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DFPC Original (legacy)DFPC Signature (legacy)DFPC Reference (legacy)DFPC Series (legacy) (all)Digital Cable (legacy)Firewall (legacy)Blackbody (legacy)Anchorwave (legacy)Homage to Time (legacy)Tunnelbridge (legacy)
Because of the sheer number of reviews, you can sort them above to quickly find LessLoss products of interest.
DFPC Series [Reference]
Date Added: 07/06/2014 by Anthony C
As a user of the Devialet D Premier dac/amp, I am pleased I purchased the DFPC reference cable.
It wasn't that I set out to make a general system upgrade - but that's what I got, I'm glad to report.
I had originally sought to cure certain treble distortions and thinness of sound by introducing some tone control for added warmth through cabling changes. I had a headache about what to do for the best.
Happily Mr Motek stepped in with some gentle 're-education' on the difficulties of putting our perceptions into words in any meaningful way - and the absurdity of tone controls. So I flashed the plastic.
Ever-sceptical, I confess it was more in trepidation than excitement [oh what fun we have] that I hooked up the Reference PC. I needn't have worried. The result was wonderfully portrayed music - just so much better in every aspect than I heard [even] on the £500 cable I had in my system.
As to the aforementioned treble issues, it didn't disappear, but at least I know where to look for the cure.
I am taking a long, hard look at the source, [MacBook Pro SSD] and the good news is the Mr Motek with his vast experience has offered to assist. Can't say any fairer than that! Anthony C.
DFPC Series [Signature]
Date Added: 06/27/2014 by Klaus
I'm a firm supporter of your tech. I absolutely love how this tech instills quiet background, fluidity, and in my case transparency. For me it literally removes noise, its pretty awesome. For me I'd say the thing that stands out the most, is a noticeable difference on any component or system, even if its just generic hardware low-cost system. With most other cables I've tried, you only hear a slight difference on very high-end systems; they usually make no difference on "normal" quality systems. In my opinion that says a lot. You guys obviously are doing some amazing engineering if you get these results.
DFPC Series [Reference]
Date Added: 05/10/2014 by Rainer Weber
I am totally stunned how unbelievably good the DFPC Reference power cord is.
I installed a 2m sample to connect my Thrax Dionysos preamp and could not believe it. Everything sounds as if it had more power, more dynamics and especially more speed and pace. On the other hand, also the tone colours are massively improved - it sounds so right!
I did not expect so much improvement on the tone colours but it must be due to less power line interference and modulation with the music.
The staging is deeper and more 3D and the clarity on the stage extremes (back and sides) is hugely better. Now you can easily identify what is going on on the very far end (side and back).
I can not higher recommend a cable like this one and will try to swap more cables into my system.
My old cable (which was outperformed by the DPFC Reference) is in the price range of 7000 Euro. DPFC Reference is a real deal.
All the best,
Rainer Weber
Technical Director Kaiser Acoustics
DFPC Series [Reference]
Date Added: 03/11/2014 by Erick
DFPC Series [Reference]
Date Added: 03/02/2014 by Karl
Addendum to my review of 12/03/2013.
I now have all my equipment powered by DFPC Reference power cords. They were burned-in for nearly 300 hours prior to connecting them to the monoblocks. I have had two Reference feeding the CD player and preamp for several months now. Knowing what they do for the music I VERY anxiously awaited the arrival of these additional two Reference power cords. I am not disappointed. This is a real treat. I love them.
I had not expected a significant improvement because my monoblocks have always worked better without any line conditioning. From what I am hearing the DFPC Reference seem to be acting like very powerful line conditioners and not just simple power cords. I have finally found something that helps my amps............actually helps them a lot. I would say what impresses me the most is the significantly improved air, sustain and decay which of course contribute a great deal to musicality. It should be noted that bass and mids are notably improved as well.
I must admit these results were quite unexpected. What I am hearing is the kind of improvement I have previously experienced when upgrading caps in the system........not what I have heard with previous power cord changes. To my ears the improvement with everything fed by the Reference power cords is something like going from really good caps to "approaching-magical-caps". A wonderful surprise............"astonishing" would actually be a better description. I delayed sending this feedback a week or so because I wanted to be sure............and yes this really is what I am hearing. Louis and his team have come up with something quite extraordinary here.
We all know that just like building your house on a good foundation, each element of an audio system is built on the stages before it and the AC powering a system is right there in the foundation. The DFPC Reference appear to establish an astonishingly solid foundation for everything else. I would definitely encourage others to try the Reference DFPC. I felt really quite guilty about ordering these last two Reference.........especially when my wife saw the bill. I bravely defended my purchase all the while feeling that in truth I was being over-the-top extravagant. After all wasn't I likely getting 90% of the benefit of the Reference by using them on the CD Player and preamp? Well, at least in this system I would say it was more like 60% of the possible benefit. Let me repeat that and underscore it...............even though I was very impressed with the first two DFPC Reference.........."I would say it was more like 60% of the possible benefit." with only two Reference in the system. Definitely don't feel guilty now.
I also love video and editing pictures. After trying a Reference on both the TV as well as my picture editing computer monitor I had to order two more.
DFPC Series [Signature]
Date Added: 03/02/2014 by Tomas
All of us seek a better sound. And that means upgrades. I live in a small country and selling used upmarket hi-fi components brings with it a huge cash loss. However the wish to find out what the limit is for the components and the speakers is bigger than fearing to break the family budget. And despite the fact that nine months ago I swore to no more upgrades, I dared to address LessLoss once again, this time asking for the DFPC Signature. I was prepared to lose a lot selling off the Originals I already used to power my components.
True, I read on the LessLoss webpage that a "friendly upgrade option" exists. However, I didn't expect much from this. And when I got the upgrade proposal from LessLoss, I said to myself "wow, that is really a friendly option", and placed the order without any doubt about my wife's reaction.
Actually, my wife's concern was not even about the financial side of the transaction. She said to me immediately upon hearing about my intentions to upgrade the cables: "Don't do this, the sound the current setup delivers is perfect." But the DFPC Signatures arrived despite my wife's concern.
I plugged the Signatures into my Marantz NA11-S1 and PM11-S3 set, listened to a few favorite tracks and had to realize I was wrong. The Originals are very nice cables that brought life into my system and peace into our home. But the Signatures are a completely different story. I should say that the LessLoss website describes the difference between the Signatures over Originals too conservatively. If the Originals are salt and pepper you use every day, then the Signatures bring you an experience of the whole cuisine.
From time from time I received various suggestions to upgrade my amp to a more powerful one in order to unleash the full potential of my Mordaunt-Short Performance 6LE speakers. After my experience with the Signatures I may advise others: if you know that the components you've bought should sound nice but still the sound is tiny and lifeless, order the LessLoss Signatures before selling components for a higher amount of watts. The Signatures will reveal what your components are really capable for.
Moreover, the week after I got the Signatures, I got a proper Beyerdynamic A1 headphone amp for my T1. I tried out plugging the Signature into the A1 and just couldn't bring myself to remove it after that. This made me place an order for a third Signature.
Summarizing, I have to say that I refuse to listen to crunched sound. I want to listen to pure music, delivering the best my nice components have to offer. And I'm sure that next year I'll be contacting LessLoss again, checking for a friendly upgrade option for the DFPC Reference.
DFPC Series [Reference]
Date Added: 02/13/2014 by Neal
20 minutes out of the box, connected to my preamp, and I am very impressed -- and after some 40 years as an audiophile, I do not impress easily. More to follow after I experiment with different sources and longer burn-in, but there is an IMMEDIATELY audible sense of greater quietude, more natural and "present" voices, and greater, more organic instrumental detail. And the Reference cord replaced one of the stars in the PC firmament. This could be a game changer. I thought the DFPC Signature was a great PC, but the Reference is an entirely new dimension. It is also a physically beautiful cord, and aesthetics count. Kudos.
DFPC Series [Original]
Date Added: 12/17/2013 by MDC
Now that both the DFPC Originals used between my cd player and amplifier are probably fully burned-in and that the Furutech eTP-60E and the third DFPC Original are giving excellent result, I wanted to inform you that I am indeed very pleased with these products.
I wanted to thank you for excellent cables but also, for a great customer's service.
As a customer, this (and a very interesting and informative website) was part of the pleasure of discovering your products.
Your availability and knowledge and in my case, your patience with probably very silly questions, make it a pleasure to purchase and use your products.
I will not attempt to paraphrase what other reviewers, professional of customers, have written about your cables.
These are a major improvement over what I had used before. It is clear, audible, obvious, affecting positively the entire range, from top to bottom.
I simply don't understand these endless debates with people pretending cables don't make a difference. They do and yours are better than the ones I used before. Period.
Furthermore, and as stated, the combination of Lessloss and Furutech eTP-60E is indeed working extremely well, in fact much better than the combination of your cables and an expensive power conditioner (Audience) or any other combination of expensive cables and a power conditioner that I have tried with my system.
Thank you.
DFPC Series [Reference]
Date Added: 12/03/2013 by Karl
I recently replaced two DFPC Signature power cords with a pair of DFPC Reference. These now power the Preamp and CD player. I still have DFPC Signatures powering the monoblocks. The improvement is really quite significant. Introducing just these two DFPC Reference power cords sounds better than using an $8000 line conditioner I had a few years ago. For several years now we have been using your DFPC Signature throughout the entire system. Now, having heard the new Reference power cords I would like to order two more. I have to find out what an entire system, including the pair of monoblocks, sounds like when fed by these new cords.
I don't think I can add a lot to the very insightful reviews of the DFPC Reference that have been provided by other articulate customers. I should note however that whenever people talk about the blackest of black silences little "caution flags" pop up for me. In my experience many times those black backgrounds are achieved at the expense of the subtleties and nuances which constitute the heart, soul and very life of truly extraordinary music reproduction. In short it is very easy to block out not only unwanted noise but in the process go too far and kill some of what is desirable in the music. In my opinion you have masterfully avoided this pitfall with the DFPC Reference. In fact you have not only avoided this insidious trap, but you have done what you set out to do, you have made it possible to further enhance the enjoyment of the heart and soul of extraordinary music. Congratulations!
If you have read this far and are still considering trying the DFPC Reference, I would encourage you to take the plunge. They are really something quite special.
LessLoss started its business on Audiogon in late 2007. Within the first couple of month, word about LessLoss spread like wildfire among Audiogon members. Here is the feedback received from our clients during our first year of operation. This is from even before we had our own website.
Louis is one of the best in the business, truly professional and very fast production and delivery. I am very satisfied by your superb service. Many thanks.
Excellent transaction with Lessloss on dynamic filtering power cord. Good communications & fast shipping. A+++++
Bought 3 pc's from Liudas in Jan/08. Outstanding product as advertised. Performance is everything and more than I expected. Kudos to Lessloss cable for a great product. Very highly recommended...A+++
Bought the Lessloss PC cable about a month ago; the quality and build are excellent. Compares very favorably with more expensive PCs. Highly recommended. Thanks!
A power cable that makes a huge difference; simply an excellent design. First-class sales and service - highest recommendation.
Cable #6 powering my Emm Dac6e which comprises part of my headphone system. Again, more resolution, detail, quietness from my Victor HP1000phones. Best single device in my system ever. Time to purchase more. I'm spreading the word re: this marvel!!
Liudas,your service is INCREDIBLE,no waiting 4-6weeks for cables and the ones I already have are doing more than I hoped A+A+,Thanks again,Don
Lightspeed delivery,very nice cable.I am kind of proud Liudas of such good cables from this part of Europe
Liudas is a honest and dependable seller, always answers my e-mail questions promptly. The LessLoss cable is a work of art, and sounds good too, cable is still burning in. I'm quite happy with my purchase.
Very smooth transaction, lovely cables. Thanks Liudas!
Amazing power cord! It beats my other much more expensive cables hands down - blacker background, natural, more details and dynamics. All my CDs open up and sound more musical. Brought two cables so far and will be buying more for sure. Liudas is a s
Cable #5 powering my Day Sequerra tuner results in being able to receive more stations!!! No more hiss, greater dynamics. Makes it sound like my ADA Tune Suite XM. This cable is the most remarkable product that has come my way in the past 20 + years
Kind and lightspeed fast service. The cable is a steal and outperforms other cables, costing much much more. Increasing every aspect of sound you can imagine. Absolutely outstanding!!! Thanks again Liudas.
Item arrived quickly and well packaged. Excellent communication. A great product from a great seller.
This is cable #4 in my system.Used powering my Ashley Xovermy MRS scares me out of the room!What power below 15Hz.No power cords that I have owned,many15X the $579.asking price have come close 2 this level of performance Looking forward 2 adding more
Cable #3 added to the PS of my Cello Palette. Well, no more static as I rotate the dials for the various frequencies. 1st cable to accomplish this! All power conditioners, including the Accuphase P1200 did not rectify the situation.Unbelievable!
Fast shipping and great sounding cables. Would not hesitate to deal with Liudas again.
This is my 2nd power cord from Lessloss. The first one was used to power my VRE-1, this one for the EMM CDSA SE. Again, a stunning result, w/quieter backgrounds, something that I thought I achieved w/the 1st cable. Next unit, the Xover.Unbelievable!
Excellent service and product, do not hesitate to try these cords. AAA+
Super fast shiping and a fantastic power cord. The very best I have ever used. Thank you Liudas!
You cant get a better seller in audiogon than Louis. For a cheap PC ( compared to many other manufacturers), he is responsive to your mails and even offer suggestion for cable configuration. Buy with confidence. First class seller with 1st class serv
Excellent seller...and truely excellent cable. The Dynamic Filtering Power Cable is just fantastic...musical...liquid...3D. Thanks!
Liudas has SUPERB DELIVERY,excellent communication. Cables are gorgeous.Can't wait till my amps come back,so I can reconnect.Can't say enough,check out all the POSITIVE FEEDBACK,Don Mitchell
The Lessloss offers WIDE dynamics.It's spooky quiet with an airy sound stage. Worth 10 times its list price.I am buying more!
Liudas is superb to deal with,4 day delivery to my door.wonderfully crafted cable. Excellent communication,and he's very patient with my questions,I'll be doing business with Liudas again(oops I already have)Thanks,Don
Very good sounding power cable,fast delivery-recommended.Thanks!
I own a number of well know and expensive Powercords that I use throughout my system. The Lessloss is clearly on par with the best for less. Used on the preamp of a system that was never bass shy, I felt like I had discovered another octave of music
Re: Purchase of Lessloss AC power cable. Immediately apparent something is special, it changes the envelope of the delivery of the music. The tripath solid state AR Amp sounds more flowing and used with my Tube SET, more bass from my 2 way speakers
Very good power cable at reasonable price, fast shipping, easy communication. Highly recommended, both product and seller.
Thanks Liudas. Very fast shippment, the whole transaction took 3 days. Excellent cable, the best I've owned. It's my second purchase from Liudas so I know from experience that it will be even better after burn in. Highly recommended.
Quick shipment and very good AC cord. I'll be back for more.
STELLA SERVICE. Felt like a valued customer. Cables are simply amazing. The sound stage is huge and sibilance free. Amazes me the way instruments and voices soar out of thin air. Thanks Luidas.
Outstanding service, excellent communication, and a fantastic product, one of the best power cables available for the $$$$. thanks again!
Quick delivery this time, My CD player never sounded so good. Thanks Luidas for another great cord to add to my system. A+++
I would like to thank Liudas for his excellent service. He is selling a fabulus product that helped me to solve the problem of high frequency harshness I experienced with my CD player.I will buy more cables to replace my Acrolink and Oyaide Tunami
I have now completed a full system (Digital/Power/Analog) integration using the LessLoss product. These power cables are a work of auditory art. Simply plug them in and be amazed! It's one product any sensible audio enthusiast should not miss out on.
I now have 4 of these in my system and every one of these on each component brought my system up to new levels. Nicely built as well. Highly recommended component!
Liudas is the gold standard in service. His cord in my system amounted to a hugh and positive upgrade. Thank you.
Outstanding service and the cable is as stated. The best I have heard so far over other regarded power cables. Highly recommend!!
Great on-going communications and terrific product.
I still find it hard to believe a power cord could be equal to or even greater than a serious interconnect upgrade, but it is! Thanks Liudas for the great product and perfect customer service.
The perfect seller in Audiogon: exceptional communication, easy transaction and fast and safe shipping. Recommended.
Perfect transaction.Great communication and very fast shipping. A+ Audiogon seller
Superfast shipping, good communication, doesn't get any better than this. Also, the cables are butifully made of high quality components. Thanks Walter.
Excellent transaction. A great power cable and company. Worth the wait.
A great experience overall, Liudas's enthusiasm for his product and the ongoing updates made this a very positive experience. The cord has made a significant difference in my system, most notably a much lower noise floor..
Trustworthy and very knowledgeable seller/designer/manufacturer. Kept in touch with updates and info. while cord was being manufactured and processed. It's all good - and all very high end.
Liudus is a great guy and the power cord is outstanding, I will glady buy from lessloss again, the cord took my system to another level
2nd entry; bought more cables. IMHO, better powercables than these are not available! Lessloss p/c's are MORE than a system upgrade. And 2 day delivery, from Lithuania?!! Amazing product!!!
Very nice sounding cable, beautiful build and a very reasonable price with fast international shipping. A+++
IMAGINE every listening session as your best listening session. Every recording played the best it can play. Your equipment performing always at optimum. Lessloss makes it happen! These cables are the best of the best!!!
In my years of audio and all the cords I tried Lessloss cords, made a difference you can hear for the better and it's not subtle. Good work Liudas! AAAA+
Excellent seller and Audiogoner, great communicator. Power cable is outstanding, excellent... Great soundstage, excellent definition, black background as promissed.
Liudas is great to deal with: excellent communication and service. The cables are very well made and well worth the money. Thanks!
Outstanding transaction and outstanding power cable.
Great transaction well worth the wait, this is by far the best powercord I have used in my system over the past 20 years, some cost as high as $3,000 and this power cord for $500.00 beat them all hands down and is a steal at its current asking price.
Top notch construction, performance to match, and a great transaction. Highly recommended because the cable does what is claimed, lowers noise while improving dynamics. Thanks!
If it was just always so simple !! Excellent, correct and accurate communication. Absolutely no loss at all even before listening to the cables. Highly recommended.
This cable was the BEST purchase that I've ever made!! I'm not affiliated with this product in anyway, but feel sorry for Audiophiles who don't purchase these cables. Once Audiophiles try this cable, they will wonder how this product can be sold at such a low price. I'm baffled… In an industry full of snake oil, unethical cable retailers, enormous profits and scams - this LessLoss "Filtering Power Cable" is a "breakthrough product" which blows away the ALL competition at ANY price!!! I honestly don't know how LessLoss can make a profit while using Oyaide connectors, hand braiding and an incredible passive AC filter. LessLoss "Filtering Power Cable" are sold from a manufacturer /owner /designer who is trustworthy, ethical, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to deal with. Take a chance!!!!, PayPal your money to Lithuania - and you'll be rewarded with great Customer Service, and the finest power cord made. Hear for yourself what you are missing!!! Thanks Again!!!
Excellent service and communication. Fast shipping. Thanks, Liudas!
Excellent products! Delivery of the power cords and XLR digital interconnect cable,was received within 10days of shipping. Luidas kept me informed on the status of my order. Very good communication and feedback to my inquiries.
First-rate all the way! The cables are sensational, and the price is a steal. The 1-2 week delivery from Lithuania is well worth the wait. Liudas and Vilmantas at LessLoss are perfectionists pursuing their love for the art of music reproduction.
Before upgrading your gear, please try the Lessloss Blackbody. It works wonders with my equipment and adds a realism, a new quality to the sound that will leave you speechless. Absolutely wonderful piece of gear.


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The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill can be tabled anytime in Parliament. This bill will create a body which will become the sole approver of genetically modified crops in the country.
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dress – c/o AY Not Dead (also worn here)Foley + Corinna Mid City tote – c/o Foley + Corinna (worn a bajillion times)bow flats – Nine West (worn here and here)glasses – Ray-Banlipstick – Revlon Pink in the Afternoon
I can't believe I never posted these pictures; they're from when Tessa and Ally came to visit. Cheech – as we call Tessa
on the streets in my family – was kind enough to take over the undoubtedly silly duty of taking my pictures, while she was here. What a gal. At some point, she decided that Miku is much more important than whatever I am wearing (duh) and shifted focus to her. She's a logical little lady, that Tessa Marie.


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How fortunate you are to have this old photo. Love the girl's dresses w/sashes. I'm wondering if you plan on getting this restored, it'd be a perfect picture to frame.
I love this photo too. My great-grandmother was a seamstress and probably made at least all the women's clothes.
I'd love to get this photo restored or at least a better Photoshopped image. I do have an improved copy that was made years ago. It's better but not great. My guess is with all of the improvements in photo correction I could get a pretty nice restored copy. I need to add it to my list of things to do. Given that its the oldest photo I have of this family, I should probably move to the top of my priority list.
It looks like it would be a good candidate for photoshop. I had to restrain myself from downloading it and seeing what I could do!
I am enjoying your series and just spent half an hour going from "you might also like this" to "You might also like this post. All interesting. Now I guess I have to come up with a post for today!
Thanks. Kristin! I do quick retouches on the photos I post on my blog, but I haven't done anything with Photoshop. It's good to know you think it can easily be repaired. Thanks also for checking out my other posts, and I hope you find the right inspiration for your own post today!
I didn't mean it was easily repaired, just that I thought it was repairable. Those marks across the faces make it more difficult. It would take a lot of time. But it's a great photo and would be so beautiful repaired.
Kristin - Thanks for the clarification. Frankly, I'd be happy with any improvement. I figured the face would be an issue. I had one of my dad's photos copied and Photoshopped by my local camera shop, and they did a great job. It's not perfect, but it certainly is better than it was. Having this fixed might be a nice Christmas gift for myself this year.


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I believe this block was made around the same period. Reproduction blacks seem to be a little harder to find but I'm loving the black with a tiny bit of red and double pink.
These will be the colors we'll be using. Blue, black, gray, brown, shirtings and of course, double pinks. If all goes well with my sample the setting will be red!!
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I hit AT and it sends back OK before I can add the plus and baud rate.
When does the baud rate actually change?
The JY-MCU module will only accept AT commands while not paired via Bluetooth, which means you have to send commands over the RX and TX pins of the module. 1. Use this code to create two serial ports on your Arduino and connect the JY-MCU RX to pin 3 and TX to pin 2. http://arduino.cc/hu/Reference/SoftwareSerialYou have to change the line that says Code: [Select]mySerial.begin(4800); to Code: [Select]mySerial.begin(38400);because the JY-MCU defaults to this baud rate. Open your Arduino serial monitor and set it to 57600. You should see "Goodnight moon!"2. You should now be able to send "AT" and it should reply "OK". You can also pair with your computer bluetooth or phone bluetooth and anything you type in the serial monitor should now show up on your computer bluetooth or phone, but AT commands will not work while bluetooth is paired. If you get strange characters instead of "Goodnight moon!", your baud rate is not set correctly. 3. To change the baud rate, refer to this webpage: http://byron76.blogspot.com/2011/09/one-board-several-firmwares.htmlIn this case you want to send the command "AT+BAUD8", which should give a reply "OK115200". If it does not reply like that then you did not change anything. Good luck.
That means you have the Arduino -> PC set up correctly, but the JY-MCU -> Arduino is not set up correctly. Check the baud rate and the RX/TX lines again. Try using the JY-MCU board in bluetooth mode to know that it works at the baud rate you expect.
Alright that's good that you got it communicating with you with AT commands. In my case when I sent AT+VERSION I got "linvor 1.5". If you get the version working then this might be different. Did you try the AT commands without the plus, like "ATVERSION"?


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First, let me say I am a Gambian national and very much appreciated the great contribution of Taiwan toward all corners of our economic development. Unfortunately, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, who came to power in a military coup in 1994, controls the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. Therefore, he can do whatever he likes, including unceremoniously cutting off relations with our best friend in the world.
The entire country is upset and are in mourning, but no one dares to speak out because it is a dictatorship — you could easily disappear for defending our relationship with Taiwan.
In addition, Jammeh is in desperate need of cash. Due to his terrible human rights record, he is now looking out for more money via new friends. Unfortunately, most of the cash goes to his personal bank account.
A few weeks ago, Jammeh also dumped the Commonwealth for the same reason, but this time around, he blamed "colonialism," which was itself not true. Gambians are very sorry about what happened between Taiwan and us, but we hope that a better and more truthful relationship will be established in the near future — surely not under an ungrateful regime.
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Lesson from Tibet
In a lecture a few days ago, Yuan Hongbing (袁紅冰), an exiled Chinese academic now living in Australia, warned his audience and the nation that Taiwan must not sign a peace treaty with China and that if Taiwan signs a peace pact, the Taiwan of tomorrow will become like the Tibet of today.
Yen's warning did not ignite a fire or attract the media's attention to make it to the front pages of the print media. Neither did it become a topic of discussion in TV talk shows in the electronic media.
The timing of Yen's bringing up this issue is significant, meaningful and insightful. He must be seeing something happening that the Taiwanese public is not.
Since President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is for unification with China, it seems reasonable to believe that Ma and his lieutenants are right now at full speed planning, working and negotiating — underground and in private — on this issue with government officials in China.
What will a peace treaty mean for Taiwanese? It is dangerous to think and believe that a peace treaty with China will be beneficial to Taiwan and that it will bring prosperity and a better life for its people, and peace in the nation forever.
Taiwanese need to remember that China is a militarily aggressive country and an unfriendly neighbor whose ultimate goal is to take over, control and annex Taiwan.
More important is that Taiwanese need to learn a lesson from Tibet. China and Tibet signed a "17-Point Peace Agreement" in 1951. After that, the conflict between Tibetans and the Chinese never stopped. In 1956, the Chinese People's Liberation Army moved into Tibet. The latest information available is that at least 2 million Tibetans have been killed since then.
On the issue of a peace treaty, Taiwanese need to think more, read more and see more.
There are, of course, many articles and books on this subject. At least one article available is titled "Taiwan must avoid becoming a new Tibet" by Chow Mei-li (周美里), published in the Taipei Times on April 2, 2010. It is useful, helpful and educational to understand what has been happening in Tibet.


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# Install CD burning package (if you don't know what package to install, try k3b or you may prefer brasero if you are on GNOME).
# Install CD burning package (if you don't know what package to install, try k3b or you may prefer brasero if you are on GNOME).
# pacman -S k3b
# pacman -S k3b
# pacman -S brasero
# pacman -S brasero
Revision as of 00:19, 17 July 2008
Motivation - Why?
To have a bootable version of Arch Linux running totally off a CD, is useful in many ways. It can be made to rescue your HD system, test new machines / hardwares if Linux compatible, keep an updated installer with latest packages, or make a demo CD to show your projects, and much more.
Before we start - What you'll need
- To create an iso, format a filesystem, and to resize an image download
# pacman -S cdrtools # pacman -S e2fsprogs
- Free hard disk space:
- 1 fresh partition to install the distro.
- 1 folder in your active partition to copy the distro to be put on the CD.
- A CD-RW to test burning various images and a CD burner.
- Install CD burning package (if you don't know what package to install, try
k3bor you may prefer
braseroif you are on GNOME).
# pacman -S k3b
# pacman -S brasero
As an example, here we are creating a mini Arch Linux live CD (110MB). It is based on packages installed from Arch Linux's CD installer ver. 0.5.
Boot with Arch Linux CD installer and install the base packages
When the packages are installed, install the kernel but don't install LILO or Grub. You can also copy your own kernel image (/boot/vmlinuz), and related modules (/lib/modules/2.x.x) from your active partition. To boot the new install, configure lilo.conf or grub in your active partition.
Hint:For test purpose, to check for errors in the booting process, in your active partition mount the new partition and edit /etc/rc.local with the following lines to pause before login:
echo "Press any key to continue..." read KEY
NOTE: Don't forget to remove the pause!!
In your active partition, in /root make one folder "mylivecd" and two sub-folders: "isolinux" and "system" (any names can be used).
# cd /root # mkdir mylivecd # cd mylivecd # mkdir isolinux # mkdir system
Install isolinux. Copy it from an existing live CD.
- Download "isolinux.bin" and "boot.cat" to /root/mylivecd/isolinux/ :
- Create boot message "boot.msg" (text file) and include a short description about the live CD. Save the file in /root/mylivecd/isolinux/. Copy this text to boot.msg:
This is a Live CD test ver. 0.1. F1 - boot message F2 - package list Press Enter
- Create "isolinux.cfg" (text file) and include the following text. Save the file in /root/mylivecd/isolinux/
prompt 1 timeout 0 display boot.msg F1 boot.msg F2 package.txt default vmlinuz initrd=miniroot.gz init=/sbin/init ramdisk_size=100000 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 vga=788 root=/dev/ram0
Build one miniroot image
Miniroot is loaded in RAM during booting and operates same as in HD. Use Ext2 filesystem.
NOTE: Miniroot setup depends on /etc/inittab, /etc/rc.sysinit, /etc/rc.multi, and /etc/rc.shutdown. Before building the miniroot image, study these files and plan how they can be modified whenever is needed. In /sbin the following files are required:
- Create "miniroot" (text file) in /root/mylivecd with Ext2 filesystem. The image size depends how much stuff you plan to include. In this sample we will make the image 15.8MB but its recommended to make the image as small as possible. When you are ready, mount the image in /mnt/xxx (here we mount in /mnt/image).
# cd /root/mylivecd # touch miniroot # mkfs.ext2 miniroot 15840 (press "y" for each question) # mkdir /mnt/image # mount -t auto -o loop miniroot /mnt/image # rm -R /mnt/image/lost+found
NOTE: If you want to resize, run the following codes (e.g. to 11.5MB):
# e2fsck -f miniroot (press "y" for /lost+found not found. Create<y>?) # resize2fs miniroot 11520
- Mount the new partition (e.g. /dev/hda3). Copy the below folders and files from the new partition to /mnt/image (use cp -Ra to maintain the file permissions).
# mkdir /mnt/tmp # mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/tmp # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/bin /mnt/image/ # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/etc /mnt/image/ # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/sbin /mnt/image/ # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/tmp /mnt/image/ # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/var /mnt/image/
- Copy /usr and /lib/modules/2.x.x/, /lib/modules/evms/, /lib/modules/security/ to /root/mylivecd/system/ :
# cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/usr /root/mylivecd/system/ # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/opt /root/mylivecd/system/ # mkdir /root/mylivecd/system/lib # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/lib/modules /root/mylivecd/system/lib/ # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/lib/evms /root/mylivecd/system/lib/ # cp -Ra /mnt/tmp/lib/security /root/mylivecd/system/lib/
NOTE: If /bin and /sbin are too big you may consider using busybox: http://www.busybox.net/ OR temporary folders, which will be removed or renamed at the boot by codes in /rc.sysinit. Here is an example: http://amlug.bliss-solutions.org/live-cd/distfiles/0.5.1/miniroot/init/sbin/rc.sysinit
- Create the following folders in /mnt/image and copy /mnt/tmp/lib files to /mnt/image/lib/ (don't copy /mnt/tmp/lib/module, ~/lib/evms and ~/lib/security):
# cd /mnt/image # mkdir dev # mkdir home # mkdir lib # mkdir mnt/cdrom # mkdir mnt/floppy # mkdir root # mkdir proc # mkdir lib/modules # cd /mnt/tmp/lib/ # cp -a l* /mnt/image/lib/
- With the folders /usr and /opt create links in /mnt/image/. Also link the /system/lib/modules/2.x.x/. Copy kernel image to /root/mylivecd/isolinux/:
# cd /mnt/image # ln -sf /mnt/cdrom/system/usr usr # ln -sf /mnt/cdrom/system/opt opt # cd /mnt/image/lib/modules/ # ln -sf /mnt/cdrom/system/lib/modules/2.4.22 2.4.22 # cd /mnt/image/lib/ # ln -sf /mnt/cdrom/system/lib/evms evms # ln -sf /mnt/cdrom/system/lib/security security # cp /mnt/tmp/boot/vmlinuz /root/mylivecd/isolinux/
- Edit /mnt/image/etc/fstab as shown here:
/dev/root / ext2 defaults 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/floppy/0 /mnt/floppy auto user,rw,noauto,unhide 0 0 /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
- Add the following line in rc.sysinit (after line: stat_busy "Mounting Local Filesystems") in /mnt/image/etc/. This enables reading files from the CD's /system folder.
/bin/mount /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom -o ro -t iso9660
- Compress the miniroot and move miniroot.gz to /root/mylivecd/isoliux/
# cd /root/mylivecd/ # umount /mnt/image # gzip -c miniroot >> miniroot.gz # mv miniroot.gz isolinux/
- Before compiling iso, move the /root/mylivecd/miniroot to a safe place. Make a temporary folder to put the iso image (not within /mylivecd). Run the following code (don't miss the "." at the end of line):
# cd /root/mylivecd # mkdir /root/isotmp
- Make the ISO:
mkisofs -o /root/isotmp/test-livecd-0.1.iso -R -V "Test 0.1" \ -T -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot \ -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -A "Test Live CD 0.1" .
We hope this document gets you started. Any comments or addition, please either edit the content or post reply (requires to register). Good luck!
Additional Info:
Codes, content of AMLUG Live CD, and how to compress: http://www.amlug.net/new-projects/forum/index.php?showforum=23
How other distros build live CDs: http://www.babytux.org/articles/howto/how2livecd.php


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Kulpa—already hated by Rangers fans for a blown call in the 2011 World Series—called it a ball, and Darvish would go on to walk Villar. Catcher A.J. Pierzynski exchanged words with Kulpa, and was ejected for his troubles. It's not clear what Pierzynski said—if you take a guess, you're probably right—but Kulpa was definitely not doing anything to defuse the situation.
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Previously Boeing (BA) has done a great deal of their work on military and government aircraft at their facility in Wichita, KS. This has included the VC-25 Air Force One version of the 747, the KC-135 tankers and the E-4A command and control aircraft. It was assumed, especially by the Kansas Congressional delegation, that much of the work on the new KC-46A tanker would also be done at the facility.
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This may be an effect of the new contract Boeing signed with their main union that allowed them to successfully get the U.S. government to drop action against the company for opening a new facility in South Carolina. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had filed a complaint against the company stating that the only reason Boeing expanded to South Carolina was to retaliate against unions in Washington. This was dropped after the company signed a new deal with the union that promised to keep a great deal of jobs in the Northwest.
Boeing intends to use the South Carolina facility to support commercial 787 production.
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But the reality is more complicated. Interviews with people who have worked with Clinton throughout her career – from her days as chairman of the board of the Children's Defense Fund to her two terms as first lady of the United States to her seven-plus years in the Senate – reveal a woman who has evolved from an advocate to a politician, learned from her mistakes, and had experiences unlike any other presidential candidate in US history.
Central to Clinton's argument that she should be the next president is her experience as first lady of the United States, a role that the Clintons treated as a top advisory position – equal, especially early on, to the vice president.
David Gergen, a veteran of Republican administrations and an early adviser in the Clinton White House, refers to their governing arrangement as a "copresidency." Clinton herself speaks of having had "a front-row seat on history." Bill Galston, another senior Clinton White House adviser, says neither characterization works; copresident is "obviously hyperbole," while merely having a ringside seat "goes too far in the other direction."
The travails of healthcare reform
Clinton as first lady is most famous for her ill-fated attempt to reform America's healthcare system, an assignment she and her husband unveiled amid great fanfare and that, ultimately, came to symbolize the disastrous first quarter of the Clinton administration – and contributed to the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994. In their effort to restructure one-seventh of the American economy, Clinton and her team had formulated a complex plan that tried to "do too much, too fast," Clinton writes in her memoirs.
The list of miscalculations is long: The Clintons misjudged the values of the country, the president's political strength, the Congress, and interest groups, Mr. Gergen writes in his book "Eyewitness to Power." They eschewed compromise, allowing the perfect to become the enemy of the good. Still, Gergen – who had his differences with the first lady – describes her as "brilliant and articulate."
"But to assign her primary responsibility for designing the program and navigating its passage through Congress was to place upon her more of a burden than any first lady could bear, even Mrs. Clinton," he concludes.
After the failure of health reform, Clinton scaled back her public profile, as her recently released White House schedules demonstrate. But it would take until early 1997 for her unfavorable ratings in the Gallup poll to sink below 40 percent, even there, a high number for a first lady. Clinton's role in various controversies – beginning with the firing of the White House travel office staff in 1993 and on through various aspects of the Whitewater scandal, including the missing Rose Law Firm billing records that turned up in the White House residence after almost two years of searches and subpoenas – contributed to her high negatives. To this day, she suffers from a perceived "honesty gap" when compared with both Obama and McCain. In mid-March, Gallup found 44 percent of the public sees her as "honest and trustworthy" versus 63 percent for Obama and 67 percent for McCain.
But through it all, she never lost her focus on healthcare.
Former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta recalls how, within a few months of the demise of the Health Security Act, she took on the health issues of Vietnam veterans. "It was her initiative," says Mr. Panetta. "We had some good meetings; she led the discussion."
Behind the scenes, Clinton also threw her weight behind a plan to provide health coverage for children of working parents who did not qualify for Medicaid but could not afford private insurance. The program now known as S-CHIP – the State Children's Health Insurance Program – was signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1997 and today covers 10 million children.
In her presidential bid, Clinton has touted S-CHIP as one of her signal achievements as first lady, though not without pushback. After it was discovered that she had embellished a story about a visit to Bosnia in 1996, the veracity of all her campaign claims has been called into question. In the case of S-CHIP, Clinton came out on top, despite recent press comments by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D) of Massachusetts, an Obama supporter, and other senators that she had little to do with the legislation. Curiously, in her own memoirs, S-CHIP merits only two sentences. But on balance, concludes the nonpartisan Factcheck.org, Clinton "deserves plenty of credit, both for the passage of the S-CHIP legislation and for pushing outreach efforts to translate the law into reality."
Chris Jennings, health policy coordinator for the Clinton White House, says Clinton was by far the strongest advocate within the administration on children's health policy, and that it took a lot of people – the first lady, Senator Kennedy, other members of Congress – to get the reform through.
"She was sensitive to the political dynamics" post-healthcare reform, says Mr. Jennings, now an informal adviser to her campaign. "She cared more about outcomes than about credit."
Learning the price of compromise
By the end of Bill Clinton's first term, Hillary had learned a second important lesson about life in Washington: The compromises required in passing major legislation can turn an idealist into a pragmatist – and exact a big personal cost. The issue was welfare reform, and for the first lady, more than two decades of advocacy for children ran into the political reality that the new system could allow some children to fall through the cracks.
By the 1990s, the nation was ready for change. The old welfare system from the 1930s had evolved into one that encouraged government dependence. The question was, would the new system and its five-year lifetime limit provide enough supports to help people – typically, low-skilled single mothers – move successfully from welfare to work?
In her memoirs, Clinton calls the legislation "far from perfect" but justifies backing her husband's decision to sign it by citing "pragmatic politics." The year was 1996, and President Clinton faced a Republican-controlled Congress with an activist House speaker, Newt Gingrich, at the helm. The president had vetoed the first two versions of reform, and if he vetoed the third, the first lady felt he would be handing the Republicans a "potential political windfall."
Her endorsement of the reform outraged some loyal supporters, including her mentor, Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children's Defense Fund. Clinton had interned for Ms. Edelman while in law school and, as first lady of Arkansas, was chairman of CDF's board. Edelman's husband, Peter, resigned his post as an assistant secretary for Health and Human Services in protest.
"In the painful aftermath, I realized that I had crossed the line from advocate to policy maker," Clinton writes in her book "Living History." "I hadn't altered my beliefs, but I respectfully disagreed with the convictions and passion of the Edelmans and others who objected to the legislation. As advocates, they were not bound to compromise…."
Her rift over welfare with the Edelmans, she writes, was "sad and difficult."
Acquiring foreign-policy credentials
Clinton remains the only first lady to have had an office in the White House's power center, the West Wing. In many important respects, she did operate at the level of a top aide or even the vice president.
But she did not have a security clearance or attend National Security Council meetings, and despite her talk of having visited some 80 countries as first lady, her efforts on the campaign trail to turn some of them into major diplomatic ventures have backfired.
Earlier in the primary season, Clinton trumpeted her role in bringing together Catholic and Protestant women in Northern Ireland, in an apparent effort to show that she was instrumental in settling the overall Northern Ireland conflict. Her anecdote set off a battle of claims and counterclaims by others involved in the peace process, leaving a haze over the whole story. As a result, a part of the press narrative is that candidate Clinton has a tendency to exaggerate her role in the successes of her husband's administration.
Her five-plus years on the Senate Armed Services Committee may in fact give more heft to her claims of defense and foreign-policy expertise than her travels as first lady. After two years as the junior senator from New York, she fought hard to join Armed Services – the first New York senator ever to serve on that committee.
"She did that to shore up her commander-in-chief credential," says Michelle Swers, a political scientist at Georgetown University who has studied Clinton's Senate career. "She already had two strikes against her – one, that women are generally not perceived as stronger on defense; the other, that her name was Clinton. Bill had bad relations with the military. She had to repair both of those things."
Clinton spent time courting the services, meeting with generals, and studying the issues, in addition to protecting New York military bases. Ms. Swers calls Clinton's effort a success. "Between her and Obama, she's seen as the one who's experienced on national security," she says.
An uneven leadership record
Clinton's résumé as an executive is thinner. The travails of her presidential campaign, the largest enterprise she's ever headed, do not bode well. By many accounts, her team has not worked well together, and after months of internal strife, a conflict of interest with an outside client forced Mark Penn out of his perch as chief strategist (though he remains a pollster for the campaign). Her campaign's finances have also not been well managed, forcing her to loan herself $5 million.
Even so, past colleagues speak well of her as a leader.
"She had an excellent leadership style," says Winifred Green, a board member of CDF during Clinton's years as chairman, 196-92. "That is, she would let people talk and say what was on their mind. And I would describe her leadership style as consensus-building."
Many of her old White House colleagues also praise her for her professionalism, particularly in comparison with her husband.
"She certainly was always in my mind much more disciplined than he was in terms of organization and always had a very efficient staff operation," says former Chief of Staff Panetta. "She was able to make decisions a lot more cleanly than even the president in the sense that once she made a decision, she stuck to it. When he made a decision, he continued to ponder it."
Clinton's style as a senator can be seen as an outgrowth of her time as first lady. "She learned in the White House years something about politics as a process that has to involve people and engage them," says Mr. Galston, the former White House domestic-policy adviser. "It's something you do with people, not to people."
Her joint ventures with Republicans seem to give her particular pride – and not just any Republicans, but some of the most high-profile conservatives imaginable, many of whom worked hard to have her husband thrown out of office during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. In 2005, she found common cause with then-House majority leader Tom DeLay on improving the foster-care system. She and former House Speaker Gingrich have appeared together to promote healthcare legislation. With Senator Graham, a one-time House impeachment manager, the issue was improving healthcare benefits for veterans.
Of course, anyone seeking publicity for his or her cause knows that working with Clinton guarantees TV cameras. And her bipartisan efforts have tended to be on smaller issues. Certainly, she can't compete with McCain on his bipartisan work on such major issues as campaign finance and immigration. (McCain was also a member of the Gang of 14, which successfully forged a compromise in 2005 on federal judicial nominations. Clinton did not join the group.)
But for Clinton, appearing relaxed and jovial with Republicans may mitigate some of the intensely partisan views of her. And there's no doubt she knows how to mix it up with the guys.
Then-Senator Santorum recalls walking by Clinton one day in 2005 on Capitol Hill, surrounded by a gaggle of reporters. He had just published his book, "It Takes a Family" – a conservative look at public policy – and, in a way, a reply to an earlier book by Clinton.
"Remember, Rick," she called out, "it takes a village!"
"She was joking – but in every joke there's something," he says. "So was it a little dig? Yeah, it was both. But it was nicer…. I took it in good spirit."


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With Harborside, restaurant keeps focus on drawing younger crowd
Legal Sea Foods is planning to open the largest restaurant in Boston today, a place where sea urchin and champagne meet burgers and beer.
The 20,000-square-foot, 600-seat restaurant at Liberty Wharf, called Legal Harborside, has three distinct dining areas. Tuna melts, pizza, and small plates are served on the ground floor, which features a fish market and a catch-and-release trout pond for kids. The second level is a high-end dining room with unusual seafood and 46-ounce bone-in rib eyes. Up top, a deck with a retractable roof, outdoor fireplace, and an oyster bar will be open year-round.
The company plans to open the first floor this afternoon; the other two levels are expected to open next month.
The Harborside is the latest offshoot of the 61-year-old company, which has been focusing on more casual versions of its traditional seafood restaurant designed to appeal to the twenty- and thirtysomething crowd. In the past six years, the company has launched two Legal Test Kitchens, known as LTK, in Boston featuring dishes such as pumpkin ravioli and lobster mac and cheese. Three Legal C Bars, with an emphasis on seafood and craft cocktails, have opened in Boston, Dedham, and at the Philadelphia airport.
"All businesses have to evolve; if they don't, they become obsolete,'' said chief executive Roger Berkowitz, who has expanded his family's Inman Square fish market into a mini empire of 32 restaurants up and down the East Coast. "What appeals to kids growing up today is not necessarily something that appealed to kids growing up 50 years ago.''
The Harborside — located at the site of the old Jimmy's Harborside Restaurant and designed with a ship in mind, with a staircase spiraling between the industrial hull, the dining room, and the promenade deck — is the first of its kind. The restaurant is situated alongside three other new establishments — Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill, Temazcal Tequila Cantina, and Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, which opens later this month. A fifth restaurant has not yet been named.
The water will be a big draw for these restaurants, said Vivien Li, executive director of the Boston Harbor Association, a waterfront advocacy group, with maritime views and the HarborWalk path winding by. "People just love watching the ships come in,'' she said. "There aren't too many places on the waterfront you can do that.''
Legal, which serves about 8 million people a year, has transformed along with restaurants around the country as people have started em bracing healthier, less formal dining, preferring to share small plates at the bar instead of poring over leather-bound menus offering steak and lobsters.
"We call it a healthy discontent,'' said executive chef Richard Vellante.
Restaurants have to keep up with this healthy discontent, adding new concepts to keep diners interested — especially young adults, who eat out more than any other age group, said Harry Balzer, a restaurant analyst with the NPD Group market research firm. "We love new things, but only if we already know them,'' he said.
The first floor of the Harborside will have an irreverent "controlled three-ring circus'' atmosphere, Berkowitz said, with counter seating ringing the open kitchen; a take-out area with raw fish, sushi, and sandwiches; and a pond where — if all goes as planned — kids can drop in lines to hook locally raised trout. Not far from the pond, a three-story waterfall will cascade down a wall of metal fish scales.
Earlier this week, chefs served up plates of fried scallops and tuna crudo to servers taking turns waiting on each other. Hostesses practiced seating — "How many in your party, sir?'' — while bartenders mixed up purple vodka drinks behind a large circular bar and construction workers glued glass mosaic tiles on the wall. When all three floors are open, the Harborside will have 350 employees.
Legal's new direction was inspired by an unlikely muse: Logan International Airport. The Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs the airport, pushed Legal to open a small restaurant there 15 years ago, and the result was an "oyster bar on steroids,'' Berkowitz said. Logan is also where Legal opened its first LTK, in 2005, and its first Legal C Bar two years later.
"It opened up a whole new world for us,'' said Berkowitz, 58, noting that one of his restaurants at Logan, a 1,600-square-foot store in Terminal B, has more sales per square foot than any other Legal restaurant. "Airports taught us a lot that we didn't think we could do.''
A dip in business during the recession drove Berkowitz to further push the development of LTKs and Legal C Bars, which have lower price points. Their late-night hours — the LTK across the street from the Harborside is open until 2 a.m. on weekends — also bring in a younger crowd. (Berkowitz said he isn't worried about competing with the nearby LTK because the two restaurants have such different atmospheres.)
There's no question that Berkowitz likes to stand out. He launched an advertising campaign a few years ago that his own mother objected to, but he held firm. "Please don't take offense, but you're a dying demographic,'' he recalls telling her. "I have to appeal to the next generation.''
No matter how hip the restaurants try to be, though, Berkowitz has his limits. He relaxed his policies on tattoos and men with earrings at LTK and Legal C Bar, but he drew the line at pierced tongues after being waited on by a Harborside server with a silver stud in his mouth.
"I feel funny about it,'' he told several of his executives during a preopening meeting on Monday. His general manager assured him the stud would be removed.
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FORT WORTH - Only one team is in a more comfortable July position than the Texas Rangers, who are five games up in the American League West with a mere 65 to play.
Yet, it's been an unsettling week because of concerns for the starting rotation.
Colby Lewis is done for the season, and Roy Oswalt was forced to miss a start because of a recurring back injury.
Neftali Feliz hasn't inspired much confidence after three rehab starts, though at least he appears to be healthy.
Scott Feldman and Martin Perez pitched well Monday and Tuesday, but they aren't seen as the pieces the Rangers need to fortify the rotation for the stretch run.
"There's no doubt we might need a starting pitcher right now with the news that Colby is out for the season," third baseman Adrian Beltre said.
The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline arrives at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Rangers don't want just any arm, but a difference-making one.
General manager Jon Daniels has the track record for pulling off the deals the Rangers need for the playoff hunt, and he also has the prospects to do it.
The Rangers' top trade target, though, is no longer available. Cole Hamels signed a six-year, $144 million extension with Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Here's a look at the other arms the Rangers could pursue, and also at potential bench help Daniels could consider:
� LHP Cliff Lee
Phillies: The left-hander who was acquired in July 2010 and led the Rangers to their first World Series is back on the radar. His former teammates would welcome him back with open arms, but they don't have to pay the bills. The Rangers would have to pay the rest of his 2011 salary, plus $87.5 million over the next three seasons. That doesn't sit well with some in the front office.
� RHP Josh Johnson
Marlins: The Rangers have long coveted this big right-hander, and he could be had as part of the Miami fire sale after its failed off-season bonanza. Johnson, though, had a shoulder injury last season, and his velocity hasn't returned. That's one reason why opponents are hitting .275 against him in a league that makes pitchers bat.
� RHP Matt Garza
Cubs: While Johnson has a lingering injury that is a cause for concern, Garza had to leave his last start with a triceps injury. He might not pitch again before the deadline, which would make acquiring him quite risky. Garza has pluses. As a former Tampa Bay pitcher, he knows AL hitters and has performed well in the postseason. The Rangers have been informed that another Chicago pitcher, Ryan Dempster, wants to pitch only on the West Coast.
� RHP James Shields
Rays: A team that made a miracle appearance in the 2011 postseason entered Friday only 21/2 games out of the second wild-card spot. If anyone knows that anything can happen, it's the Rays. Yet, Shields is said to be available for the right offer. Though he isn't as good as last year, Shields eats innings and also has done well in big games. Hence, the "Big Game" nickname.
� OF Josh Willingham
Twins: The Rangers would like to add a right-handed bat, and Willingham has swung one of the biggest in the league this season in a tough park to do so. He's a butcher in left field, so he would have to be replaced late in games. But a team that sometimes struggles against left-handers could use Willingham.
� INF/OF Ben Zobrist
Rays: Another player whom Tampa Bay could make available is a switch hitter who can play multiple positions. His average is down to .248, but he's a far better hitter on the road than at Tropicana Field. Zobrist also went to Dallas Baptist. A change to familiar scenery could serve him well.
� OF Cody Ross
Red Sox: The Rangers just received a three-game look at this former MVP of the National League Championship Series as part of the 2010 Giants team that beat the Rangers in the World Series. Boston, like Tampa Bay, can sniff the final playoff spot, so the right-handed-hitting Ross could be tough to get.