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Works with my old Sony mobile ES series receiver and has allowed me to use an iPod where I had a Mini-Disc changer before. Sounds great, works perfectly.
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Need to add an auxiliary input to your Sony changer-controlling receiver? The XA-300 module lets you add auxiliary sources while retaining the use of your Sony CD changer. The XA-300 accepts your UniLink changer cable and a patch cable from your non-UniLink source (cassette, MP3, Minidisc, etc.) and allows your Sony receiver to choose between the two sources.
The XA-300 can choose between two sets of auxiliary RCA inputs. AUX IN 1 is linked to a headphone jack on the unit, allowing private listening to one auxiliary source while the Sony receiver plays a second source. The private listening level can be adjusted by a headphone volume control. An audio signal from a laptop computer can also be connected through the unit's USB port. The XA-300 lets you add a variety of audio devices to your UniLink system, including audio from a DVD player, a video game, or even a satellite radio tuner (antenna and service subscription required) for 100 channels of digital programming nationwide.Details:
Works with my old Sony mobile ES series receiver and has allowed me to use an iPod where I had a Mini-Disc changer before. Sounds great, works perfectly.
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Works with my old Sony mobile ES series receiver and has allowed me to use an iPod where I had a Mini-Disc changer before. Sounds great, works perfectly.
The older Sony CD player/control head in my boat will not allow anything else to be hooked up to the AUX input if you hook up a CD changer unless you use one of these boxes. The XA-300 allows me to connect and control my CD/MD changer as well as any other inputs with RCA connectors. I connected a Sony Bluetooth transmitter/receiver and a satellite radio receiver. The drawback is that I cannot control the Kenwood satellite radio from the Sony control head, but I can still change streams using the hand- held remote. I had to make my own mounting brackets because the XA- 300 only comes with Velcro mounting material (which is not good enough for a boat). Crutchfield tech support helped me get the whole thing working - I needed some help figuring out how to change inputs on the Sony control head. It all works perfectly now and I am delighted to have both a CD changer and satellite radio.
I still have the old cdx c90(sounds amazing to this day) However, I purchased the double-din xav-w1(Great unit as well, crystal clear dvd in day or night, lots of sound, eq adjustments and configurations to your hearts content, but I am still SPOILED by the AMAZING sound quality of the cdx c90!!! So, I thought what if I install both units in my audi-( c90 for tuner and cd, the xav-w1 for dvd only....... the problem was getting the sound to come thru the cdx c90 while the dvd would play- Everyone doubted it could be done; remember the c90 has all the front, rear and sub rcas going to the amps- no rcas to the xav-w1, well now there is one from the front out to the xa-300 rca input; all i do is simply hit mode while in cd, and the cdx- c90 recoignizes separate aux inputs thru its bus audio in and rca bus audio (aux) input!!!! I AM SOOO PLEASED THAT IM ABLE TO ENJOY BOTH NOW!!!! As long as your sony h/u has a bus audio in and an extra rca input, THIS WILL WORK; well worth the money to have the additional inputs, and usb to boot!!! This is easy to install, probably only minutes, however i had to install my cdx c90 and xa 300 in my glove box , so it was 2 hours for me!!! Staff was great at crutchfield-WELL WORTH $99 plus shipping, youll be glad you added it-( ps, i suggest getting a great pair of rcas to run for it, the sony generic ones WILL pick up interference-
If you want to play your Ipod on your older Sony deck, this beats FM systems hands down. Installation took about 5 minutes, set up was a breeze, even though Sony's instructions are a little on the vague side.
This is an excellent product for older Sony receivers. I added this to my MP40 which I purchased from Crutchfield sometime ago. I am using the XA300 to connect my PDA. Now I have music and GPS prompts coming through the speakers. Excellent product. If it just gave me one port I would rate it lower, but 2, USB, and I can still add a cd changer. Crutchfield as always is the best in the business.
Well, there's not much to say about this box... it provides an easy way to connect 2 more audio sources (plus a PC, although I suspect few people actually do that) to any Unilink-compatible Sony head unit. A couple of notes:

1) The inputs are not transformer (AC) coupled, so there's a potential for lots of ground loop noise if you connect something like a cheap CD player powered off a 12V cigarette lighter adapter to one of the aux inputs (whether or not this happens depends on how well grounded the various parts of your car are, how well the power supply in the CD player was designed, etc. -- but suffice to say, ground loop noise is a fairly common problem in car audio installations). You can purchase such transformer isolators at Crutchfield but it would have been nice if Sony had built this in.

2) The USB connection is only powered up when that particular input is selected; this causes PC to see the USB "sound card" that is the XA300 be "plugged" and "unplugged" when changing inputs.

I suppose the price is a little high for what you get, but consider that JVC changes 40% as much for a single input adapter; hence it's not entirely out of line -- especially if you can use more than one input. (I use one input for a Sirius satellite radio and a 2nd input for an MP3 player.)
Pretty pathetic that you have to spend $100 just to be able to use the aux inputs that are already on your headunit. Way to go Sony. Put inputs there then disable them for all but your own changers.

It does seem to be the only solution so if you want to hook up your ipod or other device to the aux inputs you got to bite the $100 bullet
This is a great product. I needed an AUX input to play my DVD player through my car speakers. I refused to get rid of the Sony CD Players (CDX-MP40)I have which is a very nice MP3 player. It's a very nice investment if your sony player has the CD Changer hook up and you're looking to add on different inputs. And you still have the ability to hook up your CD Changer. For only $100, you will be glad to have invested in such a great add on. Also you should take a look at the wireless remote (RM-X4S).
successful in connecting it like an aux cd player to the XDP-210 signal processor for a Sony ES CDX-C90. ( out of date to most people but not to me ). Using it mostly now to connect my iBook to play DVD music video's... Works great on aux 1 and 2 , also USB (this has the best sound) Mac system OS 10.3.8 ...Helpful information...go to the mac sound control panel and select USB output for the sound or it will not play through the USB.
This allows me to not only use my Sony receiver to control my CD changers but also to have additional inputs to use for my satellite radio and MP3 player. If that's not enough, I hook up my laptop audio and watch movies via my laptop with the audio coming through the stereo.
Well worth it!
General Overview: The XA-300 Aux-In Selector accepts input from a UniLink CD/MD changer and up to two non-UniLink auxiliary sources (DVD player, video game, portable CD, MD, tape or MP3 player). In addition, the unit has a USB input to connect a laptop computer with a USB port, and it has a headphone output with volume control. The XA-300 is compatible with Sony UniLink changer controller head units, and it requires no external power connections because it receives power directly from a connected head unit. Only one XA-300 can be used with each head unit; one XA-300 cannot be daisey chained with another XA-300 to provide additional auxiliary inputs.
AUX Input Connections: The input for each auxiliary source is a set of female RCA jacks mounted directly to the Aux-In Selector module. A stereo RCA patch cord should be connected to the AUX IN jacks on the module and run to where the auxiliary source will be located. If the aux source has a mini-jack output, a stereo mini-jack to dual male RCA cable will be needed instead of a standard RCA patch cable.
USB Input: The USB input allows you to connect a laptop computer to your car stereo system (USB cable not included) in order to play MP3 files or other audio from the computer. The computer must have a compatible operating system in order to work. It must be running Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Mac OS 8.6 or later. (Sony recommends Windows 2000 or Mac OS 9.0 or later)
Selecting The Auxiliary Device: On the Sony changer controller head unit, press "SOURCE" repeatedly until "CD" is selected. Press "MODE" repeatedly until the device you want to listen to is selected. The head unit will cycle through each unit in the following order: CD1 (CD/MD changer) > CD2/AUX1 > CD3/AUX2 > CD4/USB. When CD1 is selected, the CD/MD changer will automatically start playing. When any other source is selected, playback of that unit will have to be manually started and the volume adjusted. As the volume settings of each connected device may differ, the volume of each device should be set to a similar level as the CD/MD changer.
Headphone Output: A stereo mini-plug headphone output with volume control is provided for the private listening of the auxiliary source connected to the AUX IN 1 input. The headphone output is always on, even if the head unit has selected one of the other sources. This allows a passenger to listen to the AUX IN 1 source while the head unit plays another source. (Headphone listening is not recommended while operating the vehicle)
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The #93 Amoco-Siemens racing team, High Point, N.C., will replace its hood and rear deck logos with symbols of the American Red Cross and the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) for Sunday's NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Dover Downs International Speedway. The American Red Cross logo will replace Amoco Ultimate branding on the hood, accompanied by contact information (1-800-HELP-NOW or 1-800-435-7669). In addition, the official shield of the Fire Department of New York will replace Siemens deck-lid signage on the #93 Dave Blaney Dodge. Siemens, the team's major associate sponsor, joined Amoco in waiving its space on the car for this weekend's race.
Driver Blaney and team owner Bill Davis will join other NASCAR teams in generating additional funds in a lap-to-lap fund-raising program. Amoco, Siemens, Davis, and Blaney will each contribute $10 per-lap for every lap Blaney runs during the 400-lap race, totaling as much $16,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund of the American Red Cross. Last week BP/Amoco announced $5 million in corporate contributions to help victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
Sam Pardon, an over-the-wall crew member for the #22 car of Ward Burton and a key member of the fabrication shop at Bill Davis Racing, has spent the week in New York at the World Trade Center (WTC) site, volunteering his metal-work expertise to the massive rescue effort in conjunction with Lincoln Electric, a leading producer of welding machinery and a Bill Davis Racing partner.
Jonathan Murath, an active New York City firefighter, was pivotal in Siemens' effort to secure the opportunity to display the FDNY shields on the deck-lid of the #93 Dodge. Murath, currently serving at the WTC site on a 24-hour on-off rotation, is a member of the "Fire Factory" firehouse in Harlem, Engine 58, Ladder 26, located at 115th Street and 5th Avenue in New York. Murath's group has suffered losses in the aftermath of the WTC attack but continues to contribute tirelessly alongside firefighters from throughout New York and the region.
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What Is Natural Wine, and Does It Taste Any Good?
Natural wine—two words that are bandied about quite a bit and yet no one can agree on what they mean. Lettie Teague joins Lunch Break with a look inside the wine industry's latest and greatest feud, and to deliver her verdict on the taste. Photo: Getty Images.
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DONGGUAN, CHINA – Jack Yin's Western hopes are fading. He founded his small bath-products factory three years ago in a lonely industrial area on the outskirts of Dongguan with visions of Americans and Europeans snapping up his soaps, shampoos, and body lotions. When the economic crisis hit, 70 percent of his export orders evaporated.
"The impact has been huge," Mr. Yin says. So he's shedding his cut-rate offerings, betting heavily on lines of high-quality hair-care products that he hopes will turn Bath Concept Cosmetics into a brand that people learn to know and trust. Yin's target market? His fellow countrymen.
"When the foreign markets don't work, you have to change," he says.
All across South China's manufacturing heartland, entrepreneurs like Yin are turning inward. As Westerners buy less, Chinese companies are trying to sell their goods to a surging domestic marketplace that often doesn't even know they exist. It's a key to rebalancing a world economy that's dangerously out of whack, economists say. It's also hard.
Long accustomed to producing foreign-designed goods cheaply, many manufacturers are clueless about selling to their own compatriots. Or they're stuck with product lines, like toasters and sports bras, that have little appeal here. In January, the government estimated that around 20 million workers lost their jobs as foreign orders dwindled since the global downturn took hold. Dongguan alone has lost more than 500,000 jobs – 10 percent of its workforce – in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period a year ago. Exports are down nearly a quarter during the same period. A few high-profile factory closures – such as last year's sudden shutdown of Smart Union, a huge toymaker that supplied Mattel and Disney – have fueled fears that China's export-heavy economic engine was grinding to a halt.
"The larger challenge for China, and everyone says this, is shifting towards domestic consumption," says Marshall Meyer, a management professor and China specialist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. "The big issue is the dependence on exports…. It's a real vulnerability."
Wrenching change
Transitioning to a domestic market sounds great to Hu Guohui, who manages the Guangzhou Shenglong Electronic Technology Company. But wrenching his firm away from the simple, foreign-driven ways of the past hasn't been easy.
The sprawling factory produces digital cameras, mobile phones, GPS units, and dozens of other products for a range of international name brands – high-end products that fill store shelves abroad but pointedly omit the name Guangzhou Shenglong Electronic Technology Company.
"People are always joking with us: 'Foreigners are always thinking about the Chinese market. Why aren't we Chinese thinking about our own market?' " Mr. Hu says. But "Chinese spending habits and those of Americans are really different. America has a culture of spending."
His factory has taken the ambitious step of launching its own brand – UAT – directed at the Chinese consumer. The company hopes that in a few years this just-created brand will make up 40 percent of company revenues. Already, the new brand has pulled in around $3 million in one year, up from zero before the financial crisis, he says.
But launching a brand from scratch – in a market already dominated by the foreign brands his factory was supplying and thick with competition from lower-end local manufacturers – has required ingenuity and faith. UAT is developing a string of late-night infomercials to make contact with customers directly, the Home Shopping Network approach to battling the Canons and Sonys of the world. It's using online resources, like Alibaba, to get its name out. Sales agents are fanning out across the country, tracking down corporate clients and trying to persuade retailers from Beijing to Chengdu to stock the unknown cameras.
Wooing China's Wal-Marts
Big-box retailers like Wal-Mart do exist in China, but their numbers are small. Selling one's products often means negotiating with countless small, local operators in second- and third-tier cities.
Hu's problems are common ones, which will ultimately limit the extent to which China can turn from its export focus, says Ben Simpfendorfer, chief China economist for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Hong Kong. For all of the hype surrounding the untapped China market, he says, there is no replacement for the mature, high-spending markets of America and Europe. "These export manufacturers are trying to sell to a market one-tenth the size of the foreign market and growing at half the rate. In short, I think companies will struggle."
The government has been trying to reorient its focus to encourage domestic consumption, offering subsidies to rural residents who buy major appliances, altering tax rules, and easing loans to businesses to stave off more closures. Getting those new policies to effect actual change in companies' strategies has been slow, says Lin Jiang, a finance professor at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou. "The government is pushing firms to explore the domestic market, but no one really knows how to do that, so it's not so easy."
In Dongguan, the center of the export industry in China, the government is also organizing huge meetings between large retailers and factories to encourage domestic sales, says Cai Kang, vice director of the Dongguan Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. The first such meeting happened in June, with hundreds of factories from the city attending as well as huge buyers, such as Wal-Mart.
"We can't say that all entrepreneurs will succeed in doing this," Mr. Cai says. "Entrepreneurship is a very complicated thing."
Trade implications
The degree to which China succeeds in this shift has large implications for international trade – affecting not only the degree to which companies can profit from the burgeoning Chinese market, but also trade deficits; the value of the dollar and that of the Chinese currency, the renminbi; and, ultimately, the role of China on the world stage.
The most immediate challenge is righting the serious US-China trade imbalance. As Americans bought Chinese goods with money they didn't have, the Chinese government helped finance their borrowing by buying up huge amounts of US debt. Now, US consumers are tapped out and China is stuck with piles of US Treasury notes that it can't sell very quickly without threatening the value of the dollar and, thus, its Treasury investments.
The way out of the mess, economists say, is for the US to begin exporting more and China importing more by concentrating on its growing domestic market. That way, both countries can grow while unwinding their debt imbalance.
Managing this transition well could lead to a healthier US economy and a much leaner China, making itself felt on the international stage as a taste-shaping buyer instead of a cut-rate manufacturer.
"With the global economy likely to keep treading water for the rest of this year, China is rapidly gaining relative strength," notes a recent report by the Boston Consulting Group. "The new Chinese economy will be less trade dependent, but it will be more competitive in global markets than ever before."
At Bath Concept Cosmetics, business is already starting to pick up as the Chinese discover high-quality hair salons and the economy picks up. Yin smiles when asked about the challenges ahead. "In two to three years," he says, "we'll be famous."


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Date: 8/9/2008 10:07 am EDT
The sales person told me to cut tiles around the toilet and use Avaire Flexible Grout between the toilet and tiles. Not to lay tiles under the toilet because this is a floating floor system and bolting the toilet down on top of the tile would not allow movement of the floor. A recent Avaire reply to a question said to lay tiles up to the toilet flange and bolt the toilet down on top of the tiles. But doesn't doing so lock the supposedly floating floor system in place? MORE INPUT PLEASE.
Author: the Avaire team
Date: 8/9/2008 7:24 pm EDT
We recommend pulling the toilet and installing the Avaire around the flange. Leave at least a 1/4" gap around the flange. Make sure you completely fill the gap between the Avaire and the flange with a quality silicon sealer/caulk. You won't want to have the flange in the middle of a tile - thats hard to cut. Better to slit to flange across a couple of tiles.
There are several methods for cutting the curved cut. Easiest is using an angle grinder with a diamond blade designed to cut a porcelain tile. Please note - don't try to cut through the entire thickenss of the tile in a single pass. Instead, mark the cut, and then draw the blade across the cut multiple times taking a few 100's each bite. Or, you can make a series of line cuts from the edge to the desired cut line (think a comb). You can then break the individual "teeth". Since the edge of the cut will be hidden under the toilet, it need not be perfect.
Make sure to use a wax ring and/or extender that will compensate for the additional height when you replace the toilet (always use a new wax ring).
As far as tightness, you want to have the toilet firmly mounted. Of course, over-tightening can break either the toilet rim or the tile. Sorry, but I can't really give you a "pounds" figure.
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Links, 7.26.10Posted: July 26, 2010 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: Link Love Leave a comment
I was expecting a summertime slowdown in genealogy news, and July did not disappoint — until this week, where for some reason everyone perked up and started … doing things. Huh. What's that about?
DNA Disclosure: Megan Smolenyak lays out the well-reasoned case for full and informative use of DNA findings in Don't Protect Us From Our Own Genetic Information. I had no idea that media types are out there specifically looking for DNA horror stories — way to kick off a calm examination of the facts, guys. [Sarcasm fully intended.]
Write it Down!: Columnist Betty Lou Malesky reports on a New England Historic Genealogy survey that tracked how much, and what, the respondents wrote down about their research results. While 68 percent reported writing down "bits and pieces" for family members, the numbers were far lower for more extensive writing like articles and family histories. Malesky's conclusion: Share your work now! Don't wait until it's finished (and when is it ever finished, anyway?).
Lost Boys: Orphan resettlement is a huge genealogy story that only recently has been studied in the detail it deserves. In an example from Scotland, author Gordon Douglas is seeking stories from the families of boys who served on the Royal Navy training ship Mars, moored on the River Tay for 60 years beginning in 1869. It seems more than 6,500 homeless and/or destitute boys were sent there to "keep them out of trouble." H/t to All Voices.
Camp Roots: Tired of hearing the kids say "We're bored"? Pack them off to genealogy camp, that'll show them! Really, though, this is a nice idea, and kudos to the Alexandria (La.) library for launching the program.
Genealogy decor: This is basically a home decor story, but since the residence in question is owned by a family history maven, his interests are part of the look. In the illustration, check out the beautiful arrangements of vintage family photos on the walls.
Roughing it: Shauna Hicks asks: Can you do Genealogy Without Technology? On a recent research trip, she went GPS- and laptop-free. Her conclusion agreed with my gut reaction: You can, but why? I appreciate her doing the tough sledding to prove this, however.
Koda-KO'D: Aww, nuts. Dick Eastman's newsletter reports that the final roll of Kodachrome film was developed by the last lab in the nation still handling this classic medium. As Eastman notes, it's a landmark shift in photographic technology. He even includes a video of Paul Simon's iconic song, but it doesn't ease the pain … sniff.
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CLINTON — David Close shows a 1958 photo of his younger sister, as a toddler, sitting in a tiny bathtub on a beach near the south end of Whidbey Island.
Indian Point can be seen in the background.
"That's 50 years ago and it looks the same," said Close, 65, who still lives near that same beach.
Now, he said, perhaps one of his descendants can pose for a similar photo 50 years from now and it will still look the same, thanks to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust's purchase of a large chunk of the beach and uplands.
The trust, a non-profit preservation group, recently cobbled together nearly $1.2 million to buy 64 acres at Indian Point, at the southwestern edge of the island, to keep the property from being developed.
The land features 2,100 feet of wild beach with sweeping views of the Olympic Mountains, Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Mount Rainier and even the tops of the skyscrapers in downtown Seattle.
The purchase included 28 forested acres on top of the bluff and 36 acres of tidelands.
The property owner, a woman in her 80s who asked to remain anonymous, had been approached by a developer who wanted to build four homes on top of the 200-foot-high bluff, said Patricia Powell, executive director for the land trust.
While not a large development, the tree clearing and roads required for the homes would have torn out part of a century-old forest of large maples, cedars, firs and other trees. Bald eagles, osprey, Peregrine falcons and songbirds make their nests there.
It also would have increased the amount of water running down the bluffs, speeding up their erosion and throwing the beach's ecosystem out of whack, Powell said.
The wide, flat tidelands just off the beach are filled with eelgrass and provide a prime feeding-and-growing ground for juvenile salmon, she said.
The beach has long been used as a stop-off point for boaters, especially anglers, according to Close, whose family has owned property in the area since the '50s.
The tideflats are created by slow, gradual erosion of the bluffs — about 5 inches a year.
"It's become increasingly rare to find this much beach with a pristine forest and eroding bluff above it that hasn't been touched," Powell said.
The seller's family once had a small house at the very north end of the beach property, but it burned down years ago. The family never rebuilt the house and never built on the uplands, Close said. The uplands were logged about 100 years ago but never were touched since, he said.
The forest, reached only through private property nearby, will be closed except for occasional guided tours, Powell said.
The beach is reached by crossing private tidelands from Dave Mackie County Park in Maxwelton, just to the north. Several homes line the beach between the park and the purchased property. The homeowners could legally prohibit access to the beach if they wanted to, but don't.
"All kinds of people walk this beach," Close said.
If the developer had purchased the tidelands, they could have closed off access to the beach, Powell said. The land trust will leave it open to the public.
Greg and Ann Lyle, who live to the east of the seller's upland property, donated $310,000 to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust to start the preservation process. The land trust, working with the state Department of Ecology, also obtained a $618,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
That left $232,000 to raise to meet the total price of $1.16 million. Close and others helped get the word out to draw individual donations and $172,000 was rounded up.
The seller had set a deadline of Sept. 25 to complete the sale. Island County pitched in $60,000 the day before to seal the deal, Powell said.
"I'm just thrilled," Close said. "This is a very special place and to know it's going to be there forever is just terrific."
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Senate Bill No. 186
(By Senators Foster, Kessler (Acting President), Chafin,
Hall, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Palumbo, Snyder, Williams, Edgell, Wells, Unger, Browning, Plymale, Miller, Nohe and Klempa)
[Introduced January 18, 2011; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §62-1G-1 and §62-1G-2, all relating to subpoena powers for aid of criminal investigations; legislative declaration of necessity; information to be disclosed in response to subpoena; content of subpoena; authorization of fee for information provided in response to subpoena; nondisclosure of subpoena to account holder; and immunity.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §62-1G-1 and §62-1G-2, all to read as follows:
§62-1G-1. Declaration of necessity.
It is declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that it is necessary to grant administrative subpoena powers in aid of criminal investigations of crimes against children involving electronic communications system or service or remote computing services.
§62-1G-2. Administrative subpoenas for criminal investigations for records concerning an electronic communications system or service or remote computing service -- Content -- Fee for providing information.
(a) As used in this section:
(1)(A) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted ,in whole or in part, by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photooptical system.
(B) "Electronic communication" does not include:
(i) Any wire or oral communication;
(ii) Any communication made through a tone-only paging device;
(iii) Any communication from a tracking device; or
(iv) Electronic funds transfer information stored by a financial institution in a communications system used for the electronic storage and transfer of funds.
(2) "Electronic communications service" means any service which provides for users the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications;
(3) "Electronic communications system" means any wire, radio, electromagnetic, photooptical, or photoelectronic facilities for the transmission of wire or electronic communications, and any computer facilities or related electronic equipment for the electronic storage of the communication.
(4) (A) "Internet service provider" means a person or entity engaged in the business of providing a computer communications facility in West Virginia, with the intent of making a profit, through which a consumer may obtain access to the Internet.
(B) "Internet service provider" does not include a common carrier if it provides only telecommunications service.
(5) "Sexual offense against a minor" means:
(A) A violation or attempted violation of section five,
article eight-D, chapter sixty-one;
(B) A sexual offense or attempted sexual offense committed against a minor in violation of article eight-B, chapter sixty-one;
(C) The distribution and display or attempted distribution and display of obscene materials to a minor in violation of section two, article eight-A, chapter sixty-one;
(D) the use or attempted use of obscene matter with the intent to seduce a minor in violation of of section four, article eight-A, chapter sixty-one; or
(E) the employment or use or the attempted employment or use of a minor to produce obscene materials in violation of section five, article eight-A, chapter sixty-one.
(5) "Remote computing service" means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system.
(b) When a law-enforcement agency is investigating a sexual offense against a minor, an offense of stalking under section nine-a, article two, chapter sixty-one, or an offense of child kidnapping under section fourteen, article two, chapter sixty-one, and has reasonable suspicion that an electronic communications system or service or remote computing service has been used in the commission of a criminal offense, a prosecutor or magistrate may issue an administrative subpoena, consistent with 18 U.S.C. 2703 and 18 U.S.C. 2702, to the electronic communications system or service or remote computing service provider that owns or controls the Internet protocol address, websites, e mail address, or service to a specific telephone number, requiring the production of the following information, if available, upon providing in the subpoena the Internet protocol address, e mail address, telephone number, or other identifier, and the dates and times the address, telephone number, or other identifier was suspected of being used in the commission of the offense:
(1) Names;
(2) Addresses;
(3) Local and long distance telephone connections;
(4) Records of session times and durations;
(5) Length of service, including the start date and types of service utilized;
(6) Telephone or other instrument subscriber numbers or other subscriber identifiers, including any temporarily assigned network address; and
(7) Means and sources of payment for the service, including any credit card or bank account numbers.
(c) A subpoena issued under this section shall state that the electronic communications system or service or remote computing service provider shall produce any records under subdivisions (1) through (6) of subsection (b), that are reasonably relevant to the investigation of the suspected criminal activity or offense as described in the subpoena.
(d) (1) An electronic communications system or service or remote computing service provider that provides information in response to a subpoena issued under this section may charge a fee, not to exceed the actual cost, for providing the information.
(2) The law-enforcement agency conducting the investigation shall pay the fee.
(e) The electronic communications system or service or remote computing service provider served with or responding to the subpoena may not disclose the subpoena to the account holder identified pursuant to the subpoena.
(f) If the electronic communications system or service or remote computing service provider served with the subpoena does not own or control the Internet protocol address, websites, or e mail address, or provide service for the telephone number that is the subject of the subpoena, the provider shall:
(1) Notify the investigating law-enforcement agency that it does not have the information; and
(2) Provide to the investigating law-enforcement agency any information the provider knows, through reasonable effort, that it has regarding how to locate the Internet service provider that does own or control the Internet protocol address, websites, or e mail address, or provide service for the telephone number.
(g) Every magistrate court shall be available and responsible for receiving and acting upon applications for subpoenas pursuant to this section at all times other than regular office hours.
(h) There is no cause of action against any provider or wire or electronic communication service, or its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons, for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of the administrative subpoena issued under this section or statutory authorization.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill establishes the West Virginia State Police as the entity which is authorized to issue administrative subpoenas to Internet service providers in cases of suspected child pornography; to define offenses and set forth penalties and fees.
This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
This bill was recommended for introduction and passage during the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature by the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary.


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Job fairs and recruitment exhibitions offer opportunities to meet a variety of employers face-to-face and learn more about them. Job fairs also offer opportunities to make contacts, gain interview experience and advice on your CV.
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An effective way to find an agency is to look in newspapers and trade publications to see which roles they are advertising.
There are two types of job website: recruitment sites allow you to apply directly to the company and online recruitment agencies allow you to register your CV and talk about the type of work you are looking for, so they can help you find a suitable job.
Recruitment websites are usually free to use and you can browse vacancies by sector, location and salary banding etc. You can sign up to receive alerts that will inform you of current job vacancies specific to your requirements. However, if you use job websites, you should remember that you may potentially have no control over who has access to your CV.
The IET offers a specialist job board entitled Engineering & Technology Jobs, where leading engineering and technology employers post available positions.
Job sections in newspapers and trade publications are a great source of information. They can give you a strong feel for what the market is like and offer the chance to compare what different companies have to offer. Newspapers also provide good research material to get up-to-date with what is happening in the economy or industry sector you are interested in.
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Also make the most of social media such as Twitter, LinkedIn or the IET's Engineering Communities to promote yourself and also meet fellow local engineers and network in person through IET Local Networks.
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Jonathan Quick has been on hockey's biggest stage before and, as it turns out, he has played in one of its classic arenas before, too.
Quick grew up in Hamden, Conn., and among his fondest childhood memories is playing at Madison Square Garden with his peewee team, the Rangers, during the intermission of a New York Rangers game when he was 12. If his grown-up persona is any guide, he probably was as cool then as he was Monday in his first NHL game at the transformed Garden.
Quick and the Kings reached back to their 2012 playbook for a dominant performance that moved them within one victory of their second Stanley Cup championship in three seasons. His 32-save gem in the 3-0 victory that gave the Kings a 3-0 series lead over the Rangers was vintage Quick, a throwback to the acrobatics and forbidding focus that won him postseason MVP honors two years ago.
"He was obviously the best player on the ice tonight," Rangers Coach Alain Vigneault said.
Quick himself was typically laconic and unemotional, saying that playing near where he grew up and in front of his parents and wife didn't mean anything special to him.
"It was a playoff hockey game. We were trying to win a hockey game," he said. "We did a lot of things the right way. We were able to do that, so. . . now we get ready for the next one. The fourth one is always the most difficult, so . . ."
Teammate Dustin Brown said he's sure that Quick did consider the game special because he was a Rangers fan and grew up nearby. Brown suggested another motivating factor — Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist — might have been in play, too.
Before the Final started the consensus was the Rangers had an edge in goaltending. Not anymore.
"I think also the guy at the other end of the ice is a very good goaltender as well," Brown said, "and I think that motivates Quickie because he's a competitor."
The 2012 model Quick hasn't been in evidence much during this postseason trek but he was in great form Monday, keeping the Kings in the game early with a stick save on Mats Zuccarello that bought his teammates time to find their footing.
"I think he allowed us to win the game, especially early," Brown said.
And in the middle of the game, with consecutive saves on Brad Richards and Derick Brassard during a New York power play during the second period.
"Quickie does that every game," winger Tyler Toffoli said. "And if you watch him play he's doing something amazing every single night, and that's the reason why we have such a good team. He's our backbone."
Quick's stats aren't overwhelming — his goals-against average of 2.69 and save percentage of .910 are well off his 2012 playoff numbers of 1.41 and .946, respectively — but he has made key saves at important times. His teammates appreciated every one of those stops Monday, when they were able to take a lead for the first time in the Final, thanks to Jeff Carter's goal with eight-tenths of a second left in the first period.
Quick helped them maintain that lead with 17 saves in the second period and 11 in the third, silencing a crowd that had been ready to celebrate the Rangers' first Cup Final home game since 1994.
The secret to his success? "You just make one save at a time and you try and get ready for the next one. That's all," he said.
If it were that simple, more goalies would do it. Quick has shown the same resilience the rest of his teammates have, able to bounce back after being victimized by unfavorable bounces.
"That's been the MO for Quickie since pretty much the first series," Brown said. "And I think you look at his numbers, a lot of that is a result of how poorly we played in the first three games of the playoffs.
"But you look last game, he saved two breakaways. The game before that, a breakaway with a minute left, and tonight he makes a save on an empty-net goal early for us. It's big saves at big moments."
Quick became just the second opposing goalie to record a shutout at the Garden in the Stanley Cup Final. The first was Gerry Cheevers, who led the Boston Bruins to a Cup-clinching 3-0 victory on May 11, 1972.
"He gave us a chance. That's all we ask from him," center Anze Kopitar said. "He gives us much more than that with a couple huge saves, and hopefully he can continue playing like that."
He has to do that for only one more game for the Kings to win the Cup again. The most important number won't be his save percentage but the 16 wins he will have helped them record.
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Victoria Justice took to her Twitter account a bit ago to address the alleged nude pictures of her that hit the Internet today (August 31).
"These so called nudes of me are FAKE people. Let me nip this in the bud right now. *pun intended*" the 21-year-old actress wrote on her Twitter account shortly after word leaked that pics were floating around.
Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, Kirsten Dunst, Teresa Palmer, Krysten Ritter, Kate Upton, and more celebrities are involved in the big phone hack that took place.
JJ will not be posting any of the photos in question.


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Petrolia Shooting Details
UPDATE, 1:55 p.m.: Remember the name Evans "Chompers" Cook? You should — he featured prominently in television ads supporting District Attorney Paul Gallegos almost 10 years ago, when the newly elected D.A. was battling back the recall.
Back then, Chompers' troubled history with the law became its own little topic during the recall fight — Gallegos is cozying up to criminals! This led to Campaign Manager Richard Salzman's famous line: "Chompers is endorsing Paul. Paul is not endorsing Chompers."
And that's today's trip down memory lane! Thanks to reader "joeschmo" for jogging my memory. —HS
Previous story on LoCO here.
Humboldt Co. Sheriff Press Release:
On 02-23-2013, approximately 1:30 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a citizen regarding a 57 year old male gunshot victim located in the 1500 block of North Fork Road, Petrolia. Deputies were already enroute to the Petrolia area regarding an unrelated call and arrived at the victim's residence with medical personnel. Bureau of Land Management (B.L.M.) had a Ranger who was also in the area and responded to the scene to assist. When deputies arrived on scene, they were told the suspect was armed and still in the area. The victim and the victim's girlfriend told the deputies the suspect was Evans Rupert Cook, 53 years old. Cook is the brother of the victim's girlfriend and he rents a house from the victim which is on the same parcel as the victim's home. Cook had been having an ongoing dispute with the victim. On 02-23-2013, approximately 1:00 p.m., the victim drove on his property to feed his livestock. While doing so he drove by the home that Cook rents from him. When driving by the home, Cook suddenly started to shoot at the victim with a rifle while the victim was driving by. The victim and his vehicle were struck by the rounds. The victim immediately abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot. He ran to his residence which is nearby for help. When the victim got home, his girlfriend called for help.
Deputies searched the area for Cook and located him leaving the area in a White Chevy Suburban. Deputies and a California Highway Patrol Officer (C.H.P.) initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and arrested Cook. Cook was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. His bail is set at $500,000.00. Deputies recovered a rifle that was believed to be used in the assault. The Humboldt County District Attorneys Office assisted Sheriff's Detectives in this investigation.
The victim was transported to an out of area hospital for treatment and is expected to recover from his injuries.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.


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It's just minutes from Avon, Beaver Creek and Vail, yet it's one of the valley's best-kept secrets. Mountain Star is a place where understated opulence sits tucked into the trees and atop the hillside, where views of the Gore and Sawatch Mountain Ranges can erase the hustle and bustle in the valley below.
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A Michigan teen was voted homecoming king by his classmates, but his school then stripped him of the title. Their rationale: he's still registered as a girl.
According to Wood TV, Mona Shores High School in Muskegon, Michigan had in some ways accepted seventeen-year-old Oakleigh "Oak" Reed as a boy. Says Reed, "They let me wear a male tux for band uniform, and they're going to let me wear the male robe and cap for graduation." Teachers, he adds, "call me Oak, and they say, he, him, his." And when he campaigned for homecoming king (by simply posting the message "Vote for me for homecoming king" on Facebook), he won. But then he was summoned to the principal's office. Says Reed, "They told me that they took me off because they had to invalidate all of my votes because I'm enrolled at Mona Shores as a female."
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The Latest in Transphobia
I am really upset whenever I hear someone was a victim of transphobia, but it especially saddens me when they are so young and are being marginalized by supposed grown-ups who are supposed to care about them.
Posted by Victoria at 2:50 AM
Labels: Teenagers, Transgendered, Transphobia
2 comments:
- Amelia said...
I read this on Shakesville, and like Melissa said, it really is terrible that this young man had to endure this, but it is nice to see that he has a lot of community support, even if his administration is going about this the wrong way.
It can be so hard to be out in high school, so I was glad to hear that he was accepted by (most) people.
- September 28, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- Saranga said...
gaaahh. this makes me dislike people more.
- September 28, 2010 at 3:58 PM
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Interior"Select Villa 8p.", 5-room house 85 m2 on 2 levels, practical furnishings: living/dining room with open-hearth fireplace, dining nook and TV. Exit to the terrace. 1 room with 2 beds. Open kitchen (4 hot plates, microwave, electric coffee machine). Bath/shower, sep. WC, double hand-basin. Upper floor: 3 rooms, 2 beds. Shower/WC. Heating. Terrace. Terrace furniture. Facilities: safe (extra), children's high chair, baby cot.
OutsideLarge, child friendly resort "Sunparks Kempense Meren", surrounded by trees. Outside the resort, 6 km from the centre of Mol, 100 m from the lake. For shared use: lawn for sunbathing, indoor pool (01.01.-31.12.). Children's pool, slide, table tennis, badminton (extra), children's playground. In the complex: reception, restaurant, spa area (extra) bowling (extra). Billiard table, playroom, shopping facilities, bicycle rental. Parking on the premises. Railway station "Mol" 8 km. Nearby attractions: Olmense Zoo 15 km, Bobbejaanland 30 km, Plopsa Indoor Hasselt 45 km. Please note: suitable for families. The photograph shows a typical example. There are more similar properties for rent in this same residence. Swimming paradise Aquafun with Black Hole, wave pool, wild river and Aqua Café. Kidsworld. Other sports possibilities: badminton, squash, mini golf and beachvolleyball. 1st cot included, extra cot on request (€ 5). Please note: bookings for workmen must be requested first!
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A Chair to Swoon For: George Mulhauser's Bent Wood Wonder
It was love at first sight the first time I saw this chair. It may have been in House Beautiful or on Decor8. I am not sure. But I am smitten. The bad news is that this is a very rare – and therefore very expensive – chair. The good news is that it's not one of the pantheon of iconic mid-century pieces. So perhaps some unsuspecting homeowner may put one out in a yard sale one day. A girl can dream!
It turns out the man who designed this exquisitely bendy, twisty scroll arm bentwood chair is George Mulhauser (American; 1922-2002), who also designed a much more well-known Plycraft lounge chair. Designed in 1965 for Plycraft, the scroll arm chair is hard to come by, but I have my eyes peeled. it is like a more ornate, playful version of Cherner's equally jaw-dropping arm chair. Think Cherner chair through the rabbit hole.
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1. House Beautiful
2. Maryam Montague's home in Decor8
3. This one sold for $1500 at an arts and antiques auction this summer.
4. Orginally on eBay as found by Blue Beans on Pinterest.
5. These were sold at Urban Remains for an unknown amount.
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If it weren't for Hulk Hogan's mullet, orange skin and matching bandana, you'd swear this was Hugh Hefner and his bottle blonde girls next door.
Hulk was snapped in Miami with his 20-year-old daughter Brooke, while holding his creepy Brooke-alike girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel -- or was it the other way around?!
Just like Hef's harem, they're one big happy family.
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April 21, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Tyler Sorba registered six of MIT's first eight goals as it went on to post a 14-8 victory over Massachusetts Maritime Academy in a Pilgrim Lacrosse League game on Saturday afternoon. Sorba's game-high seven points raised the Engineers' ledger to 4-6 on the year and 2-4 in the conference. Connor Burke (three goals), Brian Burke (one goal, two assists), and Sean Flanigan (two goals, one assist) paced the Buccaneers as they fell to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the Pilgrim.
Sorba opened the scoring by connecting on a feed from Jonathan Stolmeier four minutes into the contest. Connor Burke put Massachusetts Maritime on the board by posting the equalizer on the ensuing face off. This was as close as it would get for the Buccaneers as Sorba scored three consecutive goals. Ryan Ballentine earned a pair of assists while Ebbe Strathairn was credited with a helper.
MIT extended its lead to 5-1 just over a minute into the second quarter on a goal by Corey Garvey that was set up by Stolmeier. Massachusetts Maritime countered with an extra-man goal from Flanigan. The Engineers tacked on three goals, including two extra-man strikes, during the final 4:36 for an 8-2 lead at the break. Dylan Roden converted a feed from Garvey to start the run, which was followed by two goals from Sorba, the last being set up by Stolmeier.
The Buccaneers continued to attack in the third quarter as Connor Burke connected on a pass from Flanigan at 13:24. MIT countered with four goals in span of five minutes. Brennan Sherry sparked the run as Roden was instrumental in the next two goals. He notched an extra-man score on a pass from Sorba and then set up Garvey for his second goal of the game. Sherry connected on a feed from Stolmeier that raised the score to 12-3. Massachusetts Maritime ended its scoring drought when Brian Burke set up Connor Burke with 6:49 on the clock. The Sherry-Stolmeier connection returned on the ensuing face off, but Matt Fisher answered with his first goal of the season for the Buccaneers. Stolmeier capped the frame with an unassisted extra-man strike that made the score 14-5.
Massachusetts Maritime found success with its special teams in the final quarter as it posted a man-down goal and a pair of extra-man scores. Brian Burke tallied two points in the stanza as he converted a pass from Alex Sherr for the man-down score and then set up Flanigan for his second man-up goal at the 2:35 mark. The Buccaneers found the back of the net 40 seconds later when J.P. Gabriel connected on a feed from Bryan Sears.
Strathairn picked up a game-high seven groundballs as Zach Brewer collected 14 saves for MIT. Mike Chretien led Massachusetts Maritime with five groundballs while Chris Perry and Alex Deveaux shared goaltending responsibilities. Perry recorded eight saves in 45 minutes of action as Deveaux closed out the game with five stops.
Both teams will face Wheaton College in their next game. Massachusetts Maritime will make the trip to Norton, Mass. on Monday, April 23 while MIT will host the Lyons on Wednesday, April 25.


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Co-op confirmedFUCK YES
Quote from: Yoda on May 31, 2012, 08:36:00 PMCo-op confirmedFUCK YESIn the most boring way possible. I was hoping for a guy that'd just be there if you were playing co-op, but wasn't if not, making it surreal and make him seem like a figment of Isaac's imagination, but no, they're chatting throughout the whole demo! I hope Isaac's relatively quiet in single player.


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Nowhere is the relaxed, laid-back atmosphere of Miami so distinct as in trendy South Beach. This is where stereotypes are confirmed: roller skaters swish along the palm tree-bordered Ocean Drive, surfers ride azure blue waves, and models pose on pearly white beaches for fashion shoots. Welcome to Miami!
The American Riviera or simply SoBe: South Beach has many nicknames, but all with the same premise: South Beach is hot. The district covers the southernmost tip of the long peninsula of Miami Beach and is home to the most beautiful beaches, best restaurants and trendiest night clubs. So grab your sunglasses, roller skates and stilettos because it's always party time in South Beach.
Characteristic of South Beach is the pastel-coloured Art Deco architecture found throughout almost the entire neighbourhood. Even the lifeguard stations are Art Deco masterpieces. The historic Art Deco District is home to more than 800 buildings from the 30s and 40s that together form a beautiful townscape. Ocean Drive has a long row of hotels in this style, with round windows and railings reminiscent of the large ships that docked here in the 30s. The Park Central Hotel from 1937 in particular is a real eye-catcher. It has been completely restored to its original state. At the 7th Street intersection, walk towards the beach and then turn around: the iconic views of the Art Deco skyline are easily recognisable from the travel guides. The Art Deco Welcome Center is also located on Ocean Drive, where you will find brochures, maps and books about the district. Walking tours are also organised and the guide will explain all the highlights in impressive detail.
The Lincoln Road Mall is one of the best places to shop in South Beach. This pedestrian street offers plenty of room for street vendors who sell handmade jewellery, art and sarongs from their stands. Naturally, you will also find the customary American chain shops here. The Bal Harbour mall has such shops as Prada, Gucci and Versace and also a tropical garden with waterfall in the middle. You might want to consider taking an extra suitcase with you when flying to Miami.
When the sun sets into the sea and the neon lights switch on, South Beach really comes to life. From impressive night clubs to intimate lounges, the choices are overwhelming. Mansion is particularly high-class, where stars like Jay-Z and P. Diddy often throw parties and DJs like David Guetta and Skrillex spin tunes. Mansion boasts several floors, exclusive VIP lounges, and a perfect sound system. Those looking for a Miami-style night in town reserve a table here with 'bottle service'. It costs a bit, but the service is world-class and the experience worth writing home about.


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Everything Shimmers In Miami
4 November 2013
Miami, FL - After two days of no racing, the final day of the first event of the 2014 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series (MWS) pushed full steam ahead completing four races. PRO Bruce Golison and team, along with the impeccable race committee and management support of Coconut Grove Sailing Club took the big breeze conditions in stride.
Teams were happy to show up for an earlier than normal start time of 09.00, which increased the possibilities that at least three races could take place.
Congratulations are in order for Russell Lucas aboard Shimmer, with tactician Harry Melges and Federico Michetti as crew, as they are 2014 MWS Event No. 1 Champions. Lucas' performance improved as the breeze built. With a 5-6 score in Races One and Two, it was Races Three and Four where the wind sustained momentum of no less that 18 knots that helped Lucas excel. His 1-2 end to the day sealed the win.
Tony Tabb's YOLO with Steve Sisson at the helm had an incredible day to complete the event in second overall. Tabb and team won Race One then finalized their position with a 5-5-8 to land their best overall finish ever in the class.
2014 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series Event No. 1 Corinthian Champion Marcus Eagan on Cajun Underwriting took third overall honors. Reigning Series Champion Richard Davies on Section 16 was fourth, and John Kilroy's Samba Pa Ti rounded out the top five. Kilroy was also awarded top Master. Kent Haeger's Mach Schnell with his daughter Anne Haeger, Briana Provancha and Laura McKenna were named best top boat with female crew.
The Corinthian Division was hotly contested. Eagan took first, with John Brown's Blind Squirrel in second, followed by fleet newcomer Judah Rubin on ICE in third.
As always with the International Audi Melges 20 Class Association (IM20CA), we are grateful to all those individuals that make our events a great success. Coconut Grove Sailing Club, their staff, and most especially their league of dedicated volunteers rose to the occasion once more. PRO Bruce Golison and his experienced Race Management team again, proved that professional, quality racing is attainable, despite the conditions given. Melges USA is a pillar of support to the class in which we are always grateful.
And last, but certainly not least, the IM20CA is especially thankful to every owner who attended the Worlds Primer event, as they are what makes the Audi Melges 20 the very best in the world.
TOP TEN RESULTS (FINAL - After Four Races)
1.) Russell Lucas/Harry Melges III, Shimmer; 5-6-1-2 = 14
2.) Tony Tabb/Mike Buckley, YOLO; 1-5-5-8 = 19
3.) Marcus Eagan/Marc Eagan, Cajun Underwriting; 3-16-4-3 = 26
4.) Richard Davies/Charlie McKee, Section 16; 6-9-7-4 = 26
5.) John Kilroy/Jeremy Wilmot, Samba Pa Ti; 7-3-13-5 = 28
6.) Alessandro Rombelli/Paul Goodison, STIG; 8-4-6-12 = 30
7.) Marc Hollerbach/Jonathan McKee, Fu; 4-2-11-15 = 32
8.) Michael Kiss/Chris Rast, Bacio; 12-12-8-1 = 33
9.) Cesar Gomes Neto, Portobello; 9-22-2-7 = 40
10.) Travis Weisleder/Scott Nixon, Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team; 2-23-10-10 = 45
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With more than 50 teams already registered it is not too late to enter. November 27 is the final entry deadline, so there's plenty of time to get it together and be a part of this amazing first World Championship for the Audi Melges 20 Class Association. Visit the Official Event Website.


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Location: Poland
'Is K-On! inspiration for you?'
And by that I mean inspiration to grab an instrument and play one of these songs main characters play. So in other words, a discussion about K-On making you bring your old guitar from the closet or making you want to buy a new one. Appearently it affects most people as we can see more and more videos or people asking for tabs. And It would be nice to know whether these people are playing daily or just started thanks to K-On : ).
So how did it affect you? Is it just another comedy show or an inspiration?
|2009-05-10, 01:54
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Location: Ceridia
Age: 38
To me, personally, it's making me want to play the guitar even just an acoustic one. I've been wanting to learn how to play one for years. I just never got around to it though.
Guitar is one of my favorite instruments, too. Piano and violin tied for second. I've learned how to play the piano before, but nothing major in terms of concerts or similar.
I guess that'll be a start.
|2009-05-10, 02:15
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Naval Base
I used to play accoustic guitar (left) back in my high school days but quit before I even graduated.
The series itself is making me to play a guitar again, this time I'm planning to buy an electric guitar and maybe a fender with my savings.
I'll honestly say that this is the first series to have influenced me in any way.
|2009-05-10, 07:43
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: France.
Amazing, each time I see K-on, I want to go play with my band.
I don't really like their songs, but seeing how much fun they have, it's a real inspiration.
And, more importantly, Mio is a bass player just like me ^^
|2009-05-10, 08:44
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
Age: 34
It reminds me that I haven't played any piano since last December when I left Mexico. I swear once I get a bigger room I will get myself an electronic piano with real weighted keys to practice
|2009-05-10, 09:34
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Pennsylvania , United States
Age: 29
It didn't influence me that much, but considering how long I have played piano (10+ years), I may go back and try to play again since I haven't played for almost a whole year after I graduated high school.
|2009-05-10, 09:46
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Well, K-On! was one of two factors that got me to repaint my bass, throw new strings on it, and pick it back up after a couple years hiatus, although it's probably the least justified compared to learning my cousin is in a new band and they're looking for a bassist...
|2009-05-10, 11:07
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Seeing them having fun during the festival as a reward of their hard work really inspired me to practice more with my keyboard. I usually don't practice everyday since I'm lazy but the show inspired me to practice daily at least 1-2 hours so that in the future my hard work will also be rewarded. Don't say "lazy".
Oh, before I do that, I need to buy a real piano instead of practicing on my crappy 61-key keyboard.
|2009-05-10, 12:13
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|2009-05-10, 12:22
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 41
This doesn't, but it does remind me that I was in a high school rock band for a day. Though having a trumpet in a rock band was to be different, I just didn't have the improve skills since I wasn't a jazz player. They asked me to join them, so I did, when over for a rehearsal, found I just didn't have what they needed.
|2009-05-10, 21:43
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Orange County, California
K-On! is sure to inspire future musicians. I am a classicist on the piano. I mainly play classical songs by famous composers, but occasionally if I like an anime song, I will transcribe it on the piano or just practice it with the sheet music people have already posted up on various websites. So technically I also play famous songs by artists in our modern world today such as Coldplay, One Republic, and Keane making covers of there songs on the piano, and usually anime covers for various shows or mangas I liked that had a soundtrack.
What K-On! Really makes me want to do is start multimedia keyboarding with an actual band or composing multimedia sounds, so I get the effects of 10 or so instruments in just one keyboard by adjusting the settings and telling it what to do.
This show really makes me envy those KORG keyboards some people can buy. I would love to have a KORG but as of the moment I am kind of stuck with a Yamaha Semi-Grand piano T_T.
|2009-05-10, 21:51
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Join Date: May 2008
Inspiration? Not really. I've always been a musical kind of guy, and to be honest, I've always found the guitar to be rather over-rated. I mean, I like to listen to guitars, but I never felt the desire to play them, even though I play sax, piano, trombone, trumpet, and pretty much every non-stringed instrument common in jazz. Also, the music isn't really all that spectacular either. I've grown up listening to real rock, so my standards are pretty high . . . high to the point where the entire genre of J-rock just feels inferior. That's not to say that I don't enjoy the music, it's just that it doesn't fit very well into my definition of rock.
I watch the show for the show, not the music.
|2009-05-10, 22:15
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I don't know about you, but I sure as hell know that's the way it is with me...
|2009-05-10, 23:03
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Check out my Rolek!
Join Date: May 2008
Actually, the reason I started watching was because I get a massive erection for anything by KyoAni, and the thing that keeps me watching (other than the animation quality) is the humor.
I'll concede the fact that the premise of a high school band that does nothing did intrigue me, but the the musical aspect of the show was never the deal breaker. However . . . I was really into the OP and ED at one point, but after "acquiring" the singles and listening to them for a few times . . . yeah. Oh, that Les Paul is incredibly sexy, though.
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