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ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor
ENOVIA® Collaborative Design for Inventor provides a multi-site Inventor design data management solution for the extended enterprise.
ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor allows designers to effortlessly access, manage, share, and store Inventor data without leaving their preferred environment. ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor facilitates process workflow, increases data integrity, and improves configuration management. From Inventor, users can search and browse the ENOVIA system, and lock and checkout designs or drawings to their local drives. After modification, users can upload changes to ENOVIA.
- Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the PLM database.
- Achieve centralized management of all CAD files.
- Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations.
- Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data.
- Reduce the possibility of redundant, inaccurate, or out-of-date product information.
- Increase information sharing while protecting intellectual property from unauthorized access.
- Achieve ISO compliance.
- Improve design control and business process management to realize truly functional product development and delivery.
Microsoft Windows Explorer-based Interface for Workspace Management
A Microsoft Windows Explorer-based interface lets users access their local workspaces to perform lock/unlock, open, update, revert, copy, move and delete operations. Access is also available to ENOVIA workspaces and folder content, "My Locked Objects," "Collections," and "Recently Checked in Files". All ENOVIA managed data is represented to the user as if it is stored locally on the client. Users are able to utilize standard Explorer user interaction techniques to perform lock/unlock and open designs operations.Work-in-Process Design Integrity
Working in conjunction with the CAD application, design permissions are assigned through the locking mechanism in ENOVIA and are managed at the local disk level. When users lock a design, they are assigned read/write access permissions; if not locked, they are assigned "read only" on the local disk. Any attempt to edit non-locked designs warns users that edits will potentially not be stored while also providing a mechanism to lock designs for edit. As a result, ENOVIA maintains data integrity for non-intended design edits, while also providing the flexibility to lock in-session designs that require editing.Quick Access
ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor has been designed to allow users to manage their CAD files with minimal effort. The user interface allows users to remain in the context of the CAD application while performing daily routine tasks that interface with ENOVIA. During a save operation, the user is presented with only preselected new and modified designs, which eliminates the need to traverse the structure to locate the desired items. Added flexibility is provided to save the active design"Save Active", or save all loaded designs "Save All". In addition, a "Quick Save" command saves the active in-session design without any further display or user interaction. In order to match revision processes users may manually input the revision sequence for the stored designs. Opening designs is also easy. Users may search ENOVIA, access designs from previously stored queries, workspace folders, saved collections or from recently accessed designs directly from the "Open" dialog.Exploring in ENOVIA
With the "Explore in ENOVIA" command, users may quickly review related parts and associated drawings, perform "where used" and "lifecycle" operations, and interrogate associated Engineering Change Orders (ECO).Collaborative Design Status
Users may query the status of in-session designs against what is stored in the ENOVIA database without leaving the CAD design application. Users can see if any design updates have occurred and lock designs for editing, or unlock designs so others can make modifications. If new designs are loaded in session, a refresh provides immediate design status updates.Baseline Structures
ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor provides a baseline capability that permits users to preserve a specific configuration of a structure. Baselines can be created from the CAD application or ENOVIA for any stored configuration of a design. A baseline may be retrieved at any time for further investigation or used as the design's final representation for release.Product Structure Data Integrity
The combination of ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor and ENOVIA Designer Central provides a powerful solution in maintaining the integrity and timeliness of Inventor data in the ENOVIA system. ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor controls the relationships between Inventor entities and how they are presented in the database. When a drawing is created, it becomes the parent by the very nature of the internal reference to the part. Another example is when a structure is being checked out for loading in the CAD application. ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor controls what must be checked out for proper assembly in the CAD application while ENOVIA Designer Central capabilities provide the user interface and business process accesses for the operation to be performed. Once files are checked out, data integrity issues may occur prior to checking the file back in to ENOVIA. Users attempting edits to designs they do not have locked are presented with a warning message that the local file is read-only. The user may then attempt to lock the design in order to save it to ENOVIA or continue editing to perform what-if scenarios. Additionally, if editing is continued the user is presented with a final warning at the time of check-in to either attempt to lock the design or save the design to a new revision stream. If neither are selected, the design changes will not be stored into the ENOVIA database. ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor provides an auto-recognition capability that gives the user confidence that on check-in the file will be associated with the same revision/version stream from which it was checked out. Another aspect of maintaining data integrity is the synchronization between the CAD designs and the objects stored in the PLM database.Product-Driven Designs
Utilization of ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor and ENOVIA® Engineering Central™ allows the automatic synchronization of a CAD structure to an EBOM. This link is critical to the correct representation of the intended design. While saving designs to ENOVIA there is an option for users to automatically create and associate an engineering part to the corresponding CAD design. In addition, during the EBOM synchronization process users may also transfer associated drawing balloon numbers to the corresponding EBOM. The CAD design is available immediately to the engineering community as a specification to the engineering part. Engineers may view a graphical representation of the associated specification.Product Structure Maintenance
ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor represents and maintains accurate, complex product structures throughout the product's lifecycle. The product maps and maintains relationships among assemblies, parts, and other application-specific items as users check-in and check-out items, or users browse the ENOVIA Designer Central vault contents. In addition, ENOVIA Designer Central can store previous configurations to permit baselines and rollbacks. This also allows for virtual structure management through direct access to previous revisions/version combinations stored in the database. Users often utilize configurations of individual designs, iPart Factory items, and/or assembly designs (iAssembly designs) in their structures. These instances of designs streamline user development processes through the reuse of similar existing geometry. Users have the flexibility to decide which instances to store. All instances, active and inactive as well as the family are listed in the dialogue. If a user only selects the instance, the family is automatically saved to preserve data integrity. ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor manages and tracks the associative relationships of these instance designs.Revision Control
Organizations can maintain multiple revision trees of designs within ENOVIA Designer Central without manually creating new subdirectories or changing filenames. When ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor users create a new revision, ENOVIA Designer Central automatically saves it as a new business object, adds the sequential revision code to the item name, and relates it to the previous release. There is no need to propagate name changes interactively in the CAD application across files that reference the revised item.Design Team Collaboration
ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor provides the critical connection between the mechanical CAD process and effective product development. Initially by providing user driven derived output by design type, users control when and what format of generated files for downstream processing. Then by uniting the management power of ENOVIA Designer Central with the design and engineering power of ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor, users are provided real-world control of the work-in-process product design environment. ENOVIA Collaboration Design for Inventor benefits from the following collaboration features in ENOVIA Designer Central: • CAD structure and EBOM synchronization validation • Advanced CAD structure management in ENOVIA • Design data workspaces • Quick access to most-recently used design data • Mixed design flows between mechanical and electrical disciplines • Notification of design modifications of interest • Online collaboration meetings • Web-based design visualization without native CAD tools. To ensure that designers that do not overwrite each other's work, it is possible to query for the status of locally referenced designs from the context of the CAD tool. This display shows the design's type, name, current revision, current version, latest version available, and the user that has the design locked. Right mouse button commands allow users to lock, unlock and display design properties. Once this window is activated, it may stay on the desktop while the user continues to work in the CAD application. When a user changes work designs, the PLM status window may be 'refreshed" to update the display with the current active design status.The Role of ENOVIA V6 and PLM 2.0
ENOVIA Collaborative Design for Inventor supports PLM 2.0, product lifecycle management online for everyone, and the ENOVIA V6 values, which are: • Global collaborative innovation • Single PLM platform for intellectual property (IP) management • Online creation and collaboration • Ready to use PLM business processes • Lower cost of ownership.


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San Francisco-based Drip Drop, a developer of medically forumlated, oral rehydration solutions used to treat dehydration and other issues, said today that it has raised a round of equity funding. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. The round was led by Pacific Advantage Capital. Drip Drop's solution is aimed at the military, ultra-endurance athletes, the chronically ill, children with diarrhea, and elderly patients with acute gastroenteritis. The firm said the funding will go towards cultivating new consumers and expanding its brand awareness. More information »


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"Water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century: the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations." As the World Summit on Sustainable Development draws closer, clear lines of contention are forming, particularly around the future of the world's freshwater resources. The setting of the summit paints the picture. Government and corporate delegates to the September meeting will gather in the lavish hotels and convention facilities of Sandton, the fabulously wealthy Johannesburg suburb that houses huge estates, English gardens and swimming pools, and has become South Africa's new financial epicenter. There, they will meet with World Bank and World Trade Organization officials to set the stage for the privatization of water. At the same time, activists from South Africa and around the world with a very different vision will gather in very different settings to fight for a water-secure future. One such venue will be Alexandra Township, a poverty-stricken community where sanitation, electricity and water services have been privatized and cut off to those who cannot afford them. Alexandra is situated right next door to Sandton and divided only by a river so polluted that it has cholera warning signs on its banks. There could not be a more fitting setting for Rio+10 than South Africa, because neighboring Sandton and Alexandra represent the great divide that characterizes the current debate over water. Moreover, South Africa is the birthplace of one of the nucleus groups that form the heart of a new global civil society movement dedicated to saving the world's water as part of the global commons. This movement originates in a fight for survival. The world is running out of fresh water. Humanity is polluting, diverting and depleting the wellspring of life at a startling rate. With every passing day, our demand for fresh water outpaces its availability, and thousands more people are put at risk. Already, the social, political and economic impacts of water scarcity are rapidly becoming a destabilizing force, with water-related conflicts springing up around the globe. Quite simply, unless we dramatically change our ways, between one-half and two-thirds of humanity will be living with severe freshwater shortages within the next quarter-It seemed to sneak up on us, or at least those of us living in the North. Until the past decade, the study of fresh water was left to highly specialized groups of experts--hydrologists, engineers, scientists, city planners, weather forecasters and others with a niche interest in what so many of us took for granted. Many knew about the condition of water in the Third World, including the millions who die of waterborne diseases every year. But this was seen as Now, however, an increasing number of voices--including human rights and environmental groups, think tanks and research organizations, official international agencies and thousands of community groups around the world--are sounding the alarm. The earth's fresh water is finite and small, representing less than one half of 1 percent of the world's total water stock. Not only are we adding 85 million new people to the planet every year, but our per capita use of water is doubling every twenty years, at more than twice the rate of human population growth. A legacy of factory farming, flood irrigation, the construction of massive dams, toxic dumping, wetlands and forest destruction, and urban and industrial pollution has damaged the Earth's surface water so badly that we are now mining the underground water reserves far faster than nature can replenish them. The earth's "hot stains"--areas where water reserves are disappearing--include the Middle East, Northern China, Mexico, California and almost two dozen countries in Africa. Today thirty-one countries and over 1 billion people completely lack access to clean water. Every eight seconds a child dies from drinking contaminated water. The global freshwater crisis looms as one of the greatest threats ever to the survival of our planet. Washington Consensus Tragically, this global call for action comes in an era guided by the principles of the so-called Washington Consensus, a model of economics rooted in the belief that liberal market economics constitutes the one and only economic choice for the whole world. Competitive Faced with the suddenly well-documented freshwater crisis, governments and international institutions are advocating a Washington Consensus solution: the privatization and commodification of water. Price water, they say in chorus; put it up for sale and let the market determine its future. For them, the debate is closed. Water, say the World Bank and the United Nations, is a "human need," not a "human right." These are not semantics; the difference in interpretation is crucial. A human need can be supplied many ways, especially for those with money. No one can sell a human right. So a handful of transnational corporations, backed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, are aggressively taking over the management of public water services in countries around the world, dramatically raising the price of water to the local residents and profiting especially from the Third World's desperate search for solutions to its water crisis. Some are startlingly open; the decline in freshwater supplies and standards has created a wonderful venture opportunity for water corporations and their investors, they boast. The agenda is clear: Water should be treated like any other tradable good, with its use determined by the principles of profit. It should come as no surprise that the private sector knew before most of the world about the looming water crisis and has set out to take advantage of what it considers to be blue gold. According to Fortune, the annual profits of the water industry now amount to about 40 percent of those of the oil sector and are already substantially higher than the pharmaceutical sector, now close to $1 trillion. But only about 5 percent of the world's water is currently in private hands, so it is clear that we are talking about huge profit potential as the water crisis worsens. In 1999 there were more than $15 billion worth of water acquisitions in the US water industry alone, and all the big water companies are now listed on the stock exchanges. Water Lords There are ten major corporate players now delivering freshwater services for profit. The two biggest are both from France--Vivendi Universal and Suez--considered to be the General Motors and Ford of the global water industry. Between them, they deliver private water and wastewater services to more than 200 million customers in 150 countries and are in a race, along with others such as Bouygues Saur, RWE-Thames Water and Bechtel-United Utilities, to expand to every corner of the globe. In the United States, Vivendi operates through its subsidiary, USFilter; Suez via its subsidiary, United Water; and RWE by way of American Water Works. They are aided by the World Bank and the IMF, which are increasingly forcing Third World countries to abandon their public water delivery systems and contract with the water giants in order to be eligible for debt relief. The performance of these companies in Europe and the developing world has been well documented: huge profits, higher prices for water, cutoffs to customers who cannot pay, no transparency in their dealings, reduced water quality, bribery and corruption. Water for profit takes a number of other forms. The bottled-water industry is one of the fastest-growing and least regulated industries in the world, expanding at an annual rate of 20 percent. Last year close to 90 billion liters of bottled water were sold around the world--most of it in nonreusable plastic containers, bringing in profits of $22 billion to this highly polluting industry. Bottled-water companies like Nestl�, Coca-Cola and Pepsi are engaged in a constant search for new water supplies to feed the insatiable appetite of this business. In rural communities all over the world, corporate interests are buying up farmlands, indigenous lands, wilderness tracts and whole water systems, then moving on when sources are depleted. Fierce disputes are being waged in many places over these "water takings," especially in the Third World. As one company explains, water is now "a rationed necessity that may be taken by force." Corporations are now involved in the construction of massive pipelines to carry fresh water long distances for commercial sale while others are constructing supertankers and giant sealed water bags to transport vast amounts of water across the ocean to paying customers. Says the World Bank, "One way or another, water will soon be moved around the world as oil is now." The mass movement of bulk water could have catalytic environmental impacts. Some proposed projects would reverse the flow of mighty rivers in Canada's north, the environmental impact of which would be greater than China's Three Gorges Dam. International Trade At the same time, governments are signing away their control over domestic water supplies to trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, its expected successor, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), and the World Trade Organization. These global trade institutions effectively give transnational corporations unprecedented access to the freshwater resources of signatory countries. Already, corporations have started to sue governments in order to gain access to domestic water sources and, armed with the protection of these international trade agreements, are setting their sights on the commercialization of water. Water is listed as a "good" in the WTO and NAFTA, and as an "investment" in NAFTA. It is to be included as a "service" in the upcoming WTO services negotiations (the General Agreement on Trade in Services) and in the FTAA. Under the "National Treatment" provisions of NAFTA and the GATS, signatory governments who privatize municipal water services will be obliged to permit competitive bids from transnational water-service corporations. Similarly, once a permit is granted to a domestic company to export water for commercial purposes, foreign corporations will have the right to set up operations in the host country. NAFTA contains a provision that requires "proportional sharing" of energy resources now being traded between the signatory countries. This means that the oil and gas resources no longer belong to the country of extraction, but are a shared resource of the continent. For example, under NAFTA, Canada now exports 57 percent of its natural gas to the United States and is not allowed to cut back on these supplies, even to cut fossil fuel production under the Kyoto accord. Under this same provision, if Canada started selling its water to the United States--which President Bush has already said he considers to be part of the United States' continental energy program--the State Department would consider it to be a trade violation if Canada tried to turn off the tap. And under NAFTA's "investor state" Chapter 11 provision, American corporate investors would be allowed to sue Canada for financial losses [see William Greider, "The Right and US Trade Law: Invalidating the 20th Century," October 15, 2001]. Already, a California company is suing the Canadian government for $10.5 billion because the province of British Columbia banned the commercial export of bulk water. The WTO also opens the door to the commercial export of water by prohibiting the use of export controls for any "good" for any purpose. This means that quotas or bans on the export of water imposed for environmental reasons could be challenged as a form of protectionism. At the December 2001 Qatar ministerial meeting of the WTO, a provision was added to the so-called Doha Text, which requires governments to give up "tariff" and "nontariff" barriers--such as environmental regulations--to environmental services, which include water. The Case Against Privatization If all this sounds formidable, it is. But the situation is not without hope. For the fact is, we know how to save the world's water: reclamation of despoiled water systems, drip irrigation over flood irrigation, infrastructure repairs, water conservation, radical changes in production methods and watershed management, just to name a few. Wealthy industrialized countries could supply every person on earth with clean water if they canceled the Third World debt, increased foreign aid payments and placed a tax on financial speculation. None of this will happen, however, until humanity earmarks water as a global commons and brings the rule of law--local, national and international--to any corporation or government that dares to contaminate it. If we allow the commodification of the world's freshwater supplies, we will lose the capacity to avert the looming water crisis. We will be allowing the emergence of a water elite that will determine the world's water future in its own interest. In such a scenario, water will go to those who can afford it and not to those who need it. This is not an argument to excuse the poor way in which some governments have treated their water heritage, either squandering it, polluting it or using it for political gain. But the answer to poor nation-state governance is not a nonaccountable transnational corporation but good governance. For governments in poor countries, the rich world's support should go not to profiting from bad water management but from aiding the public sector in every country to do its job. The commodification of water is wrong--ethically, environmentally and socially. It insures that decisions regarding the allocation of water would center on commercial, not environmental or social justice considerations. Privatization means that the management of water resources is based on principles of scarcity and profit maximization rather than long-term sustainability. Corporations are dependent on increased consumption to generate profits and are much more likely to invest in the use of chemical technology, desalination, marketing and water trading than in conservation. Depending on desalination technology is a Faustian bargain. It is prohibitively expensive, highly energy intensive--using the very fossil fuels that are contributing to global warming--and produces a lethal byproduct of saline brine that is a major cause of marine pollution when dumped back into the oceans at high temperatures. A New Water Ethic The antidote to water commodification is its decommodification. Water must be declared and understood for all time to be the common property of all. In a world where everything is being privatized, citizens must establish clear perimeters around those areas that are sacred to life and necessary for the survival of the planet. Simply, governments must declare that water belongs to the earth and all species and is a fundamental human right. No one has the right to appropriate it for profit. Water must be declared a public trust, and all governments must enact legislation to protect the freshwater resources in their territory. An international legal framework is also desperately needed. It is strikingly clear that neither governments nor their official global institutions are going to rise to this challenge. This is where civil society comes in. There is no more vital area of concern for our international movement than the world's freshwater crisis. Our entry point is the political question of the ownership of water; we must come together to form a clear and present opposition to the commodification and cartelization of the world's freshwater resources. Already, a common front of environmentalists, human rights and antipoverty activists, public sector workers, peasants, indigenous peoples and many others from every part of the world has come together to fight for a water-secure future based on the notion that water is part of the public commons. We coordinated strategy at the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, last January. We will be in South Africa for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in September and in Kyoto, Japan, next March, when the World Bank and the UN bring 8,000 people to the Third World Water Forum. There, we will oppose water privatization and promote our own World Water Vision as an alternative to that adopted by the World Bank at the Second World Water Forum in The Hague two years ago. We will stand with local people fighting water privatization in Bolivia, or the construction of a mega-dam in India, or water takings by Perrier in Michigan, but now all of these local struggles will form part of an emerging international movement with a common political vision. Steps needed for a water-secure future include the adoption of a Treaty Initiative to Share and Protect the Global Water Commons; a guaranteed "water lifeline"--free clean water every day for every person as an inalienable political and social right; national water protection acts to reclaim and preserve freshwater systems; exemptions for water from international trade and investment regimes; an end to World Bank and IMF-enforced water privatizations; and a Global Water Convention that would create an international body of law to protect the world's water heritage based on the twin cornerstones of conservation and equity. A tough challenge indeed. But given the stakes involved, we had better be up to it. Steps needed for a water-secure future include the adoption of a Treaty Initiative to Share and Protect the Global Water Commons; a guaranteed "water lifeline"--free clean water every day for every person as an inalienable political and social right; national water protection acts to reclaim and preserve freshwater systems; exemptions for water from international trade and investment regimes; an end to World Bank and IMF-enforced water privatizations; and a Global Water Convention that would create an international body of law to protect the world's water heritage based on the twin cornerstones of conservation and equity. A tough challenge indeed. But given the stakes involved, we had better be up to it. September 2, 2002 www.thenation.com Reprinted by permission of the authors. We offer many exceptional Water products
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Anyone know if a 2005 Laredo has the Harness sitting behind the plastic wall for the rear power outlet? I just thought I'd ask before i took the moldings off. Thanks! |
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my 2006 Laredo doesnt bro
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Figures... thanks for checking! I already bought the socket for the whole, guess I'll just have to whip something up.
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I would check to be sure...I didnt have the power outlet harness...but i had the wiring for the amp??????? So it seems to be hit or miss with a few things on these vehicles....LOL
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You can always hard wire the accessory power outlet into your fuse box. Just make sure you have enough wire slack.
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sorry to bump an old thread but has anyone confirmed if there is a harness for a rear power outlet in jeeps that didn't come with one?
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I cant confirm, but is that not the harness for the trailer wiring?
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A few years ago, my wife had a client who wanted a table that looked like a tree for her breakfast nook. She had searched high and low, but couldn't find what she wanted. She heard that my wife, an artist, might be able to help her out. A couple of weeks later, she got what you see here.
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LAS VEGAS (CBS/AP) – Authorities say burglars made off with two Super Bowl rings from the Las Vegas-area home of former San Francisco 49ers kicker Mike Cofer.
Cofer told Henderson police he was watching his son's high school baseball game when the break-in occurred Thursday at his four-bedroom home.
Cofer's ex-wife, Lisa Cofer, told the Las Vegas Sun the thieves also took a coin collection, an Xbox game console and several games. She says they left a diamond ring.
Lisa Cofer didn't immediately respond Monday to a message from The Associated Press.
Mike Cofer played eight seasons in the NFL, and was on the 49ers team that won the Super Bowl in 1989 and in 1990.
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acousticplan Santor amplifier as reviewed by Brad Morrical Hybrid amplifiers, though unusual, seem to be gaining in popularity, particularly integrated hybrids. Why do designers create hybrid amps? After all, a hybrid design requires detailed knowledge of both solid state and vacuum tube circuitry, and the two technologies are not necessarily compatible. Still, tube and solid state amplifiers tend to sound different. Each technology has its strengths and weaknesses, and it must be the lure of a bridge between the speed, power, and ease of use of solid state and the harmonic completeness, dynamic contrast, and sheer presence of tube gear that tempts engineers to create a happy marriage between the two. The AcousticPlan Santor is a hybrid amplifier that attempts this synthesis of sound in the simplest possible manner, with a large dose of clever thinking and with attention to the details of good engineering and construction. You might be asking, "If transistors can do voltage amplification okay and current amplification great, why bother with tubes?" This is a good question, and one that is best answered by listening. For many people (myself included), tube circuits do a superior job of preserving the tone and texture of recordings. The most subtle microdynamic and low-level information is preserved, resulting in a less electronic-sounding component. Why is that so important? Tone is one of the primary means by which musicians express themselves, and it is critical to the character of an instrument. In my opinion, tone has been given short shrift in high-end audio for the past twenty years. The pursuit of more and more resolution, transparency, speed, dynamics, and neutrality has sent tone to the back of the bus. This can be readily heard in many so-called high-end amplifiers. The revival of SET amps, and tubes in general, is (in part) a backlash against the sterile, toneless gear we've been hearing since the 1970s. Even today, a lot of highly touted gear does not reproduce instrumental tone correctly. Let me state my position: If a piece of audio equipment cannot correctly reproduce the tone and timbre of an instrument, and cannot sustain that tone and timbre throughout the instrument's decay, that piece of equipment is not true hi-fi, despite its other positive attributes. I am not saying that tone and timbre are the most important aspects of sound reproduction, but simply that you cannot have high-fidelity sound reproduction without correct tone, timbre, and decay. Those of you who favour attack and slam should ask yourselves this important question: Why do rare musical instruments like Stradivarius violins fetch millions of dollars? What makes one instrument more valuable than another? For the most part, the reason is the tone that the instrument is capable of making. I have heard many rare violins during the last three years, and can attest to the incredible part t... |


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GM Workers at Ontario Assembly Plant Approve 4-Year Agreement
Frederic TomescoUnionized workers at General Motors Co.'s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, approved a four-year deal with the automaker that the union said will help to create "hundreds" of jobs.
Ninety percent of union members approved the pact at a meeting in London, Ontario, today, Canada's Unifor union said in an e-mailed statement. The agreement includes a C$3,000 ($2,910) signing bonus and annual lump sum payments of C$2,000 in 2014, 2015 and 2016, the union said. It protects current pension benefits for active workers and retirees and gives full-time jobs to hundreds of temporary workers, Unifor also said.
The plant in Ingersoll bargains separately from other GM plants represented by Unifor. Those factories reached a four-year labor agreement last year, which cut the hourly rate for new hires to C$20.40 from C$23.80. The agreement was similar to agreements reached with Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC.
GM on March 8 announced plans to invest in the Ingersoll plant to install body shop equipment and tools to permit the factory to build more types of vehicles. The factory's current products include the Chevrolet Equinox.


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The United States Mint has reported the final minting for May 2013 and for the five months ended May 31, 2013, the mintage was up 115% for the 1 oz Gold American Eagle over the same five month period from 2012. In a similar manner, the mintage on the 1 oz Silver American Eagle was up 64% for the five months ended May 31, 2013 over the five months ended May 31, 2012.
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3 Days Of Big Savings On APMEX Silver Bars
Silver Bars – APMEX offers a superb selection of Silver Bullion Bars. Buying Silver bars online has never been easier! APMEX guarantees you will receive only .999 fine silver bars. When buying sizes 1 oz – 100 oz, we will ship from one of our diverse mix of high quality manufacturers such as Sunshine Mining, U.S. Assay, A-Mark, Silvertowne, Engelhard, APMEX, Johnson Matthey, and others. All are Hallmark stamped with their exact purity of contained silver from their issuer. Many times we ship various designs with each shipment.
Bars of any size are an excellent way to invest in pure silver while avoiding the premiums usually found on legal tender bullion coins. They are easily bought and sold, stored, stacked and counted.
Special Pricing On Unique Silver Bullion Coins From Africa
These items are on a slight delay. We expect to be able to ship these items by May 29th or sooner.
This Silver Somalian African Elephant coin from the African Wildlife Coin Series appeals to coin collectors around the world for its depiction of one of the most fascinating animals found in Africa: the elephant. Minted at the Bavarian State Mint in Munich, Germany, these popular Elephant Coins are struck in .999 fine silver, and are legal tender in Somalia for 100 Shillings. Orders in quantities of 20 or more come in mint tubes; 500 or more come in a box as issued by the Bavarian State Mint.
Buy Silver Elephant Coins to add to your Silver coin collection. APMEX makes it easy to buy Silver by offering competitive Silver prices on all Silver bullion coins.
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Silver Mexican Libertads have incredibly low mintages for bullion coins and their newer design is second to none. These coins are rapidly gaining popularity in the United States and are not easy to come by. The Libertad is Mexico's treasure coin and is minted at Casa de Moneda de Mexico, the oldest Mint in North America, established in 1535. These magnificent brilliant uncirculated .999 fine 1 oz Silver coins are very popular with collectors and investors. Click Here to Buy Now!
Weekly Gold & Silver Market Recap – 5/24/2013
This week brought an upward change the Gold price hasn't seen in weeks. Gold & Silver experienced a dip Monday morning, but quickly recovered as technical trading gained positive momentum. "As the market started to come up, it was hitting [short-seller] stops and then that old huge level of support [for Silver], that low [traders] would put all their buy stops there. Once [prices] hit that, that's when it did that parabolic move up," RJO Futures senior commodities broker Phil Streible said. "All those shorts that got in this morning, they're all covering, and all the longs that got blown out get back in on the long side." Gold is also regaining confidence as there have been considerable selloffs in both Japanese stocks and the global equity markets. Investor sentiment quickly shifted toward the safe haven asset once economic concerns began to brew in Europe and Japan. "I think the feeling on the market is at the moment — considering how there's been almost like a one-way street for equities over the last few months — will this just be a couple of days blip and then the buyers will return?" Ole Hansen, head of commodities strategy at Saxo Bank, said in a phone interview from Copenhagen. Gold's negative correlation to the stock market was on display this week, as the yellow metal is heading for its best week in the past month. Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler said, "The conditions are favourable for a continued role for Gold. Those loose economic policies aren't coming to an end just yet, though there are some voices in favour of a more hawkish stance in the United States."
This week loomed very large in the United States, as Chicago's Federal Reserve President Charles Evans spoke Monday in front of Congress on the outlook of the economy. "This series of events certainly has the potential to overshadow what is likely to be a relatively quiet start to the week for fundamental macroeconomic indicators out of the US, but the big question is precisely when we'll see the market react to the imminent tighter monetary conditions," GFT Markets market strategist Fawad Razaqzada said. Many believed the Fed would announce the slowdown of their easing program which could drastically change the global economic landscape. However, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke on Wednesday it was clear that the easing will continue for now. When Bernanke speaks, the Gold market listens. Wednesday was no different when he said it was too early to slow down the central bank's easing program based on current economic conditions. "The correlation of the dollar with Gold has been quite strong lately, and today's weakness in the U.S. currency after Fed officials said it may be too early to be pulling back of QE (quantitative easing) certainly helps the metal," Societe Generale analyst Robin Bhar said. While Gold enjoyed a positive week, not all financial markets can say the same. Ongoing concern surrounding the future of quantitative easing (QE) and weakness in Asian markets weigh on equities markets as stocks continue to trade down heading into the weekend. "Positive durable goods sales were unable to bring in any lasting support and instead may be having the opposite effect, providing more evidence for the Fed to begin tapering QE," CMC Markets' senior market analyst Colin Cieszynski said. This week's markets slump could disrupt a four week winning streak for both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average.
At 4:45 pm (EDT), the APMEX precious metals spot prices were:
- Gold, $1387.00, Down $7.80.
- Silver, $22.45, Down $0.17.
- Platinum, $1453.60, Down $5.10.
- Palladium, $730.30, Down $10.40.
For more APMEX reviews of daily and weekly Precious Metals market activities, visit our News and Commentaries page.
APMEX's Account Managers now have extended hours Mondays through Thursdays and are here to serve you until 8 p.m. (EDT)! Or call us Fridays until 6 p.m. (EDT)! If you have any questions about investing in Precious Metals or simply would prefer to place your order by telephone, we are here to help.
Final Day To Get This Price Drop On 1 oz Silver Canadian Maples
Any quantity only $3.29 per coin over spot!
Available from the Royal Canadian Mint for now, but they will be sold on a limited basis. Order yours from APMEX today while we still have them! Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coins, considered some of the most beautiful Silver coins in the world, appeal to both investors and collectors worldwide for their beauty and purity.
Coin Highlights:
- Contains 1 oz of .9999 fine Silver.
- Multiples of 25 are packaged in mint tubes. Multiples of 500 are packaged in "Monster Boxes." All other coins will be in protective plastic flips.
- Eligible for Precious Metals IRAs.
- Obverse: Right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II, along with the year and face value.
- Reverse: A large, single maple leaf with the weight and purity.
- Guaranteed by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Protect and display your coin in style by browsing our Coin Supplies category.
2012 Silver Canadian Maple Leaf coins — why buy Silver from APMEX?
APMEX makes buying Silver Canadian Maple Leaf coins online easy with prompt service, convenient access, and competitive pricing on a wide selection of Silver coins and Silver bars. Call our Account Managers toll free or click on the "Live Chat" button now to add Silver Maple Leafs to your holdings today! APMEX is where to buy Silver! Also, you can turn to us when it's time to sell Gold or sell Silver.
New To Investing in Precious Metals – A Q&A Session with APMEX Director of VIP Services, Peter LaTona.
As a new investor in Precious Metals, several questions may arise when you open a Precious Metals investment account. Here below is a recap of our most recent Q&A session where APMEX Director of VIP Services Peter LaTona helped answer questions submitted by our fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter, as new investors of Precious Metals.
For more information on how to get started with Precious Metals investing please visit our website and feel free to download our Quick Start Guide to Investing in Precious Metals. If you have additional questions please call us at (800) 375-9006 to speak to a representative today.
Q – I have an annuity retirement plan, and I want to roll that over into a precious metals IRA. How difficult will this be?
A – Great question, and the good news is that it is easy. You can get information on our website at http://www.apmex.com/IRABenefits/default.aspx or just call Ladonna at (800) 375-9006 ext. 120.
Q – What is the reason for the sudden Gold and Silver price drop? Any idea? I'm all for it because it is a great buying opportunity, but is it going to go back up?
A – I have not seen a specific article or event explaining today's drop, but the general theme that has been out there the past couple of weeks is that the U.S. and global economies are getting better faster than expected. I will leave that to you if you believe that is true. If you are referring to the drop that occurred in April, it had to do with large institutions and hedge funds (Speculators) selling paper positions. The physical buyers (Investors) saw this as a buying opportunity and purchased in record amounts
Q – What is the difference between .9999 fine Gold, and .999+ Gold? I see that a lot.
A – It is all about the purity of the Gold. If we were talking about jewelry, the .9999 would be more expensive because it is more pure. When we talk about bullion coins and bars they are equal because they will all be considered one ounce of Gold. A Gold American Eagle contains 1 oz of Gold, but it is only .9167 pure (22 karat) because it contains alloys to make it more wear-resistant. The Gold Canadian Maple Leaf is .9999 pure (24 karat), but it also contains 1 oz of Gold. The Canadian coin is smaller than the American Eagle and has a shiny Gold color; the Eagle does not. Yet in bullion terms, they are both just 1 oz of Gold. The purity might make it look more attractive, but does not add value.
Q – I've been a loyal customer for more than 2 years now. I tell my close friends and family that investing in Precious Metals through APMEX is a great alternative to high-risk equities. My question is, does APMEX offer visitor tours of the facilities or have some sort of visitor center that highlights the commitment of servicing the Precious Metals industry for so many years? Also, I'm still waiting for the return of the 1/20 oz Gold Mexican Libertad.
A – APMEX has three physical locations, and our vaults are located at the former Federal Reserve Bank in Oklahoma City. Our security is as tight as Ft. Knox and even if we wanted to conduct tours, our insurance would not allow it. As a sales person, I wish we could offer customer tours. Anyone who has seen our operations recognizes that there is nothing else out there even close. Our vaults are the former Federal Reserve Bank vaults with doors that weigh more than 250,000 lbs. It is truly an amazing sight and walk through history. Yes, it will be great when we see the 1/20 Libs again.
Q – When do you anticipate a drop in premiums?
A – I do expect a drop as the producers will eventually catch up to demand. There are always cycles. Unfortunately, although I believe this will happen, I cannot say when and would not guess. The tricky part is that generally speaking the premiums will drop as spot prices go up because demand usually decreases when spot price goes up. So on one hand the premiums get better, but spot price is rising. This is not always the case, but usually the case.
Q – I see some "experts" say that Silver should reach $40 and even higher by the year's end, $60 per ounce next year and upwards of $100 per ounce in the next few. Do you think this is possible?
A – Most anything is possible, but you can find experts saying it will go up, and some say it will go down. Be careful of experts because often they want to sell you Silver. In the short term no one knows for sure, but Silver is not necessarily a short term investment. The predictions you posted are certainly on the aggressive side. Do I see reasons why a person would be long term bullish on Silver and Gold…yes…but when I see predictions of radical ups and downs, I think twice.
Q – Just started purchasing Silver. Any tips? Bars or Silver Eagles?
A – Bars and Silver Eagles are both popular, so both are good choices. Bars cost less, but the spread is relatively the same as Silver Eagles. Coins like the Silver Eagles are made by a government mint. They have greater authenticity. Coin are more intricate to produce, which is why they cost more, but they are much harder to counterfeit than bars.
Q – I've heard that Gold prices have been artificially kept low. What is your opinion?
A- Good question, and I have heard these rumors as well. I do not have enough facts to say that this has not nor could not happen; I am not willing to take one side or the other. In today's world, I do believe it is possible. But has it or will it, I do not know.
Q – What I want know is, if the demand is so high, how are prices falling. Today's Gold is under $1,400? Something isn't right here.
A – Physical demand is high, but paper demand, which is driven by large institutional investors and hedge funds, is low. Paper sales drive spot prices much more than physical sales. Physical demand is driven more by long term investors and paper demand is driven more by traders.
Q – What effect on spot prices should we see with the collapse of the Rio Tinto mine in Utah? It is the world's second largest copper mine, but it also was a large producer of Gold, and supplied 16% of U.S. sourced Silver. It's now closed. Should such supply constraints be a cause for concern? When will prices be affected?
A – It will probably not have a dramatic effect, but it certainly will not help prices go lower. Platinum and palladium are more affected by supply and demand than Gold and Silver. I am not saying there will be no effect, but I am saying it may not be dramatic. World events and economies will continue to be major factors.
Q – What are your predictions for Gold and Silver prices 20 years from now? Do you see Silver going to over $100 an ounce in the next 10 years?
A – I am long term bullish, but I never predict prices. APMEX does not predict prices. We do not want to be one of those companies who try to get you to buy because we predict high prices. It is hard for me to imagine the scenarios that would have to happen for prices to be less 10-20 years from now.
Q – I bought Gold a few months back, and the price of Gold keeps dropping. Am I going to get my money back? Is Gold going back up any time soon?
A – When you purchased the Gold, did you have a date in mind that you intended to liquidate? The question should be do you believe that this will be a good investment at your target liquidation date. I would tell anyone that if you are looking for a quick turnaround, physical metals may not be the best way to go.
Q – It's even hard finding junk industrial Silver. 3-4 years ago it was everywhere! What will make the inventory get back to normal? Or will it?
A – We have plenty industrial Silver options available. Just check this link http://www.apmex.com/Category/860/Industrial_Silver.aspx


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What is Employee Self Service?
Employee Self Service, which has become a standard offering at many universities, provides you with instant access to important data such as:
- Your past and present Paycheck information.
- Your Benefits including links to your plan providers' web sites.
- Your Personal Information.
Some employees in my department do not have access to a computer. How does this system effect them?
An employee who has no access to a computer will continue to receive paper information as before. However, an employee who doesn't have a workstation at Tufts University may have a home computer. Employee Self Service is available from any computer that has internet access.
What has Tufts University done to protect my information?
Several layers of reliable security protect the server containing your information. Your personal information is available to you only through a secure connection. The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a commonly used protocol for managing the security of message transmission on the Internet. No one will be able to see your information except you. Only you can access your data using your password. Passwords used for Employee Self Service are required to be adequately complex, making them difficult to guess. It is essential that you do not share your password with anyone.
Why do I need a new password? I've already got too many to remember!
Although it would have been easier to use an existing password to access Employee Self Service, a higher level of security was needed for this system due to the sensitivity of this information. The decision was made to use PeopleSoft HR password security since it is well established , requires strong passwords and has been reviewed by internal and external auditors.
I use the Time Entry and ePAF systems. Will I be able to see my Employee Self Service information when I log into PeopleSoft for Time Entry?
No. Employee Self Service and other PeopleSoft HR applications share the same user ID and password; however, these applications are accessed differently. Employee Self Service will not be available from your PeopleSoft HR log in. Log in for both applications is available from http://eServe.hr.tufts.edu. Save this page to your "Favorites".
I forgot my password! What can I do?
When you initially logged into Employee Self Service, you created a Security Question. Go to the log in page and select "Forgot your password site" or click here. Follow the directions provided. If you are still not able to access your account, contact the University IT Support Center (UITSC) at by e-mail: email@example.com or by phone: 617.627.3376
How can I print my paycheck?
There is a document that describes the process of printing your paycheck. Click here to access it. This document is also available through a link on the eServe home page.
I noticed that Internet Explorer is the only approved browser listed on your website. Can I use the Mozilla browser to access Employee Self Service?
You can access Employee Self Service using Mozilla, however the system is optimized for use with Internet Explorer. Some information does not display properly when using Mozilla, and for this reason Mozilla is not recommended.


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text: Sonny BonoSinger / U.S. RepresentativeBorn: 16 February 1935 Died: 5 January 1998 (skiing accident) Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Best known as: The mod 1960s singer who became a Congressman Name at birth: Salvatore Bono Sonny Bono first gained fame in the 1960s as part of the singing duo Sonny and Cher. The two met in the early 1960s and were married in 1964. Sonny wrote their hits "I Got You Babe" (1965) and "The Beat Goes On"(1967) and they soon became both a singing duo and a comedy act of sorts: the shorter Bono, with droopy mustache and psychedelic clothes, played a lovable goofball, while Cher was the tall, beautiful singer. They starred in a popular TV show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, from 1971 until 1974. (The show often featured their daughter Chastity, born in 1969.) Sonny and Cher were divorced in 1974, and Cher went on to a solo singing and acting career. Sonny Bono, despite the enduring goofball tag, managed to be elected mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988, and then was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 and reelected in 1996. Sonny Bono died in 1998 after skiing into a tree at the Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. His wife Mary replaced him in his Congressional seat after a special election the same year. Extra credit: As an adult, Chastity Bono became a gay rights activist and then underwent transgender treatments, becoming Chaz Bono… Sonny Bono married the former Susie Coelho in 1981; they were divorced in 1984. He then married the former Mary Whittaker in 1986. They had two children: son Chesare Elanborn (born 1988) and daughter Chianna Maria (b. 1991). Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. |


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How to Build a Fire
In this episode, the Invisible Man shows you one way to build a fire.
When confronted with a situation of survival in the wilderness, nothing is more essential than a fire. Making use of the various forms of flammable plant life which are abundant in the forest, the Invisible Man shows you how to not only choose the proper materials, but construct your fire as well.


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Attorney General Supports Campaign to Curb Human Trafficking
In March 2011, a mother and father were sentenced to prison for pimping out their 14-year-old daughter to a used car salesman in lieu of making their $281 car payment. The 66-year-old used car salesman was also sent to prison. This unspeakable betrayal of a young girl by her own parents did not occur in another country or even a big city, but in rural Eastman, Georgia.
Child sex trafficking is modern day slavery in which our children are bought and sold for sex. As evidenced by the example above, it can take many forms, and it happens everywhere, often in plain view. Child victims are coerced and forced against their will by ruthless pimps, who can be strangers or their own family, to engage in commercial sex, sometimes upwards of 20 times a day. If they do not, they face beatings, starvation, confinement and other forms of abuse. In other words, they must engage in prostitution in order to survive. The average age of children forced into the sex trade is between 12 and 14, and the average life expectancy is 7 years.
The public primarily places the blame for child sex trafficking on the traffickers and pimps, but they are not the only ones we should hold accountable. People who purchase sex from children are just as responsible, and they are criminals too. As long as there are willing buyers, there will always be a market for sex trade of children. As U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said, we cannot prosecute our way out of this problem. We must change hearts and minds by sending a strong message that Georgia will not tolerate the buying of our children.
Attorney General Sam Olens has partnered with law enforcement, non-profit advocates Street Grace and youthSpark, and the Governor's Office of Children and Families to launch Georgia's Not Buying It, a public awareness campaign to address the demand side of child sex trafficking. For too long, purchasers of sex with minors have been under the impression that they can buy sex and no one will know. Through this campaign, we are drawing a line in the sand and telling potential purchasers of children for sex that their secret is out, and buyers beware.
The centerpiece of the campaign is a PSA starring pro-athletes Harry Douglas from the Falcons, Devin Harris from the Hawks, and Tim Hudson from the Braves, along with sportscaster Ernie Johnson, Jr. Ads will be visible throughout the state on billboards and local public transit systems as well as in state parks and rest areas.
The evil of child sex trafficking does not discriminate based on race, gender or location. Join us in sending a strong message to purchasers that "Georgia's Not Buying It."
For more information on the campaign, visit www.notbuyingit.org, and follow us on Twitter at @GaNotBuyingIt.
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Lauren Kane joined the Office of the Attorney General as Director of Communications in February 2011. In this capacity she serves as the chief spokesperson for the Attorney General and manages media relations for the Department of Law.
Prior to joining the Department of Law, Lauren worked for a national property casualty insurance trade association and served in the Administration of President George W. Bush from 2005-2008. She was also on the planning teams for the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York and the 2005 Presidential Inauguration of President George W. Bush.
She is a graduate of the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Chloe, Sophie and Audrey soft dolls
Units: About 81,000 in the United States and 1,300 in Canada
Importer: Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Hazard: The hair on the Chloe and Sophie dolls may contain loops that are large enough to fit around a child's head and neck, and the headband on the Audrey doll, if loosened, can form a loop that fits around a child's head and neck. These loops can pose a strangulation hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received five reports of dolls with looped hair, including one report in which a loop of the Chloe doll's hair was found around the neck of a 21-month old child. The child was not injured.
Description: This recall involves soft dolls sold under the names Audrey, Chloe and Sophie. The dolls measure about 17 inches high and have hair made of yarn. Audrey's hair is black, Chloe's hair is dark brown and Sophie's hair is blonde. The dolls are part of Pottery Barn Kids' Girl Doll Collection. The doll's name can be found on a tag sewn onto her bottom.
Sold exclusively at: Pottery Barn Kids stores nationwide, online at www.potterybarnkids.com and through Pottery Barn Kids catalogs from July 2006 to April 2011 for about $40.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take the dolls away from children immediately and cut the looped hair of the Chloe and Sophie dolls and remove the headband of the Audrey doll to eliminate the hazard. Consumers may also call Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on how to return the affected dolls for a merchandise credit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Pottery Barn Kids toll-free at (855) 880-4504 between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. PT seven days a week or visit the firm's website at www.potterybarnkids.com
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/re…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on www.saferproducts.gov


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Maryland Terrapins, led by Matt Hahn's two goals in the third quarter in an 8.0-second span, claimed their first ACC Tournament Championship today with a 14-11 defeat of Virginia in rain-soaked Charlottesville.
Virginia started the scoring 25 seconds into the game with a Jay Jalbert goal, giving the Cavaliers the early lead. But the Terrapins stormed back with three consecutive goals, the first two coming from Scott Hochstadt, who had a game-high seven goals. The Cavaliers answered with a two-goal run of their own as David Baruch scored from Drew McKnight and David Wren tied the game with an assist from Tucker Radebaugh. After Jalbert was whistled for being offside, Maryland went ahead with a goal from Hochstadt, giving the Terrapins the lead again. The Cavaliers answered with a goal from Michael Leahy as Radebaugh notched his second assist, knotting the score at four at the end of the first period.
Maryland took the lead in the second quarter as Hahn took a pass from Marcus LaChapelle to the cage 35 seconds into the quarter. Jalbert tied the game for the Cavaliers a second time with an unassisted blast from the left side. Virginia went up with 5:26 left in the half as Leahy scored his second goal, but Tournament MVP Hochstadt answered right back for the Terrapins with a goal less than a minute later to send the teams into the break knotted at six.
Hahn's two goals in the beginning of the third quarter gave the Terrapins a lead they would not relinquish. Virginia's Drew Melchionni cut the lead to one as he scored unassisted five minutes into the third quarter, but the Terrapins scored twice in two minutes to take a three-goal lead. Brian Zeller converted one of Andrew Whipple's game-high five assists and Hochstadt scored his fifth goal to give the Terrapins the three-goal cushion.
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Jalbert stopped the two-goal run with his conversion of a Hanley Holcomb pass 45 seconds later, but the Terrapins pushed the margin back to three as Hochstadt scored in an extra-man opportunity to give Maryland an 11-8 lead going into the fourth quarter.
The Terrapins took a five-goal lead as Hochstadt scored his seventh goal and Bob Hanna picked up a loose ball on the crease to make the score 13-8 with just under 10 minutes to play. The Cavaliers went on a three-goal run as Jalbert scored his fourth goal with six minutes to go and David Wren notched a bounce shot into the cage 31 seconds later. Long-stick middie Peter Ragosa went end-to-end and cut the deficit to two as he scored with 2:30 remaining. But Hahn hit his fifth goal from Whipple's fifth assist as the Cavaliers turned the ball over on a break and gave the Terrapins some insurance and sent them to the 14-11 win.
Score by Periods Virginia 4-2-2-3-11 Maryland 4-2-5-3-14GOALS: Virginia-Jay Jalbert 4, David Wren 2, Michael Leahy 2, David Baruch 1, Peter Ragosa 1, Drew Melchionni 1. Maryland-Scott Hochstadt 7, Matt Hahn 5, Brian Zeller 1, Bob Hanna 1.
ASSISTS: Virginia-Tucker Radebaugh 2, Drew McKnight 1, Hanley Holcomb 1. Maryland-Whipple 5, Zeller 3, Frank Radin 1, Marcus LaChapelle 1.
SAVES: Virginia-Chris Sanderson (9 saves, 14 goals allowed, 40 shots, 60:00). Maryland-Kevin Healy (12 saves, 11 goals allowed, 48 shots, 60:00).
SHOTS: Virginia-48. Maryland-40.
PENALTIES: Virginia-6 for 4:00. Maryland-2 for 1:00.
FACEOFFS: Virginia-12. Maryland-17.
GROUND BALLS: VVnia-67. Maryland-55.
CLEARING:CLEARING: Virginia-21 of 24. Maryland-27 of 37.
EXTRA-MAN OPPORTUNITIES: Virginia-0 of 2. Maryland-4 of 6.
GROUND BALLS: Virginia-67. Maryland-55
ATTENDANCE: 1275 (Klsckner Stadium, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.


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The Countess of Wessex, understood to be a keen fan of the series, will host the party on November 18 2013.
The long-standing royal banishment of the Doctor, imposed by Queen Victoria, has been lifted in time for the 50th anniversary and present and former cast and crew members are expected to be invited.
It's not clear if the Queen will be present but she surely won't want to miss it, given she's reported to enjoy nothing more than an evening at Balmoral with her Ninth Doctor box set.
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall showed their affection for the programme in July, undertaking a visit to the BBC Roath Lock studios where the Prince had a go with Nick Briggs' legendary ring modulator.
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People close to Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb are aware he doesn't want to know what you saw about him on ESPN, or heard about him on talk radio, or read about him on the Internet.
When it comes to judgments of his football performance, Kolb tries to ignore critiques from anyone outside 8701 S. Hardy Drive, the Cardinals headquarters in Tempe.
But in today's world, Kolb would have to travel to the dark side of the moon to totally escape them.
"My close family members and friends know how I am," Kolb said Monday, the day after he came off the bench to help the Cardinals win the season opener against Seattle. "It's the ones that you haven't talked to in two months. 'I heard this, man.'
"And I'm like, 'Dude, I didn't even know that went on.' You are not going to block 100 percent of it out."
It would take a stadium to hold all the athletes and coaches who say they don't pay attention to outside voices. The actual number of them telling the truth would fit in the owner's suite.
Kolb, though, seems to mean it.
As a friend of mine noted, the criticism of Kolb this season started before he had even unloaded his car at training camp in Flagstaff. And Kolb's awful preseason performance did nothing to brunt it.
Kolb has spent more than a year with the Cardinals. He's collected $20 million. He's been ripped for his performance and a perceived lack of passion. But the only time he reacted to harsh words is when Raiders defensive lineman Tommy Kelly questioned Kolb's toughness after a preseason game in August.
Kolb responded by calling Kelly "clueless."
In most cases, Kolb responds to criticism and tough questions about his play with a small smile, a shrug and an acknowledgment that, yep, he needs to play better.
He doesn't seem to handle success much differently, although he has had far less experience with that over the past year. Kolb played one possession against the Seahawks on Sunday and completed 6 of 8 passes, including a touchdown throw that proved to be the winning margin.
Eight plays, one possession. That doesn't make, or break, a quarterback, he said.
"Good or bad, I don't look at it now and I don't read it," he said. "Because at the end of the game, it was just one drive. Yeah, it was fun, but it was just one drive."
Kolb was greeted with boos from many in the home crowd when he replaced John Skelton in the fourth quarter. He downplayed that when asked about it, but a handful of his teammates took umbrage.
Four seasons in Philadelphia taught Kolb the fickle nature of some fans. So did growing up in Texas as a quarterback and a son of a coach.
Everyone not only has an opinion these days, but with myriad social networks, they also have outlets for them. And people giving up their Sundays -- and a sizable amount of money -- to attend games have the right to boo, even if it's directed at their team's quarterback.
Try as he might, Kolb can't cancel out all the noise. No one can. And he wonders how future athletes are going to handle the cacophony of criticism.
"I don't know how guys are going to play quarterback in this league in 30 years, because what's the next step? You look at what all guys have to fight through to be a starter in this league, not just at quarterback, but all around.
"The poor guy from San Francisco, the punt returner (Kyle Williams), look at what he's had to go through. In 30 years, what's it going to be like? Are people going to be able to handle the criticism?"
The Cardinals signed cornerback Greg McCoy to the practice squad and released cornerback Larry Parker from the practice squad. McCoy (5-10, 178) spent the preseason with the Chicago Bears who drafted him in the seventh round (220th overall) out of TCU. He was released by the Bears on Aug. 31.
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Blackberry Smoke Tour Stops in Abilene, Band Visits KEAN-105 Studios to Play Live
When it was announced that Blackberry Smoke was coming to Abilene to play at the Lucky Mule Saloon, people marked their calendars in anticipation. I fielded calls from KEAN listeners, saying BBS is "the real deal", "my favorite band" remarking that the Atlanta, Georgia-based quintet is "the hottest thing going". Needless to say, the country/ southern rockers have generated quite a following. And they paid a visit to the KEAN studios to see if they could add a few fans. I think they did.
The entire 5-piece band came into the studio ready to play. In the first portion of our interview, lead singer Charlie Starr introduced Richard Turner (bass), Paul Jackson (guitar), Brit Turner (shuitar), and Brandon Still (piano). "We've been working hard for so many years, we've been together for thirteen years so it just becomes, you know, not really more of the same, but we do the same thing night after night aft er night". I asked if their motto is "persistence pays off", and Starr simply responded in a calm voice, "We're tenacious.". Then Blackberry Smoke played "Everybody Knows She's Mine" from their newest CD, 'The Whippoorwill'. Take a listen to the first segment:
Blackberry Smoke Interview – Part 1
The second portion of Blackberry Smoke's visit to the KEAN Afternoon Show included Charlie Starr talking about performing on 'The Kid Rock Cruise'. He told us, "We've done a lot of cruises, and most of them have been with Lynyrd Skynyrd which is great. All of those are fabulous. The Kid Rock Cruise was a little bit more 'R-Rated'…uh…a lot more R-Rated' I guess, but it was great". I asked Charlie – an extremely talented singer and guitarist – which talent was realized first. Without skipping a beat, he answered, "Guitar…I had a singing family, and everybody else sang so I never really had to. Well…I would be forced to and hated it.". He added, "When I was a teenager, I played in a lot of bands with crazy singers, and I realized that all lead singers are insane. And they all have lead singer disease, and I thought 'to hell with this, I'll do it'. The band played a second song in studio, "Ain't Much Left of Me":
Blackberry Smoke Interview – Part 2
The final segment opened with Blackberry Smoke playing another song in studio, 'One Horse Town' off the new CD, 'The Whippoorwill'. And we wrapped up our time together talking about how busy the band continues to be, playing upwards of around 200 shows a year. Take a listen:
Blackberry Smoke Interview – Part 3
These guys are outstanding. Blackberry Smoke is a band that deserves every bit of the success they're seeing, and then some. Not only are they talented and willing to go the extra mile to promote their music (like spend an hour hanging out at a radio station just before a concert), but these are some of the nicest bunch of guys I've crossed paths with. Thanks to Charlie, Richard, Paul, Brit and Brandon for stopping by, and we wish Blackberry Smoke all the best down the road.


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Mr. Franklin's Leadership Maxims
August/September 1986 | Volume 37, Issue 5
At the first meeting of my first class in business school, our instructor divided the class into groups and gave each group a project. "Most of you are going to spend the rest of your lives trying to get things done in or through groups," he told us, "so you might as well start now."
A couple of miles from my classroom, and almost two hundred years earlier, a convention of fifty-five men had spent an arduous summer working on one of the most formidable group projects in history—the drafting of the Constitution of the United States.
There were many gifted men among those gathered in Philadelphia in 1787. Yet it is unlikely that any of them knew as much about getting things done in and through groups as an ailing, eighty-one-year-old retired businessman who attended the convention as a representative of Pennsylvania.
Aside from a speech that another delegate read for him on the last day of the convention—a speech justly celebrated as one of the finest ever made by any American—Benjamin Franklin did not play a large role in the convention. We may hear that speech a hundred times in 1987, yet we will not appreciate it fully unless we consider it in the light of Franklin's earlier career as a businessman who devoted much of his leisure time to the promotion of public projects.
In 1727, Franklin tells us in the autobiography published after his death, he "form'd most of my ingenious Acquaintance into a Club for mutual Improvement, which we call'd the Junto." Like Franklin, the other members of the club were tradesmen, sometimes called Leather Aprons, and the Junto was sometimes called the Leather-Apron Club.
The Junto was an early example of the activity today called "networking"—the diligent cultivation and exploitation of business connections. It served, Franklin's biographer Carl Van Doren tells us, as Franklin's "benevolent lobby for the benefit of Philadelphia, and now and then for the advantage of Benjamin Franklin."
In 1731 Franklin completed what we might regard as his first major group project—the establishment of a public subscription library in Philadelphia. The young printer drafted a proposal and, "by the help of my Friends in the Junto, procur'd Fifty Subscribers.…"
For anyone interested in getting things done in groups, I can think of nothing that deserves more careful attention than the section of the autobiography in which Franklin discusses how he overcame the resistance he encountered when he tried to establish the subscription library. That resistance, he tells us, "made me soon feel the Impropriety of presenting one's self as the Proposer of any useful Project that might be suppos'd to raise one's Reputation in the smallest degree above that of one's Neighbours, when one has need of their Assistance to accomplish that Project. I therefore put my self as much as I could out of sight, and stated it as a Scheme of a Number of Friends , who had requested me to go about and propose it to such as they thought Lovers of Reading. In this way my Affair went on more smoothly, and I ever after practis'd it on such Occasions.…"
An extraordinary number of such occasions followed. After the library (1731), Franklin founded or helped to found Philadelphia's city watch (1735–52), Philadelphia's first fire company (1736), Philadelphia's first college (1749), Philadelphia's first hospital (1751), and Philadelphia's first fire insurance company (1752). He also founded the American Philosophical Society (1743), organized Pennsylvania's first militia (1747), served as Grand Master of Pennsylvania's Freemasons (1749), and played a key role in the paving and lighting of Philadelphia's streets (1751–62).
In all these group activities, the masterful self-promoter adhered to a rule of strict self-effacement. "The present little Sacrifice of your Vanity," he explains in the autobiography, "will afterwards be amply repaid. If it remains a while uncertain to whom the Merit belongs, some one more vain than yourself will be encourag'd to claim it, and then even Envy will be dispos'd to do you Justice, by plucking those assum'd Feathers, and restoring them to their right Owner."
The subtlety of Franklin's psychological observations is one of our main sources of pleasure in the autobiography. Suppose you want to lead a group. Should you try to lead by setting a perfect example? Franklin warns that "a perfect Character might be attended with the Inconvenience of being envied and hated." A wise man "should allow a few Faults in himself, to keep his Friends in Countenance."
Suppose you want to turn an adversary into a friend. Should you do a favor for your foe, in the hope of earning his gratitude? No, Franklin says. Better to ask your foe to do a favor for you, and then express your gratitude in the strongest terms. "He that has once done you a Kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged."
As Franklin recommends self-effacement to the promoter of any project that requires the support of other people, so he recommends self-effacement in conversation. His rules for the Junto included a stipulation that the group's weekly discussions were to be conducted in "the sincere Spirit of Enquiry after Truth, without Fondness for Dispute, or Desire of Victory"—a stipulation taken so seriously that eventually "all Expressions of Positiveness in Opinion, or of direct Contradiction, were … made contraband and prohibited under small pecuniary Penalties."