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I tried to keep the site up to date in July, but had typically slow response working through our Hughes satellite connection and had to resort to going to town to use our daughter's wifi and high speed lite connection. This was the final straw and we cancelled our Hughes connection through Galaxy Broadband effective the end of August. Dealing with Galaxy was difficult at times especially their tech support, but at least once their accounting people. FAP'ing was a major annoyance (FAP stands for Fair Access Policy an Orwellian term if there ever was one). If you ever got what you paid for in bandwidth (I think 250 meg in one day) they then, without warning, cranked you back to dial-up speed for the next 24 hours, effectively robbing you of most of the next day's 250 Meg. Hughes in the States gives subscribers free reset tokens and will allow you to buy more if you need more than a few a month. That wasn't an option with Galaxy even though they are a reseller of Hughes' system. In 2005 when we went off-grid satellite was the best option. It gave us relatively high download speeds at home and up at camp and in the orphanage in Mexico. There was no other option with that ability, albeit moving the dush to other locations was at best a don't-ask-don't-tell situation. The provider knows exactly where your dish is on the surface of the earth, but as long as we never asked for help in setting it up elsewhere they pretended it always stayed ten miles south of Meadow Lake.
Seven years later technology has moved on. You can get much higher speeds at significantly less cost per byte and with much more flexibility on off season rates and VoIP without the latency issues of satellite. You need to be in a cell phone coverage zone, so there are still places where satellite would still be the best option, but that doesn't apply to our known future plans.
As we were moving ourselves away from Galaxy Broadband and Hughes, CBC moved away from us. They had announced shutting down analog tranmission in our area. "No biggie!" we thought, "we'll just hook up the digital convertor". Wrong. They apparently decided that our area was one of the ones that wasn't worth the investment in a digital upgrade so the only over the air television signal went off the air overnight and stayed off forever. They did switch to digital in the major markets where they are competing with private commercial television stations. It doesn't make sense to me to spend portions of my tax dollars toward an organization that is only going to be in markets already served by tax paying businesses that would pay more taxes if they weren't having to compete against a government subsidized organization.
Maybe you feel your tax dollars are okay going there. But then again maybe your routine of recording "Wheel" and "Jeopardy" and watching it before bedtime hasn't been disrupted. Goodness knows there is nothing else worth watching on CBC. I guess we will see how our new internet connection handles television. Perhaps there is a serrendiptious synchronicity here!
The time off from the refinery carried over from July into August. This was characterized by early mornings and late evening trying to get all the work done on the house.
The drywall taping and filling was completed. At least as much as it will be for some time. As somebody once said about removing the rust from an old axe, at some point one starts thinking that a few pits give it character. I thought I had sanded everything perfectly smooth. It certainly wasn't for lack of elbow grease or dust, but after the first coat of primer and then the first coat of paint a few minor imperfections became apparent. Torn between "if you don't have time to do it right. When are you going to have time to do it over?" and "If you spend all your time getting it perfect it will never get shipped." I opted for succumbing to the dread of breathing another lungful of drywall dust and resolved that those things that are really apparent and really bug me after a year I will fix. Painting proceeeded.
We installed the kitchen upper cabinets and doors without murder or divorce (although it was close once or twice). We installed the flooring and all the baseboard and trim. There remain a couple of pieces of threshold (both fussy, custom pieces that involve a bit of time and thought and which shouldn't be done while one is in the blitzkreig mode). The bedroom carpet remains to be purchased and installed. The piece we had stored in the crawl space looked a lot less viable than it did when we stored it and there was nothing we liked in stock in town. Not even a day's work remains once the materials are purchased.
Outside, on the house, some vents were added to prevent moisture build-up in the insulation in the crawl space walls. The soffits and fascia were completed on the water shed and siding was installed on the front side and one end. Looks good if you only come so far down the driveway. Some fire wood got gathered that had been cut up last year, but left in the bush.
Travel, so far, in August has consisted of returning from Meadow Lake to Regina with the truck, the fifth wheel and the car.
On Friday the 10th at 3:27 we gave up doing "just one more thing" and locked the gate and left the property, heading south in convoy. Everything went well. We stopped at the Red Bull for a break and a piece of pizza and then carried on to Saskatoon. After filling up the fuel tanks at the Flying J and parking the rig in the lot there we took the car and headed downtown to meet up with Debbie and Ernie and kids. They were in town for a violin workshop. Some them participated and some of them watched, but they all seemed to be enjoying it and learning things. We had ice cream cones and walked in the park south of the Bessborough Hotel before returning to our respective digs. Our rig is normal to us so it is not like being away from home. We could have done without the loudspeaker calling truck drivers to their shower appointments, however. That died down about the time the wind and the thunder and lightning came up. The wind rocked the trailer pretty well. Most times we weather storms in more sheltered spots than open parking lots.
The morning dawned bright and after a leisurely breakfast we got ready to get back on the road. Juanita had some errands to run so she headed off while I did the circle checks and checked the trailer wheel nut torques. By the time I got to the meeting spot south of the city and spend a minute checking things over she had arrived and was ready to go.
Pull over to close the handle bar by the door. It is not meant to stay sticking out on the highway. Other than that things were uneventful. We stopped at the scales north of Regina for a break before the Regina traffic. I noticed that the scale readouts were working even though the staff was not there. The truck and trailer hadn't changed more than a couple of kilos since the last time they were weighed. Everything is still within limits. And that is within the limits of the ratings for the original trailer tires not the more heavy duty ones added last year.
We arrived at Kings Acres RV park where they were expecting us and backed into the same site we had left on July 7th. A few miles and a lot of hours of work on the house and property ago. Becky and Ezekial showed up to supervise the set-up and to visit. Later we went over and visited with them and Nick when he got off from work. Then they headed out to meet some co-workers for pizza and we went to Union Jack's for fish and chips. The best fish and chips I have had in Saskatchewan. Next time I will skip the deep-fried Mars bar.
Sunday we went to church and then to a church picnic and then later to Nick and Beckie's for leftover pizza.
Monday it was back to work at the refinery. It was like I had never left. Juanita said the same about her volunteer duties at the MCC thrift store, as well. The hours were shorter than we have gotten used to while working on the house, though.


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How big is your cycling apparel wardrobe?
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Bike shorts are probably the most commonly used cycling apparel items in cycling. Many riders are happy with just wearing a t-shirt and a pair of Spandex bike shorts as their main cycling apparel outfit. Bike shorts (especially Spandex/Lycra compression type) benefit you as a rider for many reasons including compression that warms the muscles for advanced recovery, ability to become aerodynamic and not worry about cycling apparel items creating unnecessary draft to slow you down, materials added to help dry up any precipitation and/or sweat as you ride and bright coloring and reflection added to help keep you visible on the road or trail. The most important aspect of bike shorts in cycling apparel is the chamois (or padding) added to it to help protect your body from saddle sores and other pain from riding on a bike for a long period of time.
The best bike shorts are shorts that are tight fitting and conform around your body as if it was your second skin. Cycling apparel is tight for many reasons as those I have listed above but you can also find looser fitting cycling apparel if you must have it. Bike shorts might be uncomfortable to some people because the waist is being dug into – if this happens to you, I suggest you get a bib short option instead. Bib shorts are just like bike shorts but with straps that fasten around the top of your shoulders like bib overalls do. This keeps the short from being dug into your waistline and many cyclists, including many pro riders actually prefer bib shorts over regular shorts during all their cycling activities. Bib shorts will likely cost more to buy but they are a great cycling apparel item to own.
Cyclists like you might also consider the short sleeved shorts style skinsuit as well. A skinsuit is a type of cycling apparel that is a jersey and bike shorts built in to make a one piece compression suit. Most riders who sport a skinsuit usually wear them for bike racing or performance training. There are many benefits in wearing a skinsuit while riding including making yourself better aerodynamic during your bike rides. However, using the rest room while wearing a skinsuit is going to prove to be a challenge so there could be some drawbacks of doing so. Skinsuits are going to likely cost over $100 and maybe even a couple a hundred dollars because they are rare products and usually constructed very well.
When the weather is cooler, you do want to make it a habit to wear winter cycling apparel. When cycling, you are usually sweating and doing more performance activities than other forms of exercise and fitness. With that being said, if you are not wearing the right winter cycling apparel – you are opening yourself up to getting sick and possibly injured. A good pair of cycling tights is a good type of cycling apparel to own. You can get unpadded tights to wear over your bike shorts or you can get padded tights to wear alone. They make insulated tights and regular Spandex tights. They also make bib tights (like bib shorts) if you have issues with tights digging into your waistband.
Knickers are another good type of cycling apparel to own. Knickers are basically ¾ tights which is a mix between bike shorts and bike tights. The knickers go down past your knee but they don’t cover your entire leg. If the temperature is just too cool for shorts but not cold enough for heavy winter cycling apparel, then knickers are great for this sort of environment. You can get insulated, non-insulated and even bib knickers as well. They sell knicker cycling apparel for both men and women and you can probably find them in youth size as well for your cyclist kids.
Warmers are a good option for days where it’s cold but you think you might be able to take some cycling apparel off after you have warmed up a bit. Warmers come in all different types from full leg warmers to basically turn your bike shorts into bike tights to knicker-style warmers, the same goes with the arm warmers as well. The sell insulated and non-insulated arm warmers and most warmers are considered unisex and can be worn by any gender. The great thing about warmers is you can easily take them down or off if you start to get too hot.
A good jersey will make for a good cycling apparel item to own. Most cycling jerseys are either tighter fitting or slightly loose fitting on your torso. You can also find compression jerseys as well if you want to be more aerodynamic about what you wear. Jerseys usually zip up halfway or have a full zip function. There is usually always about 3 pockets on the back of jerseys to be used to hold items you wish to take with you on your ride. You can get tank-top styled jerseys, short sleeve jerseys and even long sleeve jerseys. Some of them are insulated while others are not.
It might be ideal for you to purchase a good cycling jacket to be a part of your cycling apparel wardrobe. A cycling jacket is probably going to cost you upwards from about $100. Most cycling jackets are constructed to prevent cycling apparel from getting caught in bike equipment but are designed in ways to help the rider ventilate and perform better. Some jackets have hoods while most of them will probably not have a hood.
Rain gear is good cycling apparel to own as well. Pending on where you live, it might be a nice day when you start riding but it could end with cold rain falling that might result in getting you sick in the end. Rain gear will help to keep you dry and help keep you healthy as well. Most of the time, for rain gear cycling apparel, you can get bottoms, tops and helmet covers – I would suggest you get whatever you can to keep yourself dry during a ride on a rainy day.
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What cycling apparel above do you own yourself? What other cycling apparel out there do you feel is worth mentioning on this blog and why so?
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Leviticus requires covering the blood of undomesticated animals; Deuteronomy requires pouring out the blood of slaughtered domesticated animals onto the ground. How do these laws jibe with each other? The Essenes have one answer, the rabbis another, the academics a third.
According to halacha, an animal is slaughtered by cutting through its trachea and esophagus, severing the carotid arteries and the jugular veins. This causes a massive amount of blood-loss, and the heart continues to pump the blood for a short time before the animal dies from exsanguination.
השוחט חיה או עוף צריך לכסות דמו, בין צדן עתה בין שהיו מזומנים בידו.
One who slaughters an undomesticated animal (חיה) or a fowl must cover its blood, whether they were obtained through hunting or whether he already had them in captivity.
17:13 And if any Israelite or any stranger who resides among them hunts down an undomesticated animal or a bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. 17:14 For the life of all flesh—its blood is its life. Therefore, I say to the Israelite people: You shall not partake of the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Anyone who partakes of it shall be cut off.
According to this formulation, the blood of undomesticated animals and (all?) birds must be poured out and covered with dirt.
12:15 But whenever you desire, you may slaughter and eat meat in any of your settlements, according to the blessing that Yhwh your God has granted you. The unclean and the clean alike may partake of it, as of the gazelle and the deer. 12:16 But you must not partake of the blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
12:22 Eat it, however, as the gazelle and the deer are eaten: the unclean may eat it together with the clean. 12:23 But make sure that you do not partake of the blood; for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the life with the flesh. 12:24 You must not partake of it; you must pour it out on the ground like water.
15:22 Eat it in your settlements, the unclean among you no less than the clean, just like (you do) the gazelle and the deer. 15:23 Only you must not partake of its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
In all three cases, Deuteronomy simply says, “pour the blood out like water,” with no mention of a requirement to cover it. Thus, Deuteronomy seems to say that for domesticated animals, it is sufficient to pour out the blood on the ground, with no further requirements.
The Problem: Not Quite “Like the Gazelle and the Deer”!
The simple division of Leviticus as the rule for undomesticated animals and Deuteronomy as the rule for domesticated animals is belied by the thrice repeated phrase “like the gazelle and the deer.” Deuteronomy unequivocally draws a parallel between domesticated and undomesticated animals in all three instances of the consumption-of-meat rule, stating that domesticated animals may be consumed freely, even by the ritually unclean (טמא), just as gazelle and deer are. This implies that the rules involving both types of meat—domesticated and undomesticated—are identical, including the rule about how to dispose of the blood.
Thus, the simple reading of Deuteronomy yields the rule that all blood needs to be poured out, but none need be covered with dirt. This would put Deuteronomy in conflict with Leviticus.
A traditional response would be that of course, Deuteronomy envisions covering of blood for undomesticated animals, just as Leviticus states, but that it simply doesn’t mention it, taking the reader’s knowledge of Leviticus for granted. (It is worth noting, however, that this is an assumption with no basis in the text of Deuteronomy.) Even so, the problem of the parallel remains. This problem led to two different solutions during the Second Temple and Rabbinic periods.
בשעריכה תאכלנו הטמא והטהר בכה יחדיו כ[צ]בי וכאיל רק הדם לא תואכל על הארץ תשופכנו כמים וכסיתו בעפר.
ואכלתה בשעריכה והטהור והטמא בכה יחדיו כצבי וכאיל, רק חזק לבלתי אכול הדם על הארץ תשופכנו כמים וכסיתו בעפר כי הדם הוא הנפש ולא תואכל את הנפש עם הבשר.
Thus, according to the Temple Scroll, the blood of all slaughtered animals—domesticated and undomesticated alike—must be covered.
Unlike the Qumran solution, the rabbis assume that Leviticus and Deuteronomy are speaking of two different cases. The parallel suggested by Deuteronomy, in the rabbis’ view, does not extend to the rules of what to do with the blood. Instead, the parallel is meant to teach other things. Moreover, it should be noted that Deuteronomy never actually says that domesticated animals are parallel to undomesticated animals with regard to blood laws, so the rabbis have room to deny this implication.
אמר ליה יעקב מינאה לרבא: קיימא לן חיה בכלל בהמה לסימנין, אימא נמי בהמה בכלל חיה לכסוי!
אמר ליה: עליך אמר קרא על הארץ תשפכנו כמים – מה מים לא בעי כסוי, אף האי נמי לא בעי כסוי.
[Rava] responded to him: “It is in response to you that scripture states: “pour it on the ground like water.” Just as water does not need to be covered, neither does this (=the blood of domesticated animals) need to be covered.
As traditional readers of the Torah, both men take for granted that the blood of undomesticated animals must be covered, since Leviticus says so explicitly. The question is whether Deuteronomy’s law about pouring out the blood of domesticated animals includes an implied provision to cover its blood as well.
Like the position taken in the Temple Scroll, the sectarian Jacob suggests that Deuteronomy believes that the blood of domesticated animals must be covered; that is why it suggests the parallel with undomesticated animals. Ravah, however, denies that this is the intention of the parallel and counters this argument with a derasha on the words “like water.” He claims that Deuteronomy is telling us not to apply the parallel between undomesticated and domesticated animals to the blood rules, but rather the blood of domesticated animals should be treated like water spilled on the ground, which need not be covered.
Thus, according to rabbinic tradition, with which we opened, reading Deuteronomy in light of Leviticus yields the halacha in which the blood of undomesticated animals needs to be covered, whereas the blood of domesticated animals need not be.
Why does the blood of non-domesticated animals (and fowl) need to be covered? Both traditional and modern commentators have suggested a number of explanations.
“And cover it with earth” – for then it won’t be fit for consumption.
“You must not partake of the blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water” – treat it in such a way that it will not be eatable, which means to poor it on the ground like water, and not to store it the way people store wine, oil, or other liquids intended for consumption.
כי יצוד ציד. בהיות מקום הציד על הרוב שומם ומוכן להמצא שם שדים… אסר להניח שם דם מגולה וצוה לכסותו בעפר להסיר הכנת המצא השדים שם.
“Who hunts down an animal” – since hunting grounds are generally empty and thus available for the habitation of demons… [the Torah] forbids leaving blood exposed there and commands us to cover it in dirt to remove the easy access to demons would have to it there.
Seforno does not explain what the demons would be able to do with the blood here, although in his gloss on 17:7 he notes that the life force (נפש) found in the blood provides demons with their required nourishment.
The great academic Leviticus scholar, Jacob Milgrom, offers a variation on this interpretation in his commentary. Although he does not explicitly mention demons, Milgrom suggests that the Torah wants to make sure that blood will not be used in “chthonic” divination rites.
Rashbam does not explain why the Torah should waive the requirement to cover the blood of domesticated animals; their blood is no less prohibited than that of undomesticated animals.
Seforno’s explanation is more satisfactory in this regard, and is based on the mention of demons in 17:7. Nevertheless, the Torah does not explicitly connect the blood rite with the demons; it merely states that by offering all slaughtered domesticated animals as sacrifices to God the Israelites will no longer have the opportunity to sacrifice to demons. In fact, the covering of blood in Leviticus relates only to undomesticated animals, and these are not sacrificed to God. Similarly, Seforno’s attempt to connect the habitat of wild animals with demons seems strained, since, if anything, Leviticus connects the slaughter of domesticated sacrificial animals with them, not hunted animals.
One of the most important and helpful features of academic biblical scholarship has been to demonstrate that the various law collections in the Torah were originally separate collections. They were not originally meant to be read together as a unit, and even though one may responding to the other in certain cases, each law must be understood independently, without recourse to laws from any of the other collections. Once we apply this insight—reading each law independently of the others—the meaning of each text becomes clear.
Since all domesticated animals must be sacrificed, their blood will inevitably be poured on the altar by the priests. The only case Leviticus can envision in which a non-priest will slaughter an animal is when the person goes hunting for undomesticated animals. In such a case, Leviticus explicitly requires that the blood be poured out and then covered in dirt.
Unlike Leviticus, Deuteronomy assumes that most domesticated animals will be slaughtered by regular people (non-priests) outside of the Temple precinct. For that reason, Deuteronomy must legislate what to do with blood for both domesticated and undomesticated animals. Both types of non-sacrificial animals share the same law: their blood must be poured out upon the ground like water. Deuteronomy is not familiar with the institution of covering blood with dirt or may even be polemicizing against it.
Leviticus has a law about blood that Deuteronomy does not have: although both works forbid the consumption of blood, only Leviticus requires that blood not otherwise used in sacrificial rituals must be covered. For Deuteronomy, pouring out the blood solves the author’s main concern, i.e., that people might consume it. Pouring it upon the ground resolves that concern. For Leviticus, however, something more is required.
I do not believe Leviticus simply wishes to make it harder for people to eat the blood. Rather, it appears to me that burial is meant as a sign of respect for life. More than once in this chapter, Leviticus states that the blood is the life force (נפש) and that this is why Israelites and non-Israelites are forbidden to consume it (v. 12), why it can atone for Israel’s sins when offered as a sacrifice (v. 11), and why it must be covered (vv. 13-14). Just as people are buried, blood is buried; leaving the blood out, exposed to the elements and to wild animals, shows disrespect.
 Translation of biblical verses in this piece follow the NJPS with some modifications. All other translations are mine.
 It is uncertain if the Temple Scroll originated with this sect, or was more broadly known, and originated outside of the sect.
אמר רב מרי בריה דרב כהנא: מי זוטר מאי דכתיב בהו כצבי וכאיל, מה צבי ואיל אין פודין, אף פסולי המוקדשין אין פודין.
כצבי וכאיל – מה צבי ואיל מותר לעובדי כוכבים, אף פסולין – מותר לעובדי כוכבים. ואידך – תלתא צבי ואיל כתיבי, חד – לכדרבי יצחק, (וחד – לכדר’) [ור’] אושעיא, וחד – לכדרבי אלעזר הקפר. ואידך – מה צבי ואיל פטורים מן הבכורה, אף פסולי המוקדשין – פטורין מן הבכורה.
 I will only touch on a few in this piece. For a survey of seven different reasons and a discussion of their merits and weaknesses, see Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus 17-22 (Anchor Bible; New Haven: Yale University Press, 200), 1481-1483.
 See his commentary ad loc. (p. 1483); see also his excursus on chthonic rites in the Bible, pp. 1490-1493. Unlike Seforno, however, whom Milgrom does not quote, Milgrom’s version of the divination theory does not offer a way to distinguish between the laws for domesticated and undomesticated animals.
 This is due to Deuteronomy’s revolutionary conception of one centralized Temple. If only one Temple exists, then it will be far too difficult for most people to come and have an animal sacrificed every time they wish to eat meat.
 In his Olam HaTanach commentary on Deuteronomy 12:16, Prof. Gershon Galil suggests that the differences between pouring the blood on the ground and covering it with earth are minimal, since the blood will mix into the dirt anyway. He points out that both texts are contrasting their own suggestions with the illegitimate practice of pouring the blood on stones, pictured in Ezekiel 24:7, where the blood would remain exposed. This may be true on a practical level, but I would argue that if covering was important enough for Leviticus to legislate, covering verses non-covering is at the very least a subjectively significant distinction.
 Baruch Levine and Baruch Schwartz call the covering law in Leviticus an “added stricture (חומרה נוספת),” since it would already be uneatable once it hit the ground (Olam Hatanach, Leviticus 17:13).
 Deuteronomy 12:23 makes the same claim, even though it does not require covering the blood. Some scholars believe that 12:23aβ-b may actually be a Priestly redaction in D. This possibility is buttressed by the repetition of the phrase לא תאכלנו, which may be an example of a resumptive repetition (Wiederaufnahme) following a redactional insertion.

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For under $300, you can plug into this quite accurate software version of Manley Labs’ modern classic tube EQ, the Massive Passive.
With its unique combination of quirky filter curves, tube character and tuned overlapping frequencies, it’s no wonder countless top mixing and mastering engineers twist the knobs of a Manley Massive Passive EQ each and every day of their working lives. Wouldn’t it be great if you could call up a few of them on your own desktop DAW? Thanks to the collaborative work of Manley Labs and Universal Audio, that is not a dream, my friends, it is a reality.
Universal Audio (UA), with its own mighty history of quality tube gear, has just released the Massive Passive software equalizer. This UAD Powered Plug-in version of the two-channel, four-band Massive Passive works across UA’s UAD-2 platform and comes in mono/stereo standard and mastering versions. Extensive modeling and research went into the creation of this cool piece of software. Download, installation and authorization is a no brainer (thank you!), and it also updated the firmware on my UAD-2 card. Literally, within a few clicks and several minutes, I was up and running.
What makes this EQ so special? Firstly, the 20-plus pound “Massivo” hardware unit was originally developed as a “sortof” four-band “Pultec on steroids.” It uses passive EQ, transformer-balanced outputs, overlapping and interacting frequencies with bell and shelf curves, tube gain stages as well as resistors, capacitors and inductors to shape the overall tone. It’s a 3U monster with a weighty price tag to match (starting at $4,800 list). Since it’s been around for years, I’ll skip discussing the layout, as the software GUI is an exact replica of the original.
Since I own a hardware Massive Passive and rely on it daily, I was able to really dig into the software version on a one-to-one basis. I took some of the same material, both individual tracks and stereo mixes, and dialed in the exact settings as best I could. It was nice to pop on and off the blue lights (bypass), just like with my hardware. With careful listening, I was hard-pressed to hear a substantial difference.
The transformers and tubes on the hardware do something “thickness-wise” to the audio that I didn’t hear. However, the classic character was retained, and it simply sounded great with both. Do I hate to say that? Yes, sort of, since I own the real thing! But the ears don’t lie, and in my opinion UA engineers have delivered the real deal here. This thing sounds really good! Will I sell my original? Absolutely not. This is a case where more really is more.
As I’ve found with my Massive experiences, it shines in getting depth out of the midrange of a mix/instrument. I also tend to use it on stereo mixes to widely cut some low-end woof around 390 Hz, shelf 39 Hz and boost a narrow touch at 4 kHz. It’s also nice to have the stepped Output of the Mastering version, along with the higher-frequency filters (52K, 40K, 27K, 20K, 15K).
Using it on some freshly completed TV tracks that were done on a laptop rig, the contrast between the before and after was amazing. So much so that I had to stop and make sure my consumer speakers were set up correctly! I was almost embarrassed that I thought the tracks were fine before using the Massive on it. Since I had just uploaded them to the client’s server, I quickly “remastered” every one of them and replaced them with the new ones. The clarity, punch and presence were undeniable.
The only big drawback of the Massive Passive plug-in is that it’s a DSP hog; it obviously takes a lot of math to make something sound this spot on. On a UAD-2 Solo, you get two mono and one stereo, four mono and two stereo on a UAD-2 Duo, and eight mono and four stereo on a UAD-2 Quad (about 60 percent of the total DSP per chip). It has VST, AU and RTAS support, but when using it in Avid Pro Tools, it shows up under RTAS as a wrapped VST. Delay compensation was handled in my HD rig. LE and MPowered users will need to run UA’s ATA Auto Time Adjuster plug in (if used on individual tracks).
With a price tag of $299, the Universal Audio Manley Massive Passive is as no-brainer as it gets for a plug-in purchase. For a few hundred bucks, you can get your hands on one of the best reproductions of a hardware EQ anywhere. For that matter, it is seriously one of the best-sounding software equalizers available. I just wish I could have more of them. If you can’t strap this across a mix and make it sound better than it did before, there’s a job in a little yellow car in New York City with your name on it.

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text: “It was a squid of colossal dimensions, fully eight meters long. It was traveling backward with tremendous speed in the same direction as the Nautilus. It gazed with enormous, staring eyes that were tinted sea green. Its eight arms (or more accurately, feet) were rooted in its head, which has earned these animals the name cephalopod; its arms stretched a distance twice the length of its body and were writhing like the serpentine hair of the Furies. You could plainly see its 250 suckers, arranged over the inner sides of its tentacles and shaped like semispheric capsules. Sometimes these suckers fastened onto the lounge window by creating vacuums against it. The monster’s mouth–a beak made of horn and shaped like that of a parrot–opened and closed vertically. Its tongue, also of horn substance and armed with several rows of sharp teeth, would flicker out from between these genuine shears. What a freak of nature! A bird’s beak on a mollusk! Its body was spindle-shaped and swollen in the middle, a fleshy mass that must have weighed 20,000 to 25,000 kilograms. Its unstable color would change with tremendous speed as the animal grew irritated, passing successively from bluish gray to reddish brown.

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Moira Queen has revealed herself as alive and well. She's also revealed herself as being part of The Ninth Circle and the number one target on their hit-list now that Oliver Queen has done so much to disable their plans. Oliver wants to believe his mother wants to help him turn the tables on the organization that destroyed his life... but can he trust her?
Green Arrow #34 has killed the momentum that was set up regarding Oliver Queen's trial pending trial on murder charges over the last few issues. Unfortunately, Benjamin Percy chose this moment to revisit the subplot involving John Diggle's owing Malcolm Merlyn a debt - a deus ex machina from a previous issue nearly as confounding as Moira Queen's sudden resurrection.
I've come too far not to trust Percy as a writer on this series but this issue is painfully slow and heavy on exposition, the best bits and only action sequences involving Black Canary and Green Arrow fighting The Clock King in flashback. At least Stephen Byrne's artwork is as good as ever but he isn't given much to do beyond draw talking heads this week.
The Final Analysis: 6 out of 10. It isn't bad but I expect better from this team.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


text: Throughout the 20th century, jewellery revealed the behind-the-scenes stories and the plot twists and turns in the real lives of celebrities that will always be larger than life. Some of the world's most fabulous jewels not only illustrated power and status in society but these magical gems held tremendous sentimental value as they were linked to the most significant moments and memories of Hollywood royalty, international aristocracy and international icons of style. If These Jewels Could Talk offers a glimpse into the jewellery boxes of these celebrities - the personal tastes, heartfelt anecdotes and the true tales of the women who wore and collected the pieces. During the early- to mid-20th century, a majority of screen actresses requested to wear their own favourite pieces in films. This offered a peek into some of the great jewellers of the time who were designing for women who could choose anything. Actresses such as Merle Oberon, Paulette Goddard, Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor as well as icons such as Jackie Kennedy and The Duchess of Windsor created signature styles for which they became known and which influenced generations of women, becoming part of our collective consciousness. The 20s through the 50s were a time when the renowned jewellery houses were also celebrities in their own right. They mixed with the socialites and royalty they bejewelled. In films, jewellery clearly developed and defined a character's personality - as it did in real life - whether it be a rags-to-riches story or those that figured into the plot: for example, a Cartier bracelet in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, or a Harry Winston necklace in Notorious. Whether on or off screen, worn by the famed and the legendary, and designed by the most revered houses of the day, all of these jewels take us on a narrative journey that provide fascinating insight into the intriguing worlds of early Hollywood and nobility from the 1920s through to today.


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Every path to adulthood is strewn with missteps, epiphanies, and hard-earned lessons. Only Reggie Love's, however, went through the White House by way of Duke University's Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mentored by both Coach Krzyzewski and President Obama, Love shares universal insights learned in unique circumstances, an education in how sports, politics, and life can define who you are, what you believe in, and what it takes to make a difference.
Remember when presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of in unhinged tweets? David Litt does. In his comic coming-of-age memoir, he takes us back to the Obama years - and charts a path forward in the age of Trump.
More than any other presidency, Barack Obama's eight years in the White House were defined by young people - 20-somethings who didn't have much experience in politics (or anything else, for that matter) yet suddenly found themselves in the most high-stakes office building on earth. David Litt was one of those 20-somethings. After graduating from college in 2008, he went straight to the Obama campaign. In 2011 he became one of the youngest White House speechwriters in history. Until leaving the White House in 2016, he wrote on topics from health care to climate change to criminal justice reform. As President Obama's go-to comedy writer, he also took the lead on the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the so-called "State of the Union of jokes".
Now, in this refreshingly honest memoir, Litt brings us inside Obamaworld. With a humorist's eye for detail, he describes what it's like to accidentally trigger an international incident or nearly set a president's hair aflame. He answers questions you never knew you had: Which White House men's room is the classiest? What do you do when the commander in chief gets your name wrong? Where should you never, under any circumstances, change clothes on Air Force One? With nearly a decade of stories to tell, Litt makes clear that politics is completely, hopelessly absurd.
But it's also important. For all the moments of chaos, frustration, and, yes, disillusionment, Litt remains a believer in the words that first drew him to the Obama campaign: "People who love this country can change it". In telling his own story, Litt sheds fresh light on his former boss' legacy. And he argues that, despite the current political climate, the politics championed by Barack Obama will outlive the presidency of Donald Trump.
Full of hilarious stories and told in a truly original voice, Thanks, Obama is an exciting debut about what it means - personally, professionally, and politically - to grow up.
Political memoirs tend to be drab, plodding, and full of posturing. Whether or not you have fond memories of the Obama Administration, a view inside the machine is compelling. Politics can be cynical and political operatives are too often malicious. This is why I enjoyed peeking into this millennial’s journey from young skeptic to zealot to insider. Any political movement, from Occupy to Obamamania to the Tea Party to Trumpism, gains momentum on the backs of believers who break the political inertia holding back some or the feeling of disenfranchisement felt by others whose political leanings have been formed by the collapse of hope due to the immense weight of lofty unmet expectations. This book gives a glimpse into the ebbs and flows of the Obama era.
This isn’t hero worship. It’s simply a look at an idealist’s journey to the center of his perceived political earth, and the twists and turns getting there. You learn about the human side of the White House, from Obama’s sense of humor to the insecurities and outsized consequences of staff. You see the journey from wide-eyed worshiper to jaded insider to realistic and hopeful pragmatist.
If you want to understand the motivations, hopes, and fears that fueled the undeniably successful political eruption of 2008, and the unavoidable reality of Washington crashing against and eroding it in the wake, read this book.
The performance, by the author, is fantastic. Nobody understands the nuance of writing like a work's author, yet most have trouble pulling off a performance. This is not a problem for Litt, who is clearly comfortable behind a microphone.
Both well written and well read by the author himself. It was great fun to learn of the inner workings of the speechwriters, the WH staff, flying on Air Force One, the WH Correspondents Dinner and of course the Obama Whitehouse. An enjoyable read, definitely recommend this one.
I absolutely loved this book! I’m not sure if David Sedaris had any influence on your writing style, but I noticed some commonalities. Thank you for this insightful gem!
This is wonderful. David Litt does an incredible job of providing interesting commentary and unique anecdotes all wrapped up in a flawless narration.
I laughed, I cried, and I felt a little more "hopey changey" than I have in a while.
very encouraging and hope infusing!
In the true spirit of optimism, inspired and embodied in the humanity of Barack Obama!
I don’t have sufficient skill as a writer to praise this book highly enough. Not only does it shine with wit and humor, but it is rich in the details that demonstrate the interlocking struggles of Obama (perhaps the last real POTUS) and the author, proving each man to be “one of the good guys.” The author”s voice is one of hope and courage.
I found the book funny... great humor. And insightful - a little glimpse into a campaign and the White House. Also some insight in to POTUS44 and his humor. I would recommend.
I finished this on the morning of Wed. 9, 2017, after people all over America rose up and said "Enough!" Being a speech writer made listening to David very easy to do. The memories of Obama's two terms in office brought back wonderful memories and lots of laughs and even a few tears. Thanks Obama and David!
As an Obama fan, I loved this book. It provided a little glimpse into the White House from someone who worked there & was still humble & in awe of it. It made me smile & laugh. Great stories. Thanks, Litt!
A wonderfully funny and insightful book on Obama's presidency viewed from his speechwriter.
he makes even the rude things sound funny.
In today's America it gives hope, when and considering the Russian baby in the Whitehouse.
No idea why I chose this particular book but something called to me. So glad I picked it. So many Obama writings get caught in the race debate and in the beginning I thought this was going to be the same.
However, Litt dealt with it and moved on.
Loved the insight, humour and honesty that came from this. Acknowledgement of flaws and keeping the story human really made this for me.
As a Scot, I have no influence on the USA, but I hope Obamas legacy is carried on.. I was seriously ill some years ago and did not have to worry about affording treatment in Scotland. Shouldn't free healthcare and education be available to all? I don't take these things lightly and I'm sure hardly any one does. I know that as they're paid for by taxes they aren't totally free but no one should have to choose between food and children's health and education and equality in the 21st century should be closer than it is.
Good luck in the future to both Litt and Obama.
I really enjoyed this. It was great to see the White House from the perspective of someone initially quite far down the pecking order.
This is a welcome insight into the world of the white house and the real running of government. That's why I started reading it.
What kept me hooked was the skill with which he writes. Every personal detail is a metaphor, a running joke or both and the skill with which he explains the art of speech writing in chapter 7 unbelievable!

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Youth Arts Action has been busy planning activities for Calgary Playground Day, hosted by Parks Foundation Calgary & Antyx Community Arts. Playground Day will be hosted at the new natural playground in Forest Lawn (Greenspace @ 43rd Street & 10 Ave SE) on Saturday October 17 from 11am-2pm.
Youth Arts Action have been thinking up ways to engage members of the immediate community in activities that will celebrate community and this new hub-park that was designed through a series of community consultations.
There will be music powers by bicycle, an interactive scrabble board, art activities, games facilitated by Antyx’s very own Youth Arts Action along with presentations by local elders, community members and leaders - including MLA Joe Ceci and Councillor Andre Chabot - and delicious food from M&M Meats!


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The barometer was holding steady at variable, meaning yet another rainy day in Belgium. On the other hand, we were now on the Route de la Bière, and that made Al a bundle of sunshine!
The sign that thrilled Al: ‘Route de la Biere’, the Beer Route, what fun!
That sign first led us to the Chateau-Ferme, a castle-farm that featured beer and cheese. But bad news, it didn’t open until 12 and it was barely 11.
The next little town featured a outdoor photo exhibit entitled ‘Grandparent’s Village’, with photos of grandparents interacting with their grandchildren posted on many of the buildings.
Some fat escargot escapees from the Escargotière. The Ruines de Montaigle was a three star attraction. The ruins themselves have been long a favourite with artists, and many of their art works, as well as other objects related to the ruins, were displayed in the small museum. The museum also had a movie about the ruins and despite the fact that I don’t understand much French I was riveted.
Sign for pedestrian access to the Ruines de Montaigle.
The fromagerie was also off limits to the public due to ‘hygiene’. The famous Maredsous beer was now brewed in France. So there was basically nothing to see but some exterior grounds and an over-priced fast food cafeteria crammed with bus loads of tourists (the electronic sign outside declared ‘now serving no. 843’).
Instead we opted for a cafe in a small stone building along the route. I had ‘tartines de pâté’ – pâté sandwiches with pickles – while Al had celery soup which was very good, in fact much better than it sounds. We both liked the Maredsous 6 beer which we noted was ‘nice, more distinctive than most, with a lingering bitter aftertaste’.
Little did we know it but the next stop at the Caracole Brewery turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip.
For more about our 2013 Belgium trip.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Надо пропагандировать панталоны среди мужчин.
огромные женские панталоны - с начесом, шелковые, это праздник для тела.
I’m curious to find out what blog platform you are utilizing? I’m experiencing some minor security problems with my latest site and I would like to find something more safeguarded. Do you have any retnnmeodacioms?
Hi SeanWhen I started using Twitter to promote my blog I was getting nowhere. I got no traffic at all from Twitter. Today Twitter is my best referral traffic source, but it took me very long time to get there. I guess it takes a lot of Foeolwlrs and hard work before you will benefit from Twitter.


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War of the Rebellion: Serial 024 Page 0347 Chapter XXIX. CORINTH.
About 4.30 a.m. we heard artillery firing some distance to the front. The battalion was formed promptly in line, and shortly after we were directed to take position upon the left of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and in support of Battery E. Here we remained until 9 a.m., when we were ordered to march about 2 miles to the front and take position upon a high ridge to the left of Memphis and Charleston Railroad, and upon the extreme left of the line of battle continuously with the Sixtieth Wisconsin Volunteers, of the Sixth Division, and two regiments of General Davies' division, who were stationed immediately to the right of the railroad. We had been in position but a few minutes when the enemy opened fire upon our flank and front. We replied promptly and continued showing the most determined resistance. The enemy being in so far superior numbers we were temporarily driven from the line, and about this time my horses was shot under me, bruising severely my amputated leg, and I here turned the command over to Major Moore, who with great gallantry, assisted by officers of the regiment, rallied the men and repeatedly drove the enemy from the hill.
The fire to the right became very severe. The regiments stationed there and battery gave way before the masses of the enemy approaching. Seeing this, and our men being nearly out of cartridges, having fired 40 rounds, the battalion was ordered to fall back, which was done in good order and firing.
It is with pleasure I notice the bravery of my field, staff, and line officers; they were equal to the emergency.
Corpl. Jesse Roberts, Company I, Twenty-first Missouri Volunteers, showed great bravery. He gallantly seized the colors and advanced on the line of battle (after the color-sergeant had fallen back), causing great enthusiasm among the men.
Colonel, Commanding Twenty-first Missouri Volunteers.
A. A. G., 1st and 2nd Brids., Sixth Div., Army of the Tenn.
Number 92. Report of Major Edwin Moore, Twenty-first Missouri Infantry.
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIRST MISSOURI INFANTRY, October 18, 1862.
After Colonel Moore, commanding the regiment, was carried off the field I assumed command. The men were giving back very rapidly from the original position. With the assistance of the line officers I succeeded in rallying the men, who went boldly forward to the front and drove the enemy from the position that we occupied at the commencement of the engagement.


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The 005 and 012 cone tweeters are made by Peerless in Denmark. They both look identical except the 005 tweeter is 16 ohms and the 012 is 8 ohms. They are Peerless model MT-225. The impedance is stamped in white ink on the front of the cone of some production tweeters.
An alnico magnet is glued to a U-shaped yoke that is welded to the front plate of the magnet structure. The cone/coil assembly is very lightweight and doesn't even have a spider to center the voice coil. The cone is paper. The thin aluminum center dome weighs only 0.010 grams and radiates out to 20kHz.
The positive terminal is indicated by a red insulating washer shown on the left side of the tweeter. After the tweeter is tested, a McIntosh label is attached to the back of the magnet structure. The part number is at the top and the date code is at the bottom. The numbers 73 03 indicate the third week of 1973.
The tweeters can be used interchangeably in the ML systems despite the difference in impedance. The measured acoustic response for either tweeter is identical from 7kHz to 20kHz using the same crossover. Electrically, the crossover is above 10kHz.
The new polypropylene-cone tweeter was introduced in 1993 and replaced the MT225 paper cone tweeter. The Peerless catalog number for the 8-ohm version is 801730. There are several important differences. The output level is about 2 dB lower. The mounting holes are the same as the MT225. Due to the rounded basket, the mounting hole is 2-1/4” in diameter. The ceramic magnet diameter is 1-5/8”. The terminals are very close to the edge of the mounting hole. The cone, surround and dome are all made of polypropylene. The magnetic gap contains Ferrofluid. This tweeter was never used in McIntosh systems and may no longer be available.
Another alternate tweeter was the Matsushita EAS-5PH31S but is now, in 2011, likely discontinued as well.
The 2-1/2" cone tweeter is made by Peerless in Denmark. It is identified as the Peerless MT-25. An alnico magnet is glued to a U-shaped yoke that is welded to the front plate of the magnet structure. The cone/coil assembly is very lightweight and doesn't even have a spider to center the voice coil. The cone is made of paper. The thin aluminum center dome weighs only 0.010 grams and radiates out to 20kHz.
This tweeter is used in the XR-3, XR-5 and XR-7 speaker systems. They are used in multiples to increase power-handling capacity. The square frames allow close placement.
The XR-3 and XR-5 systems have two tweeters mounted in an angled plastic piece that mounts on the surface of the front panel. McIntosh made the perforated covers from perforated stock. They were stamped out, painted black and glued to the perimeter of the tweeters to protect to the cone and aluminum center dome.
The XR-7 has an array of four tweeters mounted in a circular array to preserve good high frequency dispersion. The tweeters are connected in series parallel.
Impedance is 8 ohms. Size is 2-5/8" square and 1-1/2" deep. Weight with the cover is 143 grams or about 5 ounces.
This is a round soft fabric dome tweeter made by Philips. It is the AD 0163-T8. This new tweeter has much higher power handling and better dispersion than the Peerless cone tweeters. The tinsel leads are not coated. There is no coating under the dome. It is used in the XR-14 and XR-16 speaker systems.
This soft fabric dome tweeter is made by Philips. It is similar to the round AD 0163-T8 but is custom made for McIntosh. It is improved over the 053. The tinsel leads are coated to damp a mechanical resonance. It is like the 069 tweeter but there is no coating under the dome. A McIntosh part number label is added to the back of the magnet structure after it has been tested. The tweeter is 3-11/16" X 3-1/8" and 1-1/4" deep. It is used in the XR19 and XRT20 speaker systems.
This soft fabric dome tweeter is made by Philips. It is similar to the round AD 0163-T8 but is custom made for McIntosh. It is improved over the 053. The tinsel leads are coated to damp a mechanical resonance. There is no coating under the dome.A McIntosh part number label is added to the back of the magnet structure after it has been tested. The tweeter is 3-11/16" X 3-1/8" and 1-1/4" deep. It is used in the XL-1, XL-10 and XR1051 speaker systems. See the 036-069 tweeter for a complete description.
This soft fabric dome tweeter is made by Philips and is similar to the round Philips AD 0141HE-T8 but is custom made for McIntosh. The rectangular shape is custom made for Mcintosh. This allows closer spacing of the tweeters then used in multiples for the column systems.
The black plastic front plate has a phasing disc in the center that smoothes the response, improves directionality and also protects the dome from being damaged. A recessed area near the bottom is for an aluminum silk-screened decal with the McIntosh name in gold lettering.
The soft dome, voice coil, tinsel leads and terminals are one subassembly called a "butterfly." The tinsel leads are brought out to terminals on either end of the subassembly. Some versions had solid wire instead of tinsel wire. A red mark can be seen on the upper left part of the assembly that indicates the positive terminal. The fabric of the dome and surround has a black colored coating to seal the interstices of the material. A second custom coating under the dome was made only for McIntosh. This completely damps out the fundamental resonance.
Two holes in the butterfly locate with pins on the magnet structure. These assemblies are interchangeable and a damaged butterfly assembly can be easily replaced by removing three screws from the front plate and adding the new one. The rainbow colors are from the plating process.
The magnet assembly is made of three parts. The back plate and pole piece is made from one piece of cold formed steel. The magnet is barrium ferrite. The front plate is stamped steel. The two locating pins and three screw holes can be seen in the picture. The center of the pole piece is recessed for an increased air volume behind the dome.
We sampled a version using Ferrofluid in the magnetic gap. This raised the resonant frequency and limited the useful low frequency response of the tweeter and that was not acceptable. Later, we found that the ferrofluid had dissolved the adhesive that held the voice coil to the dome assembly. The problem was said to have been corrected by Philips in later production.
Ferrofluid is a mixture of finely ground magnetic particles suspended in a viscous fluid. It is kept in place by the magnetic field in the gap. It is used to keep the voice coil temperature down and transfer the heat to the magnet structure. It was not used with this tweeter or any other tweeter until 1993, starting with the 036-095.
A McIntosh part number label is added to the tweeter after is has been tested. The tweeter is 3-11/16" X 3-1/8" and 1" deep. Weight is 262 grams or about 9.2 ounces. It is used in the XRT18 and XR290. This tweeter was no longer used for designs made after 1992.
This soft fabric dome tweeter is made by Philips and is similar to their model AD 0163HE-T8 round tweeter but is custom made for McIntosh. The rectangular shape is custom made for Mcintosh. This allows closer spacing of the tweeters then used in multiples for the column systems.
A McIntosh part number label is added to the tweeter after is has been tested. The part number is at the top and the date code is at the bottom. The numbers 90 17 indicate the seventeenth week of 1990. The tweeter is 3-11/16" X 3-1/8" and 1-1/4" deep. Weight is 531 grams or about 1.17 lbs. It is used in the XR-17, XRT22, XR230, XR240, XR250 and XR1052. This tweeter was no longer used for designs made after 1992.
This soft dome tweeter is made by Cotron in Taiwan. It was used in the early version of the XD715 and XD717 systems. This tweeter was later replaced with the Philips 036-069 tweeter that was more reliable.
This tweeter is made by Seas in Norway. It is their H 614 model 25TAFN/G rated at 6 ohms. The magnet structure is very small and contains a neodymium magnet. The dome is made of aluminum. A perforated grille protects the dome and supports a 1/2" transparent phasing disc stuck to the center of the inside.
A screw and rear bracket are used to hold the tweeter in place. The hole for the screw is in the center of the back of the tweeter. A shoulder near the front of the plastic piece keeps the tweeter in place.
The tweeter is 1-7/8" in diameter and 11/16" deep, not including the solder lugs. It weighs 87.5 grams or about 3 ounces. It is used in the McIntosh HT1, HT4, HT4 THX, and SL6.
Ferrofluid is used in the magnetic gap. Ferrofluid is a mixture of finely ground magnetic particles suspended in a viscous fluid. It is kept in place by the magnetic field in the gap. It is used to keep the voice coil temperature down and transfers the heat to the magnet structure. The fundamental resonance is at 1.8 kHz.
A felt ring is used between the metal magnet structure and the plastic front piece that contains the dome/voice coil assembly. This prevents vibration between the two pieces.
The surround is made of textile material that is glued to the voice coil and aluminum dome. The surround is curved towards the front of the dome. The voice coil leads can be seen at the upper right and left. They are dressed across the surround and to the terminals mounted on the plastic shell. The magnet structure snaps in place inside the shell and is held by tabs at the rear of the shell.
I have found a set of three of these tweeters used in a McIntosh SL6 speaker system that have the output reduced to almost zero. The system was driven by a 90-watt amplifier that may have been driven into clipping. The SL-6 has no driver protection circuits. The measured DC resistance of each tweeter is correct but there is no impedance rise at the fundamental resonance of about 1800Hz. This characteristic can be found with a "frozen" voice coil or a demagnetized magnet. The voice coil is in like new condition with no evidence of overheating, bubbling or warping. The magnetic gap is filled with Ferrofluid that appears to be still in liquid form. However, analysis by Seas has found that the ferrofluid has turned to black sludge caused by long-term exposure of the fluid to high temperatures. This is sufficient to prevent the voice coil from moving and resulting in no output.
Compared to the Philips 069 tweeter used in earlier McIntosh systems, a new 095 tweeter averages about 6 dB less output for the same voltage input despite the lower 6-ohm impedance. This means the 095 tweeter must be driven with 4 times the power for the same listening level. Ferrofluid is not used in the 069 tweeter or any other McIntosh driver prior to 1993.
Here are response curves for two of each version of this tweeter. The red curves are aluminum domes McIntosh 036-095 (Seas H614) and the green curves are the soft fabric domes (Seas H615). The tweeters are identical except for the dome material. The curves for aluminum are typical for this material. A very pronounced resonance of over 15dB can be seen near 27 kHz.
This resonance may contribute to the characteristic sound of aluminum material. Although we don't hear this high, subharmonics of 27 kHz in program material can excite this resonance. When combined with other frequencies in program material, the result can be intermodulation distortion products that are audible. Of course, if the equipment used to test these tweeters only goes as high as 20 kHz, then the resonance will not be revealed.
Starting in 1993, aluminum dome tweeters were used for the first time at McIntosh. This is also the first time Ferrofluid material has been used with any of the McIntosh drivers. The comments about this change are my opinions based on engineering facts and do not include the reasoning for any marketing strategy that may have been involved at that time. Aluminum domes were discontinued in 2001 starting with the Academy series of speakers. The 095 tweeter was used in the McIntosh HT-1, HT-4, HT-4THX and SL-6 speaker systems.
The 096 tweeter is made by Vifa in Denmark. It is similar to the stock D25AG-57 but the plastic front plate is custom made for McIntosh. A U-shaped raised area has the name McIntosh molded in it at the top. The dome is made of aluminum. Plastic rings and supports protect the dome. A phasing disc is located in the center.
The dome, voice coil and terminals are built on a triangular plastic subassembly. Three holes in the subassembly are located on three raised pins on the top plate. This insures proper centering in the gap. If the voice coil or dome is damaged, a new subassembly can be easily installed. The three screws holding the plastic front plate can be removed with a star shaped Alan wrench. The subassembly can then be lifted off.
Here's a picture of the pole piece and magnetic gap where the voice coil is placed. Ferrofluid is used in the gap and can be seen as the black ring in the picture. Ferrofluid is a mixture of finely ground magnetic particles suspended in a viscous fluid. It is kept in place by the magnetic field in the gap. It is used to keep the voice coil temperature down and transfer the heat to the magnet structure.
The pole piece is hollow in the center and provides an increased air cavity behind the dome for a low resonance of 1.2kHz. A piece of blue acoustic foam is inserted to reduce the amplitude at resonance.
Before inserting the tweeter in the cabinet, a ring of foam tape is attached to the back of the plastic plate. This insures an acoustic seal to the cabinet for the woofers.
The tweeter is 4-1/16" in diameter and 1-1/8" deep. It weighs 504 grams or about 1.1 lbs. The impedance is 6 ohms. The 096 tweeter is used in the LS310, LS330, LS350, SL4, HT-3W and WS220 systems.
Compared to the Philips 069 tweeter used in earlier McIntosh systems, this one averages about 4 dB less output for the same voltage input despite the lower 6-ohm impedance.
Here is the response for this tweeter above 20kHz. Aluminum domes typically have a very pronounced resonance above 20kHz. Here there are two pronounced peaks. One is at 23kHz and the other is at 27.5kHz.
These resonances may contribute to the characteristic sound of aluminum material. Although we don't hear this high, subharmonics of 27 kHz in program material can excite this resonance. When combined with other frequencies in program material, the result can be intermodulation distortion products that are audible. Of course, if the equipment used to test these tweeters only goes as high as 20 kHz, then the resonance will not be revealed.
Starting in 1993, aluminum dome tweeters were used for the first time at McIntosh. This is also the first time Ferrofliud has been used in any McIntosh driver. The comments about this change are my opinions based on engineering facts and do not include the reasoning for any marketing strategy that may have been involved at that time. Aluminum domes were discontinued in 2001 starting with the Academy series of speakers. See a comparison on this page between Aluminum Domes VS Soft fabric Domes. Aluminum domes were discontinued in 2001 starting with the Academy series of speakers.
This tweeter is made by Vifa in Denmark. It is model D25AG-48. The square black plastic plate allows close tweeter spacing for use in the column systems. The dome is made of aluminum. Plastic rings and supports protect the dome. A phasing disc is located in the center.
The pole piece is hollow in the center and provides an increased air cavity behind the dome for a low resonance of 1kHz. A piece of acoustic felt is at the bottom of the cavity to reduce the amplitude at resonance.
Polarity marks are molded in the underside of the front plate near the terminals. The left terminal in the picture is plus. The tweeter front plate is 3-1/16" square and 1-9/16" deep. It weighs 503 grams or about 1.1 lbs. This tweeter is used in the XRT24, XRT25, XRT26 and XRT26J systems.
Compared to the Philips 069 tweeter used in earlier McIntosh systems, this one averages about 5 dB less output for the same voltage input despite the lower 6-ohm impedance.
Here is the response for this tweeter above 20kHz. Aluminum domes typically have a very pronounced resonance above 20kHz. This one is at 26.5kHz.
The resonance may contribute to the characteristic sound of aluminum material. Although we don't hear this high, subharmonics of 27 kHz in program material can excite this resonance. When combined with other frequencies in program material, the result can be intermodulation distortion products that are audible. Of course, if the equipment used to test these tweeters only goes as high as 20 kHz, then the resonance will not be revealed.
Starting in 1993, aluminum dome tweeters were used for the first time at McIntosh. This is also the first time Ferrofluid has been used in any McIntosh driver. The comments about this change are my opinions based on engineering facts and do not include the reasoning for any marketing strategy that may have been involved at that time. See a comparison on this page between Aluminum Domes VS Soft fabric Domes. Aluminum domes were discontinued in 2001 starting with the Academy series of speakers.
This soft fabric dome tweeter is made by Tonegen in Japan. The black plastic front plate is custom made and the name McIntosh is molded in it at the top.
The tweeter is magnetically shielded so that it can be used near a TV set without distorting the picture or the color. A foam pad is under the front plate that will make an air seal with the cabinet. The front plate is 3-1/8" wide and 3-3/8" high. The dome is located off center near the top. Depth is 1-3/8" and weight is 440 grams or about 1 lb.
This tweeter, along with the 036-123 woofer, is used in the DDS-01 Karaoke speaker system made for sale in Japan. The system has been discontinued and many of the tweeters and woofers have been sold on the surplus market.


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The three-night crossover came to a close on Supergirl while announcing the upcoming crossover for fall 2019, Crisis on Infinite Earths, which left fans of the Arrowverse overjoyed.
On this crossover, we immediately find out that the black-suited Superman who confronted "Trigger Twins" Barry and Oliver was Deegan. After The Monitor told him to "think bigger," he let his God-complex get to him.
In his alternate-reality, Barry and Oliver don't have powers and must rely on their wits to outsmart to him which they do so successfully.
They reason that since they are the opposite of who they're supposed to be, Cisco is probably also a bad guy.
Alas, they find Cisco, now going by Mr. Ramon, as a drug boss. James Olsen, now Superman's worst enemy, now works as his muscle taking care of anyone who gives him trouble.
When Barry and Oliver come to Mr. Ramon, James beats them up. Cisco is about to let James "take care of them" in the alley when Barry mentions that he knew Cisco's brother.
He agrees to hear them out and when they offer to teach him how to vibe to 17 different Earth's, he agrees to help them.
They vibe to Earth-38 to enlist the real Superman's help. Upon hearing of the new reality set in motion by Deegan, Superman agrees to help them.
They vibe into STAR labs just as Supergirl and alt-Alex are being confronted by Superman.
He calls alt-Alex a traitor, but after being convinced by Kara's Japanese "pinky swear" rhyme which she said her Alex taught her the first time they went flying.
Despite not knowing Kara, alt-Alex believes everything she says and frees her from the pipeline.
As real Superman fights dark Superman, Kara, Alex and Barry retrieve the Book of Destiny.
Kara runs it over to Superman who knows how to restore their reality, but when dark Superman gets ahold of The Flash and urges Arrow not to channel his darkness and kill, dark Superman gets away.
As he's attempting to bring back his alternate reality, Supergirl and The Flash plot to run in opposite directions around the Earth to slow time allowing Superman to grab the book back.
Superman warns them that he saw the future in the book and this very mission leads to their death.
Oliver then realizes destinies can be changed and he confronts The Monitor about not allowing Supergirl and The Flash, the "good ones," die.
The Monitor tells him there needs to be a balance.
Superman is fighting dark Superman smack dab in the middle of the city. Lois Lane, J'onn and Brainy arrive as reinforcements, however, when Supergirl and The Flash are finally able to slow down time, Arrow uses it to shoot an arrow at the book thus destroying it and dark Superman.
Supergirl and company head back to National City where Clark tells her that he and Lois are expecting a baby. He also reveals that they are moving to Argo where it's safer now that he knows Earth is in Kara's capable hands.
Over on Argo, Clark proposes to an overjoyed Lois.
Meanwhile, Oliver and Barry bro-out over some beers. They now share a deeper bond as they know what it's like to be each other.
Oliver admits he hasn't gotten a hold of his darkness just yet but he's on a better path.
He makes an ominous remark about appreciating what you have while you have it which led fans to believe he sacrificed himself for The Flash and Supergirl.
Batwoman calls Arrow to inform him that Deegan is going to be a bigger problem than previously assumed as he made a dangerous ally at Arkham.


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The past year saw tremendous advancements in humanity’s capacity to explore space, and 2019 promises to be no different. From mysterious Kuiper Belt objects and Martian probes to historic rocket launches and daring efforts to touch the Sun, here’s what the next 12 months have in store.
Who Wants to Go Ice Skating Across This Wintry Martian Crater?
Korolev crater on Mars boasts an ice rink measuring over 50 miles wide—and it’s one of the most spectacular surface features on the Red Planet, as the latest image from the Mars Express spacecraft reveals.

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Sclerotherapy | Mr. Giovanni Ferrando M.D.
Sclerotherapy of the veins is an old technique. Already in 1853 therapies existed in France. In the mid 70’s this therapy experienced a grand comeback. It is a technique that closes vessel tracks or capillary groups (teleangectasy) through an injection in the veins of a sclerosant that immediately causes a local inflammatory reaction (chemical phlebitis). This reaction causes thrombosization and successive reabsorption of the varicose veins or causes the disappearances of capillaries. The contents of the solution used include polidocanolyic alcohol, glycerin chromate, sodium saliciate and sodium tetradecilsulfate used at various concentrations.
Sclerotherapy usually done during cold weather because of the absence of venal dialation from heat and to avoid UV rays, that if they hit directly on the area, cause skin pigmentation. So is it advisable to avoid sclerotherapy during the hot months (June-August). The number of visits depends on the clinical profile of the patient and the size of the zone involved. The average number of visits is about 3-4 per leg at weekly or bi-weekly intervals.
All surgeries carry certain risks and even though they are rare you should be aware of them before making your decision. Mr Ferrando will talk you through any possible risks and side effects before treatment as they will vary depending on the patient’s body shape, age, condition and lifestyle.

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This book is about time. Rovelli can take complex scientific concepts and wrap them in simple, understandable prose. The Order of Time is part science, part history, part philosophy, part poetry. Rovelli infuses the science of time with the wonder it deserves—wonder that often gets stripped out when the concepts are translated to formulas and taught in physics class.
He sets some basic premises about the nature of time, most of which are already mind-benders. Such as: Time is not universal. It passes at different speeds depending on where you are in space. This is described by Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, but it’s something we mostly take for granted. With our synchronized clocks, we create the illusion that we are a “platoon advancing at the pace of a single commander.” But in reality, we experience different “times” based on our position in space and the speed at which we’re moving. It’s a concept that comes up mostly in science fiction, where extremes (like traveling at the speed of light) can nearly pause the passage of time, but it’s not fiction.
Another mind-bender is his walkthrough of the question: What makes the past different from the future? It turns out, not much.
By most fundamental laws of physics, there is no difference between the past and future.
The only fundamental physical equation that seems to be linked to a directional sense of time is the transfer of heat (the second principle of thermodynamics). Heat can only go one direction, toward greater entropy. Therefore, at a molecular level, the direction of time is indicated by a move toward disorder (most people would probably agree the same is true of life in general).
However, our description of the level of entropy is a somewhat flawed, using a statistically arbitrary “ordered” starting point (e.g. a new pack of cards, in order). But any two states of a deck of cards—perfectly “ordered” or what we’d consider a completely random sequence—has the same mathematical chance of existing. Molecules arranged in the form of a specific tree are equally as likely as molecules arranged in the form of a different specific tree, or in the form of a specific non-tree. Therefore, entropy—the one equation that seemed to define the flow of time—does not hold as a descriptor of time.
There is no difference between the past and future. In the “elementary grammar of things, there is no distinction between cause and effect.” If this concept doesn’t shake your idea about how things work, I’m not sure anything will.
This book is full of challenging concepts about time. I could hang with the first two sections, but by the third section, I was feeling a little lost. It reminded me of Michio Kaku’s Hyperspace, which tackles some of the same issues by describing the ten-dimensional model of our universe. Rovelli’s is a more poetic take and more focused on time alone. It avoids scientific jargon, and if any of the concepts are difficult to grasp, it’s not because of the language. It’s because they’re counter to some of our most fundamental concepts about how our world works.

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All main tour professionals are required to win one qualifying match in order to book a place in the International Championship, which runs from October 28 to November 4.
The major ranking tournament offers a lucrative total prize fund of £775,000.
Matches involving defending champion Mark Selby, Noppon Saengkham, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui, Ben Woollaston, Liam Highfield, Gary Wilson and Mark Williams are held over to be played at the venue in China.
Notable names in qualifying action include China Championship finalist John Higgins and fellow former World Champions Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy, Stuart Bingham Graeme Dott and Peter Ebdon.
Newly-crowned European Masters champion Jimmy Robertson makes a swift return to action, alongside ranking event winners Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire and Ryan Day.
The qualifying round takes place from October 9-12 at the Barnsley Metrodome, with all matches being contested over the best of 11 frames.


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Part of a series of co-posts by "Windows 8 Secrets" co-authors Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera. Pre-order Windows 8 Secrets today on Amazon.com and save!
You may recall that Microsoft revealed a few weeks back that it was replacing the Windows Anytime Upgrade feature with a new control panel in Windows 8 called Add Features to Windows 8. Since then, many have wondered how this interface would work and what it would look like. Thanks to a leak by a Chinese tech web site, we now know.
After a UAC prompt, it runs as a classic desktop control panel, offering the chance to buy a product key online or enter a previously-purchased product key. Available options will no doubt later include the Windows 8 Pro Pack, for users of Windows 8 Core, as well as the Windows 8 Media Center Pack, as described in Microsoft’s blog post of May 3. (Paul wrote about this bad decision in Windows 8, DVD Playback, Media Center, And You.) But for now, we’re simply provided with placeholders.


text: Motivated by cold atom and ultra-fast pump-probe experiments we study the melting of long-range antiferromagnetic order of a perfect Néel state in a periodically driven repulsive Hubbard model. The dynamics is calculated for a Bethe lattice in infinite dimensions with non-equilibrium dynamical mean-field theory. In the absence of driving melting proceeds differently depending on the quench of the interactions to hopping ratio U/ν0 from the atomic limit. For U≫ν0 decay occurs due to mobile charge-excitations transferring energy to the spin sector, while for ν0≳U it is governed by the dynamics of residual quasi-particles. Here we explore the rich effects strong periodic driving has on this relaxation process spanning three frequency ω regimes: (i) high-frequency ω≫U,ν0, (ii) resonant lω=U>ν0 with integer l, and (iii) in-gap U>ω>ν0 away from resonance. In case (i) we can quickly switch the decay from quasi-particle to charge-excitation mechanism through the suppression of ν0. For (ii) the interaction can be engineered, even allowing an effective U=0 regime to be reached, giving the reverse switch from a charge-excitation to quasi-particle decay mechanism. For (iii) the exchange interaction can be controlled with little effect on the decay. By combining these regimes we show how periodic driving could be a potential pathway for controlling magnetism in antiferromagnetic materials. Finally, our numerical results demonstrate the accuracy and applicability of matrix product state techniques to the Hamiltonian DMFT impurity problem subjected to strong periodic driving.


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SOLAR-FIT, a division of International Sun Protection, Inc. (Founded in 1975), is a family owned and operated business that takes pride in providing Florida homeowners the opportunity to improve their quality of life, while reducing their costs, through the use of "state of the art" solar energy equipment.
As a leader in the Solar Industry, we accept the responsibility of offering our customers only the finest products available. Our reputation has been built through quality installations, fair pricing, and excellent customer service.
Over 39 years of practical experience and thousands of local solar installations, have made SOLAR-FIT the number one choice of homeowners, custom home builders, swimming pool builders, and business professionals.
We appreciate your interest in our products and we invite you to join us in helping promote the use of solar energy to reduce America's dependence upon foreign oil and to take advantage of our greatest natural resource, the sun's FREE ENERGY.
Solar utilization provides an environmentally safe, clean, inexhaustible source of energy that will pay for itself through lower utility costs and improve the quality of life for our families. It just makes sense.
We offer a wide range of options to make your home more energy efficient. From Sun Tunnels to Solar Attic Fans, Solar Pool Heaters and Solar Water Heaters, to Solar Electric Systems and yes, Solar Air Conditioners...Even starting small can make a big difference in savings on your utility bill. Start big or start small, just start! The impact is powerful.

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The use of the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System takes minimally invasive techniques into a new era, further minimizing the physical and emotional impact of surgery on patients. Through the da Vinci Xi surgical system, cases are performed through small incisions, which replace the large incisions needed for conventional open surgeries.
The da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system helps improve clinical outcomes and redefine standards of care. Robotically-assisted minimally invasive surgery builds upon the advances to open surgery introduced by minimally invasive surgery. Robotic technology takes surgery beyond the limits of the human hand, introducing precise, versatile instrument movement combined with three-dimensional visualization of the operative site.


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auth_delay causes the server to pause briefly before reporting authentication failure, to make brute-force attacks on database passwords more difficult. Note that it does nothing to prevent denial-of-service attacks, and may even exacerbate them, since processes that are waiting before reporting authentication failure will still consume connection slots.
In order to function, this module must be loaded via shared_preload_libraries in postgresql.conf.
The number of milliseconds to wait before reporting an authentication failure. The default is 0.


text: Each Adora Calcium Supplement disk delivers 500 mg of calcium, 250 IU of vitamin D3, 40 mg magnesium, and is only 30 calories. Adora Calcium Supplement is certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union, trans fat free, gluten free, and made with delicious, all-natural premium dark chocolate. Our Quality Assurance team oversees all steps in the process and ensures each bag of Adora Calcium Supplement is in compliance with FDA standards for dietary supplements standards. In addition, our facility is inspected annually for food safety by a third-party auditor. The high quality calcium carbonate, vitamin D3, and magnesium all meet United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards and our chocolate is made with simple, all-natural ingredients that adhere to strict standards of quality.

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I've come up with another issue on my 2011 Ford Fiesta. Just 2 days ago before starting the engine. I will hear the dash a gling sound and there you go, My ABS, Traction Control and the Handbreak lights were On? Why all of sudden this is happening? Anyone knows how to fix this issue? After reading some opinions, it is safe to Turn Off this 2 (ABS & Traction control) i just want to know based on your experience with yours. And how did you deal with this..
Check your ABS or speed sensor.
Yeah definitely keep us posted.
Sorry it took me a while to update. But yeah after a hard underwash on the car specially concentrating on the areas where the sensors are located, all the lights went out and it drives really smooth after travelling mostly 1k kms. It is a dirty ABS & Traction control Sensors that keeps me warned on the lights on my dash.
But after 3 days it went back again and guess what, before i only have 4 warning lights ( ABS, Traction 1 & 2, Handbreak ) Now the Engine light went on also. After researching it went on because of the symptoms of the 4 lights went on. That is why the Engine light is also turned on.
And when it did i also feel an unstable running. Meaning everytime it shifts i feel the car is being hold back before the car is released and sometimes i hear a knocking sound on the engine or the idling just went low. So i quickly put the gear into Neutral so that the engine wont die. And the worst part of the Engine light turned on. Is when i place the shift to Reverse, it wont back up and stays like im reving the engine on Neutral. I dont go nowhere even i want to back up the car or put the gear in Reverse.
So everytime i have that trouble. I just turn the key off. And i wait for about 10 seconds and starts the engine again. Thats the time the Reverse gear functions and the car backs up as i want to.


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This is a "must have" for all straight razor shavers. A strop helps maintain a fine cutting edge on a straight razor and should be used regularly. This strop combines premium quality leather on one side with canvas on the reverse. The canvas side produces the same effect as a light honing and extends the period between honings. It features a nickel plated swivel loop for hanging and a padded leather handle. It's a beautiful strop and it comes ready to use.
Use Colonel Conk Strop Dressing to keep the leather soft and supple.
Leather stropping length: 15 3/4"
Canvas stropping length: 17 1/4"


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Discussion in 'iPod touch Hacks' started by johnlo, Feb 18, 2008.
I jailbreak to 1.1.3 after watching ipodtouchmaster video on youtube. Everything worked fine that i know of. One thing I noticed in Itune is that under "OTHER" i have 265mb used. When I was using jailbreak 1.1.2, i dont even remember seeing "OTHER"... or maybe it was so less i never noticed the orange bar like I am seeing now. Anyway to clean or fix that??
nope, dont have these folders at all.


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Destination Residences Hawaii - Maui offers a collection of privately owned Maui condominium rentals and vacation homes in seven beachfront, oceanfront and golf‐front resorts throughout the luxury Wailea resorts. Lush, tropical landscaping, sparkling swimming pools and delightful surprises, like beachfront pavilions, herb gardens, fitness centers, putting greens and more, surround each resort in the collection.
This winter, make our destination yours with up to 25% off with Destination Hotels! Grab your surfboard and come enjoy the island life.


text: Suddenly the CSS is loading slow or not loading completely. The fonts are wrong, reverting from the embedded fonts I have to the default fonts and the color has reverted to the default colors. This happened today, for the past 2 months the site has been fine. Everything else is fine. The site also has an OSCMax shopping cart, this is not affected at all. When I use firebug to check the CSS it shows the font as coalition, which is what it is supposed to be, but the font displayed on the site is Times New Roman.


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Really nice power cable. Sounds balanced and extended and dynamic. I bought it used and I don't have any history. Nothing can touch it at this price!
2 available at this price. Also have the Nordost Odin 2 2M cords if you like the really detailed sound. I can substitute that one instead.


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Register your .HIPHOP domains with RRPproxy!
We offer extensive services to manage your .HIPHOP domains at best prices and assist you in the preparation and realization of your transfers to the METAregistry RRPproxy.
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And a very happy un-birthday to you!
Unless it’s your birthday, in which case a very happy birthday to you! But anyway. I’ll just say it straight out: I didn’t do much today. I hardly need to say it really, do I?
So, um, I’ll leave you now… instead of me rambling on, you know, like I usually do. And just carry on stuff to make the blog look longer even though there’s not really much there.


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As part of its Ovation Concert Series, the City of Dorval is proud to present the show “Victoria”, by Dulcinée Langfelder cie, on Saturday, March 4, at 1:30 p.m., at the Serge Nolet Auditorium (1301 Dawson Avenue).
Taming old age (our own and that of others) is the goal of comedian Dulcinée Langfelder, who works at giving power to the elderly. Originally from New York, this artist, who was once compared to Chaplin, can clown around as well as she can touch your heart. This play, full of humour, fantasy, and beauty, is a must-see!
Furthermore, this event will allow the public to meet several associations that will be present after the show (in addition to Dulcinée Langfelder): the Montreal Alzheimer Society, Alzheimer Group Inc. (AGI), the Groupe des Aidants du Sud-Ouest, Community Support and Aid for Seniors of the City of Pointe-Claire, and the City of Dorval’s Community Aid.
Tickets are $20 for adults, as well as $10 for ages 18 and under or 55 and over. Purchase an adult ticket and get the second ticket at half price.


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