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Roku Premiere / Premiere+ review
Roku's mid-level 4K HDR streamer makes a triumphant return
By Nick Pino 15 March 2019
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The Roku Premiere and Premiere+ produce 4K HDR images at a price most people can afford, raising the bar for the competition and itself. While it has some niggling issues like the use of an IR remote without volume buttons, they don't take away from Roku's rock-solid mid-range streaming device.
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When it comes to streaming players, Roku is a household name. From blisteringly cheap budget players like the Roku Express to the uber-powerful Roku Ultra, there's something for everyone.
In the middle of the pack is the Roku Premiere and Roku Premiere+, two new players that came out in 2018 that offer powerful 4K playback at a value price.
They're a happy medium between the top and bottom of Roku's lineup, and while they have a few issues that prevent them from becoming the best streaming players on the planet, they're a darn good value all things considered.
The biggest strength of the Roku Premiere and Premiere+, and the real draw for most folks, is their price tag: you can buy a Roku Premiere for $39.99 when it's not on sale, and often below that if you're shopping during Black Friday or Cyber Monday.
The Roku Premiere+, on the other hand, will only set you back $10 more and costs just $49.99 – but, due to retailer exclusivity, you'll need to go to a Walmart or head over to Walmart.com to pick one up.
It's also worth pointing out here that unlike the entry-level Roku Express and top-tier Roku Ultra, Roku has not yet made these mid-range players available internationally. For now at least they can only be found the USA.
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Regardless of which streaming player you pick, you won't find yourself hoisting a massive set-top box onto your media center – the Roku Premiere is roughly the size of a streaming stick or an oversized pack of gum, depending on what shape you're more familiar with.
Design-wise, it's a petite, crescent-shaped player with rounded edges and stands a few inches wide, an inch-and-a-half tall and an inch-and-a-half deep.
That said, despite sharing the same exterior as the Roku Express, the Premiere is still a more powerful player. We'll cover exactly what it can do in just a second but you can expect 4K HDR support – the same as the Roku Ultra.
The differences between the Roku Premiere and Roku Premiere+ are relatively minor in the grand scheme of things: They have the same form factor, the same processor and the same performance, but one has an IR remote while the other uses Bluetooth.
To that end, the Roku Premiere+ doesn't need a direct line of sight from the remote to the player, and offers both power and volume buttons that can control your TV through HDMI-CEC and comes with a microphone built-in. The Roku Premiere, on the other hand, uses a standard IR remote without voice support… which is a bit of a disappointment.
In terms of connections along the back of the player there's not much to talk about – the Roku Premiere only has ports for power and HDMI.
Don't have an HDMI cable laying around the house? No worries. Roku supplies one in the box, though, unfortunately it's not very long. If your entertainment cabinet is big or you don't want to keep the player right next to the TV, you're going to need to get something a bit longer.
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But no matter which device you decide to go with you're getting Roku's egalitarian OS that's second to none. Whether you're an Amazon Video watcher, a Hulu enthusiast or would rather stick to the half-dozen or so free, ad-driven video services, Roku has you covered, and it's only getting better.
On the remote itself you'll find quick buttons for Netflix, Hulu, Sling TV and DirecTV Now, making it easy to jump from one to the next without navigating through the home menu – which, admittedly takes slightly longer than we'd like due to a few milliseconds extra due to pop-in load times.
Now, you're likely buying the Roku Premiere because you're a Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime Video member already and currently have a content library to stream from, but if not, Roku now offers something called Featured Free that offers dozens of shows and movies here, all of which can be streamed without paying a dime.
Perhaps just as good as Roku's traditional OS is the fact that the Premiere and Premiere+ come with Chromecast Built-in, which allows you to cast content from your phone, tablet or PC to the player.
This is a super handy feature if you've got friends over and they all want to take turns sharing YouTube clips, or if you found something on your phone on a streaming service that you want to see on the big screen. All things considered, Chromecast Built-in is definitely a plus to have.
If we had to nitpick, one thing that's disappointing about the Roku's newest models is that they don't support Dolby Vision. This next-gen format is something Apple supports on the Apple TV 4K, Microsoft supports on the Xbox One S and Xbox One X, and myriad TV manufacturers support via their built-in operating systems. For it to be missing here seems like a big misstep.
Lost in Space, available in HDR, looks great (Image Credit: Netflix) (Image credit: Netflix)
Like the Roku Streaming Stick+, the Roku Premiere's strong suit is providing 4K and basic HDR performance at a reasonable price. You'd find it the most useful if you bought an ultra-cheap 4K TV during Black Friday or Cyber Monday, only to realize after that it doesn't have the best on-board operating system.
Now, if the whole "4K HDR on a budget" promise sounds familiar, it's because Roku introduced the Roku Streaming Stick+ a year ago that delivered just that.
The differences between them is that the Roku Streaming Stick+ offers four times the range thanks to its antenna and supports 802.11ac wireless compared to the 802.11b/g/n that are supported on the Premiere.
In practice we didn't have much of an issue streaming 4K video in a bedroom located a room away from our router, but if you have a large home with the living room far away from your modem and router setup, it's worth considering the Streaming Stick+ instead.
In terms of performance playback was consistent on our connection with measured speeds of 30Mbps in the bedroom where the player was located, and never stumbled even when streaming 4K content. How good that content looks like will depend on your TV, obviously, but we thought the player did a good job passing along the information without issue.
Small critiques aside, the Roku Premiere is an impressive (and, impressively cheap) piece of kit. 4K HDR streaming for $40 opens the door to discount cord-cutters in a way that hasn't happened before. To get to that price point it looks like Roku has cut a few corners – the IR remote in the basic Premiere, for one, and the lack of Dolby Vision for another.
For that reason, we'd recommend the Roku Premiere+ over the regular Roku Premiere, but its Walmart exclusivity could make that a problem for some folks. Worse, it can also become slightly convoluted for consumers when you toss the Roku Streaming Stick+ in the mix – a device that's nearly identical outside of the Wi-Fi antenna.
That being said, if you know exactly what you're looking for in a streaming player – 4K HDR at a budget price – both the Roku Premiere and Premiere+ are some of the best values around right now.
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Art & Minerals at Lyman House
Do you ever see an announcement of an upcoming exhibit or event and think, 'I'd like to see that?' Last April, I saw an article about Nā Kuana`ike Pāheana o Hawai`i: Artistic Perspectives of Hawai`i. It's on display at Lyman House Museum until September. Hmmm…I'd like to see that…sometime. I promptly forgot all about it until last week.
I was having one of those days – the kind where you want to abandon the computer and the to-do-list and do something out of the ordinary routine. Lunch, I thought, preferably by the water. And took myself down to Hilo Bay Café.
View of canoe houses from my table at Hilo Bay Cafe. Photo by Author.
The view was wonderful. The food didn't disappoint. I ate as slowly as I could. Fish tacos. Then I ordered dessert – salted caramel ice cream. But despite my efforts at procrastination, the meal was over.
Then I remembered the art exhibit. It was just up the road. I found a vastly different museum than I remembered. The last time I visited Lyman House was in 2009 for a traveling exhibit called Grandfather's House, a replica of a rural Korean house in the 1930s. Grandfather must have been tired, because the exhibit is still there.
The art exhibit of paintings, prints, and photos from the 18th to 21st centuries was well worth the visit. I was surprised at the number of 18th century prints in the museum's permanent collection. There's something special about seeing a print by John Webber about Captain James Cook's arrival in Hawai`i next to a 20th century depiction of the same event by Herb Kane.
LYMAN HOUSE ORIGINS
1850 Daguerreotype of Lyman House. U.S. Public Domain. Wikimedia Commons.
Though the thatched roof disguises the archectecture, the house built by missionaries David and Sarah Lyman in 1839 was one of the first houses on Hawai`i Island to be built in the New England style with local koa and `ohia woods. On January 27, 1839, Sarah noted: "Moved into our new house today. The carpenters left last week, the mason still at work in the chambers."
Writing thirty years later, Isabella Bird, peripatetic traveler, noted that in Hilo the missionary houses "combine the trimness of New England with the luxuriance of the tropics; they are cool retreats, embowered among breadfruit, tamarind and bamboo through whose graceful leafage the blue waters of the bay are visible."
Lyman House today. Photo by Author.
View from where Lyman House once stood at the end of Haili Street to Hilo Bay. Photo by Author.
Over the years, Haili Street was extended, requiring the Lyman House to move to the side. A roof was added. The view has changed considerably. But from about the point where the house once stood, you can still look down Haili Street to the bay.
CORNICOPIA OF MINERALS
Mineral Display Case. Lyman House Museum. Photo by Author.
Mineral Display Case, Lyman House Museum. Photo by Author.
On the ground floor I revisited the permanent galleries and was astonished. Orlando Hammond Lyman, David and Sarah's grandson, collected shells and minerals. Some had been in the family since the early 19th century. Orlando started his own collection in 1918. Not content with what he himself discovered, Orlando purchased smaller collections from throughout the world. In 1981, the collection was estimated at over 20,000 specimens. What was once a sterile almost overpowering display is now an artful arrangement glittering under tasteful lighting.
Orlymanite. Photo by Waifer X. Creative Commons Attribution. Wikimedia Commons.
Of particular note is the only known specimen of a mineral called Orlymanite. First discovered in Orlando's collection and native to South Africa, Orlymanite was officially identified in 1987 as a new mineral species. And it's most famous sample is in the Lyman collection.
The Habitats of Hawai`i gallery imaginatively displays geological and natural features of Hawai`i. Particular stars are the model of a lava tube and displays of reef fish, including a ten foot shark. [I'd rather see a display shark than meet one while snorkeling.]
I returned home refreshed and ready for computer research. Like most people I travel to see exhibits in other places and overlook the delights in my own neighborhood. I drive by Lyman House several times a week on my way downtown, but it wasn't until I rebelled from my usual routine that I took the time to pay a call.
Featured Image: Hawai'i Visitors Bureau sign for Lyman House.
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For more photos of the Lyman Museum mineral collection, see Mineral Museums. Here.
Hawaii247. Lyman House Presents Grandfathers's House. July 13, 2009. Here.
Hilo Bay Café.
Lyman Museum and Mission House.
The Mineralogical Record.
The Lymans of Hilo. Lyman House Memorial Museum. 1979.
Isabella Bird. Six Months in the Sandwich Islands. Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1978.
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The culmination of our week of visiting Italian breweries, sipping beers poolside, and toasting sunsets over the rolling hills of Tuscany was a stop at Birricio L'Olmaia in Montepulciano, Italy. There we met renowned Italian brewer and music fanatic Moreno Ercolani. Beers were savored, hard rock echoed off the mountains, and the idea for this collaboration between brewers and vintners ignited. Salute!
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With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line a 20-cm (8-inch) square Pyrex dish with parchment paper, letting it hang over both sides. Butter the 2 other sides.
In a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Stir in the butter. Press onto the bottom of the pan. Bake for about 15 minutes. Let cool.
In a bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the water and let bloom for 5 minutes. Set aside.
In a saucepan, heat 60 ml (¼ cup) of the raspberry purée with the sugar until melted. Add the gelatin and cook for about 1 minute while stirring. Stir in the remaining raspberry purée and yogurt with a whisk. Pour over crust and refrigerate for about 3 hours.
In a bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the water and let bloom for 5 minutes.
In a saucepan, heat 60 ml (¼ cup) of the raspberry purée with the sugar until melted. Add the gelatin and cook for about 1 minute while stirring. Stir in the remaining raspberry purée with a whisk. Pour over the yogurt topping. Refrigerate for about 3 hours.
When ready to serve, cut into squares.
For 750 ml (3 cups) of raspberry purée, simply measure 1.75 litres (7 cups) of frozen and thawed raspberries (about 900 g at purchase). Purée in a blender and strain.
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Bacon Too Salty: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It
There's no question about it—bacon contains a considerable amount of sodium. Sometimes, the salty flavor can be overpowering, even if you've cured the bacon yourself. Is there anything you can do when your bacon is too salty for the dish you're serving?
1 Bacon Too Salty
2 Why Is Bacon Salty?
3 Why Do We Use Salt For Curing?
4 What Makes Bacon Too Salty?
5 Bacon Too Salty: How To Fix It
5.1 Raw
5.2 Cooked
6 How Can You Tell If Bacon Will Be Too Salty?
7 Alternatives
Bacon Too Salty
Bacon is pork belly that's been cured or brined in a salt solution. As a result, it may taste overly salty. Soaking the bacon in water before cooking it can help to reduce the saltiness, but it also may cut back on the smoke flavor. If you learn to cure your own bacon, you can adjust the recipe until you get the results you want.
Why Is Bacon Salty?
Pork is naturally high in sodium to begin with. However, bacon is even saltier because of the way it's processed.
Bacon is a cured meat product, which means it's been either brined or dry-packed in a salt solution. This preserves the meat by drawing out moisture and warding off dangerous bacteria. As you can imagine, it also imparts a noticeable salt flavor.
In the past, curing meat was the best way to keep it fresh over long periods of time. With the advent of refrigerating and freezing techniques, it's become less necessary. When it comes to bacon, though, the resulting flavor is so enticing that the practice has endured.
Why Do We Use Salt For Curing?
Bacteria and mold spores are more likely to multiply in moist environments. Since salt draws out moisture, it drastically reduces the chances of bacteria growing on the surface of the meat.
Beef jerky is a prime example. Because the meat has been salted and dehydrated, it lasts much longer than raw beef would. Once the moisture has been drawn out, there are fewer places for bacteria to set up camp.
What Makes Bacon Too Salty?
Often, when bacon tastes too salty, it's because the pork belly was exposed to the curing salt for too long. You can cure bacon for anywhere from 3 to 10 days, but if you're looking for a less pronounced salt flavor, try to limit the curing process to 5 days.
It's also possible that you—or the manufacturer—used too much salt when preparing the cure. 1 to 2 teaspoons of curing salt should be sufficient for 5 pounds of pork belly. Kosher or table salt are usually added to the mixture as well, so don't be tempted to go overboard.
Speaking of ingredients for the cure: Sugar will help to mitigate the salty flavor. Consider adding a few tablespoons of brown sugar to your cure recipe if it doesn't call for that already.
Be aware that dry-cured bacon tends to be saltier than bacon that's cured in a brine. Consider using a wet brine recipe the next time you make homemade bacon, just to see if you notice the difference.
Finally, if you're making your own bacon, be sure to use curing salt #1, never #2. The latter is used for pepperoni, salami, and other meats that don't need to be cooked before you eat them. Curing salt #1, meanwhile, is meant to be used for smoked meats.
Bacon Too Salty: How To Fix It
You have several options for fixing salty bacon. Which method you choose depends on whether the bacon is cooked or raw, and how you intend to use the ingredient. Here are some of our favorite techniques.
Let's say you've cooked off a few strips of bacon and found that the batch is too salty for your liking. Is there any way to salvage the strips that are still uncooked?
Fortunately, there is—and it's not that complicated. Just submerge the bacon in enough cold water to cover it completely, then refrigerate it for at least 2 hours. Make sure the container you use can fit in the refrigerator.
After 2 hours, test the bacon by cooking off a small piece. If it's still too salty, drain the container, refill it with a fresh batch of cold water, and let the bacon soak in the refrigerator for another 2 hours. Repeat as necessary until you've achieved the flavor you want.
This process, known as reverse-brining, will cut down on the saltiness of the meat. However, bear in mind that you might also lose some of the smoky taste, so proceed with caution.
A similar, faster method involves boiling a small amount of water in a frying pan, then adding the bacon and allowing it to simmer for about 1 minute. Drain the pan, pat the strips of bacon dry with paper towels, and cook as you normally would.
If you have a large batch of cooked bacon and it's too salty for your taste, your options are somewhat limited. Since it's already cooked, reverse-brining and blanching won't work.
For dishes that call for crumbled or chopped bacon—like oysters Rockefeller or twice-baked potatoes—you can always cut back on the amount of bacon you use. Obviously, this won't work if bacon is the star ingredient, but it's a possibility.
Remember, too, that potatoes are high in potassium, which works to counteract the effects of too much sodium. So if health hazards are your primary concern, adding the bacon to a potato dish will help to offset the risk.
Cream and butter can balance out salty flavors, so if it works with your recipe, try adding one or both of these to the dish. Just be sure to use unsalted butter. Otherwise, you'll only be adding to the problem.
Finally, if you're serving the bacon as a side dish and find that it's too salty, try adding an acidic ingredient to the meal as well. Acid and salt are both perceived by the sides of the palate, so a high concentration of one will help to offset the other.
How Can You Tell If Bacon Will Be Too Salty?
The only way to be sure that your bacon won't be too salty is to cure your own using the pointers we've included above. If you don't have the time or patience for that, however, there are a few tricks you can use.
When you buy bacon from the supermarket, it's impossible to tell how salty it will be based on its appearance alone. Your first step should be to check the label for the sodium content. Compare different brands to find out which ones are the lowest in sodium, and choose whichever fits your budget.
Bear in mind that 3 strips of bacon—which is a typical serving size–usually contains between 400 to 500 milligrams of sodium. If you're trying to cut back on salt, look for a product that falls on the lower end of this spectrum.
If you enjoy the taste of bacon but want to reduce the sodium content of your dish, you have a few options. Bacon isn't the only cured pork product out there, and some of these alternatives may offer similar flavor without so much salt.
Pancetta—Salt-cured instead of smoked, pancetta is nonetheless lower in sodium than bacon, and has a cleaner flavor.
Prosciutto—Aged for over a year, prosciutto has a rich, buttery texture and can be enjoyed raw as well as cooked.
Coppa—A rich dry-cured meat that may also be labeled as capicola or capocollo.
Tip: Beware of turkey bacon as an alternative to pork bacon. While it is leaner and slightly lower in calories, turkey bacon usually contains higher amounts of sodium. It's also not as rich in protein, so it's not necessarily a healthier choice.
Salt is the primary ingredient in the curing recipes that give bacon its distinctive flavor. As a result, it can be easy to overdo it and wind up with meat that's unpleasantly salty.
If you want to cut back on the salty flavor of your bacon, try soaking it in cold water for a couple of hours before you cook it. Just be careful not to overdo it, as you'll be losing some of the delectably smoky taste as well.
Best of luck, and happy grilling!
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What about soaking the bacon just after removing it from the brine prior to smoking it. Will that reduce the saltiness?


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Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew Delays Broadway Bow
by Caitlin Moynihan • Dec 20, 2021
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Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew has shifted its Broadway dates due to company members testing positive for COVID-19. The production will now begin preview performances on December 27 and open on January 19, 2022 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. It was originally announced to begin performances on December 21 and open on January 12, 2022.
Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs the new play, which stars Tony winner Phylicia Rashad, Joshua Boone, Chanté Adams, Brandon J. Dirden and Adesola Osakalumi.
Skeleton Crew is set in 2008 Detroit, where a small automotive factory is on the brink of foreclosure, and a tight-knit family of workers hangs in the balance. With uncertainty everywhere, the line between blue collar and white collar becomes blurred, and this working family must reckon with their personal loyalties, their instincts for survival and their ultimate hopes for humanity.
Skeleton Crew features choreography by Adesola Osakalumi, scenic design by Michael Carnahan, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Rui Rita, original music and sound design by Rob Kaplowitz, projection design by Nicholas Hussong and original music by J. Keys.
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Review the Master Plan for Sutton Knob and get a better idea of the layout of the unique areas found around the 94-acre development. As of summer 2015, all phases of the development have been completed with roads scheduled to be paved at a later date. For more information on touring Sutton Knob's real estate opportunities, visit our Real Estate page or contact Billy Harris to schedule your visit.
WHILE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF SUTTON KNOB IS UNDENIABLE, DEVELOPING IT INTO THE MOUNTAIN VACATION DESTINATION WE ENVISION WILL TAKE A SKILLED TEAM OF EXPERTS. FOR THAT REASON, WE'VE ASSEMBLED SOME OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S FINEST TO HELP. WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROJECT IN THE PROFILES BELOW.
Matt Cantrell of Cantrell Construction will be heading up the road building and site grading work on the site, incorporating his years of experience as a grading contractor in Transylvania County to make sure the roads and trails of Sutton Knob appear as though they've been there for years.
Dee Ann Allen, the interior designer for the cottages, specializes in turning ordinary homes into spectacular show pieces. Most of the time, Dee Ann is busy helping homeowners prepare their homes for real estate or freshen things up with redecorating, but at Sutton Knob, Dee Ann will be starting with a blank slate and we can't wait to see what she'll be able to do.
As the owner of CMC Landscaping and Hydroseeding, Courtney Cheek gets to spend his time working the land, as the locals like to say. You could call him a dirt farmer and it probably wouldn't get you into too much trouble, because once you see the final vision that Courtney has for Sutton Knob's miles of planned hiking trails, bike paths and cultivated natural areas you'll understand that working the land has a whole new meaning at Sutton Knob.
Travis Mileti, president of Mountainworks, is a 20-year specialist in designing custom homes in the mountain and lake communities of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Travis specializes in creating homes that fit seamlessly into the surrounding landscape by incorporating a design philosophy that strives to ensure every home his company designs has a timeless look.
Eric Crews is the owner of Land of Sky Media, a small firm that specializes in video production, website design and written content for both print publications and websites. Eric will be documenting the Sutton Knob development process and will be providing regular updates with video, photography and blog updates from the site.
Kristy Kolisch Harris is the vice president of operations at Deer Ridge Property Management, the company that will be in charge of overseeing rentals of the cottages at Sutton Knob. Kristy lives in Cedar Mountain with her husband, Billy, their daughters Emma & Lucy and their two Labrador Retrievers, Hayla and Lily.
Stephen "Billy" Harris has been selling real estate in Brevard since 2002 and is consistently ranked in the top producers for the region. Billy represented the Developer (or Schuessler family) on the purchase of this property and will handle all sales moving forward. Call Billy today to learn out your real estate options in Sutton Knob or reach him through his website at www.billyharrisnc.com.
The Schuesslers currently live in Houston and now have a second home in Pisgah Forest. They love the mountains and the local community and decided this would be their future home back in 2004 when they purchased land to build their home. With their home complete, they decided to invest in Transylvania county as they want to support continued growth in tourism and help create jobs in the community by working with local small businesses on the project. They want to create vacation homes nestled in the mountains creating an escape from reality like they experience every time they return here from Houston.
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Job Seeker Says She Was Racially Profiled By Los Angeles Firm
Filed Under:Discrimination, Racial Profiling
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A woman seeking a job with a Los Angeles-area firm says she was shocked to be racially profiled in the rejection note she received from the company's CEO.
After Tiffany Trieu graduated from UC Davis in June, she followed most job search recommendations to the letter – set up a LinkedIn profile and subscribed to the site's paid premium features, went to conferences for networking opportunities, and sent out applications with follow-up emails through the social networking site.
(credit: Tiffany Trieu)
Trieu said she wasn't really expecting a response from the president of a company that makes water features, but heard from him a few weeks later.
"Thank you very much for writing," the note to Trieu started. "Your persistence is respected, as is your obvious poetic sympathies for water.
"We have two hurdles to leap before we could engage you. The first is that we would need to maintain a higher flow of work, which could happen, but then the second is that we've hired so many foreign nationals that it seems time for us to hire an American, or be unfair," the email said in part.
Trieu was stunned.
"I was just in shock because this never happened to me before," she said.
She said she waited to allow herself a cooling-down period before responding.
"I would like to clarify I am an American and unsure of how you came to the conclusion I am not American-born. It is more important to note that America is made up of nothing but 'foreign nationals' from one generation or another," Trieu wrote back. "As a country which prides itself for diversity and equality since it was established, I would hope its citizens uphold that belief as well."
Trieu declined his invitation to visit the company's studio the next time she is in the area. She declined to identify the company or the president.
"Though you extend your invitation, I honestly do not feel accepted and welcome," she wrote.
He responded with a very short note the next day.
"You got the wrong guy. I'm sorry, of course if I offended you. I'm not bad," he wrote.
"His response was really curt and I felt it was really disrespectful," Trieu said, adding that she didn't reply back to his apology. "When I responded, I wasn't trying to imply he was a bad person."
Trieu said she wanted to share the experience on Facebook so that other job seekers know they are not alone if they experience discrimination for whatever reason.
"I thought it was wrong he assume things about me. I'm sure the only thing he knew about me was from my LinkedIn profile," she said."
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Vacation rental website operator HomeAway Inc. said Wednesday it posted a second-quarter loss, reversing a profit from a year ago, as dividends for preferred stockholders and the lack of a tax windfall cut into earnings.
The net loss for the three months through June 30 came to $6.7 million, or 17 cents per share, reversing a profit of $3.2 million, or 8 cents per share, a year earlier. The previous year's quarterly results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit of $13.4 million.
Revenue grew 41 percent to $58.7 million from $41.6 million.
HomeAway just completed its initial public offering of 9.2 million shares on July 5 at a price of $27 each. Shares fell 77 cents, or 1.8 percent, to $42 in after-hours trading, after closing down 16 cents at $42.77 in the regular session.
The company said it expected third-quarter revenue of $57 million to $58 million and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $16 million to $17 million.
For the full year, it expects $224 million to $226 million in revenue and adjusted earnings of $62 million to $63 million.
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As school districts plan to return to in-person instruction, more families consider going remote
Greg Nidy kisses his daughter Cora, 3, on the forehead after coming back from a lunch meeting to their home in Arvada on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Nidy says he's likely to opt for remote learning for his children this fall because of concerns about whether Jeffco Public Schools can adequately protect children from the coronavirus.
By Christine Ricciardi | cricciardi@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
When growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus triggered the abrupt shuttering of Colorado schools in March, families and faculty were forced to finish the academic year from the confines of their homes.
The transition wasn't easy for many.
Parents had to double as caretakers and teachers, while students tried to adapt to a revolving door of online classroom solutions. Educators needed to find new ways to engage with students practically overnight, as districts doled out laptops and internet hotspots to ensure families had the technology to connect virtually.
It was a massive adjustment, parents said, compounded by the stress of Gov. Jared Polis' statewide stay-at-home order, which moved living, working and schooling under the same roof.
But that unusual end to the spring semester afforded students and parents a trial run in remote education. As districts across the state unveil plans to reopen schools, more Coloradans are considering foregoing traditional education and instead enrolling in online academic programs. The risks associated with sending kids back to school for in-person instruction are too great, parents said, even with new mask, social distancing and sanitation protocols.
"I don't understand how our district believes they can put the safety protocols in place to protect the student body as a mass in a full return to school," said Arvada resident Greg Nidy, who has an incoming fourth grader, Jackson, and third grader, Paisley, in Jeffco Public Schools. "Absent a guarantee by the district that there are legitimate protocols in place to ensure the security of my children, we would be 95% likely to do a remote learning environment."
Brittany Nidy, left, blows bubbles for her daughters, Cora, 3, center, and Paisley, 7, at their home in Arvada on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The Nidys likely will enroll their children in remote learning this fall over concerns about the coronavirus.
Mounting parental concerns
Since the spring semester ended, leaders of Colorado school district have been devising plans for a return to school in the fall. Many first proposed a blended format, with some in-person classes supplemented by remote learning, to reduce the number of kids in classrooms and accommodate social distancing.
But a newly released report from Metro Denver Partnership for Health recommended schools fully reopen using risk-reduction strategies said to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. While there's certainly the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in a school, the report's authors said children are not the primary drivers of disease transmission and that keeping facilities closed does more harm than good for their social and emotional well-being.
That prompted a number of districts — including Denver Public Schools, the state's largest, and Jeffco Public Schools — to pivot to hosting in-person instruction five days a week for all students this fall, with the option to choose full-time online education. At the same time, rates of infection among younger Coloradans are rising as overall COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing across the state.
Leaders are confident they can safely reopen schools by screening student and staff temperatures upon arrival each day, marking one-way hallways, cohorting students into groups that stay together throughout the day, designating specific facility entrances and exits, staggering arrival and dismissal times, and adhering to other guidance from health experts. Some districts, including DPS, will require students and teachers to wear masks.
Still, returning to the classroom doesn't sit well with Colorado Springs resident Melissa Whitworth-Mathes, whose 16-year-old son William has asthma. As site coordinator for Children's Literacy Center, which offers one-on-one tutoring, Whitworth-Mathes has seen firsthand how interactive children are in an educational setting. She doesn't believe teachers will be able to enforce mask-wearing and other safety measures.
After years of homeschooling, Whitworth-Mathes hoped to send William and her 11-year-old daughter Meredith to public school. But she decided to wait another year.
"Everyone's just sort of assuming everybody's going to be on their best behavior and everything's going to work out," she said. "Online school really does seem to be the only option we have to choose right now."
Tracy Paskoff, of Arvada, agrees. While she'd prefer to send her son, Hayes, back to school at Van Arsdale Elementary, she has reservations. Paskoff also works as the sole occupational therapist at a local charter school, which requires her to mingle between grades and classrooms to reach all her students. She hopes both she and Hayes can leverage remote education this fall.
"Going back to school and putting groups of people, even if they're small groups, inside enclosed classrooms seems like a very bad idea to me," Paskoff said. "It just seems like there's some denial of what the results could be."
Chris Paskoff, left, and his wife Tracy, right, work on a science project with their son Hayes, 6, in their backyard in Arvada on July 1, 2020. The Paskoffs have reservations about sending Hayes back to in-person school this fall.
Colorado's online learning landscape
Online education is nothing new in Colorado, which boasts more than 60 accredited programs, according to the state Department of Education. Some are associated exclusively with brick-and-mortar school districts, such as the St. Vrain Online Global Academy and the Westminster Virtual Academy. Others, like Colorado Connections Academy, accept students throughout the state.
All public online schools are free for residents, though they vary in format and focus, said Tillie Elvrum, board president of the Colorado Coalition for Cyberschool Families, which advocates for virtual schooling. Some adhere to a general education curriculum, much like their brick-and-mortar counterparts, while others enable students to specialize in a trade or accrue college credits.
During the 2018-2019 school year, there were 21,246 Colorado kids enrolled in online education programs — a 31% increase over five years prior, the state education department reported. Though that represents a small portion of Colorado students — about 2.5% of the overall K-12 public school population — experts say interest is growing. This year, it's due in no small part to uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.
Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Jason Glass expects 10% to 20% of the student body, or 8,000 to 15,000 students, will opt for the district's online option in lieu of returning physically to school. In previous years, only about 1% of Jeffco's students enrolled in the virtual program.
Colorado Connections Academy served about 2,800 remote students during the 2019-2020 school year, said executive director Chaille Hymes. Applications for the coming year are up 30% and the school expects to enroll 3,500 students in the fall.
"There's a lot families who are wanting consistency. They felt very upended this year and it was very chaotic," Hymes said. "By applying for our school and coming to us next year, they at least know they'll have consistency throughout the year."
Stability is perhaps one of the biggest benefits to online schooling in light of the coronavirus. When schools shut down in March, students and faculty in virtual programs were not affected because they already had systems in place for working remotely. Some, like Branson School Online, were instrumental in helping the rest of their district in southeastern Colorado adapt, said principal Leanna Christians.
"We were on spring break when (the pandemic) hit. Then when we came back, it was business as usual," Christians said. "All field trips for spring got canceled because we couldn't go anywhere. But day-to-day classwork, nothing changed."
Proponents say the remote learning environment allows students to customize their education. Advanced learners can move more quickly through lessons or dig deeper into subjects and challenge themselves individually. Students can also move at a slower pace if they're struggling with a subject or concept.
"That, to me, is huge. I worked in a brick-and-mortar school, I know the kid who got held back or the kid who had to go out for extra time to meet with a special teacher. All of those stigmas are gone," Christians said.
Advocates maintain there's a misconception that virtual learning is less challenging academically than in-person school. Hymes at Colorado Connections Academy said students complete six hours of "pretty rigorous curriculum" each day that includes core classes, electives like art, sign language and physical education, as well as supplemental labs.
Paskoff's son Hayes thrived in his virtual Jeffco classes this spring because he wasn't distracted by his peers or other aspects of the classroom. Nidy's kids also had a great remote experience, thanks to the dedication and communication of Jeffco's teachers, he said.
Hayes Paskoff, 6, plays on a rope ladder before working on a science project with his parents in their backyard in Arvada on July 1, 2020.
The challenges of online learning
But the remote format isn't a fit for every family. It requires an immense amount of self-discipline and commitment, and parental support is also important for success, Christians said.
"There's no bell that rings that tells you to go to class. There's no bus that comes and delivers you to the door. You have to be responsible for your timing," she said. "For a lot of kids, it's a big, big, big learning curve."
An April survey conducted by the state Department of Education and the Colorado Education Initiative showed that some Coloradans found it tough to adjust to online learning. Of the 500 parents surveyed, 35% said their children did not participate in any remote learning after schools shut down in March.
Many also do not have the option to consider a virtual approach. An estimated 52,918 students statewide do not have access to a WiFi-enabled device, the survey said, and an estimated 65,860 do not have internet at home. Those figures do not include students who may have inadequate or slow internet access.
For Meg Conley and her 8-year-old daughter Viola, remote learning in the spring was "a catastrophe." Viola, who has dyslexia, felt disconnected and overwhelmed by the transition to virtual classes, Conley said.
Conley has been homeschooling Viola and her 11-year-old sister Margaret to make up for lost ground at the end of the semester. Each morning, they unpack a basket filled with the day's lessons, including poetry, world history and crafts. It usually takes an hour-and-a-half to three hours to complete.
It's also practice for Conley, who said she'd consider homeschooling the girls full time if Denver Public Schools is forced to go remote again.
"There's a reason we don't do remote learning with kids this age in general, but especially kids with learning differences," Conley said. "It took a toll on both girls' mental and emotional health."
When kids learn remotely, they often miss out on socializing with their peers and building community — things that concerned all parents interviewed for this story. Many online programs have in-person field trips and networking opportunities for families, but because of the pandemic, those activities have been suspended.
That's why Iliana Rentería believes many parents embrace a hybrid learning model. A New Castle resident and mom of two, Rentería works with many Latino families through her job at Raising a Reader Aspen to Parachute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering literacy.
When she recently polled parents on Facebook, most preferred a mix of online and in-person classes. Many parents found remote learning difficult to implement and thought their children were not learning as well, she said. But they are also cautious of COVID.
"They would rather have a teacher that is coaching (kids) and telling them what to do," Rentería said. "And maybe come to school once a week or twice a week and have some socialization in there, like some sense of normalcy."
The second most popular option was an online curriculum, she added. That's the one she's most seriously considering for her 13-year-old daughter Annette and 8-year-old son Leonardo.
Whether the coronavirus pandemic inspires a cultural shift toward online learning remains to be seen. But at the very least, parents now know they have additional tools to support their children's education, Elvrum said — even if they only use them for a year or two.
For many, it's not only about academics, but also peace of mind.
"Online education proves in-person instruction is not required for education to happen," Whitsworth-Mathes said. No matter how the pandemic evolves this fall, her kids will be secure knowing they have a plan for education.
"It's one less thing they have to think or worry about."
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With the mechanics of flight secured, early aviators began the tasks of improving operational safety and functionality of flight. These were developed in large part through the use of reliable communication and navigation systems. Today, with thousands of aircraft aloft at any one time, communication and navigation systems are essential to safe, successful flight. Continuing development is occurring. Smaller, lighter, and more powerful communication and navigation devices increase situational awareness on the flight deck. Coupled with improved displays and management control systems, the advancement of aviation electronics is relied upon to increase aviation safety.
Clear radio voice communication was one of the first developments in the use of electronics in aviation. Navigational radios soon followed. Today, numerous electronic navigation and landing aids exist. Electronic devices also exist to assist with weather, collision avoidance, automatic flight control, flight recording, flight management, public address, and entertainment systems.
Avionics is a conjunction of the words aviation and electronics. It is used to describe the electronic equipment found in modern aircraft. The term "avionics" was not used until the 1970s. For many years, aircraft had electrical devices, but true solid-state electronic devices were only introduced in large numbers in the 1960s.
Airframe and engine maintenance is required on all aircraft and is not likely to ever go away. Aircraft instrument maintenance and repair also has an inevitable part in aviation maintenance. The increased use of avionics in aircraft over the past 50 years has increased the role of avionics maintenance in aviation. However, modern, solid-state, digital avionics are highly reliable. Mean times between failures are high, and maintenance rates of avionics systems compared to mechanical systems are likely to be lower.
The first decade of avionics proliferation saw a greater increase in the percent of cost of avionics compared to the overall cost of an aircraft. In some military aircraft with highly refined navigation, weapons targeting, and monitoring systems, it hit a high estimate of 80 percent of the total cost of the aircraft. Currently, the ratio of the cost of avionics to the cost of the total aircraft is beginning to decline. This is due to advances in digital electronics and numerous manufacturers offering highly refined instrumentation, communication, and navigation systems that can be fitted to nearly any aircraft. New aircraft of all sizes are manufactured with digital glass cockpits, and many owners of older aircraft are retrofitting digital avionics to replace analog instrumentation and radio navigation equipment.
The airframe and powerplant (A&P) maintenance technician needs to be familiar with the general workings of various avionics. Maintenance of the actual avionics devices is often reserved for the avionics manufacturers or certified repair stations. However, the installation and proper operation of these devices and systems remains the responsibility of the field technician.
The history of avionics is the history of the use of electronics in aviation. Both military and civil aviation requirements contributed to the development. The First World War brought about an urgent need for communications. Voice communications from ground-to-air and from aircraft to aircraft were established. The development of aircraft reliability and use for civilian purposes in the 1920s led to increased instrumentation and set in motion the need to conquer blind flight—flight without the ground being visible. Radio beacon direction finding was developed for en route navigation. Toward the end of the decade, instrument navigation combined with rudimentary radio use to produce the first safe blind landing of an aircraft.
In the 1930s, the first all radio-controlled blind-landing was accomplished. At the same time, radio navigation using ground-based beacons expanded. Instrument navigation certification for airline pilots began. Low and medium frequency radio waves were found to be problematic at night and in weather. By the end of the decade, use of high frequency radio waves was explored and included the advent of high-frequency radar.
In the 1940s, after two decades of development driven by mail carrier and passenger airline requirements, World War II injected urgency into the development of aircraft radio communication and navigation. Communication radios, despite their size, were essential on board aircraft. [Figure 1] Very high frequencies were developed for communication and navigational purposes. Installation of the first instrument landing systems for blind landings began mid-decade and, by the end of the decade, the very high frequency omni-directional range (VOR) navigational network was instituted. It was also in the 1940s that the first transistor was developed, paving the way for modern, solidstate electronics.
Civilian air transportation increased over the ensuing decades. Communication and navigation equipment was refined. Solid-state radio development, especially in the 1960s, produced a wide range of small, rugged radio and navigational equipment for aircraft. The space program began and added a higher level of communication and navigational necessity. Communication satellites were also launched. The Cold War military build-up caused developments in guidance and navigation and gave birth to the concept of using satellites for positioning.
In the 1970s, concept-validation of satellite navigation was introduced for the military and Block I global positioning system (GPS) satellites were launched well into the 1980s. Back on earth, the long range navigation system (LORAN) was constructed. Block II GPS satellites were commissioned in the mid-80s and GPS became operational in 1990 with the full 24-satellite system operational in 1994.
In the new millennium, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) assessed the national airspace system (NAS) and traffic projections for the future. Gridlock is predicted by 2022. Therefore, a complete overhaul of the NAS, including communication and navigational systems, has been developed and undertaken. The program is called NextGen.
It uses the latest technologies to provide a more efficient and effective system of air traffic management. Heavily reliant on global satellite positioning of aircraft in flight and on the ground, NextGen combines GPS technology with automatic dependant surveillance broadcast technology (ADS-B) for traffic separation. A large increase in air system capacity is the planned result. Overhauled ground facilities accompany the technology upgrades mandated for aircraft. NextGen implementation has started and is currently scheduled through the year 2025.
For the past few decades, avionics development has increased at a faster pace than that of airframe and powerplant development. This is likely to continue in the near future. Improvements to solid-state electronics in the form of microand nano-technologies continue to this day. Trends are toward lighter, smaller devices with remarkable capability and reliability. Integration of the wide range of communication and navigational aids is a focus.
Electronic devices represent and manipulate real world phenomenon through the use of electrical signals. Electronic circuits are designed to perform a wide array of manipulations. Analog representations are continuous. Some aspect of an electric signal is modified proportionally to the real world item that is being represented. For example, a microphone has electricity flowing through it that is altered when sound is applied. The type and strength of the modification to the electric signal is characteristic of the sound that is made into the microphone. The result is that sound, a real world phenomenon, is represented electronically. It can then be moved, amplified, and reconverted from an electrical signal back into sound and broadcast from a speaker across the room or across the globe.
Since the flow of electricity through the microphone is continuous, the sound continuously modifies the electric signal. On an oscilloscope, an analog signal is a continuous curve. [Figure 2] An analog electric signal can be modified by changing the signal's amplitude, frequency, or phase.
A digital electronic representation of a real world event is discontinuous. The essential characteristics of the continuous event are captured as a series of discrete incremental values. Electronically, these representative samplings are successive chains of voltage and non-voltage signals. They can be transported and manipulated in electronic circuits. When the samples are sufficiently small and occur with high frequency, real world phenomenon can be represented to appear continuous.
Early aircraft were equipped with radio communication and navigational devices that were constructed with analog electronic circuits. They used vacuum tubes that functioned as electron control valves. These were later replaced by solidstate devices. Today, digital electronic circuits dominate modern avionics.
In-depth maintenance of the interior electronics on most avionics devices is performed only by certified repair stations and trained avionics technicians. The airframe technician is responsible for installation, maintenance, inspection, and proper performance of avionics in the aircraft.
Modern aircraft increasingly employs digital electronics in avionics rather than analog electronics. Transistors are used in digital electronics to construct circuits that act as digital logic gates. The purpose and task of a device is achieved by manipulating electric signals through the logic gates. Thousands, and even millions, of tiny transistors can be placed on a chip to create the digital logic landscape through which a component's signals are processed.


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We are a group of 5 partners from Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Turkey and Spain all interested in improving our educational practices about sustainable development. Sustainability is a cross-curricular content included in our partners´Educational Projects but we believe that it is necessary to go in depth in the adoption of new actions for a sustainable consumption both in the school and homes and the preservation of environment. We want to improve our students´ english linguistic skills and their use of new technologies and to implement an optimistic , sensible and critical educational model about environmental sustainability avoiding effects such as indifference, conformity or resignation. The planned activities are to give an educational us to waste materials, to study our water consumption both in the school and at home , to monitor a paper and plastic life and to promote a responsible consumption.We will research the origin of some products our students and families consume and their environmental footprint in order to favour the consumption of local, nearby products and promote attitudes as reducing and reusing above recycling ( the 3 R´s ). All these actions will be carried out through a collaborative research process in order to provide our students to come into contact with other ways of thinking and acting.
We want to do it together because the trans-national cooperation allows us to improve the motivation for learning the foreign language , gaining proficiency in areas of ICT and trade information to increase our intercultural knowledge. Families and local entities involvement will be essential for the achievement of this project.
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The M5 will be fully closed overnight between junctions 13 and 14 in Gloucestershire on Saturday, 25 June as a new bridge is lifted into place at Michaelwood Services.
The 40-year-old footbridge spanning the southbound and northbound areas of the services was closed to pedestrians in 2018 and dismantled in early 2020 as part of a National Highways project.
Preparatory work has been ongoing since February as part of a £3.2 million replacement project, and a new bridge footbridge and fittings will be installed between Saturday, 25 June and Monday, 4 July to enable access between the southbound and northbound areas of the services.
A 230-tonne crane will be employed to slot the new 200ft (61-metre) footbridge in place and during the work, the M5 will be fully closed in both directions between Junction 13 (Stroud) and Junction 14 (Thornbury) from 8pm on Saturday, 25 June until 6am on Sunday, 26 June.
Clearly signed diversions will be in place via the A419 and A38 Bristol Road, and drivers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys while this essential work is carried out.
The original bridge was removed in 2020.
Once the main bridge is installed, contractors MJ Church and King Lifting will employ two 200-tonne cranes to lift the ramps and stairs into place under overnight closures during the following week.
The southbound carriageway will also be closed overnight on the Sunday (8pm to 6am) and Friday, 1 July and Monday, 4 July, while the northbound carriageway will be closed for overnight work on Monday, 27 June, Tuesday, 28 June and Thursday, 30 June.
The closures are being communicated well in advance and the same diversion routes will apply.
Adrian Simon, National Highways' Project Manager, said: "We appreciate the closure will have an effect on journey times, and we appreciate roadworks are frustrating but we are carrying out this essential work under a number of overnight closures to minimise disruption.
"Once the main deck has been installed on the first night, we are putting a number of directional closures in place for safety reasons while we carry out the installation of ramps, stairs and other work, and we thank all drivers in advance for their co-operation and patience."
Once the bridge has been lifted into place, finishing works will continue until August, including the completion of furnishing and fittings and landscaping.
Drivers can obtain up-to-the-minute travel information on local radio, the @HighwaysSWEST Twitter feed, by phoning the National Highways Information Line on 0300 123 5000 or by accessing the website: www.trafficengland.com
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3. Examine the vehicle to determine the best way to run the power wires to the reverse lights and the extension cable through the car.
4. Mount the camera using the provided bracket and screws – the bracket can be bent to suit different mounting angles.
a) Acquire a 5/8 inch drill bit, rust preventive, all of which can be purchased at a hardware store.
f) Route the camera cable through the grommet and then through the hole.
1. Assembly the camera. Ensure that the spacer ring is installed before the flush mounting supporter is screwed on.
2. Find a suitable location on the bumper (preferably in the center) where there is enough space behind the bumper for the camera.
3. Verify that the planned mounting location is accessible from behind and that you have access to route the wiring inside the vehicle.
4. Drill a 1" Diameter hole in the bumper and mount the camera. Use the alignment arrow and "UP" text to ensure the camera is mounted upright and level.
5. Be sure the press the camera in around the edges. Do not press directly on the lens.
6. Route the camera wiring into the vehicle. When choosing a wiring path, make sure the cable will not be damaged or pinched, as this may cause a short circuit that is not covered by the warranty.
1. If used with an Advent LCD Monitor such as LCD4WM or LCDM42 the camera power and signal will be provided through a single cable to the monitor (supplied with the monitor).
2. If using an alternative monitor, use the adaptor harness to split the signal to RCA connections then connect to the female RCA input on the alternative monitor.
Note: If used with an Advent LCD Monitor such as LCD4WM or LCDM42 the camera power and signal will be provided through a single cable to the monitor (supplied with the monitor).
Click the above image to enlarge the wiring diagram.


Tall wooden Bar made in Italy with carved Instruments on the drop down door.
The inside is featured with mirror glass and lit up with a light.
The long legs are covered with brass sabots.
Unique and well crafted, a stunner done.
Condition: Excellent; wear due to age and use. Some foxing to the mirror inside.


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Gene F. Milford (Canton, 1 juli 1946) is een Amerikaans componist, muziekpedagoog en dirigent

Levensloop
Milford studeerde aan de Kent State University in Kent en behaalde aldaar zijn Bachelor of Science in instrumentale muziekopleiding, zijn Master of Arts in muziekgeschiedenis en promoveerde tot Ph.D. (Philosophiæ Doctor) in muziekopleiding. Hij werd docent en instructeur voor blaasinstrumenten aan de Edgewood High School in Ashtabula en bleef in deze functie rond 23 jaar. Hij was eveneens voor 29 jaar docent en instructeur aan de Kent State University. Verder doceerde hij aan het Hiram College in Hiram en aan de University of Akron.

Als dirigent was hij succesrijk, omdat zijn school- en universiteitsharmonieorkesten regelmatig uitgenodigd werden om concerten bij conferences en andere feesten te verzorgen, bijvoorbeeld van de Ohio Music Education Association. Hij zorgde ervoor, dat bij zijn blaasorkesten naast anderen bekende componisten, dirigenten en solisten gast-directies verzorgden, zoals John O'Reilly, John Kinyon, Claude T. Smith, James Curnow, Clare Grundman, Rex Mitchell, Robert Fleming, Craig Kichhoff, Robert Jorgensen en Mark Kelly. Hij zelf was een veelgevraagd gast-dirigent bij andere orkesten, maar ook jurylid bij nationale wedstrijden.

Als componist kreeg hij talrijke opdrachten en schreef werken voor verschillende genres. Hij is lid in diverse componistenbroederschappen zoals Phi Beta Mu en Phi Kappa Lambda maar ook bij de American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Composities

Werken voor orkest
 2009 Christmas Echo Concerto, voor strijkkwartet solo en strijkorkest
 Train to Glory: Three Spirituals, voor strijkorkest

Werken voor harmonieorkest
 2003 The Trail West - An American Folk Rhapsody, rapsodie voor harmonieorkest
 2007 China Sea Voyage, voor harmonieorkest
 2010 El Palo Alto, rapsodie voor harmonieorkest
 A melody by Padre Narcisco Duran (1776-1846)
 El Quenelle (The White Hawk)
 2010 Patriot Sketches
 2011 Tubasaurus Rex, voor tuba-sectie of tuba solo en harmonieorkest
 2011 Welcome Yule!
 The Wassail Song
 Sussex Carol
 2012 Fantasy on English Folksongs, voor harmonieorkest
 A Midwinter Festival
 American Sailing Songs, rapsodie voor harmonieorkest
 At the Races
 Crusaders' Chorale and March
 Cymbal Circus
 Dark Castle
 English Country Dances
 Festival Espanol - A Fantasia on Spanish Carols, voor harmonieorkest
 Fum, Fum, Fum
 As Cold December Flies
 Tonight a Babe Is Born
 Riu, Riu, Chu
 Companions, All Sing Loudly
 Four Vermont Prints, voor harmonieorkest
 Covered Bridge
 Meeting House
 Evening Snow
 Green Mountain Boys
 Georgia Girl
 Imperial March
 Jamboree Swing March
 Land of Thai, voor harmonieorkest
 Meet The Band
 Music Alone
 Noble Spirit March
 Northern Saga, rapsodie voor harmonieorkest
 Percussion Parade
 Pirate's Cove
 Pride of the Western Reserve, voor harmonieorkest
 Russian Bells
 Russian Folk Legend, voor harmonieorkest
 Santa Medley
 Star Voyage, voor harmonieorkest
 The Avenger March
 The Grenadiers, voor harmonieorkest
 The Victor March

Kamermuziek
 Three American Folksongs, voor eufonium/tuba-ensemble
 Skip to My Lou, voor eufonium (of tuba) en piano

Publicaties
 George T.'Red' Bird: "Innovations and Developments of March Band techniques at Massillon, Ohio (1938-1946)", in: MUSIC EDUCATION, 1986.
 samen met Robert Jorgenson: Marches: Rehearsal Techniques and Performance Practices, 60th Annual Midwest Clinic, Merle Reskin Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, December 21, 2006.

Bibliografie
 Wolfgang Suppan, Armin Suppan: Das Neue Lexikon des Blasmusikwesens, 4. Auflage, Freiburg-Tiengen, Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1
 Paul E. Bierley, William H. Rehrig: The heritage encyclopedia of band music : composers and their music, Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991, ISBN 0-918048-08-7

Externe link
  Biografie op de internetpagina van de muziekuitgeverij The Lorenz Corporation

Amerikaans componist
Amerikaans dirigent
Amerikaans muziekpedagoog
20e-eeuws componist
21e-eeuws componist

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THE FACTS: Trump's claim misstates the current economic situation and contradicts his own Treasury Department, which on Friday released a report showing no country was labeled a currency manipulator.
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Although many taxpayers will have an easier time filing because of the doubling of the standard deduction, they'll still have to do legwork to figure out their taxable income and whether they qualify for the deduction or would be better off itemizing. They will also need to figure in the hit they could take from the capping of deductions for mortgage interest and state and local taxes.


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54 posts and columns on Nortel
Aww, Canada
Between Nortel and RIM, we've seen $500 billion in market value vanish from Canada's tech scene. We'd get a complex but we already have one.
— Mathew Ingram, tweeting about BlackBerry's $4.7 billion buyout offer
Canada's Worried About BlackBerry, and It Should Be
John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 22, 2013 at 3:03 am PT
The Canadian government is "paying close attention" to BlackBerry's downward spiral.
Patent Trolls vs. Progress
Andy Kessler, Contributor, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 13, 2012 at 3:30 am PT
Microsoft announced this week that it's paying America Online $1.1 billion in cash for 800 of its patents. This comes just nine months after Apple, Microsoft and others beat out Google and Intel for control of Nortel Networks' 6,000 patents, paying a then astounding $4.5 billion in cash. And in August of last year, Google announced a deal for Motorola Mobility along with their 24,000 patents for $12.5 billion. What's going on here?
AOL Has Some Pretty Sweet Patents, Too, Tim Armstrong Tells Wall Street
Peter Kafka in Media on March 13, 2012 at 8:39 am PT
"Beachfront property in East Hampton."
Chinese Hackers Suspected In Long-Term Nortel Breach
Siobhan Gorman, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 14, 2012 at 12:45 am PT
For nearly a decade, hackers enjoyed widespread access to the corporate computer network of Nortel Networks Ltd., a once-giant telecommunications firm now fallen on hard times.
DOJ Likely to Clear Rockstar Bidco's Nortel Patent Purchase
John Paczkowski in News on February 9, 2012 at 11:22 am PT
Looks like the Justice Department plans to approve the $4.5 billion sale of Nortel's wireless technology patents to a consortium led by Microsoft and Apple. Sources familiar with the matter say the DOJ has addressed concerns that the consortium might use the patents to unfairly hamstring competitors. It's not clear when the DOJ will issue its approval, but when it does some 6,000 wireless patents will be transferred over to Rockstar Bidco, an alliance that also includes Research In Motion, Sony, Ericsson AB and EMC.
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High court stays lower court order on child custody
Last Updated: Thu, Jul 29, 2010 15:00 hrs
The Delhi High Court Thursday put a stay on a trial court's order allowing interim custody of two minor children to their father after the mother alleged it was being forced on the children.
The direction came on a petition filed by Mandira (name changed), working as a director in the cabinet secretariat, against the lower court order alleging that the court passed the order despite the explicit unwillingness of the children to see their father.
The Mandira's children had earlier thrice recorded their statement in the court stating their disinclination to meet their father. Mandira married Sunil (name changed), an industrialist in 1996.
The couple have two children, aged 13 and 6, from their marriage. Mandira had filed a Domestic Violence Act case against her husband in May 2008. The court handed custody of the children to their mother, but allowed the father to see the children on Sundays for two hours. Later the court handed interim custody of the children to their father.
Prabhjit Jauhar, counsel for the petitioner, said: 'The court did not consider the wishes of the children and handed over custody to the father.' He cited that earlier an Additional District Judge had interviewed the children for the purpose of grant of visitation rights and the children showed their disinclination to meet their father.
'The judge noted that there is no finding that the children were either tutored or turned acrimonious by the mother. Three times the children have recorded their statement before a judge,' contended Jauhar.
Thereafter, Mandira moved the court alleging that her daughter has developed suicidal tendencies as she is unhappy meeting her father on visitation. She even placed a psychologist's report as record.
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Ajmer ranks first in E-Drishti monthly index followed by Secunderabad, Dhanbad, Ranchi among 68 railway divisions
The divisions are evaluated on the aspects of passenger amenities such as waiting halls, platforms, cleanliness, availability of CCTVs and water treatment plants within the station complex, WiFi connectivity, hospital amenities, promotion of trade and commerce and evaluation of operations management.
February 09, 2022, 11:19 IST
Ranchi railway division of South Eastern Railways (SER) ranked fourth among all the nationwide railway divisions on the Centre's E-Drishti portal for December 2021.
In a statement, the division said it was ranked after Ajmer railway division (first), Secunderabad division (second) and Dhanbad railway division (third) after scoring 88.62% in various performance-index parameters. "This was the first time the Ranchi railway division broke into the top five of the rankings," the statement read. There are 68 railway divisions across the country.
E-Drishti, which was rolled out by the railways after the Narendra Modi-led government was re-elected to a second term in office in 2019, is an online monitoring system of the divisions. The divisions are evaluated on the aspects of passenger amenities such as waiting halls, platforms, cleanliness, availability of CCTVs and water treatment plants within the station complex, WiFi connectivity, hospital amenities, promotion of trade and commerce and evaluation of operations management. Divisions are mandated to upload photographs about their amenities.
e-drishti
online monitoring system
Dhanbad railway division


David Gilliland won practice in the second of two sessions for the Grand National division teams of the NASCAR Busch North Series and NASCAR West Series. He didn't stick around very long to relish in his accomplishment though. Immediately after the second practice session Gilliland left the track to head to Phoenix, Arizona where the NASCAR Busch Series is in action this weekend.
"We've got a busy couple of days ahead of us. I'm going to go now and practice the Busch car tomorrow at Phoenix. I'm going to be racing the Busch race [at Phoenix] on the same day as the Showdown.
Gilliland will be driving at Phoenix for car owner Clay Andrews and the Andrews Racing team.
29-year-old Gilliland is considered a rising star in racing, so this weekend's hectic schedule could pay off big in the future.
As he left the Irwindale track, Gilliland was happy with the handling of his #88 car.
Things didn't exact go according to plan for Busch North Series driver Ryan Moore on Thursday, but the young driver and his team took a practice crash in stride and posted some respectable numbers in the next practice session.
Moore backed his #74 into the wall during the first practice session after getting crowded by Dale Shaw.
It took less than 10 minutes for Moore's team to unload their back-up car and they were eighth quickest in the second practice session.
You can't get much further away from two points in the continental United States than New England and Southern California. That's why several Busch North Series teams doubled up to get to California.
David Gilliland brings his #88 in after practice.
Moore and his team obviously did a good job, but that wasn't due to getting much practice of dealing with a back-up machine.
The Elite Series side of the pit area at Irwindale looked a little bare on Thursday. That's because that series had their season finale on Thursday afternoon at Phoenix International Raceway. Teams will truck through the night and sign in to the Irwindale pit area on Friday morning.
Several Southeast Series teams decided to double dip as well. Jeff Fultz, J.R. Norris, Dusty Williams and Greg Pope all raced at Phoenix.
Also making a pit stop in Phoenix before going to Irwindale was Midwest Series driver Tim Schendel.
Midwest Series champion Justin Diercks topped the speed charts in the second Elite Series practice session – and he wasn't even in the best position to set the fastest lap.
Diercks is careful to read too much into his performance though since so many top Elite division teams were AWOL on Thursday and racing at Phoenix instead.
Harr ran into a problem in the first practice session, but recovered to post the 23rd quickest lap in the second session for the Grand National teams.
serving as the Grizco Racing headquarters for the weekend. The dually pick-up and trailer that usually hauls Brad Leighton's car made the trip West with a back-up machine in the event that Santerre or Stefanik need one.
One of the drivers missing from the Showdown is the top Southeast Series rookie, Gary Helton. The Tennessee driver was injured in a four-wheeler accident and reportedly broke his collarbone. His absence set up some fancy footwork for the competitors of the Southeast Series.
Originally, Jason Hogan, Dusty Williams and Allen Karnes turned down their invitations to the Showdown, putting Chris Davidson, Terry McMahan and Eddie Stivers in the show. Williams had declined to run the Busch Series race at Phoenix, but when that deal fell through, he reconsidered and entered the Showdown as a substitute for Helton.
The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown features some of the best short track racers from all across the United States – and one from Canada.
Daryl Harr and his #71 team compete in the NASCAR West Series out of Alberta, Canada. Just getting to the track every week is quite an accomplishment for the team.
"It was about a four-day drive, but we've done it about 15 times before this season and lots more the years before," said Harr. "It's become the norm. Our closest race is 14 hours away and our furthest is Texas, which is just over 45 hours away. This one is in the middle. It's between 33 and 36.
Last weekend, Midwest Series competitor Eddie Hoffman was in Nashville, taking part in the All-American 400. This weekend, he's out in California competing at Irwindale. It's been a very busy week for his team, but Hoffman said his team was up to the challenging schedule.
Hoffman was fourth quickest in the second practice session for the Elite teams.
Sean Caisse and his Barney McRae-owned #5 team sent their racecar out West on the hauler of Jerry Morello's #77 team with driver Eddie MacDonald. Kip Stockwell's car hitched a ride with the Mark Willoughby-owned team that Dale Shaw drives for and John Salemi's racecar rode along with Jeff Anton's #30 team to California.
Ryan Moore goes to work to switch parts from his wrecked car to his back-up car.
The haulers of Grizco at Irwindale.
Eddie Hoffman and his team.
Justin Diercks unwinds after practice is finished.