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Climate: 2C or not 2C?
Comments by the US climate envoy last week discussing the value of the 2C target in international climate change negotiations have provoked quite a response.
Todd Stern, who leads the US negotiating team in the UN climate convention (UNFCCC) and performed the same role at the recent Rio+20 summit, told an audience at Dartmouth College that insisting on the target in negotiations would lead to "deadlock".
The approach needed more "flexibility", he said.
The negotiations he's referring to concern the Durban Platform - an oddly-chosen name for a process agreed at last year's UN talks in South Africa.
Governments agreed to conclude negotiations by 2015 on a new global deal that would include to different extents every nation, to come into effect in 2020.
As I reported earlier this week, the comment went down very badly with the blocs pushing for faster action on climate change - the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis) and the EU - with Marshall Islands minister Tony de Brum describing this flexibility as "a death sentence".
Later, the African Group of countries weighed in, spokesman Seyni Nafo saying: "This is not a game with numbers; its a question of people's lives, and so I am not sure there is much space for the 'flexibility' Mr Stern has spoken of."
But Ed King of the Responding to Climate Change website asked whether Mr Stern didn't have a point, given the difficult internal politics of the world's two biggest emitters.
"The aim is to avoid a 2C rise not just for 2015 or 2020 but stretching into the next 100 years," he writes.
"For that to be achieved the USA (and China) has to be on board."
In the middle of this comment storm, Mr Stern's office issued a statement designed to be a clarification.
"Of course, the US continues to support this [2C] goal; we have not changed our policy.
"My point in the speech was that insisting on an approach that would purport to guarantee such a goal - essentially by dividing up carbon rights to the atmosphere - will only lead to stalemate given the very different views countries would have on how such apportionment should be made.
"My view is that a more flexible approach will give us a better chance to actually conclude an effective new agreement and meet the goal we all share."
I say the statement is "designed to be a clarification" because actually, I'm not sure it is.
Certainly, countries have very different views on how "carbon rights to the atmosphere" should be divided up.
We've seen that in abundance at successive UN climate talks dating back at least to 1997 and the agreement of the Kyoto Protocol.
So to that extent, Mr Stern's suggestion of not worrying too much about trying to build a 2C guarantee into the 2015 deal but instead starting "with a regime that can get us going in the right direction and that is built in a way maximally conducive to raising ambition, spurring innovation, and building political will" makes some sense.
However, as he acknowledges: "This kind of flexible, evolving legal agreement cannot guarantee that we meet a 2C goal."
Which begs the question; what use is such an agreement if it doesn't?
It's worth returning at this point to the basic point of the UN climate convention: "The ultimate objective is to achieve... stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system."
In some ways it's a badly phrased objective, because greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that are "dangerous" for inhabitants of drought-prone East Africa or low-lying Tuvalu may be absolutely fine in Paris and indeed beneficial in Yakutsk.
But there it is. And the importance of the 2C figure is that it's come to represent a kind of general, averaged-out notion of what "dangerous" means.
Many countries argue it's too lenient. A majority favour 1.5C; a few hold out for 1C.
No government - in public, at least - argues it's too strict.
So as far as there is a general consensus about these things, when Mr Stern advocates a negotiating process that "cannot guarantee" a 2C goal, one way of seeing that is as an acknowledgement that governments shouldn't aim to fulfil the basic objective of the UN climate convention; which is obviously political dynamite.
And yet elsewhere in his speech, he is extremely forthright in arguing that "dangerous anthropogenic climate interference with the climate system" has to be avoided.
For all the protestations of "sceptics", he says: "The atmosphere doesn't care. Its temperature will continue its implacable rise, with all the consequences that entails, unless we act to stop it."
On the evidence of warming - the succession of hot years, the Arctic sea ice melt, ocean acidification, and so on: "They warn of droughts and floods and extreme storms.
"They warn of water shortages, food shortages and national security risk. They warn of what 11 retired generals and admirals wrote about in 2007 - climate change becoming a 'force multiplier for instability in some of the most volatile regions of the world'.
"And they introduce the threat of catastrophic, non-linear change."
... all of which is exactly why most governments are not only supporting the 2C target (if not a smaller figure), but remain determined to get a deal in 2015 that ensures it's achieved.
The most intriguing question - and despite making some enquiries, I've turned up nothing definitive on this - is whether the US is alone in proposing an approach to negotiations that doesn't explicitly aim for 2C.
Since the Copenhagen UN summit of 2009, the US has formed part of what's been dubbed a "coalition of the unwilling", which also, to varying degrees, has included China, India, Russia, Canada, Japan and some of the Gulf states.
Submissions that the US and China sent to the UNFCCC in March, outlining ideas for moving forward on the Durban Platform, don't mention the 2C target at all.
An omission - or something more meaningful?
Meanwhile, submissions from India and Saudi Arabia claim that in order to meet 2C, it's necessary only for the traditional developed countries to restrain emissions - even though the science makes clear that at some stage, all countries will have to take a hit.
The uncomfortable reality is that India, Saudi Arabia and other fast-developing countries can still point at the US and its fellow early industrialisers - the UK, Germany, Japan - and legitimately argue that none has yet been willing to make emission cuts that their historical responsibilities justify.
And without that leadership, they won't follow.
To Mr Stern, the implication of all this is that a process based on slicing up "rights to the atmosphere" can't work.
Politically, he may be right. But it's hard to see any path to a world free of dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system unless governments do find a way of apportioning these rights.


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Has Coby dared go down the same route as Apple, by releasing an MP3 player sans controls? It's not clear how the Micro player works, but judging by the lack of buttons it'd appear the controls are in the headphones.
I do like the design though, and as it's Coby it'll probably be dirt cheap too. Inside, 2GB of storage will hold your choons, and it can be connected to your PC via USB. Battery life is just five hours, via the Lithium Polymer battery. No word on when this mysterious little device will launch, nor for how much. [Coby via Chip Chick via Geeky-Gadgets]


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Make A Plan - Communications, Household, Special Needs, Work, School
Creating plans for family communications, loved ones with special needs, household matters, financial documents and evacuation are all part of being well prepared. During an emergency, family members may not be together and a Family Communications Plan will assist people in contacting each other. Household Plans will assist your family in knowing how to prepare ahead of time and what to do during and immediately after an event.
Many businesses, schools and neighborhoods have taken steps to develop plans as well. Neighbors and co-workers often support each other during times of disaster, especially if first responders are unable to get to your area.
Easy to use forms and checklists are available at Ready Colorado.
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Holiday cottage for rent is located near Újezd, locality Neznašov and Hladná, district České Budějovice. The facility in a quiet part of a small cottage area is ideal for fishermen and boaters, but also for swimming and water sports (Vltava 600 m). There are marked hiking trails and biking trails nearby. Bechyně is 13 km away, Újezd 10 km and České Budějovice 30 km.
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Refundable deposit 2000 CZK. Payment of el. energy according to actual consumption. Bedding and wood for heating are provided in the price of the stay. Dog fee 200 CZK / stay. Summer week stays. Outside min. payment for 3 nights or weekend.
On the ground floor of the cottage is a fully equipped kitchenette (electric stove with oven, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, kettle) and living room: dining table with seating, fireplace, TV and radio. Upstairs there are 3 double bedrooms: 2 with a double bed and 1 with a separate bed, which can accommodate an extra bed. On the ground floor there is a bathroom with shower enclosed with a toilet. The heating is provided by a solid fuel fireplace and el. a boiler with a heating system over the cottage. The fenced parcel is covered with pergola, garden furniture and outdoor fireplace. Parking possible directly by the house on the cottage.
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- Quicklook Chef'n Egg Poacher $9.95
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Egg Poachers and Tools
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Savvy cooks know that they often need help pulling everything together to put a meal on the table. Thermometers and timers are helpful gadgets that keep meal preparation on schedule by monitoring baking and cooking times and internal temperatures of certain dishes. Not only are thermometers convenient for knowing when foods are ready to serve, they are also an important safety tool that helps ensure that foods reach the proper internal temperature to help avoid foodborne illnesses. Food thermometers are easy to use, thanks to the probe that inserts directly into the food. An easy-to-read digital number pops up on the electronic screen almost immediately. Thermometers with Bluetooth capabilities will deliver temperature readings directly to a mobile device for even more convenience. Digital and mechanical timers help busy cooks manage cook times to prevent overcooking.
Cooks with specific specialty areas will appreciate having tool sets designed for specific cooking processes. For the cook who needs everything, an extensive tool set with a variety of pieces is an ideal place to start. Round out an existing collection with a three-piece whisk or spatula set that features implements in various shapes and sizes. For cooks looking for specialty sets, try stainless-steel salad servers or a long-handled barbecue tool set. Nonstick tools have never been so appealing with the innovative features of silicone. Choose from bright colors, such as red, blue, white or orange, to add these distinctive tools to a collection.
When sweet confections top the list of things to do in the kitchen, baking and pastry tools come in handy. A pastry prep board or nonstick mat on the counter helps with kneading bread or rolling out pie crust to your desired size. Some cooks swear by marble for a pastry board, preferring this surface because it remains cool when working with pastries. When it's time to bake pies, Williams-Sonoma has the gadgets and tools you need. A lattice crust might seem complicated, but with a special lattice pie crust cutter, it's a comparative breeze. You can even add a distinctive cherry or snowflake cutout to the top of a pie with simple cutter tools. Invite the kids into the kitchen to have fun with themed cookie cutters in seasonal and fruit shapes.
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By now you're probably sporting open-toed and backless shoes. But are your feet in good enough shape for summer footwear?
The boots and hard-soled shoes that protected you from the winter elements also kept the bones and muscles in your feet from doing what they do best: rolling, flexing, and fully supporting your weight as you move.
"The foot is the ground floor of your body," explains Jonathan FitzGordon, a Brooklyn, New York-based yoga teacher who has also created exercises and postural adjustments for optimal walking.
"If your feet aren't prepared to do their job, you'll feel the effects -- pain, arch strains, ankle injuries, and more." Practice these moves two to three times a week, recommends FitzGordon, and you'll strengthen your feet and walk without worry this season.
1. Tree Pose
What it does: The foot has four layers of muscles; this balancing pose challenges all of them to engage and work together to find stability.
How to do it: Stand tall with bare feet about a fist-distance apart, arms by your sides. Shift your weight to the left foot and place the sole of your right foot, toes pointing to the floor, as high up on the inside of your left leg as you can -- it could be on your ankle, your calf, or your inner thigh (avoid the knee joint). Bring your palms together in front of your heart. To help you balance, find a point at eye level to gaze at. Inhale for a count of five, then exhale for the same. Stay for five breaths, then repeat on the other side.
2. Tennis Ball Massage
What it does: Releases the connective tissues (also known as fascia) that support the muscles on the soles of your feet, making the foot suppler and better able to support you when walking on uneven surfaces, such as grass and sand.
How to do it: Sitting tall on the edge of a chair, place a tennis ball under the sole of your bare right foot. Using steady but not painful pressure, roll your foot slowly back and forth across the tennis ball from toe to heel. Continue for two to three minutes, massaging the entire sole. Repeat on the other foot.
3. Sit on Your Feet
What it does: Stretches the tops and bottoms of the feet evenly and restores flexibility.
How to do it: Sit with your shins on the floor and your buttocks resting on your feet. Point your toes so the entire top of the foot rests on the floor. Lengthen the spine and rest your hands on your thighs. Inhale for a count of five, then exhale for five. Stay for five breaths, then tuck your toes under and stay for another five breaths. If you find this stretch too intense, stay for as many breaths as possible, gradually increasing the number over time as your flexibility improves.
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About FERC Office of the Secretary (OSEC)
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary
Mr. Davis is the Deputy Secretary of the Office of the Secretary. This Office serves as the point of clearance and transmission between the Chairman, Commissioners, Commission Staff, and the general public in promulgating and publishing all Commission orders, notices, rules, and regulations and other official actions of the Commission. Moreover, the Office of the Secretary is responsible for the orderly processing of all matters coming before the Commission and has exclusive authority to authorize the time for initial releases of information concerning official acts of the Commission.
Mr. Davis began his career at FERC in 1992 in the Office of Electric Power Regulation as public utility specialist. Subsequently, he became a manager in the Office of Markets, Tariffs, and Rates - Division of Tariffs and Market Development - Central Group. That group was responsible for analyzing and assessing filings and applications involving the interstate sale for resale or transmission of electric energy and participated in rulemakings and Commission opinions. Mr. Davis holds a bachelors degree in economics from the University of the District of Columbia. Mr. Davis is a native Washingtonian and lives in the city with his wife Sabrina and two sons.


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Alice Munro and the Short Story Form (WSJ Book Club)
This month's WSJ Book Club host is Curtis Sittenfeld, author of the coming-of-age novel "Prep," as well as "American Wife" and "Sisterland." She has selected Alice Munro's 1998 collection of short stories, "The Love of a Good Woman," and will be leading a discussion through the book over the next several weeks.
Participate by joining the WSJ Book Club Facebook group, where we'll post weekly discussion topics and questions. Check out WSJ.com/bookclub for additional information, or stay up to date on Twitter using the hashtag #WSJbookclub. Sign up for the WSJ Book Club here.
When Ms. Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, she was praised as a "master of the contemporary short story." Born in 1931, in Wingham, Canada, Ms. Munro began writing short fiction as a teenager. She has since published 14 short-story collections since her first, "Dance of the Happy Shades," in 1968.


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|Easy and delicious. Serve with hummus or other healthy dip.
|Diet Types: Low Fat, Low Sodium, Vegetarian
|Serves: 12
|Cooking Time: 30 minutes - one hour
|In a bowl of a standup mixer, add flax seed, ground flax, flour, baking powder, salt and margarine or butter. With the paddle attachment, mix on low speed until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Stir in milk and mix until mixture forms a soft dough. You can also mix the dough by hand. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 10 minutes. Divide the dough into quarters. Turn out onto a lightly floured board. Roll out very thin to a rectangle 1/16 inch thick. cut into 2 1/2 inch squares. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with the remainder of the dough. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake 20 minutes until crisp and golden. Variations: 1 tablespoon powdered onion soup mix; 1 cup grated cheddar cheese; 1 tablespoon oregano and 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese. Yields 24 crackers. Nutrition analysis is based on 2 crackers per serving.
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Oroville >> Message to local water managers: pick up the pace on handling groundwater management, or expect the state to do it for you.
That's the word in a new state action plan on Sustainable Groundwater Management," available here: http://bit.ly/1gSNwDZ
The state already has the authority to manage groundwater basins, said Paul Gosselin, director of Butte County's Department of Water and Resource Conservation. The report reiterates that the state will step in if locals don't do the job.
He gave the Water Commission a heads-up on the process during the monthly water meeting Wednesday.
Recently the state hired 10 new staff members to move ahead.
"If that's where they are leading, which is a big stick, it raises a lot of concerns," Gosselin said.
Gosselin informed water commissioners that locals are being asked to create sustainable groundwater management.
"What's missing is there's nothing up front for technical support," the county water leader said.
He said he hopes the process will become a partnership, where locals guide the groundwater issues, and the state provides resources to help that happen.
The timeline is in the next few years, which means local agencies have a lot of work to do, Gosselin said.
The state has prioritized areas where groundwater overdraft and land subsidence occurs now and could occur in the future.
Land subsidence is when groundwater has been depleted for so long that the land becomes compacted. This is especially the case in clay soil, where the ability of the soil to hold water can be lost forever.
Better groundwater management will also help water quality in the future, the report continues
Butte County has fairly good groundwater, although levels have dipped in the recent drought. During normal or high rainwater years, the water table refills.
But things can change quickly depending on population growth and land use.
Paso Robles, for example, has had problems with wells going dry and groundwater dropping 70-100 feet. Emergency ordinances have been put in place. Stanislaus County is having similar problems, and there are new rules when wells are drilled, Gosselin said.
Last year Gov. Jerry Brown began the recent groundwater management strategy, bringing in leaders from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources and California EPA.
Butte and other counties will need to establish targets for safe groundwater yield, monitor groundwater use and keep a water budget.
"Then we will need to do compliance reports every five years," Gosselin continued.
Many issues will still need to be worked out, including who will pay for the program.
Some local areas may place limits on land conversion, which is in the works in San Luis Obispo. Other groundwater planning measures could include land use zoning.
One big question for local water leaders is "When is the state going to intervene and enforce," groundwater management rules? "What kind of action would they take? Would they be a blunt instrument or put moratoriums" or "block permits?"
"The goal is to build a (local) program with positive programs so people would want to participate and not just because of a threat from the state," he said.
Butte County is "in better shape that we have started updating our water budget, which we will have done by the end of the year." Gosselin pointed out.
During this current drought, a drop in groundwater levels overall has been documented.
By June, the county should have more details on areas where groundwater sustainability could be a problem, he said.
If there are areas of the county that are near the "tipping point," where groundwater recharge does not meet the amount being pumped, these areas will be looked at more closely.
The plan was finished in January, and will be rolled out over time, Gosselin said.
During the public comment period, Jim Brobeck of AquAlliance said he is concerned about local irrigation districts being placed in "a position of being the groundwater authority."
He said he is worried local districts may become involved in "aggressive groundwater banking," in the guise of groundwater management.
A public workshop on the program will be held at 9 a.m. April 16 at the Coastal Hearing Room, 1001 I St. in Sacramento.
So far, counties have reacted mildly, Gosselin said,
"People are recognizing that something needs to be done to bring consistency to how groundwater is managed on a statewide basis," he said.
"Most basins are not in overdraft.
"If the state came in and started making land use decision, it would be disastrous," Gosselin said.
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This series covers technical positions supervising, leading, or performing work involving applying:
Electronics technicians may have gained experience assisting in work situations including:
Maintenance - Developing maintenance standards and procedures for use by others. Analyzing repair practices and developing procedural instructions for use by others on methods and steps to repair equipment.
Installation - Planning and directing the installation of complex systems and associated facilities, particularly where there are site selection and construction problems, dealings with contractors and public utilities, and the possible need to modify equipment for novel site characteristics.
Fabrication - Designing and analyzing circuits, determining design feasibility, evaluating equipment performance under varying environmental conditions, and collecting performance data. Designing or modifying designs to achieve performance and cost objectives. Evaluating the adequacy of equipment for such purposes as repair, calibration, and testing.
Testing and Evaluation/Research and Development - Developing or evaluating new or modified electronic systems. Completing testing, evaluating data, and determining acceptability of equipment modifications, validity, test procedures and data, or legality of operation. Technicians support professional engineers in performing experiments, research, and developmental activities requiring an in-depth knowledge of technical engineering methods, applications, practices, and principles to work on concepts, prototypes, and experimental projects that are without precedent and support state-of-the-art research.
Sustainment - Developing, performing, evaluating, or modifying calibration and test equipment, systems, and procedures. Reporting, analyzing, and archiving test data. Performing complex calculations and manipulations of test data to improve performance of systems, instrumentation, measurement standards, techniques, and procedures.
Troubleshooting - Analyzing and diagnosing faults in the operational configuration of electronic systems and equipment. Interpreting circuit wiring, logic cable diagrams, drawings, specifications, and schematics of complete systems and equipment to understand the function and interconnections of the various assemblies and troubleshoot the system.
Some examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
For GS-4 or equivalent: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in engineering, physical science, technology, or mathematics. At least 6 of the 12 semester hours must have been in electronics courses.
For GS-5 or equivalent: Successful completion of (a) all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or electronics technology, or (b) 3 years of study in an accredited (by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) curriculum in electronics, or (c) a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those shown above for GS-4 or equivalent. At least 12 of the 24 semester hours must have been in electronics courses.
Alternate Standard: The Examining Guide for Electronics Mechanic (2604) should be used as the qualification standard for qualifying applicants for either competitive or noncompetitive actions when the position's primary duty or responsibility, its primary purpose or reason for existence, relationship to other positions, the mission and responsibility of the organization in which it is located, and the essential, requisite qualifications required to do the work meet the definition of Trade, Craft, or Labor Work (see Technical Work in the Engineering and Architecture Group 0800).
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Jan 6th, 2001 08:04 AM Edit Profile
I just traded my late 60's Fender Princeton (a very faithful practice amp) for a blues deluxe.
I LOVE it!! It has great tone..all the way up to 10! Comes with a blues drive, which I dig! Works excellent with my new tele! I have a great blues setup! Sounds even better when I run it through the original Tube Screamer TS9..not to mention the Dunlop Wah. Anyway, I recommend them..that is if you can find one. I think they have stopped making them. Replaced them with a HotRod or something!
Jan 6th, 2001 06:03 PM Edit Profile
oh yes, it"s a fine amp.
it came off somewhat "stiff" when i got it, but the combination of power, portability and features (not to forget "the looks"!) won me over, so i thought i might try and get the best out of it.
so i"ve been through some experimenting in the 1.5 years i own it now.
tried different speakers/tubes, had the drive-channel revoiced to match the clean-channel (no big deal, and worth it), finally decided to change it to a 2x10" set-up, wasn"t that impressed first but have now found that it sounds fabulous with 2 jensen ri p10r"s! there"s also a very simple mod to improve the reverb DRAMATICALLY (thanks to steve dallman!). now this is an amp i intend to keep!
cheers - C.
United States
Jan 6th, 2001 06:50 PM Edit Profile
yeah, the previous owner of mine, was going to put 2x10's in it. And I might..eventually! Thanks for the reply
Hans (former HanZZ)
Jan 25th, 2001 04:39 AM Edit Profile
do you have a documentaion available about the mods of your BD (speakers/tubes/reverb)?
Jan 27th, 2001 05:50 AM Edit Profile
hallo hans!
i"ll try and "document" it here...
i mostly play strats, use the drive-channel as a "crunchy" rhythm sound and a tube-screamer for leads.
1. what annoyed me the most was that the drive channel was much more trebly than the clean-channel - and you know they have a shared eq...
i had my tech "voice" it to my liking and it took about 10 minutes. i was playing my guitar, he opened up the amp (back-panel), swung his soldering iron, and i said "stop" when it sounded right to me. sorry, i can"t tell you what exactly he changed - but it was an easy fix, and it sounds better now.
2. i liked the stock-speaker for clean sounds, but thought it was still a bit too trebly in overdrive, so i tried an eminence-made "celestion-clone" i had lying around. this speaker didn"t have as much bass - but also not the piercing highs of the stock speaker and was a good match. later i tried returning to the stock-speaker for a more "fendery" sound - but i went right back to the eminence.
3. i was toying with the idea of a 2x10" setup for a while, as i feel that multiple-speaker-setups just tend to sound more "lively" than single-speakers, probably because of some miracelous interaction between the speakers. when i got around to do it i used 2 jensen ri c10q"s. they sounded very nice - very "fendery", maybe "blackface-like", strong highs (not piercing) and strong, yet defined low-end. but it wasn"t THAT much of an improvement over the single 12". i then came across a pair of jensen p10r"s - and these really make a difference! very smooth sound, shimmering highs, plenty of bass and smooth breakup. i really like these!
4. the "reverb-mod" was suggested by the great steve dallman. it"s a very simple mod, and a huge improvement on the reverb!
just remove the back-panel and look underneath the reverb-knob. there should be a resistor called "c50". just clip one end of it (best use a long pair of plyers and be careful - it"s quite narrow in there) - and you"re done. the reverb sounds much smoother now, less "boingy" and just more useable to my ears!
5. i experimented with different preamp-tubes - like a 12at7 as a phase-inverter for a cleaner sound, but now use 3 12ax7 again. the stock power-tubes (5881) were alright, but one eventually went bad, and now i have 2 sovtek 6L6 in there and they sound just fine to me.
so, this was about it...;)
thanks for reading so far.
if anything, i highly recommend the reverb mod - and checking out differnt speakers (i think an alnico 12" would be great).
hope this helps
cheers - C.
Jan 27th, 2001 05:19 PM Edit Profile
Hey Carsten, I have a Blues Deluxe also, and I have 2 questions for you.
1. As far a speaker, do you think a Jensen P12 R as a replacement for the stock speaker would be a good choice.
2. On the reverb mod., did you have to add a cap. in there somewhere, Because I thought I read about that mod. Steve Dallman mentioned and I thought it had a cap. in there somewhere. If not, I just might try that one myself.
Jan 28th, 2001 02:35 PM Edit Profile
hi el-dawg!
1. yes, presuming that the p12r would be close in sound to my p10r"s i think it would be a great speaker. mind you, these p10r"s break up very easy - so it"s not gonna be very loud AND clean.
2. clipping "c50" is just a part of steve"s reverb-mod. but it makes a big difference, and it"s very easy to do. i"d have to reread the whole mod to be sure what else was involved.
cheers - C.
Jan 29th, 2001 03:02 PM Edit Profile
Thanks Carsten!
Jan 30th, 2001 01:39 AM Edit Profile
you"re welcome, el-dawg!
cheers - C.
Jul 14th, 2001 08:16 PM Edit Profile
Hi All
The only thing that I ccould say good about the Blues Deluxe is that it sounds great.
Other than that it has been the biggest peice of junk I have ever owned.
It has been to the repair shop twice at $ 100.00
a pop and Need s to go a third time.
Now the input jacks are going Bad.
So I gave it to my 13 year old and bought a Prosonic.
Clubs 52' and Thinline
Jul 15th, 2001 02:52 AM Edit Profile
I purchased a Blues Deluxe off ebay a few months back and its become my main giging amp. I also own a JTM-45 and a Blues Jr. Big improvement over the Jr I must say. Anyway, I love the clean tone of this amp, very brown sounding. It sounds awsome with my 52' and 72' Tele reissues but for some reason doesn't work well with my SG Standard and Jr. I run it through a Marshall 1936 2x12 cab only because I'm not real happy with the stock speaker. I would love just to lug around the Deluxe so please any suggestions on a good speaker would be great. Great amp and beautiful tone..
Jul 25th, 2001 06:58 PM Edit Profile
Hi Everyone,
Funny that rhughey mentioned that this amp doesn't seem to work with his Gibsons. Mine sounds great with the tele but my Lucille doesn't sound nearly as good through it either.
MBJ, germany
Aug 24th, 2001 02:02 AM Edit Profile
hey rhughey!
are you still there?
i just stumbled upon this thread again...
as for speakers...
i"ve been through: celestion vintage 30 (sounds too "in your face" for my liking, but very strong and pronounced, with nice singing lead-tone), celestion "greenback" (sounds GREAT for overdrive and lead-work, but lacks in the clean dept.) jensen ri c10q"s (very nice sounding speakers! i"d use them if i didn"t have a pair of p10r"s!) as a single 12" my favourite right now is the jensen ri C12N. (excellent sounding speaker. very full and warm with plenty of sparkle, too. sounds good clean AND driven - warmer/more "even" than the celestions, i think).
right now i"m using a pair of p10r"s, and their fine to me, but i doubt i"d go through the 2x10"-mod-hassle again.
hope this helps
cheers - C.
Jun 21st, 2002 08:21 PM Edit Profile
Hi, I'm a new boy with the BD ( I've just swap my 'The Twin' with it , as Carsten knows.).Has any body tried the 'drive' mod. that Steve Dallman suggested ( duncanamps.com), to get a more powerful 'drive'?Would it sound like putting a distorion box in front of the amp, or a real tube distortion by the amp itself ?Thanks.
Oct 12th, 2002 01:27 PM Edit Profile
I`ve had my BD for years and has been my main amp on stage and it just sounds great.Only thing I`ve done is resolder the input jacks and replaced the tubes.Still has the original speaker.I replaced the power tubes with Svetlana`s and preamps with Electro-Harmonix and these sound fine.Would like to here comments on different tube replacements of other owners.
United States
Aug 2nd, 2008 05:32 AM Edit Profile
I just bought a new Blues Deluxe. I play mainly two instruments through it. A 1972 Gibson es335, and a new Eric Johnson strat. If I stick to BB king type leads my 335 sounds really good. My E.J. gets ice picky as hell real fast especialy at higher volumes. The base responce with both guitars is lacking even with treble all the way down and the base dimed. I put in a tone tubby 12" alnico. This helped alot with the ice pick and maybe smoothed out what little base is there. Still room for lots of improvement. I have a T.T. ceramic I will try next. Allthough I think changing speakers in this case is a limited fix. Thinking maybe of a pair of tungsol 5881's. Read somewhere that these might be hazerdous to the amps health. I need some good advice from someone that knows there stuff. Or someone that has had same problem and found a solution.
Brazil - São Paulo
Oct 10th, 2008 09:30 AM Edit Profile
I had a Blues Deluxe Reissue and I liked it, but it only worked well with my Tele or my Strat. With my Les Paul the BDR didnt sound very well.
The speaker breaks up very easy but it hadnt a great sound. In my opinion.
With my tele it was perfect!
Big F
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New Hampshire
Big F
Aug 24th, 2009 02:12 PM Edit Profile
I have one of the 90's Blues Deluxe, not the reissue. Sort of had a love-hate relationship with it over the years. When I first bought it, I thought it sounded good. Then I changed out the stock speaker to a Celestion vintage, and it sounded much better. But because of the limited range on the volume control, I became disenchanted. Had it for sale several times, but ended up not selling it. I recently replaced all the tubes, plugged it in and it sounds great. Usually go straight in, occasionally a bit of delay. Love the clear round sound of this amp again. For the price I paid new 15 years ago, I'll keep it and enjoy it.
Feb 7th, 2013 07:10 PM Edit Profile
Recently purchased a BD reissue, used, about a year old. Most of my playing is on the clean side (solo act), and I use either a Nashville Power Tele, a Gibson made Sheraton (with mini-humbuckers and a peizo bridge pickup), or a Heritage H550 set up with the peizo bridge pickup as well. All sounded good, but I had a pair of vintage D110F JBLs that have not been employed for about 12 years sitting in the closet. I built another baffle and mounted the JBLs. Since both were 8 ohm, it was necessary to power one of them with the internal speaker output, and the other with the exterior output, thus keeping the resistance within reasonable limits. The resulting sound was, to say the least, very dramatic. Much better bass response, and a much "punchier" sound was the result. Both JBLs were mounted at the bottom of the baffle, side by side, and the aluminum dust covers peeking through the grill cloth is killer.
Steve Dallman
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Merrill, Wisconsin
Age is just a number...mine is big
Apr 2nd, 2013 11:08 AM Edit Profile
I worked on a lot do the original BD amps. I wrote up a "walk through" of it, and included my files on the mods I did. If anyone wants a copy, just email me. No charge of course as I'm not selling anything.
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March 26, 2012
My crocheted blanket
She also sent some treats in these plastic eggs :p, which, needless to say, are gone by now, haha. Aren't they cute?
I'm excited to own this crocheted blanket because it takes me back to the old days. My grandma used to crochet blankets for my sister and me when we were kids. They are all in my house in Argentina and God knows in what condition!
It's called the baby blanket, but I'm going to use it for myself on chilly days, as a picnic blanket or just have it displayed at home :).
18 comments:
- oliveborgnine said...
I love searching at all the photos of crochet blanket patterns. I do this initial to see what I would love to have all over my unique house and then see if I can achieve the crochet blanket styles.
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- March 26, 2012 at 7:46 AM
- Chrissy said...
Wow, I love the blanket! Congrats on winning! And how sweet of her to send those filled easter eggs!
Happy Monday, sweet Miki! xxx
- March 26, 2012 at 8:31 AM
- Trisha said...
Awww, thank you and again I am so happy that you love the blanket (and the little treats!). I'm really touched. You are such a sweetheart.
- March 26, 2012 at 9:29 AM
- ceci a. said...
cuando te fotografiás a vos misma me muero de ternura
me encnatan tus autorretratos
Un besote y buena semana!
- March 26, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- vero mariani said...
ooooh lindo todo, linda sensación de otoño... aunque vos estés re en primavera jajaja!
besazo cutie! muy buena semana!
- March 26, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- chantilly said...
i luurrve the blanket! you look so cute all draped in it, haha. happy monday, miki <3
- March 26, 2012 at 4:30 PM
- Kirsten said...
Aww the easter eggs are a cute touch! And that blanket looks perfect. I wish I could crochet blankets!
- March 26, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- Walk This Way said...
aw, I love crochet blankets..reminds me of my childhood! :D Those easter surprises are adorable and was probably yummy..can't go wrong with chocolate ;)
Thank you for all of your sweet comments you left me, got me really happy!! ^^
lots of hugs,
- March 26, 2012 at 10:18 PM
- Hello Naka said...
the crochet blanket looks great she's so talented congrats on winning too :)
i hope u had a good day miki :)
- March 27, 2012 at 4:56 AM
- Marisa Noelle said...
Oh my goodness Miki, that's beautiful! What a cozy win and what talent she has. That reminds me of my grandmother's house too and would surely be the perfect piece to picnic with. Such pretty lighting in your photos as well:) xx Marisa
- March 27, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Congratulations on having won the blanket, Miki! It looks wonderful :)
How are things at your end? I haven't heard from you (by e-mail) lately.
Have a great week and say hi to David!
- March 27, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- SabinePsynopsis said...
Congratulations, what a great piece with 1001 possibilities to use... xo
- March 27, 2012 at 12:04 PM
- lisa said...
Seriously Miki, you have the best luck with giveaways! What's your secret?? Such a pretty blanket!
- March 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- jamie said...
you are always winning the coolest and cutest giveaways! this crocheted blanket is Awesome! i really love the last photo of you :) anyway.. i replied back to you through my comment box but i wanted to tell you "youre so cute! and yeahhh, people like that will always exist! and misery loves company so you should always remain happy and be all about smiles around her :) i wish we could do dinner one day soon, love!!"
aaaand, i hope that everything is going perfectly fine with you and your hubby! currently i am suffering from a bad ass headache sipping on Starbucks :) i hope youre day is going good :) Oh, i forgot to add that i am always currently watching Real Housewives of Atlanta ;-) muhahaha. love you girlie!
<3 james
- March 27, 2012 at 3:09 PM
- Sian Lile said...
the blanket is so sweet! yay!
- March 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM
- Nanachan said...
woww... i love your crochet blanket! :) and your photoshoot!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- thursday said...
Oh this is wonderful! I'm so happy you got your blanket already. The colours look great together!
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cute slippers <3
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Tracks: (Click for codes to singles charts.) Hotel California (2/26/77, #1 US, #8 UK, #10 AC, sales: 0.5 m) / New Kid in Town (12/18/76, #1 US, #20 UK, #2 AC, #43 CW, sales: 0.5 m) / Life in the Fast Lane (5/14/77, #11 US) / Wasted Time / Wasted Time (Reprise) / Victim of Love / Pretty Maids All in a Row / Try and Love Again / The Last Resort
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Life in the Fast Lane
Nowhere is that stylistic shift more apparent than on Life in the Fast Lane, a song which "drew a line between the band's country-tinged past and rock and roll future" TL as it "captured coke culture in a catchphrase." BL
That song was one of six which Don Henley either wrote or co-wrote, signaling another main shift for the Eagles. He was now "the band's dominant voice, both as a singer and a lyricist." WR Though his songs, he "sketches a thematic statement that begins by using California as a metaphor for a dark, surreal world of dissipation; comments on the ephemeral nature of success and the attraction of excess; branches out into romantic disappointment; and finally sketches a broad, pessimistic history of America that borders on nihilism." WR
Resources and Related Links:
- the DMDB page for Hotel California
- Eagles' DMDB Encyclopedia entry
- BL Blender Magazine's "100 Greatest American Albums" (10/08)
- WR William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
- TL Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light, Time Magazine's "All-TIME 100 Albums" (11/13/06)


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Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases
About GARD
The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) contributes to WHO's global work to prevent and control chronic respiratory diseases.
GARD is a voluntary alliance of national and international organizations, institutions and agencies from a range of countries working towards the common goal of reducing the global burden of chronic respiratory diseases. Its vision is a world where all people breathe freely.
GARD promotes an integrated approach that capitalizes upon synergies of chronic respiratory diseases with other chronic diseases. GARD focuses specifically on the needs of low- and middle-income countries and vulnerable populations, and fosters country-specific initiatives that are tailored to local needs and primary health care.


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Why is a psychiatrist called a shrink? The term is a clipping of headshrinker, a US slang term that dates to 1950. It is based on a metaphor that evokes the image of a head-hunter who preserves shrunken heads. The idea is that a psychiatrist or psychoanalyst messes or screws with your head. From Time magazine 27 November 1950:
Anyone who had predicted that he would end up as the rootin'-tootin' idol of U.S. children would have been led instantly off to a headshrinker.
The clipped form appears some 15-odd years later. From Thomas Pynchon's 1966 The Crying of Lot:
It was Dr Hilarius, her shrink or psychotherapist.
(Sources: Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition; Historical Dictionary of American Slang)
Copyright 1997-2019, by David Wilton


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A discussion of Chris Hayes' A Colony and a Nation.
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Joseph Nathan Cohen co-hosts The Annex and directs the Sociocast Project. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York, Queens College. He wrote Financial Crisis in American Households: The Basic Expenses That Bankrupt the Middle Class (2017, Praeger) and co-authored Global Capitalism: A Sociological Perspective (2010, Polity). Twitter: @jncohen
Leslie Hinkson co-hosts The Annex. She is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. Her recent book is Subprime Health: Debt and Race in U.S. Medicine(2017 University of Minnesota Press).
Gabriel Rossman co-hosts The Annex. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He wrote Climbing the Charts: What Radio Airplay Tells Us about the Diffusion of Innovation(2015, Princeton) Twitter: @GabrielRossman


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Lecture: Sean Griffiths
Monday, February 4 | 6:30pm
Perloff Hall, Decafe, UCLA Campus
FAT is an architecture office with an international reputation for delivering outstanding and award winning projects at a range of scales and for many different uses. They specialize in architecture, cities and design for cultural, commercial and government clients. The office is directed by Sean Griffiths, Charles Holland, and Sam Jacob.FAT was established in 1995 and has since gained an international reputation for excellence in designing contemporary projects. FAT's design, installation and gallery based projects explore the potential of objects to perform as critically engaged entities. Through material, form and use they develop a culturally rich approach where design is not only a solution to a problem but a way of describing the contemporary world. The design work has been exhibited internationally at venues including the MAK, Lucy Macintosh Galley and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The work has received several award including RIBA European Awards, FX Best Public Building and Best Museum, Architecture Foundation Next Generation Award, and Housing Design Award.
Perloff Hall is located on the UCLA Campus.
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The program looks at hypertension and diabetes. Prevention, awareness and guidance. High blood pressure and diabetes can have few and sometimes no symptoms, but left undetected and/or untreated, they can lead to serious health issues like heart attack and stroke.
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Ellen Brown, August 18th, 2010
Over 62 million mortgages are now held in the name of MERS, an electronic recording system devised by and for the convenience of the mortgage industry. A California bankruptcy court, following landmark cases in other jurisdictions, recently held that this electronic shortcut makes it impossible for banks to establish their ownership of property titles—and therefore to foreclose on mortgaged properties. The logical result could be 62 million homes that are foreclosure-proof.
Mortgages bundled into securities were a favorite investment of speculators at the height of the financial bubble leading up to the crash of 2008. The securities changed hands frequently, and the companies profiting from mortgage payments were often not the same parties that negotiated the loans. At the heart of this disconnect was the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, or MERS, a company that serves as the mortgagee of record for lenders, allowing properties to change hands without the necessity of recording each transfer.
MERS was convenient for the mortgage industry, but courts are now questioning the impact of all of this financial juggling when it comes to mortgage ownership. To foreclose on real property, the plaintiff must be able to establish the chain of title entitling it to relief. But MERS has acknowledged, and recent cases have held, that MERS is a mere "nominee"—an entity appointed by the true owner simply for the purpose of holding property in order to facilitate transactions. Recent court opinions stress that this defect is not just a procedural but is a substantive failure, one that is fatal to the plaintiff's legal ability to foreclose.
That means hordes of victims of predatory lending could end up owning their homes free and clear—while the financial industry could end up skewered on its own sword.
California Precedent
The latest of these court decisions came down in California on May 20, 2010, in a bankruptcy case called In re Walker, Case no. 10-21656-E–11. The court held that MERS could not foreclose because it was a mere nominee; and that as a result, plaintiff Citibank could not collect on its claim. The judge opined:
Since no evidence of MERS' ownership of the underlying note has been offered, and other courts have concluded that MERS does not own the underlying notes, this court is convinced that MERS had no interest it could transfer to Citibank. Since MERS did not own the underlying note, it could not transfer the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust to another. Any attempt to transfer the beneficial interest of a trust deed without ownership of the underlying note is void under California law.
In support, the judge cited In Re Vargas (California Bankruptcy Court); Landmark v. Kesler (Kansas Supreme Court); LaSalle Bank v. Lamy (a New York case); and In Re Foreclosure Cases (the "Boyko" decision from Ohio Federal Court). (For more on these earlier cases, see here, here and here.) The court concluded:
Since the claimant, Citibank, has not established that it is the owner of the promissory note secured by the trust deed, Citibank is unable to assert a claim for payment in this case.
The broad impact the case could have on California foreclosures is suggested by attorney Jeff Barnes, who writes:
This opinion . . . serves as a legal basis to challenge any foreclosure in California based on a MERS assignment; to seek to void any MERS assignment of the Deed of Trust or the note to a third party for purposes of foreclosure; and should be sufficient for a borrower to not only obtain a TRO [temporary restraining order] against a Trustee's Sale, but also a Preliminary Injunction barring any sale pending any litigation filed by the borrower challenging a foreclosure based on a MERS assignment.
While not binding on courts in other jurisdictions, the ruling could serve as persuasive precedent there as well, because the court cited non-bankruptcy cases related to the lack of authority of MERS, and because the opinion is consistent with prior rulings in Idaho and Nevada Bankruptcy courts on the same issue.
What Could This Mean for Homeowners?
Earlier cases focused on the inability of MERS to produce a promissory note or assignment establishing that it was entitled to relief, but most courts have considered this a mere procedural defect and continue to look the other way on MERS' technical lack of standing to sue. The more recent cases, however, are looking at something more serious. If MERS is not the title holder of properties held in its name, the chain of title has been broken, and no one may have standing to sue. In MERS v. Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, MERS insisted that it had no actionable interest in title, and the court agreed.
An August 2010 article in Mother Jones titled "Fannie and Freddie's Foreclosure Barons" exposes a widespread practice of "foreclosure mills" in backdating assignments after foreclosures have been filed. Not only is this perjury, a prosecutable offense, but if MERS was never the title holder, there is nothing to assign. The defaulting homeowners could wind up with free and clear title.
In Jacksonville, Florida, legal aid attorney April Charney has been using the missing-note argument ever since she first identified that weakness in the lenders' case in 2004. Five years later, she says, some of the homeowners she's helped are still in their homes. According to a Huffington Post article titled "'Produce the Note' Movement Helps Stall Foreclosures":
Because of the missing ownership documentation, Charney is now starting to file quiet title actions, hoping to get her homeowner clients full title to their homes (a quiet title action 'quiets' all other claims). Charney says she's helped thousands of homeowners delay or prevent foreclosure, and trained thousands of lawyers across the country on how to protect homeowners and battle in court.
Criminal Charges?
Other suits go beyond merely challenging title to alleging criminal activity. On July 26, 2010, a class action was filed in Florida seeking relief against MERS and an associated legal firm for racketeering and mail fraud. It alleges that the defendants used "the artifice of MERS to sabotage the judicial process to the detriment of borrowers;" that "to perpetuate the scheme, MERS was and is used in a way so that the average consumer, or even legal professional, can never determine who or what was or is ultimately receiving the benefits of any mortgage payments;" that the scheme depended on "the MERS artifice and the ability to generate any necessary 'assignment' which flowed from it;" and that "by engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity, specifically 'mail or wire fraud,' the Defendants . . . participated in a criminal enterprise affecting interstate commerce."
Ellen Brown wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. Ellen developed her research skills as an attorney practicing civil litigation in Los Angeles. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she shows how the Federal Reserve and "the money trust" have usurped the power to create money from the people themselves, and how we the people can get it back. Her websites are webofdebt.com, ellenbrown.com, and public-banking.com.© 2010-19 FORECLOSURE FRAUD | by DinSFLA. All rights reserved.


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Inlaws & Outlaws
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The award-winning documentary Inlaws & Outlaws weaves together the true stories of couples and singles, gay and straight, to embrace what we have in common: we love. While timely and topical, the film dispenses with the politics and judgments that often divide us and focuses, instead, on the experiences of everyday storytellers -ages 4 to 80. The feature is accompanied by a short, Just Marriage: From Outlaws to Inlaws. As the topic of same-sex marriage has moved centerstage over the past eight years, so too have the lives of Inlaws & Outlaws' subjects. Filmmaker and storyteller Drew Emery carries the stories to the present in an engaging companion to the feature.
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