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The Avengers (Avengers Assemble), 2012
- Robert Downey Jr
- Samuel L Jackson
- Scarlett Johansson
- Chris Hemsworth
- Tom Hiddleston
- Chris Evans
- Mark Ruffalo
- Jeremy Renner
- Stellan Skarsgard
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Clark Gregg
- Cobie Smulders
- Paul Bettany
- Jenny Agutter
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Lou Ferrigno
- Powers Boothe
- Maximiliano Hernández
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Visit: Ohio
Visit: Positively Cleveland
New York: Flights: JFK Airport
In the area
See more of Cleveland in The Deer Hunter and A Christmas Story
The Avengers location: Captain America takes charge of the battle against the Chitauri: 9th Street at Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
The idea of bringing together a whole bunch of superheroes risked ending up as an over-egged mess, yet the characters were so well cast and established in the previous films, and the script witty enough, for Joss Whedon to pull off a satisfying epic.
The studio filming was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is where most of the interiors were built, including that of the helicarrier, S.H.I.E.L.D's spectacular flying aircraft carrier.
Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) is called to the 'Joint Dark Energy Mission' laboratory, where Professor Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard) is working on the Tesseract – that staple of 21st century cinema, a source of clean energy.
Unfortunately, it's all going a bit wonky and is soon opening up that staple of 20th century sci-fi movies, a portal, the means by which one character can transport magically from one movie to another, allowing the villainous Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to flounce in from Thor.
The exterior of the secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility is Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, 10800 Dennis Chavez Boulevard SW, southwest of Albuquerque, augmented with plenty of suitably hi-tech dressing, including a full-scale helicopter pad smack in the middle of the school's quad.
Apart from New Mexico, the film was shot around Cleveland, Ohio, and the vast laboratory itself is the122-feet high aluminium vacuum chamber of NASA's Space Power facility, Plum Brook Station, in Sandusky, about 65 miles west of Cleveland.
As Loki makes off with the mighty hypercube, the underground passages through which he makes his escape with Prof Selvig and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) are the 150 miles of abandoned limestone tunnels 300 feet beneath the ground at Creekside Mushroom Farm, Moonlight Drive, in Worthington, east of Cleveland over the border in Pennsylvania. It's reputedly the largest mushroom farm in the world – and who's going to argue?
Still in Ohio, the 'Russian' warehouse alongside the railroad tracks where Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is being interrogated until she gets an important phone call, is an old refrigerator warehouse on Ashland Road at Cedar Avenue, east of downtown Cleveland.
She's soon off to seek out the retiring Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) in 'Calcutta', which is actually the old Santa Fe Railyard in the Barelas neighbourhood of Albuquerque, tricked out with three containers of set dressing shipped from India. The same railyard was previously featured in Michael Bay's Transformers.
'Stark Tower', the headquarters of Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr) empire is, of course, added digitally to central Manhattan, replacing the MetLife Building to tower over Grand Central Station and the Chrysler Building.
The Avengers location: Loki demands the crowd kneel before him in 'Stuttgart': Public Square, Cleveland
Don't be fooled by the German signs and bierkellers – the 'Stuttgart' square, where Loki forces the crowd to kneel to him is Public Square, in the very heart of Cleveland, where the museum benefit is being held in Terminal Tower. If you're familiar with perennial favourite A Christmas Story, you'll no doubt have recognised the square as the site of Higbee's department store.
Loki is captured suspiciously easily, and imprisoned aboard the helicarrier. For the tarmac scenes on the helicarrier, about 100 feet and one-story of the conning tower of the ship were built on an old landing strip at Albuquerque airport (the rest being added digitally).
Staying in New Mexico, the warehouse into which Bruce Banner plummets, in front of a barely discomfited security guard (Harry Dean Stanton), is back at the Santa Fe Railyard.
Loki's plan involves taking his battle to take over Earth to the centre of Manhattan where he opens up another one of those portals above 'Stark Tower', enabling an army of his allies, the Chitauri, to descend on the city.
The Avengers location: the final battle with the Chitauri: Park Avenue at 42nd Street, Manhattan
The battle appears to be on the viaduct above Park Avenue in front of Grand Central Station at 42nd Street. To film a major battle at such a busy intersection would have been impossible, so three blocks of the roadway were recreated on stage in Albuquerque, surrounded by green screen to allow the avenue and the terminal to be added later.
The Avengers location: the Avengers team battle the Chitauri in 'Manhattan': 9th Street at Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Much of the 'Manhattan' battle was filmed on East 9th Street, at Euclid Avenue , in downtown Cleveland, dressed as New York – and pretty much the same area around which the Sand Man rampaged in Spider-Man 3.
It's in front of the 1900 terra-cotta Rose Building, 2060 East 9th Street., that Captain America and Thor stand together to face the alien army.
The Avengers location:Iron Man crashes to earth alongside the shawarma joint: East 9th Street at Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Just to the north of Euclid Avenue, the fictitious 'Shawarma Palace', alongside which Iron Man crashes to earth after tearing through the Chitauri's mechanical creature, was added to the eastern side of East 9th Street.
The Avengers location: the 'New York' subway station entrance: 9th Street at Barn Court, Cleveland
Opposite the Rose Building, the entrance to the 29-story Cleveland Trust Tower, 900 9th Street at the corner of Barn Court, was transformed into 'Grand Central-42nd Street' subway station. Coincidentally, the Cleveland Trust Tower was built in 1971 by architect Marcel Breuer after his plan to build a similar skyscraper atop the real Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan fell through.
The Avengers location: captain America rescues the trapped civilians from the bank: Cleveland Trust Building, East 9th Street, Cleveland
Alongside the tower, the glass-domed Rotunda of the currently disused 1905 Cleveland Trust Building itself, at the southeast corner of East 9th Street and Euclid Avenue, stands in for the bank at '42nd past Madison', where Captain America rescues the cornered civilians.
The Avengers location: Hawkeye and Black Widow crashland in New York: 101 Park Avenue, Manhattan
Hawkeye, Black Widow and Captain America crash their ship in the real New York, onto the plaza in front of 101 Park Avenue, a skyscraper often at the centre of action – remember it as 'Clamp Tower' in Gremlins II or from Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King?
And with the battle over, it's at the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, New York, that Thor finally takes his wayward brother Loki into intergalactic custody.


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|30th March 2001, 12:11 PM
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Importing parts from Europe is not expensive and it's very easy. Usually pay no taxes when coming into the USA.
So getting caps from there might be a choice. A friend of mine is using Ansar polypropylene caps, that you can get from Cricklewood.com or rswww.com. Many say they are much better than Solen and very close to Hovlands for very reasonable prices.
But I would also like to get back to what this thread originally was: Leach amps. Or solid state amps at least.
Since I started DIYing, many years ago, my quest has been to find what made things sound "right", lifelike, as live instruments do, and to investigate how designs or parts collaborated for or against that fulfillment.
What "gets in the middle" is distortion, dynamics, bandwidth, acoustics, you name it. When you get a balance of some of them you usually stick to it. And that seems to be what, IMHO, tubes and horn speakers do when they work together.
At a price though, because the extremes (high and low ends) in tube designs merely come through. The mids seem to be the prize, but I refuse to get a Golden Globe when I can get an Oscar...
Solid-state, also IMHO, is more "diyable" than tubes: cheaper, low risk (lower voltages), usually works right away.
So what it misses as a total experience? Coherence with the sound, as most solid-state circuits don't shine through in a particular range as tubes do in the mids. Solid-states output more bass, important on some music types, but some are criticized on the highs response, when compared to tubes. Which sounds funny comparing to a design that is highs shy...
So how to do solid-state amps, and particularly DIY projects, sound better? When I came into following this DIYforum I hoped to find some answers.
Douglas Self did a very thorough research on distortion and how to improve on it, though he never showed (rather disregarded) listening tests results.
But why don't we stick to solid-state and try to get "tube-like", coherent results from these circuits? Or are they doomed? I think not. I think we can add clean, "liquid" mids to the bass, cleaning it also as well as the highs. How can we do that?
The Leach amp, which BTW I never listened to, has been one of the most popular among DIYers, so why not try to improve on it?
Why not adding low current regulators on the voltage amp stages? Why not trying different regulator types, discrete or not, to see if the sound improves? If we want to build a house the structure comes first, so why not consider the supply as our amp's structure to build upon it?
Listening is something we DIYers can all do, though measuring most cannot. Why not report on what block changes (say a current mirror instead of a cascode or viceversa) do to the sound, or what happens when better constant current sources are added? What happens when parts are improved or changed?
The Leach amp was just mentioned as an example, as it's known, easy to get and several suggestions on how to improve it have been mentioned on this Forum. It might be legitimate to experiment on it as a common ground to start from.
How do Spice or similar simulations relate to sound? In the same way as objective measurements do? How far can you get with them? What do they leave out?
A lot of questions indeed, maybe deserving a whole new thread of their own. How far can we commit to go on this quest?
Sorry for the long text.
|30th March 2001, 05:23 PM
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I have a friend who listens, almost exclusively, to rock & dance music on a good system. He's not so much a DIY as a heavy modifier. Very heavy. Amongst other things he reconfigured the passive crossover on his speakers. A classical concert came up with some pieces that he thought he'd like to hear (he does listen to some classical). I met him in the lobby during the intermission. He was shaking his head. I asked him what was wrong. He sheepishly admitted that he'd gotten the balance of the highs all wrong--too much--when doing the crossover work.
It has been my experience that people frequently go for too much high end. Detail! Nuance! Accuracy! they cry. Just listen to the tinkle of the piano! That's accuracy!
"When's the last time you listened to an unamplified piano live?" I ask.
Some, out of pride, or because they truly don't care, never get away from that search for a bright sound. The ones who don't care I have no quarrel with. At least they're honest. Like a fellow I work with, if the words are intelligible enough to sing along with, he's happy. Maybe their interests are elsewhere. The world needs bird watchers and collectors of stamps. But those who, out of pride, or out of being too lazy to check their assumptions about what 'accuracy' is against the real world...I sigh.
The reference for accuracy is unamplified music. Period. Get that right and the rest will fall into place. Mind you, I'm not even saying that people have to *like* what they're listening to--just use it as a reference. I know that my system was *way* off of reality until I started going to something other than rock concerts. It was flat, it was low disortion...and it sucked.
Oddly, I learned in the process that I liked jazz and classical. Thought I hated them before. (Still hate opera, though.)
Along the way, you find that people tend to follow an arc from a brighter, soi disant 'accurate' sound to something that's somewhat less forward in the highs. I know it was true for me, and for innumerable others I've known. Many of them were repeat customers back when I was selling audio. I note with interest that Nelson Pass describes much the same progression in his own work--see the link to AVS that Mark (mefinnis) offers elsewhere. For that matter, read the whole thing. Nelson has some interesting things to say, overall.
Carlos, per your remark about Self/Slone (to me they are tied by philosophy) never listening. I agree wholeheartedly. But not only do they never seem to actually listen to their circuits, not once do either of them mention ever listening to live music. Sad, but instructive. Live music, not a meter, is the benchmark. They remind me of armchair quarterbacks. Lotsa talk about what should be done, but no action. It takes more than an oscilloscope to build a good amp.
Incidentally, tube amps can be very good in the highs. Very good. Yes, the lesser circuits go soft at both extremes, but the better tube equipment can do highs. The low end? Rarely, rarely. I've only known a small handful of tube amps that were good in the deep bass. The odds definitely favor solid state in that part of the spectrum, as even comparatively inexpensive solid state can do a decent job.
As far as modifying the Leach, I'm not sure it would be the best test bed, but there's certainly no reason to take that circuit as sacred any more than anything else. By all means, whip that thing within an inch of its life. Do I not recall that it uses a current mirror in the front end? I'd like to hear a report from someone on the sound quality of a current mirror vs. resistor load. Yes, I know what the numbers say, and yes, you'd lose gain in the process...I'd like to know what it *sounds* like.
Carlos, I suspect that Spice vs. real life is really the same question as do distortion specs mean better sound. Do you have some reason to suspect that Spice can tell us other things? If so, I'm all ears (so to speak). I'm all for measurements...as long as they correlate to the real world. Most of them, unfortunately, do not.
|30th March 2001, 10:08 PM
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First of all let me say that I agree with you 100 percent on using live, unamplified music as your reference.
In fact that is my background, as I was a film location sound man for almost 15 years. Now I have my own small
audio & communications equipment rental business, so I have to keep in contact with whatever comes along, for better
or for worst.
In my recording years, the question was how to get a clean sound when recording and a vivid one when mixing. Unfortunately those were mono years, but the recording medium was excellent (Nagra recorders), as well as the mix medium (17.5mm sprocketed tape). Analog all over, even if I have absolutely nothing against digital... as long as you know what you are getting. But that's another story.
On the other side, my electronics knowledge is limited, but maybe that also gives me some freedom to judge things both as they sound as compared to what they measure. It's also the reason why I am asking for some guidance.
Striving for a live sound experience might be the word then, even if that becomes an impossible task.
On the other side, when you listen to the sound coming through a high quality microphone, through quality
headphones, you listen to a lot more than what you thought was there. The mind plays tricks with our hearing,
something that is even used (quite effectively) by some noise reducing systems or even low-bit digital media to do their job.
So when people talk about "the sound of a piano", or "the sound of a guitar", they are talking of what their mind reminds about it. Only traces of the "real" sound are there. But this is turning too philosophic, I think.
Something I would advise every audio lover is to walk to your closer music instruments center, where they will
probably have some quality microphones, and listen to your own voice and the salesman's through quality
headphones. Don't try speakers because they will deceive you: use headphones.
Then see if there's some guitar playing in the room (guitarists are always trying one), and listen what it sounds like direct and through the mike/headphone chain. You can't get better than this on what reference you should have (even if guitars have limited bandwidth).
Then go home and find a good guitar recording, play it and listen how it sounds like. Use it as a way to fine tune (or gross tune) your audio system. You might be surprised.
My asking to get back on the solid state thread didn't have to do with any kind of despise for tube equipment, but with my experience that what they provide is not completely accurate. A friend of mine who also read that post says that only poorly designed tube gear is high shy, just like you say, and you are both probably right. He says that they do not have poor bass, and I don't agree.
The question might be on how to take advantage of things from each field. A hybrid maybe, or a solid state
designed as to sound valve-like on what valves do best, if that is remotely possible. Some say it is not.
As I mentioned I don't have any plans to build the Leach, and if I did I would add some things to it, like cascodes and/or current mirrors at the front end. On my present amp, that I built based on Graham Nalty design about 15 years ago, cascodes are used everywhere. To good effect I think. A similar design, with different part values though, was used by a highly regarded Classé Audio power amp at the time.
That correlation of measurements and the real world is also something I have many times insisted on, as audio mags are not too good at looking for ways to make that intercross.
Sound, as well as photography, is quite good as long as you are on its linear area, but when you go into the black (lows) and white (high) areas things get complicated. It's there where the instruments should go measure, instead of taking boring measurements in the linear areas, as I think they do.
Gray, it's a pity you don't give access to your e-mail address. If you can please e-mail me.
|30th March 2001, 10:50 PM
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The Leach amplifier does not use a current mirror or a true active current source; the designer felt they weren't worth the additional complexity. However, I'm taking my old driver boards and at least trying out some current source circuits on the diff amp. I believe Leach feels he has a predictable and stable design that is easy for beginners to build successfully, so he hasn't tried many radical departures from the design; all designs are tradeoffs in complexity and stability and you just have to set standards at some point.
I'm also interested in Sziklai (complementary feedback) output stages, though these are not as stable as emitter output designs. A Sziklai has 100% local feedback, and this might be especially useful in reducing distortion in a Class B output stage. I think it's worth experimenting, and I'm planning a new chassis and the necessary wiring changes to be used with my modified older boards.
There are some output transistors that are characterised for lower distortion, but I've stayed with MJ15003/4 because of compatibility and availability at lower cost.
One might want to consider the 2SA1302/2SC1328, though these are plastic case types with lower SOA.
Because the Leach design has a lot of decoupling and an inherently high PSRR, a regulated power supply is generally not worth the effort. But there's no reason it couldn't be done for the VA and diff amps; one might want to have a separate supply for those circuits.
Making significant design changes piecemeal is risky because it can change bandwidth and stability in unknown ways, though I did find that modifying the ver 2.something board's diff amp circuits to the ver 4.5 works perfectly well.
I did find it helpful to put in bleeder resistors for the power supply because it doesn't bleed down the rails symmetrically for whatever reason. But there is little turn-on thump and turn-off has usually been graceful, too.
I set bias on my Leach amps by monitoring THD at a low power lever and stopping at the point where the crossover glitches on the 'scope display disappear. I've tried high
levels of A/B bias and found that near-B operation sounded a little better.
My amplifier was built as a dual mono chassis with 60.000 uF per rail; I later added lots of film cap bypassing on the
caps and circuit. I think this cured some oscillation on
one channel, and overall may have improved the sound. At any rate, it does improve ripple without the trouble of a regulated supply. I like to think it sounds better with a massive power supply, but of course I really don't know. I simply had the parts and nobody to stop me from building the amplifier that way!
My present audio system is in my bedroom, using a pair of (original) Acoustic Research AR-11 speakers, rescued from Goodwill for $18 and upgraded with polyprop caps in the crossovers. These are four ohm speakers, so the amplifier is working harder now, but I can't drive them at REALLY high levels in my small room. But it's awfully nice having a real midrange; with the addition of Kimber 4TC speaker wire, I'm getting fairly good imaging that compares well with other good systems I've heard. I couldn't afford 8TC wire.
I do feel that the sound varies a bit from time to time, and
sounds a bit hard and edgy, at other times it is sweeter and more transparent. There MAY be a bias tracking problem, I don't know. I don't have any other power amps at present to compare to.
I'm curious to hear the newer 4.5 boards, because they incorporate some layout and feedback circuit changes that may significantly improve the sound, especially at higher volume with complex music material, such as orchestral works.
|31st March 2001, 02:25 AM
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You're preaching to the choir. I've been a musician for thirty years. Live vs. live feed vs. recorded is a terrifying experience for those who think they know sound. The one caveat I would add is to your suggestion to use your own voice for testing. Most people don't know what their own voice properly sounds like, freed from resonances within their sinus cavities, eustachian (sp?) tubes, etc. Better to use the voice of a friend or loved one. Being a bassist (as opposed to vocalist, for instance), I'd be reluctant to use my own voice for evaluation, since I'm not familiar enough with how it sounds outside of my skull.
As for tube amps and bass...like I said, only rarely have I come across a tube amp I'd use under 100Hz. In every case, they were high-powered (150-200W and up) and *very* expensive. Not cost effective. I myself use solid state on my subs. For that matter, I've got SS on my woofer panels (meaning below 250Hz in my system as it stands at the moment).
When you bring up hybrids, you make my antennae quiver. I've never heard a hybrid amp that sounded as good as I thought it should. But that doesn't stop me from hoping that one can be done. One of the things I've got tucked away in the back of my mind is a hybrid using 6DJ8s or 6SN7s for the front and MOSFETs for the back end. Whether it gets done this century or not remains to be seen. I've heard it said, and from personal experience (so far) reluctantly agree, that hybrids bring out the worst in both formats, not the best. But I'm still hoping.
Egad! My E-mail address not there! I apologize. It wasn't intentional, I assure you. I thought I'd filled out all the blanks. I'll try to get that fixed right away. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I must have had the Leach circuit confused in my mind with another circuit. I defer to you on whether it does or does not have current mirrors. Please report on sound quality at your convenience, as I'm itching to know whether resistors or current mirrors cound better. I know from personal experience that it's damned difficult to design a current source that sounds as good as a resistor, regardless of what the specs say about the superiority of the current source.
You said you have 60,000 uF per rail on your amp. Is that one cap or several in parallel? If it's a multiple, you could always take some out and see how it effects the sound. There are some things that I've found that it's easier to tell by taking them away after you're used to the sound with them. However, it does take patience. In your case, if the caps are single 60,000 uF, then it may not be a viable option unless you have a matched pair of smaller (or larger) caps in your parts bin...
|31st March 2001, 02:52 AM
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You mentioned variable sound, and I forgot to respond. Have you tried measuring your line voltage during good sound and bad sound? I know that in my previous house the voltage was rock steady at 123V. In my current house, I have watched it vary from 121 to 126V and back again over about a two minute period. This was without heat pumps or other major loads switching on/off (at least within my own house). There's also the possibility that you may have RF or other hash coming in over your AC. I use regulated supplies on everything I've built except the power stage of my amp. That one runs raw DC straight off the bulk supply. There are times that I consider regulating it, but it'd be a bear of a job. (575V at about .5A/channel) I also use isolation transformers with caps across both sides to supress a lot of high frequency garbage. The one to my preamp is a little more complicated, but the transformer and caps thing only cost me about $25 total. I got the isolation transformers surplus for less than $20. It was one of the best (and cheapest) mods I've made.
Again...apologies...and to anyone else who wanted to cuss me out (or confess to a love of tubes and was afraid of being lynched by the solid state mob if they wrote a public message to that effect) and was prevented from doing so. My E-mail button should be visible now. I wasn't trying to hide--honest. Besides, you know where to find me...right in the thick of things, usually getting fussed at (and fussing back, I confess).
|31st March 2001, 06:35 AM
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The power supply consists of eight 30,000 uF caps @ 60V,
grounds all tied together with an aluminum plate. Would have done copper if I'd had it and might still--I've some
double-sided PCB material but I'd rather use solid copper.
I have a pair of Tripp-Lite power strips with plenty of LC
to filter the AC lines. I ought to set up a power monitor
though, as per your suggestion. The diff amps have zener
regulation for the current source, so they should be pretty stable--I've thought about using a 39 volt zener and a foward biased silicon diode to compensate for thermal drift.
As I lived in Georgia before moving to Washington State, I
put in the Tripp-Lites for lightning protection more than for RFI--out here we seldom get thunderstorms, the weather's boring!
I bought a couple of surplus split-bobbin 1:1 transformers
with the idea of putting them on my preamp/tuner/CD/whatever
for additional isolation, but haven't done it yet... This is a rental house and modifying the wiring for a dedicated
line probably wouldn't please the landlord.
I hardly recognize my own voice, I have a terrible chest cold. {gronk} I really should listen more to live music,
but hearing a friend's Martin-Logan electrostatic speakers was demoralizing enough!
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Sometime when you have a few minutes to spare, disconnect half of those power supply caps and listen, then give us a report...
I'm certainly not saying that you should modify your house wiring! Run a power cable out to the circuit and an outlet on the other side. I just checked my power critters and found that I've got .25 uF Sprague Orange Drops (I think I posted elsewhere that I had .1 uF, although that will do just fine) across the front and back of the isolation transformers. Just junk box/pack rat stuff. Certainly not anything 'audiophile,' but the sound (at least here, Chez Bear) cleaned up considerably. Obviously, it does nothing for the voltage fluctuations. Consider making up two for starters; separate ones for the CD and preamp. The preamp because it's most vulnerable in terms of low level signals. The CD to catch any digital hash that may try to sneak back up the power line into your house wiring. Separate mainly because you'd like to isolate that CD in its own little universe.
Wish you were still in GA, as we could have visited once in a while. Your weather out there may be boring, but I get tired of thunderstorms 12 months out of the year. We had a nice one just before Christmas which I would rather have avoided, but the real cracker was at the end of September--took out the answering machine and a few other odds and ends. Nothing in the stereo. When it thunders, I unplug from the wall. There's no protection like being unplugged. I lost a CJ Premier One to lightning once upon a time. Now *that* was a bother.
|1st November 2001, 08:39 AM
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Leach Ver 4.5 amp
Damon, I've built the Ver 4.5 of the Leach amp recently, all 3 channels of it. I can recommend this amp without hesitation to anyone with good hands-on experience in basic electronic skills. I even make my own PCB using the supplied artwork and transfer paper named PnP Blue. Excellent stuff.
As I don't have extensive test equipment, I just have to stand back and turn the switch on! An guess what, all 3 boards work from the start! Impressive! I biased the amps at 150mA each. Absolutely no turn on/off pops/thumps. Just be careful to install bleeder resistors at the input caps, and let the caps discharged before re-powering up.
I only use 30,000 uF of capacitance per rail for the combined load of 3 channels. Tests done with as little as 10,000uF produced excellent results (by my tin ears).
The reason for the lowering of the capacitance - the inrush current melted the contacts of the power switch (rated 240V, 6A) installed at the primary side! My transformer is capable of 12A continuous at 40-0-40V.
The only changes from the original design was:-
1) 2N???? pair to 2SB649A/2SD669A
2) MJE15030/31 to BD243C/244C
An excellent design.
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The 2011 campaign of the United Way of Adams County will open with a luncheon next Wednesday, September 7, at 11:30 a.m. in the South Adams Boys' and Girls' Club at Berne.
The program will include the announcement of this year's monetary goal to aid 32 local are area organizations and agencies, plus viewing the campaign's promotional video.
Also scheduled is the recognition of the 32 recipients of United Way funds as well as the United Way board and 2011 campaign team.
Leading this year's drive will be campaign chairwoman Leslie Rhoades of Decatur, who will make some remarks, as will United Way President Ron Storey.
Lunch will be catered by Bella Tower. Sponsors of the kickoff event are Wells Fargo Bank, First Merchants Bank, First Bank of Berne, and Bank of Geneva.
The mission of the UWAC, according to an announcement, is "to improve health, human, and social conditions in Adams County by promoting organizational cooperation, stimulating volunteer participation, mobilizing and deploying community resources, and seeking solutions to urgent community problems."
The United Way also says, "How to Live United: join hands, open your heart, inspire hope, create a better tomorrow, and think of 'we' before 'me.'"
The UWAC effort will seek donations from people, businesses, etc. in seven areas: industry; commercial; government; finance, insurance, and real estate; professional; public service and education; agriculture; and rural areas and the Amish community.
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Adams County 4-H Shooting Sports.
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Adams County chapter of the Red Cross.
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C&C Bible Fellowship.
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Dakar Rally taking more prisoners
With stage six having been cancelled owing to extreme weather, competitors are licking their wounds with injuries and vehicle damage thwarting their efforts
The sixth stage of the Dakar Rally was cancelled yesterday due to extreme weather conditions in Bolivia, with competitors heading for a rest day in La Paz before resuming the race tomorrow. Scouts sent out by organisers to check the 786km stage from the mining town of Oruro to La Paz reported steadily deteriorating terrain.
Friday's fifth stage had already been cut short due to bad weather, with Britain's Sam Sunderland leading the motorcycle standings on a KTM and French Peugeot driver Stephane Peterhansel on top in the car category.
Meanwhile, former champion Carlos Sainz of Spain has been forced out of the Dakar Rally after his Peugeot was badly damaged in an accident, his team said Friday.
Sainz, the 2010 Dakar winner, is the second top auto competitor to quit the race in South America after former two-time winner Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar.
The Spaniard lost control of his vehicle, which rolled over just five kilometres from the finish of Thursday's gruelling fourth stage between San Salvador de Jujuy in Argentine and Tupiza in Bolivia.
"It appears that the necessary work cannot be carried out within the time allowed," Peugeot Sport said in a statement.
"I'm obviously very disappointed by this withdrawal," said Sainz, also a two-time world rally champion in 1990 and 1992. "I regret not being able to challenge." Sainz had provisionally been third in the standings when misfortune hit more than seven minutes behind French race leader and Peugeot teammate Cyril Despres.
The 54-year-old took to the road again after two hours stranded, but finished the special two hours and 19 minutes behind Despres, ending his hopes of winning the race for a second time.
The 521km fourth stage of the Dakar Rally – dubbed the most difficult by organisers since the race moved to South America – proved fatal for several key challengers.
Defending motorcycle champion Toby Price was forced out after breaking his left leg, joining two-time auto winner Al Attiyah on the sidelines.
Australian rider Price suffered his race-ending injury when he tumbled off his KTM motorbike after 371km as the 9 000km race climbed into the dizzying altitudes of the Andes.
The 29-year-old had to be airlifted off the course, which hit 3 000 metres above sea level, and taken to hospital.
Earlier in the day, Al Attiyah was also forced to pull out after his Toyota lost a wheel on Wednesday's third stage, a setback that left him stranded for over an hour.
Friday's fifth stage was from Tupiza to Oruro in Bolivia with Despres leading the auto race and Joan Barreda in charge of the motor event.
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Did anyone really think WoW Pet Battles would become as popular as they have? It's getting to the stage that I'm considering adding an entire category for them, like a new MMORPG!
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- The Ancient talks about how Pet Battles arrived, and her WoW life changed forever – "I seem to be enjoying finding a diverse group of pets and leveling them to 25 hoping that by then I'll have the right group, a team with perfect synergy who complement each others spells and fight like a well-oiled killing machine. It's beautiful, like a ballet. "
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|u 132 H men's track and field head coach Leroy Burrell's team completed a rare sweep of Conference USA championships in May, adding the outdoor title to the indoor and cross country titles they collected during the past six months. The 2005 Indoor Conference Championships were held in February at Yeoman Field House. The Cougar men dominated from the first day of competition, claiming their third consecutive indoor title and seventh overall under Burrell. The men dwarfed second-place TCU 166.5 team points to 101. The 2005 season also marked the second time in three years that UH swept the men and women's indoor competitions. Conference opponents like TCU, Memphis and Southern Miss have found it difficult to develop a winning pedigree since Burrell accepted the UH head coaching position seven seasons ago. The margin of victory by UH's men would suggest a season free of injuries and athletes who met or exceeded all expectations. Such was the depth of talent at UH in 2005 that they won despite setbacks. Sesar Figueroa, a junior and probably the most distinguished distance runner in C-USA, failed to defend his title in the mile at the C-USA Indoor Championships. The Cougars, however, crowded the podium in other events — in the heptathlon alone they collected a remarkable 22 team points. The outdoor season began in a similar fashion — with setbacks, and ultimately victories. At the Tom Tellez Invitational in late March, four Cougars recorded second-place finishes, but the team performed well overall. In the weeks leading up to the C-USA Outdoor Championships, Sesar Figueroa, who led the men's cross country team to an upset title in late 2004, set the pace for UH distance runners in the outdoor season by winning the men's 1,500-meter run at the Houston Invitational. The outdoor season came to a conclusion in mid- May 2005 at the LewisTellez complex. Burrell's men dominated the C-USA Outdoor Championship, nearly lapping second-place TCU in team points 201-105, and completing The Cougars' Triple Crown in men's cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. UH can claim the first sweep of all three men's titles in the 10-year history of C-USA. H secured the first Triple Crown of men's titles in Conference USA history in 2004-05 with stellar track and field seasons. Each victory helped solidify coach Leroy Burrell's place among the top athletic recruiters and teachers in the nation. Story by Mark Smith


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Demos counsel Liz Kennedy said 640,000 Americans voted nationally under same-day registration laws in the 2010 general election. The group's preliminary research for the 2012 general election, which doesn't yet include data from all jurisdictions with same-day registration, suggests that more than 800,000 people voted under the laws.
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Sand (Shlomo) in Our Zionist Faces
the concept of a place which is under Jewish sovereignty, and yearning for such a place. "Eretz Israel" is, originally, a Talmudic concept – not a biblical one – which delineates it as a territory that imposes extra religious obligations on Jews living in it, which Jews living outside of it are unburdened of
The concept of a land, of borders, of tribal division are all in the Bible. For example, read Yigal Levin's article or that of Amos Frisch to see how deeply embedded in the Jewish people's consciousness and nationalist ethos was the concept of a "land" besides the various multitude of mitzvot intricately connected with the "land" (see here; and here).
But I will not confront this issue but rather give you my reactions to a few matters I caught in the first few pages of his book to illustrate how problematic it is.
a. the book is dedicated to the residents of Sheikh Munis who were "uprooted long ago from the place I now live and work". The village is located where Tel Aviv Universty now is. In other words, Sand polarizes the Land of Ishmael to the Land of Israel even before we get to page one.
b. he trivalizes and mocks on p. 15 his ancestors who came to the Land of Israel, specifically his paternal great-grandfather who moved from Lodz.
c. in a footnote on p. 13, he correctly describes the Kotel Maaravi (Western Wall) as not being a wall of the Temple but errs when he writes that is was an "urban wall". The Kotel was inside Jerusalem, not it's exterior. If anything, it was exteriro to the Temple.
d. on page 14, describing the classic photograph of the three paratroopers at the Kotel (Sand himself says he participated in the conquest of Jerusalem in 1967 (fighting at Radar Hill and doing guard duty at the former Intercontinental Hotel (now the Seven Arches, more on that below), he notes that the middle one, the "Ashkenazi", is helmetless, "just like he was in a church"(!).
e. on the bottom of p. 14, he writes that the Intercontinental was constructed "next to the old Jewish cemetery" at the top of Mount of Olives. Not even ancient. But he doesn't inform us until 15 lines later that the location of the hotel was a bit more of a problem. And what he wrote about this is: "there was a rumored bandied about the old gravestones being used for building the hotel or at least the stones leading up to it".
Talk about fantasizing. He is simply protecting his love for Arab nationalism. Even if in 1967 he thought it was a "rumour", he could have corrected our impressions. Tens of thousands of graves were desecrated, stones did become paveways, latrine covers, etc. He couldn't provide the facts? Even now?
f. on page 16 he informs us of how he witnessed the beating of an elderly Arab taken in for investigation in Jericho while he was based there later on. According to him, the man died as a rsult of beating. Sand's reaction? He vomited and returned to his post. Nothing more. He was afraid and "completely lost his senses", is his excuse. But he wonders of the body was tossed near where the Children of Israel crosed the Jordan.
In other words, even his own failings as a human being are some how dumped on Jewish history, as if nothing is his responsibility but he has his myth about the Jewish pople and their/our history to relieve him of any obligation, personal or community.
He goes further. The murder of the Arab is due to too much power which then corrupts but more – it evolved from a feeling of overlordship, first over people and then over land. And, of course, you have the subtext of the book: to have feelings of ownership, sovereignty over something which is not real – like land – , a myth, is evil.
Poor Pivate Shlomo Sand. Because he couldn't prevent, it seems, a murder due to the base desire of his fellow soldiers to steal, for after all, the Arab was rich, we know must suffer two books, the first denying there is a Jewish People and the second, that there is a Land of Israel.
g. on top of page 18, he corrupts Jewish history, or continues his crusade to pervert it, by describing pre-1948 Zionism as the situation whereby a man jumps from a burning building and lands on a pedestrain. The damage was unavoidable but also unintended. Jews returning over 1800 centuries is reduced to a … myth. A sand in your eyes myth.
further down the page, Israel's critical security situation between 1948-1967, the Arab fedayeen and then the PLO, is glossed over when he writes quite plainly:
"since 1948, there resided in the deep mental level of the Israeli consciousness a sort of discontent with its narrow waist and Israel's very small area". That resentment broke out, Sand suggests, in 1956, as if all of a sudden, due to some psychological crippling – and not Arab terror and a desire for a "second round", i.e., Israel's eradication – of an Israeli self-fault.
Just six observations up to page 16 (and the book begins on page 10) and you can see where this is going.
Sand in our Zionist face.
Oh, and while someone may have thrown some white powder at Sand:
The history professor said it was possible that his new book, " The Invention of the Land of Israel: From Holy Land to Homeland," might have been what caused someone to send him the letter. "Four years ago, when I published my previous book, 'The Invention of the Jewish People,' there were fewer crazy people than there are today," Sand told Haaretz.
which I surely condemn (my suggestion: either don't buy the book or don't attend his courses or picket them or conduct a sit-in), that doesn't does excuse the 'poison powder' that Sand has been sending us, and assisting the Arab disinventivity assault.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
My Fantasy
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Yeah he is. Lovely snap as always, DeepakReplyDeleteReplies
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Without a doubt, Bozo, you are the King and not just of the jungle!!!ReplyDelete
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So this is the obligatory first post. There's really not much to say right now – I have my hands full with trying to get my book finished so that my publisher will stop complaining, and travel time with work is also a bit of an issue in terms of the demands on what little free-time that I have.
But that's ok – those are good reasons to have for not having enough time to organise lots of content, right?
One of the main reasons that I have this blog is so I could have my domain name that I gave up a few years back. But that's not to say that I don't have things to discuss and write about. I don't have to write massive blog posts to say what's on my mind! No doubt there will be times where I treat this blog like twitter or facebook with simple single or two line entries.
Speaking of which – I recently gave up on both social network sites. There wasn't any single reason for me to do so – I just wanted to get rid (if possible) of my public social stuff. And then I re-registered my domain name with this blog. Hmm…I wonder if there's a link? Because if I'm honest, I have sort of missed writing out my thoughts, simple as they might be.
That's enough rambling for now. I'm off to work more on the book. Peace and Love!


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Group wants memorial for 9-11 victim
Published 1:00 am, Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Several parcels are being considered as sites for a lighted, regulation court with six baskets and an accompanying memorial, but RBA officials hope they can build it at Ridgefield High School .
"It's our intention to build on land that the town has donated for that purpose," said RBA president Robert Preti . "Given Tyler's career as a student and an athlete, we see Ridgefield High School as the perfect site. Tyler's love of the game of basketball drove much of what he did."
Ugolyn was a 1997 graduate of Ridgefield High. He was co-captain of the varsity team and often played on the old outdoor courts next to the school. He played with the RBA travel team, and carried his love of basketball with him through his studies at Columbia University . He had just graduated from the university at the time of the Sept. 11 attack.
While studying at Columbia, Ugolyn ran an inner-city basketball league for children in Harlem.
"At one time, Tyler was asked why so many high school boys weren't playing varsity basketball at the school," Preti said. "He answered that they didn't get along with the coach. He was then asked why he played in that case. He said, 'because I love the game.'"
The RBA has a roster of more than 1,000 players from grade school through high school. It has had success filling the outdoor basketball courts at the town's Yanity Gym, which it paid to renovate.
But there are only six outdoor courts available in town, including those at Yanity, and with teams coming from Danbury, Wilton and Redding during the summer to play in RBA tournaments, the league sees the need for another court in town.
Having the new court at the high school would also provide a venue for youths living in the northern section of Ridgefield to play. The Yanity courts are downtown on East Ridge Avenue.
Approval is needed from the Board of Education and the Planning and Zoning Commission to build the court and memorial at the high school. Preti plans to attend the first Board of Education meeting in January to plead the RBA's case.
Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Freeston said there may be some issues with the RBA's plan to build the court near the school's student center because of setback requirements of Planning and Zoning. But he and the school board are willing to consider the request.
First Selectman Rudy Marconi has been active in trying to find a site for the court and memorial.
"We looked at the end of the Governor Street parking lot, at the (old) East Ridge Middle School tennis courts and, finally, the possibility of building it at Tiger Hollow was suggested by RBA officials," Marconi said. "I'm very pleased with the progress that is being made toward building the court and hope the Board of Education and Planning and Zoning Commission will approve the high school site. Especially since the court is being built in honor of Tyler Ugolyn, a young man this community will remember forever."
For Ugolyn's parents, Victor and Diane, the choice of dedicating the new court to their son is an honor to his name.
"We are very appreciative for this beautiful and meaningful RBA initiative and tribute to our beloved son, Tyler," they said in a joint message to The News-Times.
Preti said he only had minimal interaction with Ugolyn, but added that "Tyler's personality was such that the generosity of his soul came through the smile in his eyes. He had a true volunteer spirit."
While at Ridgefield High School, Ugolyn was an honor student, a member of the National Honor Society , volunteered with Safe Rides, Big Brothers-Big Sisters and served as the student-athlete representative for Parent-to-Parent.
The RBA goal is to raise $125,000 to build the basketball court and memorial. For further information or to make donations, contact: Patrick Kenny , fund-raising director, at (917) 209-1907; Neil Gollogly , director of operations, at (203) 431-3434 or Robert Preti, RBA president, at (203) 438-6107.


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I wish Lisa would come talk to us and give us more pictures of herself.
Of course, it may be expecting too much to think poor sweet Lisa can find her way around the world wide web.
Thanks for sharing, Chelsea!
I wish Lisa would come talk to us and give us more pictures of herself.
Of course, it may be expecting too much to think poor sweet Lisa can find her way around the world wide web.
Thanks for sharing, Chelsea!
Chelsea certainly is a very beautiful young woman.
"That's Numberwang!"
WOW.. very nice pictures. She also seemed like one of the best girls on the show. She came across really well, and honestly seemed like a nice person.
I really liked Chelsea, she was my 'favorite' on the show.
Can't blame the girl, I'm somewhat of an actress, and I can make myself cry in under a minute.
Reasons why I, as a man, cry:
1. Walking down the stairs and, thinking there's one step left, I take that hard, jolting last step, and my spine goes shooting out the top of my head.
2. A really, really good steak.
3. Female celebrity I REALLY like finally sheds her clothes in "artistic" movie. (I'm looking at you, Julianne Moore and Ashley Judd!)
4. Store runs out of my favorite Pemmican beef jerky; doesn't expect any more in stock.
5. The unbearable lightness of being.
6. You know, sometimes, that feeling...? When it all seems like too much and you're all alone...? And no one understands you...? And, like, you can't do anything right...?
7. DSL connectivity goes down.
8. They SHOT Bambi's mother...the bastards!!
9. When they sing a really good National Anthem at major sports events--Super Bowl, World Series, world champion boxing, American Kennel dog show.
10. Falling out of tree in front of girl's bedroom's window.
Oh, lest I get wrapped up in my inanity and forget to say it: Ah, Chelsea, looking at those pictures, all I heard in the background music of my mind was: "I believe in miracles/You sexy thing."
(Click on it! It's ZANY!)
And, Chelsea, let me just say, thanks for representin' the Asian Nation so well, sister! Because Russell Wong's in the house, Chow-Yun Fat's in the house. Jackie Chang's in this house, two Filipino guys from American Idol's in the house, and you're most DEFINITELY in the hiz-ouse!
(See you at next week's meeting.)
Phat, I loved your list
Chelsea has been my fav all along too.
"Rice is great when you're hungry and want 2,000 of something' -- Mitch Hedberg
Whoa Chelsea,
You are beautiful
Chelsea has accomplished a rather major thing in the black and white photo above imo.
She has managed to look straight at the camera without smiling, but also without looking either pissed off or bitchy.
She just looks rather lovely.
"That's Numberwang!"
Yes, Chelsea, you are amazing: beautiful, intelligent, honest, sincere, gracious, graceful. I'd take you to Europe in a heartbeat.
Thank you for sending us those fabulous pictures. Can you tell us more about yourself? Your hopes, your dreams, your plans for the future?
Can you share with us your experience on Meet My Folks?
Did you get to know any of the other contestants very well? What were they really like?
We'd love to hear insider information like that.


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A 52-year-old Alfred man with four outstanding warrants was arrested Wednesday afternoon, after he fled into the woods following a van crash in Limerick.
York County Sheriff Maurice Ouellette responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash around 4:30 p.m. on Sokokis Trail, near the Waterboro town line.
A blue 2001 Chevrolet Astrovan had crashed into the pole knocking power lines across the road and then had rolled over.
The sheriff's department said James Hobbs, of Alfred and Ocala, Fla., was in the van, "conscious, but reportedly dazed," and was treated by Limerick Rescue workers, then got out of the vehicle and fled into the woods.
He was followed by Deputy Tom Searway, who ordered Hobbs to stop. Still, he fled further, chased by Searway, who warned Hobbs that he was going to use a Taser.
That's when Hobbs stopped and collapsed from exhaustion, the sheriff's department said. He was taken to Maine Medical Center, released at 9:30 a.m. Thursday and taken to York County jail.
The sheriff's department charged Hobbs with operating a motor vehicle after suspension, operating under the influence, habitual offender operating after suspension and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
Hobbs's outstanding warrants were for: failure to appear for operating under the influence and failure to stop for a police officer, failure to report after being released, failure to pay fines for operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended or revoked, and failure to pay fines for operating under the influence and failure to stop for a police officer.
The first warrant requires Hobbs to serve four days in jail, after which he can post $4,170 for bail, the sheriff's department said.
He is scheduled to appear in Biddeford District Court on Friday.
Leslie Bridgers can be contacted at 791-6364 or at:
Twitter: @lesliebridgers


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Geography Club
This geography student club in the Department of Geography at Western Michigan University promotes and raises geography awareness on campus. The Geography Club meets regularly to discuss issues of mutual interests to geography students and plan activities including trips to places of geographic interest and sponsors National Geography Awareness Week.
Gamma Theta Upsilon
Geography students who meet certain academic requirements can become members of Gamma Theta Upsilon, the international honor society in geography. Society members are eligible to apply for scholarships, can network with other geography students and participate in several other activities.
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Russian Beer Output Falls on Restrictions, Fueling Vodka Gains
Russian beer output fell for a second consecutive month in September after the country imposed restrictions on sales in July.
Production fell 6.2 percent from a year earlier to 67.9 million decaliters, the Russian Statistics Service, or Rosstat, said in a statement today. Output declined 1.8 percent in August to 90.9 million decaliters, Rosstat reported Oct.1.
Russia banned kiosks from selling beer containing more than 5 percent of alcohol from July 1 and outlawed beer advertising on television, radio, billboards and internet from July 23. The measures, designed to fight alcoholism in the country, led to increased output of vodka and cognac. Vodka production rose 15 percent in September to 9 million decaliters, while cognac output gained 26 percent to 843,000 decaliters, Rosstat said.
Carlsberg A/S (CARLA), Heineken NV (HEIA) and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ABI) are among the largest beer producers in the country.
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Indiana Leaders Call For Bipartisan Immigration Solutions
April 3, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS, IND — Hoosier faith, law enforcement and business leaders came together today to speak about the importance of immigrants to the state's economy and the urgency of immigration reform for Indiana's diverse communities — days after a federal court blocked key provisions of Indiana's tough immigration law.
With members of Congress home for the Easter recess — and with the introduction of immigration reform legislation possible later this month — Indiana faith, law enforcement and business leaders highlighted the need for immigration solutions nationally and called on their representatives in Congress to pass commonsense immigration reform. They also spoke with attendees about the importance of mobilizing to push for a just and responsible immigration solution as the debate moves forward in Congress.
This event was one of many recess events nationwide organized by Bibles, Badges, and Business for Immigration Reform, a network that is bringing together faith, law enforcement and business leaders to advocate for broad, bipartisan reform in 2013.
The following quotes can be attributed to today's event participants:
David Drury, Chief of Staff, The Wesleyan Church:
"In 2008, The Wesleyan Church voted to approve an extensive Immigration Position Statement, saying, 'We oppose and condemn all unjust and harsh laws, policies and measures directed against immigrants among us … We will act as advocates for just and humane policies for all people.' This event was a practical part of that loving, biblical value of justice for the foreigner."
Mike Murphy, Senior Vice President, Hirons and Company:
"The recent Federal Court decision striking down Indiana's immigration law as unconstitutional reinforces that fact that we must Convince Congress to act swiftly to update and reform our country's outdated immigration laws. Immigrants must once again be considered our nation's strength, not a liability."
Megan Ritter, Director of Public Policy, Indiana Farm Bureau:
"Immigration reform is critical for Hoosier farmers who rely on a non-domestic workforce to ensure our crops and livestock continue to be a pillar of Indiana's economy."
The Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ):
"Disciples, leaders and governing bodies have for years called upon our political leaders to move beyond an immigration system that demonizes our neighbors, divides us against one another, and devastates children by tearing apart their families. As Christians committed to the scriptural call to welcome the stranger and to promote the wholeness and well-being of families and communities, we welcome an opportunity to achieve immigration reform that is both just and compassionate."


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However, it IS pretty much just about the money, fame, and excess extravagance for them all --- for example, let's not forget that in ADDITION to insisting on having a $14 million dollar wedding, Kim was paid $250,000 to attend her OWN BACHELORETTE PARTY!!! When you talk about Khloe not wanting to attend a party to take care of her husband --- I'd bet the K family was losing money by her not attending whatever party that was. Yes, I hear that they all work hard, but their lifestyle is pretty much way over the top in every aspect.
I agree this family has absolutely no boundaries. It's not just Kris --- it's all of them. They are so inappropriate with each other and with almost everyone else that I am constantly cringing as I watch them on TV or read about what they're doing. And by the way, it's not just the Kardashians who have no boundaries. I have noticed through recent years that more and more people have 'expanded' their boundaries tremendously --- to the point that they will reveal publicly pretty much anything/everything that is going on in their lives. I'm sure that's what makes the hordes of tremdously invasive reality TV programs possible --- that never would've been possible even 20 or more years ago.
And speaking of Kris' tell-all book of inappropriate salacious details --- yeah, like any celebrity's tell-all book, I'm sure there's an effect on the other family members that's got to be rough. Poor Bruce! He's put up with so much from all of them! I don't know how he stands it. That's probably why he's not involved in much of the family filming and goings-on. Interestingly, some of my young family members go to high school with Kendall and Kylie and they have been over to the Jenner house on occasion. I've been asking if there's been any backlash against the girls because of Kim's divorce and their mother's book, but if there has been, they're keeping it pretty quiet because their parents haven't heard of any teasing or bullying against the younger Kardashians. Of course, let's not forget that Kendall and Kylie are up and coming models (and who knows what else) --- so they have their own status and mini-celebrity with their high school crowd -- so I don't think we have to worry too much about them!


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Showing your face at Amazon
December 5, 2008 Leave a comment
Web 2.0 and "Social Influence" marketing gurus Razorfish produced an interesting slide deck recently about the implications of über-stores like Amazon implementing or integrating with ID providers like Facebook Connect or Google's Friend Connect.
Basically this means that by logging into Amazon with your Facebook ID you are gaining single sign-on authentication in exchange for sharing your Facebook profile with Amazon.
Your Facebook profile has become what Razorfish call a Portable Social Graph. It means that any web site can now enable itself with the power of social context by borrowing that context from Facebook. This goes way beyond the simple publishing of news feed items about your activities back to Facebook or presenting lists of items that your peers also bought.
A web site enabled with Facebook Connect can instantly tell a number key things about you. Most obviously about your preferences, likes, dislikes etc either explicit or based on your peer group. Remember that your Facebook profile is very rich. But more subtly its about how connected you are and who you are connected to.
Imagine this as the final fruition of (or at least the next big evolution in) social marketing schemes that began many years ago aimed at identifying the "Alpha Kids" in a given group and using them to spread viral marketing because they were the most "contagious". Companies that had a cool new product would go into a "neighbourhood" and just start asking, "who's the coolest kid you know?" Then they would ask that kid the same question and so on. Eventually they would home in on the kid who answered "me". They would give that kid the product for free and so the viral marketing would begin. Now imagine the same kind of scheme but where a company could judge your "coolness" as a function of how connected you are and who you are connected to in an instant as you log on and then target offers and discounts at you accordingly…the mind boggles.
The truth is any community or peer group of buyers has its "Alpha" members, not just the kids and their video games. Whether its consoles, cars, cardigans or carpet slippers someone is the "go to guy" for a whole load of people when they need the skinny on which lawnmower to buy and social context can help vendors identify those people.
Now, just for a second, imagine that your competitors are doing this and you aren't…


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by cj
(Peterborough, ON Canada)
My son is 22 months old this month.
He has been solely breastfed since birth.
I am not apposed to him breastfeeding longer, but I am ready for him too stop.
although he has been weaned to ONLY naptime & nightfeeding
I am finding this too be my mistake. My son will sleep throughout the night fine, until he awakes that once or twice a night.. he wont settle until he receives breastmilk. He sees the bed as "milktime"
I have tried reversing my nighttime routine for him, bath, bed, warm cows milk.. once and it worked, the next time it did not.
so i am getting frustrated and trying my damndest not too for his sake. I dont want to end this beautiful relationship we have formed on a bad note at all!
So i guess i am reaching out and looking for some advice, i have read through some of these articles and made some notes, looking forward to attempting some to see if we can do this the right way..
Are there any moms out there with similar delemas?? if so PLEASE respond.. :)
Thaaaank and wish me luck.
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This gorgeous hotel boasts a central location near the Odessa Opera Theatre and is easily accessible both from the Train Station and the International Airport, situated 2 and 8 km away respectively. The impressive architecture of the building is complemented by the thoughtful design of the interiors, all the way from the imposing lobby with dark wood furniture and high ceilings, to the cosy, calm ambience of the suites. After a day of work or sightseeing, guests can relax with a book or a newspaper in the sitting areas of their own room or have a drink at the bar. The on-site restaurant serves various European dishes in an inviting aristocratic atmosphere, but the central location of the hotel provides a number of other dining options for the inquisitive travellers.
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