why I direct you next to the Assist Me button at the bottom of the window. Click it and a sheet appears. Within this sheet, click Diagnostics. This launches the Network Diagnostics application that helps you determine the health of your network.
The left side of the window displays a series of entries. For an ethernet connection, you'll see Ethernet, Network Settings, ISP, Internet, and Server. For a Wi-Fi connection, you'll see Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Settings, Network Settings, ISP, Internet, and Server. When you have a solid Internet connection, a green dot will appear next to each item. If something's wrong, you'll see red dots. If Ethernet, Network Settings, and ISP bear the green dot, but the Internet entry has a red dot next to it, the problem is on your IPS's end and not yours. Wait it out or contact your ISP to find out when the issue will be fixed. If the red dots appear next to Ethernet and Network Settings, there's something wrong with your network configuration.
If the problem appears to be on your end, you may be able to fix it by simply choosing the kind of connection you're using and clicking through a series of Continue buttons. Network Diagnostics can repair a handful of local network issues, so click Continue a few times to see what it can do.
About the Wi-Fi menu
If you're using a Wi-Fi network, it's worth your while to enable the Show Wi-Fi Status in Menu Bar option in the Network system preference. Do this and you can easily turn off Wi-Fi by choosing the Turn Wi-Fi Off command. Also, a helpful fan icon appears in the Mac's menu bar. The number of black bars in that fan indicates the wireless network's signal strength. If you see just one or two black bars, try moving closer to the wireless hotspot to increase the signal strength, as a poor signal can mean a slower connection.
But the Turn Wi-Fi Off command and the fan icon aren't the only reasons to enable the Wi-Fi menu-bar option. You'll also see many nearby wireless networks. Those that bear just a fan are open and those with a lock icon next to them require that you know the password to join the network.
Note: Not all open networks truly are. If you've spent time with a laptop or iOS device in an airport, convention center, or hotel, you've likely seen entries for Free Public Wi-Fi networks. These aren't real open networks. Rather, they're the result of a bug in Windows XP. When a computer running XP can't find a recognized Wi-Fi network, it creates an ad-hoc network of its own and broadcasts itself as Free Public Wi-Fi. If you try to connect to it, you'll discover that no Internet connection results. It's not dangerous to do this--your Mac won't get cooties--but in terms of actually getting on the Internet, it does you no good whatsoever.
Speaking of creating an ad-hoc (or computer-to-computer) network, this is something you can also do via the Wi-Fi menu. Click on this menu, and you'll see a Create Network command. This command allows you to turn your Mac into a wireless hotspot, which you can share with others. Back in the days when most hotels had only wired ethernet Internet available, you'd use this so you could connect other nearby wireless devices to the hotel network (without having to pay for an additional connection or because your other devices didn't support ethernet).
Creating an ad-hoc network is still a good solution in that increasingly rare situation, but there are other reasons to do it, too: for instance, when you want to create a secure network that only those who know the network's password can log in to.
To create a computer-to-computer network, just choose the Create Network command and, in the sheet that appears, create a network name ('Super Secret Network', for example) and choose a channel to broadcast over. (Channel 11 is the default, but if there's a lot of wireless traffic where you are--which can degrade the signal--choose another channel such as 1 or 6.) And if you want a secure network, click the Security pop-up menu and choose 40-bit or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)--128-bit is more secure. If you choose either WEP setting, you must enter and confirm a password--exactly five characters for 40-bit WEP and 13 characters for 128-bit WEP.
More? Okay. Some nearby Wi-Fi networks don't appear in the Wi-Fi menu because they've been set up as private networks--networks you can access only if you know their name and password. If you're aware of such a network (because the boss sidled up to you and hissed "Not only have you earned the key to the executive washroom, but you can now use our private network. Its name is 'Perk' and the password is 'ent1tled.'") just choose Join Other Network from the Wi-Fi menu and in the window that appears enter the network name, choose the kind of security the network uses, enter the network's password, and click Join.
Where this leads
Configuring a Mac to join a network is a necessary but unenthralling chore. But now that you have established a network, the good stuff can begin: You can now share printers and scanners, swap files, and remotely control another Mac on your network. We'll look at these tasks next week.
Next week: All about sharing
See also:
Don't worry about Apple's business, worry about its products
Exploit allows contacts, photos access on a locked iPhone 5
Three ways to imagine an Apple 'iWatch'
Why some apps belong in the menu bar, not the Dock


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'do this automatically for files like this from now on' box greyed out
Whenever I go to download a file, the 'do this automatically for files like this from now on' box is greyed out. I have scoured the internet looking for a solution and just about every one of them is either severely outdated or does not fix my problem. I have reset my Firefox more than I can count and yet it does not seem to fix my problem. It used to work just fine, but it no longer does and it is very annoying and frustrating. I have even tried to completely uninstall it and reinstall it to my computer and that doesn't fix anything.
Is there any sort of way to fix this problem? Firefox is my browser of choice and I'd prefer not to have to start using another one. I know it may seem trivial because it's just one extra step, but when you're doing it a bunch of times in a row like I do, it can get quite bothersome.
Thank you.
Isisombululo esikhethiwe
jenz1205 wrote:
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
As you can see from the response headers you pasted, the server in question is sending the generic application/octet-stream file type. "Do this automatically..." will either be grayed out, or it might be available but checking it will have no effect.
jenz1205 wrote:
I still get the greyed out 'Do this automatically…" box and it seems that none of the add-ons or plugins I've downloaded have helped me change/fix this.
What rules did you set up in the Force Content-Type add-on? The following should suit your needs:
- URL: (.torrent)$ Old Content-Type: application/octet-stream New Content-Type: application/x-bittorrent
Alternatively, instead of downloading torrent files, use the magnet links, if the site in question offers them.
jenz1205 wrote:
Is there a default mimeTypes file that I can download or something?
If you delete the mimeTypes.rdf file from the profile folder while Firefox is closed, it will be replaced with the factory default when Firefox is next started (meaning all your added and customized download actions will be discarded).Funda le mpendulo ngokuhambisana nalesi sihloko 3
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There are two possible causes. You can use the Web Console tool to inspect the server's response headers to find out which one you're dealing with, or you can simply post an example link here and someone will analyze it for you.
1. The server is sending the Content-Disposition: attachment header. Install the following add-on.
2. The server is the Content-Type: application/octet-stream header. Install the following add-on and configure it accordingly; you can find some examples towards the end of post at the second link.
Umnikazi wombuzo
I am not entirely sure what you are talking about with these links. The very first one you provided shows how to check for the response headers you mentioned with a Mac, and I run on a Windows PC, so the steps it gives cannot be performed by me, or at least I am not sure of the Windows PC steps to do what it is talking about.
Every time I have seen this problem posted online, the solutions are to either change the about:config of two specific entries, one of which does not exist on my computer, to replace the mimeType file (which I've done and it didn't work), or delete the pref.js file (also which has not worked). As I said in my first post, I have reset Firefox many times and it has not yet fixed my problem.
And, frankly, I don't understand why I need to install a plugin/add on to make this work correctly. I never had to before and it used to work just fine. There has to be a way to fix this without needing to install anything additional to my browser or computer.
And what sort of example are you talking about for me to post for someone to analyze? I am not sure I fully understand that. This isn't the first time someone has had this problem and has needed it to be fixed. But, as I said in my first post, most of those problems are old and the solutions are outdated, as in they were for Firefox 2, 3, 4, etc.
jenz1205 wrote:
I am not sure of the Windows PC steps to do what it is talking about.
The directions in the aforementioned article are for all operating systems. To open the Web Console on Windows, press Ctrl+Shift+K.
On Windows Vista and later, you can click the Firefox button in the top left corner of the window, then choose Web Developer, then Web Console.
On Windows XP, you can open the Tools menu and choose Web Developer, then Web Console.
jenz1205 wrote:
I don't understand why I need to install a plugin/add on to make this work correctly.
Firefox is behaving the way the server instructs it to. To change something that is working as intended, you need add-ons.
jenz1205 wrote:
And what sort of example are you talking about for me to post for someone to analyze?
A link to a download where the "Do this automatically..." option is grayed out. Chances are it's going to be a case of the Content-Disposition: attachment header, so you could save some time by just installing the InlineDisposition add-on and see if it solves the problem.
Umnikazi wombuzo
Ok, so I went into the Web Console, but am still unsure of what it is that I am supposed to be looking for, or fixing.
As far as the two plugins/add ons you suggested, I've installed both and neither has seemed to help me with my problem. I have had them both running at the same time and then did one at a time to make sure they didn't cancel each other out. Still, nothing is helping or solving this problem.
Most of the files I am trying to download are torrent files. So you can literally pick any torrent site and click a link, they all do the same thing.
As far as the "Do this automatically..." option being greyed out, it is still like that and nothing I try seems to be fixing this. Is there anything else I can try to fix this? It really is becoming quite a nuisance.
I keep seeing stuff online about mimeTypes.rdf and I have tried to fix that by deleting it or even saving a basic one in place of the one I have, yet it keeps reverting back to the cluttered one. This is what my file currently looks like, and I feel like it shouldn't.
<RDF:RDF xmlns:NC="http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#"
xmlns:RDF="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:http://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s" NC:prettyName="30 Boxes" NC:uriTemplate="http://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s" /> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s" NC:prettyName="Gmail" NC:uriTemplate="https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s" /> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:mailto" NC:useSystemDefault="true" NC:alwaysAsk="false"> <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:https://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s"/> <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:ircs" NC:value="ircs"> <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:ircs"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Seq RDF:about="urn:schemes:root"> <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:webcal"/> <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:ircs"/> <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:mailto"/> <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:irc"/> </RDF:Seq> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:https://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s" NC:prettyName="Yahoo! Mail" NC:uriTemplate="https://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s" /> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:ircs" NC:alwaysAsk="true"> <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:schemes"> <NC:Protocol-Schemes RDF:resource="urn:schemes:root"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:mailto" NC:value="mailto"> <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:mailto"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:webcal" NC:value="webcal"> <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:webcal"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:webcal" NC:useSystemDefault="true" NC:alwaysAsk="true"> <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:http://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:irc" NC:alwaysAsk="true"> <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:root" NC:en-US_defaultHandlersVersion="3" /> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:irc" NC:value="irc"> <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:irc"/> </RDF:Description> <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s" NC:prettyName="Mibbit" NC:uriTemplate="https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s" />
Is there a default mimeTypes file that I can download or something? I really feel like this issue shouldn't be an issue, or that it shouldn't be resolved quickly. No amount of resets or fresh installs of Firefox have helped.
Okulungisiwe ngu jenz1205
You can use the Live Http Headers to check with which content header (MIME type) the file is send by the server.
This usually happens if the server sends the file with a generic content type.
Looking in the web console is to diagnose why Firefox is treating the download the way it is. When you click the URL in the web console, a small window pops up showing the Request and Response Headers (and some cookies). The critical information is In the Response Headers. In particular, Content-Type and Content-Disposition.
- When the content type specifies the generic binary file type (application/octet-stream), Firefox may allow you to check the box to do this every time, but it doesn't actually work.
- When the content disposition specifies attachment, then the site is forcing a download.
The extensions linked above are designed to help you work around these different instructions from the server.
I don't use torrents, so I don't know whether there could be some other factor here.
Umnikazi wombuzo
Ok, so I am apparently still having issues. I checked the headers and such like said and I have copy and pasted below what the response headers have said. I still get the greyed out 'Do this automatically…" box and it seems that none of the add-ons or plugins I've downloaded have helped me change/fix this. As I said in my very first post, I didn't always have this problem and it just started one day and I cannot fix it. It has become quite annoying, even with the help I am getting from you guys, which I do appreciate.
Response Headers Δ172ms
Server: nginx/1.3.11
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jenz1205 wrote:
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
As you can see from the response headers you pasted, the server in question is sending the generic application/octet-stream file type. "Do this automatically..." will either be grayed out, or it might be available but checking it will have no effect.
jenz1205 wrote:
I still get the greyed out 'Do this automatically…" box and it seems that none of the add-ons or plugins I've downloaded have helped me change/fix this.
What rules did you set up in the Force Content-Type add-on? The following should suit your needs:
- URL: (.torrent)$ Old Content-Type: application/octet-stream New Content-Type: application/x-bittorrent
Alternatively, instead of downloading torrent files, use the magnet links, if the site in question offers them.
jenz1205 wrote:
Is there a default mimeTypes file that I can download or something?
If you delete the mimeTypes.rdf file from the profile folder while Firefox is closed, it will be replaced with the factory default when Firefox is next started (meaning all your added and customized download actions will be discarded).
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neither the Old Content-Type: application/octet-stream or New Content-Type: application/x-bittorrent are options in the dropdown menu. am i to just write them in manually?
and i have tried deleting the mimeTypes.rdl many times over (i've found that as a possible solution in other places i have looked up this problem) and it has never worked.
Deleting mimeTypes.rdf only helps if you are able to find a server that sends the file with the correct MIME type to set the automatic action. It won't help if you still try to do this with a generic MIME type or other MIME type that doesn't work.
I've had this problem a couple times and then it goes away. I've noticed twice that it seems to start up when I delete my history and then it stays until I get the option not greyed out. So, for example, it was greyed out on all the video sites I go to, but when I downloaded a .exe file (instal file for a driver I think) it gave me an un-greyed box, which I checked and then saved the file. Then after that all the downloads on the video sites would do it automatically too.
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i was finally able to get it working, by using the solution gingerbread man gave me with the Forced Content addon. Neither of the options I had been given previously were available on the drop down menu, so it took me a while to realize I could manually type them in, which I finally did.
URL: (.torrent)$ Old Content-Type: application/octet-stream New Content-Type: application/x-bittorrent
Thank you very much!
magnetlinks is the only solution that worked and is fine by me ty
I've set Firefox to open various file types (txt, png, pdf) with their default application; the "Do this automatically for files like this" option is checked. For some reason, FF keeps asking whether to save or open the file.
The Content-Type is: application/pdf.
You can check the mimeTypes.rdf file to see which MIME type is connected to each of those actions.
Thank you.
FF ignores the settings for any file type.
In IE8, the "Always ask before opening this type of file" check-box is missing. It might be a Windows issue.
Any idea?
Hi Yaron, did you try removing the mimeTypes.rdf file to reset download handling to defaults? This helps when the file contains conflicting entries or has become corrupted somehow.
Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using
Help > Troubleshooting Information > "Show Folder" button
Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit
Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename mimeTypes.rdf to something like mimeTypes.old
Restart Firefox and update your PDF setting to your preference. Any improvement?
Hi jscher2000,
Thank you.
I've tried it. This issue is really annoying. I'd appreciate more possible solutions.
Hi Yaron, does Firefox behave the same in its Safe Mode? That's a standard diagnostic tool to bypass interference by extensions (and some custom settings). More info: Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode.
You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using
Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
In the dialog, click "Start in Safe Mode" (not Reset)
Any difference?
Thank you jscher2000. I appreciate it.
Safe mode or a new profile doesn't solve it. I have the problem with IE as well. It might be a Windows issue.


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While the modern day luxury excellence of Mercedes Benz and the memory of the long defunct and very quirky Studebaker don't have a lot in common these days, it wasn't always the case. If you wanted to test drive a Mercedes in America between 1958 and 1963 there was one place to do it: your local Studebaker/Packard dealership.
Although Mercedes built some of its best know and most revered models in the 1950s, for much of the decade the firm was not very well known in America. In 1954 the company debuted it's 300SL to the world at the International Motor Sports Show in New York. The company had worked with Max Hoffmann who was a famous foreign car importer in the 50s and 60s to create the 300SL and bring it to America.
Hoffman began importing Mercedes to America in 1952 and was the first to do so. The Hoffman influenced decision to debut a car in the United States before Germany was unprecedented. It was clear that behind the American debut was a thinly veiled indication that the company was hoping to expand its American market. Over 1000 of the 1400 300SL coupes produced through 1957 were sold by Hoffman in America. Although these numbers were good, Mercedes ultimately had more in mind; by 1958 the company was looking for different options in America.
Around the same time the 300SL made its American debut, the famed Packard Motor Car Company bought the Studebaker Corporation to form the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. Packard believed they could take advantage of Studebaker's large network of dealers to improve sales. Studebaker believed Packard's cash flow might be able to save the company. It wasn't long after the two companies merged that Packard found out Studebaker had significantly understated their financial woes and accordingly the two companies were in financial trouble.
After a dismal sales year in 1956 made financial problems even worse several large decisions were made in an attempt to save Studebaker-Packard. The company entered into a management agreement with the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was also determined that the company would cease to produce individual Packard models. The Packards for 1957 and 1958 were merely rebadged Studebakers. The decision was made that the company would not produce Packards for the 1959 model year.
Studebaker was now left with a dwindling although still large dealer network and without a luxury model. Curtiss-Wright indentified the void left by the fold of Packard and brokered a deal with Mercedes to distribute and sell Mercedes Benz's throughout the Studebaker dealer network. In a deal strikingly reminiscent of the Packard/Studebaker merger a few years earlier, Mercedes hoped Studebakers dealer network would increase Mercedes sales in America while Studebaker would rely on the proceeds from their distributor agreement to keep the company afloat.
(Studebaker's factory in South Bend where Mercedes kept an office until 1964)
Through their agreement Mercedes Benz Sales Inc. was formed as a subsidiary of Studebaker-Packard. Mercedes began appearing at Studebaker dealerships throughout the country. While Mercedes began its slow rise in popularity in America, Studebaker was doing everything they could to stay afloat. At one point they discussed selling Facel Vega's Excellence model under a revived Packard nameplate. Mercedes immediately objected to this idea and, because Studebaker was reliant on the money they received through their distribution agreement plans to revive Packard were scrapped indefinitely.
By the end of 1963 not even the money from the increasingly profitable Mercedes Benz distribution agreement could save Studebaker. The company had tried everything, including diversification to non automotive industries, to save itself. These attempts ultimately proved to be too little too late. On December 9, 1963 Studebaker announced the closure of its South Bend, IN production facility. 11 days later the last car Studebaker ever made in America rolled off the assembly line. The company would continue limited production in Canada through 1966.
The combination of Studebaker closing its American factory and increasing sales popularity in America led Mercedes to terminate the remainder of its distribution agreement with Studebaker in 1964. The company did not want to be associated with the failing company. After a 3.75 million dollar buyout of the remainder of its distribution commitments to Studebaker the company established Mercedes Benz of North America as a separate company. It offered dealership franchises to many of the Studebaker dealerships who were aware of Studebaker's impending fate. The result of this is that many of the oldest and most prestigious Mercedes dealerships in America started out selling Studebakers and Packards.
Pondering the what-ifs of Mercedes and Studebaker-Packard's brief distribution union is especially interesting over 45 years later. What if Studebaker had not folded and their agreement with Mercedes had continued. Would the brand still be viewed as the prestigious luxury car it is today? What if Studebaker had terminated their agreement with Mercedes to revive the Packard? Could it have saved them? Would Mercedes have been able to gain popularity in America if their deal with Studebaker had been terminated early?
While it is impossible to know the answer to any of these speculative questions, one thing is definite. While at the time a little known German company combining forces with a well established cash strapped American company made sense, 45 years after the fact the idea of selling and servicing Mercedes alongside Studebakers is hard to imagine.
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Memphis music geography centers on Beale Street downtown, but blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and soul have spilled out onto Thomas Street in the section of North Memphis called New Chicago since before WWII. It manages to stay well-hidden from the rest of the city– it's not on the approved list of tourist attractions despite a rich history.
Urban renewal smashed Beale, but never reached Thomas. The clubs on the strip today are in buildings constructed in the 1920s, which give the place an even more authentic feel. Thomas Street boasts a bounty of cultural treasure, from the vacant site of American Recording Studio at 827, to civil rights activist and fire barber Warren Lewis' salon at 887, the beautiful One Block North juke joint at Thomas and Marble Avenue, on up to CC Blues Club at 1427. Isaac Hayes called the neighborhood home while a student at New Chicago's Manassas High School, off Thomas Street on Firestone Avenue.
In the middle of these stories sits the site of Currie's Club Tropicana at 1331 Thomas, pictured at left. The brick building here was built in 1951, though a frame building at the same address held the club prior to that. Johnnie Currie ruled the North Memphis night from 1946 to the 1970s, with the exception of a five year period spent on Beale.
Currie's club hosted big-time touring R&B acts like Fats Domino, Louis Jordan, Bill Doggett, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Ray Charles, Little Junior Parker. "Mr. Currie brought the biggest," recalled drummer Howard Grimes, who joined the Currie's houseband in the late 1950s.
The Ernest Withers photos at right give us a glimpse inside Currie's. They appeared in the August 15, 1955 addition of the Memphis Tri-State Defender.
In addition to Grimes, the houseband included tenor sax player Emerson Able, alto Floyd Newman, trumpeter Herman Green, bassist Robert McGee, pianist Eddie Jones, guitarist Clarence Nelson, and leader Ben Branch.
Currie's is also remembered as the location of an auspicious debut. "Ben Branch didn't like Isaac Hayes for some reason," Grimes remembers. "Isaac was in the house and asked Ben would he let him sing, and Ben wouldn't let him. Word got to Mr. Currie, and he got on Ben's case. When we took a break, I saw them arguing in the kitchen. Currie told Ben if he wouldn't let Isaac sing, he wouldn't have a job. I'll never forget the song Isaac sang that night, Brook Benton's 'Just a Matter of Time.' We had been practicing because Brook Benton to come to town. They called Isaac up to sing and he brought the house down. It turned his life around. Everybody was talking about it the next day."
Currie left his club around 1965 to run the Hippodrome at 500 Beale Street. He sold to Clyde Hopkins, a former member of the W.C. Handy orchestra, and Hopkins' mother "Big Baby," who ran roadhouses in Tunica, Mississippi while raising her son. "My mother would run the cafe, and cook," recalls Hopkins. "I had every musician that you can name to play there. You had to call them and book them. You got to pay them a guarantee. I named it Club El Morocco. Back then, anyone getting $1,000 to $1,200 was getting good money. We had seating capacity of 1400. Most of the time I used Ted Taylor as my houseband, you ever hear of him? He sang and played a little guitar. He got killed in a car wreck."
Currie came back around 1970, purchased the club back from Hopkins and uptowned the name:
Currie died, probably in 1979, a year after his wife Suzie passed.
The creativity still flows through 1331 Thomas Street. Today the club Johnnie Currie built houses the studio of artist Nelson Smith III. He creates giant plaster sculptures and molds for fiberglass statues, a trade he learned as the fiberglass sculptor of Shoney's Big Boy mascots in the area. When I last visited, Nelson was working on modifying a Pontiac Firebird with plaster to resemble a DeLorean.


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There will be a Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night in Miami. The Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 91-77 Saturday night in Game 6, evening up the series at 3 games each.
LeBron James scored 29 points with 7 rebounds and 6 assists, but Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh could only muster 15 points between them on 4 of 19 shooting. It was the lowest combined point total for Wade and Bosh since they became teammates.
The Heat shot 36% from the field, their worst performance of the season. It was also the first time all season Miami made 10 three-pointers and lost.
"They just flat-out beat us in every facet of the game. They just outclassed us in that (third) quarter," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Roy Hibbert continued his dominance, scoring 24 points with 11 rebounds. The Pacers had three players with 10 or more rebounds, and pulled in 14 offensive boards as a team.
The Heat were lucky to even be close to to the Pacers for parts of the first half. Miami shot 7 of 9 from three point range, and 9 of 34 from everywhere else. James led the Heat with 14 points, while Norris Cole contributed 9 points off the bench. Miami attempted just one free throw the entire half (on a technical foul), failing to get into the painted area enough to draw fouls.
Indiana shot only 40% from the floor, missing three dunks in the second quarter and more from only a few feet away from the rim. Roy Hibbert and Paul George each scored 13 points, but David West scored only one point of 0 of 7 shooting. Somehow the Heat entered halftime with a 40-39 lead.
Then the wheels fell off for Miami. Indiana took the lead on a 14-2 run to start the quarter, and their lead grew to as much as 17 points. The Heat shot 4 of 16 with 6 turnovers, while Indiana shot 13 of 17 and generally did whatever it wanted on offense. It was Miami's lowest scoring quarter of the season.
Shaq Gives Shout-out to Miami Beach PD and BSO
But Miami began mounting a comeback in the fourth quarter, opening the period on a 13-4 run. Mike Miller came off the bench to hit two three-pointers (giving him a grand total of three for the series), James began attacking the paint, and the Pacers began to stall on offense.
Miami made it a 72-68 game, then the Pacers went on a 9-0 run to extinguish any remaining hope Miami had at a comeback.
Paul George led the Pacers with 28 points. David West added 11 points and 14 rebounds, while George Hill scored 16 points.
Chris "Birdman" Andersen did not play after being suspended for one game by the league upon review of his fracas with Tyler Hansbrough during the first half of Game 5. Andersen was called for a flagrant 1 foul on Thursday, but \the league upgraded the foul to a flagrant 2 on Friday.
Game 7 will be played Monday night at 8:30, with coverage on TNT.


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Resverlogix Completes Dosing of RVX-208 in SUSTAIN, a Phase 2b Clinical Trial Targeting High-Risk Cardiovascular Disease Patients
May 09, 2012, 14:12 ET
TSX Exchange Symbol: RVX
CALGARY, May 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Resverlogix Corp. (TSX:RVX) is pleased to announce that dosing in SUSTAIN, a Phase 2b clinical trial to assess lipid trends and safety of RVX-208, has been completed on schedule. All patients in the Cleveland Clinic led trial had significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks.
In SUSTAIN, a 24-week, multi-centered, double-blind, randomized, parallel group, placebo controlled trial, all subjects received standard of care therapy including up to 40 mg atorvastatin (Lipitor) or 20 mg rosuvastatin (Crestor). As recently stated, RVX-208 is the first known BET Bromodomain inhibitor to be studied in humans. It is an orally active small molecule that raises ApoA-I production leading to enhanced reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). SUSTAIN trial subjects received either RVX-208 (200 mg/day) or placebo for 24 weeks for the purposes of studying a panel of lipid parameters versus baseline. SUSTAIN is an important component of an expanded clinical program that includes a parallel Phase 2b clinical trial, ASSURE. The ASSURE trial will utilize intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to study the important atherosclerotic plaque regressing aspects of RCT. The unique mechanism by which RVX-208 can potentially regress atherosclerotic plaque distinguishes it from all other known drug classes or small molecule candidates in clinical development. Resverlogix expects to report top line data for SUSTAIN in Q3 2012 and for ASSURE in Q1 2013.
"We have completed dosing in the SUSTAIN trial, right on schedule," stated Donald McCaffrey, president and chief executive officer of Resverlogix. "Data from this trial will be used to assess the safety and efficacy of RVX-208 in a high-risk population with CVD. This population provides an ideal opportunity to test the effects of RVX-208. We are particularly interested in confirming the safety of RVX-208 in the extended dosing time frame from three to six months."
Allan Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. and senior vice president of clinical development at Resverlogix, added, "the SUSTAIN trial extends the duration of clinical exposure to RVX-208 by 3 months. Not only will this data provide us with important insights into the safety and efficacy of RVX-208, we also expect important new information for the future development of RVX-208."
About RVX-208
RVX-208 is a novel small molecule that targets and inhibits BET Bromodomains. It is the first small molecule of this novel class of compounds in clinical development. RVX-208 stimulates endogenous ApoA-I production leading to enhanced reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). The main role of ApoA-I is to assist the body's natural defense system against atherosclerosis as ApoA-I performs its function in a normal physiologic process called RCT. This pathway enables cholesterol, including that within atherosclerotic plaques of vessel walls, to be transported to the liver for further processing and elimination from the body. Enhanced RCT clearance of cholesterol from vessel walls should reduce or prevent atherosclerosis. The ability of RVX-208 to increase ApoA-I production to augment RCT is a highly differentiated approach from all other CVD therapies. RVX-208 is positioned to be one of the most promising drugs in development for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
About Resverlogix Corp.
Resverlogix Corp. is a leading biotechnology company engaged in the development of novel therapies for important global medical markets with significant unmet medical needs. The NexVas™ Plaque Regression program is our primary focus which is to develop novel small molecules that enhance ApoA-I production and remove atherosclerotic plaque. These vital therapies are focused to address the burden of atherosclerosis and other important diseases such as Acute Coronary Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Oncology and Autoimmune diseases. Resverlogix' common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:RVX). For further information please visit www.resverlogix.com.
This news release may contain certain forward-looking information as defined under applicable Canadian securities legislation, that are not based on historical fact, including without limitation statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "plans", "intends", "will", "should", "expects", "continue", "estimate", "forecasts" and other similar expressions. In particular, this news release includes forward looking information relating to research and development activities, the conduct of the SUSTAIN trial and the potential role of RVX-208 in the treatment of atherosclerosis. Our actual results, events or developments could be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We can give no assurance that any of the events or expectations will occur or be realized. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions and risk factors including but not limited to those associated with the success of research and development programs, clinical trial programs including possible delays in patient recruitment, the regulatory approval process, competition, securing and maintaining corporate alliances, market acceptance of the Company's products, the availability of government and insurance reimbursements for the Company's products, the strength of intellectual property, financing capability, the potential dilutive effects of any financing, reliance on subcontractors and key personnel and additional assumptions and risk factors discussed in our Annual Information Form and most recent MD&A which are incorporated herein by reference and are available through SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and are made as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention and has no obligation or responsibility, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
South Dakota Animal Products Company Subjected Employee to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A federal judge has approved a consent decree resolving a sexual harassment lawsuit against Vet Pharm, Inc., a South Dakota animal health products distributor, brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit, between 2007 and 2008, a Vet Pharm employee told sexually explicit jokes and made highly personalized sexual comments which demeaned and humiliated female employees. Prior to filing its lawsuit, the EEOC conducted an investigation that indicated that complaints were made to a direct supervisor, who allegedly took no action to remedy the harassment. Further, the investigation showed that even after complaints were raised with upper management, the company failed to stop the harasser's conduct, which was so severe that one female employee felt forced to quit her job, the EEOC said.
Sexual harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed its suit, which was assigned to Judge Roberto Lange, in U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Highstrom-Neilan v. Vet Pharm, Inc., Civil Action No. 11-4025), after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
The consent decree approved yesterday provides that Vet Pharm will pay $65,000, to be divided between two female former employees who worked at its Sioux Falls facility. The consent decree applies to Vet Pharm's facilities in Iowa, South Dakota and Idaho. In addition to the monetary settlement, the decree also contains an injunction preventing further sexual harassment, sex discrimination or retaliation, as well as requirements that Vet Pharm provide training to its employees; report to the EEOC regarding future complaints; revise its sexual harassment policy and employee handbooks; and post a notice for employees about the resolution of the suit. The EEOC will monitor Vet Pharm's compliance with the agreement for three years.
"Employers have an obligation to ensure that the workplace is free from sexual harassment," said John Hendrickson, the EEOC regional attorney in Chicago. "Sexualized speech at work is abusive, and women have a right to do their jobs without fearing abuse from their co-workers. When employers learn that sexual harassment exists in their workplace, they must take effective steps to end the harassment, and not just in the short term, but permanently."
The agreement between the EEOC and Vet Pharm ending the lawsuit resulted from an early, voluntary mediation conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judge John E. Simko.
Jean Kamp, associate regional attorney for the EEOC's Chicago District, said, "The EEOC commends Vet Pharm for its willingness to come to the table early in the case to try to reach a resolution."
According to its website, www.vetpharminc.com, Vet Pharm is a full-service animal health products distributor providing services to veterinarians, with three locations in Iowa, South Dakota and Idaho.
Trial Attorney Jessica Palmer-Denig in the Minneapolis Area Office handled the EEOC's litigation against Vet Pharm under the management of the agency's Chicago District Office. The Chicago District office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement and the conduct of agency litigation in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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Dems prep Mississippi war plan
National Democrats have begun to take steps toward contesting the Mississippi Senate race, channeling money to their cash-strapped underdog challenger and preparing a deep research file on tea party candidate Chris McDaniel as Republicans duke it out in a runoff primary.
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Party strategists have long watched the GOP campaign between McDaniel, an activist state legislator, and six-term incumbent Thad Cochran for signs of a general election opening. Though Mississippi leans strongly to the right, Democratic leaders increasingly believe McDaniel could be vulnerable to a concerted challenge in November — and in an election season that has Democrats overwhelmingly on defense, a surprise opportunity to go on the attack in the Deep South might be too enticing to pass up.
Democrats say they have no intention of meddling in the second round Republican primary on June 24, in which McDaniel is believed to have an advantage. But they intend to be prepared if Cochran falls: The Democratic research group American Bridge is well into the process of scrutinizing McDaniel's record as a politician and commentator and has put out a job posting for a tracker position in Mississippi. Democratic groups have polled the race multiple times, though not since the primary this week in which McDaniel and Cochran deadlocked at 49 percent.
( Also on POLITICO: Thad Cochran vs. Molly Ball)
More than a half-dozen sitting senators, including Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Michael Bennet, have already channeled donations to Democratic nominee Travis Childers from their political action committees.
A former congressman from Mississippi's conservative northeast corner, Childers benefited from a late April fundraiser in Washington that Sens. Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania attended. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer was also there and cut Childers a $2,500 check from his PAC.
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the former DSCC chairman and a member of Senate leadership, said Thursday he believes the party has "a chance in Mississippi."
( Also on POLITICO: A little bit of Mississippi intrigue)
"When I read some of the things that McDaniel has said, I think that even in a Republican state like that, there's a real chance for a Democrat," Schumer said. "I always think we have a chance, but clearly some of the things that McDaniel has said — you've read them. I don't want to repeat them, after all. It's a wonderful state."
Asked whether he would urge the DSCC to put money into the race, Schumer answered: "Let's wait and see what happens in the runoff."
That attitude prevails across the Democratic political community, along with a healthy dose of skepticism about their prospects in a state that has not voted for a Democratic senator since 1982. Even if Republicans nominate McDaniel, Democrats acknowledge that Mississippi is still a tough sell. (The material out there on the state senator, one strategist said, "would be a kill shot in any other state, but this is still Mississippi.")
Still, there's also a persistent optimism about a matchup between Childers, a former member of the moderate Blue Dog Caucus who voted against the Affordable Care Act, and McDaniel, a shoot-from-the-lip former radio host who has made charged statements about a range of issues related to homosexuality, immigration and race.
( Also on POLITICO: Cochran mission: Expand electorate)
In an interview Thursday, Childers said he wasn't overly focused about the GOP runoff since he has no control over the outcome but aligned himself with Cochran on the overarching subject of delivering federal support for Mississippi.
McDaniel has attacked Cochran's history of bringing piles of federal cash to Mississippi for pork-barrel projects. He has described his main goal in Washington as cutting back the government's power in areas, such as education and health care, where McDaniel believes it has overstepped its constitutional powers.
"There are two very different candidates there, one who, quite frankly, I probably share similarities with. The other will be a very stark contrast to Travis Childers," Childers said, describing himself as a "Democrat who was willing to reach across the aisle and get things done."


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Vine crops are the camels of the garden! They contain up to 95 percent water at maturity, yet they don't require any more watering than other vegetables. But they do need a steady supply of moisture -- about one inch of water each week. This is important for taste, because cucumbers and melons can become bitter or bland if they're stressed by dryness or lack of soil nutrients.When to Water
If you live in a dry area, or experience a dry spell, you'll have to water. However, water when your plants need it, not just because you're in the habit of watering every few days. You can tell if your plants are thirsty by digging into the soil. If it's dry four inches down, water. If you reach moist soil three inches down, your plants are okay.
Another way to tell if your plants need watering is if they look wilted before eleven o'clock in the morning. If your plants droop in the heat of the late afternoon sun, don't worry, that's normal.How to Water
How you water is as important as when. Don't just sprinkle the soil surface. Shallow watering promotes shallow, weak root growth and that's bad for plants. Water to a depth of six inches to do the most good.
You can water with an overhead sprinkler, a hose or with buckets, but soaker hoses and drip irrigation are the most efficient techniques. Soaker hoses have tiny holes along them. By laying one right next to the plants, the water seeps out to soak the soil thoroughly. You don't wet the foliage, and hardly any water is lost to evaporation. Drip irrigation systems have individual water lines that you place next to your plants; at the end of each line is an emitter that drips water onto the soil.
You can also use homemade "automatic" water dispensers. Punch a few holes in the bottoms of large, wide-mouth cans or sawed-off plastic gallon jugs and bury these in the melon patch before planting. Plant seeds in hills around each can about four inches from it. Rain water will collect in the can and seep through the holes to the roots, or fill the cans when you water.Beware the Wet Garden
Vine crops are prone to disease, so stay out of the garden when it's wet. Diseases can spread quickly by traveling on beads of water from leaf to leaf or plant to plant, and even if you try not to touch the plants, you could transfer any number of bacteria without realizing it.
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It's always amusing to hear the anti-gay bigots, who seem to spend most of their time launching boycotts against companies they deem to be insufficiently hateful, cry and scream about how intolerant anyone else is if they try to pressure corporations to support equality. Bryan Fischer throws a delightful little temper tantrum here:
And they're trying to present themselves as these innocent little victims, helpless and hapless, being picked on across the fruited plain. And they're not. They are bullies. They are intolerant, they are vicious, they are mean, and they are after people of faith. There's no 'live and let live' with the bullies at Big Gay. They don't know anything about tolerance. Tolerance is not in their vocabulary. They have no tolerance for those who support the institution of the natural family. None, zip, zero. They have no room in their so-called 'diversity world' for people who believe in natural marriage. They claim to be all about diversity, but there is no room in their world for anybody that believes in traditional moral values. They're absolutely intolerant and they have no room, they're anti-diversity…So I'm talking about this with regard specifically to Chick-fil-A. And I am pointing out specifically that the bullies at Big Gay are coming after Chick-fil-A. They're trying to take them out, they're trying to obliterate them, they're trying to go Ahmadinejad on Chick-fil-A, they want them wiped off the face of the map. Let's make it our goal to buy out every chicken sandwich that Chick-fil-A makes on August 1. Let's have them run out of chickens, let's send them out behind the restaurant with an ax to cut the heads off of more chickens to feed people because they're selling so many chicken sandwiches.
He doesn't seem to know — or care — that Ahmadinejad is just as much of a bigot as he is, and against the very same people. They're so cute when they ball up their fists and stamp their feet, aren't they?


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>A PFO may be very small, physiologically insignificant, or it may be larger and occasionally a route for the bypass or shunting of blood. Usually, because the pressure in the left atrium exceeds that in the right atrium, no blood crosses the PFO (when patent, or open, there is still a flap of tissue in the left atrium that overlies the opening of the PFO).
>Fitness and Diving IssueAs in the case of atrial and ventricular septal defects, under certain circumstances, a PFO can result in shunting of blood from the right side of the heart to the left side. This is much more likely to occur in the atria than the ventricles because of the pressure differences between the chambers. Innocuous bubbles that may develop in the venous side of the circulation after a dive may be shunted to the left side of the heart and then distributed through the arteries. The result is that a paradoxical gas embolism or severe decompression sickness can result from a seemingly innocent dive profile.
>Studies of divers with severe decompression sickness have shown a rate of patent foramen ovale higher than that observed in the general population. Special Doppler bubble contrast studies can identify a PFO. The diver with a known PFO should know the potential increased risk of decompression illness. A diver with a PFO who has suffered an embolism or serious decompression sickness after a low-risk dive profile should likely refrain from future diving.
>At present, most diving physicians agree that the risk of a problem associated with a PFO is not significant enough to warrant widespread screening of all divers. An episode of severe decompression illness that is not explained by the dive profile should initiate an evaluation for the existence of a PFO.
>For more information on cardiovascular conditions, see the complete article by Dr. James L. Caruso on Cardiovascular Fitness and Diving from the July/August 1999 issue of Alert Diver.


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The last bit of inadvertent influence my father had on the music I listen to — and it's a big one — is from Sonny Boy Williamson. My father happened to buy a Sonny Boy Williamson record. He didn't listen to it. I did and my head nearly exploded. Most of my favourite artists are influenced by the blues. I hear the blues in everything. I still listen to and appreciate the music of plenty of great blues artists like B.B. King, Blind Willie McTell, Howlin' Wolf, James Cotton, Lightin' Hopkins, Little Walter, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Pinetop Perkins, Skip James, Son House, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. But if I have to pick the one blues artist who can't do wrong, who I know, whatever track you pick, I'm going to love it, it's Sonny Boy Williamson. In my book, he's the embodiment of everything that is the blues.
If you don't like Sonny Boy Williamson, get out of my house.