text: Share: Comments Print August 8, 2013 at 1:51 PM Report: Eddie Johnson, Brad Evans to be called for Bosnia friendly, not Clint Dempsey Posted by Joshua Mayers SI.com is reporting that Sounders FC's Eddie Johnson and Brad Evans will be called up by the U.S. men's national team for Wednesday's friendly on the road against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report also claims new addition Clint Dempsey, the USMNT captain will be left off the squad, presumably due to his extensive the past few days as he heads into his expected debut Saturday at Toronto FC. U.S. Soccer is yet to announce its roster for the friendly, and I believe it is expected to be revealed Sunday or Monday. Here is coach Sigi Schmid on potential call-ups by USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann after Wednesday's practice: "I've said to Jurgen, he's making my job harder in trying to get into the playoffs if he keeps grabbing players from me. But it is what it is. I'd rather have players of that quality than not have players of that quality, but there are certain sacrifices that you've got to make along with that. "Once they issue their final roster, we'll know who's going for sure, but you always have an idea. Jurgen and myself spoke this morning, we're always in communication, so I sort of have an idea what's going on, but we'll be OK at the end of the day, because we have other people who can step in and play. I think the energy in our team right now is very good." That appeared to be an indication Seattle's roster would be coming. The key Sounders game in this matter is an Aug. 17 road game against the Houston Dynamo, three days after the friendly. We'll see what respective roles Johnson and Evans could be ready for as we get closer to it. Comments | More in Sounders FC


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Not sure I can top the story
but I have been on a 30 hour round trip in Europe to configure a printer as the hawdware outsourcer was not permitted access to PC's that could execute its commands...
Welcome again to On-Call, our weekly wander through readers' recollections of their ramblings to customer sites after being called out to fix stuff. This week, reader Tim shares a tale from "About 7 years ago when I was working for a software-as-a-service company based in the UK." Things were going well and the company was …
Easy to solve - ask the guy to use his phone to take a short video of the server front and back (or even a photo), and email it to you. All the information you need to say the words "Press that button there".
Plus - if the servers aren't built or working at all, you don't even need this evidence to say "Press the button...." without any cost or risk at all
To be fair the inventor of "off" leds should be drawn and quartered followed by serious torture. Many years ago my mum bought a Sony receiver that had a red "off" led which turned green when it was powered on. The problem was up to then nearly everything had red "on" leds which went dark when powered off. Imagine my surprise when I pressed the 1/0 button to turn it "off" only to be met with Aida with the volume set at 11. Funny thing, not many devices still have that arrangement but unfortunately the evil bastards have discovered blue leds for damn near everything and they seemingly pump them at 20 watts.
Exactly. This is incompetence from both sides.
The people trying to login are so incompetent they can't do basic troubleshooting, so they pass it on to the techie. But unfortunately the techie although knowledgeable enough to fix the issue, is socially incompetent, so doesn't call the company to "clarify" the situation beforehand and save a trip.
Knowledge vs complexity gap
knowing how to rack a server is one thing
troubleshooting why it won't power up once power cable(s) is/are plugged in and the lights are on is another.
loads of out source companies relying on unskilled and inexperienced staff to provide services that on paper are cheaper but in the long run are poor value, like in this case requiring an engineer to cross a continent to power on kit.
"the light behind the power button flashes orange when the server is off, and lights up bright blue when you turn it on. So even if you were colour blind the flashing should have been a give away."
It's going to be pretty much impossible to win this argument, because even if for colour blindness, there are no standards for power/running indicators - there is nothing obvious. I've seen it go every which way, even separate marked leds.
At the end of the day, if you don't know what the bloody led does on a Dell, or any other type of box, you just don't know.
Even checking the fans is iffy. I've seen domestic grade equipment among enterprise gear, and on those, the fans are rather subtle - I've resorted to a torch at the back to see if I can see the blades turning.
So, as per the other post, this is a fail on multiple sides.
Because DRAC/ILO/IPMI look very expensive, so the bean counters dislike them.
When you're building any infrastructure that has quite a few servers, the additional cost of DRAC/ILO/IPMI soon adds up to a hefty bill.
Everybody here knows that when you factor in the potential costs - longer outages, and time saved when called out - they're actually pretty good value for money. Not wasting time having to go to the data centre to deploy the Mk I Finger O' Doom is pretty handy. An IP KVM was a useful alternative, but the lack of the power feature made it very much an inferior solution - which was reflected in the pricing of the two technologies.
But try telling that to the guy who doesn't understand, and is wondering why every server is more expensive by a three figure sum...
The drive to virtualisation has often been justified solely just on the basis of shaving that cost off each server (and having standardised drivers/devices on your servers). As you scale up, it becomes a significant saving.
IIRC the basic DRAC functionality, including power control, are free or nearly. The Enterprise version with remote console and the like is to be paid separately.
While a KVM is usally better for remote control than the ActiveX/Java "virtual KVM" of DRAC, for basic tasks and to check/control hardware, on-board management systems are very useful especially if the machines are away from you. Virtualization doesn't help, you still need a way to manage the hw the hypervisor are running on...
Also the actual versions of on-board management system can host the server drivers and automatically install them at setup.
Did your IPKVM and power strip combo support remote-mounting media so that you could re-install the server from bare metal remotely? Did it alert you to hardware issues with the server? Was it able to automatically reboot your server (ASR) when it detected something was wonky or crashed? Did it provide access to the integrated management (hardware) log on the server when the server was offline? Did it allow you to power-adjust the CPUs to stay within power requirements/tolerances? Did it allow you to automatically power down servers at 'quiet' times and then start them up again when needed? I'm Hazarding a guess the answer to most of those is "no".
So, as ever, one pays one's money for the features and things one particularly needs. Some people only need basic power control and KVM, some people need more. Price alone is an invalid comparison - we're IT people, we know this.
Personally, I'm only interested in some, but not all, of the things mentioned above, but experience has been a hard task master and now if anyone around our place provides/specs a server without proper iLo/DRAC-level management on board they get a very stern Paddington-Bear-Stare-grade talking to. It's a philosophy that's saved our bacon (or at least saved a lot of wasted time) enough times to be warranted for us. Meanwhile, our physical KVM (where needed) does just that and nothing more. YMMV, as they say... :-)
I must be the only one who reads T&Cs. No commerical use for getonsip.
"How can they tell" you ask?
Yeah right, that's what's making the bulk of software writers ONLY offer rediculously expensive subscription models for everyone.
Thanks for your attitude.
I will never forget the customer that told me the computer was *definitely* on because they "weren't allowed" to turn them off and therefore refused to even consider just turning it on as an option. The fact the screen was black and it wasn't on the network failed to shift her viewpoint. OK ticket logged, someone might get back to you tomorrow...
"0th - Have you plug it in?"
Having returned a printer to a customer after workshop repair she phoned back to say it had arrived but now it didn't work at all, it's worse than it was before it was sent away so she'd have to use the loan one while we take it back.
So tech takes her though obvious, starting with the zeroth law, is it plugged in. Yes, it's plugged in, it's tuned on, the head does it's normal start-up sequence, ready light is on, paper loaded, paper out light is off but nothing prints, no head movement, nada.
So I get sent to site, arrive on site, plug in the centronics cable, demonstrate it is working and leave.
Well, it WAS plugged in, wasn't it?
I was sent from London to Milan for the day to cable and configure some modems. When I got back to Milan airport the Customs went on strike for a couple of hours. I sat in the bar being paid an hourly rate of £mucho and was very happy :)
P.S. When they resumed working, the custom guys queried the pin hammer and Stanley knife in my carry-on toolbox. I said that it was impossible to do any damage with those. Been proved wrong there.
"Can you send me a HD picture of front and rear of the racks?"
<get pictures>
"OK, the servers have power but are not actually on. Press the little 'On' button."
<servers power on>
"Happy to help! Bill is in the post."
Time and impact of flights saved, look like a hero to the customer. Profit?
"Cameras are banned in here" - quite often.
Back in the day when I was involved in designing industrial computers, all the little lights were labelled, either next to LEDs or actually on the lenses of larger ones. So the red LED in the bottom left corner was clearly labelled "Power" and the big green latching pushbutton with the guard against accidental shutoff was labelled "Run".
But designers know better.
The gazillion optical drives with the insert/eject button underneath the tray are a testament to saving 5 cents per drive.
The manufacturers probably saved a few million over the years with that design, but every single user pays a price when pushing the button with the tray in the ejected position.
"But designers know better."
Or beancounters. Or PHBs.
"I say chaps, how can we save money on fascia mouldings or labels having to be localised for language?"
How about we invent some little cross-language intuitive symbols that everyone can understand no matter what language they speak or even if dyslexic. But make them different to everyone else's so we can patent the design.
Great! Now how can we save on the cost of highlighting them in contrasting colours?
Just emboss or raise the symbols so they are black on a black background because we just know everyone has bright lights pointing directly at the front panel and it's never dark there, no siree.
Excellent! Anyone for choca mocha skinny latte?
"Just emboss or raise the symbols so they are black on a black background because we just know everyone has bright lights pointing directly at the front panel and it's never dark there, no siree."
Anyone tried finding the supplied screwdriver plus drive mounting screws in an HP MicroServer in a dark corner of a server room?
Black on black.
And yes, mobile phones were banned in that server room.
OR the all-knowing server case designers place the power button right where your little knuckle would naturally rest while levering out a thumbdrive from the conveniently placed top USB 3.0 ports...
Took three damn hours to resych the RAID on that bitch, ate the billable time because it was my fuck up. Spent it between staring at the percentage on the screen, praying the OS would boot, and hating on whomever genius that thought it was a clever design...
I used to work on a helldesk for a financial company that supported remote branches that had no local techie. One chap landed a call about a file server that wouldn't boot and after supposedly trying all of the usual booked an engineer (which cost the company) to go out and check it. The engineer arrived on-site, pressed the eject button on the floppy drive and went home. Needless to say my colleague got thoroughly chewed out for that.
The big one these days is a USB drive plugged in overnight so the pc doesn't boot the next day.
On lenovos all you see is a black screen with white blinking cursor.
Trivial to fix once you know about it, but with USB drives getting tinier, can be easy to overlook on a quick glance at the box. It's one of my top questions for checking out novice techies.
I'll use that to replace my old one. That ran: two new WinBoxes, identical specs, with fresh installs of the OS and DTP software. Both have Quark Xpress parallel port dongles in place. Both are connected to the Internet. Different serial numbers for Quark on both machines, adjacent to each other on the list of serial numbers as supplied by Quark for this deployment. One machine runs Quark, the other doesn't, producing a "license failure" message. Diagnose and repair.
@TRT: Check if both PCs have the same settings for the parallel port in BIOS/EFI. Check that Windows has parallel port with exactly the same settings on both machines. Confirm that the OS sees the dongles. If not, check that they are screwed in (or clasped) properly. Swap the dongles if it still fails. Swap the hard disks if the error is now that the serial number doesn't match.
Almost certain it's a parallel port off or failed, or one dongle failed. Very unlikely to be any other cause.
I'd swap the dongles over first, but you're right. Based on a real world occurrence. F***ing Dell delivered 40 machines with (parallel port settings) 30 set to ECP, 10 set to SPP in the BIOS. Took the previous tech days to discover that some didn't work. And to figure out what was wrong, they set it in the interview for the new computer tech, me. I figured it was such a stinker I'd carry on using it!
Not just "pc" in scope for the usb key issue. A Dell 1950 does that if usb hd is enabled as a target in the bios and the bootloader on the key is borked. The first time its nearly had me napping because I thought I had video issues on some of the boxes by the time I wandered back to the kvm station on another floor before deciding to get someone else to perform the complex task of pushing the on button on the contents of a rack one by one while I stood at the station and being able to see all the perc controller crap etc before going into blinky underscore of death mode.
To the original story, as a *owner of dell 1u hardware, there was obviously a requirement to be utterly deaf with no skin sensation of draft in addition to colour blind for the local IT support. When they first power before the environmental sensor tells the board thingy that no its not about to melt (this is a achievement...), all the considerable amount of very small high rpm fans arranged across the middle of the chassis accelerate to max speed and it has a go at making the rack move from the rearward thrust if you leave the rear doors off the cab/had to find a creative solution a too short rack cab...
* now ex, I ripped the xeon's and ram for my workstation out the last still twitching still overly hot carcass of the last one this week, and it felt good to finally slay the last of the beasts.
"It's one of my top questions for checking out novice techies."
A blank screen 'cos an extra bootable device is plugged in? In 20 years I've not seen that, so maybe it's only testing if a techy has seen a Lenovo do that rather than any real indication of skill/knowledge.
Surely the standard boot order should NOT be USB or removable devices before the HDD?
"Surely the standard boot order should NOT be USB or removable devices before the HDD?"
The HP MIcroServer N40L has USB Priority set to High by default, and simply plugging a new backup drive in will cause it to look at that on the next reboot, even if you have previously set the boot order to look at the internal disks first.
Simple answer: Set the USB Priority to Low in the BIOS.
Not quite so straigtforward when you want to use the internal USB socket for booting on a permanent basis. Net booting or a hacked BIOS seem to be the real answer here.
"Simple answer: Set the USB Priority to Low in the BIOS."
Yes, exactly my point. Users desktops especially, and most servers, should be set to boot from their specific boot device as their highest (only?) priority. Only a tech or higher should ever need to boot any other device and it should never "occidentally" attempt to boot some other device. Any tech needing to boot a pendrive or other device probably has bigger problems to deal with and finding the key-press to select the boot device or changing the BIOS config should be part of that process.
"Not quite so straigtforward when you want to use the internal USB socket for booting on a permanent basis. Net booting or a hacked BIOS seem to be the real answer here."
Yes, there's always an exception :-)
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> pressed the eject button on the floppy drive and went home
The lone techie in a far away office was instructed to insert *the* one and only diagnostics CD into the drive of a rather large server box to determine what the fault was. The CD drive didn't have a tray to put the disc in, it had a slot that you pushed the CD into. sadly, there was a small gap in the chassis just under the CD drive.
Andrew, that wasn't at a call-centre in Bristol was it?
I once worked on a project for M$ elsewhere in the UK. The Bristol call-centre systems started collapsing at 18:00 every day. Much wailing and finger-pointing at us the software devs. How could our code be so useless? Eventually, we were sent to the call-centre in Bristol. Standing looking at the main server screen at 18:00, it suddenly powered-down.
WTF just happened?
Still staring at the dead server, we were annoyed by the interruption. "Excuse me, dears" said a cheery voice behind. Turning round, we found the cleaner, with her hoover plugged into the one power socket in the server room. With the server's power lead dangling on the floor.
"Err, did you just unplug that?"
"Oh yes, dear, but I always plug it back in when I'm finished."
A while back I was between assignments, and got some ad hoc assignments from my temp agency.
One such memorable assignment was related to a credit card terminal.
The assigment: to set up a new terminal in a shop.
I got a nice little documentation burn before you read and self terminate after package. And spent some time familiarizing myself with the procedure I was supposed to perform the next day. Didn't seem to complex, but there was a part with activation that needed a 25 digit code or some such. This part looked like it was a bit beyond your regular user.
I then drove a couple of hours to the site. Took a look at the terminal I was supposed to set up and activate. It was already placed where it should be, and nicely connected. But not on or activated.
Talked to the customer, and she'd had a bad experience last time she tried to activate a terminal.
OK, as the connections looked fine, so I fired it up and looked at it while it self tested all OK. Including connections to the bank... basically it seemed to be activated already.
- Hm, has this terminal been sed before somewhere? I asked.
- Naturally, it's the same I had problem with the last time. We didn't need this POS for a while, so we've had the terminal in storage the last 6 months.
OK, so we tested charging my card some minimal amount. Worked like supposed, both banks accepted. Had the back office test while I found some lunch. All OK. (I allways get suspicious when something look to be too easy, hence the vigorous testing.)
Total time spent fixing the issue: 5 min
Time spent testing: 15 min
Invoice: 1 hour work + 4 hour drive + expenses.
If nothing else, it makes for a good story.
All tests turned out OK.
I had to drive for about 2 hours to Manchester (4 hour roundtrip) once just to prove to the data centre engineer that the aircon had failed. It was the usual response, everything's green, all the units are on. My environment monitoring told me different, as did my servers which were close to their operational limits and automatic power down.
So it was on a Sunday afternoon I drove to Manchester with a thermometer, on arrival took said engineer to cab where it was possible without the thermometer to diagnose the temperature issue, the warm draft up your trouser leg from the floor vent gave it away. So he took me to the offending air con unit and pointed out it was working - everything was green. On my request he lifted the floor panel next to it and stuck his hand in the air flow - it was blowing hot air - no **** Sherlock.
So one Sunday afternoon ruined due to said engineer clearly having no common sense, a lack of ability to tell what temperature it is either from his own senses or utilising something as simple as a thermometer and believing what the aircon was telling him rather than his own senses or umpteen temperature sensors.
Back in the last millennia, I worked for a company who had a server at a customer's site in a London train depot, I was based in Derby
It "stopped working", no power to it at all. Being the lowly trainee at the time I wasn't important to speak to the client myself, but was dispatched on a train to the bright lights to try to resolve the issue, armed with spare PSU and cables.
Arrived on site, lifted the floorbox, and turned the plug back on
Case closed, long lunch on expenses, beers on the train home
Back in 1997, I was asked to drive from work to a travel shop to fix a printer issue.
The staff had moved the PC and Printer and reported that the printer parallel cable would not go back in the same slot on the computer.
Drove down in my little Fiat Panda to find the parallel cable connector had the screw holder attached.
Two minutes later the PC was able to print again, when the screw holder was reattached to the PC.
On my way back, I decided that this was time to move jobs. A 6 hour round trip for two screws.
In the heady days before triage...
I had to drive from Manchester to Aberdeen for a printer that wouldn't print. Walked in the room spotted that they were using cheap ribbons that didn't have the little piece of conductive tape at the end that marked the end of ribbon.
Asked for a spare, fitted it and walked out, drove back home again.
Had to get from Manchester to Leeds within the hour or "we'll cancel the contract" for a dead monitor. Walked in turned up the brightness control and walked right out again.
Sometime around 2000 when I was a support technician, I was asked to go to see one of the directors. He's been abroad on a business trip, somewhere like Hong Kong, and had been unable to get any sound from his laptop at all. He demonstrated in his office by trying to play a CD.
10 seconds after looking at it I rotated the volume knob at the front (Toshiba Satellite Pro) and walked out before his face became too red through embarrassment.
Responding to a call out for 'network problems' I once drove 2 hours into the treacherous snow covered mountains of western Canada only to find that the machine in question was in WORKGRUOP. 2 hours there, 2 hours back, plus one hour of on-site (even though it took about 2 minutes to solve). Our troubleshooter did ask over the phone, but unfortunately there still hasn't been dyslexia for cure found.
I was staring at a nice rack (ooh-err) in a server room in West Africa, a few years ago, and recorded some interesting observations about the Cowboys we'd hired, when the civil war was on. The main observation? Well, what do you use to keep a server in place, in a rack, to prevent it falling on the server below it? Erm, you use the server below it. So, one server correctly fixed in, on rails, another two on top of it, and a customer with a distinctly African sense of humour taking the piss out of my employer!
About 15 years ago the company I worked for bought a HP Laserjet. It came with an Infrared port that was on a lead that plugged into a serial port (it looked like a small mouse). The idea being that a user could maneuver the IR port to line up with their laptop to send a print job (not that IR printing ever worked!).
Anyhow, I was setting the printer up whilst a colleague was configuring the network queue (Novel as I recall). While I was plugging it in and filling it with paper a Senior Design Engineer saw me tinkering with the IR "mouse" and asked what it was. With tongue firmly in cheek, I said it was a voice-recognition device for the printer. She didn't believe me until I said "print test page" whilst holding the IR port up to my mouth. She didn't know my colleague had already queued up said test page on the Novel queue so, sure enough, out popped a test page once the printer had warmed up.
She was gobsmacked.
Absolute true story.
"(not that IR printing ever worked!)"
Oh, I don't know... Some 15 years ago I had a MP2100 (Apple Newton, the first generation of them that actually worked and consequentially the last they ever made, had still the best address database on any mobile device ever, but I digress...). The local Staples had a HP Laserjet as a demo model on display. The customers could press a button to print a test page. The printer also hat an IR port. So every now and then whten I had to print something I'd pop into Staples and used the demo printer. Always worked like a charm.
Working for an audio company once, i got called out because the techie on site almost went nuts. It was a small setup with just a few mics and he did not manage to get the signal out to the speakers. I´m quite skilled in phone support. So i went through the procedure step by step up to the point where the guy asked me i if thought he was an idiot. Inputs fine, output routing on the mixer fine, amp lit up but no signal indication. So i went there (didn´t have to fly to the states) to find that the bloody amp was indeed lit up by some blue LEDs onboard the PCB, shining brightly out of the cooling grill on front of the amp. Without being switched on ... Techie was quite embarressed but i don´t blame him. ISO Norm states that an electrical device has to be switched off completly by the main switch. Well, that piece of crap is no longer avaible on the market. As for servers i appreciate some blinkyblinky to indicate the state of the PSUs before i switch it on.
When I worked as agency staff as a field engineer, I once attended a business that had a problem with an IBM PC, that the clock kept going wrong on.
Unknown colleagues had previously investigated this issue on multiple occasions, the last time they had replaced the motherboard - but this issue hadn't gone away...
So, when the support request was reopened due to a "repeat issue" I was sent to site.
When I was able to access the site, I discovered what the problem was - before I had even touched the PC.
Approximately 5 feet to the right of this PC was a Novell Netware Server - that we didn't support
- and it's system time was wrong by exactly the same amount...
I think the customer would have been a lot happier if they'd received this information - and the bill - on the first ever site visit, rather than after my colleagues had already been to site on several occasions...
About 10 years ago I was asked to fix a Cisco router by my (then) employer's office in Kampala, Uganda. Not being Cisco qualified to write a config, but having a config available that they could use. I emailed them the file and informed the office that they needed a Cisco engineer to do this, which they then told me they would source locally. A few days later they emailed me to say that they had got an engineer in, that he had taken the router back to his office, zeroed the router and loaded the configuration and brought it back to them. I asked if there was still a problem and they said that it was just not working - nothing switched on or booted. Asked then to check the power source which they did and said it was all correctly powered and plugged in. As a precursor to coming out there I requested them to send me a photograph of the server cabinet.
The cables were all correctly plugged in, exactly as they said ... just that nothing was actually connected up to the mains.
When you support one of the largest resources projects in Australia, people tend to get toey when they can't access the Internet. I got a phone call on a Monday morning to say that their internet was down and they could not get it working. So I had to catch a flight at 11.30 in the morning, fly to site (2 hours), sit around for 2 hours (in 35 + degrees Celsius) while they tied up the barge and installed a walkway, get on board then find out that they had fixed the problem shortly after I left Perth. Turns out that the POE injector for the wireless link (over which the vessel connected to a satellite service) was in the bridge and someone decided they needed the power outlet to charge their mobile phone.
Fortunately I did have to adjust the rotation of the aerials, so at least I wasn't totally wasted on site ( took 30 minutes for the paperwork and 5 minutes for the adjustment)
Could not fly back until the following day so was there overnight.
...I was once nearly refused access to a satellite office.
Having discovered that I actually lived extremely close to said office (a converted house), the duty to look after the place was duly transferred to me rather than sending a support person that lived a bus and ferry ride away. Fair enough.
I'd been supporting them for months, gotten to know the staff over the phone, gotten friendly.
Well, the day came when the boss wanted me to pop by and give the computers a once-over (don't ask). 'Great', I thought. 'I'll rock up there, and be home with the kettle on pronto'.
I rang the doorbell. Admin / reception person answered with a look of incredulity on her face. 'Yes?' she asked, just barely removed from full League Of Gentlemen membership.
'It's ******, from IT'
'It's ******, from IT. We talk on the phone - I'm here today like we organised'
'Oh no. No, you look too young'.
'You look too young. I thought you were a bit older. I...I don't know if I should let you...'
'Touch the computers?'
'No, sorry love'.
I turn, take a couple of steps down the path.
'That's OK, I'll just close the ticket and let my boss know I'm too young to be trusted'.
'No..I...come back...'
With that, her manager came out (having not heard this exchange), shook my hand, and took me inside. With age and wisdom, I don't know why I didn't clear off anyway owing to flagrant ageism - it runs both ways.
A small local firm I do tech support for forwarded me an email from their ISP late on Fri 27 Nov instructing them to update their router with new DSL sign-in details by Mon the 30th Nov "or it'll stop working".
So I go in near closing time on Saturday to minimise disruption just in case anything goes wrong. Put in the new details just to find the new credentials don't work. Try ringing the ISP only to find their support desk is shut until Mon.
So I ring them up 1st thing on Mon to have a moan. Luckily the guy's more awake than he was when he first sent the details out checks the login attempt log at his end and noticed after pasting the password into Notepad that the two characters in the middle should be lI and not 1I...

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Taxes, taxes, taxes. It's that time of year!
This Manic Monday's word is tax.
My husband Steve is very much on top of doing our taxes.
Or, I should say, he is very much on top of having our taxes done for us!
As long as we get our taxes filed on time, that's all that matters to me. Well, it also matters that we actually get money back instead of having to pay.
Anyway, we had our appointment with our CPA way back in February… it seemed to me like it was very far in advance, but Tax Day seems to have creeped up on us quickly, so I'm glad we got it done sooner rather than later!
That's why our taxes is one thing that Steve doesn't leave up to me! I'm known to be a bit of a procrastinator, so he's smart in this regard.
Last year we used our tax return money to get replacement windows in our house.
This year the money will probably go to leveling our backyard and laying down grass (and sadly, not a Louis Vuitton purse), since we had about 20 trees cut down last October and the process wreaked havoc on our beautiful lawn!
I'm going to lobby for Uncle Sam to change his "dependent" policy soon and allow us to claim our doggies are dependents.
I mean, they are our children, after all! We buy them food, toys, beds, medication… they certainly live with us (more like run the house!) and rely on us for their support.
Changes are always being made by the IRS to keep up with the changing "traditional family."
Come on, Uncle Sam – keep up with the times and the growing number of doggy children!
I hope everyone gets their taxes done on time and gets lots of money back!
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A rich delicious chocolate centre enrobed in a crisp, brightly coloured shell.
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The 3 pack is perfect if you're new to food wraps or looking for an awesome gift. Contains one large, one medium and one small wrap.
Large - 33cm x 33cm - perfect for wrapping a sandwich, covering a large bowl or making a snack bag.
Medium - 24cm x 24cm - great for covering a cut pumpkin or melon or covering a pasta bowl
Small - 16cm x 17cm - awesome for covering a cut lemon, avocado, cucumber etc or use over a glass or jar.
(As wraps are hand cut so please allow for some variance in measurements!)
Each of these eco friendly food wraps are lovingly created from 100% re-purposed cotton (thoroughly washed and cleaned of course!) and infused with a unique blend of plant based waxes, tree rosin and oil.
With the right love, each wrap will last well over 100 uses and when it reaches the end of it's life, is completely biodegradable and can be composted!
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How to Paint Flowers. Because of their delicate shapes, flowers offer details for beginning artists to draw and paint. Once you're comfortable with your paint and other materials, you can make realistic flowers just as easily as abstract ones. Follow these steps, and you can begin to paint and draw flowers.
Draw a light outline of the flower on your painting surface. This will help you when you start to paint.
Choose a medium color for your base. For example, if your flowers are blue, choose a blue between a navy and sky blue. Any color that is neither too dark nor too light will work.
Apply a light wash to your painting surface. A wash simply means to apply color lightly and evenly. If you are working with watercolor or acrylic paint, add a little water to your paint before applying it. If you are using oil paints, add oil to thin the paint.
Take a darker color, usually in the same family as your base, and paint in the shadows on your flowers. The darkest shadows are usually between petals and, if you can see it, where your flowers meet their stems.
Paint in the highlights of your flower with a lighter color. For the highlights, you can use any bright color. If you're working with watercolors, you might want to try a white or yellow, as a lighter tone of your base color will not show up well.
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Walk: Creag Bheag & a red squirrel hunt
Highland | Monadhliath | Half day walk | ★★★
|[One of Creag Bheag's summits, looking towards the Cairngorm Plateau]
This wander formed the full stop at the end of a two-day break for us in the lovely region of Badenoch. Creag Bheag is a shapely little hill with a plethora of cairns, separated from the snowy Monadhliath mountains by Loch Gynack. Head downhill from the summit and you'll have a great chance of spotting a few red squirrels.
📌 Walk: Creag Bheag & a red squirrel hunt ★★★
▶ 7 km / 4 miles | ▲ 270 metres
▶ 7 km / 4 miles | ▲ 270 metres
Summits: Creag Bheag (487 metres, sub-2000')
Start / finish: Car park off Gynack Road, Kingussie village centre, G.R.: NH 756007 ///donation.flames.cello
Route: Car park - Creag Bheag - Loch Gynack - Tom Baraidh woodland - Kerrow Cottage - Kingussie - start
Terrain: Slightly wet path on ascent, excellent but steep path for descent. Clear forestry paths and tracks lower down.
Wildlife today: Red squirrel upon departing Kingussie. Treecreepers busy... treecreeping in Tom Baraidh forest. Sheep.
Weather today: Cloudy with the odd glimpse of brightness. Rain threatening, but held off until the last few minutes. Breezy on the summit, but a few degrees above freezing. Covering of slushy snow on north-facing slopes.
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Maybe this is done a lot and it's the first time I've run into it, but I love the idea of liveblogging a book as you read it, and defective yeti is doiing a brilliant job with Moby-Dick. Just a couple of weeks ago he came up against the infamous "whale chapter":
"Cetology" has the narrator giving an impromptu lecture on the nature of the whale, grouping the beasts into fourteen categories and offering lengthy descriptions of each. Here, Melville uses a literary technique known as OMG BORING! In some other context I might have found this engrossing, but here it's like, "Dude, you got your marine biology lecture in my adventure story!"
I, too, forced my way through this novel, feeling that it was a missing piece of my education by never having read it. I tackled it over the summer while I was in college, taking it to work with me and reading a chapter or two a day during lunch while I sat outside eating cheese sandwiches and escaping the basement computer lab I was spending all of my time in.
Thinking about what books I might do this with, I have totally stalled out on my efforts to read the Federalist Papers cover to cover. But, the sane side of me says that this is a project that probably needs to sit a few dozen items down the to-do list.


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Rising new US lords of EMO GLASSJAW have been forced to cancel a string of European shows after frontman DARYL PALUMBO was hospitalised with recurring CROHN'S DISEASE.
Palumbo was rushed to hospital in Paris last night (October 1). He will remain in hospital for the next few days and is expected to make a full recovery.
Although it is uncomfortable and recurring, Crohn's Disease is not life-threatening. Much of Beth Orton
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At present Glassjaw intend to push ahead with a headlining tour of the US from October 16.
The postponed European dates, in support of recently released album 'Worship & Tribute', are being rescheduled for December.
The dates effected are:
Hamburg, Germany (October 2)
Cologne, Germany (3)
Camber Sands (5)
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Glasgow Barrowlands (8)*
Manchester, Academy (9)*
Newport Centre (10)*
London Garage (11)
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The word "Balance" implies there is an equilibrium between your personal life and professional life. But can we really have a perfect equilibrium every day? We are humans We can't be perfect…
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Carter Conboy Obtains Dismissal of Breach of Contract and Toxic Tort Claim
By: Carter Conboy
Carter Conboy obtained a favorable decision from the Appellate Division, Third Department earlier this year when it affirmed the lower Court's Decision and Order which dismissed the plaintiffs' Complaint. Our client, the defendant insurance company, was sued by the plaintiffs who sought further insurance coverage benefits from the defendant based on alleged breach of contract, intertwined with the plaintiffs' claimed toxic tort claim seeking damages for injuries allegedly resulting from third-parties' negligence.
In this action, the plaintiffs' home was teargassed a number of years ago by a local police department in its effort to extricate a tenant from the plaintiffs' home based on a third-party's concern that the tenant may harm himself. After the tear gas incident, the heat in the building was turned on, which allegedly transferred the tear gas residue throughout the house. The plaintiffs made a claim under their homeowners' insurance policy for the damage to the home caused by the teargas residue, and our client, the homeowners' insurance company, honored the claim and paid for tear gas remediation and the internal reconstruction of the home which was performed by contractors hired by the plaintiffs.
After the remediation and reconstruction were complete, and the insurance claim was paid, one of the plaintiffs alleged that she sustained personal injuries including respiratory and skin irritant issues (among others) after moving back into the home, and claimed that she could no longer live in the home due to the presence of toxic irritants. While the litigation commenced also sought damages from the tear gas remediation company and a subcontracted duct and vent cleaning company, the plaintiffs specifically sought what would otherwise be a "redo" from the insurance company, seeking a complete second renovation of the property to remove the alleged toxins.
Based on the plaintiff's claims that her physical damages were related to either the continued existence of tear gas that had not been properly remediated, or the toxins that were used to remediate the tear gas, this litigation was in one sense, a toxic tort case. In New York State, a plaintiff must show that there was a toxin present, that this toxin is capable of causing the illness claimed (general causation), and that this plaintiff was exposed to sufficient levels of the toxin to cause the damages alleged (specific causation).
In support of our client's position, Carter Conboy presented a medical expert who provided a detailed affidavit and expert report addressing the general and specific causation issues and opined that the plaintiffs' evidence could not satisfy either of these necessary criteria to support the plaintiff's post-tear gas incident claims. The plaintiffs offered an expert who was critical of both the remediation process and the chemicals used during the tear gas remediation, but the plaintiffs' expert did not quantify the amount or dose of toxins to which the plaintiffs were exposed, did not present results of any scientific testing to document the presence of tear gas or hazardous cleaning agents in the home after remediation, and failed to sufficiently address the general or specific causation issues. Therefore, both the lower Court and the Appellate Division found that the plaintiffs did not present sufficient proof that the plaintiffs' exposure to the alleged toxins was sufficient to cause the actual damages being claimed, and therefore found that the plaintiffs did not raise an issue of fact, and affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs' claims against our client.
Carter Conboy is a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ peer rated full-service law firm committed to providing the highest quality legal representation to its clients. Founded in 1920, Carter Conboy has offices in Albany and Saratoga Springs, New York, serving clients throughout New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. For additional information about the firm, visit www.carterconboy.com or contact the firm's Director of Marketing, Stacy A. Smith, at 518-810-0516 or email@example.com.


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Will you be getting a dog soon?
When you begin your search for a new dog or puppy, there are lots of different places worth considering.
The following video provides some basic tips when looking for a new dog:
- Adoption. This is a great option. Some rescue dogs require more time and attention than others. If you have never had any experience with a pet at all adopting a dog who's had a former home may be a little overwhelming — especially if it's an older dog.
- Pet store. When buying from a pet store, be sure to do your homework first! Research the store. Research the breed of dog that you are looking at. You can never be too cautious when getting a dog from a pet store, as many stores sell dogs from puppy mills.
- Dog breeder. It's also important to research the breeder thoroughly and the breed of dogs they raise. Are the dogs healthy? Is the breeder accredited with the AKC?
These additional tips should help you in your search for a new dog as well:
- How To Find A Good Dog Breeder
- Adopting From A Dog Breeder vs A Shelter
- How To Ask All The Right Questions Before Bringing Your Dog Home
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Wow! Fantastic and very quiet Cul-de-sac location siding on a beautiful open greenspace! This split entry 5 bedroom basement West Newton Home offers a very private fenced yard, lots of additional cul-de-sac visitor parking, south facing rear deck, 3 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms on the main floor, 18x10 workshop or return to garage, 2 fireplaces, large living and family room areas. Easy to view!


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The government is committed to invest more in the infrastructure sector through schematic interventions like Bharatmala and has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to address infra issues, the Economic Survey said today.
Apart from formulating ambitious Bharatmala project for enhanced highway connectivity, it restructured road projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore and looks forward to enhance Indian air carriers share in international traffic besides promoting waterways and improving railways, it said.
"To maintain the momentum of higher economic growth…of an emerging economy like India, it is indispensable to invest more on infrastructure sector. The Government is committed to invest more on qualitative infrastructure with an aim to make India an advanced, inclusive and a just economy, Economic Survey Volume II tabled in Parliament said.
Terming Indias leap to 36th rank in 2016 from 58th in 2014 in World Bank?s 2016 Logistics Performance a "remarkable achievement", the government said the "infrastructure sector is still facing multiple issues, for which the Government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to address them through various schematic interventions like UDAN and Bharatmala."
The Survey said it is imperative to increase investment in infrastructure considering its deficit and has proposed Bharatmala.
Bharatmala, apart from enhancing road infra, will see "development of Economic Corridors/ Feeder routes, removal of choke and congestion points, construction of ring roads, logistics parks, etc," it said. Read More…
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AMANTE benefits from owners who invested considerable time and energy into the initial equipment specifications, design modifications and interior décor/styling. All of which combine to make a magnificent yacht.
Since her launch in 2007, AMANTE has proven to be a fast, safe and extremely comfortable world cruiser with an excellent four cabin layout ideal for both private (in this case) or charter use.
Still under her original ownership and always well cared for the yacht has had continual upgrades and improvements. But particularly in 2015-17 the vessel was refurbished and upgraded with work undertaken in Greece and in Italy. Spring 2019 general service to underwater, included, rudder and shaft out for 10-year checks incl new bearings to rudder and shaft; plus the mast was out for check and paint, and a full service / check of standing rigging.
The vessel has RCD / EU certification, category A.
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Solid hand-laid Twaron reinforced fiberglass hull using vinylester resins and isophthalic gel coat with epoxy barrier coating. There is a watertight collision bulkhead aft of forepeak locker.
In 2008 the hull topsides were Awlgrip painted in "Stars & Stripes blue" with clear coat, gold cove stripe, white boot stripe, and black bottom.
Underwater hull was stripped, sanded and newly painted Jan 2017. New antifouling March 2019.
There is a teak rub-rail with stainless striker and six Lexan topside windows.
Centreboard configuration offers minimum draft of 8"-6" with board up and a maximum draft of 12-'4" with board down.
Fibreglass with balsa core, white gelcoat and moulded-in tan non-skid.
"Scooped" transom with moulded-in steps, swim platform and built-in swim ladder.
There is a transom garage door that opens hydraulically for easy access to extensive storage space with custom shelving, along with large corner lazarette lockers each side accessible on the aft deck.
On the foredeck, there is a deep forepeak locker with line hangers and separate split chain locker forward.
Teak toe rails are bare with rounded edges for easy maintenance.
All stainless deck hardware including grab rails, six stainless hatches, numerous opening portholes and dorade vents, double anchor rollers, genoa tracks, mooring cleats, chocks etc.
Stainless bow protection plate added 2017.
Stainless deck fairlead shields, added 2015.
One of the many highlights of AMANTE's design is the spacious cockpit with twin helm stations for easy access from the aft deck and great visibility while steering. The cockpit seating was customized by the owner to maximize seating for ten comfortably around a beautiful varnished 6' teak table with built-in drink cooler. Table stripped and re-varnished Dec 2017.
Teak in cockpit replaced Jan 2017.
The twin helms are designed for short-handed sailing with all sail controls within easy reach.
Each station can be engaged independently and features customized back-lit panels (2009).
Yanmar 4LHA-STP 240 hp diesel with drip-less shaft seal, shaft isolation coupler and Maxi 3-blade feathering propeller (propeller had a factory rebuild 2014).
Spring 2019 shaft out for 10 year service, new bearings at P bracket and hull exit.
Shaft cutters and line deflector for rudder
Flowscan fuel monitoring system
Electric oil change pump for main engine and generator
Dual Racor fuel filters with bypass valves for fuel polishing
Fuel tanks cleaned and fuel polished 2019
Fireboy automatic engine room fire extinguisher
Engine hours approx. 5125 hrs at 3-2019
Bowthruster: Lewmar 300 kfg 24 volt (2 new batteries and charger 2016)
Generator: Fischer Panda 15 Kw/24 volt DC generator, new in 2011 (approx. 1760 hours 3-2019).
Air-conditioning: Central dual-stage Cruisair chilled water air-conditioning system
Heating & hot water: Diesel fired furnace for continuous hot water and cabin heating.
11 gallon hot water tank and back-up electrical heating coil.
Water-maker: Spectra 40 GPH DC watermaker.
Three ensuite owner/guest cabins, plus additional ensuite crew/guest cabin.
Finely crafted solid teak joinery work finished to a high level throughout the interior, including all flush mounted raised panel or louvered cabinet doors and burled fiddle inlays.
Cabin soles are satin finished teak with ebony inlays and custom locking mechanisms.
Head and shower areas are all painted white Awlgrip and feature Corian vanity tops, solid Corian sinks and heated towel racks.
Hanging lockers are lined with cedar.
There are Oceanair hatch screens/blinds throughout with motorized shades in main salon. Upholstery is custom leather, with custom mattresses, tasteful bedding, towels and other décor throughout.
There are also crew covers and sole covers.
Interior cabin sole was stripped and newly varnished spring 2017.
Beginning forward is a private stateroom with a centre-line queen berth, seat and significant storage space including two large hanging lockers. There are two hull portlights and a deck hatch. An ensuite head is forward along with a shower stall shared with the port guest cabin.
Forward of the main salon and to port is the second guest cabin, featuring a generous double berth, hanging locker and multiple drawers. There are three opening portholes and a deck hatch. A head and shower stall is across the passageway which can be closed off at night to provide ensuite access. New mattress 2017.
AMANTE's main salon is quite spacious for a vessel of this size, due in part to her generous 18' beam. A large L-settee is to port, with a beautiful burled table that expands as needed to accommodate six comfortably, and can be raised or lowered by electric lift. Two custom chairs are inboard with anchors for tie-down while underway. To starboard is a full length settee with an up/down flat screen TV hidden from view. The entire space feels light and open due to numerous hatches, white-trimmed deck port-lights and two hull windows.
Aft and to starboard is a U-shaped navigation station with easy access to the cockpit. There are built-in backlit switch panels, navigation instruments, a comfortable pedestal chair, plus remote control panels for the watermaker, furnace, fuel usage and tank monitors. The workspace also includes a chart table with custom storage for computer.
Navigation desk area re-varnished 2016.
Further aft and to port is a long walk-through galley that is fully equipped for comfortable living at sea or on anchor. There are several well thought out storage lockers for glass, dinnerware and appliances including a full pantry. Some of the many features include:
Granite countertops (inboard galley counter, sinks and faucets replaced Oct 2015).
Twin Frigoboat Stainless Steel front-opening DC refrigerator units (can be used as freezer units)
Frigoboat top opening DC freezer compartment
Novacool beverage cooler/refrigerator adjacent companionway for convenient day use
U-line icemaker
Force 10 propane stove with oven and granite cover
GE Advantium convection/microwave oven
Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawer
Broan trash compactor
Espresso machine
Instant hot water dispenser
Full complement of dishes, glasses, cutlery, galley ware, etc.
Full-sized stacked Miele stainless washer and dryer units at aft end.
(6) Opening portholes for exceptional light and ventilation.
230v Euro style outlets added to galley in 2016.
Galley cabinets were refinished 2016.
A passageway leads aft along the starboard side to the owner's cabin with a roomy fourth cabin outboard – quite suitable for crew or guests --with over/under berths. Plus a private head and shower stall. There are two opening portholes in the head area.
The owner's private stateroom is located aft and features a large queen size berth on centerline with a bureau to port and seat/desk area to starboard. Extended beam is carried well aft to create a spacious, open cabin accentuated by twin hull port-lights, a deck hatch and six opening portholes. Owner's bed had a new mattress in 2016. New TV installed 2017.
A private head with separate shower stall and opening porthole is found along the port side, with a passageway forward to the laundry and galley that can be opened when desired.
Raymarine GPS/Chart plotter with dual sensors, GS 125 glass bridge displays at each helm,
12" ES display in cockpit.
GS 165 glass bridge display at nav station.
Plus option to display on the salon TV screen.
Raymarine sailing instruments with speed, wind and depth in cockpit and repeaters at nav station.
Chart plotters upgraded to current generation 2017 with wi-fi and iPad integration.
Radar upgraded 2017 to Quantum digital wireless system.
Raymarine ST 6002 autopilot with remote at nav station, plus wireless remote
Immarsat satphone with internet interface
Lenovo laptop (Oct 2015), fax, printer and interface with plotter, GPS, sat phone.
WiFi on mast with boat network – system upgrade 2015.
Digital fishfinder
Cell phone repeater on mast
Sirius weather
Deck camera viewable on nav station chart plotter screen.
AMANTE features a customized electrical system whereby all AC functions are powered by multiple heavy-duty inverters, drawing from a large 24 volt battery bank that is charged directly from shore power or via a DC generator. In addition, all key systems – refrigeration, hydraulics, navigation, lighting, water, waste pumps, water heater, heads, water-maker – are DC based.
This provides two primary advantages: universal shore power compatibility around the world, and the ability to run "quiet ship" for extended periods of time.
Features include:
24 Volt DC electrical system with custom panels and full meters for managing current flow.
(2) 32 amp/240 volt shore inlets (both bow and stern) with multiple adapters.
(2) Victron isolation transformers able to handle shore power anywhere in the world.
(4) Victron 100 amp/24 volt battery chargers.
(6) Victron 3 Kw inverters to power all AC functions (with the exception of dive compressor and air conditioning, which runs off the generator).
Victron battery charger balancer added 2016.
Gen-set battery monitor added 2016.
Large house bank with Victron AGM 12 volt batteries, total 1,470 amp-hrs (all new spring 2017).
Separate battery banks for engine, generator, electronics and bow thruster.
Bow thruster battery new spring 2016; Battery for electronics new spring 2017).
Balmar 220 amp alternator in addition to standard 70 amp (NEW 2014).
Interior lights and dimmers retrofitted with LED lighting summer 2015.
TV/phone inlet
Numerous shore cables and European adapters.
Electrical bonding system including two 3" copper strips bow to stern each side.
12-volt plugs in cockpit and at nav station.
Cabin fans at each berth and in main salon and galley.
Exhaust blowers for all heads.
Central vacuum system with toe-kick sweep inlets
Vimar light switches with dimmers throughout.
Custom monitor panels for easy fuel and water tank level management.
Rope accent and foot lighting throughout including cockpit.
Multi-colour selectable courtesy lights below.
Twin underwater lights at transom.
Transom stair lighting.
LED navigation lights.
Tecma automatic toilets with fresh water flush and custom controls. New toilet seats in 2017.
Pressurized fresh water with dual pumps.
Seagull IV-X6 water filtration system plumbed to all cold-water taps.
(3) Gray water tanks and (2) black water tanks, all fibreglass, each with custom monitor panel and automatic pump out.
Three automatic electric bilge pumps plus lazarette pump. Manual bilge pump.
Note: Mast out February 2019 and painted, plus all standing rod rigging checked and serviced / replaced as needed.
Forespar three spreader aluminium mast, painted white.
Navtec rod standing rigging.
Leisure Furl hydraulic in-boom mainsail furling system (boom painted 2014)
Furlex hydraulic genoa and staysail furlers (genoa furler rebuilt 2014)
Mast was unstepped in winter 2014 and had a full rig check including ultrasound.
PBO running backstays with retrieving lines (backstays replaced 2016).
Carbon spinnaker/whisker pole, stored on mast (painted 2014).
Navtec hydraulic boom vang and split backstay controls.
Boom preventer built-in.
Lewmar mainsheet traveller system.
Genoa and staysail sheets, mainsail sheet & mainsail halyard all new summer 2015
Steaming light; Foredeck light; Aft flood light; Up/down spreader lights.
Deck floodlight, mast down-lights and mast up-lights replaced to LED in summer 2015.
Air horn.
Doyle Hydranet full battened furling mainsail.
Doyle Hydranet 135% furling genoa.
Doyle furling staysail.
Doyle asymmetrical spinnaker.
(Sails are original – main and genoa are worn)
Winches (being re-chromed winter 2017-18):
Antal W 80-3 hydraulic self-tailing primary winches
Antal W 66 hydraulic self-tailing mainsheet and main/spinnaker halyard winches
Antal W 66 hydraulic self-tailing staysail/runner winches
Antal W 44 self-tailing traveller control winches
Antal W 52 self-tailing genoa and staysail halyard winches at mast
Remote wireless controls for furlers, main/spinnaker halyards and transom garage door
Anchoring & mooring:
Twin Lewmar hydraulic anchor windlasses.
50 kg Bruce anchor with 300' ½" chain plus 150' rode.
Delta 90 lb. anchor with 300' ½" chain plus 150' rode.
Fenders and dock lines. Shoreline reel and cord for stern tie.
Carbon fibre passarelle / gangway.
Teak/stainless side boarding ladders, port and starboard.
Anchor wash-down pump (fresh and salt water)
AB 13 AL dinghy with aluminium bottom (2012), with storage covers.
Honda 30 hp outboard motor (2012).
Tender stows on Simpson stainless steel dinghy davits with electric hoist.
Dive compressor: Clark dive compressor
Winslow 8-man liferaft in valise
Switlik MOM
(8) Life jackets
Ditch bag with EPIRB, supplies
Sea anchor
Twin radar reflectors on mast
Flare kit
Full medical kit
Adjustable white and blue lighting wired into bimini
Cockpit cushions with backrest cushions
Helm cushions with backrest bolsters
Covers for cockpit table and helm stations
Dodger and bimini (tan), with clear connector, helm windows and full enclosures – (sprayhood, bimini and cockpit enclosure new winter 2015-16).
Multiple stainless beverage holders throughout the cockpit.
Stern pulpit extended to side gates with drop-down teak pushpit seats each side
Hot/cold shower at transom.
Ritchie 6" compass at each pedestal with stainless grab bars.
20- and 10-lb propane tanks and regulator in ventilated deck locker.
Varnished teak companionway hatch with drop-down self-storage.
Dinghy chocks receivers on foredeck.
Leather steering wheel covers.
Leather swim ladder handle / stern bumper covers.
Stainless gas grill.
Numerous spares.
Full tool kit with custom storage racks in engine room.
Personal effects
Dive equipment
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Bison Hill Apartments
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International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Volume 2015, Article ID 505123, 7 pages
A Compact Wideband Dual-Polarized Antenna with Harmonic Suppression Using Nonuniform Defected Ground Structure
Comelec Department, Institut Mines-Télécom, Télécom ParisTech, LTCI CNRS UMR 5141, 46 rue Barrault, 75634 Paris Cedex 13, France
Received 13 June 2014; Revised 23 August 2014; Accepted 10 September 2014
Academic Editor: Renato Cicchetti
Copyright © 2015 Lana Damaj et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A wideband dual-polarized coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed antenna integrating a wide stop-band filter is presented. The designed filter is based on a nonuniform defected ground structure (DGS) in order to obtain a wide stop-band and a compact size. This filter is used to reject harmonics and spurious radiation arising from the RF front end. The complete structure (antenna and filter) has been optimized to have a compact size of ( being the free-space wavelength at the lowest operating frequency). The realized antenna operates in the frequency range between 2.7 GHz and 5.9 GHz (bandwidth of about 74%). The isolation between feeding ports is more than 18 dB. The complete structure has a wide stop-band characteristic (103%) for harmonic rejection. The simulated numerical results have been confirmed with measurements.


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How to Choose between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
Some blog software is available as both a hosted service and a version that you can download and install. WordPress is one of those packages.
References to WordPress are uniformly about the version of the software that you download and install on your own server. You can check it out online at www.wordpress.org. However, the option at WordPress.com is a hosted version. Fortunately, you can use both types of WordPress for free.
When WordPress.com was launched, many bloggers rejoiced because WordPress had reached the blogging mainstream. Bloggers could now create blogs with ease and use the tools that they had come to love without having to tinker in the background or stress over how to maintain those blogs.
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WordPress is open source software, which means that its source code — the programming that runs the application — is freely accessible to developers who want to customize it or create new software from or for it.
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Heritage Railway operating since 1878
In 1878, construction of the Port Augusta and Government Gums (now known as Farina, which is north of the Flinders Ranges) Railway commenced. The line was extended to Oodnadatta in 1891 and further to Alice Springs (771 miles or 1241 km) in 1929 establishing an important rail link to Central Australia. The famous Ghan passenger train travelled this way from 1923 to 1956, and on the northern part of this route until 1980.
You can enjoy a full-day or half-day trip aboard a restored steam or heritage diesel train on the original Ghan route between Port Augusta and Quorn on the Pichi Richi Railway.
Watch gum-lined creeks, bluebush-studded hills and ancient rocky outcrops roll past at the relaxed pace of years gone by. All trains use historic steam or diesel locomotives or railcars or immaculately restored timber carriages some more than 130 years old.
Since 1973, volunteers of the Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society continue to proudly restore and run the railway.
We operate on selected dates from March to November each year. Check our timetable, then book online or phone 1800 PR RAIL (1800 77 7245).
Lonely Planet named South Australia in the Top 10 regions to visit globally in 2017.
Pichi Richi Railway a finalist in 2019 South Australian Tourism Awards
Exciting news! Pichi Richi Railway was thrilled to be a finalist in the 2019 South Australian Tourism Awards. This is a huge achievement for our tireless and dedicated volunteers, supporters and passengers who for 45 years have kept us steaming through the Flinders Ranges. We look forward to standing alongside many other worthy South Australian businesses on 8 November when the winners are announced.
Passing of Tim Fischer AC, Patron of Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society
Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc. (PRRPS) gratefully acknowledges the immense contribution of its Patron, the Hon Tim Fischer AC, to the Pichi Richi Railway, railway history and heritage, the rail transport industry and the Australian community.
Tim Fischer was a strong advocate for the Pichi Richi Railway, and a great champion of rail and of rural Australia.
Michael Portillo's Great Australian Railway Journeys to feature Pichi Richi Railway
Michael Portillo, the renowned train enthusiast visited Quorn and travelled on the Pichi Richi Railway, The Ghan and the Indian Pacific recently. His 6-part series will go to air on SBS Australia. We are eagerly awaiting scheduling advice from the producer, and will advise Australian screening dates ASAP. The episode featuring PRR will premiere on BBC2 in the UK at 8:00 PM on Saturday 26 October 2019.
Stay tuned!
SA Weekender TV show features Pichi Richi Railway
Ron Kandelaars and the Channel 7 SA Weekender team visited Quorn and the show aired on Sunday 21 July at 5:30 PM in South Australia
7 News Australia at Pichi Richi Railway
A little-known piece of South Australian rail history is now available to us all, with Motor Inspection Car (MIC126) a feature of the Pichi Richi Railway collection.
Back Roads features Pichi Richi Railway and Flinders Ranges
Back Roads - ABC TV's showcase of country Australia comes to the Flinders Ranges.
Lisa Millar and the crew visited Quorn recently and this beautiful episode went to air on Monday 29 July - watch it now ABC iview.


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What is it about October that turns us all into country folk? It's like we're going on with our lives living our clean-lined, minimalist truth then October rolls around and we have a bale of hay on our front port and a farm roasted dinner in the oven. I must say the atmosphere does make it enticing. As the weather cools it just makes you want to light a fire and live by candlelight for the next 31 days and watch the world go by. A simple life.
Perhaps I'm noticing it more this year because my life is currently ANYTHING but watching the world go by. My life is unpacking boxes, home renovation projects, new tires, trash days, a full time job, and I need to start planning a wedding somewhere in here. 🙂
We are starting to get settled into our house and it feels so good! I'm getting used to the lay of our kitchen and adjusting to cooking with my things being in new cupboards and drawers. (side note: why is it always so hard to re-learn where you put your kitchen utensils). The rooms are all painted, the light fixtures have been updated and switched out, and things are really coming together (ps. See my mini-home tour on my Instagram page in the "Home" highlight).
Last night, I cooked our first full, real dinner in our new kitchen. Chicken Caesar Salads. I must be honest that Caesar dressing is something that I was little intimidated to make at home. It's one of those things that's oftentimes best left to the professionals – much like Chinese take-out or a 5 star tiramisu. But I gave it a try. The first round of Caesar dressing I made turned out HORRIBLE. I found a recipe online that called for a CUP of mayonnaise and it completely lacked the bite and depth of a traditional Caesar dressing. I couldn't accept that mayonnaise-y mess so I Googled "Restaurant Caesar Dressing" and this little recipe from heaven popped up. I tweaked it, because I'm not one to follow the directions (which makes me a TERRIBLE baker), but makes me an adventurous cook. This recipe called for ZERO mayo, but for 1 egg yolk and olive oil – much more my speed.
For the chicken, I used a simple marinade of equal parts soy sauce and zesty Italian dressing. Then baked it all in a covered dish on 375 for 1 hour. I prefer to use a covered dish when cooking chicken, because it keeps the chicken moist and tender and it is more foolproof (aka less time worrying about if the chicken is done right, and more time preparing the rest of the meal). I always put the chicken in first, which gives me 1 hour to prepare everything else.
The homemade croutons are equally easy to make. Essentially you're over toasting tiny pieces of bread, so no mistakes here either! I simply took two-pieces of Farm-to-Market Sourdough bread, cut them into small squares, drizzled EVOO in a hot skillet, tossed in the bread and seasoned with kosher salt, garlic powder, and parsley flakes. I continuously tossed the bread for approximately 5 minutes until the bread was completely dried / toasted, slightly golden and charred, and crunchy!
I was completely floored with how delicious and simple this meal was and how gourmet it tasted. I hope you try this recipe at home! Now run along, don't you have a bale of hay to put on your front porch?! Yeehaw.
- 2 chicken breasts
- Equal parts soy sauce and zesty Italian dressing (about ½ cup each)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 (overflowing) tbsp anchovy paste – you can't skip this. It's what gives the Caesar its bite.
- Juice from ½ lemon
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- A few grinds of black pepper
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 2 slices sourdough bread, cut into small "crouton-like" squares
- Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (about 1-2 tsp)
- Salt, garlic powder and parsley to taste. About ¼ tsp of each.
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
- Parmesan cheese for garnish
- Chicken: Preheat oven to 375 F. In a covered baking dish, place two chicken breasts and cover with soy sauce and Italian dressing. Once oven reaches 375 F, cover with lid and bake for 1 hour, until completely cooked through.
- Caesar Dressing: Combine egg yolk, anchovy paste, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire, minced garlic, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, black pepper and salt into a blender or food processor. Blend for 25 seconds or until dressing is completely mixed and cheese is blended into the dressing. Cover and set in refrigerator to let flavors combine.
- Croutons: Drizzle EVOO in a skillet on high heat, add in bread squares, season with salt, garlic powder, and parsley. Toss until completely toasted and crunch. Insides should be completely cooked and crunchy all the way through.
- Salad: Rinse and dry head of romaine lettuce. Chop off the hard end. Cut in half, then cut into quarters. Roughly chop each quarter for chopped salad leaves. Assemble salad with sliced chicken breast, drizzle with Caesar dressing, top with croutons, a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and a crack of fresh ground pepper.
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BEIJING — The Chinese authorities, bowing to criticism from Olympic officials, foreign journalists and Western political leaders, have lifted some of the restrictions that blocked Web sites at the main press center for the Games, although other politically sensitive sites remained inaccessible Friday.
The government made no announcement about the partial lifting of its firewall, and it was unclear if the change would be temporary. The International Olympic Committee also sought Friday to counter statements by its top press official, who had suggested that I.O.C. negotiators had quietly acquiesced to the government's restrictions.
Giselle Davies, a spokeswoman for the I.O.C., said the contradictory versions of events were the result of a misunderstanding, and she emphasized that the committee has always been adamant about unfettered Internet access for the 20,000 foreign journalists who will be covering the Games.
The loosening of restrictions, however limited, came after senior I.O.C. officials spoke with China's Olympic organizers on Thursday and urged them to reconsider their decision to ban some politically provocative sites. Critics said even a partial ban violated the host country's pledge to provide uncensored Internet access to journalists, a promise that helped Beijing win the right to hold the Games.
Sun Weide, a spokesman for the Beijing organizing committee, declined to confirm whether there had been a change in policy. "We are fulfilling a promise to provide good working conditions for reporters covering the Olympic Games," he said in a telephone interview. "Internet access is sufficient and convenient."Continue reading the main story
Access to sites the government normally blocks expanded throughout the day Friday. The first sites unblocked included those of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Radio Free Asia and the Chinese language service of the BBC. By early evening, reporters at the press center could read about topics that have long been taboo here: Taiwanese independence, jailed Chinese dissidents, and the 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square. Other sites, particularly those that mention Falun Gong, the banned spiritual movement, remained off limits.
Until now, the Chinese authorities had remained resolute that their Internet restrictions would not hamper coverage of the Games. And Mr. Sun has repeatedly said that visiting reporters should not expect access to Web sites containing information that is "in breach of Chinese law."
T. Kumar, Asia advocacy director for Amnesty International, said he was pleased that previously blocked sites were available, but he was skeptical they would remain so. "We urge the International Olympic Committee to exert pressure on China so that those attending the Games — and ordinary Chinese citizens — can enjoy freedom of expression and movement," he said.
Although the conflict over Internet access for journalists seems to have been defused for now, it remains unclear how the so-called misunderstanding between the I.O.C. and the Chinese government went unaddressed for so long.
In an interview with The Australian newspaper, Kevan Gosper, the chief of the I.O.C. press commission and a former Olympic runner from Australia, maintained his position that high-level I.O.C. colleagues had bowed to China's Internet restrictions. He accused the organization of secretly agreeing to the policy change and then continuing to publicize the idea that China would not censor the Internet for reporters covering the Games.
"It has dented my reputation quite seriously," Mr. Gosper said. "People take me at my word, so I expect the information I am giving to be consistent."Continue reading the main story